Metropolis Weekly Gazette

METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE THESE Can be endor county as men in every respect position to whi THESE Candidates have been endorsed by every county as men fully qualified in every respect for the high position to which they aspire. Wm N. Butler. OF Cairo Candidate For Circuit Judge conventional year. I remain yours for Christ. CROWDSCONTINUE AT BAPTIST MEET INTERESTING MEETING HELD BY COLORED MEMBERS. Women's Anxiliary to Association Elects Officers for Coming Another record breaking crowd was present at the meeting of the General Baptist Missionary Association yesterday evening, many members having to stand. The meeting was opened by Rev. J. N. Washington, who led the congregation in prayer. Rev Brockett of Duquoin read the Scripture Lesson, it being taken from Job. 16:4. Subject, "Prer requisites to Citzenship and Christianity." ```markdown ``` DEWITT T. HARTWELL Candidate for Circuit Judge NOTICE. Office of the President of the Mt. Olive Baptist Sunday School Convention of Southern, Ill. Cairo Ill May 2, 1915 To the Sunday Schools Composing the Mount Olive Baptist Sunday School Convention of Southern Ill. Greeting: Dear Co-workers know ye that that the Sunday School Convention will convene with the Shiloh Baptist Sunday School at Mt. Vernon Ill, in its (35th) thirty fifth annual session Wednesday June 23rd, 1915. All Sunday Schools that are to be represented at said meeting will elect their delegates at once and send names of same to my address, 429-15th St., Cairo, Ill., not later than May 20th, 1915 As we have many thingsto be thankful for in the past year let each pastor and Supt. of each S. S. strive to make their respective schools the banner school at Mt. Vernon—hoping that God has blest each school with abundant success in the past Election Monday June 7, 1915 FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES This Strong Ticket Merits the Attention and Support of Every Voter in this Judicial District DON'T FORGET THE DATE ELECTION MONDAY JUNE 7, 1915 Dennis Farrow, President 429-15 St. Cairo Ill. Miss Carrie Urquhart, Cor. Sec., Metropolis Ill. CENTRALIA. WARREN W. DUNCAN Candidate for Supreme Judge vices appointed the following to preach at the different churches tomorrow: Second Baptist, Rev. H. E. McWilliams, Elgin at 11 a. m.; Rev. D. P. Jones, of Chicago, at 8 p. m. A. M. E. Zion church, Rev. E. W. Young, of Secamore at 11 a. m.; Rev. P. B., of Sparta at 8 p. m. The committee on the Official Journal of the Association appinted Moderator J. F Thomas, of Chicago; Rev. H. E. McWilliams of Elgin; Rev. C. C. Phillips, of Cairo; and Rev. H. Allison, of Centralia, as the publishing board of the new magazine of the Association, The Baptist Herald monthly. This magazine is to be published in Chicago at fifty cts. per year, and will contain all the official news of the Association. The Women's Auxiliary met this morning and selected the followingas their officers for the coming year: Pres. Mrs. Bettie Wilkerson, of Mt. Vernon. 1st Vice Pres—Mrs. T. O. Thomas, of Duquoin. Attention and Support Judicial District AT THE DATE Y JUNE 7, 191 2nd Vice Pres.—Mrs. D. G. McClain, of Catbondale. 3d Vice Pres.—Mrs. Ada Mc- Williams, of Elgin. Rec. Sec.—Mrs. Anna Owens, of Sparta. Cor. Sec.—Mrs. D. H. Hamilton, of Dewmaine. Treas.—Mrs. L. Vernon, of Centralia. Chairman of Executive Board—Mrs. M. J. O'Connor, Carbon-dale. Secretary of Executive Board'—Mrs. M. J. Blake, Metropolis. The executive of the Associ-iwill meet this afternoon, and there will be a special meeting of the women this evening. Rev. J. B. McCray, of Metropolis, preached at 11:00 a. m Text Matt. 20:8. What Do You Think Of This? Goes Down. The "Thorn" L. H. threw his regular aside last Monday night by taking the "rose" Miss M. P. M. B. ALEE T. W. LEWIS Candidate for Circuit Judge dates are men of legal experi- records second one stands high his fellow men. X REPUBLICAN PARTY FOR SUPREME JUDGE WARREN W. DUNCAN THESE candidates are men with years of legal experience and with records second to none. Each one stands high in the esteem of his fellow men. X DEWITT T. HARTWELL ALBERT W. LEWIS LECTION MON. JUNE 7th, 1915 --- to the show, and believe me they looked some swell, ' it certainly was a long way to— Now we don't know whether he did this to get even or not but did it. It doesn't seem that the Judge was in his office because she did not have a warrant and she certainly could not take him with out one. Well "you should worry" Later he was seen over on Pearl St. AGAIN IN THE LIMELIGHT The "rose" Miss A. R. it is said caused quite a commotion a short time ago when she attempted to decoy one "Thorn," Mr. W. H. B, from his 9th St. rose. Things went well with her but as it a ways is, some one else interested themselves and informed the law who at once had a warrant made out and got her hand-cuffs and pistol and went in search of the missing suitor and found him warming up and squeezing the other "rose" hand. She proceeded at once to tell him he FOR CIRCUIT JUDGES (VOTE FOR THREE) WILLIAM N. BUTLER was under arrest and that th warrant she had, said bring him dead or alive; after some hesitation he agreed to go without any rough treatment. We failed to get all of the particnlaes. Secret of Influence. Force, fervor, intensity—these are the qualities which have given their power to great leaders in all the movements by which the world has been swayed. Sometimes they have been present in men who left so little written memorial or whose efforts were foiled by adverse circumstances that we can note only the fact that they must have been remarkable because their contemporaries admired and followed them. They possessed the secret of influence, though we cannot tell how they manifested it. They are among the riddles of history.—Chambers' Journal. Origin of Christening Ships. The ceremony of christening ships is a survival of a barbaric custom when sacrifices were made to the gods, and some living victim or offering was held up and its throat cut so that the blood flowed over the prow of the ship being launched. The vessel was baptized in warm blood. Now sprinkling wine or pure water is used, and the change has many advantages, though the symbolism remains. The luxury of yesterday is the common commodity of today and the necessity of tomorrow. MARRYING ROYALTY So Carl Said When He Wedded the Queen of Cooks. Mrs. Bliss came into the day nursery, her large rosy face growing a deeper pink with the exertion of climbing the stairs to the third floor. "Good morning, Miss Newton," she smiled at the little nursery governess who was sitting with Bobby in the window seat. "I wonder if you and Bobby wouldn't like to play today? We are going to picnic at the pine grove and—" "Oh, mother-honey!" Bobby flung his sturdy self at his parent. "Will there be lemonade and chicken sand-wiches? And can I wear my new white Tommy Tucker suit?" "Yes, to everything," laughed Mrs. Bliss, kissing him and moving toward the door. "Can you be ready in 15 minutes. Miss Newton?" "Of course we can, Mrs. Bliss! We wouldn't miss a picnic for the world, would we, Bobby?" She jumped up and put away books and toys. "Come, childie!" They danced down the corridor to Bobby's room where nurse quickly put him into the much-admired suit. In the meantime Beth Newton brushed her red-brown hair and slipped into a dainty pale blue gingham frock, then the girl and the little boy went sedately downstairs to the front veranda where three motor cars were waiting for the merry house party that had filled the Bliss country home for ten days. Some of the girls and women came up and spoke to Bobby and nodded kindly to the little governess; one of them, Miss Nugent, tall, graceful, and carelessly kind in her manner, introduced Beth right and left, until presently the girl found herself in timid conversation with Mr. Carl Bellew, so many times a millionaire that no one troubled to remember exactly how many dollars there were and only recalled that he was just as nice as if he didn't have a penny. At last they were off, Beth and Bobby tucked away in the tonneau of the last car with Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell, the footman and the lunch baskets which overflowed on to the running boards and the luggage carriers. "This is jolly!" cried Bobby enthusiastically as they swept out of the driveway and turned up the road that led to the Pine Mountain. Beth smiled absently. Perhaps she was thinking that it might have been pleasanter if she had been in one of the other large cars among that merry crowd of girls and young men. But she chided herself sharply for the momentary discontent and was soon her own accustomed happy self, enjoying the unexpected holiday to the utmost. At the pine grove the picnic hampers were unloaded; James, the footman, built a fire and was then allowed to return home with the machines. They were to come for the picknickers at sundown. "One can't have a jolly picnic with servants around," Mrs. Bliss had decided. Leaving the fire to take care of itself the party trooped through the pines to the glade where a waterfall tumbled among the brown rocks. An acrid smell of burning brought them running to the campfire. The fire had overcrept the boundaries of its encircling stones and had licked its way among the pine needles until it reached the four large hampers. There was nothing left of the food save blackened remnants, and of the hampers there remained only charred splinters. As the picknickers reached the scene the last soda water bottle exploded with a sickening report. "Seven miles from anywhere!" groaned Mrs. Bliss. "And not a thing to eat!" added Mitchell blankly. "Or to drink," mourned Mr. Mitchell as he grubbed among the ruins of the hampers. There was a murmur of discontent among the young people. Some of the men volunteered to walk back to the house and bring something to eat but the question was quickly decided when a few heavy drops of rain fell. "Where is the nearest shelter?" asked Carl Bellew. "It must be old Ned Blake's shanty," replied Mrs. Bliss. "At least it will keep us dry for awhile. Come, everybody!" Someone laughed a spirit of adventure into the party and so they hastened down the slope until under the shoulder of the mountain they reached a long, weather-heaten shanty built against a great rock that formed its rear wall. Ned Blake was a hermit who gained a living by gathering herbs and berries in season. Repeated knocks upon the door brought no response. "The latch-string is out," suggested Beth Newton. Carl Bellew pulled the latch-string and pushed open the weather-beaten door. The poor furnishings were spotlessly clean and neat but the hermit was absent. "We must find something to eat and we can pay Ned when he returns," said Mrs. Bliss as she sank down in a cushioned Boston rocker, while the young people found seats on the rag-carpeted floor before the open fireplace. Soon Carl Bellew had a fire of hickory logs blazing on the hearth while Lilian Nugent and Beth New- ton explored the pantry. Miss Nugent returned to the living room. "There isn't a bit of cooked food in the place—not even bread!" she announced. "There are flour and sugar and eggs and potatoes and some canned things—what can we do? Do any of you girls know how to cook eggs?" Miss Taylor confessed that she had made creamed eggs in a chafing dish at home—but—she shrugged her shoulders. The other women were silent. Beth Newton stood in the kitchen doorway, her face pink with shyness; she looked distractingly pretty at that moment. "If you don't mind waiting a half hour I believe I could prepare something fit to eat," she announced timidly. They applauded her enthusiastically and offered to help. She accepted Miss Taylor for an assistant in the kitchen, and Lillian Nugent opened the tiny cupboard and prepared to set the table for a dozen people from the hermit's scanty store of crockery. Beth lighted a fire in the cracked old cookstove, Carl Bellew and Andy Smith carried firewood, and opened the cans of vegetables. Bobby danced in and out reporting progress. "Baked potatoes! Hot biscuits—um! Bacon—mother, they're cooking bacon and eggs out there!" They were doing all those things, while outside of the frail shelter a summer rain drummed on the shingles and made the fire and the coziness more desirable. At last they sat down at two tables. They gave Beth a seat of honor, and no one told her of the dab of flour on her hair or the smudge of soot that became a beauty spot near her lively eye. With her flushed cheeks her ruffled brown hair, her pale blue sleeves pushed up above her rounded elbows, Beth Newton was radiant. They were all so good to her, too! She smiled happily, too tired to eat. Her eyes met Carl Bellew's and something in the man's gaze brought a hot flush to her cheek. After that her eyes did not wander far from her plate. As a delightful surprise Beth produced a steaming apple pudding with maple sirup, and in token of their gratitude Andy Smith hastily plucked a bunch of herbs from the rafters and solemnly crowned her with a wreath of cakin, the queen of cooks. By the time the dishes were washed and put away the sun was shining outside. The invaders had restored the house to order and Carl Bellew had pinned a note on the table cover. Inside of that envelope were folded crackling banknotes of such large denomination that old Ned Blake would never cease to marvel over the accession of riches that made his declining days more comfortable. They returned to the scene of the campfire, and all too soon the three motor cars arrived. Somehow Mrs. Bliss managed to smuggle Beth and Bobby into the same car with herself and Carl Bellew, and that night when she went to bed the girl assured herself that she had rounded out her perfect day. A few days later the party had broken up and the picnic was forgotten by all save Beth Newton and Bobby—and, perhaps, Carl Bellew. His place was not very far away and he found many excuses for calling on the Blisses. When kindly Mrs. Bliss realized that it was her little nursery governess whom Carl Bellew wanted to see, she remembered her own days of wooing, and entered whole-heartedly into matchmaking. "Dear," said Carl Bellew one October day when he had received Beth's answer. "I've loved you from the beginning, but when I tasted your cooking—" Beth's hand pressed his lips in silence. She looked up at her splendid, gallant lover. "Ah, Carl," she murmured. "I am such a humble little thing—so unworthy of you! You might marry a princess—or a queen!" Carl threw back his head and laughed. Then he gathered her closer in his arms. "I am going to marry a queen," he protested, "the queen of cooks!" Her Oversight. "That last cook you sent me did not suit at all." "What was the matter?" "She couldn't cook." "Oh, why didn't you say you wanted one that could cook?" And No Insurance Bookkeeper—The old man's getting to be quite an incendiary. Cashier—What's the answer? Bookkeeper—He fired two more men today. After Marriage. "Tell me, Vanessa, does your music help you make your home happy?" "Not much. A sonata is of little interest to a man when he wants a boiled dinner." She Knew Father "All the world loves a lover, you know," said the young man. "You'll find out your mistake when you speak to father," replied the sweet young thing. Paw Knew the Anewer. Little Lemuel—Say, paw, what is an underwriter: Paw—An underwriter, son, is a woman who always adds a postscript to her letters. Soon in the Soup. "Dinner's ready," thought the ladle "s suppose I'll soon be in the soup." METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE. METROPOLIS, ILL. AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS In a bulletin prepared by the bureau of the census, which shows the standing of the Negro race in this country at the time of the last census, five facts stand out to the credit of Negroes, and to the country at large. The report shows an increasing tendency among Negroes toward home ownership, a marked increase in the percentage of schools, a decided decrease in the percentage of illiteracy, a decrease in the mortality rate, and an increase in the proportion of church membership. Another feature in connection with the report worthy of special notice is that all the work on it, including the preparation of the statistical tables, as well as the clerical work, was done by Negro employees of the department. In 1790 the Negro population of the United States was 757,208, which at that time was 19.3 per cent of the total population of the country. In 1910 the Negro population was 9,827,763, or 10.7 per cent of the total population. It should be remembered in this connection, however, that since 1810 there has been practically no Negro immigration into this country, while the white population has been constantly augmented by the inflow of immigrants from Europe. The report shows that 99.2 per cent of all Negroes in the United States in 1910 were natives of native parentage, while the remainder were of foreign or mixed foreign and native parentage. Thus it would appear that the race is in no danger from dying by the slow process of race suicide. For several years associations interested in the advancement of the Negro race have urged on southern Negroes the advantage of owning their homes. The Negro is naturally home-loving. He is not by nature inclined to rove from the place where he has attained maturity, yet it was found that the number of Negroes who owned their homes was small. This movement seems to have met with the approval of the Negroes, especially in the southern states. In 1910 there were in these states 1,917,391 Negro homes, of which 430,449, or 22.4 per cent, were owned by Negroes. In Virginia the percentage rises to 41.3, but the Negroes farther south appear to be slower to adopt the home-buying plan, for in Georgia the percentage drops to 14.7. The total increase, however, is substantial, and this is a hopeful sign which should give encouragement to all interested in the progress of the race. The world is accustomed to marvel at the progress made by the Japanese and by the Germans during the last half century, and rightly. But here in the United States a race has moved forward no less triumphantly. The drama of the American Negro's advancement, it is true, has not been accompanied by a military glamour with its martial music, nor has it had the literary stimulus of a great racial consciousness. But for all the quietness and unobtrusiveness of this upward movement, the victories of the Negro have an immense meaning for the welfare of the world. The Negroes have succeeded in the arts of peace. Individually, generation by generation, they have become more fit for the great struggle of contemporary life. They have accomplished the miracle of lifting a people en masse. For twenty years Hampton institute has been sending out into the South a band of well trained tailors—men who have not only been able to make good clothes, but also have been able to help their communities in church and Sunday school work, the management of boys' clubs and the improvement of civic conditions. Today one finds in positions of responsibility and trust Hampton trained tailors who, on account of their rigorous years of apprenticeship, have learned how to use their native powers. "Whether as journeymen or as proprietors, the tailors who have gone out from the school have done, on the whole, uncommonly well," says the Southern Workman. "That the South offers young Negroes an opportunity to succeed in the tailoring business is clear from the fact that many of the Hampton tradesmen have received, without difficulty and without prejudice, the patronage of some of the very best southern white people. Hampton has succeeded in the tailoring department in training men who cannot only make their fellows outwardly more attractive, but also better in character." Robinson Crusoe's immortal island, Juan Fernandez, now has communication with the mainland by wifeless. Gray horses are the longest lived and cream colored ones the most affected by temperature changes. Contempt may also be defined as a merchant's attitude toward a package that wasn't tied up in his store. If there were anything in having a national reputation Harry Thaw would be one of our greatest men. While Washington stood at the head of the list with the highest Negro population of any city of the country in 1910, according to a bulletin made public by the census bureau, the percentage of increase in this population between 1900 and 1910 was much lower than that for any other city. New York, New Orleans, Baltimore and Philadelphia came next in the order in which they are named. The gain in the Negro population of Washington between 1900 and 1910 was 8.9 per cent. The greatest gain, both numerically and proportionally, was shown by Birmingham, Ala., the Negro population of which increased by 35,730, or 215.6 per cent. New York and Philadelphia showed the next largest numerical gains, 31,043 and 21,486, respectively, the rates of increase for these cities being 51.2 per cent and 34.9 per cent, respectively. The census bureau report, which was prepared by Negro employees of the bureau, points out that there is a tendency on the part of the Negroes to marry at earlier ages than the whites. The percentage of illiteracy among the Negro population ten years of age and over was 30.4 for the United States as a whole, as compared with 3.7 per cent for the native whites of native parentage. The continual improvement in educational opportunities offered to the Negro race, according to the bulletin, is shown by the fact that in almost every state and city the percentage of illiteracy among Negroes is consistently lower in the younger generations than in the older. Increases in the ownership of homes by the Negroes and decrease in the mortality is also noted by the bulletin. The colored race has no better friend than Mr. Julius Rosenwald of Chicago. It remained for this Jewish gentleman to see that Negroes were in need of Y. M. C. A. homes and to offer a liberal contribution for such buildings in every case where the organization raised a given amount by its own efforts. In Indianapolis, the Star, of that city recalls, his gift was $25,000. He has made contributions for this purpose in a number of cities and is very well known for his benefactions in this line. Not so many know, however, of his gifts, or offered gifts, in another direction. Within the past year he volunteered to duplicate, up to $600, the money raised in any rural district in the South for Negro school buildings. It is too soon to know what response this offer will have, as systematic effort will be required by educational organizations, and individual workers to circulate the news of this opportunity in the quarters where such help is most needed and it will take time and struggle to raise $600 in the rural neighborhoods of the South; yet the offer is not only help in the right place, but the stipulations will stimulate effort and interest of the right kind. Public schools in the South, even for white children, are far from what they should be, while Negroes are placed at a great disadvantage in most states of the region by an inequitable division of the school funds. If their children are educated at all in many districts it must be through private enterprise. If they are once provided with suitable school buildings, however, further steps in the undertaking will be easier. Mr. Rosenwald is serving the colored folk wisely and well. In the decade from 1900 to 1910 the number of homes owned by Negroes in the southern states increased by 102,912, or 31.4 per cent. In 1910 in Alabama 17,227 farm homes and 16,714 other homes—chiefly in urban communities—were owned by Negroes. In a Tuskegee pamphlet it is stated that 450,000 Negroes in the South are seriously ill all the time; that the annual cost of sickness of these 450,000 Negroes is $75,000,000; that one-half of this sickness is preventable; that the annual economic loss to the South from sickness and death among the Negroes is $300,000,000. This whole question is of great economic importance and the white people of the South should stand ready to assist the Negroes in this "better health movement." Friendship is essential to happiness. Even the man who is his own best friend can't get along very well without a few others. When a woman has no diamonds there is nothing she deplores so much as the vulgarity of people who wear diamonds. An election is also to be deplored for the reason that it gives every lazy man an excuse for quitting work. There are 217,586,892 Hindus, 66.647,299 Moslems, 10,721,453 Buddhists and 3,876,203 Christians in India. Boys and girls in Vienna under the age of fourteen have been ordered to serve as hospital orderlies. The rule is that if a woman sees much of her husband she must do it before she marries him. JOPLIN WOMAN IS RESTORED BY REMEDY Mrs. Hillman Took Treatment Two Years Ago—Has Been Well Ever Since. Mrs. Ida Hillman of Joplin suffered from stomach alliments for twelve years. She followed the advice of several expert physicians and took a great deal of medicine. Two years ago she discovered Mayr's Wonderful Remedy—and she has been well since. Mrs. Hillman took but a few doses. She writes: "I suffered with stomach trouble almost twelve years. I tried many doctors, but received no help until, while in Cleveland, Ohio, I read your notice in a paper and concluded to try Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. Since then I have felt like a new woman. "I took only four bottles, but that was all that was needed to make me well. It has been almost two years and I have had no return of my trouble." Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives permanent results for stomach, liver and intestinal ailments. Eat as much and whatever you like. No more distress after eating, pressure of gas in the stomach and around the heart. Get one bottle of your druggist now and try it on an absolute guarantee—if not satisfactory money will be returned.—Adv. Couldn't Part. Louis Halle was a colonel on Governor Yates' staff, and in that capacity accompanied him to Washington to be a part of an inaugural parade. All the colonels had uniforms a-plenty, but it was decided to rely upon the Washington supply of horses instead of taking the mounts along. The governor sat on his horse awaiting the parade formation, and from time to time an orderly would gallop up with an official communication. On each occasion Colonel Halle was by his side. At last the governor observed: "Colonel Halle, I see no necessity for your sticking to this orderly in the performance of his duties." "There isn't any," admitted Halle, "but, you see, our horses are a lifelong team." BABY LOVES HIS BATH With Cuticura Soap Because So Soothing When His Skin Is Hot. These fragrant supercreamy emollients are a comfort to children. The Soap to cleanse and purify, the Ointment to soothe and heal rashes, itchings, chafings, etc. Nothing more effective. May be used from the hour of birth, with absolute confidence. Sample each free by mail with Book Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. XY, Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adv. One day Solomon and a fool were walking together. "Solomon," said the fool, "why is it you never talk?" "Fool," said Solomon, "that I may listen to other people's wisdom." And then after a pause, "But why is it you always talk?" "That other people, I suppose," quoth the fool, "may listen to my wisdom." Whereat Solomon held his tongue, and went home thoughtfully. Misleading Advertisement. Jonah Raged. "Yes, the brute advertised as a summer resort with an ocean view," he cried. No girl should acquire a husband until she is able to convert a round steak into a square meal. As a rule, when you do see a good man you see one who is as ugly as a mud fence. Every married man has a mind of his own, but the title is seldom per- fect. Man subsists upon other animals— including other men. Russian peasant women work in the fields with the men. If you would remain a favorite never ask a favor. Lubricating —and th Lubricating Troubles and their cure! The Standard Oil Company is making a motor oil that has done away with all common lubricating troubles. 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Walter Roberts, the theatrical man, is usually ready with a quick answer to any question that is put to him, but once upon a time he was clearly nonplused. A woman had approached the ticket window and said: "I would very much like to know if the show which is now going on is moral and proper." Walter cast a scrutinizing glance at his questioner, but that was all. "Why don't you answer my question, young man?" demanded the lady at the window. "Because, madam, frankly speaking," said Walter, hesitating. "I'm not a good enough judge of human nature to know which way to answer without losing a patron."—Louisville Times. Sure Thing "What is you idea of a clinch?" "Better that the long hand of a watch will get around first." Somehow a man who doesn't know right from wrong nearly always does wrong. 200 GIRLS WANTED Permanent position, good wages. The work is that of making men's underwear on power machines. 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Jack McGreevy, the vaudeville entertainer, was teared in a southern locality where the population was largely black and where the older darkies were invariably respectful. A part of their deference, says McGreevy, was to inquire as to the health of the family of anyone who addressed them, even if he were a stranger. Thus an elderly negro was at work in the fields not far from a fair grounds where a parachute jump was a part of the entertainment. The jumper, a girl, had gone up in a balloon and had encountered a wind which blew her some distance before she cut loose, and when she landed it was only a few feet from the old uncle with the hoe. He had not seen her descend, and he fairly blinked as he beheld the vision in scarlet tights and virulent peroxide hair. His training did not desert him, however, for he asked presently: "Good evenin', Miss Angel. How's yo' paw an' maw?" Building Up Her Words. A certain little Columbus schoolgirl is learning things, both at school and on the street, as a recent happening demonstrates. The knowledge she picked up at school; the phrase regarding the cat she heard either from some older child or from some careless elder. "Mother, what does f-a-t spell?" she asked the other night, on coming home from school. "Why, 'fat,' my dear," replied the mother. "And what does h-e-r spell?" came the second inquiry. "Her," again vouchsafed the informant. "Now I knew I was right, and that old cat of a teacher tried to make me believe that those letters spelled father," exclaimed the child with not a little indignation—Columbus Dispatch. The Watta Variation. Alfred Watts, the young futurist poet, was lunching with his publisher at a Broadway restaurant recently, and while waiting for his bill he amused himself by matching quarters with his host. After several dollars had changed hands, the publisher looked through the window at one of those entertaining little Detroitobiles standing at the curb, and said, facetiously: "I'll match you for that car, Alfred." Mr. Watts tossed back his much-photographed golden mane, and remarked, with his characteristic drawl. "Aw, don't be a pliker! I'll match "Aw, don't be a piker! I'll match you for two dollars." The Killroy. Senator Lawson of Brooklyn has introduced at Albany a bill to abolish the free lunch. "The effect of this bill on drinking?" said Senator Lawson the other day. "Well, it's effect on drinking will be the same as the old wife's." "My old wife certainly looks after me good,' said an old wag. 'She even takes off my shoes for me.' "That's when you come home from Hogan's saloon, I suppose,' said another wag. "No,' said the first one, 'it's when I want to go there.'" Cheering Comment. "That infant of yours kept me awake half the night," said the irritable neighbor." "Well, congratulate you," replied the weary father. "That comes nearer being a kind word than anything I have heard today. Nobody else owns up to getting half a night's sleep." Late Arrivals "What got me in bad," said the captured burglar, "was the confounded pet dog of your wife's. It began to bark as soon as I put my foot on the stair." "Too bad," replied Mr. Meekton. "Evidently the dog mistook you for me." Not the Ideal. "I want a sunny lot in life." "You'll find a few shade trees a great improvement." FIND OUT The true way is to find out what is best to eat and drink, and then cultivate a taste for those things instead of poisoning ourselves with improper, indigestible food, etc. A conservative Mass. woman writes: "I have used Grape-Nuts 5 years for the young and for the aged; in sickness and in health; at first following directions carefully, later in a variety of ways as my taste and judgment suggested. "But its most special, personal benefit has been as a substitute for meat, and served dry with cream when rheumatic troubles made it important for me to change diet. "Served in this way with the addition of a cup of hot Postum and a little fruit it has been used at my morning meal for six months, during which time my health has much improved, nerves have grown steadier, and a gradual decrease in my excessive weight adds greatly to my comfort." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a Reason." Ever read the above letter? A new appearance from time to time. "They are humble, true, and full of human interest." LEARNED FROM EGG NO MORE INSOMNIA How. Scientists Got Notion of Gyroscope. If you place a hard-boiled egg on its side on a smooth table and give it a spin it rises on one end and rotates on its tip. A raw or soft-boiled egg will not do this. This habit of hard-boiled eggs was a favorite illustration used by Lord Kelvin in demonstrating gyrostatic motion before his classes at Glasgow university. In a recent lecture before the Institution of Electrical Engineers Prof. A. Gray repeated the experiment with the following comment: "The first experiment made was always that of the equilibrium of this nearly egg-shaped piece of wood, which, scientifically described, is a homogeneous prolate ellipsoid of revolution. Its surface may be imagined to be generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis. I lay it on its side and we see that in that position it is stable for fore and aft inclinations, 'pitching', I may call the The Spinning Egg That Illustrates Gyrostatic Action. motion, and in indifferent equilibrium for port or starboard displacement, or rolling. This is, of course, all without spin. "If, however, I apply to the solid, as it lies on the tray before me, an impulsive twist with my fingers, so as to make it rotate about one of the minimum diameters (that is, of course, a diameter about which the moment of intertia is a maximum), the solid shows that when spin is applied the equilibrium is unstable. The ellipsoid at once sets itself on one end, and then rotates in stable equilibrium with the long axis nearly vertical. This is a remarkable result. The center of gravity has been raised, and the equilibrium is now stable. The spin has altered the conditions of equilibrium completely. "Of course, it was pointed out to us that all these phenomena are well shown by the ordinary spinning-top, spun by the unwinding from it of a string when the top has been skillfully thrown from the hand. The awaying round of the axis of a top when rising just after spin to the 'sleeping' position, and the similar conical motion of the axis when the top is about to fall, give examples of processional motion of, in fact, the astronomical phenomena called procession of the equinoxes." A raw egg will not rise to spin on end because of the unstable condition of its contents. These, being liquid, are agitated by the spinning motion and a series of whirlpool-like motions is set up in them; these produce such a confusion of forces that any slight gyrosatic effect is stopped. India's Rice Crop. The rice crop of India for the current season, according to the second general memorandum shows a total area of 75,000,000 acres under the crop, being only a hundred thousand acres short of last year. Weather conditions in Bengal, Behar and Orissa, Assam and United Provinces have not been favorable since September, however, and the outturn of winter rice, in consequence, is somewhat shorter than these figures indicate, especially in Behar and Orissa, where it is estimated at only 75 per cent of normal. As regards extra-Indian areas the information is that, in Egypt conditions are favorable, in Japan the crop is 12 per cent above normal, while in Korea, Italy and the United States but slight variations, compared with last year, are expected. Japanese Potato King. Reading a story of the visit of George Shima, the potato king of Lodi, Cal., to Los Angeles, in a paper of that city, merchants of Lodi recall that not many years ago the Japanese capitalist could not obtain credit in the stores of this city, not because he was not honest, but as a newcomer he had not established credit. Those business men who refused to trust did not anticipate that in a few years Shima would control 37,000 acres in California and have 6,000 acres in his own holdings, and have established a large credit in California banks. Last July Shima owned about a quarter of the 4,000,000 sacks of potatoes in California, and today he owns half of the 500,000 sacks unsold in the state. As to Jarley. "That man Jarley is without any exception the most inaccurate man I ever knew," said Dobbson. "Tell me, Jones, does he ever get anything right?" "Oh, yes," replied Jones. "Anything that is left Jarley will always get right."—Judge METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE. METROPOLIS, ILL. You Look Prematurely Old Jaxman Had Got Rid of That Kind of Trouble. After their six o'clock dinner Higby, the host, and Jaxman, who was down for the week end, went to the billiard room. At eight Higby was yawning behind his hand. By nine he was walking in his sleep. "Egad!" said Jaxman dryly, as he put his cue in the rack, "you became domesticated in a hurry, didn't you?" "I don't know what is the matter with me tonight," apologized Higby, trying to suppress another yawn. "You have been kept up beyond your usual bedtime," declared Jaxman. "When there's no company, I will wager you curl up on the hearth rug and go to sleep as soon as you've had your dinner." Higby grinned sheepishly. Dozing behind his paper in a chair was not very different from that. "I can remember the period," mused Jaxman, "when you complained because daylight always broke up the revels before you got sleep." "The sting of a hilarious night," reflected Higby, "lies in the tail end of it. You can get by with lots of things in the dark. But when daylight comes, you can no longer fool yourself about how rotten you feel." "Hear, hear!" jeered Jaxman. "And you've been married just three months. If I thought that matrimony would have such a soporific effect on me, I'd shut my eyes, hold my nose and take a dose of it. Nothing else seems to help this confounded insomnia of mine." "Marriage is the best little sleeping powder on the market," chuckled Higby, "and it's easy and pleasant to take. You must remember, however, that it doesn't come with a money-back-if-it-fails-to-cure guaranty." Just then pretty Mrs. Highy came in, and the utter peace and contentment visible in the sleepy eyes of her husband irritated Jaxman so that he went to his room presently. At two o'clock Jaxman sat up in bed with a smothered exclamation that should never be used in a Sunday paper. "There are 8,767,546,385 sheep in the world," he bitterly announced. "I've counted them jumping over a fence. I've listened to water dripping until the earth must be inundated. I've lain on my stomach, stood on my head and hung by my toes from the footboard and still I can't sleep." A heavy bass snore floated over the transom. "And there's old Hig sleeping like—like a married man. Egad!" muttered Jaxman, "I wonder if there is anything in that? There must be. Ashley, Beckwith, Potter and the rest all began to act that way as soon as they got into double harness. By Jove! I'll try it. I'd better be a married man than a dead one." Jaxman soon discovered that falling in love was easier than falling off the water wagon. Whenever he seemed to have stopped tumbling, Betty led him to an elevated spot and gave him a look that made him dizzy-headed. If that failed, she kicked his feet from under him. She had long been sorry for the poor, lonely bachelor and was glad of the chance to help him. "Where shall we spend our honeymoon, love?" asked Jaxman, when all else had been decided. "Palm Beach," replied Betty promptly. "Oh, not there, dear," he protested. "I was thinking of a bungalow in some quiet place, where I could have you all to myself." "I want you all to myself, too," cooled Betty, stopping his mouth with her soft cheek. "But wouldn't it be a pity to let all my handsome clothes mildew in a bungalow in some quiet place?" Two months after the wedding Jaxman, wearing a hunted expression and considerably less than his normal avoidduplos, arrived at Higby's. "Hide me, Higby," he begged. "If anyone calls me on the phone, say that I am not here." "Didn't the matrimonial insomnia cure work?" asked Higby, shocked at his friend's worn appearance. "Within two weeks I would fall asleep in my chair before eight o'clock," answered Jaxman. "Betty wouldn't let me sleep," the disconsolate bridegroom. "She had made her debut only a month before we were married, and she wanted to do society. I've been to a dinner, dance, theater party or something of the kind every night since the wedding." The poor fellow's head dropped forward, his eyes closed, and his words came thickly. "Even if the medicine cures you—may—be—sorry—you took—it." At last he slept—Judge. Somber Possibility. "Do you think the war will be over before very long?" "Yes. What I'm hoping is that the peace negotiations won't precipitate another one." TOO MUCH FOR JUDGE GARY Youthful Lawyer Made Technical Error in Billiard Contest With Legal Veteran. Judge Martin, as a young lawyer and on first arrival in Chicago, thought himself fortunate in gaining an introduction to Judge Gary—the Gary who tried the anarchists. The judge took a shine to the young chap and proposed a game of billiards, wherein Martin made a technical error that he remembered for long. Gary played an old man's game, and Martin then as now, was particularly handy with a cue. Picture a contest of thirty-four points with four balls on a $4\frac{1}{2}$ by 9 table. The judge (barely bending), with a childish bridge and a nerveless stroke, missed his first shot. Martin, in shirtsleeves, crouched over the table like a jockey piloting a winner, and applied himself to rolling up a run. He had counted fifteen or twenty when he turned and saw the judge disappearing through the door and moving with ruffled dignity. Self-Betraved A sentry was giving close attention to his post in the neighborhood of a British army camp in England, challenging stragglers late after dark. The following is reported as an incident of his vigil: "Who goes there?" called the sentry at the sound of approaching footsteps. "Coldstream guards!" was the response. "Pass, Coldstream guards!" rejoined the sentry. "Who goes there?" again challenged the sentry. "Forty-ninth Highlanders!" returned the unseen pedestrian. "Pass, Forty-ninth Highlanders!" "Who goes there?" sounded a third challenge. "None of your infernal business!" was the husky reply. "Pass, Canadians!" acquiesced the sentry—Omaha World-Cald. "Here is a poem that I dashed off in an idle moment." "What's it about?" "Spring." "A description of the joy of getting out in the country and hearing the birds sing?" "Exactly." "Well, you can't land it here. You're probably interested in cough medicine and hot-water bags, and are trying to put over some press stuff to boom a demand." Had Made a Start. Pete, the hired man, was known for his prodigious appetite. One morning he had eaten a normal breakfast of oatmeal, buckwheat cakes, toast, fried potatoes, ham, eggs, doughnuts, coffee and the usual trimmings, and gone to a neighbor's to help with extra work. Pete arrived before the family had risen from the morning meal. "Well, Pete," hospitably inquired the farmer, "had breakfast yet?" "Aw," drawled Pete in a wheedling tone, "kinda."—Everybody's Magazine. To Drive Out Malaria And Build Up The System Take the Old Standard GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know what you are taking, as the formula is printed on every label, showing it is Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The Quinine drives out malaria, the iron builds up the system. 50 cents. Adv. A One-Sided Definition. "What is your idea of neutrality?" "Neutrality," answered the diplomat, "is a state of mind so disinterested and accurate as to permit no question that the side of the controversy represented by me is entitled to the fullest support." "So your uncle has gone to the war, has he?" "Yes, sir." "And does not everybody miss him?" "Why, yes, they have so far. He hasn't been wounded yet." **ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE for the TROOPS** Over 100,000 packages of Allen's Foot-Ease, the antiseptic powder to shake into your shoes, are being used by the German and Allied troops at the battlefield. Given a stant relief to Corus and Bunions, hot, swollen aching, tender feet, and makes walking easy. Sold in where, ESC. It TY IT DOWN. Don't attempt at the battlefield. The Modern Way. "A man can't drown his sorrows." "Oh, yes, he can, if he happens to meet a submarine." Perhaps. "Pa, who started the saying that a man's wife is his better half?" "I suppose you want to hear both sides of the war question?" "No, the finish of it." "Well, in its nature it is a life of grinding toll." **YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU** Try Marine Eye Remedy for Red, Weak, Watery Eyes and Granulated Yellows. No Smarting—just try Free from. Box of the day mail from. Marine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago. Some men never miss the water while the beer holds out. Look Pre se ugly, grizzly, gray hairs. Use "LA RESULT IS MUCH THE SAME Slight Difference Between the Methods of the Ancient and the Modern Turtles. A wicked turtle had for years been troublesome to the inhabitants of the marsh in which he dwelt. He bit the legs off frogs, ate fish with relish, and occasionally grabbed hold of a snake and held on until it thundered. Finally the animals held a court and tried the turtle on the charge of murder. The turtle was there, with his harveyed shell in perfect repair and covered with moss an inch thick. He apparently enjoyed the deliberations of the judicial body, and was observed to smile at various times. The judgment of the court was that the turtle should be hanged by the neck until he was dead. When this decision was announced there was great cheering, and the court officers prepared to put the sentence into execution at once. They prepared a noose and approached the turtle. That astute tortoise drew his head back inside his shell and chuckled merrily at the inability of the executioners to carry out the sentence of the court. Moral—In these days turtles bribe grand juries or employ good attorneys. Some Class. Hotel Patron—What's that extra charge of $5 for? Clerks—For tips you forgot to give the waiters. If everybody wanted only what 's good for him human wants would be greatly diminished. When a reformer gets into office he is generally content with a few alterations of things. Blessed is the wife who is not too strenuous in managing her silent partner. India's cotton crop is estimated at 4,900,000 bales of 430 pounds each. An honest man is indeed a good thing—for his creditors. 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GIVEN QUICK RELIEF — Pain leaves almost os as if by magic whea you begin usiog “S- Drops,” the famousold Wl remedy for Rheuma- tism, Lumbago, Gout, ras Stiatica, Neurelgia s and kindred troubles. ae It goes right to the Ee ond panics and makes fonops} ins an PITRE life worth living, Get ) abottle of “Drops” today. A booklet with : each bottle gives fall directions for use. Don't delay. Demand 7 “S-Drops.” Don't ac OZER) cept anything else im place of it. Any drug- gist can supply you. If you live too far from a drag store sead One Dollar to Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co., Newark, ‘Ohio, and a bottle of “S-Drops* will be ‘seat prepaid. Reader if a blue or red mark appears on the head of your pa- per marked with an [X] it is to notify you that you owe for the paper and must pay at once. Native Salve. We have just recived some more of Native Salve and it is going very fast, those in Carbon- and Md. City can secure a box or more now by 50c, per box. Act quick if you want it, Send all orders to Rev, J. B. McCrary. Baptist Women of State Con- vention. Galesburg, Ill. Beh 297 ‘te Dear Sisters-Greeting: This is to notify you that our anqual meeting will convene in Rock Jsland, Ill, in June, McKinley Baptist church. Let us begin to work in earnest for its success, President is callihg fer five Hundred Dollars (500.00) this year The banner will be given for the largest amount of money bronght in, Remember the art and needle work Department for Foreign Mission, Our Educat- ional needs, Aged Minister Fund Home Mission Fund. REPRESENTATION Fes. District Asso. $5.00 five dele- gates. Local Circles $2.50 threggle- legates, e Life Members $5.00 Children Pands $1.00 Annual Members $ .50 ¥ Yours in the work. ; Susie F. Hazle, 718 Arnold, Subscribe for The Gazette. aoe ATE Ordination Licentiate license blanks atthe Gazette office. COLORED BAPTIST CHOOSE OFFICERS J. F. THOMAS OF CHIGAGO IS ELECTED MODERATOR FOR .1915-16. H. Alliton of Centralia, is Chosen Treasurer; Convention Closes Tomorrow. Centralia News A large congregation attended the evening session of the Gener- al Baptist Missionary Association last nightthe church being crowd- ed watil there was only standing room, The devotion was led by Sister B, Wilkens of Mt Vernon, Mod- erator J, F Thomas introduced Rev, J, H. Knowles of Cairo. Rev, Knowles preached his eo nee 1 Cor. 11:2. Subj ‘*Peculiarities of the Baptist as Based on the Bible.”’ | A. telegram was then read, which was in reply to the one sent by the Association Wednesday, congratulrting Major R. R. Jack- son on having succeeded in hav- ing passed, the bil, prohiviting such films as ‘The Nigger,” The Clansman,"’ e:c,, from showing in [iino#s, The follewing is the telegram received: «Rev. John F. Thomas, Care of Delegates Bapt. State Convention, Centralia, 11 Dear Bsa'hers: Thanks indeed for your telegram of congratu- lations, same was presented to the House of Reprepresen atives. Received applause, and was orderep priated ia the Journal of Proceedings. Yous for the race, Major R. R. Jackson,"’ This morning was taken up in electing officers for the coming year. The followiug are the offi- cers elected. Moderator, J, F. Thomas, Chi- cago, ist Vice Mod., E, Holmes, Duquoin. 2nd Vice Mod., G. W. Dorsey Carbondale. ‘ Recording Sec.,.D. P. Jones, Chicago. Cor, Sec., W, P, Washington’ Mt. Vernon, Treas. H. Allison, Centralia, General State Missionaries, Rev, W. E, McWilliams, Elgin; Rev. C. C, Phillips, Golconda. Rev. J. \H. Knowles of Cairo, was elected chairman of the Miss- jionary Board, and Rev. D, P. Jones, of Chicago, Chairman of the Educational Board. Tomorrow moraing will be tak- en up by the Women Auxiliary of the Association, who will hold their meeting at that time. Tommorow evening wilt end the business meetings, but many delegates will remain over Sun- day, and fer their benefit, special programs have been arranged for ek ee 2 oa) Ae i ee SPARTA, Dear Editor: Please allow me a little space in your worthy paper for this article, 3 Suaday School at 9:30 with the Supt. Jas. Haynes present. At 11:00 prayer services were conducted by the officers, the pastor being in Centralia. At o'clock the B. Y.P. U, was opes by the presideat and the young people had a grand time discussing the topic, And then they rendered an ex- cellent pregam At6:30 Sunday eve, Rev, P. B. French, Sisters Anna Owens Dovie Browing returned home and reported a grand time. . Mrs, Amanda Riee,. is on th sick list. FUTURE CITY The Ladies E,& M, S. met with the Vice President Miss Ol- lie Lawton Thur:day night at the Shiloh Baptist church» The date of the meeting which are’ to held weekly were changed from Thursday to Tuesday Nite Council 171 ofthe A U. K, &'D. of A, held their annual sermon at the Shiloh Baptist ehurch Sunday afternoon three oclock, “The sermon was well delivered by Rev, S. Steyer of ‘Md, City, The Parents and Teachers As- sociction met at Bruce school last Monday.» RevyS. W, Will- jams pastor of the Fist Baptist church Cairo was the principle speaker for the evening. The Association was mext served to cream and cake and later ad- journed to meet in September. Owing to the iaclemency of the weather there were no morn- ing service at the Shiloh Baptist church, Sunday morning The pastor Rev Pruitt preached an excellent sermon Suuday evening from the boek of Ruth. Miss Ollie Lawton and Miss Olivia Andersen were elected as delegate to the later was also e- lected by the?B. ¥. P. U. as its representative Mr, C C Wilson editor of the Baptist Truth, has sold his pro- pertv here to Mr. Rufus Mitchel of Metropolis, who was ir the city Mouday, the guest of Mr. John Mahone. This §preperty is yetior sale by Mr. Mitchel, see Mp. John Mahone. The General Missionary Bap- tist Association of Illinois which cenvened ia Centralia from 19-23 raised $1.78.68, ~The Women's Mission .and Educational Con- vention which was organized in Centralia raised $40.00, Total raised by both Conventions $218.68. This wasa splendid success fay the first meeting. These organizations are practi- cally composed ofthe churebes from Southern Illinois embracing the Mt. Olive and East}Mt. Olive and Kast Mt. Olive Associations, Letevery S. S, B.-Y. P.U. and W. E. & M. Society of the Mt, Olive Baptist Association be fully represented at Mt. Vernon, Wednesday before the 4th Sun day in June with money and del- egates The peeple of the Bap- tist churches of Mt. Vernon are expecting you, don’t disappoint them, The Mt. Olive and East [Mt. Olive S, S, Conventions will come together in July in some city to be named later and organ- ize a Baptist State/S.S. and B Y, P. U, Coaventions per resolu- tious pasted last year. We have the talent and the territory and Illinois should jbe in line with other states in such organizations Let us put our young Baptist to work and safeguard the interest of our Master. From Hie Own Experience, A wost end school teacher told a funny one the other day. The teacher was attempting to drill the class & the use of the word “felt.” She o@ pocted sone one of the children to ety “The ico telt cold” or “The stove fol fot, or something of the sort. She ‘was much discouraged when one little alien who had ratsed his hand to vol unteor a sentence sald: “7 felt dows staive."—Boeton Post. Wanted—100 customers at the Last Chance grocery to buy 3 cans of best tomatoes and corn for 25¢. Dont fail to attend the great Baptis: General Association which ‘will hold its onual meeting with ‘the 2nd Baptist church Centralia, Rev. H. Allison, the efficient pastor has charge of the arrange- oo for the large gathering of Baptist men and women whe promise to be there | All aboard for Centralia in May where all eyes are centered for the General Baptist State Associatior to do business for the Master. ) Meet me in Centralia brother, and lets join hands and swing around the center (Christ. ) HOW’S THIS? | We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrah that can not be cured by Hail’s Catarrh Cure. FJ. Cheney & Co., Toledo 0. We, the undersigned, have known F J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be lieve him pertectiy honwrable in al business transactions and. finxnciall able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE. Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is tiken inter nally, acting direetly upon the blot and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cent per bottle, Sold by all Druggists. Take Hall,s Family Pills for consti pation, Notice Of Publication In Attach ment. S. BARTLETT KERR, ATTY. | State of linois, Maseac County S. S In the Cireuit Court of Massac County Ti, August ‘Term 1915, | Mattie Miller vs Phillip P, Foreman. Margeret Foreman, in attachment, Demand $200, | Notice is hereby given to you; the said Phillip P. Foreman and Margaret Foreman of Los Angeles Calitornia, that a writ of attachmenthas been sued out of the oftice of the Clerk of the Cireuit Cierk of said County of :btassae at the suit of the suid Mattie Miller and ‘against the estate of you, the said Phillip P. Foremanand Margaret Fore- man ior one hundred sixty und 99 one hundred aollars, besides interest, di- rected to the Sherritf of said County to execute, which suid writ has been re- turned by said Sherritt executed, the defendents not tound and as having levied on the following described real ‘estate to-wit: if Ali of Block No, One Hundred Twenty six (126) except One Hundred ‘Thirty- six tet off of the Bast side thereof and ‘situated in the City of Metropolis, Iuussue County, Ilinois, subject to mortgage recorded in book **S"” puge [62 of mortages in the recorders office uf sasene County, lilinois, in favor of tu- gene Lafont for $16v0:00, and an uu- divided one half interest in a part of the West Haif of Section ‘Yoirty tive | (85), Yownship Fifteen (10) south, |Kange Four(4) east aed ¥. al. more partucurarty described us follows: | Begining at a point where the new Vienua road intersects the Jonesboro ‘Road, said point being 180 feet due “Nort of the Stone set for and being a quarter section corner tor and between esetions $4 and 26 ot onid township and range, thence Irom said point aue south ‘on section line 7z rods to the North line of adacte tract sold to one Wentzel, thence Hast with North line of Wentzel tract, 64 rods to the centre of Jonesooro road; thence in a Northweaterly course with centre line of said Jonesboro road 90 1-2 rods to place of begining, suid aeectaies 12-10 acres vy survey fess unat portion sold to the Herrin & Southern Kailroad Cy. by deed record- ed ia Vol. “20” of deeds at page 486 in jin the Recorders oifice of Massuc County, ilimois. ‘Now, unless you, the said Phillip P, Foreman and Margaret Foreman shall | personally be and appear before the Girenit Court of said County on the first day of the next term thereof, to be ‘holden at Metropolis in said County, on ‘the Fourth Monday in the month of Au- gust next, give special bail and plead to said action, judgement will be enter- ed against you in favor of the said plaintiff and the property attached sold to satisfy the same, with costs. | Arthur H. Finley, Clerk. — Metropolis, Illinois, May 16th, 1915 No Excitement, “A man doesn’t seem fo take any pleasure in writing letters to © woman after he has married ber,” salé Mra Gloomer. “No,” replied Miss Cayenne; “he seems to leno all futorest wheo there Is no possibility of bis letters being ead to a jury.” ee i ingst titute ae - = ma Second Session Opens Monday March 8th 1915 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 7 im Music, Kookeeping, Shorthand Special Courses and Type Writing, Bible Study and in Theology. Entrance Fee $2.00 a Session ces + Tuition.. Theological Department Tuition, Normal and English coureses per month each ** 1.00 Tuition, Instrumentatmusic (including rent ef instrument) basse : "250 Tuition Typewriting (including reat) per month “1.50 Tuition Plain Sewing per month Bi 1 0¢ Tuition, Vocal music. . GF Free Teition Printing Fre .. Domestic Science, Milli- Industrial Deparments rns irescmeking $2 per month Printing Free * Board and rooms can be secured ble rate. In every case, 4 weeks will be counted for a school month All charges must be paid in advance, Fer any infosmation and Prospectos Address J. B. McGRARY, Supt. and Sec’y. Box 107 Metropolis, Ill. Hest inchs sd ot ea aE ‘ ava an , egitim Meri sacL w Wer cee ye ag, cae ett ee ‘si cae ee aie Ue Pt ae SRA CO an ats ckhy S - % - aeaae a” mal Salen he ame tera ih om, RR ee oc aa AER. , eerie. Res Three ae Sara, bei > ee ; oa aay of ff 3 an Fy a aanC: J Mr 4 > fi z& J ae on : The Republican Judicial ticket in this campaingn is greatly strengthened by having sncha man as Judge Duncanat its head, When he ends his present term next moath he will have served twelve years on the bench of the First Judicial Circuit, and for six years as judge in our appellate courts’ Priorto that time he was engaged in the general prac- tice of law in th s state for twenty years, and during four years zhe served os county judge of Will: iamson county, Aside from his faultless and careful legal training and practi eal experience, he is aman pos- sessing one ofthe finest legal *» METROPOLIS. ‘Dear Editor, please allow me ‘space in your paper to recall ¢ ‘piece that I put in your papera few weeks ago concerning an- or: ‘gan bought by Sister Davy as: sisted by Sister Beard I wan to say Sister Davy and family i: the ergan club and Sister Bear¢ and Sister Bysd are the clubs on church debts, Today was rally day, Rev. A. A, Crim preached a wonderful gospel sermon, sub: ject, Willa man rob God? Ay the Sunday service the Rey. Smith of the A M. E. church minds th the state, and thorough- ly capable fof udhbolding and maintaining the honor and integ- rity that has always distinguish- ed the Supreme Court of Illinois. It is very fortunate indeed that the Repubiicans have nominated a man so eminently qualified to succeed the late lamented Justice Alonzo K. Vicker. It is therefore very important that every Republican in the dis- trict take time on Monday (not Tuesday) June 7, tn go to the polls and vote for Judge Duucan together with Judges Eagleton, Kern and Miller, {his associates on the Republican ticket. preached a wonderful gospel ser- mon from the Book fot JPsalms 1:16 verse 12, What shall I un- to the Lord for all His benefits towards me. Mrs. {Lutie Smith furnished music for us assisted by the Free Baptist {choir, the amount raised fin the rally and collected from all from all sourc- es $29.46 J. B. Davy “Quite True, “I have to face the fact,” mused tne fashionable photogrupher, as he looked ever some recent pictures, “that there are some very ugly features tn thie business.”