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MEMORIAL DAY
OBSERVED HERE
fey the People of Cairo arid
Grady County.
MS OF THE HEROES THINNING FAST
The Old Soldiers Were Given
Luncheon By Daughters of the
Confederacy—The March From
Court House to Cemetery Was
Led by Cairo Concert Band.
Uemorinl day was observed here
iby the people and the thining
ranks of the old soldiers, who vr >re
Sic grey.
In the morning the members of
Camp Grady held a’ business session
a» the court house, and outlined the
program for the day.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
£>ad prepared a luncheon for the old
rets, which was served in the vacant
store room next to the postoffice.
In the afternoon the old soldiers
rod the people generally met at the
aoort house and marched to the
►jrmctery, where the exercises were
S*W.
The line of march was led by the
(Unit© Concert Band, with Cols. G.
JL Wight. J. S. Weathers and R.
4V Bell as marshal of the day. fol-
- lowed by the old soldiers, then came
the school children. The exercise
was opened by the singing of that
drilling old war song, “America,”
ahcn came “Columbia, the Gem of
the Ocean.”
At thecemetary Rev. W. Towspn,
obarnplain offered up, prayer.
Hon. L. C. Graham, master of
lermonies then in a very appropriatfe
■speech introduced Mr. J. F. W.
Woodall, of Adel, the orator of the
day:
The closing song was “Tenting
To-night?” after which the graves
*1 ibe Confederate dead were dec
orated with choice flowers and
wreathes. The day’s exercises was
0»« long to be remembered by the
Stile ones who took active parts,
krfh in the song service and the
faring of the flowers on the graves.
. At a business meeting of the Camp
itfte following officers for the ensuing
jear. were elected and delegates
isfected to.the state convention and
Shp re-union, which is to be held at
Little Rock, Ark.
The following officers were elected
:8>r the ensuing year:
IF. Stone, Commander, J. W.
Clifford, First Lieutenant, E. A.
’Parrish, Second Lieutenant, Pryor
Lewis. Third Lieutenant, E. F.
Rifehtcr, Adjutant, Rev. R. Herring,
Champlain.
Cairo was chosen as the next place
' Jot the Re-Union of Camp Grady,
&>. 1,650,U. C. V., and Col. J. R,
vamadoe, of Valdosta, Ga., was
elected speaker. Time, July 4th,
mi.
The foliowirig veterans were ap
pointed to. attend the convention at.
JLiltle Rock, Ark., on May 16, 17
aftwl 18, 1911: J. F. Stone, J. W.
il3i'f&Mrd,R. A.Connell, E, M. Blitch
. and C* W. McMilli n.
The following were appointed to
intend the State Reunion at Rome,
®a., next October: W. L. Fam-
hreugh, Rev. R. Herring, T. 0.
Dnggnr, E. A. Parrish and B. A.
'Harrison.
Closing Agreement.
Cairo, Ga., April 15, 1911.
We, the undersigned merchants
amd business men of the city Of
\ Cairo, do hereby agree to close our
stores and places of business Friday,
May 5, 1911, and to remain closed
Jhe entire day on account of. thb
- JSunday school picnic:
Wight Bros. Co., D. F. Oliver ,•
, Ahe Poller, John L. Poulk, Poulk
JRros. Co., J. H. Mitchell & Co:’,
Forrester Bros,, M. Rippeport, C.
F. Sanders,Wight Hdw. Co., Grady
County Furniture Co:, G\ 8; John-’
son, White & Stringer, Cairo Fur
niture Co, Higdon-Her ing Co.,
Roddcobniy HjlM Co, Farmets &
Merchants Bank, C. W. Muggridge,
Cairo Banking Co., Citizens Bank,
R. W. Ponder, MyB. Harrison,
Wight ft Browne, ’ferady Pharmacy
A, C. Gadsdon & Co.
CAN'T JUMP CONTRACT
CAYS COURT OF APPEALS
Those Who Have Been In the Ha
bit ol Jumping Contracts up
Agatnst the Law.
Monday the Court of Appeals
handed down a decision against the
contraet jumper, which will be
good news,to the farmeis of Grady
county.
Sometime ago a warrant was
Sworn but a&iinst'Fletcher Broctor
accused of jumping a contract he
made with John Bodiford.
The case was tried before Judge
Singleta ry of the City Court of Cairo
and the judge held that “jumpers”
must live up to their contracts or
take the,consequences.
The “jumpers” demurred to this
decision and the case was carried to
the Court of Appeals for adjudica
tion, and now comes the Court of
Appeals and sustains the decision
of the City Court of. Cairo, W. J.
Willie represented the prosecution
and P, C^.Andrews the defense.
PROPOSE TO MAKE MODEL
HIGHWAYJF TURNPIKE.
Enthusiastic Meeting of 500 Good
Roads Delegates In Kentucky*
Bowling. G reen ,Ky., April 26.-The
old Louisville and Nashville turn
pike will be converted into a model
highway, probably in a single da’-,
if. plans formulated by 500 dele
gates attending a good roads con
vention hero yesterday and carried
out. The delegates organized the
Nashville Mammoth Cave Highway
association arid adopted resolutions
to continue the agitation for good
roads until the old turnpike con
necting Louisville and Nashvill be
comes the finest thoroughfare in the
■two states.
Besides good roads enthusiasts
from all over this section of the
state representatives.from the Nash
ville board of trade and the Tennes
see Good Roads association attended
the meeting and assured hearty co
operation from Tennessee in the
proposed road building. All that
is needed to make the oid pike a
,modeLhjgbway is to resurface it,
experts say and every.effort is to be
made to accomplish it,
Farmers and citizens all along
the pike will bs urged to assist in
the work..
Texas on the Good Road* Wagon.
. The use of the automobile In Texai
has caused a demand for better roads.
It has taught the farmers to see the
saving th having good roads and road
improvement, and road building la go
ing on (h nearly every community.
Texas will have one of the longest
automobile roads La the United States
when a few-unfinished 'links are com
pleted, This road will extend from
Houston toBrp wnsvlllo by the way of
Corpus Christ!, Kingsville and Inter
mediate points. Connecting with this
jat-’^orpus Christ! will be another road
to San Aritohlo. This will be completed
the coming summer.
At College.
Strident—I want a pony on Horace.
BoOkrieller—Here you are, sir.
Student—Is this a free translation?
Bookseller—No: t'hese handy literals
come at’GO cents each.—Toledo Blade.
ACTION NEEDED
I ——
lit Eniy Man's Shoulder Bb
Put to the Wheel
that »o often jHflrdj but inuj? _ neV*r
be allowed to hath The march of prog-
resa. 7 Under tM leadership; of Bnthri-
slasm, Energy arid Optimism the one-
ihy can be routed and tho opposition
cobqnered. and when tho smoko of
MAKE THE COMMUNITY SHINE
Aooomblo, Compare Local Advantages
and Eliminate the Disadvantages as
Far a* Practicable—Treat Town ae
You Would Your Own Business,
To promote successfully and solve
tho problem of local development each
one must consider It as be-#ould his
Individual business, says W. Chum,
editor of Town Development. What
would It profit a manufacturer to
erect a modern plant, equipped with
the best up to date machinery and
producing the best of a needed prod
uct, If he stored it In his warehouse
and let it go nt that?
The Community has something to
.sell, vacant building lots for houses,
stores, warehouses or Industrial plants
or similar plants for rent or sale;
merchants and manufacturers to be
patronized and professional citizens to
consult and a destiny to determine.
The shelves of the local wareroom arc
filled with the commodity called local
advantages., Is this stock covered
with the dust of years or hidden by a
curtain of cobwebs, and have its own
ers forgotten their warehouse and Its
salable contents?
In these modern days of keen civic
competition the handle of the big
front door of that warehouse must be
polished pnd the dust and cobwebs
banished arid the world advised of the
quality, nature and utility of these
wares by advertising and exploiting
them as we do in private business,
for what is true of it is equally and in
greater degree true of the communi
ty’s interest, for without active co
operation neither can thrive: hence
the campaign of local promotion and
development is no longer optional.
There are three essentials to mental
activity—first, to Interest; second, to
convince: third, to force action. Every
citizen worthy the name Is Interested,
and it is comparatively easy to con,
‘ . “V - Rial Greatness.
'Politician—His friends say that he
had greatness thrust upon him,
'.Editor—So I’ve heard.: But it took
.thirty-five baljots to nominate him
just tho Same.—Spare Moments.
FUBLIO LIBRARY AT WILLIAMSPORT, PA.,
BUILT BY THE PEOPLE.
[Courtesy of American City.]
vince him of the necessity for action
if supremacy is to be won, but the dif
ficulty is reached in forcing action.
You can hprd meetings; talk things
over and agree upon what should be
done, but the fighting volunteers are
usually few, and the majority are
prone to shift the burden of work and
worry to other shoulders, forgetting
that united action Is essential and
every man’s shoulder must be put to
the wheel to Insure success.
Carefully assemble and compare your
local advantages. Eliminate the dis
advantages as far as practicable. Con
sider your resources, bear In mind
present development, determine the
character of development needed and
for which your locality is best adapted,
then spread the news and tell the
world about it A city set on a hill
cannot be liid.' and 1, yoiir ; community
must riot hide its light under a bushel.
When In contemplative mood we are
prone to reflect upon “piping times of
peace," but If you imagine that these
are days of peace it is because you
cannot or will not hear the roar of bat
tle. The battle Is on, one of the great
est conflicts in American history—that
wholesome, uplifting, good natured
conflict between American communi
ties for supremacy.
It is no ordinary battle, this conflict
between American communities, for,
althbugh contending with one another,
we are at the same time fighting a
common enemy. It Is legion, with
spies and pickets everywhere. It has
three closely allied generals,, Apathy,
Lethargy and Inaction. They are deep
ly and Strongly intrenched, they think,
but those, trenenes are only the nits
battle-clears aWay you will find that
you have achieved she cess and front
rank among progressive American
committees.
The destiny Is In your hands. The
responsibility Is youts. and tho chal
lenge cannot bo evaded. Will you
meet it and succeed or shrink from it
to obscurity and failure?
DRINKING CUPS TO GO FROM
NEW YORK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Fountains to Replaoo What Many Bo-
llova Ara Germ .Holders.
It Is goodby to the drinking cup in
Now York public schools.
The board of education has decided
upon tbe Installation of hygienic drink
ing fountains to supplant the tin cup.
which has been universally denounced
as a menace to the health of school
children.
As a test 164 of these special foun
tains are to be Installed. They will be
distributed to the schools where tho
district superintendents have head
quarters. This means fifteen schools
SBlNKlKGt FOUNTAIN.
in Manhattan, four In tbe Bronx, ten
in Brooklyn, seven in Queens and
three In Richmond. If accepted as
satisfactory, they will be placed in all
of tbe schools.
The type of fountain agreed upon for
the-test is a nickeled fountain arrang
ed with a mouthpiece. The pupil will
release the water, which Is at low
pressure, by placing.thumb tips upon
opposite sides of the rim of the foun
tain and pressing downward. The
mouthpiece is in the center of the
space between the thumbs.
Opposition to the drinking cups has
been led by the medical societies, par
ents' association and other organiza
tions for years. All of these com
plaints recognized a danger to health
and a home for germs In the tin cup of
the old days.
MANY SCHOOL CHILDREN
ARE LOSING THEIR SIGHT.
Light Coming !n Through Windows Af-
feots Those 8e'at*d Near Them.
In a recent physlcnl examination of
the school children of "River Forest,
111., It was found that 55 per cent of
those In need of medical attention
were suffering from defective vision,
says W. L. Nlda in the Good House
keeping Magazine. A study of con
ditions in these schools and many
others has disclosed the fact that pu
pils who are seated at the rows of
desks by the windows are subjected
to a flood of light rays coming direct
from the open sky and striking their
faces at such an angle ;ts to cuuse se
vere exhaustion.
Their eyes are In danger of being
permanently injured, not only because
Of tbe wrong direction of the light, but
also by tbe undue amount received.
These alarming conditions are known
to- prevail in- almost all schoolrooms
in the land, and open minded Inves
tigators may be convinced of tbe truth
of this by themselves occupying for a
few hours seats which the pupils are
required: to sit in' for ten months of the
year.
.
, • • «.
J! . Josh Billings said, “1 don’t care "
., how muoh a man talks, if he ! |
' • only says it in a fevy words.” That • >
JJ is the hub of tho whole adver- ] |
.. tiaing creed and the seoret of .,
• building trade; • j
! We are ready to show our calcn-
Vst raraples. We make them uj
i het e and stive you the freight. The :
! Progress. '•’W'"
STRAW AS FACTOR
INROADBUILDING
Found to Give Best Results
When Mixed With Salt ,,
CAN SUPPORT HEAVIER LOADS.
Though This New Method Costs Mors,
It Makes a Road That Will Outlast
Gravel and Cinders—Straw to Play
an Important Part In the Good
Roads Movement.
Wheat straw will play an Important
part In many miles of new good roads
which will, sqoq be built In this coun
try. Straw has been used for years on
roadd in Washington. It has been
found to give the best results when put
on wet and mixed with, tbe soli. When
scattered loosely on the road it ignites
and tbe ,work of weeks is lost.
The newer plans are better yet for
the application of straw, in tho first
place, the roads will be plowed and
graded and brought to a crown. When
the roadbed has been harrowed and
made level the straw Is put on to a
depth of six inches. A disk cutter Is
used to*cut tbe straw up and mix it
into the earth. If nil the straw works
into the roadbed more straw Is put
on until a cushion Is formed. A steam
roller packs the earth and straw into
a hard mat ns durable ns asphalt and
a roud which will turn off water if the
grade Is right.
-The new method of mixing the straw
with the soli costs more than that of
throwing straw into the ruts and
makes a road that will outlast gravel
and cinders. Gravel is expensive, and
the cost of hauling Is heavy. In all the
lowlands and uplands In this country
straw will be used with the clay soil.
For $25 a mile a year tbe state high
way commission of Minnesota can
take the most sandy road In the state
and turn It Into a highway which can
be worked with a road grader, by tho
use of straw, sawdust or clover, which
ever Is tbe most convenient. It has
been doing this in various parts of the
state for the last few years, paying
for the improved roads from the ex
pense fund of tbe commission, but it
will ask the legislature for more mon
ey to extend this work to other parts
of the state and will rixtend it just as
far as the legislature sees fit to permit
it by the limit on the appropriation.
Near Cambridge, Minn., un experi
mental road was made with sawdust
several years ago, but the supply at
the local sawmill gave out and straw
was used during the past season and
with better results. The straw works
into the sand, forming a vegetable
loam which can be handled by the
road grader and will also support
heavier loads than are possible with
the sand In Its natural condition.
G. W. Cooley, state engineer, also
has shown the people what can be ac
complished by constant watch of the
roads, as is done In foreign countries,
by maintaining a man on a stretch of
road all tbe time. Last season a road
six miles south of Stillwater. Minn.,
was under experiment. Tbe year be
fore a road leading from St. Paul Into
Dakota county was watched. For $25
a mile for the season these or other
roads can be kept in sucb condition
that they may be used every day dur
ing the experiment
.Co-operation Needed In i Road Work.
There is no sort of public work in
which folks are Interested generally
where the principle of co-operation
coul^l be followed to better advantage
than In the care of tho public high
ways., In some sections this fact seem*
to be recognized, in some others not.
Especially Is there need of this co-
operation in those sections where earth
roads are the rule and where the char
acter of the soli is such that there ts
need of working It at a critical time
following heavy rains or wet seasons.
Particularly is this true of stiff clay or
adobe soils, which can be advanta
geously worked and leveled only when
they possess the proper amount of
moisture and the right consistency.
WHAT BAD ROAD8 COST.
B*d- reads oost the people el
America $12.30 *'« head" eaet
year. That la the waste com
puted from government stetls-
tioa. It represents the extra ex*
pen** of hauling foodstuffs tc
market over bad roade contrast
ed with the expense of the same
hauling over good roads. That
loss is much fnoro In amount
. than the total of all tho revenue!
of tho nation and, forty-si,
states for tho same period.—
Kansas City Star.
Don’t ierget to talk to your friend
at ii>ut that city pa' k.