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Who—whence—whither And What About it Porta Rica Specials are on the market now. You can buy the Porta Rica Special anywhere in town. Miss Belle Geise, of Dawson, Ga., is visiting Miss Effie For ester. Miss Ethel Spooner, of Donal- scaville, is visiting Miss Janie Belle Dekle. Mr. C. C, Spence, cashier of the Whigham bank, was in Cairo, last Monday. F Robin,[the son of Mr.R.S.Rod- denbery, of Moultrie, is visiting relatives, here. Mi s Ethel Evans of Thomas ville, is a guest of Miss Laleah Wight, in Cairo. You can get your money re funded if the Porta Rica Special does not please you. Miss Ola Austin, of Dixie, is visiting Miss Eunice Bussey, at her home in this place. 1 You don’t know what you are missing when you fail to try the Porto Rica Special. Mr. A. J. Trulock, of Climax, was in attendance upon the city court here, last Monday, Misses Roma Poulk and Ora Brinson are visiting Miss Maude Maxwell, near Whigham. Mr. Ward Wight, who has been shipping pears in Talla hassee for the past four weeks, has returned home. Misses Annette Leonard and Emmie Baldwin, of Tabotton, Ga.. are visiting the family of Prof. W. H. Searcy. Mrs. Shade Griffin, who has been confined to her. bed, for a number of days, with fever, we rejoice to say, is apparently on the road to recovery. Rev. W. E. towson was abesnt from Monday to Friday of this week preaching at Spring Hill churcn, Thomas county. Miss Bessie Dunn returned home, last Saturday, from a visit of some weeks among friends, in Dothan and other points in Ala bama. Miss Belle,the daughter of Rev. J. W. Arnold, of Pelham, has been spending a very pleasant visit in town, with her cousin Mrs. F. M. Brannon. NOT RESPOSIBLE—From this date I will not be responsible for any debt that my wife, Lettice Davis’ may contract, July 21, 4t. Alfred Davis. Misses Pearl and Boshie McKee, accompanied by their brother, Mr. Emmett McKee, all of Clanton, Ala., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Powell. Mrs Monroe Merritt, of Pel ham, who has been spending some time with her mother, Mrs. H. B. Sutton, in this place, has returned to her home. Mrs. W. A. Sutton returned to her home, in Cairo, last week, after several weeks’ absence, in Carrollton, Ga., visiting her sister, Mrs. J. M. Dodd. Miss Carrie Powell of Lake City, Fla., is visiting Miss Bessie Dunn; while her sisters, Misses Eva and Josephine, are spending a visit with Miss Fannie Matthews. Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. O’Kelly, of Pelham, motored over to Cairo, last Monday, and on their re turn, took with them Mrs. Cuspey Bryan and little William. Editor Blanton of The Boston Home, was in town last Satur day, attending the Farmers’ Union Picnic. He “looked as large as life and twice as nat ural.” Mr. J; W. Pope, recently of Ozark, Ala., now in the sales stable business with Mr. J. D. Holman, has moved, with is fam ily, into one of Mr. G. A. Wight’s new houses. Mrs. W. S. Tucker has been spending several days in Cairo, visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Nicholson. Miss Anna is always a welcome visitor among her friends here. Mr. A. B. C. Dekle and wife, of Donalsonville, were here Sun day. He returned to his home Monday, but she is to remain in airo, two or three weeks, visi ting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dekle. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Merritt, accompanied by their little daugh ter. Ruth, all chaperoned by the grandmother, Mrs. J. A. McKown, left Cairo, last Satur day, for a fifteen days’ outing, at Panacea Springs. Rev. J. M. Outler will hold service at the Methodist Church next Friday evening, at eight o’clock. After the preliminary service, he will connuct the third quarterly conference. These services are open to all. Rev. H. J. Graves of Brinson on his way from Centennial, where he had been assisting in a protracted meeting was at the Methodist church Sunday night and heard Dr. Newton’s lecture on “Conditions in the Orent.” Mr. J. M. Blackshear, o f Duncanville district, was in town Monday, as full of life and genia fun as when a boy, with this scribe, at school in Fletcher In stitute, Thomasville, something less than a hundred years ago. Editor R. E. L, Majors, of the Donalsonville Enterprise and Iron City Gazette, the W. R. Hearst of Southwest Georgia, was a welcome visitor to our town and office, this week. His better nine tenths accompanied him. Messrs. Mack Harrison, J. B. Warnell, Jack McNair and G. D. Reddick went to Atlanta, last week, to witness the election of U. S. Senator, by the legislature. They have all returned home, pleased with their trip and its results. We regret to hear that Mrs. Ruth Swicord sustained quite a painful hurt, a few days ago, from a fall that strained the knee of her formerly fractured limb, But we also rejoice in the assur ance that she is now solidly im proving. Rev. B. R. Anderson, pastor of the Prebsyterian Church, will be engaged in a protracted meet ing next Sunday and so will not keep his regular appointment in Cairo. Instead, he will preach here on the fifth Sunday, in the morning at the Presbyterian church, and at night at the Methodist. We eall special attention to the new display advertisements in this week’s issue: A full page, in the interest of Mr. J.D.Hol man’s large Sales Stables; A half page, setting forth the merits of The Cairo Furniture Company; A half page, telling something about the contents of Mr. Abe Poller’s General Store. Little Walter Lannes, the baby boy of Mr. and Mrs. Remer Nicholson, sustained a fracture of the humerus and the disloca- Bb sure you see the name Anything cheaper than Brenlin is false economy Get shades that wear Look for the name [ [3 RE. NUN We have Brenlin as advertised in the Ladies’ Home Journal, Outlook, Everybody’s, Woman’s Home Companion, etc. Don’t place your order for shades until you have seen Brenlin. A low-priced shade is not necessarily economical. Brenlin is all that is claimed for it, costs but a few cents more and makes every shade in your house look well and wear well. Remember nothing is a greater disappointment than a shade that doesn't wear. All of our shade ha'ngersi are experienced men. With our facilities and large stock, we can promptly and accurately fill any order. Come in and let us show you Brenlin, and Brenlin Duplex, light one side, dark the other. Trade Mark Res. V. S. Pat. Off. Really shades and wears CAIRO FURNITURE CO. Furniture and Housefurnishings of Quality. PHONE 10. CAIRO, G,A. tion of one of the bones of the fore-arm, by a fall, last week. The little fellow is doing nicely, ss far as the arm is concerned, but is now suffering severely from sore eyes—Conjunctivitis. We are glad to welcome home, again, Mr. R. A. Bell and his estimable family, who have been spending some weekjs, very pleasantly, at Indian Spring. We are gratified at being able to say that Miss Mary, the daughter who who was seriously ill so long ( with fever and her brother, Master Bryan, who was afflicted with the same disease, are quit e with their sweet baby, reside next door to Mrs. Dixon, on upper Broad. recovered. Miss Janie Belle Dekle spent Sunday in Boston, with friends. We are glad to welcome into our community, Mr. J. D. Pope and his little family. His wife, formerly Miss Lois Hart, of Sylvester, was a pupil in Cox College near Atlanta during a portion of the time while the Cairo-*Ga senior editor of this paper was a member of the faculty of that If y™ have a farm, horse, cow institutipn and he remembers her or an y °ld thing for sale try a want with great pleasure, as a very ad in The Progress. Thirty words amiable little #irl. The eeuple for 25 cents. Before you buy vour buggy thr spring see the stock of W. G. Bag gett & Son. Two carloads to pick from. Our men are waiting to show you the craker-jack line of bug gies we carry. W G Baggett &