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THE GEORGIA CRACKER. Gainesville, Ga., June 4, 1393 [continued from first pa. t he Bible propositions; 1st. It is fron as rea d a ad interpreted a eV .".stian people that we derive our more correct ideas of right and wrong 1 as expressed in our ethical aud legal systems. As evidence, many quotations might be given from writers on ethics. I pre sent only the following: In a recent publication on ethics from the pen of Paul Janet there appears in the intro duction this general statement- of the of Janet, “He cannot conceive of morals without religion, and he holds that practical faith in the existence of God is the postulate of the moral law." We learn from thar. profound eommen- tator on the common Law, 3ladcstonej| that ideas of right and wrong as ex pressed in the law are essentially de rived from the Bible. ‘‘For, says he, “upon these two foundations, the law of nature and the law of revelation, de pend all human law. It is a well known fact of history that Alfred the Great incorporated the Ten Command ments and the Golden Rule into the early English Constitution. Paul sug gests the same truth when he says: “I had not known sin but by the law."— (that is the law of God) “for I had not known lust except the law had said, “Thou shall not covet. The iaea being that our more accurate knowl edge of what sin or wrong is comes alone from the law of God. Our knowledge then of what is wrong as well as what is right comes to us in its fullness from the word of God. So that all that is enobling and pure and holy in our ethical and legal sy stems all that is noble in our civilization comes to us from the Bible, through the influence and teaching of that mi nority of the population of the earth, who hold that the Bible is the book of books and that the word cf God is a lamp to their feet and a light to their path. The second proposition is, that the moral sentiment necessary for the en forcement of law and order is .also de rived from Christian sentiment and influence. I could weary you with quotations from the Bible, showing how the heart of the multitude is set in them to do evil and with quotations from learned iudges showing that the enforcement of all law depends upon a healthy moral sentiment that emi- naies chiefly if not entirely from the influence and teaching of Christian men. To the church then no : ts peo ple we are indebted for the maintenance ot order and the enforcement oi law. Only the other day the Prime Minister of England said; “Take the Salvation Army out of London and it would re quire 4,000 policemen to take place.’’ Destroy these churches then and scatter these Christ’ar congrega tions. and silence the rule- f the Christian ministry if you will, and. you will find a pandemonium of lawlessness and anarchy will come in their stead. The next proposition is that the world is indebted for its civilization and culture to the churclj and to Christian influence. Hence we find the highest civilization and the broadest culture in those countries' where the Bible is most read, and. where Christ ianity is most general and influential. Christianity is the great civilizer, and is the mother of schools aud colleges. Under her fostering care homes for the orphan and asylums for the unfortun ate grow and flourish. * She lifts the burdens from the shoulders of the weak* and inspires hope in the’ oppressed. She holds up the hands that hang down and makes strong the-feeble knees so that: . | .. “A million dim eyes pnee weary with sadness k? And a million daj-.k lashes once c wet with their tears, Are raised to the light with a glimmer of gladness White Joy smiles again thro’ the mists of the years." * And yet there are those |jvho them selves enjoying the security an<E free dom that comes from Christian influ ence and the culture which they received at Christian schools, do seek with impious hands to rend the cross asunder, and with blasphemous tongu^ denounce the word of God. One thing more—whatever of influ ence there goes out from the church and Christian people, comes not from the majority even of Christians. Here as elsewhere it is the conservative in fluence of :he few—of a small minority that really counts. Every church maintains its own .existence through the support and contributions of only a few, and the influence of the church is but the influence of a minority of its members. Of roost churches it may be said as the spirit of. inspiration said of the church at Sardis: “Thou hast a few names which have not defiled ’ their garments, and they shall walk with me in white.” In conclusion allow me to suggest that the world is a great and wicked Sodom, whose inhabitants have fallen into all manner of vilene^s and un speakable sin. The divine wrath is kindled against the wqrld as it once did against Sodom, and God has pur posed to destroy it. AY hy is it not destroyed? Why does not the Sre rain down upon it and consume it as the fire of a furnace? Because forsooth there are ten, Sftv. an hundred, an thousand perhaps a million righteous men living in it, and for their .sakes aud because of their influence even though they are but a small part of the great popula tion of the world, the hand of justice is stayed and the fires of wrath are held back. But it will not always be so. Sometime, we know not when, the angels of God will come to these right eous men as they came to Lot in Sodom and taking bold of theirhandsjwiHsay. “Up! get - you out "of this place for the Lord will destroy this city,” and has tening their flight they will not dare like Lot’s wife to look back upon the burning world—they shall fly to the bosom of Abraham, to the city of God where they shall dwell in? love and peace and joy forever. I address today a company of young women who are about to leave the halls of their Alma Mater to take their place in the busy world about us. C JI trust that your minds have been so filled with lofty ideals that you have determined to be “not dumb driven cattle, but heroines in lifes battle.’ Going hence, you owe it to your teacn- ers. who like skillful artisans have sought to fashion your lives and char acters into forms of loveliness; you owe it to vour parents whose spirit of self- sacrifice has surrounded you.with op portunities so priceless; you owe it to yourselves, endowed as you are with gifts immortal; you owe it to the God who made you and blessed you, to all these you are bound to do in life the very best you can, to all these you are bound to be, not a part of the unthink ing heard, but to be a part of that love lier chivalry of thought and influence, to be, not of the many, but of the few. May you return to the homes which have sorely missed you to be centers of influence for good, to be lamps of knowledge in the darkness about you, to be moons and stars in the night of death and sin that enshrouds the world, to be guardian angels and ministering spirits in this wilderness of tears. To Consecrate and cultivated womanhood life has a thousand posibilities. I had almost said that any attractive, cult ured and consecrated woman could win her way to a throne, and I will say it, for if not to a throne of political power she can win her way to a throne in the hea^£.s of her family and live enshrined in the affections of those who know her. and from these go at last to wear a crown of fadeless glory, which shall new luster boast when victors wreaths and taonarehs jems shall blend in com mon dust. An earnast prayer by Rev. J. M. White followed the sermon. Mr. Ellison D. YanHoose, who has made a wonder ful reputation in the music world, sang a magnificent solo which was thorough- their ly enjoyed. After the announcements by Prof. YanHoose. and a chorus. “The Twenty-third. Psalm,” the bene diction was pronom ced by Rev. A. YanHoose, and the commencement services of Sunday were at an end. FORAGE CROPS THE HOPE OF FARMERS Best Means of Supplementing Food Supplies. NESBITT GIVES POINTERS such general use, Serious Runaway. The two horse team of Mr. A. H. Howard ran away on the public square Saturday afternoon throwing Mr. and Mrs. Howard and two little boys out. Mrs. Howard was badly hurt, the wheels of the wagon passing over her body, and the wagon body fell on Mr. Howard. The little boys were consider ably bruised. Medical attention_Avas given the injured ones, and they were carried home. The runaway was very unfortunate aDd the injured ones have the sympathy of friends. Mr. YV. L. Baker of Clarkesville, has moved to the city and is now oc cupying the house of Mr. J. H. Gun nell’s on YY'est Washington street. Delicate Children They do not complain of anything in particular. They eat enough, but keep thin and pale. They appear fairly well, but have no strength. You cannot say they are really sick, and so you call them delicate. What can be done for them ? Oiir answer is the same that the 6est physicians have been giving for a quarter of a cen tury. Give them Seotrs Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil with Hypo- phosphites.' It has most re markable nourishing power. • It gives color to.the blood. It brings strength to the mus cles. It adds power to the nerves. It means robust health and vigor. Even deli cate infants rapidly gain in 'flesh if given, a small amount three or four times each day. $oc. and $1.00; all druggists. SCOTT & BOW ME, Chemists, New York. Agricultural Commissioner on the Course to Pursue In View of the High Wheat Prices and With the Prospect of a Continuance of Such Market Conditions. Department of Agriculture, Atlanta, June 1, 1898. With wheat quoted at an almost un precedented figure and prices of other food crops advancing, and with the prospect of snch market conditions be ing sustained for at least some months to come, prudent farmers are now cast- abont for practical means of supple menting their food supplies. There is no section of the world in which a greater variety of FORAGE CROPS may be grown than in the south, and as a measure of safety it would be well for Georgia farmers to put in such of these crops as our surroundings aud opportu nities render possible* First and fore most comes FORAGE CORN AS A FODDER CROP OR FOR SILAGE. As to the best methods of managing jhis crop there are somewhat conflicting opinions, but these result from a mis apprehension rather than from any real difference in the proper plans for plant ing, cultivating, etc. It depends upon the purpose for which the crop is in tended, as to which method should be adopted. If the crop is intended for fodder, that is, to be cut and cured, the object is to secure a large yield of small and medium sized stalks, having an abundance of leaves and little grain. The plants may, therefore, be planted in narrow rows and crowded in the drill. In curing this'crop the surplus moisture is dried out and we have a nutritions forage, which, supplemented with grains makes a good and complete ration. But in planting com for the silo, the object is to secure a good yield of well de veloped stalks, each one bearing at least one well grown ear upon it. The plants must not be crowded too closely to gether. The rows should be at least h to 4 feet apart, and the plants should stand from 15 to 20 inches in the row. If the plants stand closer than this the stalks do not have room to mature sufficiently and the consequence is watery stalks, and the ears which form are not well filled with grain. Silage made from snch corn as this is apt to be very unsat isfactory—sour and innutritions. From thin explanation we see that fodder corn should be crowded as close as the strength of the land will admit, while a corn crop intended for the silo should have sufficient distance to produce a heavy yield of stalks and ears suffi ciently matured to be cured into good, sweet silage. THE fea crop. Field peas give us another crop for forage, of which too much cannot be said. Among the many advantages of this crop is the fact that it can be sown from May until July, and also that it can be utilized as a three-fold food, for man, for beast and for the land. No matter in what way we decide to use it it will return with interest whatever amount we have invested in it. MILLET. Millet also may be seeded at any time from May to August, and though:-it re quires richer land and more thorough preparation than com or peas, it is a good investment where forage promises to be short. One bushel of German millet, sown on an acre of land, well prepared and the seed harrowed in, will make a heavy yield, and when cured at the proper time, that is before the seeds nature, will make a most acceptable ad dition to our forage supply. SORGHUM. Sorghum is a crop which should find a place on every Georgia farm. It is not affected by drouth to the ruinous degree that our com crop often is, and the stalk and the grain are both ex cellent food for cattle and hogs, besides which there is usually a good demand for the syrup. With the improved sys tem of evaporating, now in general use, the syrup has become a desirable article of food in most farm households. Dur ing the hot season the man who is for tunate enough to have a sorghum patch is assured of green food for his stock when every other crop is drying up. while the cured fodder makes a nutri tious and appetizing feed for the winter months. It is not too late to plant any of these four crops—indeed, all may be planted later than this date, and under favor able conditions will be very satisfactory. Though there are other crops, which in time may supersede them, we would advise, as we .have, these four forage crops of snch well known value, and with the cultivation of which we are so thoroughly familiar, that we do not venture, except by way of experiment on a small scale, on the culture of new and untried crops. It is well for ea«h farmer to give-his attention to these new crops and to thoroughly satisfy himself as to their merits before under taking their culture to any large extent. In these days, when inquiries are constantly being received at this de partment as to the value and efficiency of certain insecticides, and when Paris green i i coming into the following CHEAP SUBSTITUTE FOR PARIS GREEN, which has been thoroughly tested at the Ohio Experiment Station, may be of service in reducing the cost in cases where large quantities are used. White arsenic, in a soluble form, costs about one-third as much as Paris j green, and unlike the latter gives no trouble in the way of settling. Paris green does not dissolve readily and needs | constant agitation to keep it from set- | tling. Here is the formula: Dissolve 2 pounds of commercial white arsenic and 4 pounds of carbonate of soda (washing soda) in 2 gallons of wa ter and use 1& pints of this mixture to 50 gallons of Bordeaux mixture. This will be found sufficient for any purpose where a combination mixture for fun gus and insect pests is required. As for instance, potato blight (fungus), and potato bugs (insect); apple scab (fun gus), and apple worms (insect). The easiest way, says the bulletin, to make the solutions is to put both the white arsenic and the carbonate of soda in a gallon of boiling water, keep boil ing about 15 minutes, or until a clear liquid is formed, and then dilute to 2 gallons. This is the season when it is neces sary to wage an unceasing warfare against all kinds of insect and fungus pests, and the above combination of Bordeaux and white Arsenic is effective destroying a large proportion of these most annoying and destructive enemies. The horticulturist or farmer, indeed any man, who looks to the products of the soil as the reward of his labor, would do well to study the diseases and insects which are liable to attack his special crops and at the first indication of their presence use active and prompt meas ures to prevent serious injury. Some times^ few days’ delay in using proper remedies is fatal, more especially in the rapidly maturing crops. Personal ob servation in the different sections of the state confirm the reports of promising crop conditions, although in some sec tions the dry weather has retarded the satisfactory development of the young plants and cut off the oat crop. R. T. Nesbitt, Comissioner. CONDITION OF THE CROPS. V Reduced Cotton Area and Corn Small Throughout the State. COTTON. This crop somewhat retarded by high winds and cool nights in May. Acreage ! less than last year. Stands not good in many counties on account of dry weather. Some fields have had to be replanted. Plants small. Cultivation good. Will improve with the advent of warm nights and hot suns. CORN. Small throughout the state, on ac count of cool weather in 'April and want of rain. Stands fairly good. Some dam age from cut worms. OATS. Have suffered greatly from drouth, particularly in South Georgia, where many fields have been ruined. The crop is so injured by dry weather that the yield will not be up to the average. WHEAT. Largest acreage planted in years. At least twice as much as last year. Pros pects fine for the best crops in many years. Very little rust reported and the crop is almost assured. The good price will be a great boon to the farmers of North Georgia. CANE. Acreage greater than last year, stands not good on account of the unprece dented drouth through South Georgia. RICE. Increased acreage and plants doing well were irrigation is used. Upland rice small and backward. Minor crops, such as potatoes, hay, •to., have suffered in many counties for V&nft of rain. FRUITS. The peach crop promises to be one of the largest ever made. All other fruits, except tipples^ promise well. The straw berry crop, thohgh somewhat injured by the cold snap in April, rallied later on, and an immense crop will be mar keted. Blackberries and other small fruits are promised in profusion. Mel ons are doing well. PAPER MONEY. The Kinds of Currency That Jure Used bj Foreign Countries. The Bank cf England note is 5 inchei by 8 in dimensions and is printed in black ink cn Irish linen water lined pa per, plain white, with ragged edges. Thenctes of tbs Banque de France ara made of white water lined paper, print ed in blue and black, with numerous mythological and allegorical pictures, and running in denomination from the 25 franc note to the 1,000 franc. Sontb American currency, in most countries, is abont the size and appearance oi American hills, except that cinnamon brown and slate bine are the prevailing colors and that Spanish and Portuguese are the prevailing languages engraved on the face. The German currency is rather ar tistic. The bills are printed in green end black. They Tun in denominations from 5 to 1,000 marks. These lattes bills are printed on silk fiber paper. The Chinese paper currency is in red, white and yellow, with gilt lettering and gorgeous little hand drawn devices. The bills, to the ordinary financier, might pass for washing hills, but they ere worth good money in the Flowery Kingdom. Italian notes are of all sizes, shapes and colors. The smaller bills, 9 and 10 lire notes, are printed on white paper in pink, blue and carmine ink* and ornamented with a finely engraved vignette of King Humbert. The 100 ruble note of Russia is barred from top to bottom with all the colon of the rainbow, blended as when shown through a prism. In the center, in bold relief, stands a large, finely executed vignette of the Empress Catherine L This is in black. The other engraving i* not at all intricate or* elaborate, but ii well done in dark and light brown and black inks. The Australian bill is joint ed on light colored thick paper whict shows none of the silk fiber marks oi geometric lines used in American cur rency as a protection against counter feitimr.—Golden Daw I The Stronghold of Stj The features of our business are correct styles and good values, and this is proven bw the crowds which throng our store from day to day. Don’t Hiss onr Special Sprin; NEW SHOES.—All shapes aDd sizes. Oar new Hats for men and boys are beauties. SPRING CLOTHING—For men, boys and children—the style: and prices are both right. OUR GREAT Wash Goods Department a pronounced success. NEW IMPORTED Dress Patterns and all the latest Trimminij to match. IMMENSE LINES of Laces, Embroideries and Ribbons. Come and see them. We can show them better than de scribe them. R. E. ANDOE & CO., 14 Main St. ’Plioiie 9. The Prettiest and the Best MILLINERY THE LATEST STYLES IN HATS. THE LATEST DESIGNS IN GOODS. Everything New and Up-to~Date.j All Work of tlie Most Artistic. MRS. J. E. 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