Metropolis Weekly Gazette

METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE For the next 15 days we will sell our books at these big reductions: Those worth $2.00 now $1.35 Those worth $1.50 now $1.00 Those worth $1.00 now .75 Children Baby's books, worth 50c for 35c 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. PROGRAM Great Institute to be at District Calro. Ill., June Mornin. Institute called Australia. Ill. led by Sparta delega officers, appointment is by pastor Rev. J. Yong, Metropolis. committees. Intro street delegate. Long Young Men snd Dennis Farnow. Cougins Compounds, Carbo nt Christian Family C rime, Miss Mamie R. Interest in the E. Holmes, Duqno r. C. W. Norment, C. On Adjournment. Afternoon by Rev. Bomar, ing of Morning journ —What We Teen Water Interest in the J. Blake, Metropol ential to Interest Me other Geo. Chavis, Co cercers, Report of Var nual Address. Proceed to Give Bett opolis, Rev. J. H. opolis Cook, Centralia ness. Adjournment. d by R. R. Jenkings, moon journal, Calling Annual Sermon, Rece tion of Officers, Adjo of the Mt. Olive Baptist Institute to be held with the Sunday School at 12th St. Baptist Cairo, Ill., June 24th 1914. 8:30 Wednesday morning, Institute called to order by President J. W. Corneal, of Centralia, Ill. Devotionals conducted by Sparta delegate. 9:00 Calling roll of officers, appointment of committee on Enrollment. 9:15 Welcome address by pastor Rev. J. H. Starks. Response, by Rev. J. B. McCrary, Metropolis. 6:30 Appointment of committees. Introduction of visitors, and Micellaneous business. 9:45 Paper by 12th Street delegate. 9:55 Social Evils Among Young Men and Women, and How to Avoid them. — Brother Dennis Farrow. 10:20 Solo, Sister Olive Cummings, Carbondale. 10:25 Paper—Intellent Christian Family Government, The Cure for Lawlessness and Crime, Miss Mamie Reddy, Mt. Vernon. 10:40 How May We Interest the Educated Young People, in Christian Work. — Rev. E. Holmes, Duquoin. 10:55 Song by Choir. 11:00 Sermon by Rev. C. W. Norment, Carbondale. 11:50 Song, Collection Adjournment. Afternoon 1:30 Devotionals led by Rev. F. Bomar, Cairo. 2:00 Roll Call, Reading of Morning journal. 2:15 General Theme—What We Are Teachers and Officers Can Do to Awaken a Greater Interest in the District Work of the Convention, Sister M. J. Blake, Metropolis. 2:30 Leadership Essential to Interest Membership, Rev. J. H. Hilly, Colpsville. 2:45 Vocal Solo, Brother Geo, Chavis, Cairo. 2:50 Election of Officers, Report of Various Committees. 3:10 President's Annual Address. 3:15 How Shall we Proceed to Give Better Financial Support to our Institution at Metropolis, Rev. J. H. Knowles, Cairo. 3:45 Paper, Miss Elsira Cook, Centralia. Miscellaneous Business. 4:00 Collection and Adjournment. 7:30 Devotionals, led by R. R. Jenkings, Duquoin. 8:00 Reading Afternoon journal, Calling the Roll. 8:10 Song by Choir, Annual Sermon, Rev. D. Parrish, Mounds Collection, Installation of Officers, Adjournment. Program. mission of the B. Y. P. to order to press Bethel and Cairo dele- Officers, Appointm business. ass, 12th St. B. Y. P. a Attray, Carburelle of the 14th Annual Session of the B. Y. P. U. Thursday June 23. 8:00 B. Y. P. U. called to order by Pres. Rev. F. Bomar. Devotional led by Bethel and Cairo delegates. 8:30 Calling Roll of Officers, Appointment of various committees, Miscellaneous business. 9:00 Welcome address, 12th St. B. Y. P. U. President. Response, Stat. Lola Antry, Carbondale. 9:20 Topic, Results of the B. Y. P. U. Work among our Conventions. Paper the Salvation of the Youth, Edgar McCrary, Metropolia. 9:40 Introduction of Visitors. 9:50 Paper, The Importance of Religious Training in the Home, Mrs. Ruth Donlow, Brookport. 10:05 Topic, The Necessity for Moral and Religious Training for Young Men. Rev. P. B. French, Sparta. 10:20 Discussion, The Boy, How Shall he be Trained for Service. Rev. J. H. Starks, Cairo. 11:00 Sermon, Rev. W. M. Hayes, Cairo. Music by Choir, Collection and Adjournment, 12:00. Afternoon 1:30 Devotional led by Brother Ed. Taylor, Centralia. 2:00 Calling roll, Reading Morning journal. 2:15 Reading Letters. 3:00 Election of Officers; Report of various Committees. 3:30 President's Annual Address. Paper, Miss Myrtle Long, Belgrade. 4:00 Collection, Adjournment. Night 7:30 Devotional led by Ullin delegate. 8:00 Reading the Afternoon journal, Calling roll, Song by Choir. 8:15 Annual Sermon, Rev. H. Allison, Centralia. Instillation of Officers, Collection and Adjournment. Program of the 34th Annual Session Of the 34th Annual Session of the Mt. Olive Baptist S. S. Convention to be held with the 12th St. Baptist Church, Cairo, 11l. Friday Morning. MOTTO : "HEW TO THE LINE. LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY " Robinson's Cafe, Just opposite the Illinois Central Station Carbondale, Illinois Meals:-Hot and Cold Lunches on short order When in the city or enroute North or South give me a call. Ice Cream, Cold Soda of the purest and best make. James Robinson Proprietor. BARBEGUE JULY 4, '14 OLD PICNIC GROUND 3-4 mile west of Grinnell and one mile east of Mermet, Ill. Good Speaking by Revs. B. C. Long and J. B. McCrary. Music to eliven the occasion. Come and spend a day with us. V. K. BAILEY, Manager. NEW FACTORY FOR METROPOLIS Will Be Valuable Addition to Industries WILL EMPLOY 30 MEN H. Wallace Stephens Proves Good Booster for City Metroplis is to have a new factory which will be a valuable industry for the city. Monday morning J. W. Brooks arrived in the city looking for a location, he came here on the recommenderation of H. Wallace Stephens who became acquainted with him while he was looking for a location in the cities farther north. Mr. Stephens immediately got busy and put in a good word for Metropolis. After arriving here Monday Mr. Brooks was taken over the city and shown the many advantages of locating here. Monday night the council held a special meeting and granted free light and water to the concern for a number of years. A location was picked on the Burlington railroad at the intersection of Johnson and Third streets which suited Mr. Brooks. Satisfactory arrangements were msde with the Burlington for the property and Mr. Brooks announced before leaving the city Tuesday morning that he would be here the first part of July to begin operations. The concern will be known as the Metropolis Separating and Refining Co. They will engage in the separation and refining of flour spar, this spar will be secured from the mines up the Ohio river above Golconda and from new mines which are being opened in Kentucky. The main building of the factory will be built of galvanized iron and will be 40x90 feet. in this building will be located the furnace and the immense roaster. The seperating of the spar is made with salt and metal which is mixed with the spar and then placed in the roaster and heated to a certain temperture, it is then dumped into a large water bin which cause the different metals to seperate. Mr. Brooks expects to employ about thirty men. The factor when once started will run continuously as Mr. Brooks states that it is on expensive proposition to let the roaster get cool A. about ten car loads of coal will be used a week. Mr. Brooks expects to pay salaries ranging from $2.00 to $3.50 per day. This factory will be a good addition for Metropolis and Mr. Stephens is to be commended for his part in getting Mr. Brooks to come here.—Metropolis Herald. Brookport Ill., Nov. 26 't3 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 Dr. Milos' Nurse's Flatten euro KBUNA CBLM, WSAF RACKE M draughts only NAOMI COURT PRAISES JOHN G. JONES, DECEASED Greatest Colored Man in the World In honor of the late John G. Jones, National Grand Potentate of the Ancient Arabic Order of Shrines and Daughters of Sphinx of North and South America, who departed this life Sunday, June 7, we desire to let the public know what has so long been hid from them concerning the standing of this high and noble man in this and the foreign countries. His standing as a Mason is in the first rank above all colorec Masons in the united world. He was the first and only Shriner in this country, white or colored, says the record, and has the only right of the Ancient Arabic Order of Daughters of Sphinx in this country. We certainly appreciate such a high and nobleman as our leader, and we would be allowing our banner trail in the dust should we miss this opportunity to speak and let the public know what a grand man and leader we have lost. Now we must endeavor to ever stick together and continue to build as we never have before. We should never allow this good work to fall, as long as life is in our veins, as our most beloved Potentate desired just before departing this life. So in the name of our Heavenly Father, let us stick together and continue to build this grand work on and on to perfection in love, friendship and truth. On this foundation we can stand. Done by order of Naomi Court Ancient Order of Daughters of Sphinx of North and South America, NELLIE F. MOORE, Most Worthy Vice Grand Matron SARAH CUMMAN SUPT. W. A. SPENCE. The readers of The Gazette, will find the name of W. A. Spence, as a candidate for reelection to the office of County Superintendent of Schools' which office he now holds. His name will appear on the Republican ticket at the Primary, September 9th 1914. He needs no introduction by us to the voters, as his name has become almost a house hold word, even among the children, and he is being endorsed for reelection by many of the voters. He has held this office twelve years at the expiration of this term with credit to himself and general satisfaction to his constituents. He is a man of ability and sterling qualities, contending for the things which tend to place the schools of Massad county on higher basis from a progressive view. He has labored hard so that the schools had the very best teachers possible. He is a good campaigner and a splendid orator, such as the party needs in the great battle to be waged this fall. There no reason why he should not succeed himself, and we believe the voters do well to consider his claim before casting their vote. Class. By O. HENRY. Once upon a time I found a ten-cent magazine lying on a bench in a little city park. Anyhow, that was the amount he asked me for when I sat on the bench next to him. He was a musty, dingy, tattered magazine, with some queer stories bound in him, I was sure. He turned out to be a scrapbook. "I am a newspaper reporter," I said to him, to try him. "I have been detailed to write up some of the experiences of the unfortunate ones who spend their evenings in this park. May I ask you to what you attribute your downfall in—" I was interrupted by a laugh from my purchase—a laugh so rusty and unpractised that I was sure it had been his first for many a day. "Oh, no, no," said he. "You ain't a reporter. Reporters don't talk that way. They pretend to be one of us, and say they've just got in on the blind baggage from St. Louis. I can tell a reporter on sight. Us park bums get to be fine judges of human nature. We sit here all day and watch the people go by. I can size up anybody who walks past my bench in a way that would surprise you." "Well," I said, "go on and tell me. How do you size me up?" "I should say," said the student of human nature with unpardonable hesitation, "that you was, say, in the contracting business—or maybe worked in a store—or was a sign-painter." I frowned gloomily. "But, judging again," went on the reader of men, "I'd say you ain't got a wife." "No," said I, rising restlessly. "No, no, no. I ain't. But I will have, by the arrows of Cupid! That is, if—" My voice must have trailed away and muffled itself in uncertainty and despair. "I see you have a story yourself," said the dusty vagrant—impudently, it seemed to me. "Suppose you take your dime back and spin your yarn for me. I'm interested myself in the ups and downs of unfortunate ones who spend their evenings in the park." Somehow that amused me. I looked at the frowsy derelict with more interest. I did have a story. Why not tell it to him? I had told none of my friends. "Jack," said I. "Mack," said he. "Mack," said I. "I'll tell you." "Do you want the dims back in advance?" said he. I handed him a dollar. "The dime," said I, "was the price of listening to your story." "Right on the point of the jaw," said he. "Go on." And then, incredible as it may seem to the lovers in the world who confide their sorrows only to the night wind and the gibbous moon, I laid bare my secret to that wreck of all things that you would have supposed to be in sympathy with love. I told him of the days and weeks and months that I had spent in adoring Mildred Telfair. I spoke of my despair, my grievous days and wakeful nights, my dwindling hopes and distress of mind. I even pictured to this night-prowler her beauty and dignity. "Why don't you cop the lady out?" asked Mack, bringing me down to earth and dialect again. I explained to him that my worth was so small, my income so minute, and my fears so large that I hadn't the courage to speak to her of my worship. I told him that in her presence I could only blush and stammer, and that she looked upon me with a wonderful, maddening smile of amusement. "Now that reminds me of my own case. I'll tell you about it," said Mack. I was indignant, but concealed it. "Feel my muscle," said my companion, suddenly flexing his biceps. I did so mechanically. The fellows in gyms are always asking you to do that. His arm was as hard as cast iron. "Four years ago," said Mack. "I could lick any man in New York outside of the professional ring. Your case and mine is just the same. I come from the West side—between Thirtieth and Fourteenth—I won't give the number on the door. I was a scraper when I was ten, and when I was twenty no amateur in the city could stand up four rounds with me. 'S a fact. You know Bill McCarty? No? He managed the smokers for some of them swim clubs. Well, I knocked out everything Bill brought up before me. I was a middle-weight, but could train down to a welter when necessary. I boxed all over the West side at bouts and benefits and private entertainments, and was never put out once. "But, say, the first time I put my foot in the ring with a professional I was no more than a canned lobster. I dunno how it was—I seemed to lose heart. I guess I got too much imagination. There was a formality and publicness about it that kind of weakened my nerve. I never win a fight in the ring. Lightweights and all kinds of scrubs used to sign up with my manager and then walk up and tap me on the wrist and see me fall. The minute I seen the crowd and a lot of gents in evening clothes down in front, and seen a professional come inside the ropes, I got as weak as ginger ale. "Of course it wasn't long till I couldn't get no backers, and I didn't have any more chances to fight a pro feessional—or many amateurs, either. But lemme tell you—I was as good as most men inside the ring or out. It was just that dumb, dead feeling I had when I was up against a regular that always done me up. "One evening I was walking along near the Bowery, thinking about things, when along comes a slumming party. About six or seven they was, all in swallowtails and these silk hats that don't shine. One of the gang kind of shoves me off the sidewalk. I hadn't had a scrap in three days, and I just says, 'De-lighted' and hits him back of the ear. "Well, we had it. That Johnnie put up as decent a little fight as you'd want to see in the moving pictures. It was on a side street, and no cops around. The other guy had a lot of science, but it only took me about six minutes to lay him out. "Some of the swallowtails dragged him up against some steps and began to fan him. Another one of 'em comes over to me and says: "Young man, do you know what you've done?" "Oh, beat it,' says I. I've done nothing but a little punching-bag work. Take Freddy back to Yale and tell him to quit studying sociology on the wrong side of the sidewalk.' "My good fellow,' says he, 'I don't know who you are, but I'd like to. You've knocked out Reddy Burns, the champion middleweight of the world. If you—" "But when I come out of my faint I was laying on the floor in a drug store, saturated with aromatic spirits of ammonia. If I'd known that was Reddy Burns I'd have got down in the gutter and crawled past him instead of handing him one like I did. Why, if I'd ever been in a ring and seen him climbing over the ropes I'd have been all to the sal volatile." "Well, I must be going." I said, rising and looking with elaborate care at my watch. When I was 20 feet away the park bencher called to me. "Much obliged for the dollar," he said. "And for the dime. But you'll never get 'er. You're in the amateur class." "Serves you right," I said to myself, "for hobnobbing with a tramp. His impudence!" But, as I walked, his words seemed to repeat themselves over and over again in my brain. I think I even grew angry at the man. "I'll show him!" I finally said aloud. "I'll show him that I can fight Reddy Burns, too—even knowing who he is." I hurried to a telephone booth and rang up the Telfair residence. A soft, sweet voice answered. Didn't I know that voice? My hand holding the receiver shook. "Is that you?" said I, employing the foolish words that form the vocabulary of every talker through the telephone. "Yes, this is I." came back the answer in the low, clear-cut tones that are an inheritance of the Telfairs. "Who is it, please?" "It's me," said I, less ungramatically than egotistically. "It's me, and I've got a few things that I want to say to you right now and immediately straight to the point." "Dear me," said the voice. "Oh, it's you, Mr. Arden!" I wondered if any accent on the first word was intended. "Yes," said I. "I hope so. And now to come down to brass tacks." I thought that rather a vernacularism, if there is such a word, as soon as I had said it; but I didn't stop to apologize. "You know, of course, that I love you, and that I have been in that idiotic state for a long time. I don't want any more foolishness about it—that is, I mean I want an answer from you right now. Will you marry me or not? Hold the wire, please. Keep out, Central. Hello, hello! Will you, or will you not?" That was just the upper-cut for Reddy Burn's chin. The answer came back: "Why, Phil, dear, of course I will! I didn't know that you—that is, you never said—oh, come up to the house, please—I can't say what I want to over the phone. You are so importunate. But please come up to the house, won't you?" Would I? I rang the bell of the Telfair house violently. Some sort of a human came to the door and shooed me into the drawing-room. "Oh, well," said I to myself, looking at the ceiling, "any one can learn from any one. That was a pretty good philosophy of Mack's, anyhow. He didn't take advantage of his experience, but I get the benefit of it. If you want to get into the professional class, you've got to—" I stopped thinking then. Some one was coming down the stairs. My knees began to shake. I knew then how Mack had felt when a professional began to climb over the ropes. I looked around foolishly for a door or a window by which I might escape If it had been any other girl approaching I mightn't have— But just then the door opened and Bess, Mildred's younger sister, came in. I'd never seen her look so much like a glorified angel. She walked straight up to me, and—and— I'd never noticed before what perfectly wonderful eyes and hair Elizabeth Telfair had. "Phil," she said, in the Telfair, sweet, thrilling tones. "Why didn't you tell me about it before? I thought it was sister you wanted all the time, until you telephoned to me a few minutes ago!" I suppose Mack and I always will be hopeless amateurs. But, as the thing has turned out in my case, I'm mighty glad of it. (Copyright, by the Frank A. Munsey Co.) METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE. METROPOLIS. ILL. AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS E. C. Branson, professor of rural economics at the State Normal school, Athens, Ga., recently addressed the Southern Sociological congress on the subject of negro progress. What he had to say is gratifying to those who hope to see the American negro elevated in education, citizenship and ambition. If Professor Branson is right, the American negro is working out his own salvation, not in the town, but in the country. In the southern states in 1910 the ratio of negro farm workers ran far ahead of that of negro population in general. For instance, in South Carolina, the negroes were 55 per cent of the population, but 68 per cent of the farm workers. In Mississippi during the last census period negro farmers increased at a rate nearly two and one-half times greater than the rate of increase for negro population in general. In Georgia the difference was even more pronounced. The drift everywhere among the negroes of the South is from the city to the country. Southern cities that between 1865 and 1880 were in a way of being overwhelmed by the negroes, now show, in some cases, a diminishing ratio. In the South there are about one hundred thousand negroes engaged in teaching, preaching, the practise of medicine and law and in business enterprises. These are, of course, upward-looking negroes. But on the farms of the South there are 2,500,000 negroes, and most of these are looking upward, too. In the farm regions the southern negro is achieving a new economic status. He is rapidly rising out of farm tenancy to the farm ownership. He is becoming to the South what the "peasant proprietor" is to France and Belgium. He is finding that bank books and barns are more important at present than ballot boxes. Nearly one-fourth of all the negro farmers in the South own the farms they cultivate. This rural property is valued at nearly $500,000,000. The Russian serfs, after 50 years of freedom, have not made greater headway. They have not done so well, indeed, in their conquest of illiteracy. During the last census period the negroes of the South increased less than ten per cent in population, but they increased 17 per cent in the ownership of farms, against a 12 per cent increase of white farm owners. The negro farmer now owns $37,000,000 worth of farm implements and tools, $177,000,000 worth of farm animals and $273,000,000 worth of farm lands and buildings. In 1880 Georgia negroes owned 580,664 acres of farm land, but in 1910 they owned 1,607,970 acres. Negro property upon the tax lists of Georgia now amounts in value to $34,000,000. The facts show a dwindling ratio of negro population in every southern state except Arkansas and Oklahoma; a decreasing ratio in the cities of the South, but an increasing ratio in the farming regions of every southern state except Louisiana. Hampton Court palace, London, may become the home of Lady Scott, widow of the South pole explorer, King George, it is said, having decided to make the offer. These apartments are occupied principally by the widows of men who have greatly distinguished themselves in the service of the country in a naval, military or civil capacity. The only stipulation made by the king when he offers a suite is that the recipient may not sublet rooms to any one without obtaining permission from the court. Hampton institute, the pioneer among the schools for teaching negroes and Indians, has decided that in the future it will not give a diploma to any boy or girl who has not received definite vocational training. According to Dr. H. B. Frissell, principal of the institution, the result of this will be a better prepared body of rural teachers. A great many of the Hampton graduates go back among their own people to teach the things they have learned in school. "In order to make their training more effective," says Dr. Frissell, "much thought has been given to the selection of new students. The application department reports that 2,228 letters have been written this year; 1,536 application blanks have been sent out; 309 have been returned; 384 admission cards have been issued, and 237 applicants have entered." The Times of Ceylon has been investigating the possibility that Ceylon may be able to produce raw ramine fiber for supplying the ramine mills of the United States and Europe. Colored people who take Booker Washington's service and become farmers will make no mistake. The farmer enjoys the most independent existence on earth. What surer recipe than that of acquiring financial competence can there be for minimizing if not entirely removing the handicap of social ostracism? Through the work of the Minnesota agricultural botany department of the agricultural college it will soon be possible for farmers to become familiar with the seeds of 96 varieties of weeds. Judge McCants Stewart of the supreme court of Liberia says that the affairs of the African republic are in better shape than for years past, owing to its financial reorganization under the guidance of Reed Page Clark, who was loaned by the state department to handle the customs receipts of the nation, in connection with the assumption of the national debt by Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Clark, as acting chief, was assisted by officials of the English, French and German governments. Stewart says it was some time before the system got under way, on account of the bond issue, but it is now very successful, and there is no friction similar to that of Persla during Shuster's stay at Teheran. The British Bank of West Africa has a new building at Monrovia, with four branches. A German firm has asked for a concession for a railway in Monrovia, to run 100 miles inland. Another German firm, and Lever, the English soap manufacturer, have both sought the palm oil concessions. It is understood that American capital has not shown great interest yet in Liberian operations, but it would undoubtedly be welcomed, because it is not considered that financial investments by American merchants and capitalists would be followed by any policy of imperialism such as might follow the investment of German or French money. President Howard, according to Judge Stewart, is having a very successful diplomatic administration. Major Charles Young, a West Pointer, has done great work in organizing the constabulary. Judge Stewart will sail from Liverpool in company with George Washington Buckner, the new American minister to Liberia, and Lieutenant Martin, who will assist Major Young with the constabulary. The pastors of the colored churches of Indianapolis conducted a memorial service in the auditorium of the colored Y. M. C. A. under the auspices of the Martin R. Delaney post of the G. A. R. and the Women's Relief corps. The Rev. D. P. Roberts of Bethel church was master of ceremonies. The proclamation authorizing the observance was read by Mies Susie Wilson. The Rev. C. W. Lewis conducted the Scripture lesson. The Rev. J. R. Harvey offered the invocation. Short addresses were made by the Rev. W. H. Weaver, J. H. Lott, the Rev. H. L. Herod, the Rev. W. S. Hodge and the Rev. Father A. H. Maloney. A choir composed of members selected from the choirs of the various churches sang. A parade by the veterans, headed by the Y. M. C. A. band preceded the services. Several lodges acted as escorts for the G. A. R. men. Results of anti-typhoid inoculation among the French troops in Algeria and Morocco during 1912 were reported by Professor Vincent at the recent international medical congress in London. In western Morocco, while about 16 per cent among the non-inoculated contracted the disease, only one in 5,000 among the inoculated did so. The average output of coal to each person employed in the industry in the United States is a little more than 600 tons, in the United Kingdom 266 tons, in Germany 240 tons, in France 188 tons, and in Belgium 164 tons. The party of negroes assembled by "Chief" Alfred Charles Sam have sailed to establish a colony on the Gold Coast of Africa. The steamer Curlyba, chartered by Sam last winter and brought to Portland, Me., for overhauling, has been changed from Cuban to British registry and now bears the name of Liberla. "We will first go to Norfolk to take on our bunker coal," said Sam, "and we will then head for Galveston, where many of the colonists are waiting for us. We will have accommodations for a few over sixty." Capt. McKenzie of the Holy Ghost and Us society will be master of the steamer. In Stavanger, Norway, even peasants and fishermen use electric lights. The engineer at the municipal electric plant has organized a class of housewives for instruction in the use of electricity-heated cooking apparatus. The New York Housewives' league has engaged several women to act as inspectors in their crusade against cold storage food. Two London daily newspapers—the Mall and the Chronicle—are insuring their readers against rail accidents. The London Express figures that the odds against death from injury caused by accidents to trains are 80,000,000 to 1, while London Truth estimates the value to each subscriber is six cents a year. Investigation in North Carolina has shown that school attendance in cotton-mill communities is always lower than in rural or even mountain districts. Don't put up with your cool range another hot summer when a NEW PERFECTION Wick Blue Flame Cook Stove will keep the kitchen cool and make the heavy summer cooking easy. 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New York Newspaper Gives Eight Reasons for Its Opposition to Proposed Move. 1. Because pockets are not a natural right. 2. Because the great majority of women do not want pockets. If they did, they would have them. 3. Because whenever women have had pockets they have not used them. 4. Because women are expected to carry enough things as it is without the additional burden of pockets. 5. Because it would make dissension between husband and wife as to whose pockets were to be filled. 6. Because it would destroy man's chivalry toward woman if he did not have to carry all her things in his pockets. 7. Because men are men and women the women. We must not fly in the face of nature. 8. Because pockets have been used by men to carry tobacco, pipes, whisky flasks, chewing gum and compromising letters. We see no reason to suppose that women would use them more wisely.—New York Tribune. "One summer I chanced to be back in the ridges of Tennessee," said United States Senator Blair Lee of Maryland, as he leaned back in his chair, "and a couple of mountaineers got into an argument. High words led to blows, and one of the men was killed. One of the party volunteered to ride on ahead to the dead man's cabin and break the news to the widow. "She was seated at a table eating apple-dumplings when the man rode up. He broke the news as gently as possible. The woman listened quietly with a dumpling poised in the air half way to her mouth. When the man had finished, she stuffed the dumplings into her mouth and said: "You-all jest wait till I finish this hery dumplin' an' then you-all'll hear some hollerin'." Not Complimentary: An English showman, while traveling in the north of Ireland, met an old farmer who happened to be a littel deaf. "I say," said the showman, "did you see a cart and monkeys passing this way?" Farmer—A what did ye say? 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For the Collection Box Jimmy, aged four, had been sent upstairs by his mother to get ten cents, which she intended to use for the purpose of postage stampe. Not knowing exactly what a ten cent piece looked like, Jimmy called downstairs: "Mother, is ten cents a little piece of money?" "Yes, Jimmy, the smallest piece of money in my purse." "Oh, I know now, mother! Church money."—Judge. Lucidly Explained. Mr. Johnsing—Say, Mr. Dorman, what am de meaning of dis here line on de ticket whar it says "Not trans- ferable?" Mr. Dorman—Dat means, Bre'r Johnsing, dat no gen'leman am admitted unless he come hisself—ExchANGE. Some men who pose as high flyers land with a dull, sickening ker-chug. Ready-Cooked —from Your Grocer. Post Toasties come from the ovens to your table in tightly sealed packages ready to eat when opened with cream, good milk or fruits. 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Beetroot Soup.—Put a quart of white stock in a stewpan with one or two onions, a turnip, a carrot, a small beetroot (all cut up), and one or two cloves and peppercorns. Stew for an hour and a half, and then rub all through a wire sieve. Mix a table-spoonful of barley flour with one ounce of butter, add to the soup, and stir carefully until it thickens. Then serve very hot with fried croutons of bread. Beetroot au Casserole.—Put half an ounce of butter in a casserole, and when hot add a sliced beetroot and a little finely-chopped shallot. Fry for a few minutes, then add about two plints of good stock, and let it stew half an hour. Mix one ounce of arrowroot or potato flour with one gill of cream, and pour the stock over it, being careful not to let it curdle. Arrange the beetroot in the center of a hot dish, reheat the thickened gravy (but do not let it boil), season with salt and pepper, and pour over the beetroot. Beetroot a la Creme.—Cut a cooked beetroot in dice-shaped pieces and let it marinate in vinegar. Boil some maccaroni in salted water, and when cooked drain and keep hot; strain the beetroot and put in a saucepan, allowing to every two tablespoonfuls one ounce of butter and a tablespoonful of water. Let all get thoroughly hot, and just before serving stir in three or four tablespoonfuls of cream. Beetroot and Apple Pudding—Cook two ounces of rice in one pint of milk, with sugar to taste. When soft (it will take about an hour), let it cool, and then spread over the bottom of a glass dish. Stew one pound of cooking apples with sugar and a few cloves and add a sliced beetroot. Mash all well together and spread over the rice. Make a nice custard, and when slightly cool pour over the apple and rice. Serve when cold. Mock Rabbit. Chopping the tougher cuts of meat makes prolonged cooking unnecessary. The chopped meats may be made into cakes and broiled as in hamburg steak, or into rolls and baked. One pound round steak, 1/2 pound sausage meat, 3 slices of bread moistened with water, 1 egg, 1 onion, 1/2 pound pork, pepper and salt. Chop steak, chop onion and cook without browning in fat tried out from a small portion of pork. Add the bread, after pressing water from it, and cook for a few minutes. When this is cool mix all the ingredients and form into a long, round-roll. Lay the rest of pork cut in thin slices on top and bake 40 minutes in hot oven. Wholesome Sweet. Dissolve two tablespoonfuls of gelatine in eight of cold water. To two cupfuls of granulated sugar add eight tablespoonfuls of water and heat until sugar dissolves. Add gelatine slowly to sip and let it stand until cool. Add pinch of salt and flavor to taste. Beat with an egg whip until stiff and then with a spoon until soft enough to settle into a sheet. 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As the winter has been so cold, the summer will necessarily be very hot, and the demand for ice very great, so that it is doubtful if there will be enough to go around. 5. The ice being extra thick, extra cold, and extra quality all through, it is only proper that an extra price should be demanded. 6. The price of ice never had any relation to the cost of production, anyhow.-Life. SCALY PSORIASIS ON LIMBS Troop H, 6th U. S. Cavalry, Camp McCoy, Sparta, Wis.—"I was troubled with psoriasis for nearly two years. Portions of my arms and limbs were affected mostly with it. It appeared in scaly form, breaking out in very small dots and gradually grew larger and white scales formed when about the size of an ordinary match-head. The looks of it was horrible, which made it very unpleasant for me. It itched a little at times. "I tried several treatments which cured me for a month, but it always broke out again. One day a friend saw the advertisement of Cuticura Soap and Ointment in the paper and I sent for a sample. They helped me, so I purchased two more boxes of Cuticura Ointment and some Cuticura Soap and they completely cured me. It took three months for Cuticura Soap and Ointment to complete my cure." (Signed) Walter Mahony, Oct. 22, 1912. Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold throughout the world. Sample of each free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston."—Ady. The Fingerless Kind. Lillian Russell, during a recent visit to Atlantic City, was amazed to see the number of slashed skirts that still prevailed on the Boardwalk. "They must be last spring's left-over," she said. Just then a young girl in a skirt outrageously slashed at back and front, asked her companion, in passing: "How do you like my new dress? Fits like a glove, doesn't it?" "Fits like a mitt, she'd better say," murmured Miss Russell, with a smile. Old Acquaintance. A resourceful girl, having danced a pink party frock to ribbons, took what was left of it and made a wonderful lamp shade. The next evening she was entertaining a caller in the soft light and she said to him quite casually: "How do you like my new lamp shade?" William regarded it for a moment critically, then he said: "The last time I saw that shade I danced with it." "Money won't buy happiness, my dear." "Certainly, the little that you earn won't—Detroit Free Press. Drinking to his health seldom prolongs anybody's life. What is Castoria. CASTORIA is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. For more than thirty years it has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles and Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels, assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend. The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher, and has been made under his personal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment. HAD NO RATIONS TO SPARE Good Reason Why Confederate Commander Was Willing to See His Prisoners Escape. When, at Gaines Mill in 1862, the Fifth Texas captured two whole regiments of Union soldiers, the Texans were all very proud of their achievement. One of them has described an amusing scene in connection with the surrender. When the Union officers gave up their swords to Colonel Upton, they were so prompt in the duty that he was compelled to lay down the frying pan which he carried in the place of a sword and hold the weapons presented in his arms. Just then he noticed a commotion at the far end of the captured regiments. That was near the timber, and a squad of the prisoners were making an effort to pass by "Big John" Ferris of Company B, who stood there unaided, endeavoring to intercept them. Springing upon a log, the armful of swords dangling about in every direction, Upton shouted: "John Ferris, what are you trying to do now?" "I am trying to keep these fellows from escaping," yelled Big John. "Let them go, you fool!" shouted back Upton. "We'd rather fight than feed them!" Getting Round It. Lincoln Steffens, in a recent address at Cooper union in New York, said: "The wife of a child labor millionaire once asked him in some little disgust: "'George, suppose you'd been born in the days when everybody had to live by the sweat of his or her brow. What would you do then?" "I'd open a stand," George answered, "for the sale of hanker-chiefs." ^ The biggest fool mistake a couple can make is to imagine they have to quit their love-making just because they are man and wife. CASTORIA is a harmle Soothing Syrups. I other Narcotic substance. Feverishness. For more th of Constipation, Flatulency, regulates the Stomach and natural sleep. The Children The Kind You Have 30 years, has borne the sig his personal supervision sin All Counterfeits, Imitations and endanger the health of 900 DROPS CASTORIA ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT. A Vegetable Preparation for Assimilating the Food and Regulating the Stomachs and Bowels of INFANTS & CHILDREN Promotes Digestion, Cheerfulness and Rest. 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I regard it as an excellent medicine for children." Dr. Gustave A. Eisengraeber, of St. Paul, Minn., says: "I have used Castoria repeatedly in my practice with good results, and can recommend it as an excellent, mild and harmless remedy for children." Dr. E. J. Dennis, of St. Louis, Mo., says: "I have used and prescribed your Castoria in my sanitarium and outside practice for a number of years and find it to be an excellent remedy for children." Dr. S. A. Buchanan, of Philadelphia, Pa., says: "I have used your Castoria in the case of my own baby and find it pleasant to take, and have obtained excellent results from its use." Dr. J. E. Simpson, of Chicago, Ill., says: "I have used your Castoria in cases of colle in children and have found it the best medicine of its kind on the market." Dr. R. E. Eskildson, of Omaha, Neb., says: "I find your Castoria to be a standard family remedy. It is the best thing for infants and children I have ever known and I recommend it." Dr. L. R. 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SPOHN'S is the best preventive of all forms of diarrhoea. SPOHN MEDICAL CO. Chemists and Bacteriologists. Goshen, Pa. W. B. A. Followed Her Vanished Nest This story of a thrush that missed, and caught its train comes from Limavady, in Ulser, Ireland. The bird had built its nest under a first-class carriage immediately over the steam heating pipe, and notwithstanding that the carriage traveled between Limavady and Londonderry, the nest contained four eggs. The institution of the summer service of train caused trouble. The carriage left Londonderry in the evening at 4:40 instead of 4:50, and when the mother thrush, who had presumably been on a foraging expedition, returned, she found carriage, nest and eggs had disappeared. She was noticed at Londonderry in apparent distress, and the station master apprised Limavady of the circumstances and asked the railway people there to look out for the bird, suggesting that she would probably arrive by the next train. The bird duly arrived at Limavady either by train or air and resumed her task of hatching the eggs. The sympathetic railway officials have decided to withdraw the carriage from service pending the hatching of the eggs. His Coffin Finished, He Dies. After seeing that his coffin was made, J. Welch, father of Mrs. Nelson, died from the ravages of cancer. He came from Oakland last fall to live with his daughter. Three months ago he requested that his coffin be made, so it might be finished before his death. His son-in-law and daughter were able to postpone the unpleasant task, but Nelson yielded to entreaties of his father-in-law ten days ago, and unwillingly began the work to please the aged sufferer, finishing it before death came.—Fall River Mills (Cal.) Dispatch to the New York World. Unpromising. "The Frosts expect their boy will be a priest first and then a bishop." "Do you think he will?" "Nope. 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SMITH «8 a candidateslor re-clee~ Pioul to the office of County Judge, subject to Phe decision pf voters in the fepubltean pri- toary lection, to be held in September 1914. SHERIFF, Wo are authorized to announce the name of David L. Panis, ax 8 candi- date for Sheriff of Massac County, subject to [the will of the yoters at the Republican Primary Wednesday, September 36, 1918. COUNTY SUPT., OF SCHOOLS... Weare authorized to announce the name of Miss EMMA BRAINARD, as. a wandidate for County Superintendent ot Schools, of Maseac County, sub- ject to the will of the voters at the Republican “Primary Wednesday, September 16, 1914. We are authorized to announce the name of W. A. SPENCH, as a candi- date for re-election to the office of County Superintendent of Schvols of Mansue County, subject to the will of the voters at the Republican Primary Wednesday September 9th 1914, OOUNTY COMMISSIONER, We are autharixed to announce the name of CHARLES W. 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Send your order by mailor phone us, +: We now urge all of our subscribers torenew their subscription to The Gazette and get four magaxines one year for only 180 extra. WRITE OR PHONE. ~ Try it, McCrary and sons, See our fine live of china ware, at McOrary & sons, When renewing your subscription to The Gazette Jon’t forget to re- mind us of the inagazine offer. Phone us your order for the four- magazine baregain. Rooms to Rent. We have 3 rooms to rent. See Mas. HakkiEr McCRARY. For 18 cents extre you can get four magazines and Tbe Gazeette for one year. If your subscription to The Gazette isdae, better pay up now and get four big magazines, all one yesr, ‘for only 18 cents extra. Letter Heads and Envelopes can be had for the asking at this office, We print them. I have anew supply of hair goods on hand. Call and see them. MRS. Z. A. VALLEE. Buy all your magazines of us. We can give you four magazines one year with The Gazette for only 18¢ 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 alsé authorized to soli- cit money for the Livingston Normal, Theological Industriai Institute ot Metropolis, Ill., Don’t pay out money for maga- zines. We can give you four month- ly magazines for 18 cents extraif you will subscribe to The Gazette for one year. You are cordially invited te 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: wore MRS. VALLEE, oper. They sorely wewid like to get The Gasotte and fogs magazines. ‘alloue year for only 8118. Notice js hereby given that we cannot print a fist of games con ributiag 1 churches unless $1 scoumpamies same. | Persons who owe’ the Gazette {yout greatly lesson the finan- \cial burden of the publishers by '| remitting at once. | If youwill subscribe to The Ga- | xette for one year we will send you | four monthly magazines for only 18 cents extra. | Ordination Licentiate’ license blanksat the Gazette office, | “You ean get four splendid maga- aines one year for 18 cents extra by renewing your subscription to The Gazette, ‘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. There will be regular services at Providence Baptist church. at Belgrade, the First Sundny in July, Let every member be on hand, to discharge his full “duty. The Crescent Cafe, has put-in a new line of Staple and Fancy groceries. Your patronage is so- licited.’ What about the Chautaqua to be held in Metropolis in August? Let us gec busy Bro E. C, Phillips, in arranging the pro- gram as we have some excellent jealene that is eqdal to the occas- lion. | The editor, and son Edgar will attend the S:S. convention at | Cairo vemt wrewb, niad Sileipe:Al- llie Barnard, Carrie Urbubart, Mrs, M.-J. Blake, Revs. J. M, Blake, J, W. Davie, Metropolis; | Misses. Myrtle and Jewel Long, and Netta Blackwell of Belgrade. Gota the Crescent Cafe for your ice cold Soda. Mrs, Harmon Smith is critical- ly ill, with slight chances for re- covery. Rev. Alex. Chavis, of Marion, jad af his charge the Antioch Baptist Baptist church of this | city Sunday. He returned home \Mooday accompanied by Capt. | Arthur Williams and daughter, |thet, who will visit the former's familyy It is rumored that the Captain has #meye open to bus- |iness. | Mrs, Morner Givens of Padu- cah, Ky,/isin thé city visiting |her mother, Mrs, Ed. Campbell, | The Knights and Daughters of labor held their annual Thanks- igiving Sermom at First Baptist (church Sunday Alternoon, Rev. |Daniel Rodgers, of Brookport, delivered the sermon which was worthy of the attention of those present, | Mrs. Jennie Cowper left for |East St. Louis, Saturday to be at the bedside of her brother Ed, | Buchanan who went there for his | health and to be with his brother | Will. E, C Phillips returned to Mar- shall Thursday, alter spending a few days in the city with his fam- lily : . a || Miss Blossom Bradley of Joppa has returned from a visit home | again at her placejat the Crescent Rie el te ee a a at cah, Ky., viriting her aunt, Mis Morna Giv ns, | ‘The man who says the Sout! - etn Bap st Convemicn as doing pothiny ke the Negrues i either trying tu Geceive semelory cr ‘else he doesn't know what he is talking about; The Home Board evangelists were the means of ad- ding 3.000 to Negro Baptist ‘churches during last year —Illi- nois Baptist, Rev J. M. Blake has been confined at home for several days. The city is beginning to be fill- ed up strangers on account of the extensive bridge work that has begun here, ‘ Metropolis is destined'to be the liveliest city in the state for the next four years at least. x Our editors are attending the Mt. Olive Baptist S. 5, Conven- tion which is in session at Cairo now. Please pardon us for news not appearing.’ We were forced to cut off some of our long winded preachers and licud shouting and race. loving [members from our list because of not paying their subscriptions. We are going to make a clean 'sweep of these ‘Slow Drags.”’ A changed mind will be exem- plified in a changed way (life. ) Dr. E, J. Fisher, of Chicago, is being favorably mentioned as |a candidate for a member “of the legistature from the First Sena- torial district, Should he be- |come the chdice of the Republi- \cans, thesrace would find nothing in him to regret. | bss. Leah Reed, went to Pad- ucah. Ky., Tuesday on business and to visit her sister, Mrs Cora Burton They will visit ia Ballard county with Mr. Wash Herron, before returning home, RESOLUTION, Carbondale, Ill., June 10, 1914. “Whereas, The Gencral Baptist State Convetien ot Aurora, June 1913, adopted declarations to stand by the doctrine of the New Testament, and, Whereas, the declarations for- bid the membership of Alien Im- mersionist, Open Commanion, Freewill ordination aad Church Federation. Be it therefore, Resolved. that this Convention re-affirm the declarations offered by Dr. Wan. Gray, Signed, ‘ C. C. Phillips, W. P, Washington. Subscription Payers. James Robinson, Carbondale. Mrs, Eliza Kaley, so KE, C. Phillips, Marshall. Rev. W. M. Young, Harrisburg. Rev. H. Allison, Centralia. Colored Girl Honored. Miss Eloise Cook received a teacher's certificate in piano and public school music ftom Chicago Musical College on [uesday night, Miss Cook is the first col- ored girl to specialize in public school music at this collége.—Ex. BROWNFIFLD. Dear Editor: Please allow space to say that our-church and 5. S. are moving along nicely again as_we have called our old ex-pastor Rev. J. H. Hilly, again. We had an inspiring meeting last Sunday, with two sermons yes- terday by the pastor. Theschoo! is moving along nicely and is preparing to represent in the Convention, Our school has been moving along very nicely for some time, J. HL. Hilly, pastor. _ B,D, Sutton, Clerk. li ingsten In: fitute eer pminticenreneey = ccc ; oe Metropolis + = Illinois Second Session ‘ Opens Monday October 6th 1913 This school is well graded and equipped Grammar School Depertment, All work is well organized under Departmen tal and able Instructors, selected for Special Departmenta work $ in Music, Bookeeping, Shorthand Special Courses oy pe Weiing, Bible Study and in Theology. Entrance Fee.$2.00 a'Session . ‘ iti + Tuition, Theological, Department Tuition Rates: pyr. eer ee Tuition, Normal and English coureses per month\each ‘' 1.00 Tuition, Instrumental music (including rent of instrument)... patience at see * uw '* 2 §0) Tuition Typewriting (including reat) per month .. 1.50 Tuition Plain Sewing per month ........0 psu a Tuition, Vocal music _ Free! Teition Printing ...... we Sadia a . Domestic Science, Milli- Industrial Deparments tore Ssreckinn $9 per month. Printing Free Board and rooms can be secured Board and Rooms (rr ac tamilcea «reson ble rate. In every case, 4 weeks will be counted for a schoo! month All charges must be'paid in advance, For any information and Prospectus Address J.B. McGRARY, Supt. and Sec’y. Box 107 Metropolis, Il. Notice. The S. S. Convention of Mt, Olive Baptist Association will convene with 12th St. Baptist S. S, Cairo, June 24th. D. Farrow, Pres. 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 re- flectors for our night school. One Wall clock, One Piano, 200 chairs in our chapel room, atonce. Theretore we ask each church, Sunday School, W. E. & M, Society and Ministers also in- dividuals who are interested in education to send us a domacion ‘at once, Due credit will be giv- ‘em you through these columos ‘also in our quarterly report. Every minister should register and become a student of the Liv- ingston college by sending $1.00 every month, If he is not able to attend the money can be used to adyantage and his name will increase the enrollment, Try it aad let us make Livingston what it shouid be, ‘Any%good book will be thankt fully received for ous library. The school is now, open and students are accepted at any time. For any intormation write Rev. J. B, McCrary, Supt, and Secy., Box 367 Metropolis, Ill. CAIRO. Editor of the Gazette :- 1 wish to say throuh your paper to the churches of the Mt. Olive asssociation to jassist their B.Y. P. U. in making this the Banner year of the Convention. Deaf Co-Workers, as Thursday before the 4th Sundayin June is set apart for the B. Y. P. U. day let us play our partin the great work of the convention which will convene at 12th St. Church, Cai- 10. E Yours for Christ, LF. Bomar, Pres. 23:-2agth St. Men Wanted fer Ged and Heaven. | Follow. Me and I will make you fishers of men. Matt’ 4:19. - Whea X began to preach He began togather disciples, now the hearers, afterwards the preach ers of his doctrine; in all he preaching He gave a call to the whole country. Here He gave. aspectal call to the preachers, (teachers) | Follow me, they must sepa- rate themselves from their former occupation, assdciates and be iconatset attendants of Him and learners of Him in order to be prepared to catch men. Those who will be his diciples must for- sake all other teaching and, even their own understanding, but, lean upon his word, Peter and Andrew, straight- way leit their nets, James and tobe immediately left the ship and their father, and followed |Him. Those who would tollow |X, must leave all, They must hate father and mother’ Luke 14:26, Love them less than they love X. Notice. Mt, Vernon, Ill, 5-26, 1914. Notice is hereby givem thet the S. S. Convention of the Movnt Olive Baptist Association has been changed from Sparta, and will convene with the 1st Baptist sath St., Cairo, Il.. Wednesday before the 4th Sundaay in jJune 1914. Hoping that all of the schools will be fully represent- ed this year, Tam yours in the work, Nena R. Smallwood, Cor. Sec. of Teachers Institute and S. S, Convention. | Trustees ‘of the Livingston Normal, Theologi- - galand Indastrial Institute. | J.B. KaoWles, D. D., President J.B. MoOrary, 8. T. B., Secretary T. C. Yaney, ‘Trensurer 6. B. Kerr, Attorney Rev. J.M. Blake. ‘ Rev. i, Allison Rev. M. Hayes Rey. ©. ©. Phillips “ Rev. H. E. McWilliams invite ft, It you want opportuntty to knock ‘t your door tomorrow you've get te/ make a bid for it today. f OO ——_— ME DS