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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-22
DuQuoin. III. Mar. u, IS.
To the Moderator, Rev. b. Nc
Crary. d. ID. and Brethren com
posing the Mt Olive
Baptist Association !:
Ilaa~ Dx.tl.a,

Dear Brethren:
While sitting in my Office think
ing of the condition Of this great
work which our Lord has assign
ed us. and being made to wonder
why there is not reunion OF hearts
and loving fellowship, and being
still at sea, as TO reasons and cause
for state OF the church, in these
weste IN states and territories and
yet wondering why they are not
spiritually animated.
felt it my duty, as Paul his,
to write to the church at Rome, IL
write this entitle. Now will the
brethren read with me prayerfully
this statement OF Paul in the 10Th
century: New Testament Romans
1928 But they are.not guided
by true insights, for in their lgnor-
ance OF Divine righteousness and
in their eagerness TO set up right
eousness OF their own, they Iefus, q
to accept with submission the Dr.
vine righteousness. Paul also
states Phil. SO As to zeal he was
prosecutor OF the church as 10 law
he was Pharisee . By this you
will see also, that he was sinner
Then read in this same 10th
Century New Testament Cor. 90
81 know OF course your willingns 5
to help, and | am always Boosting
OF it to the Maeedon,ans, tell
them that you in Greece have been
ready for a year past +" Brethren.
why is it that the things are 50
very strange that our fore fathers
believed and practiced: As SER.
wants OF God who obviously had
his favor:
Now since the church OF esus
its laws Not human enaotments)
but Divine aad since they arc few,
SIMPLE, and not difficult to be UNI
derstood or obeyed His command
ments are not grievous are they.
And conformity TO them by both
the church and members, depends
our eternal welfare. Can we be-
cause of our non manhood and ig-
norance bend them to suit ouI
friends: Or on the other hand
can we as Baptists be divided since
Christ Is not divided for us: II
the Church is the Mothe, and has
the perfect right to give public on
fire side Instructions.
Has my mother sister a right
to take the childs word without
consulting its mother. and thereby
condemn the mother on what the
guilty child says: Would it not
be using the Masters plan 10 go.
nrst to that mother and get the
real facts in the case. DIR. Har-
vey says The Church by Harvey
page So il any church has depar-
ted from the faith and practice OF
the gospel it is clearly the duty OF
sister churches to seek with all
tenderness and fidelity its recovery
from the error, and failing in this.
it is their duty publicly to with
draw fellowship from that church
again. page s..
Each church is bound to respect
the Eccleastical character and acts
OF other churches, and avoid the
the weaking of their just authority
and enfluence. lie also states thar
it may not disregard the discipline
OF another church by encouraging
offenders, or receiving excluded
persons, except in case OF mani
tested injustice Even then the
consen mt OF the excluding church
should be obtained before admis-
sion. otherwise all disciplinary
power is lost or destroyed. and the
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-22

Don't forget the Grand
Leaker Cafe, 90l Pearl ST.,
just opened to the public.
Mrs. M. J. McCrary, Mgr.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-22

To the Women +. < Mission
Societies OF the Mt. Olive Bap-
fist Association.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-05-30
Latest Flour Regulations.

The request of Mr.. John NJ Parker.
Food Administrator for the State of
Louisiana, to inventory the amount of
flour on hand in their respective par
ishes has been complied with in BOs-
sier Parish and reported to Mr. S. b.
Hicks, of Shreveport, Food Adminis-
traitor for the Fourth Congressional
District.
A meeting to lie held in Shreveport
on the 18th was called by Mr.. Hicks,
and at this meeting 1000 barrels of
-four were ordered at once shipped to
New Orleans for Government purpO-
SEES with other shipments to follow.
by order of the Food Administrator
for the Fourth Congressional District
consumers are requested to return at
once all Hour In excess Of one barrel
to the merchant from whom it was pur-
chased, and the merchant to refund
the purchase price in cash.
The quota of -four allowed to he
used from May 10Th to August 18th
three months-in pounds. is as follows !:
Family of One-1S pounds.
Family of two-36 pOunts.
Family Of three-j4 pounds.
Family Of fOur-72 pounds.
Family of five--0O pounds.
Family of six-1OS pounds.
Family of sevell-16 pounds.
Family of eight-144 pounds.
Family of nine-162 pounds.
Family of ten-1SO pounds.
Family of eleven-1!lS pounds. which
would be one barrel.
Family of twelve-216 pounds.
Consumers are requested to return
all surplus flour now OH hand IN the
original packages where same exceeds
this schedule. Il. :. BURT.
Parish Food Administrator.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-05-30
The Fountain Of Our Gratitude Must Not Dry lin
~ Mansfield Enterprise. !

Y, the Mansfield Enterprise.l
a. haze been feeling mighty badly
sy,ne days, because we wanted to
I. something about fellow who de-
- all praise. and we wanted to say
fore he died. although advised to
contrary. However. we have de-
"a to follow our own conscience,
81 will ask:
WHO is DICK COLEMAN:
waea the White League was organ
~ during 1874, and when the Inner
~ was formed they undertook
ME task. and although the Inner
...,e. was composed of the best men
.to land. mostly Confederate veter-
they specially needed man who
-ah,ue through and through. Oh top
q uuler the bottom, and they found
n and his name was Dick.
The object of the organization was
stop the ruthless slaughter of ne
..es who were inStisated to commit
.tngps by the carpet-baggers and
rshwags, for political effect in the
yortl, and to kill all the said carpet
ayers and scalawags, who had
srown the country into turmoil and
,..alslled and had uSelessly caused the
.asfll of 10 many innocent negroes. 1t
-,mirel no mob, hut simply one cool,
..olute and determined man. whose
-srietism was us pure as heaven,
.aosp nerves were as strong as steel.
"a whose eye was as sharp as an
.dex-and the Inner Circle found
4, and his name was Dick! He
ard the call. and responded with Il
stole heart He rode Il, little spotted
rs. and carried short Henry car
~ that lie could unhreech and put in
Y saddlehags. and to have met him
The road Il more Innocent looking
ecinlen could not have been found.
ereral small tunults arose. and were
rvnptly settled when the Henry car
fue SPOKE, and its report was seldom
kard moro than once, for it never
ixed. iut no kinky-headed negro was
~ harmed therehy-lsut the white
nf1,et-baggers never made any more
fsody shirt reports. The CouShatta
1iot came. Joe Dickson was shot by Il
% Of negroes. inStigated by the car
p4laggers, Devices, Twitchell and
ahers. The white people rushed to the
rAe for vengeance. and thousands of
kNees would have been killed, but the
i liner Circle was there. and so was
j Hex and not Il kinky-hcad was killed.
F ii seven of the leading c;rpet-bag pol
/ MEANS hit the dust. The excitement
MS intense. Col. Scllafter, afterwards
commander of the American forces in
'Cllm, was hurried to CouShatta with
IAree companies of infantry, and Com
nny K of the 18th Cavalry was hur-
ied here from Oklahoma. and United
hates marshal was sent here to make
Fests, with the aid of the military
rces, and dozens of our best men
Ire arrested and incarcerated. The
nte negro government had the gun
II Ozark and two thousand negro
aEtia ready to invade this section,
II It did seem that civil war was
IN us. NJ. H. Twitchell, the great
mpethag mogul. had returned to
lnge the death of his brother and
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-05-30
"PLAT TSBURGS' FOR
SCHOOL TEACHERS
TO Be He! by National Security
League Throu~,'o.'t Country
During Co: in Sym1er.

Teachers Platisi,lrgs," at which
ND.OtO public school teachers will be
given practical training in patriotic
education, will he held during the COM
ing summer in practically every state
IN the Union by the National Security
League. The scheme Of this elaborate
new division Of the Leagues Patriot
ism Through Education campaign Is
conceived on the same basic idea along
which the League has been working
Tor some time, concentrating on the
teachers of the youth of the land and
thereby reaching the children through,
the teachers and the people through
their children.
The objects Of the Leagues cam
raign are two-fold--active combating
OF German propaganda and awaken
ing more responsible American citi-
zenship.
At Summer Schools.
The Security League will conduct
these ''reachers' Plattsburgs" through,
the medium Of the summer schools for
teachers that are held throughout the
country every year. 1t has not yet
been determined how many centers
Will be used. The matter is being
taken up with all Of the 700 summer
schools of the country and probably
between 80 and IS of the training
camps will lie established, the schools
selected beirg chosen after careful in.
veStlgation rs to attendance, breadth
OF influence and convenience of loc,,-
tiOn.
Tho training camps will be conduct
g! iy !eadin. educators whose cooper
alton will be enlisted by the League.
The actual Instruction will be under
the direction of DR.. Robert NJ, Neil
roy. educaiiOnai director Of the
League, and the members of the ma
tional Patriotic Education Faculty"
which he has organized. The League
already has over 1000 experienced pa
trfOtic speakers on its Speakers Blu
i'rau list A great many Of these men
:nl women will be detailed to the
Tea hers Plattsburgs" and their
nui:,ber will be augmented by voIun-
teers from the principal colleges and
universities Of the country, whose aca-
lemic duties have prevented them
from taking active part in the patri-
otto education work outside their Inn
Mediate fed. but who will be free
during the summer months.
War Spirit.
The teachers viii! be given q series
OF vital interpretations Of the war By
men and women who have given care
full study to the situation. In addition
to this Installing Of the war spirit in
the teachers. the training camps will
also afford them practical instruction
In the best methods Of imparting to
the youth Of the land the two war
principles on which the Security
Leagues Patriotism Through Educa-
tion campaign is Eased-tl,e menace OF
Germany to America, and the neces-
sity Of individual service Oh the part
Of every man. woman and child in the
country in order to prevent defeat.
A preliminary letter has been sent
by Doctor McElroy to the directors of
all the sumpier schools of the country.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-05-30

comrades. and he brought q famo,,
sunnan by the name Of King and mad,
nm sheriff. reign of terror was r.
nave neen lnaugurated Many of on,
pest men had fled the country. but the,
had not reckoned with Lick. He wa.
40 modest and retiring that no one
knew anything about him. But one
morning as Twitchell and his mar
Friday tkins) were expected to come
across the river in boat a modes,
looking gentleman rode down the rive,
tahk and took his position on a sand.
laf where the boat was to land The
7. >. soldiers and T.. :. inarshals were
on the hills just above his head. and
Iwltcllell and his gunman started
across the river. feeling sure that
nothing was there to make than,
AFRAID. But Dick was on the sandbar
ana the Henry carbine spoke. and
Ming promptly returned the fire. but
the Henry rifle silt at him, aud he was
dead man. The negro hoatman tried
to turn the boat away from the bank
nut again the Henry carbine- stopppd
proceedings. for the negro WAS dead
Iwltchell jumped out of the boat and
was hanging to the edge of it, with his
mead under the water, but the remorse-
less Henry rifle spoke again and one Of
his arms was shot off; again it's report
was heard, and Twitchells other arm
was shot off. and he was left founder
ing in the water.
Ihe proceedings had been so quick
That the {. s. marshals and military
force on the bill did not realize what
vas happening, and the modest little
man on the sandbar mounted his spot
ted pony and rode away. No one could
lie found to take Twitchell's and Kings
places. tie invasion Of this section by
the metropolitan !Olicc on the g,mboat
ozark was abandoned, and our ,,eople
were saved from rapine, ro'Eery and
plunder-throusa the efforts of Dick.
However. what we wanted to say
was that Dick. in his modesty, retired
10 private life, and has made a good
citizen. just the same as if his nerve
~--'NN PsNs'AoSASAi WHY IiSO DIS StIOilS Ills
armour plate. However, about eigl-
teen months since, in his old age. he
was stricken with paralysis. and can't
move. He has made 10 appeal for
charity, but he is now suffering and
helpless, his little home is mortgaged.
and practically all his old comrades Of
the Circle are dead; hut their boys.
sons of heroic sircs, have raised about
$1,000 to pay the mortgage on his home.
and they want to raise as much more
to care for him during his few remain
ing days. He does not beg for this.
and neither do his friends ask aims.
for as he never legged for quarter in
the days that tried mems souls. neither
will he hold out the hand of supplica-
ton now in his dire distress But what
about us, whom he served SO bravely !?
Shall we permit him to suffer: Per-
ish the thought
The Mansfield Enterprise will re-
ceiye any sums given in a spirit of
gratitude for services rendered. not as
a charity, and we will see that all such
funds reach the right spot Let us
hear from you.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-05-30
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS

McSTEA, Abbie E.-The west half OF north
east quarter Tess IL acres OF the east
side) and southwest quarter Of northeast
quarter Of section 10, township %, range
/, 13 tlcss acres on the east side Of or
northwest quarter Of northeast quarter,
less = acres in square form in the north
west eOrner)-5S acres. Taxes. 1888;
interest and cost to bc added.
On said day Of sale will sell such por-
ton OF said property as each debtor will
point out, and in case the debtor viii not
point out sufficient property, win mt once
and without further delay, sell the least
quantity Of said property Of any debtor
which any bidder will buy for the amount
Of taxes. interest and cost due by said debt
or. The sale will he without appraiMmcnt,
for cash. in legal tender money Of the
United states, and the property sold shall
be redeemable ut any time for the space Of
one year by paying the price given, includ-
Ing cost and 70 per cent thereon.
]. +. EDWARDS,
Sheriff and es-0Dsci0 Tax Collector, Bos-
sier Parish, Louisiana.
Benton. I.a., May 2. 1918. [jun 81
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-05-30
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS

NICHOLS, b. B.-Thc northeast quarter
OF northwest quarter Of section 81, town.
ship %, range Ia 40 acres Taxes
$4.57; interest and cost to be added
cADDO and BOSsIER OIL Company-Thc
east half of northeast quarter Of south
east quarter of section 16, township 20,
range 14-20 acres. Taxes, $224; In
terest and cost to be added.
RICHARDS, G. Dan undivided three
fOurths interest in the east half Of north
west quarter of section 26, township II,
range LEO acres. Taxes. $G.1S; in
terest and cost TO be added.
ScIIELDS, Abraham-I.ot Of section IL,
township Is, range 11-J7 acres. Taxes,
$3.50: interest and cost to be added.
SNYDER, l.. c.-An undivided one-fifth In
tercst in the north half of southeast
quarter of southeast quarter of section
10 and west half of northeast quarter OF
section p; also u acres In the south
east quarter Of northwest quarter Of Sec
t1On .. township 10, range 11-23 acres,
Taxes, x1.16; interest and cost to be
added.
SNYDER, Est. d. Tan undivided one
fifth interest in the north half OF south
east quarter OF southeast quarter Of Sec
tion 10 and west half of northeast quar-
ter of section 22. township 10, range IL
~ deTes. IdAes, ~. interest and
cost to be added. 81
SNYDER, T. H.-An undivided one-fifth In
terest in the north half OF southeast
quarter of southeast quarter OF section
ID and west half of northeast quarter of
section %, township 10, range 11-2O
acres. Taxes, $3.50: interest and cost to
be added.
THORNTON. f. W. and DAVIS, +. Slot
II of block 3, Oak Park. Taxes, 3: cents
interest and cost to be added.
WIENER, Mrs. Ada-Lots IL, T.. IL and
IA Of block W, Cumberland Subdivision,
to be added
WELLS Mrs. X. 1.-The southwest quarter
of southeast quarter Of section 10 and
northwest quarter of northeast quarter
Of section ~, township II, range II ~
acres. Taxes, ST.; interest and cost
to be added.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-05-30
NOTICE To MORTGAGE CREDITORS.
Office 0f State Tar Collector,
Rpnfoa Tnuss;uno

BeHf0H, L0Hisiaaa.
In conformity with section 63 Of Act s.,
OF the Acts Of 1883, and subsequent laws of
Louisiana, notice TX hereby given that all
persons holding mortgages upon real estate
located In the Parish Of Bossier, State OF
Louisiana, upon which taxes for the year
1917 have not been paid. that l will begin
the sale Of same at the front door of the
Court House, in the town Of Benton, La.
on Saturday, June 9, 1918, and that
number Of pieces Of property 10 delinquent
are now being advertised in the BOsser
Banner. in conformity with the law. pre-
paratory to such sale. The attention of
mortgage creditors IL specially called to this
advertisement Of tar sales. and they are
warned to take such steps prior to the sales
as may he necessary to protect their rights.
J. F.. EDWARDS,
Sheriff and er-oDscio Tax Collector, Bos-
sicr Parish, Louisiana.
Benton, La, May 2. 1918. ljun6I
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-22
MUCH RHEUMATISM
Local Druggists No-Cure No-Pay Of
fer Attracts Many Sufferers.

II there are any rheumatic sufferers in
town who have not availed themselves OF
Wilfred F. Roots generous offer they
should do so at once.
Mr. Root states that if Rheuma, the
guaranteed prescription for rheumatism,
does not give any purchaser quick and
joyful relief he will return the purchase
price without any quibbling or red tape
rheumatism is a dangerous disease, and
anyone who has the slightest faint of it
should drive it from the system as soon
as possible Read what Rheuma did for
this sufferer:
For five years | suffered with articular
rheumatism, having punches on my ell
bows. feet and wrists. I took everything
could get, with no relief. | saw your
adj. and was greatly improved before I
had used two bottles, and was cured be-
fore 7 had finished the Third | thank
God for Rheuma and that | am free from
rheumatism today. If anyone wishes In
formation from me ] will write them |
| think Rheuma IS miracle Mrs. Lucia
| Ryder. lf2 Gilbert street, Syracuse. n Y
Good druggists everywhere sell Rheuma
| \ large bottle is inexpensive and sufficient
for two weeks treatment-Adv
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-22
MOVE BY THE STATE
IN A MARBLE CASE
Attorney General Barber's Agent
Seizes Typewriter and Other Para
phernalia in New York

The New York Tribune of Wednes-
day. printed the following news item
under the caption. "Old Typewriter
May Settle 100000 Suit"
- Armed with search warrant, AS
sistant District Attorney Donohue went
through the Hotel Albemarle yester-
day and removed from one of the rooms
five odd-looking trunks and an d-style
typewriter. The trunks and typewriter
We're taken in truck to Mr.. Donohue s
office on the third floor of the Crimi-
nal Courts building.
80 According to Attorney General II.
G. Barber of Brattleboro, Vt, the type
writer and contents of the trunks may
throw light on the origin of a disputed
deed introduced as new evidence in an
application for the reopening of litiga
ton that began II years ago between
the True Blue Marble company and
the Eastman Marble company, of Yer
mont. The litigation involved title to
marble quarries valued at 100000 and
was adiudicated about year ago in
| favor of the True Blue Marble COM
pany, subsidiary of the Vermont
| Marble company, the largest in the
state.
con May :, 1917, the Eastman com
pany, according to Attorney General
Barber, through its counsel, E. H.
o 'Brien of Rutland. discovered in the
effects of Joel C. Baker, a deceased Rut-
land lawyer, an old deed, signed by
several directors, which gave title to
the disputed mining territory to the
Eastman company, of which George p
Eastman of Rutland, is the controlling
iownef.
During tho arguments for reopen
ling of the Judgment it developed, &c
icording to Attorney General Barber
that some of the signers of the deco
drawn in August, 1892, who are still
living, testified that the signature
were theirs. but they did not recall eve
signing the document.
According to Mr.. Donohue, the type
writer may have been used in draft
ing the deed. The trunks containe,
inks and copies of deeds
The above action on the part of tn
state of Vermont is taken to mean tina
the attorney general is accumulatin
evidence with view to ascertainin
if there is any ground for bringin
criminal action against those who at
tempted to prove as valid an allege
. p years old document which was late
4 withdrawn from the case.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-22
PUTNEY.

Miss Bessie F. Braley is visiting Mrs.
Louis Whitney at Brattleboro.
Miss Elizabeth Braley finished her
school in Dummerston and is home for
a short recess.
Miss Laura Braley has returned to
teaching at Buekland, Mass, after a
two weeks vacation at home
Several of the Masonic fraternity
were here from Brattleboro Wednesday
evening to help confer the third degree
ON candidates for Golden Rule lodge
Waldo Howard, who is attending
the Albany law school, came home in re
Spouse to the summons to appear foi
examination for the draft. He will re
main at home till the close of the Easter
vacation which will take place soon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-22
Reduction in Cotton Acreage
and Increase in Corn
Acreage Is Expected
GREATER VARIETY
THAN EVER BEFORE
Enormous Increase in the Acreage Of
Peanuts, and Many Mills Planned
for Converting the Coolers into Oil
and Cake.

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22.-Condi-
tons for spring planting throughout
Texas were perhaps never more favor
able than they are at this time. The
recent rains covered every section and
broke the drought that was particular
" severe in west and south Texas.
This, it is expected, will cause mate
rial reduction of the proposed cotton
acreage, because it put the soil in good
shape for planting corn.
The campaign for greater corn pro-
duction in Texas, particularly of &C.
reals, promising to be great success.
It is already evident that there will
be an enormous increase in the crop
acreage. Many thousands of acres of
raw ranch land are being broken for
crops of various kinds. In south Texas
the growing season has already com
meneed. Corn is up and doing well
Cotton planting will soon be started
All kinds of produce which of late
years has been grown on an extensive
scale for northern and eastern markets
are being grown on larger scale thar
ever before The irrigated area of tht
semi arid portion has been enlarged
very materially by new canal and ditei
systems.
The prospects for a bountiful fruit
crop also were never brighter perhap!
than now. No buds have been killed
by freezing so far.
| There is an enormous increase in TIL
acreage of peanuts, the total being es
timated at not less than 100000 acres
as compared with about 100000 acre
last year. Many new mills are planne,
for manufacturing oil and cake iron
peanuts. The big increase of this in
dustry is expected to be of twofol
value. Besides oil, it means a produc
which is valuable for various purposes
TT win mean VERY large increase i
the supply of feedstuff for cattle an
other live stock. This will consist nc
only of cake and meal, but forage i
the shape of hay.
More gardens have been planted i
Texas this spring than ever befor
Commercial and other civic organize
tons are encouraging them. In man
instances seeds have been distribute
at cost The San Antonio Chamber {
Commerce distributed more than 1,00C
900 onion sets at the low price of
cents thousand.