Metropolis Weekly Gazette

METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE NEGRO ADMITS HE MURDERED LAWYER'S WIFE Joe Deberry Confesses He Beat Mrs. J. H. Martin to Death with Long Poker in Murphysboro Friday. LYGHING SPIRIT IS FIRED ANEW. Men in Victim's Home City Talk Openly of Forming Mob to Storm Jail, Hang Slayer on High-Limb. Murphy-boro, Ill. August 2. —Joe Deberry, the negro under arrest at Harrisburg for the murder of Mrs J. H. Martin confessed the crime today. Mrs Martin was slain in her home here Friday. Deberry confessed to Sheriffs James A. White of Jackson County and George W. Russell of Saline County, and Deputy Sheiriffs James Gibbson and W. O. Warren. "I followed her up stairs after I oclock and killed her with a poker," he said. "I did not follow her to rob her of her diamonds. I went after her to kill her. I was crazed with gin I had bought the night before. Hit Woman With Poker. She come to me in the kitchen and asked me to wash the dinner dishes. I told her I wanted to go up town first, and would wash them later in the day. She asked me if I was drunk. That made me mad. "When she went up stairs I went to the range and got the poker and followed her, I sneaked up the front stairway and faced her in her room. She stood and looked at me. "When she a k d re w at I was doing there and asked me again if I was drunk, I hit her over the head. She got out of her room into the hallway, I hit her again. The third time I hit her she fell. Once she held up her hand to ward of the blow. I hit her overlanded and the poker went between her fingers and split her hand. 'I struck her a number of time I don't know how many. When I left her in the hallway I went downstairs washed the poker and washed the bloodstains out of my clothes. Mrs. Mattin's sister then arrived and I apologized for being half dressed. Racial feeling was fired anew here tonight following the return of the sherriffs and J A Tucker a court reporter, who took the confesson, and men talked openly of organizing a mob to go to Harrisburg before morning. The Art of Sleeping. Slumber commences at the extremit- tice, beginning with the feet and legs. That is why it is always necessary to keep the feet warm.—Family Doctor. NEGRO BISHOP WAS BURNED IN EFFIGY. Friends of Dr. W. T. Vernon Bitter Against Bishop J. W. Connor. Because he opposed the reelection of Dr. W. T. Vernon to the presidency of Campbell college, Bishop J. M. Connor of the African Methodist church was burned in effigy at the negro Methodist church on Pearl street last night. More than 500 angry and excited Negroes participated in the event. A police squad was on hand, but no effort was made to interfere with the ceremony. Dr. Vernon has served as president of Campbell college for several years. He served as register of the treasury under President Cleveland's administration. The ceremony had several humorous aspects. The effigy of Bishop Connor was a notably fat and portly Negro, clad in a silk hat and stock coat. The figure was placed on the end of a pole and alter being carried around through the crowd, was set on fire. Lenthy resolution were adopted, denouncing Bishop Connori and declaring that his hostility to Dr Vernon was actuated by jealousy, spite and malice. Nearly 100 white people attracted to the scene by the angry shouts and passionate speeches, witnessed the ceremony. Diamond Cox presided as chairman of the meeting, with A. J. Wade as secretary. The principal speaker was P. W. Howard, who wrote the resolutions denouncing Bishop Connor. Dr. Vernon is unquestionably poplar among the colored people of Jackson, and when the college board failed to re-lect him to the presidency much suprise and astonishment was caused, culminating in the mass meeting last night. One thing quite certain regarding the alfa r. Bishop Connor may hold the whip hand, but it probably would be rather unsafe for him to come to Jackson and try t) u e it. Dr Vernon was defeated for re-election to the presidency of Campbell college by a vote of 12 tu 10. Bishop Connor appoints 15 of the 25 members of the board of trustees, and his opponents declare that he "stacked the board" against Dr. Vernon holding a whip hand over the preacher-men b s who realized that they could not get good assignments next year unless they voted his wishes. GROCERYMAN SLASHED Was Hit While Sitting At Table In A Paducah, Restaurant Tuesday Night. Odes Renfro, junior member of the firm to Renfro Brothers was struck and painfully cut in the face with a beer bootle while in Paducah, Ky., Tuesday night while the Excursion boat George Cowling was lying at the wharf boat which left this place. 1. seem as though the difficulty AUG - 7 1915 LIS WE TO : "HEW TO THE LINE, LET T METROPOLIS, ILLINOIS, LIS WE TO : "HEW TO THE LINE, LET T METROPOLIS, ILLINOIS, arose some glasses and was un- called for. He was hit by Robt. Kimball a young boy of this city, who it is said was drinking and was quarrelsome. Although Renfro bears quite an ugly gash, the wound was pronounced not serious unless complications arises that are not expected. Kimball after hitting Renfro, ran to the back of the place where the trouble started, jumped over a high board fence and escaped. ACCUSED CAIRO PASTOR KILLS SELF IN CHURCH. Rev. A.P. Garrett, Charged With Improper Conduct' Ends Life After Quitting Illinois Cairo, Ill August 2—Rev. A. P. Garrett until recently pastor of the Cairo Baptist Church, shot and killed himself in the basement of the church this evening. A note which he sent to one of the officials of the church led to the discovery of the body. Gossip which charged him with improper conduct, led to the severance of his connection with the church recently. He left the city Saturday, returned this evening and went immediately to the church and killed himself. I am glad to report our church and S. S. as still alive and doing nicely. Bro. J. H. Hilley has been working faithfully this week for the salvation of souls; since he has been our pastor we have had three members added to our little band and we have been able to ceil our church. Bro. Hilley is a good church worker as well as a good preacher he has lain several good plans to obtain money for our church. The S. S. will have a brisket dinner Saturday Aug. 7th 1915 Other S. S. are invited. Bro. Hilley preached a noble sermon Sunday night at the Trinity Baptist church. Please allow me to say a few words in your worthy paper. New Hope S. S. opened at 9:30 by Supt, Jim Haynes; at 11 oclock our pastor, Rev. P. B. French, preached a grand sermon at 3 oclock praise service, after which communion was administered and a hymn was sung and we went out. Collection $5.35 Following is the amount raised by Clubs: Club No 1 Ida Cushingburg, Captain $14.40. Club No. 2, Mrs. Oliver Captain $18.00. Club No. 3 M. Foster, Captain $18.53 Club No. 4, B. Briton, Captain $9.37. We extend a cordial welcome to all to visit the Unity Baptist S, S and the church services. Rev: J. B. McCrary, Pastor Invite it. If you want opportunity to knock it your door tomorrow you've got to make a bid for it today. ```markdown ``` TAMMS. SPARTA INVITATION Md. City, Ill. July 19, 1015 Editor, please allow space to say I have information that there is a great dissatisfaction at Duquoin with the Baptist, therefore for the peace and harmony of brethren I, D. Parrish, moderator of the old Mt. Olive Baptist association, call the Executive Board of said association to meet in Duquoin, on the 5, and 6, of Aug. 1915, and ask that all of the members of the board to be present and meet me there on the date set as there will be much to be attended to, so that the unity of the Baptist may be sustained throughout the entire district. Meet the appointment and be governed accordingly. The meeting will be held with Rev. I. W. Winston's church, the Mt. Olive. Let us meet for business. The First Baptist church run a very successful excursion to Paducah, Ky., Tuesday night so far as finance was concerned. But the "booze" which was partaken freely, we are sorry to say by many of our inconsiderate men and women caused some trouble which caused many of the excursionists to declare off from going again soon. Whisky and beer are doing our people more harm than all of the other evils combined. We are sorry to learn that Captain Cowling has seen fit or has been forced to say that he would not run another excursion for the benefit of the colored people, on the account of a few of our rough Notice. Editor Gazette: Allow me to say to the brethren of the district that I learn that Rev. Pruitt, is indulging in disturbing the peace of Elder I. W. Winston's church Dnquoiu, which is agaisnt the constitution of the Mt. Olive Baptist association. It seems that he and Dr. Dr. Knowles, do nos agree on the field. Rev. Knowles, asked the Board at the Sparta, meeting to allow him to use Rev Pruitt, as an assistant Missionary as Rev Pruitt, had no work, the same was granted but Knowles, was held responsible for the condition of the field. Since that time Rev. Knowles has announced through the Gazette that Rev. Pruitt, was not an assistant Missionary, therefore Rev Pruitt has no right to interfere or disturb the peace and work of any pastor in charge of work in the district. Rev. Pruitt is the pastor of Future City and Pleasant Grove churches and has no right to interfere with other pastors and churches. Moderator, Md. City, Ill. N. B. It is the duty of the Moderator to call the Executive Board together at once in Duquoin, and investigate the charges, and if found to be true to take such Gospel steps that will bring about peace and render satisfaction if possible and save the cause, and the name and standing of the ministry. Notice. Yours for Christ. D. Parris, D. D., Moderator. EXCURSION. element who do not respect the women of their race. Such characters should be denied transportation. Our people will never have the proper standing with other races of which they are entitled until they class themselves and place morality, self respect of their women above money. We hope Capt. Cowling, who has been a friend of the colored people and has shown them due courtesy and fair treatment will reconsider what he has said respecting the boat. CARD OF THANKS. We the undersigned wish to thank our friends and neighbors who assisted us during the last illness and death of our beloved daughter and grand daughter. We also wish to thank the Silver Star Tent of which she was a member. Brother Brint died August 1 at 5:30 and was buried at Good- man Chapel, age 80 years, funeral was attended by Rev. Berry Thomas Metropolis, Ill. He embrassed a hope in Christ 30 years ago and lived a faithful christian life up to death; his home was with Ruff Stubbiefield and was not allowed to want for anything, he was highly esteemed. Rev. Berry Tomas preached at Boaz, the 4th Sunday. Bro. Carter's wife is ill. BROOKPORT ITEMS Following are the Homes where Revs. J. H. Knowles, J B. McCrary and Edgar McCrary were entertained for either dinner or supper: Mr. and Mrs. James Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Sumner, Mr. and Mrs. Riley Williams, [Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Martin, Mrs. Moon, Mrs. Maranda Wiley, Rev. and Mrs. Kimbrough, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Maxwell, Mr. and Mrs. Titsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Alonza Donfow, Mr. and Mrs. Ike Moore, Mrs Julia Long and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Flowers. Mesdames, Nola Simms and Nina Bryant, Rev. Daniel Rodgers and Geo Childres, left for Champaign, as delegates to the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows. Edgar McCrary was in Brookport, Saturday and Sunday. The Great Native Salve Cure an earthly remedy that will SURE Cure you. Price 50c a Box. My agent Henry Bonds, is stopping at 1017 Broadway—See him at once. Satisfaction or your money refunded. No fake to this. I have money on deposit at State National Bank of Metropolis, Ill., to back it up. Ask Bonds he'll explain all. Call on him at 1017 Broadway, Metropolis, Ill. W. H. BEAN, sole owner, 736 Indianpolis Ave. Muskogee, Okla. 1,000 testimonials sent free on request. METROPOLIS The deceased member Elsie Odessa, McCall it r. of Silver Star Tent no. 23. Age 14 years 25 days. She has been a tent members for about 7 years. She was born July 17 1901 died Monday July 26th 1915. Parents Mrs Crielius McCallus e and Wm McCallister deceased She was a faithful member and always worked for the uplift of of her Lodge. She was obedient kind and loved by everybody Call not back the dear departed anchored safe where storms are o'er on the border land we left them, soon to meet and part no more. When we leave this world of changes, when we leave this world of care, we shall find our missing loved ones in our fathers mansion fair Burial July 27th 1915 BY ROBERTA HUTCHINSON THE MISSIONARY Rev. John H. Knowles, D. D. the district missionary for the Mt. Olive Baptist Associati n, went to Unionville, Monday night on his mission tour and on Tuesday night he was at Providence Bapt. Church Belgrade, and he was ree ceived gladly and he was well pleased at the meeting. He stayed at the home of Glo W. Long. Wednesday he won o Joppa, where he preached and from there home. He will be at Silcain, Union- ville, the 3rd Sunday in August. APPOINTED POLICEMAN Mr. Ontrue Cowper, a highly respected citizen of Metropolis, has been appointed on the police force as a special officer for part time. He is competent to fill the place as he is cool headed and considerate. The First Ward should have a man every day in the week and we hope the Mayor McCartney and the city council will soon see their way clear to put Mr Cowper on the regular force. BIG REVIVAL. There is a big revival in progress at Unity Baptist church, Brookport, Ill. conducted by pastor J. B. McCrary. There are 4 converts up-to-date, for baptism and 3 additions Much interest is being manifested by the members of the church and sinners are alarmed. Rev. C. C. Phillips, D. D., Supt., of Missions was with us on the 4th Sunday and rendered valuable service in the meeting. We had the able assistance of Dr. J. H. Knowles, Missionary for Mt Olive Baptist Association from Wednesday night until the 1st Sunday night. He preached some strong sermons. We are being ably assisted this week by Dr. C. W. Norment of Carbondale, and Rev. Benjamin Kelly, of Metropolis, this week. Services afternoon and nights. The revival will continue until Sunday night. Baptism Sunday at 1:30 p. m. in the Ohio River. Let everbody come. The pastor will preach a sermon on baptism at the 11 o'clock Sunday and a sermon will be preached at 1:00 p. m. by the pastor at the river. AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS B, Julius-Wiams writes in the Bir mingham (Ala.) AgeHerald as fol lows: “In the message sent out by the governor of our great state, he said, “Let us save the white boy and girl by stamping out ignorance.’ Did he mean that we infer that he meant, to not overlook the fact that their salva- tion depended largely upon the extent ‘of consideration given 400,000 Ne groes of school age in this state? “Two races cannot live in the same state, under the same law, enjoying the same pursuits of happiness and life, if one race's interests are ad: vanced at the sacrifice of the other. “Our state superintendent of educa- tion has not as yet found time to say much in bebalf of the Negro children. “Our county superintendents have not spoken out in loud tones; maybe after a while they will be heard from. “When we think of it, we are not pleasantly reminded; the education of my people started at the head but not ‘At the foot, because it is at the bot- tom of Hfe’s ladder one must begin life's journey. We were first taught to make a living, when our first les- son should have been to make a life.” Here ts the remarkably practical and workable suggestion of this man ‘who so feelingly writes of his race, This matter should come to the at- tention of every man, woman and child in the state: “If in every home where my people are employed as servants they are glv- en one-half hour—even a quarter of an hour—each day by the third or fourth grade child in that home teach- ing these servants to spell, read and write thelr own names, what a great ‘school we would have through this medium for the Negro, and how much it would mean to your children. Many of the cooks live in the yard and not a few have children, In-spite of all you do, your children will learn from them ‘by association. “What is true of your cook and chil- dren {s true of your washerwoman and children, nurse and children, your river and children, and even the men, women and children of my race that Pass your home. Your children going on the street fo and fro from school in this way form habits through obser- ‘vation. “Will it pay? Will it be worth while striking out ignorance among the 400,- 000 in our state? “We need more laws of human kind- ness and less laws of civil punish- ment.” We cannot but realize the justice of ‘this man’s plea; we know when the ‘Negro woman has been properly edu- cated, as is being done in a compara- tively small way by the institutions of Jearning for the Negro in this state; the tired mother may not be subject- ed to the diet of underdone or over- done food, the child will not so often be the victim of disease and careless nursing, through the companionship of an ignorant nurse maid. ‘ Because the South still considers the Negro in the light of a domestic ne- cessity, the occupation of house serv- ant becomes their vocation. If we desire efficiency in our Negro help we must at least grant them education along the lines of work they have been placed in. Fire losses and the expense of fire prevention cost the United States more each year than the total value of its production of gold, silver, copper and petroleum. Ce ‘The fifteenth anniversary of the founding of the Negro Business league, of which Booker T. Washington is president, will be celebrated in Boston August 18 to 20. The organization ‘was formed for the discussion and s0- tution of business and economic prob- Jems peculiar to the Negro race. The coming sessions will be devoted to a consideration of the progress made since 1900 and to practical suggestions for new business methods and for gen- eral co-operation. According to figures compiled by the league, since 1900 the number of Negro business enterprises in the country has increased froni 20,000 to 45,000; the number of Negro banks from 2 to 51; the number of drug stores trom 250°to 695; Negro-owned undertaking establishments from 450 4g 1,000; wholesale businesses from 149 to 240; retail stores from 10,000 eg , 4, Siice the organization of | the Teague, as ‘re by the federal ‘census for 1910, farm property owned by Negroes has increased 177 per cent in value—trom $17,404,688 to $492,892,218.. The , value of domestic ‘The list of the British and Foreign Bible society at the present time in- cludes versions in’ 456 tongues—the complete Btble in 112 languages, the New Testament in 111 more, and at Jeast one book of Scripture in 233 oth- er languages. Many public bequests are contained in the will of William H. Swasey of Newburyport, which was filed at Salem. Among them {s one of $10,000 to the Tuskegee “'~~-al and Industrial school. ‘The fact brought out by Dr. William C. Woodward, health officer of Wash: ington, D. C., before a Negro health conference in New Orleans, that the high death rate among Negroes is not wholly due to hygienic conditions, but to racial ones as well, serves only to increase the concern with which the entire subject is being viewed, The Negroes, according to this authority, are, for physical and racial reasons, not so well prepared as the whites for the conditions of climate and mode of life in this country. To add the handicap of the racially unfit to the al- ready heavy burden shouldered by the Negro is to increase the load of re- sponsibility for the white man. When Houston, Atlanta, New Or- leans and other large southern cities began to investigate the sanitary and living conditions in their Negro quar- ters recently the communities were shocked at the revelation. In a state of segregation the thing would have been bad enough. But colored nurses, cooks and servants of the white peo- ple lived amid these conditions and came daily from them to wash, dress and nurse the children of white peo- ple, serve their meals and clean their houses. This fact, needless to say, struck residents of those cities with considerable force. Protests had been made to the cen- sus bureau for not separating the whites and blacks in the mortality figures for southern cities, the con- tention being that the high rate was unfair to charge against the white people. But after the first flush of in- dignation wore away and people gave the subject sober second thought it was realized that perhaps the white ‘people were in part responsible for the high death rate among Negroes, tn- asmuch as they had done little or noth- ing to decrease the figure. ‘The determined effort on the part of the white man to know in broader terms the life of the southern Negro has been remarked by Dr. W. D. Weatherford of the international com- mittee of the ¥. M. C. A. “This is no morbid curiosity.” he said at Mem- phis last spring, “nor ‘fs it a passing fad. There are fewer magazine ar- ticles, perhaps, and less agitation, but @ book written by a southern woman passed the 20,000 mark within eight- een months after its publication, which is a marvelous sale for any book dealing with a social problem, I make bold to say that there have been more volumes on the Negro read by southern whites in the last five years than were read in all the 50 years preceding.” This same authority cited also the determination by the best element in the South to share in the religious and social improvement of the Negro race. Farm demonstration agents are helping from one to a dozen Ne- groes to become better farmers. Coun- ty superintendents throughout the South are holding institutes for col- ‘ored people with much thoroughness and enthusiasm and visiting Negro schools as never before. A wounded soldier who was oper. ated on in Paris was found to have suffered from 68 separate wounds. Most of them were from bullets and pieces of shell. A remarkable fact is that the man will probably recover. With English engineers doing the work, the Russian city of Baku will ob- tain @ new water supply from moun- tains 120 miles distant. animals from $85,216,337 to $177,273,- 785, or 107 per cent; poultry from $3,788,792 to $5,113,756, or 36 per cent; implements and machinery from $18,- 586,225 to $36,861,418, or 98 per cent; land and buildings from $69,636,420 to $273,501,665, or 293 per cent. Officers of several affiliated organ- ‘zations, among which are the Na- tional Negro Press association, the National Negro Bankers’ association, the National Negro Funeral Directors’ association, the National Negro Bar association and the National Associa- tion of Negro Insurance Men, will tell the members of the league the re- sults attained in their several lines. Besides the business metings a social prograin is being arranged. A-special train will carry the South- ern members of the league to Boston, and arrangements are being made for other trains to bring delegates from Chicago and further west, Emmett J. Scott of Tuskegee, Ala., is in charge of these details, A Paris scientist {s trying to collect phonograph records of all forms of speech, The amount of whisky distilled in Kentucky fell off two-thirds Inst year, the decrease in Pennsylvania was 33 per cent and that in Maryland more than 40 per cent. Prohibitionists say that since whisky 1s Kept from four to eight years before consumption, a corresponding decrease in usage 1s expected in that length of time. Cape Cod, the peninsula of Massa- chusetts, is no longer a cape. It has been made an island by the comple- tion of the Cape Cod canal. METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE, METROPOLIS, ILL. SN { ‘ON NEW PRINGIPLE|MR. Bowker Gave uP | RE. Concluded He “Didn't Need No | Windmill That Is Not at the Vessel Prop'ty Anyhow.” | Mercy of the Wind. er | ——_——- Possibly Fact That He Had Already } Spent Almost Twice the Amount Pipian complete Machine Can Be’ | He Wat Eneavoring to Collect Placed in Position at Small May cemyenstane Shit Cost—High Power Made. ‘Wan Cane tan tae eee see] ‘When the wind strikes a surface in- clined at an angle to the direction of the wind the latter tends to displace the surface in a direction that de- pends upon the degree of inclination, Upon this well-known principle sail- boats, windmills and aeroplanes are built. When the wind comes In a diametrically opposite direction—that is to say, strikes the surface on the other side—{t tends to displace ft in the opposite direction. It would seem, then, to be impossible so to place a surface that it shall always move in the same direction, no matter whence the wind that moves it comes. A French windmill maker has, how- ever succeeded in solving this appa- rent paradox, and his device is de- seribed i detail by R. Villers in La Nature, He makes a horizontal wind- mill with perpendicular vanes and axis revolved by the vanes without gearing, ‘The wind {s utilized “going and com- ing.” When the vanes are properly inclined the power produced by this strange windmill is quite high, and the wind that reaches nine-tenths of the wheel's diameter is set to work, no matter from what direction it is blow- ing. ‘The firm that is making these mills delivers one, complete, in France, with mounting, pipes, pump, ete., for 600 francs, or about $120. ‘The wheel may be raised or lowered on its axle by pulleys, and the upper socket {s self-lubricated from a cov- ered tank of ofl at the very top. ‘The turning wheel operates the pumps through an eccentric at the bottom of the mast. This eccentric is & most ingenious but simple device for regulating the speed of the pump aceording to the strength of the Zi Aten Lee Cd ene ee NZ Bi. | eons y } [Boxee cae AR ea a a bial ta aan TL | hfe See ‘The windmill with horizontal whee! ‘on Its mast. At the top is the recepta cle for oil, protected from the weather by a hood. Below is seen the variable eccentric that transmits the power to the pump. wind. As the wind increases, the ec- centricity increases automatically, s0 that when the wind is high the pump works at great speed and quickly fills large reservoirs. In a Name, War which transforms noble cathe @rals into shapeless masses of broken stone, which spoils the. farmers’ in nocent fields with trenches full ¢f burrowing human beings bent on blowing each other to pieces, which turns kings’ palaces into barracks an/ gentlemen's country houses into hos. pitals, makes its own uses also of Places dedicated in time of peace to the amusement of the populace. For instance, it was in @ certain town in the Auvergne that a number of German prisoners were lodged in the hippodrome or cfrcus. Some care was taken to make things as comfortable as possible for the involuntary in- mates, but the persons: in charge re- fused to remove a sign—thoughtfully put up the previous year by a humane society. The sign said: “Be good to the animals.” KRchen Callethenice. “You ought to take a little exer- gise every morning before breakfast, Jobson.” “Um, What sort?” “Oh, dumb bells of, Indian clubs.” “That's out of the question.” “Nonsense! It’s sheér laziness on your part. Get up, go through « few brisk movements and then sit down to your breakfast.” “That's exactly what I do. I cook my own breakfast while Mrs. Jobson sleeps.” : A Consoling Thought, | “Dubkins is a great comfort to me.” “I don't see how you can say that, ‘He's the most tiresome chump I have ever met.” “That's just tt. Although I don't ‘amount to much, it's true, every time I Jook at Dubkine I feel that 1 could amount to less.” Hie Transit. Lawyer—Did the defendant go home ‘in the interim? - Witness—Naw, he didn't. He went t the horsepital in a ambulance. Kh Cee. RKO aes Moet: x] x DON § rhe Se % << kK VS LG 4 <> é Pa <> ae ee x Nettie 3a WS Pe ) FAK el B= SETS \ St = (esters BA re —, SS - ZA) & ial Lin oe “il Ne ie | AA ian i Pax AS _ Lunch Prepared in a Jiffy | Now for a rest while waiting for John. T ies Post Toasties are always ready to eat right from the package—sweet, crisp and tempting. And what a relief from fussing around in a stuffy kitchen on hot days, The lunch is a good one—and John likes to find the wife cool and comfortable. Post Toasties are thin bits of white Indian corn toasted to a golden brown, Eat " with cream and sugar—and some fresh berries—They are delicious. oe MR. BOWKER GAVE UP Concluded He “Didn't Need No Vessel Prop’ty Anyhow.” Possibly Fact That He Had Already Spent Almost Twice the Amount He Was Endeavoring to Collect May Have Induced Him. When Capt. John Haskell left the schooner Maria, fifty-six years old, but still able to anchor off Lincolnville Beach, Maine, while he went home’ to Owls Head for Easter, he owed Eb- enezer Bowker, ship chandler, $26 for supplies, But {t didn't worry Eb enezer any. C&ptain John had been trading with him for more than 30 Years and had always paid his bills to the last cent. And it would have been all right had Captain Jobn come back —but he didn’t; he died of pneumonta a few days after reaching home. After trying vainly to find someone who felt like paying the bill for stores, Bowker got out an attachment. He hired a Belfest lawyer to draw the pa- pers and got Constable Seth Pease to serve them. Next mops when Mr. Bowker got to the store he found Constable Pease sitting on the steps waiting for bim with the information that the Maria had dragged her anchor in the night ‘and was aground two miles down the beach, and just over the line into Knox county, where he (Constable Pease) “ain't got no jur-ts<ic-shun.” ‘This made it necessary to go to Cam- den and get a new set of papers. While the legal arrangements were being made a southerner came along and took the ancient coaster over to Isles- boro, back into Waldo county, An- other revamping of the papers was then necessary, and Constable Pease went over to Islesboro, only to find that some fishermen, having found the Maria adrift, made sail on her and took her to Stonington, Deer Isle, which is in Hancock county. If Mr. Bowker had foreseen all this trouble he would never have bothered about hi $26, but now that he had patd out $29.50 in legal expenses; and been “Joshed” by the entire community for his inability to catch an old tub like the Maria, his dander was up and he swore that he would get the old crit- ter if he had to send for the United States navy to help. He got some moro red tape unwound to fit the Hancock county necessities, and employed a constable at Stoningte. to serve the papers. After a day or two word came back that a nephew of the deceased skipper, who had been working in the quarries, had settled with the fisher men who brough: the Maria to port and taken possession of the old tub io the name of the rightful heirs of Cap- tain Haskell, and had sailed two hours before the constable arrived, bound to some port “to the west’ard.” Upon receipt of this news Mr. Bow- ker gritted his teeth and looked over his expense account. He had paid out nearly $40 in @ vain attempt to col- lect $26. ‘Then, with energetic strokes of a spattering stub pen be crossed the account off bis books, saying: “Let the durned old tled go to Chiny ‘t she wants to. She needs calkin’, ‘n some new plankin’, 'n new deck frames, tar 'n pitch, new main standin’ rigein’, ‘n @ few sails 'n new runnin’ riggin’. ‘sides. a new foremast. She'd e a eae 2) Business Opportunities RY aentieomescteiics bauel- «ion -emie QT Be aie ioe oie aie aowine ttre ‘The Grenswick-Bathe-Collender Co., Dept. XT7.623 Wabash Ave.. Chicage onty' be @ bill of expense, 'n I don’t need no vessel prop'ty anyhow”—New York World. | He Would Not Corrupt Him. Edmund bad just begun to attend the public school, und had found a rfew. friend, a child of whom Edmund's mother had never heard. “Who Is this Walter?” she asked. “Is he a nice little boy?” “Yes, ma'am, he ts!” replied Ed- mund, enthusiastically, “Does he say any naughty words?” pursued his mother, ‘ “No,” with emphasis, “and I'm not going to teach him any!"—Youth’s Companion, Raw Material, “Did you hear about Seribbler? The police caught him walking out ofa hotel writing room with about ten dollars’ worth of the hotel stationery under bis coat.” “What did he have to say for him- self?” “Said he was gathering material for ® novel.” ‘They Always Look It. Biggs—There goes Stonyfellow, the multimillionaire. He's a self-made — _ Mrs. Biggs—Well, anyone can see at ‘a glance that he isn’t tailor-made. Busines Qe pereetary non: anyones Hea oner ithe Bosans aot Eyes eats ‘The Granswich-Baike-C. Health ang Excitement. The sick rate in Russia has de creased since the war began. Part of the improvement —doubtless the great er part—is due ts the passing of vodka, but something must be sald for the curious way in which the human frame reacts to excitement and de velops resistance to disease under the stimulus of strong interests or emo tions. The refugees from San Francisco, for example, had pot been devotees of vodka, but they showed a wonderful health record during their period of enforced open-air life and short com- a Mer Own Susiness. A woman mounted the steps of the elevated station carrying an umbrella like @ reversed saber, An attendant touched her lightly, saying: “Excuse me, madam, but you are likely to put out the eye of the man behind you.” “Ho's my husband!” she snapped calmly. Revised. “Is that futurist music you're play- ing?” inquired hubby as his wife pumped the planola. “No, dear; it's ‘Home, Sweet Home,’ but I think Bobby has been using it ‘as a target for bis alr rifle.” Beginning of the End. * She (rapturously)—Ab, bow nice it must be to wake up and find yourself famous! How I wish I had « name. He (timidly)—Well, er—that's easy. How would mine sult you? Lips are seldom as red as they are painted. eee Summer Luncheons pre in a jiffy ot pantry, shell with , Sliced Dried Beef ‘and the other good summer ies fennel ind pre fish and appticing. Rae Libby, MNeill & Senay Libby, Chicago LUTE | ot a) tea ; DIP Poet Dried Beet nd coldetright pices. Quick servicegua: sranteod: “I made an awful break yesterday,” sald the fellow who is known as @ tightwad. * “That is unusual for you. How di@ it happen?” asked the man tn whom he was about to confide. “I met Lulu in front of an fee cream parlor, and 1 told her that her lige were like strawberries, She sald the only way to prove ft was by making the comparison, so I had to blow her. to & strawberry sundae.” i Time Required. : “How long does it take you 40 go fishing?” “Well, if you consider the tine B actually fish, it takes only a few hours. But 4 you count in the time T com sume waiting for conditions to be just Fight and arranging for bait, it takes several weeks.” it ‘Me Time. “Isnt ft strange that Mra, Robin- ‘fon never attends the Mothers’ élub meetings. Wo've invited her time and i'm afraid she's a hopes olf four, ‘She insists on staying home to take care of her children.” Hopeless. Maud—t1 sald to Jack that I wasn't going to return his ring uhtfl I got one from another man. Ethel—Ho told me be vever expect- eA to got it back The uptodate war correspondent never fails to work’In the word “Im- brogiio.” What we look for in friends ts con- geniality, not character cy ater ret rely f m3 4 d 4 SIG cn ¢' Oe © C43 |) ek a. LOUNGERS HAVE NEW GAME What Is Known as Shoe Poker Is Amusing the Idle Young Men of New York. Have you taken a hand at shoe poker? It's a merry little pastime, and, thanks to several shoe designers running riot this summer, it's likely to prove one of our best known outdoor sports for the season. Just at present shoe poker parties are confined to the idle young men who make the corners of Broadway in the theatrical district look busy. Every hand is a jackpot, and each player is entitled to five shoes. The game is played after this fashion: The first player elects to chose the shoes worn on the first five women to pass the corner. The second player the next five, and so on. If the first five women who pass the corner are wearing the regulation lace-up-the front shoes the player has a straight. If the second group of five women all chance to have on boots of the same color—white, black, champagne or any one of the dozen or so various colors that are worn this season—the second player calls a flush and naturally heats the straight. If, in the third group of five female shoe wearers, there are two pairs lacing up the front and three lacing up the side, that is a full house, and the third hand heats both the other hands. Because of the variety of design in female boot toggery this year there are a surprising number of combinations that can be made, and shoe poker has, for the time at least, made the corner sports forget all about white horses, red-haired girls and automobile poker—New York World. COURT ADMITTED ITS ERROR Might Be Doubted, However, Whether Instruction to Disregard Statement Had Much Effect. It was an action against an insurance company in an Arizona court, to recover the value of a quartz mill that had been burned. The defendant introduced the former foreman of the mill, who testified that the plaintiff had admitted to him that he had set fire to the mill in order to get the insurance money. The presiding judge knew the witness, and had a very low opinion of his veracity. He knew the plaintiff to be an honorable and upright man, wherefore he burst forth with the remark, "Everybody knows that to be a lie." Whereupon the council for the insurance company sprang to his feet in a rage. "I object to the language of the court," said he, "and I demand that it be taken down and my objection entered in the record." "Certainly Colonel Brown," said the court, "You are quite right, and the court was altogether wrong in making such a remark. The court will endeavor to correct the effects of its inadvertence. Gentlemen of the jury, I instruct you that you must disregard my remark. You are the exclusive judges of the evidence and of the credibility of the witnesses, and it must have no weight with you that I commented as I did upon the fact that the witness told one of the damned lies that was ever uttered in a courtroom."—Case and Comment. Keeping Up Appearances. "What's the use of buying a fly swatter?" growled Mr. Cobbles. "A folded newspaper does well enough." "Do you think I'm going to swat files with a folded newspaper when there are visitors here. Henry Cobbles?" Asked Mrs. Cobbles. "I should say not!" Regular Answer Teacher—Now, I want one of you to give me a sentence using the three simple tenses. Johnnie—Don't think of the future until the present is past. BUILT A MONUMENT "A monument built by and from Postum," is the way an Illinois man describes himself. He says: "For years I was a coffee drinker until at last I became a terrible sufferer from dyspepsia, constipation, headaches and indigestion. "The different kinds of medicine I tried did not cure me, and finally some one told me to leave off coffee and take up Postum. I was fortunate in having the Postum made strictly according to directions on the pkg., so that from the start I liked it. "Gradually my condition changed. The old troubles disappeared and I began to feel well again. My appetite became good and I could digest food. Now I am restored to strength and health, can sleep sound all night and awake with a fresh and rested body." "I am really a monument built by Postm, for I was a physical wreck, distressed in body and mind, and am now a strong, healthy man. I know exactly what made the change; it was leaving off coffee and using Postm" Name given by Postm Co. Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. Postm comes in two forms: Postm Cereal—the original form—must be well boiled, 15c and 25c packages. Instant Postm—a soluble powder—dissolves quickly in a cup of hot water, and with cream and sugar, makes a delicious beverage instantly. 30c and 50c tins. Both kinds are equally delicious and cost about the same per cup. "There's a Reason" for Postm.—sold by Grocers. HAVE QUEER POWER HAVE QUEER POWER Extraordinary Electric Qualities of Many Plants. One in India Has Movement Very Similar to the Small Hands of a Watch "Varable" Octaveau All plants are electric batteries. Some are weak, others are strong. According to Royal Dixon, author of "The Human Side of Plants," who has an entertaining article in the Edison Monthly on the extraordinary electric qualities of plants, the strongest is the well-known sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica), but the iris, nicotina, nasturtium and practically all the meat-eating plants produce a current of from .005 to .02 volt, which can be measured with a galvanometer. "A very peculiar plant," writes Mr. Dixon, "and one which has tremendous Vaccinium East Indian Telegraph Plant. electrical powers, is the 'telegraph plant' (Desmodium gyrans). It is a native of India, and each of its leaves is composed of three leaflets; the larger one stands erect during the day but turns down at night, while each of the smaller leaflets moves day and night without stopping. They describe by means of jerking motions complete circles, not unlike the smaller hand of a watch." Then there is the Utricularia, or fishing plant, which iures small fish "into its capacious mouth and suddenly, as if an electric button were secretly pressed, closes in upon its helpless prey. In other words, it fishes with a net electrified!" Near Lake Titicaca in South America and in the interior of Nicaragua is found a really terrible plant, a sort of vegetable octopus. This was first discovered by the naturalist Dunstan, who heard his dog cry out as if in agony. Running to his relief, Mr. Dunstan found to the animal "enveloped in what seemed to him a perfect network of what seemed to be a fine, ropelike tissue of roots and fibers." He cut the fleshy fibers of the magnetized plant only with great difficulty. The dog was covered with blood. "The twigs curled like living sinuous fingers about his hands and it required terrific force to free himself from the plant's electric grasp, which left his hands red and blistered." "How's the Wind Sergeant?" Every British soldier at the front is said to have become a close observer of the wind since the Germans began the use of gas; if it veers to the north and cast it is an almost certain sign of attack. The respirators, or "muzzles," as the soldiers call them, are declared to give little protection from the gas. "Just get some one to throw a handful of chloride of lime in your face," says an officer in describing the gas. "That will give you a fair idea of the preliminary stages of the gas trouble." Of the Second battalion of Lancashire fusiliers, 403 men are reported to be "suffering from gas poisoning." Scientists are believed to have discovered a means of combating the gas. It is planned to squirt hypoxuphite of sodium in the air as the gas reaches the lines, thus destroying the deadly effects of the fumes. No Hanoverian Orders. The duke of Cumberland, struck off the roll of the Garter, cannot retaliate by striking Englishmen off rolls of his own as "rightful" king of Hanover. Hanoverian orders ceased to be conferred half a century ago, when Prassia, extinguished the kingdom of Hanover, and the duke of Cambridge was the last surviving British Knight Grand Cross of the Guelphic Order. This order was established in 1815 by our prince regent, afterward George VI. After Hanover and Britain parted, King Ernest Augustus I established the Order of St. George, in 1839. But in 1844 we find Queen Victoria refusing permission to her subjects to accept Hanoverian orders, explaining to Lord Aberdeen that "it would not be expedient to give to the king of Hanover a power which the queen herself does not possess, viz. that of granting orders as favors, or for personal services."-London Chronicle. Getting Nowhere. "What a lot of energy we expend without making any actual progress!" "Yes! Especially since the dancing craze set in!" METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE. METROPOLIS. ILL You Look Prematurely Old Because of those ugly, grizzly, gray haire. Use "LA CREOLE" HAIR DRESSING. PRICE, $1.00, retail. THOUGHT SHE COULD NOT LIVE Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Unionville, Mo.—"I suffered from a female trouble and I get so weak that I could hardly walk across the floor without holding on to something. I had nervous spells and my fingers would cramp and my face would draw, and I could not speak, nor sleep to do any good, had no appetite, and everyone thought I would not live. could hardly walk across the floor without holding on to something. I had nervous spells and my fingers would cramp and my face would draw, and I could not speak, nor sleep to do any good, had no appetite, and everyone thought I would not live. Some one advised me to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I had taken so much medicine and my doctor said he could do me no good so I told my husband he might get me a bottle and I would try it. By the time I had taken it I felt better. I continued its use, and now I am well and strong. "I have always recommended your medicine ever since I was so wonderfully benefitted by it and I hope this letter will be the means of saving some other poor woman from suffering."—Mrs. MARTHA SEAVEY, Box 1144, Unionville, Missouri. The makers of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound have thousands of such letters as that above—they tell the truth, else they could not have been obtained for love or money. This medicine is no stranger—it has stood the test for years. If there are any complications you do not understand write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confidential) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman and held in strict confidence. WAS DOUBLING UP ON LIFE Small Girl's Unfortunate Remembrance of Mother's Remark Caused Embarrassment. Col. George Harvey said at a banquet in his honor in New York: "We editors like criticism, especially when it is of the very favorable kind that I've received this evening. "But not all criticism is favorable, even for the most successful editors. A good many editors, in fact, often find themselves in the position of the rich old broker whose little grand-niece said: "'Uncle, how long do people live?' "The natural span of man's life, the uncle answered, 'is as the Good Book tells us, three score years and ten.'" "Oh, then you'll live to be one hundred and forty, won't you, uncle?" "The old man looked around the room crowded with relatives and laughed heartily. "Why, no, he said. 'Why, no. How do you make that out?" "Isn't it true, then, said the little girl—'isn't it true what mamma says about your living a double life?" "—Washington Star. CARE FOR CHILDREN'S Hair and Skin With Cuticura. Nothing Easier. Trial Free. The Soap to cleanse and purify the skin and scalp, the Ointment to soothe and heal rashes, itchings, redness, roughness, dandruff, etc. Nothing better than these fragrant super-veamy emollients for preserving and purifying the skin, scalp and hair. Sample each free by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. XY, Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adv. Tough Luck. "You remember that chap Jones who made a bet of ten thousand dollars that he would walk from San Francisco to New York without a cent in his pocket?" "Yes. Did he win the bet?" "Not quite. He got as far as Philadelphia, and there he was arrested as a vagrant and forced against his will to ride three blocks in a patrol wagon. That disqualified him." Deserves it. "Heavens! The mob will tear that man to pieces. Can't something be done to stop them?" "Let 'em alone. The man they're trying to lynch is the chap who invented the installment plan of selling books." To Drive Out Malaria And Build Up The System Take the Old Standard GROVES 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. Not Before. "I suppose you always tell your pupils frankly just what you think of their voices, professor?" "When their money is all gone, yes." Uncle Sam has one bank to every 9,700 people. THE ENGINE ROOM IN Place of Stress When Battleship Is in Action. Fighting Strain Becomes of an Intensity Hard to Imagine—Deadly Torpedo the Weapon That Is Most Feared. Let us, as a matter of interest, imagine that we are in the engine room of a modern dreadnaught in action. On each side of us, unobtrusively stowed away in their mahogany, brass-bound cases, are the great turbines. Their humming—though we cannot see them—fills the vast space with the sound as of a million bees let loose. Near each one hovers a grimy stoker, oil can in hand, and his duty it is to see that these monster humming tops do not lack for lubrication. Right in front, on the foremost bulkhead of the engine room, are the telegraph dials and the telephones, each of which is in connection with the bridge, and under the direct control of the captain. These are the things which tell us how the fight is going, for the keen engineer can read signs and portents in the changes which are rung upon the telegraph dials. A tremendous thing is the fighting strain. It is bad even up in the great turrets where men play their parts in the grim drama, and hurl death and destruction at the foe, but down here, where one does nothing but wait for orders, it is terrible. The only man who does not seem to feel the strain is the one who has apparently the least to do, and that is the engineer. He, however, is busily doing mental arithmetic. He knows how many revolutions his screws are doing per minute, and he realizes that as yet she has still a little bit of speed up her sleeve. By and by that last half knot may be asked for, and he is calculating how much speed he will be able to present the captain with when that final effort is asked for. No one knows but he, and he won't tell. There seems to be a kind of waiting expression on most of the faces, and if they could tell you what they were all waiting for it would surprise you. Shut up as they are in a small steel boxful of machinery, they are not thinking of the chance of an enemy's projectile coming through and killing them, nor are they waiting for death to come to them in some other manner. What they are dreading is that something should go wrong with their beloved engines — something that would prevent their "doing their bit" in this fight. They are listening—ever listening—for the hiss of escaping steam which will tell them of a main steam pipe hit and carried away; for the shot that might smash one of the boilers into small pieces; for the rattle of the steering engine as the rudder is blown away, and the ship hangs, without a guide, in the balance. And then, with a sickening sidelong twist and a rattle of the steering engine, the floor of the engine room takes on a rickening slant. The ship has made a sudden and acute turn. The engineer's face turns from cheery optimistic red to a fear-stricken sallow green. "My God!" he mutters. "Submarines!" Every man in that engine room and every stoker in the stokeholds knows what that sudden and horrible twist means. It means that the ship has commenced a quadrille with death; that underwater craft are seeking to end her life and the fight at the same time. The strained look has gone now. Everyone is eager and anxious to do but one thing, and that is to obey the orders which come down from the bridge as fast as they possibly can be obeyed. The bridge is having an anxious time, but the men in the depths trust it and reckon it is up to dealing with the biggest flotilla of submarines that the enemy owns, any day. Then, while the ship is running all she knows, the unexpected happens. With a louder and more sudden roar than ever the steering engine rattles over to hard a port. At precisely the same second the telegraph rings "Full astern, starboard engine. Full ahead port." The ship takes a horrible heel as the rudders—two of them—grip her; the port screw slows down perceptibly as it feels the mighty column of water deflected from the rudder, and the starboard one hums along smoothly as it feel the reversed turbine's thrust. And even as they spin round the men can hear the guns putting in good work and blazing away for all they are worth. Ten minutes later the enemy's fleet—or what is left of them—are steaming for harbor again as fast as they can go. Imagine yourself shut up in a chattering, humming steel box, with the odds on being killed, either by shell, or torpedo explosion, or drowning, or scalding to death, and with Death himself throwing all sorts of missiles at you which you can't even see coming, and you will have a very good idea of what being in a battleship's engine room is like in a real pitched battle. The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of 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 Experiments. 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 Diarrhea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels, assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of Charles H. Flutterer. In Use For Over 30 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. TEST THAT NEVER FAILED Mine Foreman Had Particular Reason for Patronizing Sawyer's Place on His "Vacation." Among the old miners of Siskiyou county a man can get worse whisky at Sawyer's bar 'han in any other place on earth. This is the belief of the gold-diggers of that section, and that faith is accepted as orthodox, says the San Francisco Call. Regularly every Christmas Billy X, foreman of the Oro Fino mine, takes his layoff down at Sawyer's. Once the superintendent asked him why he always selected that place for his vacation. "I want to have one yearly drunk," said Billy, "and I want to know just when I am drunk, so that I may enjoy the sensation." "Well, can't you enjoy the sensation in any other portion of the country or state or continent?" asked the superintendent. "No. When I'm drinking Sawyer's whisky and it begins to taste good, then I know I'm drunk." "Look at her," said the ironmonger, indicating a departing customer. "She sent her wringer here to be repaired. I promised it to her for this week, provided I could get a certain new part in time from the maker's. I couldn't get it. Now she wants me to pay a charwoman, who came unnecessarily, half a crown an' twopence for the clothes." The ironmonger paused to breathe heavily. "But that's not all. Her husband dines out on washdays, and as he dined out on a washday that wasn't a washday—you understand?—she says I ought to pay for his dinner. No, she doesn't ask anything. And they call 'em the weaker sex.'—London Tit-Bits. "What do you consider the greatest human paradox?" "A secret session of a woman's club." There are 24 clubs exclusively for ladies in London. 160 ACRE FARMS IN WESTERN CANADA FREE Yes, you son—anxious home-viticated ever. just as cheap and in the provinces of 160 Acre Homesteads are A Other Land at From The people of European countries must be fed—thus an even greater up the price. Any farmer who can—get a dollar for wheat and raise 20 make money—that's what you can ful yields also of Oats, Barley anditable an industry as grain raising. are the only food required either for markets convenient, climate excellent Military service is not compulsory in Canada on lands. Write for literature and pa Superintendent Immigration, Ottawa, Canada The people of European countries as well as the American continent must be fed—thus an even greater demand for Canadian Wheat will keep up the price. Any farmer who can buy land at $15.00 to $30.00 per acre—get a dollar for wheat and raise 20 to 45 bushels to the acre is bound to make money—that's what you can expect in Western Canada. Wonderful yields also of Oat, Barley and Flax. Mixed Farming is fully as profitable an industry as grain raising. The excellent grasses, full of nutrition, are the only food required either for beef or dairy purposes. Good schools, markets convenient, climate excellent. Military service is not compulsory in Canada. There is no conscription and no war tax on lands. Write for literature and particulars as to reduced railway rates to Superintendent Immigration, Ottawa, Canada; or to G. A. COOK, 125 West 9th Street, Kansas City, Missouri; C. J. BROUGHTON, Room 412, 112 West Adams Street, Chicago, Ill. Canadian Government Agents. maturely Old CREOLE" HAIR DRESSING. PRICE, $1.00, retail. What She Expected. And So It Is. The Sphinx on Natation. The Sphinx propounded a riddle. "How many girls would swim out beyond the danger line if the life guard was a woman?" she asked. King Alfonso of Spain is a general in the British army. ABSORBINE TRADE MARK REGULS PAT. 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Terms: Cash payment of $6.00 per vehicle. AUTO COMPANY, 1900 LOUST ST., ST. LOUIS, MO. Terre Haute VETERINARY COLLEGE ACCEPTED SCHOOL Yes, waiting for every farmer or farmer's son — any industrious American who is anxious to establish for himself a happy home and prosperity. Canada's hearty invitation this year is more attractive than ever. Wheat is higher but her farm land of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Metropolis Gazette PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY BY THE GAZETTE PRINTING CO. GETROFOLIS, . . . . . ILL. MRS. M. J. McCRARY, MANAGER J. B. McOBRARY, EDITOR FRIDAY AUG 6, 1915. Office 9th and Pearl Streets, Metropolis, Illinois. Entered as second-class mail matter, at Metropolis, Illinois, Postoffice. Address all communications to J. B. MOBABY, Box 107 Metropolis, Illinois. The names and addresses of contributors must be known to us in every instance, in order to secure publication. We want the news of your vicinity each week. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One Year ..... $1 00 Ix Months ..... 75 Three Months ..... 40 Single Copy ..... 05 In Advance. ADVERTISING RATES. made known on application. There are several prospective candidates for Governor of Illinois on the Republican ticket. The following named persons are the ones mentioned: Andrew Russell, Frank L. Smith Frank O. Lowden, O. F. Berry, Ghas. S. Deneen, Richard Yates. Wanted—100 customers at the Last Chance grocery to buy 3 cases of best tomatoes and corn for 25c. Ordination Licentiate license blanks at the Gazette office. Mrs. Z. A. Vallee has hair goods in every style and shape. These goods are at my residence on 6th St., third house from Baptist Churc Letter Heads and Envelopes can be had for the asking at this office. We print them. For Groceries and cold drinks go the First or Last Chance Grocery on 9th and Pearl St. Send us a trial order for the Great Nature Salve, 50c a Box. Why suffer when you can be relieved for such a small amount. Read our guarantee on the front page of The Gazetre. For lady's ready trimmed hats go to Mrs. Vallee. FOR SALE. 1 Walnut Bed Room Set. 1 Hall Tree. 1 Pair Large Pillows. 1 Walnut Parlor Set. 1 Feather Bed. 1 Set Bed Springs. Call at my home on 6th Street. Z. A. VALLEE Burled In Her Plano. A woman professor of music, who recently died in Marselles, France, has been buried in her piano in obedience to her final wish. She gave as her reason for this strunge request that the happiest hours of her life had been spent at her piano. Owing to the great size of this original coffin an immense grave had to be dug. Secret of Influence Force, servor, 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 folled 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. Thef are among the riddles of history—Chambers' Journal. The life of Cuba is largely anatate od by raisins, its people consuming the fruit more generally than any other of the Spanish-American colonies Mrs. Amanda Rucker, is visiting in Fulton, Ky, this week, Rev. J. B. McCrary, made a flying trip home Wednesday from Brookport, where he is conducting a big revival. The house is crowded each night. Mrs. Ella Young, returned to her home in Chicago, Tuesday alter being the guest of Mrs L. A. Mitchell. Mrs. Frances Smith, is a recipient of a new piano. This was presented to her by her husband Prof. McClelland, Smith. Mrs. Dona Tucker, returned home Tuesday from a visit of her mother at Johnsonville, Tenn. Rev. J. M. Blake, returned home last Friday from Aurora, where he attended the funeral of his son Rev. Alton H. Blake. Cut Flowers at Jennie Inman's. Rev, J. W. Davie preached one of his best sermons in the afternoon. Rev, C. W. Norrent passed thru the city Monday enroute to Brookport to assist Rev, J B McCrary, in a revival at the Unity Baptist church. Mother Harmon, left Saturday for Memphis, Tenn., to visit relatives. She was accompanied as far as Paducah, Ky., by her daughter Mrs Maymie Harmon. The Basket Dinner at Belgrade The Basket Dinner at Belgrade Sunday was a decided success. Cut Flowers at Jennie Inman's Mr. Geo. and Dave Jamison were called to Paducah, Ky. Wednesday on the account of the dangerous sickness of their sister Mrs. India McKnight. Rev. J. W. Davie visited his family in Hopkinsville Ky., this week. Mrs Amanda Barnard left Tuesday for Clinton to visit her mother, Mrs. Lucy Kimbrough. The Excursion was well supplied with the De-laws," Tuesday night; there were a few men with stars on but the majority were plainclothes women, and they sure can punch hard in the sides Cut Flowers at Jennie Inman's. Mrs. M. J. and Edgar McCrary and McKinley Bogan were Brookport visitors Tuesday night and attended the revival at the Unity Baptist church. We are always glad to have visitors at said church. William Porter, son in-law of Thos. Roberts is still very sick. Edgar S. B. McCrary was in Broookport and Paducah last Friday and Saturday in the interest of the Gazette. Rev. J. H Knowles preached in Belgrade Tuesday night to a good audience. He is now on his tour as missionary for the Mt. Olive Baptist Association. The rain Sunday indeed a help to the farmers in this part of the County. Miss Maud Porter left Monday to attend the grand session of the H H. of R, which convenes in Champaign this week. Mrs. Rachel Halleck and neise Ura May of Louisville Ky., visited Mrs. Geo. Collins a few days last week. NOTICE. Reader if a blue or red mark appears on the head of your paper marked with an [X] it is to notify you that you owe for the paper and must pay at once. MONEY TO PATENT GRANT may be secured by our and Address THE PATENT RECORD SUBSCRIBERS & THE PATENT BOOK $100 Reward, $160. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is catarrh. Hall's catarrh cure is the oely positive cure now known to the medical, fraternity, catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's catarrh is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surface of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors, have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One, Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. cHENEY & cO., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Rev. J. H. Knowles, of Cairo, the missionary of the Mt. Olive Baptist Assn., is in Brookport assisting Rev. J. B. McCrary, in a revival at Unity Baptist church. SEEK EXPERT RULE IN SPECIAL SCHOOLS A8K SCHOOL MEN, FARMERS, EM PLOYERS, EMPLOYEES, A8 VOCATIONAL GUIDES. ADOPTED BY LOCAL VOTE Schools of Vartous Typeo Proposed—Choice and Adoption Would Be by Popular Vote—Alm, Statement Says, Not to interfere With General Schoolg. Chicago, Ill.—A fair hearing for proposed system of vocational education patterned after the systems which have proved successful in many European countries and in Wisconsin, is naked by the Commercial Club of Chicago, in a statement just issued. The Commercial Club's bill (based upon several years' study in Europe and America by Edwin G. Cooley) is shortly to be introduced into the General Assembly. It is planned to place direction of vocational and agricultural schools and courses directly under the supervision of a State Board and local boards composed equally of practical men, employers, employees and farmers, instead of leaving them entirely under the present school authorities, and there has been some criticism on the part of school teachers and principals. The statement issued, however, points out that the bill will make the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the County and City Superintendents of schools, the odd member of each of these boards holding the balance of power, and asks the public to weigh all the arguments and evidence carefully and decide the question upon a basis of merit and information, and not to be swayed by arguments based upon prejudice. To Supplement Present Schools. "We have developed," says the statement in effect, "a very good system of elementary schools, of secondary schools (including both the academic and the modern technical high schools), and a system of universities—all of which provide an adequate preparation for life for the favored youth with leisure and interest for advanced work. "We now must supplement these by another type of school, also based on the training of the elementary school, but which will undertake to train directly for vocational life the youth who must leave the ordinary school at fourteen." Would Avoid Conflict The statement emphasizes that the proposed system of vocational schools would not compete or interfere with the present school system, but should supplement it by providing helpful education under the best possible conditions, offered only to boys and girls over fourteen, years of age who have left the public schools as now organized. Such youth are grouped under two heads—those compelled to leave school in order to earn a living, and those more favorably situated but who can be induced to remain in school between the ages of fourteen and eighteen, only if offered practical instruction along vocational lines. Schools and courses to meet all sorts of needs in each of these groups are outlined. These schools will be introduced into a community only when a majority of the legal voters vote for their establishment. Each community will be able to introduce whichever type of schools it feels is suited to its special needs. To avoid interfering with the present system of schools, special local taxes are to be levied for their support and state aid given to each community establishing these schools, in I. C. R. R. Time Card NORTH BOUND Train numbers Arrives. Leaves. 302 10:10 a.m. 10:20 a.m. 374 2:25 p.m. 8:35 p.m. SOUTH BOUND. Train numbers Arrives. Leaves. 375 10:00 a.m. 10:10 a.m. - - 2:28 p.m. 2:35 p.m. HOW'S THIS? 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Foreman and Margaret Foreman of Los Angeles California, that a writ of attachment has been sued out of the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Clerk of said County of "Massac at the suit of the said Mattie Miller and against the estate of you, the said Phillip P. Foreman and Margaret Foreman for one hundred sixty and 96 one hundred dollars, besides interest, directed to the Sherriff of said County to execute, when said writ has been returned by said Sherriff executed, the defendants not found and as having levied on the following described real estate to-wit: All of Block No. One Hundred Twenty six (126) except One Hundred Thirty- six feet off of the East side thereof and situated in the City of Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois, subject to a mortgage recorded in book "7" page 62 or mortgages in the recorders office of Massac County, Illinois, in favor of Eugene Lafont for $1500.00, and an undivided one half interest in a part of the West Half of Section Thirty five (36), Township Fifteen (16) south, Range Four(4) east 3rd P. M. more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point where the new Vienna road intersects the Jonesboro Road, said point being 130 feet due North of the Stone set for and being a quarter section corner for and between sections 34 and 36 of said township and range, thence from said point due south on section line 72 rods to the North line of a 4 acre tract sold to one Wentzel, thence least with North line of Wentzel tract, 54 rods to the centre of Jonesboro road; thence in a northwesterly course with centre line of said Jonesboro road 90 1-2 rods to the centre of beginning, said tract contains 12 9-10 acres by survey less that portion sold to the Herrin & Southern Railroad Co. by deed recorded in Vol. "29" of deeds at page 486 in in the Recorders office or Massac County, Illinois. Now, unless you, the said Phillip P. Foreman and Margaret Foreman shall personally be and appear before the Circuit 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 August next, give special bail and plead to said action, judgement will be entered 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 15th, 1915 Native Salve We have just recived some more of Native Salve and it is going very fast, those in Carbonand 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. Easy to Pronounce. The easiest word to pronounce the English language is said to "murmur." It is simply an expulse of the breath repeated. Knoyah Said. frascible Old Gent (to schoolkid who has coiffed with him)—"When you run into people like that you should say, 'T拜 your pardon.'" Girl—"There won't no need. I hours what you said."—Sydney Bullsein. Livingston Institute Metropolis Second Session Opens Monday This school is well graded Department. All work is well tatal and able Instructors, selec work Special Courses in L and in Theology. Entrance Fee $2.00 per tuition. Tuition, Normal and English or Tuition, Instrumental music ( Tuition Typewriting (including Tuition Plain Sewing per month Tuition, Vocal music Tuition Printing Industrial Department per month. Printing Free Board and Rooms able rate. In every case, 4 weeks wi All charges must be paid in a and Prospectus Address J. B. McGRARY. Box 107 This school is well graded and equipped Grammar School Department. All work is well organized under Departmental and able Instructors, selected for Special Departmental work Special Courses in Music, Bookkeeping, Shorthand and Type Writing, Bible Study and in Theology. Entrance Fee $2.00 a Session In every case, 4 weeks will be counted for a school month. All charges must be paid in advance. For any information and Prospectus Address RESTAURANT FOR SALE. Carbonda My Restaurant, which consists opposite the I. C. Depot; good loc Reason for selling poor health. Terms:- Cash or one half down. James Trustees Carbondal, Illinois My Restaurant, which consists of a complete up-to-date outfit opposite the I. C. Depot; good location and reasonable good business. Reason for selling poor health. Terms:- Cash or one half down. James Robinson Proprietor. of the Livingston Normal, Theological and Industrial Institute. J. H. Knowles, D. D., President J. B. McCray, S. T. B., Secretary T. C. Yancy, Treasurer S. B. Kerr, Attorney Rev. J. M. Blake. Rev. H. Allison Rev. G. W. Rowlett Rev. C. C. Phillips, Financial Agt. Rev. H. E. McWilliams Reflex Kicking Strap for the Cow. kicking cow is an aggravation about the dairy and the device referred to has been recently patented and is a simple means of educating her to be good. It will be quickly seen how the device is applied to the hind leg of the bovine and also how any pressure exerted upon the device, as in an effort to kick, the energy thus expended will give her a sharp reminder that she is not to have it all her own way. BEST FEEDING FOR PROTEIN Necessity for Giving More Than One Grain—Wheat Bran, Corn and Stover Make Good Ration. Dafrymen who are on a short allowance in the matter of grain naturally wish, to keep down the expense bill, and make the mistake of feeding one grain only. For example, a correspondent asks which would give him the best results, corn or wheat bran, when, as a matter of fact, he should feed both to get anywhere near a balanced ration, and they should be fed in the proportion of one part of the wheat bran to six parts of the corn. This, with corn stover as roughage and with an occasional feed of oil meal or a change to some of the concentrated feeds like gluten meal, will supply a fairly balanced ration and not a costly one. Those who have to do with farm affairs are coming more and more to figure out these problems instead of guessing at what they should do or working on the same plans they followed years ago, when conditions were, perhaps, much different. This is going in the right direction and the ultimate results will not fall to be satisfactory. The Workers. "Did a musician of note score your opera?" "No; the critics did." Trustees The only way to get the genuine New Home Sewing Machine is to buy the machine with the name NEW HOME on the arm and in the lega. This machine is warranted for all time. No other like it No other as good The New Home Sewing Machine Company, ORANGE, MASS. For Sale by W. P. Baynes, Metropolis, Ill. 5 DROPS Absolutely Pure Made with Coconut Oil and Cinnamon Made with Coconut Oil and Cinnamon Pain leaves almost us if by magic when you begin using "5-Dropa," the famousold remedy for Rheumatism, Lumbago, Gout, Sciatica, Neuroigia and kindred troubles. 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