Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 18, 1916 Page: 2 of 8
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JACKSBORO GAZETTE
Thursday, May 18, 1916
CONDITION OF GROWING
CROPS ENCOURAGING
Com Looking Well and Thous-
ands of Acres Will Be Plant-
ed in Peanuts.
good crop, but the older orchards
have very few peaches and the
total crop, counting all the or-
crards, will be less than 50 per
cent in northeast Texas, and
not exceeding 25 per cent in
Cherokee County. Tomatoes in
Cherokee County were damaged
by the recent heavy rains and
some rut is appearing in the
fields. The total yield will be
short of last year, but the crop
is one week earlier.
Colorado Comity.
Monday and Tuesday fine rains
fell and crops are looking very
promising; corn is being worked
out and cotton is ready to be
is outgrowing
the effects of the chinch bug.
The pecan trees along the river
bottom are suffering a good deal
NON-RUSSIAN RACES
APPEAL TO PRESIDENT
Austin, Texas, May 10.—Crop
reports ending with May 6 are
given out as follows: „
Taylor, Shackelford, Jones, Cal-
lahan and Eastland.
Crop conditions and prospects
in each of the above as disclosed
by last week are very promising The eorn
and encouraging. More rain has h0ed'
fallen since last report, and
while not at all needed on the
farms d d no damage, buu much £r0m insects, particularly from
good in that it furnishes a long pecan casebearer. There is
time supply of stock water. tSock;^ sQme rosette< in this section.
Charge Is Made That Russia Has
Enslaved Nations Entrusted
to Her Care.
men are jubilant. But on account
of the previous slow rains the
farm lands have been generally
too wet to plow. It is to be be-
gan at once, however, and there
is now every reason to believe
that the crops of maize, corn,
From Schulenburg to Houston
along the Southern Pacific every
thing is now looking very favor-
able. As the farmers proceed
digging their potatoes the dam-
age to the crop begins to show up
more and more. It seems as if
kaffir and feterita, in the order fte potatoe6 were softer than fo
hamed mil till* out splendidly. [ other year owing t0 thc fact
Wheat and oats are greening out they did not mature enough
’ ‘ " ' ifactorily and
that promised
and growing satisfactorily ^ after the frost struck them.
even the fields
little a month ago now promise
fairly good crops of pasturage
but not very much grain. The
cotton acreage still promises ^ I ba^y” damaged by the late rain’.
Leon and Robertson.
The central and southern por
tions of Leon and the southern
Dispatches from Stockholm to
Berlin newspapers, says the Over-
seas News Agency today, con-
tains statements that a league
made up of members of various
noia-Russian races who are sub-
jects of the Russian Empire has
been formed in Sweden and that
the league has sent a cable mes-
sage to President Wilson asking
the assistance of the American
Nation in the struggle for nation-
al preservation.
“The league’s committee is
✓
composed of representatives of
the Finns, Jews, Poles, Lithua-
nians, Livonians, Ukranians, na-
tives of the Baltic Provinces,
Georgians and Mohammedans, ’ ’
says the News Agency’s state-
ment which continues.
“The letter to President Wil-
son enumerates the grievances
of the different nations against
the Russian Government. . This
one paragraph reads: ‘We Jews
of Russia are enthralled as no oth-
er people on earth. Our attend-
ance at schools and universities
part of RoBertson Counties were is forbidden. We are crammed
kingdoms has often been deter-
mined by the strength of their ar-
mies. The savage and unciviliz-
ed tribes chose the tallest and
most stalwart for their leaders
an,d kings. Even Saul was chosen
king over Israel, because he stood
head and shoulders above the
rest of his fellows. But in this
enlightened and Christian age it
is not size or physical prowess
that determines a man’s reputa-
tion, but it is the amount of*edu-
cation and training that a man or
woman has, that determines what
is thought of them and what po-
sition they shall hold in life. The
time has come when we must
have an education. Every branch
of aid is calling, not for the un-
educated and untrained, but for
the man or woman who has the
developed mind. Not only does
this apply to the political realm
but it applies to Christianity. Our
denominations and churches are
beginning to realize that they
must have trained and efficient
men and women. In order j for
the Southern Baptists to carry on
their great program it is indis-
pensable that they have such
workers. They are calling for
these every day and every hour
in the week, but in vain. They
have not put forth any special
effort to train them and hence
they are now reaping the results.
In every department of our
church we need such men and
MICHEL1N
12 to 15% Extra Weight
5 to 8 Plio?
Fabric Here
A
V1Z3DJZ. GKlVERSAi
TEEAD
When you buy your next tire make this simple
test. Let via weigh a MEchclin Universal Tiro
in comparison with any ether non-skid of the
same size.
You will find the Michelin 12
to l5°lo header than the average,
the exact percentage depending on
the *ize of the tire* used in the teat.
\
This extra weight represents extra rubber
and fabric, which means extra service*
CITY GARAGE
E. C. RICHARDS, Manager
5
;ONE QUALITY ONLY-THE BEST
and who, when standing near the
end of life ’fe journey looks down
the long vista of his; years only
except in Shadtel-&— ^ ‘andm Pal« aad « “
in
expected to
be reduced
ford where it
equal last year. - '
Bexar and Wilson Counties. days late
Com average is below normal troubIcsome
in both of these ‘ counties. The
cotton acreage will be increased
from 15 to 25 per cent. It is es-
timated that 6,000 acres will be
planted to peanuts.
Gonzales County.
Practically the same conditions
exist in Gonzales as in Bexar
crops dstreoyed. Com.—Growth
is very slow indeed, in size thir-
Chinch bugs still j
Cotton.—Some of
the plant is dying; stand bad, and
the late planting just before the
rain will not reach a stand. Seed
Sunday schools the teaching or-
posed to pauperism and destitu-, ganzation of the Southern Bap-
women. For instance go into our ^ opportlmities raimprov-
ed. Now, that is all too late, what
tion. In barbarous pogroms the
beastly instincts are let loose
against us.’ ,
“The letter goes on to cite the
abolishment of the constitution,
a different course would he pur-
»i sts, w e ha\ e a lacking of train- jsue wouj(j time but turn back-
ed wojkers here. How many of *Ward ^ its flight, and he he al-
the teachers in our Sunday :lowed to commenee anew to
schools hold a certificate show-jweave the tangled web of life.
ural authority for the organiza-
tion of a B. Y. P. U.? To he sur*
we have,—any scripture that im-
presses the idea of training ia
Christian service. For instance,
take the last injunction of tht
great commandment, “Teach-
ing them to observe all things,
whatsoever I have commanded
you,” or First Timothy 4:12, “Let
x i • . , rng that tlicj are capable. of D.,i onup -when tia rnun desnise thv vonth ’’ Hera
!:Vrr:T“ a Sunday school class.toTeWh a wish ! Paul TputtL IphLs upon th.
and fnd the,arrest efUe t0 Si‘I Simply because they do not hold
constitutional officers
washed away by the late rain mm |>erja Qj>
it is feared the stand1 will be poor.
Other forage, only small acreage
planted.
v w, - a. , . , Fruit in Callahan County.
«,d Wilson Counties except thate peaches show a good
m parts cotton is more advanced, j fruit weU deTeloped.
Odlin County and Northeast Mamic ^ Ameriean Beau.
TVyfgH 1
'"L .. , ty, normal crop. Augberts has a
In this section the report shows fuU „op> but EarI Wheeler on.
the wheat condition compared , 1() cent Henrietta and
with last year; 80 per cent; oats, Stins0ns ^ haye t0 ^
#0 per cent; com, 75 per cent; ^ Triumph and Sneed
cotton about one-fomdh planted; not ^ fuU as ^ but d
come up and much of it m weeds. ;fraft Plums_For thc fim time
“ “ estimated that the acreage ^ f.ye Burbank has a
m CcUm County wiU be planted ^ AppleS are not as
one-half to cotton; one-fifth to ;heayil ioaded as last bnt —“»“• ~
wieat and oats; 30 per cent in , R8 plcae, the looting of habita-
e rn and feedstuff. Gardens all TT P. ^ ’ esp cia y ar y tions and the mistreatment of
over the county are in fine eon- j?*”684’ fed JunC' , Yell°'! nuns. The letter concludes;
.... , I Transparent, Cooper Helm and
dition.. The mcrease m hogs Jonathan_ Pears.—Kiefer has
teacher go into your literary j ^emu purpose to make the most. work of the B. Y. P. U. is to
schools and teach a subject, there the best of the powers that cover and develop those
they awaken in the youth
to avoid errors and a desire to
and TiiiW. of P^nlnnH t. Mi|a'8 certificate docs not signify !gather only the true jewels of
attention to the me^es of ih th3t <h*7 “0t capable of. life: Every youth should foA
• ^ m aSUreS rel1 teaching, but would you let a at the outset of his career the
gious coercion against the Lithn- at tne outset ot ms career tne
anians and sets forth the devas-
tation of territory and the forci-
ble expulsion of the inhabitants
of the Polish districts into interi-
or Russia. It cites also the sup-
pression of the church, the lan-
guage, the free press and the so-
cieties of 30,000,000 Ukranians and
the confiscation of the land of
25,000,000 Mohammedans, as well
as the confiscation, ofland of peas-
ants in order that the Russian
peasantry might be established in
putting emphasis upon th*
young people as workers in ths
kingdom of God. And then it
First Timothy 4:14, neglect
the gift that is in thee.”
w 11 be about 5
.. per cent uin the fullest crop ever seen in this
the county; cattle about 10 per ,secticn Blackberries and dew-
e nt; horses and mdles about 10 |ben.ies ^ doping rapidly
per cent, and poultry about 25 wiu begin ^ gp on mar
p r c- ut. ket about May 20.
Gregg, Panola and Shelby. __ , __
The prospets for thc com crop Agricoitnja! Bulletins for Free
fci these counties is much better .
t. in in the counties northeast; Dutnbutaon.
the acreage seems to be larger The following publications in
t 1 the plant is much larger and buIletin form are now ready for
<n better condition. The pros- \ : <
pects for cotton are poor, and a i ^ew ser^es
L-'-ge part of it will have to be |Cannino and Preserving, No. 21.
p'. nted over; the acreage in this ^^frol of Destructive Animals,
4r p will not he increased. A j No‘ 23*.
L* ge acreage of peanuts has, and 1 ^ ®eries
»il be planted. The sweet po- Dairy # ^dustry in Texas (third
h tj crop will be large, especial-; edition)» N(>- U-
Vm Gregg County; gardens Texas Beekeepin^ (second edi-
1 truck crops look Well; the t*on') ^°*
p ch crop will not be as large 3 Bermuda Onion, No. 46.
• it is in counties further north- Proceedings of the Fifth Mee'
4 st—about 50 per cent of a full j ofTthe State Farmer’ Insti-
t Pi especially in Panola and *'u*e’ ^°*
Hinelby Counties. The weather ;Horac Projects for Agriculture
ha been unfavorable; too much! ®nd Home Economics, No. 47.
hi:q and cool nights. Some eom-1 These Pablications can be had
plaint of insects, such as chinch free by any Person interested i:
1 potato bugs. ^be covered by them, if
5 > >kins, Wood, Morris, Cass and sueb PerHOaH wili a request
Cherokee. ’ , to this Department
• Heavy rains and streams over- j Fred W. Davis,
hogs
over
“ ‘Russia enslaved nations that
were intrusted to her care and
has made them destitute. She will
not rest until the alien races are
exterminated. Therefore, we
cry, save us from annihilation.’ ”
Why Have a B. Y. P. U.?
The following address by Dew-
ey Tyson before the Baptist Fifth
Sunday meeting is published by
unanimous request of that body:
Before beginning the discus-
sion of the necessity of a B. Y.
P. U. we should thoroughly un-
derstand what a B. Y. P. U. is
There js a great deal of differ-
ence between an aeroplane and
a zeppelin, yet they both fly, so
is there & great deal of differ-
ence between a B. Y. P. U. and
some other organizations for
young people. I say that a B. Y
P. U. is an organization for the
training of young people, and it
is run on the principles of the
Baptist denomination and not of
the Presbyterian or Methodist
denominations. Many B. Y. P. U.
organizations fail to succeed for
the simple reason that it is half-
Baptist and half-Methodist. No
fact that a large number of boys
and girls of this country are pass-
ing out of this world doomed to
« . . . . . . house divided against itself can
II /ed. Some damage to crops.! Commissioner of Agriculture stand I shall discuss this sub-
Fi Id crops in fairly good condi- * • * j ject from tliree viewpoints; first,
^4on, but cultivation materally the Gazette come in now and sub- the church needs trained workers;
iftarded by rains. Crops a lit-j scribe and get our premium map
A* late and a good deal of cot-1 free. If yon are a subscriber,
Ipn not planted. The acreage in renew your subscription now
ffeanuts and sweet potatoes will and get the map free. It is a
he increased. The peach crop j complete map n colors w ith all the
itk still shedding and will be much important towns, railroads etc.,
«fcori er than was expected. All and will afford a world of ’infor-
jTQung, healthy' trees from three mation that nil Texas people want
tn seven years old hare a very at this time.
second, the young people or the
young Christian needs training;
and, third, the B. Y. P. U. trains.
I shall let the reports rendered
we a lacking of trained workers
but in all departments of the
church work, and hence, the bur-
den of thc churches of today is
inefficiency; a host of weak
Christians that can do nothing
for the Lord. The Lord’s soh
diers but unable to handle a gun,
the Lord’s cavalry but unable to
ride a horse, the Lord’s hallelu-
jah chorus but unable to raise a
tune. Our churches are boxes of
unlighted candles; they are capa-
ble of shining forth great light
in a world darkened by sin, capa-
ble of great warmth of soul to
draw men to Christ, capable to
eradicate mountains of difficulty,
by the grace of God, but howT can
we kindle their latent powers.
There must be somewhere in the
working plan of our churches a
a place to train young Christians,
the demand is upon us, thc an-
swer to this need, this demand is
found in our churches today in
the young people’s B. Y. P. U.
The recognized aim of this organ-
ization is training in church mem-
bership.
And now is the B. Y. P. U. a
necessity from the viewpoint that
the young Christian needs train-
wthout holdng a written certifi- .• QqJ has given him, and to turn
cate from legitimate authorities ^ the best possible account ev-
showing that they are capable of. ei.y outward advantage within
teaching that subject? No, then:big reach. I think that never be-
is your literary school more im- fore jn ^ history of the world
lortant than your Sunday school ? ^ were there so many advantages
s it not just as important that given, to the youth of our country
you teach the boys and girls of f0r development. Never before
his country something about the j were good books and inspiring in-
3ible and about the Savior and fluenees so numerpus as they are
Maker of man as it is that you .today. Institutions of learning,
each them mathematics and the ^ colleges, universities, are all open
listory that man has made? When to rich and poor alike, the youth
our churches come to realize the has only to grasp the golden op-
portunities of life.
The youth’s highest culture is
.found in the systematic devel-
an everlasting hell, then it is that opinent 0f his threefold nature;
they will see to it that they have viz<: The physical, intellectual,
a trained and equipped Sunday ^ spiritual. To neglect the
school teacher as well as an ef-. intellectual and moral nature and
fieient literary teacher. But not develop only the physical is pro-
only in our Sunday school have ductive of pure brute force, in
fact, nothing can be done which
would injure or impair either one
of these without injury to either
one or both of the other two. I
am sure that you will readily
agree with me, when I say that
there are many more advantages
offered the youth for the devel-
opment of his physical and intel-
lectual nature than there is for
the development of his moral na-
ture. And as a result, look at
the thousands of men and wopen
over our country who are failing
in life’s work for the simple rea-
son that they have failed to de-
velop their moral nature. And
may I ask, who is to blame for
this? The answer comes back
like the sounding of thunder, —
The church is to blame! It is the
duty of the church to look after
the development of the young
people in their community. My
friends, do you know the reason
why we have so many dead
churches today? It is because
the members of those churches do
not know how to work, they have
not been trained. And since you
can see the mistake your fathers
have made, it behooves you, as
a church, to see to it that you do
not make the mistake they have
from the societies this evening ing ? I believe that we can con-
stand as proof that the B. Y. P.! ceive of no spectacle bftter cal-
U. trains. j dilated to lead the minfi to seri-
The world has always worship- yus reflection than that of an
ped strength, the greatness of , aged person who has misspent ,
known gifts,-—the diamond i
rough.
And now as we can
great need of some kind otf an
organization for the training of
young people, what kind
we have and what shall w
it? The Baptist den
has decided upon the B. Y. P. U.
as their organization for this pur
pose. This year we celebrate th*
twenty-fifth anniversary of thii
organization. For twenty-fiv*
years it has held forth its handff
and offered to train the young
people of our country. But I am
sorry to say that thousands of
our churches are without a B. Y.
P. U. or any kind of organization,
for the training of their young
people. Even in ou^ own county
we only have three B. Y. P. U.
organiations. My friends, what
are the young people doing in
your community-? Are you do-
ing your duty toward them? Art
you trailing them, or instead art
you letting them take the train-
ing that the devil is giving
them? But perhaps you say.
“why, yes, we have a Sunday
school; we are teaching them and
giving them all the training that
they need.” -If so I would say
to you that you are mistaken aa
to what the meaning of the B. Y.
P. U. is. I invite you to study
the difference between the pur-
pose, personnel, study course nod
plan of organization of the two
societies. The Sunday school it
the teaching department and tht
B. Y. P. U. the training depart-
ment. However, the B. Y. P. U.
bears the same relation to the
chureli that the Sunday school or
prayer meeting docs.
Yes, the need of the B. Y. P.
U. is urgent for the King’s bus-
iness requireth haste, the B. Y.
P. U. is unselfish for we study
that we may serve. The B. Y.
P. U. is thoroughly Baptjsfic for
it is democratic, it is based upon
interpreting the word individu-
ally. It respects the religion of
others and all other fundament-
made, but, instead, make sure als, it is God ordained for it is
your young people are trained, founded on the one indestructi-
But you may ask, have we a word of the everlasting Father,
scriptural foundation or a script- in whom there is no variableness.
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