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MR. MERCHANT,
The Grady County Progress
It will pay you big to advertise in
You will find it a result getter. It is an advocate of
Home Buying on the part of the People, and there
fore working continuously for you. We ask for
advertising on a business basis. The use of the col-
ums or THE PROGRESS to advertise your goods will
clean your shelves of out-of-season goods.
THE PROGRESS reaches the buying class of peo
ple of Grady, hence its your interest we are striving.
Agitation for a Greater Cairo and Grady County has resulted in the organiza
tion of a live Board of Trade for Cairo, and Grady County Fair Association,
the organization of two Fertilizer Factories, and a state of formation an up-to-
date ginnery and a Furniture Factory. Some of these has taken continuous
agitation. It is the continuous and persistent advertising that brings results.
We have proved that persist hammering pay in securing the above mentioned
industries for Cairo, and you can prove that advertising pays if you will only
persist in it. Spasmodic advertising is throwing money away. “Keep Ever
lastingly at it brings success.”
Phone for space in next week’s paper and get some of the money that is
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at it.” You can succeed as well as the Mail Order Houses.
THE MASTER
OF THE HOUSE
Why the Red Headed Girl
Married a Soldier.
Alvan Hart was doing picket duty
lu the south in 18(53. A girl, a mere
chit ot fifteen, came tripping along
and. without asking permission, was
proceeding to pass the picket.
“Halt, therei” cried Alvan.
“I’m goin’ down the road thrir, Mr.
Sojerman, an' I’d like to see you uns
stop me. i tole Mag I'd see her this
inornin’ an’ help her trim her hat.”
“You can’t pass here," said Alvan.
“Why not?”
“’(Jainst orders.”
“I’m goin’ anyway.” And she step
ped forward. Alvan planted himself
in the road before her. The girl, see
ing that he was determined, turned
and disappeared among the trees.
About 5 o’clock in the afternoon Al
van saw a figure coming up the rond,
and when it drew near who should it
be but the rebellious girl of the morn
ing.
“How did you get through?" he ask
ed, surprised.
The girl puckered up her mouth at
him, the only reply she deigned to
make.
“You can go in," he told her.
“Who axed you to go in?", she snap
ped, making a face at him as she
tripped by. Then he noticed how
homely she was. She was freckled;
her hair was the same color as the
freckles and was worn in a pigtail
down her back; her nose was a pug;
her teeth were her only attractive fea-
tre, being white and regular; her eyes
were a steel blue and might have been
well enough bad it not been for the
spitefulness in them.
Alvan Hart marched southward as
far as the Tennessee river, then march
ed back to Louisville. After that he
marched to the sea and when the war
was ended marched home. Ten years
later he was a business man whose in
terests lay largely in the south. Hav
ing decided to open a branch in Atlan
ta, he went there to establish It him
self. During his stay he made the ac
quaintance of a very attractive young
woman with Titian hair and expressive
blue eyes. He fell desperately in love
with her and married her. The day aft
er the wedding Mrs. Hart was telling
of wartime incidents and recounted the
very scene between the red headed chit
of fifteen and the young soldier who
had stopped her while he was on picket
duty, the red headed chit being herself.
Hart was astonished. Could it be that
he had married that little vixen? He
concluded to conceal his own identity.
"How did you go out through the
lines?" he asked.
“There was a shallow gully near by.
I got down on my hands and knees and
crawled through it"
“What made you treat the soldier so
scornfully?”
“Natural depravity, I reckon. I re
solved that if I should ever meet him
I would punish him for standing in my
way in the road with his musket point
ed nt me. He ought to have been
ashamed of himself.” Her eyes flashed,
and her color rose at the remembrance.
Mrs. Hart gradually took command
of her husband. He struggled to be
master of the house; but. do whnt he
would, his wife nlways came out
ahead. There was a certain persistence
about her that wore him out. How-
evpr, she made him a very good wife,
and he felt disposed to grin and bear it.
He feared to let her know that he was
the soldier who had stopped her in the
road lest she should reduce him still
further lo snbjeetiou. However, one
evening when they were both feeling
especially happy the husband went up
to the garret, got his soldier boy uni
form out of a trunk, put it on. fixed bis
belt and cartridge box about Ills waist,
j not forgetting his canteen, took up his
1 musket and, going downstairs, stood
in the door of the sitting room with a
determined look on his face and his
.musket pointed nt his wife,
i “H’m!”
I Mrs. Hart looked up. There was no
surprise on her face. She seemed
merely amused.
I “Don't you recognize me. my dear?’
1 “Recognize you? Yes; you are my
, own dear husband.”
“Nothing more?”
“A very obedient husband."
Hart began to wince. He almost re-
| gretted that he had determined to at;
tempt to surprise her. However, he
wns in for it and must go on.
“Do I look anything like the fellow
who stopped you in the road when you
were a girl?"
“Not much. You're ten years older.”
"My dear," he said, lowering his
musket, "I'm the very man.”
Mrs. Hart went on sewing without
reply.
“Don't you believe me?"
“Believe you? Of course T do. I rec
ognized you the moment I met you.”
“And married me?"
Mrs. Hart rose from her chnir and,
going to her husband, put her arms
around his neck. "How could I pun
ish you better than by marrying yon?"
“My love,” replied the subdued hus
band! “I have learned by bitter experi
ence never to contradict you."
“Y T ou have borne your punishment
beautifully, and henceforth 1 will do
my best to make you happy.”
Mrs. Hart kept her word. Soon after
a little stranger came and made a new
bond »f union between husband and
wife. The episode that was the cause
of their marriage was never afterward
mentioned between them except in
merriment
Recalled the Faot.
Mr. Clubwoman—John, I was posi
tively beside myself at the condition
you cnme home In Inst night.
Clubman—I remember now I did see
two of you, my dear.—Boston Tran-
scrlpt
In the District Court of the United
States for the Southwestern Di
vision of the Southern District of
Georgia.
In the matter of, I
Richter & Rushin r In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupts )
To the creditors of the above named
bankrupt: -
You are hereby notified,that the
above named bankrupt has filed
their application for a discharge
from all of the debts provable in
bankruptcy against the said Richter
and Rushin, a firm and individuals
F. A. Richter and T. L. Rushin and
against their estate.
Said application will be heard by
the Hon. Emory Speer, Judge of
the said District Court of the United
State for the said division and dis
trict at the United States Court
House in the City of Valdosta, on
the 22nd, day of July, 1911.
Ail creditors are notified to appear
at the time and place stated and
show cause, if any tliev can, why
the prayers contained in said ap
plication should not be granted.
Valdosta, Ga. this 21st. day of
June, 1911,
Roy E. Powell'Deputy Clerk.
FOR REN I—Furnished ] oo ns f r
rent at reasonable rates. Nice cool
rooms with electiic lights. Apply
to Mrs. W. B. Bishop.