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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10
CLAIMS MOST PERFECT LENS
German optician Says He Has Pro-
duced . Glass That Has No Equal
In the World.

In the "Punktal." DR.. Moritz Won
Rohr of the scientific STAFF of the Carl
Zeiss works, famous German optical
establishment, claims the invention OF
the perfect lens. II is said to be SUI
perior to either the Toric or MEMS
Gus lenses, both recognized as great
improvements over the old style fiat
glasses.
In old-style lenses, when the eye Is
rotated to one side, the line Of sight
passes through the lens obliquely. This
defect was only partially done away
with by the Toric or curved lens. In
working out the new lens. Doctor Won
Rohr computed formulas for grinding
lenses which differ from every differ
ent power.
Heretofore all lenses have been
ground on one side with one or an
other of a set OF established base
curves. Believing it was impossible
to produce perfectly corrected lens
in this way, Doctor Won Rohr estab-
lished different formulas for each side
of every kind of lens required.
The result Of his experimentation
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10
AFRO-AMER|CAN CULL|NCS

1t is our purpose to supply just that
need. 1t is particularly opportune
that our plans should mature Just at
this time. The end of the war in Eu-
rope will call for reimbursement in
the relations of all the races of the
world. This readjustment will be
as necessary in America as else
where, and will peculiarly affect the
black race here.
1T may be that none now living
yill ever see the tide of immigration
that once flowed into this country
reach again the high-water mark CT
1000, 900 year. The men withdrawn
from our industrial field will not re-
turn to it; they are being MANNED
and slaughtered by the millions
Those who do survive will be required
during the next SO years in rebuilding
Europe.
To-day our industries are hopeless
" crippled by lack of laborers. With
out them there can be no expansion.
What then? The black man? Why
not? There are 100000 of him
in the United States. Heretofore he
has been ignored. rejected. Wherever
he turned seeking an honest livelihood
the doors of opportunity have been
slammed in his face, and today eco
Ionic conditions are subjecting him
to a pressure more severe than any
he has heretofore experienced. I'm
less that condition char ges, the Negro
in America is doomed to pauperism
and crime. Through the cooperation
of broad-minded, clear-thinking men
and women of both races, we hope to
relieve the pressure by altering the
condition.
In taking over the plant of the
Philadelphia Evening Times, we have
succeeded in translating into terms
of actuality the dream of thousands
of colored people who long ago
recognized the need of modern news
papers owned by members of the
race, yet realized the impossibility
of producing them without a strictly
modern plant backed by sufficient
funds.
I'VE have the money. and in our
plant we have every labor-saving, cost
cutting device known to the modern
newspaper world, which includes two
condensed quadruple Hoe presses with
a combined capacity of $4,000 COM
plete newspapers per hour"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10
SKY MARAUDER IN AlRSHAFT
Birds Cling Fearfully TO Fire Escape.
While Sparrow Hawk hosers
Near.

A servant maid in an apartment or
the fourth floor OF the Victoria. at
Riverside drive and Ninety-seyenth
street. opened the kitchen window
Monday morning and wondered why
dozens OF sparrows that were hud-
ding on FIRE escape and window sill
did not take fright and scarry away.
Then she glanced onward and upward
Into the airshaft and discovered tbs.
reason
sparrow hawk. sun gilnting On ite
wings. was wheeling rapidly high up
In the airshaft. bot below the roof
level. Occasionally. when the marau-
der'a keen eye glimpsed 4 sparrow
which hadn't taken refuge Il darted
like a fash. Twice while tho maid
watched the hawk made a captive and
scared out OF the airshaft
The air pirate worked for about tive.
hours and disappeared shortly before
noon. but Il was at least half an hour
later when the plump. brown spar.
rows recovered from the terror caused
by the hawks appearance.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10
To PrO.ec, a States Wards.

Insurance Commissioner Ekern OF
Wisconsin has sent a letter TO each
member OF the legislature urging i'm.
mediate action TO protect life and
property against the FIRE hazard IN
the state charitable and penal insu'
tutions. A bureau recommended the
installation OF sprinkler equipments,
especially In the hospitals for the In
sane at Oshkosh and MENDOZA.
The commissioner said II waa
cheaper to make improvements than
to pay fire losses and the families and
friends OF the helpless inmates had q
right to ask that their lives be made
safe from the dangers OF fire.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10
NOTHING In Them,

William" said the good wife, look
ing up from her paper, here | see an
article that says a man out in Kansas
is suing his wife for divorce. simply
because she went through his pockets
after he was asleep. Goodness knows.
William, probably the poor woman
never got cent from the brute Of a
husband in any other way!"
"Uh, huh,' replied William.
William" came from his better
half. don't you dare sit there and
'uh-huh' me IA such a manner! What
would you do il you woke up and
found me going through your peck
ets?"
"Who-me?' asked the sleepy hus.
band, who had already turned over his
pay envelope to the boss Of the house.
why, Id get UP and help you search.
Of course, my iear!"--Judge.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10

J. c. Frasier of Farrsville. Newton
county, ranks as one OF the most pro-
gressive Negro teachers of east Texas,
and is in very high esteem by people
of both races of that section, says the
Houston Post. He has already intro
duced canning successfully into his
school, Great interest has been man.
ifested during the summer session in
canning and quite number have been
studying canning in connection with
the operation of school training plants
where the canning of vegetables for
use in the mess hall next session is
still in progress. The school cannery
is proving to be a benefit to the sur
rounding neighborhooc as well as to
the school. and both white and col
ored neighbors are bringing in vege-
tables to be canned in the Prairie
View school cannery. Lulu B. Young
read before the summer session an in
teresting description of the work of
the school of which she is principal,
and she is probably the youngest
teacher in school, and she has success
fully introduced industrial work into
her school In Smith county, where
her work has attracted favorable COM
ment and mention from the county
superintendent. A number of teachers
have reported an increase in salary,
due to their having successfully intro
duced industrial work in their schools.
An unusually large number of man
teachers have been taking instruction
in the agricultural department as a
means of running a school garden,
which they have already introduced
or plan to introduce into their school.
The classes in sewing have been ex-
ceptionally well attended by the wom-
an teachers, while quite number of
them have also enrolled In the cook
ing classes. Mrs M. E. Hunter, for
merly of Alabama, but for a number
of years a resident of Laporte, Tex.
is one of the most earnest students
of industrial work in the institution.
This earnest woman, after the death
OF her husband, has proved to be a
successful farm manager and has in
PRODUCED industrial work also into
schools which she has taught in the
vicinity of her home, She has proved
to be exceptionally successful in the
work of raising and canning fruits
and vegetables and is a cook and
housekeeper of unusual ability.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10
Nonsmokers, League is slow.

The Nonsmokers' League of Amer
ica in national convention assembled
at San Francisco unanimously decided
that wives should not permit their
husbands to smoke In the house" and
suggested matrimonial boycott on
smokers. Every town in Kansas has
its anticigarette band. girls who have
taken oath never never to have any
thing to do with young men, or old,
who smoke. Why was Kansas, whence
all good reforms come. not represent
ed at the San Francisco conventiong
Old Bill White is neglecting his duty
again.--New York Sun,
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10
FLAGS IN HISTORY
Symbols Have Been Subject to
Many Changes.
Those of Today the Result OF Slow
Growth Through centurIes-sara.
Gems Given Credit for intro
duction of Banner.

The Union Jack, the banner under
which Englishmen, Scotchmen, irish
men, Welshmen, Canadians, Australi-
ans. East Indians and men from other
parts of the great empire on which
the sun never sets are now fighting on
the bloody fields of France. was de-
signed 307 years ago, in 1906. The
original flag of England, the banner
of st. George, white with a red cross,
was Incorporated then with the ban
ner of Scotland, which was blue with
a white diagonal cross. This combina-
ton obtained the name of Union
Jack" in allusion to the union be-
tween England and Scotland. and TO
the name of the monarch who brought
about the consolidation OF the crowns.
This was James | of England and VI
of Scotland, the word Jack" being a
corruption of Jacobus the Latin word
for James. The original arrangement
of the Union Jack continued until
1901, when following the union with
Ireland, the banner OF st. Patrick,
white with a diagonal red cross. was
amalgamated with IL. The red Nal
tese cross of st. Patrick was placed
over the white cross of ST. Andrew, so
that a thin white line on either side is
all that remains of the Scottish cross.
The many nationalities comprising
the empire of Franz Josef fight under
common flag of red and white, the
colors of the Hapsburg dynasty. There
are red stripes at the top and bottom
Of the banner, and on the central
white stripe appears the Austrian coat
If arms. The German, Austrian and
Russian banners, like the English.
represent a slow growth through many
centuries and with frequent changes.
Since ancient times men have carried
distinguishing emblems in battle, but
it was not until the sixth century that
the flag acquired its present form In
Spain. Before that 1t was just small
square of cloth carried on a lance.
The modern flag is said to have been
introduced in Spain by the Saracens-
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10

A broad plan for cooperation among
four churches of Methodism having a
Negro membership of 100000, was
made public in deliverance TO Meth
odists of the world The plan, If car
ried out by the Methodist general con-
ferences, was expected to pave the
way for final organic union OF Negro
Methodists In America into one
church. 1t was agreed to by the COM
missioners of the Methodist Episcopal
(white), African Methodist Episcopal,
African Methodist Episcopal Zion and
Colored Methodist Episcopal churches
at meeting held at Cincinnati. Three
white bishops-Thirkield OF New Or
leans; Henderson of Chattanooga, and
Nicely of Philadelphia participated In
the deliberations of the body. Nine
bishops from the three other churches
also were commissioners. The ar
rangements urge the adoption Of a
common ritual hymnal, ritual and
catechism; the same standard in
course of study for the ministry,
standardizing of schools and colleges:
holding of inter Methodist preachers
institutes; Christian workers assem-
blies; united action on evangelism,
education, home and foreign missions
and a division of mission territory TO
stop waste.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10
WORSHIP HEROES IN EFFIGY
Hindus AZ Native Fair Rear Monstrous
Figures in Commemoration OF
Ancient Warriors.

In Kasmir. India. 1t was once my
good fortune to visit Hindu Duss-
rah. or native fair. The cantonment
OF my host was some distance away
from the grounds. SO we mounted two
OF HIS horses and rode through the
village out on the road 10 the fair
grounds, where we rode much OF tho
way in the wake OF an interminable
procession on Its way to the Duss-
rah.
Above the heads of the multitude
three towering figures caught my eyes.
They were fashioned after the form OF
man. but crudely and grotesquely. and
they were 100 feet tall. turned TO my
companion and asked him what they
were He told me that these mon
strous efhgies were reared TO com
memorate an ancient NEUROLOGICAL var
which. according 10 Hindu belief. took
place IN Ceyion IN the long ago.
Whether the story IL true or not.
the figures were undoubtedly real. and
became more monstrously real the
closer we approached them. Later.
when we strolled at their feet. saw
how they were made. Bamboo poles.
bound together after the indian fash.
ion OF piecing out soaffolding. formed
the framework. and they we're an.
chored TO the ground by ropes hid.
den under the costumes that we're
made OF coarse cloth. The heads Of
the figures. grotesqne and unreal In
their workmanship. were surmount.
ed by fancy crowns OF gold and col
ored paper.
The fair. indeed. wan devoted en-.
tirely 10 the praise OF these myfho-
logical warriors and the he sls
they are supposed TO have done In
the ancient Ceylon wars.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10
GODS OF LOVE AND JEALOUSY
Sometimes Associated, nut Not by
Any Means lnseparable, as Gen.
orally Supposed.

The prevalent idea appears to be
that there can be no love without a
pretty large admixture of jealousy,
and that. conversely. almost every case
of jealousy springs from some mis-
guided love affair. Whether this idea
Is the right one or not is decidedly
open to question. Ideal love AFFAIRS
preclude jealousy altogether. and
where absolute trust and confidence
exist there is no room at all for the
green-eyed moster.
One curious attribute of the Jealous
woman who plans to sweep her rivals
out of the way is that she generally
shows a marked lack of brains in her
methods. Jealousy not only blunts all
her finer feelings, but at the same time
1t causes a curious confusion OF mind.
which fails to take the proper grasp
OF consequences and which is utterly
illogical and childishly reckless In Its
workings.
One has only to glance at the daily
papers to see this fact practically Illus
trated. The schemes of the Jealous
woman are the most childishly imma-
ture in the world. and IN almost every
case fall to pieces and bring speedy
retribution on her own head. For not
alone does the victim suffer. The worst
generally comes upon the plotter her
self.
Love very often does bring a GER
tain amount of jealousy In its train.
But at the same time 1t Is entirely up
to ourselves TO curb those feelings and
to keep them from outward and visible
expression. Moreover. Il IL perfectly
true that, although love generally does
admit OF jealousy. the latter can exist
and flourish pretty successfully with
out love.
Therefore in the last analysis we
may most assnredly claim that jeai.
ousy and love are two distinct and
quite separate affairs.-Savannah
News
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10

The Prairie View summer school.
which is comprised of 470 attendants.
a majority of whom are teachers al
ready engaged in colored schools of
the cities and counties of the state
and who are here for further improve
ment as a means of fitting themselves
for greater usefulness in the Negro
communities, is drawing to a close.
Mrs. B. T. Foster of Limestone county
is supervisor of the colored schools
of the county under the Jeanes' fund,
and devotes her time to the introduce
tion and Improvement of the indus
trial work in various colored schools
of the county. Through her influence
a considerable tract of land will be
devoted next year to school gardening
and farming in connection with one of
their larger rural schools. Mrs. Fos-
ter is a graduate of Prairie View
school and is teacher of a number
of years of successful experience. Mrs.
Kay OF Harrisburg. Harris county IS
regarded as one of the best female
teachers among the Negroes of the
state Her successful work led the
board OF directors to make an addi-
tion costing SIS 600 to her school at
Harrisburg. which Is fitted with mod
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10

Efforts to organize 500 colored boys
of Washington in Boy Scout compa-
MES to participate in the annual en-
campment here next fall of the Grand
Army of the Republic are being made
by the colored citizens committee in
charge of arrangements for the event.
An excursion to Riverview Park will
be given the colored newsboys of the
city with a view to starting the cam
paign for the organization of the COM
panies. The steamer Charles H. Wer-
ner will take the boys to the resort.
Ferdinand ID. Lee of 923 r street
northwest. is chairman Of the colored
citizens Washington Post.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10

ern improvements for teaching domes-
tic science and manual training. M. A.
Traylor of Kerens, Navarro county,
has the best school garden of any of
the colored teachers of the county
and his garden is enrolled in the Dali
las school garden contest. and he is
confident of taking one of the prizes.
The inspectors of the contest have
already visited his school several
times and have spoken very favorably
of it.-Houston (Texas) Post.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10

Recently the Fourth Estate an
nounced that the plant of the old
Philadelphia Times had been taken
over by colored men, who proposed
to publish from it five weeklies for
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington. 1t has now
been definitely decided that these pa
pers will appear on or about Septem-
Der 3, each 7-column 32-page pub
LEGATION, and that during October
weeklies will be given to 30 other
cities within 12-hour radius of Phila-
delphia. In outlining the company's
plans to the Fourth Estate, w. w.
Rourk, the managing director. said:
sOur publications will be absolute
~ free and independent. They are
pot to be the organ of any class or
party, but will oppose vigorously and
fearlessly any and every destructive
farce in American life.
We mean to be broad, unbiased.
clean in politics, modern. enterpris-
ing and accurate in our American and
foreign news service, and shall set
and maintain high standard in race
Journalism.
THE one great need of the Negro,
in my opinion, is a live, sensitive or
gan of public opinion in each com
munity to speak intelligently and
with authority to and for the race.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10

w.t. is regarded as one OF the
best .efinitions OF money was given
by Henry E. Beggs of Sheffield. Eng.
land, who was awarded prize offered
by a British weekly for the following
philosophical wisdom:
An article which may be used al a
universal passport TO everywhere ex-
cept heaven and as a universal pro
wider OF everything except happiness"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10
aermanx.a Potato crop.

The potato crop OF Germany war
one of the largest on record The on.
clal statistics place the figures at 80.
200 600 metric tons. as against $4,000
goo metric tons IN 1912 Quito high
percentage OF the potatoes we're dis
eased and could not be kept over vim
ter. and the crop being large the
prices obtained we're Low.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10
The Hewlett Family.

There Is a corporation named The
Hewlett Family of America" All OF
the members are descendants OF
George Hewlett. who came e thin
country from England In 1910.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10

Miss Pauline Marriott of Salt Lake
City, Utah, by writing 81 words min
ute in the recent state and intermoun-
tain school championships. set new
worlds record in those classes.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10

You can't attract much attention by
finishing in the first division. II you
want people TO notice you. you must
be q pennant winner.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10

7[pE as WEWe0. TYPE As VIEWED
THRouoH oRpu4W THGoL1r
IE16 EUffH TAI
and work is the "Punktal" lens, In
which the line OF sight passes through
at the correct angle. no matter to
what position the eye is reyolved in
its socket.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10

From Tuskegee we learn that the
colored people Of Virginia pay taxes
on real and personal property TO the
amount Of $34,743.e56 At the close OF
the war they were practically penni-
less.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10
PLACING Him.

Hewgag-He's a lowdown crook.
Biidaa Who's a lowdown crookf
Hewgag-The man higher up.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10

Society women of Coudersport, Pa.
becoming disguised at the laxity Of
the city authorities. cleaned the
streets OF the city recently.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10

II Is said that woman. owing 10 her
peculiar physical construction. Is I'M
able 10 jump--exeept at an Offer %
marriage.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10

"what . psssimist he IL
yes. indeed. Even misery shuns.
hts company"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10

Because from 100000 to 100000
tons of potatoes rot every year in Ger
many, the government is fostering the
erection Of drying plants
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10

Any OF US could draw the salary OF
ousand-dollar-a-year job.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10

Electricity is being successfully used
in France 10 ripen cheese.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10

The government of Columbia will es-
tablieh a national institute OF agrlcul-
4ure AND an experimental farm
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10

Tea plants average about fifteen
years OF life.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-10

Husbands and wives Msle see sYons
do n without trying
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-04-16

THERE is considerable stir over
the location Of the proposed
Dixie aighwsy", which is to be
routed from Chicago to Mama,
ria. The original idea was to
route the line via Indianapolis,
Louisville, Nashville, etc. A conf
ference of the Governors of the
States along the line was held at
big convention at Chattanooga on
April 3rd. They failed to reach a
conclusion and each Governor
was requested to appoint two di-
rectors each to confer later. Cen
trail Kentucky is asking that Lex
ington, Danville etc. be included
on the route. Cincinnati and
Chattanooga are also hot footing
after it. The original promoters
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-04-16

The road will start at Louisville
and pass through the Bluegrass on
the wav to the gap in the noun
tains at the southeastern corner
of the State. 1t will be Ken
lucky undertaking and a Ken
lucky institution. There will be
no cause for rivalry between any
of Kentucky's cities or sections.
The Dixie Highway is a mag
ni6cent conception. The Boone
is soon to be splend id
reality. To the men of the noun
tains that have made it possible,
not least among them, Joseph
and James Marct, The
Times makes obeisance. They
have blown 70 trumpets, but they
have done the work they set out to
do. Kentucky is their debtor.