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than the home made chairs ai 4)2.50 I SOME PERTINENT FURNITURE «£» Do you “shop around” for your furniture and get short-lived “bargains”? Or do you just drop in somewhere—most anywhere—-and take what the salesman gives you? Or do you patronize regularly a furniture store where you can get the careful, painstaking attention of those who fully realize the importance to them of your good opinion and confidence? Those who are interested in the permanent, substantial growth of their business? Those who believe that the right kind of growth comes only through the right kind of service? Those who try at leaft as hard not to sell you the wrong piece of furniture—in case they haven’t the right piece—as they do to sell you the right pieces when they have them? 1 Those who make an honeft effort to get the right piece, when they haven’t it already in stock? Those who in short, show a live, human interest in your side of the furniture proposition? There is more in furniture service than you have suspected unless you have tried the personal service of j|~T~he Cairo Furniture Company ®» & mt/nod. a, n/M TT TD DDirr A - .* ’l • .1 I f 4 . i H A WORD ABOUT OUR PRICE .—As odious as comparisons are, it is the only fair way to judge 35 invite comparison because we are sure of our furniture, sure of the value, sure of the fair price. Mill ,t Otv'V !£;>. A mM I ■4. Roll Edge Cotton II A momentous offering of Japa nese Matting Rugs. Size 9x12 feet, twelve assorted fforal and ori ental patterns at $3.50 each. Size 36x72 inches in patterns to match the art squares. 50 cents each. 45 Pound Mattresses $5.00. Figure the cotton at the market price and note the remarkable sa ving. • Large size Gent’s Wil low Rocker $2,90. Noth ing nicer for porch or sit ting room. v .! . ■ A brand new line of Willow Rockers in styles similar to cut rang ing in prices from $3.00 to $6.00. Mvm=nm Quality and Reasonable Prices. :aiise: wmm THE LOCAL Phonograph A Column or Two About the Doings of Prominent Per- - sonages and Otherwise. Nuunally’s—Wight & Browne. Prank Richter, Jr., left Monday to en ter Mercer University. Julien Roddenbery returned to Mercer University last Monday. Ro3coe VanLandingham left Monday night for Oxford, Ga., to enter college. Leland Baggett and Charley Rusliin Loft this week for Atlanta to attend the medical college. H. G. Canuon and family left town lust Saturday for a few. days, of visiting round and about. Bva recent re-arrangement, B. W. Mauldin is to continue with the Cairo Furniture Company. Miss Annie May Moore has returned home after a most pleasant visit among friends in South Carolina. Mrs Spencer Barber’s condition is im proved and her physician and friends now have hopes of hor recovery. H. D. Connell, who lias been confined to his bed by a troublesome fever fora week or ten days, :• up and out again. The time of the Young Ladies’ Prayer Meeting has baon changed to half past four, instead of five o’clock/Saturday af. ternoo. Mrs. R.-W. Higdon, of High Springs, Fla., has been visiting relatives and friends in Cairo and elsewhere in this section for some weeks. Mr. R. P. Bell has removed from this place to Reno, on the P. & H. railroad teu or twelve miles distant, where lie is now engaged in merchandise. Audrey Powell left Saturday for Cor nell University, N. Y. His younger brother, Martin, departed on Monday, for Atlanta to enter the Tech. Mrs. Tom Bartlett lias been confined to her bed, for several days, by a ease of spinal rheumatism. Hor many friends hope that she will soon recover. M. M. Poulk, who buys cotton for the Georgia Cotton Company at Whigham, Climax and Iron City, says the staple is rolling in now pretty well everywhere. Rev. G. T. Hurst lias been quite feeble for some time; more or less confined to his bed, but it is hoped the old gentle man’s health will improve with ■ cooler weather. T. .T. Dunbar and bride are cosily “at home’’ to their friends in one of Dr. A. B. Cooke's neat new cottages, located at the southeast comer of Mock and West End streets. Our readers should remember if they want their eye trouble taken care of that Dr. F. B. Hughes, the eye sight special ist, will leave Mr. Sanders’ jewelry store next Saturday at noon. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Gadsden arepleas- antly enscoued in their new home at the southeast corner of Mock and Arline streets, where their friends will find a very hearty welcome. Joe Connell, who has been in business at Hurtsboro, Ala., has returned, with his wife and baby, to the region of his nativity, aud will ij>e engaged in mercan tile business at Calvary. It is said that a very convenient daily soiled ule is now being arranged for both passenger and freight traffic on the P. & H. railroad. Look out for the adver- seinent in The Progress. It is said that the pastor of the Cairo Baptist church intends to present a mat- t ‘r oi|3pec’al interest to his congregation liextJSunday morning, The way to find out what it is may be ascertained at the church that day. R. L. VanLandingham returned Mon day morning from a business trip to’ In dianapolis and Cincinnati. While in Indianapolis he visited the Indiana State Fair. He also attended the Ohio Valley Exposition and reports a very delightful time. The writer of most of these personals has eudeavored to refrain, as far as pos sible, from coniplimentariea and jocular ities. Wherever the reader may imag ine that theta is a leaning toward either, lie it known that the thing just wouldn’t be said in any other way. The old-fashioned river rod-bellies— not bream—if there be any left in the Ockbcknce, now, are ripe. Oak cater pillars, “sugar jolins,” “hartshorns” j and catalpa worms are also ripe, ini abundance. What about it? John, Crawford, Lem Powell, John Hall, Jim ] and Joe Poulk. AVliat about it?, Notice the Public I TViion you want a new dress look at G. S. Johnson’s goods. Ho sells for cash only and cheap. Misses Louise and Lizzie Richardson, of Chipley, Fla., (after some time spent in Baltimore and New York, tarried for several days on their way nome, witii their sister, Mrs. Emma McManeus, in this city, to her great pleasure, as well as that of numbers of old friends here, who were delighted to meet them again. A new baby arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Copeland last Sun day. It is reported that Mr. C. had said if the expected coiner should be a boy lie would give his wife one thousand dollars; it a girl, he wonld expect five hundred, from his wife. Ho is said to have deposited a cool thousand in bank Monday to the credit of Mrs. T. S. C. The scouting party, composed of five automobiles on the last pathfinding tour of the state, passed through Cairo, Wed nesday, of this week. There were two pilot cars and three touring cars; tl o lat ter representing, respectively, The Macon Telgraph, The Atlanta Constitution and The Augusta Chronicle. The occupants' of The Telegraph Car were Messrs. J. C. Whoeler and George IT. Long, the latter of whom paid Tre Progress office a pleas ant call; of The Constitution car, Messrs. Asa G. Candler and Frank Weldon; of The Chronicle car, Messrs. J. E. B. Eds- all and J. W. Goldsmith.. Tno party left Cairo at 7:30 a. in., expecting to reach Waycross for supper. They have demon strated that there are enough good roads in Georgia to make a tour around the state in six days possible. "Rev. W. W. Wadsworth, D. D,, of Atlanta preached two very striking Si mons last Sunday at the Methodist ehuroli Dr. Wadsworth is now in the local ranks and is permanently located in business in Atlanta. For thirty six years he was active pastorate, having occupied pro, nont pulpits of the Methodist church n several placfcW in North Georgia, besides -such ciwukps as Knoxville, Tenn., and Columbus, Miss. in-. WaikwffiKnis well known for his literary work haling written the first book in the south that discussed the miesionry question,its theory and methods. The book ‘ ‘The Coming Kingdom’ ’ had a very large sale and was followed by anotner. “Among the Orien tals,” a view of the Manners, Customs and Civilization, and of Modern Mission ary Methods. This was the result of a world tour with the late Bishop Galloway, If you need water and want a deep well, then you want to see us. Wo drill all sizes of wells; we drill them for small sarms on up to the largest plants. We guarantee water and a plenty of it, and if we fail we ask for nothing. We don’t want your money unless we can give you something for it. We never fail. We always leave our cus tomer with a smilihg face. Our experience gives us advantage of others. We have the best machinery that experience can select or that money can buy. We will be glad to figure with you on the water problem. We feel sure that we can save you money. We handle all kinds of pumping powers. If you need anything in our line we will be glad to have you drop us a line. All of our work is done under contract, and remember that if we fail to comply with our con tract you owe us nothing. Headquarters T. G. FUNDERBURK WELL GO, BAINBKIDGE, GA. More soap and better soap at Wight & Browne’s. ‘ILord Casper,” only 5 Wight <& Browne ;. cents—at Say Seed, and say Seed plain-then go to Wight & Browne’s.' Don’t fail to call and look at G. S. Johnson’s new goods. They are what you want. All tne latest things. Keep Pounding Away Every blow struck by .. good, snappy, convincing advertisement in this paper STRENGTHENS YOUR BUSINESS Try Your Fist at il. ADVERTISED AT LAST 'T'HERE was a merchant in our town Who was so wondrous wise He saw his business running'down, Yet would not advertise. 5£AID he: “I cannot see the sense When trade is at its worst Of multiplying my expense. I’ll wait till trade comes first.” A T last this merchant, ill advised, * m Had naught to do but fail, And then the sheriff advertiser A bankrupt auction sale. Bring your Job Print ing to The Progress ; ■ office. We have the best equipped plant in this section. DON’T KNOCK B ■ Come Right In and see our samples of timely print', shop things—AiteQ JR^**-*j