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tewT Coals in the House of God. There hns come word from sev eral places in the state to the effect that some of the ptstors, catching up an idea suggested by some man in Atlanta and run ns a little fad by the newspapers with respect to men going in thftr shirtsleeves on the streets and in places of public resort, have advocated such appar el in the churches. We have great ly regertted this, for it seems to us that it is one of the indications of a spirit abroad in our day marked by lack of reverence for the house of (iod, and thevefo e for the God whose house it is. • It has been an unwritten law, at least among the more cultured of our people, that when men appear in public assemblies where there are ladies, or where there are dis tinguished men high in govern mental and educational circles, or in the house of God, that they Bhal show respect to those in who j presence they appear by the wear ing of some apparel over their shirts, A breaking away from the custom indicates a creaking Jdown of the spirit of respect and 1 rever ence those who have hitherto been thought worthy of it. It is a law that is helpful to all and hurtful to to none, though it may for a little season cause discomfort. Yet the discomfort is so slight that it is not worthy of being mentioned in con nection with the benefit of the law’s observance. If a man who claimed to be a gentleman should come into our parlor, where the ladies of our fam ily,areand pull off his coat,or appear there without his coat, to make a social visit, we would certainly in vite him to either put on his coat or retire. If such an one should go to an evening entertainment, at which ladies were preent, in his shirtsleeves, we imagine that those in charge of the entertainment would see to it that he either clothe himself in a respectful manner or that he take his departure. Shall we break down the outward show of rcpect and reverence in tne house of Gcd while we maintain these in bur parlors and in social enter tainments? Some may say that this is mere sentiment and ought aot to inter' fere witn the practical matter of the comfort of men on Sundays. But sentiment is a mighty power in the earth, and rightly so, and deals with the highest things of human ife and conduct. And the senti- •or Goa and His house is surely one hat Qught to be cherished in the ligbeat degree by all who reverence Jis me. A great many men are mcomfortable ifthbp&ft hot smoke igarettea or feig^S tor an hour two n the dajh If the whole question s oriO Of comfort, how soon will it >e before some preachers will invite he men of their congregations to ndulge in their favorite habit? )ther men find it very uncomfort- •ble to sit up on a chair or bench, vith their feet on the floor, for any enght of time. • If comfort is all bat is to be consideied, why not lvite them to do- as it is said that erne members of Congress do occa- iojially, put their feet upon the acks in front of them. It is real- f to be feared that this sort of bing is a species of cheap bidding or the attendance of men at church, i nd we can not but feel that it is i nworthy of the house of God and fhe service thereof. There is e- i ough of irreverence in the land how: let not the preachers encour age any more of it.—Christain In dex. w; M.G. TAP DAY AT YALE. What It Means to the Juniors Who Have “Made Good." The three grent senior societies of Tale—Skull and Bones. Scroll and Key and Wolfs Heud—choose on tap day fifteen members eneb from the junior cIhrs, the fifteen members of the outgoing senior cluss making the choice. tOnch senior Is allotted Ills mun of the Juniors and must find him In the crowd at the tree and tap him on the shoulder uud give him the order to go to his room. Followed by his sponsor, he obeys, and what happens at the room no one but the men of the society knows. With shining face the lad comes back later and Is slapped on the shoulder and told. ’’Coi-d work, old tuuu," cordially and win- ,• Heart l.v by every friend and acquaintance— by lads who have "raiidp" every honor possible, by lads who have ••made" nothing. Just os heartily, for that Is the spirit of Tale. Only juniors room tn Durfee hall. On tap day an outsider Is lucky who has a friend there, for a window is q. proscenium box for the play—the play which Is a tragedy to all but forty-five of the three hundred and odd juniors. The windows of every story of the graystone facade Ore crowded with a deeply interested audience.’ drizzled heads of old graduates mix with flow ery hats of women. Every one ts watch ing every detail, every arrival. In front of the hall are a drive and room for perhaps a dozen carriages next the fence—the famous fence of Tale— which rails the campus "round. Just inside it, at the northeast corner, rises the tree. People stand up In the carriages, women and men. The fence is lcfnded with people, often standing, too, to see that tree. All over the campus surges a crowd— students of the other classes, seniors who last year stood in the compact gathering at the tree and left it sore hearted, not having been "taken;" sophomores who will stand there next year, who already are hoping for and dreading their tap day; little fresh men, each one sure that he at least will be of the elect, and again the Iron gray heads, the interested faces of old Yale men, and the gay spring hats like bouquets of flowers. it Is perhaps the most critical single day of the four years’ course at the university. It shows to the world whether or no n boy, after three years of college life, has in the eyes of the student body “made-good.” It is a cru cial test, a heartrending test for a hoy of twenty years.—Mary R. S. Andrews in Scribner’s Magazine. CORE OF THE EARTH. It May Be a Mass of Steel Some 5,580 Miles In Diameter. Various conjectures have been made from time to time by geologists os to the possible condition of the center of the earth- One of the most popular Impressions seems to be that the earth's center, or core, Is a flaming furnnee. At a meeting of the Sels- mologlenl association at The Hague Professor Weichert asserted that his studies of the varying velocity of earthquake tremors passing through the Interior of the globe have led him to the conclusion that the earth con sists of a central cofe of Iron or steel, nboutj O.fiSO miles In diameter, sur rounded with if stony shell.'tMO miles In thickness. Between thc'niitur solid find and the Inner lay-’v of-roi-lt. enter ing the metallic core, ne minus mem Is a layer of liquid or plastic material, lying a little less than tuypnty miles below the surface of the earth. Men sometimes dream of enormous . wealth stored deep in the earth below the reach of miners, but ..experts now aver that there Is little or no ground to believe that any valuable metallic deposits lie very deep In the earth’s crust regardless of Professor Wel- chert’s beliefs to the contrary. Such deposits, it Is said, are made by under ground waters, and owing to the pres sure on the rocks at great depths the waters are confined to a shell near the surface. With few exceptions ore de posits become too lean to repay work ing below 3,000 feet Nine mines In ten, taking the world as a whole, are poorer tn the second thousand feet than In the first thousand, and poorer yet In the third thousand than in the second.—New York World. We have the best line of bug gies and wagons and we are now offering them to the public at leapest prices, qaulity consider- W G Baggett k Son. They Were All “Pills.” One of the fashionable east side churches recently witnessed a funny Incident at’ a choir rehearsal. They were preparing for the following Sun day morning a beautiful selection, the first words of which were, “1 am a pilgrim." It so happened that the music divided the word "pilgrim" and made a pause after the syllable. The effect was most amusing. The soprano sang in a high key “1 am a pH" and then stopped. The tenor acknowl edged that he was a "pll,” and when the bass came thundering In with a like declaration, “I am a pll," it was too much for the gravity of the singers, and they roared. No amount of practice could get them past the fatal pause without an out burst, and the piece bad to be given up.—Musical World. SWITCHED THEIR VOTES. The Incident That Won Tom Corwin's First fight For Congress. “When I saw the oil painting of Tom Corwin in the treasury,” said au Ohio man, “I could not but recall the story told Id Corwin’s old home of Lebanon of how he won his first election to congress. He was a young man and already noted as an orator, but he bad n bard district and little encour agement for election. He was making his tour of the counties and one night stopped at the double cabin of a farm er known to be a very fervent advo cate of political policies of the oppo sition. Corwin talked politics care fully with the old man and his sons before bedtime, but had little hope of winning a single vote in the house hold. In 'the morning the old man took Corwin outside and announced that every voter In the family would be for him on election day. This astonished and delighted Corwin, who could not help but ask why the sudden change of heart. “The old man told how the Apposition candidate had stopped at his bouse one night the week before and how the host and wife had watched the candidate go to bed. To their disgust, he actually put on a nightgown like those worn by a woman. This dis gusted the rugged old pioneer. Then Corwin wns told how the old farmer and bis wife had watched him go to bed, and as he had not bothered about a nightie they determined he was not taken to frills. Corwin could see the humor of the Incident, and In every succeeding speech be told that night shirt story on the ether candidate, bolding him up to ssora. The reealt was a victory for Corwin, and he owed it all to that story of tfVashingtoa Poe*, To Stop Hiccoughs. Simple cases of hiccough are often relieved by such measures ns sucking Ice or taking salt and vinegar, says the New York Medical Journal. Pulling the tongue forward and holding It for some time is an effective procedure. Sometimes obstinate hiccough Is re lieved when the patient Is strong by having him hang with the arms ex tended and grasping some beam or pole, so that his feet do not touch the floor. With all the abdominal muscles tense, have him hold Ills breath as long as possible. Sneezing is very efficient In certain eases, since It is the exact opposite to hiccough, being a sudden expiratory act. McSwincy’s Gun. ~ Near Horn Head. County Donegal, Ireland, there is a hole in the rocks called McSwiney’s gun. It Is on the seacoast and is said to have connec tion with a cavern. When the north -wind blows and the sea Is at half flood the wind and the waves enter the cavern and send up jets of water from the “gun” to a height of more than 100 feet. The jets of water nre accompanied by explosions which may be heard for miles. More Worry. "I didn’t know you admired that of ficial.” “I don’t," replied the political man ager. “Then why do you insist on crediting him with a presidential boom?" “Merely to make his life harder by giving him something more to worry about.”—Exchange. he Be Slow to Indorse. “A man should think before speaks,” said the prudent youth. “Yes," replied Dustin Stax. "And he should think still harder before he Writes his name on the back of any sort of document”—Washington Star. All Must Help. A wise man who does not assist with his counsels, a rich man with his chaflty and a poor man with his labor Sfe perfect nuisances In a common- wealth.—Swift. Philosophy. Learn to be pleased with everything— with wealth, so far as It makes us of benefit to others; with poverty, for not having much to care for, and with obscurity, for being unenvied.—Plu tarch. -TL he- Her Own Introduction. “When did you first become quainted with your wife?” “The first time I disagreed with her after we were married.”—Puck. What Cairo Has. 12. 2. 2. 2. 4. 3. General Stores. Hardware Stores. Furniture Stores. Drug Stores. Grocery Stores. Banks with half million dol lars on deposit. 1. 1. 3. 2, %, Jewelry Stor«. Wholesale Grocer, Iiytry Stable*. Machine ShopsJ Oarage*. Don’t be Faked and have your ( eves ruined by traveling spectacle sellers. Wight & Browne are here ready to guarantee a fit and quality of glasses. hen you buy from j| a peddler you set a cheap glass and frame II and pay double for something that — will not ’give you satisfaction. Save money and your eyes by buying your glassed from a reliable house. n -IMIWWWIIIIWlMWMIMiwiwwwmwwwwi F. M. BRANNON, Pres." W. s. WIGHT,.Vico Pres. Wll SEARCY. Cashier. CITIZENS BANK. Cairo, Ga. •A We call your especial attention to a comparative statement of our buff- iness for the past four years. DEPOSITS. TOTAL RESOURCES. March 7, 1908 March 7. 1909 March 7, 1910 March 7, 1911 —f — $ 123,000.00 125.000. 00 100.000. 00 180,000.00 March 7, 1008 March 7. 1009 March 7, 1910 March 7, 1911 $ 108,000.00 170.000. 00 ... 213,000.00 201.000. 00 Each years’ business has shown a nice increase and for this increase in business we are grateful to our friends. If you are u customer of this bank we thank you for your patronage in the past, and assure you that your ac count is always appreciated at THIS BANK. If you are not a customer of this bank, open an account with us and ‘ "I KJS'~~ let us show you how we make SATISFIED CUSTOMERS. We pay 4 per cent, interest, compounded quarterly, ou deposits in our gs department. savings i 1 KMKNKKtetflOJkasi CALL UP Phone 97 - and ask them what they have„ You will get something any time to compose a tempting meal. Buy Tempo Tea and get a nice article of crockery ware with 0 each package. First-class groceries, fruits, vegetable, cigars, cold drinks. It will pay you to make our ac quaintance. J. H. MITCHEL. Telephone 97. Free Delivery. 2. 1. 1. 1. 000. 2. Barber Shops. Farmers Union Warehouse. Bottling Works. Barrel Factory, capacity 30,- Sash .and Door Factories. Newspapers. Bakery. Pressing club and hat clean ing establishment. 2. Sanitariums. 3. Good churches. 1. Good brick school building, 300 Attendance. 1. Gristmill. 8. Lawyers. ■5. Physicians. 3, Dentist. Water k Light Plant, Owned by City. 2. Fertiliser Factories on foot, i. Ice Plant on foot. A Millie* Betters taxable pw>- V Its the county site of Grady With a $60,000 court house- paid for. Cairo is the home of the- original Georgia Cane Syrup. Its the second largest cane market in the world,. Ships 15 o 20 thousand barrels of syrup annually. Ships 5 to 7 thousand bales of Cotton annually. Ships 5 to 6 thousand tons of fertilizer annually. Ships 10 to 12: cars mules: and horses annually. Ships 20,000 dbzen eggs Besides home consumption. Ships 12,000 chickens besides home consumption. Ships 50,000 pounds eollard ;Seed, Ships 5,000 pounds pecans. Sh p3 30,000 pecan trees. Ships 300 cars melons. Ships 10,000 cars lumber. Has about 2 : ,000 people and shfes more in every day