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[ a-t — — a A'' * Surprising Effect It Had In Shaping a Man’s Destiny. “Did you ever think,” said Golightly to his friend QuucUenhos, “what a lit tle thing will turn a man’s destiny? I know a man whose present condition of wealth and head of a family, all he is, came from the overturning of a barrel of salt." “I don’t believe it, Golightly, but I am ready" 'to hear about It." “Let mo see. You know the man, and I don't want to give you his name till after you have heard the story; then we’ll see if you cnu -guess who he is. Tor the present his name Is Tom kins. When he was a youngster he Btudied medicine and on graduation settled in a suburban place where there were people of all degrees, from millionaires to washerwomen. At the end of the first month he hud not had a patient, so he resolved to go some where else. The day before his inteud- ‘efl departure a liveried servant hur ried into his office and said that Miss Buckman’s favorite saddle horse was dying and would he waive profession al repugnance at doing n veterinary's Work and go to see the animal. f “Tomkins needed money to square up before leaving, so he concluded to make a veterinary of himself for that once. When he reached the stable yard there stood a girl of twenty, pretty as a picture, evidently much distressed, watching a horse lying on his side. . “ ‘Oh, doctor,’ she said on learning of the groom who he was, "if you will only cure Bob I’ll love you forever!’ "Of course she was so rattled she didn’t know what she was saying,* but somehow it came to the doctor that he . woul'd cure Bob and the girl would him forever. It takes a young, jindra, you know, to build castles out of air. He went up to the' horse that was gasping for life, but before the doctor could get anything down the beast’s throat lie collapsed, and there he lay with his tongue hanging out; dead. At least if he wasn’t dead there are no^p- pearahees by , which a horse can be v —^inown to be dead. “What couid ' Tomkins do—a dfead eL hbrse on one hand auiiSra tearful girl W — oh the other?' He pretended to work on Bob by rubbing'here, feeling there, pouring a mixture of bran and water down his throat—he had nothing else— but it was no use; the horse was dead as a doornail. Tomkins wouldn’t own It to the young lady, but told her to go In -the bouse and he would remain to observe and take advantage of the first sign of returning consciousness. “ ‘Don’t leave us, doctor,’ she pleaded. ‘Remain all night. Your room will be on the second Story, back, where you v can look down on the stable yard.’ “Tomkins declared he would never • leave Bob so long ns there was any hope, and the young lady dragged her self away and into the house, looking back often to see if Bob had come to life. Tomkins remained by the horse till a servant came out and said that if the doctor felt thut he could leave the' invalid he. was to come into din ner. Of course Tomkins could leave a dead horse, so be • went in to dinner, but broke away after a hnsty meal to avoid the storm of questions as to the horse’s chances of getting well. He had promised to stay all. night.- Be sides, the more time he spent "the big ger bill he could make for services, so at 11 o’clock he told the hostler that if Bob'- showed signs of life to call him and went to'bed. The hostler knew as well as Tomkins that Bob was' dead, so he went to bed, too, leaving poor Bob’s body where it lay in the stable yard. But before retiring he telephon ed the town scavenger to come the next morning to remove the carcass. “Tomkins hadn’t ever slept on such a downy bed before, so he didn’t wake up the next, morning till late. Then he took a bath, dressed and before going downstairs drew up the window shade to have a look at the corpse. “No miracle eVer astonished any one as the. sight hey. saw astonished Tom kins. There was the whole family in the stable yard and Bob up on his four legs eating sugar out of Miss Buckman's hand. “ ‘Oh, doctor!’ cpied Miss Buckman. ‘Can one ever repay you? When did the change come?’ “ ‘My dear young lady,’ said the doc tor evasively, ‘at no time in my pro fessional career have I been so pleased at saving a human 'patient as I am now at saving your horse.’ “After looking Bob over and seeing that he was in excellent health the doctor whispered to the hostler: 41 ‘When did he get up?’ “‘Don’t know, doctor,’'replied the man and ran to the gate to bead off the scavenger who was coming to re move the corpse. “Well, Tomkins got the secret of the ihorse’s recovery from a stable boy. The bov had shortly before overturned a barrel ofsalt whore the horse’s head rested. The tongue, hanging out. had come In contact with the salt. Then the horse, having been revived, licked it. and It proved to be whnt he need ed. Tomkins married the 'grateful girl and is • today a successful prtrctl-' tloner. Now, Quackonbos, guess who he Is." •. • : * "You. Your story iSloweli enough, but fate only required that you should meet the young lady, for a sure case of mutual love. The overturned salt had nothing to do with it." “Not at all. I maintain that all I am is due to a barrel of salt.” WIRE SAFETY BARREL FOR SPRING BONFIRE. “Nosm WhToF8u«ir." " The latest organization for public Im provement in France bears the name of "L’Associatlon des Nez Qul Souf- frent," or "The Association of Noses Whtgb Suffer." Its object is unceas ing warfare against unpleasant odors, and In tifis. category are placed not only, gasoline fumes and such nui sances,* but also musk and other pene trating perfumes. ' The nnme 'if the society will strike the outside World as a most valuable asset. It is mu6h more appealing than the-blunt businesslike appellations of most of our reform organizations. It is a recognition of the power of im agery even in the everyday affairs of life. We might well adopt the label, “Les Nez Qul Souffrent" in some of our own reforms. Danger of Flame* Spreading While Burning Leaves le Avoided. Nine out of ten fires in the early spring and fall are caused from the spreudlng of open-bonfires. A new ar rangement is to construct a wire cone- like barrel, fill it with debris, or what ever else you want to burn, and set fire to the contents. The barrel is. a simple affair, con structed of chicken wire staked into OONELIKE BARREL TO BURN LEAVES IN., the ground by means of clothespins. The height of the bnrrel Is the width of the jwire, and the edges are fastened together-by twisting'the ends of wire around each other. The Improvised safety' barrel may be used repeatedly, as it is strictly fireproof. SCHOOL CHILDREN FORM BRIGADE TO CLEAN TOWN Chicago Girls and Boys WJth Rakes J and Brooms Maks Diet! *'v. t IB' — ‘ !~-An ajmy of forty Chicago "regu lars," armed with rakes, ,'o'oes and sticks with sharp points, are waging a fierce warfare on dirty, blowing .pa pers and rubbish that may be lying around on vacant lots. And maybe you will find a crowd of “rookies" who have hopes of some day belong ing to the “regulars.” The “regulars" are the bona fide members of the Junior Civic league and are all pupils in the eighth grade of the Park Manor school. They are the only ones eligible to the organiza tion. The undergrades can only come in as “recruits” or “volunteers." Every Friday the members of the league go into executive session. A plan of the day’s campaign is then outlined. The general draws his maps, and the lieutenants are assigned their duties. The army, girls and all, then marches down to the school arsenal in the basement, where the artillery of rakes and brooms and hoes is stored. There is a final command, and the battle begins. The league has been organized for two years and is declared to be one of the most effective organizations of its kind in the sfate. In fact, there is not known to be any similar organiza tion in the country. Some merchant 1 somewhere some tirhe may have taken ad vantage of all of his opportuni ties for increasing his business among his home folks,, but not you nor I. That is why the mail order houses flourish. The best way to build trade is by adver tising. Here’s a Real Business Boomer. The Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association of Philadelphia is going to make the third of its “trade booming'’ excursions, a record breaking event. Seventy-five of the members will start on May 2 In a solid steel Pullman car outfit and spend four days in visiting the smaller towns within a radius of 200 miles. They will spend their en tire time on the train, except when holding receptions in the towns visited. They will be provided with sleeping cars, dlnipg cars and club car accom modations, the train being practically a traveling men’s hotel of the highest type. No samples will be carried, but at each town the trade boomers will meet the merchants of the place, giv ing them an opportunity to become per sonally acquainted with the heads of the Philadelphia firms, an opportunity many of them have not heretofore en joyed, although probably having dealt ■with each ot.her for years. Town Mam curnlsh Free Water. The Lockpifl j N. Y.) board of trade is dlscussljj'gjr | matter of giving free and unllmlfftk’'water to- manufactur ers, business 'men, residences and. in fact, to e\?eijy' ( usqi* of tiinfc necessary commodity wltliih its' corporate ljlmits. It'will db ^d wlth the idea of inducing now lndustf^s''tO;|oqate there. - - ■ -■ •■*: \ , ■ ..Coiildh’t Do It. "•"No -ulfey itfcgwled Mr. Smith to hiB wife from the bathroom. “I ca,n’t do it.” “What is it, dear?” asked the wife in alarm. “Why, the doctor told me this morning to drink hot water an hour before dinner for my indigestion. Here I have got a quart down, am nearly bursting, and, I haven’t been drinking fifteen minutes yet.” Ladies’ Home Journal. Logical. 'A man,'subsequently identified as a merchant in a southern city, was taken to a brain specialist for treat ment for aphasia. When asked his name he searched his pockets, pro ducing a huge roll of bills, but noth ing to identify himself. “See here, doctor,” he exclaimed, “I’ve entirely forgotten my name and where I:,live, but, by the shade of Andrew Jackson, I must be somebody, somewhere, to be carry ing around as much money as this I” —Success Magazine. T ax Notice, 2nd Round. T will mat the following named places^ ; ,u^tejt designated, for purpose'ok receiving tax returns: Pinqjiark April.27. Duncanville April 28 and 29. Ragan court house May 1, a, m. Reno Mav 1, p. m. “Billie’-’ Rehberg’s May 1, night. Calvary, Carr & Elarbee’s store, May.2. Whigham court house May 3. Spring Hill court house May 4. Lime Sink court house May 5, a. m. Coker’s store May 5, p. m. Blowing Cave court house May 8. Cairo May 9 to 12. Please bear in mind that you can give in your property anywhere you see me, also that everybody can't be waited on the same day. So please take advantage of the rounds. Respectfully, J. W. Cannon, R. T. R. G. C. r Clean are Essential to good health and keeps dandruff out of the hair and keeps the hair alive. Pannamas, Straws and Soft hats cleaned, blocked and re banded at rea sonable prices Out of town orders giv en prompi attention. R. W. Ponder Phone 81. Why send away your orders for engraving? Every kind of society engraving at rock bottom prices The Progress,. • • • ... 1 And the coming of Spring brings the detestable,* filthy, germ-soaked fly. Screen your home against these invaders, who are armored with disease and death. We. have just received a large shipment of screen doors and windows. We have also received a car of SASH and DOORS. Come into see us and let us show. Our prices are right and we’ll certainly please you. Remember we handle lime and cement also in carload lots. Yours to Please, Wight Hardware Co. \i, CAIRO, GA, IB ive Buggies, that the prices and long- wearing Qualities make more Attractive How many times have you accepted the deal ers word about a so-called “Best-Made” buggy to find that after a few months running it was absolutely NO GOOD? And youjPAID good money for them too. We deal in Buggies that are in strict keeping with the words “ALiJfRIGHT’’, and it is NOT neccessary for us to misrepresent them.' In other words our buggies are GOOD ONES and you needn’t take our word for it. We’ll sell you wagons, harness, fertilizer and feed stuffs too, if you’ll consider meritable values. W. G. Baggett & Son, Cairo, Reno, Cranford, Calvary. DO Li IB NYAL’s SPRING SARSAPARILLA For the Blood And Skin • . It is better by far than most so-called remedies. It’s better for the simple reason that it performs it’s work. It’s the most powerful remedy on the market. 100 Doses $1.00 Wight & Browne, Leading Druggists, r^c <? Are Your Clothes Used For DOG BEDS? Did you ever have an occasion to “follow your clothes” to the pressing? If you should have an occasion to do so at an expected hour, you’ll find that the “‘nig’ pres’n clubz” are no respector of persons, in their filth-reeking dives, and you likely to find some big dirty buck (or a dog perhaps) at calm repose on your best suit. You’ll find nothing of this sort at our shop, everything is clean, sanitary >>ud your clothes will found hanging on clothes trees. BETTER BE SAFE. Patronize a vChite man, because it’s safer in the end. c Phone 81 CITY PRESSING CLUB Cairo, Ga. YES! our line of Advertising Fans ar< here, tliB.it is, part of . them. The prio m^kes them doubly attractive. Progfes