Metropolis Weekly Gazette

METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE VOLUME XV. NO 12. METROPOLIS, ILLINOIS. FRIDAY MAY 24, 1912. Single Copy Five Cents COMING SOON THE NEW FLOATING THEATRE The greatest amusement of the season will be offered to the people of this vicinity when the artistic and modern American Floating Theatre arrives here Thursday May 30th, Saved by "Wireless" The title of the new drama to be presented by the American Floating Theatre, in this port Thursday May 30th suggests exactly the nature of the New production. --- Proceedings of City Council ORDINANCE NO. 401 Be it ordained by the city council of the city of Metropolis Dulcis. Sec. I. That there be constructed a concrete side walk of clean sharp sand, good gravel and Portland cement, on the west side of Market street from the north side of seventh street to south side of tenth street of said City of Metropolis. Sec. II. That said side walk mentioned in section one of this ordinance be constructed by the property owners along the route of said proposed side walk according to their property ownership, and that it be constructed within 30 days from the passage thereof, and notification by the City Clork of the City of Metropolis and in default thereof, that the same be constructed by the City of Metropolis and charged against said property according to the number of front feet thereof. Passed May 13, 1912 Approved May 13, 1912 Published May 17, 1912 ORDINANBE NO. 402. B) it ordained by the City Council of the City of Metropolitan, Illinois. Section I. No person shall wilfully or carelessly break, cut, injure, mar, deface, interfere with or disturb any building, machinery, apparatus, fence, fixture or appliance of the Water and Light Plant of the City of Metropolis, or any pole, cross arm, insulator, wire, guy wire, anchor, stub pole, dead man, transformer service wire, lamp, wire support or other fixture of said plant, and no person shall attach any rope, chain, block or other appliance to any building, machinery, apparatus, fence, fixture or appliance of said Water and Light Plant, or any pole, cross arm, insulator, wire, guy wire, anchor, stub pole, dead man, transformer, service wire, lamp, wire support, or other fixture of said Plant without the written permission of the Water and Light Superintendent, except in cases here after provided. Section II. Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense. Passed May 13, 1212 Approved May 13, 1012 Published May 17, 1912 Submarines Dive Deep. Deep diving is the special mark of progress in building submarine vessels now. The Salmon went down 144 feet recently, off Prudence island, and remained at that depth 20 minutes. The Millenium. There can be no industrial peace until labor and capital have attained to the very highest pinnacle of intelligence and undiluted justice and until there is self-conviction on the part of both that they must deal justly with each other—Now York Tribune. MOTTO : "HEW TO THE LINE. LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY. To the Metropolis Gazette: Editor Metropolis Weekly Gazette, by reason of my relation to God, (and his Christ, which gives me an unavoidable relationship to his church not loca') but the one Baptist family throughout the world, and as a like see-er (John) of Patmos, I beg space to speak John as from Patmos, to that part of Christ, His church, that have been shepherded for 24 years by Rev. Dr. J. H. Knowles Mt Moriah, Cairo Illinois. Considering the situation as published in the (May 17th) last issue of your paper, aa a man of God, tho a junior to Dr Knowles, I must point out the danger now. Dr. Knowles you have served that people gentle, strong and the work has prospered in your hands, showing that God put you in the lead of that flock. And it does not matter if you have been there 104 years, you cannot get faint and tired, and throw your work, and flock away like you would an ax or a hoo because you are tired; no child well bred and carefully reared can love other men like they can love their own parent. You have not been sufficiently careful who you turned in the pasture with your spiritual flock, and some of the lambs were not well bred, hence deformed when born. This is the element that think your pastorate toong with that church My dear father in the gospel, you must not forsake nor disinherit the church, your own children (believers in Christ thru you) for bastards (sinners, unbelievers) improperly bred and born, hence adverse to good instructions given to the family (church by the father (pastor) whi'e God has used you for 24 years to lift up Mt Morjah church, he has used Mt. Morjah church to lift you up. You and the church have prospered together, now if there is any suffering to bear let the church and pastor bear it together. A few words to the church and we are done; Church(Mt. Moriah) if you are asking the resignation of Dr. Knowles with all the mistakes you have made in the 24 years, this is the greatest one. If he is doing it of himself, as children of God who have led out of Egypt by the hand of a meek and suffering Moses, rise up in the power and might of a church as no other institution on earth can do, seize hold of Knowles with arms of importunity take care of the work you have done, take care of him through whom it was done; and in all try so understand what David meant in Ps. 71:18. Now also when I am old and gray headed, O God, forsake me not, until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one is to come Your city is full of ministerial wolves, the country is full of the same, get rid of Knowles, and your flock is scattered and your trouble is, or has begun. When you have a pastor good and true, don't, don't, don't trade the old one for a new one. Mr. Editor any one wishing to criticise the above please admit them to do so at my expense and and meet me in Chicago June 5th at the State Convention, and receive payment for same. I am yours for the Baptist churches throughout the world, and especially those of Southern Illinois. W. P. Washington SCHOOL ITEMS School is nearly out, there will be many glad hearts and tired feet who will toss the old companions of bygone days aside to become gypsies from education. I am glad to say that there has been a better attendance and a better spirit for study than there was last year. The fact is the people are waking up to the necessity of an academic training to cope with the various problems which come before them. I am aware that there are those who will leave with little of the eternal fire of progress in them; there are always those to add the bitter with the sweet. However this may be there are many of the other class that we must be thankful to God who has given us the victory There are those who will say that they have come out as losers instead of as gainers. I am sorry if such a condition prevails. I believe that if the proper thought was taken, though mary things are lost to memory for the time yet the experience gained in the endeavors will find its fruitage in due time. Learning is an intangible fact. The mary things of a concrete measure do not always represent the total amount of good obtained. According to psychology the mental processes involved are the greatest asset to the training of the mind. We are only a bundle of past experiences to a great extent and he who has the most experience has the better power of deduction. Hence we cannot say with too great an assurance that we leave any school wall as the loser. What of the social training? Shall we say that this is not an appreciative factor? The boy who learns to control himself better under specific conditions can we say that he is the loser after a term of ten months where society forces such a lesson on him? She moral bar which surrounds the average pupil despite the constant attack on the attendant, evil of public school training is worth dozens of concrete facts. The straggler from school looses, but not the pupil who is housed and trained under efficient supervision. If you think you have lost think of these things. On the thirty first of the month we shall close with both sad and glad experiences but duty and honor has no need to take the back ground. I leave the school room feeling that I have fought well the conflict. I trust God for the results. We are to be favored by an address from one of Kentucky's most famous sons. I can say that Prof. Geo. W. Jackson, principal of Lincoln High school represents the best product of the schools of our time and is a thinker of no mean ability. He has been the educational leader of Paducah of our race for a number of years. We are proud of the fact that we can go to our neighboring city and secure a speaker of this stamp. We must turn out and hear him and show to the world that we know when we are getting the best Prof Jackson's subject is, 'Here and There.' I know from the past that his address will be filled with choice and spicy gems. Just before I close I wish to express the hope that the time will come that our people will see that it is poor economy to take their children out of school to get a few dollars when the moral and social detriment, not to say anything of the probable catching of sickness which in time causes them to pay out more than they get in the long run. We must look these things in the face as they are. I hope that wages will be sufficient that we may live decently. Such conditions which we face at times renders us the losers; we cannot produce good citizens and face the conditions of poverty and deteriorating health conditions. Think, think, and act the best, not for the present only but for the future we are losing more than we get. I greet you with the best that the fine weather can offer. Alex. H. Jones WILL FORM NATIONAL NEGRO COALITION LEAGUE Special Meeting of Negro State Coalition League To Be Held in Chicago June 18-21 for That Purpose. A special meeting of the Negro State Coalition league will be held in Chicago on June 18-21 at 785 Wells street in Chicago. The purpose of the meeting is to form a national league. The call was issued by W. A. Barnett of East St. Louis, president of the state league at the request of the twenty two state organizations. National issues will be discussed from the negro's stand point at this time. The league represents more than 25,000 qualified voters and since its organization in September 1911, has shaped the political fortunes of a great many men to the betterment of the race. In this connection, the convention expects to be heard from in no uncertain tones. State Register TAMMS Dear Editor Gazette: permit us to say in the columns of your paper that the Trinity Baptist church held its regular monthly meeting the 19th, our pastor was with us. Our church is doing nicely considering every thing; at 11 oclock we had preaching, at 2 oclock S. S. and at 7:30 covenant meeting, and at 8 oclock preaching, a good service was enjoyed by all. Collection for the day fair. Our pastor offered his resignation to take effect within 60 days. There will be a S. S. picnic on the 10th of June, and on the second Sunday there will be Children's Day program. J. M. Blake pastor Tom Ella Davis Clerk THE QUICKENING Copyright, 1906, by Francis Lynde CHAPTER XVIII.—(Continued.) Bastrop Clegg, whose distinction was that of being the oldest loaster in the circle, spat accurately into the draft-hole of the stove, sat back and tilted his hat over his eyes. "Well, boys, I reckon his erbout time, aln't hit?" he moralized. "Leeet Tom must be a-goin' awn two year old; and I don't recommemer ez Tom 'r his pappy has ever done a livin' thing for Nan." A half-hour later, Brother Japheth, trudging back to Deer Trace on the pike, saw the light in the long-deserted cabin back of the new foundry plant; saw this and was overtaken at the Woodlawn gates by Thomas Jefferson with Longfellow and the buggy. And he could not well help observing that the buggy had been lightened of its burden of household supplies. Tom turned the horse over to William Henry Harrison and went in to his belated dinner somberly reflective. He was not sorry to find that his mother and father had gone over to the ma- or-house. Solitude was grateful at the moment; he was glad of the chance to try to think himself uninterruptedly out of the snarl of misunderstanding in which his impulsiveness had entangled him. The pointing of the thought was to see Ardea and have it out with her at once. Reconsidered, it appeared the part of prudence to wait a little. The muddiest pool will settle if time and freedom from ill-judged disturbance be given it. But we, who have known Thomas Jefferson from his beginnings, may be sure that it was the action-thought that triumphed. They also serve who only stand and wait, was meaningless comfort to him; and when he had finished his solitary dinner and had changed his clothes, he strode across the double lawns and rang the manor-house bell. The Deer Trace family and the two guests from Woodlawn were in the music-room when Tom was admitted, with Ardea at the piano playing war songs for the pleasuring of her grandfather and the ex-artilleryman. Under cover of the music, Tom slipped into the circle of listeners and went to sit beside his mother. There was a courteous hand-wave of welcome from Major Dabney, but Miss Euphrasia seemed not to see him. He saw and understood, and was obstinately impervious to the chilling east wind in that quarter. Ardea lingered lovingly on the closing harmonies of a nocturne, and when the final chord was struck her hands lingered on the keys until the sweet voices of the strings had sung themselves afar into the higher sound heaven. Then she turned quickly and surprised her anesthetized audience. "You poor things!" she laughed. "In another five minutes the last one of you have succumbed. Why didn't somebody stop me?" The iron-master said something about the heavy work of the day, and helped his wife to her feet. The Major came awake with a start and bestirred himself hospitably, and Miss Euphrasia rose to speed the parting guest—or, rather, the two of them who had been invited. In the drift down the wide hall Ardea fell behind with Tom, whom Cousin Euphrasia continued to ignore. "I came to tell you," he said, in a low tone, snatching his opportunity. "I can't sleep until I have fought it out with you." "You don't deserve a hearing, even from your best friend," was her discouraging reply; but when they were at the door she gave him a formal reprieve. "I shall walk for a few minutes on the porpoise to rest my nerves," she said. "If you want to come back _____" He thanked her gravely, and went obediently when his mother called to him from the steps. But on the Wood-lawn veranda he excused himself, and when the door closed behind the two in-going, he swiftly recrossed the lawns to pay the penalty. The front door of the manor-house was shut and the broad, pillared porico was untenanted. He sat down in one of the rustic chairs. The door opened and closed and Ardea stood before him. She had thrown a wrap over her shoulders, and the light from the music-room windows illuminated her. There was cool scorn in the slate-blue eyes, but in Tom's thought she had never appeared more unutterably beautiful and desirable—and unattainable. "I have come," she said, in a tone that cut him to the heart for its very indifference. "What have you to say for yourself?" "I'm afraid I haven't left myself much to say," he began, penitently. "I was born foolish, and it seems that I haven't outgrown it. But, really, if you could know—" "It did look pretty bad," he confessed. "And that's what I wanted to say; CHAPTER XIX it looked a great deal worse than it was, you know." "I am bound to believe what I see with my own eyes," she rejoined. "Perhaps you can make it appear that seeing is not believing." "Of course I can't if you take that attitude," he complained. And then he said irritably: "You talk about friendship! You don't know the meaning of the word!" "If I didn't, I should hardly be here at this moment," she suggested. "You don't seem to apprehend to what degrading depths you have sunk." His sins in the business field rose before him accusingly and prompted his reply. "Yes, I do; but that is another matter. We were speaking of what you saw this evening. Will you let me try to explain?" "Yes, if you will tell the plain truth." "Lacking imagination, I can't mind else. Nan has had a falling-out with the old scamp of a moonshiner who calls himself her father. She came to me for help, and broke down in the midst of telling me about it. I can't stand a woman's crying any better than other men." "And that was all—absolutely all, Tom?" "I don't lie—to you," he said, briefly. She gave him her hand with an impulsive return to the old comradeship. "I believe you, Tom, in the face of all the—the unlikeliness. But please don't try me again. After what has happened—" she stopped in deference to something in his eyes, half anger, half wilderment, or a most skillful simulation of both. "Go on," he said; "tell me what has happened. I seem to have missed something." "No," she said, with sudden gravity. "I don't want to be your accuser or your confessor; and if you should try to prevaricate, I should hate you!" "There is nothing for me to confess to you, Ardea," he said, soberly, still holding the hand she had given him. "You have known the worst of me, always and all along, I think." "Yes, I have known," she replied, freeing the imprisoned hand and turning from him. "And I have been sorry, sorry; not less for you than for poor Nan Bryerson. You know now what I thought—what I had to think—when I saw you with her this evening." It was slowly beating its way into his brain. Little things, atoms of suggestion, were separating themselves from the mass of things disregarded to cluster thickly on this nucleus of revelation: the old story of his companying with Nan on the mountain; his uncle's and Japheth's accusation at the time; and now the old moonshiner's enmity, Japheth's meaning look and distrustful silence, Nan's appearance with a child bearing his own name, the glances askance in Hargl's store when he was buying the little stock of necessaries for the poor outcast. It was all plain enough. "Tell me," he said, thickly; "you heard this; you believed it. Have I been misjudging you?" "Not more than I misjudged you. perhaps. But that is all over, now; I am trusting you again, Tom. Only, as I said before, you mustn't try me too hard." "Let me understand," he went on, still in the same strained tone. "Knowing this, or believing it, you could still find a place in your heart for me—you could still forgive me, Ardea?" "I could still be your friend; yes," she replied. "I believed—others believed—that your punishment would be great enough; there are all the coming years for you to be sorry in. Tom. But in the fullness of time I meant to remind you of your duty. The time has come; you must play the man's part now. What have you done with her?" "Walt a moment. I must know one other thing," he insisted. "You heard this before you went to Europe?" "Long before." "And it didn't make any difference in the way you felt toward me?" "It did; it made the vastest difference." They were pacing slowly up and down the portico, and she waited until they had made the turn at the Woodlawn end before she went on. "I thought I knew you when we were boy and girl together, and, girl-like, I suppose I had idealized you in some ways. I thought I knew your wickedness, and that they were not weaknesses; so—so it was a miserable shock. But it was not for me to judge you—only as you might rise or sink from that desperate starting point. When I came home I was sure that you had risen; I have been sure of it ever since until—until these few wretched hours to-night. They are past, and now I'm going to be sure of it some more, Tom." "What if I should tell you that you are mistaken?" "Don't," she said, softly. "That would only be smashing what is left of the ideal. I think I couldn't bear that." "And you've been calling this friendship! Ardea, girl, it's love!" Ardea shook her head slowly. "No," she rejoined, gravely. "At one time I thought—I was afraid—that it might be. But now I know it isn't." "How do you know it?" "Because love, as I think of it, is stronger than the traditions, stronger than anything else in the world. And the traditions are still with me. I admit the existence of the social pale, and as long as I live within it I have a right to demand certain things of the man who marries me." "And love doesn't demand anything," he said, putting the remainder of the thought into words for her. "You are right. If I could clear myself with a word, I should not say it." "Why?" "Because your—loyalty, let us call it, is too precious to be exchanged for anything else you could give me in place of it—esteem, respect, and all the other well-behaved and virtuous bestowals." "But the loyalty is based on the belief that you are trying to earn the well-behaved approvals," she continued. "No, it isn't. It exists 'in spite of everything, and not 'because of anything. The traditions may try to make you stand it on the other leg, it's a way they have; but the fact remains." "The 'traditions' are about to send me into the house, and the principal problem is yet untouched. What have you done with Nancy?" He told her briefly and exactly, adding nothing and omitting nothing; and her word for it was "impossible." "Don't you understand?" she objected. "I may choose to believe that this home making for poor Nan and her walf is merely a bit of tardy justice on your part and honor you for it. But nobody else will take that view of it. If you keep her in that little cabin of yours, Mountain View avenue will have a fit—and very properly." "I don't see why it should," he pro-tested, densely. "Don't you? That's because you are still so hopelessly primeval. People won't give you credit for the good motive. You must think of some other way." "Supposing I say I don't care a hanf?" "Oh, but you do. You have your father and mother and—and me to consider, however reckless you may be for yourself and Nancy. You mustn't leave her where she is for a single day." "I can leave her there if I like. I've told her she may stay as long as she wants to." "No," she said decisively, "you will have a perfect hornets' nest about your ears. Every move you make will be watched and commented on. Don't you see that you are playing the part of the headstrong, obstinate boy again?" "Yet you think I ought to provide for Nan, in some way; how am I going to do it unless I ignore the hornets?" "Now you are more reasonagle," she said, approvingly, "I shall ride tomorrow morning, and if you should happen to overtake me, we might think up something." The door was opening gently under the pressure of her hand, but he was leath to go. "I wouldn't take five added years of life for what I've learned to-night, Ardea," he said, passionately. And then: "Have you fully made up your mind to marry Vincent Farley?" In the twinkling of an eye she was another woman—cold, unapproachable, with pride kindling as if she had received a mortal affront. And then he bade her good-night and went his way with a lifting song of triumph in his heart, which not even the chilling rebuff of the leave-taking was sufficient to silence. "She loves me! She would still love me if she were ten times Vincent Farley's wife!" he said, over and over to himself; the words were on his lips when he fell asleep, and they were still ringing in his ears the next morning at dawn-break when he rose and made ready to go to ride with her. (To be continued.) The Antiquity of the Organ. The Antiquity of the Organ. The organ is the most magnificent and comprehensive of all musical instruments. While the pipes of Pan aside from that mythical personage, indicate a very ancient use of pipes as a means of producing musical sounds, the "water organ of the ancients" furnishes to the student of organ history the first tangible clew regarding the remote evolution of the instrument. In the second century the magrlpha, an organ of ten pipes with a crude keyboard, is said to have existed, but accounts of this instrument are involved in much obscurity. It is avered that an organ, the gift of Constantine, was in the possession of King Pepin or France in 757, but Aldhelm, a monk, makes mention of an organ with "gilt pipes" as far back as the year 700. The Little Things That Tell. A South Side mother was dressing for a tea the other afternoon when the front door bell rang. She instructed the maid that if the visitor appeared to be about to make a formal call to say she was not at home. But the mother had not counted on the 5-year-old daughter playing in the front yard. The maid, seeing a woman dressed as if for calling, obeyed instructions. "She is not at home," the maid said. "Why, she is, too, Minnie," came a sharp interruption from the child on the lawn. "I saw her lower the curtain just now." "Perhaps she just came in," the maid responded weakly. "I'll see." The situation was saved by the fact that the visitor was the mother's sister, whom the maid did not know. Kansas City Star. Lawsuit Over Patent for V-Wound Cop Reveals Most Interesting Complications. Some years ago the old and the new figured in a curious way in an application for a patent made by an American. This man's application had reference to what is known as a "V-wound cop," a cop being a cylinder of wound thread or yarn. The V-wound cop is held to be superior to others in compactness and uniformity of tension. For some time it was thought that this sort of cop was the result of American ingenuity. The American patent, however, became the subject of a lawsuit, and it was discovered that two museums in this country had cops of wood made years and years before by Fiji islanders and that the cops made by these semi-civilized people were practically the same as those turned out by the American. So the latter's patent was declared invalid. Then a new complication arose, inasmuch as, the museum authorities refusing to have their cops unwound, it was impossible to prove legally that the same wind extended throughout all the layers. Accordingly the patent office reissued a patent to the American inventor for his cop. HE WAS O. K. Jiggson—How can you,always locate a good place to fish? Jackson—By the number of empty bottles lying on the bank. FOOD TASTERS AT FEAST. The sixteenth century feast was a round of precautions. The table laid, the pantler at once tasted the bread and salt as a preliminary "feeler." Then my lord washed in water tested for poison and dried with a towel already kissed as a like precaution. This the while each dish of the first course, then on the dresser, was being tasted by the stewards and cooks under the direction of the sewer. The dishes then came to the high table and "assaye" was taken by the carver and the sewer himself. Nothing was left to chance. Pieces were chipped from each loaf and corners from all meats. Pies were broken open and "cornets" of bread dipped into several places and swallowed by the tasters. Granted the well-being of these tasters, the feast could then proceed. TAX ON EVERY RACE HORSE. In the past the opening of a racing season interested the treasury. For the horse paid his footing in the field. In 1784, for instance, Pitt, ever in search of things to tax, suggested a fine of $5 on each horse "starting for a race." The sporting earl of Surrey, however, thought a tax of $75 on "all winners of any plate or other prizes amounting to $50" would better fit the case. Pitt considered the suggestion and went one better. He amended his resolution to embrace both taxes. Some modification was found necessary, and in the end a fee of two guineas was imposed on "every horse entered for a race," to be paid to the clerk of the course.—London Chronicle. · THE DISCOVERY. 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Miss Green, who was giving the class a lesson in mythology, turned suddenly to one untidy little fellow and said: "Brownman, tell me for what virtues Diana was especially celebrated." "For takin' baths," replied Brownman promptly. An Exception to the Rule. "Jinks is a man who has his hammer out on all occasions." "I bet there is one occasion where he hasn't." "When it's time to put down the carpet." A Cleveland school teacher writes that she asked her class what was the difference between the expressions, "a while" and "a time." Nobody seemed to have any ideas on the subject. Finally the light of intelligence was seen to shine in the eyes of one little boy, and the teacher called upon him to save the intellectual honor of the class. "I know, teacher!" he cried eagerly. "When papa says he's going out for a while, mamma says she knows he's going out for a time!" That's one way of looking at it. What's the Use of Cooking When you don't have to? Post Toasties are skillfully and fully cooked at the factory—ready to serve direct from package with cream and sugar if you like. These thin bits of toasted corn (sold by grocers) are crisp, delicious, satisfying and convenient. "The Memory Lingers" Made by Postum Cereal Company, Ltd. Pure Food Factories Battle Creek, Mich. Death Lurks In A Weak Heart RIFLE KILLS UNDER WATER German Inventor Comes to Aid of Diver Who Is Often Threatened by Sharks. A German inventor has come to the aid of the worker under water, the diver who is threatened by sharks and other monsters of the sea. Hitherto the diver in dangerous waters has had to rely for his safety on the use of the knife, or, failing in that, upon a quick return to the surface. The German has invented a rifle that can be fired under water and is designed for the complete arming of the diver. The strange feature about this device is that it fires not bullet but water, which is driven with such force that it penetrates with remarkable power. Indeed, it is claimed that the inventor has pierced armor plate of ordinary thickness with the water jet from this strange weapon. The water rifle has a stout barrel and is loaded with a cartridge encased in india rubber. It is worthy of note, in this connection, that in the '60s experiments were made with a submarine rifle firing small explosive projectiles by means of compressed air, but the invention never got beyond the experimental stage.—Harper's Weekly. GOOD FORTUNE OF MILLET Artist Was Never Subject of Gossip and Escaped Senseless Admiration of Thoughtless Followers. If Millet's work failed of full appreciation in his lifetime, he was nevertheless fortunate in many things. He was never the subject of public gossip, and he escaped what is still worse—the senseless admiration of thoughtless followers. No crowd of common artists and amateurs followed his footsteps or sang, his praises in or out of season. He never had anything to do with what is called art life; he simply minded his own business. His tendency to exclusion was a blessing to him, and the findings of Barbison are good fortune. Seeking no display, his time and thought were his own, and all he asked or expected was to live. He was free in spirit, and whatever bonds he was in were caused by forces greater than himself. He tried to hide his troubles from everyone but Sensor, to whom he went as to a brother. In his work he trusted himself. His subjects were of his day, but his manner of treating them was original and included principles that are universal.—Century. FREAK IN NEST BUILDING. Many birds that are shy and retiring in other respects, show very little fear of the creaking and groaning of heavy machinery, or the thunderous roar of heavy trains. I recall reading some years ago of a pair of courageous little sparrows that started a nest at one end of a large turn-table in a roundhouse. This turn-table was the same at both ends, and the lids built two nests—one on each end, working one day on one end, and the next day on the other, as the turn-table was reversed. Here, in the midst of din and confusion, they finally selected one of the nests, and raised a happy brood of young.—St. Nicholas. GROWING RICE IN MEXICO. Rice in considerable quantities is raised in Mexico, but the method of cultivation is most primitive. No attempt is made at irrigation. Land is cleared by felling the timber and burning over the field. The soil is not plowed. Planting is done from June to August. A hole is made in the soil with a stake, and the seed dropped in and covered. It is planted in rows about a foot apart and at about the same distance apart in rows. No cultivation is given to the growing crop beyond an attempt to keep down the weeds with a machete or a hoe. THE TEST. "When you are at church on Easter day, don't big and beautiful ideas come before you?" "Yes, indeed. Some of the ideas on the new imported French hats are just lovely." NEVER ENTIRELY WIPED OUT The Bachelor Survives in Great Numbers, Despite Attacks of Most Skillful Foes. Bachelors, like the poor, we have always with us. They never become extinct. The rising army each year is attacked by an opposing army of females, and each individual is, of course, defeated and led away to the slaughter; yet, in spite of this fact, the bachelor still persists. Many things conspire to keep him going; for one, there are the cities. Bachelors who live in cities learn to be very comfortable. They can arrange their home decorations to suit themselves, and can at any time bring home a friend to dinner without any criticism from the management. Bachelors who live in cities can also eat and drink what they please without interference, and so far as all the material comforts are concerned, they can regulate their lives to suit themselves. On the other hand, the thing that depletes the ranks of the bachelors more than anything else is lonesomeness. Many bachelors are willing to put up with almost any kind of a hard life so long as they can get someone to share it with. Ease and luxury are, after all, among the minor concerns; after a bachelor has experienced them for a sufficient length of time he is willing to get married, if only to have someone to quarrel with. Man is always looking for trouble—life. ERUPTION COVERED BODY "Three years ago this winter I had a breaking out that covered my whole body. It itched so it seemed as if I should go crazy. It first came out in little pimples on my back and spread till it covered my whole body and limbs down to my knees, also my arms down to my bows. Where I scratched it made sores, and the terrible itching and burning kept me from sleeping. I tried several remedies all to no purpose. Then I concluded to try the Cuticura Remedies. I used the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, also the Resolvent, for about four months, and they completely cured me of eczema. I have had no return of the disease since. I never had a good night's rest after the skin eruption first broke out till I commenced using the Cuticura Soap and Ointment. I had only used them a few days before I could see they were beginning to heal, and the terrible itching was gone. "Those that lived in the house at the time know how I suffered, and how the Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured me. I never take a bath without using the Cuticura Soap, and I do not believe there are better remedies for any skin disease than the Cuticura Soap and Ointment." (Signed) Miss Sarah Calkins, Waukegan, Ill., Mar. 16, 1911. 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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One Year.....$1 00 ix Months.....75 Three Months.....40 Single Copy.....05 In Advance. You must mail copy on Mondays to secure publication. ADVERTISING RATES. even cents an inch for each insertion on monthly contracts. n cents an inch for first page, each insertion on monthly contracts. a fifteen per cent from above rates on yearly contracts. One insertion only, Twelve Cents an inch. One insertion on first page Fifteen Cents an inch. Preferred position on any page twenty-five per cent additional. Display advertisements changed as often as desired. Reading Notices, Tea Cents a line for first insertion and Five Cents a line for each subsequent insertion of the same notice. On yearly contracts, a rate of Five Cents a line for each insertion will be made. and of Thanks one dollar. Trustees of the Livingston Normal, Theological and Industrial Institute. J. H. Knowles, D. D., President J. B. McCrary, S. T. B., Secretary T. O. Yaney, Treasurer S. B. Kerr, Attorney Rev. J.M. Blake. * F. Robinson Coltax Morris Mrs, M. J. Blake, is the missionary for the Woman's Educational and Mission Convention. We are posting our books and every subscriber who has not paid by Jan. 15th will be cut off and his account given out for collections. Reader, to wait for us to send out statements to you for subscription money, by so doing you cause us an extra 3 cents and you know the margin is already quite close. Calendar For 1911. Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist church, 20, and Poplar Streets, Cairo, Ill.; preaching every Sunday at 11:00 a. m. and 8:30 p. m. Sunday-school at 1:30 p. m.; prayer meeting every Wednesday at 8:00 p. m.; teachers meeting Thursday 8:00 p. m. Trustees meeting Monday evening at 8:00; donation's board meeting Wednesday night before the 1st Sunday in each month. Rev. J. H. Knowles, D. D. Pastor. Mrs. J. E. Webb. I. C R. R. Time Card. NORTH BOUND. Train numbers. Arrives. Leaves. 372 10:10 a. m. 10:20 a. m. 374 4:15 p. m. 4:55 p. m. SOUTH BOUND. Train numbers Arrives. Leaves. 27 10.50 a. m. 10:10 a. m. 28 2:42 p. m. 2:52 p. m. ```markdown ``` Greeting: I want to express to the bands that a magazine, known as "Everyland Magazine" has been selected by the Correspondent Secretary of the National Baptist Women's Convention, Miss N. H. Burroughs, for your use this book can be produced for fifty cents a year. By reading these magazines and having the children read them and tell the story you will find the interest growing. Now let every Super-intendent get one of these magazines so that you may use it in talking to children, then the whole state will be teaching the children the same work. Let the Superintendents of these bands be filled with enthusiasm, it is very evident that the children's parents are wide awake and alive to the interest of them and it is this interest on the part of the whole church and this alone which wins success for any Mission Band. Let Mound City, Cairo, Future City, Villa Ridge, Bethel and Mt. Vernon, to deserve the confidence of the Convention, and the Great National Convention, join hands and accomplish something and thus assure them though young you have the welfare of your children at heart. Let every band in the state send your report 101 for the State Convention to Mrs. Susie Hazel, 532 Knox St., Galesburg, Ill. the Correspondent Secretary, or bring it to the State Convention which convenes at the Olivet Baptist Church, Chicago Ill., Wednesday before the 2nd Sunday in June. Mrs. Florence E. Cook, National Organizer of the Children's Mission Band for the of State Ill. 522 Maple Street. Quincy Illinois ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE Estate of Sublet Crim Deceased. The undersigned, having been appointed Administratrix of the estate of Sublet Crim late of the County of Massac and the State of Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice that he will appear before the County Court of Massac County at the Court House in Metropolis, at the June Term on the first Monday in June next, at which time all persons having claims against said Estate are notified and requested to attend for the purpose of having the same adjusted. All persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Dated this 5th day of April A. D. 1912. Mary Crime Administratrx. Executive Board. The Executive Board of the Mt. Olive Baptist association will meet with the St. John Baptist church Pulaski, Ill, Friday before the fourth Sunday in May 1912 All members are urgently requested to attended this meeting. Rev. M. Hayes. Moderator W. A. Cook, Cor. Sec'y. To Err is Human In view of the haste with which the average daily newspaper is built its mistakes should not be taken too seriously. The Fourth Estate says that even the judge on the bench has his decisions set aside by the higher courts, and yet, although his judgment is reversed, he does not suffer in the beast in public or professional estimation. CALIFORNIA On the dates the Illinois Central Rail Road will operate a through tourist sleeping car from Chicago to San Francisco, via Omaha, Union Pacific to Ogden, and Southern Pacific to destination. This through tourist sleeping car will leave Chicago on I. C. R. R. train No. 5 at 2:30 a.m. and make connection at Omaha with Special Colonist Train running on the following fast schedule from Chicago to San Francisco, Cal.: EXAMPLE Leave chicago..... 2:80 a. m. Saturday, March, 2 Leave Omaha..... 6:00 p. m. Saturday, March, 2 Arrive Ogden..... 9:00 p. m. Sunday, March, 3 Arrive Sacramento... 9:00 p. m. Monday, March, 4 Arrive San Francisco. *1:00 p. m. Tuesday, March 6 Arrive Los Angeles. 7:00 a. m. Tuesday, March 5 While tourist car will arrive at San Francisco at 1:00 a. m. (midnight) passengers may occupy care at Oakland Pier until morning. Your special attention is called to the fact that through tourist sleeping car leaving Chicago 2:30 a. m. will be open for occupancy at 9:30 p. m. Los Angeles through tourist sleeping care will also be handled on this train from Omaha as indicated above, transfer to these cars being made while enroute by simply stepping from one car to another. This, you will notice, gives practically through sleeping car service from Chicago to all points mentioned. Dining car serving all meals at popular prices will be a feature of this train. Victor Victrola Concerts will entertain our patrons morning, afternoon and evening. Second-class one-way colonist fare is $33.20 - FROM Metropolis, Illinois VIA THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL with correspondingly low fares from other points. Second-class one-way colonist fares will also be in effect daily March 1 to April 15 1912, inclusive. For further information, train time and specific fare from your particular station ask your home ticket agent. Travel Is Perfection Under I. T. Black Protection DANVILLE - URBANA - CHAMPAIGN DECATUR - CLINTON - BLOOMINGTON PEORIA - LINCOLN - SPRINGFIELD CARLINSVILLE SAINT LQUIS (MCKINLEY 'BMMYS) Electric Railroad in found on no other time at will. Its ca- lled safety. Movements by finest in use. These si- sfer possible protec- tive between Spring Louis. These sleeps is found on no other LOUS Port and Privacy at Welfth Street and L ion, in the heart of cent stores maintain stores. LOAD OF GO Evenir Playing Cars For sale by Agents Traffic Manage, S It is the Greaset Electric Railroad in operation. It offers a frequency of service found on no other railroad in Illinois. You can go and come at will. Its cars are large and built for speed, comfort and safety. It protects train movements by finest System of Automatic Electric Block Signals in use. These signals are fully automatic and afford every possible protection. Sleeping Car Service between Springfield and St. Louis and Peoria and St. Louis. These sleepers are built for comfort and have features found on no other sleeping cars. NEW ST. LOUS STATION Parlor Cars. Comfort and Privacy at very slight excess fare. At the corner of Twelth Street and Lucas Avenue, is now completed. Its location, in the heart of the city, is an added advantage. Department stores maintain free motor buses between station and stores. Secure I. T. S. Souvenir Playing Cards. Two styles, 15 cents and 25 cents. For sale by Agents or send money to G. W. Quackenbush, Traffic Manage, Springfield, Ill. VICTORIA CREAM. Young's Victoria Cream, the Life of Beauty, refreshes, whitens and invigorates the skin. A face powder to give the finishing touch to your toilet, also goes with this cream. Also a soap for massaging. Price of treatment $1.00. Give it a trial you will find it satisfactory. Agent, Mezrapolis, Ill. Of the Same Shape. Customer—"What have you in the shape of oranges?" Grocer—"Well, you have baseballs."—Harlum Life. ```markdown ``` A little book on sale is entitled "The Secret of a Happy Life." There's no secret about it. All you have to do is to pay your debts, get married, let your wife be the boss and never try to lick a bigger man than yourself. There may be other roads to happiness, but this is the shortest cut. True Idea of Education. Education is not intended to make thergymen, schoolmasters, or lawyers. out men and women. Plants growing near the sea have thicker leaves than those growing inland, and plants cultivated in artificially salted soil have the same peculiarity. Not Much of a Secre9. Plant Peculiarity. Notice- To the district presidents of the State of Illinois: Please send to my address the names and address of all the local presidents in the state before the 15th of April. There is much to be done by the christian workers in the state and most especially by the missionary workers. Thousands are dying unsaved in our state and many more in Africa. Who will be held accountable? We will say am I my brothers keeper? Nat. Vice President, State of Illinois 1410 W. Church St. Urbana. Mound City Realty Co. handles both city and farm property. Any one having land to trade or sell either in the country or town or any one wishing to purchase a farm or town lot will call or address the above name company. J. C. Steel, Press. C. M. Thompson, Sec'y. C. L.A. Rice Atty. Galesburg, Ill., Mar. 25, 1912 Women of the Baptist General State Convention. Dear Co-Workers: The time for the State meeting is Wednesday before the Second Sunday in June in Chicago Ill., at Olivet Baptist church, Rev. E. J. Fisher pastor. It is quite time to begin our work in earnest so as to make this meeting the best ever held by the women's convention. Pres. Mrs. K. L. Cosby of Cairo, is calling for $500; let us raise it in his name. The president's plans are as follows: Thursday, personal effort money every baptist woman send a denation; every officer raise $10. Friday the last day to be Tag Day for education. The Art and Needle Work is for Foreign Missions. Do not forget the beautiful banner that is to be presented to the district, rally as never before. Let me urge the churches that have no circles to organize at once and help to carry on this work that is so much needed in our state. To the churches that have mission circles and have not as yet represented with us we prayersfully invite you to join us this year. Yours in the work. Susie F. Hazle. Cor. Sec. 532 W. Knox St. Peanuts. By far the largest peanut market in the world is Norfolk, Va. The entire crop of Virginia and North Carolina is handled there, amounting to over 2,000,000 bushels a year and requiring several large factories to sort, clean and prepare the nuts for market. Indianapolis News. Lightning Lightning has struck, plucked feathers from and insides out of chickens, and, better than some cooks, roasted them to a proper turn for the table. It has roasted apples on the tree and corn on the stalk, and has struck goober and potato vines, and cooked the goobers and tubers in the very ground. A Hand-some Scheme Certain clever persons are promoting a movement whereby palmistry will end divorce. What do they propose to do; have the husband and wife hold hands? Housekeeper—Here, drop that coat and clear out! Burglar—You be quiet, or I'll wake your wife and give her this letter I found in your pocket. Chicago, Ill, 11-4-1911. Dear Editor, Metropolis Gazette. Please state through your paper that sister Eva C Hooper desires that every baptist woman in the state of Illinois, to send an apron or fancy piece to the state convention which convenes in Chicago in June. The committee of the Needle Art Department are putting forth every effort to raise $100.00 in their Chicago meeting, and I am sending out notices throughout the state in order that she may line up the baptist women as never before Eva C Hooper Chairman of Needle Art Dept. 5214 State St. visitors Tuesday. Mrs. Nellie Moore was a Paducah visitor Wednesday. Subscription for the School at Metropolis. Rev. Allison, Centralia $10.00 ** Thos Turner, Metropolis 5.00 ** J. B. McCrazy ** 10.00 ** J. M. Blake ** 10.00 ** M. Hayes, Cairo 10.00 ** J. O. Griffin ** 10.00 ** Geo. Brown Harrisburg 10.00 ** F. Bomar Cairo, 5.00 ** J. H. Knowles ** 5.00 ** S. S. Oliver Owensboro 10.00 ** S. J Hunt Ullin 10.00 ** D. Parrish Md. City 5.00 ** S. L. Lewis Mounds, 5.00 ** F. Robinson Crabondale 5.00 ** C. W. ColeUnionville, 5.00 ** H Armstead paid 5.00 Sist. Susie Lawton Cairo 1.00 ** Emma Halliday ** 3.00 ** M. R. Griffin ** 5.00 ** M. J. Blake Metropolis 5.00 ** Mamie Long ** 8.00 ** Ollie Cummins Carbondale, 2.50 ** Annie Owens Sparta 2.50 ** Clara White DuQuoin 1.50 ** Cara Johnson Cairo 3.00 Bro. Dennis Farow Cairo 5.00 ** Wesley Owens Metropolis 0.00 Total 145.50 Reader is your in the above list? If not send it in advance to this office so as to appear in the list. We need you. Notice to Presidents. To the Presidents and sisters of the W. E. & M. Convention of the Mt. Olive Baptist district convention, Greetings: The time is fast approaching for the State convention and on the account of the inclemency of the weather and the water I have not been out in the district, but am praying for the success of the work when it goes so we can get together. I hope the sisters will get busy and get together, try to raise means to represent in the convention and send up some fancy work and a roos to the State Convention for Foreign Mission work. We pray for the success of this meeting and hope as many as can will meet this convention. M. J. Blake, District President Laundry Work in Russia. Laundry work coats little in Russia, but the work done is poor and the finishing is crude. Happiness in North Georgia The happiest man in the world is said to reside in north Georgia. He has six fiddlers on children, 13 hounds, a deaf and dumb wife and a "moose- shine" still that has never been spot- ted by the government.--Bickley Reporter. Human Nature. When a man is applauded for doing or saying a smart thing he tries so hard to score again that he becomes a nuisance.—Atchison Globe. Please allow space to say that our S. S. is progressing nicely, with an increase in attendance; it seems that we have just begun to realize that it is time for us to be up and doing. Our church is doing nicely also with our pastor Rev. French, who preached at 11 oclock also at 3 oclock the Ocd Fellows had their sermon which was very inspiring as he is an Odd Fellow himself. Mr. Will Nance has returned from a visit to Hnmboldt Tenn J. J. Taylor spent several days in Mississippi visiting relatives and friends. We closed a 4 weeks revival we had no converts but 7 persons joined the church. We had communion Sunday night. Mrs. M. Bartholomew died Friday. Mrs Josie Wilson died Sunday. Both ladies were members of the church and leave a host of friends and relatives to mourn their loss CENTRALIA The Gazette Printing Co. Enclosed you will find a piece for publication: please put in one of your most valuable columns. The Odd Fellows and House-Hold of Ruth Centralia No. 522 held its annual sermon at the 2nd Baptist church with 25 regaled in their uniform and 30 men which presented a striking scene, Rev D. Parrish preached in excellent sermon, and at 7:30 he preached also which was enjoyed by all. Preparations are being made for the entertainment of the convention. Wedding. Simpson-Williams A very pretty home wedding occurred at the residence of Rev. and Mrs. Robert Williams Sr. 605 N Poplar St. Centralia, when their daughter, Miss Mabel, was waited in wedlock to Mr. Edward Simpson. Promptly at 8 p.m. the bride and groom, to the sweet strains of "Mendekolhn's Wedding March," took their stand in a little alcove beautifully decorated for the occasion in ferns and white carnations. The bride, who is one of our loveliest young ladies, was beautifully dressed in gray satin and silver and carried an exquisite bouquet of white bride's roses. The groom wove the usual conventional black and is one of Centralia's most popular young men. The impressive marriage ceremony was performed by Rev H. Allison, pastor of the 2nd Baptist church: quite a number of guests were present, the house being caused to its utmost capacity, the presents were many, greatly and beautiful. Delighful refreshments were served. One of Life's Tragedies. "It must be a terrible thing," says the Philosopher of Foli, "to be fired from the city detective force and have to go to work." Results All That Count. Who asks whether the enemy were defeated by strategy or by valor? Virgin. Body Elow. A Maryland man eloped, with his sweetheart's twin by mistake, and is now happy. This will be a body blow for the soul-mutants.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. This being the first time that we have attempted to write to your valuable paper we trust we will not be looked upon as being the least of our Baptist brethren. We wish to say that we believe from the spiritual meeting we have had today that we are on the upward march; we had a glorious meeting today and accomplished the election of Rev. L. Thompson as cur pastor, and we earnestly ask the prayers of you brothers that he may prove to be the right man for this place. Our S. S. is doing nicely, you will please give us the correct date of the S. S. Convention at Centralia, as some of us wish to attend. Enclosed you will find an order for $1.00, for which you will please send the Gazette to William H. Ross. Respectfully Roy Killion, Clerk Wm. H. Ross' Ass. C. A Strange Mystery: A strange mystery. Wan iv th' strangest things about life is that th' poor, who need th' money most, ar-re the very wanna that alver have k—Mr. Dooley. Country's First Duty Let the country be true to the children, and the children will be true to the country. His Idea of the Matter. "The dear old songs they used to sing," began the sentimentalist. "Yes," replied Mr. Lowbrow. "I've heard about them. My private opinion is that we apprehate them because people don't insist on singing them any more." Mankind and Doe If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.—Pudd'd a-bow, Wilson's Calendar. Flowers Dyl. At a recent wedding in New York says an exchange, the bridesmaid carried bundles of chrysanthemum which had been dyed exactly to match their gown. © ally Thoughts What an ornament and safeguard is humor? For better sham wit for a poet and writer. It is a genius itself, and so defends from the inanities.— Walter Scott. Put Out of the Dale The latest circulation scheme of a Berlin newspaper is the engagement of two physicians to attend gratuitously upon their yearly subscribers. An annual subscription carries with it the free services of one of these two skullful doctors. A few months ago the paper telephoned to one of the staff physicians: "Don't attend Hervi Mueller any more. His subscription has expired." A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is when today than he was yesterday. — Pone. Decided He "Old Algy make a hit at the literary club?" "I guess he did. No pronounced 'Les Misérables' in brand new way, and then alluded to it as Victor Harbert's masterpiece." Perfect Health. In order to support life and growth and to maintain the strength and efficiency of the human body, some things are absolutely necessary. Among these, named perhaps in order of importance, are: Pure air, whelsose nutritious food, unbroken sleep and some form of muscular exercise. No Switzerland for Him: "Did you include Switzerland in your travels?" "No; I always was afraid of falling down a cave."—Ha timore American. Divisions of the World: Roughly speaking, the world is divided into two classes of people—the people who can shut doors and the people who cannot. Who keeps constantly on hands a complete supply of School Books for this and adjoining Counties. INKS, PENS, TABLETS AND BOOKS OF EVERY DISCRIPTION: The very thing for Teachers, Ministers and Students No Family should be without these Books. A full supply Butterick Patterns Always opt of ..... Gold Pens and Jewelry of Every description Daily Newspapers and Magazine Carries a Full Line of Family Groceries When in the City Call on Him for Accommodations. Grand Chain, Illinois. L. F. PARRISH EXCEL Under License Telephone Metropolis Street, Between 2n FOR GRO Confectioneries a Call a M. Renfro. So Colored Odd Fellow's Ha A. J. GIBBONS EXCLUSIVE Undertaker AND License Embalmer Telephone No. 111 Street, Between 2nd and 3rd, Metropolis FOR GROCERIES Actioneries and Hot L Call and see Renfro, Sons and Ma Odd Fellow's Hall, 7th and Pearl Metropolis, Illinois Undertaker AND License Embalmer Telephone No. 111 Metropolis Street, Between 2nd and 3rd, Metropolis, Illinois. UNDERTAKER and License Embalmer. No. 1778 Wire or phone me at Furniture Store Adjoining the Court House Square Metropolis, Illinois Store Phone, NO 206-Resklence, 360 Provide Against Forgery The forgery of all bank notes is quickly detected, because of secret marks, which are constantly being changed. They are visible only under the microscope. --- --- USIVE taker AND Embalmer No. 111 and 3rd, Metropolis, Illinois. OCERIES and Hot Lunches and see Ims and Martin 4, 7th and Pearl Streets, Metropolis, Illinois. "It's a good thing you're so much bigger than I am. It would have given you a good one for daring to say that one cannot establish absolute equality among men."—Pete Males Equality Metropolis Gazette Tne Gazette Printing Co, Publishers, weTRoPOLIg, =~ CLLINOW®, eens WAS HIS KIND OF A SERMOR Old Darky Enthusiastic Over What He Called “Regular Get-Up-and-Walk- Off Sermon.” At the banquet of e Sun iay school association” the newly-elected state secretary told this story of the “walk- off men:” “An old darky attended services whea a high church dignitary (preached. “‘How did you like the sermon, wucle ? was asked. ‘I likes the sermon fine, boss. 38 was 2 reguler get-ap and walk-off sermon.’ “Whea asked what kind that was, be veplied : ‘It is like this: After the geod Lord he fixes up the world, he sakes twelve men out o° mud and elemde them slongside a wall to dry. Sis saye to them: “Now, you stand hege antil you are dry as dust and thea Tl come back and put some ‘rains into you and make you men.” “Well, some of them they stands and waits to get their brains, while others they don’t like to wait, and gets right up and walks off without 20 brains at all. Them’s what you cell walk-off men! And a walk-off cermon is the same way—it has some go to it’?"—St. Paul Dispatch. USES GRAND PIANO AS BED Patagonian Chief's Idea of the Utility ‘of Musical Instrument Pre ‘sented to Him. A Labrador tribe, it is said, made the barrels stolen from the wrecked whaler serve as chimney tops; the West Indians utilized Timothy Dex- ier’s warming pans for sugar ladles, and the Shanes find no worse use for English beer bottles than to stick them up es household gods to keep away evil spirits. But the drollest instance of converted usage occurred when that adventurous Frenchman, De Tonnant, while in Patagonia gave an old chief a wornout grand piano which he had bought for 85 rane. A few days after making his generous present, De Tonnant veal one morning te pay an early visit to the Patagonian. He found aim sleeping peacefully with his wife inside the piano, from which he sed carefully removed the sounding soerd, strings, ete., and which, thus vansiormed, constituted a not un- soumfortable bedstead. — Harper's Weekly. SEEING TOLERANT, Svaryday life is filled with = lot ery herd probleme. Each individ el can solve them te s large extent oy © little inner reflection, by over- coming prejudices, by permitting xther people to enjoy their own king 2 plesause, their own ideas, and ts rork out their own salvation accort:- ‘og te their conscienes. ‘Ths axt of being toleren’ io sim ply the ext of minding your own ‘vusiness and granting other people the privilege thet ons eake Zor him. ealf. s iy ie ths bealthy, sveryday, wor mel life thai; comes nearest to good: reat, thet leseos and keepe Zriends, thas bes the greatest power of exer vising good influencs over others. Ong doesn’t have io keep recing along with the fastest to keep ix ‘he parade of humanity. | LONDON CREATES FASHIONS. ‘Although Paris undoubtedly has long been the fashion arbiter for the women of Europe, London of late has been making rival claims in that regard and in some ‘instances not un- justifiable by the fact that where British approval has been lacking Parisian innovations have died a speedy death. One London dress- making establishment that pretends to be the equal in prominence of the most famous in Paris, is now mak- ing especially attractive and purely British display of spring models about which all feminine London is talking, and it is generally regarded that these are to be taken as the ab- gelute decrees of fashion. = BOOKER WASHINGTON AT WORK (By BRADLEY GILMAN.) There are many things of interest tm Florida at this season, There are the oranges; or you may like better the golden grapefruit; or you may pre. fer to “pot” alligators; or you ean study the evolutions of the turkey- buzzards, as they drift and soar on the air-current, putting Glenn Curttss and the Wright brothers to the, bad, with their deftly-polsed rugged, sooty wings. : If none of these things interest you, there is the negro; always the negro, Dearing about with him hie problem, standing—to the thoughtful, serious tourist—like = heavily-loaded tnterro- gation mark, on the southern page of American htstory. What shall we do about him? What can he do about himself? What answer is he giving in Florida to big own embodied 12 terrogation? Booker ‘T. Washingtos, the world- famous educator, is wisely and brave- ly giving his answers to this problem. He has recently completed an eight: Gays’ journey through ihe tané which Ponce de Leon discovered, but he did Rot travel thers in search of the foun- tain of eternal youth; he wert with dozen friefds and helpers to Pense- cola, thence to Tallahassee, Ocals, Pampa, Jacksonville and other points, snd addressed vast audiences of whites and blacks, and gave such wise, hopeful words of counsel that his own people sesponded to him with en- thusiasm, and his white hearera—even in the regions made notorious by lynchings—expressed approval and urged him to come again and deepen the good influences which he had al- ready established, | This “missionary journey” was-one of several which Dr. Washington has made through southern states; it was under the direction of M. M. Lewey, president of the Colored Men's Busi- Ress league of Florida. The object which Dr. Washington has had in view fn all these tours has been to ascer- tain the conditions existing among his own people and thelr relations to the white race, and to encourage public sentiment fn the direction of plain ele- mental and industrial education for negroes. The state governments al- ready do something in the direction, and private individuals help, but not over & per cent. of the total Diack population of the south is affected by schools ike Hampton, Tuskegee and others. Many of the public school supertn- tendents see the need of a more gen- eral education for the blacks, but are thwarted by an adverse public sentt ment. This sentiment, hostile or in- different, must be distinctly altered for good by Dr. Washington’s impas- sioned addresses to such large audt- @nces in 20 many centers of popule- tion. He does what more eloquent and theoretical speakers often do not; he changes the ideas and the feelings of his suditors; people who have Neard this grent man speak to audt ences tn the north have itttle idea of his addresses to southern gatherings, where he has his own people before him, and has also s considerable sum- ber of white people who begin the session in fll-concealed enmity. ‘The dramatic situation at te-—- i ahall never forget; the famous negro leaders faced over 200 whites mon— about ® fifth of his total audiencs— who sat with scowls of distrust oa ‘their faces, until bis kindly appaels te thelr reason and better seives soft- ened them aad made them his friends. Probably Slmost every man ia thet white group carried s pistol; one or two weapons were displayed openiy; some of ihoss men musi Seve taken part in the barbarous iynchings which disgraced the town fifteen months ago; but, like a lon facing jackals, and veritably with the royai mien of that King of the forests, Dr. Washing: toa stood forte from ic Hitle group ct friends alone eng gevo battle; o battles of right sad reason egsinst ig- A BURMING GLAGS THAT ADJUGTS THE QIGHT TO VARYING DIGTANCEE. One of the manifold wonders of the buman eye fe the convex lens with which the focal distances of sight are made instantly and without menta! ef. fort. This lens in the eye is a literal “burning glass,” as the smail boy styles the glass lens with which he focuses the sun's rays and sets fire to @ piece of paper. Just in this sense, too, is the lene of the eye a literal burning glass, as may be #h<wa by the simplest of exper'=.ents. Let the person at caldday hold a straw against the fare of the sun and focus his eyes on tue straw, He can look at the stray, with Seite ground of » dazzling sun, and discomfort. But ibe moment he looks at the flery ball oi the sun itself, sub- consciously the lens of the eye comes to its prover focvs, with the reauit norance and prejudice; and he won; and some of those men sald in my hearing afterward, that he was a great man and that the negro ought to be given a fair chance. 1 made the similar trip with Mr, Washington through Mississipp! three years ago; and all my observations and reflections on that journey were confirmed by what I saw on this pres- ent trip through Florida. There ts only one solution of this vast problem im the south; the negroes are to re main on the land; therefore, common sense dictates that they bs educated in the simple branches of book edu- cation, and trained in some industrial purenit; and then given a chance to “make good.” That ts all that their leading men ask. 1 have talked with colored physicians, lawyers, ministers and business men, on this recent jour ney, who would be a credit to any race and 2 valuable asset to any cause; thay havé-pointed out to me the signs of poe among their people; the -advauce OF spring up the Atlantic sea- doard today is no more obvious and certain than ia the advancement of the negro race in the southiané to- ward all that ts characteristic of s high ‘civilization. The increase in homestead holdings, the increase of stores and banks and taxable prop- erty—these tell the story of that gain im material prosperity whicd alone will give the black man position and pow- er and justice in the south. All honor to auch broad men as ths mayor of Pensacola, and Judge Bullock of Ocala, and many others, who are 90 highly civilized, themselves, that they are ready to grant thelr colored brothers the opportunity to struggle forward to that same civilization. A person of trained eyes, on going into & town or village in the south, can tell, by observing the faces and manners of either of the two races what the other will be Itke, for the two are closely bound together, tyran- ny and cruelty, on the part of the whites, show fh their faces, and can also be read in the constraint and caution and timidity of their biack neighbors; and again, where you find the blocks frank and joyous, as is thetr nature; you may be sure that the whites of that region are just and broad-minded and kindly, as ts char- acteristic of people really civilized. What I here write comes from close personal observation; and I say that the bitter enemies which the negro has tn the south are the ignorant sen- sual “crackers” the vicious tower classes of the whites; the higher grades of white men tend toward jus Uee and patience and encouragement, fn their treatment of the as yet im- mature black race; sometimes, when election te at hand, some educated white candidate will indulge in pub- He depunciations of “niggers”; bot ‘this ts usually for potitical-effect; be Js after the ignorant “cracker” vote; and very likely he ie the friend and helper of ® half-dozen colored neigh- bore. At Tallabnesce | overheard aignit- cant comment on the closing words of Mr. Washington’s address, made from & bandstand on the common; a group of white men had been listening c'see- ly, and | feared sullealy, to the spesk- era worés; then, at the close one of them spoke to the others, concisely, solemnly: “That's true, what he says ebout our trusting each other; you know we have jeft today, part of our femdliea at our homes, outside, wits our niggers; sad there's nobody else in God's world we'd have trusied them with.” A charming and affective feature of the program of most of these Mioride meetings was the singing by the Diacks im the Sidience (usnally a thousand ot them) of the real “sengo of slavery”; aot the tewdry negro minstrel songs of later white compos evs, but the quaint olé folk-songs of fifty and more years ago; the singing was led by Major Moton of Hampton, that sweet-voiced singer, with the physique of & Hercules and the sex- sibilities of « girl of seventeen. This singing seemed to bring the various alements in the sudienc> together, bo fore Dr. Washington gave his address; eteinatcaabiattamnpinapin ta haaiedided thet © “burning” cum spot appears on the retine of the eye, and it te said that a few seconds of auch looking would burn out the retifa ae i by five itself, In the subconscious adaptability of the eye lens to adjust itself to difter- ant distances Hes its value to the bu- man sight. The man with a camers adjuste the focus of his lenses by sliding them forward and back. ®he lenses of the human eyo, by changing their curvatures, allow of one looking at fine print six inches from his noca and in 4 fraction of a second to look up and away, probably fifty mites to ® mountain peak that in an instant is in true camera focue.—Pittsburg Press, NOT ENOUus FOR TWO. Postmaster General hitchcock, re- plyifig at a Washington reeyption to a compliment upon his manayement of the nation’s mails, sald with » smile: “But the postoffice is still b:rdened with old-fashioned restrictions and rules — makeshifts which sufficed when the country was small, bit and ft revealed the poetry and sent} ment of this patient, toiling, loving ren eras trong oti captivity, singing as they came with faith in their God and confidence in the day-star which was rising out of their night of gloom. Many a time i have heard the dic- tum laid down by o>er-confident prophets like Thomas Nelson Page, that the negro was capable of a-mud- erate degree of academic education, but could never go very high. in re duttal, let me say that one of the members of Dr, Washington's party through Florida was a young colored man who ts a graduate of Harvard, also of Oxford as a Rhodes scholar, and I bave rarely met any man, of any race (as a Harvard man I speak) who possessed & more genuine and unostentatious cultivation of mind than does this young man, not in iman- Bers and yolce alone, but in tastes and inner standards he is among tho best graduated from our universities. Somebody will respond, “He ts only @n exception.” Buch was the comment made ten and twenty years ago, a6 young negro men came up, singly and by twos and threes, into the ranks of the professions; but those “axcep tions” are now too numerous to be longer called “exceptions,” there are scores and hundreds of them in the south; and similer reaulte will de Peached in the cese of colored mea of Uterery ané esthetic taste; the aum- ber is steadily increasing. { i Bigh time thet we inié aside ‘the bugaboo of “social equality.” Dr. Washington and other educated col- ored men condemn all movements of ‘their race in this direction; they urge, | with great aamestuess, that the we- groes keep to their own soctat life, ‘that they develop all they can of etvil- taation, within their own borders; ‘whatever mingling of the racee there may be im the business life is easily ‘arranged, but, sociaily, colored men and women are urged to keep apart by themselves, and already, tn sev- ersl southern cities I have been ad- mitted, on my rounds of journaltetic Inquiry, into many charming negro homes, where good taste was the rule and the good offices of « genuine and tactful bospitaiity were extended to me. At the close of Dr. Washington's address at Tampa, | accosted, plens- antly, two white men coming out of the hall, And one said: “Rooker Wash. ington is a5 great a man oa can de found im the world today.” And the other man said, “The whole situation and tnter-relattonship of the two races can be summed up to that story which Washington told about the colored bishop and the white hackdriver.” And thie ts the story to brief: At a town in North Carolina, @ colored bishop of Dr. Washington's party was anzious to gatch a trate; be addressed & white hackman: “Take me to the depot, please, and 1 will pay you o quarter.” The backmen replied, “1 would ike the quarter, but ! can't drive @ negro tn my hack.” Then tho resourceful bishop suggested, “Very good! Now you take the back seat and ride, and I'll take the front seat and drive.” And this was done; and the colored bishop got his train and the white hackman got his quarter; ech gained by the transaction. That is the baste of ez intelligent, reason- able self-interest upon which the fu- ture relations of the two races tm tho south must be setablished, and above their beads will flont the ideal of be man brotherhood, which, in time, wilt come into its ow —Onstagmels (ii¥ca.> Republicas. ; GLum TONG. Dhiese medicine developed = spo ete) fondness for fossilised “éragon ‘Rones,” derived from autinet dar bivore. They are also fend of “éragou iesih,” as forsilined ohellc ava enlied. In Bhantung glue is made from asses’ skins, In 6 certain town of thet prov. fnce is & well, the water of which whes drunk by aoseo makeo ihetr tine especially good ior making glue. This giue brings 2 fnmcy price, as f is & famous tonie taroughout Chins.—Chicego Tribune. AR which are moct unsatisfactory now thet we have grows a0 vast. “Thoce outgrown makeshifte ro. mind me of o shared umbrolle. An umbrells, you know, io 2 shelter for one and 2 shower bath fer two,."—~ New York Tribune. | Too Herrible te Think Gy. “Mother, it is sald that the success of the Chinege women in securing the Tight to vote 1s due to the fact that they have gfven up the practice of squeezing their feet out of shape.” “Yes, dear, | believe that has hed a great deal to do with it.” “Do you think we should get the men to let us vote If we ceased to squeeze our feet?” “Heavens, child! Don’t suggest such & horrible expedient.” VERY STILL, er ae: your hens laying Stubbubs—Two of them are. They were rup over by & darne{ sutom, MR ey <7 F DOES YOUR BACK ACHET Aches and Twinges Point to Hidden . Kidney ‘Troubles’ Esve you a lame back, aching day and night? Do you feel a sharp pain after bending over? When the kidney seem sore and the action irregular, use Doan’s Kidney ia Pills, which have , cured thousands, V7 f) I. W. 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Know-Gemetinn Abert 1% ‘The smal! boy of the houssholé one Mot notably prodicient ia sacred lore, but when Bio inter asked iim, “Where was Solomon's iemple?” he indigoani- Ry Fesaated the supponed tarpencid- ment of bis stock of jatormation, aad retorted: “Dow't Fou think 8 kaow saytaiag?” Bhe assured him that abe 4! a08 doubt that be knew, but urged hiss i state for Ber benefit. ‘Though not crediting her sinearity. he Snally exclalmed, curtly: “On the side of bis head, of cours, where other folk’s are! D’you s'pooo T'm & foot?” John’s Logic. Jobn returned home at a very que tionadlo hour, and among other sow- venirs of a mpectal evening he carried ® considerable gash on his forehead. Mis wife demanded an explanation of the wound. “Nothin’ be ‘larmed “bout, um’ dear. Jos’ bit m'selr.” “Jobn Brown! How could you bite yourself on the forehead?” exclaimed bis irritated kelpmate. r This had presented no diffeulties to the versatile John, if tt bad taxed the credulity of bis #poure. “I stood on chair, y’knaw,” he em claimed glibly. Didn't Fully Understand. A New York judge went over to Ireland recently and met the brother of “Tom” Costigan, a well-known die trict leader In one wing of the Democ- recy, The judge told “Tom's” broth er in Iretand all about what # great man “Tom™ bad become, about bis ‘popularity and influence, devotion to politics. The brother, instead of #har Ing the judge's enthusiasm, looked auaxious. “Before you go.” valid “Tom's” brother, “please satisfy me on one point. tent all this attention to politics toterfering with my brother's business?” An Ananias. “G. W. Smith says he loves to Bve ty the suburbs in winter.” “Humph! And the rascs! was bora on Weshington’s birthday and samsé after him, too."—Judge. ‘Ths Situation ‘ Kaleker—What {s the maiiar? 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Bidg, Cnicage | PUMPER Fics scrta to haceust nearest yo ee ace eee eee PATENTS ee Ses PITTSBURG CHURCH ENJOYING WAVE OF PROSPERITY REV, DR. P. A. SCOTT, THE PRESENT PASTOR, IS GUIDING "THE OLD SHIP WITH A MASTER HAND. Pittsburgh, Pa.—As an illustration of what may be accomplished by true religious fervor, coupled with a wise and businesslike administration of the finances of a church, the following article is of deep import: It is very gratifying to all who are interested in the welfare of the race and the Christian church, to note the marvelous progress that is being made in the spiritual, financial and social affairs of Bethel A. M. E. church, corner of Wylie avenue and Elm street. Those who have any knowledge of the history of this church, in recent years, know that it has passed through a long period of adversity and discouragement, and that, during those conditions, hundreds of its members have withdrawn their membership, while many others, being discouraged, went adrift on the "sea of neglect;" leaving less than half its former membership to grapple with the great problems facing the church, and the nearly fifty-thousand dollar debt, incident to the building of the beautiful and commodious structure now in use, which was erected during the eventful pastorate of the much-beloved Dr. J. M. Townsend in 1906. When the present pastor, Dr. P. A. Scott, took charge of this church about eight months ago, he found the congregation discouraged and scattered in almost every direction, with creditors threatening and instituting law suits, and the mortgagee preparing to foreclose the forty-two thousand eight hundred dollar mortgage, in a short while the interest being nearly a whole year in arrears. The new pastor was not long, however, in getting a strong grasp on the troublesome situation, and began at once the paying off of the old debts, and satisfying judgments, and warded off the foreclosure, and has inaugurated a new systematic financial method which is revolutionizing affairs in every department of this historic old charge. Even the much disputed "Avery Fund," which amounts to about three hundred dollars per month in rentals, and which has been a "bone of contention" for time immemorial, among people of varled ranks, is now being handled by one of Pittsburgh's most reliable real estate and banking institution, and the entire amount of income, less the cost of repairing the Avery property, is being applied on the large mortgage indebtedness. In the past six months seventeen hundred and fifty dollars have been paid on the large interest arreasure, and more than one thousand dollars on old floating debts, besides meeting all the current expenses of the church, which sum amounts to nearly four hundred dollars per month, and a happy state of confidence is being restored among the people of all classes. During this brief period one hundred and thirty new members have been added to the church, most of whom have been new converts to the Christian faith, as the result of the great revival meetings recently held at the church, in which the pastor was ably assisted by the noted evangelist, Dr. J. S. Robinson of Date, and other pastors in this city and vicinity, and the congregations have been more than doubled. At the quarterly meeting recently held here, at which the able and popular presiding elder, Dr. T. J. Ashew, presided, the services were the most largely attended, and most successful that have been witnessed here. CURIOUS ACCIDENT CURIOUS ACCIDENT IT CAUSED THE WRECK, LONG SHROUDED IN MYSTERY, OF A SCHOONER. The queer accidents that have happened to Maine vessels would fill a volume, and some of them would not be believed. An old coaster capsule recalled the mysterious wreck of the little schooner Activis in Fox Island thoroughaires some years ago. It was in the fall of the year, and the Activis was going through the narrow passage between the islands. She carried only two men, the master, Captain Ray, and his sixteen-year-old son. When last seen under sail the Activis was shipshape, the boy at the wheel and his father below taking a nap, as it was afterward found. Next day the Activis was found on the rocks, with her stern stove in, the master drowned in his bunk and the boy dead at the wheel with a bullet hole in his head. This discovery caused a great sen- many years; and at the quarterly conference it was found that more than twenty-five hundred dollars had been raised and properly applied in the past three months, while the spiritual condition is most happy in every way. Dr. Scott is proving himself to be master of the situation in every detail of this great charge, and both church and pastor are universally popular among people of all ranks and creeds, and among secret societies of all names, of many of which he is a member. CONFESSED SLAYER INDIGTED CLEMENTINE BERNABET IMPLICATES TWO OTHER NEGRO WOMEN IN PART OF 17 MURDERS TOLD ABOUT. Lafayette, La.—Clementine Bernabet, the confessed slayer of 17 negroes in this and other towns, was indicted by the grand jury, the true bill returned charging her with the murder of Norbet Randall and his family of five here last November. The negroes received the news of her indictment with no other emotion than the shrug of her shoulders. While the grand jury was considering her case the girl sang "Nearar, My God to Thee" and "Lead Kindly Light." The young negress talked freely with newspaper men and gleefully puffed a cigar which one of them gave her. She smiled while retelling the ghastly details of her confession and got added gratification out of the thought of her photograph appearing in the newspapers. She attributed her desire to unbossom her criminal and fanatical self to the loss of her "cunjah" bag. The grand jury will return an indictment against the negress for the murder of the Randall family. Two other negresses, Mary Conchon and "Irene," she said, helped Clementine in a part of the 17 murders she had confessed. Jo Thibodeaux, the "voodoo doctor," whom Clementine declares sold her and her accomplices the "cunjah" bags, is not alarmed at the prospect of being involved in the murders. He acknowledged the distinction of being a "yerb doctah" and a "mystery worker," but insists that "the-good white folks" of New Iberia, his home town, know him to be harmless and devoid of criminal intentions. He says Clementine is "hazy" and unbelievable. SHARP CRITICISM FOR WIGKERSHAM BAR ASSOCIATION SECRETARY ROASTS ATTORNEY GENERAL ABOUT NEGRO LEWIS. Washington.—George Whitelock of Baltimore, secretary of the American Bar association, in a letter to Attorney General Wickersham, made public, sharply criticizes the course taken by the latter to have W. A. Lewis of Boston, the negro assistant attorney general, retained as a member of the association. Assistant Attorney General Lewis' application for membership was favorably passed upon, but the governing board later rescinded his election to the bar association. Replying to Attorney General Wickersham's statements that Lewis had been "wrongfully injured" by this action, Secretary Whitelock criticizes the attorney general for the method pursued in trying to secure immediate redress for the negro attorney. Mr. Whitelock intimates that Attorney General Wickersham has tried to "coerce the committee through extravagant statements in the press," and "insituated in your correspondence with me and in your circular a want of good faith on its part." "Few will be persuaded that you have 'protected' or even think that you have 'protected' Lewis, or that you have thus promoted the cause of social justice," wrote Mr. Whitelock. senton, and there appeared to be no motives for any one to kill the boy, and as it was known that the shot must have been fired by a third person, the whole affair was a mystery and remained thus for years, when a man in a distant state confessed or his death-bed that it was he who fired the shot that killed the helmsman of the Active. The man said that he had fired at a hawk, which was circling low, and did not see the schooner, which suddenly came into range, owing to an intervening clump of bushes. Then he was horrified to see the boy at the schooner's wheels throw up his hands and fall to the deck, while the vessel broached to and was driven ashore by the wind and tide. The gunner, who was after gulls and ducks, fled without waiting to investigate the result of his unfortunate shot, fearing that if he reported the matter to the authorities he might, although innocent of any criminal intent, be imprisoned.—Washington Post. The marriage settlement is always briefer than one hopes. Of Interest to Our Women WHEN GOING ABROAD. If you are one of the lucky mortals soon to cross the briny to other lands remember that the less luggage you take the greater will be your comfort in traveling. First of all, you will need a warm steamer rug. Also a wrap of extra heavy thickness to wear on shipboard. A close fitting soft hat is necessary for comfort when sitting in a deck chair. The wrap will be found useful to slip on during a night journey in a railway carriage. Even in southern Europe, where the days are warm, the nights are often chilly. Have a well made traveling suit of a color that will not show the dust. Have your hat trimming of the sort that will withstand wind, weather and hard wear. Take two pair of sensible walking shoes. It will be found economical to have the traveling blouse of the color of the suit. This may be brightened by lingerie collars and cuffs. You will need at least one pretty costume for dinner and dressy occasions. A kimono is, of course, indispensable. Rubbers and umbrella should not be forgotten. A fancy blouse for afternoon wear should also be included. Nearly all the above mentioned articles may be packed in one large suitcase or a carryall, if it is not desirable to take a trunk along. DELICIOUS TOAST. A woman who prides herself on the toast she serves gives very simple directions for making this usual breakfast accompaniment. Use bread at least two days old; cut the slices evenly, and put them in a moderately warm oven for a quarter of an hour. Then put the bread on the broiler of the gas stove or over the live coals of the kitchen range and let it come to a delicate brown. It is then all crumby and brittle clear through and a dish you can eat with a relish. There will not be a pasty soft portion of bread between two indifferently browned sides. Bread which is seared too quickly will be sure to be pasty, that is, if the bread is fresh and not dried out in the oven first. CHILDREN'S ROMPERS While there are many styles of rompers now worn by the youngsters, and very attractive rompers, too, the wise mother selects those which button all the way down the back. Not only are they simpler to get on and off, but they are very much simpler to iron, and the strain on the button-holes is not so great as those which button about the waist. The strain being less, there is, of course, less mending to be done, and fewer buttons to sew on. CHIFFON. Bleu de nuit spangled robes are even more fashionable than those sequined with black. Satin slippers with an ornamental button are worn in colors that contrast with the gown, or in vivid rose, blue or emerald with a black or white gown. Torchon lace has been elevated from its humble role of trimming lingerie and is used in insertions and frills on smart blouses and chemisettes. WELSH RAREBIT One-half pound or a little less of rich cheese, grated or shaved fine, one tablespoonful of butter and one cup of oil or fat beer. Put these three in double boiler and cover. Mix dry one-fourth teaspoonful of mustard, pinch of cayenne and two teasponfuls of celery salt. Add these with two well-beaten eggs to the melted ingredients, being careful not to curdle. Prevent this by mixing a little of the melted cheese with the eggs first. Stir well until thick. SWEET CORN MUFFINS Rub together a half cupful of white sugar and two tablespoonfuls of butter, add two eggs, beaten light, a cup of milk, a cupful each of corn meal and white flour with which you have sifted a saltspoonful of salt and two small teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Bake in small muffin tins. If you have the command of rich milk or cream you may use this and only one egg. Children will like these muffins almost as well as cake and they are much more easily digested. THE INFLUENCE OF THE HOME. The ideal home is not self-centered. It is a center of service. So far as circumstances will permit, the old-time ideals of hospitality should be maintained. In wise and uplifting ways the home should be shared. It is a good practice to invite young people who are away from home. It relieves loneliness, discouragement and temptation. Remember it is: "Not what we give, but what we share. The gift without the giver is bare." The home is the bulwark of civilization. Within the extreme limits of wealth and poverty a home may be good or bad, irrespective of social position or property. Our homes are what we choose to make them. It is a question of what we admit and what we keep out of them. Our best selves and the best we have to give should go into the home life and to a large degree determines the character of children. The home tends to make us better or worse. Thus the home becomes the chief factor in determining the character of the community and the nation. The trend of our times is away from the home into the countless amusements and interests of modern life—Philadelphia Bulletin. THE TROTTEUR SKIRT. Women may prepare themselves to receive full effects, more draperies and even trains for indoor wear; but they need not be prepared to let taller gowns get out of hand. A certain amount of slimness is essential for comfort, and the reverse to scantiness may easily become too weighty. But the armiters of feminine fate in the dress world have provided for this, and the fashionable paneled skirts conceal their width in knife-pleated folds which are only discovered when walking, and which drop neatly back into place at once. Neither are women to be asked to renounce established habit of wearing the tailormade well off the ground. The reign of the train in out-of-door suits will not be of very long duration. One of the charms of taffets is that it can be mated successfully to other materials, and little face cloth coats are being made to wear with some of the new dresses in this material. AIR AS MEDICINE. Fresh air being the best of all medicines, folks should learn how to take it. There's only one proper way of taking this medicine, and that is by deep breathing. And deep breathing means breathing that way all the time, not merely once or twice a day, when you happen to think about it. The ideal deep breath is the kind you get once in a while when you yawn, and should give you much the same sense of pleasure that such a breath does. CRANBERRY FLUFF. As like cranberry puff, as would be expected. Cook one pint of cranberries in one-quarter pint of water until the cranberries pop open, and then run them through a colander. Add the same amount of sugar as there is berry pulp by measure and boil the two together until they are as thick as marmalade. When cool add the whites of four eggs beaten stiff. Fold well together and bake until it sets—from five to ten minutes. Serve cold in sherbet glazes with whipped cream and chopped nuts. USF. OF FRENCH CHALK. Few women know what a real saving it is to have a little French chalk on hand. There is nothing better for removing many a spot from garments, especially when they are of silk. Cover the spot well with the chalk, and do not dislust it for at least twenty-four hours. Then cover the chalk with a piece of brown paper and iron, pressing quite hard, with a not-too-bot iron. French chalk often will remove stains from woolen fabrics, but is hot so invariably successful. Better than the chalk for grease on woolen fabrics is a mixture of alcohol and chloroform in equal parts. Here, too, the warm iron comes into play. Before applying the liquid, cover the spot with a piece of brown paper and iron over it. CLASS8 DISTINCTION "Did ye see as Jim got ten years' penal for stealing that 'oss?" "Serce 'im right, too. Why didn't 'e buy the 'oss and not pay for 'im like any other gentleman?" Literal. "Did you take the fast train weed?" "No; I left that for the engineer to do."—Baltimore American. Perhaps the surest thing in this life is the friend you can't depend on when you really need him. Before retiring, a cup of Carfield Tea For good digestion and continued good health. No, Cordella, the grass widow in anything but green. Smokers like LEWIS' single Binder cigar for its rich mellow quality. Some people waste a lot of time trying to save it. BACKACHE NOT A DISEASE But a Symptom, a Danger Signal Which Every Woman Should Heed. Backache is a symptom of organic weakness or derangement. If you have backache don't neglect it. To get permanent relief you must reach the root of the trouble. Read about Mrs. Woodall's experience. Morton's Gap, Kentucky.—"I suffered two years with female disorders, my health was very bad and I had a continual backache which was simply awful. I could not stand on my feet long enough to cook a meal's victuals without my back nearly killing me, and I would have such dragging sensations I could hardly bear it. I had sore- P ness in each side, could not stand tight clothing, and was irregular. I was completely run down. On advice I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and am enjoying good health. It is now more than two years and I have not had an ache or pain since. I do all my own work, washing and everything, and never have backache any more. I think your medicine is grand and I praise it to all my neighbors. If you think my testimony will help others you may publish it."—Mrs. OLIE WOODALL, Morton's Gap, Kentucky. If you have the slightest doubt that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will help you, write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confidential) Lynn, Mass., for advice. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman, and held in strict confidence. Resinol stops itching instantly THE moment Resinol Ointment touches any itching skin, the itching stops and healing begins. With the aid of Resinol Soap, it quickly removes all traces of eczema, rash, tetter, ringworm, plumes or other tormenting, unsightly eruption, leaving the skin clear and healthy. It is equally effective for sores, boils, burns, chafings, red rough hands, dandruff, and itching piles. Your druggist sells Resinol Soap (25c) and Resinol Ointment (50c and $1). Ask him if what we say is not more than true. Better still, send for a free sample, cream, or test a vampire. Address, Dept. 2K, Resinol Chemical Co., Baltimore, Md. Constipation Vanishes Forever Prompt Relief—Permanent Cure CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS never fail. Purely vegetable—act surely but gently on the liver. Stop after dinner distress—cure indigestion, improve the complexion, brighten the eye. SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE Genuine must bear Signature Rent Wood. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM Glassine and silk blend. Promotes a luxurious growth. Never Falls to Restore Grey Hairs to its Natural Color. Prevents hair falling. 50c. and $1.00 at Drugs. THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. No.1, No.2, No.3. THERAPION Used in French Hospitals with GREAT EUROPE GUERRES KIDNEY, BLACKHEAD DERMATOLOGIES, CHRONIC ULCERS, SKIN EQUILUTIONS—EITHER SIX SEND address envelope for FREE booklet to DR. LE CLERG WED. OG. HAVESTOCK RD. HAMPSTEAD, LONDON, ENGL. Pettits Eye Salve GRANULATED ITCHING LIDS City In Brief $160 Reward, $160 woe dreaded diseago that science has heen able to core in all its stages, and that is Cavarch, Hali’s Catarrh Core 4s the only poseitive eure now krown 49 the medical fri ternity. Caterrh being 2 conscitutional Giseaac,requir= os 9 constitutional trestmemt. Hall's Catereh Cure is taken anterariy, act ang directly upon the dlood and-mu- <ous-eurfaces of the system, thersby eiestroying the foundation ofthe aie- ense, snd giving the petient strength By building up the constitution end zasteting mature fo doing ite work, ‘The proprietors have oo much faith Sn tts curative poweso thet they offer Das’ Hundred Dollars for any sexe Chat it failo te emre, Gena for liet of Sestimenials. Addrece F. J. Quant & Co., Toledo, O Sold by Deugglote, 750. Salse Hati’s Fouily Pile for consti- pation. 38 you want your skin to look pretty and soft, try a bottle of WDisie Liquid Bleach at McCrary ig Soas. See the novelty department at ake Fair. The Illinois Traction System wells tickets from Springfield tg East St. Louis, every Saturday end Sunday at $1.50. The Dixie Liquid face Bleach wan be found at McCrary and Sons 0c per bottle. © Notice is hereby given that we cannot print a list of names con- aributing to churches unless $1 accompanies same. We are soie agents for Knox- All Rheumatic cure $1. bottle, Try it, McCrary and sons, ‘See our fine liue of china ware, at MicOrary & sons. Letter Heads and Envelopes S : Sik. . ean be had for the asking at this office. We print them.” * _ The Gazette office fot quick work. x i Let us have that job work. the fatest and improved machinery end bran new faces in type. Rev. Thos, Turner of Me tropolis Missionary and Rev Geo Brown, Harrisburg have been ap Pointed finanicial agents for the Livingston Normal Theological ad tnduitrial Lastitute at Metrop- olis. They are the only legal authorized traveling financial a gents for said school. Mrs Colonel Barnett left Sundsy for Carrier Mills her future home. Mesdames Ada Pullens and Biay Sellers of Paducah attended the bedside of heir sister, Mrs. Jenine Cooley. Rev. R. Earl preached for Rev. F Robinson Sunday, at Carbondale Rev and Mrs. Benj. Long of Choat visited their sister, Mrs. Wasseda Wiley of Brookport. Rew Dan Rodgers and William Tirnses of Brookpost attended the is25 sids otthele sister, Mra, Cool The inleat chit’ ol Raymond Ysaley ts sevtguoiy ji. sessevs Hovare feckisna, Ray waond Sreemai, Aaron Long, Fu 4208 Jeffzeson, Major McBeynelds shacege WeCrary and Robect Kina. Jeol waee Beigrade wisigess, Sws- day. Se tas te elk Se pee th ‘ers left Tuesday for Pulaski, All our work is done on ap- roval, Wemakea hat to your special order. Come and see us. Mrs. Vallee. Don't forget us when you wart ascw spring and summer ‘hat. Mrs. Vallee. Green Hedge took a number +f mento Eddyville, Gli... temake bricks. aoe The teachers of the Africas Baptit S.S., held their meeting at the residence of . Miss Ollie ®.chanen Monday aight, CUske tnd cream were seaved by the hostess, The Misses Apmie ano Altie Barnard will entertaim the teachers sext Monay might” a their residence. Mew goods and new hats mad: up every week at Mrs’ Vallee's. Henry Wyly who has been for the last six years making Clare- don, Ark , his home is inthe city visting frends The Mt Olive Baptist S. 5. convention will convene with the and Baptist church, Centralia on Wednesday before the 4th Sun- day in June. Ample arrange- ments are being made by pasto: and members for said meeting. Where others fail we can always please you ina hat, Mrs Val'ee. Don’s forget the ¢ate you ate go- ing to seo “Savediby Wireluns” cn the New Ameiican Fleatirg Ibeatie is Thursday, May 26th, ehculd you miss jt you will regret it. Plenty of new vandeville featares sre carried this year, ra that there Ia notove dal) moment while you are on the bort, 5h Watch for the avrival of American New Floating Theatre on May. 90th, You willkave @ comfortable scat This is something new you esnnot af- cord spies it. MOUNDS St. John S$ §& and church is moviag aiong nicely; our pastor was with us and we had a good meeting We postponed our service Sunday night on account ofthe rainand he and his wife went to Centralia out of the high water and came backs very sick but is some better. We have some ministers who are trying to publish things cone trary to the doetrine of the gos- pel, the improper use of the ton- gue and its use and abuse Ps. 24- 14; goverament of the tongue, keep it under control; words are index to your conduct always speak the truth. Profane lange- age has bad effects and lasting re- sults; improper thoughts lead to improper acts governing the ton gue meaning the temper. ~ | Le: us as baptist preachers gov- eio ourselves a1.d support Cc d's ‘doctrine by one mind in Chris and he ready to he!p one another; Fame Before Yirtye, ‘The thirst jor tame ‘s greater tran tha thirst for virtue; top: whe would cmbrace virtue itoelf If you lake away Ra retards ?—Juvensi, 0. «na Poor Airaingt Ne man ought to te wolertted te fix Qabitnal humor, whim o¢ partion fextty of Leaavier, by any who te go 92% neon Bim for trapte- Aticta. ; ¥ week ne . Ape06, Ho: nervion:’ -— Welkiug, we are told, fs 8 good ex: ovelse—-Setior thea riding ia ga gute otal ‘The Woubie fs that s grew! | soany of wo ae pot looking for exer nia. : a ea bo, A en ee, Seem ace : ane sec sa oe . qlee ef ie Lae ea ‘ gee Dae ae semana ip “ot Si eae ile 65 5 : ANNUAL MESSAGE To The Baptist Brotherhecd Of Iincis, Greetixg. Dear Brethren: - The time is fast approching fo1 the 11th Annual Session “of cu State Convention to be heid with the Olivet Baptist Church, Chi- cago. Dr. E. J. Fisher and his people are devising forthe hospit- able entertainment of the delega. tion. The meeting heid ac Metrapo- lir fast May inspired those who were present, snd ic is hoped that the approching session will be the eccatest ieoss the siandpoirt of aumbers, of work accomplished, otfunds saised and of spiritual iphift of any: previous meeting, “of ur beloved Convention Oppor- upities for a long step forward athe development ci our state work present themscives. The call for concerted and harmonious action all along.the lire, is loud and insistent, The field is ripe unto harvest and awaits the npgibeiat by God's people. ¢ Care not neglect our duty; God will not hold us guiltless if we refuse to thrast inthe siekle. Wednesday, Janc 5ih, should witness the largest assembiage of delegates yet witnessed at am an- nval convocation; delegates {nil of the Spirit of Christ and ct work for the csuse of the Master To this cad pastors should call their churches together immedi- ately, elect delegates and plan to raise money for representation. The Constitution provices that an amount equal to ten (10) cents per capita for conventional work, Thisis a small anicunt and each pastor and chuych should be sufficiently loyal tothe cause of out Lord to collect this smeunt and be ready to scport through delegate Brethron we nced your advice on matters of grave import, do notfailto come. Be at the o- pening session and come to s¢- mainaatil the close Praying God's choicest bless ing upon your work, Featernally, EL Sceuggs, President E. 4. Borden, Cor. Sec. di DIED. — Robert $. Long youngest son ol Mr. Mingo and Mrs. Miilie Long died-at 3:30 a. m. Wednes- day May 22nd 1912. alter eight Gays illness cf pneumcia. Toe funeral® will be from the ‘Afticn Baptist church Friday at 3 ociuck p. m. He was a brother of Mrs. J. B. McCrary. Friends are. invited. | Miss Rubic Smith made dy Sag trip to Carbondale, Monday. | Mrs, Lottie Hallek’ was ‘called to Paducah, Thursday oe the pc sount of the suddes ceath af thy muther of Miss Ide! Silas. Quite a buimber of a07 citigees ave out of the cisy picking — simpay: Lercien 7 : The dateforthe Mr. Otive Bape siete S. S. ig Wednesday before the 4ie Guadey ta juse with the aad Papeist. 5, G.,eatealia, sit Peet yours delemates a) cnez and be suve lorend'in Ubeie abs ko the Gizetie so the? comeritigs on homes may know how co mate arrangements ior their cntertaie- gosng, Sue Sy a ae ees A eee | Fruits and Vegetables | : SH Sosa pla Wis eal SW We Wag : = WE have a rice Assortmentof Fresh Grocestts = and will Deliver Same to ANY PLACE. in’ the = City | # Prices Low and Quality the Best | FAAMEBABRAARREPPAARARROABAD ARERARRMARARAINNS < CONFECTIONS > eee .WE. 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