Metropolis Weekly Gazette

METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE SANTA CLAUS "Santa Claus' Headquarters" Announcing our complete readiness of Christmas Assortments Randkerchiefs, Gloves, Jewelry, Purses, Toilet Goods, umbrellas, Fancy Novelties, Silks, Etc. Bags, Suits, Coats. Waists, Dresses, Furs. Do your shopping now--avoid the rush and secure better selections. Officers of the General Batist State Association of Illinois Committee on Nomination beg to report as follows: Moderator Eld. J. F. Thomas. 1st Vice Mod. " 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. Armstead. Added Members 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 Cor. Sec. Eld. J. D. Davis Treasurer Eld. J. E. Haywood Other Members Eld. S. H. Proutt Deacon R. Lewis Sister Sallie Thomas Chicago Sister M. Hudgin Cairo Sister J. w. winston Otmatead Sister Carrie Casiy Shawnetown Ursiah Jenkins Rev. J. A. Royal Chicago " L. Dsane Chicago Rev. A. J. Bowars Dewmaine Rev. D. Johnson Dewmaine " B. H. Hubter Evanston " K. V. Howard Grand Chain " Robt. Grey Marphysboro " J. L. Martin Colps Deacon J. Simpson Hallidayboro " J. Baker Brookport El. Thomas Morris Metropolis Bro. Chas. Skates Mound City Deacon J. L. Taborn Educational Board Chairman Dr. B. J. Priace Chicago Cor. Sec. Sis. Frankie Jenkie Cairo. Sister willie Greyer Colps Sister Emma Farrow Cairo " J. M. Owens Sparta Eld. J. B. McCrary Metropolis Committee on Nomination C. Q. Phillips J. E. Heywood G. H. Mitchell MOTTO : HEW TO THE LINE. LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY F. Bomar Sister Stella Duprec " willie Greer " M. B. Taylor Elder H. C. Armstead " H. E. Mewilliams Members of various Committees of National Baptist Convention (Unincorporated.) Foreign Mission Boa.d H. E. Mcwiliams, D. D. Chicago, Ill. Home Mission Board J. B. McCraig, S. T. B. Metropolis, 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, Mc 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. 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. Pruitt, Duquoin HOSIERY Plain or Fancy, silk or lisle, 25c to $1.00 For The Whole Family's Christmas Gifts Intelligent Christmas shopping involves economy and utility. Our stocks of gifts for men and boys are distinguished by just such characteristics. The assortments offered for your selection are designated to facilitate your shopping, and increase the appreciation of the recipient. Check this list of items. KREBS F. Bomar, Cairo P. B. French, Sparta Thos. Morris Metropolis A. J. Bowers, Dewmaine Rev. Berry Thomas, Metropolis. Improve your hair by using THE ROYAL HAIR PREPARATIONS Royal Hair Dressing. Royal Hair Tonic THE WONDERFUL HAIR GROWERS. No matter what has failed to grow your hair don't give up hope. Try these wonderful hair growers. Many wowen have been benefited who had given up all hopes of ever improving their hair. No special system of hair culture is necessary to obtain results with these preparations. Each article produces results from its own ingredients. It is not necessary to use the Royal Hair Preparations for life one bottle of tonic and one jar of dressing will prove their value in improving the hair and curing all diseases of the scalp. One bottle os Royal Hair Tonic is guaranteed to stop the most persistent case of falling hair strengthen the hair follicle and promote the growth of new hair on bald temples and all bald spots. Royal Hair Dressing is an ideal one for short, stubborn, kinky hair. It will soften the hair make it glossy and straight and easy to dress in any style. Can be used with or without irons. When used in connection with the tonic produces wonderful and lasting results. Don't neglect your hair any longer send and try the Royal Hair Preparations. Sent any where on receipt of price. Agents wanted write for terms. O. T. Scott and Co. Keystone Bldg. 16th and Lombard St. Phil. Pa. Just to Work. Everything that happens to us leaves some trace behind, writes a philosopher. Everything contributes imperceptibly to make us what we are. Yet it is often dangerous to take a strict account of it. For either we grow proud and negligent, or downcast and depraired; and both are equally injurious in their consequences. The surest plans is just to do the nearest task that lies before us. THE For The Intelligent Christ of gifts for men a assortments offer shopping, and incr NECKWEAR For the entire family— beautiful assortments, 25c to $1.00 CAPS OF ALL KINDS Fur and Scotch, all pur poses and weights 50c to $3.50 TRUNKS All shapes and sizes BAGS, SUIT CASES AND GRIPS An immense stock from which to choose $1.00 to $10.00 GLOVES ARE ALWAYS ACCEPTABLE GIFTS Hero's a big variety of gloves for street and dress wear, for motoring, sports and work; dress gloves in all the good fashionable leathers, lined and unlined, $1.00 to $3.50. Auto gloves, unlined, knit and fur lined, $1.00 to $3.50. Other gloves from 50 cents up. FOR CHILDREN Underwear, Top Coats Suits Blouses, Boy Scout Outfits, Stockings, Rubber Boots The Shopping Guide Fill Out Your List Fom These Suggestions Suggestive Gifts for Ladies Jubilee Songs for Soldiers Plan On Foot To Furnish Boys In The Army With Plantation Melodies. Columbus, Ohio. Patriotism reached its zenith here in a meeting held at the Second Baptist Church when the women of the Benevolent Mission Society, an organization belonging to that church decided that the boys in the U. S. Army should have at their disposal a copy of the National Jubilee Melodies. "We want the boys to sing the songs of our fore-parent, which is the only real American music. We want while they are fighting a righteous cause in foreign lands, that they shall sing jubilee melodies, thinking of their God in their own country," declared the president after a patriotic address delivered by Dr. R. H. Boyd D. D. Secretary of the National Baptist Publishing Board, thru whose great effort Jubilee Melodies were set to music and put at the disposal of the American public. Dr. Boyd had just declared in an address, that the Negrosnould make the same enviable record in for Democracy that he has made in every war of the world's history. The Benevolent Society of this church places the first order for a large number of these books to be bound in khaki with the U. S flagprinted upon the back of each book. Our church will back up this movement, declared the Dr. Elbert W. Moore, D. D. the pastor of the church. They have HOLIDAY SPIRIT IS FOR The Shopp The Whole Family Christmas shopping involves and boys are distinguis ered for your selec lease the appreciation Fill Out Your List For GIFTS FOR SOLDIERS Toilet Kits in Khaki Cases, Trench Mirrors, Belts, Com bination Tie and Collar Sets Cigarette Cases, Soldiers' Boots, Photo Frames, Hand- kerchiefs, Trunks, Bags HOSIERY, TIE SETS AND HANDKERCHIEFS Especially attractive gifts 75c to $2.00 COLLAR BOXES Plain or fancy, some very handsome ones 50c to $2.00 Gloves, all colors Fancy Hose Ladies' Purses and Bags Sachet Novelties Toilet Sets Manicure Sets Fancy Bath Towels Ladies' House Slippers REB sent their order forward to the Publishing Borrd at Nashville, and the books will be made at once and placed in the hands of the soldiers. Jerusalem has fallen and has been wrested by the British from the "infidel dogs" as the Knights of Christ were wont to say in the old days when Peter the hermit, swept through Europe, calling the faithful to their standards to rescue the holy sepulcher that the Master's memory no longer be insulted and dishonored. Doubtless Christendom today thrills when learning that the Holy City has passed to the hands of those that revere the name of Him who did so much to give it fame. The Central Baptist Church, one of the largest churches of St. Louis, and Missouri, with the largest membership in that city is doing a splendid work for humanity, the Lord Jesus Christ and His Cause. The Clerk, Mr. G. W. King, reports 150 accessions by experience of grace and other-wise. Nearly $10,000 was contributed from all sources and disbursed for various purposes. The Church has $2,000 in Bank for sick and burial purposes. Mr. King is a payman, who cooperates with the pastor and truly consecrated to the Lord's Cause. Money lost, nothing lost; courage lost, much lost; honor lost, more lost; soul lost, all lost. REFLECTED IN THIS BOOK ing Guide dily's Christmas es economy and utility sed by just such chara on are designated to of the recipient. Check n These Suggestions THIS PAGE Guide Christmas Gifts and utility. Our stocks with characteristics. The animated to facilitate your t. Check this list of items. questions estive Gifts for La for Ladies CLOTHING AND DRY GOODS GO. --- --- JERUSALEM. Combination Leather Belts and Buckles 25c to $1.00 SMOKING JACKETS $5.00 to $7.50 MACKINAWS FOR MEN AND BOYS Some unusually good ones, $5.00 to $12.50 SWEATERS FOR THE FAMILY Men's, Boys', Ladies' $1.00 to $8.50 MEN'S AND BOYS' SHOES $2.50 to $8.50 Fur Sets, Ladies' and Children's Ladies' Bath Robes Boudoir Caps Umbrellas Children's Handkerchiefs in Holiday Boxes Ladies' Handkerchiefs, lin- Milk for Babies. Jersey and Guernsey cows give rich fat-producing milk, and for that reason their milk has been regarded as too rich for infants. It is still true that the milk of the Ayrshire and the Holstein is better suited to infants than the Jersey and Guernsey milk, but the cause is not the fat, as has been thought. The fact is that the casein of the Ayrshire and Holstein milk is decidedly more flocculated and not so readily curled in the stomach, so that it is the most easily digested by children. Whatever That Is. Armed with a hooked bill resembling a hawk, with a spread of wing as big as a good-sized eagle and equipped with long legs, which he carries straight behind him, a bird which Allan Irish, of Sabino, Me., says is a zyphunkquillipherz and is rare in that vicinity, has been seen frequently near Sabino. Intolerance. The truth is, the notion that an intellectual recognition of certain dogmas is the essential condition of salvation lies at the bottom of all intolerance in matters of religion. Under this impression, men are too apt to forget that the great end of Christianity is love, and that charity is its crowning virtue; they overlook the beautiful significance of the parable of the heretic Samaritan and the orthodox Pharisee; and thus, by suffering their speculative opinions of the next world to make them uncharitable and cruel in this, they are really the worse for them, even admitting them to be true.—Whittier. Indian Summer The term "Indian summer" is applied to a period of mild, open weather that comes in the fall, embracing the most of October and sometimes extending into November, and characterized by a sort of dry mist or haziness that differentifies it from other seasons of the year. What causes the distinctive features of the season, especially the lazy atmosphere, is unknown, and the origin of the term equally so. Different explanations have been given of both, but they seem to be largely fanciful. Matter of Fact. "Mine is a trying situation," remarked Bentrice Bustin, the beautiful claak model.—Minnesota Minne-ha-ha. BATH OR HOUSE SLIPPERS SURE TO PLEASE FOR CHILDREN FOR CHILDREN You're slipping a man, young or old, great joy when you put slippers in his Christmas stocking. We've a big stock—"comfy" slippers, bath slippers and house slippers—just the kind to make "him" greatly appreciative of your thoughtfulness. Thy're priced from $1.00 to $3.50. Sweaters, Gloves, Reefers, Play Suits, Mackinaws Caps, Neckwear, Hats, Shirts, Bloues, Raincoats, Shoes en and silk Ladies' High Neck Waists in Voile and Silk Wool Blankets Baby Bootees Fancy Ribbons Skirt Patterns in Silk Cap and Scarf Sets Metropolis. Gazette PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY BY THE GAZETTE PRINTING CO. METROPOLIS; . . . . . ILL. MRS. M. J. MOCHARY, MANAGER B. McCRAFT, EDITOR Office 9th and Pearl Streets. Metropolis, Illinois. Entered as second-class mail matter, at Metropolis, Illinois, Postoffice. The names and addresses of contributors must be known to us in every instance, in order to secure publication. We want the news of your vicinity each week. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One Year. $1.50 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 Hair Made to Grow Long, Soft and Silky. 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 those who are in arrest 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 one 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 Associatio postoffice address, is Colp Roy Alphonso You know about the pitiful mothers and babies of northern France, northern Italy, Belgium, Belgium, Roumania and Poland, do you? The homeless, ragged, freezing, starving, diseased, mutilated women and children caught in the invasion of their countries by the war-mad beasts from the German Jungle—you know about them? You know the American Red Cross in Europe is the one agency that can help them—that it is the silver lining of the blackest cloud the world has ever known? The Red Cross must have 15,000,000 members by Christmas eve. You must join at once. The man who would turn down the Red Cross ought forever more to be ashamed to face good women and innocent children. TO FATHERS When You Join the Red Cross and Give Your Mite, You Help Our Soldiers in Europe and Feed Starving Babies. Fathers: Suppose that three years ago a powerful and savage enemy had invaded our nation suddenly and you had been called into the army to defend the country. Suppose that our county had been captured by the invader; your home burned, your wife and half-grown daughter carried away into slavery worse than death and your son mutilated and put to work behind the enemy lines. You think such things couldn't happen to you and your family? Well, just those horrors were visited upon thousands of fathers in France and Belgium by the kaiser's savages. It has been revealed to us during the last few months by the secret service that the Huns were plotting an invasion of the United States through Mexico. But for a fair destiny those horrors would have been ours, because the kaiser aims to dominate the world and spread over the earth his brand of love and fellowship called "kultur." The American Red Cross has been called upon to relieve suffering "over there" and to restore us as far as possible devastated sections of allied territory. It is now on the job. The Red Cross is conducting thousands of hospitals in France for American and allied soldiers, and running ambulance lines and comfort stations innumerable. Yet the organization cannot do enough because it hasn't half enough members back home here to support the vast work there. So now it is conducting a campaign to get fifteen million members by Christmas eve. It is an honor to belong to the Red Cross. If you aren't already wearing the little button, enroll at once. The membership costs just $1.00 a year. Another dollar brings you the Red Cross Magazine for twelve months. Suffering Europe, especially the women and children, needs your help. TO MOTHERS The Red Cross Needs Your Help to Save Women and Babes in Europe and to Care for Our Soldiers. Dear Mothers: Surely you will do what you can to relieve the sufferings of the homeless, wretched mothers and children of war-torn Europe-rugged, starving, freezing, tuberculous women and babies who for three years have endured the horrors of hell. They are your sisters and your sisters' children. The end is not yet for them. Think what they must go through this winter. Think of yourself and your little ones here in America, safe and comfortable. In the trenches "over there" are millions of men undergoing indescribable hardship and suffering and death to save the liberty-loving world from the kaiser and his savage hordes. Think of them. Remember they are standing between you and the fate that Godless, "kultur"-mad Germany poured upon the women and children of northern France, northern Italy, Belgium, Poland and Roumania. Of course you cannot go to Europe and nurse and feed and clothe and shelter those sufferers. But the American Red Cross is over there doing it—the noblest labor in the world's history. Our Red Cross is nursing and feeding and clothing and sheltering them. And it is conducting thousands of hospitals and ambulance lines and comfort stations for American soldiers and the soldiers of our allies. Yet the Red Cross cannot do enough because it hasn't half enough members. Therefore a campaign is being made to get fifteen million members by Christmas eve. It is an honor to belong to the organization. You will join, won't you? You will see that your husband enrolls, and that each of the children is enrolled—surely. Annual membership costs $1.00. An additional dollar brings the Red Cross Magazine for a year. Many Sections Report Record Crops Raised by Youngsters. Seen as Excellent Method of Displaying Patriotism and Both Boys and Girls Are Active. There isn't any occasion to mourn, even if one is too young to fight. It is hardly necessary to say again what has been said so many times, that there are many ways to serve one's country beside carrying a gun, or helping to man a slip, or driving an ambulance. The men who are doing all these things must be fed and so must the families they leave at home. Why isn't it a great thing and a patriotic one to raise corn, vegetables, pigs and calves? In Wisconsin there are 22,000 boys and girls organized into clubs—corn clubs, canning clubs, potato clubs, garden clubs—because it is easier to work hard if one learns from watching somebody else. One Wisconsin boy, Heiron Block of Rochester, has been working for four years to secure the best possible seed corn, and after he had raised 137 bushlets to the acre in 1913 he took charge of all the corn on his father's farm and saved 18,000 ears of high-grade corn for seed the following year. He has carried off ever so many prizes, but the best thing about his work is that it helps along the cause of better farming. George Ferris of Little Suamico, Wis., did even better, for he raised 159 bushlets to the acre, and he also is handling seed corn for his father. In the South there are two boys who have held, not merely state championships, nor even a United States record, but world championships. One of them, a South Carolina boy, raised 228 bushels of corn to the acre and he kept his honors for several years until an Alabama boy, who is still holding the world championship in corn growing, went past him with a record of 232 bushels. When one remembers that corn is the most important single crop we raise in the United States and that 30 bushels to the acre was considered a fair yield not many years ago, one realizes what these lads have done for their country. And they set an example and provided seed so that others might follow it before they were sixteen years of age. But here is a story even better than the others, for we are more interested in gardens right now than we are in corn. It is about a southern boy gain — "Billy" Minter of Austin, Tex. When Billy was ten years old he won a prize of $100 in gold in a vacant lot contest in which 40,000 boys and girls took part. He had a plot 10 by 20 feet, and on it he raised 573 pounds of vegetables and made a profit of $28.32. No wonder he won a prize. Ten by twenty isn't very much space — just the size of a small room. If "Billy" had succeeded proportionately with an acre of ground his profits would have been $6,148. — Exchange. Big Business. The children of the neighborhood had started an amusement company, which they planned to operate for commercial and recreation purposes with the other children as the victims, or rather, patrons. The company's property consisted, among other things, of a new swing. Since business was ruther dull the first afternoon the owners of the "park" were taking turns enjoying the rides themselves. One of the little girls evidently thought that she had not received her share of the fun. "George," she cried, "if you don't let me swing now I'll go tell mamma!" George was not abashed. "Aw, go on!" he demonstrated. "We're not running this company on the tell-mamma plan."-Indianapolis News. Swatting the Garbage Can. Reports from various cities throughout the country prove that the campaign of food conservationists against a full garbage pail is meeting with marked success. Shrinkage in that form of household waste runs all the way from 6 per cent in New York, in one month, to 20 per cent and more in other big cities. But the lowest percentage of waste alone meant the saving of 3,000 tons of food products in the metropolis, a figure of conservation worth conjuring with in computing a probable country-wide gain, and surely enough to encourage all city governments to labor toward a goal that will help hold down the high cost of living. -Syracuse Journal. Colored Story. "Funny thing happened in my town last week," said the chatty man in the railway carriage. "What was that?" asked the interested individual. "Black, a white man, and White, a black man, thought a fellow named Brown was pretty green and tried to sell him a white horse. But Brown was well read and he deceived them both. In fact, he got all the money they hid." "And now?" "And now Black and White are blue." The Right Idea. "He is taking the war very seriously." "That's the right idea. I'd rather take the war seriously and be mistaken, than look on it lightly and discover later that it was a very serious matter." We do all kind Job work Letter Heads, Bill Heads. Statements, Envelopes Dodgers, Calling Cards. Suggestive Winter Ougtins Florida, via The Seminole Limited all, steel daily train Chicago and St. Louis to a la, carrying Through Drawing room Sleeping cars and Coaches, with dining cars serving all drawing-room Sleeping Car. and St. Louis to Jacksonville, g room Sleeping Cars, Free care serving all meals en Electric lighted, all, steel daily train Chicago and St. Louis to Jacksonville, v. Birmingham, Ala., carrying Through Drawing room Sleeping Cars, Free R. clining Chair Cars and Coaches, with dining cars serving all meals outside also Through Drawing-room Sleeping Car. Chicago To Savanna, Georgia at Jacksonville insures connection with all not also those having steamship connection for Having Car from St. Louis to Jacksonville, via the New Orleans, via The Panama Limited, electric lighted, all steel, no extra-fare Pullman Observation Drawing room Sleeping Cars, Faff 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" and embracing in their equipment Diving room Chair Cars, Buffet Club, Dining Cars and Cocoa from Chicago and St. Louis to New Orleans, to California, Cuba, Panama, Central and South on made at New Orleans with trains for Texas "limited" making direct connection in Union room Sleeping Car Chicago to Houston and New Orleans Limited" in connection with the reached through the port of New Orleans by Pacific Lines and United Fruit Company. Pan ships of the United Fruit Company—Sailings Miss., Hot Springs, Arkansas, Vicksburg, room Sleeping Car, operated in "New Orleansburg (Camp Shelby) and Gulport, Miss., in Island Railroad from Jackson, Miss., with train from St. Louis, Through Sleeping Car operated in Chicago to Hot Springs, Ark., in connection with Vicksburg, Miss., contains the Vicksburg is a very interesting place to visit enroute to LINOIS CENTRAL reservations, twin time and specific facts from your local ticket agenii. Literature, free for the J. PHELPS, General Passenger A Laborers Want ED: Laborers for our Colored laborers for our train for repairing freight car piece work; no trouble; no to get steady work for the way to Mt. Vernon Car Mfg. action with all morning train connection for Havana, Cuba. Jacksonville, via the "Dixie Fly Panama Limited extra-fare Pullman train carri sleeping Cars; Puffet, Carri high Sleeping Car from St. L. Valet Service, Ladies' Mate Chicago. This in addition rans Special" and "New Orl nt Drawing room Sleeping C ing Cars and Panama, gives in New Orleans, the gateway central and South America trains for Texas and California in Union Station. Also to Houston and San Antonio excursion with the Southern P New Orleans by steemship Company, Panama and company—Sailings subject to Texas, Vicksburg, Mississippi ated in "New Orleans Spee Gulport, Miss., in connection , Miss., with Through Sleep sleeping Car operated in "New ., in connection with Rock In tains the Vicksburg National visit enroute to New Orleans ENTRAL and specific facts from your st ature, free for the asking. Passenger Agent Wanted for our Lumber for our foundry freight cars; go trouble; now is the park for the winter Car Mfg. Co. Its early arrival at Jacksonville insures connection with all morning trains to Florida points; also those having steamship connection for Havana, Cuba. A so through Sleeping Car from St. Louis to Jacksonville, via the "Lixie Flyer" route. New Orleans, via The Panama Limited Solid, daily, electric lighted, all steel, no extra-fare Pullman train carrying composite and Observation Drawing room Sleeping Cars, Buffet, Carriage Dining Car, Chicago to New Orleans, with through Sleeping Car from St. Louis Special features; Barber Shop, Shower Bath, Valet Service, Ladies' Mid Writing Facilities and Telephone Connection at Chicago. This in addition to the electric lighted all steel "New Orleans Special" and "New Orleans Limited" trains, embracing in their equipment Drawing room Sleeping Car Free Reclining Chair Cars, Buffet Club. Dining Cars and Coaches, gives 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 Antonio operated on the "New Orleans Limited" in connection with the Southern Pacific Lines—Cuba reached through the port of New Orleans by steamships 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 connection with the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad from Jackson, Miss., 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, twin time and specific facts from your station may be had of your local ticket agenl. 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. Mt. Vernon. Ill. Do Your Christm Christmas 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. BUY OF OUR ADVERTISERS Subscribe For The Gazette, To-day. Officers of the General Batist State Association of Illinois Committee on Nomination beg to report as follows: Moderator Eld. J. F. Thomas. 1-t Vice Mod. " W. P. Washington. 2nd Vice Mod. Eld C. w. Norment. Recording Sec. Eld. P. B. Franch Corresponding Sec. E d. J. B. McCrary. Treasurer Eld. H. C. Armstead. Added Members Eld. F. Bomar Cairo Eld. J. E Haywood Chicago Eld. Jas. Swanson Maywood State Missionary H. E. Mewilliams. State Mission Board Chairman Dr. C. C. Phillips Cor. Sec. Eld. J. D. Davis Treasurer Eld. J. E. Haywood Other Members Eld. S. H. Prutt Deacon R. Lewis Sister Sallie Thomas Chicago Sister M. Hudgin Cairo Sister J. w. winston Olintead Sister Carrie Casly Shawnetown Tribal Inkings Crisis Situations Rev. J. A. Royal Chicago " L. Drane Chicago Rev. A. J. Bowers Dewmaine Rev. D. Johnson Dewmaine " B. H. Euhter Evanston " K. V. Howard Grand Chain " Robt. Grey Murphysboro " J. L. Martin Colps Dsacon J. Simpson Hallidayboro " J. Baker Brookport Eld. Thomas Morris Metropolis Bro. Chas. Skates Mound City Dsacon J. L. Taborn Educational Board Chairman Dr. B J. Priace Chicago Cor. Sec. Sis. Frankie Jenkie Cairo. Sister willie Greyer Colps Sister Emma Farrow Cairo "J. M. Owens Sparta Eld. J B. McCrary Metropolis Committee on Nomination 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. Mcwilliams Members of various Committees of National Baptist Convention (Unincorporated.) Foreign Mission Board H. E. Mcwilliams, 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 F. Bomar, Cairo, Ill. B. Y. P. U. Board Dr. W. P. washington, Mt. Vernon, Ifl 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, Golcoonda, Ill. 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. Elder S. H. Pruitt, President. J. H. Williams, Cor. Sec. ```markdown ``` SECRET OF FRENCH CULTURE Vibrating Balance Between Head and Heart at Top Speed, Is Deduction of Magazine Writer. Intensely alive, is the chief impression one has of the French, writes John Galsworthy in the Atlantic. They balance between head and heart at top speed in a sort of electric and eternal see-saw. It is this perpetual quick change which gives them, it seems to me, their special grip on actuality; they never fly into the cloud regions of theories and dreams; their heads have not time before their hearts have intervened, their hearts not time before their heads cry, "Hold!" They apprehend both worlds, but with such rapid alternation that they surrender to neither. The secret of French culture lies in this vibrating balance; from quick marriage of mind, and heart, reason and sense, in the French nature, all the cleat created forms of French life arise, forms recognized as forms with definite utility attached. Controlled expression is the result of action and reaction. Controlled expression is the essence of culture, because it alone makes a sufficiently clear appeal in a world which is itself the result of the calculable interplay of complementary or dual laws and forces. French culture is near to the real heart of things, because it has a sort of quick sanity that never loses its way; or, when it does, very rapidly recovers the middle of the road. PRINCESS IS CZAR'S MANAGER Eudoxia, Eldest Daughter of Ruler of Bulgaria, Said to Be Cleverest of Family. Princess Eudoxin, the eldest daughter of the czar of Bulgaria, is said to be the cleverest member of Ferdinand's family. She manages the Sofa palace, receives ministers and envoys and apologizes to them for Ferdinand's mysterious absences; runs Ferdinand's farm at Vitosch when Ferdinand is not hiding there; directs his business speculations and his enormous private wealth, and, in particular, runs his big land-development scheme around Chaskovo, near the Turkish frontier. Eudoxia is black-eyed, lively and pretty, with an ambition, Sofia declares, to be married quickly, and cynics add that Ferdinand chose the German side instead of the allies' because Germany has vast supplies of bridegrooms of royal, princely and ducal blood. In Sofia, Eudoxia is known as "Balkanska Dieva"—the Maid of the Balkans. In summer she makes solitary tours in the hills, puts up in shepherds' huts, and shocks Ferdinand, who is a timid man with a sharp distrust of his subjects, and a faith, inherited from a thousand years of Bourbon ancestors, that women, like men, of royal blood are three times sacred. Trying to Do Their Bit. While nearly every woman is trying to do her bit in some way, there are at least a hundred thousand other fair ones who believe they can serve their country by breaking into the movies, notes a New York critic. That is why every motion-picture office is crowded with applicants and why motion-picture managers are busy men these days of frantic filmdom. It requires much patience, nerve and sometimes a set of burglar's tools to enable a would-be actress to reach a manager, however, but an overdressed woman of rather ripe years gushed her way past the array of office boys and clerks into the sanctum of the man who hires and fires. "I wish to become a movie actress," she announced. "I feel that I have within me the makings of a great impersonator of the silent drama." "Have you ever had any experience, madam?" asked the manager. "Miss, if you please," simmered the applicant. "No, I haven't any experience. My face is my fortune." "Well, you need not worry about the income tax, if that's the case," grunted the manager. "Don't slam the door." Fearless Japanese Official. Of all the eccentric characters in Japan, one of the most famous and distinguished is probably Viscount Dr. Inajiro Tajiri, president of the imperial board of audit. He flatters nobody, not excepting himself, says a correspondent, and is feared by all who are not sincere. The late Prince Katsura was once scolded by him, and not long ago Baron Shibusawa waxed hot in anger at a public meeting as he rose to refute the charges of commercial corruption which Viscount Tajiri had made against Japan's business world at large. He is outspoken when he thinks the occasion demands outspokenness. Fearlessness of public opinion or ridicule is dramatically exemplified in the very simple and unpretentious life that he is leading. His food is of the simplest variety. He daily carries to the office a bento box filled with rice and some pickled plums, and during the past 40 years he has ever stuck to his Spartan lunch. METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE. DECEMBER 21. 1917. Fish at Reasonable Price. The Canadian government's venture to supply the public with fish at a reasonable price has proved a success. A refrigerator service from Nova Scotia to Ontario was provided, and the government's scheme was advertised. In one week there were three cars carrying approximately 60,000 pounds of fish, as against normal shipments of 5,000 pounds. The varieties sold under the government's plan, which provides that the buyer shall take the whole fish, are haddock and market cod. These were the only ones available in quantities to justify the experiment. Haddock is well known; market cod is practically a newcomer. NEW YORK'S BURIED WEALTH Millions of Dollars' Worth of Copper, Lead and Other Products Deposited Beneath Streets. Under the streets of New York city are deposits of copper, lead and other valuable products far exceeding in quantity and value any mine yet discovered throughout the world. Engineers and scientists estimate the amount of copper to be found in the boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx at 30,000,000 pounds, valued approximately at $7,500,000. The lead is estimated at 60,000,000 pounds, worth something like $4,800,000. This discovery was announced at the electrical exposition at Grand Central palace, where the Consolidated Telegraph and Electric Subway company had a large exhibit showing a full-size cross section of one of the city's principal thoroughfares. In this mammoth cross section of earth and rock the veins of copper and of lead could be easily traced. Of course, the veins of copper are the wires carrying the electric current for lighting, heating, power and communication to every nook and corner of the great metropolis, while the lead is used to protect the cables. The street cross section at the electrical exposition was 70 feet long by 25 feet deep. It showed the location of the street railway conduits and rails, electric service substation, distributing station, conduits, splicing chambers, with their unique water draining-systems and other interesting things that lay beneath the streets of New York and mark the advanced stage of its civilization. It took a crew of 20 men a week to construct this interesting exhibit. CHIEF HARBOR OF MACEDONIA Galonica, Built About 315 B. C., Was Named by its Founder for His Wife. In the days when St. Paul addressed his Epistles to the Thessalonians Salonica was not modern, for it was built about 315 B. C. on the site of an older city called Therme, says the London Globe, and was named by its founder after his wife, a sister of Alexander the Great. It has always been a place of importance, as it is the chief harbor of Macedonia, and was a point on the ancient highway from Rome to the East. With a few fine buildings, like the old mosque which had been in turn a temple of Venus and a Christian church, it has always been a collection of houses largely of wood, and, therefore, highly inflammable in the extreme continuous heat of summer. The confaguration which recently swept away the main part of it is not by very many the first experience of the kind in its history, one of the most memorable being the fire at the beginning of September, 1890, which did $4,000,000 worth of damage. Bidding for Trouble. These women certainly do get away with it. Who would suspect the supreme court of New York having pronounced views on the equality of the sexes? But here is Justice Goff, comments the St. Paul News, who not only admits that a woman may practice law, but insists that she is just like other lawyers. Mary L. Lilly rose to address the court. "Are you a member of the bar?" quelled the justice. "Yes, your honor," the lady replied. "Then you should remove your hat, like all other lawyers." This little dialogue merely shows that the court values the "woman's pre-ogitative" of changing her mind. Not many years ago Dr. Mary Walker was in trouble with the courts because she wanted to wear trousers, "like all other doctors." Now what would Justice Goff decide if Lawyer Lilly carried his advice to a logical conclusion and came into court in regular male attire, "like all other lawyers?" The Sound of Guns Conflicting statements have been made from time to time as to the distance at which the guns can be heard. On a still night, when an easterly breeze is prevailing, says a writer in the Dundee Advertiser. I have heard the dull thund quite distinctly in South London. It is this disquieting sound, not less than the din of an occasional air raid, which gives Londoners an idea how near the conflict really is. Now records are being prepared which show the extent of the distance at which the guns are heard. Scientists at University college declare they can be distinguished at a range of 200 miles. This would include places like Warwick, Hull, Gromer, Brighton and Weymouth. Sound travels at a rate of about 1,000 feet a second, so that the sound of the guns in Flinders reaches London about $12\frac{1}{2}$ minutes after the explosives occur. The Soldier's Life Sergeant Finnegan was all dressed up and looked it. He was stationed at Fort Tilden—which is uway among the sand dunes on the far end of Rockaway Point—and he was going to take a day off, writes a camp correspondent. "Good-by, feliers," he shouted. "It's going to be a cold night. Me for a warm bed at home tonight." And he started on a run for the bont waiting at the pler. He had got about 25 yards along when he heard: "Sergeant Finnegan." The voice was the voice of his company commander, and the sergeant turned and went back and stood at salute. The captain spoke: "You will distribute the underwear this afternoon and bring over the stoves which arrived at the barracks this morning." Gone to Rest. All that was mortal of Mr. George Collins, passed unto the beyond Monday about 4:30 p.m. m Dec. 17, 1917 at his late residence on West Johnson St., after much suffering of a long time and his spirit took its flight to the upper regions to occupy the rest that was promised to the people of God, where the wicked cease to trouble and the weary are forever at rest. Mr. Collins came here from Athens, Alabama about 38 years ago and has made this his home ever since. He was a member of the St. Paul A M E church of this city and was a faithful attendant for many years but for some time he did not attend his church very much, but he said to the editor on Saturday night, while in conversation with him as to the future that he was at peace with his Saviour and was ready to go when He called. He was a member of Silver Crown Masonic lodge No.26, who had charge of his body. He was united in marriage to Miss Lizzie Lyons, some years ago and she still survives him. The funeral was attended at the church of his choice at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday. Rev. I. S. Stone, pastor officiating. The remains were then placed in the Masonic Cemetery to await the blast of Gabriel's trumpet when the dead in Christ shall arise with healing in their wings and meet Jesus in the mid air. Sleep on brother, sleep on until the Lord shall bid the rise. The widow shall ever have our pravers in this her deepest hour of distress, and gently and tenderly remind her of the fact, that the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away and blessed be his holy Died. Mr. and Mrs, Henry George. of Belgrade, had the misfortune to lose their little child Sunday. Interment Tuesday afternoon in the Kidd cemetery in this city. The parents have the sympathy of The Gazette and we commend them to Him who doeth all things well. SAM LANG, Manager. Gone To His Reward. Mr William Fossie Sr. passed into his reward, Tuesday afternoon Dec. 18, after a lingering illness of Brights disease for several months; he went as long as he could travel. He was a hard working and industrious, man was well liked by his neighbors and acquaintances. He was the eldest son of the late Mr. John and Mrs, Dorcas Fossie. Deceased was born in Tennessee, near Waverly, but came to Mossac County with his parent when quite a boy and located near the German churches. He has lived in this City for a number of years. He was united in marriage to Miss Mattie Newberry, and was born to said union four children, Mrs. Jennie Woods and Wm. Jr. Weo is in Camp Houston, Texas with Co. M. 370th Infantry, Broter Fossic was a Baptist in belief and was at one time member of the 1st Baptist church but a few years ago joined the A. M. E. Church, but expressed himself recently as of his intention of reuniting the church of his first love, but death claimed him before he got a chance to do so. The editor has known William since we were boys and knew him to be a man that a tended strictly to his own business. He leaves to mourn his loss a wife, one daughter. Mrs Jennie Woods and Wm. Jr. and other relatives. As we go to press no arrangements have been made for his funeral. The family has our sympathy in their sorrow. Mrs. Myrtle Sims, lost her infant baby Thursday afternoon. She has our sympathy. The publishers of the Metropolis Daily News issued a special edition last week, one of the best if not the best special we ever saw. They are to be congratulated for such enterprise in the newspapet field. Died. Remember the National week of prayer, from Dec. 30-6 of Jan. '18- Mrs. Nancy Moon, of Brookport, has been a very sick woman. We trust that she is much improved at this writing. Mrs. Lurania Blakemore, is still confined to her room. Mrs. Nancy Crippons, is still on the sick list. Mr. Alex Starks, is a very sick man and we learn he is losing his sight. Thos. P. King, a wealthy farmer and a member of our race had the misfortune of sustaining a small loss by fire on his farm residence by a stove explosion No great damage done. Wm. Crosslyn 8th Regiment 370, Inft. At Home Given Honorable Discharge At Camp Logan, Houston, Texas. William Crosslyn, a member of 8th Ill. Regt. 370th Infantry of this city arrived home Tuesday a.m. from Houson, Texas, Camp Logan with an honorable Discharge. Crosslyn, was confined in the Government Hospital 27 days with heart trouble. He was one of the cooks prior to his illness. He reports the rest of the bcyss well and making fine young men for "Uncle Sam." All were glad to see him return to the city. We wish for him and all orthers a Merry Xmas. and a happy Yuletide. DEAR SAZTA N. B. Dear Santa, I am very sorry that I forgot some of my dear relatives and friends, but I am sure you will be glad to hear from me again. So I mention them. Don't think hard now. My great, great grandmother, Mrs. Susan Newsom, and Aunt Georgia Owen of Princeton, Ky. Mesdames Minnie Newell, and Mattie Fossie, Rev. and Mrs Berry Thomas, and Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Rowlett. Wishing for one and all and myself. too, a Merry Xmas. and a Happy New Year. I am your little boy. Joseph Edgar McCrary