Metropolis Weekly Gazette

METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE Educational Board Chairman Dr. B. J. Priase Chicago Cor. Sec. Sis. Frankie Jankle Cairo. Sister willia Greyer Colpa Sister Emma Farrow Cairo "J. M. Owens Sparta Bld. J. B. McOrary Metropolis Committee on Nomination C. C. Phillips J. E. Hey wood G. H. Mitchell F. Bomar Sister Stella Dupree " willie Greer " M. B. Taylor Elder H. C. Armstead " H. E. Mewilliams Members of various Committees of National Baptist Convention (Unincorporated.) Foreign Mission Board H. E. Mewilliams, D. D. Chicago, Ill. Home Mission Board J. B. McCrary, S. T. B. Metropole, Ill. Educational Board Dr. B. J, Prince, Chicago, Ill. Evangelical Board Elder F. Bomar, Cairo, Ill. B. Y. P. U. Board Dr. W. P. washington, Mt. Vernon, Ill. Benefit Board Elder James Swanson, Maywood, Ill. Publishing Board Dr. J. F. Thomas, Chicago, Ill. Resolutions J. E. Haywood, Chicago, Ill. State of the Country Elder H. C. Armstead, Pulaski, Ill. Vice President Dr. C. C. Phillips, Golconda, Ill. Metropolis, Ill. Dec. 11, '17. Dear Santa Claus: This is my first time to write you and I am sure you will be surprised to hear from me. I know the question arises in your mind if I have been a good little boy, but before you ask I will tell you. I have been an exceedingly good little fellow, if you don't believe me ask my dad, dad and mother. Now dear Santa I am sure you will not disappoint me. I want you to visit the homes of these mentioned: MOTTO. HEW TO THE LINE. LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY DESIGNED BY BECKER MAYER & CO. CHICAGO Let Gullett fit your boys and supply your wants for Xmas. Gullett Clothing Store Head to Foot Outfitters for Men and Boys. This Christmas Be Sure Above All Gifts ore is before d hun- s. New Suggestions abundance," Gloves, and Scarf Sets, Shoes, ilk Shirtwaists, and of other things too on. You are always durteous treatment. & Dixon To Make Your Gifts Useful. This Store is prepared as never before with hundreds and hundreds of useful gifts. Here Are a Few Succ Handkerchiefs "in abundance Hoisery, Ties, Cap and Scarf House Slippers, Silk Shirt Shirts, and a score of other numerous to mention. You welcome here. Courtcous to Korte & D Handkerchiefs "in abundance," Gloves, Hoisery, Ties, Cap and Scarf Sets, Shoes, House Slippers, Silk Shirtwaists, and Shirts, and a score of other things too numerous to mention. You are always welcome here. Courteous treatment. James Baker, and any of the rest of Grandpa McCrary's church members, and also great Grandpa and Gandma Mingo Long. Grandpa McCrary, Uucle George and aunt Carrie McCrary, Aunt Princess and uncle Wallace Bell, Aunt Lee Belle Duke and family, Cousin Izora Rodgers, Mr. D. L. Tandy. Mr. George Whittiaker, Aunt Lurania Blakemore, Aunt Nancy Crippens, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Callhoun, and Mrs. Luella Gunn all of Metropolis. On account of the high cost of living, I will not tax any of you any certain thing or things to give me. I hope all of you that I have personated will give me something, as this is my first Xmas. and I am expeting a jolly good time. Then in Princeton, Ky. come so see me at Grandma Tyson's, Aunt Charline and uncle Thomas Harris', Uncle Marshall and aunt Nannie Mai Tyson, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Lacy; Louisville, Ky. at aunt Odie and uncle Richard Groom, Chicago, Ill. Uncle Ben and aunt Della Tyson; Cleveland Ohio, Uncle Mose and aunt Ella McCrary; St Louis Mo. at aunt Annie Wylie's; Brookport, Mr. Mrs. Wm. Tittsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. White, Mr. and Mrs. I will close now Old Santa wish ing you a Merry Merry Christmas and a most happy New Year. I beg to remain one of your little boys. Qualities Widely Apart. Admiration and familiarity are strangers.—George Sand. Thrived on Hot Biscuits. An Alabama man, ninety-seven years of age, says he has eaten but biscuits regularly all his life. ```markdown ``` ```markdown ``` A Merry Xmas To All A Merry Xmas To All If most people could have their way about what they receive for Christmas, they would insist on useful presents--you probably feel like that. Think about that when you are buying presents for your family. Get useful things. This list suggests many things that men and women like and appreciate; the finest hosiery, hats, caps, shirts, neckwear, house coats, etc., up to Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits and Overcoats. And, by the way, maybe somebody in your family is at the front or in camp. You will want to remember them, but many of the things you might send would not be practical. We know just what they would like and what they could use. You'll like the spirit of service here. Come in and see how much it will help you in your Christmas shopping. Racine Old Reliable Flannel Shirt Will please him better than shirts or how many shirts a man may have come at Christmas main to be proud if you give a few of ras we are featuring. Manhattans and Emmerys, wonderful s. All wool Flanell shirts. ally good one for $2.00 ts 65c to $5.00 better than shirts shirts a man may have, he always mas and if you give a few of the splendid turing. Emmerys, wonderful patterns, won canell shirts. or $2.00 Nothing will please him better than shirts No matter how many shirts a man may have, he always appreciates some at Christmas He is certain to be proud if you give a few of the splendid silks or madras we are featuring. They're Manhattans and Emmerys, wonderful patterns, wonderful values. All wool Flanell shirts. An especially good one for $2.00 Other shirts 65c to $5.00 Gifts for the Ladies chiefs ..... 5 history ..... 50 offs ..... 50 orfs ..... 50 5c to 50c 50c to $1.00 50c to $1.00 $1.00 Handkerchiefs ..... 5c to 50c Silk Hosiery ..... 50c to $1.00 Silk Scarfs ..... 50c to $1.00 Auto Scarfs ..... $1.00 Furs, set ..... $4.50 to $12.00 Ladies' Gloves ..... 25c, 50c, $1.00, $1.50 Barrettes ..... 15c to 50c Fancy Hair Pins ..... 10c to 25c Silk Petticoats ..... $3.00 to $5.00 Ladies' Waists ..... $1.00 to $1.50 Guimpes ..... 50c Organdy Collars ..... 25c to 50c Collar and Cuff Set ..... 50 to $1.00 Leather Hand Bags ..... 50c to $500 Party Bags ..... 50c to $5.00 Vanity Cases ..... 25c to 50c Boudoir Caps ..... 50c Beaded Hand Bags ..... $1.50 to $3.50 Kimonas ..... $1.00 to $1.50 House Slippers ..... $1.00 to $1.50 Umbrellas ..... $1.00 to $3.50 Jewelry Novelties ..... 25c to $5.00 Dorothy Dodd Shoes ..... $3.50 and $4.00 NEGRO SOLDIERS PAY PENALTY HOUSTON RIOTS Thirteen Were Hanged Early Dec. 11. 41 Get Life Terms Executions first of War Verdicts Puntured In November, But Held In Secrecy Washington, Dec. 11. The execution of sentence against negro soldiers for the Houston riots was in full accordance of law, the war department announced. The department stated that Commander South had power to act in these cases without review or approval from Washington. By United Press. Fort Sam Houston, Sgn A; porio Texas, Dec. 11. Thirteenth negro soldiers, of the 24th U., S. infantry, paid penalty for the Houston riot, August 23, by being hanged early today. Forty-one other negroes were sentenced for life in federal prison. One other was given two years and six months, three were given two years and five were acquitted. This is the first execution of soldiers on American soil since the beginning of the war. The impending execution was veiled in secrecy until today. The verdict was returned on November 30. Baptist Corner All matter inside for the General Baptist State Wgrk should be to this department. Only two columns weekly. Write short newsay letters weekly. The true missionary Baptist spirit is destined to swamp and predominate in Illinois and the "milk and cider" Baptist are waning fast. The whole North Wood River Baptist Association came over into the General Baptist camp and are thus safely entrenched into the brotherhood, which contends for oneness in faith in belief and in practice, with their old chieftain Eld. J. F. Thomas D. D. of Chicago, as their leader, who is moderator, with the Baptist banner unfurled to the four points of the compass of the state, crying, follow me as I follow Christ. True Baptists are keeping step to the music "Thru floods and flames if Jesus leads we will follow where He goes. The Missionary Baptist churches in Illingis are growing in favor with God and men with every rising and setting of the sun, because of the truth they teach. Say brother, fool all the people part of the time and some of the people all of the time, but let us see you fool all of the people all of the time. Watch the "Martin Crowd" set up a wail because the Princed Knight of Baptisthood has turned on the light and the churches are falling away from them as the rats from a sinking ship. MRS. M. J. McCRARY, MANAGER J. B. McCRARY, EDITOR FRIDAY DEC. 14, 1917. Office 9th and Pearl Streets, Metropolis, Illinois. Enterered as second-class mail master, at Metropolis, Illinois, Postoffice. G. Address all communications to J. B. McCRARY, Box 197 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 violity each week. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One Year.....$1.50 Ix Months.....75 Three Months.....40 Single Copy.....05 In Advance. ADVERTISING RATES. made known on application. You must mail copy on Mondays to secure publication. KINKY ow Made to Grow Long, Soft and Silky Don't be fooled all your life by using some fake preparation which claims to fool youself. You must fool yourself by using silky hair cannot be made straight. You must have hair first. Now this EXELENTO QUININE POMADE is a Hair Grower which feeds the scalp and must grow long, soft and silky. It cleans hair dandruff and stops Falling Hair at once. Price 25c by mail on receipt of stamps or coin. AGENTS WANTED EVERWHERE WORKING FOR EXELENTO MEDICINE CO. ATLANTA, GA. Please pay your subscription. Can you afford to loose your race papers for waunt of support? It is up to you. What are you going to do about it Mr. non payer? Decide by paying up please. If you have any Race pride and love for truth, you will pay your subscription. We are toiling day and night to give you the news. We solicit your patronage at the Leader 900 Pearl St. We are pleased with the many nice things said of the Gazette, but we appreciate the money you owe us the more. Remember, the paper is $1.50 per year. The paper has taken another raise, postage will be higher, 3c for stamps and 2c for post cards. So please pay up. Any one writing to this office on private matter and requiring an answer must enclose a stamp. Notice. Notice is hereby given to all classe who are in arreas for The Gazette, that we will be compelled to cut you off our list Nov. 15 and if not paid by that time the account will be given out for col- lection. We are giving you fair warning is we would like to retain you on our list. You need the paper and the money to operate the plant. If you can't pay all pay a part and have to the 1st of Jan. to pay up in full. NOTICE Elder J. H. Hilly, Missionary for Mt. Olive Baptist Association gasboise address, is Colp, Mrs. L. A. Mitchell, of Metropolis, is a fine light-bread maker. The loaf sent us for supper Tues. day as a sample was extra fine and the "Grape Nut" of Saint Louis, Mo, is not a comparison. Bread has advanced to 100 per loaf but Mr. Mitchell should smile as long as he has such a cook. Thanks. We want to put The Gazette into every home in the city within 30 days. Will you help us neighbor? Special inducements will be given. Let every reader help us to get subscribers. Build up your Race Euterprise. Card of Thanks. We the undersigned wish to extend our sincere thanks to those who were so kind to our dear wife and mother, Mrs. Tomie Herron, who departed this life Tuesday the 4th. To the members that compose Household of Ruth, we never will forget you and the kind words that fell from your lips during her illness. To the friends at large if the same should be your misfortune soon or late we are ever ready to be your friend. We appreciated the beautiful floral * designs that were given. Wm Herron, husband Edker Upshaw, daughter Annie Herron, " Special Sale Hats to Wear Ladies Hats $3.50 "2.50 ts Coats and to actual Cost. ch & Co. , Manager. church Write us for terms Editor. Almost everyone can love, but it is not everyone who can sympatize. Sympathy is born of suffering, and is only truly possessed by those who have been educated in the school of trouble and experience.—Jean Maclean. Store That Give Little Light. Scattered through space are innumerable stars that give forth very little light or heat. Either they were never, at any period of their history, bright and glowing like the myriad stars that make the midnight sky no beautiful, or in the course of countless ages the heat they once possessed has radiated away from them into the depth of space, and now they are, as their name describes them, "dazzle stars." Fortune From Small Invasion. The man who was born too early to wear, as a boy, red top boots with a brass tip across the toe was also born too early to feel the true thing in the way of pride run rampant. Silverthorn brass tips, they were called, and they were most serviceable in preventing holes in the toes. Silverthorn made his fortune out of them. 'We become wiser' by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right—Seneca. "Mine is a trying situation," remarked Beatrice Bustle, the beautiful sleak model.—Minnesota Minne-ha-ha 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., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti- pation. Don't fail to read the advertisement of the Mt. Vernon Car Shop Mfg. Co., Mt. Vernon, Ill. for laborers. Plenty of work for the winter. Fried Fish every day at the Grand Leader Cafe. The Gazette has just received another lot of new type faces and other material which adds much to the output of the work of the office. We deserve your patronage. We have a full line of cards, Letter Heads, Envelopes and other material. Let us do some of your work. Let us do your minute work and any other church advertisements. CENTRALIA Please allow space in your paper for me to say that our church and S. S. are moving along nicely. The S. S. opened at 9:30 a.m. with Supt. J. W. Cotneal at his post. The teachers were present with their classes This being the 2, Sunday, Praise service was led by sister Vernon, and Bro. Corneal. The Spirit of the Lord was manifested among us. Rev. Wm. Young, of Joppa, has been with us conducting a revival here for ten days, and much success has followed his preaching and ten souls have been brought to Christ and four additions to the church to this writing. He left Friday night for home but will be with us next week. Preaching Sunday night and the Lord's Supper was administered. Pray for us. Peporter. Please sign your name to all communications if you want them printed. Not for publication but that we may have for reference. Send us the news. We want a good live agent in every town or COME ACROSS—IT'S YOUR DUTY Remember Horrors of War-Torn Europe and Think of Safety and Comfort Here Then Join the Red Cross. The good people of this community once more commemorate the nativity of the Christ Child with merry-making and gifts. Ours is a prosperous community. None of us is likely to suffer this winter for want of food, clothing or shelter, though high prices and certain forced economies will make us realize the United States is at war thousands of miles away. A few of us who have given our boys to the nation may lose them. But generally speaking, we shall feel perfectly secure, and when we stop to think about it, we shall thank God more or less heartily for his blessings. Over in France, which has a total population of about 35,000,000, probably 3,000,000 are in the army fighting off the invader. About 3,000,000 more—mostly women and children—are absolutely down and out. They are a part of the inhabitants of the great industrial district devastated by the German savages. Now these people are homeless, hungry, naked and sick. At least half of them have tuberculosis, with scarcely a fighting chance for life. The whole of France is making unheard of sacrifices to save the nation. Poor little Belgium is a wreck—a dying wreck. Her small army has been practically exterminated. Her boys and old men have been shot down in cold blood by the kaiser's heroes. Her daughters have been dragged into slavery worse than death. Her babies have been impaled on bayonets and nailed to barn doors by playful Teutonic soldiers. About all that is left of Belgium is her deathless eplit. And Serbia. Serbia is now but a name in history. A nation become a slaughter pen and channel house. A people wiped clean off the earth. What has been said of France applies equally to Italy, Roumania and Russian Poland. Europe has been a hell of suffering and grief for three years. What have the last three years meant to the United States? Prosperity and peace. Today all stricken Europe is uttering that age-old lamentation, "Out of the depths, Oh Lord, have I cried unto Thee; Lord hear my voice." And the American Red Cross is the instrument through which Providence is answering the prayer. The Red Cross is "over there" now, performing a labor of mercy and paying a debt of fellowship on a scale never before known. But it must have your help and mine in order to carry on its vast enterprise in the name of humanity. So the organization is campaigning the nation for 15,000,000 members. Every man, woman and child in this community ought to belong to the Red Cross. The membership fee is $1.00. Another dollar brings the member the Red Cross Magazine for a year. Every $1.00 or $2.00 membership helps just so much to back up our American boys in khaki—helps just so much to take the frightful curse from the lives of millions of homeless, starving, freezing, diseased mothers and babies in devastated France, Sorbia, Belgium, Poland and Roumania. The finest Christmas gift you can make is a Red Cross membership. Don't fail to come across by Christmas eve HELP SAVE THIS LAD'S LIFE J. American soldiers by the hundred thousand are now in Europe preparing to fight America's battle for liberty against the kaiser's barbarians. Some of our lads have already made the great sacrifice for you and me. We must support our army by joining the Red Cross at once. The blank pages of the Gazette are caused by reason of American Press Association with whom we had a contract to furnish inside pages selling out to the Western Newspaper Union without giving us time to arrange with the other company We will be able to give you better service shortly. Notice. Notice is hereby given that the Executive Board of the Mt. Olive Baptist Association according to the adjournment of the Board meetina at Unionville, last September will meet with the Mt. Pleasant Missionary Bapt church Harrisburg. Thursday before the 4th Sunday in February 1918. We are praying for a great meeting, and invite all the members to join us at that time and place in a spirit of meekness and prayer, Prepare good strong gospel sermons and come prepared to bombard Satan's camp and Sin as never before. Cry aloud and spare not, and make this meeting worthy of the name in every particular. To the Ministers. Let each minister come prepared to do his christian duty, to give liberally for the expense of the meeting, to be able to do this have your church to send not less than $100 by you or in a letter for said purpose. To the Churches Let's be all that word "Missionary" stands for. Be true to the cause for which Jesus died, and think of the foot prints of the Baptists stained with blood, from John the Baptist and through all the ages until now for the principles set forth in the Bible and send up 5c per member this quarter for the missionary. We have a man out on field looking out for the waste places and his family is looking to him, while he is depending on you. Do all you can for the District and State work this year. I know you are loyal to Christ and your Association. Commence now to collect your money. Let us go through the gates, gather up the stones and lift up a Standard for the people. Yours in the cause. FRED R. YOUNG, Attorney. SALE CF REAL ESTATE. By virtue of an order of the County Court of Massacre County, Illinois, made on the petition of the undersigned Charles Howard, Administrator De Bonis Non of the estate of Elias Howard deceased, for the leave to sell the Real Estate ot said deceased, at the November Term, A. D. 1017, of said Court, to-wit: on the fifteenth day of November 1917, I shall on the 29th day of December next, between the hours of ten o'clock in the foren. on and five o'clock in the afternoon of said day, sell at Public Sale, at the east door of court house in Metropolis in said County, the Real Estate described an follows, to-wit: The north-west fourth of the north-west quarter of section No. 24, of Township No. 16, south. of range No. 6 east in Massac County, Illinois on the following terms, to-wit: Cash in hand. Charles Howard, Administrator or De Bonis Non of the estate of Elies Howard, deceased. Dated this 16th day of November, A. D. 1917. Remember Little Kindnesses. Cultivate a memory for kindnesses. Too many of us are inclined to accept small courtesies and kindnesses as a matter of course, and for that reason they make so little impression upon us that they are soon lost sight of. The people who soon overflowing with faith and affection, and who always have a good opinion of their fellows, are the ones who find it easy to forget injuries, but who hold the kindnesses they have received fast in memory— Exchange. ALL HOME PRINT. Subscribe For The Gazette, To-day. Officers o the General Batist State Association of Illinois Committee on Nomination beg to report as follows: Moderator Eld. J. F. Thomas. 1st Vice Med. " W. P. Washington. 2nd Vice Mod. Eld. C. w. Norment. Recording Sec. Eld. P. B. French Corresponding Sec. Ed. J. B. McCrary. Treasurer Eld. H. C. Arm- stead. Eld. P. Bomar Cairo Eld. J. E. Haywood Chicago Eld. Jas Swanson Maywood State Missionary H. E. Mcwilliams. State Mission Board Chairman Dr. C. C. Phillips Cer. Sec. Eld. J. D. Davis Treasurer Eld. J. E. Haywood Other Members Eld. S. H. Pruitt Deacon R. Lewis Sister Ballie Thomas Chicago Sister M. Hadgin Cairo Sister J. w. winston Olmstead Sister Carrie Casly Shawnetown Rev. J. A. Royal Chicago " L. Drane Chicago Rev. A. J. Bowers Dewmaine Rev. D. Johnson Dewmaine " B. H. Huhter Evanston " K. V. Howard Grand Chain " Robt. Grey Murphysboro " J. L. Martin Colpa Deacon J. Simpson Hallidayboro " J. Baker Brookport Bld. Thomas Morris Metropolis Bro. Chas. Skates Mound City Dsaeon J. L. Taborn Educational Board Chairman Dr. B J. Prisco Chicago Cer. Sec. Sis. Frankie Jenkie Cairo. Sister willie Greyer Colpa Sister Emma Parrow Cairo " J. M. Oweps Sparta Eld. J. B. McOrya Metropolis Committee on Nomination Committee on Nominations C. C. Phillips J. E. Heywood G. H. Mitchell F. Bomar Sister Stella Duprec " willie Greer " M. B. Taylor Elder H. C. Armstead " H. E. Mowilliams Members of various Committees of National Baptist Convention (Unincorporated.) Foreign Mission Board H. E. Mowilliams, D. D. Chicago, Ill. Home Mission Board J. B. McCrary, S. T. B. Metropolis, Ill. Educational Board Dr. B J, Prince, Chicago, Ill. Evangelical Board Elder P. Bomar, Cairo, Ill. B. Y. P. U. Board Dr. W. P. washington, Mt. Vernon, Ill. Benefit Board Elder James Swanson, Maywood, Ill. Publishing Board Dr. J. F. Thomas, Chicago, Ill. Resolutions J. E Haywood, Chicago, Ill. State of the Country Elder H. C. Armstead, Pulaski, Ill. Vice President Dr. C. C. Phillips, Golconda, Ill. Notice. Notice. Notice is hereby given that the Ministers and Deacon's Union will meet with the Executive Board of the Mt. Olive Baptist Association with the Mt. Pleasant Miseionary Baptist church, Harrisburg, Thursday before the 4th Sunday in February: 1918. member of board will be present. J. H. Williams, Cor. Sec. For Every One Shoes make the best Gible. This is a year Gome in and B Gourteous treatn White House "Percy" Shoes make the best Gifts, sensible and desirable. This is a year of those kinds of Gifts "Percy Epstein" We F "We Fit Feet." Baptist Corner All matter inteided for the General Baptist State Work should be to this department. Only two columns weekly. Write short newsay letters weekly. The Missionary Baptist churches in Illingis are growing in favor with God and men with every rising and setting of the sun, because of the truth they teach. Say brother, fool all the people part of the time and some of the people all of the time, but let us see you fool all of the people all of the time. Watch the "Martin Crowd" set up a wail because the Princed Knight of Baptistlsthood has turned on the light and the churches are falling away from them as the rats from a sinking ship. The General Baptist State Convention is rapidly gaining ground thruout the length and breadth of the State of Illihois, the Baptist churches cannot be led from their old moorings of "Landmarkism," and the contention of the Faith once delivered to the Saints, and the belief of a regenerated membership. Do You Do Your Christmas Shopping Early! Visit Metropolis City's Largest Jewelry Store for Xmas gifts. We have them in every variety and for every member of the family. Voll, The Jeweler. Third and Ferry Streets, Metropolis, Ill. Fritis Block METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE, DECEMBER 14, 1917. ts. sensible and desira- of those kinds of Gifts et us show you ment to Everybody Shoe Mart it Feet." The true missionary Baptist spirit is destined to swamp and predominate in Illinois and the "milk and cider" Baptist are waning fast. The whole North Wood River Baptist Association came over into the General Baptist camp and are thus safely entrenched into the brotherhood, which contends for oneness in faith in belief and in practice, with their old chieftain Eld. J. F. Thomas D. D. of Chicago, as their leader, who is moderator, with the Baptist banner unfurled to the four points of the compass of the state, crying, follow me as I follow Christ. True Baptists are keeping step to the music "Thru floods and flames if Jesus leads we will follow where He goes. The elephant is accredited with having the keenest sense of hearing of any animal. His sense of scent is nearly as remarkable. Young and inexperienced elephants can detect the passing of a man over a trail hours afterward. The elephant is a true Oriental regarding domesticity. Bulls do not habitually go in company with the cows, old bulls especially holding themselves aloof and exclusive from the female of the species. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish, wisely to prescribe, and honestly to award—these are the true alms and duties of criticism.—Clinton. Metropolis Censes of Elephant. Suggestive Winter Outings Suggestive Winter Outings Florida, via The Seminole Limited Electric lighted, all, steel daily train Chicago and St. Louis to Birmingham, Ala., carrying Through Drawing room Sleeping clining Chair Cars and Coaches, with dining cars serving all also Through Drawing-room Sleeping Car. , all, steel daily train Chicago and St. Louis to Omaha, carrying Through Drawing room Sleeping cars and Coaches, with dining cars saving all drawing-room Sleeping Car. Electric lighted, all, steel daily train Chicago and St. Louis to Jacksonville, via Birmingham, Ala., carrying Through Drawing room Sleeping Cars, Free Reclining Chair Cars and Coaches, with dining cars giving all meals on route, also Through Drawing-room Sleeping Car. Chicago To Savanna, Georgia Its early arrival at Jacksonville insurer Florida points; also those having steam so through Sleeping Car from St. Louis route. New Orleans, via T. Solid, daily, electric lighted, all steel, composite and Observation Drawing roving Car, Chicago to New Orleans, with Special features; Barber Shop, Showroom, Writing Facilities and Telephone Connection to the electric lighted all steel "New Limited" trains, embracing in their ee Free Recclining Chair Cars, Buffet Chuckle daily service from Chicago and St. L. Texas, California, Cuba, Panama Direct connection made at New Orleans the "Panama Limited" making direct Through Drawing room Sleeping Car Operated on the "New Orleans Limited." Lines—Cuba reached through the Southern Pacific Lines and United Travel America by ships of the United Fraternation. Gulport, Miss., Hot Springs, A Through Drawing room Sleeping Car, Chicago to Hattiesburg (Camp Shelby) the Gulf & Ship Island Railroad from J. Car reservation from St. Louis, Thru lears Limited," Chicago to Hot Springs Lines from Memphis, Vicksburg, Miss. itary Park, and is a very interesting pl. ILLINOIS Railroad Tickets, reservations, train that may be had of your local ticket ageni. H. J. PHELPS, Gen. Laborers 'WANTED: Laborer in Yard; Colored labor also men for repairing wages; piece work; more chance to get steady Apply to Mt. Vern We do all Job w Letter Heads, Bi Statements Dodgers. at Jacksonville insures connection with all more also those having steamship connection for Having Car from St. Louis to Jacksonville, via the New Orleans, via The Panma Limited, electric lighted, all steel, no extra-fine lamination, observation Drawing room Sleeping Cars, Puffin to New Orleans, with through Sleeping Cars; Barber Shop, Shower Bath, Valet Services and Telephone Connection at Chicago. This lighted all steel "New Orleans Special" snails, embracing in their equipment Drawing Room Chair Cars, Buffet Club, Dining Cars and Cones from Chicago and St. Louis to New Orleans, to California, Cuba, Panama, Central and South. made at New Orleans with trains for Texas limited" making direct connection in Union Station room Sleeping Car Chicago to Houston and New Orleans Limited" in connection with the "United port of the United Fruit Company, Partnerships of the United Fruit Company—Sailings Miss., Hot Springs, Arkansas, Vicksburg, L. room Sleeping Car, operated in "New Orleans (Camp Shelby) and Gulport, Miss., with the Island Railroad from Jackson, Miss., with the Train from St. Louis, Through Sleeping Car operated in Chicago to Hot Springs, Ark., in connection with Amphis, Vicksburg, Miss., contains the Vicksburg is a very interesting place to visit enroute to N. LINOIS CENTRAL, reservations, train time and specific facts from your local ticket agenii. Literature, free for the J. PHELPS, General Passenger Agent Oorers Want ED: Laborers for our colored laborers for our train for repairing freight car piece work; no trouble; now get steady work for the way to Mt. Vernon Car Mig. Its early arrival at Jacksonville insures connection with all morning trains for Florida points; also those having steamship connection for Havana, Cuba. Also through Sleeping Car from St. Louis to Jacksonville, via the "Disic Flyer" route. New Orleans, via The Panama Limited Solid, daily, electric lighted, all steel, no extra-fine linen to carry composite and Observation Drawing room Sleeping Cars, Buffet, Card Lining Car, Chicago to New Orleans, with through Sleeping Car from St. Louis. Special features; Barber Shop, Shower Bath, Valet Service, Indies' Music, Writing Facilities and Telophone Connection at Chicago. This in addition to to the electric lighted all steel "New Orleans Special" and "New Orleans Limited" trains, embracing in their equipment Drawing room Sleeping Cars, Free Reclining Chair Cars, Buffet Club, Dining Cars and Conchee, gives triple daily service from Chicago and St. Louis to New Orleans, the gateway to Texas, California, Cuba, Panama, Central and South America Direct connection made at New Orleans with trains for Texas and California; the "Panama Limited" making direct connection in Union Station. Also a Through Drawing room Sleeping Car Chicago to Houston and San Antero operated on the "New Orleans Limited" in connection with the Southern Pacific Lines—Cuba reached through the port of New Orleans by sternships of the Southern Pacific Lines and United Fruit Company, Panama and Central America by ships of the United Fruit Company—Sailings subject to confirmation. Gulport, Miss., Hot Springs, Arkansas, Vicksburg, Mississippi Through Drawing room Sleeping Car, operated in "New Orleans Special," Chicago to Hattiesburg (Camp Shelby) and Gulport, Miss., in correction with the Gulf & Ship Island Railroad from Jackson, Mise., with Through Sleeping Car reservation from St. Louis, Through Sleeping Car operated in "New Orleans Limited," Chicago to Hot Springs, Ark., in connection with Rock Island Lines from Memphis, Vicksburg, Miss., contains the Vicksburg National Military Park, and is a very interesting place to visit enroute to New Orleans. ILLINOIS CENTRAL Railroad Tickets, reservations, train time and specific fees from your station may be had of your local ticket agent. Literature, free for the asking. H. J. PHELPS, General Passenger Agent Laborers Wanted! WANTED: Laborers for our Lumber Yard; Colored laborers for our foundry; also men for repairing freight cars; good wages; piece work; no trouble; now is the chance to get steady work for the winter. Apply to Mt. Vernon Car Mfg. Co. do all kind Job work ter Heads, Bill Heads, Statements, Envelopes Dodgers, Calling Care We do all kind of Job work Letter Heads, Bill Heads. Statements, Envelopes Dodgers, Calling Cards. A S. S. Contest. A Sunday School Contest of the Unity Baptist S S. Brookport, First Baptist and Antioch Baptist S. S. Metropolis, commencing on the 3rd Sunday in Nov and to continue up to and including the 1st Sunday in Jan. 1918. The contest will be for attendance and collection. A prize is to be awarded to the winning school. The schools are to report each week through The Gazette, as to attendance and the collection. The arrangements as to terms of contest will be arranged by pastors and Superintendents. This is done with a view of increasing the attendance of the schools. Wanted-An Idea who can help some brave thing to patente reject your Ideas; they may bring you would- like to work with JOHN WEDMERMANN & CO., Furness Am- sock, Washington in Chelsea where these prizes also are the of two hundred invasions which --- Ileago and St. Louis to Jacksonville, vi drawing room Sleeping Cars, Free Re ning cars serving all meals on route connection with all morning trains for ship connection for Havana, Cuba. All to Jacksonville, via the "Dixie Flyer." Free Panama Limited no extra-fare toll in union carryway from Sleeping Cars, Fuffit, Car and Dining through Sleeping Car from St. Louis, Bath, Valet Service, Licenses' Maintenance at Chicago. This in addition to Orleans Special" and "New Orleans Equipment Drawing from Sleeping Cars, Dining Cars and Conches, gives trip to New Orleans, the gateway to Omaha, Central and South America. with trains for Texas and California connection in Union Station. Also Chicago to Houston and San Antonio, connection with the Southern Pacific of New Orleans by steamships or Fruit Company, Panama and Central Company—Sailings subject to conditions in Arkansas, Vicksburg, Mississippi. operated in "New Orleans Special," and Gulport, Miss., in correction with Jackson, Miss., with Through Sleeping Sleeping Car operated in "New Orleans," contains the Vicksburg National Milice to visit enroute to New Orleans. CENTRAL one and specific facts from your station Literature, free for the asking. Central Passenger Agent Wanted! iss for our Lumberers for our foundry; big freight cars; good trouble; now is the work for the winter. Union Car Mig. Co. Mt. Vernon, Ill. I kind of work I Heads, Envelopes Calling Cards. KINKY HAIR Atlanta, Ga. Exelento Red. Co. Unlimited. My name is news you what my fine EXELENTO QUININE POMADE has dons for my hair. It looks it, my hair was and now it is 14 inches long, and so both and silky that it can do it up any way i want to. JANIE BAND. Don't let some fake Kink Remover fool you. You really can't straighten your hair until it's nice and long. That's what EXELENTO POMADE 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 it will be so pretty and long that you can fix it up to cut you. If Exelento don't do as we claim, we will give your money back. 25c by mail on receipt of stamps or coin. AGENT3 WANTED EVERYWHERE Introduced by EXELENTO MEDICINE CO. Atlanta, Ga. --- Letters to Teacher. Metropolis, Ill. 12-12 '17. Mr. Editor of the Gazette: It is to be understood that I closed the Primary Room of the Brookport School Friday of last week, owing to the severe bad weather and non-attendance of the pupils. During my 3 months stay I did all in my power to give those who attended the best, I not only made friends tin the school room, but in the homes and with the Board. Below please find letters from my 3rd Grade pupils, which I consider words of encouragement and they will be placed on filg where I may read when opportunities present themselves: Brookport, Ill. 12-7-1917. Dear teecher: How are you and your wife by this time? I am well and hope you are the same. I hate to see you go, Mr. McGary; I cried this morning when you were talking about geing. Earlean and I both cried. I like you better than any teacher. You were so kind to us. and good too. I hope you will come up here Christmas. The girls and I are going to look for you. From Willie Rowe, To my dear teacher. Brookport, Ill. 127-1917. Dear Teacher: How are you by this time? I am well and hope you are the same. I am so sorry to see you go, I wish you could teach all the time. I will miss you I know. I don't like to go in the other room. We are going to have a nice Xmas program I hope you and your wife will come up here. We are going to look for you. From your scholar. Brookport, Ill. 12-7' 17. My dear teacher: It affords me the greatest of pleasure in writing you. Mr. McCrary, I am so sorry to see you go, I don't hardly know what we will do since you have stopped teaching. I think you were so nice and sweet to us. We never as long as we liv will have another teacher as nice and kind as you were. When you go home tell your wife aad baby hello. Officers of Ministers' Alliance. Officers of Ministers' Alliance resident; ..... Elder ..... C. W. Norment, Carbondale Vice President W. P. Washington, Mt Vernon Recording Secretary ..... J. B. McCrary, Metropolis Corresponding Secretary ..... J. D. Davis, Colp Treasurer ..... H. C. Armstead, Pulaski Vigilant Committee Elder Wm..... Young, Joppa " D. Parrish, Md. City " S. H. Prnitt, Duquoin " F. Bomar, Cairo " P. B. French, Sparta " Thos. Morris Metropolis " A. J. Bowers, Dewmaine Rev. Berry Thomas, Metropolis Metropolis Gazette PUBLISHED ON FRONT BY THE GAZETTE PRINTING CO. 9BTR0P01S. . . . . ILL. ARS. M. J. MOCRARY, MANAGER Since 9th and Pearl Streets, Metropolis, Illinois. Entered as second-class mail matter, at Metropolis, Illinois, Postoffice. Address all communications to J. R. McAERY, Box 197 Metropolis, Illinois. The names and addresses of contributors must be known to us in evey instance, in order to secure publication. We want the news of your vicinity each week. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One Year ..... $1.50 In Months ..... 75 Three Months ..... 40 Single Copy ..... 05 In Advance. You must mail copy on Mondays to secure publication. KINKY Hair Made to Grow Long, Soft and Silky AMY STARKS says her hair was in great shape until last used. Exfolient, and smooth, coils it, as if it were basking and dripping. Don't be fooled all your life by using same fake preparation which claims you can fool yourself by using it. Kinky hair cannot be made straight. You must have hair first. Now this EXELENTO QUININE MADE in a Hair Groomer which feeds hair and roots of the hair and makes kinkyappy hair grow long, soft and silky. It cleans dandruff and falls Failing on receipt of stamps or coin in AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE Please pay up your subscription. Can you afford to loose your race papers for want of support? It is up to you. What are you going to do about it Mr. non payer? Decide by paying up please. If you have any Race pride and leve for truth, you will pay your subscription. We are toiling day and night to give you the news. We solicit your patronage at the Leader 900 Pearl St. We are pleased with the many nice things said of the Gazette, but we appreciate the money you owe us the more. Remember, the paper is $1.50 per year. The paper has taken another raise, postage will be higher, 3c for stamps and 2c for post cards. So please pay up. Any one writing to this office on private matter and requiring an answer must enclose a stamp. Notice. Notice is hereby given to all those who are in artemis for The Gazette, that we will be compelled to cut you off our list Nov. 15 and if not paid by that time the account will be given out for collection. We are giving you fair warning as we would like to retain you on our list. You used the paper and the money to operate the plant. If you can't pay all pay a part and have to the last of Jan. to pay up in full. NOTICE. Elder J. H. Hilly, Missionary for Mt. Olive Baptist Association postoffice address, is Colp, Kill. Buy Your Xmas Goods dies, nuts, oranges, etc. $100 Reward. $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has beetle to cure in all its stages, and that is catarrh. Hall's catarrh cure is the oely positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's catarrh is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. cHENEY & cO., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists. 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Don't fail to read the advertisement of the Mt. Vernon Car Shop M(g. Co., Mt. Vernon, Ill.) for laborers. Plenty of work for the winter. Eld. J. E. Rodgers, pastor of Seventh St. Baptist Church, Paducah Ky. was in the city a few hours, Thursday, enroute home to attend a funeral of one of his members, but the river was filled with ice and he could not cross. While in the city he paid this office a visit. He returned to Marion where he is ossisting Elder J. D. Davis, in a revival. He reports a good meeting in progress. Children's Books for Christmas at Humma's. Buy Xmas Howell's V Across street fr We ha ve p dies, nuts, Mrs. Grace Grooms, of Eddyville, Ky. is in the city visiting Mrs. G. E. Wijljamson Mesdames Edker Upshaw and Edna Jones and Miss Annie Herron, are visiting the family of Wash Herron, of Bandana, Ky. Mrs. Edna Jones, of St. Louis, Mo. attended the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Tomie Herron. Mr. Chas, Palmer and family left Tuesday for Chicago where they will spend the winter. Mrs. Joseph Mayberry, was called to Paducah, Ky, last Friday to attend the funeral of her brother, Pleas Wylie, who departed this life Thursday and was buried Monday, The Gaxette extends sympathy. The river's full office and all boats are tied up. The deepest snow that we have had in several years fell last Friday. There were snow drifts 5 and 5 ft. high. And yet it snows. A merchant who do not think enough of the Negroes to ask you to visit his store through a Negro journal, don't appreciate your patronage. Why force yourself upon him? The pastor appreciated very much the back bones, ribs, and tender loin give us by Sister Mamie Jackson, a member of the church. This gift helped us out in the meat question those "Meatless" days. Such favors are always appreciated by us you know. Let some-one else kill hogs. Now is a good time. It will not spoil. Penny Christmas Post Cards at Hummas. We thank Sister Wm. Tittsworth, another member of Unity Baptist Church Brookport, for the jar of jelly given us. It was simply line. The sack oil dried apples given us by Sister Lizzie Lassiter, of Belgrade, a member of Providence Baptist Church made fine fried pies a dish we really relish Geo. "Doc" Collins still remains very sick. Frank Howard, cf Brookport, was in the city on business a few days ago. While here he paid the Editor and family a pleasant call. Bibles and Testaments at Humma's. Wm. King. of Unionville, was in the city Tuesday on business. He paid the Editor a pleasant call and renewed his subscription to the Gazette Elder Thos. Turner, is visiting his family this week. Your Goods At variety Store from Post Office lenty of can- oranges, etc. James Towuly, returned home Thursday from Garry, Ind., where he has been tor several months, at work. The Str. Rapids was sunk last Wednesday by floating ice. She was tied up at the wharfboat at Paducah, Ky, when the crash came. The stacks and pilot house were the only visible objects when she settled down. The watchman, the only one aboard at the time was rescued. It will pay our readers to always trade with Merchants who advertise in the Gazette. They appreciate your trade by asking for it in these Columns and they are helping us to publish this paper by giving us some of their business. Mlefit Name. Little Florence climbed upon her father's lap on her birthday and put her arms around his neck. Father always called her "Toodles," and until now she had answered to the name. But now she looked at him in surprise "Why, I'm three now! I should think you'd call me 'Threadles'." she said Patriotism is not boastfulness in the depreciation of other nations. The patriotism that tells is that watch felt, not proclaimed. THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IS MAKING FRIENDS FOR ALL ETERNITY Bleeding, ragged, starving, freezing, homeless, slick Europe gave utterance to a cry of misery and sorrow and despair, and the American Red Cross has answered it in a magnificent way. In binding the wounds, clothing the naked, feeding the hungry, housing the homeless, nursing the sick, it is binding Europe to America by ties of friendship that will last through the ages. The Red Cross is shipping into Paris daily 300 tons of food, clothing, hospital supplies, etc. Much of this is used immediately. The surplus goes into a 100,000-ton warehouse for emergency and against the day American soldiers will start fighting on a large scale. When emergency comes, the Red Cross is ready. During the recent enemy drive into Italy the Italians appealed for help. Within two days our Red Cross had sent 45 carloads of food and supplies from Paris. The Red Cross has established in France a factory for the construction of artificial limbs. Within the last few months it has supplied hundreds of French soldiers with wooden legs. Whatever the Red Cross uses must come from America—must come from generous American hearts and willing American hands. During November the central division of the Red Cross, comprising the states of Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska, sent to France 600,000 surgical dressings, 235,000 knitted articles and 235,000 pieces of hospital linen. Yet it can't do enough because it hasn't half enough members. You Ought to Belong to the Red Cross. Your Help Is Much Needed—Membership Costs a Dollar or Two Dollars for a Year—No More. Be a Patriot—Join Before Christmas Eve. WILL WE HELP THE RED CROSS? Organization Right Now Keeping Millions of Destitute Men, Women and Children Alive in Europe. All Americans at Home Must Back Up This Great Work Effectually—Join the Red Cross Today. The American Red Cross has on its hands one of the world's greatest and grimmest jobs. In order to do the work, the organization must have at once fifteen million members. It now has five million on the rolls and is campaigning to secure the ten million additional members by Christmas eve. Every man, woman and child in this community ought to belong to the Red Cross. Being a member doesn't mean that one is expected to go to Europe, carry wounded soldiers off the battlefields and nurse them in the hospitals. It doesn't mean that one need go to the devastated areas of France, or Belgium, or Poland, or Serbia, and give personal care to the starving, freezing, naked, homeless women and children there. But it does mean that those of us who stay comfortably at home will do as much as we can in every way to back up the organization already at work "over there." It does mean that the men among us will contribute our bit to help our brothers fighting the cause of liberty in Europe. It does mean that the mothers among us will knit and sew for the wretched mothers of Europe and their pitiful babies. It does mean that our young women will show practical sympathy for the young women along the "western front" and in Serbia who have suffered unspeakable cruelties at the hands of bestial enemy soldiers. It does mean that our children be made to understand the curse upon the children of Europe, and be taught to make some sort of sacrifice for the cause of humanity. It does mean that each of us will do what he can individually to supply plenty of comforts for our soldiers fighting the enemy and necessities for the wounded in hospitals. Stricken Europe is crying to heaven for relief, and Providence is answering that prayer through the instrumentality of the American Red Cross. Now if it had unlimited funds but only a comparatively few members, the Red Cross would be unable to do the work before it. The first great need is for millions of members—the support of the folks "back home." Do you know why our lads in the army and navy are acquitting themselves so creditably—why they are amazing the allies by their bravery, intelligence and enthusiasm? It is because those lads are thinking always of their mothers and dads and sisters and sweethearts and kid brothers. The same thing goes for the Red Cross. When all the dads and mothers and sisters and sweethearts and kid brothers in America show their interest and sympathy for Red Cross work, as members of the Red Cross and as working members, why the Red Cross will cover itself with glory forever more. A year's membership in the Red Cross costs just one dollar. If one wishes to send the Red Cross Magazine for a year he pays another dollar. Join now. You will never spend a dollar in a better cause. The Red Cross button is a badge of honor. Wear one! STRICKEN EUROPE NEEDS OUR HELP American Red Cross Answering Appeal on Wonderful Scale —Finest Peace Work in History. Now Red Cross Asks You and Me to Do Our Part for Those "Over There"—So We Must Join. In war-torn Europe today there are millions of mothers and babies at the point of death from actual starvation. Winter is at hand. Yet they are rarged and homeless. They are diseased —tuberculosis, dysentery, skin affections, fevers are ravaging them. They are widowed and orphaned and broken with grief. In order to protect America and save the liberties for which the allies have been battling three years, our own lads are over there now, fighting and dying so that you and I and our wives and our daughters and babies may not suffer unspeakable cruelties at the hands of enemy savages. Now then: The people of America, through their Red Cross, have undertaken to right the hideous wrongs the Teutons have done to noncombatants in Europe, so far as it is possible to do so. It means building thousands of homes, providing food, clothing and care for millions, conducting hundreds of hospitals on a large scale and thousands of medical dispensaries. It is the biggest pence job the world has ever seen. But that isn't all—not by a long shot. The American Red Cross has a colossal war labor to perform. It must establish and operate hundreds of large military hospitals of various kinds for our own armies and those of our allies. It must provide necessities and comforts for the fighting men and for the noble women who are nursing the wounded. In short, it must do everything possible to take some of the curse out of war. This work is already well under way. Our Red Cross is helping all the stricken people on a great scale. Our Red 'Cross must not fall down on the job. You and I are responsible for the success of the enterprise. Of course we can't go over there, and actually build houses and feed the hungry and clothe the naked and nurse the sick. But we can back up the great machine already in the field and at work. What can we do—you and I? Well, first of all we must be members of the Red Cross. At this writing the organization needs millions more of us on its muster rolls. We compose the army at home supporting the army in the field—both peaceful armies. At home here we form chapters and circles that furnish clothing and hospital supplies for soldiers and civilians in Europe. We must provide funds. We must show direct, intimate, personal interest in what the Red Cross field organization is doing. We must knit and sew and save and give. Right now the Red Cross is campaigning for 15,000,000 members. Fifteen million members by Christmas Eve is the slogan. One year's membership costs one dollar. By paying an additional dollar the member gets the Red Cross Magazine for a year. Every man, woman and child in this community ought to be wearing a Red Cross pin on Christmas Day. Every father should make each of his children a Christmas gift of a Red Cross membership—and explain to the youngsters the meaning of the present. NOTICE. The blank pages of the Gazette are caused by reason of American Press Association with whom we had a contract to furnish inside pages selling out to the Western Newspaper Union without giving us time to arrange with the other company. We will be able to give you better service shortly. Notice. Notice is hereby given that the Executive Board of the Mt. Olive Baptist Association according to the adjournment of the Board greeting at Unionville, last September will meet with the Mt. Phasant Missionary Bart, church Christburg, Thursday before the 4th Sunday in February 1918. We are praying for a great meeting and invite all the members to join us at that time and place in a spirit of meekness and prayer. Prepare good strong gospel sermons and come prepared to bombard Satan's camp and sun as never before. Cry aloud and spare not, and make this meeting worthy of the name in every particular. To the Ministers. Let each minister come prepared to do his christian duty, to give liberally for the expense of the meeting, to be able to do this have your church to send not less than $100 by you or in a letter for said purpose. To the Churches. Let's be all that word "Missionary" stands for. Be true to the cause for which Jesus died, and think of the foot prints of the Baptists stained with blood, from John the Baptist and through all the ages until now for the principles set forth in the Bible and send up 50 per member this quarter for the missionary. We have a man out on field looking out for the waste places and his family is looking to him, while he is depending on you. Do all you can for the District and State work this year. I know you are loyal to Christ and your Association. Commence now to collect your money. Let us go through the gates, gather up the stones and lift up a Standard for the people. Yours in the cause. J. B. McCray. Moderator. FRED R. YOUNG, Attorney. SALE OF REAL ESTATE. By virtue of an order of the County Court of Massac County, Illinois, made on the petition of the undersigned Charles Howard, Administrator De Bonis Non of the estate of Elias Howard deceased, for the leave to sell the Real Estate of said deceased, at the November Term, A. D. 1017, of said Court, to-wit: on the fifteenth day of November 1917, I shall on the 29th day of December next, between the hours of ten o'clock in the foren. on and five o'clock in the afternoon of said day, sell at Public Sale, at the east door of court house in Metropolis in said County, the Real Estate described as follows, to-wit: The north-west fourth of the northwest quarter of section No. 24, of Township No. 16, south. of range No. 6 east in Massac County, Illinois on the following terms, to-wit: Cash in hand. Charles Howawd, Administrator or De Bonis Non of the estate of Elissa Howard, deceased. Dated this 16th day of November, A. D. 1917. Remember Little Kindnesses. Cultivate a memory for kindnesses. Too many of us are inclined to accept small courtesies and kindnesses as a matter of course, and for that reason they make so little impression upon us that they are soon lost sight of. The people who seem overflowing with faith and affection, and who always have a good opinion of their fellows, are the ones who find it easy to forget injuries, but who hold the kindnesses they have received fast in memory. Exchange.