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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-02-19
Native Salve.

We have just received sone
pore oil Native Salve and it is
going very last. those ia Carbon
and Md. City can secure box
or more now by soc. per box.
Act quick il you want il. Send
all orders to Rev. j. B. McCrary.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-02-19

Ordination Licentiate license
blanks at the Gazette Office.
Boss Strickland OF Star Line
Works. KY. was in the city last
week visiting his sister Mrs. Min
ME cook.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-02-19

FYou must mail copy or
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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-02-19
NOTICE.

School claims your presence-J.
b. McCrary. Secretary.
Rev. ]. H. Knowles.
President.
| We wish to thank Mr.. Peter
Haynes of Brookport. for his re-
newal to the Gazette.
Rev ]. NJ Blake wishes to
the First Baptist Church and
friends for the $2.Io donated to
him Sunday night. He is slowly
improving.
/ Mesdames Ella Flowers. Mary
WILEY and Miss Martha Hodge,
Of Brookport. were in the city for
a few hours Tuesday.
Mrs. Henritta Bailey Groves,
is much improved at this writing
Mrs Ella Owens, OF PaduCah.
KY. 10 in the city visiting her son
Chas.
lessee Fossie, OF near Choat $
is at the home OF Mr.. Herfys on
roth. st. under tse care Of the
DR.. Walbright. He is reported
much better.
Rev. Leaveii, who is assisting
Rev. ]. w. Davie, in his series
OF revival meetings ~as at his
charge Sunday in Princeton. Ky.
returning to this city again Mon
day.
Rev. S. Williams. OF Paducah.
preached at Rev. DIR. Parrish's
church in Joppa Sunday a. m,
passed thru this city the same
afternoon, called On the Editor
and Rev Davie. Attended SER
vices at the First Baptist Church
In the kvening.
Mrs. Leah Reed was called to
St. Louis. Mo. last Friday TO at
tend the bedside Of her sister
Mrs. Maggie Waters. who Is SER
iously sick with that dreadful di-
sease pueumonia.
Mrs. L. NJ. Phillips. who is a
teacher in the Centralia. public
schools visited her mothers and
sisters Saturday and Sunday.
Ambus Wiley. Of Brookport
was in the city Sunday visiting
relatives and friends.
Rev. NJ. Wallace. pastor OF
the First Baptist Church( white
was in a two weeks revival meet
ing. He was ably assisted by the
Rev. Wolfe. and his singer evan
gelists on the State Board.
During this meeting several
old and young men and women
were brought to Christi thru the
able sermons OF Wolfe and Wal
lace.
Last Sunday afternoon at 80
o. m. the church with their ID
candidates for baptism stood on
the banks OF the beautiful Ohio
with its swelling tide before =
large crowd OF 1000 people sp-|
rox )both colored and white and
were baptized by the pastor.
Rev. Wallace is doing CONNER
dable work along all lires in Me-
tropoIis.
Miss Bessie Thomas has return
ed hose after visiting several
months in the Southern States.
James II. Nicely is now employ
ed in a private home in Paducah.
KY.
Mrs. NolIie Parks. is reported
sick at at this writing We wish
ief her speedy recovery
Wanted--foo customers at the
Last Chance grocery to buy 8
cans oil best tomatoes and corn
for zsc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
Peggy Hopkins As She Appeared in New York to Earr Her Own Living After Separating From Her Second
 Millionaire Husband.

the world to him. He is proud to go home to her every night from his office, and he is glad to be able to provide for her. And the woman, whether she was herself rich or poor, always appreciates this. She learns what a real, selfsacrificing man is, and her love grows for him. She knows that she is not mere incident in his life. but his whole life.
 "When marry again-oh, l shall prob ably marry again some time after get my divorce-I shall be very careful not to marry a millionaire. First l shall want a manly man who has won a comfortable position through his own brains and in telligence. Then I shall be proud of him because the selfsupporting man does not
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02

must be unrestrained Millionaire hus- bands seem to say, Wife? Oh, yes, to be sure, can go home to her any time. Let's go have jolly little lark first
 "But the sincere, honest, poor man, the man who is earning his living by means of his brains, appreciates good wife, he is proud of her, he is working for her, and if woman is a good woman, womanly. sensible woman. she will be proud of such a husband. she will realize his value. The rich man goes where he pleases, when he pleases, and when he has nowhere else to go he may run home while and let his wife smile on him and pet him and enter tain him. But the honest, intelligent man who earns his living finds his wife is all
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02

so sensible. But things began to go from bad to worse.
 Do you know, he wouldn't provide home for me by myself. No. he took he home to his mother, and there l had to stay She watched over me every minute, and we were so unhappy. l never realized how much bitter truth there was behind all those old mother-in-law jokes. Oh, girls, if the man you marry cannot give you home by yourself, never marry him. He put me there and had his mother watch me like prisoner, while he could go here and there at all times of day and night and it was all right.
 That might have been all right in the dark ages or in the Orient, where stand. ards are not what they ara here, but we are becoming too intelligent to stand for that sort of thing-for the husband to say, There. you stick around the home, mother will watch you, you cannot be trusted. can go anywhere, meet any one. do any thing and come home and you can ask no questions
 "Is it any wonder I left all my wealth and social position and came here to New York to earn my own living and be inde- pendent? Is 1t any wonder warn all girls to beware of millionaires? Is it any won- der declare that millionaire makes the poorest possible sort of husband?
 "So I told Sherry I was going to run down to Norfolk and see mother, and I packed up just a few things and ran away to New York Then wrote him and told him was never going back to him. told him couldn't because didn't love him, and l wanted happiness and independence, and all his money couldn't buy me that. suppose there's a lot of excitement in Washington social circles just now because have given up so much and run away.
 And meanwhile I am going to try to become great actress. shall study hard and stick to the stage until become success. I must be independent, simply must. 1 ran away this time with nothing at all. I didn't even tell mama. didn't take picture of my husband, or a thing except barely enough to wear. am sure am happier already than ever I was with either of my millionaire husbands.
 IT you want to marry, pick out an honest man who is self-suppOrting; that means that he has brains. You will be everything to him. And, above all, do not run heed lessly after the lure of millionaires gold flor 1t loses it's glitter, and you will soon be no more to him than his golf sticks perhaps not as much.
 If ever I see another millionaire come my way. will dodge him and run!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02

marry girl to secure plaything. he mar ries because he loves her. The millionaire sees a girl he fancies, he fellows her and posters her and finally finds that to win her he must marry her.
 Really, my first marriage was scarcely my fault. I was living at my home in Nor folk. Va. I am Southern girl, and very proud of it. was in High School, with my golden hair hanging in a braid when met Everett Archer, of Denver, Col He was twenty-fv years old, tall, dark-haired and handsome He was also extremely wealthy. He had an immense fortune invested in oil holdings.
 "A seventeen-year-old girl is full of TO. nance, but dreadfully shy on common sense. I know I was not to be blamed at that time. MT. Archer fell in love with me and begged me to marry him. had comfortable home and everything wanted, but our people were not millionaires. He told me how happy would be as his wife, how would be my own mistress and have my own household, and so l eloped and married him. Why, we lived together only six months when left him and went back home to my mother. It was the same old story. I was only small part of his life.
 "Oh, dear, that's all dead and past, now. I only speak of it to prove that know what I am talking about. I really didn't want to see another man. hated them all. But while I was visiting in Washington I met Sherburne G. Hopkins, Jr. He was about twenty-five and handsome man, tall blond with soulful blue eyes. I wish you could know how that man followed me about went to Chicago to visit relatives and he followed me there. I went to see friends in Kentucky, and he followed me there. l should have known better-I should have known that he was like all other millionaires. and would finally go back to his old pleasures but thought could be contented with him because of his money. His father was the great law yer, Captain Hopkins, who represents the Constitutionalists in Mexico. It has been said his father was largely responsible for many of the political changes in that awful country. At any rate Sherry-I called my husband Sherry-had millions and I be lieved I could be happy with the social position in Washington and the things his money could buy.
 For year we lived together quite happy-at least he was happy and l wat fairly contented. I told him very frankly I didn't love him madly, but was marry ing him because he could provide so wei for me. He understood it all and told me l wo'''d learn to love him because was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02

sIere the philosophy all. If poor n the thing fehen the days work is over he com nothing share his tie his affections and ren with him. you marry millionaire only among paythngsyoua in competition with his yacht his automobile club his horses his hunting and his gay friends"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
CARRANZA HOST
TO u. S. SAILORS
Entertains 200 at Vera Cruz
When Storm MarOOnS
Them Ashore.

Washington, April 3.-Two hundred
blueiackets from the American fleet,
murooned ashore at Vera Cruz for two
days and unable to get back to their
ships on account OF rough weather,
have been accorded every courtesy by
the Carranza authorities. The follow
ing announcement was made to-day at
The State Department.:
The department is in receipt OF a
dispatch from Vera Cruz stating that
several days ago d request of Rear Ad-
miral Caperton for permission to land
two hundred men daily for liberty Was
granted. On the night OF April l, on
accour. Of very rough weather, the
men could not return TO their ships,
and through the courtesy of Rafael Zu-
baian, Minister of the Interior they
were given quarters in the Custom
House.
mir. Zubaran placed his chief clerk,
IN Interpreter and an automobile at
the disposition of the officer in charge,
with instructions to the proper author
ity TO provide a place for the night.
IT is stated that owing to continued
rough weather the men were obliged
to remain ashore again on the night
Of April =, and the admiral was adv. sed
Ly a radiogram. Means were furnished
through an arrangement of the Ameri-
can Consul"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04

cheering work il causing the CHER
worry. because this department is SO
cramped that officers in all navy yards
There is no money, either, to meet
any emergency. The Democratic Con
gress is blamed. II has cut down ex-
penditures and refused lump sum
which the department could use, tutn-
ing back any surplus. Representative
John J. Fitzgerald, OF Kings. is char
man of the Appropriations Committee
in the lower house. None OF the OIL
GERS, however, had anything to say
about any person-merely that II any,
thing should happen between now and
July it might prove boomerang to
the Democrats.
There have been gradual reductions
Of the force, "a forecast. A few in
the machinery division have been let
90. while in the hull division many
have been dropped. The officers have
no money, although there is work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
WOMAN FLEES PRISON
Jumps from Window in Jetfer
son Market Court.

Mary Christhome. convicted OF dis
orderly conduct. jumped twelve feet
from a window OF the Jefferson Mar
ket police court yesterday and es-
capped. She had been found guilty IN
night court. and after spending the
night in the Florence Crittenton
Home. was sent back to Jefferson Mar
ket for sentence.
She was locked in the probation Of
ficers room. 1t has two windows with
out bars. The sills are six feet from
the floor and the outside lodges are at
least twelve feet above the pavement
of an areaway. Near the windows are
the steps leading TO a rear entrance
used by the magistrate. 1t is thought
that the prisoner sought to gain the
steps and tumbled.
Her home is at 24S West Forty-third
Street. The police say that her
brother lives near the police court.
They kept watch of both houses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04

Granny Talbot, seventy years old. but
spry as a girl, sewed the ninety-seventh
spangle on the sleeve of bareback
riders dress and looked through the
window of the wardrobe room at the
blizzard outside. 1t was . o'clock yes
terday, and the crowd was pouring into
Madison Square Garden to see Barnum
e. Bailey's circus.
at was from the window of this very
room that / watched the blizzard OF
March 10, 1888" she said. 81 was
wardrobe woman then. I've lived my
life with Barnum & Bailey's. ! saw
Mr.. Barnum die, saw Mr.. Bailey die,
/ saw Mr.. Ringing die, but the circus
goes on. and 1 go on with 1t. ] won't
leave it till leave this world. It's my
life.
THAT 1888 blizzard was big storm.
It began on r. Saturday, and It showed
right through till Monday afternoon.
Not more than a hundred people came
TO the Saturday performance. Inc
snow isn't making any difference with
the crowd this afternoon. They know
how to clean the streets better now
than they did in 1888
Granny Talbot, as the circus people
call her, wasn't always wardrobe
woman. She was a dancer. first at
Daly's Theatre and later with the CIR
Gus, in the days when, she explains, she
looked Younger than she does now.
Then she was placed in charge of the
making of the circus wardrobes, posi-
ton she filled till it became too much
for her and Mrs. Wallace took her
place. Mrs. Wallace, a plump, bright
eyed woman, has home near the cir,
Gus winter quarters at Bridgeport, and
She and her husband oversee the scores
of workers who make the clothes for
the elephants, monkeys. horses, aero
bats, clowns, freaks, riders and other
performers in Barnum & Balley's cir
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04

tickets fob der fight or is youse goin'
TO trun me DOWN."
Just a little bit nettled, Mr.. Smith
tried to explain that the club was an
organization Of the highest order.
yep" returned a skeptical voice, Il
knows all about dose little social joints.
OATS Just where I'm at home. Social
joints is me middle name, an IL youse
social guys don't come across wit dose
tickets III tell me friends de editors,
an you'll get a shown up in de
papers,
Frederick c. Munich. secretary Of the
club, then took a hand in the telephone
conversation, and IL was finally learned
that the voice at the other end was
seeking tickets from the Astoria Box
ing Club.
Oats different, gents" returned the
unknown voice in apology. "De drinks
is on me-"
"Dear me, that was awful" chorused
several voices as they all went back
to the whist tables.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
U. S. WILL BUY
BIG GUN SHELLS
Crucible Steel Company to
Spend Millions in En-
larging Plant.

Harrison, n. J., April 3.-Contracts
with the government for large caiiore
onrurition are expected to result N
expanding the plant OF the Cruc'oIe
Steel Company of America mere ~
more than double its present SIZE: ~
10 probable that within year from
81 600 900 to s6,000.00O Will be spent III
erecting new buildings.
while the she'll contracts have not
been definitely fixed upon and may M
no for five or six months, h0Der' IL
UlingsWorth, a director OF lhe
pany. said tonight that thelr
would Justify the increase IN the plats'
AS to the exact nature oil the CONT 49,
Mr.. nlingsworth declared that no'n'ns
could be said at present IN 'he ~
mills more than double the preseu,'
number of employees would be requ'Ieu'
he declared. ,.. ,.ory
materially" said Mr.. lllingsworth.
"Tb;s action. II must be understood. is
not because Of contracts for ammuhi-
ZION With foreign governments, but be-
cause of such contracts with our OWL
government.
AT present there is no ordnance ma
terial for any foreign government IN
our Harrison plant. There may be IN
the future, but we are better fitted Tor
turning out shells of large cal bre, such
as the lyddite ammunition. than those
of smaller calibre, which are Just now
so much in demand abroad"
Rumors reached Harrison from Pitts
burgh, where most of the officers OF the
company live, that contracts for Tor
eign ammunition of large calibre TO the
amount of 100000. 900 were pending.
Thomas II. Illingsworth, general su-
perintendent of the works, admitted
having heard the rumors, but protested
himself TO be as much in the dark as
anv one regarding their truth. He
seemed to be pretty well satisfied, how
ever. that the plant was to be greatly
"Whatever those contracts may be"
he declared. ''you can be sure they're
fat ones. They are certainly for large
calibre ammunition, and that comes
high" c -
America manufactures and markets an
kinds of crucible and open hearth steer;
fat and round steel wire and railroad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
NAVY'SCASH GONE,
REPAIRS DELAYED
Officers Say Accident
Would Lay Ship Up Till
New Fiscal Year.

The Navy Department finances are
giving Secretary Daniels and naval of
ticers much concern, it became known
last night. and all are hoping that no
United States warships will have any
serious accident If any does, it will
have to lay up until the new fiscal
year, for there is little, il any, money
to carry on repair work. This may
mean great deal TO the officers and
workers Of the navy yard.
II leaked out last night that the ar
rival Of several vessels at the navy
yard depends OH the available funds.
Just now Secretary Daniels had sched-
uled the battlesnins iiew York, Texas,
Wyoming, Arkansas. Florida and Utah
to come about the middle OF May No
doubt is felt that each will be painted,
but officers admit this may be the only
work done.
IL may be that any work on the bulls
can also be done, one o-ce. said. En-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
Wardrobe Woman Then, Granny Talbot Is Still Sewing
Spanges and Mothering Artists, Clowns and Ra-
zorbacks-Arena Kings Dead, She Goes On.

Gus. Granny Talbot lives with them,
an when spring comes they and four
year-od Katherine Wallace start out
together for a summer ION the road
"Most of the circus women have their
children with them" Granny Talbot
said. Mrs. Wallace. now, wouldn't
travel without Katherine. We have a
little apartment around here IN T. nty-
fourth Street, and a maid to take care
of the child when her par,lts are at
the circus. She's here most every day,
and brings it'll. playmates, who think
it's the greatest treat to get behind the
scenes.
Circus people are very domestic.
They all have their little homes, in the
suburbs of some city or in the country,
and when not on the road the women
love to cook and sew. When we're on
the road , ere Ike one big family.
You hardly ever hear quarrel among
circus people
As Granny Talbot talked and sewcd'
r. the head OF big table where
dozen younger women were repairing
the garments Of the artists, handsome
young women in glittering costumes
passed back and forth on thei- way to
the ring, and every one had nod and
a word for the old wardrolt woman
and She had joke for them. They
call her the mother of the circus"
All of .hem come to her with their
troubles. In the afternoon she often
teaches in the lttle school kept for the
children of the pei formers.
Even the "razorbacks,' big, husky
men, regard her as their best friend
and intrust her with their money.
When pay day comes they hand slice
of their salary to her, and at the end
of the season there it is, a nice little
nest egg, which they might have spent
if there had been no Granny -2l-ot TO
take care of it Tor them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
NEW U. S. DEMAND
SENT TOCARRANzA
Insists That He Instruct
Officers to Protect
Foreigners.
NO REPLY RECEIVED
TO ORIGINAL NOTE
ssnarate Communication Calls
Attention TO Conditions
at Tampico.

Warrington, April S.--The United
ststes government has renewed its rep
.,.sntations 20 General Carranza TO OBJ
am respect for foreign flags, recently
v;olsted st Manzsnillo, asking that he
;nstruct his officers there 70 afford pro-
,ss,ion 70 foreigners and their in
tsrests.
In the first note sent 10 General
Csrranza a consular report was trans
raitted stating that the British and
American flags had been violated by
lavless CsrrsnZs troops. The facts
we're denied by Csrranzs, and sddi-
.ionsl data have now been laid before
rim az Vera Cruz. with reference TO
he requests made - tee first COM
nunication. To this no reply has been
reeived.
A separate communication was sent
. General Carrsnza calling his at
'ention 20 the indiscriminate firing by
mis- troops on the oil tanks in the
vicinity OF Tampico. One hundred and
ifty barrels Of oil have already been
.ost Conditions in the Tampico dis
.rict gave officials much concern to-day.
State Department dispatches said:
The food situation at 1ampico Is
Growing worse. About 500 Americans
are DESTROYS of returning to the
United States, and fighting still con-
-inues at Ebano." The dispatches add
nat the "oil operators are organizing
FOR the purpose of buying corn in the
United States for local distribution.
which will be disposed of at cost in
order 20 relieve the situation
From Manzanillo and the city o.
Colims came reports of further law
'essness. Conditions at other points
on the west coast of Mexico were de-
,cribed as follows under date Of yes
erday:
"A column Of Carranzistas mas been
routed while on its way to Guadalaiara.
Seven hundred troops from Hermosillo
nave arrived at Guaymss. Many stores
Al Guaymss are closed on account or
existing political conditions. Acapulco
and Mazatlsn are quiet"
The State Department to-day received
2 dispatch from ZacatecaS confirming
he report that General Isabel Robes,
Secretary of War TO General Eulallo
Gutierrez, had SURRENDERED on April
I all Of his command, machine guns,
ammunition and equipment TO General
Villas forces near Camacho."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
VASSAR GIRL SEIZED
BY VILLA MAJOR

Los Angeles, April 3.-Kidnapper by
Major Antonio Tovar, Villa commander
at La Paz, Lower California, Josehne
Canaliza, daughter of a wealthy Mex,
lean land OVER, is a prisoner aboard
the little Mexican steamer Santiago,
bound up the coast Jacinto Canaliza.
the young womans father, who arrived
here to-day, asked officers up and dowr
the California coast to keep watch for
the vessel and the girl.
Miss Canaliza is twenty-five years
old. She was educated at Nassar Col
lego, and is said to be the fiancee OF
young American. She recently re-
turned to the ranch near La Paz.
Tovar's attentions were rejected, said
the father, and few days ago he ap-
peared at the ranch with soldiers, shot
two of the ranch retainers, and. bind
ing the girls, took her aboard the San
tiago. which steamed out of La Paz
bound north.