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CAIRO,
M. JJ. fhERGILL
On The 1910 Census From the
Stanpoint of a Business Man
GIVES SOME VERY INTERESTING FIGURES
Gives as Reason For the Growth
ol Large Cities, “Improve Ag
rtcultnral Machinery is Taking
the Places of a Large Number
of Farm Hands.
The Bell Telephone and Tele
graph System, with a capitaliza
tion of nine hundred million dol
lars. has had some specialists,
I and all of their local managers
studying the reports of the recent
| census. The growth and dis-
’ tribution of the population, the
r developement of the city, the
| movement towards the cities,the
i changes in the country districts,
1 these and similar questions in-
| volved in the future develope-
| ment of the telephone and tele-
f- graph and the consequent placing
| of orders with manufactors, which
i require eighteen months to be
| filled, are the reasons why this
A Fourth Prize
Added To The Contest
The management of this paper has made arrangements with the
Union Piano Co., of New York to give as a fourth prize a certificate
valued at $200.00 to be redeemed by them the same as cash in the
purchase of a piano from them.
Stop! and Think! How do you stand? What are your chances
of winning? Just think for a moment what it means to win. For the
efforts you put forth during the life of this contest ) r ou will be repaid
many times over by winning any one of these prizes offered. Could
you afford to work for $20 per day? Well, should you go at it in
earnest and win the first prize, that’s what it will be worth to you.
The least prize would well repay you for your earnest efforts.
Who is going to carry away the prizes? Can you afford to sit idly
by and let some opponent carry away these prizes with no effort on
your part? Contestants, dont rely too much on the last week, but get
out and get busy, as the saying goes “keeping everlastingly at it” brings
1911
the mootings and to solicit now ones.
At the end of the quarter tho side
that succeeds in having the largest
number of members attend will ho
entertained at a luncheon by the
defeated side.
Mrs. Sutton’s side will be known
by a blue ribbon badge, and Mrs.
Wen them’ by a white ribbon badge.
The honorary members will count
for three attendants ns the men are
not supposed to attend the business
sessions, but will be invited to the
\uncheon.
VERY mm FOR
THE YOUNG LADIES
NO. 34.
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GOUST IK SESSION
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Convened Monday Morning
March 6
WITH JUDGE FRANK PARKS PRESIDING
large corporation studies in de
tail the census reports. A part
of Dr. TherrilPs duty, as mana
ger, of the Albany Telephone
system, was as an examination
of the census reports covering
his territory. When that part of
the work was done, the doctor
asked the question, “Why should"
not the church study the census”
and so, he as laymen’s leader of.
the district, took up the subject,-
as related to the matter of giving
the gospel to those who have it
not, both in this and in other
lands.
The address of Dr. Therrill was
a clarion call to representatives
of Christ to meet the changed
conditions in our land by prompt,
intelligent action. It fairly bris
tled with startling facts and was
a most illuminating presentation
of statementments that should
stir and stimulate the indifferent
and sluggish. Emphasis was
placed upon the disproportionate
growth of the cities, both in size
and in number, over the country
population, due very largely to
application of machinery to agn-
:ufture. In view of such facts
s that one man can now do the
ork of ten on the farm, as com
pared with a century ago, and
jiat the age of home-spun in
which the farmer and his wife
knew ten trades, is past, the cry
“Back to the Farm” will be fu-
Jle. Men will continue, more
|and more to congregate in the
!f? r cities
The tremendous increase o f the
i! power of the cities, both financi
ally and politically, the control
$ of a city by a foreign, or a cor-
■ rupt element; the increase of
pauperism/ crime and ignorance
in these large centers.—these
and other menacing facts were
produced, presenting a picture
with a very large and forbidding
background.
As factors in the solution oi
pur social and national problems,
the number of churches and the
‘homes were dwelt upon, but_ the
fact .was brought out that neither
<of these is keeping pace with our
wonderful growth. There are
not as many churches now, in
proportion to the population, as
1 there were fifty years ago. Few
er people own their homes.
While sixty-six people m the
mcountry own their dwellings only
§20 per cent do so in some cities,
TO per cent in larger cities, ^and
? only four per efint do so in New
' York. Flats, boarding house and
hotel life are taking the place of
he old home-life, and those are
lot helpful to religious or moral
w Within a generation the cities.
■it ' ^
Miss Ora Brinson.. 31,675
Bertha Powell S,075
Lela Moore —.... 3,050
Maggie Rehberg. 7,000
Itocbclle Morrison 2,075
Sallie Belle Cooper 4,425
Addie Lou Powell 1,200
Lucile Stringer 13,075
Mary Bell... 8,925
Estelle Herring— 1,525
Carrie Autry .... 2,050
1 Belle West.. 2,000
Standing of the Candidates
Miss Maude Maxwell 1,000
“ Mattie Butler ... 4,000
, “ Winiford Harper 1,000
“ Ethel Brock. 1,075
“ Bessie Mitchell 1,000
“ Pauline Sasser. 1,000
“ Katherine Dunn.. 3,050
“ Viola Blitch.... 3,900
“ Nora Cox _.._w.l0,S50
“ Emma Singletary.... .16,660
“ Mae Maxwell... 1,000
Mrs. T, J. Butler ....17,725
Jewell Jones - ...6,000
of the land will dominate, either
for good or bad: and the supreme
subject of the day before the
church, is Christianization of out-
city life. The,strain that will
come upon us is lone to. the lay
men of the chut-ch. They are
arising. It was an impressiye
sight, at a recent convention tp
see men worth ttyairmillions; pr esi
dents of large co-operations,lead
ers in the business of the country
met together to consider the
evangelization of our land and
pledging their time strength and
money to that end. Christianity
lived and worked out 'will solve
the problems of our conntry. The
transition period we are in will
soon pass. It is far brighter
than some that have been in our
history. God will never cease to
govern and love this old world
and he is with those who are seek
ing to meet the new conditions
that have arisen. Our only hope
and help is in the Gospel preached
in power and faithfulness.
The fact wa= emphasized that
the same conditions that are de
veloping in America are develop
ing in Orient and the causes
that produce them here are,
largely, the causes that produce
them their. Their problem is
the same as ours, but they are
without the help and the hope
that the gospel gives. The gos
pel of Jesus Christ, the only solu
tion for the problems of the Uni
ted States, is the only power that
can solve their problems. The
solving of our problems will help
the solving of v theirs. Christian
America is the hope of the world,
but a heathen, pagan orient, with
the appliances of modern civili
zation, would be the menace and
destruction of the Christian na
tions. The hope of America is
Christ, the hope of the Orient is
Christ,—the only hope of the
world is ChrLt. And we who
have him and his teachings must
see to it that we give Him to those
who have Him not.
In the first picture we have of
m in in the Bible he was in a gar
aen and in the last view, as giv
en in Revelation, he is in a city.
A city coming down out of heav
en adorned as a bride for her
husband, type of the cities of the
future, purified and redeemed by
the gospel of the Son of God.
The address while presenting
and emphasizing the danger side
of our national life, was full of
healthy optimism and was calcu
lated to awaken thought and
ltrir actio*.
It was listened to by a largo
audience and was thoroughly en
joyed. After the service a .-yorj
considerable . number fne^ Ah 1 . y
Therril ap<J'expressh'd- thSijr;ferent Orobcst/ra.
pleasure and;Wont ovey tfte ad
dress. - \ ' " y ■ < } ..
Cairo Concert Band to give $5.00
in Gold to the Most Popular
Young Lady In Cairo
The Cairo Concert Band will give
a concert at the court house on the
evening of March 17th, 1011.
They will give $5.00 in gold to
the young lady making the largest
sale of tickets.
The tickets are in possession of
Wh. Searcy at the Citizon Bank.
Any girl wishing to join the con
test can call there and get the tickets.
All money to count in the contest
must be delivered to Mr, Searcy
who is treasurer of the band, by
o’clock, Friday afternoon, March 17.
The $5.00 in gold will be pre
sented by Col. R. C. Boll.
The following is the program
which is a very attractive one.
March—Onr Me chants .Purdy
Overture—Lyric Mackie-Byer
Roman/,a—A Pay Dream (Duo lor
two cornets).. l-Iarlow
Messrs. Searcy and .lones
• A , v . - - Grand Medley Selection..Ayr* by 'Lumpe
After the service a )!(Introducing popular melodics
Intermission.
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Miss Jokdjihihe. 1
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.-iScieCf
Denies the Rumor That Road
Will be Doubled-Tracked From
Birmingham to Savannah.
Savannah, Ga., March 6.—
Charles H. Markham, president
of the Illinois Central and the
Central of Georgia railways, who
is now making his first tour of
the Central properties, is authori
ty for the statement thas his elec
tion to the presidency will not ne
cessitate any change in the man
agement of the road. He believes
that the Central is already a fac
tor in the transportation world.
President Markham stated that
it operates through an especially
attractive section of the country.
Markham state that the .deci
sion of the interstate commission
in the railroad cases will pre
clude any improvements on the
line in the near future, but the
operating expenses of the road
will not be curtailed.
Prudent Markham denied the
rumor that the Central will be
doubled tracked from Birming
ham to Savannah.
W. C. T. U. Meets.
We wish to state that the regular
monthly meeting of the W. C. T
U., will be held at the Methodipt
church Friday, March 17, at 3; 30
p. m. It will be the third Friday
and not the week after the third
Sunday as heretofore, as they do
not wish to come in conflict with
the protracted services to be held at
the Methodist church.
Mrs. Rrahk Brown has charge of
the. program and she' will have a
Union Signal dixy. Those who
know Mrs. Brown are sure of an in
teresting hour. Also it is the be
ginning of the crusade for new
members. The plans are as fol
lows: Mrs. J. S. Weathers and
Mrs. Annie Cook Sutton hayc been
appointed captains with equal num
bers of those already members on
their sides. Thi# captains have the
right to appoint as many lieuten
ants as they see fit- to assist them in
getting the old members to attend
__ ..Kred’k Harlow \
Alices' Carlton Harlow, accompanist.
.* -. I Intermission.
’E-wo-.ytcpr-JiationalHin
blent - ...r... --i'.aelr.,
Grand Descriptive Overture—in i
Cairo Town—(A trip with the
Cairo Concert Band) Written
especially for, and dedicated
to the Cairo Concert Band by
Fred'k P. Harlow.
Synopsis i-
March of Progress Ensemble
Declaration Cadenza
The Appeal Cornet Solo
Expectations ...Tempo-di-Waltz.
Realization Baritone Solo
The Invitation, (Tnkc a
trip to Cairo Chours
Finale Allegro
March—Marine Flashes Thorne
Fred’k P. Harlow, Conductor.
Girls don’t fail to get into this
eon test. Some one will win the
$5.00 and you will help a ■ worthy
cause.
The town needs a good band, and
the boys have secured the services
of a very capable director in Mr.
Ha low and they need assistance to
finance the band.
Besides a very enjoyable evening
you will help the band. _
The prices are only 35 cents for
adults and 25 cents for children.
J. B. Roddenbery
Named Leader.
Mercer University, Macon, G a.,
March 4--Julian B. Roddenbery,
of Cairo, was elected captain of the
1911-12 basketball team at a ban
quet given at the Mercer dormitory
last night by Coach Stroud. Rod -
denliery’s selection as captain by
his teammates is a worthy one, as
his brilliant work at right guard
this season has placed him in the
lead of his team. While left guard
has been held by various ones, Red
den bery lias faithfully held his
position through the entire season,
playing in all thirteen games.
Roddenbery is a member of the
sophomore class and ranks high
among the students.
Devotional.
The regular meeting of the Epworth
League will be held on Tuesday evening
at 7:30 After a short service the
leaguers will adjourn to they residence
of Mrs. ICedar Wight where the will
be entertaimed at a literary social. An
interesting program upon the h'° an “
works of Robert Burns has been ar
ranged by our efficient third vice-presi
dent, Mips Addie Lou Powell, and this
will be supplemented with games which
will render the evening most enjoyable.
No written invitations will be given,
but all leaguers, and those interested
in league work, are cordially invited.
Could Not Indict Chief ol Police
Horton on the Charge Perjury—
And Court still Grinds Merrily
On.
Grady Superior Court convened
Monday morning with Judge
Parks presiding and Solicitor-
General Wooten looking after the
criminal branch of the court.
Judge Parks followed the us
ual line in charging the grand
jury m regard to the criminah
and misdemeanor laws. He
gave the charge in regard to the
illegal sale of whiskey, c i: ry ing
of pistols, both concealed and in
the hand as the law prescribes
that he should.
The grand jury is turning out
a few bills.
An effort was made to indict
Chief of Police Horton Monday on
the charge of perjury by those
who were recently tried for gamb
ling, and who came clear.
It will be remembered that Mr.
Horton last November, flushed &
crowd gambling in the law office
of J. Q. Smitl} and acquisitions
were sworn out before - Judge
Singletary of the City (\>urt of
Cairo and„ the accused we re-yde? f
dared not guilty. • •*' J (. '
Oft theyraiveni’ig of t);:e'grw-d
jury those accused of {..u-iAjIJ^*
by Mr. Horton made the attempt,
to.indict Mr. Horton for perjury.
Josephine Gainous
Josehino Gainoas, the infant
daughter of Green G. and Minnie -
Gaincus, was less than eight months
old when she slipped away from her
dear ones to whom she had been
loaned for such a brief time. Sweet,
bright and precious, the loving
Father of us all had use for her in.
that kingdom in which little chil
dren. more than any othor class,
are the members, and so he called
her to Heaven. She went away
last Friday night, after two weeks
illness, during which everything hu
man was done to keep her here, but
the King of the Kingdom had his-
way and the crib is vacant and
loving hearts are aching in their
desolation. The deepest sympathy
is with those who are stricken.
The funeral services, attended bv
if number of relatives and sympa
thizing friends, were held at tha
City Cemetary, conducted by Roy.
Mr. Towson of the Methodist ohuroja-
Enconiums for Dr. Harris.
Ill conversation with some friends of.
I)r. R. II. Harris the other day, wo-
learned incidentally, of tho high ^opinion-,
many distinguished people, presidents ob
colleges, leading parties, etc , entertain
of the sermons of that gentleman recent
ly published.
It is with great pleasure that we am-
permitted to publish a few extracts from
letters to that able divine which are
found below:
“I-cherish highly your sermons, ‘The
Specter of the Garden’ and 'The Lord.
The Man, The Gliurch.”, You are un
doubtedly one of the profoundest Bib
lical scholars we have. May your Useful
ministry be continued for many years to
Cornel With lots of love.”
.1. J. Bbunkit,
Cor. Sec. & Treas. Ga. State Mission
Fund. , J® 1 'a J
I read all your sermons with pleasure."
and profit. The sermon on “The Rock,
etc.,” is very unusual. Such an amount
of linguistic, gramatical and exegetical
learning along with doctrinal matters oE
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the value given in a way to be at tho
same time manifestly popular and im
pressive.” Affectionately^on.rs^ ^
“.Heel thankful because I believe yon
are an object of answer to prayer. I
ask our God to spare you for the very
work von are engaged in, now: A stone ,
to batter down the walls that stand in
the way of God’s church.”
“Your brother in Christ Jesus,
J. W. Howakb.
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