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OIL! oII!
Help Straiehten the World.

The world is topsy-turvy today, but
a normal and permanent equilibrium
must and will be restored in time. 1t
is going to be big task to accomplish
this. Whether this restoration De
what it should be, the new order Of
things will affect every country in the
world, every nation, this nation; every
individual, you. 1t is incumbent upon
you to be factor, an influence, in the
right result, no matter whether as hu-
man values are rated you are small or
great. And the time to begin is now
now, now for the way is long. the prob
lens ahead are almost insuperable, and
the world is in sorry need of the COM
bined thought and wisdom of all.-The
Three Partners.
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Vegetables Fill Window Boxes.

A great many London people have
followed the example of Sir Samuel
Evans, and are planting turnips in
their window boxes instead of spring
towers, or, if not turnips, then some
other useful vegetable. Those who
won't forego their flowers are planting
carrots in white sand in large boxes
in their cellars or unused rooms, and
mustard, cress, parsley, and other
herbs, are being grown in kitchen win
dows or in sheltered places in the
areas.
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CORK-BRICK BARN FLOORING
Non-Absorbent and Adapted to Needs
of Farm AnimaIs-Laid in Cement
Over Concrete Base.

The search for a warm, non-absOrb-
ent flooring suited to the needs of
horses, cows, hogs and sheep has led
to the adoption Of cork brick. The
brick, as described in Popular Science
Monthly, consists of finely granulated
cork and refined asphalt, heated and
thoroughly mixed, and then nodded
under pressure into bricks nine by four
by two inches. The flooring is laid
in cement mortar over a sub-base of
concrete and crushed stones or ashes.
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MILK ALL cows THOROUGHLY
Little Extra Time Required After
Usual Amount Has Been Secured
Will Pay Dividends.

Sufficient time ought to be taken to
milk the cows thoroughly even if so
much other work on the farm cannot
be accomplished.
A little extra time required to work
and manipulate the udder by hand
after the usual amount of milk has
been obtained will pay dividends ard
sometimes make a profit where other
wise there would have been loss.
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He Couldn't Help 1t.

Sydney had been returning from
school for several days with naughty
boy, so his mother said: Sydney, /
don't want you to associate with Stan
ley; l want you to select the incest
little boy in your school to walk home
with"
Next day he returned with Stanley
again.
"Why didn't you do as 1 told you,
Sydney?" his mother asked.
"Well, mother, l think Stanley's
mother must have told him to pick out
the incest little boy in school, because
he always picks out me-"
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RECORDS OF BIG ASSISTANCE
Prospective Buyer of Herd Sire
Write for Details.

The present sharp competition in
price of feed force the successful
dairyman to secure the greatest return
possible from his outlay. If he has
registered cows he expects more for
his progeny than if he had only grades.
But to obtain more and enough more
to pay to keep purebred stock, L. w.
Wing, Jr. of the Missouri college of
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BOSCHEE'S GERMAN
SYRUP
Panacea of the Home the World
Over.

Why will you allow q cold to ad-
vance in your system and thus encour-
age more serious maladies, such as
pneumonia or lung trouble, when by
the timely use Of a few doses of
Boschee's German Syrup you can get
relief. This medicine has stood the
test Of fifty years. 1t induces good
nights sleep with easy expectoration
in the morning. For sale by druggists
in all parts OF the civilized world In
% and rs cent bottles.-Adv.
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Bio Business,

Fruit growers are becoming more
and more appreciative Of the fact thar
fruit growing is business rather than
nm occupation, and that the profits de-
pend upon catering to the desires of
the ultimate customer.
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SkepticaI.

who's that old guy goin' around
with lantern in broad daylight?"
asked the visitor from Sparta. "What
kind of a nut is he, anyhow"
"Oh, that's Diogenes." replied the
Athenian. "He says he's looking for
an honest man."
"And you poor hicks fall for that
press-agent stuffY' sneered the Spar
tan. 'Bet you ten to one he'll be doin'
a turn in vaudeville at the Odeon next
week"
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Hereditary,

O'Rourke-Oh, Dinnis. Dinnis, me
hearts broke! Me boy Mikes run
away and enlisted. 1t was the fightin'
blood in him.
McIntyre-Well, what's the use wor-
ryin', Pat? / always tould yeZ the
boy took afther his mother.
When the police arrived, both were
disabled
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Requires Brains.

Orcharding has evolved into busi.
ness that requires more brains than
Drawn to succeed, instead of an occu-
patton at which formerly even the
most ignorant could be at least fairly
successful.
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Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a Gen
eral Tonic because it contains the we'll
known tonic properties of QUININE and
IRON. 1t acts on the Liver. Drives out
Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System. so cents
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Protect the Horses.

When spraying cover your team with
some sort of blani.>t to keep the spray
dope from their air. It is very nm
comfortable on mans skin, and no
doubt it is the same way ON horse
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A Severe Proposition.

What are your political sympa-
thes?"
My friend" replied Senator Sor-
shum, "out in the part of the country
where l learned the game, there is no
sympathy In politics"
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The purgative forces within the body
sometimes slow up through Winter and
need stimulating in Spring. Wright's
Indian Vegetable Pills are just the thing
to make Natures efforts easy They are
tonic as we'll as laxative. Adv
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Drains Paw.

Systems of drains in land that has
been titled but that was more or less
wet have usually paid FOR themselves
in four or five years, and often in
much less time.
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"A CalVinu Ration.

Have the ration for the COW that is
due to calve soon cooling and slightly
laxative. 1t will put COW and calf
both in better physical condition.
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Upset CaI% Digestion.

Nothing will more quickly upset the
digestion of the calf than feeding
warm milk at one feed and cold at
another.
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Personal Reports of Real Cases
HASN'T SUFFERED SINCE.

Connie L. Cook, 2O2 Oak St., Gov
ington, Va, says: when I was
about fourteen, I had diphtheria
and after recovering, my kidneys
were weak. Backache was the worst
symptom and kept growing worse.
The kidney secretions became un-
natural, painful and passed too Of
ten. became afflicted with dropsy
and my limbs swelled nearly twice
their normal size. Doctors failed
and hope for my recovery was given
up. Doan's Kidney Pills however,
cured me and I haven't suffered
since"
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The Best Sort.

Does this new speaker have TO
have someone to set him going?'
"Oh, dear no; he's Il self starter"
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worm cannot be gotten rid Of entirely.
Those who have used Dead Shot"-Dr.
Peerys Vermifuge, know that they can Adv.
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Scrub Bull Is Extensive

A scrub bull may be cheap to buy,
but ha is an expensive luxury to keep.
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DOAN'S h!RHE1 P1HHs
Soc Box at All Stores Fostebu Co., Buffalo, Y Mfg Chemists
Unhampered.

"How is your garden getting along?"
it yet"
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RESTORED HER HEALTH.

Mrs. John Eppley, GIG Walnut ST..
Ashland, Pa, says: For fifteen
years I had kidney trouble and was
often confined to bed. l suffered a
great deal of pain across my back
and side and often for days I
couldn't straighten. Dizzy spells
and languid feelings came over me
and l was miserable. / kept get
ting worse and doctors didn't hold
out any hope for my recovery. One
day I read about Doan's Kidney
Pills and began using them. They
completely cured me and from that
day to this I have been a well
woman"
Middletown transcript., 1917-05-12

Leather waste is an important in
"eG.c:.t Of the best grade wallpaper.
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Men and Women

Women as well as men are made miser-
able by kidney and bladder trouble. DR..
Kilmers Swamp-Root, the great kidney
medicine, Is highly recommended by thou
sands
Swamp-Root stands the highest for the
reason that so many people say 1t has
proved to be just the remedy needed in
thousands Of even the most distressing
cases.
At druggists in SOC and $100 sizes. You
may receive a sample size bottle Of
Swamp-Root by Parcel Post, also a PAM
phlet telling you about it. Address DR..
kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, and
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Diplomacy.

Diplomacy.
81 overheard Miss Oldun ask you TO
guess her age. Did yOu?"
Eyes. but l didn't tell her what l
guessed. d."-Puck
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY.

The l1omc-makcrs and Canning
Clubs arc doing II splendid work.
The work is ffey per cent better
over last year, both in work and in
membership. II took some time to
wake the pcor." up bu- every mem
Der is on the job now, and much
good is being accomplished. Those
clubs have helped many Il one to
get fruit and jars that would not
have gotten them any other way.
One writer said sclf-prcscrvation
the first law of nature. 1t seems
strange that some people mover re-
aliZc this until some one shows it to
them. The cry has been for some
Time preparedness. The Home
makers and canning clubs arc show
ing to tho people what this means
and if this high cost Of living goes
on everybody will see the necessity
of getting in line with these clubs.
These clubs have purchased Jars for
its members at Il much lower price
than any one could get them and
have got some jars that others have
not been able to get Now the mem
bcrs are busy canning and from the
present outlook are having much
success.
One Of the members exhibited
some at the Taslcy Fair last week
and got LIST prize, Mary Bailey. by
name. The clubs have just received
seven baskets of peaches and more
have been ordered.
Mrs. NJ. Il. McCunc. Industrial Su-
pcrvisor, spends all of her time
among the members and the clubs.
She is very much pleased over the
work and the very great interest
shown by all the members.
There was a time when this kind
of work was not much appreciated
by our people. or course they had
not seen the bright side and thought
y was big thing to have every foot
of land planted in potatoes, sell these
potatoes and spend all that mGncy
before the winter was half over,
buying the very same foodstuffs at
much higher cost than it would
have taken to save it when products
were plentiful. or course all have
not learned this lesson, but the pres
ent high cost Of living is making
many open their eyes and look
around ana see many things as a
necessity that they once passed by
as nothing. Some of them thought
MS the boy who found fine dollar
bill in the middle of the road and
spent the remainder Of his life drag
ging up and down the road looking
Tor the golden treasure suffering for
food, shelter and clothes, when at
their door and in the back yards
were all these things if they would
only stop, dig little, SOW few
seeds and think.
The Industrial Supervisors and the
u. 5. State Demonstration Agents
are God7sent blessings to our people
ana everybody should feel proud to
JOIN hands with them and work for
the salvation of our people and tho
country.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01
RICHMOND
virginia

On the contrary. it should be great.
~ increased. The successful prose
cu!'oh OF the war alone demands
this ''
but in time Of war we should
alSo prepare for peace Who can
calculate the human energies tho,
VIII be required to rebuild the new
ana better civilization that is to
rise on the ruins of this war;
ihc allied nations are calling
upon us now for 1000 engineers
ana Sklllcd mon to repair railroads
OF England. France ana Russia
Service abroad will not end with The
war. Engineers. civil. mechanical
electrical. mining. sanitary will be-
needed TO rebuild the new old world
ANA what need there will he of lu-
man engineers those who can mend
broken hearts. "nlight2n hccloulrd
lntcllcctS, restore hunal IrinuJ
ShipS. establish ideals. regulate con
duc'' S'"riliZc society of evil and
give ii moral health.
Meanwhile, what OF the demand
or thoroughly trained leaders AND
workers. ~ Eo,lcH How "r,at This
Il g IN Il II immediately becomes,
America must go forward. not back
A"fd. At this point we must avoid
Tic mistake made by other nation;
at war-that of seeing only the
needs OF today and of failing to
provide for the greater needs of the
days to come"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01
EASTVITLE, VA.

Mrs. Eliza Williams wishes to
thank the many friends for the very
great kindness shown her and her
mother during their illness. Mrs.
Williams Spal: some time in the
DlNte Hospital undergoing an oper-
alton.
Mr.. William Allen has always been
very popular. but since he uur-
che" i III" ~"2r he has become very
attractive.
Visitors,-Mrs. Louise Collins, of N.
j.. Mrs. Lucy Bcrk. of Pa: Miss Bcs-
sic Watson and Miss Annie Watson,
both Of Mt. Clair, n. j.. arc spend
ing few days with relatives and
friends In Eastville. Mrs. Collins
made a very short but interesting
talk Sunday morning at the A. NJ.
e. Church.
Mr.. Jim Giidings and his brother
Alfred, have Just returned from Bal
timore. Both made few remarks
Sunday, telling Of their trip.
Rev. p. w. Baker, pastor Of
Bethel A. M. T.. church. preached
n very interesting sermon Sunday.
subject: "The Captivity Of Judah. 4"
This was one Of the best sermons
Rev. Baker has ever preached.
The people Of the Union Baptist
Church were very pleased to well
come their eX-pastor, Rev. Mitchell,
last Sunday night. Rev. Mitchell
preached helpful sermon.
The people Of Eastville section
arc looking forward to a great meet
ing next week, during the meeting
OF the Might Missionary and Allen
Christian EdmondS Convention
You cannot afford to miss some Of
these meetings.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01
FAILURE TO FIGHT COSTLY.
est. Paul, Mimi, Appeal.)


That strong defender Of true
Ymericanism. the Cleveland Gazette.
|editod by Hon. Harry c. Smith, a
man Of whom all Americans may
well be proud, printed an editorial
in n recent issue which is so accu-
1atc an exposition Of the costly
thunder the colorcd people have
made in failing to fight for their
lights that we reproduce it. We
trust that every reader will read II
carefully and ponder over the truths
! oppressed.
! at has not been so very many
years since the adoption of the war
amendments of the Constitution and
the beginning of n systematic effort
on the part of our enemies to nullify
the effect they were expected to have
md its subsequent good. Since
these efforts at restriction began,
they have grown and multiplied
lapidly and much OF it has been due
to our refusal to fight the issues
raised with all our resources, before
they become operative. In the
South DISTINGUISHING constitutions
have come, separate or "jim-crow"
railroad and street cars, peanut"
galleries in theatres for our men
md women, separate bars in saloons,
"iim-crow' city parts. swimming
Jools, schools, "jim-crowism" in
dental Offices, churches, Y. NJ. G..
AS, etc. Indeed, there is apparent
~ 4 desire for a segregation Of the
faces in Heaven, if some Of them
ever get there. These things have
all crept upon us since emancipa-
lion and the elevation to 4 citizen
ship supposed to be equal to that
Of all other Americans. We have
lost ground. South and North, be-
cause we have not fought, and when
we have resisted. have lacked lead
crship, while other supposed lead
crs have played into the hands of
our enemies. AS race, we have
Teen burlesqued, abused and humili-
ated by the thOughtless some, men,
bers of the race), as we'll as by
hose hostile to our interests, simp-
Y because there was lacking prop
resentment on our part and Il deter
mination to take a stand for our
rights with all the power at our
command.
The world loves MAN, a fighter!
on who thinks as much OF himself
as any other like creature on earth.
To such aggressive MEN, unjust re-
strittions will in the end yield and
break down. because they will ever
refuse to recognize them. In cases
OF Injuries OF life such Men will not
accept the limitations though they
greatly desire them and have the
price demanded. In the case of
necessities, they will fight rcstric-
tons and limit as far as is within
their power, the demand for them.
A MAN CAN BE FREE IN A
FREE COUNTRY ONLY WHEN HE
RETAINS THE RESPECT OF HIS
FELLOW CITIZENS TO THE EN-
TENT TIE RECEIVES THE SAME
TREATMENT FROM THEM THEY
EXPECT FROM HIM!"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01
NEGRO RIOTS.
IN. y. Wall ST. journal. Aug. -

On. y. Wall ST. Journal Aug. ~.
1910
In courage. Obedience to diScip-
inc. and both Sclf-cOntrol and initia-
tive in action. the American colorch
soldier has a deserved reputation
but sometimes we find this very sol
dlcr foremost in riot ANA disorder
The same may be said of the colorcd
man in nearly all other occupations.
The Pennsylvania Railroad ana
other corporations have been making
serious inroadS on the colorcd labor
market of Texas. w. G.. Stcrrctt. in
recent article in the Dallas Morn
ing News, gives Il study of this dc
Vclopmcnt and aScrib1S the discon-
tent of negro labor with its conIi-
ton in the south as largely due to
lack in southern towns Of the "ad-
Nantagcs in public utilities and sam.
tation that the whites have" The
South is not called on to pay the
price of misc2gcnation and social
absorption to retain Il population
found to it by Il thousand local ties,
and loath to leave the only home il
knows. But it must be as. diligcnt
and fair in housing and provilinc
modern standards of living for the
black man as il is for the white
man. Written by Il Southcrncr.
Southcrnors will understand the
deep meaning underlying Mr.. Stcr-
rcttS words.
Moving to Il distant Northern
state, capital there may or may not
wisely study the immigrant and sup
ply his reasonable demands. The
South has not been the only Offend
er against the Negro. There arc
many districts in the Southern
States in which the Negro has been
accorded every economic emporium
ty of the white man of similar class
ana there are districts and towns
III the North, which have manifested
S much Indifference to the comfort,
the health and education of the Ne
gro, rs displayed in many parts of
the South.
For long time the country will
have need for all its available labor.
skilled and unSkilled. Cold-bloodcd
eXDedicncy and stern necessity, If
not the dictates of humanity, call
for an equalization of living condi-
tons which will no longer menace
any part of the county with migrat-
DRY bands Of any class of our poo-
pie In quest of the means of self
advancement to the standards of liv-
ing OF every other class.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01

Rev. Dennis Carter. of us Gilmcr
Ave. \. W., left Sunday night for
Springfield. Mass, to visit his sister.
Miss Jane Carter.
MISS Hattie Davis, who has been tho
CUES, or Mir. and Mrs. X. l.. Dennis
Tor the past three months, returned
TO charlotte, \. c.. her home.
MI. and Mrs. Geo. w. Coleman.
Miss Florinc. and Geo. W.. left for
south Boston, then to Richmond,
Va. They will be away three weeks
Many of Miss Maggie Gordon's
Roanoke friends will read with re-
Erct the accident she met with in
Philadelphia, when she fell five
stories through Il sky-light. She
was considerably shaken UP. Hcr
race was cut, arm and wrist broken.
put 81" is getting along nicely at
present.
Mrs. Lula Sellers. of PITTSBURGH
formerly OF Salem. is visiting rcla-
'lvcS ana friends in the city. She
Will be here two weeks.
Mr.. ChaS. Stutz. of Bethlehem.
Pa. chauffeur of Chas. Vi. Schwab,
was called to Roanoke. by Mr.. T.. l..
stone on important business.
Mrs. Rachel +. Ilarth. and Mr..
tobert +. Tate, left Monday for
Danvill". Va, whore they will rep
resent Roanoke, at the District
Meeting of the OdI Fellows and
Household of Ruth.
Leave your order for the Planet
and Washington Eagle with Joe C,
Duggcr or NJ Stanfcld.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01
TIE USEFUL MAN.
BY Mrs. Armcda NJ. Wylie, District
Nurse.

The service of a man depends on
MS character and physical strength.
RMS must be provided for during
chiidhood. Strength means energy.
1hc energetic man AT all times
makes g useful i1.aE, a -.niac. who
proves worthy to his community.
HIS foundation should be laid dur
ing infancy. Provide for a healthy
mDy, which mcans-cleanline
proper food, fresh air, and plenty OF
pure boiled water. There are moth
ers who feed their infants to a taste
OF every variety served on the table
The baby's digestive system is not
sufficient to digest them. and goes
on to make an unhealthy baby.
Therefore they are responsible for
this useless man. There are also
mothers who never give their in
fants drink. | heard a mother of
n d-months-old baby say she did not
know babies should be given water.
Babies get thirsty, therefore need
plenty Of unswcotcncd, purc-boiled,
cooled water between feelings.
Fruits may be given TO your child
after twelve months, such as orange
juice. pineapple juice or pulps of
prunoS.
Your run-about child should be
deprived of too many sweets, as
candies: also stimulating drinks, az
tea and coffee should be excluded
from child's dictry. Teach him
the habit of cleanliness, but rcmcm-
her his surroundings must be clean.
You cannot train your child prop
erly to be clean if his surroundings
are filthy, as a child is adapted to
take his parents habits. Sclf-rcspect
starts from childhood, and wanders
through the boys whole life.
His ability is depending on his
guardian, whose duty is to conquer
his faults, strengthen his virtue
teach him the lesson of observation
Observation is the finest quality in a
workman. seeing what needs to be
done and doing it without being told
Yonr community is calling fol-
more useful men. Men who do no,
dread eXcrting their brains. Every
man can be useful in some respect
What ever you set your hands OF
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01
Council of Defense Sends Letter.

Richmond. Va. August 31,--Thc
Council Of Defense is making an Of
fort to induce parents to permit
their sons to return to college, This
fall in every case where il is nos
sible to do so. The Council is send
ing out a letter callinaSattcntion to
this important matter as follows.
Our best preparation for the war
ay in the fact. not that we had con-
structod vast armamcnts, but that
we had been turning out of our in
situations of higher learning thou
sands upon thousands of men with
trained intelligence and scientific
fkill. In this respect we were pre-
pairing for war better than we knew
Should this prop& ration cease, now
that war has come? Far from it.
,FssGasuS$&:2.-E a.. =
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01

The Sunday School that has not
trained teachers is behind the times.
Rev. S. n. Nass, ID D., is the only
man in the Negro race whose cxpc-
ricncc fits him to do this teacher
training work thoroughly. having had
Il quarter of a century experience on
the field. and the American BAPTIST
publication Society has kept him on
the field all these years, and has now
turned over entirely to his supervi-
sion tho work of training tho teach
ers of Il whole race by his travels and
office work. Write to him at Box AL
Raleigh. N. c., for further informa-
ton.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01
n CORRESPONDENCE COURSE
FREE or ALL CHARGE

F"r Sunday School Teachers and Of
iicrrS Conducted by Key. S. n. Vnss,
ID. ID. Box III, Raleigh, n. G..