Metropolis Weekly Gazette

METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE NOTICE. To the Churches and Pastors composing the Missionary Baptist State Association of the State of Illinois. Dear Co-workers the time is fast approaching, that our state association shall convene in the beautiful city of Carbondale, Ill. the city of learning a place where all can be refreshed after a year's hard earnest spiritual labors. Dr. G. W. Dorsey and his good people of the Hopewell Baptist church is preparing to give us a great opportunity for the grandest session in the history of the organization, convening on Tuesday before the 4th Sunday in May 1917. Brethren there is a great work to be done along Missionary lines. Let every pastor, layman and deacon, get busy to the work of the Master. The opportunity is now open to every willing mission worker, and so on. The hand of the state association is out to help him, or her. Let us start now to make the association a great factor of Christian work in the state of Illinois. One tenth of all of our earnings belong to the Lord, and we have not given him what justly belongs to him. [Will a man rob God?] Let us all come up, down, out through and over to Carbondale, in May next, bringing with us some of the Lord's money that we have been spending, so that his commission, (go ye and make disciples) can be carried out. From the viewpoint of light, salt, sacrifice of time, money and life if need be, the church is given the great work of making disciples in all the world, and the teaching of them the importance of observing all the things commanded by our Lord Jesus Christ. Let the entire State of Illinois blend her christian forces at Carbondale in May next, and by work, will, courage, money, diligence and sacrifice, do some tangible work for the Kingdom of God, and the spread of the good message and the relief of suffering humanity. We are looking for the Baptist of the State of Illinois in Carbondale, next May. The Lord help them to come. Dr. W. P. Washington, Corresponding Secretary. NOTICE As the Executive Board and Ministers and Deacons Union cannot meet with the 2nd Baptist church in March, who will take the Board. The meeting will hold two days, Thursday and Friday before the 2nd Sunday. Let me hear from you. The above named church is at Centralia, Ill. REV. J. M. BLAKE, DIES IN FULL TRIUMPH OF FAITH. Rev. J. M. Blake, died the 8th inst. at his home at Hodges Park after a long illness. He had been confined to his room since last November, at the time of his death MOTTO : HEW TO THE LINE. LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY it was thought he was improving. He leaves a wife, step-daughter and several grand-children and other relatives and friend, to mourn their loss. Full particulars next week. JAMES H. MORRIS ANNOUNCES In this issue of The Gazette will be found the announcement of James H. Morris, as a candidate for City Treasurer for the city of Metropolis. Mr. Morris, is an old citizen of this city and county and is thoroughly competent for the place. He has filled many important positions of honor and trust, having at one time filled the important place in the First National Bank as cashier but when his health failed, him he resigned to get the fresh air. Mr. Morris, is to well known to require a long write up. We only ask that his claims be given a fair consideration 40,000 NEGROES TO ATTEND LODGE CONVENTION HERE Approximately 40,000 negroes from every city in the United States will be in St. Louis, Aug. 19 to 25, to attend the nineteenth biennial session of the Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias, colored, it was announced yesterday t the St. Louis Convention and Publicity Bureau. One of the features of the convention will be a night Mardi Gras parade, in which twenty-seven bands from all parts of the country will take part. A military parade, in which 10,000 negroes are scheduled to participate, will be another event. There will be daily concerts and prize drills at the Coliseum. The Ranken tract will be used for the encampment, which will be held under United States army regulation. Maj. William H. Butler will be in charge. A meeting of the Supreme Court Order of Calantha will be held in connection with the other exercises —Globe Democrat. SPARTA. I am thankful even to Jehovah's God to speak through the organ of your worthy paper. Our S. S. opened at the usual hour at 9:30 by our worthy Supt. M. C Wrice. The supt. reviewed to the satisfaction of all present. At 11:00 a. m. Rev. P. B. French preached a spiritual sermon to his audience from Isaiah 40:29. Services were postponed in the afternoon on account of the inclementy of the weather. Mrs. Febby Jordan Rowels died in Eden last week. She was the mother of Mrs. Jane Johnson. The funeral services were held at the Freewill Baptist church Monday. Mrs. Anna Owens was called by telegram to Memphis, Tenn., to attend the funeral of her sister. Mr. Monroe Smith and Miss Alice Gamble were united in wedlock on the 10th by Rev P. B French. J J Taylor. Sparta, Ill, March, 12, 1917. J. B. McCrary; Metropolis, Ill. Dear Sir and Bro. Enclosed find P. O. Money Order for $5. 80 which I collected from the following men and they said please discontinue their paper: J. M. Meyers $2.50 B. F. Lince 2.60 J. D. Allen 2.00 The other people promised to pay me and I shall collect in a few days. Yours for the cause. "NEGRO" Yet that scaffold sways the future And behind the dim unknown Standeth God within the shadow Keeping watch above his own. Did you ever think about the foolish expressions to which all we of the South are given? No wonder people laugh at us; we laugh at each other, on the sly. For instance, there is the word "darky." Did you ever think how silly it is? Dark, a dark man or woman, evidently what it means and which a gentle-disposed tongue has softened into "darky." Possibly it originated with a child that might have been a child in love with its black mammy, in the far away days. But there is no such word. The dictionary calls it "slang," and pronounces it a "colloquialism." It is just a trifle more silly than the term "colored," applied to the Negro race. To speak of a full-grown man as a "darky," or as a "colored" man is making mush and nonsense of a good word, and of a good and friendly race. Darky should be used only in the romance of poetry, and that seldom; the word lends itself more easily to the softer measures of poesy than does the word Negro. Of course "colored" would be assured in that sense The word Negro is a good word and no opprobrium attaches to it. It is the name of a race, and like any other race, should be capitalized. This is not only fair it is plain good sense and according to the law of good language. The best of the race, the educated and progressive, ask this, and this only. And it is certain that it will benefit the race all around when the one good strong name is applied to it, without the foolishesness of "darky" and colored man. Both are absurd silly rot.—Miss Will Allen Drumgoole SILVER LEAF Mar. 11, 1917. At the home of Mrs. G. E. Masterson, Silver Leaf Club was entertained by Mesdames Masterson and Cora Jenkins. Sherbert and Nabiscos being one of the important features of the afternoon An an entertainment was given for the benefit of the club at the home of Mrs, Ce'estie Sulzer on 9th St., Saturday night. A pleasant time is reported. The 25 cent rally that the club was to have Sunday night was postponed on the account of the weather We had one new joiner this week in the person of Mrs. Addie Adams, and we extend to her a hearty welcome, and best wishes. Next meeting at Mrs. Amanda Barnard's Reporter. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TEACHERS TO MEET AT CAIRO. The thirty-sixth annual session of the Southern Illinois Teacher's Association will convene at Cairo on the evening of March 29th at Cairo on the evening of March 29th at the Cairo Opera House continuing until noon the 31st. On the afternoon of the 29th the county superintendents will hold their annual meeting which annual meeting which is not, strictly speaking, a part of the S. I. T. A. but which is always held in connection with it preceding the regular sessions. The usual attendance is from 1200 to 1400 and indications are that there will be a record attendance this year. A strong program has been prepared. Promineut educator from several states are to deliver addresses. The Imperial Quartet of Chicago, will sing at all the sessions. Preliminary musical programs will be given by the Cairo schools. Teachers are requested to get their assignment to places to stay previous to their arrival in Cairo it possible. Those arriving Thursday will have the opportunity of visiting the Cairo schools. RESPONSIBILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF THE COLORED MINISTRY. No one who travels over the country, especially through the South, can fail to be impressed with this fact: The most complete anh poweriul organization in the race is the Negro church. No other medium that we have can compare with the church in strength, in appeal, breadth of influence, art, finality and authority. In this respect the colored churches relatively constitute a more powerful organization than do the white churches. For while white people are influenced religiously by their churches, they are influenced in matters social, industrial, financial and political through other well established mediums. On the other hand the only medium through which many millions of colored people can be reached and influenced it is the church. 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Mrs Sophia Cobb of Chicago, formerly of this city died at her late home last week, and was brought here for burial. The funeral was attended at the St. Paul A. M. E church by the pastor, Rev. I. S. Stone, Sunday in the afternoon. The Ruth and Tabernacle had charge of the body. Her daughter, Mrs. H. Bell Nuell and son Robert accompany the remains here to their last resting place. The Gazette extends sympathy Brookport, Ill, Mar. 12, 1917 Mrs. M J. McCrary: I received your statement saying I owed to the Gazette $200. Find enclosed $1.00. I would have remitted last week but thought Rev. McCrary would be here Sunday and intended to send by him. I. M Martin Dignam tells us: "There are many risks in business. The wise man allows his competitors to take them." --- Switzerland’s Difficulty as a Neutral sal e 4 i! ae oh x ss —— “eae ee en hy Bt ’ ee \f Page vg ls Co: Pee es eee kee Sear tt fy ie ‘} 2 Rg a A 2 Mad rtp i A \ 5: rs {ane eie i + ru [et oe see Ba Ge 2d > GENERAL WILLE, COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF SWISS FORCES; PRESIDENT SCHULTESS OF SWITZER- LAND. MAP SHOWS MOUNTAIN REPUBLIC SURROUNDED BY WARRING NATIONS. GERMAN AND ~ ‘SwiSS SOLDIERS GUARDING BORDER; SWISS INFANTRY. her of alding the enemy, If she re- fuses Germany insists she has Joined the enteute in trying to “starve the Germans.” “We have tried,” sald a Swiss official not long ago, “to abide strictly by The Hague rules of neutrality. We have lost 20,000,000 franes in customs du- thes. We have expended probably 15, 000,000 franes®in extra workers for the transshipment of mail and bread for prisoners. Yet we are kicked, curs- ed and spat upon from every frontier.” ‘The question of Swiss nentrality has been not one of politieal or national existence, but purely a commercial and economical matter, So difficult was the business of getting foodstufts soon after the war began that the Societe Sulsse de Surveillance Eco: nomique was formed as a part of the department of commerce. Bal Day For Merchants. If a merchant wishes to import a bag of rice he must make out an elaborate avestionnaire and send tt to this socie- ty. If the department regards the mat- ter as legitimate the request 1s for- warded to Paris, where it must be passed upon by the French customs of- ficlals and the war department, the first for permission and the second for transportation, ‘The least time In which such permission may be granted is forty days,’ and the permit 1s good only for forty days additional. Fre- quently delays in shipping, in trans- portation or at the frontier make de- livery Impossible, whereupon the poor merchant must begin again as be did eighty days previously. For a time Switzerland found tt pos- sible to tradé rice imported through France to Austria for her sugar, which was then used in Swiss condensed milk and chocolate for sale’ to the allies. It gave thousands of people work, but the entente stopped that because it supplied the enemy with rice. If Ger- many chose she could close the shops and stop the railways of Switzerland in a very short time, for she supplies 1,000 carloads of coal daily, Because of fear that goods sold to Switzerland may be passed on to the central powers the entente refuses to allow more than a certfin amount, based upon importation before the war, to enter. Under these strictures Swiss customs duties have fallen 20,- 000,000 frances since the war began, sugar has advanced from 25 to 3% franes per/300 kilograms to 102.90 franes, and the amount of wheat for ‘flour within the country has decreased ‘by 1 per cent, Without intention upon ‘the part of the entente, some of the ‘restrictions become hardships. For in- stance, Importation of lard and fats of divers sorts is based upon 1912-13, but the importation of live stock has fallen off because of the war demand and Switzerland is left without the raw materials formerly brought in as Det and then rendered into service: “able shape there. | Vind a Swiss official after a bad mea ie after an affront by some allted cus: tums officer and he will tell you two tales, not as typleal, but the sort that .rankle. A shipment of oil cakes for Do you know why the bridegroom's attendant at the wedding is called “best man” and how he happens to be such an Important factor at a society wedding? He is supposed to look after the ushers, the carringe, the wedding ring and @ host of other things that the fortunate lover could not be ex- pected to concern himself with at such atime. But there was a period in the history of the human famfly when the best man had other dutles than these to perform. It was when there was no chureh ceremony and when primitive people had come to the conclusion that marriage within the tribe was not good for the race. ‘Then it became the fash. ion for the young man of marringeable age to go forth in quest of a bride, the daughter of some neighboring tribe. Perhaps the girls were not entirely unwilling to be captared, but no girl, She Is In Center of the Warring Forces and Has Held“Her Sol- diers Always In Readiness to Repel Invasion by Either Group of Belligerents—Population Is “About Equally Divided In Its Sympathies. — HERE have been frequent’ re- . ports recently of uneasiness in Switzerland regarding possible violation of the country’s nen- trality, President Schulthess of Switzer- fand said recently that the Swiss peo- ple would never allow # foreign army to invade their soil. On account of the reiteration of these reports the Frenel ‘and German governments renewed their assurances to Switzerlahd that they would respect her neutrality. Difficult to Invade Switzerland. Switzerland, forming a gap between ‘the German-French battle front on the horthwest and the Austro-Italian bat ae ‘on the’ southeast, would form 1d for outflanking either of these Hines, as the map shows, were it an ‘open and undefended country. Being ‘actually one of the most mountainous countries in the world and able to ‘Mobilize an army of close to 200,000 men, it can offer difficulties to an in- ‘Vader from either side. Although the Swiss army is relative. Jy small and is organized on a purely militia basis, it is generally given cred. Mt by military experts for a high de- ree of efficiency. ‘The physical stand. ard is extremely high, and the indi- ‘Yidual soldier 1s considered an excep- ‘tonal marksman, The extent of fron- “tier, owing to the many mountains and Jakes, which needs artificial defense is also relatively small, ‘Che only direct and near route by Which the Austro-Italian front could be ontflanked in-either direction 1s ‘through the Engadine valley, in some of the wildest mountain country in the world, ‘The Italians, just south of this, have been pecking away at the Abstrian lines in no worse country for nearly two years without pushing more than a few miles beyond the frontier, On the German-French front the line “of attack through Switzerland would “be either from Muelhausen or from ‘Besancin, through the upper Rhine valley and the Jura mountains, which, y not so difficult as the Engadine, offer many obstacles to any con: : ble invading army. ” ) Works Hard to Keep Neutral. '» Neutrality in a nutshell, with the Il perilously near destruction, is the of Switzerland. With a large * tage of her population in sym. with Germany, a similar num “Der with’ French inclinations and the rest either Austrian or Italian, she js ‘fm constant turmoil, although all fac ‘seem resolved on neutrality—in according to their sympa | While Germans are being arrested ‘for espionage in the hotels of Berne Lucerne” and Swiss colonels have court martialed for giving secre to the German authorities h hold propaganda meeting: ‘the guise of lectures in ald of soldiers, If Switzerland sell to Germany the entente accuse: WE ARE SPEEDY ing order IN THE : MORNING and _ youcan get it AT i NIGHT. . Is Our Specialty Ae ee NN ae nore $i VSR Ya Des ugh 5 Mite i + warez En StS 4 7 oe s ' vatam 2d PO GPA Og x iat “RR ae ees | . 4 eo pane” Sean Bee cn FS Are bee aye OS i Leena TW os Ae > | 3 Soa eee * qe Peis 4 | t MET | BEST MAN AT A WEDDING. cattle was refused at Marseilles be- cause Switzerland gave no guarantee that it would not be exported. ‘The price would have been 15 francs per unit. It was then sent to England, to Holland and afterward into Germany, where it sold for 60 marks. It does not seem to bo the fact that the stuff got into Germany, but it is the easy com- mission gained in Holland that hurts, as the thrifty Swiss tell this story. ‘The other one 1s of some carlouds of lard held—unduly, according to the Swiss—In the port of Cette, exposed to the sun, When it arrived jn Berne two-thirds had melted away and had to be refused, ‘Then, of course, begau long correspondence about the blame and the loss, after which another forty days must pass before even permission to import a similar shipment could be received, Proud of Humane Work. Despite their dissatisfaction with parts of the work ‘mposed upon them by the war, the Swiss are proud of other things which they are doing. Special attention is given to letters sent to and by prisoners of war, and the parcel post bread for prisoners amounts to 100 carloads daily. ‘The English, French, Italian, Russian, Aus- trian and German governments have organizations !n Berne, through which bread is forwarded to thelr own men in the hands of enemies. ‘The Russian application for March 28 nlone was 65,000 pounds. ‘The Soclete Suisse has made inquiries constantly from ex- change prisoners passing through and has learned that all belligerents are delivering parcel post bread in good faith, Having once convinced them- selves that such things actually reach thelr destination, the Swiss have re- doubled their efforts in this humant- tartar but thankless work. Without the extreme care of Societe Suisse and the entente, smuggling through Switzerland during this war would probably be the most Incrative tn the history of the world. One sin- gle carlond of rubber, once past the Swiss border, would net the smuggler 135,000. Small wonder that “the screws are on.” It is not the strict- ness of entente supervision that the Swiss find irksome, but the hardships Imposed upon things not legitimately contraband. Placed as Switzerland is in juxtapo- sition to four of the belligerent powers Italy, Austria, Germany and France —she has found her neutrality pecniar- ly difficult and, indeed, assailed by ‘both the entente and the central pow- ‘ers, Created as she was by the great- ‘er nations of Europe as a permanently neutral land at the end of the Na- poleonte wars, she always las been de- pendent upon their good faith for her political or national existence. Now, dependent as she is upon them for her economie life, she has left her only their continued good will, which de- pends upon her evéry action, And the dull roar of caunon at Verdun, sixty miles away, to be heard at any time by walking to the suburbs of the Swiss capital city, Berne, only emphasizes the gruel necessity of playing for the favor of all belligerent parties. either ancient or modern, would admit for a moment that she had wandered ‘away from the protection of her male relatives for the actual purpose of be- ing abductéd, Even it there was no brother at hand the girl was likely to put up a game fight, and the prospec- tive bridegroom had need of the assist- ance of a strong muscled friend te ald him in subdulug her. ‘There was very little to the ceremony once the girl had been taken to the home of her future Jord, but the “hest man” was always a honored guest in her home, especially Ag the marriage turned out well. In many mountuiuous parts of the ctvl- lized world where old customs obtain the “best man’ stil! pPetends to nssist in abducting the bride.—St. Louts Globe-Democrat. ‘The heart gets weary, but never gets old,—-Shenstone Bi FARMING INFORMATION WAY TO CONTROL) na ae THE OX% WARBLE PEST |. siscctcns tine toc voegica cow Injury by the ox warble amounting to millions of dollars annually could be reduced to almost nothing if stock- men would practice effective practical methods of control, acording to G. A. Denn, professor of entomology in the Kansas Agricultural college. ‘The presence of the ox warble ts de- tected by passing the hand over the back of thy animal, ‘The warble may be destroyed by putting kerosene, tur- pentine or mercurial olntinent in of ‘on the opening through the skin direet- ly over ihe grubs, This treatineut should he given when the grubs ap- peur on the hacks of cattle, because If the grubs become tough before being killed they are likely to eanse sores. If the opening throngh the sktn_ ts very small it shoald be enlarg-d with a smooth, pointed stick. A machinist's oll can having a slender nozzle furnish- €3 an excellent method of applying the medicine. This treatment may je ap- ‘plied rapidly by running the eattle through a chote, with one man sta- tioned on each side provided with an ‘ofl can filled with the medicine. ‘The cattle shoyld be examined from fifteey to twenty days later, and any grnbs that escape the first treatment should be squeezed out and crushed, It is important that any grubs squeczed out should be destroyed, else they will transform into adult flies. The ox warble ts one of the worst enemies of cattle, especially In the grazing sections. It is sometimes called bottly and heelfly and ts niso often spoken of as a grub. In general appearance and size the adult fly, ike may other botilies, re- ea a the Aberdeen-Anua breed of ent {la have open popular with fewseed bas. tatiniee. “orhan patiaek soak wars symosttical and not Dupehy or aiahy. As peel producers the? sre hard io eauak, ‘The bull shown ees sembles the common honeybee. It ts half an inch long, black anil covered with yellowish white and reddish brown and black hairs. In the spring from the latter part of March to the Ist of May the flies xp: pear about the cattle, Jaying their exes upon the legs, especially Jn the region Just above the hoof. It Is from this habit of placing the eggs near the heels that they get the name of heeltly In the west and southwest. In 1915 ft was estimated that 06 per cent of the cattle in Kansns were In- fected with warbles. ‘The anntal fuan- cia! loss on damaged hides alone is now estimated for the United States at from $25,000,000 to $30,000,000, ‘ibe Gases Die Bele Gon, Sugar beets and mangels tend to in- crease milk production when fed to dairy cows, but experiments conditeted at the Obio experiment station show that corn silage 1s far more economical to feed, Hecanse of this fact these dairy experts do not advise the feeding of beets except for high records where cost is a minor consideration or where the number of cows is too small to per. mit the use of a silo. Cows fed beets had keen appetites and ate more food because of the stim- ulating effects of this root trop. After ten years’ work the Ohlo station has found that two pounds of dry matter can be prodifred in the form of silage at less cost than one pound in the form of beets, Convenience tn feeding fs in favor of silage. a ee ee ee ee In experiments with corn at the Pennaylvanta state college during the Jast few years heavy seed gave a Mittle better fleld germination and a little better yield than light seed. Seed from ears which germinated quickly gaye slightly better: fleld germination. » Seed selected on the stalk germinated better than seed selected at husking time in an outdoor test, for the single year for which the record was kept. Seed se lected at busking In three years’ trials, for somé unaccountable reason, gaye the better field germination, ‘The yields were about alike. Humoring Cows. ‘The money mating dairyman learns to know cows—their likes and distikes, their needs and what is hurtful to them. A cow that gives a large yield fg a}ways notional and bas many petty whims about the way she wants her feed arranged and the manner in which she Wants her milker to treat her. Aa Increase in yield Is often se- cured by humoring these whims, Sevieeetne thelial. Where uplands near and overlooking lowlands are Irrigated provision should be made for stiiirainage or the fliter- ing of the drainage, as the salts In the upland soils will be carried to the iow- lands and damage then for agricul- ture. ‘This has shown quite clearly in research work following the drainage from Irrigated upiands. PURE BRED COW BEST. Under Similar Conditions She Is More Profitable Than the Grade. Leontend that the pure bred cow on the average will do anything that the grade cow on the average will do—and something more, writes R. KE, Hutcbiu- son in the Rural New Yorker, ‘The average production of the dairy cows of the United States ts approxt- mately 175 pounds of fat per annum. On the Soabenric tie Wihagas IONS: Hon of 11100 pare iret cots tested, to Gan: 1 19id 2 0 pounas tee Wench pulled down the average—the grade cow or the pure bred? The answer is ‘The simple fact that It 1s poxstble to quied -aheaeeee lees itor tee Tag - TAS we Pa 2 ; , f | Sophie's Adora, the cow here pie- tured, went on test ati one day over four years of age, and in the fole lowing 2% days produced 15,832 pounds of milk containing $860 pounds of butter fat, which amounts to L467 pounds of butter, figured on the Si per cent basin, This rec ord makes ber world’s champion four-year-old Jersey. Sophie's Ado- fa ix owned and was bred at Low- el. Mesa. production of pute bred cows Is dis- tinctly a recommendation, ‘The above figures are taken from the list of tested cows ixsted by the Jersey, Guernsey, Ayrshire and Holstein assectations, Certainly conditions of feed and care affect production, It ix equally certain that the farmer and not the cow Is re- sponsible for these conditions, and it ts my conteption that under simfiar con- ditions the pure bred cow will produce more profitably and reproduce more uniform quality In her ealves than will the grade, . Probably all of us from personal ob- servation agree that the pure bred sire fs desirable at the head of the herd. Have We analyzed the reasons “why? He ts simply reproducing the qualities of bis mre bred forvears in building up the producing ability of the herd. Would a grate Wilt do the same? Would he impart the same uniformity to his get? Not in one case ont of fifty. Xo dairyman ever got rich in a day. ‘The dairy business demands patience. No dairyman can afford to neglect the building ap of his future herd. It Is his respousibility to breed better cows with every generation. ‘The grade cow is a handicap in breeding, So many contlieting Hnés back of ber pipvent prepotency, and she falls to broed “true to type.” Her daughters are fost as likely to be dnferior ax to be superipr to her. On the other hand, pure bred stock carefully selected and Jydielousty bred afford # foundation for improving quality with every generation. The “Bill Pick.” ‘The Implements used in putting a corn crop into the ground vary with the locality and the amount of iabor and its cheapness. Where the crop or the farm Js very smell hand planting methods much like the old row by row dropping and hoe covering are adopted. “BIN pleks” or hand corn planters are one of the Implement types used where labor Js very cheap and the erop Is not extensive, ‘These tmplements are rare. ly seen fn the corn belt, though they are very handy for replanting —Parm Progress Scie air ited, tek ee: When poultry roosts out of doors un- der grape arbors, in low trees, ete., they frequently contract colds and eatarrh in the full or early winter, whieh may eventually turn into roup or other dix astrous aliments, if not properly treat- ed, says the Aweriesn Agriculturist. Poultrymen of Montgomery county, O., have used the following remedy suc: cessfully: One-half ounce melted lard, one-half ounce pine tar, one ounce oil and twenty drops carbolie acid, This is put in a common sewing machine oil enn and a drop or two injected Into each nostril of the affected bird, If this treatment Is not started too late a cure is usually effectel in two or three days when used night and morn- ing. Frozen Vegetables. Frozen vexetables should never be fed to live stock while they are frozen, but may be used elther raw or cooked 1s soon as the frost is thawed out of them. ‘They must be used up in a very short time, however, or they will de- cay and become worthless. Wounds on Animals. If any of the farm animats has a sore do not neglect It, Even though it 1s not serious at the start; failure to give it attention may cause It to become dargerous in its development. If it is serlous neglect may be paid for dearly. Sports In General By LEFT JAB Wilde Is Pugitistic Freak. Jimmy Wilde, the fyweight cham pion of England, will probably go. down in history as the mystery of the prize ring, A tall, dnemle ‘looking, thin, spidery legged creature deface Wilde to the dot. He stands five feet six inches and welgbs wronnd 103 pounds with lis clothes on. THis lege can easily be circled by otie's hand, and bis army are ns thick ag three- elghths then gaspipe. But this pecule farly constructed individual cali tebe and fight Ilke a demon, With one exception Wilde won all his battles. His only defeat was a knockout, which Wiide repald by re turning the compliment in the next en- counter, ‘This pale, sickly looking indi- vidual has mesmerized the British fans by his uncanuy skill and strength when in action, A fair ire on his ablitty can be doped ont from the manner In which Wilde handled Young Rosner and the Zulu Kid when they climbed into the ring to do battle, Moth the Indy welgh- ed 112 pounds st 3 o'clock in the after- noon of ths scraps. In each case Wilde Jumped on the seales with hts clothes ‘on and tipped che beam nt 105 pounds. “In my opinion,” remarked George Smith, manager of Young Rosner, “the only man near Whide's weight that might lick him fs'Johnny Kilbane. ‘The featherweight champlon might be able, to wear down the skinny Englishman ie ame ee n # « fi H , cL salem Ee ae oe Yad “i ne et Cagis < a) | —aa ‘ee ee Jimmy Wilde. with bis terrific pounding body blows. No other man within fifteen pounds of Wilde can conquer this human lath, “A remarkabie pecullarity of Wilde," added Smith, “Ix that bis drins resem. Vie whitened gas pipes, And, what ts wonderful, when be lands a blow the party hit is sure he was struck by fe of fron. Wilde doesn’t play for any partictiier part of an opponent’ body. He bits when there's an epen- ing and hits like a ton of bricks. He's always after his man, enrrying btm along at a lightning pace.” Former Pugilist Now Minister, Kid Wedge, formerty a lightweight, has reformed hd is now the “fighting parson of northern Wisconsin.” He teaches a Sunday school elas boxing, besides the good things fn the Bible, He has asked the state for x club He cense to condnctahe manly art. Bournier After fattina Eve. Jack Fournier, utility man of the Chicago White Sox, is suerificing a per- fectly good room at his home in Aber- deen, Waxh,, to regiin, 4 possible, tis batting eye. He has rigged np a baseball on a rubber cord and swings wt it with bis bat. ‘The harder he bits it the harder ft returns, and it {8 necessary for lim to keep his eye on the ball every tn- stant to avold evil consequences, Vournler slipped 1n 1916 and wound up the season with n percentage ot only 240. He Mnsists that he will ba back tn the <200,glan9 the coming wen- son, Wanted to Pilot the Cubs. Baseball men were surprised recently by @ statement credited to President Weeguinan of tle Cubs that he could have signed George Stallings 10 sup- plant Joe Tinker, but preferred to en- age Fred Mitchell, The fact fs that Weeghman made & strenuous attempt to secure the release of Stallings from the Braves and that Stallings was ea- ger to leave Boston, ‘The gdssips say that Stallings told Weeghman that he could not get along hermoniously with President: Hangh- ton, Weeghiman was ready to take oyer Staitings’ $13,000 contract, whlch Aas Jone years to ran, but Haughton post- tively declined to do business, ‘Then Weoghman signed Mitchell, Mack Banks on Thrasher, Connie Mack is banking on « husky soungster by the name of Thrasher to come through wit some wallops next summer which will make the fans at Shibe park, Philadeiphia, recall the days of Vrank Baker and his-big stick, Incidentally Mack is of the beliet that in Thrasher, MeTunis, Bodie, Witt, Strunk and Schang he will have six Players in his Hnep able to make con. siderable trouble for the opposing pitehers, "Shows Speed on Motorcycle, J. Booth is reported having covered a mile in thirty-five seconds on his motorcycle on an Adelaide (Ausiralia) ond in th> recent specdy races there, Department for Modern Women Why Not Make Your Own Beadings? Materials: Crochet cotton No. 40 and a No. 6½ steel crochet hook. Commence with 11 ch. First Row.—1 tr. into the fourth chain from the hook, 3 ch., miss two chain, 1 d.c. into next, 3 ch., miss two chain, 2 tr. separated by 1 ch. into next, 1 ch., turn. Third Row.—1 d.c. on second double crochet, 1 d.c. into each of the five chain, 1 d.c. into each of the last two stitches, 3 ch. turn. WAR DECORATIONS. Commence with 11 ch. First Row.—1 tr into the fourth ch 1 d.c. into next, 3 ch., miss two chain, turn. Third Row.—1 d.c. on second doul chain, 1 d.c. into each of the last two s Fourth Row.—1 tr on second doul crochet, 1 ch., 1 tr into same place, 3 Fifth Row.—1 tr into first space, 3 ch., 1 tr into last space, 1 ch., 1 tr, from commencement of second row. Commence with 17 ch. First Row.—1 d.c. into the fifth ch 1 d.c. into next, 5 ch., miss four of t over the hook) into next, miss four ch miss one chain, 1 d.c. into next, 3 ch. turn. Second Row.—* 1 d.c. into first loop four chain, 1 long treble into next, pass immediately before the next double cr 1 d.c. into last loop, 4 ch., turn, and rep CARE OF FINE FURNITURE AND INTERIOR WOODWORK Several times a year all the interior woodwork and furniture should be rubbed with a soft cloth moistened with yellow paraffin oil, costing about 15 cents a pint. The finish is greatly improved by this treatment, and the wood will last much longer in perfect condition. This paraffin oil is also an excellent cleaner and will remove the dust and grease deposit found on woods cleaned with a dry dust cloth. A great many people clean white woodwork with strong soap or the various cleaning powders. The woodwork will be clean, but it will soon wear off or become dry and faded. A thin paste of powdered whiting is by far the best cleaner for all painted wood, furniture and enamel beds. The whiting is mixed with water to make a thin paste about the consistency of cream. This is rubbed over a small surface of the white woodwork until it becomes clean; the surplus whiting is rubbed off, and no rinsing is required. Many a housekeeper has grieved over a highly finished table or stand which is ruined by white spots caused by water from flower pots or bowls. These white spots may be readily removed by a little careful treatment. Wet a soft cheesecloth with wood or denatured alcohol and lightly sponge the spot. When the white disappears pour enough of the yellow paraffin oil over the spot to cover and allow to stand several hours; wipe off the surplus oil and polish when thoroughly dry. Remember, then, that finished woods require cleaning, but they are ruined by strong soaps and washing powders and should be carefully handled with an intelligent understanding of their composition. New Sport Hats Hats introduced for Palm Beach, Aiken and the spring sporting events are high crowned, pot shaped, made of fuzzy felt. They are done in brilliant yellow more than any other color, and the novelty is that they are cross stitched in black worsted threads in a loose, negligent manner. In the front or at the side the two edges of the materials are brought together and laced with the black thread. WAR DEC FOR BEGINNERS Hints to Help Mrs. Newlywed Over Hard Spots. In making soups always put the meat in cold water. Corned beef and ham should be put in boiling water. A tablespoonful of vinegar put in the pot will make tough meat or chicken tender. To roast beef allow twenty minutes to a pound. All vegetables should be put in boiling water. Cut hot brown bread by putting a string around the boaf the right thickness for a slice and draw quite tight. Anything mixed with water requires a hotter owen than anything mixed with milk. A dish of cold water put in the oven will prevent cake from burning. In making tea allow one teaspoonful for each person and one for the pot. Allow one tablespoonful of coffee for each person and one for pot. Always pare fruit with a silver knife. Always sweep carpets the way the nap runs. If new tware is rubbed over with fresh lard and then thoroughly heated in the oven before it is used it will never rust afterward, no matter how much water is used in it. Play Aprons For the Little Girl From Paris come some lovely little aprons for children. They are made of practical materials, such as jean, poplin or fine French cotton fabrics, and they have borders which show printed flowers, animals or geometric designs to delight the eye of the little wearers. The colors are blue, pink and tan and also white. Some of the models are made with shoulder straps, while others introduce plaits across the shoulder and have a ruffle finish. Nearly all the aprons are supplied with pockets. They make ideal play garments as well as offering protection for the little frock of linen or batiste. Turkey Quenellis. Moisten a cupful of soft breadcrumbs with milk, add a tablespoonful of melted butter, two beaten eggs, two cupfuls of chopped turkey and season to taste. Mix with the hands, make into small, flat cakes and brown in butter. ORATIONS. —New York Evening Telegram. SOMETHING for the BOYS and GIRLS ROAST GOOSE. The Way Mother Used to Get That Remarkable Flavor. A green goose from three to four months old is a great delicacy and is cooked like a game bird without stuffing. Season inside and out with salt and pepper, put half a white onion inside to absorb any strong taste, dredge the outside with flour and roast in a hot oven for about an hour. Serve with boiled white onions and apple sauce. For an older goose—and, even so, it should not be more than a year old—you may use the time honored stuffing of potatoes and sage. Having thoroughly cleaned and washed the bird in soda water, remove all the fat that can be reached from under the skin or inside. This may be saved and tried out to use later for goose grease. To make the stuffing bell for twenty minutes or half an hour a half dozen potatoes, Peel and mash, adding to them a tablespoonful of salt, a teaspoonful of powdered sage and two tablespoonfuls of white onions minced and fried yellow in butter. Mix these ingredients lightly together, then bind with two tablespoonfuls of melted butter. Season the goose on the inside with salt. High Shoes Worn. Last winter many women wore low shoes in the street throughout the worst weather. Now unless a woman steps from a limousine or a taxi she is seldom seen courting pneumonia. Those who are on their way to afternoon functions requiring elaborate dress generally slip on a pair of silk gaiters which are in keeping with the costume and may be slipped off on arrival at destination. There might be some question of correctness in wearing these spats with a crepe or chiffon afternoon dress if kept on after the coat was removed. Black patent afternoon pumps or slippers are worn with stockings which match the gown. Fillet Lace Trimming. New blouses show fillet lace used extensively as trimming. This fashion began in November, but was not widely taken up until the present month. The usual form the fillet lace takes is a wide turnover collar extending into a broad panel that runs to the waist in front and deep cuffs that fit the wrists and are fastened with small lace buttons. Although the lace is sometimes put on handkerchief linen blouses, the most fashionable combination is with crepe de chine and georgette crepe. A LIAR PARTY. One In Which He or She Tells Biggest Fib Gets Prize. Many affairs are always planned for the birthday of the Father of His Country. In them the hatchet and the cherry tree, the star spangled banner and busts of Washington figure galore. But one clever girl has devised an entertainment that is certainly out of the ordinary. Her guests are all well known to each other, and their number is limited, so that no feeling of constraint will hamper the odd diversion she offers. The invitations sent out bear in one corner a diminutive Mephisto and in the other a solemn even ludubricous George. Between the two is a hatchet. Beneath runs the inscription: "On Wednesday, Feb. 21, we will bury the hatchet between them. Please attend the funeral, but leave your conscience at home." The guests will be asked to tell the biggest lie they can invent, each being given so many minutes to recite, it. They will also be asked to relate the greatest lie that has ever been told them. As they are all well acquainted with each other and personal allusion is not barred, there is no doubt the merriment will run high. Prizes, of course, will be given, "The Confessions of a Liar" being one, a dainty little picture called "Truth" being another and for the consolation prize a handsome memorandum book bearing on its leather cover in gold letters the quotation, "The successful liar needs a good memory." Betsy and the Bad Boy. Once upon a time not so very long ago there was a nice rag doll by the name of Betsy. One day she went out to play in the yard with her mamma and uncle, who was a rather noisy little boy, Jimmie by name. She was sitting happily on a wooden bench beside her mamma when her uncle cried out, "Give me my ball or I will do something to your doll." Of course Betsy was much frightened, for once before her uncle had quarreled with her mamma and had thrown Betsy right into a lily pond that stood in one corner of the yard. "I haven't got your old ball," Betsy heard her mamma say. So she clung tightly to the wooden bench and hoped the quarrel would pass over. But, alas for poor Betsy, her uncle ran right up to her, selzed her by one calico arm and, bracing both legs, with all his might flung her right on to a limb of the apple tree that they had all been so happy playing under. Betsy screamed with fright. She felt sure that her leg would be broken when she fell back to the ground. But happily her blue gingham apron caught on a twig, and there she hung quite safe if uncomfortable until her grandmother came home and poked her off the twig with a clothes pole. The Sunday School Lesson Jesus the Bread of Life John vi, 22-40. Memorize verse 32. Golden Text, Jesus said unto them, I am the Bread of Life John vi, 35. Verses 24-26.—The seeking multitude. With great vividness the fourth gospel describes the perplexity of the multitude when it discovered the absence of Jesus on the morning following the miracle of the feeding of the 5,000. Word from the region round about made it certain that he was "not there," so as a last resort the crowd "got into the boats and came to 'Capernaum,' whence most of them had originally come. There they found the object of their search. "And when they found him on the other side of the sea" they were so perplexed by his presence there that they could not at once take up the subject which had been discussed the previous day. Instead, they asked, "Rabbi, when camest thou bither?" In that question was comprehended another, for they wished to know "how" even more than "when." "Jesus" made no direct answer to their inquiry. The time had come when, in view of their act on the previous night, he felt it necessary to face them squarely with the implications of his mission. Therefore he "said, Verily, verily, ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye are of the leaves and were filled." It was not so much what Jesus might mean for the nation as what he might mean for them in the most selfish aspect of life that interested them. And Jesus would never admit men into his company on such a basis. Verses 27:32.—Imperishable bread. Immediately Jesus turned upon the conception of life which governed most of them. "Work not for the food which perisheth." The Greek verb has it in the idea of spending all one's energies in the pursuit of a daily livelihood. It was against such a crass materialism that Jesus was protesting. "The food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you." In contrast to the sort of food for which they were struggling, Jesus pointed out the food which is worthy of such an effort. It is spiritual nourishment of the kind which builds up the soul. There is some uncertainty as to the manner in which this sentence should be punctuated. (There are no punctuation marks in the original Greek. The English speaking student must insert them as he believes the sense demands.) Relying upon the example of other passages, it seems likely that the comma should be inserted after the word "abideth" and that eternal life should thus be considered for the BOY Sea Monster Ca Sea Monster Caught After Fight THE MASTER W.K. VANDERBILT, J.R.S. ONE-TON "SEA DEVIL" Photo by American Press Association. "Have been spending a week on the great Bahama banks and managed to catch a sea devil. I inclose a snapshot of him. Not a bad fish." So runs a letter from W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., who has been hunting big sea game in Florida waters aboard his smart yacht Tarantula. His catch is a record for that part of the ocean and more than justifies the millionaire's pride in the capture of the mammoth specimen of the manta virostris shown in the picture. "We ran on three devilish unexpectedly," he says. "This one we se- cured after a fight of m hours and a half. We eight harpoons and two into him, and it require ten bullets from a Mam- kill the gigantic thing, tussle." Young Mr. V. mates the sea devil's wa ton. This prize me feet four inches across fins and thirteen feet tw snout to tail. Mr. V. ing the trophy mounted, added to his New York marine specimens. "Huckle Buckle Beanstalk." One of the old games, called "huckle buckle beanstalk," is played as follows: the company goes out of the room while one who remains makes disposition of some small object, such as a coin. Let us say this coin is a dime. Well, the rule is that the coin shall not be hidden, but shall be placed within view, but not more than that. A dime is a small object, of course, and there are plenty of ways of making it hard to see. Now, the person who first sees the dime makes no remark whatever, but quietly takes a seat. Next, likewise. Next, ditto. And so it goes until only one person remains up and hunting. Naturally this person who cannot see what every one else sees is very much laughed at. Blah Schools Within the last half century "blab schools" were to be found in various parts of Kentucky. In these schools the children not only recited but learned their lessons in concert. As they did not all study the same lessons at a gift of the Son of man. "For him the Father, even God, hath sealed." Jesus claimed that his ministry had already been certified... to by God, showing that he did possess the power to grant eternal life. The reply of the multitude was characteristic. Jesus had reproached them, for working for the wrong kind of food. To that "they said. What must we do that we may work the works of God?" The question, while it showed willingness to be taught, also showed that the multitude was in a mental fog. They missed altogether the essential fact in the words of Jesus, that he was a giver of eternal life. Perhaps they even missed the inference that he was the Son of man. The only thing they grasped at all was his command to work for the eternal food of God. And they asked, as persons steeped in the ritual of a formal worship, what works they might perform to secure this bread. Jesus was quick to answer that it was not works that God requires, but a single "work," and that this is belief on "him whom he hath sent." Faith in Jesus is the supreme Christian requirement. Immediately the counter demand was made. "What then doesn thon for a sign, that we may see and believe thee? * * * Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness." In other words, if Jesus is the greatest of all God's leaders, he must be able to perform miracles which shall surpass those performed by Moses, until then the highest type of divine representative. The demand of the multitude showed the crassness of their thought. Jesus immediately turned their thoughts back to his words by saying, "It was not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven." The mamma might have saved the bodies of the Israelites, but they knew that there had been no eternal spiritual nourishment in it. "My Father giveth you the true bread out of heaven." It was this Jesus had come to proffer. Verses 33:35—The bread of life. Jesus did not leave any doubt as to the implications of his words. This true "bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven and giveth life." It is possible to translate the verse by substituting "he" for "that." But even as the words stand the figure is so thinly veiled that it seems remarkable that the crowd did not catch their meaning. "I am the bread of life; he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst." Here is the announcement to which all the rest had been leading. In Jesus is to be found complete and abiding spiritual satisfaction. S and GIRLS ught After Fight cured after a fight of more than four hours and a half. We had to throw eight harpoons and two shark hooks into him, and it required in addition ten bullets from a Mannlicher rifle to kill the gigantic thing. It was a hard tussle." Young Mr. Vanderbilt estimates the sea devil's weight at full a ton. This prize measures fifteen feet four inches across the pectoral fins and thirteen feet two inches from snout to tail. Mr. Vanderbilt is having the trophy mounted, and it will be added to his New York collection of marine specimens. the same time, the hubbub was startling to one unacustomed to this sort of work. It would seem that under these conditions an indolent pupil might skimp his work very easily, but the master's ears were so keen that he immediately knew if any one dropped out or if a mischievous urchin undertook to convey a private message under cover of the noise. A sharp tap of the birch brought the culprit to bay at once. Thoughtful Boy Scouts Boy scouts of Calumet, Mich., did their good turn the other day by thoughtfully sanding the streets after an ice storm had rendered the sidewalks almost impassable for pedestrians. Water Jewels. Many little diamonds Sparkled on the trees, And all the little girls said, "A Jewel, if you please." But when they held their hands out To catch the diamonds they A lot of little sunbeams came And stole them all away. A Bride Who Forgot Her Wedding A Bride Who Forgot Her Wedding By MARY ANNE ASCHREIBER There are many ups and downs in the world. Estelle Ellison was a sufferer by one of the downs when she was barely twenty years old. A life of luxury was then, by her father's dying insolvent, turned to poverty. Her mother, her younger brother and sister were also left without a cent. Walter Treadwell, a young man who was working his way through college by means of various expedients, had long been a youthful admirer of Estelle. It had been a question as to whether she would be won by a suitor who was able to support her in the style to which she had been accustomed or by this young man who promised to achieve success by his own endeavors. When the crash came in the Ellison family Treadwell was in his senior year in college, laying plans for raising funds to enable him to study a profession. This eliminated him as a probable winner of Estelle. Like may at times cure like, but poverty cannot cure poverty. Estelle had partly promised to wait for Treadwell, but her father's failure and her present necessities had changed all that. Estelle at once set about considering what she might do to earn money. At that time the kinetoscope had been recently invented, and the picture play was in embryo. Estelle had taken part in private theatricals, and it occurred to her to apply for employment as a movie actress. She was pretty and petite. One of the managers to whom she applied looked at her critically. He had accepted a scenario, the heroine of which was in the earlier parts a child and the last act a woman. Estelle's size was in her favor. He had engaged an actress for the part, but took Estelle's address, intimating that she might bear from him. This is as near to an engagement as Estelle came. It certainly was not money earned. Meanwhile the wolf was pawling about the door. Even hunger visited the family. With hunger came a wealthy man who had had business relations with Estelle's father. It was said that the man. Elbert Atwood, had been the cause of Mr. Ellison's failure. He was sixty years old and unattractive. Whether he was anxious to undo what he had done to bring about the family misfortune or wanted a young wife is not known, but he proposed to marry Estelle and on the day of their marriage settle upon her an amount that would enable her to support those dependent upon her comfortably. Here was a temptation for Estelle to do violence to her heart for the purpose of relieving the strain. She held out till the condition of the family became unbearable, then consented. Preparations were made for the wedding. On the appointed day Mr. Atwood, who was to meet his bride at the church, went there to be married. The bride was late in coming, and he waited. Half an hour passed, and he sent to ask what had caused the delay. The messenger was told by Mrs. Ellison that her daughter had gone out at 9 o'clock in the morning and had not returned. The groom expectant left the church. He knew that Estelle was to sacrifice herself to save her mother and her brother and sister from want, and naturally inferred that at the last moment she had been unable to carry out her intention. He made no effort to find her and did not even inquire later if she had returned to her home. On the morning of the intended welding the postman had left a letter for Estelle from the manager of the film company which had taken her address. It was simply a request that she would call upon him. She went at once, and he told her that the actress he had engaged had failed to comprehend the part she was to enact and he would give Estelle a trial. Estelle replied that she must be given a trial and a decision at once or she would not be open for engagement. The company was assembled and Estelle was given the scenario of her part, which she committed to memory scene by scene. In the movies a great deal depends on the power of facial expression. This turned out to be a gift with Estelle, and at the end of the third act the manager offered Estelle an engagement at $25 a week. So absorbed had she been in the play that she had taken no account of time. When this offer was made to her she asked to be informed of the hour. What was her astonishment to learn that it was 12 o'clock—the hour for her marriage. To appear at the church dressed as she was was unthinkable, and it would require half an hour to get there. The manager, who was bent on securing her for the part, wrote out a contract naming $50 instead of $25 a week salary and placed it before her. Tempted by the pay, scarcely knowing what she did, she signed and was launched as a movie actress. That evening when her mother was putting the children to bed Estelle stole into the house and told what she had done. She was suffering at the position in which she had been placed with regard to Atwood and reolicing that she had been able to relieve the necessities of those dear to her without sacrificing herself. Estelle, Ellison, under another name, is now one of the movie stars who command large salaries. But it is said that she will soon leave the profession to marry a young lawyer who worked his way through college. With Both Feet. Mrs. Newlywed (coyly)—How did you come to propose to me? Mr. Newlywed—I walked, my dear. Metropolis Gazette PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY BY THE GAZETTE PRINTING CO. METROPOLIS, . . . . H.L. WMS. M. J. McORARY, MANAGER. J. B. McORABY, EDITOR FRIDAY MAR. 16, 1917. Office 9th and Pearl Streets, Metropolis, Illinois. Entered as second-class mail matter, at Metropolis, Illinois, Postoffice. Address all communications to J. B. McORABY, 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 In Months ..... 75 Three Months ..... 40 Single Copy ..... 05 In Advance. You must mail copy on Mondays to secure publication. ANNOUNCEMETS We are authorized to announce the name of T. F. McCartney, as a candidate for re-election to the office of Mayor of the City of Metropolis, at the City election in April. We are authorized to announce the name of Judge W. F. Smith as a candidate for City Judge, subject to the decision of the voters at the April election. We are authorized to announce the name of Rolla Finney, as a candidate for Clerk of the City of Metropolis, subject to the will of the voters at the April election. We are authorized to announce the name of W. D. Almon, for City Treasurer, subject to the April election. We are authorized to announce the name of Esq. Sol. H. Grace, as a candidate for Road Commissioner of District No. 6. Election, Tuesday, April 3rd. We are authorized to announce the name of James H. Morris, as candidate for City Treasurer of the City of Metropolis, subject to the voters at the April election. 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. Fred R. Young, Solicitor Master in Chancery Sale. State of Illinois, Massac County, ss. In the Circuit Court of said County, January Term A. D. 1917. Elizabeth Wymer Vs. C. H. Dunn, and Ella Dunn. Bill to foreclose mortgage No. 340. Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a decree entered at the January Term of said court, to wit, on the 11th day of January A. D. 1917 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 February 10th A. D. 1917 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: Lots Three (3) and Four (4) in Block Seven (7) in the Fostlewaite and Morton Addition to the village of Brooklyn, now the City of Brookport, in Massac County, State of Illinois. Terms of sale, Cash in hand. Dated this 11th day of January A. D. 1917. S. BARTLETT KERR, Master in Chancery. The Gazette Office has been supplied with a new Electric Motor, and we have a two horse power gasoline engine for sale. Any one in need of a good engine it will pay you to call and see the Gazette Manager. 901 Cor. 9th & Pearl Sts. Waterproof. Mother—"In all the wild storm your sister Maggie went out with her throat all bare and exposed." Brother—"Gain won't hurt her. She's got a rubber neck." -Life $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 oily 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., Tole-do, O. Sold by all Druggists, 75e. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Mrs. Ann Tinsley went to Cairo Friday returning Monday evening on the Str. Rapids in company with her grandson, Kenneth Taylor, who had the misfortune to get his right arm cut off. Mrs. Morna Givens and Mr. Paul Baker left last Sunday for East St Louis; the former went to attend the bedside of her sister Mrs. Cornelius McCallister. Mrs. Vena Tranzor is in Paducah visiting her brother, Ernest Moore. The oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Lester Fossie is very sick. Mrs. Minnie Newell was a Paducah visitor Tuesday. Mrs. Lizzie Pryor of Paducah is the guest of her daughter. Mrs. Mattie Howard is indisposed. The revival at the First Baptist church is still in progress. Rev. Normen is preaching strong sermons. They are now on their third week with 20 or more conversions. Some going to all the churches in the city. Mrs Maggie Renfro is confined to her room. Miss Mary Lue Blackwell is in the city this week visiting relatives. Mrs. Leah Reed was called to Paducah, Ky., Wednesday morning to attend the bed-side of her sister Mrs Cora Burton, who was stricken with paralysis. Mrs. Laura Long, of Belgrade, spent several days last week here visiting her father, Mr. Henry Tinsley, who is sick. Misses Alta Tisdell and Jessie Henry, of Kuttawa, Ky., were in the city Tuesday and Wednesday. Miss Tisdell, was enroute to Chicago, and was accompanied this far by Miss Henry Mrs. Maggie Williams and her sister, passed thru here Saturday enroute to Mt. Vernon, Ill.. to visit a bother. Alvin Parks and Samuel Upshaw, left Tuesday evening for Chicago, Ill, where they both have employment. Sammie, will be greatly missed here, as he was quite a favorite among the gentler sex We wish him a "Good bye, Good luck. God bless him." Mrs. Parthenia Dixon, of Paducah, Ky., was in the city Tuesday and attended Jeptha Chapter No. 14, O. E. S. of which she is a member. Mr. Mingo Long and wife are improving slowly at this writing. Rev. Mrs. Harris, of Paducah, Ky., was in the city last week and preached at Free Baptist church Sunday. She was the guest of Mrs. Eliza Campbell. Miss Myrtle Long, of Belgrade is attending the wants of her grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mingo Long. Mrs. Lee Belle Dukes is in Princeton, Ky., this week. Misses Mae and Anna Roberts were Paducah, shoppers Saturday. Tax Purchaser's Notice. Metropolis, Ill., Feb. 21st 1917. To Henay Neftzger, Virginia Neftzger, Heirs, and unknown owners. You are hereby notified, that at a sale of Real Estate made by the Sheriff of Massac County, Ill., at the East door of the Court House, in the City of Metropolis, County of Mossac, and State of Illinois on the 14th day of June 1915 William Wright, purchased the following described Real Estate, situated in the said County, for the Taxes, Interest, Penalties and Costs due and unpaid thereon, for the year, A. D., 1914 Undivided one fourth of the N. E. Fourth of Section Twirty Three (33), Township 16, Range 6, East 3rd P. M. Massac County, Illinois. Assessed in the name of Henry Neftzger. And that the time allowed by law for the redemption of said Real Estate will expire on the 14th day of June A. D., 1917. S. B. Kerr, Assignee of Purehaser Tax Purchaser's Notice Metropolis Ill. February 21, 1917 To Rebecca Landrum, her heirs unknown owners or parties interested. You are hereby notified, That at a sale of Real Estate made by the Sheriff of Massac County, Ill., at the East door of the Court House, in the City of Metropolis, County of Massac, and State of Illinois on the 14th day of June A. D. 1915 S. B. Kerr purchased the following described Real Estate, situated in the said County, for the Taxes, Interest, Penalties and Costs due and unpaid thereon, for the year A. D. 1914 to-wit: Lot 6, Block 58, of the City of Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois, assessed in the name of Rebecca Landrum. And that the time allowed by the law for the redemption of said Real Estate will expire on the 14th day of June A. D. 1917. S. B. KERR, Purchaser. Tax Purchaser's Notice. To B. Friederman, Fred Nelson, unknown owners, and parties interested if any. You Are Hereby Notified, That at a sale of Real Estate made by the Sheriff Massac Co. Ill, at the East door of the Court House, in the City of Metropolis, County of Massac, and State of Illinois on the 14th day of June A. D. 1915 purchased the following described Real Estate, situated in the said County, for the Taxes, interest, Penalties and costs due and unpaid thereon, for the year, A. D. 1914 towit: Lot 6 Block 56, of the City of Metropolis, Massac Co., Ill, assessed to Fred. Nelson. And that the time allowed by law for the redemption of said Real Estate will expire on the 14th day of June A. D. 1917. S. B. KERR, Assignee, of purcha ser Tax Purchaser's Notice. Metropolis, Ill., Feb. 21st 1917 To J. B. Bartee, unknown owners, heirs, and others interested. You are hereby notified, that at a sale of Rea Estate made by the Sheriff of Massac County, Ill., at the East door of the Court House, in the City of Metropolis, County of Massac, and State of Illinois on the 14th day of June A. D. 1915, William Wright purchased the following described Real Estate, situated in the said County for the Taxes, Interest, Penalties and Costs due and unpaid thereon, for the year A. D. 1914 to-wit: 91x200 feet in Hatfield's Addition to Pope's Addition to Joppa, Ill. in Block 15, assessed to J. B. Bartee. And that the time allowed by law for the redemption of said Real Estate will expire on the 14th day of June A. D. 1917. Mr. Robt. Cobb and sister Mrs. Mrs. Henry Belle Newell, accompanied the body of their mother to this city Sunday afternoon from Chicago, for burial. Rev. J. B. McCrary went to Cairo, Tuesday to attend the funeral Rev. J. M. Blake. Brookport, Ill. Mar. 12, '17 M. J. McCrary, Dear Manager: You will find enclosed $1.50 for your paper and I will send the remainder in a few days. Mrs. Virginia Steele Brookport, Ill Mar. 11, 1917. Mrs. M J. McCrary, I received your notice and it made me feel proud, but some people call that a dun, but I call it a matter of business. So I will enclose $1.00 on the debt: Aaron Green. W. L. KRONE, Attorney Complainant's Solicitor. STATE OF ILLINOIS Massac County SS. In the Circuit Court, April Term, A. D. 1917. Blanche Blakemore, vs Charles Blakemore. Bill IN CHANCERY for Divorce. Affidavit of non-residence of Charles Blakemore the above defendant having been filed in the Clerk's office of the Circuit Court of said County, notice is therefore hereby given to the above non-resident defendant that the complainant filed her bill of complaint in said Court, on the Chancery side thereof, on the 8th day of February 1917 and that thereupon a Summons issued out of said Court, wherein said suit is now pending returnable on the second Monday in the month of April A. D. 1917 as is by law required. Now unless you, the said non-resident defendant above named Charles Blakemore, shall personally appear before said Court, on the first day of the next term thereof to be holden at Metropolis in and for the said County, on the Second Monday of April A. D. 1917 and plead, answer or demur to the said complainant's bill of complaint, the same and the matters and things therein charged and stated will be taken as confessed, and a decree entered against you according to the prayer of said bill. COLFAX MORIS Clerk. Metropolis Illinois, February 8 1917 W. L. KRONE, Attorney. Complainant's Solicitor NOTICE OF PUBLICATION CHANCERY STATE OF ILLINOIS Massac County. SS. In The Circuit Court, April Term, A. D. 1917. Daisy Brady vs C. P. Brady. Bill MCHANCKERY for Diverse Bill IN CHANCERY for Divorce. Affidavit of non-residence of C. P. Brady, the above defendant having been filed in the Clerk's office of the Circuit Court of said County, notice is therefore hereby given to the said non-resident defendant that the complainant filed her bill of complaint in said Court, on the Chancery side thereof, on the 8th day of February 1917 and that thereexpon a Summons issued out of said Court, wherein said suit is now pending returnable on the Second Monday in the month of April A. D. 1917 as it is by law required. Now, unless you, the said non-resident defendant above named C. P. Brady shall personally be and appear before said Circuit Court, on the first day of the next term thereof, to be holden at Metropolis, in and for the said County, on the Second Monday of April A. D. 1917, and plead, answer or demur to the said complainant, s bill of complaint, the same and the matters and things therein charged and stated will be taken as confessed, and a decree entered against you according to the praver of said bill. COLFAX MORRIS, Clerk. Metropolis, Illinois, February 8th 1917. KINKY HAIR Atlanta, Ga. Excelsior Med. Co. Gentlemen. By picture shows pm what pour fine EXELENTO GUMMY POMADA Ine done for my half, I have used it only, was short and coarse, and now it is 54 inches and silky that I can do it up my way I want to. I just done for my hair, Before I used my hair I were short and moarse, long and so soft as silky that I can do it up and down. CLEAR GREEN. does, removes Dandruff, feeds the Roots of the hair, and makes it grow long, soft and silky. After using a few times you can tell the difference, and after a little while it will be so pretty and long that you can fix it up to guilt you. If Exselden'ted don't you have to buy a stamp or a 256 by mail on receipt of stamps or coin. AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE Write For Particulars. Native Salve. We have just recived some more of Native Salve and it is going very fast, those in Carbon- and Md. City can secure a box or more now by 50c, per box. Act quick if you want it. Send all orders to Rev. J. B. McCrary. Wanted-An idea Who can throw of some simple protects your Ideas, they may be forgotten Write JOHN WINDMURSION & DO. Present A letter, Washington, D.C. Please give care to the animals. Dear Co-workers, this has been a severe winter, sickness and death has invaded our ranks to the extent that it has kept us from being as active in our visits as or our pen as we might have been. But those of us whom the Lord has seen fit to spare must do service for Him, and we must be up and doing. We want to achieve many good things in His name this year. Dear Sisters, the State Association is right at hand, only two months and a few days; so if we have not been busy let us get busy and stay busy. We can accomplish much in that time if we can get the co-operation of the pastors; the greatest pull back we have is from our pastors, who are holding their churches out of the State Association that is why we wave not the women to work with us, they say "Our church is not not in yet." Dear pastors the Lord has sent you to lead the people not to hold them back. Why not loose the women and let them come to our rescue? Advise them to come, lead them in. No you stand in the way and say we will wait and see what they are going to do, instead of saying "come on, let's go up and make the State Association a real thing, let's make it what God wants it to be. Don't you know you are loosing grounds while you are waiting. You Sisters of the Baptist, cause, get after your pastors entreat them to represent in the State Association which convenes in the beautiful City of Carbondale, Ill., May 22 to 26th, so that you can join in the work of the women. When the minutes come out with so few names of our good and worthy women, it makes the public wonder if that is all the Baptist women of the State of Illinois. I say, no no no, but the pastors are keeping them at home to work for them and will not give them a chance to come out and do a greater work for the Master. They forget the commission is to "go into all the world and make disciples. We must start with the churches, then the districts; then the state, then the nation get, but, dear sisters, if you cannot get your church and pastor to enlist in this state work, come and join us individually: be so determined that the women's work shall be second to none, that we will become annual members and carry on the work just the same. It will not hinder your local work but will prepare you for it. We need you, God needs you, and does not intend for man to hinder you from doing His bidding. Now, let every Baptist woman in the State of Illinois take up arms and say on to Carbondale on May 22nd. Our watchword is, Forward; our motto is, One Lord, one faith, one baptism. I am lying in bed sick writing this letter, and as near as the time is at hand I may not be able to meet you, but the Lord knows best, and just what He wants me to do, and I am striving to do just that; and if it pleases him to call me in before the meeting, alt will be well; since He will call me off the battlefield and will go in His name. Now, dear baptist women, please read and consider what I have said and remember that our Saviour is an individual Saviour and wants each one to play his or her part, so do not hide your talent but come and join us, and help do a great work for the Master. No organization is right if there is not a free play of individualism no organization for church service is worth while if it does not minister directly to co-operation. In the churches individuals have free play and yet cooperate under the law of the Master with his fellow members. The State W. E. M. Association is an organization where the individual can work and we as churches must come as quickly as possible to the place where in every enterprise we are prosecuting, every member of the church will be in it according to the measure of his or her ability. Just as in the battle, ever soldier is to stand in his place and do his part; so in the Illinois State Women's Educational and Missionary Association, every Baptist woman is expected to stand in her place and do her part, and may God help us to do that this year. Do not forget the art and needle work department. Your S. S. class can report, your B. Y. P. U., your young ladies and old ladies Sewing Circle, also your Cradle Roll and Children's Band all can reprent in Carbondale in May from 22nd to 26th. May the blessings of a Merciful Father rest upon you and directy your way is the prayer of your humble servant. Bettie Wilkerson, President. Rev. I. Stone, pastor of the 9t. Pau A. M. E. Church this city has just closed a successful revival with 19 conversions. Mr. Henry Tinsley is not much better at this writing. The measles are very thickly settled in this city. Administrator's Notice Estate of Malissa Gaines, Deceased The undersigned, having been appointed Administrator of the Estate Malissa Gaines late of the County of Massac and the State of Illinois. deceased. hereby gives notice that he will appear before the County Court of Massac County at the Court House in Metropolis, at the April Term on the first Monday in April next. A. D. 1917 at which time all persone having claims against said estate are notified and requested to attend for the purpose of having the same adjusted. All persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned Dated this 30th day to January, A. D. 1917. NELSON GAINES, Administrator. S. BARTLETT KERE, Attorney. Sale of Personal Property Notice is Hereby Given that on Saturday at 1 p. m. the 24th day of February, A. D. 1917, next, between the hours of ten o'clock in the forenoon and five o'clock in the afternoon of the said day, at the late residence of Malissa Gaines, on Lot 1, Block 56, Metropolis, Ill., personal property of said decedent, consisting of Household goods, and other articles, will be sold at Public Sale, in accordance with an order of the County Court of Massac County. Terms of sale: All sales up to $4.00 cash, and $5.00 and over one months time with acceptable security, and 6 per cent interest from date. February Ist, A. D. 1917 NELSON GAINES, Administrator. S. BARTLETT KERE, Atty. CURT ROBY, Crier