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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29
LIVING ADVERTISEMENT
Glow Of Health Speaks for Postum

1t requires no scientific training to
discover whether coffee disagrees or
not.
Simply stop 1t for a time and use
Postum in place of 1t. then note the
beneficial effects. The truth will ap-
pear.
six years ago was in very bad
condition writes Tenn. lady. Il
suffered from indigestion. nervous
ness and insomnia.
Il was then an inveterate coffee
drinker. but 1t was long before ! could
be persuaded that it was coffee that
hurt me. Finally decided to leave II
on few days and find out the truth
1.-THE first morning / left of coffee
had raging headache, SO ] decided
must have something to take the
place OF coffee" (The headache was
caused by the reaction of the coffee
drug-caffeine.
Having heard of Postum through .
friend who used 1t, bought a package
and tried ii. did not like 1t at first
but after learned how to make 1t
right, according to directions on pkg.
would not change back to coffee for
anything.
when began to use Postum I
weighed only 1T lbs. Now weigh
ITO and as have not taken any tonic
in that time can only attribute my
present good health 20 the use Of Pos
tum in place OF coffee.
my husband says am living cd.
vertisement for Postum"
Name given by the Postum CO.. Bat
tie Creek. Mich.
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postum must be wen
boiled. 15c and csc packages.
instant postum--is n soluble pow
der. A teaspornful dissoives quickly
in cup Of hot water and. with cream
and sugar. makes delicious bever-
age instantly 30c and soc tins.
The cost per cup OF both kinds IL
about the same.
There's Reason for ysstdn.
sold BY Grocers
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

You say your automobile didn't
touch this man. and yet be was dead
when you picked him np7" shouted the
prosecuting attorney.
That's my claim" coolly retorted
tho prisoner. MY machine didn't
touch him.
And you were driving not over IL
miles an hour7"
Mot over IL miles and"
And you saw thls man start 10
cross tho street7-
Yes"
did you blow your horn
Il did"
What sort Of horn IL IT."
-one Of those nexfznsied clatter-
bores that create a sound that ia a
cross between a shrek and a dying
wall"
THAT explains H. You simply scared
the man TO death"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

While visiting his uncle In the coun-
try Willie was much Interested IN
watching the ducks tipping Up" In a
pond.
They're most all young ones. aren't
they" hs observed to his uncle.
why. no. boy: they're old ones
What makes you think they are
yosngs"
Il thought they were young" Willie
explained. because they don't seem
10 BIO able TO swim without upsetiing =
Saturday Journal.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29
THOUGHT IT IRREGULAR JOB"
Old Workman, Grown Gray In the
Harness, Resented Being Looked
On az q Casual"

Bill Smith had worked at certain
firm for sixty years.
So the two sons OF the employer
thought that HI had worked for them
sufficiently long enough to be PEN
stoned of. and this they decided to do
at once.
So they called the old man into the
office. and told him that as he had
worked for them faithfully and well
all these years they had decided to
pension him of, but that he could
draw the same wage as he was then
earning.
The old man turned away. but the
was very much troubled and puzzled
about the matter. and the two sons
could see that he hadn't taken 1t at all
in the spirit in which they had given
1t, so they said:
We'll, Mr. Smith, what's the mat
ter? Don't you like it7'
No." replied the old man. Il al
ways thought that this place was .
regular job"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29
Credit Johnny snanas.

Now. boys" said the schoolmaster.
Il want you to bear In mind that the
word stan at the end OF a word
means the place Of Thus we have
Afghanistan-the place of the Az
ghans: also Hindustan-th place of
the Hindus. Can anyone give me an
other example?"
Nobody appeared very anxious to do
so until little Johnny Snaggs. the Joy
OF his mother and the terror OF the
cats. said proudly:
Yes. sir, can. Umbrellastan--the
place for umbrellas"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

The papers are publishing stories Of
DR.. Weir Mitchell. This is one OF the
lest of them:
One day patient came into his
Office and found him closing largo
bundle of letters. All designations
from committees or boards" he said
gleefully. Pm going to get on all
them. have told my wife that when
die l want her to put on my tomb
stone, Committed to the gravel"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

Better Soldier Than Statesman.
ons hundred years ago on tho forty
fifth anniversary OF hls birth. Lord
Wellington was rewarded with the
title OF duke in recognition OF his
successes IN tho Peninsula earnpaign
against the French. AZ the same time
tho house Of commons voted $1,000.
900 for the support Of hfs new dignity.
Within little more than year tho
famous soldier was destined 10 win the
great victory NJ Waterloo and TO be
made the eommanderIn.chief OF tho
British forces- Later In ilfe the duks
Of wellington became British primo
minister. but the strong personal quail.
itiea that had helped him TO success
az a soldier were not the qualities that
best beftted Tor the premiership. and
tho career OF the duke - Statesman
added little TO bis fame.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

Nearly one-fhird OF the population
OF Washington Is negro. according TO
the bulletin OF the census bureau. The
total estimated population OF Washing.
ton this year Is 353.37s. OF which 101.-
s3s are negroes. In Philadelphia II Is
estimated that the total population
this year win be 1.s57.Sio, Of whom
91.s52 are reported az negroes. OF the
population Of Pittsburgh this year 537,-
40 are whites and 1899 negroes.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

There was buried in Mt. Hope GENE.
terry, at Boston. last week. Mrs. Sarah
Spence, who claimed 10 be one hun
dred and thirteen years old. At her
grave were three daughters. all of
whom were born in slavery. All Of
her 16 children were slaves After the
war they came North. one by one, and
the mother herself came 10 Boston IA
years ago. Mrs. Spence was born In
Camden. Her parents were slaves OF
a family named Barnett Later she
was sold to Col. Dennis Furby OF North
Carolina. for whom she wove cloth and
made garments. Mrs. Furby and the
slave did not get along well and the
young girl ran away once a year for
four years. She was sold to Timothy
Smith and at his death she was car
ried into Tennessee. After the war
she went back TO North Carolina and
worked on the Furby estate for pay.
as did her children. Her first husband,
Aida Furby. died before the war and
she was married to Thomas Spence.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29
Sixty-seyen theaters and music halls
In London are licensed 70 sell liquor

Rev. Richard ID. Stinson. head OF the
Atlanta Normal and Industrial instl-
tute, spoke to the congregation of the
Bethel Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church and the Christian Missionary
alliance at Pittsburgh. He urged the
people of his race TO develop racial
pride and history by making them
selves able. educated. honorable citi-
zens. He declared that the race never
could cope with alcohol and other
drugs.
Before the Christian Missionary alli-
ance he outlined the work which is
being done at the school. which he
heads. and told of the aspirations and
hopes Of the leaders OF the negro race
in the South.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

Church-You don't have family feuds
here, | SUPPOSED
Gotham-Don't we2 Why. say. a
family across the street got phono,
graph. and the people next door to
them started their two boys taking
lessons on the fiddle.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

Michael Spartall, who died recently
at Shanklin, Isle OF Wight, at the age
OF ninety-fiye. was formerly consul
general for Greece In London. He was
present at the funeral OF George Nv
and at the coronation OF William Nv.
Among his friends were Gladstone,
Golden and Bright.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

The most cosmopolitan child In the
world is probably Peggy Venner. at
present living in Berkeley, Cal. She
speaks five languages, and has trav-
eled $1,000 miles since birth. her
father has interests In London, South
Africa and Australasia, and Is travel
ing most Of the time,
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

When a woman makes up her mind
she does II In such way that she
can easily make II over again.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

Ollie James. the senator from KEN
lucky. has the record Of having de-
Tended more than eighty men accused
OF murder, without losing one Of the
cases. He was admitted to the bar
when he was eighteen year old.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

Constipation causes many serious dis
eases. II is thoroughly cured by Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. One . laxative,
three for eathartic. Adv.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

For 80 years Lydia II. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has been the standard remedy for fe-
male Ills. No one sick with woman's ailments
does justice 20 herself IL she does try this fa
NOUS medicine made from roots and herbs. IL
has restored so many suffering women 20 health.
DDwrife to LYDIA RPIsKHAM MEDICINE co.
CONFIDENTIAL LYNN. MASS, for advice.
Your letter viii be opened read and answered
by q woman and held In strict confidence.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

Anybody can dye successfully with
Putnam Fadeless Dyes Adv.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

A study OF the situation ia the Ne
gro Baptist churches OF Chicago
strengthens the conviction that an
efficient and unifying organization Is
really their greatest necessity. Their
disposition TO organize and the special
needs OF the city should eventually
bring this about AT present we
have improved upon the Methodist
churches. They have five different
conferences. but II must be said that
in spite OF this they cooperate in a
friendly spirit.
The Negro Baptiets at the present
time have two associations. Any time
spent in efforts to explain the basis
OF their 5octrinal or personal differ
ences might better be used in trying
to secure real basis OF cooperation
for their mutual Improvement and ad-
vance. II seems that some organiza,
ton OF these churches on the basis of
the city work. To prevent overlapping.
to over assistance. 10 plan future work
as necessity may require and not as
individual caprice may suggest Is a
matter OF real importance.
This organized cooperation 10 IN
crease the efficiency OF all the
churches is natural step 10 be taken
ia the processes OF their growth and
may be looked for at any time. As
one examines the location and the &C
tivities OF different Baptist churches.
and sees new churches started under
the very caves OF some Older one. be-
cause OF a doctrinal or personal differ.
ence. he is convinced that the weight
OF influence OF these who are trying
TO make the churches more useful
should be set against this and in ia
vor OF that practical comfy for which
the executive council stands.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

There are 160 dramas and p melo-
dramas based on the life OF Joan of
Arc.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

II takes a sensible woman to gener
ate silence.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

Nothing makes the rest OF US so
tired IS the fellow who puts up q blur
at hustling
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

The University Of Southern CalIfor-
MIA has appealed to the Central Labor
council OF Los Angeles to aid In the
work Of making its course In trade
unionism a success.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29
AFRO-AMER|CAN CULL|NCS

There is an old and tenaciousiy held
theory that the negro has greater re-
sistance to malaria than the white
man. Recent Investigations by public
health service tend to throw doubt on
this belief
In Alabama. during threeyear
period, the number OF deaths from
malaria was one and one-half times as
great among colored persons as among
white. In Mississippi In 1913 2-3 times
as many negroes az whites died of this
group OF diseases. Several thousand
blood examinations we're made to test
the prevalence of malarial infection In
the general population. In Arkansas.
less than six per cent of the whites
examined had the malarial organism
In their blood, while 7.6 per cent Of
the negroes were so afflicted. In North
Carolina the germ was found In rs
per cent of the whites and 11-5 per
cent of the colored persons examined
In spite of these statistics the old
opinion may be correct The invesu-
cation Is stu too incomplete to war
rant any sweeping conclusions. Ma
LARA Is rural disease, and the negro
is a country dweller. His environment
Is against him in other ways The
bulk OF the population In the healthy
uplands OF Mississippi il white. but
the negro clusters so thickly In the
fertile but malarfal cotton lands OF the
Yazoo delta and other parts OF the
BLACK belt" that the census Of the
state shows 1908. 4s7 coiored persons
to only 1911 white.
The question can be settled oniy by
an exhaustive comparison OF whites
and blacks living in the same environ
ment, under the same conditions.
There Is strong probability that such
a test would support the old belief that
the negro resists malaria better than
the white man.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

are constantly being restored to health by
lydia e. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound

The many testimonial letters that continually pub
fishing in the Of .hem-are all genu
ne and unsolicited expressions of heartfelt gratitude
for the freedom from suffering that has to these
women solely through the use of Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Money could not buy any kind OF influence obtain
such recommendations; you may depend upon that any
testimonial publish is honest and ue you have any
doubt of this write to the women whose true and
addresses always given, and learn for yourself
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29
And tfis.one from Mrs. Haddock:

Uoa okI44I weak and nervous not able to do work
scarcely able had backac headache palp
taon of the heart trouble With bowels and inflammation Since
taking the Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable Compound better
than have for think it wonderful medl
have recommended to otherasMrs MARY Ass HAD
DOCK Utica, Oklahoma
Now this question if you Why should
woman continue to suffer without first giving Lydia Z.
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound trial You know that
it has saved many otherwhy should it fail in your casef
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

Is Equally vaIaahIs 6aI Strengthening Tonic Because Acts On he
Liver, Ds Out Malaria ches The Blood and Builds Up the WAos sn
fou Groves Tess chill Tonic
printed showing contains the wthnown
tonic properties QuNE and IRON has equal for Malaria ch and
Fever Weakness. Debility Appetite Gives life and Visor
Nursing eicky and Sure Appes
gor people children Druggist We mn T. ~
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

placed anywhere, 49,
trscts and Hills ell
hies. Neat, clean. or
nasnental. convenlent,
cheap. LAsts all
ssaseu. sde OF
metal. can'tspIiiortip
over; will not soil or
tn1nfe anything.
Guaranteed effective.
Az dealers oFsaent
express paid for tt-o1.
Ave. Drsekigp. n. Y.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29

Doctor. my trouble Is wholly sth
lefic."
what do you rneanT-
'I'v. got jumping ioothache.'s
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-29
Read this one from Mrs. Waters:

CAMDEN MI sick for two with nervous spells and
kidneys affected had doctor all the time and used
gac battery but nothing did good Twas not able 70 go
became almost skeleton Finally my away his
health, and husband heard of Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable
Compound and In months relief and
Ike and at my usual weight recommend
medicine and does husband TnIn
WATERs Knight ST. Camden. NJ
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-28

further at the afternoon session.
The Mary A. Thompson Hospital
was able to show, by clerk, Mary A.
Vincent, that for the past two years
it has insisted upon mothers keeping
their babies.
The Chicago. Union Hospital rec.
ords showed that it placed babies in
different states without any rigid in
vestigation as. to their future, and
that it turned babies over to doctors,
who in some cases passed them along
to other doctors and the hospital had
no record of their ultimate DISPOSE
ton.
DR.. Davis of the Chicago Mater
nifty Hospital admitted that in one
case a child twelve hours old was
placed out for adoption and that she
advertised her hospital as a lying-fn-
hospital in state journals and in medi-
cal journals. Many of the children
born in her hospital were illegitimate.
Walter H. Wood, managing editor
of the Child Betterment Bureau Ia
magazine bearing the inscription
For betterment of handicapped, de-
linquent children") !, admitted that the
handicapped, delinquent children do
not get any of the proceeds from the.
sale of the magazine, which sells for
10 cents a copy. The solicitor gets
part of the money and the publishers
the rest.
But Wood had this. all remedied by
the fact that he said he possessed
contract with the National Child
Welfare League, making it the organ
of the league after the 4tf,of May. He
viii appear at later session with the
contract and bis books showing the
profit. made on the magazine for
Handicapped, delinquent children"
Commercial Club of scimarron,
Kan, has adopted the following
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-28
@PERNY PHONE LEAGUE GROWS
LIKE "A SNOWFALL"

civic and labor bodies of Chicago,
will attend the meeting of the Penny
Phone League at Go w. Monroe
street Wednesday night.
This is the prediction of Horace B.
Wild, secretary of the league. At
the meeting last Wednesday, he
points out, there were IS delegates,
and they were all regularly elected
and authorized to represent organize
tons which have total member
ship of more than $4,000.
cit is less than six weeks since the
league was started, but it is growing
like a SNOWFALL" said Wild today in
the Otis building, where he is electri-,
cal engineer. About three weeks
ago letters were sent to 492 clubs, So
cieties and unions. They were told
just what we are trying to do. We
put it up to them that Chicago can
get phone service at penny a call
any time the city chooses to go ahead
and take the Automatic equipment
under the forfeiture clause in the
franchise of the Illinois Telephone
and Telegraph Co.
Replies came back from So or
CARNATIONS Of these, 35 elected
delegates who came to the meeting
last wednesday night This number
win be doubled tomorrow night.
1--WE mean business and are going
through Any fakirs or double-cross-
ers will be called out. Only a few
NIGHTS alo0 at a Tneetino Of Elactrical
Workers Local 134, Aid. William ].
Healy, former business agent of that
union, got up and said he was with
us ON anything we wanted. The
Penny Phone League president took
the floor and told Healy, You've got
to tie loos .efrom Mr.. Sunny and the
Chicago Telephone Co before some
ing the way you VOTE"
AGo-f6y, TOhpcOn will cpao1r ~,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-28

Mrs. Will Taft is anti-femaIe suf-
frage. Or lordy! suppose that all the
women, too, had had a chance to
vote against Bill, that time!
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-28

Commercial Club of zcimarron,
Kan, has adopted the following
slogan: 1.-THE blamed fool didn't
know it couldn't be done; so he went
ahead and done it,
The Sauk Centre herald., 1914-01-08
ARmoRER,s TOOLS.
Fins. Relics Of Ancient Times In NsW
vortss Art kusoum

Fins. Relics Of Ancient Times In NsH
Yeri's Art Museum.
Very few people are aware that In
the heart OF modern New York Is q
complete armorer's shop. writes e. A.
Suverkrop In the American Machinist.
1t Ia In the basement OF the Metr0p0t-
tan Museum Of Art and is equipped
with q complete outfit Of over 600 ar
morer's tools. Many of these are very
old. having descended from master 70
man or from father, to son through
many generations. Their workman
ship Is excellent Where steel faces
have been welded to iren bodies the
Yields are clean and perfect. and the
junction Of iron and steel n distin-
guishable only By the difference In los
ter OF the two metals.
The temperiRg Of the steel faces
seems to be good and uniform. as nei-
ther cracks nor dents are apparent A
cursory glance at these tools win at
once apprise us Of the origin. Of many
Of our modern sheet metal workers
implements. The working faces OF all
the tools are highly polished. % that
they do not grip" the metal being
worked. which It IL free to .'siides 90
the shape desired BY the armOrer.
Every collection Of ancient armor re-
quires technical care for its upkeep.
The objects must be kept free from
rust. occasionally remounted. and from
ttme to time restorations must be made
20 preserve these priceless specimens
In order to carry out this work the uiu-
suem has arranged the shop referred
to so that these necessary. operations
may be carried on. The armorer's
tools once belonged to Daniel Tachaux,
but are now the property Of the mu-
scum. Mr.. Tachaux brought them
to this country when he came from
Paris Is 1909 to make some repairs In
the museums collection of armor.
The outfit consists of over 600 tools
and includes nearly 100 kinds of stakes
and a great variety Of hammers,
swages, etc.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1914-01-08
CAPTURING ZANZIBAR.
eerio Comic Battle That Deposed the
Gay Sultan.

serio Comic Battle That Deposed the
Gay Sultan.
Zanzibar reminds every visitor of
the towns described in 1.-THE Arabian
Nights" 1t is typical Arabian town.
and there seems to be mystery and
romance behind every door. The
town was ruled for hundreds Of years
by sultan until the English took
charge.
There is still sultan. who receives
q salary from the English govern
ment, but some day he. will be deposed,
and there will be no further pretense
Of a sultan having anything to do with
the government. The old palace of
the sultan-an ugly affair. which looks
like a boarding house-is used for Of
fees by the British. Near the palace
Is the harem, now deserted, since the
present sultan has but one wife.
The sultan, who had trouble with the
English. was educated In England and
spent much Of his time and all Of his
revenues In Paris. One day an Eng
lish gunboat sailed into the harbor.
and the captain told the gay sultan
that he had been ousted. The sultan
resented the high handed proceeding
and sent word to the defenders Of his
dignity to sink the English sunboat
and put the insolent captain In the
dungeon.
There was an old fort near the pal
ace. on the walls Of which were
mounted few rusty cannon. The
defenders Of the sultan tried to Ere
these at the English gunboat. but they
burst, one by one. and almost wiped
out the sultan's defensive force The
captain Of the English gunboat then
began dropping shells into the palace
and. with one solid shot. sank the sui
tan's navy-a small vessel which car
ried four guns.--F. w. Howe in Howe's
MoOfhly