Metropolis Weekly Gazette

METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE S. Bartlett Kerr, Solicitor State of Illinois, Massac County ss. In the Circuit Court, of said County, August Term A. D. 1916. The City National Bank of Metropolis, Ill. Vs. John Lackman and Ada Lackman, Bill to foreclose mortgage No. 297. Public notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of a decree entered at the August Term of said court, to wit. on the 29th, day of August A. D. 1916 in the above entitled cause, I, Lannes P. Oakes, Special Master in Chancery of said County, will at the hour of 10 o'clock A. M. Saturday September 30, A. D. 1916 at the east door of the Court house in the City of Metropolis, County of Massac, and State of Illinois, sell at public vendue to the highest and best bidder, the following described real estate to-wit: All of Lot One (1) in Block One (1) in the Goulds addition to the City of Brookport, Illinois, as per recorded plat thereof, and a parcel of ground off the westerly side of Lot number Two (2) in Block number One (1) described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of said lot number Two (2), thence Northerly to the Northwest corner of said lot; thence easterly on the Northerly line of said lot, 9 feet; thence Southwesterly in a direct line to the point of beginning, being the property conveyed to me this day by H. W. Meyer, situated in the County of Massac, State of Illinois. Terms of sale, Cash in hand. Dated this 30th day of August 1916 Lannes P. Oakes, Solicitor Master in Chancery Sale. State of Illinois, Massac County, ss. In the Circuit Court of said County, August Term A. D. 1916. Mary C. McBane Vs. Arthur H- Finley, Chas. Finley, and Elvira Finley. Bill to foreclose mortgage No. 301. Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a decree entered at the August Term of said court, towit, on the 6th day of September A. D. 1916 in the above entitled cause. I. S. Bartlett Kerr, Master in Chancery of said County, will at the hour of 19 o'clock A. M. Saturday October 7th A. D. 1916 at the east door of the Court house in the City of Metropolis, County of Massac, and the State of Illinois, sell at public vendue to the highest and best bidder, the following described real estate to-wit. The Northeast fourth of the Southeast quarter of section number Six (6), except one-half acre in the Southeast corner thereof; and, also, except Six and one fourth acres which is bounded as follows: Beginning at a point on the South line of said tract fiftyrods West of the Southeast corner thereof and running North thirty six rods to the public road; thence with the public road in a Southeastly direction forty-eight rods; thence West thirty-five rods to the place of beginning. And fifteen acres from off the West side of the Southeast fourth of the Southeast quarter of section number Six (6) And ten and one-third acres from off the Eastern side of the Northwest fourth of the Southeast quarter of Sec. number Six (6), except a strip of ground two rods wide on the West side of said ten and one-third acres leading from the public road to the Curtis graveyard, which said strip was herefore deeded by David Curtis and wife to the heirs of David Curtis, deceased, for a roadway to said graveyard. And seven acres from off the Eastern side of the Southwest fourth of the Southeast quarter of section number Six (6), also, seven acres from off the Eastern side of Northwest fourth of the Northeast quarter of section number Seven (7), and all of the above lands lying and being in Township number Fourteen (14) south, Range number Four (4) east, situated in Massac County, State of Illinois. Terms of sale, Cash in hand. Dated this 12th day of September A. D. 1916. Long Time in Transit. Neptune takes more than 160 years to make the complete revolution round the sun. Mt. Olive Baptist Association Adjo urned. Elder J. B McCraary, was elected moderator of the Mt Olive Missionary Baptist Association. Mod. Eld. J. B. McCrary, Metropolis. Rec. Sec'y J. D Davis, Colps, Cor Sec'y J. H Starks, Cairo Treasurer John Bruen, Mt. Vernon Additional Member Edler C. W. Norment, Carbondale. Elder D. Parrish, Md City was elected chairman of Trustee Board to fill the vacancy of the late Dr, J H. Knowles, and Elder F Boar Cairo, was elected one of the tsueees of the Livingston Institute We have not the names of officers of Ministers and Deacon's Union and W. E & M. Convention. The 65th annual session of the Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist is a matter of history. A great meeting was held and the pastor, members and citizens of Colps, deserve praise for the manner of which they cared for the messengers. The attendance was large and interest high. Several able sermons and addresses were delivered during the session. The editor had three homes while there and could not accept all of the invitations received to take meals. There were no delegates who fared more sumptuously than we, as we roomed with Bro. M Duncan, the efficient Superintendent, and took our meals with Mrs. Arie Hamilton part of the time and as all of the homes failed to get messengers we spent 3 days with Bro. Eugene and Mrs. Oceola Wallace his most excellent wife. The citizens are to be commended for their well kept homes and yards with so many beautiful flowers. The citizens of that place have the appearance of city people. We are pleased to note the rapid progress made. They shall ever have our prayers. The next annual meeting will be held with Shiloh Baptist church Future City Tuesday before the 4th Sunday in Sept. 1917. The 1st Board meeting will be held with Shiloh Baptist church, Mt. Vernon, Thursday before the 3rd Sunday in Dec. 1916, at which meeting it is desired for every church and auxiliary to report 50c each aside from missionary dues which will be 5c per member of the church. The 50c is the amount asked for quarterly to assist Rev. J. N. Washington to pursue his studies at Roger Williams University. Several of the churches paid for the 1st quarter at the association. Help your moderator to make 1917 the banner associational year The association voted to erect a building on the school site owned by them in Metropolis, Ill., which was a wise thing to do and MOTTO : "HEW TO THE LINE, LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY " the only wise thing to do and the only business like proposition. A modern building will be erected, one that will speak well for the race and the Baptist and be a credit to the city of Metropolis. REV. J. H. SMITH GIVEN a RECEPTION BY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS Elder J. B. McCrary, Delivers Address, Praising His Work and the Character of the Man. Rev. J H. Smith, pastor of St. Paul A. M. E. church, Metropolis, closed out a most successful year as pastor Monday night and after the reading of report in the presence of many members and friends a big reception was given him and his most estimable wife. Elder J. B McCrary, recently elected Moderator of Mt. Olive Baptist Association was the chief speaker and spoke very highly of Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Smith, and praised them for the life which they had lived for the last five years in the city of Metropolis. Rev George Crippens, J. S. Anderson Alderman of 1st ward and Bro. K. D. Barnes, made short addresses, afterwhich Rev. Smith responded. Cream and cake were served by the Stewardesses. Rey Smith is a strong preacher, morally sound and as a financier has but few equals. We look to see him presiding elder in the near future. His place will be hard to fill. We hope to see him secure a good charge. PROGRAM To be rendered at First Baptist Church, Sunday Evening, Oct. 1, by Auxi liaries and friends of said Church. Chorus Choir Scripture Reading President of Silver Leaf Club, Mrs. Bessie M. Cork. Invocation Rev. B. Thomas Chorus Choir Opening Address Sec'y Woman's Industrial Club The Object of the Club Convention, Mrs. L. B. Dukes Response Rev G. W. Rowlett Solo Mrs. Amanda Kimball Recitation Mrs. Lillie Towles Solo Mrs. Jennie Woods Paper The Influence of a true christian woman in church work, Mrs. Minnie Newell. Instrumental Solo Mrs. H. G. Burke. Recitation Mrs. J. Cowper. Solo Miss Love M. Phillips. Paper Miss Izora Rodgers. Chorus Choir Solo Mr. Versie Shannon. Finance Committee—Mesdames Mattie Fossie, Florence Masterson. Rev. J. W. Davie, Master of Ceremonies Applied Learning. The Absent-Minded Professor—"My tailor has put one button too many on my vest. I must cut it off. That's funny; now there's a buttonhole too many. What's the use of arithmetic?"—Sourice. The Power and Influence of Women Read before the Mt. Olive Baptist Association at Colp. Ill., Sept. 22, 1916. By Mrs. Frank L. Jenkins, It is indeed necessary the women of this present generation would realize the fact, the power and influence she possesses is valued beyond the jewels of this world if put into force for the right Had there been something for her to do, God would not have seen fit to give her as helpmate to man. It is true that men is the higher power, but the power and influence of pure woman will prove more to a falling generation than any other power on the globe. We no longer stand at the open doors of crisis, perils but have entered in upon its scene, thus the demand for the power and influence of pure woman is heard from all quarters of the universe, and if her standard is one of a higher plane, she can and will accomplish much good for the cause of the Christ, for his government, and entire generation. The good woman of ancient time were no doubt fitted with such faculties as the women of today and yet, they did much good. Either through her power, influence won the title of queen and saved her people from the doom extirpation. When the expired for the crucifixion of Christ, the groans of a dying Saviour fell upon the ears of pure woman's, she was last at the cross and first at the sepulchre. But it seems from the condition of today that woman has fallen asleep in idleness, and has to a great extent became weak. Oh! we should awake, look around us and we'll find much to do, for the harvest indeed is ripe but where are the laborers? The old ones are secreted, thus leaving the work to us. Real pure womanhood means a fixed principle within for the right, good morals, virtue and pure religion. As we are now in the golden age, in the high noon-day of time, the woman who sits behind the heavy curtains of shame and disgrace, should consider her power and influence she's wasting away in idleness, which means an impure, faulty generation, God knowing the great power and influence of woman, He styled the church as woman, that alone proves that nature demands she should be of great help to the entire world. She can do more for the government than any other power, for great men arise to rule and govern the nation. Pure mothers proves a blessing, for see presides on the throne as queen in the home. She makes laws and none of them are broken. She wears a crown of honor about her head, and her children call her blessed. The power and influence of pure woman has accomplished much in the many institutions and organizations for the qualification of the race. Let the good pure woman of ancient time be an example for this nation' we shall be filled with good deeds. Stand for good morals and word for the cause of Christ, knowing the least we do for Jesus will be precious in his sight. With pure mothers, pure wives and daughters, uniting their forces together and putting into action their united powers and influence the highest results may be obtained. For woman to understand her duty, and her high valued power and influence means to get closely in touch with God, search out his ways to know and prayerfully to effect, put forth her power and influence to help the falling sons and daughters who are grooping their way in darkness and grieving poor mother's heart. If the question was closely searched into, and the light turned upon in a true sense no doubt the fault would fall upon woman. Pure woman is the queen of the world, as pure as the morning is she and is pleasing in the sight of both God and man. She should not spend life as an idle tale of woe. But rather consider its vitality, existence, energy and spirit for only a few days and thus make the journey one of much success by using her great magnetic powers to the glory and honor of God. Oh! that mothers would only lift this drooping spirit, and press with vigor on until the password is heard you've been faithful over a few things I will make the ruler over much, and whenever the sad mistake is made by mothers, it will some day be her bitter reproachful regret, that her children have gone out into the stormy howling wilderness without an example of brayer from her. God help us to consider the power and influence of pure woman, to realize her mistake and to call upon him to create within us pure hearts that our feet may be guided on errands of truth and mercy, and that ere long there will be a sweet shout of praise and a joyful family re-union in a heavenly home on high. This I write as an humble servant. LUCIEN COURTNEY KILLED. Lucien Courtney. (white) the only son of Judge J. C Courtney of this city, one of the leading attorneys of this part of the State was shot and killed on his father's farm Tuesday night while attempting to gain admission into the house of one of the renter's of his father. He was mistaken for a burglar. We sympathize with the Judge in his hour of trouble. KILLED George Walls of Joppa, who has been in the City several weeks serving out a fine for boot-legging was killed at Choat Tuesday night in attempting to get off the train. It is claimed that he was intoxicated when he left Metropolis. This is a sad affair but that is what whiskey will do for you. Subscribe for The Gazette. HURRAH! RINGLING DAY ALMOST HERE Big Circus and Great Spectacle Occupy Five Trains Crammed With Wonders. The big event for which the youngsters and grownups have been impatiently waiting is drawing near, for on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th Ringling Brothers' Circus is to exhibit afternoon and night in PADUCAH Expectancy never ran so high before and it is likely that this district will send a large delegation to feed the elephants. Unusual interest centers around the gigantic spectacle, "Cinderella," with which the famous showman are this season opening their wonderful main tent program. "Cinderella" the beat loved of all fairy tales and to see it produced with more than 1000 persons, hundreds of dancing girls and glorious pageants, indeed gives promise of making "childhood's golden dreams come true." In the same great tent will come the marvelous circus p bers in which 400 men and women per-formers, scores of trained animals and a galaxy of special features are introduced. The majority of the acts are entirely new to America, the Ringling Bros. having secured the pick of those European performers who have been obliged to seek engagements in this country because of the war. The all-new street parade will take place show day morning. RINGLING BROS. COMING THIS WAY Announcement is made that on THURSDAY SEPTEMBER, 28th Ringling Bros. circus will; give afternoon and night performances at PADUCAH The famous showmen are this season presenting an all new and wonderful program. The tremendous fairyland spectacle, "Cinderella" will appeal to both young and old. More than 1000 persons take part in it. It is easily the biggest spectacle Ringling Bros. have ever staged and its glorious "Ballet of the Fairies" with 800 dancing girls is in itself worth going many miles to see. Following "Cinderella" 400 arene artists appear in the main main tent program. Because of the great European War the Ringlings have secured scores of circus performers never before seen in America. An entire trained animal show has been made a part of the main tent program this season. The menagerie now numbers 1009 wild animals. The elephants including "Big Bingo," the earth's largest pachyderm, have been increased to 41 and almost 800 horses are carried. There will be 60 clowns and a big free three-mile street parade show day morning. The Gazette has just received another lot of new type faces and other material which adds much to the output of the work of the office. We deserve your patronage. We have a full line of cards, Letter Heads, Envelopes and other material. Let us do some of your work. Let us do your minute work and any other church advertisements. Assume your own prejudice. Every one is forward to complain of the prejudices that mislead other man or parties, as if he were free, and none of his own. This being objected on all sides, it is agreed that it is a fault and a hindrance to knowledge. What now is the cause? No other but this, that every man should let alone others' prejudices and examine his own. The only way to remove this great cause of ignorance and error out of the world is for every one impartial to examine himself.—Locke. Libby's Vienna Sausage and Sliced Dried Beef Both contain less heat producing properties than heavy meats. Try them for summer luncheons and picnic tidbits. Libby, McNeill & Libby Chicago Insist on Libby's as your grocer's Holland has 6,000,000 people. Martinique wants an American bank. Popular watering place—the ice cooler. France is stimulating attention to gardening. "See your own state first" is a good motto to put up beside "See America first." Russia maintains at Moscow an experiment station for the study of flax cultivation and manufacture. Toy molds to enable children to make building blocks from snow have been invented by a German. WOMAN'S CROWNING GLORY is her hair. If yours is streaked with ugly, grizzly, gray hairs, use "La Creole" Hair Dressing and change it in the natural way. Price $1.00.—Adv. When Hogan Telephoned. Hogan, the elder, was doing useful work in the stables, since most of the younger men in the nearby little market town had enlisted. One day he was sent by his employer to telephone to a dealer for various loads of hay, straw and oats. After many struggles with that terrible instrument which is supposed to save time, he got into communication with the dealers at last. "I say, we're waitin' fer that last order for hay, straw and oats. We want it at once. Hay, straw and oats." Back came the answer: "Very good. But who's it for?" "Arr, now. Would ye try to be funny with an owl man what's doing his bit? It's for the horses avo coarse."—London Mail. Hla Regimen. "Regimens! Regimens!" said Prof. Hillary M Masters before the Harvard Medical school. "There are too many nonsensical regimens, young gentlemen. I prefer the regimen of Mark Twain to all such rubbish. "Mark had a very strict regimen, you know. He never smoked but one cigar at a time, and never smoked while sleeping. "He never ate meat except with his meals, and he never drank except at meals and between meals. "His father took a drug store for a bad debt in Mark's boyhood, and among the stores were nine barrels of cod liver oil. These lasted Mark seven years. The rest of the family had to get along with the ipecac and nux vomica. Mark being the pet. He was, in fact, the first oil trust. He got it all." Grape-Nuts Gets Attention— First, because of its wonderfully delicious flavor— Then again, because it is ready to eat—fresh and crisp from the package. But the big "get attention" quality is its abundance of well-balanced, easily digestible nourishment. For sound health, every table should have its daily ration of Grape-Nuts— "There's a Reason" OLD FRIEND GONE OLD FRIEND GONE ED 8. ELLIS, "FATHER OF THE DIME NOVEL," IS DEAD. No Doubt There Are Many Gray-Headed and Highly Respected Members of Society Who Will Remember His Books. The father of the dime novel died a short time ago at the age of seventy-six. Many of us are old enough to remember those Beadle & Adams dime novels with the salmon-covered paper covers, not too large to slip inside a pocket and hide there until favorable chance came to devour its pages, for our elders had a strong prejudice against the "yellow backs," and believed that a boy who read them was hiking straight down the center of the road to perdition. Ed S. Ellis, the man who died recently, wrote the first of the dime novels that made a hit, and he wrote hundreds of them afterward, and many other books beside. He was nineteen years old when he wrote "Seth Jones," in 1850, and sent it to Beadle & Adams, New York, who had just begun to publish their dime novels, but had not made a success with them. They saw a winner in "Seth Jones." Before they sent it out to plastered the country with posters, dodgers and painted inscriptions with the question: "Who is Seth Jones?" and when the people had guessed and wondered for weeks the whole country broke out in another rush of posters bearing the picture of a frontiersman in coonskin cap, with the inscription, "I am Seth Jones." The book made the fame of Ellis and the dime novel and the fortune of Beadle & Adams. It was translated into 11 languages and a million copies were sold. A queer thing about it was that Ellis was brought up to be a preacher and that he was teacher of a Sunday school class when he wrote this first dime novel. He used to cloth Bible stories in imagery of his own, vivid and exciting, and always closed the lesson with the tale unfinished and the remark: "Boys, we'll continue the story next Sunday." All the boys in the village were in his Sunday school class. He wrote so many stories for boys and girls that he lost count of them. He was the author of the "Boy Pioneer," "Log Cabin," "Deerfoot," "Wyoming" and "Forest and Prairie" series, and he wrote many serious-minded books, such as a history of this country in eight volumes, of which 100,000 sets were sold. It is said of him that he was a good man, of kindly nature; that children loved him, and that, in spite of the preaching that has been done against cheap novels, there was not an immoral situation nor anything that would tend to influence for wrong in the hundreds of novels he wrote. His heroes were manly and clean-minded, his morals good and he exalted the nobler qualities of honor, loyalty and courage. He said just before he died that he did not regret anything he had written and he felt he had contributed to the joy of living for millions of boys and girls. The Star knows from experience that this is true, so here's a wreath to the memory of the father of "Seth Jones," the hero of a boyhood long past—Kansas City Star. Horrors of War. One of Germany's most noted surgeons, who has spent months at the front and in hospital service, in writing of the effect of the terrible strain of war as depicted upon the faces of those released from the firing line, says: "Physically these soldiers may be as hard as iron, yet they are not intact. The officers nearly always develop an uncanny, merble, staring look, as though they had been accustomed to gaze shudderingly at all the terrors and desolating orgies of destruction, as though they had been obliged to witness this with unblinking eyes and finally felt that their eyes had become a mirror of the horrible. It is as though the claw of a demon had seized their faces and made their eyes sink deeper into their hollows. The more highly civilized a man is, the better educated, the deeper his feelings, the more does he bear the indefinable something in his face, the sign that he has seen terrible things."—Christian Advocate. How He Was Caught. He had no stomach for the army, but presented himself for examination with a "sure trick" up his sleeve to "work his ticket." He was physically perfect, but his eyesight was shocking—so bad, indeed, that the sergeant thought the doctor should see him. "First class physically," pronounced the doctor, but when the medical man applied the eye tests the would-be recruit's sight appeared much worse than the sergeant had him in hand. "No, no, my man; with sight like that you're no use for the army," said the medico. "But you ought to get glasses. Stay, Ive a pair like microscopes, and if you see with them you can have them." The spectacles were produced and fitted on, and the recruit at once cried, "Oh I see splendidly!" "Lo you now?" said the doctor, with sarcasm. "Take him along, sergeant, and get him sworn in. There's no glass in the spectacles."—London Tit-Bits. What's the Use? He—Do you think I ought to see your husband about my marrying your daughter? She—Dear me, no. He will read all about it in the papers.—Puck. METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE, METROPOLIS, ILL. AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS Dr. John Patrick Turner, one of Philadelphia's foremost colored physicians and a medical inspector in the public schools, has been assigned the task of organizing a new town for the African race in the mountains of North Carolina. The tract over which the novel town will be laid out covers more than 4,000 acres and is located on the main line of the Seaboard Air Line railway, with a direct route to the markets of the world. Doctor Turner is authority for the statement that the town will be unique in many ways and will be a standard for the establishment of Negro communities in the future. Plans for the new Negro town are being worked out at Chautauqua, N. Y., and by those employed in the establishment and maintenance of Pinehurst, N. C. No name has been selected but the town and the streets will be named after illustrious Negro men and women. The charter of the new Negro town will restrict ownership of all property to persons of African descent. It is proposed to make the place the center for the development of Negro music. A university and industrial school are to be features. Two modern hotels will be established, one for blacks and the other for white tourists, who may visit the community to observe its workings. There are to be raised figs, sugar cane, tobacco and wheat on the land neighboring the town, every home of which will have its vegetable and flower garden. The industries will include the making of silk, sugar, flour, tobacco, steel and machinery, according to Doctor Turner. All of these plants will employ Negro laborer. Every opportunity will be given Negro laborers to become efficient in the industrial school, the paramount idea of the whole project being co-operation. John T. Patrick of North Carolina, founder of Southern Pines and South Mount, N. C., is the principal financial backer of the project. He is a retired official of the Sea Board Line railway and is deeply interested in the development of the colored people in North Carolina. At the Negro education convention at Washington, the question "Should the Education of the Negro and White Youth be Identical?" was taken up at the morning session. Prof. J. E. Bonner, principal of Peabody school, Wilmington, N. C., leading in the discussion. He was followed by J. B. Dudley, president of Agricultural and Mechanical college, Greensboro, N. C. who differed from Professor Bonner saying that each one had particular environments and characteristics which must be trained and cultivated Professor Jayson, president of the State college, Dover, Del., brought forth cheers when he said: "Give the Negro a chance as long as you can and as full a training as you can. It is impossible to teach a boy scientific agriculture until that boy has learned to read and write. That is, the foundation must first be laid, and for industrial education the training is just the same up to a certain point. Beyond that point the boy or girl begins to specialize and emphasis is given to one line of work. Give him the best start possible." A resolution was offered by Col. George T. Wasson to the effect that the congress indorse Hughes and Fairbanks for president and vice president, but after a lengthy discussion, a The general life of a nation such as America, composed of many groups and interests in complicated alignments and opposition, can only be successful when each of those groups is fully self-conscious. When every group knows both its capabilities and its rights, uses the former and insists upon the latter, then we shall have a nation that is both progressive and civilized and free from slavery. We are far from that now, but with every new organization of self-expression on the part of a group we come nearer to it. One such expression, that may play an important part in civilizing our life is the Champion Magazine of which the first number has just been issued. This magazine, edited by the well-known Negro poet, Fenton Johnson, having as associate editors Emory Elrage Scott, Binga Dismond and Inez Canye, is devoted to the service of the Negro race, and apparently aims to cover every feature of Negro activity—business, literary, artistic and athlete—in a fashion that combines the freshness of news—and illustrated news, at A Salt Lake City man is the inventor of an undershot water wheel that will run when wholly submerged in a stream, the blades folding on the upward side. Italian peat too low in fuel value to be used for heating is being utilized in the manufacture of nitrogen fertilizers. A luncheon case of English invention is so shaped that it will also serve as a footrest in an automobile substitute was offered. It was contended that the aims of the congress were too broad and too important to allow politics to be injected. Nelson Crews of Kansas City made an appeal for the passage of the original resolution, saying that all right-thinking colored men believed in it and favored it. Because of an incomplete roll of delegates a vote on the resolution was deferred until a later session. A distinguished visitor to the congress was introduced in the person of Bishop I. N. Ross of the A. M. E. church. He made a short address, saying in part as follows: "I assure you this has been very refreshing to me. I have been so much engrossed in my business that I have employed two and three secretaries, and I failed even to realize until this morning that you were in session. I feel that I owe it to myself to pay respects to such a distinguished body of educators and race builders. "I have the right as an American citizen, who for 36 years has stood in the forefront championing the cause of the rights of men, to say that out of one blood God created all men to dwell upon the face of the earth, one rule to regulate the actions of men. "Anything that savors of difference or discrimination is a traversal or reversal of the principles instituted by the King of Kings. Everything the white man has the black man ought to have. The only way to solve this question is, faith in God, right living, spinal column and manhood. Turn on the headlight to find the path of duty and follow it unerringly to the end. With faith in God, march on, saying as you go, 'Give me liberty or give me death.'" There is a plan to erect a suitable monument to mark the grave of Jennie Dean, who was a colored missionary worker of northern Virginia. Jennie Dean, who died May 3, 1913, and who is buried in the cemetery attached to Calvary chapel, in Prince William county, Virginia, is held in affectionate remembrance not only by many colored people, but by many white persons whose respect she attained as the result of her unselfish missionary work. She was the founder of five Baptist churches in northern Virginia and of the Manassas Industrial school, as well as of the Union Baptist Sunday School Convention of Northern Virginia and the Northern Virginia Baptist association. The building of Calvary chapel was her first work, and she was buried there, about a quarter of a mile from her late home near Sudley Springs. Her grave is still unmarked, for the reason that no organization has ever been formed to receive money which has been collected in northern Virginia to purchase a monument. The Negro population of Detroit has increased nearly 150 per cent during the last six years, according to estimates made by the Associated Charities. The Negro population now is fixed at about 15,000, as compared with 6,000 shown by the federal census in 1910. The heavy increase is accounted for by the fact that a number of local industrial concerns are importing Negroes from the South in carload lots for work in local factories. Factory manager declare the Southern Negro, when properly trained, is a good workman, reliable and willing. that—with the reflective editorial attitude that should characterize a monthly publication. While the advertising in the first number is from Chicago firms, the magazine aims to be national in character. It will be independent in politics. While the general public is apt to concede that the Negro may excel as a musician, while artistic ability in other avenues is often conceded to him, he has probably not achieved yet a reputation, to a wide extent, at any rate, of being formidable in athletics. It is interesting to note, therefore, that Binga Dismond, an associate editor of this magazine, is a University of Chicago spinner with all sorts of record-breaking feats, individual and in relay work, to his credit.—Chicago Evening Post. The colored graduate of Harvard would not seek mental labor any more than the white graduate would, although the infamous American color prejudice often compels him to accept an inferior job in order to earn an honest living. A stopper for kitchen sinks so attached to the strainer plate over the outlet that it always will be found when needed, has been patented. Natives of the interior of China hatch both hen and duck eggs by burying them in lukewarm tide, which is reheated daily. With but little deviation from the popular American game, baseball is played in Russia, but there it is known as jersey. A Woman's Problem The Change of Life is a most critical period of a woman's existence, and neglect of health at this time invites disease and pain. Women everywhere should remember that there is no other remedy known to medicine that will so successfully carry women through this trying period as Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made from native roots and herbs. Read these letters:— Philadelphia, Pa.—"I started the Change of Life five years ago. I always had a headache and backache with bearing down pains and I would have heat flashes very bad at times with dizzy spells and nervous feelings. After taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound I feel like a new person and am in better health and no more troubled with the aches and pains I had before I took your wonderful remedy. I recommend it to my friends for I cannot praise it enough."—MRS. MARGARET GRASSMAN, 759 N. Ringgold St., Philadelphia, Pa. Leverly, Mass.—"I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, for nervousness and dyspepsia, when I was going through the Change of Life. I found it very helpful and I have always spoken of it to other women who suffer as I did and have had them try it and they also have received good results from it."—MRS. GEORGE A. DUNBAR, 17 Roundy St., Beverly, Mass. Eric, Pa. — "I was in poor health when the Change of Life started with me and I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, or I think I should not have got over it as easy as I did. Even now if I do not feel good I take the Compound and it restores me in a short time. I will praise your remedies to every woman for it may help them as it has me." — Mrs. E. Kissling, 931 East 24th St., Erie, Pa. No other medicine has been so successful in relieving woman's suffering as has Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Women may receive free and helpful advice by writing the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. Such letters are received and answered by women only and held in strict confidence. IMITATION IS SINGEREST FLATTERY but like counterfeit money the imitation has not the worth of the original. Insist on "Le Creole" Hair Dressing— it's the original. Darkens your hair in the natural way, but contains no dye. Price $1.90.—Adv. SELLS BIBLES TO FILIPINOS Agent Uses Auto and Electric Lights to Draw Customers to Buy the Good Book. An automobile strung with electric lights until it looks like a mammoth firefly, a moving picture machine and a high-power searchlight would hardly seem the correct equipment to aid in selling books, but I. L. McLaughlin of Manila, agent for the American Bible society, sold 300,000 copies of the Bible in the Philippines in the last two years with just such gear, aided by his own Yankee salesmanship. Selling Bibles, says Mr. McLaughlin, is like selling any other article—it takes salesmanship and ingenuity. The lighted automobile is his own scheme, and through it he made a record sale of 1,800 Bibles in one evening. "I drive this automobile through the country in the early evening and as soon as it gets dark I turn on a powerful magneto that I have geared to the engine. It gives me enough current for 100 ordinary electric lights, and I have them strung all over the machine. "I also operate a searchlight and turn the beam in every direction up and down and across the country. Then when I reach a village I have a procession of natives behind me like the tail of a comet, attracted by the electric display. "In the village I turn the machine so that a moving picture machine can play upon a blank wall and run off a reel or two. Then I tell the crowd there is a better show inside and it always flocks in. "The price of admission is a ten-cent copy of the Bible. A dollar book lets ten in and other prices in proportion." BABY'S ITCHING SKIN Quickly Soothed and Healed by Cuticura. Trial Free. Bathe with hot water and Cuticura Soap. If there is any irritation amount gently with Cuticura Ointment on end of finger. Refreshing slumber for restless, fretful babies usually follows the use of these super-creamy emollients. They are a boon to tired mothers. Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adv. Information Wanted. Little Lemuel—Say, paw, this book says nature never wastes anything. Paw—I guess that's right, son. Little Lemuel—Then what's the use of a cow having two horns when she can't even play on one? Their Specialty. "Can old seadogs bark, pop?" "No, sonny; but they can growl, all right." A Wor How to Feel W Life Told by T Learned from The Change of Life in woman's existence, and neglect disease and pain. Women that there is no other remedy so successfully carry women Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetative roots and herbs. Philadelphia five years ago, ache with bear heat flashes very nervous feeling. Vegetable Compound am in better he the aches and puerful remedy. cannot praise it MAN, 759 N. R. Leverly, M. Vegetable Compound, for nervow going through the Change of L have always spoken of it to other have had them try it and they good results from it."—Mrs. G. 17 Roundy St., Beverly, Mass. Erie, Pa.—"I was in poor Change of Life started with me E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound should not have got over it as eas now if I do not feel good I talk and it restores me in a short time your remedies to every woman them as it has me."—Mrs. E. P 24th St., Erie, Pa. No other medicine has been so suffering as has Lydia E. P. Women may receive free and he It's Foolish to Suffer You may be brave enough to stand backwards, or headache, or dizziness. But if, in addition, urtination is disordered, look out! If you don't try to fix your sick kidneys, you may fall into the clutches of kidney trouble before you know it. 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In a most critical period of a act of health at this time invites everywhere should remember known to medicine that will through this trying period as able Compound, made from and these letters:— Pa.—"I started the Change of Life always had a headache and back- ing down pains and I would have bad at times with dizzy spells and After taking Lydia E. Pinkham's found I feel like a new person and health and no more troubled with ains I had before I took your won- I recommend it to my friends for I enough."—MRS. MARGARET GRASS- gold St., Philadelphia, Pa. Iss.—"I took Lydia E. Pinkham's business and dyspepsia, when I was e. I found it very helpful and I women who suffer as I did and also have received health when the and I took Lydia and, or I think I was I did. Even the Compound e. I will praise for it may help MESSLING, 931 East successful in relieving woman's Bakham's Vegetable Compound. helpful advice by writing the Lydia Mass. Such letters are received and held in strict confidence. Girls Become Independent at Fairfield There is a large, modern plant at Fairfield, Ill., that needs girls to make men's undergarments. Working conditions are ideal. Wages are excellent. Cosy bungalows to live in at small cost including board. We Want You with or without experience Booklet Free Upon request post paid Tell truthfully and clearly how girls can become independent Write for this Book To-day SExton MFG. CO. Fairfield, Ill. New Her Dream Come True. Settled. "My boy is always taking things apart to see how they are made, but he is never able to put them together again. I don't know what to make of him." "That's easy. He has just the right temperament for a critic." Q-BAN DARKENS GRAY HAIR Gray, streaked, prematurely gray or faded hair quickly restored to original dark shade by shampooing hair and scalp a few times with Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer. No dye-perfectly harmless. Q-Ban acts on roots—revives color glands—makes hair healthy, gradually changing all your gray hair to an even natural dark shade, making entire head of hair clean, fluffy, abundant without a trace of gray showing. 50 cents a big bottle by parcel post. (Also sold by most druggists.) Address Q-Ban, Memphis, Tenn. Adv. Looking on the Bright Side. "What became of that plan you had to get rich raising chickens?" "It wasn't altogether a success." "Was it a kind of a success?" "It didn't do me much good. But it made a few surviving chickens very happy and comfortable." Opinions. "A man may change his opinions." "Yes," replied Miss Cayenne. "But a man who changes them too often needn't have troubled himself to have any in the first place." 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. "How does the pretty medical co-ed diagnose the men in her class?" "She says they're all dead easy." Akron, O., watched a skunk stroll down Main street at noon the other day. There are 428,063 persons in Yokohama. Automobile Parts SAVE 50 Absolute Guarantee. All parts guaranteed to fit and be in satisfactory condition, or money will be cheerfully refunded. We have Wheels, Axles, Gears, Bearings, Cyl- inders, Transmissions, Shifters, Crank Cases, Transmissions and Hubs. Presto Tanks, size "B" filled. WE HAVE PARTS FOR MOST ALL STANDARD MAKES OF CARS. WRITE US YOUR NEEDS. B. M. F. & 80 Chairman F & 35 Brakes 1699 to 1914 Maxwells Q. F. K. G & AA Overland 85 & 43 Buck Models 10 & 17 COMPLETE ENGINES Marion 1290. $ 90 Cadillac 1290. $ 84 Brakes 1290. $ 129 Overland 1290. $ 84 Overland 42. $ 75 R. C. H. $ 65 Will sell most any part from these engines. We have a large stock of engines and will engine you with. AUTO PARTS COMPANY 114 Olive St. St. Louis, Mo. Ask for and Get SKINNER'S THE HIGHEST QUALITY SPAGHETTI 36 Page Recipe Book Free SKINNER MFG. CO., OMAHA, U.S.A. LARGEST MACARONI FACTORY IN AMERICA THE HIGH QUALITY SEWING MACHINE NEW HOME NOT SOLD UNDER ANY OTHER NAME Write for free booklet "Points to be considered before surchasing a Sewing Machine." Learn the facts. HE NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE CO., ORANGE, MASS. Wrant SIX The Demand Exceeds the Supply. ORDER NOW $625 f.o.b. factory Weber Imp. & Auto Co., 1800 Loupst, St. Louis. 2 phones Fortunes in Oklahoma Oil Buy an oil jot at $0 on monthly payments; bank reference given; reliable agents wanted. Address Center Oil Asn., Cordell, Ohio W. N. U., ST. LOUIS, NO. 38-1916. Human Life Most Interesting of All Subjects of Study. By EDWARD HOWARD GRIGGS The most interesting of all sub- most instructive of all problems an- of personality and bringing to active character. The science dealing wi- absorbing subject. The literature of a novel, with the added interest the temptation is to read simply to en- usually reads good fiction. There is in such reading, but the fruit of the by active study. In each text the problem and classify the subordinate then proceed to form a clear view and the causes and conditions of achievement of the life, subjective. Such test questions as these should self be willing to live such a life? whole contribution to the world?" One's own life should be used interpret the various characters an personality studied should act as active reflection and deepening his in Mother's Cook Book. The most interesting of all subjects of study is human life, and the most instructive of all problems are those concerning the development of personality and bringing to active realization the powers of individual character. The science dealing with personal life should be a most absorbing subject. The literature of autobiography has all the charm of a novel, with the added interest that the story is true. The student's temptation is to read simply to enjoy the fascinating material as one usually reads good fiction. There is, of course, considerable value even in such reading, but the fruit of the work can be multiplied many times by active study. In each text the student should discover the central problem and classify the subordinate ones in relation thereto. He should then proceed to form a clear view of the type of personality presented and the causes and conditions of its development. Next, the whole achievement of the life, subjective and objective, should be estimated. Such test questions as these should be asked: "How far would you yourself be willing to live such a life? What is the worth of the character's whole contribution to the world?" One's own life should be used constantly as the key with which to interpret the various characters and types experienced. In turn, each personality studied should act as a challenge, arousing the student's active reflection and deepening his insight into his own life and problems. Before the evening lamps are lit the fireplace and matrine come and sit the sire and matrine come and sit Rice as a Valuable Food. In the Orient rice is appreciated at its proper worth. Rice has a higher food value than potatoes, is comparatively cheap and, with the case in which it may be prepared, it makes a food not to be despised. Cook a cupful of rice until tender, in two cupfuls of brown stock, highly seasoned with salt, cayenne, chopped parsley and onion juice. Strr in a tablespoonful of butter just before serving. Bolled Rice Pudding. Wash two cupfuls of rice, add a cupful of stoned raisins, cut in halves, with a teaspoonful of salt. Tie in a pudding cloth, leaving plenty of room for the rice to swell. Drop into boiling water and boil until tender. Serve with fruit sauce. Rice With Cheese. Put a layer of cooked rice, a layer of grated cheese and tomato sauce or hard cooked eggs sliced in thin white sauce, then another layer of rice, cover with crumbs and brown in a hot oven. Compete of Rice With Peaches. Wash two-thirds of a cupful of rice, add one cupful of boiling water, and steam until the rice has absorbed the water, then add one and one-third cupfuls of hot milk, one tenspoonful of salt and a fourth of a cupful of sugar. Cook until the rice is soft. Turn into a buttered mold and, when shaped, remove and arrange sections of canned peaches dipped in chopped nuts or macaroon crumbs. Serve with the juice from the peaches. Pears may be used in place of peaches. Casserole of Rice With Meat Boll a cupful of rice until tender, chop half a pound of any cold meat, season highly with salt and pepper, celery salt and a tablespoonful of chopped onion, a teaspoonful of chopped parsley, a pinch of marjoram and thyme. Add one beaten egg, two tablespoonfuls of fine cracker crumbs and moisten with hot water or stock. Butter a small mold, line the bottom and sides with the rice a half inch deep, pack in the meat, then cover closely with rice and steam 45 minutes. Serve on a platter with tomato sauce poured around it. Fashion's Decrees. The ribbed weaves are as much liked as ever. Camisoles with ribbon shoulders are preferred. Green is said to be one of the coming colors. Scarfs and stoles are of velvet as well as of fur. Clinging effects are still seen in evening gowns. Gored capes are among the latest Parisian whims. The marquise is a favorite shape for the new hats. Satin spots are seen on large black velvet hats. Machine plaitings continue to be extensively worn. White silk shoes are hand-embroidered in silks. Sheerness continues to be the dominant feature. Pile fabrics are most in favor for the coming season. Here's One for the Amateur Magician to Try on Friends The performer spreads a newspaper on a table, so that there may be no suspicion of a trap or opening of any sort, and on it sets a glass of wine. Over this, for a moment, he throws a borrowed handkerchief. Then, picking up the covered glass, he exclaims in the language of Horace: "Nune est bibendum," and, snatching away the handkerchief, shows a glass of water, which he drinks. Inside the glass, and dividing it like a partition, is a piece of transparent METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE, METROPOLIS, ILL ects of study is human life, and the one those concerning the development of realization the powers of individual with personal life should be a most autobiography has all the charm of at the story is true. The student's enjoy the fascinating material as one is, of course, considerable value even work can be multiplied many times student should discover the central ones in relation thereto. He should of the type of personality presented its development. Next, the whole and objective, should be estimated. Be asked: "How far would you your-What is the worth of the character's constantly as the key with which to all types experienced. In turn, each a challenge, arousing the student's sight into his own life and problems. celluloid stained of a wine color; to this is attached a piece of fine silk thread, which hangs over the side of the glass. On the free end of the thread is fastened a small black button, which enables the performer to get hold of the thread easily and pull out the celluloid partition when removing the handkerchief. The drinking of the water is to do away with the idea, that some of the audience may have, of any chemical preparation.—"Magicians' Tricks," by Henry Hatton and Adrian Plate in Century Magazine. FAVORITE OF THE FILMS M. C. H. Margarita Fischer. Popular movie actress who has been on the stage since she was twelve years old and is now one of the highest paid stars of the silent drama. Better to Love. Better to love while living, And better than all that's said To go with a heart forgiving The living before the dead. For with the dead it is peaceful, And hearts can ache no more; But with the living, they need you, And their hunger is never o'er. Better to love while singing, And better than all that's sung The love in a sweet word winging To wed with a heart that's young. For words are an empty message, And life is a sumless gleam Without the passion that purples The silvery valleys of dream. Better to love while tolling, And better all toil for this— The touch of a tender spirit, The bloom of an answering kiss; For the toll may tear us asunder, And the care may batter and sear— But love with a living wonder Can baffle the bitterest tear. Collars Grow Wider. Collars and cuffs grow bigger and bigger; it looks as though, before many moons have passed, the extreme style of 1830, when cape collars, falling almost to the waistline at front and back were worn, will have been reached. A smart neckwear set for wear over a simple silk frock or blouse, is of sheer batiste, with edge frillings of plaited net. The collar opens in a V and falls well over the shoulder, and instead of crossing in surplice fashion, the long ends are gathered up to form a sort of jabet. The cuffs reach the elbow and are buttoned all the way up with round crochet buttons. --- By DR. SAMUEL G. DIXON Commissioner of Health of Pennsylvania. It is the custom with many firms to send certain classes of goods to their customers' homes on approval. If they are not satisfactory the prospective purchaser has the privilege of exchanging them. Obviously it is impossible for the salesman to know what conditions are in the house where such goods go, who handles them and how they are tried or examined. The possibility of spreading communicable disease is very real. When new things go into a home, curiosity and interest is naturally aroused in all the members of the family. Children and adults join in the examination. Of course where there are cases of communicable disease which have been reported and quarantined no goods are delivered on approval. There are often cases of disease, however, in the early stages unrecognized or so mild in form as to make it seem unnecessary to call a physician. Into these homes merchandise is delivered without question. Modern salesmanship is far removed from the sharp barter of earlier days and fair dealing and honest representation are recognized as necessary foundations for success. Sending goods on approval however, is carrying things so far that it may result in harm to the purchaser. Snails Are Easy to Raise And Make Nutritious Food, States a British Authority "All snails are edible and nutritious," said Camon Hersley in a book on British land and fresh water molluscs, just published. He goes on to say that even the common garden snail, though insplid, is as nourishing as calf's foot jelly. There is a large white-shelled small called Helix pomatia that is commonly eaten by connolseurs in the south of England, while all over France, Italy and Spain several species are used as food. In France there are many small small farms which yield a good profit to their owners. In the French and Italian quarters of New York snails may be bought, either alive or cooked, and at most of the French restaurants they are served "escargots farcis" being the most usual form of the dish. Snails are easy to raise in large quantities. They need lime for making their shells, but they do not have to be fed, as they can find their own food, which is the leaves of many plants. They eat nothing else. Why Soldiers Play Chess. There is an increasing demand for chess and draughtsmen in every hospital and nursing home for the wounded men from the front. Men who are confined to a bed and who are, perhaps, nervous wrecks from the din of battle, find solace in a game of chess. The reason is the men are so fond of chess and draughts is mainly because they enjoy the element of competition. Yet all the while the game is quickly making their shattered nerves settle down again. A man's spirit cannot be altered or dampened by hardships, but his nerves in most cases are broken up entirely, and for those who are not strong enough to play billiards, tennis or other strenuous games, chess and draughts prove as effective. Chess originated in China, and is the oldest methodical game in existence. The first mandarin wanted a new and complicated game and invented chess, the first game being played upon the stone squares of his palace. Wise and Otherwise. An examining optician is an eyewitness. Only a good neighbor can appreciate good neighbors. A conceived man is unable to see his personal defects. And many a man's belief in his superior wisdom makes a fool of him. The average man seldom cares whether the truth does hurt—the other fellow. Open the doqr to a little vice and a big one will crawl in at the window. No, Cordelin, a bee is not necessarily as angry when it stings as the victim is. Be sure the gun is loaded before attempting to teach the young idea how to shoot. It is far better to lead a procession than to follow it—unless the leader rides in a black wagon with glass windows. Contraband Trick Detected Rubber is by no means the only substance which the exponents of contraband tricks endeavor to get through. Germany wants copper badly, and there are always people trying to supply her with it. Some of them hit upon an ingenious plan which seemed to promise certain success. Instead of being hidden in the ship, the copper was clamped to her bottom. Apparently the consigners thought that, however closely the British navy might search the Interior of a vessel, no one would have sense enough to think of examining the outside of her below the waterline. But they had. One sailing vessel when intercepted and overhauled was found to have a great quantity of copper fixed along her feet. Into barbary she went and the copper was seized. MIDDLEMARY 400 SHOP EWARE OF SUBSTITUTES Boys' Shoes Best In the World $3.00 & 2.50 & 2.00 Save Money by Wearing W. L. Douglas shoes. For sale by over 9000 shoe dealers. The Best Known Shoes in the World. W. L. Douglas name and the retail price is stamped on the bottom of all shoes at the factory. The value is guaranteed and the wearer protected against high prices for inferior shoes. The retail prices are the same everywhere. They cost no more in San Francisco than they do in New York. They are always worth the price paid for them. 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That night when his mother went up to hear John say his prayers she suggested that he ask God to teach his parents how to bring him up properly. Egbert—No; something worth seeing? "It certainly is." "Covered with sea shells?" "No; covered with hairtips." John was quite penitent and prayed humbly: "Please, God, teach mother how to make me a good boy." He paused for a moment, then added thoughtfully: "And father, too, if you can do anything with him." Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it Bears the Signature of In Use for Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria THIS IS THE AGE OF YOUTH. You will look ten years younger if you darken your ugly, grizzly, gray hairs by using "La Crespe" Hair Dressing.—Adv. Gentle Influence. "Do you think going into politics improves a man's disposition?" The Centicorpus. "As a rule," replied Miss Cayenne. "He is obliged to look pleasant at least often enough to have his picture taken for campaign purposes." Mrs. L—— and Mrs. D—— are adjoining neighbors in a suburb near New York. Each had just finished hanging out her week's wash. "I declare," remarked Mrs. L—— as she hung up the last sock, "to look at all those stockings one would think that I washed for a centipede." COVETED BY ALL but possessed by few—a beautiful head of hair. If yours is streaked with gray, or is harsh and stiff, you can restore it to its former beauty and luster by using "La Creole" Hair Dressing. Price $1.00.-Adv. "Me, too," returned Mrs. D—— "Just look at those shirts."—Christian Herald. Unreasonable Assumption The Ideal. "Nero fiddled while Rome burned." "I don't believe it. No violinist would permit a pyrotechnic display on the same program with himself." "What is your husband's name, madam?" asked the directory canvasser. "John Smith." "Plain John Smith; eh?" "No, inded! John is the handsomest man in Bingtown." Both of a Kind. "Drowning men clutch at straws." "So do thirsty ones."—Baltimore American. "So do thirsty ones."—Baltimore American. Hongkong is to have a school of land guages. Its place in the sun TO hold "its place in the sun," is the avowed purpose of a great nation's conflict. To hold "its place in the sun," is the object of every business in the great fight for industrial and commercial supremacy. To be able to hold "its place in the sun," is the supreme test of an asphalt roof. It is the sun, not rain or snow, that plays havoc with a roof. If it can resist the drying out process of the sun beating down upon it, day after day, the rain or snow will not affect it except to wash it clean and keep it sanitary. 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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One Year ..... $1.00 In Months ..... 75 Three Months ..... 40 Single Copy ..... 05 In Advance. ADVERTISING RATES. made known on application. You must mail copy on Mondays to secure publication. Hughes and Fairbanks are winners. Frank Lowden will redeem Illinois from democracy in November. Illinois Press CommentL Rockeford Star: The present system is inquilines. No one attempts to defend it, for it cannot be defended. Olney Daily Mail: A constitutional amendment is offered to voters at the November election which will give unmistakable power to the legislature to afford relief. Shawnestown Democrat: Even if the voter does not mark his ballot it will count as a vote against the amendment, because the amendment must be voted for by a majority of all those who vote for members of the general assembly in order to make it a part of the constitution. Prestow Standard: No modern revision of our antiquated and unjust personal property tax laws will be possible if the amendment fails. It would be a bad waste of effort if this amendment should fall because of a lack of information or because a few citizens merely forgot about it. Freeport Bulletin: While taxes are a dry subject, and their discussion in the abstract is not always of compelling interest, there is a personal concern of practically all of us in the matter of taxes. Decatur Review: The tax amendment can be helped along materially by action taken by campaign committees of the different parties. Plainfield Enterprise: The present law places a premium on lying and dishonesty. It is hardly to be wondered at that the man who has a modest saving account in bank falls to schedule it for taxation. Galesburg Republican Register: It is important that the attention of all be centered on this amendment to the end that it may receive the necessary vote to adopt it. Rockford Register Gazette: The present Illinois system exempts illegally a vast amount of wealth of certain kinds and taxes other property doubly and trebly. Canton Register: The proposed amendment will give the legislature power to adjust the taxing system to present needs. Without doubt practically all who vote on the amendment will vote for it. There is almost no opposition. The danger is in indifference. Unless the people are sufficiently interested to mark the little ballot the amendment will fail. Danville Commercial News: The idea of the tax amendment is to pass a law which will enable the collection of taxes from intangible property owners, who at present evade taxation, because the rate is so high they cannot pay it. Piano News: The Illinois tax system is a school for dishonesty, with the state for teacher. For that reason every voter in the state should post himself on the amendment that is to be voted on November 7. Paris Beacon: The approval of a majority of the mails vote of the state will be necessary to make this amendment a part of our constitution. The Prairie Farmer: Of most direct interest to farmers, of course, is the double taxation of mortgaged land. Chicago Tribune: Give the voters the fact, the truth, and they will vote emphatically to abolish the impossible general property tax. Chicago Examiner: There can be no excuse for a failure to give Illinois the very best tax system pointed out by the research and experience of our sister states. Subscribe for The Gazette, --- Services will be held at Unity Baptist church Brockport Sunday by the pastor, and every member is requested to be present. Church meeting Saturday night Church meeting Saturday night Edgar McCrary, who is teaching at Unionville, was down Saturday for a few hours. He reports his works as progressing nicely. Miss Maud Porter went to Pope County to open up her School Saturday. Mrs Parthenia Dixon of Paducah, Ky., was down Saturday to look after her property. Mesdames Mary Clements and Remalia Lyons were Paducah, shoppers last week. The Gazette is in deep sympathy with Elder C. C. Phillips and wife of Golconda, on the account of the continued and dangerous illness of their eldest son. We were sorry to learn of the recent illness of Elder H. E. McWilliams, of Elgin, Ill., the State missionary, and hope he has fully recovered by this time. He was missed at the association. S. S. Shoemaker, of Memphis, Tenn., formerly of this city, county clerk from 1880-84 was in the city for a few days last week while here he called at the Gazette office to see the editor and wife as he is one of our old and reliable friends. We were married in his parlor in 1881 by Col R. A. Peter. Mr. Shoemaker, is in the best of health Ed Neely and wife returned from Tennessee Monday where they spent a few weeks visiting his wife's people. Rev. B. C. Long, passed thru the city Monday from Kentucky where he is Pastoring. Mrs. Addie Bradley, of Paducah, visited her sister Mrs. Mattie Howard for a few days returning home Wednesday. Thos. P. King was down Saturday. Rev J. H. Smith, John Rentro, Sr., and Green Hodge left for Sparta, Tuesday to attend the Annual Conference. Dan Rodgers of Brookport, was in the city Tuesday. Mrs. Mary Allen, of Brookport, was down Tuesday. Roseo Roberts is at home from Carbondale. Mrs. Deborah Wilson left for Mt. Vernon Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lyons were in Paducah Thursday. Mrs. Gracie Tossey Williams was in Paducah Thursday Mes-ers George Calhoun, John Anderson and George McCrary attended the show in Paducah Thursday. Mrs. Leah Reed visited relatives in Paducah Thursday. The following persons attended Ringling Bros. Show at Paducah Thursday: Mesdames Amanda Barnard, Mattie Fossie, Luella Gunn, Ed Neeley, Jennie Woods Lutie Smith, Bessie Cork, Misses Allie Barnard, Almyra Craig. Rev. J. B. McGrary shopped in Paducah Thursday. Rev. J. W. Davie spent a few days in Paducah this week. Miss Garnett Winmon is visiting her aunt in St. Louis Mo Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Crippers have recently purchased a home on 9th St. and moved into same. Mrs. Princess Bell is visiting friends in Paducah for a few days. 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 are notiged lto pay up. $100 Reward. $100. 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 surfaces 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. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti- pation. SPARTA Mr. Editor: I am thankful to say our church and Sunday School are progreseing nicely. Our school was opened at 9:30 a.m. by the Supt. The Lesson was reviewed by Miss Amanda Haynes A good attendance Our pastor Rev P. B. French was out of the city on account of the Association which convened at Colps, Ill. The church assembled and held a good spiritual prayer and praise service. At 7:15 p. m. we re-a-sembled in a prayer service God being in our midst. Mrs. Mattie Haynes was a delegate from the Sewing Circle to the Association. MURPHYSBORO. Dear Editor: Please allow me a small space in your paper to say that on last Saturday night Rev. George Brown gave an entertainmentior the benefit of the church. Also a lecture was given subj, "Opportunity" and went on to show that we had not set any progressive movement before the child whereby to give him employment aud inspire him to go higher. Rev. Harshaw preached his farewell sermon Sunday night. He left for the Conference at Sparta, Tuesday. Mrs. Clara Burbridge has been very sick but is better now. W. L. Williams and family attended the Circus at Marion Saturday. Reporter. More Room and Teachers Needed to Comply with State Law. The grades of Dunbar School is overcrowded and some provision should be made at once by the Board. At least another teacher should be employed. The patrons should come together at once, discuss the condition of the school and appoint a committee to present the embarresing condition to the Board of Education, and to take such steps as the school law of Illinois requires to better the condition now existing in the Dunbar School. Another year sholud be added to the High School making it a four year instead of a three year course as it now is and ever has been, much to the discouragement of both pupil and parents. Mesdames Bennie Jackson of the city and Louann Thomas of Joppa, returned from the association and W. E. & M Convention which recently held its 65th annual meeting in Colps. TAX LAWS PERMIT ESCAPE OF WEALTH Secretary of State and Attorney General Issue Official Statement as to Proposed Change. NEEDED REVISION POSSIBLE. Amendment Would Permit "Suitable Rates and Methods for Just and Sure Taxation, Instead of Present Method Which Allows Millions to Escape." There is no good reason why any person—even although he is not generally a student of such matters—should not fully understand the pending tax amendment to the Illinois constitution. It is simple, and, in fact, interesting and worthy of study. The amendment is printed below, in full. As will be seen it does not insert into the constitution anything unusual or revolutionary. It merely takes out of the constitution the requirement that the general assembly shall observe the rule of uniformity in taxation. That is to say, the legislature cannot classify the different kinds of property according to kind and put a different rate on each class. The pending amendment simply removes this restriction from the constitution, but only as to personal property. It does not affect real estate. The amendment follows: Text of the Amendment: Article IX, Sec. 14. - From and after the date when this section shall be in force the powers of the general assembly over the subject matter of the taxation of personal property shall be as complete and unrestricted as they would be if sections one, three, nine and ten of this article of the constitution did not exist: provided, however, that any tax levied upon personal property must be uniform as to persons and property of the same class within the jurisdiction of the body imposing the same, and all exemptions from taxation shall be by general law, and shall be revocable by the general assembly at any time. The secretary of state, in compliance with law, has sent to county clerks throughout the state a statement-approved by Attorney General Lucey-for use in election notices, explaining the amendment. After quoting the sections of the constitution to be affected the statement says: "The only basis upon which taxes may be levied is that of the valuation of property. If the proposed amendment should be adopted, said section 1 of article 9 would be changed by the amendment so as to permit the legislature to enact laws which would substitute different and suitable rates and methods for the just and sure taxation of each of the various classes of personal property, instead of the present so-called "uniform" method, which results in the escape of millions from taxation. Improved Tax System Possible. "Laws passed pursuant to said amendment may provide for the assessment of intangible property at a lower rate than other forms of property, it being a matter of common knowledge that a comparatively large part of the intangible property of this state escapes taxation. Therefore, tangible property, such as real estate and various forms of personal property must bear d'sproportionate burdens. "The proposed amendment would affect section 3, to the extent that laws may be passed by the legislature, classifying the personal property which may or may not be exempted by the general assembly, provided that an exemption made must be by general and not special law, and shall not be contractual but revocable at any time. "Under the proposed amendment sections 9 and 10, would be affected by the amendment to the extent that laws may be passed by the general assembly permitting municipal corporations to levy taxes on personal property according to classes, in such manner as the general assembly may provide by law as it may elect. "The general assembly may provide by law a different rate of tax on different classes of personal property which the general assembly, as it sees fit, shall provide for by law, but the tax rate shall be uniform as to all property in each class." Practically there is no opposition to the amendment—certainly none that is likely to be actively effective. But, in this there is danger, for the reason that the amendment may be beaten, even though it have more votes cast for it than are cast against it. This is because the constitution provides that the amendment must receive a majority of the votes of all the electors voting at the election at which the amendment is submitted. The Illinois Constitution says: "The General Assembly shall have no power to propose amendments * * * to the same article oftener than once in four years." The pending amendment to article IX—Revenue, whether adopted or rejected, prevents the submission of any other tax amendment until 1920. It is recognized in Illinois, as in other states, that needed tax reforms relate almost, if not, entirely to personal property, tax rates and methods of assessment. The amendment entrusts the work of remodeling our personal property tax system to the General Assembly, and, to whom else can it be entrusted? Illinois Press Comment Springfield News-Record: The present system overburdens land and other visible property. It permits intangible property to escape. Edwardsville Intelligencer: Popular willingness to give state legislatures the necessary authority to meet modern and advancing economic conditions, especially in states like New York and Maryland, where the vote was taken on a basis of actual experience, may be reflected in Illinois when the amendment is voted upon. Illinois State Journal: In all these years no one has raised his voice in defense of the existing scheme. Chicago Herald: If adopted by the people, as it will be, it (the amendment), will empower the general assembly to enact laws that will take note of the fact that income-producing power as well as market value, must be considered in any fair taxation system. Troy Call: The pending amendment will not of itself make any change in existing laws. Wateoka Republican: Other states have dealt with the tax problem with considerable success. Milan Independent: Years of effort have been spent by honesty-loving legislators in getting such an amendment through as we now have to vote upon. The Farmers' Review: Under the present system, which has been in vogue in Illinois since 1848, greater burdens are constantly heaped upon real property. Galesburg Mail: There is nothing to lead us to believe that the people's verdict will not favor new tax laws. Elgin News: If all the property in Elgin were actually taxed, the revenue derived therefrom at the present rate would be more than ample. But it never has been and never will be under the present law. Kewanee Courier: Injustice and inequity should give way to fairness in our Illinois system of taxing and this action of the legislature (submission of the amendment) is a step in the right direction. Belleville News+Democrat: Other states, similar in character to Illinois, by modern and scientific methods, have made tax-dodging a rare offense, instead of a common habit, and have devised means for taxing effectively and justly those classes of property which largely escape in Illinois. Dixon Telegraph: In eastern states where the power of centralized wealth in great cities is greater than in Illinois, we see no tendency to exempt this vast (intangible) wealth, but rather the effective taxation of it on a basis, having some regard for the income and character of the property taxed. Memmeuth Review: Let anyone invest his or her savings in bonds, stocks or mortgages, or let anyone put a sum in a savings bank, and Illinois demands annually half or two-thirds of the income from such securities or deposits. AFFLUENT STATE: BAD TAX SYSTEM The states rank as to population: New York, first; Pennsylvania, second; Illinois, third. The great cities of the world, in the order of population are: London, New York, Paris (before the war), Chicago. It is not unlikely that Chicago is now the third city in population. Chicago by far is the second city in the United States—values considered—in manufacturing, and, in point of importance of industrial products, it is generally conceded to be the first. It is the greatest transportation center in the world, and, next to New York, the greatest financial center of the United States. It is a part of Illinois and Illinois is part and parcel of Chicago. In recent years Illinois has produced cereal crops 20 per cent greater in value than the next highest state. It is second in the production of bituminous coal and fifth as to petroleum and natural gas, third in the value of industrial products and fourth in the number of wage workers—probably first in the number of adult male workers. Measured by the best economic tests Illinois is the most important state in the Union. No state could be dispensed with less easily. The Illinoisman who sits in the background politically, producing these economic results, has sometimes found fault that closer attention is not given to state policies and better results secured. The pending amendment to the state constitution is a response to his requirements so far as taxation matters go. It will enable the legislature to enact laws that will give business enterprises of all sorts more encouragement, assuring them that they will not be driven from the state by the enforcement of tax policies which have been discarded by other states—especially states which rival and compete with Illinois for first place in material welfare. The amendment will make possible as low rates for farm, industrial and commercial loans as are possible anywhere. And, this will give added impetus to the development of the state. The amendment will be voted on November 7, and must have a majority of all the votes cast at the election to insure its adoption. State of Illinois, Massac County, ss. In the Circuit Court of said County, August Term A. D. 1916. Bernard N. Burns vs. Emma Homberg, J. F. Homberg, Minnie Steers and George Steers. Bill to foreclose mortgage No. 287. Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a decree entered at the August Term of said court, to wit, on the 29th day of August A. D. 1916 in the above entitled cause, I. S. Bartlett Kerr, Master in Chancery of said County, will at the hour of 11 o'clock A. M. Saturday September 30th. A. D. 1916, at the east door of the Court house in the City of Metropolis; County of Massac, and State of Illinois, sail at public vendue to the highest and best bidder, the following described real estate to-wit: Lots Three Hundred and Eighty-one (g81), and Three Hundred Eighty-two (882) in Block Thirty-two (32) of the City of Metropolis, in the County of Massac and the State of Illinois, except a strip sixteen (16) feet wide and running back Seventy-five (75) feet out of the northeast corner of said Lot 382, being 16 feet front on the Aliey and running back the width of the Sterling Lot, situated in the County of Massac, in the State of Illinois. Terms of sale Cash in hand. Dated this the 5th day of September A. D. 1916. S. BARTLETT KERR Master in Chancery. W. L. Krone, Solicitor. Master In Chancery Sale. State of Illinois, Massac County, ss. In the Circuit Court of said County, August Term A. D. 1916. Mrs. Cora Emmerson Vs. Anderson Bryant and Nina Bryant. Bill to fore- close mortgage No. 290. Public notice is herebs given that in pursuance of a decree entered at the August Term of said court, to wit. on 2nd day of September A. D. 1916 in the above entitled cause, I. S. Bartlett Kerr, Master in Chancery of said County, will at the hour of 11 o'clock A. M. Saturday September 30th, A. D. 1916, at the east door of the Court house in the City of Metropolis. County of Massac, and State of Illinois, sell at public vendue to the highest and best bidder, the following described real estate to-wit: Lot number Four (4) in Block Two (2) Mattie Johnson's Addition to the town of Brookport, with all the build- ings thereunto belonging, in Massac County, Illinois. Terms of sale, Cash in hand. Dated this 5th day of September A. D. 1916. S. BARFLETT KERL, Master in Chancery. W. L. Krone, Solicitor. State of Illinois, Massac County, ss. In the Circuit Court of said County, August Term A. D. 1916. Fred R. Young, v. William Tanner, Bill to foreclose mortgage Nor 286. Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a decree entered at the August Term of said court, to wit, on the 31st day of August A. D. 1916 in the above entitled cause, I. S. Bartlett Kerr, Master in Chancery of said County, will at the hour of 10 o'clock A. M. Saturday September 30th, A. D. 1916, at the east door of the Court house in the City of Metropolis, County of Massac, and State of Illinois, sell at public vendue, to the highest and best bidder, the following described real estate to-wit: Lot number Eleven (11) in Block number Three (3) in the village of Robinsville, as per recorded plat thereof, in the County of Massac, and State of Illinois. Terms of sale, Cash in hand. Dated this 5th day of Sept. A. D. 1916. S. BARTLETT KERP, Master in Chancery. Native Slive. We have just recived some more of Native Salve and it is going very last, those in Carbonand Md. City can secure a box or more now by 90e, per box. 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