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Established January, 1904.
Entered as second-class matter
January 14, 1904, at the Post Office
at Cairo, Ga., under the Act of March
3rd, 1879.
F. J. WIND, Editor from April,
1904, to September, 1922.
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H. H. WIND, Editor and Manager.
L. A. POWELL, City Editor.
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How’s your fall garden ?
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The wise farmer is marketing his
corn as hogs.
Few people get anything without
working for it—at some time or other.
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And yet some people appeared to
believe that the cooler weather would
never come!
“These are the reasons why a pair
of quail is worth a dollar a year to
the farm where they live. And a pair
of quail will raise from ten to fifteen
more pairs of quail every summer—
which are also worth one dollar per
pair per year to the farmer.”
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THE PEDDLERS—AND
YOUR COMMUNITY.
The peddlers and the mail order
catalogs that come to you probably
represent people who are trying to
make an honest living. As such, they
doubtless deserve courtesy at your
hands—but not your patronage.
Far be it from ns to attend to
prejudice anyone against out-of-town
firms, for we haven’t sufficient reason
to do that. All of them are simply
pushing their business, as they have
a right to do.
But peddlers and mail order cata
logs are for suckers, and we suppose
there are suckers in practically every
community in the nation. It is rath
er pathetic, sometimes, to see how
many people, in buying from peddlers
and mail order catalogs, really thinx
they are getting big bargains, where
as, in a great number of cases, they
pay for their stuff without privilege
of inspection or trial, with the result
that it proves quite inferior.
There is also another feature of the
situation ivhich deserves considera
tion.
The next time a peddler raps at
your door or a mail order cata’og
comes to your post office box, smile,
and ask yourself these questions:
“Does this company pay any taxes
to support our schools?”
“Does he, or his company, contri
bute anything to the support of our
churches ?”
“Has he, or his company, ever con
tributed anything to help a neighbor
of ours when stricken by disaster?”
“What, if anything, has he, or his
company, ever done to make Cairo
and Grady county a better place in
which to live?”
If anyone of them can satisfy you
as to these questions, let us know
and we’ll suggest a few others, If,
after the interrogations have been
completed, you think it to your best
interests to ignore local merchants
and home enterprises, without giving
them a hearing, let your conscience
be your guide.
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Don’t forget to shop early; it is
only about sixty days until Christ
mas.
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The United States appears to have
a permanent wave—of crime and fatal
accidents.
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Grady county real estate is a good
investment—and so is cotton, at the
present price.
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Time was when some wives fe.t
sorry for their husbands because they
had to work so hard.
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Great men at close range usually
seem so ordinary that it inspires new
faith in one’s own ability.
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Grady county is a fine place to live.
If you don’t believe it, ask those who
have tried other sections.
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The Savannah News quite unosten
tatiously observes that it appears to
be a bad year for champions and pol
itical machines.
Eggs are unusually scarce here for
the time of year, but, with a hatchery
convenient, we predict that such will
not be the case next year.
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Last week was Fire Prevention
Week. There was evidently a 100 per
cent observance here, but still we have
many fires of careless origin.
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The cause of so many traffic acci
dents is diagnoised as “carelessneess
at the wheel.” True enough, but most
drivers do not realize it fully until it
is too late.
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Pecans will soon be bringing money
to the pockets of many growers in
this section. The quality of the nuts
this year will be much superior to
those produced last season, it appears.
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The farmers of this section know
very little except hearsay about that
much-talked-of reign of King Cotton
—and they are not particularly anx
ious about making a closer acquain
tance.
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The 1927 bright-leaf tobacco crop
here should be the county’s best,
weather permitting. We believe the
growers are more impressed than
ever before of the importance of pro
ducing only a product of the best
quality.
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Holder said in his Cairo governor
ship campaign speech that the loss in
Georgia as a result of the recent bank
lailures was greater than that in the
recent Florida storm, but we’re of the
opinion he would have considerable
difficulty in convincing the people of
South Florida that such is the case.
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Most sections of the south are
facing a serious situation because of
the low price of cotton, while the far
mers of this section are busy with
other crops that are selling for fail
prices. Many counties are ginning
20,000 bales of cotton while Grady’s
crop remains 2,000 or thereabouts. |
Rx —Diversification (a balanced crop
program) monthly for twelve months,
weekly for fifty-two weeks and daily
for 365 days, each year. ,
; quail worth si a pair
TO FARMERS.
The open season for quail hunting
will soon be here. There are few
sportsmen who do not like to shoot
them and there are few people who do
not enjoy eating them.
There is another side to this quad
question, however, which is discussed
by the Florida Times-Union in a re
cent editorial. Quoting Wickes Wam
bolt, an authority on bird life, this
paper says, in part:
“Every pair of quail is worth a dol
lar a year on a farm to the man who
operates that farm.
“To eat ?
“Yes, to eat. To eat the weed seeds
and the bad bugs. The quail is one
of the best little weed seed and bad
bug eaters you ever saw. A covey of
quail to every five acres of land would
reduce the insect and weed problem
to a minimum.
“The quail has no bad habits, He
doesn’t harm anything that the farmer
wants - He doesn t even intrude his
personality. Every noise hh make is
subdued and pleasant.
“He doesn’t come fussing around th•:
house, tramping on the roof like a
drove of horses, squaking, squalling
under the eaves and defacing build
ings. He attends strictly to his own
affairs. He stays in the farmer’^
fields—and he stays there all the year
round. He doesn’t go South in the
winter and North in the summer.
Three hundred and sixty-five days in
year he is at home and on the job,
and scratching for insects and
seeds. The quail is a scratching
like the chicken and the turkey.
he can’t see what he wants on
surface he digs for it.
tention. This situation is rather a
complex one, but there should be some
way to lessen danger to pedestrain:;
as well as to those who operate ve
hides.
If things are allowed to go on as
they are, serious mishaps are almost
bound to occur, and the authorities
will likely be most blamable.
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HERE AND THERE.
By “Dad.”
Most of the free things in life are
practically worthless.
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When you put an old political snag
out of office, he still tries to squeal
over the fence.
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The oldest inhabitants never boast
of how lazy they were when they
were boys.
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From the public viewpoint, the way
to die a natural death is to get run
over by a car or get shot.
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You may be great, but what good
is that greatness if you hide it under
a bushel?
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The fact that the body is weak does
not in any way impair the fullness
and strength of the soul.
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Keeking up a family is not so expen
sive as keeping up with Mr. Smith
and Mr. Jones.
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Some people attempt to reason in
a circle and that is why there is no
end to their argument.
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RECOGNIZING THE CHILD
IS OF VALUE.
Everyone deeply appreciates re
cognition and children appreciate it
most of all. Cognizance given a
child for something creditable he has
done most certainly inspires him to
renewed interest, courage and con
fidence—not only as to that particular
act, but everything.
The school student who does good
work in the class room has a recogni
tion of his efforts in the report that
goes to his parents at the end of the
month. When he does well, his teacher
recognizes it first, but the recogni
tion is also passed to his parents and
to his school mates. Nothing inspires
a child quite so much as proper re
cognition for something done.
The same is true of athletics. This
feature of the school work has come
to be quit an essential part of the
curriculum, a few scattering opinions
to the contrary, notwithstanding. And
the child likes to be recognized on the
football field or basketball court,
more so, if anything, than for class
room work.
Your presence at the football
game this afternoon will help your
boy or girl who is in school, it mat
ters not whether they’re on the team,
or not. The students will appreciate
your attendance. Go out and see!
THE CAIRO MESSENGER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15TH. 1926.
MUNICIPAL TRAFFIC
S* RULES.
i Cairo has been fortunate in not
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having more serious auto mishaps
within its limit.. We have quite
few minor accidents, and w hen one
! studies the situation a bit, it appears
jjttle short of remarkable that ser
, j ous acc idents are not much more
1 remar kable
The Messenger has had quite a bit
to say recently in regard to the need
for a concrete, common-sense and en
f orce able set of traffic regulatio n
| an( j wg Relieve this need will soon be
come imperative.
The situation is naturally growing
j worse, because of the increase in the
num ber of automobiles, and when the
street-paving .
present program is
completed, it will be still worse.
City authorities will do well to give
the matter consideration, with a view
0 f putting into effect definite regula
jj ons the new streets are opened,
The principal thing that is needed,
as The Messenger views the situa
tion, is a system of stop signals at
points where less important streets
join main thoroughfares. Stops
should be required of autoists entering
Broad from Bryan—which, as a mat
ter of fact, is already provided for
under a city ordinance—as well as at
ten or more other such points in the
city. Stop signs should be placed at
these points and motorists should be
required to conform to the regula
tions.
Broad street traffic also needs at-
WANT ADS
IMPORTANT—Want Ads are accepted for 10
cents per line for first insertion and 5 cents
a line for every insertion after the first, lines
averaging six words. There is a minimum
where a p*rson has s regular account.
TAKEN UP—One yellow-pided cow
with horns. Owner can get same
by paying expenses. W. R. HAND,
Whigham, Ga.
FOR SALE—Anyone interested in
buying a nice home and splendid lo
; cation in Cairo, with all conveniences,
j write Mrs. J. F. STONE, Baxley, Ga.
10-15-2tp.
CORN WANTED—1000 bushels ear
corn at once, See J. E. Hall, Chm.
Cairo, Ga. 15-2t
CABBAGE PLANTS—Now’s the time
to set for your winter cabbage. We
will ship you promptly any leading
variety and pay postage; 200 plants,
500, 90c; 1,000, SI.75. Carlisle
Produce Co., Inc., Valdosta, Ga.
10-15-2t pd
STRAYED—One male hog, weight
about 100 lbs. cola, black, marked
crop in each ear and underbit in right.
Reward, C. L. Sellers, Cairo, Ga.
15-2t-pd.
“TOBACCO SEED—Genuine Bonan
za seed, grown especially for us in
North Carolina. This variety has
proven to be well adapted to this sec
tion and has made a fine seller, anl
excellent cigarette tobacco. The leaf
is medium long, very broad, ripens
uniformally, cures easily, a bright
golden yellow with good weight and
fine texture. One ounce, which is two
tablespoonfuls, SI.00 postpaid.”
Thomas County Tobacco Warehouse,
Thomasville, Ga. 10-15-tf
FOR SALE—I have full supply good,
first-class Fulghum Seed Oats, Ap
pier Seed Oats, Hastings Hundred
Bushel Seed Oats; also Genuine Ab
ruzzi Seed Rye; also regular Georgia
Tall Growing. See us for first-class
extra good stock and close prices.
ROBINSON’S SEED WAREHOUSE,
Cairo, Ga. 10-8-tf
TAKEN UP—At my farm 1 mile from
Cairo, 1 sandy sow, right ear staple
fork and underbit; left, crop and un
derbit. Owner can get same by paying
all costs. DR. W. A. WALKER. 10-8-4t
FOR SALE—1 No. 27 and 1 No. 45
Golden Power Cane Mills. L. O.
MERRITT, Calvary, Ga. 10-8-2t
WANTED—Position as bookkeeper or
assistant bookkeeeper. Age 18, just
out of Business College. B. L. HIN
SON. 10-l-4t. pd.
FOR RENT—Rooms, partly furnish
ed for light housekeeping. MRS.
H. B. SUTTON.
ATTENTION, SYRUP FARMERS!
FOR SALE—Grate irons for car.e
furnices, cut from railroad iron;
lengths 44, 48 and 52 inches; price,
2 V 2 C per pound. Also, lot used belting,
at bargain prices. Phone 137—Kelley
Clark Lumber Co. 10-15-2t.
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count at all,” says Mrs. «
H. L. Cayton, of Washington, !«
N. C. “I would start to do
my housework and I would «
give out before I had done «
anything at all. I did not
have any strength, and if I did
the least thing it seemed to
tax me so I could not finish.
I was run-down sure enough.
"Several of my friends had «
taken Cardui and they said «
to me, Why don’t you try it?* H
I knew I needed something to
build up my general health ♦
and to increase my strength. «
"Finally one day when I M
was recovering from a spell
of sickness, I decided to try «
Cardui I got a bottle and be
gan to take it. I could notice
that I was improving as my
appetite got better and I did m
not give out nearly so quick. «
I took several bottles and 1 ♦
felt lots better.
"Two years I decided ♦
ago
to take it again. It built me ♦
up and made me feel like a ♦
different person. It is the
grandest medicine for ♦
women
that I know anything about” ♦
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When you pay your debts prompt
ly, they seldom worry you.
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As we see it, no one gained any
by Governor Martin’s squabble
with the Red Cross officials.
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FOR SALE
One 10 H. P. gasoline engine
One 5 H. P. gasoline engine
in first class condition
One 15 H. P. steam engine
One 20 H. P. steam boiler
The prices we ask will move
this machinery.
MANRY IRON WORKS
Phones 992-J and 260
Thomasville, Georgia
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from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. If your eyes troubU
you, you should not delay giving them at
tention.
Get glasses that are correctly fitted, that are com
fortable and that look well.
Lawhead & Rackley
Optometrists
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