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This department will cheerfully endeavor to furm.su any Information
Letters should be addressed to Dr. Andrew M. Soule, president State Agri
cultural College. Athens. Ga.
EVIDENCES or PROGRESS TH GEO*
GIA.
If ts now proper to consider what
progress is being made in developing
our live stock industries in some man
ner commensurate with our needs A
review of all individual reports of the
county agents shows that largely
through the efforts of these men. cer
tainly chiefly. under their advice and
guidance, there was brought into the
state tn 1915. 24<» brood mares, and in
1916. 883 The number of feeding
demonstrations conducted in 1915 was
fifty-five, and in 1915. 179. Tht num
ber of pure-bred dairy catle brought
into the state in 1915 was 242. and in
1916. 1.052. The number of pure-bred
txef cattle brought into the state in
1915 was 489. and in 1916. 1.427. Pip
ping vats were built in the territory
n which the agents were at work and
largely through their efforts to the
number of 800 in 1915. and 440 in 1918.
The number of pure-bred hogs brought
into the territory in which the agents
work tn 1915 was 1.550. and tn 1918.
*..688 The combatting of live stock
diseases and pests has been promoted
by the agents in every ptssible way.
As a result. 3.340 cattle were treated
for blackleg by the agents in 1915.
and 2.150 in 1918 Demon st rat tons
t-howing how lice might be destroyed
were held to the number of 11.748
In 1915. and 20.888 in 1918 The hogs
treated for cholera numbered 58.000 in
1915 and 142.8«« in 1918.
This work was accomplished by men
residing tn some eighty-five counties
tn the state, and in close personal touch
with the individual farmers in the area
In which they worked. Their efforts
seem to have won the approval of the
counties they serve or else they could
not have accomplished such substantial
and material development along live
stock lines, 'or be It observed that the
number of pure-bred animals brought
in*o t>e agents' territory in 1918
amounted to 7.038, while the number
of treatments for blackleg and cholera
totaled 185.504 It is self evident that
the agent on the spot and capable of
recognising cholera* and Inducing the
farmer to secure serum and apply it
was instrumental in stamping out hun
dreds of incipient outbreaks of this
disease which otherwise might have be-
• ome a very plague u;»on the state of
Georgia and' resulted in the decimation
of our herds of swine with losses run
-u'.ng into mllllcn« of dollars.
These figures have been cited as the
most convincing evidence of the con
structive work in the advancement of
our live stock industries which is being
done by the county agent. It is evident
that if more men of the character now
employed can be appointed, and if the
good beginning wh.ch has been made is
successfully followed up that the num
ber and quality of the live stock main
tained on our Georgia farms will be
greatly increased in the course of a
few years; also that we shall be able
to more successfully control and stamp
out diseases which have proved most
destructive and discouraging to our
farmers. Ir. thia connection it should
also be sta-ed that the county agent
ahold be credited with having aided
rmierfally in Inducing farmers to di
versify their crops and grow a greater
variety of tcod than might otherwise
bare been done. Thus, they have not
only promoted I’ve slock industries in
a direct and definite way. hut they have
Induced farmers to raise the varied
crops which th'* successful maintenance
of live stock rendera essential.
As :«n ev : dcn. e of the agents' work
In this direct cn. over 206.0 M acres
devoted to 'he cultivatio i of corn,
when*, o.t s. nlfalf?. cowpcra. velvet
» . :-.«!• • methods ad-
» s-«i ts ’h’se men. The yields obtain
’d as -hewn In he reports of the
. x • a* ti the numerous letters of :n
--• •. ed from farmers, clear
i d-m wstra-e the value of the advice
e*d -tisl the ar*ntr w=re ab«e to extend
t.o >r he li.ieu indicated.
let us t th now for a few injments
to a eons deration of s'atis ics of ani
mal pn duetton in Georgia, as provided
* y the census report fcr 1909. and the
I inures of the bureau of crop estimates
for tht year 1918. For the sake of
compactness the figures have been re
duced to tabular form
< as cf Census Figure* 1900
Aeinul. ShMObsr. Value,
ftwves !20.0<j7 6.4.193. «9.00
M - . • i •n.nt.w
n-»f aaJ •te.ry rattle.).WO.SHl 14.*<O>.!«»L0M
Keep 1*7.014 *>*.2lXoo
■•slur . ..« I.VVt.tM 3.139.018.00
Rureru <-f Crop K«i!mates 1016.
Horse* 1-T.OWI f18.3x3.WM)
yit.l- • a.iiee* sxmxano
F—' aad dairy -a Ute l.i<M.O»> 30.&70.U00
Sheep . . ... ISO.OOO 130. COO
Swire 3.555.00 V 33.265.000
The reader will observe that there
has been some increase in the number
and value of horses but not as much
as is desirable There has been quite
a substantial Increase in the number
of mules, the price of which is also
somewhat grea'er. The number of beef
and dairy cattle "how* a fair increase
while the value per capita has been
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skin softener and complexion beautitier,
by squeezing the juice of two fresh lem
ons Into a bottle containing three ounces,
of orchard white. Care should be taken
to strain the juice through a fine cloth
go no lemon pulp gets in. then this lo
tion will keep fresh for months. Every
woman knows that lemon juice is used
to bleach and remove such blemishes as
freckles, sallown'ws and tan and is the
ideal skin softener, smoothener and
beautifier.
Just try it! Get three ounces of
orchard white at any pharmaev and
two lemons from the grocer and make
up a quarter pint of this sweetly fra
grant lemon lotion and massage it daily
into the face. neck, arms and hands. It
should naturally help to whiten, soften,
freshen and bring out the roses and
beauty of any skin It is truly rnarvel
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considerably enhanced. In sheep there
is a considerable falling off. No doubt
this is attributable to the dominating
influence which the worthless cur
seems to exercise at the present time,
although Georgia has as fine natural
conditions for the raising of sheep as
one could ask for any where, and instead
of having 150.000 we should have 5.-
000.000 head. The chances are that
whenever the cur is controlled and
placed in proper relation to this Indus
try that the number of sheep maintain
ed in the state will quickly increase in
some degree at leas! commensurate with
our needs.
In the matter of swine there has
been a marvelous Increase since 1909.
not only in numbers, but in value as
well. For Instance, the number has
Increased by 801.316 and the Individual
value from 83.04 to 19 and the total
value from $5,429,016 to $23,265,000. or
a difference of $ 17.835,9 s 4. which is
equivalent to an increase of $2,000,000
a year since 1909. Some will say that
this increase was due solely to a change
in market values and commercial de
mands. Some of it is no doubt at
tributable to this cause, but unques
tionably the character end quality of
the hogs maintained on the average
Georgia farm is improving, and improv
ing rapidly. More attention is being
given to tjieir feeding and management
than ever before, and the very fact that
more then 152.000 were treated by the
agents for cholera illustrates this point
in the most graphic manner. A much
larger number of bogs are being raised
on graxlng crops, particularly in the
southwestern part of the state, and
since this can be done at a rational
cost, this Industry is destined to grow,
and there Is every- reason to believe
that Georgia will presently be produc
ing at least 3.000,000 swine. Already,
she Is the eighth state in the union in
’ the number of hogs raised, and there
Is no reason why- she should not go
steadily forward, and in the course of
a few years reach the top
It is net unnatural to wonder why the
swine industry should have developed
so rapidly *n the state. To the writer
the answer does not seem difficult of
discovery. First of all. the farmer can
establish a herd of hogs more cheaply
and qtfickly than any other class of live
stock. In the second place., the boys’
pig clubs have exerted a wonderful in
fluence. since not only the sympathy of
the boy and the father have been en
listed. but in hundreds of instances that
of the business inen and banker as well.
Since the boys in the clubs must handle
ptfre bred animals, a great object les
son lias been given the farmers them
selves. thereby inducing them to im
prove the class and quality of their
hogs with a conscouent increase in val
ue. The advent of the boll weevil in
southwest Georgia has also induced
many farmers to give greater considera
tion to the raising of swine. Last. but
by no means least, the establishment of
a packing plant at Moultrie, and the
■subsequent establishment of these in
stitutions in other parts of the state
has provided the farmer with a ready
and definite market and afforded him a
place for disposing cif his hogs for
cash as soon as they are ready for sale.
All of these things taken together with
the systematic campaign of education
which has been waged by the college and
its associated interests have resulted in
the notable development of the swine
industry which has taken place in
Georgia in recent years.
Returning again for a moment to a
consideration of the figures presented
it appears that the total value of the
live stock in Georgia, according to the
census of 1909. was $77,966,636; in 1917
it was $119.459.000. or a net gain of
$41,492 364. This is a very large sum
and will go a long way towards off
setting the losses which the boll weevil
ma? cause in Georgia. When we con
sider that it ; s easily possible in -a pe
riod of two years at the rate of grow-th
shewn for the Last three years to raise
the n tmber of swine produced In Geor
gia to over three million, it is easy to
see how a further part of the losses
which the boll weevil may cause the
cotton farmers may be rapidly and
quickly liquidated. An increase, for in
stance of 600,000 hogs in the period
mentioned at sl2 per head, a price they
should easily bring if properly finished
for slaughter, would add $7,200,000 a
year to the present revenue of our farm
ers. For these reasons an agent should
be appointed tn every county and sup
' ported and encouraged in every way and
every effort made to develop the serum
■ plant at Athens to that point where It
can make at the lowest possible cost a
’ sufficient amount of serum to meet the
; demands of the hog raisers of Geor
, Kia
PASTURE GRASSES FOR .NORTH
GEORGIA.
>•. P. J.. Clarkesville. Ga.. write*: I
have ■ few acres of low land that is a
little •lamp but not wet. It is good land
rod I want to put in pasture 'this fall. I
have mtine of the land now in ••ora and the
v**t was «own to rye. What would you
advise for an all-round pasture) 1 wuat
a mixture oi gra-«. hut witu no Bi-riuuoa.
I want a good pasture for bogs and cattle,
and want to get it in early.
One of the best grass mixtures you
ran use for seeding low land of the char
acter described in your letter will be
the following: Tall oat grass. 12 pounds;
Meadowfescue. 5 pounds; recleaned Red
Top. 8 pounds; Alsike clover. 5 pounds;
white clover. 5 pounds. These grasses
and clovers should be well mixed to
gether and seeded relatively early in
a favorable season. They may be
broadcasted or distributed from a wheel
barrow and then brushed in or covered
with a weeder. Os course the land
should not be pastured during the fall.
In the next season the grass should be
given as much opportunity as possible
to develop and spread and thoroughly
establish itself. This is the best mix
. ture of tame grasses which we can
recommend for use in your section of
, the state.
Hogs, you understand, do not do as
well on pastures of this character as
cattle, horses and mules. While the
hog should have a good-sized pasture
i to run over, it is better for you to grow
supplemental crops to be grazed down
by hogs in an area adjacent to your
pasture. For this purpose you should
use such crops as soy beans, cowpeas,
any of the cereals, vetch, clover and
corn planted in the proper succession.
It is important that you prepare the
• land intended for this grass mixture
very carefully and thoroughly, as the
seed are small and fine, and It is dif
ficult to get them to germinate and es
tablish in a soil without the loss of a
large percentage of the young plants
The difference between a good stand and
THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY. JULY 27, 1917
Our
household
JUST A RAINY DAY’S SUGGESTIONS.
This week our Household really has
!something like a festive air. We have
i a letter from far-away Nebraska, and
•one from a nearer neighbor, in the “tar
heel” state, while ouY poet. Millington
'Ralph Smith, lifts our thoughts to high
ler things.
I Mrs. Sullivan tells us of the cold
winters, the snow and winds, but she
'also leaves a pleasant mental picture of
the flowers and fruits of the .Nebraska
summer. She is ra.ising her children
right. You see, they actually do with
out meat, and eat cornbread; not to save
money for themselves, but with the
higher motive—to help the starving in
another country. 1 wonder If the ma
jority who read this do without meat
even one day In the week? And how
many? 1 mean how many of those who
‘are financially able to have meat and
cakes are really doing without them?
The sort of economy that puts dollars
in one’s pocketbook and keeps them
there for the owner’s uses, and not to
help others, will not be pleasing to God.
He looks in the heart of everyone and
knows exactly who is helping and who
is simply hoarding.
How much interest are you charging
the man who is trying to make an hon
est living for his family—the one that
last year was struck by the floods?
How about the widow who is striving
to make an honest living on the little
place her husband had not finished pay
ing for? Are you plowing her crop, or
pasturing her cow. or lending her meal
so that the usurer will not get all she
makes this winter? God sees her strug
gles. He sees her errors of judgment,
land He sees your lack of sympathy, or
your helpfulness. Don’t be a slacker.
In helping her you are praising God
more than you are by going to church or
letting your name be found in the pub-
poor stand, therefore, often resolves it- I
self into the question of the preparation I
of a good seed bed and planting under
conditions which will Insure’rapid ant. j
uniform germination.
IRRIGATING THE HOME GARDEN.
W. L. R . laiwreucevllle, da., write*: i
My cantaloupe*, bean*, squash, cabbage, to
matoes, beet*, okra anil popcorn are all so
located that they can be watered with the
hose. My neighbor* tell me that to apply
water with a hose to my garden will ruin
It. I would like your opinion in the matter. ;
I have been watering my garden suc
cessfully for some weeks past. I use
a garden hose and city water for thin
purpose. My plans have been to open
a furrow between the drill rows of the
various crops to be watered and flood the
ground very thoroughly. Ido the water
ing along in the late afternoon and ear
ly evening. In the morning when the
ground has dried off to a considerable
extentn I take the garden rake and til!
up the furrow and scuffle the ground so'
it will hold the moisture until the plants
need morning watering! I have found,
this an entirely satisfactory and desir
able method of irrigating crops such as,
you mention. It obviates any danger of
firing them. When plants are sprayed!
with a hose during a very dry spell it is ■
important that the watering be 1
done In the evening, that the water bei
distributed in a very fine spray and the
spray kept going long enough to thor-|
oughly wet the ground, which should
then be scuffled as soon as possible. I
recommend to your consideration the
method T have pursued with such suc
cess myself.
DESTROYING Nl’T GRASS.
J. T. J.. TerlM>H>, N. write*: I have n
piece of laud that is infested with nut
grass. aud it continues to spread from year
to year. I would like to know how to get
rid of fl.
Nut grass is an exceedingly difficult
and troublesome thing to eradicate. We
have seen a great many efforts made to
destroy it. Most of them have proven
futile. Some things which could be used
to kill it out would effectively prevent
the use of the land for several years
Our best success in dealing with this
pest as come from using smother
crops. Situated as you are we would
plow the land Immediately and plant to
cowpeas. As soon as the cowpeas are’
harvested break the land and sow oats, 1
vetch or any other cereal which will ef
fectively cover the ground. After this
crop is harvested rebreak the land and’
plant to peas or any other legume which
will smother the nut grass. Effective
ly shading the ground, in other words,
has proven the most effective means of
destroying this pest of any we have yet
discovered.
HANDLING CORN SO AS TO SAVE!
THE FODDER.
J. B. K.. Columt.vi*. Ga.. write*: I have
3<*t acre* of river bottom In corn which " ill
yield from 60 to 80 bushel* per acre. I
feel that the wastage of the stalk and fod
der I* useless, an<i I am anxious to get all
the light possible on the stover proposition.
When Is the proper time to ent the corn,
tiovv long will It nave to stand, and what
I* the f.-eilln* val e • f stover compared
with -ottou seed bulls and other roughage.
Ts situated as you are we would pur
chase one or more corn harvesters and
when the corn is thoroughly ripened
cm stalks, loaves, ears and all. bind Into
sheaves, set up in large shocks and allow
to field cure for several months. It
has been our practice on the college
farm for the -last fen years to save a4l
the corn stover. It has constituted a
considerable part of the roughage which
we have fed to our work stock and to
our beef and dairy cattle. The best
time to cut the corn so as to save the
largest percentage of It is when the
lower leaves are firing and the corn Is
thoroughly glazed and rapidly harden
ing. It is a mistake, of course, to cu't
it too green as it may heat or mould
in the shock, but it Is important to cut
it as soon as practicable so as to pre
vent the wasting of the leaves.
In shocking the fodder we set a large
numtier of bundles upright and secure
them about eighteen inches from the
top with several cords of binder twine.
The shock is tied eighteen Inches lower
and then about eighteen inches lower
again. In other words, it is tied three
times. We use a rope with a ring fas
tened in one end to draw the shock
up tight and hold it closely until the
lighter twine is put on. By setting
these shocks in rows we leave the land
clean so that we can seed a winter cov
er crop of any character early in the
fall.
You should obtain from 1.5 to 2.5
tons of cured fodder per acre In addition
to the corn. If the crop is handled in
the manner indicated you can husk and
shred the corn by machinery. If the
stalks are in good condition the fodder
may be baled at once. We would soon
er have shredded corn fodder than cot
ton seed hulls, straw or many other
forms of roughage which are largely
fed on Georgia farms. in experimental
tests which we have made a good qual
ity of shredded corn fodder has made
a favorable showing as compared with
the high priced and expensive timothy
hay so frequently imported into the
south and fed to work stock.
We believe that If jou will follow the
'suggestions Indicated you will be de
lighted and gratified not only with the
large amount of excellent fodder obtain
ed. but with its value for feeding pur
poses or for sale as medium grade hay.
lished lists of contributions to public
causes.
Do not misunderstand me; I try to do
both. I get to church late sometimes,
but I go. 1 heartily indorse the many
grand causes that are now appealing
for money and other help. “Give as the
lx»rd hath prospered you,’’ and then
I some, for it s the real self-denial that
j counts. You remember the widow’s
mite, but do not let the things afar off
j obscure your vision and make you over
look the neighbor who needs a helping
| hand.
Until this year, and the urgent plea
came to us, we had wheat on ou’r table
three times every day. In Atlanta a
peck of meal would last a month, for I
iprefer wheat bread with my vegetables,
land some of them do not appeal to me
I unless I have the wheat bread; but 1 am
doing very well without it, and the days
that 'call for an unusual amount of flour
are offset by something else, and one’s
health is better because one’s digestion
Is not taxed. This era of simple living
will leave the American people healthier
and more in touch with .the world at
' large.
I see that the transports that took our
| soldiers to France will bring back
i wounded Frenchmen. Wouldn’t it be a
great thing for us of the south and cen
tral states, as individuals, to live near
enough to New York to be able to say,
“Det my home have the honor of shel
tering one of those brave men?” Many
of up could take more than one; two
should go together, If possible, and then
he company for each other In this for
eign. though kindly land; and in that
i way we could do our bit for our country
!and for France too. Os course we could
not take them—not many of us—until
'they should be pronou'need convalescent;
| but when they leave the hospitals a
j home in the country would be a speedy
j way to build their strength back to nor-
I mal. Such a thing may come to pass—
who knows? 1 for one hope that all of
'the transports will not discharge that
I sort of cargo from the havens of the
east only. We of the south should also
be allowed a chance to know our French
allies They were true to us when we
i needed help. So was England, but
there we had a common language and
kindred ties.
But if we cannot meet and know per
sonally our French heroes, who are ex
i pected, we can do all that Mr. Hoover
asks us to do.
How is your garden? I do hope that
every one of you will save seed. I left
several poles of beans that I’ve never
touched. The first are so often best,
and that's the sort of seed one should
save. I have also left a “sample or
two'' of other things, so as to lessen the
demand on the seed stores next spring.
There has been almost a repetition of
, last year’s floods, and the rains have
not yet ceased. It is not for uh to get
blue, nor to express ourselves in harsh
i language. The rains are not for us to
regulate. Not for us to ask why. Our
I part is to do our best, and to remem
| ber—
“God's in the heavens;
All's well with the world.’’
Faithfully yours,
LIZZIE a THOMAS.
Tu’scumbia. Ala.
I
LINE 3 TO A STAR.
Dear little star so num and bright,
I write you these few lines tonight
Because 1 feel that we are kin.
Because I feel that I have been
A lonely outcast, such as you—
A truant in the boundless blue.
I used to think, when I was young.
The sky was real—water hung
By giant hands—an ocean high
I To veil the vision of the eye.
The stars, 1 thought, were fiery Jets —
The lanterns on the fishers’ nets.
They tell me now—men who are learned
In books and things—they have dis
cerned
That Saturn. Jupiter and Mars
And all the countless other stars
Are only Worlds like this one here—
■ That folks are also living there.
I do not know; it may be true.
The tales the Wise Men tell of you;
How kids like us—another race.
Are living way out there in space
; With constitutions made to bear
The rigor of your atmosphere.
He hung you out there where you are
I And said you were a little star;
A tiny flame, a blinking spark
Amid the great black sea of Dark
To make the earth and heavens bright
And to illuminate the night.
And ever since that far-off day.
Since first you crossed the Mllkyway.
And made a path across the Night
With your tiny, blinking light.
You’ve never stopped to rest or wait.
Or been a single minute late
You’ve always done what He has willed;
His each command you have fulfilled;
And still you sweep on through the
blue—
Sweep on as once He told you to.
And you a spark, a tiny flame—
Oh. would that L had done the same!
—MILINTON RALPH SMITH
OU* NEBRASKA MEMBER.
Dear Mrs Thomas; I have been think
ing of writing to you for some time to
tell you what a help and comfort your
, letters are to a lonely ranch woman.
We take many papers and magazines,
but we are all very fond of the Atlanta
' Journal and were sad to hear of the
i death of Mr. James R. Gray, the edi
: tor. We live nine miles from the llt-
I tie city of Long Pine. Nebraska, and
| fifteen miles from Ainsworth, the coun
•ty seat of Brown county. Our nearest
I neighbor Is one mile away. We have
nearly ,700 acres of land here. Some
we use for pasture. We have about
100 acres for the crops which look
fine. The rest we use for hay land, we
i hove a nice grove of trees and the
very best kind of water. We have
about 100 head of horses and cattle.
Our family consists of four boys and
one little girl, my husband and myself
at home One boy lives in Omaha.
I another is in the army in Ft. Snelling.
Minn. And I have a daughter married
Willow Brook Academy
BLUEMONT. VA.—A home school for children.
; from « to'IS. open nil the year. Ilenlttitul
Inentlon. modern convenience*, reasonable rate*.
J. <'. BEATY. Bond Master.
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THINGS FOR THE NURSERY,
WHETHER INDOORS OB OUT.
Among the pretty things provided for
the comfort and pleasure of the baby
this summer season is a sort of pen or,
better, a playground, which may be used
in the house or on the porch at will.
It is a square affair, all fenced in, witu
a white enameled wooden fence, with a
neat little gate in one side. The fence
walls are lined with a thick, soft, quilt
ed arrangement which is exactly like
the floor covering. This is made of cot
ton. tufted and interlined, of course,
with something soft like cotton wad
ding. and with a cream-colored ground
work upon which is scattered an alto
gether fascinating collection of Mother
Goose's friends. Little 80-Peep, Jack
Horner and all the rest, with a whole
menagerie of most friendly animals.
Seated upon this quilt, and surrounded
by more of it on all sides, the baby may
spend many hours well entertained. A
white enameled high chair is cushioned
with the same interesting material, and
so is a neat white crib.
For older little people, a portable
summer house is provided. This con
sists of a framework, painted green,
covered over with wire screening. It
looks somewhat like a tent, or a tiny
house, and it has a screen door as an
entrance. Within are a small chair and
a table, also painted green, and room
enough for several children to play or
read or paint or draw or sew at their
ease. The beauty of it is that it may
be moved about wherever one wants it,
with little trouble, not being tied down
as is a tent.
THE EAST ST. LOUIS DIFFICULTY.
The killing of a large number of ne
groes in East St. I»uis which The
Semi-Weekly Journal readers should
know is in the state of Illinois, just
across the Mississippi river, has creat
ed discussion in congress during the last
week. There has been so much rabid
criticism of southern lynchings and the
south’s enmity to negroes that we feel
some relief when the criticism is turned
in another direction. It is authorita
tively stated that more than 100,000 ne
groes have migrated northwards to va
rious states, more particularly towards
Ohio and Illinois, although a large
number have gone east to take up work
in munition works, etc. Large wages
are offered and paid and the white la
borers have become Incensed, because
the high cost of living has made white
wage workers restless and dissatis
fied.
To make a long story short a mob was
organized in East St. Louis and the ne
groes who resisted this mob were sum
marily dispatched. There are various
accounts as to the number actually
killed. The police were not willing to
club and disperse the white mob and the
negroes were not protected.
At this distance It would apcar that
the negroes were more friendless in Ill
inois. the slate of Abraham Lincoln,
than they are in the southern states.
These negroes seem to have committed
no offense, save the acceptance of high
wages, and these rioters seem to have
driven them out without mercy.
Senator Sherman of Ilinois said: “The
trouble is only beginning. Colored cit
izens and white citizens of the United
States resident in East St. Louis are
now dwelling upon the edge of another
commotion. They are living today in
the crater of a volcano that may erupt
at any time in consequent riots that
will be even more shameful than the
riots of a few days ago unless some
strong arm of government authority
should reach them from outside."
We will now watch the progress of
investigation with great interest. If
the foreigners and the negroes get into
riots the west will suffer immeasurably.
The senator from Montana told the sen
ate that labor conditions in the west are
deplorable. Rioters are threatening to
burn all the ripened grain in the Da
kotas. threatening to burn all the grain
sacks, after the wheat has been stacked
and harvested in North Dakota. Every
sawmill in the northwest he said was
shut down, completely paralyzing the
great lumber industry. The mines and
smelters of two great mining states of
the west are also shut down.
Truly it appears as if our internal
difficulties are growing very serious.
EYE STRAIN.
I was a grow woman before T ever
saw spectacles on a small child. I can
go further and say that eyeglasses wen
considered only necessary for old people
or those who have passed the meridian
of life, an age of infirmity.
That there were many cases, or indi
viduals at that time, who would have
been greatly relieved by the use of spec
tacles that fitted their eyes, goes with
out saying. 1 have no question in my
mind today that eye strain is doing more
to make many children dull at school
and irritable at home than any other one
thing, that parents and teachers are con
tending with in trying to teach children
in books and in other ways. It is a fre
quent cause of headache. I had fre
quent headaches when I was a child, and
1 htn satisfied 1 pored over story books
when I should have been playing ou’-
doors. and I would now. If T had children
to care for. go to an eye doctor instead
of a medical doctor to find out what was
wrong and what caused the headaches
that children complain about so fre
quently. And without eyesight, how
dreadful it must be to those who crave
knowledge and can't read, when they are
so lonely and so eager
Among the many blessings that the
Almighty Father has showered upon me
I reckon among the chiefest my retain
ed eyesight, in my octogenarian period
of life. Perhaps I am thinking more
about it than formerly when I urge the
readers of The Semi-Weekly to watch
the children who are sluggish as to their
lessons and frequent complainers of
headache. I can remember when others
would sat. “Those little chaps are hypo
crites! They were just tired of their
lessons.” Doubtless they were tired.
Watch the headaches!
and living in Casper. Wjo. She has
two children—so you see I am a grand
ma.
This is a fine country to live in. but
the winters are very cold, there is al
ways lots of snow and wind But such,
lovely flowers and plenty of wild fruit
grows here in the summer and one al
most forgets the winters
We use corn meal now for bread
and only eat meat once a week and
sugar only as a treat. The children all
take it good naturedly and little Pat
always says “Save all you can for the
little Belgiums." He is only six but
reads the papers We have good schools
about two to four miles apart and they
last front seven to nine months of the
year. This part of the country is call
ed “The Sand Hills of Nebraska." I,and
sells here from $5 to $25 per acre.
It is a fine sheep and cattle country.
Both corn and rye do well here. So do
' chickens and other poultry. I like to
| rend about other states and what the
1 people do. so I thought mavbe some
would like to know about this coun
try as I have never seen any letters
from here I should like to hear front
Mrs. Madison who’s letter was printed
I in The Journal of June «. 1917
Hoping to see many letters in The
Journal I will say good-bye. Wishing
j you and dear Mrs Felton every kind
lof good luck, I remain your friend.
MRS. J. S.
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON JULY 29
lia. 55:1-11.
Golden Text. —“Seek ye the Lord,
while he may be found, call yet upon
him while he is near." Isa,. 55:6.
DR. MARION McH. HULL.
As there are some mountains which
stand out most prominently so there are
some chapters which cannot be for
gotten. The 55th chapter of Isaiah is
one of these. It has been called the
gospel according to Isaiah, and it has
all of the good news in it that gospel
means. It is a message of the Seventh
century before Christ to the men of the
Twentieth century after Christ. B
This chapter is in the third part of
Isaiah, that part consisting of chapters
40 through 66. In this portion of the
book as we have it, Isaiah arises to such
heights that he is able to see into the
future, and he speaks so exactly of
Ihe period of exile which was 159|
years later, that some even now try
to make us believe that it was not
written by Isaiah at all, but by some
one a century and a half after him. He
even calls Cyrus by name. But why
should it be thought incredible that
God, who knows all things, should be
able to reveal to a man who is in close
fellowship with Him events of the fu
ture, even to the exactness of detail
Isaiah had?
While this chapter therefore. w<4
primarily applicable to the men or
Hezekiah’s time it was also peculiarly
so to the people of the exile, and none
the less so to men of this day. for it
was a gracious invitation which God
gave to men who were so engrossed
in material things that they lost sight
of spiritual realities. They were so
busy making money that they did not
realize tHat there was something better
than money. Since what Isaiah said
then would have been said to
day, because men have not changed,
we shall consider the words as spoken
to ourselves primarily. rather than
primarily to the men of Hezekiahs
time.
THE CHIEF QUEST.
What i« the chief quest of men of today?
Is it God? Is it things which deal primarily
with the Spirit life? is It not money and
what money will tuy? Materinl things rather
than spiritual? Things to gratify that part of
us which is temporal rather than that part
which is eternal? As a mad rush for gold.
Everything is reduced to the standpoint of com
merce. Will it bring more business to my
firm or to me? Will it help me to increase
mv holdings? Will it give me n larger < apa i
tv to g"t? Every man at some period of '..is
life probably is striving for a competency. He
wants to get enough to retire, and often be
fools himself into thinking that when he g-ts
n competency Jie will spend the reat of s’”
life in doing good in this. that, of the other
pursuit which he recognlr.es is better than the
one « • •• he l« now engaged In: but which ■»
impossible if he would attain his end.
Yes this is the chief quest—to get money or
what money will get. This was th* chief quest
of those men to whom Isaiah sts>ke. and her.
is the invitation to them. "Ho. everyone that
thlrsteth. come ye to the waters, and he tnat
hath no money, come ye. buy and eat; yea.
come buy wine ind milk without money and
without price. Wherefore do ye spend your
money for that which Is not bread and your
labor for that which satisfieth not?
Oh. there is the tragedy of It! Before men
1-eve atieined their quest thev are not satisfied
Thev find that wl-nt they have gotten is not
bread, and that what they have labored for
doos not satisfy. >'« ntnn who seeks for ma
terial gain will be satisfied. He sets out for
JIO.OOO and he wants F-’O non before he is near
the 810.000. and then $50,000. and then *n
crensing In larger sums. There is as much
philosophy as fun in a serie* of pWnres pub
ttshed bv a well known cartoonist which aiw «
ends -swoen Ont Prdded Cell.” These things
cennort satisfy for man was made for God end
there is that in man which cannot be satisfi. .1
bv anything els«> than God Himself: and so
Wish's invitation is thia ‘ Hearken, diligently
unto me. t>»<l eat ye that which i* good, and
let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incli-t ■
your ear. and come unto me; hear, and your
soul shall live."
GOH'S GUARANTEE.
UttMiallv a mtn who is making material
things h's Chief quest is shrewd enough io
inquire into any proposition that is made to
him particularly a proposition to give some
thing for nothing. God foreseeing that, has
given His guarantee that He will make g<«>l
Tsrtah's promises. Thev are nothing less than
"the sure mercies of David." The same word
Which God gave to David He give* to you.
biu-kF up pver.vthlnc Isaiah say* with Hb
own Word. If Mr. Rockefeller were to endor.-e
v<ur check and guarantee it* payment, you
could cct It 'nahcd in any hank in Atlantn
for anv amount that you nee led even tb<W’ J
yon didn't hnve a penny on deposit, and this
nromiae is guaranteed by nothing less than the
Word of God. ,
Verse 4 shows us what this guarantee is
It is not merely the written Word of God. but
it is the living Word of God. for the pronoun
changes here. “Behold. I have given him for
a witness and a leader and a eommomle'.
The su-etv therefore, that when you come out
hearken end incline and buy and eat that your
soul shall delight itself In fatness—the
of tills is Jesus Christ in His three-fold office
of Prophet (witness), priest (leader), and king
• commander), the Holy On* of Israel. Men and
women, you who are spending
that which is not tread and your labor f<»r that
which satisfieth not. could you nsk for nnv
better indorsement, sny l.vtter guarantee that
tbU In not a gold brick which God Is offering
you. but a security better than a government
THE OPPORTUNITY NOW.
You cannot trnv a Lihe-ty Bond now from the
government. They are off the market If toii
got one von must buy from someone who 'isd
already bought, and probably pay a premium
for it. The opportunity was opened for awhile
so that nnv who desired might buy. And so we
have an opportunity now to take up this offer
which God mokes. How long it wilt last, we
not know. Tlie day has not been set for its
withdrawal. “Seek ye the vord w-liile he may
be found: call upon him while he l« near. for
the dav is coming when He mar may not be
found and when vou will be so far away from
Him that He will not henr. Just when that
dav of opportunity is withdrawn no one knows.
It ’ mav be withdrawn tomorrow -for you. al
though vou may live a hundred veers afterwards.
G>><! is u ft t lost that He has to lie sought for.
He is seeking vou. He 1« not far awav that you
Have t to call loudly to Him. He will hear the
faintest whisper. ..
And how then <-an yon seek.or call Ju*t this.
“I>et tile wicked forsake his way. and the un
righteous man his thoughts, and let him return
"what is the difference between a wicked mi sn
wav and unrighteous man's thought Just t e
difference between action and ' "' lt
few men are murderer* in fact, mnit t 1
them are murderers in though*. Am r liG
be atsoH’tdv *n - “ ’■» in thought.
It mav be as fonl a. hell. Forsake your war
vour thought, and return r.nto th. I o - ''-
turn." did be sav? Why vou eannm return un
less you have been there once But that is the
glorious truth. Yon were made for God. Man
was made for God and man ha* gone away
from God. and man must return to God. Amt
l.nve gone awav from your Fathers house.
Ltme back. "He will have mercy upon you.
he will abundantly pardon.
one says. 'That 's not the way 1 would do
it God can never forgive me. lam too great
a’ sinner." Listen! ’My thoughts are not
vour thoughts, neither are in' ways vonr .
.nlth the Lord." for ss the h “«7’VJ h er Wan
than the earth, so are my ways higher than
VO?" wavs and mv thought. than your
ibougbts." Yes. God'S ways are not ours, nor
HU thought* our thought*. The* are far b t
tor Monica, the mother of Augustus, prayed
God tint her son might not leave northern As
riea snd go Into Italy where immorality ami
sin were, for she wanted him to be a Chris
tian. bnt Awg’istin« went, end there he cam - in
contact with Ambrose, and through hi« infl'i
r>nce we« led to accent Jesus Christ as his b«v
lour God's thoe-ht and wavs are far better
than Monica's. He di<l not answer her pray. r
she -iskwl It. in order that He might nn
sw-r it in a far better way.
Giri’s ways are not on'v superior, but t ie*
ere silent strengthening. The rain falls
on the ea-th sometimes without any sound.
The fa'l “f snow I* absolutely silent, "nd yet
the raM and snow water the earth mid make
It fruitful tint It mav give s«ed »•> the sower
snd breed to the eater. God’s Word la just
as auro ard as strengthening. It shall not r*
turn unto Him rdd. "It shall accomplish that
which »'e nlo.sos and shall nroaper in the
thing n-’-e-o-n He sen’ it." Now this is not
true o' man’s word. ’Vhere '« no snch nromise
made, b-’t it ■« true of Word. P-tor Von
I'r.rrn t« S P-’-’em aot.t'or who aocidonts’le
.*> met Rslnh N'-ton on -ho streets o' t.ondo“
shout t*-o -e«rs ago whet Vo.or ■res tn Tendon
„ f„-t A „ r h yr- -raw -•von a l!t»1e te«t«*i""»
In n-o-oh O- . God's Word ha. not return" '
note fT'm rotd. *e- now th'-e *•' more th-’
" Relglnm sohHe-a tn ’he trenches who
■ are give” thole be-rt« tn Christ* through the
reed'ng of ”’« WoM.
tIFAf. SATISSF VCTIOy
“Bet wh’t if t accent this -rorosition?" says
the man of business whose chief quest now is
material things. Here is God’a answer. Ha
shall go out with joy and be led forth slti
• peace, the mountains and hills shall break be
fore you into singing, and all the trees of the
earth shall elap their hands. Instead of the
thorn (which is useless and harmful, shall
! come up the fir tree • whose shade is benefi
cial: whose wood is anost useful and whose
fruit is edible and instead of the nriaf
> iwhich is of no use* shall eome up the myrtle
tree (whose berries are good fruit).” Yes. look
1 lack at the first, to the thirsty one comeg
water to quench hfa thirst. To the needy one
who has no money comes milk and wine, milk
and food, and wine for refreshment. Instead
! of that which is not bread comes that which is
good, and instead of that which satisfieth no*
is that fatness in which the soul delights.
How can this be had? Come, incline, hear,
eat. seek, call, forsake. RETI RN.
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