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A,A3BSM| l Among the fortunate ones who captured premiums at the St. Louis eposition are: A. Cohn of Decatur county, Tobacco. Grand prize. State of Georgia, collection of hay and cow field peas. Grand ; prize. Savannah Board of Trade, naval stores. Grand prize. State of Georgia, collection of : cotton. Gold medal. W. B. Roddenbery, syrup. | Silver medal. Cargill-Wight Co., syrup. Sil ver medal. C. C. Jones, Sr.,^ bale of cot ton, 33 years old. Bronze med al. Louis B. Maged, silk and silk ! worms. Gold medal. On account of Robinson’s Cir cus the Atlantic Coast Line will hold Lain 35 at Thomasville j Monday, October 31 st, to ac commodate passengers between Bainbridge and Thomasville. T. J. Bottoms, Traveling Passenger Agent The~Messenger man is glad to see so many happy and con tented farmers on the streets of Cairo. We know that the world is serving them all right, That smile of theirs tell the tale. Poulk Bros, have just received a large stock of shawls for the ladies and overcoats for the gen tlemen. Woodland Items. BY UNCLE JAKE. The last quarterly meeting for the Be Id Spring work was held at - Bold Spring Saturday and Sunday. Mr. I. D. Single tary, Gordon Dixon and W. A. Sarrett represented Woodland at the meeting. Mrs. Ruth Vanlandingham returned home Sunday evening from a visit to her sister, Mrs. F. B. McKown of Decatur coun ty Mr. J. A. Winn returned home Monday morning from the district meeting of the C. M. church which convened with Harmony chuieh near Iron City. Mr. Newt Ferlkeld, F. M. Nor ton and uncle Billy James, were trading in Cairo from this neigh borhood Monday. Mrs. Sallie James has been sick this week. We hope to j see her out again soon. Mr. Rufus Harper and wife are entertaining a young lady who is stopping with them. Might as well put up a hitching post, Rufus, for she will want to entertain the boys after awhile. Mr. Bill Drew went to Cairo : , Tuesday carrying some of the fleecy staple with him. Our friend Ide Singletary, who has been complaining of not feeling well for several days, was able to be up Tuesday. Mr. Will Pindergrass will sing at Woodland the fifth Sun day at 9 o’clock. All the sing mg people are invited to come. Rev. H. P. Stubbs will preach at 11 o’clock. To live happy—Love your wife and vote for Parker. If you haven’t got a wife, then go and vote for Parker anyway. On November the 8 th the matter will be decided, and people know who they want. Old maids are practically known in the state of West ginia. The Bible in Brazil. There are many thrilling stones of the power and influence the reading of the Word has had and is still having throughout this region. One of the missonaries relates an interesting incident a bible left at the house of a mer, the reading led to the con version of several members of the family. It was then lent to the second, then to the third, finally to the fourth family, in all of which like results followed, lady heard of a mission at work in a town not far away, and came to hear him preach and invite him to the farms. He made several visits there, and at last organized a church with twenty-four mem- fruit bers. He regards this as the of one Bible left in the communi ty by one of our colporteurs. Touring through the regions north and w r est of this a few years later,one of the colporteurs wrote: sell “At Rio San Francisco after ing quite a number of books we were preparing to leave when a gentleman, Sr. Carlos Mariano Pereira, called on us and told us that this place had never been vis ited before by a preacher or col porteur. He* is very much inter ested in the gospel, and has been a subscriber to the Expositor some years. We met several peo ple who spoke of him and we found that he whs the little leaven which had leavened considerable of a lump, With great pride this dear old man showed us a Figuei redo Bible from the British and Foreign Bide Society which had been in his possession for sixty five years, and I judge from its appearance and the old gentle man’s conversation 'hat it had been well read. The title-page bore the date of 1821. We preach ed at his house to a very attentive audience which filled the front hall, and there were a great many outside also. O 11 one of our journeys in a re gion not yet visited by colporteur or missionary one of my colpor tuers, a new man (the son of a Catholic priest), asked me to turn aside from my route to a house where some of his relatives lived. About 3 p. m. we came to the house and were cordially welcom ed by the lady. The gentleman came in about five o’clock, and a dinner of black beans, rice, far- 111 ha (a meal made from the root of the mandioca), mush, salad, chicken and coffee were served in primitive style. The gentleman was asked if we might preach to them that night, for it,” 11 I am not able to pay he replied. it, ) j .. You don’t have to pay for said the colporteur. i c But Ijilways have to pay the priests,” he answered, “a big price for all they do for me. ’ •> The colporteur responded: “This is a minister of the free gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, and it won’t cost you anything to hear. Here is the invitation, ‘He who hath no money; come ye, buv, and eat, yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. ? 5 5 The farmer readily assented, and the family, the servants, a few travelers and ourselves made a congregation of thirty-five or for ty. Save the two colporteurs, not one of them had ever before heard a gospel sermon. Several seemed to comprehend a part at least of the truth and were deeply impress ed. Several months after this trip I received a letter from one of our colporteurs in which he said that the farmer and a number of oth ers were very anxious to have me return and preach to them. I was so much occupied that I could not go, and wrote to one of the mis sionaries requesting him to go, but he was also too busy. During the next year the colporteur visited the family and found a number in the community so deeply in terested that be wrote a most ur gent letter urging me to go there and visit them. Again I could not find time to go, and again ur ged the missionary to. Attersev eral months he did go. He found this man and several others deep ly interested in the gospel. They had been reading their Bibles con stantly. During this first visit seven persons asked for baptism and membership in the Church. Several months later a second vis it was made to the community, and nineteen professed their faith in Christ and asked for admission into the Church. A young lawyer studying for priesthood, became interested in the Bible through one of our colporteurs was converted, became a preacher, and is now a most successful teacher in one of the Protestant colleges.—Rev. H. C. Tucker, agent American Bible Society. The Boston Globe in a recent issue has the following to say tn regard to the poor children . ... in attendance at the public sc hools at Milwaukee: | JFree breakfasts will hence i forth be furnished to poor chil j dren at the various public ! schools of Milwaukee, a fund having been raised for that pur pose. It has been found that many children come to school so hun gry that they are unable to study and must be supplied. It has been suggested by the superintendent of public schools of New York that the same state of things exists in that city. In England the proposition has often been made, that poor children be fed as well as edu cated. If the Milwaukee experiment should become widely adopted it will add quite an item to our school expense. A Wonderful Saving. The largest Methodist Church in Georgia, calculated to use over one hundred gallons of the usual kind of mixed paint in painting their church. They used only 82 gallons of the Longman & Martinez paint mixed with 24 gallons of linseed oil. Actual cost of paint made was less than .$ 1.20 per gallon. Saved over $80.00 in paint, and got a big donation besides. EVERY CHURCH will be giv en a liberal quantity whenever they paint. Many houses are well painted with four gallons of L. & M. and three gallons of linseed oil mixed therewith. Wears and covers like gold. These Celebrated Paints are sold by Wight & Browne. A little girl wrote the follow ing essay on boys: “Boys are men that have not got big as their papas, and girls are wo men that will be ladies by and bv. When God looked at Ad - % am he said to himself: “Well, I think I can do better if I try again,” and he made Eve. Boys are a great trouble. They wear out everything but soap. If I had my way the world would be girls and the rest dolls. My papa is so nice that I think he must have been a lit tle girl when he was a little boy. Man was made on the seventh day he rested. Woman was then made and she has nev er rested since,” Notice Hairo, Ga., Oct. 26, 1904. After Saturday, Nov. 5th, the Cairo Ginnery will close down un til Dec. 12th, and will gin one week and then will close down for this season. All who have got cotton will please bring it in. W. S. A’lKINSON & CO. DII W M. SEARCEY, DENTIST Office next to Wight & Browne Drug Store. Cairo, Georgia. JOHN R. SINGLETaRyT ATTORNEY. • CAIRO. GEORGIA. Office over B. F. Powell’s store. Commercial law and Collections. W. EARLE OLIVER, PHBSICIAN & SURGEON. Cairo, Goorgia. Residence ’Phone No. 47. Office ’Phone No. 12. Boarding House. Broad St., Cairo, Ga. Rates»$ 1.00 Per Day. Fare and Service Excellent. Mrs. Jennie Bell, Proprietress. NEW! NEW! A NEW JEW STORE! lbeg to announce to the people of Cairo, Ga., that I have open* ed up a General Merchandise Store, consisting of Dry Goods, Notions AIND Fancy Groceries, and will sell every* thing as cheap as any body and respectfully solicit the patronage of every one. Those who patronize me will find themselves treat= ed nicely in every re* spect. Come and give me a call. ABE POLLER, Old Cairo Banking Co’s, building, next to W. H. Robinson & Co. County Director?. SUPERIOR COURT OFFICERS. Robert G. Mitchell, Judge. W. E. Thomas. Solicitor General. E. M. Davis, Stenographer. J. VV. Groover, Clerk. T. J. Hight. Sheriff. COUNTY COURT. Charles P. Hansel 1, Judge. RoscoeLuke, Solicitor. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. E. M. Smith, Chairman; J. S. Montgomery, Secretary; H. C. Copeland, J. Q. Bryan, J. D. Barrow ann W. A. Pringle. Sessions—2nd Monday Civil Docket. 2nd Wednesday Criminal Docket. COUNTY OFFICERS. P. S. Heeth, Tax Collector. John F. Howard, Tax Receiver. John F. Parker. Treasurer. A. J. Stanalifnd, Surveyor. Charles Gandy. Coroner Cit? ©trcctor?. Mayor—R. L. Van Landingham, Mayor Pro-tem—K. Powell. Counoilmen—W. A. Walker, K. P. Wight. K. Powell, C. E. Maulden and John L. Poulk. Clerk and Treasurer—Jonn L. Poulk. Ma^hil—R.L. Nicholson. Night Policemen—D. A. Brinson, HIGH SCHOOL. Board of Trustees—J. B. Wight,Chairman ; W.B Roddenbery, Secretary; K. Powell, Treas urer; W. S Wight, L. F. Powell, L B. Powell Dr. W. A. Walker, W. G. Baggett, J. L. Poulk. (Bburcb Director?. Methodist Church—R ev. G. 1 *. Revise, pastor. Services at 11a. in. and 7:80 p. m. Sabbath school at 8:30. You are cordially invited to attend. Epworth League every Tuesday evening at 7:80. Baptist Church—R ev. T. A. White, pastor Services at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school at 8:30. The public are cordially invited to attend. B.Y.P.U. every Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. Pb.esbYteriam Chucrh—R ev.W.D.Stimpson, pastor. Services every 4th Sunday. Secret Societies. Masons—M eet every 2nd Friday night over Cairo Banking Co., Broad St. Knights of Pythias—L. B. Powell, C. C., T. A. Powell, K. of R. and S. Meeting every 1st and 3rd Monday night. WE OFFER This Week, In addition to regular stock of Groceries, Fruits, Vegetables, Confecti ions, Ice Cold Drinks Etc. Hams, Armour’s Gold Band, ? J 3XXX Helmet Breakfast Bacon, Cudahy’s R ex Brand. Butter, Fresh Country n r Dai 4’ ? 5 y reamer?. Cheese, Full Cream of Best Quality. Fresh Lot of Conida’s Candi -i Just Received. Telephone Your Orders—We do The Rest. IraLHurst ’Phone 31. Remember that our job de partment is complete in every particular. Favor us with tour orders. We guarantee satisfac tion. spa j NOW IS THE TIME! Subscribe for The Cairo Messenger, Published every Friday. = * = Subscription. One Year 5< Six Months, » s ! 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