Metropolis Weekly Gazette

METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE ```markdown ``` The Great Club Campaign contest between the auxiliaries of First Baptist church will close Monday night, April 30 at said church with a delightful program, consisting of Musical renditions, Readings and enthusiastic speeches made by the candidates for election and their representatives. Each club will have some particular feature that night to help swell the votes for their candidate. No door fee charged, Silver offering for each candidate will be solicited. Everbody is cordially invited. PROGRAM. Introduci g candidates by Rep Candidate for Silver Leaf Club Representative Miss Iz Candidate, Industrial Club, Represented by Mrs. Nehemiah's Band, Rev. Represented by Candidate, Sunny Juvenile, H Represented by Mr. Jo MRS. BESSIE M. Mistress of C NOTICE. Candidate, Sunny Juvenile, Prof. E. S. McCrary Represented by Mr. John Anderson: 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 soul winner. 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 Song Invocation Reading Vocal Solo Railing Solo, Instrumental Reading NOTICE Mrs. Florence Masterson Miss Love M. Phillips Miss Anna V. Roberts Mrs. H. G. Burke Maceo Stahls Representatives. Club Rev. J. B. McCrary, Miss Izora Rodgers. Club, Rev. I. S. Stone Mrs. L. B. Duke. Rev. Berry Thomas. File, Prof. E. S. McCrary Mr. John Anderson: M. CORK. of Ceremonies. 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. e are looking for the Baptist of the State of Illinois in Carbondale, next May. The Lord help them to come. ROGER WILLIAMS NOTES. Our Singers are in Southern Floria, and their reports are favorable. They are planning to be with us again in time for our home coming or golden jubilee. Rev. Dr. w. D. walsh is payiny us a visit his expectations are to start a French class here, already many of the students have enrolled as members We are fast winding up this years work and it will not be long before we will be at our homes once more. The home coming is creating much interest. Mother—"In all the wild storm your sister Maggie went out with her throat all bare and exposed." Brother—"Rain won't hurt her. She's got a rubber neck."-Life. Dr. W. P. Washington, Corresponding Secretary Waterproof. Mr. Editor: I am very thankful to say something in the interest of our church and Sunday School. Our school opened at the usual hour with the Supt. M. C. Wrice at his post and the school was reviewed by Bro. Wm Macklin At 11:00 a. m. our pastor Rev. Frenco, preached us an excellent sermon from Luke 14:26. At 8:00 p. m. our pastor delivered to us another fine sermon from Hebrews 11:1. The Carnation Club will be entertained at the home of Mrs. Sallie Williams They will give a festival at Mrs. Matie Hayes. The Sewing Circle will meet at the home of Mrs. Anna Owens. The Golden Leaf club will be entertained at the home of Mrs. Nettie Lyle. Mrs. Adlaide Washington is indisposed and under the care of a physician. The two children of Mrs. Anna Nance are on the sick list. It f to be regretted that Mr. and Mrs. Wm Brown have gone to St. Louis Mo. for an indefinite stay. Mrs. Elizabeth washington was injured but not dangerously by an auto driven by some white men 3-4 mile northeast of town. The auto throwing her to the ground tearing her clothing off by being caught in the wheels. She has not been able to walk alone since unless being supported. Mrs. washington does not know who the men were she being alone at the time coming from a Miss Carson who she had been working for. J. J. Taylor The Woman's Education and Mission Society met with the New Hope Baptist Friday April 13 17 with words of welcome from our worthy pres then the meeting was open by singing, "Where Jesus is its Heaven there" All present repeated Bible quotation, then the roll of officers were called. The pres. Sister Blake reported for her home circle, then Colps, ciicle Mt. Olive church was reported for by its pres sister W A Greer, then Sparta, New Hope church was reported by Miss Amanda Haynes. Encouraging remarks by Rev. C. C. Phillips also Rev DeHoney Mt. Olive circle Colps, paid 50c for Bro. Washington education. Collection for the afternoon $2 65 Dismission by Rev. Phillips. Evening Session opened with splendid praise service led by Rev. DeHoney the president declared the meeting open for business, song, God will take care of you, Collection $3 15. Then a program was rendered and a wonderful sermon by our Sate: Missionary Bro. Mcwilliams All expenses of the Board were paid. Yours for Christ, willie A. Greer Sec'y, Colps, Ill. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT of the M.T. OLIVE BAPTIST S. S. CONVENTION, CAIRO, ILLINOIS APRIL 15, 1917. To The S. S. Composing The Mt. Olive Baptist Sunday School Convention. GREETINGS: Dear Co-Laborers, The Thirty-Seventh Annual Session will be held with the Mt. Moriah Baptist S. S. on Friday before the fourth Sunday in June at Cairo, Ill. We hope to see every school in the district represented in full. Let us try and make this year 1917 the banner year, notwithstanding we are on the verge of the World's greatest war, and handicapped with the high cost of living, with God as our leader we will be successful if we trust him. We hope the delinquent school will come prepared to pay their full indemnity to the convention as we need the money for the expenses of the convention. The convention offers a beautiful banner to the school that will up the largest amount of money. What school will win? There will also be a white dress parade on Sunday June 24th it every delegate come prepared to be in the parade with a white suit. All schools are requested to elect their delegate not later than the second Sunday in May. Send one copy to Rev. John Bruin, Mt. Vernon, Ill., one copy to the president. If you fail to comply with this request and your school is not on the program don't blame the committee or the president. Hoping that we will be spared to meet altogether in June I am your in the cause of Christ and his Kingdom. 450-15th St, Cairo, Ill. Splendid session of the Minister's and Deacons Union, and the Executive Board of the Mt. Olive Baptist District Association were held with the New Hope Baptist church Sparta, Ill. April 12. 18. 1917. MORNING SESSION Song and prayer service was conduced by Eld. J. D. Davis of Colps, Ill. Eld. F. Bomar of Cairo, Ill. read Luke 10:1-11, and Eld. J. H. Hilley led in a fervent prayer, after which Eld. J. B. McCryar arose and said that, we are about 30 days late, owing to the fact we were defeated in going to Centralia Ill. last month. However he said, we are glad that the pastor and members of the New Hope church have opened their doors for us. The Vice President of the Union was absent and Eld. J. B. McCryar was elected to act in his stead, in the above meeting. After which Elds. J. H. Hilley and Dr. C. C. Phillips were appointed to arrange a program to govern the meeting. Time arrived for preaching. Eld. F. Bomar read Eph. 1:1-14 and Eld. Dehoney offered prayer. Eld. J. H. Hilley arose and took for a text Eph. 1:13 subject, "God's Promises," from which he deacon Owens led in fervent prayer. Collection $1.00 Benediction by the speaker. AFTER-NOON SESSION The song and prayer service was conducted by sisters M. J. Blake and McDonald. After this splenpid service the President announced the meeting open and ready for business. The morning's journal was read and approved. After which the doors of the Union were opened, and sisters C. H. Daily Globe-Democrat Every Day Except Sunday One Whole Year For Only $2.50 In Clubs of 3 or More $ This offer is open to you and your friends only and they receive the paper on a Royal or sta- where there is no Daily Globe Democrat News It is not open to subscribers who live in town- by Daily Newsdealers. 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The Globe Printing Co., Publishers St. Louis, Mo. McDonald, Ella Ramsey, and Eld. Dehoney each paid 25 cents, membership fees. Eld. Dehoney was received on the grounds that he furnish the clerk the address of his church membership. The report of the board member was in order. Eld. C. W. Norment of Carbondale made an excellent report of his church work, followed by Eld. F. Bomar of Cairo who made a splendid report. Eld. J. B. McCrary the moderator made a favorable report. Eld. J. H. Starks of Cairo made a very nice report, saying that he hoped his church work would be better in the future. Time arrived for preaching, Eld. C. W. Norment read Eph. 4:1-14 Singing "Must Jesus bear the cross alone," and offered prayer. Eld. Dehoney took for a text, Psa. 133 1, from which he preached an excellent sermon, subject "Christian Unity", singing "I am a child of the King." The finance committee lifted $1.00 At this time the committee on program made a partial report. Benediction by the speakear, EVENING SESSION The meeting opened with good song and prayer service, which was led by Deacon Owen and Eld. J. D. Davis. At the close of this excellent service Dr. C. C. Phillips read John 10:1-11 and offered prayer. Song by the choir, after which Eld. J. H. Starks took for a text John 10:27, subject "The believer's four-fold relation to Christ," from which he preached a very good sermon, Eld. J. B. McCraary led in frequent prayer. The finance committee lifted $3.01 Bro. G. R. Richardson paid cents and was received as a full member of the Union. Announcements and benediction. SECOND DAY MORNING The song and prayer service was conducted by Eld. J. H, Hilley and sister Ella Ramsey, after which the moderator announced the meeting open for business. The afternoon and evenings journal was read and approved. 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Shiloh Baptist church Future City, which said that so many of their members had moved away that they could not care for the Association this year. Eld, F. Bomar Cairo, C. W. Norment Carbondale, and Bro. J. H. Williams Colps were appointed to select a man to serve as a missionary to fill the place of Eld. I. W. Winston deceased. At this time the Moderator made a splendid talk on the condition of the District work. He said, that the pastors of the Mt. Olive District should understand each other and all work together for the purpose of making this a great District Association. Eld. F. Bomar arose and said that the pastors needed some efficient help in their churches, and each church should send up to these meetings such men and women who will learn about the work and will be loyal workers with their pastors at home. Afterwhich the committee on selecting a man for the mission field made their report. They recommended that Eld. J. H. Hilley of Colps be the Missionary, which met the approval of t Board. Time having arrived for preaching Eld. H. E. McWilliams read Rom. 10: 1-15. Song by the choir and Eld. Williams offered prayer. Eld. C. W. Norment arose and took for a text 2nd Timothy 4:2-3; subject, "A charge to the Soldiers of Christ," from which he preached a strong gospel sermon. He closed by making a song appeal to those not belonging to the church; and three very intelligent sisteas came forward and joined the church pending their letters. The finance committee came forward and raised $2.00. Announcements by the Moderator; benediction by the speaker. (To be continued next week.) Good Advice. Since thou art not sure of a minute, do not throw away an hour — Franklin. EE eh i ald eS A RG SS, Ss ae EEF OY SR SA ay Se ae a es ree Sir ee ae EO 7 ; : r E P a « is Ee Ma IS 4 i i ooh wee: i ni ‘ 5 Want Jefferson’s Home as National Shrine Fa Phy ue ee ate ee Sam Be hike pS ei ere a Sh hy 2 ANN? Dee Bay Widespread Sentiment Favors Purchasing of Monticello by the Government — Congres- sional Committee Has Visited It—Mrs, Martin W. Littleton Has Made Long Fight to Honor the Author of the Declaration of Independence In This Way. ‘T looks as though Mrs. Martin W. Littleton would win her tong fight for the purchase by the na- tion of Monticello, the home and death place of ‘Themes Jefferson, for preservation of « /national monument to the author of the Declaration of In- @ependence, She has overcome every obstacle so far placed in her way, has procured the appointment of a joiut committee of ten members of the sen- ate and house to inquire into the advis- ability of the project. This committee recently visited the grounds. She has also received many individ- ual indorsements of governors, sena- tors, judges and prominent men of all professions and parties. ‘The owner of Monticello, former Representative Jefferson M. Levy of New York city, has told congress that he doesn’t want to part with the es- tate. But Mrs. Littleton is firm in her conviction that even if Mr. Levy does hot Want to sell the old house that has been in his family now for two genera- tions, the government should compel him to do-so by application of the right of eminent domaiu, or whatever it 1s the lawyers call the supreme power of government to seize land which has been decidéd to be more in the nature ef community than individual property. Many Approve of Plan. “And youd really be surprised at the way people have come forward to help me,” she said recently, “Not only by word of mouth, but I've received bush- els of letters, more than I could count, some from folks who are well known and lots more from just ordinary peo- ple, and do you know that not a single ‘one of them is against my plan? They all say how splendid it is and hope ‘that we will succeed, Governor Wii- son, Joseph H. Choate, lsane N. Selig- man, Colonel Watterson, Justice Rich, Francis Lynde Stetson, General Sick les, Mayor Gaynor, Governor Carey of Wyoming, Governor Eberhardt of Min- nesota, Governor Mann of Virginia, Senator Lodge and, ob, ever so many more. “James M. Beck told me that in a ease brovzht about by the govern- ment’s acquisition of the site of the _ battle of Gettysburg the supreme court held that the government had the right to bury its own soldiers and see to it that they do not remain unknown or ‘unhonored, Now, Jefferson was twice President of the United States and therefore commander in chief of its army, so that it seems obvious that he Ja entitled to as much consideration as the soldiers who fought at Gettysburg, In effect, the supreme court, Mr. Beck Wrote me, ruled that congress could acquire land when the use of it was to be a public one. It seems to me that clears up any reasonable doubt of the Tegal aspects of the case. Value Is Sentimental. “So far as the question of value is concerned, Monticello ts chiefly worth while from its sentimental interests, At the time of Jefferson's death it was valued by his executors at $71,000, and it was then in the height of its glory, relatively more valuable, I should say, ‘than it isnow. Indeed, it is now val- “Wed on the tax books of Virginia at about $25,000, land and buildings, but I dare say that is quite a ittle be- “Tow its actual value. At any rate, it is of no particular use to its owner, and At could be purchased by the govern- ent for quite a trifing sum. Just Mount Vernon and the Hermit- age aud Arlington belong to the nation er Stagida’t we omn the home of “the man who was almost as great as Ws n, who wus surely as great “as any other man fm our history? _ "You know Jefferson died so poor as | result of the expenses of public lite hat of the 10,000 acres of land he tn- herited he had only about 600 left und » was heavily in debt, so heavily in abt that the house had to be sold by i Perliaps 1 should. begin y saying that Monticelo came into the ds of the Jefferson: family in 1735, when Colonel Peter Jefferson, Thomas raon's futher, obtained a patent a th acres of Innd on the } at the oid ; place of Shad- MONTICELLO, HOME OF THOMAS JEFFERSON. avors] time at Monticello even now, and so y was ma ‘Thomas Jefferson had to hutld bimself | aged fo 0 by} anew home. wishes: gres- Place Sold to Pay Debts, oe fi “After he died, July 4, 1826, his ex- sited | eoutors hoped that they would be able ie to raise snificient money to pay bis | Three leton | eots to save. them from selling. the | Sons fonor | place. But in the end they were obliged | Charlot ation | °° Part with it to James T. Barclay for | steal t the sum of $7,000. Just think of itt | and the Way. | ‘They reserved to the Jefferson heirs, | oUt lons however, the family burying plot, in | Jefferso which Thomas Jefferson, twice presi- | the sux in W.| dent of the United States, two gover- | Of the f long | nots of Virginia of his family ‘ma | Abe he na- | young Dabney Carr, who brought about | Fave i e and | the meeting of the First congress, ail | mounts n, for | Hie buried along with other less famous | The a ament | but equally illustrious men. from iit of in-| “It was in 1834 that Commodore | '¥ 3# every | Uriah P. Levy of the United States | Where 4 +, has | navy purchased the honse and 250 acres | S44 ODE Joint | of-iand for $2,700, and Inter $200 was | NY, 7 e sen- | substracted from this sum. When Levy | Farther advis. | died in 1802 he left a’ will to secure | Stewas mittee | Monticello to the people of the Vnited | nake States, and failing acceptance of his | ng aivid- | gift by the national government, to the | ound, sena-| state of Virginia, but his brother, fa- | Feo yen of all | ther of the present owner, brought suit | Sows of to break the wil! and succeeded in do- | Coven g oeisar'| Inig no, ao that it went for uaught: Stace | 72" ae ‘a. i ii, ge et "h | PSR see PEReaN: then the impression has arisen in peo- ple’s minds that the present owner, Whose first name is Jefferson, is a grandson of the original owner. But this is not the case. There is no rela- tonship. “In 1878 congress appropriated the sum of $5,000, $2,500 more than was asked, to bufld a proper monument over Jefferson's grave, but the Levys repre. sented that certain members of thelr family were opposed to the project, al- though, as a matter of fact, they had no rights at all in the burial plot, which was expressly reserved to the Jefferson family, So the project was allowed to lapse, but in 1882 another appropriation of $10,000 was made, and the present monument was put over the grave. However, the government was dented free right of access for all vist- tors, and so the plans for making Jef- ferson’s resting plnce attractive rather fell through. “Throughout the years during which Monticello has been an object of inter: est, and pilgrimage to all the nations of ‘the world, that same difficulty has constantly been encountered, the diff culty of private ownership. Naturally, it would not be the same if the prop: ‘erty belonged to the government and EVILS OF ADENOIDS. Not every child that is backward at school, that breathes through his mouth, has dull eyes, 2 short upper lip. prominent upper teeth or has a drawn, tired expression about the face has adenoids, says a state board of health bulletin. But this condition'should lead @ parent to suspect adenold growth, and it should not be dismissed till a thorotigh examination has proved that such is not the ease, Adenoids are a small, soft, reddish growth which comes in the back part of the throat where the nose and throat jou. A child who has adenoids breathes with his mguth open, has fre- quent colds and may have earache of- ten of become deaf. It is not itifre- quent that adenoids dull the expression of the eye, destroy the: resonance of the voice and distort the facial expres. sion so.ns to produce a blank, tdlotie stare. They hitider mental develop ment by interfering with proper physi- eal development. For that reason “re- peaters” at school are frequently suid to be afflicted with adenoids, ‘The best time to remove adenolds is when they ‘are first recognizable to 8 physician, If they remain. ii they was managed as Mount Vernon is man- aed for the henefit of everybody who wishes to pay respect to one of the founders of the republic, And thet fs what we are seeking.” Where It Stands. ‘Three miles from Shadweli, Jefter- song birthplace; four from the town of Charlottesville and six from where the great rotunda shows above the trees and the arcades planned by him stretch out long shadows over the broad lawn, Jefferson built his home, It stantls on the summit of x hill commanding one of the Bnest views in all the county of Albemarle and beariug the uame be gave it, Monticello, meaning “tittle mountain.” ‘The approach ts steep. Half a mile from the house Is the lode, erected few years ago by the present owner, Where an old time “nucle” greets you and opens wide the gates, ‘The drive. way runs through a grove of trees. Farther on one passes throuzh another gateway and between low hedges of osage opange bushes reaches the curv. ing entrance to the house ftself. The building stands on the highest point of ground, with its grent red bricks, mas- sive white pillars and low French win- dows of square paned glass, forming a crown of glory to thg “little mountain.” While time and friendly cure have dealt Kindly with the flue old home, in a few details it has changed since Jef- ferson’s day. What he used to term the “front lawn” 1s now considered the Tear. Indeed, there is some question Just which Jefferson himself regarded as the entrance. ‘Phe body of the house, begun in 1765 and finished in 1773, was doubtless added to some years later, and the appearance of the west lawn was changed. Of to the sonth, near to the house, stand the original quarters of the servants, a long row of low brick buildings with white triminings. Near to them, sepa- rated only by the carriage road, one eau see the little white house, with its red brown roof and green blinds, that was the home of Jefferson's overseer, The Interior. ‘The intertor of Monticello fs as quaint as it is beautiful. ‘The princtpal archl- tectural feature is the hall in the cen- ter of the house, thirty feet square, with a ceiling extending beyond the second story. Half way around tt runs the gallery, with its slender, white rail- ing, upon which the bedrooms of the second story open. Directly opposite the entrance to the hall is the salon, the floor of which fs inlatd with satin- wood and rosewood, which, in spite of the passing of the years, Is as smooth ‘and level as when pit down, more than ‘a century ago. Indeed, ail the floors and all the woodwork of the house are Still as the builder left them—massive, with rich carvings, defying the, and only meltowing and growing spore beautiful with the flight of years. ‘To the left of the salou is Jefferson's bedchamber, a deep archway sepattat. Ing {t from luis study, which is the éx- treme end room of the southwest Wiig of the house, For some strange reason Jefferson was opposed to beds, and fu drawing the plans for Monitcello he arranged that In every bedchamber an alcove should be built, across which, from end to end, should be placed slats and on these mattresses. In hfs own particular bedroom he had the alcove constructed as au arch, so that hoth sides should be open, one entering into his private study, the ether to bis bedchamber proper. + ceptible to diphtheria, searlet fever, measles and whooping cough. Purther- more, if he gets any of these’ diseases they ‘are likely to be severe with him and leave hin even worse aillieted, Cold, fresh alr breathed through the nose is needed to. prevent adenold growth, It is needed also to prevent adenoids returning after an operation. Fresh air taken in through the nose prevents as well as cures adenoids, The Habit of Acquisition. “It heats me,” said the philosopher, ‘that people wilt keep. piling up money ong after they have several times as Much. as they'll ever be able.to use,” ‘Then be wem out for a walk, Pass. ing a bookstore, he saw half a dozen very cheap books, whlch, howeret, he knew he hadn't tlne to read and doubt- ed yery much if he ever would have time {6 read.» But: they. were. cheap, ‘and he bought them and sent. them home to be added to his library, which already contained severa! times as many books as he would ever bave time to read. he petace acolo FARMING INFORMATION “SPRING POULTRY WORK. | MIXING FERTILIZERS. Proper Method of Handling Incubator | Precautions Necessary to Aveld Ma ‘dy Rachie Good Mecdite. ing Undesirable Compounds. (Prepared by United States department of agriculture’) Poultry raisers who wish to produce exia next fall and winter should begin how to plan for the eurly setting of exgs. In the central group of states settings should be made from the early part to the last o¢ Februnty and In the northern ther of states from the lntter part of February to about the middie Of April, With settings timed on this Schedule the chicks will bateh In ant. ple time to allow thelr maturity before cold Weather. ‘The pullets from these broods should lay during the tte fal! or early winter, when eggs are searcest One diticulty tn setting esis Jn spring fat selected dates sf the natural aystem of incubation 4s followed is in Snding broods hens at the proper thmes. If natural Incubation 18 depended upon exclusively {t probably will be best for the poultry. raiser to disregard dates and. make. settings whenever broody beus are available. The suggested schedule can be’ fot lowed exactly if an incubator is used The machine should be operated in a warm room, preferably a collar, a8 0 protection against outside temperature changes. It should be disinfected thoroughly before being used with a solution of a reliable coal tar disinfec- taut, After disinfection the Iueubator shotild be run empty for several days to get it into good operating condition, After the exgs are in place the tem- perature should be held at from 10114 degrees to 102 degrees F. the first week, 102 degrees to 10% degrees the second week und at 10% degrees. the third week, ‘Tho exes usually are turned for the first time at the end of the second day and twice daily through the eighteenth or nineteeath cay. ‘The eggs are cool- red outside the hatching chamber once daily after the seventh and up to the uineteonth day. Moisture should be furnished in artificial Incubation in the south in high altitudes, and when the incubator room is dry. ‘This may be done by sprinkling the eggs with warm water or by placing a wet sponge or pan of water under the egg tray, Weed Destroyer. A handy weed destroyer for use on chaise wate. pt pe oath ater olf Hitchen soon” otk ‘Phe oye of the spoon bailey cot val with a file, leaving two prongs, as | | = ase snc WIRE BARD. nas, meas erooe mit nes shown, and the inside edges are then sharpened and the small end of the bandie ts set in the end of a broom- stick, Fig 1. With this tool one may easily and quickly cut off small weeds an inch ‘or so below the ground without dis- turbing the sod. If one prefers to pull the weeds sim- ply fix a small block of wood to the under side of the tool near the prongs to form a fulcrum, Fig. 2. The weeds may then be pried out of the ground, roots and all. — Popular Science “Monthly. A REMARKABLE HEN. How Madison Girl Won Ribbons In Both Black and White Classes. Madison Girl, when purchased. by her owner, ©. EB. Rich, in 1913, was Jet black with the green sheen called for iu Single Comb Black Minorcay, ‘That year at various shows she cap- tured seven blue ribbons, the most not able win belng that of fourth pullet at the Madison Square Garden exhibition, New York. ‘The following year she captured seven second prizes at vart- ous shows, all in the Single Comb Black Minorea class, In 1935, however, during the molt- ing period, she” began to turn White. She molted three consecutive pertods. becoming whiter each tme, until in January, 1916, she became snow white —shanks, toe nails and beak. In Sep: tember she wax awarded second hen ribbon at New York state fair aud later first hen prize at Beockton, Mass. ‘Then she was sent to the winter show at Madison. Square Garden, where she was awarded third hen prize, ‘These last three awards, were made ine the Single Comb White Minorca class, ‘There is no record of a bird winning in one color as a putlet and then retum- ing in three years or any tine and winning in the same showroom in the opposite color as a ben, ‘To recapitn- late, in 191% she was Awarded fourth pullet In the Single Conth Black MI- norea class at Madison Square Garden, and in 116 she was awarded third hen in the Single Comb White Minorea class at the same place, an unprece- dented record. Care of Young Tutkeys. Absolutely no food at gil should be given young turkeys until the third day after hutebing, aud then the Smportant question is less what to feed than how much, Bolled egg mixed with rolled oats, rubbed fine, aid a good third of cracker crumbs 14 the best food, Don’t let them have mueh, Just a bite or two, Dow't be overcrediions to the often told tale that & baby turk has no appe- tite, Some of them are as greedy as pigs, and thelr digestive apparatus is so delicately adjusted that a few bites too much upset them. Leave corn and corn products entirely out of thetr menu for bent pees its eo keep a varted MIXING FERTILIZERS. Precautions Necessary to Avoid Mak- ing Undesirable Compounds, Home mixed fertilizers will prove Just as efficient in every way as factory mixed goods of equivalent composition, provided some simple precautions are used agaiast undesirable mixtures, ‘The Pennsylvanta State college school of agriculture and experiment station cautions against the use of lime in home mixing. If it is desired to neutralize soil acidity the ime should be applied separately and not mixed with the fertilizer. Such a mixture does not adil value to the lime or ferti- lizer and dn most cases the mixing would be detrimental, Wood ashes, since they contain ime, should be applied alone and not mixed with the varlons fertilizing materiets. Certain commercial materials, a3 basic slag, cyapamide and calclum nitrate. whieh contain an excess of Itme, should be avoided in home mixing, The ob- servance of these precautions will obvi: ee the danger of lumping, the loss of plant food through volatilization or the changing of available into unavailable | plant food through chemical action, | Stable manure or other fresh organic | matter shoald not be considered in the "home mixing of fertilizers, Manure in Itself is a complete fertilizer, but « | poorly balaneed one, It should be re- jenforeed with acid phosphate, rock phosphate or bonemeal. This ts the i mixing of manure and fertilizer that should be considered, Poultry Manure. Poultry manure 1s more valuable than that of any other common farm animal, and it should be properly ban- died to prevent waste. Frequent clean: Ing of the honse is necessars, and an absorbent should be used datly-—fine dry loam or road dust or mixtures of these used with land plaster and acid phosphate. Sawdust may also be used ‘Wuth good results, Sifted coal ashes, too, may Le used, but not wood ashes or ime. Analyses and value per ton of ma- nure of differeut antinals: 5 Phos phorle Pote Nitrogen. ‘acid. awh. Value Yer Per Par per Anima cent. cent. cent. ton. . am 02-6 Pouttry...0m Soe “got t wa BNC eee Tk Hoss 0 eo aa Mores ........, 2 2 Mo 2h Cattle GT la ee Poultry. manure is particularly well adapted to gardening, and poultry rats. ers should either use it on their own gardens or dispose of it at a good Price, thus Increasing the profits of their docks. Gloudl’ Pane te Mhtetiin. Have you planned to seed more land to clover this epetig? ‘be crop pave by making the land more fertile, besides Fielding a good bay crop. For seven- teen years at the Ohio experiment sta- tion coru on unfertilized Innd ylelded 6.2 bushels more to the acre in @ three year rotation of corn, wheat and clover than in a five year rotation of corn; oats, wheat, clover and timothy. On manured land to the three year rota- tion during this time corn yielded $4 bushels more to the acre than iu the five year rotation, even though more manure was applied in the latter rota- tion. ‘The experiment station credits this increased yield of corn largely to the clover crop Lecause It comes once iu three instead of once in five years. Manure Should’ Be Conserved. Much eare should be exercised in handling manures in, order to secure the greatest returns from thelr use. A few suggestions are offered by the Pennsylvania State college experiment station for the proper conservation of manure. First, save all the liquid ma- nure; second, prevent leaching and fer- mentation; third, if possible haul ma- nure on the lund as rapidif as it t made; fourth, buy nitrogen in concen- trated feeds rather than in commercial fertilizers; fifth, re-enforce the manure with a phosphate ko as to make it a balanced ration for plants. For Burning Stumps. ” Yor burning the big stumps of fir and similar timber in the Pacttic north west two holes are bored $0 that they will Intersect deep withia the wood. Te eemove fi PB nore: stern ETT ct rie sae" NIN Sree we Aimee : @. moe BIN ANN ace ne we UA 29928L€ ja Ki q aj; Some yen in A one and. half inch auger is used tn making the holes. The bark is skinned off between the two holes. Red hot coals ate pushed down the holes to the intersection and the fire is started well within the stump. After the part marked “A” is burned out the fire is kept up by means of Utter, bark and chunks. Cure For Sealy Lea. — The hatching seasons here. Those who batch by hens should see: that they do not huye sealy legs, as they: Sn. terfere with good butebes. and the civicks get the’ infection from the. old hen. ‘Take thé Kerosene can and go through the hénhouse after dark, take each fowl from@the roost and’ give those that have scaly legs a goo bath of kerosene right om the-legs aad. put them back on the roost, One applica: tion Js generally sufficent, and in a few weeks’ time the scales will all have disappeared, _ In the Sport Arena By SPARK PLUG SPOTTS IN RARE FORM. National Trap Shooting Champion Ready For Big Title Meet Again. ~ KR. 1. Spotts, the national mnatenr Tap naie eaten ponies form. At one‘of the regular N.Y. A. C. meets at Travers island, New York, ts wtaeed iy four Ota Cay ances See graaTtad stowed teitin' ls get ing Juto form that wi make him a favorite. for the champtonshtp once Tew? ; oy oe Ce : O4 Be Ne | ba % we Photo by American Press Association. R. L. Spotts, National Amateur Trap Shot. more, He hind one perfect ‘string of twenty-five. His handienp of four gave him an even 100, but B. R. Owen won the prize for the high handicap. ©, Stein and A, I. Burns were the only two outside of Spotts who were able to drop twenty-Ove straight. Spotts 1s considered one of the great- est trap shooters in the country. Ho bas won a number of events In the east during the last ten years. R. L. Spotts, Jr. his son, although only four- teen, is one of the greatest shots in the country and gives promise of keep. ing up the family prestige in the trap shooting line. Fred Clarke le Prospering. Apparently Fred Clarke, former mans ager of the Pirates, made a ten strike when he decided to quit baseball and go out to his Kansas ranch and tilt the soll, Since sojourning on his big farm, in the west Fred has leased some vals udble off land which St ts thought will net him a fortuue inside ofa very few years, According to a personal friend of the former buccancer boss, Fred has already been offered $500,000 by & large off company for lg holdings, Jess Willard’s Plane. Jess Willard, who ts back home with his family in Chicago, thinks that Pred Fulton sizes up as his most formidable rival. Jess declares that he weighs only 272 pounds, which, he adds, 1s normal weight for him. He plana to rest for some time before battling again, When he is ready to step into the ring he belleves that Fulton, on ace count of bis height and reach, will af- ford him the stiffest opposition of tiny of the contenders for the heavy welght title. Penn Obtains New Star Athiete. Lowell Gilgner has forsiken the University of Miinols and has entered Pennsylvanta, » Silene Je, aa athlete of no wenn eblitty. Ja the conference hatiplonshipe last ule! he tnithed second in both sprints, He has been credited With ten secénds for 100 yards ‘and twenty-two seconds ig tors long, Gfigner will not be eligible to represent Penn until February, 1018 Virginia. Welcomes Punter Thurman. Allan Thurman, the great punter and dxop kleker who wus so big a figure In Virginia's victory over Yale last sea- ‘son, has returned to Virgina and ite football squad, He tins been with the American ambulance corps in France all summer. Thurman ranks as one of the best punters of ail time.’ In addi. tion hé is a wonderful football player, Lush to Coach Navy. ~ ‘The midshipmen, baseball practice ts under TMentenant Ralph E, Needham, formerly 4 pitcher at the academy, * William’ L. Lush, the professionat ball player and college coach, has been engaged to take full charge of the squad, Lash coached the midshipmen for one season some years ago. Meee Sad Giies Gee a En Frank Baker of the Yankees tx In the banking business, He is .one of ths incorporafors named in organiza- jon of the State bank of: Deappe, Md,? and he will be one of the" principal stovkliolders,+ It's a hard row for some of these athieteg. pee Ty Schwarzor Best Cunter In East. ° ‘Those who have been following col- lege basketball players very closely de. clare that Schwarzer Syracuse has the best center in the east. WOMEN'S FASHIONS and THE HOME Lamps Designs by Mildred Richardson Kelly, New York. A grateful variation from beaded fringes is black that finishes the squaty lamp with a hank interlining has been so arranged under the orang matches the copper toes when lighted. On a tea is shirred a shade of blue and ponge colored silk the blas and piped with plain blue. A most unique was designed from a piece of antique Chinese champagne colored silk interlined with a figured out the blues in the base. To go with any wall clip-on screen cut from a bit of pretty silk with edging. The quaint one is a Chinese wine jug, a do overhung by an old gold shade of silk fringe. A grateful variation from beaded fringes is the silk moss peppered with black that finishes the squatty lamp with a hand wrought copper base. An interlining has been so arranged under the orange silk shade that it exactly matches the copper toones when lighted. On a teakwood and orange glaze base is shirred a shade of blue and pongue colored silk, with French puffs cut on the blas and piped with plain blue. A most unique shade for the Chinese base was designed from a piece of antique Chinese embroidery, a rectangle of champagne colored silk interlined with a figured silk that when lighted brings out the blues in the base. To go with any wall bracket or candlestick is the citron-on screen cut from a bit of pretty silk with a medallion center and gimped ing. The quintet one is a Chinese wine jug, a black glaze, fitted with a cane overhang by an old gold shade of silk fringe. IT HAS ARRIVED HUNGER EUROPE YOUR BEDROOM. New Ways of Freshening Up the Same Old Boot. No matter how attractively one's bedroom may be furnished one cannot help growing tired of one's surroundings. Then, too, as the season changes from extreme cold to extreme warm weather it is advisable to change the furnishings of the bedroom. For many years cretonne and sprigged materials have been chosen for the summer hangings and coverings. According to predictions, plain chambray will be sold extensively next summer. An example displayed in an artistic shop showed the bed cover, bolster sham, rest pillow, covers for dressing table and chiffonier and hangings for the window of blue chambray, combined with white. The bed cover, or spread, being the largest piece, showed more white than any of the other pieces. In fact, the spread was of white sheeting, fringed along all its edges. On the center was appliqued a square of blue chambray, which was embroidered in white. A noticeable point about the blue square was that the hem was turned up on the right side and held down with white tape, which looked very much like white seam binding. If one desires to make the set a little more elaborate hand crocheted lace or imitation clung might be used to edge the various articles. Old rose, pink green or yellow chambray would be equally as effective as the blue. If you will begin now to make a set you will have plenty of time to do the work, and the result will be better than if it is done in a hurry. Think of the joy you will experience if you will be able to produce a complete set for your bedroom or your guest room when spring house-cleaning is over and the winter draperies are put away. Club Sandwiches. Remove the meat from a cooked chicken and cut it in small, long pieces. Have ready crisp grown slices of toasted whole wheat bread, lightly buttered, and fill with the following: Thin layer of the chicken, one of finely shredded smoked beef, one teaspoonful of chopped dill pickle and two lettuce leaves. Spread generously with mayonnaise dressing. Have the filling cold and the toast as hot as possible when served. SOMETHING for the BOYS and GIRLS SMART FROCKS OF SERGE. All during the summer, smart one piece frocks of serge have been worn by modish women. Usually such frocks were fashioned for serge and chiffon, serge and taffeta or serge and georgette crape. One of the smartest of the new fall serge models is of navy blue combined with soiefe silk in a beautiful shade of purple. The purple silk trims the bodice and cuffs and forms a band at the lower part of the skirt, which is edged with tights of the serge. This model shows no curve at the waist line, but bangs uncompromisingly straight, as many of the new frocks do. Then there is the other extreme—frocks with boned and seamed round waistls, which are likely to be too radical for all save the daring few. And in evidence also are radical bodices without seams and bones, but shaped to show the curves of the figure and fitting quite snugly at the waist line, if not definitely pinched in. The New Sweaters Angora wool knitted, sweaters, whether coat shape or middy blouse contour, are very ample in the skirt part. They often, too, are held into the figure, at the waist, by apron string straps of the same materials, which are wound about several times. Two colors are used in the same sweater, the border on hem, collar and cuffs contrasting with the sweater color, as a garnet sweater with a three inch yellow border. The silk sweaters follow the same lines, especially as to flaring skirt portions, and, if middy blouse shapes, have string straps to tie about the neck under the collar. Baked Indian Pudding. Scald one quart of milk in a double boiler, stir in gradually five tablespoonfuls of granulated Indian meal and cook twenty minutes. Add three tablespoonfuls of butter, one cupful of molasses, one teaspoonful of salt, one and one-half teaspoonful of cinnamon, one-half teaspoonful of ginger and two beaten eggs. Turn into a buttered dish, pour one cupful of cold milk over the top and bake about one hour. Cinnamon Apples. Six medium sized apples, peeled and cored; two cupfuls of sugar, two bananas, one cupful of water, one-half cupful of candy cinnamon drops. Make shrup. When the shrup is bolling up apples, stuffed with bananas, and two or three, cinnamon drops. Sprinkle rest of candy over apples. We Say "How Do You Do?" Read What Other People Say. "How is your stomach? Have you eaten your rice?" That's Chinese. "Be under the guard of God." That's the Ottoman's. "How do you do?" That's English and American. "How do you carry yourself?" That's French. "May thy shadow never grow less." That's Persian. "Thank God, how are you?" That's Arabian. "How do you find yourself?" That's German. "How do you have yourself?" That's Polish. "How do you perspire?" That's Egyptian. "How do you live on?" That's Russian. "Go with God, senor." That's Spanish. "How do you stand?" That's Italian. "How do you fare?" That's Dutch. Things a Girl Should Know. Freshly cut flowers may be kept nice for a long time by putting their steams in freshly cut potato. Stand the potato in a vase or bowl and fill with water. Velvet that has been nastily spotted with rain should not be brushed dry. Shake the velvet and leave it. The water will evaporate and show no mark unless the velvet was dusty before getting rained on. In that case wipe the velvet while still rain damped with a clean damp cloth. This will remove the dust. Then shake well and leave to dry. Lemon juice and salt spread over the stains made by ordinary ink and the cibia then laid in the bright sun will erase the stains within a few hours. Of course this recipe is for cotton and linen, but not applicable to silk or woolens, as the lemon would remove their color. Conundrums. What motive had the inventor of railroads in view? A locomotive. Why should a compliment from a chicken be an insult? Because it would be fowl language. What insect does a blacksmith manufacture? He makes the fire fly. How many of your relations live on your prosperity? Ten ants (tenants). What did Adam first plant in the garden of Eden? His foot. Naming a Hindu Child. A Hindu baby is named when it is twelve days old, usually by the mother. Sometimes the father wishes for another name than that selected by the mother. In that case two jamps are placed over the two names, and the name over which the lamp burns the brighter is the one given to the child. The Sunday School Lesson Chinamen Not All Laundrymen THE TRAIN Children of America have an idea that about the only thing a Chinaman can do successfully is to be a laundryman. This, of course, is a very wrong impression to have. The above picture shows a group of Chinese workmen in France going to work in a mutilations factory. There are thousands of them there, and many more are being sent daily from the French colonies in China. Text of the lesson, John xii, 12-26. Memory verses, 12, 13. Golden Text. John xii, 13. The first part of this lesson is the record of the so called triumphal entry into Jerusalem, but it was really one of the saddest days of His life, for as He beheld the city He wept over it, because they knew not what He longed to do for them (Luke xix, 41-44). By riding upon the ass' coit He literally fulfilled the prediction in Zech. Ix, 9, and the time draws near when He will just as literally fulfill the next verse and speak peace unto the nations and have dominion over all the earth. Then shall He make wars to cease in all the world, and the nations shall learn war no more (Ps. xivi, 9; Isa. ii, 4). Then shall Zeph. iii, 14-17, be literally fulfilled, "The king of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee; thou shalt not see evil any more." Then shall all the world indeed go after Him (verse 10), for when the Lord shall make bare His holy arm in the eyes of all the nations all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God and shall turn unto the Lord, and all nations shall worship before Him (Isa. iii, 9, 10; Ps. xxii, 27, 28; lxxxv, 9). All that He was prevented from accomplishing at His first coming shall surely be fulfilled at His coming again. The desire of the Greeks to see Jesus and His reply are all suggestive of the time of which we have just been speaking and of the age of suffering through which we are still passing because of the rejection of Him and His kingdom and its consequent postponement. He is the wheat that had to die in 'order to bear fruit, and His followers must be content to travel the same road (verses 20-26). Instead of praying to be saved from the hour to which He had now come, His prayer was, "Father, glorify Thy name!" And the Father answered from heaven, "I have both glorified it and will glorify it again. (verses 27, 28). To the people the voice sounded like thunder, but to Him the words were clear (verses 29, 30). Put with this the other two testimonies of the Father from heaven. "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased," and, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him" (Matt. III, 17; xvil, 2), and may we become so well pleased in Him that the Father may be well pleased in us. Then shall we glorify God, which is the one thing we are here to do (I Cor. x, 31; I Pet. iv, 11). Because the rightful King is rejected the devil continues to be the prince of this world, the god of this world, and the whole world lieh in the wicked one (verses 31, xiv, 30; xvi, 11; II Cor. for the BOY Chinamen Not Photo by American Press Association. Children of America have an idea can do successfully is to be a laundry impression to have. The above picture in France going to work in a munition there, and many more are being sent HOW TO CHECK SLANG. A Lesson For the Careless Boys and Girls of Today. The too frequent use of slang nowadays has made it a matter to think of because of the hold it has on the average boy. The use of good English at all times is preferable and should be encouraged. In a family where there are several boys the tendency is for them to be very slang. In one Brooklyn family where they have attempted to solve it they have adopted an unusual plan. A list is made of the members of the family, and whenever anybody uses a slang word he receives a check against his name. Sometimes the father will make a slip, and it gives the boys a great deal of delight to convict him of thoughtlessness in this regard. At the end of the iv, 4; I John v, 19, R. V.). Having to contend with such adversaries as the world, the flesh and the devil, we can better understand His sayings: "Ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places. See that ye be not troubled. In the world, tribulation; in me peace" (Matt. xxlv, 6; John xvi, 33; Luke xxl, 25, 26). The past two years of these things in an unparalleled degree convince us that we have entered upon the closing years of the times of the gentiles, and, while His followers have always been expected to be ready to lay down their lives for His sake, in these perilous last days, when the food of the church is being so thoroughly leavened and the world in so many forms is being welcomed by the professing church, it is necessary to be very very peculiar in the eyes of many and absolutely refuse to listen to any discrediting of any part of the Word of God, or to making light of anything taught therein, or to have any fellowship with anything in the church which is purely of this present evil age and not of God. We must learn to say with new emphasis, "To me to live is Christ," and all that is not directly from Him and for Him we cannot touch. It must be fully and always "Not I, but Christ," "Not I, but the grace of God," the self-reckoned dead that the life of Jesus may be made manifest (Phil. l, 21; Gal. ii, 20; I Cor. xv, 10; I Cor. iv, Bear with me for saying it so often. But when we consider that He never pleased Himself, never sought His own will or His own glory, how can we follow Him except by a similar renunciation of self? Anything like preferring the praise of men more than the praise of God cannot be tolerated (verse 43), and a desire to be thought original in anything we say or do is wholly ruined out by the fact that He said only what the Father told Him to say, and all His works were wrought by the Father in Him (verses 49, 50; xiv, 10). We may not expect all people to believe all we say, even though the message be wholly of God and He in some way set His seal upon it, for His message was not received by all, and He was despised and rejected. The devil is still blinding eyes and hardening hearts lest people should believe and be saved. The two quotations from Isa. lii, 1, and vi, 9, 10, in verses 38-41 of our lesson chapter, the one from the last section of Isaiah and the other from the first, with the connecting phrase of verse 41, "Isaiah said again," are to me conclusive proof that the Spirit wrote, through one and the same Isaiah, the whole of his prophecy. S and GIRLS All Laundrymen that about the only thing a Chinaman man. This, of course, is a very wrong re shows a group of Chinese workmen factory. There are thousands of them mally from the French colonies in China. week the "bad marks" are counted up, and the boy who receives the largest number has to treat the rest. The boys do not object to this scheme, and they are benefited. Moroccan Dinner The children of Morocco eat with their fingers, having neither forks, knives nor spoons. When dinner is ready they seat themselves cross legged on cushions in a circle around the dish of stew or roast of which they make dinner. They are compelled to come to dinner with clean hands. If they do not the negro servant brings a bowl of water and a towel, and they must wash their fingers at table. From flat, thin cakes of bread they break pieces, dip them into the stew and carry the morsel to their mouths, eating both meat and bread. Lost on the Mountain Side BY ETHEL HOLMES "A ANYTHING for me today, Sam?" asked a girl of a rural postman trudging along a road in Tennessee. "Yes; I reckon I got one for you, Susie," said the man, looking over a bundle of letters he carried in his hand. Not finding it, he dived down into his bag and pulled out its contents, which he examined carefully. "Well, now, that knocks me out," he said, with troubled and puzzled expression on his face. "When I sorted the letters for my route at the post-office I sure saw one for you." "And it's gone?" cried the girl in a frightened tone. "Wait till I look 'em over again." He examined every letter again and with the same result as before. He scratched his head in thought. "I stopped at the tavern for something to warm me and threw my bag down on a chair." "Oh, Sam! Was there any, one in the room with you?" "Let me see. There was a lean, hungry looking man in spectacles"— "And a red beard?" "Pears to me he had a red beard." The girl turned and ran away from the postman, who followed her with his eyes till she was out of sight. Susie Barker, the girl in question, ran till she came to the tavern. There she stopped and asked the landlord which way the man with a red beard had gone. He had departed immediately after the postman had gone in the direction of the Cumberland plateau, the base of which was but a mile distant. Susie set out at a run, but she could not keep such a pace and soon settled into a hurried walk. A short distance from the foothills she saw the man she was after ascending the hill. She knew the trails leading up to the plateau and struck into one that was shorter than that the man was taking. She had not gone far before the two paths crossed. Sitting down on a stone, she waited for him to come to her. "Howdy," she said to the stranger when he came up. "Howdy," replied the man, scrutinizing the girl. "Y're not lost, are y?" "Well, I dumno. I come up hyer to find a gal I know, and I thorh she lived purty nigh this place, but I don't find her somehow. I ain't used to these mountings. I never come up this way." She looked exhausted and troubled. She was very plainly dressed, but was rather comely for a rough country girl. "Is there anything I can do for you?" he asked. "Nothin', unless you can put me on the track to find my friend I'm lookin' for. But mbebe you're a stranger in these parts yerself." The man looked uneasy. He had good reason to shake the girl, but did not exactly know how to go about it. "You're right there. I don't see how I can help you, since I'm not familiar with the country about here." The girl looked about her with troubled glances. The man started to go on. "Yer not goin' to leave a pore gal out hyer on this lonely hillside, air y'?" she said, looking at him reproachfully. "I don't see how I can help it," said the man. "I don't know where you want to go, and I've got to get on myself." "D y' mind my goin' on with y'?" she asked pitifully. "Well, I don't see how I can do that," was the reply, "seeln' that I'll have to walk a great deal faster than you can." "Try me." The man looked perplexed. He couldn't very well leave a girl who was lost on the mountain side, and in the business in which he was engaged she would be an obstacle to him. Indeed, he could not very well accomplish it without getting rid of her. "I haven't time to bother with you," he said crabbedly. "All you got to do is to go down the mountain and you'll find plenty of persons to tell you how to get home." With that he started on, but, hearing a sob turned and saw the girl with her hands to her face, shaking convulsively. There is no weapon so powerful as a woman's tears. The man turned and went back to the girl. He did not get away from her for an hour. First he spent a good deal of time soothing her. Then she told him that she had sighed her ankle and could not walk. Finally footsteps were heard coming from above, and a young man appeared on the trail. He started on seeing the girl and the man. "I reckon," said the girl to the man with the red beard, "that this feller will take me down. Much oblegged to you all the same." The man addressed looked the other over and without a word started up the trail. The two watched him till he was out of sight, then the girl threw her arm around the newcomer. "He's got the letter you wrote me. I reckoned it had the way to find you said down purty clear, hadn't it?" Yes, it has. "He tuk it from the postman. I followed him and have been delayin' him hyar, hopin' to find some way to warn you." "Well, he'll get the still, but he won't get me." Clasped in each other's arms, they rejoiced that the delay she had caused had saved him from arrest and perhaps a term of imprisonment. "Better give up makin' whisky, Ben," she said. "I'll do it for your sake." Metropolis Gazette PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY BY THE GAZETTE PRINTING CO. METROPOLIS, . . . . ILL. MRS. M. J. MOCRARY, MANAGER. J. B. MOCRARY, EDITOR FRIDAY APRIL 27, 1917. Office 9th and Pearl Streets, Metropolis, Illinois. Entered as second-class mail matter, at Metropolis, Illinois, Postoffice. Address all communications to J. B. MOCRARY, Box 107 Metropolis, Illinois. The names and addresses of contributors must be known to as in every instance, in order to secure publication. We want the news of your vicinity each week. TERMS OF SUBSCAIPTION: One Year ..... $1 00 in Months ..... 75 Three Months ..... 40 Single Copy ..... 05 In Advance. You must mail copy on Mondays to secure publication. MURPHYSBORO ILL. Dear Editor: I thought I would send some news to put in the paper about our church. we have elected us a good pastor at our church. we are going to start a revival May 6th. Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Preaching at 11:00 a.m. Preaching 3:00 p.m. B. Y. P. U. 6:00 p.m Preaching 8:00 p.m Rev. A. Berry. Pastor. wm Mason. Trustee. NOTICE. Each Auxiliary in the Mount Olive District is expected to raise the amount of 75c each and send said amount to the pres. Miss. M. J. Blake, at Unity Ill., for representation fee and delegates expense to the State General Association to meet in Carbondale on Tuesday before the 4th Lord's day in May with Hopewell Baptist church. Done by order of the Board. M. J Blake, President. Willie Greer, Secretary. To the Editor of Gaze te: We met in service with New Hope Baptist church Sparta Sunday School at 9:30 Brother M. Duncan taught advance class attendance good collection $2.19 11 a. m. preaching by Rev. J. H. Hilly, Subject The Good Shepherd. Collection $5.00. At 2:30 p. m. Women's Meeting conducted by District President, a short program rendered Collection $5.00. At 3:00 p. m. Rev. DeHoney, filled the rostrum and preached a good sermon. Collection $4.65 At evening service 7.30 a short address to the children with promise of the Mother's to get together and organize them for work. At 8:00 preaching by Rev. J. H. Hilly. Collection $5.50. Total amount raised from all sources $21.99. The Choir with the organist Sister Owens, and president sister Browning and others rendered valuable service during the setting. M. J. Blake. President. --- $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 ooly pivec 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. Sold by all Druggists. 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti- pation. Courtney Phillips is confinnd to his room this week and is not much better at this writing. Leonard Hodge has erected a fine barn on Vienna St. Miss Maude Porter closed a very successful term of school at New Liberty, last week. Capt. Arthur A. Williams and Lieut H. G. Burke, of the company M. 8th I1., R-g't. were called to Springfield, Wednesday by telegram by the government authorities. Mrs. Sulzer of w 9th St., entertained Silver Leaf club, Wednesday. We received $2.00 from Mrs. E. Fisher, of Shawneetown, thru Dr. C. C. Phillips, for which he will please accept thanks. We must urge that those who have not paid their subscriptions, to do so at once as we need our money to meet our obligations. We thank those who have paid us up to date. We have been asked to extend the time for raising the price of the paper to $1.50 per year, and we have decided to extend the time to May 1st, as the winter has been so hard. All those who want to take advantage of this rate $1.00 per year must do so before May 1st. Rev and Mrs. I. S. Stone returned from Springfield, Saturday where they went to inter the body of the latter's brother They have the sympathy of The Gazette staff and friends. Elder B. C. Long of Choat, was in the city Monday enroute home from Hickory Grove, Ky., where he is pastoring. T. P. King was in the city Saturday. Baptizing and Rally the 1st Sunday in May by the members of the Unity Baptist church Brook port. Sermon by the pastor what Baptist believe and practice at 11 o'clock. There will be a short talk at the river. Sermon at 3 o'clock by Elder w. A. Spence, County Superintendent of Schools and we invite all of our friends out to hear him. At 7:30 sermon by the pastor and the ordinance of the Lord's supper will be observed. Remember this is our dollar day The 3rd Sunday in May Elder John Adams (white) will preach for us at 3 o'clock. Dont fail to hear him. Mrs. Ellen white and daughter Miss Mary J. of Brookport, were in the city last week and paid this office a visit and sub scribed for The Gazette Ambros Wyly. of Brookport, was in the city Monday. There are several men from Brookport working in our city. Remember the Mayorality contests of clubs will be held at 1st Bapist church April 30th. The editor is one of the candidates. we solicit your votes. Fine Strawberries, Lettuce, Beets, Onions, Beans and New Potatoes Friday night for Saturday morning, at the Grand Leader Cafe. Fried Fish every day at the Grand Leader Cafe. Misses Mary L. Jordan, and Pearl Smith, of Brookport, were in the city Monday. Mrs. Lee Belle Dukes and Mrs. Minnie Nuel, were Joppa business visitors Tuesday. Baptist State Convention to be held in Carbondale, before the 4th Sunday in May we urge our churches to send up at least one delegate to this convention without fail as you are needed to assist in the work of advancing the Master's Kingdom. Saturday night at Odd Fellows Hall, a drama, entitled, "Maiden All Forlorn," will be given by the ladies of Silver Leaf club. Come out and see this most excellent play. Admission 1cc. Mrs. Deborah wilson is visiting in Mt. Vernon, Ill., this week the guest of Mrs. Sadie Bradley. Don't fail to visit The Grand Leader Cafe, 9th and Pearl Sts. Perfectly sanitary from floor to ceiling. Open every day and night. Congenial and polite service measured to all. Good order and fair treatment is our "Motto." Our Chef are of the very best. We serve Parties, with the best of service. We handle fresh light bread if we can get your patronage. We handle choice candies and creams. You are always welcome and will receive a warm reception. NATION STUPEFIED UNDER DRUG OF OVERCONFIDENCE, SENATOR LEWIS DECLARES Kaiser Construea Our Slow Action as Opposition to War, Illinois's View. CHICAGO, ILL., April 23.—"This country does not know it is at war. It is stupefied under the drug of overconfidence and consoled with the conviction that no army of Germany can reach us." So declared United States Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois, who today was preparing to return to Washington after coming home for a conference with Gov. Lowden. 'Germany can send 20,000 men into the United States thru Mexico,' continued Lewis. 'Germany construes our slow action as opposition of our people to w.r. Our course is encouraging Prussia to make attacks upon us. It is causing her to be believe the false reports from a few false German-Americans that America is divided into disloyal camps. 'We need action at once. All America must adopt the maxim that those who are not with us are against us.'—Ex. Native Solve. We have just received 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. No morphing or cuttings in Dr. Miles' PAP. Plaque shown All Plaque. "One coat a day." There are several vacant churches in Southern Illinois, and good pastors are very much in need, especially in the Mt. Olive District. We need broad men, men who are able to construct and reach the unreached and unsaved. We need and must have a good sound gospel minister in the Mt. Olive District for Missionary. Who will it be? It will require an able man, of exceptional qualifications one apt to teach, pray for the work and that God will send more laborers into this vineyard, Where are the license ministers? of our churches? Have the churches been making and encouraging young men to prepare for the ministry to take the places of those who have passed into their reward, and others who will shortly do so? We must have recruits to fill the places made vacant or soon the Baptist pulpits and churches will be lost for leaders. The churches and older ministers have made a sad mistake by not encouragiff the younger men. They turned down their own for others and now you are in dire need of men, your own men who should follow in the footsteps of their fathers. The crisis is upon us, turn your eyes upon the harvest and see that the laborers are very few indeed. Will you correct this evil by appciating your young men. "Take what you have and make what you want," you can make strong preachers if you will The Executive Board of the Mt. Olive Baptist Association, will convene in her Second quarterly Session, with the above named church, on Thursday before the (3rd) Sunday in April 1917. Dear Brethren:—We are about 30 days late, and yet we are in time to make the fourth coming Session a splendid one; if each member of the Board will work to that end. Since winter is over and Spring is here, let each one get busy, and do his share. This is Moderator McCrary's firs year in the chair, and as long as he is right we don't want him to fear. Let us do our best to bring up our share, and make this one of the greatest banner year. We regret to say that our missionaries are gone to the City above, and the home beyond. Rev. I. W. Winston and J. W. Braddock, both bowed their heads to deaths miraculous knock. Hence in the above meeting we must do our work over if we want some one to travel this District over. Please be on time, and don't get weary, because we've got to get a man that will go in a hurry. Please don't let this become an offense, but just bring along some money to hold bear the expense. Please don't forget the time. On Thursday morning about half past nine, at Sparta, Ill. on the M. and O. line, April 12, 1917. Rev. J. B. McCrary, Mod. " J. H. Starks, Cor. Sec. 616 21, St. Cairo, Ill. 2 he done for my hair, before I used my hair, was short and it was was long and it was and so soft and silly that I can do it all. I can do it all. CELIA GREEN. doe, 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 heals, you can see the difference. If it up to you. If Exelente don't do you we claim, we will give your money back. 25c by mail on receipt of stamps or coin. AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE. Write For Particulars. EXELENTE MEDICINE CO., Atlanta, Ga. The Art of Sleeping. Slumber commences at the extremities, beginning with the feet and legs. That is why, it is always necessary to keep the feet warm.—Family Doctor. Dignamism. Dignam tells us: "There are many risks in business. The wise man allows his competitors to take them." Subscribe for The Gazette TO THE BAPTIST WOMEN OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 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 district, then the state, then the nation cetbut, 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. I 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, all 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 reprint 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. Statement of the Ownership, Management, Etc., Required by the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912. of Metropolis foy April 1917 State of Illinois, County of Massac ss. Before me, a Notary Public in and for the State and county aforesaid, personally appeared J. B. McCrary, who having been duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he is the Editor and owner of the Metropolis Gasette and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above captor, required by the Act of August 24, 1912, embodied in section 443, Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form, t wit: 1. That the names and addresses of publisher, edioor, managing editor, and business managers are: Editor. J. B. McCray.....Metropolis, Illinois Managing Editor, B. S. B. McCrary, Metropolis, Illinois Business Managers M. J. McCrary, Metropolis, Illinois Geo. L. B. McCrary, ..... Metropolis, Illinois. S: That the bondholders, mortagee, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are none. J. B. McCrary, Publisher, S sworn to and subscribed before me the 81st day of March 1917. (Seal) COLFAX MORRIS. (My commission expires July 12, 1916) Origin of Christening Ships. The ceremony of christening ships is a survival of a barbaric custom when sacrifices were made to the gods, and some living victim or offering was held up and its throat cut so that the blood flowed over the prow of the ship being launched. The vessel was baptised in warm blood. Now sprinkling wine or pure water is used, and the change has many advantages, though the symbolism remains.