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Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-06-07

Ty Cobb has put a quietus on the
persistent rumors which have been 90
ing the rounds to the effect that he
was adjusting his personal affairs with
the idea Of existing before the sea-
son was over.
The rumors originated in Pittsburgh,
where an army officer stated that
Cobb had decided to enlist and that it
was only a question as to when he
could arrange his business matters
with that end in view.
Cobb says that he intends to stick
to the Tigers this season but that he
was thinking Of enlisting at the close
Of the baseball year, but had not reach
ed decision at this point.
He intimated that he had been Of
fered a commission in the motor-me-
chanics corps but could not accept be-
cause of his business affairs. It is be-
ieved that the story resulted from this
fact.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-06-07


tie cold snap I am giving you to let
you know that I'm still thinking about
your Mr.. Wind laughed one of his
chilly laughs.
"That's So" said Mr.. Sun. "Sum-
mer is coming and spring is really here
even If you have come back to have
little talk about your winter friends.
I can't agree with you when you talk
of your friends, Prince Sleet, King
Blizzard and King of the Clouds, espe-
cially old Cloud King. We aren't
friendly at all. It's not because we
don't like each other. It's just because
his ways aren't mine, and mine aren't
his. He makes the rain and his chill
dren are raindrops. And the sun and
the rain don't hob-nob together excent
once in a great while when our dear
friend the Rainbow comes out to make
peace. But I must pay attention ia
shining now for the dear little girl WIN
= picking flowers and who loves the
big sunny world!" And Mr.. Wind tool,
the hint and whistled 9ood-by,
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-06-07
A\\\\\e
MARCH TO VICTORY

courage Is q matter of tbo :,
without good red blood q man r ttlood
weak heart and poor nerves naS
In the spring is the haSt =.
take stock Of ones condition Nne to
blood is thin and watery fano II the
pimply, generally weak. tired o pale or
less' one should take a spring +o rsl
One that will do the spring bo Unic
cleaning, an old-fashioned berbo I" use
edy that was used by everyday rem rem
oO years ago Is still safe and sonaty
cause 1t contains no alcohol or ~ Oe'
ic. 1t is made up of Blood roo, AI y
en- Seal root, Oregon Gram uOio-
Queens root, Stone root. Blacl- cL .oOl
bark-e1tracted with glycerire Aelry
made into liquid or tablets. Thu Ia, ana
tonic was first put out bv DR. p eiooo
IN ready-to-use form and since rbee
has been sold by million bottles ,s nm NJ
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery !:
druggists do not keep this in toh, -
form, send 60 cents for q vial 70 J ~.
Pierce's Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo y
Kidney disease carries away p Iar-c
percentage of our people. What i *
be done! The answer is easy. Fat Ioso
meat, eat coarse, plain food. with nlantT
OF vegetables, drink plenty of ws-a.
between meals, and take an uric aci5
solvent after meals for a while slIcb as
Anuric double strength), obtainahla ..
almost any drug store. 1t was frs.
discovered by DR.. Pierce. Most every
one troubled with uric acid finds tba,
Anuric dissolves the uric acid as hot
water does sugar. You can obtain
trial package by sending ten cents 10
Doctor Pierce's Invalids' Hotel ana
Surgical Institute in Buffalo, Ny.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-06-07
LITTLE Difference In PLAY
Pitchers in Minors Try to Stop Hittlno.
While in Majors Batters Must
Hit Ball.

Ping Bodie, the desperate fence de-
stroyer, has it all figured out. Says
he:
1.-THE principal difference between
the game Of baseball in the big leagues
and down in the sticks is as follows:
I'm the minors the pitchers are al
ways trying to keep you from hitting
the pill. In the big leagues the hurlers
are always making you hit It. That's
ell there ii TO IT.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-06-07

ola 1aVOr1teS I'd
almost forgotten
all about" Mr.. Wind LAUGHED.
The day was
clear and cool, though it was spring.
A big sun was trying his best to keep
things warm, for old Mr.. North Wind
was laughing so hard at some jokes
his children, the breezes, were crack
ing.
And when Mr.. North Wind laughs
oh, how cold it is! His chuckles and
smiles are chilly, but his laugh is very
cold indeed.
He was happy, too, at being around
at this time of the year. He had been
giving the South Wind entirely too
much of a good time. He hadn't been
fair to himself.
Now he would be, he vowed, as he
blew cold air all about him. He
hasn't a great deal of use for his cou-
sin, the South Wind, nor for the South
Winds family, for they are entirely too
gentle and mild to suit him.
So Mr.. Sun was having hard work
on this day to keep it warm for the
earth people and the children, and
especially so for the little girl who
went in search Of the spring flowers.
"They have been thinking lately that
they were all through with the cold
weather, Mr.. North Wind" Mr.. Sun
said.
Now Mr.. North Wind was usually
called Mr.. Wind. He liked that bet
ter, because it made it appear that
there was only one wind-at least only
one wind of any real Importance.
"Well," said Mr.. Wind, "it's about
time they got used to me. They had
me all winter, and instead of being
glad when left on visit they should
have been very sad. They should be
happy now that I'm back.
"And I had such nice visitors this
winter. shared my visitors, too, like
the good, old generous soul that I am.
l have always stuck to my friends any
way and blown them about so other
folks could enjoy them.
II never could understand how crea-
lures could forever keep changing
their friends. I like the same ones"
"That's true" said Mr.. Sun; 'you
do like the same ones"
'What JOY it was" continued Mr..
Wind, when my friend, Prince Sleet,
visited me. He did not stay all win
ter, but now and again he came to see
me. He loved coming at the same
time that the King Of the Clouds and
the Army Of Raindrops chose for Civ.
ing their big party for King Blizzard
and King Snow"
"Oh," sighed Mr.. Sun, II remember
all your visitors. What work I did
have to do this winter! Oh, dear, oh,
dear. I almost feel as if 1 couldn't
shine any more, thinking Of how tired
sometimes got" And Mr.. Sun hid
his face behind a cloud and two great
tears fell to the earth.
Dear me-" said the little girl, II
am afraid it is going to rain, and l
won't be able to get my flowers. But,
never mind, I shall go anyway. I
think that Mr.. Sun looks as if he had
only gone behind a cloud for a min
ute'
That's the way to talk about me,''
said Mr.. Sun beaming and shining
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-06-07
DADD1SIVZNlNG
.[ARY TALL H2
THE WINDS FRIENDS.
~ MARY @AHA0 BONNER

II think shall take a walk and get
some of the flowers that always come
out this time Of
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-06-07
BASEBALL
STORIES

'Truck" Hannah looks a regular big
league catcher.
Irish" Meusel is making good with
Pat Moran's Phillies in the outneld.
Roy Massey Is leading off the
Braves batting order and hitting like
a f1end.
The st. Paul club finally has turned
Pitcher Charley Boardman over to
Louisville.
The Detroit Tigers took $1,000 worth
Of Liberty bonds. Every man on the
team purchased.
Manager Barrow of the Red Sox
will appear in uniform on the coaching
lines this season.
Eddie Plank is Signed up with an
eastern semipro team and will pitch
two games week at 500 throw.
Ban Johnson broke all precedents
this year by refusing to make any pre-
dections on the American league race.
Milwaukee is trying out a youngster
named Cameron on first base who is
said to be worthy successor to Nal.
Barry.
In case his catching situation gets
really desperate, Manager Jones of the
Browns can call Pete Johns to 90 be-
hind the bat.
Fred Walters, Chicago boy, is put
ting on some Nick Altrock stuff for
the Columbus fans, who have taken
him to their hearts.
Gene Paulette, once Giant has
been hitting the ball on the nose for the
Cardinals. Roger Hornsbys big bat
has been quiescent so far.
Robbed by the umpire!" CRY the
Boston Braves, but Hub fans are no
longer fooled. They demand winning
results from Stallings and his crew.
Fielder Jones, after looking over Ur-
ban Shocker the other day, declared
that the former Yankee would be one
Of the Browns best pitchers this year.
Bobby Roth hasn't started to crown
the pill yet, but Cleveland fans are not
worrying. They know Bobby will be
on hand with many swats this sum-
mer.
Captain Arson, doing his yaude-
vile turn in Seattle recently, was
visited by Amos Rusie, who took q
few hours off from his work in a shin
building plant. It was the first time
the two famous old-timers had seen
each other in years.
A Quaker city scribe says that be-
fore the maple turns to crimson and
the sassafras to gold lot of ball plav-
ers will be learning the gentle art of
hand grenade throwing for use against
Prussianism.
Some baseball historians claim to
have discovered that the first bonus
ever given pitcher on the basis of
games won was in Silver Kings con-
tract with the Browns, when King rot
. salary Of $500 and bonus OF $500
Tor winning more than 40 xames,
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-06-07

again with all
his might. II do
like to be appre-
ciated. That's
what I like. To
have the children
glad to see me,
and to have them
feel badly when
they think I have
gone away"
~ gu mustn't
get discouraged
these days." said
Mr.. Wind. swim
ter is past, and
all l can do is to
talk about it.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-06-07

1t is the men and women who pay
attention to saving that become
wealthy.-Garfieid.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-06-07

Lieut.. J. 81. Craige, a former Uni,
verslty OF Pennsylvania star athlete
and for eight years holder Of tho =
y. eastern middleweight boxing cham
p,onship' Is athletics director for the
Dig marine corps encampment at Oman.
uco, va. He has the camp competing
~ basketball. baseball, football. box-
ing, wrestling and clearing obst.c,e..
II the basketball contesta alone I'm
men parttcipat6d. ~'AN''
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-06-07
TALL EST PITCHER SIGNED

Bill Russ, the tallest pitcher
in captivity, who last season
was bought by the Pittsburg
Pirates for $1,000, has been
; signed for the season to deliver
for the Seattle club in the Pa
} cif1c Coast International league.
Kuss never got very far with
; the Pirates owing to a sore arm
developing shortly after he ar
; rived in Pittsburgh. He was I'M
conditionally released.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-06-07

able amount or
the Athletics sue
cess was due to
their ability to
"get" the signals
Of the opposing
outfit. Sometimes
it was the sixth
and seventh in
ming before the
IS / g al scouts"
managed to dis
cover what tn e
catcher or pitcher
was signing" but
when they did get
it the old slam
ming started. This
Is supposed to ac-
count for many
Nninfh.innino An.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-06-07

year," said a lit
tie girl to her
mother. II want
some viOlets and
trailing arbutus
flowers, and there
will be some tiny
ferns and perhaps
some star flow
ers.
ooh, there are
always so many
IN the Spring and
each year I see
old favorites I'd
almost forgotten
all about"
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-06-07

n1nIn-lnn1ng nm
ishes" credited to the Mackmen, who
were not so much on fielding, but
were long on hitting.
However, the signal getting wasn't
always successful, even for such sharp
ers as Davis and Bender, and Connie
Mack's old lieutenant related an Incl
dent in this connection:
1T was on opening day Of Shibe
park" says Davis. 1.-THE Yankees were
opposing the Athletics. Jim Vaughn,
now of the Cubs, was pitching for New
York. AS early as the second inning,
we discovered that Vaughn and not the
catcher gave the signs. This condi-
ton was created by the Yanks to out
guess US.
''They had suspected that we would
try to steal the sign from the catcher.
Well, about as early as the second in
ming we discovered through studying
the actions of Vaughn that whenever
he intended to pitch curve he would
hold the ball in his right hand before
offering it to the batter. When he in
tended to pitch a fast one, he would
keep it in his left hand.
Nov, we knew every pitch he made
just what was coming up. What did
we do to him? Well, it wouldn't be
any story if we had beaten him by 25
runs. Instead of beating him, ne shut
US out, 2 to 0, in spite Of the fact that
we knew what he was pitching. This
is what makes baseball the uncertain
game it is"
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-06-07
ATHLETICS HELPED
BY SIGNAL TIPPING
Harry Davis, Mack's Old Ieuten-
ant, Tells Of Success.
Knew Just What Jim Waugh Was Go.
ing to Pitch in Certain Game, but
Couldn't Beat Him-Makes
Baseball Uncertain.

Harry Davis at recent banquet in
Philadelphia admitted that consider
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-08
ATLANTICCITY GETS NEXT
SESSION OF BUSINESS
LEAGUE.

Tuskegee. Ala. Jan. 6 EN-
NETT ]. Scott, secretary OF the
National Business League has
been authorized b, the Hon. !.
c. Napier, president and DR.. X
2 Motion, chairman oil the ex-
ecu We committee, to announce
that il has been de- ided TO hold
the next meeting of the National
Negro Business League at ATTAIN
tic City N. j.. Aug. 2I-22-23,
1918
During the meeting at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. 1917. invitations
were read IRON various cities. in
cluding Atlantic Ciiy and it was
decided 10 leave the matter OF Sc
lection OF the meeting place for
1913 to a special comm ittee COR
sistiog OF the president, chair man
OF executive committe and the
secretary OF the ltafre.
In the telegram which Game
IRON the mayor OF Allan H. Ii !
TO the secretary OF the lea.ne be
said; We cordially extend you
invitation ano otter the city k Us
and unequsled hospiralii !, ior 7exi
meeting OF the National Negro
Business League. A committee
consisting of some oi the Officer:
OF the local Negro Business lea.
que at Atlantic City went to
Washington recently and conierr'
ed with Mr. Scott. the secreisry
of tne League. where he stem
o orarily located as special assist
ant TO the Secretary oil War
They outlined their plsns for the
entertainment OF the guests and
tile outlook j. most promising for
good and helpful meeting.
The meeting will afford an nn-
usual opportunity ior combining
business and pleasure. Atlantic
City being known as ibe world S
playground.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-08
INCORPORATE
$75O.OOO REAL
ESTATE FIRM

New York City Tile latest
and largest business enterprise TO
be organized and supported sole
ly by Negroes is the Terry Hold
ing Company. Inc. which has
been Incorporated under the laws
of the Siaee of New York and ca
pitalized at $3.50. coo. This firm
has been organized in connection
with the interest OF Watt Terry OF
Brocton. Mass. in the elevator
apartme ut hou ses in Harlem.
Associated with Mr.. Terry in
this big project are such subsian-
tial citizens as Nine. {. J. Wal
ker. Frank IL. Gilbert, the Revs.
A Clayton Powell. w. z Hayes.
w. n. brooks. w. w. Brown. J.
w Brown md George II. Sims.
The Harlem properties in ques-
ton are the elevator apartment
houses at III to r37 West i4ist
street and / so TO l4S Wes, i42nd
street. These are the largest and
finest houses evntd and ccupied d
by n sroes in the world They
soutsin 90 apartments with a..
400 rooms They are lire proof.
elevator in each house. steam
neat. no, water and night tele-
phone in each apartment.
Under the personal supervision
OF Mr. Terry, an experienced and
successful real estate opester
eve,y apartment in these splendid
properties has been rented and
there is a long waiting lis, The
msaseenens,satima,es that these
properties will yield . handsome
profit on the Investment
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-08
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given thstthe
Womsns Educational ard Mis-
SION Society OF the Mt. Olive
Baptist Association. that there
will be a meeting held Al the Mt.
Pleasant Baptist church Harris
burg. III. Thursday before The q h
Sunday in Feb. 1913 unless the
time is extended by the Modera-
tor end the church, and in such
case. due and timely notice will
be given.
Space will be given Tor the
women 10 transact such busine IS
as they see ht in this meeting
We sincerely hope that all will
observe the golden opportunity
Tor doug good. Come prepared
TO inHuence some one to DO more
ono to do more actual work.
Briag your sweet spiritual pa
pers, and bring somt money also.
Lctaus strive 10 do we'll the work
assigned to our hands. Let Us
shine out above ignorance. sup
erstiticn and prejudice. Let US
strive TO be . tacto in the great
world encouraging education and
thrift. lift up the falles, care for
the distressed. comfort the sor-
rowing and make this district a
beacon light for all who are CROP
ing in darkness.
Your servant for Christ.
NJ. Hudgins.
1909 Commercial Ave.
Cairo, Ill.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-08
Card Of Thanks.

We. the undersigned wish to
thank our many friends who so a
bly, assisted and comforted us in
the last illness and death OF our
loving daughter and sister, Miss
Eliza Ann Turner.
Your kind words OF consolation
will never be forgotten and when
ever the same shall call at your
door be it early or late we shall
ever be ready to befriend you.
10 the principal and students oi
Dunbar High School we shall al
ways remember you. We thank
you for the contribution given.
To one and all we thank you.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Turner Parents
Norris Turner Brother
Ella Huntley Sister
Flora Davis Sister
= Levi Turner Brother.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-08
Notice.

To all members and constitu.
ents OF the Institute and Execu-
Tive Board OF the East Mt. Olive
Baptist Associations:
Dear Brethren, you arc hereby
notified that our Ex. Board will
meet with the Central and New
Bethel Baptist churches OF Cen.
traia. Illinois on Thursday be-
fore the End Sunday in March
1918. We are hoping and pray
ing for great meeting beg
each pastor and church TO think
on the great worl; that is to be
done this year for the Lord. and
besiir ourselves for Him as never
before. Missions is and has been
our watch word, we have done
much along that line, but our
neglect oas been more the word
Missions properly understood,
covers every phase OF our chris
tisn work Let Us come to Cen
tralia, with the Spirit OF Missions
lying nearest cur heart with the
evidence OF it in our reports to
the Board. let every church
send up a good financial report
for our missionary on the field
DR.. c c. Phillips, who has just
emerged from i've or six weeks
shut ia from Hh ch time he was
made unable % pursue his minis
terial duties, during which time
we failed TO do our duty by him.
AT this Board meeting let us
make up Tor our neglect by maxi
ing a good financial showing for
our mission We ask S. SIS.
Young Peoples society and w.
<. q M. S. S to send as ST. one
dollar to help take care OF the
expenses OF the Board.
We will try to keep this meet
ing fresh on your mind through
this paper and the Metropolis
Anchor.
Yours.
w. P. Washington
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-08
Metropolis, III. Dec. 1917.
Tow hom it may concern:


The Metropolis Gazette will be-
gin its twentieth year in March
1918. In celebration of its TWEEN
tieth anniversary the Editor has
decided to publish a special cdi
tion devoted to the interest oil the
Churches. Schools. Lodges. City,
County and State officials. There
fore we take this method to ask
any and all that desires to make
this paper success to send by the
bearer at once your cut and man
uscript to the above named Office
to be printed d in this special edi-
ti0n.
To the merchants in the city
your ads viii be printed in the
latest type and borders We are
offering to the merchants special
pages at special prices No ad
will cost more than Ioc per inch.
Our slogan is 1000 subscribers
by June Ist. Will you do all in
your power to encourage this ei-
fort and help To build up one good
Race paper in this the Southern
end OF the grand old State OF llli-
nois'
The Gazette is 10 years old now
and it is we'll noted Tor the past
record il has made in spite OF its
hard kicks and i, is destined to be
the Leading Negro paper OF the
day. We are rather early. but
to make this move a success. We
must work nov. As the children
of Israel was commanded to move
onward. We have received the com
mand from our race and friends
and our determinations are To
get up and get there.
=
]. B. Mecrafy. Editor.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-08
BIRTH OF A NATION
STOPPED IN TEXAS
BY AUTHORITIES

San Antonio, Texas. The pho
To- play The Birth of Nation, y
which has for its purr ose, iht
creating OF prejudice between the
two races met full blow when it
reached San Antonio. TIE show
was scheduled to begin at the
Grand Opera House. Jan. 20. and
was due to re main for eight con-
secutive nights DR.. c B. John
son, dentist called the attention
OF the leading Colored citize rs to
the fact that this play would have
tendency to create race preiu-
dice at this particular time and
insisted that some action be taken
TO st op the play.
A committee was formed and
an appeal sent to white ministers.
the military authorities, and a pc
tition presented to rhe city coun-
c1 The promoters were prohib-
tied from showing he picture
DR.. Johnson is to be commend
ed Tor his racial intert SITS mani
fested ID organizing the Colored
citizens and preventing this dam
nable play from showing in San
Antonio at this particular time
when the cooperation OF both
races is most needed to combat
the enemies OF the government
and help foster the interests oi
the War Department during this
crisis
The Ct. Louis Argus.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-08
The Chicago lces.

The United States Food Ad.
ministration has an illus stratec
lecture Tor steropticons with print
ed notes for free distribution.
Any club or organization thai
wishes to use the lecture in the
interest OF the war can get same
by addressing the Negro Public
Information Section, y S. FOOD
Administration.
Butter is selling in Berlin al
81 IS per pound. sugar at sc
ce nts. ham and bacon at $z.II
per posnd. and Ivory soap at five
bars for $I.I2.
This information was received
by the U. s., Food Administration
through a reliable source. from a
responsible person who person
ally had charge OF his own apart
ment in Berlin, AZ to food prices
current in that city previous to
his return to this country about
October L.
These prices are four to five
ii mes as high as those now OBJ
tanning in the United States.
1t is becoming the fashion for
many to use no sugar on oat-meaI
and in tea or coffee. How much
better it is to do thing OF oar
free will rather than to be COM
PEELED to? AT the same time this
little saving or sacrifice means
that much more for ovr soldiers.
The fireless cooker is certainly
coming into its own. Try one
and be patriotic.
IN FREEDOMS NAME-Use
corn. oats, potatoes, barley and
rye. Eat poultry. fish, eggs.
game. beans. Eat honey. syrup,
jam. moiasses. Eat vegetables
ists--margarins. corn oil. cotton
oil. peanut butter, and the like.
And SO give your wheat. meat
ssgar aud butter 20 osr Boys at
the iront.
Bake aad breil and also boil
mere and you wiIlsave fats He
who fats to fry now during these
war times. is looked at as being
q gainss us.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-08

How about that load OF sin you
have been from year to year. Ism t
il about time to unload il on the
devils territory. and load up on
thr side ef righteouness with the
grace OF God? Had you thought
that this may be your last year in
which you have to cheat Christ
out OF the glory OF bringing you
20 God. What will the harvest
be sinner. eternal happiness or
eternal woe. Which will it be!
You are the one to decide. You
will have to decide this all impor-
tant question. Decide now. ere
IL is too late. "You must DC
born again. :"