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THE CAIRO MESSENGER.
Published every Friday at Cairo, Thomas
county, Georgia.
B. W. AL>KI.>iS, Editor.
E. O. KOLBIB, Bus. Manager.
Application made for entry at the Cairo, Ga.
Post Office as Second Class Mail Matter.
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Advertising rates reasonable, and furnished
upon application.
in Salutation.
As is the usual custom, we
propose in this, our first, issue
to give our readers a short out
line of the policy, aims and am
bitions of the paper.
In the beginning we will say
that the paper is democratic in
policy, but has no desire or in
tent to influence the political
creed or belief of others, but, on
the contrary, will give its time
to the dissemination of news of
a general character and doing
ali in its power to aidnnd ad
vance the best interests of its
town and section. So much
for our politics.
Now for its aims. Along
this line we will say that we
are here for the purpose of run
ning a newspaper, not for glor^
or patriotism, but as a means of
making a livelihood, although
we shall use every effort to have
the paper’s influence felt for the
better in all of its utterances
and shall give our readers and
patrons what they have a right
to expect and recieve—a clean,
bright and reliable home paper.
Lastly taking up its ambitions
will say that we will not be
satisfied until we see Cairo thor
oughly advertised to the world
for what she really is—one of
the cleanest, busiest, and most
flourishing towns in Soutli
Georgia and just now only be
ginning to grow. And at the
same time we wish to see The
Messenger grow with each suc
ceeding issue that it may be a
credit to the town and second
to no weekly in this section of
the state, and we ask the peo
ple of Cairo and vicinity to
unite with us in the work. Our
subscription books are open and
we would be glad to have all
who wish the paper regularly
come in and subscribe for it.
With this in explanation
ask your consideration for the
first issue of the Messenger.
To Our Farmer Friends.
In sending out this, our
issue, we have used great
in having the paper sent to
many of the farmers of the sec
tion as possible, and, as we
pose to make their interests
of our greatest aims in its
lication, we would be glad that
they take a friendly interest
the little sheet and give it
warm welcome into their homes,
as we can assure them
nothing shall enter its
but what the wife and
may read with interest.
We shall endeavor to
The Messenger draw about it
large and warm circle of
among our farmers and to
mote and protect their
at all times as far as lies in
power. Wishing each
every one a prosperous year,
great harvest and
success, we solicit your
ship and favor
Help Cairo by helping
home paper—then help
self.
Letter From
Forrester Bros.
As this is the first issue of the
new Cairo paper, we take advan
tage of the opportunity to thank
our customers for their liberal
patronage and assure them that
we appreciate the business they
have given us.
We have enjoyed a good
trade from the first day we op
ened 3 years ago and our busi
ness has increased daily.
We are selling goods at a very
small profit and the people have
found it out, and are taking ad
vantage of it. We are trying
to do a straight, honest, fair and
square business and do n o t
and will not stoop to little dir
ty, low, mean tricks, or lie to get
trade or the people’s money. If
any one at, any time ir. any way
has been wronged or seemingly
swindled when trading in our
store we ask and insist that they
come to see us and let us right
the wrong or make good all they
have lost by dealing with us.
Our Job Plant.
To tnose needing job print
ing of any kind whatever we
wish to state that we can fill
their wants on short notice.
Our plant is equipped with ail
the latest type faces and is in
the hands of a competent job
printer, we have on hand at all
times a nice line of stationary
from which to select, and in ad
dition to this we have two job
presses run by gasoline engine,
thus enabling us to execute
orders for job printing without
delay. We make our prices
compete with all legitimate com
petition and gurantee to please
every time. Give us your or
ders.
Race Problem Victim.
“Dat oldest boy o’ your’n look
sorter done up,” said the old
deacon to Brother Diclley. I
notice dat he on crutches, wid
one arm in a sling, a
roun’ one er his eyes, en
head settin’ sidewa) r s. What
de worl, is de matter wid
Is he been kotched in a
gin or run over by a
train?”
“Neither de one ner de yuth
er,” replied Brother
1 “ He’s a victim er de race
lem.”
“De face problem?”
“Yes he got it inter his
dat he was ue chap to settle
en s^op all de ta'kin’ ’bout it;
he started out one mawnin’ ’fo’
br’akfas’ wid that object in view,
en—dar he is!”—Stanton.
Reflections of a Bachelor.
From the New York Press.
A fine thing about
drinking is when you begin
again.
One trouble about being
to your mother-in-law is it
your wife so suspicious.
One of the hardest things
to kiss a girl under an
without having water
down your neck.
When you tell a woman
queer story either she
and dosn’t understand it or
derstands it and dosn’t blush.
It’s curious how a girl with
shapely legs will always
she would make a
actress without explaining why.
If you are pleased with our
goods tell your friend, if not
tell us. We want to treat our
customers right and keep them
satisfied af.d we know of no bel
ter way to do it than to give
them their money’s worth for
every dollar spent with us.
Remember if you trade us
your, chickens, eggs, country
produce, etc. for goods you get
the goods at the same prices as
if you were paying us the cash
—remember that please.
When m Cairo we cordially
invite you to visit our store and
we will endeavor to make it
both pleasant and profitable for
you.
Thanking you for the busi
ness you have given us in the
past, and soliciting your valued
patronage in the future which
we pledge ourselves to protect,
we are,
Yours sincerely,
Forrester Bros.
The editor of the Messenger
wishes to publicly extend to the
publishers of the Thomasville
limes-Enterprise thanks for the
kindly spirit they have shown
toward us in the matter of ex
changing. When we first ar
aived in Caiio, even two weeks
before our first issue, we were
greeted by the welcome and fa
miliar columns of the T.-E.
The Macon Telegraph has the
following comment upon the
death of Gen. Jno. B. Gordon
which contains a few words that
express more perhaps of the
greatness of the grand old man
than could whole columns of
Warmest eulogy:
“Quickly following that other
great confederate general who
went to his grave less than a
week ago, John B. Gordon cros
ses over the rivei to that coun
try where the greater number
of those who fought under the
stars and bars are now bivouch
ed—Lee, Jackson, the John
stons, Hood, Early, Longstre ei,
and the great hosts of the grav
that have fallen before the Grim
Reaper during forty years. The
fame of Gordon is written in ev
ery Southern heart. His va
liant deeds upon the field of bat
tle are known to every school
boy. There is nothing new
that can now be said about him.
There is no enconium that has
not already been said, The
fame of this Marshal Ney of the
confederacy is secure.”
Pecan Culture.
The culture of the pecan
bids fair to become an mipor
taut one in south Georgia, For
some time this section has been
engaged in Pecan growing spo
radically it is true, but to an ex
tent sufficient to prove the profit
to be derived. Now the num
ber of growers is steadily in
creasing year by year and the
growers are starting right,—
with budded and grafted trees.
Before very many years results
will become general.
It seems that this is no pass
ing fad or fickle fancy, and those
who have a small amount of
money and a large amount of
patience will in years to come
Tffaking Tfew
{Resolutions
At the beginning of a New Year is lots easier than
keeping them, but it’s
. . y[n Cast/ 9//at ter . .
To keep the Resolution to trade with us during the
year of 1904 if you know about our
JWr and uare 77/ethod j
af doing busing business.
If you are not acquainted with our methods, it’s so
easy to find out about it.
ZJhe 7/ew 2/ear finds US ill a jCaryer Store with a *Carger
Stock of Sooets which enables us to serve you better than
ever.
Our many years experience in business with the
{Powerful {Purchasing {Power
of the ready cash gives us the advantage in buying goods’,
and we give you the advantage of our experience by giving
vou value received for every cent spent with us.
We wish to thank our many customers and friends dor
their liberal patronage last year, and for the many wishes
for a prosperous New Year in our New Store.
ttesoive to TJrade with us and we guarantee that you will
never regret it.
77/auldln {ProlherSj jidvertisers of 3*acts
Ca/rOj Seorgta.
9/t?xt *Door to Citizens fffank.
20hat 7)o 2fou ffiead?
If you are taking no paper call on W. T. Crawford,
(at the Post-Office,) and see what he has to offer you in
the way of Newspapers at greatly reduced prices—com
pared to publishers, etc. He represents all the leading
newspapers and magazines, and ;f you are desirous of
subscribing for a paper call on him.
Below are a few of the many attractive offers he is
enabled to make:
The Semi-Weekly Atlanta Journal $1 per year with any
of the following F 7 reex
bouthern Cultivator, (Semi-Monthly) Regular price alone $1.
American Agriculturist, (Weekly) $1.
Home and Farm, (Semi-Monthly) SOc.
Farm and Fireside, (Semi-Monthly) „ SOc.
The Atlanta Weekly Constitution $1 per year with any
of the following Free:
American Agriculturist, or Home and Farm, or Farm and Fire
side, or Henry Grady’s Speeches. For only # 1.25 the Constitu
tion and Sunny South.
Are you a Subscriber to The Messenger? If not, sub
scrice at once—how does this strike you? T h e
Messenger with either of the following at the price
named for one year each :
Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal $1.35. The Constitution $1-
60. The Savannah News $1.50.
I make the following Special Offer for a limited time only ;
The Farm and Fireside, a semi-monthly story paper—pulisher’s
price 50 c per annum— in clubs of 5 for 35 c each and in addition
thereto to the solicitor one year’s subscription Free. Call on your
neighbors and get the Farm and Fireside Free for one year.
reap a rich harvest. A good
motto for 1904 might be—plant
pecans.—Thomasville T imes
Enterprise.
Nut-growing if likely to be
come an important industry in
this country before no distant
day, as there can be no question
as to there being profit in the
growing of pecans in South
Georgia. The fact has been
thoroughly demonstrate^ by the
Bacons at Dewitt and Bacon
ton, and it is only a question of
time when this will be the great
est pecan country on earth:
Thanks.
The publishers wish to return
thanks to the business men of
the city for their liberal adver
tising patronage as evidenced
by the columns of this issue.
Few country weeklies in the
state can make a better show
ing in this respect in their first
issue than can the Messenger,
and it can but reflect credit up
on our home merchants.
We ask for our advertisers a
liberal patronage fro our read
ers.
