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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-31

TO THE COLORED PEOPLE,

We wish to say to our people of Massac County, and
the surrounding territory thereto Having been solicited
by number of my people, also encouraged by of
my white friends who wish see and help employ
ment for all returning soldiers, the Undertaking
business have finally decided go into that business
with view of serving my people, well as having
employment feeling that give them better service
than members of the other though in friendly
relation with all the other undertakers and expect
tain that relationship throughout my business
am perfectly qualified give unexcelIed service and
will guarantee satisfaction.
was born and reared in Metropolis, 9th and Pearl
Sts Educated in Metroplis Public Schools graduating
from Dunbar High School in 1912 | then entered the
Barnes School of Anatomy SANITARY Science and Embam
ing, Chicago, Illinois from which graduated August IA,
1914, from which school hold Diploma.
then worked for Geo w Jones, 1914 w. Lake St,
and VIM. w. Mason, 1915 w. Lake St. of Chicago and
associated with the late NJ W. Long, of Metropolis for
three years thus preparing myself for the embaing bus
ines.
We are located 9Ol Pearl St. opposite the Ga
zette ocffice, and solicit your patronage.
We will carry small line of caskets only, present.
owing the advance price these goods, but have
arranged with large undertaking establishment furnish
us with anything needed short notice.
We have first class hearse command.
Calls answered day or light; distance mmaterial
We were in the u S, Service for six months, trying
make this country safe for Democracy thereby nsur
ing the coored equal opportunity with other
Phone 229--Rng 3.
Respectfully yours,
MCCRARY'S UNDERTAKING CO..
Metropolis Illinois,
GEORGE L. B. MCGRARY
Manager.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-31
Passed BY Sentry.

a colonel Of q eoIored regiment com
ing in about 10 30 was duly challenged
by fhe sentry. AMI responded: Col
ancl -. officer Of the cum" The
The sentry tried his best 10 pierce
The darkness. gave Il up, and finally
said
Look 'cab. man. yo-all oh de 10th
man WHAT'S done tried TO make me
think hes Cunnel -. Go way wild dat
SUM-
The colonel pretty warmly reaflirm-
ed that he was Colonel -- aud de
manded immediate admission The
guard. mabashed told him to step up
so that he could see him. The colonel
walked up 10 him In rage, and You
cnn imgglne his CONSERVATION when
the sentry took hold Of the silver
eagle on his shoulder, looked up N
him with grin On his face and said !:
ooh. Lawsyl Ills de ole bird. amt
itf"-The Bayonet.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-31
Pretty Polly.

"Polly, want Il cracker
"Why, yes answered Poll rs she
plmad her plumage and neatly
brushed out her cage with her port
side wing. NOV That he war is won
and the necessity for food conserya-
ton has been reduced to certain de-
gree, | feel that l may indulge in my
favorlte dish without serious damage
to my conscience"
And the wealthy munitions worker
WHO overheard the remark bought her
on the spot for $1,000 cash. saying
That she should be surrounded with
Injuries for the resi- of her days, yea
though She lived to be as old as the
moiher-ln-law joke.
Note-Gentlc readers who look for
moral to this particular piece OF
patriotic persillage will please try TO
bear up under the disappointment.
There amt none.-Indianapolis Star.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-31
HAD GOOD POINTS
Hot Tempered Woman Evidently
Not Altogether Bad.
Surely 'igh-Priced Lawyer Could
Have surpassed Pathetic Plea
of Husband Which Won
Her Her Liberty.

There was negro family living In
Bowling Green. Ky. The wife had
VIGOROUSLY ungoyernoble temper,
usually taking il ont on her husband,
who was meek and lewiy. On this oc-
caslon she struck him with a skillet,
inhicing a wound 50 painful and dan
gerous as Ia ueeessitate his having 10
be taken to the hospital for trent
ment Tile uelehhors, knowing the
violent temper of the wife und the
cruel treatment she had Inflicted upon
her husband for such II long time,
were 50 outraged they could endure it
no longer. and procured a warrant for
her arrest on DE charge of assault
with deadIy weapon,
The husband sat through The trial
giving upi attention 10 IFS every de-
tail. The case was handed "rer to
fhe Jury mud uft.r very brlef deiibera.
ton 10 brought IN u verdict of guilty.
The OH darkey husband rose aud
said.
"Aiarss ledge. ] don't. reckon moth
ing nie Niger couId say would make
much diaunee. but would lak 10 shy
n word before you send the old oman
10 thr penitenshy. shes always been
eoad mother Isl the chilIuH. all the
ueigbbors VII tell sou TINT She
washes fnd scrubs md sews aud
mrnds far 'an. and keeps en- clean
and nice. an wien thry's sick sie sits
up with 'etn nj night And. Marse
ledge. jest want 10 ny son If yon
won't let bee go 10y The house and see
The ehilmn befo' YOU send her 10 the
penltenshy. They's AT home nh alone
right now. eryln' they po little hearts
ont anil II would do EN- guod, and the
ole oman, too. If she could just -
aud Kiss 'em eood.by befo' She wis
fut IN the peniienshy."
rs this time the Judge aud the spec
tntors were lu fears aud the Judge
smd. eGcntlcmei OF the jury |
haven't pnssed sentence yet and If
you want q few minutes to further
consider this casc, viii be glad 10
grant a." The jury retired and In a
few minutes returned with verdict
of mot guilty"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-31
SHE KNEW THE GREAT STORY
Girl Lacked Gift of Narrative, but
Was Able to Tell All about
Chateau Thierry.

Is We crawleb up railroad track
In the vicinity of Chateau Thierry
(this was In Octobcr)-a railroad
track which seemed the only new and
complete object in sight--the Y. VI. c.
A. girl, who had been sitting in the
corner of the compartment resisting
all advances ut conversation, yolun-
teered II remark.
"Our division took it," she said.
II turned out that she had gone in
with her canteen just behind the diyi-
sion. during that fight wherein Amer
len made good. She lacked the nara
tive talent. that girl. but she came out
at intervals with flashes like this
"Nhen our boys came up the strag-
glers said To them: 'You can't stay in
there, And our boys said: Wen
not only stay there, but were going
forward When the stragglcrs saw
that, they formed, too. and went back
with Them
Or this, ms we drew into sight Of a
road bordered by blackened ruins:
There's where our divisions came
into sight, singing. THE Yanks Are Com
Ing. Will Irwin in the Saturday
Evening Post.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-31
Ventilation.

Tho mayor of Terre flaute the other
day appointed number Of he city
schoolna ans to do special police duty.
such rs Ia seeing Ia the Yeutiating Of
stores. etc. says The indianapolis
News. Miss Margaret kiIroy. high
school teacher, being one - those mp
pointed. visited a number of stores. In
one The manager bccamc indignant n
she explained the necessity Of his do
ing more ventilation. why. it, very
Wnrm here" she complained, unbutton-
ing her coat and revealing "a gcorgette
crepe waist.
"Ncntilat.ne doesn't have anything
10 do with it," protested the man.
Why. - per cent Of lily cases Of fin
In this country have been caused by
the wearing Of georgette crepe
waists"
lie WIS actually ready 10 smile when
back came Miss klroys cool re.
ioiuder: Il suppose thut explains the
great number al cases in the Unhed
States army. then
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-31
MODEL ON AMERICAN CLUBS
France Considering Adoption of Our
Methods Of Teaching Farming to
Boys and Girls.

France Is considering the adoption
OF Uncle Sans methods of teaching
better farming and home mnking to
boys and girls. Representatives, frem
the French high omulssion. lately In
this country. made II point of studying
carefully the methods Of the federal
department of agriculture aud the
state agricultural colleges In conduct
ing BOYS and girls clubs. Much of
the information thus collected has
been widely reprinted by the French
press. accompanied 10y editorial com
ment expressing the view that. the
man OF woman power of France hay-
ine been depleted or disorganized by
war service, France for some time To
come Will be dependent in large part
upon it. younger population for its
food supply and suggesting the forma-
lion I'm France of nationwide system
If boys and girls clubs patterned on
those In America. II is expected that
these clubs will grow staple products
garden produce, wool. farm grain
and forage crops poultry and farm
animals on farms not devastated, the
very soil Of which must first of all be
put In condition. They will stimulate
production by the young people of
France through organized contests not
only Ia farming but Ia Nome enter
prises such a bread making. garment
making, cooking and home manage
mcnt.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-31
TOUCHED MEN IN RIGHT SPOT
Y. Nj. C. A. Camp Secretary Knew the
Feeling of Soldiers Gathered to
Subdue Bloodthirsty Hun.

Wars changes are being shown in
greater degree in the Y. NJ. c. \. ac-
tivify, remarks the New York Sun.
The salmsinging official has passed.
In his place is the athletic director
and entertainer. of red blood. No bet
ter example of the metamorphosis
could have been had than in an Incl
dent not long ago at Camp Mills, The
great Long Island concentration camp
where fhc men were equipped Just be
fore sailing.
One Of HE old=sfyle officials was
holding meeting and 4as eXpaliating
at length Oh tie care the men should
take Of their souls. His audience, al
ready partly hHmesick after months
OF training. WIS restless and grew
slu1nmcr and GUNNER
The eump secretary watched with
dlsmay The effect tIe speaker was
having on The soldiers about 10 sail.
The clima2 came when Ihe parson,
after Fl anm appeal 10 tine meu 70 face
death hraveE I'D
we viii mo- Stag Ring the Bells
OF IloWen.'"
That WIS too much for the local
camp nan and he jumped 10 his feet,
toidiug mp his hand to the man Mt the
piaa5 Ia stop Then he shouted.
Boys before $50 Sing This Ring the
Bells Of Heaven DON'T LET us forget
thal first VIZ must wiring the kaiser's
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-31
SEE GODS HAND IN RESCUE
Natives Of Rimatara Ascribe Their Es-
cape From Death to Miraculous
lnterposition.

"Saved by the hand of Cod IS the
way the nine natives composing the
crew of the S0-ton schooner Oromana
characterize their escape from death,
after having drifted helplessIy 80 days
Oh one of the loneliest bits of ocean
I'm the seven seas.
When the wreck of the Oromana
was lowed into Papeete harbor, Tahiti,
one of the. most remarkable voyages
known IN these waters was completed.
The vessel. IA two-masted schooner,
owned by natives of Itimatara, an
island about 800 miles southwest of
Tahiti her home port, without
cargo, bound for the island OF Rurulu,
in the same group, where she WAS TO
undergo repairs aud take cargo of
copra for Tahiti.
Two days out. she WIS struck by
storm which carried away both her
masts AMI hitter her rudder, leaving
her n helpless derelict.
VIII never slirspse Of land or sail
10 give "a ray Of hope. the Oromana
drifted FOR - days. After l. days the
supply of fool WAS gone. The natives
managed 10 CATCH shark with hook
ard line This lasted them five days.
The resi- of ihc time they had no fo9l
An occasional shower prevented death
from thirst
Then The miracle" happened. The
mountains Of Tahiti rose slowly over
the horizon. The shifting sea current
brought them nearer and nearer until
they were finally sighted from shore
aud II poWerboat sent "a tow them IN.
They were too weak Ia rise 10 their
feet, but after few days ashore all
appeared 10 be rapidly recovering from
their experience.
The natives say the hand Of God
guided their craft, for tile prevailing
winds in these attitudes are from the
northwest, direction which would
never have brought them to Tahiti.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-31
Sailor Values Charm.

The king aud queen recently re-
eeived ut Windsnr eusile the Austria
linn. New Zealand aud South African
press Delegates now on u visit Ia Great
Britain. Ills majesty spoke warmly of
the gallantry Of the DominIons troops.
and exchanged recolleciions Of his
empire tour Of 1901. When Mr.. Pirani
OF New Zealand mentioned the name
of Maggie Papakura. the MAORI glade
who conducted the king round the hot
springs wonderland of Roiorua. the
king recalled her AZ once, aud was In
teresied to learn that she IS now In
England. The New Zealand delegates
found that Princess Mary knew all
about the pre-war Maori prophecy con
corning the battle-cruiser New Yea
lnnd-thnt she would &c into action
within given number Of years and
would be bit hut escape serious dun
age II her captain wore n Maori tiki
fgreenstonc chnrml. The first part OF
the prophecy came true. and so up 10
date has the second The captain
does not forget tu wear his tiki.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-31
Matter of Patches.

Seyen-year-old James and his moth
er were visiting the latter's spinster
aunts. AS was their custom these
maiden ladies showed their visitors
their vast supply Of home-pieced
quilts. This is the first four-pateh
Jane ever made" announced one
proudly, Displaying quilt whose
blocks We're made up of four square
pieces.
And this is Marys nine-patch," ex.
planned Jane. "She made it when she
was only seven years Old
The third quilt was an embroidered
silk one, made of myriads of tiny ir-
regular pieces-the gifts of friends
and the remnants from ancient we'd
ding and reception clothes. James
stared at 1t a few minutes and then
he turned to his mother. lis thistone
az all-patch?" he asked.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-31
Round Trip.

Aunt Mary Wells is one of the few
"befo' de wah" darkics left In n little
Kentucky town. Recently she was dis
GUESSING with her employer the merry
go-ronnd that was running up on the
corner.
"Sawsuh, Mr.. Malcolm" she said.
''nswsuh, ! don ride on none % dem
things. Why. Mr.. Malcolm. I've seei,
some o. these here fool niggcrs git on
that thing and ride as much as dol.
lars worth, aud git of at the very
same place they gifts on at; an | sez
to 'em, Now YOU spent y0' money, mig
yer, whah ys' been ~" Saturday Eve
slug Post.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-31
Acclimatizinq Salmon.

The bureau of fisheries reports that
20,O00,000 sockeye and ,36j.000 hump
back salmon eggs had been obtained
at the station at Yes bay, Alaska, from
August 20. when collections began, to
September 30. II the collections are
sufficiently large 1,000,0o0 humpbaek
eggs will be seat TO the Maine stations
for the continuation Of the acclmsti.
zation experiments undertaken several
years age. Later in the year It IL
hoped to send second consignment.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-31
Record telephone Service.

The largest private telephone branch
In the world * the one which serves
the expanding needs of the war de
partncnt. On July this branch sery-
ed BIS extensions on~ August |, D.
coming calls: 20 for outgoing calls, To-
cal ana submarine toll; Il private toll
lines 10 New York, Philadelphia, Bal
timorc. via Cleveland Hoboken and
Newport News and 100 tie lines to
other government stations in Washing.
ton
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-31
"Flun Marketina.

Marie, who was three Thanksgiv-
ing. WAS out trying her new mask.
Passing a grocery, she decided TO buy
some bananas. Mother. not having
worn her "fiu' protector sent Marie In
TO make the purchase. Mother saw the
grocer pulling or tons Of bananas, 1t
seemed. At length, when there WAS
nothing left but the stalks, Marie hand
cd the grocer her little pocketbook con
tanning one solitary dime. How many
bananas did your little girl swant?"
asked the grocer as he came to the
door. Ten cents WORTH" replied
mother "She told me she wanted \
peck" said the grocer.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-31
c.ei, Rhode. Dream Realized.

The early completion OF tunnel un.
der the Straits OF Gibraltar. which. In
connection with the tunnel from Dover
to Calais. will practically complete an
all.raiI connection between Cape Town
and London. Will more than realize the
dream OF Cecil Rhodes OF Cape to-
Cairo railroad. The necessary links
along the Barbary coast will be simple
matters when. the Intervening waters
have been spanned. England Is taking
hold OF the Gibraltar tunnel In way
that means the success Of that gigsn-
tic enterprise.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-31
idsa for liberty Monument.

A Washington man proposes that as
the United Suites was in the war 5S4
days. Liberty monument to the mem-
hers of nur heroes be erected ut the
capital. one foot In height for each
day, making IL 5s4 feet high. with the
names Of all who gave their lives en-
grsyed ON bronze tablets. to be placed
In the interior Of the monument
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-31
Citizens Home Coming
League Organized.
Rev. Edgar S. McCrary, un-
animously elected Chairman.
Massac County Citizens urged
to take an active part.

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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-31
just tisidina Gum In Trust.

just fielding Gum In Trust.
little seven year-old Boston gin
same into the house the other day
chewing gum vigorously. Her ia, ther
vas horrifed aud ordered the little
one to throw the gum away. The
usually obedient chiid shook her head
fiymiy. Il cant throw II away" sha
ssis. because II Amt miue. II b.
sengs 10 Barbara. but she iest u -
ass hli swe s'ciOsk-"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-06-10
See ROYAL GL0R|ES
Yanks AnxiOusIy Ask E'When Do
We Get Eats?"
Only Statue That interests Soldiers Ia
Statue of Liberty in New
York Harbor.

Paris.-Standing amid the glories of
the royal past of France, in the park
at Versailles, an American doughboy
burst into this apostrophe:
"Say, pal, where do you get eats
around these diggin's?"
American fighting men in leave par
ties led by trained guides from the
paris headquarters of the Young Mems
Christian association war work coun-
Gil may be seen everywhere in Paris
and its environs, enjoying the monu-
ments of the old regime and of the
empire in Il truly American fashion,
which does not prevent the ass0ca-
ton of the great palace of Louis XIV
and "chow"
''Lool1s like a decayed church. was
the deliberate estimate of another boy
in khaki as he stood before the Hotel
des Invalides. Then he went inside
and became enthusiastic over the mar
Bile railing about the tomb of Napoleon
because it was so white" and hadn't
a flaw.
One of them emerged from the In
yalides and grew almost poetic about
the yellow light coming through the
stained glass windows above Napo-
Icons casket- Then he caught him
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-06-10

self, and almost blushed. In the next
breath he called the Court des Inva-
lides the souvenir parlor of the
armies of France" When he saw
Guynemer's airplane and learned what
it was, he maintained a reverential ST.
lence of more than minute before
he began to determine its make"
Perhaps the reactions from YER
sailles are the most Illuminating.
Hating at the Fountain of Neptune,
a doughboy cast, his eye appraisingly
down the vista of the park.
Gee" he said, "there must be two
miles of fountains"
Best of all, apparently, the soldiers
like to go and sit on the banks of
the Seine-watching the river traffic.
The one-fourth size Statue of Lib
erty presented to Paris by the Ameri-
can colonies watches over them here.
But even it is the subject of frank
criticism.
Huh" said one of the critics. "It
doesn't look as good as the old girl
will look when we steam into New
York harbor."
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-06-10
ORDINANCE NO. 4S9.
Continued on page two.)

it may cancel said bond at any time by
giving ninety days notice of the can
collation. thereof, in writing to said de-
pository. the City Treasurer and the
City Clerk, as Secretary of the City
Depository. Board. The said bond shall
be deemed cancelled at the expiration
of the said ninety days but shall re-
main in full force and effect until the
expiration of said period Provided,
that if and when the said Depository
pays back to the City within said
period any portion of the total amount
of said funds on deposit with it at the
time of the service of said notice, to-
gether with accrued interest, the total
liability of the said surety on the said
bond shall be reduced by the amount
OF any such payment or payments, and
Provided, further, that if the said De-
pository shall substitute new securit-
les or bonds, or both, which are APP
proved by the City Depository Board,
the surety giving notice of such can
collation., shall be released from fur
Their liability as soon as the substitute
ed securities is received and accepted
by the Board but in no case shall
the surety be released from any LA
bility which may have accrued prior
to the cancellation thereof.
Sec. XIV. The Notice of Cancella-
ton provided for in the fore going sec
tion shall be substantially in the fol-
loving form: To-. City
Depository, the Treasurer of the City
of Moscow, Idaho, and the City De-
pository Board of the City of Mos
COW, through the City Clerk, it's Sec
rotary: Take notice that on the
day of. ... 49, this company be-
came surety on the bond of the above
named. ............as a City De-
pository under the provisions of Ord
nance No. ... of the City of Mos
COW, Idaho, in the penalty of $.......
That, by the terms of the said ordin-
ance it is provided that said surety
shall have the right to terminate it's
under said bond, by giving
notice of its election SO to do to the
assured city depository, the City
Treasurer and the City Clerk, as Sec
rotary of the City Depository Board,
and thereupon the said surety shall
be discharged from any and all liability
for any default of the said
depository accruing after the expira-
ton Of ninety days after the service
Of such notice.
That this company, as surety afore-
said. desiring to take advantage of the
terms of said ordinance above refer
red to, does hereby elect and term
nate its liability IN accordance with
such provisions and the object Of this
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-06-10

terest thereon, and all sums paid to
the City for the privilege of keeping
said moneys on deposit as. aforesaid.
shall be apportioned to the account of
the general fund, except that the in
, terest on all moneys in any sinking
fund or in any special fund shall be
credited to such funds.
Sec XIV. Upon receiving the No
tice of Cancellation hereinbefore pro-
vided for, the City Treasurer shall
cease to make any further deposits in
said depository, unless and until it is
re-instated by the City Depository
Board. The Treasurer shall also
withdraw from said depository the en-
tire amount of the citys fund on de-
post with said depository before the
expiration of the period of ninety days
from the receipt of said Notice of
Cancellation. Such withdrawal shall
be made at such times and in such
amounts as the City Treasurer shall
deem advisable subject to the super
visory control of the City Depository
Board, but in no case shall he fail
within ten days upon receipt of said
Notice to withdraw at least twenty
five per cent of the pro rata amount of
the citys deposit secured by said bond
and to withdraw at least twenty-five