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VOL. 2.
FARMER'S column.
0U r SLOGAN: BETTER FARMING.
x MAN —A SINGLE PLOW—A MULE.
This is a combination still all
too popular with our farmers.
Our fathers used it because it was
the best available. With the
con ditions then existing it was no
doubt a good trio, forth Necessity
had not then called a better
equipment. Now with changed
environment it is no longer effec
tive, and inventive genius, re
sponding to the need, has provided
modern labor-saving implements
to meet almost any requirement.
Human labor is dear, is expen
sive, at best, but when used, as
so much of it yet is a mere auto
niiitom, a machine, instead of
treating it as intelligence to be
used to direct the operation of
machinery, it become morecrimi
nal. It is impossible to get best
returns either from our own. or
hired help so long as we count
one man to one mule. As I said
last week we must deepen our
soil to get maximum crops, Bed
ding out our land with one-horse
plows, as has been our custom
will not deepen our soil, We
must cultivate our crops rapidly
to conserve the moisture that the
winter and spring rains have
stored in our deeply prepared soil.
We can’t do this with the twelve
inch sweep putting four to six
furrows per row.
One man with one horse and a
bit of extra labor can work thirty,
or maybe thirty-five acres, and
make some crop, One man and
two or three horses, and the same
bit of extra labor, (mavhe less)
by the use of disc plows, harrows,
weeders, cultivators, etc., can
work forty or fifty acres, and
make two or three times as much
per acre as the one-horse man.
Many recoznize the advantage of
the improved implements, but
say it is not practicable to use
them here.
The first objection is the stumps.
It is a powerful one, and there is
no way around it, but to get them
out somehow. I suspect a little
machinery would be helpful here.
Another objection is that the ne
gro cannot be depended mistake, on to op- for
erate it. This is a
with some one to adjust it and
overbok occasionally, they do
operate the improved tools very
successfully, as has been abund
antly proven, Perhaps the most
potent reason why 110 of mere the first are
used though is because
cost. This is ;onsid°rable, and
we have +0 be very judicious at
this poi t but just here saving
of human tabor and the increased
production come in. Lets value
ourselves more than to continue
the one-mule, one-man system.
The change is already being efiect
ed. No one lias achieved the full
possibility yet, but the change
will necessary be gradual, We
must adopt ourselves to the new
methods and learn by use the real
function of different tools. W e
will make some costly mistakes
before we adjust ourselves alto
gether, but it will not keep back
the change which is coming. Get
in the procession, and help place
Grady county far 111 the lead as
a farming section, You reap fi
nancial benefit, and help along
our suction at the same time.
Strikes Hidden Rocks.
When your ship of health strikes
the hidden rocks of Consumption,
Pneumonia, etc., you are lost, 11
you don’t get help from Dr.
King’s New Discovery for Con
sum ption. J. W. McKinnon, ot
Talladega Springs, Ala., writes.
“1 had been very ill with Pneu
monia, under the care of two doc
tors, but was getting no better
take Dr. King . , s
when I began to dose
New Diecoverv. The first
gave relief, and one bottle cured
me.” Sure cure for sore throat,
bronchitis, coughs and colds.
Guaranted at Wight & Browne ’s
drug store, price 50 c and *L0t.
Trial bottle free.
The Standard Guaranty & 1 rl, st Com
pany furnishes a medium through wlucn
you are enabled to secure a home,
laying aside a small portion ot >
earnings each month, thus paying payments.
the home in small monthly the Cairo
R B Russell, Attorney, is
r presentative.
Several experienced brick nm
kers can get jobs by applying to
T. R. McEaehen, Broad street,
Cairo, Ga.
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Cairo, Thomas County, Georgia, March 17, IQOS.
gom[RS 1KD G0RER3
Prof. Kellam visited Thom
asville .Saturday.
Col. E. R. Pringle returned to
Thomasville Saturday.
Mr. Homer Williams was a
visitor to Cairo this week.
35 lbs. Rice for $i.oo E. A.
Williams & Co.
Mr. D. F. Oliver returnad
from Atlanta Wednesday.
Mr. James Blackshear and
son of Duncansville were in the
city Wednesday.
Mr. W. E. Lewis sa.{s he had
a ripe watermelon on the 12th
inst. Who can beat it?
We are glad to see Mr. C, E.
Dunn on the streets again after
a severe attack of grippe.
Mr. H. M. Frazier of Monti
ceilo, Fla., but who formerly
resided in Cairo, was’in the city
this week.
Ladies Home Journal, Every
body’s, Munsey’s magazines al
ways on sale at Wight & Browne.
Look out for the change of
ad of J. L. Oliver & Son which
will appear in the Messenger
next week.
Miss Mae Crawford who has
been spending a week with the
Miss Howards near Susina, re
turned home Sunday.
Mr. B. H. McManeus has re
turned to Cairo from Cutting,
Ga., where he went last Satur
day to attend to business.
You can get baker's bread at
the Cairo Grocery Store any day,!
as they receive fresh shipments
every Tuesday and Friday.
Mrs. C. E. Dunn of Waycross
came up Tuesday to join Mr.
Dunn who has been suffering
with Lagrippe for several days.
Mr. R. T. Kennedy and fami
ly who have been in Cairo for
several months pist have gone
to Ocilla. Ga., to the regret of
their many friends here.
Just received at the Cairo Gro
cery Store a fresh shipment of
prunes, currants, seeded raisins
and cranberries.
Mr. P. J. O’Gara, who has
been visiting Cairo for several j
seasons, is again in the city for
a short while. His many friends
are always glad to welcome him.
The literary and social meet
ing of the Epworth League will
be held at the residence of Mr. j
J. B. Wight on Friday evening.
You are invited.
WANTED—All the Hides, Furs, Tal
low. Wax, Wool, also all the old Brass,
Copper and Rubber in Ga., Ala. and Fla.
Highest cash prices paid for same. For
particular^ address, West
J. W. Watkins & Co. 230 and 232
Jackson St., Thomasville, Ga.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage of one of our most
popular young men, Mr. W. Y.
Bryan to Miss Corbin Bradford
of Camilla on Anri! Cth.
Capt. J. F. Stone, agent for
the State Mutual Life and An
nuity Association, Rome, Ga.,
has an ad in this issue of the
Messenger which it would be to
your interest to read.
Mrs. LI. B. Sutton who has
been quite sick for the past
week or more still continues
very ill. Her many friends
hope fer her speedy recovery.
Incredible Brutality.
It. would have been incredible
brutality if Ghas. F. Lemberger,
of Svracuse, N. Y., had not done
the best lie could for his suffering
son. k k Mv boy,” he save, “cut a
fearful gash over his eye, so I ap
plied Bucklen’s Arnica Salve,
which quickly healed it and -aved
his eye. Good for burns and
ulcers too. Only 25 c at Wight &
Browne’s drug store.
For Granite and Marble Monu
ment and Iron Fencing, write
R. A. Weldon. Thomasville
Marble Co.
The Thomasville Variety
Works has an ad in today’s
Messenger. Read what they
say and you will be convinced
that they can always supply you
■with what you want. They
have recently added a saw mill
to their plant which will further
aid them in supplying the in
creased demand for lumber.
For an Impaired Appetite.
Loss of appetite always results
from faulty digestion. All that
is needed is a few doses of Cham
berlrin’s Stomach and Liver Tab
lets. They will invigorate the
stomach, strengthen the digestion
and give you an appetite like a
wolf. These Tablets also act as a
gentle laxative. For sale by Wight
& Browne.
Another residence in course
of construction in Cairo is the
neat little cottage in North
Side which is being built for
our fellow townsman, Mr. H.
T. Hart. ’Tis well: A cage and
then the bird. We extend our
congratulations although a little
in advance.
STOVE WOOD.
We can furnish you with good
seasoned stove wood. See
F. G. Sutton
or
D. F. Williams.
J*
GRAND
Millinery Opening.
To the Ladies of Cairo and Vicinity :
You are cordially invited to be at our store on
Thursday, March 23rd at 9:30
to inspect our line of
• m Spring Millinery •••
We will have on display some of the prettiest crea
tions in Ladies’ Dress ever seen in our town.
MILLINERY DEPARTMENT,
RICHTER & RUSHIN.
Miss Maggie Stringer, Manager, Cairo, Ga.
The Colonel’s Waterloo.
Colonel John M. Fuller, of
Honey Grove, Texas, nearly met
his Waterloo, from Liver and
Kidney trouble. In a recent let
ter, he says: “I was nearly dead,
of these complaints, and, although
I tried my family doctor, he did
me no good; so I got a 50 c bottle
of your great Electric Bitters,
w hich cured me. I consider them
the best medicine on earth, and
thank God who gave you the
knowledge to make them, J ? Sold,
and guaranteed to cure, Dyspep
sia, Biliousness and Kidney Dis
ease, hy Wight & Browne, drug
gist, at 5o3 a bottle.
Produce Market.
(Corrected Weekly By Wight Bros.)
Cotton ....... 7 i
Syrup (In bbls) 22c
Corn (Shelled) per bu 65c
Corn (In ear) <» 60c
Meal a u 75c
Peas.....(yellow) per bu $1.00
Peas...... (White 1.50
Meat. (Sides) per lb 10c
Hams 12*
Lard IOC
Chickens.. .(Grown) 30 and 35c
Chickens (Spring Fryers) 20 to 2 5
Eggs Per doz 20c
Subsciibe for the Messenger.
News is as scarce as hen’s
teeth.
Red Bliss Seed Potatoes for sale
at the Cairo Grocery Store.
See notice of good stove wood
for sale.
Get your Jello and Gellatine at
the Cairo Grocey Store.
’Tis sad, for the hunter. ’Tis
well, for the quail.
On sale at Wight & Browne’s
—first issue of Tom Watson’s
magazine—just out.
The wettest word of mouth
or pen is, it continues to “rain.”
Wight & Browne have ou sale
at all times the latest magazines
and periodicals.
The face of the stranger is
seen on the streets of Cairo.
Grady county you know.
Take your chickens and eggs to
the Cairo Grocery Store; they are
paying fancy prices for same.
Major Tompkins’ old war
mule saw a lightning flash com
ing the other day, but kicked it
all to pieces before it could do
any damage.—Ex. That is one
on Maud and a sure sign that
spring has come.
When you want to have good
biscuit and light bread be sure to
get the J. E. M. or Pansy Flour
for sale at the Cairo Grocery Store.
There is nothing which at
tracks the vision to the work
ings of nature than to behold a
pear orchard in bloom.
SHgai&ILfflBra
Lumber, Sash,
Doors, Etc.
We are better prepared than ever to furnish anything
you need in
BUILDING MATERIAL
We make a specialty of
Turned and Scroll Work, Store Fronts, Mantles, Colonail
Columns, Doors aud Window Frames, all Kinds
of Mouldings and Inside Trim.
When needing anything in our line write or ’phone us,
Prompt Service. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
THOMASVILLE VARIETY WORKS,
THOMASVILLE, GA.
When you are in need of Prunes,
Currants, Seeded Raisins or Cran
berries, just Phone 81 .
The Cairo Grocery Store.
Just listen at our friend the
Pelham Journal and stick a pin
right there, won’t you: The
Jiu Jitsu efforts of the Thomas
ville, Bainbridge and Cairo pa
pers to stir up sentiment pro
and con anent the new county
of Grady seem to have quieted
down somewhat.” And again:
“The Times-Enterprise grows
poetical over the name of the
Jouifaal editor which is more
excusable, at this season of the
year at least, than growing hys
terical over the proposed new
county of Grady.”
Always Liberal to Churches,
Every church will be given a
liberal quantity of L. & M. paint.
Call for it.
4 gallons Longman & Martinez
L. & M. Paint mixed with three
gallons linseed oil, will paint a
house.
W. B. Barr, Charleston, W. Va.
writes, 6 4 Painted Frankenburg
block with L. & M. stands out as
though varnished. ’
Wears and covers like gold.
Don‘t pay .$ 1.50 a gallon for
linseed oil, which you do in ready
for-use paint. the barrel
Buy oil fresh from
at 60 cents per gallon and mix it
with L. & M
It makes paint cost about $1.20
per gallon. For sale by Wight &
Browne
State Mutual Life and Annuity
Association, Rome, Ga.
A sure protection in old age.
Protects the widow and the children.
Protects its policy-holders in case of
total disability. income
It guarantees an annual to
The Policy-holder in Old Age.
The Widow during Widowhood.
The Children during Minority.
The Father or Mother during Life.
The most perfect, secure and economi
cal organization in existence.
8@Tlnvestigate. F. STONE, Agent.
JNO.
10-tf
A SQUARE MEAL
For 25 Gents
At the McManeous Restaurant
kept by
LIZZIE BRYANT.
Red Egyptian Cotton
Seed.
I have several bushels of Red
Egvtian Cotton Seed for sale.
Same being a very proflic black cotton ;
proof against rust and root,
extra fine staple, very large bolls
and easily picked. You will find
same for sale at the Cairo Gro
eery Store or at my farm.
Very truly,
G. T. Hurst.
2-2-Bt
Do you read? Wight &
handle all periodicals. We will
supply any magazine that
desire.
ISO. IO.
Whenever th£ advocates of
Grady county wish to submit
any arguments, we will be
pleased to discuss them. But
of course we pay no attention to
the Cairo store-keeper, who is
selfish enough to try to make
business capital, from an ad
vertisement on that subject.—
Thomasville Times-Enterprise.
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That is the question; wheth
er ’tis nobler to cut loose from
a crowd of Republicans in
Thomas County, which name
we have been keeping from dis
grace for many years by lend
ing our vote to keep them in
the Democratic column; or to
remain with old Thomas and
run the risk of the Republicans
in the balance of the county
outnumbering us in a few years,
and thereby dragging us down
with a crowd of Republicans—
blue-bellies and negroes.
In the name of all that’s good,
give us Grady County. Don’t
you say so?
We are sweetly dreaming of
Grady County, and we have
good reasons to believe that our
dreams will be realized before
the year 1905 shall have been
rolled back into the past, not
withstanding what Messrs. Wil
son Hardy, Jack McCartney,
Wyche Linton and George
Chestnut may say and do to the
contrary.
These men seem to realize
that Cairo is a great power in
politics, and this being the
case, gives us good reasons to
believe that we will be success
ful in getting the New County.
Whigham, too, fears the
power of Cairo and opposes the
New County for fear that when
Grady County is formed that
their devilsh dispensary will be
wiped off the face of the earth.
They will tell you, too, that
the merchants of Cairo will go
up on the price of their goods
in order to defray expenses of
getting the New-County.
We brand that as a black
lie.
We guarantee that we will
charge not a penny more profit
on our goods than we have been
charging.
We will also do our level best
towards keeping up Cairo’s rep
utation for being the best
market in the County for all
kinds of produce raised by our
farmer friends.
We expect to maintain our
reputation for buying more
chickens and eggs than any
one firm in Thomas or Decatur
county. If you doubt it, we
will gladly compare our ship
ping records with any other firm
in either county.
We will continue to do busi
ness on the “Live and Let
Live” plan—giving full weight
and measure, and value re
ceived for every dollar and
penny spent at our store.
Yours for Grady County,
iiniunm
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P. S.—“The hit dog hollers”
and there will likely be a whole
lot of hollering done about this/
if it is an ad. /