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Paints, Varnishes, Etc.
Mill Supplies of all kinds
Guns and Ammunition
Galvanized Ware
Wire Fence
House Furnishing Goods
Stoves and Ranges
Sporting Goods
Cutlery of all kinds
Headquarters for Christmas Goods
of all kinds.
FIRE-WORKS
of every description.
Come to see us before making your
Christmas purchases.
Chapman-Logue
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Whigham, Ga.
Personal Items of a Local Nature
Conducted by Miss AddieLou Powell,Telephone No. 126.
Bpent
Mr. Joe Higdon, of Calvary,
was a business visitor on Tues-
say.
Mr. H. B. Funderburk, of
Bainbridge, was a Sunday visitor.
Mr. J. M. McNair accompanied
by his father left Tuesday after
noon for Jacksonville, Fla.
Mr. Charlie Mooring, of Pana
cea, Fla,, spent the week-end in
Cairo.
Dr. W. H. Bryant made a trip
to Thomasville Monday afternoon.
Col. R. C. Bell visited Valdosta
last Monday for medical aid.
Col. M. L. Ledford attended
United Stales Federal court in
Valdosta Monday,
Miss Mary Odom har returned
home after a two weeks visit with
her sister in Rebecca.
Mr. J. W. Pope, of Meigs, was
a Monday visitor.
Mr. Crawford Poulk hns re
turned to his work in Macon af
ter spending about two weeks
with his brothers here.
Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Arnold,
and daughter, Wessie, who have
been visiting their daugter, Mrs
E. J. Poulk, for some time left
during the week for their home
in Pavo.
Mr, J. Oscar Harrell, of Whig-
ham spent Tuesday afternoon in
Cairo.
Mr. W. R. Thomas, of Atta-
pulgus, spent Saturday and Sun
day here.
Mr. C. T. Foster, of Albany
was a business visitor to Cairo
last week.
Col. L. W. Rigsby has moved
his law office from the Parker
building to an office over the
post office.
The weather for the past sev
eral days has been to and below
the freezing point and many fine
porkers have been killed in the
county this week.
Miss Janie Bell' Dekle
Tuesday in Valdosta.
Col. R. C. Bell was a visitor to
Valdosta last Tuesday.
TheEpworth League gave a
▼try entertaining musical pro
gram at the League Hall last
Tuesday evening, which was en
joyed by tne many present.
Mr. C. A. Vanduzee was a vis
itor to Valdosta Tuesday.
Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Warnell will
have as their guests during the
nolidays, Dr. R. C. Franklin,
• December.
Ok, belly branch and Kinglet**
And .Christmas chime* where'er rye to
And Blockings pinned up In a row—
These ere thy gifts. December!
And If Uio year Imb mode thee old
And slivered ell thy looke ef gold
Thy heart has never been a-cold
Or known a fading ember.
Tho whola world la a Christmas tres,
And stars Its many aandlea be.
Oh, sing a carol Joyfully
The year’s great feast In keeping,
War once upon a December night
An angel held a oandla bright
And led ttireo wise men by Its light
To where a child was sleeping.
-Harriet P. Blodgett.
Mr. E. M. Maxwell went over from Gray monk
to Valdosta Tuesday. i A fine boy was born to Mr.
„ T „ , ... and Mrs. Thos. Wight last Mon-
Mr. J. Heyden was one of the
many Cairo visitors to Valdosta
last Tuesday,
Hon. John B. Crawford trans
acted business in Valdosta last
Tuesday.
Mr. N. C. Whigham, of near;
Whigham, was here on business ’
Wednesday and paid the Progress
a visit.
A fine boy was. born recently
to Mr, and Mrs. I; J. Edwards.
Mr. C. E. Vanlandingham was
a visitor to Valdosta last Tuesday.
Mr. A. E. Maxwell, member of
the board of education from the
Calvary district, attended the
educational meeting in Cairo
Wednesday.
Mr. H. G. Cannon left Tuesday
for Montecello, Fla., from there
he will go farther south to select
a site to move his mill.
Miss Mary Bell returned home
Wednesday from a pleasant stay
with friends in Sylvester.
Mr. D. S. Swicord, living near
Whigham, attended the lecture
by the State School commissioner
at the court house Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs H. C. Gibson and
children of New York arrived
Tuesday afternoon to spend the
winter months her? in the home
of Rev. and Mrs W. C. Jones
Col. W. J. Willie returned.home
Tuesday from a few days visit
with home folks in Louisville, his
niece, Miss Winifred Godby,
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A YULETIDB THOUGHT.
WonldMt thou iMrn thy
Lord's meaning la this thing?
I-earn tt troll. Lara was hta
meaning. Who aljowed It thee?
Lora. What ahetrM he theo?
Lore. Wherefore showed It he?
For loro. Hold thee therein and
thou abalt learn and know more
In the same. Bnt then (halt
neTer know nor learn therein
other thing without end.—Ju
liana of Norwich.
Real Meaning of tha Djy.
What with the happy bnatle and
planning and working and’ (hopping
which Christmas brings, theft la real
danger that the deepest significance of
the day may be oreelooked. Snperfl-
dally, Christmas fa the aeason of ever-
greena. of gayly decked tree*, of Bnnta
ClmiH. of feasting and ef the string
nnd recolrlng of preeonti. Rut ft that
In all that It Is It la not eneagh.
The heart of Christinas—the meaning
that Tltnll7.es all the observances and
porpetnntes the foatlvnl throughout tho
centuries—th a rude monger In aR
oriental khnn. wherein Iny the llabo
who wan the eon of Mnry and Son of
_ . f i, v- , nan j God. In lt» very nnint and lu It* very
came With him to spend some Character Christina* li the birthday an
1 ' ' niversnry of the Cbrlat Child. They
miss the inoHsnge of this gladdest dny
THE TRUE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
The Goblins
A Christmas Story
I N an old abbey town u long, lone
while ngo there ollleluted as sex
ton and gravedigger lu Hie
churchyard one Gabriel Orulili
He was an III conditioned, cross grain
ed, surly fellow, who consorted with
nobody but hlutsclf nnd nu old wicker
bottle, which lltted lute bis large, deep
waistcoat pocket.
A little before twilight one Christinas
ere Gabriel shouldered Ills spade, light
ed his lantern and betook himself to
ward the old churchyard, for he had a
grave to finish by next morning.
He strode along until he turned Into
the dark lane which led to the church
yard—a nice, gloomy, mournful’ place.
.Into which the townspeople did not.
care to go except In broad daylight:
consequently he was not a little Indig
nant to heur a ruung urchin roaring
out some Jolly song about n merry
Christinas. Gulirlel waited until the'
boy cunie up. then rapped him over the
bead with his luntern tl.ve or stx times
to teach him to modulate his voice.
And as the boy hurried o.wnv, with his.
time in his home.
The Cairo public schools closed
today for a three weeks vacation.
The pupils as well at the teach
ers are happy.
of the year who have »ot eye* to dis
cern In it the cooing, belploes, Ucantl
fnl Babe wbo Jn bis complete hutngn-
nesk-imnns out hearts niid wiA ht-
, S*' • 1
"■BOW TIM A flew or THE P|CTPBCS.'
hand to Ills head. Gabriel Grulil’ chuck
led to hln'velf and entered the church
yard, locking the gate behind him.
He took q(V his coat, nut down tils
lantern and, getting Into nu untlnlsberi
grave, worked at tt for an Hour or so
with rigid good will. But the earth
wa* bnrdeucd with the frost, srfd It
was uo ensy matter to break It up and
shovel it out. When ho had finished
work for the night nnd looked down
Into the grave wPb grim satisfaction
ho murmured:
"Brava 'odElnKS for one, brave lodgings
for one,
few feet of cold earth when life Is
done.
“Mo. ho'” he laughed ns be sat him
self dowu on a Hat tombstone, which
was a favorite resting place of bis, and
drew forth n wicker bottle. -
"Ho. bo. bo!" repeated a voice close
beside him.
“It wns the echoes,” snid he, raising
the bottle to bl* lips again.
“It wns not.” said a deep, voice.
Gabriel started up and stood rooted
to Hip spot with terror. .
Ken ted on an upright tombstone close
to him was a strange, unearthly figure.
He wns sitting perfectly s'tlll, grinning
at Oahrlel Grubb with such n grin as
only n goblin could call np.
"Whnt do you here tin Christina*
eve?”.wild the goblin sternly.
"1 camp to dig « grave, air." stam
mered Gabriel.
"Whnt man wander* among graves
on such a night us this?'' 1 cried the gob
lin.
“Gabriel Grubb, Gnbrlel Grubb!''
screamed a wild chorus of voices that
seemed to All the churchyard.
“Wbiit have you got In that bottle?'
snld the goblin.
“Hollands, sir," replied the sexton,
tremhllug more tbHii ever, for he had
bought it of the smugglers, and be
thought his Questioner might he In the
excise department of the goblins.
“Who drinks Hollands alone and In
’a churchyard on such a night us this?"
"Gabriel Grubb. Gabriel Grubb'" cx
claimed the wild voices uguln.
"And who, then. Is our lawful prize?"
exclaimed the goblin.
The invisible chorus replied, "Gabriel
Grubb, Gabriel Grubb!”
Tbe sexton gasped for breath.
“Whnt do you think of this, Gn
Uriel?" Raid the goblin. •
"It's—It’s very curious, sir; very cn
rious, sir, and very pretty," replied the
sexton, half dead with fright "But I
think I'll go back and flnlsb my work
sir, ft you please."'
“Work?" said the goblin. "What
work?”
"The grave, sir."
“Oh, the grave, eh? Who makes
grave^-at.a time when other men ure
merry nnd takes a pleasure In It?"
■ Again the voices replied, "Gabriel
Grubb, Gabriel Grubbl"
"I’m afraid my friends want you.
Gabriel." snld the goblin.
"Under favor, sir," replied the hnr
•ror stricken sexton. “1 don’t thluk
they can. They don't know me, sir
1 don’t think the gentlemen hnve ever
seen me."
"Oh. yes", they hnve! We know the
mnn who struck the boy In the curious
malice of his heart because tbe hoy
could be merry and be could not."
Here the goblin gave a loud, shrill
laugh which the echoes returned tweu
tyfold.
"1—I am afraid I must leave you.
sir,” said the sexton, making an effort
to move.
“Leave us!" said tbe goblin. "Ho, bo
ho!"
As tho goblin laughed be suddenly
darted toward Gabriel, laid bis bnnd
bn bis collar and sank with blm
through the earth. And when he hnd
had time to fetch Ids breath be found
Idmself In what appeared to be a large
cavern, surrounded on all sides bv gob
'Ins ugly and grim,
"And now,” said the king of the gob
Uns. seated In the center of tbe room
t>n an elevated seat-ids friend of tbe
churchyard—"show the man of misery
and gloom a few of the'plctures Troni
our great storehouses.”
As the goblin snld this n cloud rolled
gradually away nnd disclosed a small
and scantily furnished but nent npnrt
uient. Little children were gathered
round a bright fire, dinging to (heir
mother's gown or gamboling rouud her
chair. A frugal menl was spread upon
the table, nnd un elbow chair wns
plnccd near the fire. Soon the father
entered, nnd the children ran to meet
him. As he sat down to bis meal the
mother snt by. Ids side, und all seemed
happiness and comfort.
“Whnt do you think of that?" said
Jbe goblin.
Gabriel murmured something abom
Its being very pretty.
"Show blm some more," said the
goblin.
Many a time the cloud went and
came, nnd inuny n lesson II tnugbt to
Gnbrlel Grubb. He saw tbnt men who
worked hard nnd earned their scanty }
bread were cbeerful and happy. And
he came to the conclusion It wns a I
very respectable sort, of world after
all. One by one the goblins faded from
bis sight, and ns the last one dlsap
peared be sank to sleep.
The dny had broken when he awoke ,
nnd found himself lying on tho Hat
gravestone, with the wicker bottle emp I
t.v by Ids side. He got on his feet ns
well ns he could nnd. brushing the
frost off his cunt, turned bis face to
word the town.
But he was on altered man. He Und
learned lessons of gentleness and good
onture by bis strange adventures In tbe
goblin's cavern.—Charles Dickens.
LITTLE LULU AND '
THE SNOW FAIRIES
ULU wns a very
tiny girl even
for her six years.
Sbo Was a good
little thing, how
ever, going to
school every day
and doing bar
smalt best to bo
helpful to moth
er when sbe was
home.
Tbo little girls
were playing together at recess one
day when Clara, wbo was Lulu's dear
est friend, whispered to her:
“What’s Snnty Claus going to bring
you. Lulu?” It wns almost Christmas
time.
Lulu ebook her little yellow bead
nnd sighed. Mother had said Just tho
dny before that times were bnrd nnd
perliat&jpanta wouldn't be able to do
ns welli es usual for. some little girls
that year. And Lulu wns very much
afraid when she heard It that mother,
hnd uie.iut her little girt So she an-'
swercil Clara’s question sadly:
“1 don't know whnt Santy will bring
tne this year. If I don't got the dolly or
•WK AltS SANTA 1
the set of dishes or the play furniture
I want I'm going to try not- to mind,
for I nin Just sure Santa would bring
them if he could.”
Clara had heard talk about the ex-
penslveucss of toy's, too, and when
Lulu explulued It to her she wondered
If really dear old Santa wouid be too
poor to bring her all she wanted this
Christmas
"Well. I'm going to keep on wishing,
Just tbe snuie," declared Clara. “You
know the fairies help Santa, and the
fHlrles can do anything.”
Lulu wns cheered by this view of the
rase ns she ran ulong home from
school. Every day she kept a sharp
loukuut for rulries. If ever sbe met
one she meant to hog that fairy to do
Its little best to help Santa get his
Christmas toys.
On Christinas eve ns Lulu got ready
to go- to bed she noticed that tbe sky
hnd becouio quite dark.
"1 wonder If we shall hnve a white
Christmas?" Lulu's mother said as she
drew the fit ft :t ins aside.'
I.uln was tired trail she soon went to
sleep. Some lime later she opened her
eyes. Glancing at the window, she
saw something white fluttering and
wnvlng Just outside the window.
"Whatever can It he?" she wondered
and Jumped out of bed and ran to tbe
window.
Dancing on the windowpane were
several little llgures clad In glistening
white dresses. Just like the snow that
lay on the ground. And fluttering
through the air Lulu saw many more
of these little white creatures, which
she knew at ouco were snow fairies.
The fulrlcs waved their hands, and
Lulu put up the window. Strange .to
(ay. It did pot feel cqld, and the llttlp
fairies flew IP without seeming to bp
jp the lensj afraid or tneltlqg.
"We are Snptu Claus' little helpers,"
ope fairy said. "We go about trying
to And out Just what little girls and
boys want for Christmas. We can’t
come until there la snow, though, tor
we ride about on the flukes, and tbe
snow bus been so late this year. And/
now, little girl, will you tell us what
you want Snuta to bring you?"
Lulu did uot have to tblnk over that
"My dolly hns a crack across her face,
and har hair Is all gone,” she said,
"Won't you please tell him to bring
me a new dolly?”
“We certainly shall," the fatrles smil
ed, and then they spread their little
wings nnd flew out of the window.
Outside they looked like snowflakes.
Lulu crawled back Into bed, and
presently she went to sleep ngaln. She
did not know It was Christmas morn
Ing until her mother called her with t
gny “Merry Cbrlstmasl"
Then sbe Jumped out of bod. “Rm
Fight downstairs and sec whnt Snnti
.hits left for you," her mother said.
And when Lulu got down to the din
ing room sbe shrieked with delight, for
Snnta hnd dung up her stocking and
filled it with goodies, while 111 a little
chair nndernenth the stocking wns
seated n lovely golden haired dolly.
Beside It jvns n little trunk, and when
Lulu opened It she found It full ©|
pretty clothes, fur the new doll.