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LEI THEM MAKE T GOES TO KISSIMMEE; ASSISTANT POSTMASTER Col. M. L. Ledlord Denouoces a lteyorl Put In Circulation to In jure Him. Col. M. L. Ledford, Cairo, Gn. Dear sir:—We have heard from various sources that you remarked on the streets of Cairo that you were not willing to turn the politics of this county over to the common people and that you were going to run it for the next ten years. Please publish in next issue of Grady County Progress your denial or confirmation of this report and oblige. Yours respectfully H. J. Willis, V. P. Pkarck, / G. B. Bakrktt. Cairo, Ga., August 9, 1910. Messrs. H. J. Willis, V. P. ‘Pearce and G. B, Barrett. Gntlemen:—Your recent com munication received.- In reply to same will say I never on the streets of Cairo nor any other place made use of the expression for which you ask denial or admission, nor have 1 fever used any language that could be construed to mean anything of .the kind. 1 had heard some rumors of such •a charge but thought that it was too trivial to merit serious consider ation—in fact I treated it lightly, because I thought those who were handling it were merely dealing in idle jest, arid did not believe it themselves nor expect others to be lieve it. But since gentlemen like you inform life t mt it is being han dled seriously, I feel that it merits the statement of the truth from me. I say* that if any person or persons say that this statement attributed to me is true, let them make affida vit to the effect, file it with 'the ■ -clerk of the superior court, and as superior court convenes the first -Monday in September, they can at Uil early dat* be taught the penalty of false swearing. Yours truly, M. L. Ledford. ""3^- H«*t. Little things Hfe'hacillt will live hi a temperature of above 211 degrees F Experimental observations of stokers have shown that man is a cousin to the salamander. Dante made six fiery circles of hell and felt constrained to resort to ice for the seventh and last condemnation of souls. Heat, in other words, Is a relative term. Heat Is benefldent if you like things hot. It depends on the point of view. Heat Is supposed to bo enervating The hook worm Is engendered by it. But, then, a race horse will go much faster on a hot day than a cool one. The fiercest rays of the sun appear to lubricate the Joints. There are various kinds of heat, such as Just common, everyday heat, prickly heat and the heat of de bate, etc.—Kansas City Times. A 8partan Father. Recently a first year high school pu- pU handed her history teacher what she evidently considered an exhaustive and final study of Lacedaemonian cus toms. In it she stated that one Spar tan habit of strengthening youth was to compel the boys to sleep always on beds and thistles. The Incident reminds one of a story that Is told of one of the Camerons of Lochlel. The chief, when bivouacking with his son In the snow, noticed that the lad had rolled up a snowball to make a pillow. He thereupon rose and kick ed It away, Baying sternly, “No ef feminacy, boyf’—lonth’s Companion. W. Lane Poulk Resigns As As- sistent Postmaster at Cairo— Jus. L. Mauldin Succeds Him. Wc are informed that our effi cient assistant postmaster, Mr. Lane Poulk, is to remove, at an early date, to Kissimmee, Fla., where he is to occupy the same postoffice position that he retires from here, but at a higher salary. We congratulate him on his promo tion ; but wo feel that his gain is our loss. Both he and his wife will be sadly missed by a large co terie of friends in this community. We understand that ‘ Mrs. Poulk has alMdy gone on to their new homo, Tyhich, by the by is the old borne of fcer girlhood and his tem- liorary ho-ie, also, for a considera ble period, some years ago. Mr. Jftjft'f L. Mauldin accepts the position of assistant postmaster of the Cairo office, made vacant by the resignation of Mr. Lane Poulk. Mr. Crawford, the excellent post master, could not have made a bet ter selection for the place. Mr. Mauldin is a thoroughly capable business man, honest as day-light, and everybody will receive • from him the same courteous attention accorded by his genial predecessor. MERCIFUL CAESAR. A Story of the Great Roman and a Band of Pirates. Caesar traveled with the retinue of a man of rank, and on his way to Rhodes he fell In with an adventure which may be something more than legend. When he was crossing the. Aegean, his vessel Is said to have been taken by pirates. They carried him to Pharmacusa, an Island off the Ca- rlan edast, which was then in their possession, and there he was detained for six weeks with three of his attend ants. while the rest of his servants were sent to the nearest Roman sta tion to raise his ransom. The pirates treated trim with polite ness. He joined In their sports, played games with them, looked Into their habits and amused himself with them as well as he could, frankly telling them at the same time that they would be banged. The ransom, a very large one, about £10.000, was brought and paid, Caesar was set. upon the.-mainland, hear Mi letus, where, without a moment's delay, he collected some armed vessels, returned to the island, seized the whole crew while they were dividing their plunder and took them away to Pergamus, the seat of government In the Asiatic province, where they were convicted and crucified. Clemency was not a Roman characteristic. It was therefore noted with some surprise that Caesar interceded to mitigate the severity of the punishment. The poor wretches were strangled before they were stretched on the crosses and were spared the prolongation of their torture.—James Anthony Froude. Burning a Diamond. The diamond was first burned by Davy and Faraday In 1814. It was held on a platinum rod In a glass globe of twenty-two cubic Inches of pure hydrogen and the Duke of Tus cany's burning glass—a lens of four teen Inches nod one of three Inches separated six and one-half feet—con centrated the sun's heat In three- quarters of an hour the stone burst Jnto a scarlet flame. Out of focus it biased four minutes and -was coo •tuned to two more trials. Too Rusty. Lady (after singing a few rusty notes) — Don’t you think my voice gjttald be brought out? Manager— QUALITY IN HARNESS We wish to call the attention of the farm ers of Grady county to our HARNESS DE PARTMENT. Here you will find everything in Buggy and Wagon Harness, Team and Bug gy Bridles, Saddles, Leather Collars, Lines, Traces, and Accessories of all kinds. Here, as in every other department of our large establishment, QUALITY reigns and rules. In every inch of leather and in every stitch and buckle. Excellence of stands out in bold relief. We assert, with out fear of successful contradiction, that we have THE VERY BEST VALUES in Harness to be found in Cairo. . ■ - . . y y * 4 ;< <<-.. .. .We Invite Inspection and an opportunity to prove the truthfulness of our assertion. OUR BUGGY AT $12.50 will compare favorably with any $15.00 harness to be found. Not a shoddy piece of leather in it; nothing left out but everything there in good measure and QUALITY SEWED INTO EVERY STRAP. Making It Plain. “Popper," said little Willie Billups, what does the paper mean when It says that when It comes to getting next to the people. Colonel Blinks has all the other candidates lashed to the mast?" "Thants the slang way of saying, my son," r^turntti Billups, “that for keep- Ing his eye peeled old man Blinks has bis opponents skinned a mile. “There are people In this world tor whom the English lan gw go Is not good enough when they come to the expression of what few Ideas they have in their mental garages.”—Har per’s Weekly. Highly Efficacious. “George is not naturally a hasty man, and as his position requires great patience and capacity tor waiting, be took a regular training coarse In both." “How did ho do It?" "Ho always went with his wife shop, ping to match things."—Baltimore American. Th. Rolling Ocean. She—Shall I have yonr lunch brought up to you here, dear? He (feebly)—No, logo; bfve it thrown straight over board. it will save time and trouble,— London Sketch. We Want TourHarness Business as we and have QUALITY and VALUES to offer such conscientiously believe cannot be found elsewhere. The fact that we operate five different establishments in as many different towns and buy in very large quantities, en ables us to get the very lowest prices and THIS SAVING GOES TO OUR CUSTOMERS. When in town come to see us; make our place headauarters We have FREE HITCHING STALLS at the rear of our sta bles where you can feed your stock and have them protect ed from sunshine and rain. 8w«ot. “X think yonr wife has snch a sweet vole*," "So do L She gets >1,200 a year for spllllag part of It In a church choir."— Boston Transcript Visit the House of Quality. J. D. HOLMAN, GIRO, GA, if