Metropolis Weekly Gazette

METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE For the next 15 days we will sell our books at these big reductions: All best authors and will make beautiful and valuable presents Call and look at them. Take no ones word; look for yourself. Do not send off for a book until you see ours. Louis Vallee Editor Gazette: Please allow just a word to the Moderator and all who think as he does of the East Mt. Olive Association. Dr. Washington, and brethren, I thought yours were Baptist churches with a government of the people, for and by the people and that they called whom they choose to preach for them. I am not one among those Baptist who believe a Baptist must ask me or any other minister to in our district whom they must call or consult us about the matter at all unless they the (church) see fit. I only recommend persons to the churches after I am written to and asked to so by the people of the church. I have taken no authority whatever and would not do so over any church, nor would I in any sense impose on the Moderator and brethren of any district and I ask Dr. Washington's pardon if in anyway I have offended him or his district. Surely the people of the Drs.' district know him and they know he is moderator, and if they had wanted him to have them a pastor or recommenced to them one they would have written him. But they wrote me instead it seems. Dr. I am trying to discharge my duties both as pastor of Olivet Baptist church and as President of our State convention. Olivet has expressed no objection to my assisting any church in securing a pastor after they've written and asked such assistance and if the State Convention had any objection they did not tell me so when I was elected to the Presidency. As President of the General Baptist State Convention I think I have some knowledge of the duties of the duties of the office. I pledge you faithfully sir, that I will not transend my bounds. You must so instruct the churches of your district that they will not ask the advice of brethren who are in position to give such aid and who do not live in your district. Dr., for more than fifty years I have been a member of regular Missicary Baptist church which sails under under the tripple declaration of One Lord, One Faith and One Baptism. I have also been a Baptist minister Thirty-eight years. The discipline of the Baptist church is the New Testament, and nothing but the New Testament. And I declare unto you my brother that there is not a single word in the whole book authorizing any Moderator or district to interfere with, the internal workings of a church nor dictating to her whom she must call or to chide a brother minister to whom a church writes for aid in getting of a pastor. Now if the brethren I recommend have in any way disgraced the cause of Christ I am very very sorry for that. But if the churches write me again for aid I shall endeavor to get them better men. Yours in Him, E. J. FISHER. GOLCONDA The Institute and Executive Board of East Mt. Olive Association, closed a pleasant and profitable session 7, and 8, with the Unity Baptist church, Brookport. A communication was received from moderator Washington as he could not be present, Doctor G. W. Dorsey, of Carbondale, and J. H. Flowers, presiding. The following resolutions was offered by the ministers and members of the East Mt. Oltve Association: We recommend, that all of the churches composing this association cooperate with the General Baptist State convention, which convenes in Carbondale June 10, with Rock Hill and Hopewell, Baptist churches. C. C. Phillips, Golconda, Acting Secretary. G. W. Dorsey, Carbondale, MOUNDS Mr. Editor, Please allow space to say to the public, that "The St John Baptist Church," held its regular meeting on the 9th and found that the Pilgrim Rest Baptist church was, and is receiving excluded members from the St. John Baptist church to its fellowship. Therefore the church proceeded at once to take some steps, and notified them to turn them aloose, in which they failed to do, which is disorderly with all regular Baptist churches through out the state, therefore as we are one, and belong to one Baptist family in rules, regulations principle and practice; we notify all ministers of the Union of the state of Illinois that if any one of them is known to take sides or practicing any of the religious worships with this disorly church known as "Pilgrim Rest" Baptist church, his name shall be published. See constitution of minutes, Sec. 7. Done by order of church, this the 9th day of May. Please send me 3 copies of the paper and will pay you at the convention for same. BEECH RIDGE. The St John church of Cachemet in a council meeting on the 9th ints, to settle the grievance that was in the church. The following brethren composed the council:-Elders D Parrish, Md. City, Wm. Bell, Mounds, S J. Hunt, Cairo. The pastor Rev. Chas. Street, was found to be in fault, but the matter was settled in God's name and the church is going to success. Rev. Hunt, is pastoring for us at this writing. Fannie Word, Secretary of Church. JOPPA. JOPPA. There has been a glorious revival going on at the 1st Missionary Baptist church, for two weeks Our pastor Rev. Parris, conducted the meeting. We have been wonderfully blessed with 9 additions and feel that the meeting has left a good impression on the sinners of this place and we are lifted up. Following are the names of the persons who danated for the expenses of the meeting: Crocket Booker.....$1.05 Mrs. Bertha Houghs.....50 Mrs. Inda Parson.....50 Mrs Idella Crowlord.....25 Clarence Harris.....50 Miss Blossom Bradley.....50 Mrs. Millie Wilson.....50 Mike Smith.....30 Leonard England.....50 Mrs. Orneeta Prichett.....20 Chas. Rhodes.....50 Mrs. Nellie Cartwright.....50 Mrs. Mary Barker.....50 Mrs. Chas. Rhodes.....50 Mrs. Maggie Smith.....50 Mrs. Ludie Parker.....25 Mrs. Tennie Roberts.....30 J. H. Stamps.....50 James Cartwright.....50 G. W. Adams.....50 Mrs. Ruth Blakemore.....1.18. Rev. B. C. Long visited the Missionary Baptist church Sunday and Rev. Parrish was delight ed to have him preach at the morning service and he certainly preached a strong gospel sermon. Mrs D. Parrish made us a visit last week. She left Monday of last week for home with her husband. Chas. Rhodes, was called to Brookport, Wednesday of last week to attend the funeral of his sister Mrs. Linnie Allen. Henrietta Rhodes, COBDEN Dear Editor: Please find space in the Gazette for a few words. We had our missionary Rev. J. H. Knowles, with us a few days, and he gave some very important in- struction and if taken in consideration as it should be, and be governed according to his teaching of the scripture the Lord will bless us and save us in his kingdom. We will be glad to have him call again. We were very much pleased to have had the opportunity to meet Rev. J. B. McCrary, our Sunday School missionary and enjoyed his wonderful address and instruction and hope he will not wait so long before he returns again. He give so many good thoughts along the line of Education and the welfare of our boys and girls. Little Frankie DeBaun, compliments the editor's teaching on his fingers as being something and saving something. Hope the Missionary will visit the school again in the near future. The Editor will be pleased to visit your church and school on invitation in the near future and deliver an address when we can see all the citizens.—Editor. Notice. To the local W. E. & M. Societies of the Mt Olive Baptist Association: You are aware that we held no meeting with the Executive Board in March, being unable to attend myself, and the first meeting was financially poor. Each local is asked to send to the Sec. Sister Allie Barnard, of Metropolis, $1. to assist in the representation fee to the State convention as she will attend. It will meet in Carbondale, June 10. Hoping as many of the sisters and circles will represent in this meeting as can, also represent your circles in the Needle and Art work department. I will be glad to correspond with some sister that can travel in the District Mission work and visit the churches, Brookport Ill., Nov. 26 '13 To whom this may concern. Greetings: 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 Editor Gazette :— I wish to speak to the Baptist Family of Illinois: Brethren and Sisters:—Greeting:—When our Convention adjourned last June in Auroro, it did so to convene with the Pleasant Grove Baptist church of Springfield Ill., June 10th 1914 by their invitation through Pastor J. J. Chappell. We have been resouly informed by them thru our Correspondent Secretary Dr. E. H. Borden that for some cause they could not take the convention. We at once set about with the Cor. Sec'y casting among the churches of the state to see who would care for us this year. At once the doors of the following churches were thrown open Olivet and Providence of Chicago and the two churches combined at Carbondale with Revs. Dorsey and Norment, pastors. The Executive Board was called and a unanimous vote was taken in favor of Carbondale, for June 10th. You are therefore asked as a family to make every needed preparation and come Carbondale, Ill. June 10, 1914 at 9:30 a.m. Let every Baptist church, Sabbath School, Mission circle and indeed every Baptist organization belonging to Baptist churches in the State be represented there without fail. We have established Thursday as Missionary day when every effort will be bent toward raising money for Missions Home and Foreign. We would like to raise that day for missions alone $1000.00 (one thousand dollars) Let us as Baptist for once forget the small amount required for representation fee. But let us come to the help of the Lord as against the mighty and hear our captain say forward march. Go preach the gospel to every creature. Come this year prepared not to raise points of order but to raise money for the extension of the kingdom of our Redeemer. The cause is demanding and the people are looking for men and women of service, and not come to show what we know about parlementary rules of order. The cause is greater than men. Therefore to be like he who sent us we come to minister and not to be ministered unto. Friday is Educational day. Everbody and everything must work toward that end. Both the men-and women have said that all moneys sent us must be used for the purpose designated. You need not have any fear come and bring the Lord's money. Western College Macon Mo., and our National Training School Lincoln Heights Washington D. C. must be looked after Livingston School Metropolis Ill., must not be overlooked. The eyes of God and the people are upon us. The want of office should play no part but the doing of the work should claim our whole attention Let every Baptist organization see how much money you can bring or send and how much work you can help do for the advancement of the Kingdom of God on earth. Let it be said of the colored Baptist what was said of the builders of the walls of Jerusalem. "The people had a mind to work." Remember we have only one convention in the state made up of men and women and all working together under one Flag with a triple declaration One Lord, One Faith and One Baptism. Looking for you at Carbondale, Wednesday June 10th 1914 and praying the blessing of God upon every church and pastor with every Mission circle with its Presigent and every S. S. nnd B. Y. P. U. in the state represented while we are assembled in session at Carbondale we earnestly ask that each church will be engaged in prayer to God for the power and presence of the Holy Spirit upon each of us individually and all of us collectively. 1830 Market Ave., E. St. Louis, Ill. Please publish: That the Baptist General State Convention will meet Wednesday June 10, 1914 with the Baptist churches of Carbondale, Ill., and the fare per day is 75c. E. H. BORDEN. Rev. R. C. Brown, The Sunday School Missionary of the East Mt. Olive Baptist S. S. convention and colored photographer. To the Voters of Massac County. Dear Friends: You will find my announcement elsewhere in this paper, for County Superintendent of Schools. I have been urged by many friends to become a candidate for this office, and have decided to enter the race. Some have expressed their fears that a woman could not be elected to an office in this county, but, as this is more properly a woman's work, and this office is fast being filled by women all over this the state, I feel sure that a woman can be elected to fill the office in Massac County as well as other counties. Our sister counties have elected women as County Superintendents and they have given better satisfaction and better service than their predecessors. I have given the best of my life to school both in the rural and city schools and am sure that no one could feel more interest in, or be better acquainted with this work than I. I, therefore, earnestly solicit your support, and should I be elected to the office will make every effort possible to bring to bring the schools of Massae County up to the standard of the best in the state. Very truly yours. EMMA BRAINARD. Livingston Notes. Our needs:— We need 2 Doz. small chairs for the Kindergarten department. 1 Doz. small scissors Two tables One large Bible 1-2 Doz. Wall lamps with reflectors for our night school. One Wall clock. One Piano. 200 chairs in our chapel room, at once. Therefore we ask each church, Sunday School, W. E. & M, Society and Ministers also individuals who are interested in education to send us a donation at once. Due credit will be given you through these columns also in our quarterly report. Danger in Pride. No man had ever a point of pride that was not injurious to him--- Burke. AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS The Negro Fellowship league of Chicago is in its fourth year of existence. It offers the only place in the black belt besides the poolrooms, saloons, and five-cent theaters for recreation for whoever wishes to obtain it. Every day for the last four years until nine o'clock in the evening the reading room has been kept open. The league not only welcomes all who come but it goes out and invites young men and boys who frequent the street corners and other places. Not only are books, magazines, and daily papers free to all who may care to use them but we have weekly papers from all over the city and the United States. We have an average attendance every day of 75. To this reading room are sent the homeless, unemployed, and the stranger within our gates; no one is turned away. Those who have no home and no money are provided with clean, decent lodgings. During the last year more than 100 men and boys have been given a bed free until they could find work. Those who have no work are found employment. While they are waiting for employment they play checkers or read. Five hundred negro men and women have been furnished employment by the Fellowship Employment bureau since July 1. Besides all this the reading room is a refuge for the small negro boy who would otherwise be a wait on the streets or an inmate of the poolroom and other questionable surroundings. THE WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY In the laundry the Hampton girls learn the best methods of washing, ironing and mending. They handle 40,000 pieces of work each week. No outside work is done in the Hampton institute laundry—only that of students and teachers and that for the dairy, kitchens, dining rooms, dormitories, and the boarding department. The largest tree in the United States is said to be the Mother of the Forest, a giant redwood in the Calaveras big tree grove in California. It is supposed to contain 140,619 board feet of lumber. There are, however, many claimants for the honor of being the "largest tree" and the "oldest tree," and these claims, according to foresters, cannot always be verified. A communication to the Baltimore American denies that the rural schools of the black population are a failure. The correspondent says: "I think it is impossible to be otherwise under the circumstances, for they don't seem to be included in the state school law. Anyhow, the colored people don't get enough money to run their schools. It is impossible to run the schools on the pittance they get. According to the taxes that the colored people pay in the state, it would appear that if they had the benefit of the taxes they could get better schools. They have no way to get any benefit from the taxes only through the schools. "It used to be published how much they did pay and, judging by that, they must pay double and triple the amount now. As high as the cost of living is you can't get proper school teachers, as a whole, to teach for the salary offered. No person can live on such a pittance. If the colored schools are not included under the law it is not reasonable that the several school boards should be interested in them. The colored people get nothing themselves for looking after them, and that is why they are in this condition." Mrs. Louise Waterman Carpenter, a direct descendant of Roger Williams and the oldest living member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, celebrated her one hundred and seventh birthday recently in Worcester, Mass. She received many gifts and messages. The British government's old age pension scheme in producing some remarkable figures, for the statistics of 1912 show that 603,380 women were in receipt of old age pensions, as compared with only 362,628 men. It is significant that today the real leaders of the negro churches are seeking to emphasize the fact that religion has to deal with the whole life of the man. His intellectual as well as his emotional, his volitional and his social life are to be related according to the ethical principles of Jesus. They are still waiting, as we have often done, for the hand of a skilful artist who will paint for them in terms of their own life the personal life of Jesus in such a way that he will attract their whole being. One man said, "The great moral needs of common life have convinced me that exhortation has done its work; interpretation must follow." The relation of the church to the betterment of these conditions is a subject by itself. There is a hostility to most influences for evil as far as the leaders are concerned, but when one studies the ranks of the church leaders who are positively in favor of better things, he looks in vain for many of the real professional leaders and business heads of the race. When asked for an explanation, two widely different answers were given by trained leaders; perhaps the real answer lies between. One said that the professional men and business men are temperamentally hostile to the church. They are of no value because of their too liberal views and their personal pride. The other said that these men might now be in the ranks of the church if it were not for the fact that the church leaders wanted to decide everything and that these men had no chance to utilize their qualities of independent and trained leadership which has secured them their places in the world. It seems self-evident that there is a great place for such men in the church and that in all probability as the church opens up larger fields of opportunity for social and community services, these men who have been especially trained and who have shown special qualifications in such leadership, will be the co-workers with the pastor to make the church an ever-increasing force in the community life. The Memorial hospital at Tuskegee, where we next find ourselves, is an up-todate building with modern equipment, where outside patients as well as students are received, writes a recent visitor to the institution. We have just time after making a tour of the hospital to visit a few class rooms before dinner. A chemistry class has been analyzing clays from the Tuskegee farm. A geometry class is doing original work founded on some of the complexities of the carriage making shop. A class in arithmetic is working problems in discount. There is a cashier and teller, and real money, or so-called money, is used to make the process a reality to the students. In the classes in English, each student is required to write one theme each mouth on a subject assigned by his industrial teacher. This is not only to show his technical knowledge of the subject, but also his ability to express it clearly and concisely. Tuskegee has solved the problem of the industrial school, and teaches the dignity of labor by associating the academic and industrial departments. Among all the schools of the United States, Tuskegee stands fifth in the number of persons who are studying the English Bible. Since the Indians of the grass lands of Argentine were subdued in 1878 the systematic reclamation of the land has been stupendous. Some of the large ranches carry as many as 50,000 head of cattle and provide hunting grounds for many Englishmen. The gaucho is one of the most picturesque as well as useful figures on these ranches and forms the counterpart of his brother, the cowboy of North America. Life on a ranch is far from unpleasant, and on some of the big ranches under British control evening dress for dinner is the custom. According to Dr. Jacques Bertillon, the French statistician, suicide is commonest 'among liquor sellers, chimney sweeps, musicians, butcher and fruterers. It is frequent among "camelots," shop assistants, cutters, hairdressers, servants, lawyers, costers, doctors and druggists. It is rare among the clergy, government officials and men leading an active, open-air life. There are 160 dramas and 21 melodramas based on the life of Joan of Arc. Last year 1,237 seamen and 839 passengers on British vessels lost their lives at sea. This total, the largest since 1894, includes 673 seamen and 825 passengers who perished in the Titanic. A man is seldom as good as a girl thinks he is before she marries him, or as bad as she thinks he is afterward. The wages of the chauffeurs of the United States total more than those of school teachers. METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE. METROPOLIS. ILL. HER LACK OF FAITH Young Bride Jealous of Own Note Found in Husband's Pocket. By CLARISSA MACKIE. (Copyright, 1814, by McClure Newspaper Young Mrs. Dewey took her husband's brown coat and sat down in the sunny window to sew on a missing button. Antoinette Dewey had been married only three months and she still believed Jim to be without a fault—unless it might be the minch one of twisting his coat buttons when he was talking busily. "This is the third time I've sewed on this blessed button," smiled Antoinette as she slipped off the thread. At that moment her hand brushed the pocket of the coat and something crackled. "I do wonder if he has forgotten to mail my letter to Edith! I forgot to ask him and he is so absent minded. It's funny she hasn't answered it—" Antoinette's slim fingers had gone down into the inner breast pocket of the brown coat. They brought up a half a dozen letters, a railroad timetable and a leather card case. She picked out the letter to Edith Delano and actually gave the brown coat a pinch as she tossed it on a chair. "I must telephone to her at once. What will she think of me?" Antoinette sat down before the telephone and pulled the instrument toward her. While she waited for a response to her call, she stacked the other letters on the desk. Just as Mrs. Delano's voice came thrilling over the wire, Antoinette, her eyes idly scanning the package of letters she had taken from her husband's coat, noticed that the top one was without an envelope. It was hastily written in pencil on a tiny sheet of paper and the signature was folded underneath. The writing was rubbed and blurred as if the note had been carried around in Jim's pocket. "The idea!" breathed Antoinette quickly. Then she had to talk to her friend and when apologies had been profered and accepted and some grilish gossip exchanged, Antoinette rang off and slowly picked up the little note. For a long time she sat there with it in her hand. She shrank from opening the sheet and reading the words—but she was Jim's wife and she ought to know! For it was a woman's writing—and that fact explained how Antoinette Dewey put honor aside and deliberately read the note. It was tantalizingly short—for one who wanted to know! "Dearest: The days are 60 hours long while you are away. Come back soon to Your Own! "The hor—hor—horrid—creature!" sobbed Antoinette, after awhile. "The bold thing—to write like that to a married man! I never would have believed it of Jim—oh, Jim, Jim—Jim!" Antolnette flung herself down on the couch and allowed her bitter tears to soak into the brown coat. After awhile she arose and removed the traces of tears. She stared at the reflection of her wan, white face and laid down the hand-mirror with a gasp of dismay. A few minutes later she put on her hat and a thick vell. She went to the corner drug store and when she returned she set forth on her dressing table a number of little jars and bottles. Antolnette had never used rouge in her life but now to hide the ravages of grief, she restored her complexion to its usual brilliance and the highly satisfactory result lent an equally artificial expression of happiness to her face. She put on a becoming frock of pale blue linen and piled her hair on ton of her head. When Jim Dewey reached home that night he found a pretty little wife waiting for him. After his first quick kiss Jim drew back and stared hard at Antolmette; his look coldly impersonal and his manner stiff. "What has happened?" he asked quickly. "He has a guilty conscience!" thought Antionette, as she sat down hastily for fear her trembling knees would give way. "What did you expect to happen?" she retorted lightly. Jim looked at her closely and his mouth grew sulky. "Nothing," he said curtly; and with that word the conversation languished. It was a hideous meal to both of them. Antoinette scarcely touched her food and Jim refused dessert—it was his favorite pudding, too. Even Nora noticed that something was wrong and tried to patch up the quarrel in her own kind-hearted way, for, when the meal was over and she was washing dishes in the kitchen they could hear her strong soprano singing lustfully: "Tis Only Love Can Soothe a Broken Heart." Jim settled down to read the evening paper and Antoinette picked up some sewing, but her fingers trembled and her eyes filled with tears. She was angry at herself for this display of emotion. All the women she had read about in fiction or seen on the stage were marvels of calmness when confronted with the proofs of a faithless husband. Tall and pale and cold and perfect mistress of herself even while she laid bare the secrets of Jim's heart—thus would Antoinette have appeared if she had had her way. On the contrary she was small and piquant looking—Jim called her a "blacked-eyed chickadee" most of the time. Now, she wondered what he called that other woman—the one who confidently signed herself "Your Own!" Jim was stirring restlessly in his chair. Antoinette could see the back of his head with its heavy crop of brown hair. She could close her eyes and see his regular features, hazel eyes, straight black brows and finely chiseled lips. A little sob broke from her at the recollection that Jim was not all hers—never had been! Jim turned quickly—one might have suggested that he had been listening for some sound from the little form in the willow chair. "What is the matter, Antolinette?" he asked quietly. Antolinette lifted tragical dark eyes to his and placed on the table between them the blurred little note she had found in his pocket. "This is the matter," she said unevenly. "I found it in your pocket when I was mending your brown coat—don't look so disgusted. I really read it—I'm glad I did! For it has opened my eyes to your deception!" "Deception?" echoed Jim, jumping up and towering over his small wife. "What harm is there—" "Harm?" interrupted Antolinette angrily. "Harm—what harm would there be if you discovered I was carrying a love letter from some other man next to my heart!" "From some other man? What would I do? Why, why, I suppose I'd punch his head," he said dazedly. "But what has that got to with it? For the love of Mike, Chickie, tell me how you could raise a rumpus over that harmless little note, eh? Notice, I'm not saying anything about your rummaging through my pockets!" "Harmless little note, indeed!" flared back Antoinette. "She called you her 'dearest'—she said the days were 'sixty hours long'—and she signed herself 'Your Own.' Tell me, James Dewey, who is this woman?" Jim's lips trembled in a smile, stiffened sternly, and his eyes were quite hard when he asked: "Don't you really know who wrote that note, Antoinette?" "How should I know?" she retorted. "I am sure it cannot be one of my friends—any way, it is such a common looking, grubby note; if I'm going to have a rival—" She broke down and sobbed brokenly. A great tenderness came into Jim's eyes. He had never known Antoinette to be jealous before and he was touched by her grist. He held the note before her eyes. Antoinette dabbed her handkerchief on her tear-wet face and it came back streaked with black and red and white like the Kalser's war flag. All in a flash Jim comprehended the reason for the rouged cheeks and lips and the dark pencil. Antoinette had been crying all day over this note! "Chuckle, what do you want me to do?" he asked finally. "Destroy that note and promise me never to see her again," was Antoinette's quick reply. "I can't do that, dear," he said gently. "In the first place the girl who wrote that note was my first sweetheart and she will be my last one; I carry it around in my pocket because I like to look at it occasionally and remember that she loves me as much today as she did when that was written." Antoinette was as coldly composed now as she could have wished, only it was funny that her heart should feel so dead! "Very well," she said listlessly. "I can go away." "Chickle," said Jim again, "do you really mean to say that you don't recognize that note?" "Well, read it again, word for word, read the address at the top. It is almost obliterated now—but read it. The envelope is locked up in my desk." Antoinetto held the ragged note close to the lamp and re-read the penciled words. A puzzled look came into her face. "I can't remember anything about it—was she one I knew!" she asked at last. "Dear, you wrote it yourself!" cried Jim excitedly. "Don't you remember that time when you were stopping at Sea Sands with your mother? We had just became engaged and we quarreled over a nacktie I was wearing? I went back to town and you wrote me this darling note and I've kept it ever since!" And then, Antolnette vaguely remembered the hastily scrawled note. No wonder she had forgotten it in the whirl of her short, happy engagement to Jim! There was only one thing to do and Antolnette did it. She laid her head on Jim's broad shoulder and begged forgiveness for her lack of faith. A Future in Art. "You say you are educating your boy for a theatrical career?" "Yes." "An actor or producer?" "No. I want him to become prosperous as well as prominent. I am going to make a ticket speculator of him." Who is your friend? "I don't know his name. He's th weather expert who writes the 'fair and warmer predictions.' WHAT EDITH HEARD "What is that—busy? Won't you please try again? I have an appointment to call this party at 8:30, and I am sure he will answer near this time." The operator's voice gave a hurried assent, then silence. Edith Harrington leaned wearily against the side of the booth. Suppose he should fail her now? But what was the use of getting such foolish ideas in her head? She was tired, overwrought; too much night work had made her pessimistic. After all, the thing had gone too far, and she really and truly cared—she realized this now with all the force of her nature. Suddenly a name spoken in a tremulous girlish voice in the next booth arrested her attention. It was such an unusual name, and the manner in which it was spoken, so familiar, almost caressing—what did it betoken? "Laddis, is that you? Don't you think you can make it in time to get home tomorrow?" There was a pause, during which Edith sensed, although she could not hear, the reply that was being made. Then came the trembling voice again. Edith Harrington felt her breath coming in quick, short gasps. A sudden heat seemed to envelop her with stifling embrace. Involuntarily, she tried to push open the heavy door of the booth to relieve the oppression, but it slipped from her nerveless hand, as she heard the tones continue. "But surely, Laddis, they will let you off tomorrow! It is three weeks since I have seen you. Mother has been ill, and I have been tled down with Jamie until the last day or two, and I thought we could have a little outing together tomorrow. No, I am not trying to detail all the worries of the household. Oh, Laddis, don't you want to come?" The last few words were almost tragic in the depth of feeling they betrayed. Edith could divine the answer, for she heard the receiver hung up and a muffled hysterical sob follow. Shortly after, she heard the door of the booth open, and looking up, saw a slender, girlish figure, heavily veiled, pass quickly, as though anxious to reach the fresh air. For one wild moment she let her sympathies rush out to this unknown woman, whose heart was evidently full to the breaking point; fought the temptation to follow the forlorn fellow sufferer in an endeavor to give what aid she could. Then a sudden revulsion of feeling surged through her as she thought of the man. Could it be possible? Suddenly crowding into her mind came tiny bits of convicting evidence. A sudden, sharp ringing of the phone bell started her. In a tremor of agitation, she grasped the receiver in her hand. "Hello, Edith, is that you? Awfully sorry to keep you waiting, but have had an unusual rush of business this evening—have not thought of getting away yet. You are coming down on the first train in the morning, aren't you, dear?" Edith listened to his almost incoherent outpouring without comment. A sudden nausea had swept over her at the sound of his voice that deadened every other sense for the time being. At length, she regained a certain amount of composure and tried to answer him, but the words she most wanted to say would not come. "What's the matter, Edith? Your voice doesn't sound natural. You're not sick, are you, dear? Tell me I will see you tomorrow. I must see you. What has come over you, Edith?" His voice bore a note of real alarm. Edith made another brave effort to control herself, but the note of real suffering was there as she replied: "Only that bitterness has come over me, Laddis, which, I suppose, every one feels when faith has been destroyed in one in whom she had to put perfect trust. I accidentally overheard your wife's conversation a little while ago, as she occupied the next booth, and perhaps it is not necessary for me to say anything further. Good-by." For a few moments the man at the other end of the line gave vent to his feelings in strong phrases, but a shaft had been sent by Edith Harrington that had gone home and which was destined to work for good in the man's nature. The next morning an unexpected telegram brightened a drooping wife to the point of transformation, and sent her flying down on happy wings of expectancy with her two-year-old boy to meet a husband whom she scarcely recognized, so tender was his manner toward her and genuine his joy with the child—Buffalo Express. In the War of 1812. One hundred years ago the British fleet, which for months had maintained a strict blockade of the New England coast, began active operations by sending an expedition of six boats and 200 men up the Connecticut river to Pautopaug point, where the invaders landed, spiked the guns of a small battery and destroyed a score of merchant vessels. 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As they neared him one of the Britishers said: "I wonder who that beggar is?" "Boor devil!" remarked another When they raced past him they saw that the poor devil was their host, the head of one of the greatest of world banks, in whose costly car they were riding. -Saturday Evening Post. Plea for the Hen. I should like to see the hen on a plane, at least, with the turkey and the goose. She is their superior in every way except of that size, and yet they have long held the place of honor on the Christmas and the Thanksgiving dinner table, and they have had reams and reams of poetry written about them. But the hen, that most important of all feathered creatures, who writes poetry about her? Who even takes the trouble to know anything about her early history in America? Who owned the first hen; when and where did she land upon our shores? Why not make amends for our long years of neglect by making her the center of the feast on the Fourth of July? 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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. Persons who owe the Gazette would greatly lesson the financial burden of the publishers by remitting at once. If you will subscribe to The Gazette for one year we will send you four monthly magazines for only 18 cents extra. Ordination Licentiate license blanks at the Gazette office. The Ladies Carnation Art Club will give a Mechanic's Fair Thursday night the 14. inst. Your presence and patronage are solicited. You can get four splendid magazines one year for 18 cents extra by renewing your subscription to The Gazette. The G. U. O of O. F., held their annual religious exercises Sunday at the First Baptist church, and a large crowd attended the services. The sermon was delivered by Rev. J. H. Smith. Excellent music was furnished by the choir with Mrs. Spurlark at organ. Rosco Roberts is at home from Carbondale, visiting his parents, Mr and Mrs. Thos. Roberts. Quite a number of visitors out of the city attended the Odd Fellows sermon Sunday. Rev. J. H. Patterson, attended the Md. City F. B. Quarterly meeting held in Olmstead, last week. Mrs. Angeline Cowper is at home from Decatur. Mrs. Taylor Stalls, has returned home from Decatur, after spending several weeks visiting with relatives. Mrs. Morna Givens of Paduand sister, Miss Givens, of Paducah, Ky., visited the former's parents Mr. and Mrs. Ed Campbell this week. Mrs. J. H. Smith, returned home Saturday from Alton, where she went in April to be at the bedside and during the last illness and death of her mother. Bishop B. F. Lee of A. M. E. church preached an able instructive sermon Tuesday evening at St. Paul church. Rev. J. H. Smith, is pastor Mrs. Nellie Moore, was shopping in Paducah, Friday. Prof. and Mrs. McClelland Smith, left Saturday for Dawson Springs, Ky., where they are employed in a summer resort. He has been reemployed to teach at Belgrade. Prof. A. P. Smith, was at home Saturday from Mason, where he is teaching. We notice from the Marion Daily Republican that he has been re-employed for next year. All the teachers of Dunbar High School have been re-employed. Miss Mossie Roberts of city and Mrs Irene Haynes, of Brookhave been reemployed for next year in Brookport. A small blaze was discovered at the residence on 8th street near John Renfro's, occupied by Mrs. Thomas. The fire company soon put out the blaze after they arrived. Much excitement was created for a while. Everything was moved out of the house and the loss was light. Mrs Mattie Howard, returned Mrs. Mattie Howard, returned home from Vienna, Tuesday. To the Baptist Women of the State Convention Galesburg Ill Mar 2, 1914 Dear Sisters: This is to notify you that the General Convention will convene at Carbondale, Ill., in June instead of Springfield, as that church will not be able to entertain the convention. We desire and urge that the circles send a large representation to help unite the forces in this great work that we are trying to do. The Master wants his workmen to be men and women of stability and truthfulness, not workers for a selfish motive, but do unselfishly His work the best we can, giving Him all the glory and the praise. We need more prayer among the workers of our state, prayer sincere and true. We ask that every christian worker that read this appeal will breathe a silent prayer to Him that doeth all things well for peace, unity and unbounded success at our meeting this year, as the Lord has blessed us so let us give. The christian life is a life of service and sacrifice, let us sacrifice a little time and attend this convention. At the recent Board Meeting plans were laid whereby we might increase our funds, when these appeals reach you we urge that each circle will take heed The President is calling for seven hundred dollars for Mission work, Education and aged Minister Fund. This a small amount for the great state of Ill. Pray without ceasing for our Convention. Mr, Wm Moore, and family have moved into their home on Vienna St. Their dweeling was almost a total wreck from several months ago. This building is an improvement over the old one. J. Lester Fossie, has built a addition to his residence. In the regular announcement column will be found the announcement of MissEmma Brainard, for County Superintendent of Schools. She is well qualified for the position from a scholastic and experimental viewpoint and we ask the voters to give her claim a fair and an impartial consideration. We will speak of our trip to Md. City, Olmstead and Cobden, last week, in our next issue as time and space will not permit this week. If you wish your articles to appear each week, send on Monday also write short spicy articles, take your dictionary and make it your constant companion it is no disgrace. Don't try to fill up the paper with one article, remember there are others just as worthy asking for space and we anxious to serve all. Don't use slang phrases. Let us put the Gazette on a high class Newsy, Educational and Financial basis. We can do with your cooperation all that we have asked.—Editor. We have just turned out a fine job of Commencement Invitations for Dunbar High School. From His Own Experience. A west end school teacher told a funny one the other day. The teacher was attempting to drill the class to the use of the word "felt." She expected some one of the children to say "The ice felt cold" or "The stove felt hot." or something of the sort. 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Deacon Jordan Clemons, one of the oldest members and oldest officer of the 1st Missionary Baptist church passed away Monday April the 27, at 2:10 a. m. He had been in this county 40 years and an officer of this church since its organization. He had been in poor health for some years, yet, he lived to 81 years old being born in Trenton, Tenn., in 1833. He left a widow, one son and six grand-children and two of the charter members of the church, and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn their loss. The funeral was largely attended, preached by Rev. R. M. Dehoney from text, Job 5:26. His remains were laid to rest in the Methodist cemetery. R M. Deboney.