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Tills
Opportunity. 1
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED
A CAR LOAD OF THE BEST MULES
we have seen in a long time. They are young, average 1000 pounds in
weight, are well made and clean in every respect.
We also have a few good HORSES and MARES in this bunch.
• Our facilities are better than ever and we are, in every way, well pre
pared to supply you with HORSES and MULES and at prices that are
absolutely ROCK BOTTOM.
Remember that we also have the largest and best assortment of
_ BUGGIES, SURRIES AND HARNESS
fj to be found in Southwest Georgia. Don’t take our word for it but investigate for your-
|| self. SEE THE FAMOUS
ELLIS BUGGV
A baby in weight—but a giant in strength. FULLY GUARANTEED and an ALL ROUND HUMMER.
5 ASK FOR ONE OF OUR SOAP DISHES-THEY ARE FREE AS LONG AS THEY LAST.
0 J. D. HOLMAN, - CAIRO, GA.
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suit of the lecture will be the clear
ing of the educational atmosphere,
■j an UlO OJiV Mr. Brunson has had the chance
ImU nlu unl he has been seeking so long, the
,, ... . people have heard both sides, things
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. - * have been explained and difficulties
replied to him had no criticism to , . , . ,, , ,
nvil’G presented; showing thnt while the
,. ’ ... . system has its objections, the corn-
very little m the school system . . , ,, . ,
T , J missioner and the board are open
of Georgia pleases Mr. Brunson and , , .
.. . ... ... , to reason and are as anxious as is
nis annenl \vn« to t.ni> -mwinrlinoa nn /
i.* . . * . , lU rcuoOii iiiiu tilt; us tin a it I iib tis is
hi$ appeal was to the prejudices and .... . , , , u , ( .
„ „ . „ (i-i , Mr. Brunson to remedy the defects
passions of Ins heavers. Those who . , ,. , „ , .. . ,
m a system which all admit is by
passions of his hearers.
have read his recent articles know 1 , ,
about what he add on lust Satur-1" 0 ,? 0 ”!? P “.“ ' , ,
day, for his address was a sort of Mr. Chastam, of thocount,board
rehash of that with a little more ° 'f'?' 10 "’ n, " do “ f
added. Some of his statements P ‘\ to “J f
were decided summing. For ii,j" ork ot tbe ‘“"L cx | ,l “' ml, ‘=
stance, when he said that the third ! ™e points M, . Brunfon had at.
{.....a . , , .; tacked in his articles,
andlouith leaders now used had .. T w v,. t
Mr. J. B. Wight, former county
improper language in them and
pictures that were indecent. .And
school commissioner of Grady
county, replied to the address of
also the statement that “seventy-1 . r ,, .
five per cent of the boys of Grady 1 1 Mr ’ Bl '“ ,n 8ub S ta '!f“ as fo1 '
county of sixteen years of age, who' ] °T'' ° Ur ey9tem
fiave been to school cannot figure ' n0t ^ J ' et ^ 1S , as " carlv
the price of five and one half pounds W f the f * he , leglshlture ,
at five and one half cents.” Among a,!<i soine of the l est Gators of
other things Mr. Brunson held over
the heads of his listeners the , scare
crow of. negro rule, as the result of
the school system saying that it put
“the white boy into the field and
the negro into the school room,”
and that jt robs the white man of
his liberty as an American citizen,
the parents of the time of their chil
dren, the children of an education
and the tax payer of his money.
the state have been able to make it
Turning to Judge Singletary, who
presided, he told him that if the
educational system in Georgia was
a “damnable one” as it had been
represented, that he, as well as
e-'ery other member of the legisla
ture- is responsible for it, Mr.
Wight gave a list of those who have
held the office of state school com-
imssioneiv^beginriing with that great
Mr. Brunson did not prove these'” lan ’ ^tavnsj. 9", and naming
statements; simply Pr< f nt
went on to something else. I A1 f theui were m0n whose inte «'
Mr, Brunson, while bringing up!"*/ *T- Z q T tione *’ and
a number of objections to the sbhooF^ 0 ^ > . mak -
system, failed to furnish his patientf"V? w U Z * * •
audience with any Workable plan 1 1 Z *&**>"«** seyeralm.s-
that would remedy the defects. His^lf* that
audience went home with the feel-I^ Z™ ™ ade bythe » rovious
ing that he failed to accomplish any I TfZ i“ 9?E v Z'' he 8aid
«nrt,V«V..*nnd ros V l.hv h,VaddrJ thatU / iasbCen Ch r 8ed . tha * our
since i f .is so easy to find fault and fij^'^^syst^n ;s educating the pe-
to criti •ize, without offering a bet- 8 ro and leaving the white child ig-
..ur w j . ..e cel:eve that one re- norai t. Mr. Wight showed tha'
this impetus to negro education is
coming from liberal donations to
their schools made by northern peo
ple. This we cannot help. I t does
behoove us as he said, to be up and
doing if our children are to hold
their own with those of an inferior
race.
To the charge that the country
schools are discriminated against,
Mr. Wight showed that this is a
mistake. For example: for every
dollar that is paid from the state
fund to the schools of the Cairo dis
trict, two dollars are raised by tax
ation or otherwise t>y the citizens of
the district. He emphasized the
fact that the greatest weakness in
the school system is with the teach
ers that are employed, and said
that too many of our. schools were
like a certain school which had to
be closed by the board of education
on account of the neglect and in
competency of the teacher.
J. S. Weathers’ Reply.
J. S. Weathers spoke for about
! twenty minutes in reply to Mr.
Brunson and showed that many of
the statements of ,Mr. Brunson
were not in accord with the
facts of the case. He pointed
out Mr. Brunson’s error in regard
to the average salary paid the white
male teachers of Georgia, and showed
by the State School Commissioner
that the average salary was $58.34
in the country schools and that
$104.32 was the average salary of
inale teachers in local tax systems,
Mr. Brunson claiming as he had
written that $104.32 was the aver
age salary of white male teachers
without regards to districts.
Mr. Weathers further showed the
law in regard to the salary of the
County School Commissioner and
' showed that the County School Com-
[ missioner of Grady county not was
getting more than the law allowed.us
he had done is his newspaper arti
cles.
J. A. CUMBIE,
AGENT FOR THE
Singer Sewing Machine Company,
Has opened headquarters in the store of
C. E. VanLandingham, formerly the
Reader Powell store.
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He carries a full line of Sewing Machine Attachments,
Needles, Oil, etc., for all makes, and will sell you a
SINGER or WHEELER & WILSON on easy pay
ments or for cash.
<| Be sure to call and see me.
Commissioner Weathers went in
to detail to prove that Brunson had
failed to give any proof whatever of
the waste pi funds simply relying
on general statements an<]»r>pealing
to the passions of tho peopl^ with
out giving facts.
Mr. Brunson’s staunches^ sup
porter could find no cause for coir
gratulating the whole proceedings
from beginning. All the speakers
acknowledge defects in the school
system but denied that the defects
were sufficient to characterise the
school system as being the “most
damnable imposition ever imposed
upon the people of Georgia.”
There are defects hut they must
be remedied by : tbe friends and not
the foes of education.
Calvary, Ga.
Crystal Optical Co., of Atlanta
will have an Optician witn 20
years experience, fitting their
famous Clear Cut Crystal Lenses
in Calvary on October 6, 7, 8
and 10 at Carr & Elarbee’s
store. Guaranteed best glasses
made.
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Did you say printing? Well, wo
do all kinds.
11 POLLED LAST-
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Eight Tried and Found Guilty—
Three Come Clear
Marshals Nicholson and Horton,
raided the dance hall of Jim Dyson,
colored, last Saturday nighfeuul put
eleven under arrests for drunken
ness and riotous conduct.
Monday niorning they were*, car
ried before Mayor Willie and upon;
tho evidence found eight guilty and
were given a fine. Three came
clear.
“Sooky’’ Must be
Taken Off of the Streets
All persons having cows running
at large in the city of Cairo are re
quired to take them up after Octo
ber 1 or they will he impounded—
Take warning.
R. L. Nicholson,
Marshal..
Will Pay Cash
>r 50 head well bred young calve< o
lifer yearlings Also L'fl or IlO-hora
For
heifer yearling
power boiler.
Sept. “0-4t.
■horse
W. D. manna,"