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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03
Girl Swan Twenty-one Miles.

Miss Eileen Lee, young English
woman Of Teddington, swan 21A
miles in 6 hours and 3S minutes in the
Thames the other day. one of the most
remarkable swimming feats ever &C.
complished by woman. 1t was the
grace and ease OF her style of swim
ming that enabled Miss Lee to accom-
plish her record.
This is not the only exceptional per-
Torrance that Miss Lee has accom-
plished, for a few days earlier she
swan 1914 miles in record time. Those
who have had experience of long
swimming in the Thames pronounce
Miss Lees more recent feat the more
difficult because she swan both on
the ebb and food tide. The most at
tempts at records in the river have
been made on the ebb tide alone. 1t
was calculated that the young woman
maintained an average rate Of 2S
strokes to the minute.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03
Romance and War.

A pardonabIe habit OF inclosing
their names and addresses when send
Ing parcels TO soldiers at the front is
prevalent among British ladies. IL
has also been frequently noticed that
many happy friendships have been es
tablished by the correspondence which
followed. II is something unique, how
ever. to put on record the fect that q
marriage has resulted from this form
Of introduction, the lady in the case
being lassie from the far north OF
Scotland. In sending q parcel OF Gig
arettes to the front. a lady OF Wick
inclosed her name and address. Some
time later she received request TO
the sender to write again. An inter
esting correspondence ensued. and
formal letters gradually developed
into affectionate "billetdoux-' Photo
graphs were exchanged, and ultimate
ly the gallant soldier popped the ques-
tion. The lady, like Barkis, being
"willin'," the soldier secured short
furlough, and straightway made for
bonnie Scotland.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03
BUSINESS IN CANADA
IS GOOD
Successful Crops and Big Yields
Help the Railway.

The remarkable fields that are re-
ported of the wheat crop of Western
Canada for 1915 bear out the esti.
mate of an average yield over the
three western provinces of upward OF
25 bushels per acre. There is no
portion of that great west of $4,000
square miles in which the crop was
not good and the yields abundant. An
American farmer who was induced to
place under cultivation land that he
had been holding for five years for
speculative purposes and higher
prices, says that he made the price of
the land out of this years crop of
oats. No doubt, others, too, who took
the advice of the Department OF the
Interior to cultivate the unoccupied
land, have done as well.
But the story of the great crop that
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
produced this year is best told in the
language of the railways in the added
cars that it has been necessary to
place in commission, the extra trains
required to be run, the increased tom
mage of the grain steamers.
1t is found that railway earnings
continue to improve.
The C. P. R. earnings for the second
week of October showed an increase
of $4,000 over last year. the total
being only $4,000 below the gross
earnings of the corresponding week
of 1913, when the Western wheat crop
made a new record for that date. The
increase in c. P. r. earnings for the
corresponding week of that year was
only 1851. 900, or less than half of the
increase reported this year. The
grain movement in the West within
the past two weeks has taxed the re-
sources of the Canadian roads as
never before. despite their increased
facilities. she C. P. R. is handling 1000
cars per day, a new record. The
G. t. r. and the c. N. K. are also max
ing new shipment records. The other
day the - Grant Morden, of the Can
ada Steamships Company, the largest
freighter of the Canadian fleet on the
Upper Lakes, brought down cargo of
476,315 bushels, a new record for
Canadial. jhipping. Records are go
ing by the board" in all directions this
fall, due to Canada's record crop. The
largest Canadian wheat movement
through the port of New York ever
known is reported for the period up
to October 18th, when since shipments
of the new cron began I'm August
4,265,791 bushels have been reloaded
for En~'and. France and Italy. This
is over half as much as was shipped
of American wheat from the same port
in the same period. And, be 1t remem-
bered. Montreal, not New York. is the
main export gateway for Canadian
wheat. New York gets the overflow
in competition with Montreal.-Ad-
yerkpement.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03
Relic Of sun-Worship.

That the ancient practice OF EN-
balming the dead is a religious rite
connected with sun-worship is the the
DRY advanced by Prof G. Elliot Smith
in a study of the migrations of peo-
pies, published In. the memoirs and
proceedings of the Manchester eng
land) Philosophical society, a theory
that the editor OF the Lancet says
Prof. Smith appears to have proved
beyond dispute.
Professor Smith has traced the prac.
tice OF mummifying into the remotest
corners of the earth. In het, dry
country like Egypt it was easy to pre-
serve a body. but In not. damp eli.
mates 1t was. in the words of the
Lancet. "a very beastiyi and never
very successful business that could
have persisted only as a religious rite.
IL probably had its origin In Egypt
and was spread throughout the world
by early missionaries.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03
ADDING TO INCOME
Wife Can Do II by CapitaIizing
Her Time.
Not by Any Means Necessary That
She Should Go Out TO Work In
Order TO Save Money for
Her Husband.

Here is contributors idea of one
OF the many ways in which q wife can
help increase the family's budget:
she was on old lady and she was
piecing quilt Came a pretty. frivo.
lous young married woman.
1.-The idea. commented the frivo-
lous one. of anyone's having time to
sew her life up in thing like that
I'm my time all women did it,
commented the older woman.
The pretty one flushed.
"But nowadays time is SO much
more valuable. she defended.
is it2 / wonder unused the wise
one. Does your time bring you In
any money! The pretty one shook
her head. Then why not make 1t save
the money your husbands time brings
in. as we did In our day?
"'The dress you wear cost--ss.ss7
And cheap at that. no doubt, you
think. Yet you could have bought bet
ter material for g. In two days time
you could have made ii better and
more daintily than II ia. At that rate
your time would have yielded you
S2.49 a day. Would you be glad OF
that much for days work II you
were being paid for IL directlyg
Indeed | would responded the
girl ferventiy. I wish could make
some money 10 help my husbandr
"A penny saved Is a penny earned,
my dearl II you have contracted the
habit OF sitting on the Yeranda and
thinking OF the things you would buy
IL you had the money IL may be little
hard to devote yourself TO a sewing
machine and working cut a paper pat
tern. But in return youTl have your
$3.50 day, the pleasure OF wearing
dress you have made yourself. and
the admiration OF your husband
The frivolous one became all at
tention- | Just thought I could buy
the dress for less than could buy the
material and have It made she en-.
planned.
"A specious argument. my dear. OF
course you could. But you could not
buy II for what you could mako II
yourself You are young. Help your
husband 20 make and save his money
now Do some real work and credit
yourself with II and see how the fam,
lily budget IL helped American
Magazine.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

A large newspaper plant In Phila-
delphia has recently been taken over
by company Of colored men. who are
preparing TO issue weekly paper for
circulation In a number Of different
cities. Arrangements have been made
for its distribution in Boston. New
York. Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington. and thirty other cities
within. a twelve-mile radius OF PhiIa-
delphia are expected to be Included In
ITS circulation. This is the first large
newspaper enterprise ever undertaken
entirely by colored men. and the pur-
pose OF the paper is the general uplift
of the colOred race. The undertaking
Is wen financed. and will embody the
highest ideals OF race journalism. The
paper Is to. be controlled, edited and
printed entirely by colored men. The
printing plant includes every labor-sav-
Ing and cost-cutting device known In
the newspaper world.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

ing a catch on the lowest step-a
kick with the toe will do it-four OF
the stairs rise, swinging on a hinge
in the uppermost of the four and
moved by a weight hanging from an
arm underneath. This leaves an en-
trance to the flight below, and one can
close the stair-door ON going down by
simply giving the weight push up
ward.
Coming up from below, the person
who wants to open the stair-door finds
a chain hanging underneath 1t; pull
on this chain releases the catch and
the stairs move upward.
The utility of such a device will be
found principally on stairs leading to
cellars and basements.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03
AFRO-AMER|CAN CuLLINCS

In communication to the Hous-
ton Post d. Porter, principal of the
Brennan Normal and Industrial col
lege, writes:
Prof. e. l.. Blaekshear. with his
logged tenacity has succeeded In or
ganizing some of the best Negro farm
ers in Texas into a farmers con-
gress," having them to come annually
and spend from six to eight days In
our state school, where they can get
strong help by the way of lectures
and coming IN contact with the ac-
tual experimental work that cultivates
L. them strong love for their farms
and at the same time broadening
their views upon the plans of getting
better results from their many pro-
ductiye farms. And many of our boys
are laying their diplomas in the bot
tom OF their trunks and taking part
with their fathers In the develop
ment OF their farms. They are no
longer looking at labor as a disgrace,
but are rolling up their sleeves, and
taking part In the various commu-
mites in whatever vocation they find
best to be pursued and are thereby
making home worth while.
This kind OF teaching was the end
in mind OF the founders of our state
school
Blackshear Ia southern Negro.
and thoroughly understands southern
conditions and his constant lectures
and conversations with the students
of that institution have 90 thorough
~ fitted them not with protudiced
mind TO his brother in white, but with
knowledge to go, hand In hand with
his neighbor in the various duties OF
life without the least friction.
No one during Blackshear's princi.
palship has heard OF a single Prairie
View student having the least trouble
with any OF our white citizens and
we have hundreds OF them going out
on various roads at the close Of that
school,
Now, I was born and reared n
Texas, and would not 1--we anywhere
else. Have tried to teach % years.
anu 10 btHSft tuai IL tbtIt - uuJ
one man in Texas that knows any
thing about that state and the kind Of
teaching necessary and best fitted for
our people, I should know something
about 1t. have for the last 10 or ~
years spend much OF my time trav-
cling and talking to many OF our
country teachers institutions. and !
find that a large number or a very
large per cent OF these teachers are
from Prairie View. / have made II
my business 10 talk with each super.
intendent as TO the work. and as to
how these teachers get along with
their white neighbors.
Uncle Tom and Aunt Nancy. Uncle
Jim and Aunt Susan who the old
pioneers had the highest regard for.
are all passing from the stage Of the
living and the young Negro IL COM
ing on the scene. He has 10 have
that teaching that will enable him to
1.-Two In perfect harmony with his
white brother.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03
All Very Tragic.

At the Players club in New York
the happy ending SO essential to a
yaas's financial success was being dis
cussed, when Butler Glaenzer said:
mo play has happy ending"
They looked at him through the Gig.
arctic smoke in amazement.
No play has happy ending" he
repeated. 1T runs on and on. and at
Ast it ends tragically in some one
Ebrse town, with the entire road COM
pany stranded and without the price
of an oyster stew among the lot Of
them"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

A revival or old memories, marking
back to the antebellum days when he.
as boy, was sold many times on the
auction block as a chattel and finally,
at the age of seventeen. learning OF
the war to free the Negroes. he es-
capped from his master and found ref
uge in camp of Federal soldiers, was
occasioned a few days ago In the
mind of Rev. ]. Preston Watson of
Pueblo. Colo. by the receipt of let
ter from Thomas Cannon. an old sol
der now residing at Monte Vista,
Colo. 1t was Cannon. then a first lieu-
tenant in the Ninth Missouri cavalry,
and later promoted to captain, 81
years ago. who formed a liking for the
fugitive colored boy and took him In.
Throughout the war. until the close
four years later. Watson remained
with Cannon. Then they separated
with the understanding that Watson
was to go to Gannon's home and I'M
der his instruction learn the timers
trade. But alternating circumstances
interviewed. Although in the years
each frequently tried TO find trace
of the other. their efforts proved in
vain until two years ago Watson, then
a veteran pastor who had done nearly
40 years service for the African Meth
odist church, learned that Captain
Cannon was living near Leadville.
This being in the district which Wat
son toured as presiding elder, he re-
newed his search and finally found
Captain Cannon, a feeble. gray haired
man, at that time Just recovering from
an operation. "Of course neither of
US knew the other" remarked the Rev.
Mr.. Watson in telling OF the meeting
When | knew Cannon In war times
he was square shonldered young
man with long black mustache and
bushy black hair. Half century later
| found him an old man, little resem-
bling his former self But the old
friendship still was there. He seemed
mighty glad to see me. and for two
hours we talked over old times. Then
later he came to my house and we sat
up all night long talking old times"
Reminiscently In his letter received q
few days ago Mr.. Cannon said. Again
| recall an incident-the colored boy
who wandered into camp, a fugitive
from slavery, meek, humble. seeking
protection. My boys In blue treated
him with kindness and sympathy and
| soon realized his faithful services:
honest, truthful and diligent, employ
ing his leisure moments in the efforts
TO learn TO read that he might be help
full to his fellow freemen. Now, how
well he has succeeded. From a hum.
BILE servant to devoted servant OF
the Lord and jealous I'm the upliff OF
his people" Born near Lynchburg.
Va, Watson was sold when a baby
with his mother to Robert Barnett,
Bowling Green. Pike county, Mo. When
four years old his mother died and
from that time until ten he was sold
five times on the auction block In Mis-
souri,. Educated through his own ef.
forts entirely. Rev. Mr.. Watson
is one of the prominent retired pastors
of his church In the West. He has
lived in Pueblo. first 20 years ago and
again for the last nine years. and has
been pastor Of both the ST. Paul's and
ST. Johns A. NJ. E. churches. Mrs.
Watson is superintendent OF the col
ored orphanage at Pueblo.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

81 took your Conn
pound and have a fine.
strong baby. - Mrs.
JOHN MITCHELL, Mas
sena, N. Y.
Lydia E. Pinkham'p
Vegetable Compound is q
wonderful medicine for
expectant mothers. -
Mrs. A. n. MYERS, Cor
donville, Mo.
II highly recommend
Lydia +. Pinkham $ Veg
etable Compound before
child birth, II has done =,
much for me. Mrs. &.
III. DoERR, K. r. !. Con-
shohocken, Pa
81 took Lydia r. Pink
hams Vegetable Com
pound TO build up my
aystem and have the
dearest baby girl in the
" orld." - Mrs. MosE
BLAgELEY, coalport. Pa.
81 praise the Com
pound Whenever | have
= chance. II did so much
for me before my little
girl was born. y Mira.
Z. w. SANDERS. Rowles-
burg. w. Va.
81 took your Com
pound before baby was
born and feel ! owe my
life 70 H. - Mrs. WINNIE
TILLIs, Winter Haven,
Florida.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03
erIaht Prospect.

Il suppose you have hopes that
your little son win be president Of the
United States some day?s :.
NO. &c..
Come. come. Fatherly pride is all
right. wouldn't think any the less OF
you II you had such hopes"
'Fatherly pride eh2 Well, have
plenty Of that. In fact. something tells
me that this boy of mine 10 goslg to
grow up and pitch world series some
day"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03
FORMED FROM SINGLE LOG
ton In Golden Gate Park,
San Francisco.

There In a cabin In Golden Gate
park, San Francisco. which is con
structed OF a single log Of redwood. II
Ia about twelve feet long and rests
upon a heavy platform OF tImbers.
which support the weight of the hoi.
low log. A doorway about Ave feet
high and eighteen inches wide admits
visitors TO the interior, which forms
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03
An Improved Quinine, Does not Cause
Nervousness nor Ringing in Head

The happy combination of laxatives In LAX
ATIVE BR0MO QUININE makes the Quinine
In this form have far better effect than the
ordinary Quinine, and 1t can be taken By any
one without affecting the head. Remember to
call for the full name, Laxative Bromo Quinine.
Look for signature OF Z. w. Grove. 25e
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03
Unanimous.

Il wish and wish again was in
Michigan sang the man with the bar
Der shop tenor.
so do L. remarked a man in the
front row.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

Blank & Co. have gone into the
bands of receiver"
Il wonder what the creditors will
getg'
1.-THE creditors viii receive what
the receiver leaves
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03
Proof Positive.

MY wife wants to go to the natl
nee this afternoon, but I'm afraid II
isn't a proper show for her to see"
What makes you think so?"
We'll. II it was she wouldn't want
to see It."
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03


"Banneker. the Negro astronomer"
was born at Ellicott,s Mills. Maryland.
a few miles from Baltimore. several
years before the Revolutionary war.
He learned to read while doing farm
work and managed to study and be-
come quite proficient in mathematics.
In his study of astronomy he was en-
couraged and assisted By Andrew Eli
colt. an astronomer and civil engineer
of scientific attachments and founder
OF Ellicott's mills and connected with
some large enterprises. Ellicott was
a friend of Washington and when he
was employed to survey the District
of Columbia and locate the city OF
Washington he gave employment to.
Banneker. After this Banneker made
astronomical calculations and pub
lished almanacs which were used in
Maryland and some other states.
Thomas Jefferson sent one OF the al
manacs to the French Academy OF
Sciences and the secretary Of the navy
wrote Banneker a complimentary let.
ter. He died in Baltimore In 1906 and
many scientific societies bore testi-
mony to the correctness OF his 'matlie.
NAUTICAL and astronomical work. Many
years after his death. J. II. B. La
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

trode, prominent citizen OF Balti-
more and for a long time connected
with the Baltimore & Ohio railroad.
wrote a memoir of Banneker which
was published by the Maryland His
toricaI society.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

Not every criminal leaves Q trail
The miscreant who invented bean
soup covered his tracks so carefully
that he never was apprehended.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

Another precedent has been over
turned by Kansas bachelor. He was
in hospital six weeks a couple Of
years ago and did not marry the
trained nurse who attended him.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03
HAVE YOU
A CHILD !?

Many women long for children. but because Of
come durable physical arrangement are deprived
of this greatest Of all happiness.
The women whose names follow were restored
10 normal health by lydia r plnkham's Vegeta.
BILE Compound. Write and ask them about It.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03
How Could He?

Doctor-stick out your tongue far.
Their.
Boy = Can't. It's fastened 8 my
back.--Judge.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

A woman can get more into trunk.
but a man has something "on' her
when it comes to slowing derby hat
safely in suitcase.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

Men are a good deal like horses In
the respect that the thoroughbred
should be picked for speed and the
scrub for service.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

Among the other prohibited things
which we do, not care to do is -thct Of
loafing in the depot waiting-room.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels.-Adv.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

Generally speaking. Il is the man
who has no story to tell who laughs
at yours. en~4
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03
woMAN,s cRowNINc ctoev

Is her hair. II yours is streaked with
ugly, grizzly. gray hairs. use La Gre
ole" Hair Dressing and change II in
the natural way. Price $i.00.-Ady.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

When white men discuss the Indian
problem the discussion generally has
to do with a scheme to get the In
dams money.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

Something like 100000 barrels II
beer are brewed in the United King
dom every year.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

Whaf;onienfioning him quite casu-
ally, became of the old-fashioned man
who referred TO the Bible as 1.-THE
Word?"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

Osaka is a great Japanese toy-mak-
ing center, with Toxic next.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

: Every community produces citizen
or two whose. chief ambition is to
make living exhibiting fye-legged
calf ats go
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

There's always q woman In the case
when . female lawyer is employed.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

a fair-sized room. The appearance OF
the cabin Is striking because the front
presents cross-section OF a large red.
wood tree with the bark intact.--Pop-
ular Science and Worlds Advance.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

An optimist is man who makes
living in town. A pessimist is one
who earns his on a farm. -,
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03
Not Gray Hairs but Tired EYES

make us look older than we are Keep your
Eyes young and you will look young. After
the Movies always Murine Your Eyes
Don't tell your age.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

A man wants everything he can get
and woman wants everything sho
cant get.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-03

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
pierce,s Pleasant Pellets. They regulate
liver, bowels and stofnach.--Ady.
Some merchants need larger quar-
teri and some need more quarters.