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An interesting and helpful page for women every day. Brightest and fullest sport News. Correct Market Reports. The best and most complete general newspaper printed or circulated in the West, absolutely clean reliable and up to the minute. THE WEEKLY GLOBE-DEMOGRAT A great Semi-Weekly newspaper and journal for every member of the family, with a weekly Farm and Home Magazine Section in Colors. Regular price $1.00 per year. Special rate, Two Years or Two Yearly Subscriptions for One Dollar. Just the thing and a Big Bargain for those readers who not care for a large daily paper or who desire to supplement their home dailies by taking a metropolitan paper for the news of the world. ORDER the edition you prefer TO-DAY SAMPLE COPIES FREE. NOTICE To the Baptist Women of the State Convention Galesburg Ill Mar. 2, 1914 Dear Sisters: Our State meeting will convene in June at Springfield Ill Our president is calling for $700 this year. Let us begin now to this year. She also desire for every circle to appoint a slum committee and to report to the convention the results of your work. The chairman of the Art and Needle Work department has resigned on account of other work, and Mrs. Laura Richardson, 56. W. 37. St., Chicago, has been appointed as chairman. Let the sisters rally to her the same as to our former chairman, Mrs. Eva Hooper, who will assist her all that she can. Our president Mrs. K. L. Corby, has moved to Chicago Her address is 3533 Calumet avenue. Yours in the work Susie F. Hazel Cor See. 718 Arnold St. A Speckled Bird Convention. The news has been waffted over the state that there is to be what can be styled a Speckle Bird Convention, because, if has specks of every denominational color and wings to carry it in every direction that one "Great Big Universal Church," overrun with all sorts of doctrine with no definite plans heaven-ward, but get there if you can, with Dr. Brand, at his head, couple up with Dr. Harris, and Martin, of Chicago; who made up a program for the Convention which was held at Aurora, last June with only one sermon. This high tone program, that Dr. Harris, the then president of the convention was heard to say that the program was one in keeping with the spirit of the age, and that the old time doctrine, Jesus Christ and Him crucified and the doctrine of baptism were obsolete, and was not what the people wanted to hear or words to that effect. The convention rose in its might and quickly threaten the program aside and gavs Dr. Harris, and Martin, to understand that they were not to dictate to the Baptists as to what they should do, or not do. He was to understand that he was MOTTO : "HEW TO THE LINE, LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY." neither bishop nor boss, but the servant of the Baptist. We wonder why Dr. Brand, heeps "hobnobbing" with the Negro Baptist of the State? If he is a Baptist and want the help of the Negro Baptist of the State, why does he do it? If he cares to help them, can he not do it without censuring the Illinois Baptist Association, and the Southern Baptist Convention? Why does he seek to raise the slavery question? It is for the purpose of deceiving the ignorant and designing Negro Baptist of the State. Yes, the Southern white people held slaves at one time, and they repented of, and their sincerity is proven by the great help they are giving the Negroes in the South. They are helping to build schools to train the Negro Ministry, and last while the Southern Baptist Convention was in session in St. Louis, our own Dr. Sutton E. Griggs, the corresponding secretary of the National Baptist Convention, delivered an address to that body, which resulted into a contribution of $50,000,00 What do we hear next? Why, some of these same men say that Dr. Griggs sold out the Negro Baptist to the Southern Baptist Convention. How could this be done, when the National and the Southern Baptist conventions co-operate jointly in educational and mission work? and the National Baptist convention, publishes the literature for the Negroes in this country and the Foreign field. What is there for the white Baptist of the South to gain by the contribution of $50,000,00? It can be plainly seen that there is nothing whatever to be gained other than to help the Negroes to preach a whole Christ. The same charge went out against Phillips and McWilliams; Phillips, sold out the Baptist of the State to Dr. Brand's side for $3 and Bro. McWilliams, for $10 per month, a total amount of $13.00 per moth. If Dr. Brand, is sincere let him stop "hobnobbing" and prove his sincerity to his milk and cider Negro Baptist brethren, by doing something for them. The proof of the pudding is the eating. Net by lip gush loyalty. Yes, Dr. the South at one time had slaves, and she has repented of it and too, the white Baptist of the South stand hand in hand with the National Baptist Convention, in Mission and Educational work. We have cited the $80,000,00 contribution or rather proposition, that was giving out at Nashville, last September during the National Convention, 35 acres of land is all that was required Dr. Stokes of Alabama, and several other ministers in the convention propose to give the the site. The reader can see it is a go. Now let Dr. Brand, repent and "do likewise" with his speckle bird brethren, and they can soon have the speckle bird convention in operation. The people are wondering why it is that Dr. Brand, tries to make war on the Illinois Baptist Association, and the Southern Baptist Convention. The reason lies in the fact, that there is about as much difference between these two organizations, and the Illinois Baptist State convention, as there is between them and a Pedobaptist organization. The State Convention, favors "The Church Federation, Free-Will ordination and Alien Immersion." In other words they are sailing sailing under the false colors and the guise of Missionary Baptist, while there are something else, God only knows what. I for one will raise my voice against all such doctrine if it cost me my ministerial reputation. Before I'd do that I'd meekly lay aside the Blessed Old Book, take my plastering tools and mount the scaffold, and feel that I would be of more service to my Christ, community and country. C. C. PHILLIPS. An Idle Christian. There is no excuse for an idle christian. An Idle christian is Satan's workshop. He can find something to employ him. Jesus says go and work in my vineyard, rich rewards are offered to laborers. He also said, to work while it is called day, for the night comes when no man can work. Let none hear you idly saying there is nothing you can do while the souls of men are dying, and the Master calls for you. We should work spiritually and try to instill into the minds of the unregenerated to accept Christ as their Saviour. We must not grow weary in the good work. Be full of zeal, as Nehemiah, was in ancient times while the enemies scoffed him, he prayed and continued to work on the wall, for the people had a mind to work. One of the writers, says that a certain woman which had been healed of evil spirits infirmities and many others which followed Christ ministered unto him of their substance as He went through the villages, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the Kingdom of God There is no excuse for an idle christian for the church, or auxiliary con prosper unless the women have a mind to work. These womea that administered unto Christ loved him and worshipped him, working for him. O how it is to labor for the cause of Christ These women were last at the cross and first at the tomb to carry the news of his resurrection We as Christians must not be idle. A woman wrought a good work on the Saviour when she anointed his body for burial, and after his burial they brought sweet spices that they might annoint him. We cannot be too poor to labor for his cause. God commanded a poor widow to feed Elijah, as the rich men were casting in their gifts unto the treasury, the widow gave two mites, all that she possessed. We should be workers in the Master's cause, so that idlers will be constrained to follow and will answer to the Master's call, here am I send me, send me Dear sisters, let us work on willing, cheerfully and lovingly and when the death angel knocks at our door we can say with Paul, I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Mrs. Emma Holiday. Read before the Woman's Educational and Mission Society at the 12th St, Baptist church, Cairo Ill, March 1914. Carnation Art Club. The Carnation Art Club was indeed royally entertained at the Palatial home of Mrs. Minnie Newell on Broad St, Monday March the 30th. She with the assistance of Roy Theo Buchanan entertained. The Ladies met at the affixed hour and went through their business carefully and without the least hesitation. The officers were all present. There was a splendid program rendered that was prepared by the Program Committee and, they deserve much credit. By special Invitation Rev. J. W. Davy, of Hopkinsville, Ky., and Rev. J. B. McCray and Prof. J. E. Hensley, both of this city were present and made some interesting remarks, complimenting the women on their good work, and urging that they keep on until they reach the goal. At this time the hostess came into the Guest-Chamber and invited her guest into the dining room, where they heartily partook of a delicious two course luncheon. Every one seemed to be well pleased, and, went home highly elated over their visit. Sunday is their 25c rally day. Every member is expected to be present. BELGRADE Rev. Thomas Turner, of Metropolis preached for us Sunday. We were glad to have him with us. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Lassiter spent Sunday in Belgrade. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Maxwell also Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Donlow of Brookport spent Saturday and Sunday with their parents Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Long. Mr. Herbert Sumner returned to Chicago, Wednesday after spending a few weeks with home folks. Messrs Harrison Wyly and Wm Thorpe of Brookport spent Sunday with the former's sister Mrs. George Warfield. Mr. and Mrs. Denlow also Misses Myrtle and Jewel Long were highly entertained at the home of Mr. Phillip Sumner last Sunday. Rev. Thomas Turner spent Thursday and Friday in Belgrade. Mr. Phillip Sumner and wife made a business trip to Paducan, Tuesday. Mr. Harm Simms of Brookport visited in Belgrade Sunday afternoon. BROOKPORT ILL. Bethel A. M. E. church was burned Monday March 23rd 7 P. M. The building was a total loss only saving a few of its contents. The fire was supposed to have been caused by sparks from a R. R. locomotive, which passed a short time before the fire was discovered on the top of the building. For a time it seemed as if the fire would destroy the parsonage only a short distance away, but was saved and its contents by a bucket brigade. All the people around assisted in fighting the flames. It was the largest and best church in the city, being valued at $1600 00 We held our services in the public school building Sunday. We thank all the the people for their assistance they rendered us: If it it had not been for their heroic work our parsonage and all of its contents would have been destroyed. We also thank the Board of Education for allowing us to hold our services in the school building and for all the assistance that was rendered us, in this our time of distress Rev. W. H. Cole, Pastor H. CALDWELL, A. ALLEN. GEORGE CHILDRES, CLERK. JOINT MANEUVERS PLANNED. Springfield, Mnr 30.—Plans for the annual encampment of the Illinois National Guard were completed at a meeting here today of Col. W. O. Skunk, commanding the Central Division, United States Army, and Adj. General Dickson. The regiments will camp as follows: At S rlingfield—First Infantry, July 5th to 12; Seventh Infantry, July 12 to 19; Second and Field Hospital, July 18 to 26; Eighth Infantry July 25 to August 2; Third infantry, August 2 to 9; Sixth Infantry August 9 to 16; Fourth Infantry August 16 to 23; Fifth Infantry, August 23 to 30 The First Cavalry and Signal Corps will be joined by a detail of the Signal Corps of the United States Army from Fort Riley, Kan., and will leave Chicago on a practice march July 3 to 12 A company from the Twenty-ninth Infantry, United States Army, now at Fort Niagara, N. Y., will be at Springfield during the entire encampment. The artillery batteries from Waukegan, Chicago and Danville probably will go to Fort Riley for practice and instruction. Globe Democrat. A. The Sunday Sschool Missionary of the East Mt. Olive Baptist S. S. convention and colored photographer. Cobden. Ill. Brookport Ill., Nov. 26 '13 To whom this may concern. Greetings: This is to certify that I, A. C. Crider have been appointed Dist. Deputy. Grand Master of the 7th Dist. of F. & A. M. of Illinois. I will visit all lodges in my district this year. A. C. Crider Box 172 Money Long In Use. Money Long in Use. Hindus for centuries have used new honey as a laxative and old honey as an astringent. Aborigines of Persia offered honey to the sun. Greeks still mix it with milk of water and use it as a libation to the dead. In one section of India milk and honey are handed to all bridegrooms as they arrive at the door of the bride's father, and in ancient Egypt honey was long chief ingredient of embalming fluid. Adversity and Prosperity. We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right. -Sensea. AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS TRAINING STUDENTS FOR USEFUL LIVES THE WORKING WOMEN Students are trained at Hampton institute to go out in the rural country school work of the south as industrial supervising teachers to help introduce work in cooking, sewing, manual training, agriculture, basket making, etc. The man in the picture is an ex-slave teaching summer school teachers at Hampton how to make split white-oak baskets. It has been estimated that about 45 per cent. of the disease and death of the people of the United States can be prevented by the application of modern methods of sanitation, said Booker T. Washington in a recent address. If this is true of the People of the United States as a whole, I think it is safe to say that at least 65 per cent. of the disease and death among negroes is due to causes that can be prevented. I say this because, as everyone knows, the death rate is much larger at the present time among negroes than among whites. Particularly is this true among the negro population of the larger southern cities. What then is the remedy? I have said that in this generation at least the negro will be best off, from every point of view, in the rural districts of the south. We cannot, however, expect that he will remain in the country districts contented, happy and prosperous without the same means of civilization that other races enjoy. We cannot expect the negro to remain in the country if he has little opportunity to educate his children; if the schools are in session only two or three months in the year. Another remedy for the present condition of negro health is education. The reason that so large a number of the people of my race are ill and inefficient is because they are ignorant. Students are trained at Hampton try school work of the south as in introduce work in cooking, sewing, making, etc. The man in the picture is an ex-ers at Hampton how to make split w A negro woman who may be one hundred and twenty or one hundred and thirty years old and is certainly more than one hundred years, has been discovered living at Trotter, near Greensburg. She is Mrs. Sarah Walker, and makes her home with her granddaughter, Mrs. Felix Clark. She says she must be "morh a hundred." Her mind runs back to the "first war." She tells of having had three sets of twins when the "War of Freedom" came, and she refers to her former owner as "Ole Massa Dickinson." The family came to Trotter from Bones Mills, Franklin county, Virginia. D. B. Garrett of Boley, Okla., who calls himself a recruiting officer for Alfred Charles Sam, organizer of a proposed negro colony in Africa, declares that he has enrolled more than 100 Boston negroes as prospective colonists, says a dispatch from Boston. Garrett and G. W. Lane of Wewoke, Okla., have established headquarters in a restaurant in the negro quarter in the South end. Sam's operations are under investigation in New York. Washington Star. In a new hotel in Worcester, Mass., there will be a clock set in the floor of the lobby. The dial will be of glass one inch thick and will be 24 inches in diameter. The clock will be run entirely by electricity and regulated daily by telegraph. In Wood Green, a suburb of London, there has been opened a labor exchange for boys and girls leaving school, the object being to find suitable employment for them and situations that, as far as possible, are what they desire. They have never had an opportunity to know the laws of health and they do not know how to take care of their bodies. I look forward to the time when every city and every town of the south will do what some other cities have already done--started campaigns of education along lines of health and sanitation which shall not be confined to the white portion of the population alone, but shall extend to the black portion also. When I was in Great Britain some years ago, I discovered that the people of that great country were spending annually not far from $80,000,000 in an attempt to rescue drunkards, gamblers, loafers, the misfits of life which make up so large a portion of the population of the great English cities. In a word, they were spending that tremendous sum in trying to get people up out of the ditch. The masses of the negro people in the south, with all their weaknesses and handicaps, are not yet in the ditch. How much simpler, wiser and more economical to spend some millions of dollars to save these people before they fall instead of waiting to save them after they are already lost. During one year 1,500,000 volumes are called for and supplied by the British museum. INSTITUTE TO GO OUT IN THE RURAL COUNTRIAL SUPERVISING TEACHERS TO HELP MANUAL TRAINING, AGRICULTURE, BASKET SLAVE TEACHING SUMMER SCHOOL TEACH- WHITE-OAK BASKETS. William Kfoste, a street car motorman of Chicago, was late to work one day recently for the first time in 20 years. He drove a mule car six years, before electricity was put into use. The activities of the Afro-American race have not been confined to the professions, however. He has done well on the farm. There are 880,837 Afro-American farmers in the southern states. In 1900 the value of farms (land and buildings) was $380,280,968. According to the census of 1910 it had increased to $500,132,334, or 136.7 per cent, in ten years. An example of the success colored farmers have wrested from the soil is furnished in the case of J. G. Groves, the "potato king." He reached western Kansas about 20 years ago with 50 cents in his pocket and is now worth more than $100,000. He has succeeded in raising a larger number of bushels of potatoes to the acre than any other man in Kansas. Berlin is said to be the quietest city in Europe, if not in the world. All unnecessary noises are prohibited. It is reported in the London Times that the government of Tunis is about to establish a reserve to give refuge to the rapidly disappearing fauna of that country. It will include about 4,000 acres of wild, mountainous country and an adjoining marsh of 5,000 acres. Last year we bought $44,000,000 worth of lace from abroad, about double what we bought about ten years ago. Art works from Europe have set us back some $60,000,000, a new high record. METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE. METROPOLIS. ILL MAID AND A BUBBLE She Thought There Was Something the Matter With the Sparker—There Was. By EMMETT CAMBPELL HALL. Perhaps I should have waited until I was more familiar with the mechanism of the thing before inviting Rose to take a spin in my bubble; I was very particular to say "spin" and "bubble," as indicating an easy familiarity with automobiles, very far from the true state of affairs. Miss Prescott (I did not say "Rose" when addressing her. I contess that I have always been a bit bashful with girls.) would be delighted. Thursday afternoon? That was on Monday. I had some secret misgivings as to the outcome of the expedition, and spent so much time out in the machine as to incur the frown of the senior member of the firm, who coldly intimated that in his junior days men were expected to remain at the office longer than the period required to ask if there was any mall for them. However, I was doing first rate with the machine, so didn't mind old, Tomkins' growls much. Even Williams, from the agency, after an afternoon during which I had only run over one dog, a chicken, and collided with two trucks, admitted reluctantly "that maybe in a year or two I might be able to travel along a country road, if there wasn't nobody else wantin' to use it the same day." I had known Miss Prescott for a long time, and generally whenever there was anything doing we did it together. As a matter of fact, when I come to think it over, she is about the only girl that I have even called on offender than enough to keep up acquaintance. Somehow it seemed the natural thing to drop in there Sunday afternoons, and she always expected, as a matter of course, that I would stay for supper. Yes, on the whole, I suppose I spent about all of my spare time in her company. I never bothered to think about it, specially, however, till on two Sunday afternoons in succession I found Billy Eagan there when I dropped in. I didn't stay to supper, and went away feeling injured. And presently people began to make little comments on how much they were together, watching me out of the corners of their eyes. Thursday afternoon came around on schedule time, and I brought the machine up to Miss Prescott's door with what I considered quite a creditable dash. She was sitting on the porch, talking to Billy Eagan. They both got up and came down the steps, "Well, you children run along," said Billy, in that disgustingly easy way of his. "Take my advice, Morton—and the Blairville road. The country is so well populated along that route that when you break down it will be near a house, and you can get a team to tow you in." I didn't deem this levity worthy of a reply, but I instantly abandoned my former intention of going out on the Blairville road, and determined to take, the valley road, on which the houses are set at intervals of about four miles. Billy stood back and waved his handkerchief as we started. If he expected to see me make an exhibition of myself in getting out of the driveway gate, he was disappointed, as I had fully two inches to spare as we passed the gate post. After we had gotten clear of the town and were skimming smoothly along the country road, I was able to give a little less attention to my steering and a little more to Rose. She did not seem in quite her usual spirits and there was a little droop at the corners of her mouth, but she presently braced up, and rattled along in a way that struck me as being a bit feverish. I mentioned Bily Eagan, and she rather pointedly changed the subject. There is a pretty spring just off the road, about four miles out from town, and Rose suggested that we stop there in the shade for a while; so when we reached the place I steered the machine to the side of the road and we got out. We had walked a hundred yards perhaps when Rose suddenly turned back. "Wait a minute, I forgot my handkerchief," she said, and before I could say that I would get it, she was gone. She was back in a minute, and there was a blush on her face and she avoided my eyes, so I supposed that she had wanted to fix a stocking or something. We sat down on the rocks by the spring, and I had never seen her so lively and so pretty. She just bubbled. I had got to thinking about Billy Eagan, and was rather glum. Rose seemed to get provoked. "Oh, let's go. You are too slow for any use!" she said, and jumped up. We went back to the machine, and I helped her in. Then, I gave the crank a turn. There was no explosion. I gave several roare turns, with a like lack of result. Rose surveyed my efforts critically. I grew desperate, and worked that crank as if I were a steam windlass. It was no good, there wasn't a single explosion. I looked up at Rose despairingly. "There seems to be something wrong," I admitted sorrowfully. "Maybe the trouble is with the er- sparker?" Rose said. "Oh, no. I just thought I remembered that the sparker had to act, or there wouldn't be any—result," she said, rather indifferently. "Well, what are you going to do?" she presently demanded. "We can't sit here all day, you know. Besides, I have an engagement this evening with Billy Eagan." "I looked around helplessly. "I will have to go and get a team somewhere," I said. "It's four miles back to town, and that's the nearest. Billy Eagan said—" "Oh, confound Billy Eagan!" I said. She gave me a queer little look from under her eyelashes. Her eyelashes are so long that they touch her cheek, you know. "I will have to have a team, that's all," I said firmly. "And leave me here all alone?" Rose protested. "Then what can I do?" I demanded. "You don't want to walk to town, do you?" and I glanced disparagingly at the little French heel slippers. "They are very ornamental, but not especially useful." "You don't have to look if you don't like them!" she retorted. "It's out of the question for you to walk—and if you won't stay here—what are we going to do?" "We are ship-wrecked mariners. Ship-wrecked mariners always wait until somebody comes along and rescues them—unless they eat each other first. I am getting hungry already." Rose said solemnly. "But we have plenty of water, anyway," she added cheerfully. "Let's go back and sit by the spring; we can see the road just as well from there." We sat down on the rocks. I had brought the seat cushion from the outmobile for her. "There is room for you, too," Rose said. That brought us pretty near together, and none of my attention was now being taken up with steering. The water gurgled over the rocks; the birds were singing in the trees, and the shadows were lengthening across the fields. I could see that she was tired, for her slender form began to droop. I slipped an arm around her—with a little sigh the fair head came to rest upon my shoulder. I leaned forward a little and raised her chin gently, that I might look into her eyes—and then I kissed the red lips so near mine. After a while I suddenly came to earth—from up the road came the "honk-bank" of an automobile horn. "Maybe that fellow can tell us what's the matter with the machine?" I said, and ran to the road in time to stop him. It was Jamie Webster, and he grabbed a monkey-wrench with the fervid delight with which a medical student grabs a saw. He crawled over and under the thing, and tightened nuts, and tried the sparker. Then he stood up with a puzzled look on his face. "There don't seem to be anything wrong," he said. Then an expression of intense disgust came over his face. "Say, Morton, what makes this thing go?" he inquired. "Nothing seems to just now—gasoline when it does," I returned petulantly. "Well, why don't you turn it on, then?" he said, and jumping into his big machine was gone in a cloud of dust. I looked at the supply-cock. In some way it had gotten shut. I turned on the flow, gave the crank a turn, and there came the strong, regular cough that indicated that all was well. We were rather silent on the way home. A rosy mist seemed to envelop us that made speech superfluous. Just before reaching the town, however, I brought the machine to a stand. "Dearest, I have a confession to make," I said. "So soon?" she smiled. "Yes. Dear, there was a farmhouse just behind those trees on the hill, not a quarter of a mile from the spring; I could have gotten a team there." "Oh, I knew that all the time," Rose said. "And, dear," she said slowly, while a blush crimsoned the white brow: "I knew you didn't know much about automobiles, and I thought you probably wouldn't notice it—and when I said I wanted to go back for my handkerchief—I turned off the gasoline!" Some time later we got home. (Copyright, by Dally Story Pub. Co.) Activities of Women. Nearly 200,000 women took advantage of their first opportunity to register as voters in Chicago recently. Having their pet animals tattooed on their arms, ankles, shoulders or chests is the latest craze among English women. Miss Sarah Edmond is supervising principal of the Cranford (N. J.) public schools at a yearly salary of $2,500. When Mrs. Alice S. Wells, pioneer policewoman of Los Angeles, goes on lecture tours she gives up her salary during the absence. Miss Mary Orr is a member of the board of directors and acting treasurer of the Remington Typewriter company. In bringing action for divorce, Mrs. Laura B. Potter of Carlisle, Pa., claimed that her husband forced her to draw a plow in the fields. Probably the best known business woman in New York city is Miss A. E. Amendt, private secretary to Charles Tardell, the oil magnet. All Plated. Mary (excitedly)—John. I believe there is a burglar down in the dining room! John (yawning)—Poor fellow! 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That was eight months ago. Since then I have had but few of those spells, none for more than four months. "I feel better, sleep better and am better every way, I now drink nothing but Postum and touch no coffee, and as I am seventy years of age all my friends think the improvement quite remarkable." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Write for a copy of the famous little book, "The Road to Wellville." Postum now comes in two forms: Regular Postum—must be well boiled. 15c and 25c packages. Instant Postum—is a soluble powder. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly in a cup of hot water, and with cream and sugar, makes a delicious beverage instantly. 30c and 50c tins. The cost per cup of both kinds about the same. "There's a Reason" for Postum. —sold by Groceria LAND OF PEACE AND PLENTY Atmosphere of Happiness and Contentment Quickly Noted by the Visitor to Bermuda. 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Their regard for the law was instilled into the people long ago in the days when Bermuda was owned and governed by a proprietary company, many of whose members lived in England and regarded the colonists as their tenants. The first Bermudians were sent out by the Virginia company in 1612, and within a few months the Bermuda company came into control of the islands and began to exploit them, sending out colonists and supplies from time to time. The Bermudians were permitted to have their own parliament, which first met August 1, 1629, and is now the oldest law-making body in the British empire, with the exception of the mother parliament in London. Thus from the first the Bermudians governed themselves, and they made some very strict laws in the early days. Although the people kept up a constant controversy by mail with the company in London and often declined to obey its rules, they would not countenance disorder among themselves. Most of the colonists were sturdy pioneers, whose one idea was to behave themselves and make a decent living, but there were some hardened characters in the islands, and they were dealt with sharply if they overstepped themselves. Unusual Names. It is a fad with some men, especially half-baked schoolmasters, to search the dictionary for obsolete or unusual words with a view of hurling them at the hands of harmless and helpless people. A professor employed in the government agricultural experiment station in-Nevada announces that he is about to conduct a series of experiments in "agronomy." The growers of alfalfa, the cultivators of beans, and those who stimulate the growth of onions and corn are all agronomists, although most of them don't know it, and if called such might imagine themselves insulted and smite the scientist who thus designated them. Agronomy is but another name for agriculture. It is the art of cultivating the ground. Why not call it by a name that everybody understands? Why go browsing through the dictionary for another name? If this sort of thing is encouraged we shall have soldiers called "aguerrys," and laundries called "ablification" factories and Tooplous designated as a "solidungulate scroyle."—Los Angeles Times. Famous American Sculptor. Henry Kirke Brown, who is ranked by many as the foremost American sculptor of his period, was born 100 years ago in Loyden, Mass. He received the ordinary training of a farmer's boy, and made his first attempt in art when a lad of twelve years. Through the aid of friends he was enabled to spend several years in Italy. Upon his return to the United States in 1846 he opened a studio in New York and with the aid of skilled workmen from Europe made the first bronze casts ever attempted in America. His bronze statue of DeWitt Clinton, in Greenwood cemetery, Brooklyn, was the first bronze statue ever executed in the United States. Other of Mr. Brown's well known works are the statues of George Washington in Union square, New York; of Lincoln in Prospect park, Brooklyn, and of General Greene, in the capital at Washington. Mr. Brown died in Newburg, N. Y., July 10, 1886. About Notes Public Benigns The capacity of some of the public buildings in the world is as follows: Coliseum, Rome, 87,000; St. Peter's, Rome, 54,000; Theater of Pompey, Rome, 40,000; Cathedral, Milan, 37,000; St. Paul's, London, 31,000; St. Petronia, Bologna, 26,000; Cathedral, Florence, 24,200; Cathedral, Antwerp, 24,000; St. John Lateran, Rome, 23,000; St. Sophia's, Constantinople, 23,000; Notre Dame, Paris, 21,500; Theater of Marcellus, Rome, 20,000; Cathedral, Pisa, 13,000; St. Stephen's, Vienna, 13,400; St. Dominic's, Bologna, 12,000; St. Peter's, Bologna, 11,400; Cathedral, Vienna, 11,000; Madison Square garden, New York, 8,443; Mormon temple, Salt Lake City, 8,000; Mark's, Venice, 7,500; Spurgeon's tabernacle, London, 6,000; Bolshoi theater, St. Peterburg, 5,000; La Scala, Milan, 3,600. Manohu Titles Restored. A Peking diplomat, to the London Morning Post says a "presidential order has been issued restoring to the lineal descendants of Confucius practically all the titles and privileges they enjoyed under the Manchus, including the title of holy duke. METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE, METROPOLIS, IL You Look Prematurely Old Because of those ugly, grizzly, gray hairs. Use "LA CREOLE" HAIR DRESSING. PRICE, $1.00, retail. MAKES HARD WORK HARDER A bad back makes a day's work twice as hard. Backache usually comes from weak kidneys, and if headaches, dizziness or urinary disorders are added, don't wait—get help before the kidney disease takes a grip—before droopy, gravel or Bright's disease sets in. Donn's Kidney Pills have brought new life and new strength to thousands of working men and women. Used and recommended the world over. AN ILLINOIS CASE Q. In Farrand, 112th Street, fine, Ill, says, "My business required much horseback riding, the other for jar weakened my kidneys. 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Spicy conversation should be handled gingerly. RETORT SHOULD HAVE STUNG Magazine Writer, His Suit Rejected, Delivers Himself of Most Ungallant Speech. "Your aristocratic American millionaire will often make a mesailliance, and marry a chorus girl or a parlor maid. But I notice that your aristocrat American millionairess, always keeping her head, makes a good match." The speaker 'was Mme. Montessori, the Italian educationalist. She continued: "On my way hither on the boat there was a beautiful American heiress to whom a young magazine writer from the west paid assiduous court. But he, on account of the low rates of the magazine, was as poor as a church mouse, and so the heiress would not consider him seriously. "As they leaned side by side over the rail one afternoon, the heiress, looking over the rolling waters, sighed and said: "I love the sea." "The impoverished and embittered magazine writer retorted with a sneer: "I don't see why. It hasn't got any money." CANADA WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN AGRICULTURE CANADA WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN AGRICULTURE The Latest Is Winning Championship for Oats a Third Time. Recently was published the fact of remarkable winnings by Canadian farmers in several events during the past three or four years. The latest is that of Messrs. J. C. Hill & Sons of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, who won in a hard contest for the oat championship over Montana. At the National Corn Exposition at Dallas during February, Montana oats were awarded the championship for the United States. Waiting for the winner of this to be announced was a peck of oats belonging to the Canadian growers above mentioned, and alongside of these was a like quantity belonging to a Minnesota grower, who was barred from the regular competition because he was at one time the winner of the trophy—the prize. The three entries were side by side on the judge's bench. It would not be possible to bring together three more likely samples. The Montana and Saskatchewan entries were of equal weight—50 pounds to the bushel. The Minnesota sample was some three pounds lighter. The award was unanimous in favor of the Saskatchewan oats. A remarkable feature and one greatly to the credit of the Canadian product was that the oats, grown in 1913, were grown and shown by those who had competed during the past two years, winning on each occasion. This, the third winning, gave them for the third time the world's championship and full possession of the splendid $1,500 silver trophy contributed by the state of Colorado. A. S. S. The oats which have thus given to Western Canada another splendid advertising card, were grown 300 miles north of the international boundary line, proving that in this latitude, all the smaller grains can be grown with greater perfection and with more abundant yield than further south. In all this country are to be found farmers who produce oats running from 42 to 48 pounds to the bushel, and with yields of from 60 to 100 bushels per acre. Wheat also does well, grades high, and yields from 30 to 40 bushels per acre. The same may be said of any portion of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, famed over the world not only as a country where championship grains are grown, but where cattle and horses are raised that also carry off championships and where wild grasses are abundant yielders, cultivated hay and alfalfa are grown, thus giving plenty of feed, and with a good climate, sufficient shelter and plenty of water, bring about results such as western Canada has been able to record. Thousands of farmers from the United States who have their homes in Canada bear ample testimony to the benefits they have derived from farming in western Canada—Advertisement. Plan for Mother. The bedtime hour is at hand, but after usual preparations for the night Violet hesitated over her prayers. After a moment's silence she said: "Mummy dear, are our prayers answered?" "Why, yes, dear!" replied Mamma. "But what a question, dear!" "I asked because, if they are, why do you smack me? Why don't you pray for me to be a good girl? It would be so much more comfy." "She has rejected me again. She says this is final." "Did she say how final?" inquired the older and more experienced man. And many a girl wastes her time trying to cultivate vocal range when a cooking range would be more in her line. Eats Freely But Has No Dyspepsia A. B. Fortunate is the one who can eat "anything" without suffering the tortures of dyspepsia, but as few are so fortunate, care should be taken in the matter of diet. Eating slowly, masticating the food thoroughly and taking a short walk after the heavy meal of the day will do much towards assisting digestion. 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Hotel, Baffalo Sold in tablet or liquid form by Medicine Dealers or send 50 cents for sample box Metropolis Gazette PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY BY THE GAZETTE PRINTING CO. BETKOPOLIS, . . . . ILL. MRS. M. J. McCRARY, MANAGER FRIDAY APRIL 3. 1914 Office 9th and Pearl Streets, Metropolis, Illinois. Enterered as second-class mail matter, at Metropolis, Illinois, Postoffice. B-Address all communications to J. B.McBABY, Box 107 Metropolis, Illinois. The names and addresses of contributors must be known to us in every instance, in order to secure publication. We want the news of your vicinity each week. You must mail copy on Mondays to secure publication. I. C R. R. Time Card NORTH BOUND. Train numbers Arrives. Leaves. 302 10:10 a.m. 10:20 a.m. 374 2:25 p.m. 3:25 p.m. SOUTH BOUND. Train numbers Arrives. Leaves. 375 10:00 a.m. 10:10 a.m. 365 2:28 p.m. 2:35 p.m. SPRING TERM The Livingston Normal, Theological Institute will open its spring term Monday April 1st. by order of the Ex. Board which is in keeping with the association and demand of the churches. Those who contemplate attending will write Rev. J B. McCrary, Box 367 Metropolis Ill. An night class will be formed to accommodate those who are compelled to work. Either young or old can join our night class. Take advantage of this rare opportunity and improve your talents. A Kindergarten department will also be added to the school. Ministers should be on hand to register in the theological class. A special program will be arranged and rendered during the day and night, also light refreshments will be served by Carnation Art Club. Each church is invited to be represented by sending their pastor or a messenger with not less than $t. to assist in the expenses which will necessarily be incurred on the opening of the school. Several of the ministers have promised to be here on date mentioned and take part on the program. It was recommended by the Executive Board that each pastor preach a special sermon on education the 5th Sunday and raise a special collection for the school and bring or send same on day of opening. We trust every church in the district will carry out the request and assist to make this school and part of the state worthy of the name given to it, "Egyyt." Tax Sale Notice. To W. D. Sperry, Mitchell, Neely, Donnell Manufacture Co. of St. Louis, Mo. to Heirs, Legatees, grantees, and all parties interested, you are hereby notified, that at a sale of Real Estate made by the Sheriff at the door of the Court House, in the town of Metropolis, County of Massac, and State of Illinois on the 8th day of July A. D. 1912, S. B. Kerr, purchased the following described Real Estate, situated in the said County, for the Taxes, interest, penalties and Costs due and unapaid thereon, for the year, A. D. 1911, assessed in name of W. D. Sperry, being Lot 5, five, Block 20, of the City of Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois. And that the time allowed by law for redemption of said Real Estate will expire on the 8th day of July A. D. 1911. J. B. KERR. ```markdown ``` STATE OF OHIC, CITY OF TOLEDO LUCAS COUNTY, S. S. LUCAS COUNTY, S. S. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subcribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY, & CO., Toledo O Sold by all druggists, 750.1 Take Hall's Family Pills or Consti-pation. 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We can give you four magazines one year with The Gazette for only 18c extra. REV. J. H. KNOWLES. Rev. J H. Knowles, 2407 Poplar street Cairo, is the elected missionary for the Mt. Olive Baptist Association. He is also authorized to solicit money for the Livingston Normal. Theological Industrial Institute of Metropolis, Ill., Don't pay out money for magazines. We can give you four monthly magazines for 18 cents extraft you will subscribe to The Gazette for one year. You are cordially invited to come in and look at our Ladie's, Misses and Children's trimmed hats and you will be convinced of their splendid value. Get ready for spring weather. MRS. VALLEE. Tell your neighbors about our big offer. They surely would like to get The Gazette and four magazines, all one year for only $1.18. Notice is hereby given that we cannot print a list of names contributing to churches unless $1 accompanies same. The editor is on the sick list this week with "grippe." Persons who owe the Gazette would greatly lesson the financial burden of the publishers by remitting at once. Ephrehaim Brouden is on the sick list. Benj. Long paid up his subscription to the Gazette for which we thank him. He is a prosperous farmer and we feel proud of him. If your subscription to The Gazette is due, better pay up now and get four big magazines, all one year, for only 18 cents extra. Letter Heads and Envelopes can be had for the asking at this office. We print them. If you will subscribe to The Gazette for one year we will send you four monthly magazines for only 18 cents extra. Rev. J. W. Davy, of Hopkinsville, Ky., who has been in our city two weeks left for his home Tuesday. He delivered some strong sermons while in our city at African Baptist church He haa been invited by the officers to return and serve them on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. He left a good impression with the citizens and members of the church. Rally Sunday did not reach the expectation of the members as that was a rainy day. You can get four splendid magazines one year for 18 cents extra by renewing your subscription to The Gazette. The members of the Carnation Art Club will conduct a rally Sunday the 5th for the benefit of the rostrum set. A special program will be rendered by this club. The Crescent is a respectable Cale where old and young go to meet their friends and have a good time. I have a new supply of hair goods on hand. Call and see them. MRS. Z. A. VALLEE. Revs. J. W. Davie and J. B. McCrary were guest for dinner Tuesday at the residence of Mr. D. L. Tandy the hustling grocery-man and Mrs. L. B. Dukes. Neither time, nor money were spared in the preparation of this meal. Success to them, Rev. J. M. Blake, went to Missouri Thursday. The Cresent Cafe is the place to go to get your hot lunches. Fish a specialty. The corps of teachers of Dun bar school together with the white teachers will attend Southern Illinois Teachers Association at Marion Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Let every minister register in the Livingston Monday April 6th by paying $1.00 and if they dont attend the money can be applied on the tuition of some worthy poor boy or girl. Rev. Thomas Turner was in Kentucky Sunday. Rev. R. Earl is preaching in Paducah, this week. Statement of the Ownership, Man- agement, Circulation, Etc. of Metropolis Weekly Gazette published week- ly at Metropolis, 11h, required by the act of August 1918. Editor, J.B. McCrary, Metropolis, Assistant Editor, Edgar S. B. McCrary, Business Managers, M. J. McCryvy, and G. L. B. McCrary J. B. McCrary, Publisher. Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 22th day of March 1914. S. A. VAN KIRK, Notary Public My commission expires June 28, 1916. THE FIRST FASHIONED CAR Undertakers and Funeral Directors Polite Service-Calls Answered Day or Night in Any Part of the County Embalming a Specialty Carriages Furnished for all occasions. We solicit your patronage. Office Cor. 7th and Pearl Sts., Metropolis, Illinois. Phone 228-1 We expect a good showing next Monday registration day at the Livingston Institute. Several have already entered their names, for the night class. Rev. J. H. Smith, was called to Alton, last week on the serious illness of his mother-in-law. He returned home Tuesday. Mrs. Angeline Cowper, of Decatur, is here on the account of the illness of her son Hyomei. Ed Buchanan, has been confined to his room several days. Mrs. Amanda Barnard, and daughter Miss Allie were Paducah, visitors and shoppers Wednesday. Mrs. Addie Frizzell, was a Paducah, visitor Monday. She leaves for Lovejoy her home Sunday, Mrs. Mary Robinson paid her yearly subscription to the Gazette for which we thank her. Mrs. Mable Routen is much improved at this writing. Agusta Wilson of Paducah, visited his aunt Mrs. Hester Urquhart Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Laura McClelland is on the sick list. Mrs. Lizzie Pryor of Paducah, was down to attend the funeral of her neice, Mrs. Mary Durrett, last week. Thomas Harmon has added a new front porch to his house and laid a concrete walk all around which add much to its beauty. He is and industrious young man and any young lady would co well to gain him for a husband. Our trimmed hats for Ladies, Misses and Children are now ready for you. Come in and see the big values for little money. Mrs. Vallee. Miss Anniz Roberts attended the closing of school at Brookport Tuesday. Program for Monday April 6th at Livington Normal Institute. Music ..... Choir Invocation ... Rev. Thos. Morris Music ..... Choir Collection Opening Address Rev. J. B. McCrary Response Rev. D, Parrish, Music Choir Recitation Miss O. Buchanan Duett Mesdames J. Woods, Marjory Taylor Livingston Institute This school is well graded and equipped Grammar School Department. All work is well organized under Departmental and able Instructors, selected for Special Departmental work Special Courses in Music, Bookkeeping, Shorthand and Type Writing, Bible Study and in Theology. Entrance Fee $2.00 a Session Tuition Rates: Tuition, Theological Department per month $1.00 Tuition, Normal and English courses per month each " 1.00 Tuition, Instrumental music (including rent of instrument) ..... In every case, 4 weeks will be counted for a school month All charges must be paid in advance. For any information and Prospectus Address J. B. McGRARY, Supt. and Sec'y. Box 107 Metropolis, Ill. Knowles and other Ministers Solo.....Miss Love M. Phillips Paper.....Mr. J. S. Anderson Solo.....Mrs. Batrice Martin Oration.....Miss Ollie Williams Solo.....Mr. J. Thos. Lyons Instrumental Solo Mrs. Mabel Burke Paper.....Mr. N. W. Long Instrumental Solo Mrs. Lavada Closing talk and Dismission Part of this program will be rendered in the afternoon. Refreshments will be served by the Ladies' Carnation Art Club. Come out both in the afternoon and evening and spend a pleasant time and throw off the dull cares of life. G. L. B. McCRARY. The biggest bargain we have ever offered our subscribers is The Gazette and four magazines, all one year, for only $1.18. All Weather Good. All Weather Good. Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.—John Ruskin. Quite True. "I have to face the fact," mused the fashionable photographer, as he looked over some recent pictures, "that there are some very ugly features in the business."