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VOL. CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, .FEBRUARY 3, ISJ1 NO. 29. LEAGUE GROWING Has Home of It’s Own.” ‘Very PECULIAR CONDITIONS Leagner’s Home Also Serves As Sunday Schoo’ Class Room- History ol Cause. "The” League at Cairo has a new building that is all “its very own.” suited in every way to its activities. It happened on this wise. Cairo, in Southwest Georgia, is a splendid growing town, a county seat of fifteen hundred inhabitants. Our Sun day school is graded as the best in the Thomasville district, but its efficiency was being sadly crippled for lack of class room facilities. In this emergency, our Board of Stewards decided to provide additional room to ac comodate this branch of our growing work. While debating the question of how this should be done, the League sent befork the Board a committee composed of Miss Susie Stubbs, Messrs. in the social side of our League work. The hall issplendidly built and is paid for,"having cost some what over eight hundred dollars. Howeyer, apart from the electric, fixtures and chairs, the League c has not yet beeh able to furnish the hall, which was a part of the original contract with our Board of Stewards. This work is in our League plans for the coming year. We hope to make the hall an efficient arm of our church work at Cairo and as the center of the young life of our com munity. , We have a goodly number of enthusiastic Leaguers, both Juniors and Seniors and an efficient corpse of officers, but we have found that the League work will not run itself. Energy, consecration and genuine love for the cause of the Master and of needy souls, with faithful work and prayer, will bring things to pass in this part of our Church Life and will produce as rich results to the glory of Christ as' h) any other geld of Christian affort. —Christian Advocate. “A perfect wonderland of the beautiful’’ is our line of calendars for 1912. See thetn and get prices. The Progress, 4T5.3 PER CERT NOW HOLDS GEORGIA RECORD- THE EPWORTH LEAGUE’S HOME IN CAIRO. Wilberforce Clifford aind D. L. j Epworth Ligae Program. Williams, three of our most effi-1 Epworth League program for cient and enthusiastic Leaguers, Tuesday evening February 7th. with the request that they build. Subject -The Winning Race.- the League a hall, which, while Mrs. J E. Forsyth, leader. adapted to its needs, would at. Hymn 409. the same time provide for the | F ra y 0r * wants of the school. Each of Hymn—396. the committee spoke on the sub- Scripture Lesson-Eph. 6: Heb. ject and in her talk, Miss Stubbs; 1 "“, expressed as the wish of the'Topic-The Time Element in League that the building should o Storting the Christian Race, be one that they could call “its , Special Mtisic. very own.” The committee as-1Miss Dowd, Topic sured the Board that the Leaguers I Knowledge of the Goal, would contribute their share of | M ^Woody, Tepic-A Knowledge the cost. In view of the purpose -A Clear of the Course to be Run Neces sary to a Successful Race. Mrs. G. A, Wight, Topic—Laying Aside Weights Necessary to a Successful Race. Scripture Verses—Mary Odum, Bessie Forsyth, Mildred Den ton, Lambuth Towson, Floyd Hudson to erect within the ne?ct few years a mordern church, the steward very readily agreed to he proposition to give the league permanent building. For the present, the league all is being used on Sundays to ccomodate the overflow from the chool. Five classes with about eventy-five pupils meeting in it uring the lesson study period, he rest of the time the League s for “its very own.” The building is admirably adapted to League work having been designed with that end in view. It is thirty by fifty feet with a wide porch. It has twe! meeting; subject rooms seperated by sliding doors Searching.” which can be thrown into one when need occurs. The smaller room is adapted to preparation of refreshments and other needs Coffee County Seat Has , Popula tion ol|3,550. Washington, D. C., Feb. 1.— Douglas, Ga., has set a new record for growth. From a very small town in 1900, when it had but 617 inhabitants, it has jumped into the city class and now can boast of a population of 3,550. k Such increipb is regarded here-as, wonderful but Georgians know it is but more evidence of the rapid strides being made by South Geor gia. Deuglns’ percentage of increase in the ten years was 475.3. The increase was 2,933. The “capital of Coffee county now holds the record of increase for Georgia cities of'its size and few in {lie United States can boast of such rapid growth. The growth, how ever, is not regarded as of the mush room variety, blit seems merely to promise as rapid . development in the next ten years: Velvet Beans, Quite a quantit'ivif velvet beans were grown by-farmers in. this sec tion last year. This is a very prorn- ising ci^.jjJts -two '*■ 'Cages are? 1. They greatly improve the land on which they grow. 2. There is no finer winter, feed for’ hogs and cattle than velvet beans. -Those of our farmers who have tried them are enthusiastic in their praise, and more will be planted this year than last. , In thig connection we wish to call special attention to the fact that Mr. J. B. Wight has ordered : special velvet bean huller with en gine to run it. This will be in op eration at his farm within a few days. Those who‘ have not tried this crop will find it well to do so’ Concert Wednesday Night. The ladies of the Cairo Presby terian church are preparing to offer to the public at the City Hall Wed nesday night one of the best concerts the people of Cairo have enjoyed in a long time. A large number of the most talented of Cairo’s young people are on the program and this is enough to insure an entertain ment of the highest order. All are urged to attend and not only spend an enjoyable evening hut assist in a most worthy cause. The proceeds of the concert will go to the Presbyterian church. City Hall, Wednesday night 8:00 o’clock. Young Ladies Prayermeeting The young ladies had their weekly prayermeeting last Saturday after- ternoon with Mrs. G. A. Wight. Mrs. Elliott led the service, her subject being * ‘Faith. ” All present had verses bn which comments were made. MrB. Weathers will lead the next being “Heart Any one who may desire to come to these meetings will be gladly wel corned every Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o’cloek with MrB. George Wight. ' capital in southwest Georgia farms and the unreported transactions would doubtless swell the total con siderably. Investments were made in Sumpter, Early and Randolph counties. For some time a steady stream of South Carolina capital has been pouring into that section, the rich farm lands there proving quite a magnet. “A street railway company is applying for franchise, at Albany. Ga. A $125,000 boiler and engine works is to be moved ficm Corinth, Miss,. to Mobile, Ala. A paving plant is to be erected at Birming ham, Ala., by a new company which will bid actively on street dnving in Southern cities. At Col umbus, Ga., a company was in corporated to manufacture tqiys, dishes and other similar paper pro ducts devoting itself exclusively to this line of manufacture.” NO MONEY OR HAND TOPAYPEip The Governor Cannot Draw War rant for It Until the Cash Is Col lected. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 1.—The state executive office and state pension office are maintaining their relative attitude toward one another with regard to the payment of pensions this year. The state treasury lacks $250,000 of-having enough money ,0c 1911 pensions. Wherefore the pensions cannot be paid before the 10th of February, and perhaps not until a week or so later than that. The pension commissioner has put in a requisition for over $1,000,000 to the governor. But the governor has the requisition lying on the desk, where he looks at it every day and wishes he could sign it, but he won’t. Every morning he looks in quiringly at the treasurer, and the treasurer shakes his head. There isn’t enough money yet. Over Half the men.s Dress Sum For Wo- And Jewels. E SMITH WILL NOT Enormous Bills lor Tobacco, Liquors, ,Art Objects, Toys. Horses and Automobiles New York.—Those who maintain that the extravagance of the Amer ican pcoplo threatens- ;the national prosperity aro finding support for their claims in some statistics just compiled of expenitures on account of various luxuries, imported during the year. These figures show that approximately $50,000,000 was paid out for diamonds, precious stones and jewelry imported, or a larger outlay than was ever before made on this score.- Even this: amount seems small when compared to the sum of $1-80,000,000 devoted to various farms of woman’s wearing apparel, including fqrs, laces, hats, gnvns and toilet requisits. On art objects Americans expended a trifle ‘ of $28,000,000, while furnishings for wealthy homes, including china, glass and parcefams, rugs,’hangings and antiques of various sorts, ac counted for $40,000,000 moro of. the sum spent abroad. For foreign wines and liquors another $25,000,- 600 was expended, about ono-quav- ter of this representing the, cost ol imported champaign.- The tobrtcoo bill paid by Uncle Sam to other nations amounted to $33,000,000, and there are many minor- items in the list, such as $6,000,000 for foroi, n-made toys and a like sum for horses and automobiles. Alto gether these eight items in the list of luxuries purchased abroad— chiefly in Europe—in the past year amount to over $300,000,000. Two- thirds of this sum, say the . critics, might better be kept at home. Its expenditure, they hold, is not an index of prosperity, but of a grow ing habit of extravagance which ultimately will injure the progress of the country if it is continued. at Many New Corporations; Large Land Sales. The Georgia and Alabama In dustrial Index, published at Col umbus, Ga., says in its regular weekly issue: “Thirty-three new corporations are reported in the two states for the week ending today. These enter prises begin life with a capitaliza tion of $698,500, and are a sub stantial addition to the bussiness in terest of Georgia and Alabama, They, represent much activity along manufacturing and mercantile lineB and mirror the general business development of the two Btates, “The week saw the investment of about $75,000 more South Carolina BE IN THE RACE Will Not be a Candidate For tbe United States Senate—Will Re tire From Politics Alter Com pleting His Term as Governor. Governor-elect Hoke Smith is out of the Senatorial contest for good and all. He doesn’t want the of fice even after he has finished his term as governor. No, he hasn’t authorized such a statement in the newspaper, but the fact that it is practically true is known from re liable resources. Mr. Smith’s ambition now is to serve his State faithfuly and efficient ly as its governor for the term to which he has been elected, to aid in increasing the material prosperity of Georgia, particularly with regai d to improved farming; and then when the term is over it is his de sire to retire to private life and to private vocations, never to be politi- ly resurected unless circumstances make it necessary to serve his state in some great emergency. Consequently Mr. Smith has no personal interest in the senatorial election which will take place when the legislature meets in June. The situation as to the other candidates remains about the same. The candi dates are Railroad Commissioner Murphy Candler, Congressman W. G. Brantly, Congressman T. W. Hardwick, Senator Joseph M, Ter rel, and Hon W. A. Covington. Mr. Covington has issued a state ment declaring that he is positively in the race fropo the first, that the Btories about his being “a dark horse” were without fundation be cause he was openly in the race and was asking the support of his friends. EXPLOSION AWAKES TOWN. Tbe Oehlocltnee Postofitce Was Robed ol $200 Tuesday The postoffice at Ochlocknee, Thomas county, was entered by burglars early Tuesday morning and the safe was blown open and robbed of $200. After midnight the town was startled by the noise of an ex plosion coming from the postoffice Men hurried to the scene to find the safe in the office a complete wreck, as it had been blown open with nitro glycerene. The first comers reached there only ten minutes after the burg lars had flown. In cash, $40 was taken and balance in stamps. No trace could be found of the robbers. The sheriff went over at an early hour this morniag. It is thought to be the work of the same gang that attempted to rob the postoffice at Meigs Satur day night A Cairo Pastor Honored. Dr. R. H. Harris preached at the dedication of tbe building of Pauline Baptist church last Sunday. The house was full, to overflowing, aisles and all, and the entire occasion was profoundly impressive. At the con clusion of the sermon, the congre gation, by a unanimous and enthu siastic rising vote asked for the pub lication of the discourse, in pamph let form.