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METE HOUSE
i IS ATTRACTIVE
Substantial and Durable and
Easily Built.
WILL “DRESS UP” YOUR TOWN
Modern Science Has Given Us a New
Type of Home to Take Place of Mod-'
< est Workingman's Abode and Pre-
■ serve Our Depleting Timber Supply.
[ By JAMES A. EDGERTON.
Are we approaching the age of ce
ment? Is concrete the answer to the
decreasing timber supply? Are we to
have ready made houses Just as some
of us now buy ready mnde clothes? By
standardization the cement houses of
. the Edison and other patterns are as
suming much the same relation to ar
chitecture and building as hand-me-
down suits bear to tailoring. The
-standardizing process is that of mak-
ilng many houses from the same molds,
thus materially reducing the cost.
The Edison method of building con
crete houses is the one above describ
ed. To save time and to prevent too
.much sameness in type he recommends
‘the use of half a dozen different molds
by each construction company. To
%#ld an Edison house the mold is put
til place, and the concrete, consisting
of a mixture of sand, gravel and Port
land cement, is poured in. After the
concrete hardens tlMt mold is removed,
sand there is your rouse. During the
{hardening process a second mold can
ibe set up and another hjjuse built while
iyou wait. He estimates that one out
fit consisting of thirty-seven men can
thus erect 104 houses each year at an
average cost of §1,200 per house of six
rooms, with a Slightly higher expense
dlans that made"the dobes would have
put up ugly houses even if they had
possessed unlimited quantities of ma-
hognny and Circassian walnut. Thoso
Indians did not run to the aesthetic.
Nowadays concrete houses can be
mnde as attractive as one's taste,
brains and pocketbook will permit.
The societies for beautifying cities
and villages should look Into this.
Concrete houses In various tints and
patterns could be made Infinitely moro
picturesque than the wooden shacks
that disgrace most of the towns. Also,
they would retain their beauty.
WOMEN TAKE PICTURES
TO RID CITY OF SMOKE.
Unsightly Places In Your Town Can
Bo Ramoved by Camera.
“"Clubwomen, tho wives and daugh
ters of wealthy St. Louisans, armed
with cameras, recently made pictures
of chimneys thut smoke in tho cam
paign to rid the city of its murky at
mosphere. All photographs will be
presented to Smoke Inspector Parker.
An army of 350 women participated.
It has been suggested that this meth
od might be tried advantageously and
effectively with the many eyesores to
be found in nearly every town.
Take pictures of the ugly billboards,
tumble down shanties, insanitary
“UNCLE JOE” LAYS DOWN
GAVEL HE HELD SO L
HOUSE BUILT IN SECTIONS—BDISON HOUSE.
per additional room for those of larger
size. For variations in pattern he does
not depend alone on the different
molds, but has changes of porches and
other slight details in the same mold;
also difference of color. Thus a house
of a given pattern looks very different
in green from one in purple, red or yel
low. The paint is a mixture of cement
and practically lasts forever, like the
smile that won’t come off.
Even the roofs are made of cement.
Jfot only are these domiciles fireproof,
.flood proof and wind proof, but rat
proof and mouse proof. The concrete is
harder than granite, and a rat has about
as much chance of getting through that
a man would have of drilling a hole
through a twelve inch steel plate with
a wooden' toothpick. The only thing
that can injure a concrete house is an
adult earthquake, and even it would
have to be some shakes to make much
of an impression. There are cement
houses In Italy that have stood for a
thousand years. The Mexican adobes
are so ancient that nobody knows when
their ugliness first took form.
The Edison typo is not the only one.
Another is the house built of immense
concrete blocks or sections. These sec
tions are so large that they have to
be handled with a derrick, and it is
proposed to make them larger still,
including the whole side of a house in
one block. The plan for these dwell
ings has been perfected by those, con
nected with the Sage foundation,
which is not the foundation of a house,
by the way, but of a charity. These
estimable people had designs to help
the laboring man by giving him a
cheap house to live in, but the labor
union objected unless the concrete sec
tions could be put in place by masons
with mortar and trowel. This especial
wilift had an especially rocky road.
As • for beauty, we should not be
discouraged by the Mexican dobes.
■ ®he homeliness of these domiciles was
Otfet not to the material, but to, the
builders. The finri&BlM UUie. otf In-
BEFORE AND AFTER BEAUTIFICATION.
[Courtesy American City.]
places, etc., then publicly exhibit them,
showing what a disgrace to the town
they are. Public feeling should soon
become aroused, and the objectionable
spots Will be removed. In the illus
trations one can see the possible good
that can be accomplished In cleaning
up your town. They show how an un
clean, insanitary, unbeautiful spot was
cleared of Its debris and with a little
masonry Work was converted into a
really handsome section.
GOOD BUSINESS ADVICE.
Make it so pleasant and agree
able for your customers that
there will be no “Ifs” and “ands”
about where they are going to
make their purchases, consider
ing all other things equal, but
will come to your store, where
they are assured of courteous
treatment
Pari# to Be More Beautiful.
Paris, already conceded to be one of
the most beautiful cities in the world,
recently has borrowed $200,000,000,
with which immense sum It proposes
to put on some more architectural and
scenic frills. Half of the sum will be
devoted to the upkeep of municipal
buildings, for new buildings, for parks
and promenades. That single Interest
ing unit In the scheme Is an “X"
bridge over the Seine, one drive con
necting the Rue de Rennes with the
Rue de Louvre and the other connect
ing the wharf ofi. the Louvre with the
wharf Conti. A single river pier will
serve as . the bridge support.
Out of Door Advertising.
“What Can Be Done to Eliminate Ob
jectionable Out of Door Advertising?”
was the principal topic discussed by the
Associated Billposters and Distribu
ters, who held their annual meeting in
Chicago a short time ago. The chair
man of the censors’ committee said in
his report: “Our aim is to eliminate
everything objectionable from out of
door advertising. We are in harmony
with all the organizations which arc
working for this end. We have co
operated with the Woman’s Christian
Temperance anion, the art leagues and
the civic leagues of the different cities
in which vro work.”
He Says That Congress Is the
Greatest Body With Power On
Earth.
The valedictory of Speaker Can
non in laying down the gavel after
bis eventful term in the speaker-
ship referred to his selection,. eight
years ago, after nearly thirty years’
service in the House. Four times,
he said, he had received the vote of
a majority of the House and become
speaker. He recalled when he first
marched down the aisle to become
speaker when the- present Senator
John Sharp Williams, of Missouri,
introduced him.
“From that time te this,” said
Mr. Cannon, “I have never forgot
ten that my duty to the House was
to obey its will and enforce its rules
and preside with courtesy and im
partiality.” |
Suggesting that all legislative
bodies are controlled by a majority,
he spoke woe to that man or to that
majority that refuses to abide by
and confirm to the will of the ma
jority.
“Because,” he said, “until a
new majority is made, the present
majority voices the will of the peo
ple—subject, yes, to criticism, but
such criticism leaves with me no
heartburnings, and in life, whether
it be in church or state, or in legis
lative bodies, the seeming troubles
of those clothed with power and re
sponsibility come not from the ma
jority, but from the minority.
“T have served in this body for
almost a generation,” said Mr.
Cannon, “and to rhe it is the great
est body clothed with pewer on
earth, and with its co-ordinate
limited 'by? the: constitution, the
fixed law,/and by the vote of the
executive. I have abiding faith
that whatever political body is in
power the privileges of the House
will be maintained as defined in the
constiti^jpn against all comers. In
their maintenance rests the freedom,
the security and the liberty of 90,-
000,000 of people.
“I leave this place not with re
gret. I have performed the duties
of the office according to my best
judgment under the rules >^f the
House. I do not leave the 5{ouse
with malice in my heart toward my
colleague, toward any member with
whom I have served.
“My friend, the speaker-to-be,
,he gentleman from Missouri, Mr.
Clark, believes that my departure
is my finrl departure as speaker of
the House. I agree with him. At
the age of almost 75,, in the course
of nature, I could not hope to oc
cupy this great place again and
would not if I could; hut I am so
fond of my friend from Missouri,
the speaker-to-be, that I mean to
serve under his gentle rule as a
member of the House and to look
on.
F.M. BRANNON, W.S. WIGHT, Wh. SEARCY, j
President. Vice-President. Cashier
CITIZENS BANK
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Capital $50,000.00| Surplus and Undivided profits $22,000.00 |
Total Resources, One Quarter of a Million.
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We pay 4 per cent interest Compounded Quarterly in our
Savings department. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED
Notice to Farmers.
All parties wanting Planting Seed
from my Fine Long Cotton can get them
now. I only have a LIMITED amount
and the fir»t comes is the first served.,
Price for Planting Seed, selected
with great care, is $2.50 per bushel.
J. J. COPPAGE.
Better watch, be careful who you let have your
clothes to be cleaned and pressed, be sure that the house
that does your work is SANITARY and that no germ and
filth-laden negro’s clothes are piled on top of yours, con
taminating them and bringing disease into your home.
CITY PRESSING CLUB, a white club, by a white man for white folk
'‘ 0 ™oTno*2®"™ City Pressing Club
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Gdod for 25 VOTES
in vem count as 25 votes in The Prog
ress Piano Contest, if cast before noon, Thursday
March 16, 1911. Every coupon clipped and sent in
will be counted.
Contestant’s Name, M...A - -
Address..—.
Georgia
Georgia Negro is
Lynched in Florida
Marianna, Fla., March 5. Cal
vin Baker,-a negro-who came here
from Georgia recently, was shot
to death by a mob at Cypress, a
small town near here last night.
Baker had threatened to shoot up
the town, it is said, and attempted
to shoot the town marshal when
that officer went to place him unde?
arrest on the charge of disorderly
conduct. Later he was arrested by
a posse and placed in the lock-up.
Sometime in the night a mob
battered down the jail and poured a
fusillade of shots into Baker’s body.
Read the rules, regulations and
conditions of our contest. You will
find them on the last page.
$100,000.00
TO LOAN
On five years time, at low
rate of interest. Privilege
to pay back any time and
stop interest.
ri NO LONG DELAY, Vj
V NO RED TAPE. J
Best Terms offered by any
one in the South. Will lend
about half the value improv
ed farm property.
Correspondence solicited.
R. C. Bell & Ira Carlisle
Attorneys-At-Law
CAIRO, , - - GEORGIA.
W. J. Willie
Attorney-At-Law
Will practice in all Courts, State and
Iederal. Collections a specialty.
Oilice in Li. B. Powell building.
Phone 73. - - CAIRO, GA
P- C. ANDREWS:
Attorney-at-law.
.CAIRO, GA
Office in Parker Bnilding.
R C. BELL
ATTORNEY*AND COUNSELLOR
IRA CARLISLE
. Associate
General Practice: Office over Post of
fice. Five Year FARM LOANS prompt
ly negotiated at low rate of interest.
CAIRO, GA.
ave Your Family
Time Table No. 2
Effective Saturday, October 1st, 1910,12:01, A. M
hotogra p h e d
Between CAIRO AND CALVARY
Sooth Bound
North Bound
Zclssl 1st Class
A series of pictures of the children
at different ages prove price
less as years pass.
Le' me make them now while they
are with you.
E. WOODY
Studio Brvan St. Cairo, Ga
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