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Missionary Notes By
Mrs. W. C. Jones
What Baptism Means To
Hindu
Rev. A. E. Cook, for twenty-odd
years a missionary of the M. E.
Board in India, is now in tho Unit
ed States, and tells a wonderful
story of India’s "mass movements”
towards Christianity. Vast multi
tudes in groups of hundreds and
thousands, by families and com
munities and villages, are accepting
the now faith and asking for bap
tism. As to the significance of this
step to a Hindu, Mr. Cook says:
"Baptism means more to a Hin
du than to an American. It means
that lie must break away from nnd
defy wicked priests whom he has
learned to fear from childhood, It
means that he must break away
from his caste. He becomes an
outcast. It would be difficult to
show you how terrible, that is to a
Hindu mind. It means that he
must give up his idols, which ho
hus been taught to believe in, to
fear, and to worship. Sometimes it
means leaving parents, home, wife,
children and property. It means
the giving up of intoxicants, lying
and stealing, the correcting of mar
riage relationships, and the like.
It means a hard fight and a promise
to accept the missionary as his
teacher and guide. Unless he has
a strong Christian teacher to advise
and instruct him, to sympathize
with him and support him, his
chances of success are slim.”
THEN AND NOW.
Twenty-three years ago it cost
the Church Missionary Society
So,000 to send a missionary to
Uganda. It Was a journey of from
eight to ten months. One year ten
strong men died on the way. To
day the journey can be made in
twenty-four days at a cost of $175.
Then there was only one church
building. On the outside it looked
like a great barn. Inside like a for
est of poles. Now there are 2,000
churches scattered all over the
land. Then there was one native
preacher; now there are 3,000.
then there were 200 converts, now
there are over 100,000.
We cannot expect to prosper
if we are dishonest to the Lord.
He can easily enough measure bade
to us as we measure out to him.
Hence happy are they who, being
saved by grace, bring him all their
tithes, for peace and prosperity
shall be their portion.—Spurgeon.
In India and Ceylon there are
now nearly 200 Young Men’s Chris
tian Associations, with 12,000 mem- j
bers.
GRADY COUNTY PROGRESS, CAIRO, GEORGIA,
of the Farm Woodlot
J. B. Berry, Prof. Forestry, Go. State
College Of Agriculture.
Just wlmt value do you place on
that patch of \ym)d» on your farm,
or do you consider it. only ns an ob
stacle to the cultivation of the land?
A hundred years ago timber wns very
plentiful and prices low. At I ho pres
ent. time tho best of the Umber In
the East and South Ims been logged,
or destroyed, and lumber prices are
advancing vapidly. No longer are the
big timber holders of the United
Stutes recklessly logging their lands
—rather, they are holding their Um
ber to lake advantage of (he rapid
Increase iu wood values. It Is con
servatively estimated that the pres
ent forests of the United States
cannot supply the demand for
more tliun seventy-five years.
When tills Is gone we shall have to
compete with England and Germany
In the world'H markets. During the
year 1914 lumber prices lu Germany
ranged about four limes as great as
in the United States, and these prices
showed an increase of 10 per cent
to 15 per cent over tho current prices
of the year 1913. If this then is true—
that the present, lumber prices of tho
United States will bo increased GOO
per cent or 400 per cent during the
next twenty or twenty-flve years—can
there he any doubt ns to the value
of a Umber investment?
The South is particularly favored
in the matter of wood produc
tion. Nowhere else do trees and for
ests grow more rapidly. During the
course of twenty years a second-
growth thickcL of old Held pine and
yellow poplar lias developed into a
forest,, the trees of which average 12
to 15 inches in diameter. While trees
of this size do not produce a high per
centage of good lumber, there Is a
strong demand for this class of mate
rial in the production of boxes nnd
packing cases. Even as rough lumber
the product of these trees would have
a value of from 520 to 540 per thou
sand feet, and, at the present rate of
increase, these prices will have dou
bled In ten yenrs, quadrupled in twen
ty years. It this is true, ami there
can be no doubt of it, are there any
other portions of the farm with the
potential value of these thickets of
young trees? What, then, is to he
thought of a man who clears away
tills young timber, often from steep
slopes, with the object, of placing the
land under cultivation for a few years
until erosion has carried away
tho surface soil) and then abandon
ing the area to weeds and small
trees until nature has painstakingly
and slowly re-established a forest cov
er? Instead of creating wealth, is ho
not in reality destroying it?
The light that shines farthest
shines brightest at-home.
There are more Protestant preach
ers in South Carolina than in all
South America, Central America
and Mexico.
There are more Protestant Preach
ers in Philadelphia alone than in all
of Latin America.
TIMELY AGRICULTURAL
BULLETINS ISSUED
Among the recent bulletins issued
by the aeorgia State College of Agri
culture which are for free distribu
tion within the state are “Soil Survey
of Stewart County," “Forest School
Announcement," “Teachers' Manual
of Agricultural Club Work," “An
nouncement of Veterinary Degree
Course,” Catalog 1916-17, "Boys’ Pig
Clubs. 1915.”
Circulars recently Issued have been
on the following subjects: “Corn Cul
tivation,” “Dime and Its Relations to
Potash,” "Peanut Oil Production,”
“Cotton Variety Tests,” "Poultry
Clubs, 191D," "Summer Courses In
Agriculture, 1916.”
Mr. Win. H. Platt a hustling
real estate man of Thomasville and
well known here, was in town Sun
day.
Bad breath, bitter taste, dizziness
and a general “no account” feeling
is a sure sign of torpid live. IIER-
BINE is the medicine needed. It
makes the liver active, vitalizes tlm
blood, regulates the bowels and re
store a fine feeling of energy and
and cheerfulness. Price 60c. Sold
by Wight & Brown.
Selecting Cotton
Resistant to Boll Rot
Loy E. Hast, In Charge of Cotton In-
dustry, Georgia State College
Of Agriculture.
Fifteen varlclle.s of cotton have
been tested for two years at tho Col
lage of Agriculture to determine their
resistance to anthrnenoso or boll ret.
The results of two years have linen
obtained for only eight Vnrtetios. The
order in which they stand as to re-
slslauoe of unlhrncnosn Is as" follows:
College No. 1, Sunbeam No. 60, Cooks,
Modelln, Sunbeam No. SO Unit and
Half, Toole, Simpkins. Among those
showing up well under the one year's
test are Lewis, Dixie nnd Cleveland.
In testing these varieties for resist
ance, it wns made quite certain that
till had an opportunity of being infect
ed. A variety known to he Infect
ed' and very poor in resistance was
planted in alternate rows with the
varieties mentioned. They wore thus
Bubjoet to the severest test Mint, could
occur under field conditions. That
the disease was prevalent and very
active Is shown by Dio total destruc
tion of one variety that is very sus
ceptible, during the last year. Col
lege No. 1 showed only 2.1) per cent
of diseased bolls, Sunbeam 4.6 per
centage of diseased bolls, Cooks 6.7,
Modelln 6.2,' Sunbeam SO «,(!, Toole
and Simpkins 6.5. Half and Half a
total loss for the year 1915.
TO ASSIST FARMERS WITH
BUILDINGS, SILOS, ETC.
Guy It. Jones, graduate of the Uni
versity, class of 1915, has been ap
pointed to -do extension work in agri
cultural engineering. In tills capac
ity h.e will assist farmers in design
ing farm buildings, in constructing
silos, in farm drainage and in select
ing farm machinery. His work be
gan April 1. Enough work is already
in hand to keep ..Mr. Jones busy for
six months. >
College Assists In Getting
Eggs to Best Market
W. S. Dilts, Instructor Department Of
Poultry, Georgia State Col
lege Of Agriculture.
“Egg routes" are being established
at. various places in Georgia in con
nection with cream routes, for the
purpose of assembling eggs at given
shipping points. At theso centers
proper attention to grading and pack
ing can be given so I hat the eggs can
lie sent off to the best-paying market.
Recent experiments with high-class
Georgia eggs sent in 30 dozen packs
lo the city of New York, revealed llmt
after express* and commission has
been deducted, the net return to the
shipper wns very much greater than
could he obtained in local markets.
While it is not expected that tho or
dinary run of eggs obtained on an
“egg route” will bring ns much as this
particularly line lot, yet it is quite
certain that there will bo no trouble
to net at least five cents more on the
dozen than can be found on local mar
kets in Georgia.
Tho egg routes have been associat*
ed with the cream routes, one person
finding it easy enough to collect both,
thus reducing the expense of collec
tion. It costs from 1 PI to 2 cents per
dozen to collect, sort and pack for
shipment the eggs that are being re
ceived from these routes. Collections
are being made from two to three
times a week, thus permitting eggs to
go fresher to market Ulan country
eggs usually do.
State of Ohio. Oily of Toledo, l „
Lucan County. t ss *
Frank J. Cheney mnkea oath that ho la
«enl«r partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney
* Co., doing business in the City of To
ledo, County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLAR^ for each an.l ev
ery case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use of HALT AS CATARRH CURE.
o . , FRANK .T. CHENEY.
Sworn to before mo and subscribed in
my presence, this 6th day of December,
A. D. 1880.
(Seal) A. W. GLEASON.
„ ... ^ Notary Public.
Hall n Catarrh Cure is taken Internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of tlio system. Send for
testimonials, free.
« CHENEY* & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
Two splendid boar pigs for sale from a very fine litter of Hampshires.
Priced until next Tuesday $15.00 each.
D. L, WILLIAMS.
New Wilson
High ; Grade
Family Sewing Machine Silent and Easy Running.
A Lifetime Guarantee
provides that if any of the working parts
prove defective in material or workmanship
it will be made good free of charge, no
matter when required. The time is un
limited.
Tiie sewing qualities of these machines are
perfect. They will sew from one thickness
of muslin*to^six thicknesses of heavy full
thickness cloth without breaiungThTthTead
All wearing points are of best steel, hardened and
and ground to bearings and interchangeable
There ate no improvements of value that are not incorporated in the con-
s rut tion of this machine and w e present it to the trade as being strictly up-
to-date, first ck ss and high grade in every detail.
The Prices are Consistant With the Times
$22.50, $24.00 and $26.00.
10 Per Cent Discount for Cash
Be Sure You See This Machine Before You Buy.
CAIRO FURNITURE CO.
[Incorporated] .
furniture and House Furnishings of Quality.
Cairo,
Georgi
ia
BASE BALL GOODS
At a 25 Per Cent Reduction
We are going to sacrifice our stock. If interest
ed come around and take a PEEP.
You’ll be Convinced of the Price
GRADY PHARMACY
Penslar Drug Store. Phone 85
Health Notes
Seventy-six out of eighty-seven
cases of typhoid fever which oc-
cured in a recenv outbreak have
been traced by the United States
Public Health Service to infected
milk. Had the first cases been re
ported to a trained health officer
the outbreak could have been
tamped out promptly. When will
we learn that disease prevention ia
sure and cheap?
HQG CHOLERA SERUM
IWade For Georgia^ Farmers, Under Georgia
Conditions, From Georgia Hogs. B
offlcWm Wo make a
Thermometers. Syringes and disinfectant that are eanecWly^daptld WUog^holcfnwork:
number „f
&1e'i t en C h 0 o-nt UnIOMaC “ mPal ' ,Sd by or^money S&
p o.bo^?s GI .^ SERUM COMPANY, MOULTRIE, GA.
17S an«f4P9
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