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Charles E Stump The Kansas Farmer Newspaper Correspond
emf, Continues His Travels Throughout the South Land
He Has Spent the Past Two Weeks Visiting Interesting
Points Throughout the State Of Virginia

nee Of ours Is now undertakins
greater things to demonstrate to the
world that We are capable of doing
great big things. The daily paper Of
Charleston, W. Va, made the following
announcement:
''SErs. C. E. Mitchell, head OF the
department Of music in the West Viz.
GINA Collegiate Institute, and wife of
c. E. Mitchell, the business manager
of the institution, viii spend the sum,
mer in Europe and Northern Africa
making films Of some of the dark races
for moving pictures.
''Mrs- Mitchell spent several weeks
IN New York learning the details of
film work. She plans on her return
to this country in the fan, to give
aside from her work at the West vir-
GINA Institute travalogue lectures that
viii give finer ideas of the habits and
customs of the dark races of other
lands.
"This is Mrs. MiteheIl's third trip
to Europe and because Of her expert
enee, it is said she is well prepared to
find tho best and bring it back to en-
courage and inspire the Negro of
America.
'ATiss Ola Calhoun, a teacher in the
KeystOn high school, will accompany
Mrs. Mitchell on her trip abroad this
year"
This will be instructive and will add
much to our education. She is going to
bring Northern Africa right at your
doors, and If you are fortunate to see
it you win get a real treat. take of
my hat, to this brave young woman,
and I would be willing to take of nv
wig, but have just had the Poro to
fix MP my hair and it is braided. She
is truly our representative. She is
one OF our best educated women, and
her husband is a man Of letters. I
shall have more to tell you later.
I am told by good authority that
they had heluva time at WHberforee
this year, in eleeting a new president.
Not so much in eleeting a new one as
it was in getting rid of the old one.
There has been a lively time there all
the year-in fact since the death of
Bishop Shaffer, it was predicted that
there would be a change If Bishop
Joshua A. Jones was appointed over
the district by the general conference.
Prof. Scarborough and Bishop Jones
did not sleep in the same bed, hence
the general conference acted in May,
and people said to Prof. Scarborough,
q" Take up your bed and walk, for there
is a new king on the throne.r
1t happened, and now DR.. John A.
Gregg. is the president. He is a good
man. A graduate from the University
of Kansas, and has put in some real
good work in other institutions since
For a long time he has been president
of Edward Waters College. which fitted
him by experience for the present
place. Tell you more another time.
CHARLES f. STUMP.
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Easx to eet RId Of Ensmx.

Long before bullets were ever
thought Of as an ideal messenger Of
death, the idea Of working evil on an
enemy was extensively practiced by
the Ojibwa Indian. BE would make a
small wooden image of the one whose
destruction he sought, and then pierce
its head or heart with a needle. He
was positive In his belief that the OBJ
5ect Of his hate would be similarly
affected. However, to make certain.
he would burn the puppet to tie ac-
compartment OF magical words.
The broad ax., 1920-07-17

According to the latest medical die.
tim the man or woman who delights
IN perfumes q WelI-advised 70 indulge
this taste providing they don't u.s.
heavy odors- II seems that eau de
Cologne. and any fresh flower scent,
has q slightly stimulating eject upon
people. and in the early spring the use
81 perfume helps one to throw on the
feeling Of Iassitnde that y 90 often q
CHARACTERISTIC Of the season. In the
summer, too. or whenever enc Is tired,
tie rejuvenating eject Of bath pleas
antiy perfumed Il marked.
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Beauty In Bells.

There is a beauty in bells which Is
fast being lost to the modern world.
Since We cannot keep them in use as
they were hundreds Of years ago, we
must try to keep up an interest In
those which remain, and learn what
we can about one Of the chief beau
ties Of the Middle ages. See how many
references to bells can be found in
great literature. There is one poem
which stands out and which we all
should know, 'sThe Bells" by Edgar
Allan POe.-BroOklyn Eagle.
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Good Word for the Parrot.

Testy people consider the parrot q
nuisance and the lOquacious bird has
often engendered legal strife, but 70
the faeetiOus person he is an endless
source OF amusement. He has an In
herent weakness for profanity, which
Is apt TO be embarrassing, but a man
who has not tasted spirituous liquors
never Graves them. and a parrot who
has not heard profanity will not long
for it as the best medium Of expressing
his sentiments. In this respect he pro-
notes culture and refinement In the
home.
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Bruises In Eurnltur.-

Here is a method which has been OF
great use in removing bruises from
furniture. Wet the part with warm
water; double a piece of brown paper
five or six times, then soak it in warm
water and lay it on the dent. Apply
a warm (not hot) fiatirOn until the
moisture has evaporated. If the
bruises are not gone, repeat the proc
ess. You win find this very good, and
If the surface Of the furniture is not
broken the dent will disappear ami
leave no trace.
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Scandinavia.

Scandinavia Is the classic name Of
the great peninsula Of north Europe
which comprises the kingdoms Of NOE-
way and Sweden. In a historical
sense the term includes Denmark and
Iceland, and In a literary sense the
writings OF all these countries and
those Of the Swedish race in Finland.
A Scandinavian may, therefore, Be
either a Norwegian or a SEede.
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Home Versus House.

Home cannot be given US. We may
be given a house, a place to eat and
sleep. This is not a home. A home
Is a place Of love and rest and peace.
Love and rest and peace must be de
served, must be earned. Nobody can
hand them to you as so many pack
ages. They are matters Of reciprocity.
II you have none to give there VIII
be but little for you to receive.-West.
ern Methodist.
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Monarch Showed Gratitude

In Plutarch's Life Of Alexander
ne tells OF the great battle this dis
tinguished Macedonian fought with
Darius at Gaugamela. which signifies
"the camel's house." and says that one
Of the ancient Persian kings, having
escaped the pursuit OF his enemies on
a swift camel, in gratitude 10 his beast
settled him at this place with an al
lowanee Of certain villages and rents
for his maintenance 50 long as he
should live.
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Nothinn bur Emntlness.

A little girl. Beighbor OF mine. weni
TO the country with me last summer
When We were out OF doors looking
around the first day. the immensely Of
the sky seemed 20 amaze her. "OO-oo'
she cried. stretching her little arml
wide and looking as II to embrace an
nature. where's everywhere gone tor
Exchange.
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Average Life, ThIrty.Thr.s Year,.

Good authorities give the average du.
ration Of human life as about thirty.
three years. One quarter Of the people
on the earth die before the age Of six.
one-half before the age Of sixteen, and
only about one person Of each one hun
dred born lives to the age Of sixty-hve.
The deaths are calculated at sixty-sev-
en- a minute, 97,79O a day and 35,639. ss5
a year. Births are calculated at about
seventy a minute, 1O0SOO a day and
S6,792,O0O a year.
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Electric Buns Burst InwardIy.

when an electric bulb IL burst.
either By design or accident. the force
Of the explosion Is inwardly. This has
been proved by painting the bulb vita
harlequin effect. half one color and
half another. After the explosion.
which may be accomplished By q well
aimed bullet from 4 pistol, the colored
pieces WIN be found scattered On TIE
aoor on the opposite side from which
they were originally placed.
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tfMaIkinn Fish -

This name is given to an eel-liks
hsh Of the snake-head family, on ac-
count Of the fact that It spends some
time on land. It 10 common In the
fresh waters Of the East Indies and
China, and has a double respiratory
apparatus. enabling 1t to breathe In or
out Of water.
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BensaIese EIstt.rv

The Babu stands unsurpassed a. q
writer Of really unctuous fattery when
he Is soliciting a favor. Few conpli-
ments could exceed that Of the Ben
galee who concluded petition with
the piOus hope that it might he grant
ed by the grace Of God. a gentleman
your hiEhness much resembles."-
North China Herald.
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Ken AnaIxsis 81 MankInd.

What a chfnera Is mani What a
confused chaosl What a subject Of
eontradictiOnsl A prpfessed judge Of
al things. and yet a feeble worm Of
earth; the great depository and guar
dian Of truth and yet mere bundle
Of uncertainties: the glory and the
shame Of the universe.-Paseal.
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True Friendship.

It Is a noble and great thing to cover
the blemisheS and to excuse the fall
ingS Of a friend; 20 draw a curtain
before his stains. and to display his
PROJECTIONS, TO bury his weaknesses in
silence. but TO proclaim. HIS virtues up
on the housetop.-RObert Southey.
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Miles Of PerforatIons.

Measured in terms Of miles accord
ing to a calculation OF Director James
L. wIlImeth. Of the government print,
ing Office, the daily output OF holes
perforated from stamps. when placed
side by side and edge to edge. would
extend in single hle distance Of S6Sh
miles.
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m LAKE FOREST.

The Baptist Women Congress met
at the First Baptist Church Of Lake
Forest Of which Rev. B. II. Hunter is
pastor during the week and was large
y attended by visitors from the city
and other suburban towns.
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Il All pepenas

"Smith must have bought a car"
remarked Jones. what makes You
think that7" asked Brown. "He used
to talk about the blank-blank auto
mobiles" replied Jones, but now he
is talking about blank-blank jaywaIk-
ers."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Ranl,h Doubt and Fear

Thoughts of doubt and fear never
accomplish anything and never can.
They always lead to failure. Purpose,
energy. power to do. and all strong
thoughts cease when doubt and fear
creep in. The will to do springs from
the knowledge that we can do.-Allen.
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Control the THOUGHTS.

Let your life have one splendid. DOM
inant thought. Great thought makes
for great life. 1t is not so much
achievement as purpose that matters.
The power Of a great idea is almost
limItless, and has all the marks Of i'm
mortality.
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LODsE eRoWs

Norih Star Lodge No 81 Q. B. F. Is
fast becoming the largest lodge IN its
jurisdiction. A great meeting vas
held Wednesday evening IN lieu Of the.
grand lodge to Be held Il Springfield
IN August. ]. B. Street is worthy
master. solomon Thonas Is treasurer
ana q. 7. Bailey Is sssrstaEy.
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Middle Of Old rsstansn.

In the King James version OF the
Bible. the middle book Of the Old TeS
lament Is Proverbs. while the middle
chapter would be the twenty-ninth
chapter Of JOb.
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InstInct. PorsIhlX-

Belle-''They say that mice have
very poor eyeSight" Beulah-"well,
bow IS 1t that when they want to fright
en- anyone they always pick out q
woman T'-Yonkers Statesman.
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NATURAL PoIIahsr.

According to the pearl fishers q
CsyIon netting 50 enhances the lustsE
and sheen Of a valuable pearl Is
lying for 4 few weeks within the crop
q a fOWl.-Asia Magazine.
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GOES TO INDIANAPOLIS.

Mrs. Sadie Blakey, All Dearborn
street, in company with her son, Master
Ruble II. Blakcy, has gone Is Indian
apoiis, Ind, where she win visit several
weeks with relatives and friends.
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ST. MARKS CHURCH.

5Oth Street and Wabash Ave. Where its Silver jubilee viii
be held from July 18th July 25h and the time the
fifth anniversary viii be celebrated by its hustlng psator
Rev. John w. Robinson has secured Bishop B. Scott Of
Nashville Tenn assist him the double celebration and
preach the leading sermon
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Harnessina the Rivers.

According to a group Of British en-
gineers, electric power can be produced
by Harvesting the tides Of two rivers In
Scotland at two-thl-ds the cost OF that
generated by steam.
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CHIPS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Lewis, 1898
Forest avenue, have completed all pre-
paratioRs to give their daughter, Miss
Caro- Elizabeth Lewis, her debut or
coming out party, Thursday evening,
July %.
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ManaY nnnhlInn Itn.lf

Money win double itself At 8 Per
cent simple interest in 1851 years
Money win double itself at per cent
compound Interest in 119o years.
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Ths home Of the gorilla e neYaf
nero than four days old. After this
tine. Ii s@aily moEes = another tree
and the mother builds the new home.
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For pYsnepties.

For dyspeptics there is nothing bet
ter than sour milk. II should be made
palatable by adding salt Or sugar, ae-
eordIng to taste. Sprinkling a little
cinnamon on II makes It quite good.
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Hurryino the cinseno.

Experiments are being made In Japan
with ginseng with view to maturing
the plant in less time than the six years
generally required. -
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The law firm of Scott, Brown &
Marshall, consisting of James A. Scott.
former Assistant States Attorney; G.
W. P. Brown, formerly of Oklahoma,
and Eugene ]. Marshall, are now thor
Oughly settled in their new law Offices,
3439 S. State street.
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Daily Theuaht

There are no arrangements - y
luslye. and yet 50 lnSuperable. as thOss
which arise from subtle discords IN
temperament"-W. a. Malloch. In Han
per'A
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Artificial Irrigation In Armenia.
The richest part Of Caucasian Ar
menia is thNyalley Of Arax. which. with
artificial irrigation. produces excellent
grapes and other fruit and vegetables
as well as rice, cotton and corn.
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b. - 80 az

There are fires in the Zoroastrian
churches Of Bombay that have not
been allowed to 20 ont since they were
brought from Persia 100 years aga
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Extractyno Henvn

Natural raw gas Is frozen to SIS
degrees below zero to extract heIIum.
. nOnlnhammable gas lighter than hy.
drogen.
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Andrew Jaekson's Nickname.
The nickname "0ld Hickory" was
given to Andrew Jackson for the tough
ness and sturdiness Of his character.
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LIVE ADvERT1s1Ee SOLICITOR
WANTED.

A wide-awake or i've advertising so
Iieitor, one who understands how to
laad advertising contracts, right up to
the minnie, can find a good opening
or position, BY addressing the under
signed
Julius r Taylor,
e9Os s. Elizabeth St.
Phone wentworth 1897.
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True
Biologists say that man is the only
land animal that can sing. And most
Ct him can't
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PotsIno Piana

In rgootting plant put q layer ID
einders In the bottom for drainage.
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LEAGUE OF coLoRED REPUBLI
CAN CLUBS OF ILLINOIS.
incorporated 1920.

The regular State Organization Of
COlored Republican voters chartered
by the State of Illinois to promote and
protect the political interests of it.
members and Race in State elections
and TO secure our fair proportion OF
employment in departments of the
State Government.
First bienniel convention, Thursday
evening, July %, 1920, at $500 p. m,
at Masonic Hall, 1l9 N. Eighth street,
Springfield, Illinois.
the weeks meeting of tn Knights of
the weeks meeting of the Knights of
Pythias Grand Lodge of Illinois, and
the Grand Court of Illinois, Order of
Calanthe.
Representatives to the Z. of P.
session are invited to join our con-
ference on the carrying out of a pro-
gram to support for Office persons IA
vorable to equal opportunity for the
Colored voters Of Illinois.
The Call.
As provided in our printed program,
and ordered by our President, the
League of Colored Republican Clubs of
Illinois is hereby called in its first
biennial convention to be held in Ma
sonic Hall, 10 N. sth street, Spring
field, Ill, on the evening of Thursday,
July %, 1920, for the purpose of Sc
leeting its candidates TO be supported
by the Race in the September primar-
les for State Offices, adopting a set of
Bylaws and Constitution for its fu-
ture government, drawing up a plat
form for inclusion in the Republican
State Platform TO be adopted at the
State Convention of the Republican
party of Illinois in September and
such other business as viii regularly
come before it.
Representatives All Clubs having
certificates Of membership in the
League may elect three delegates as
their representatives to the COnven-
lion, their expense to be borne by the !
Club.
Unorganized localities may be repre-
,ented in this convention Of the
League under such conditions as may
De provided by the convention in ses-
ION, pending their making application
l0r certificate Of club membership and
Of their local voters.
Session win be held this one evening,
% that all delegates may return to
heir home by the midnight trains.
coming to Springfield
equiring stopping places win be sup
lied by reporting to the Secretary,
t the hall, during The forepart of the
Teek, or at 1905 E. jackson ST. Phone
Gain 1876.
Officers and members Of Executive
committee especially are urged not to
MSS this Convention.
Major R. B. Jackson,
President.
J. Harold White, Springfield, ,
Secretary. /,
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Nrna Mal,. lJoeksY rlnht.

Nearly all the striped tights worn
by jockeys on European race courses
are woven by the nuns OF Sienna.
The broad ax., 1920-07-17

The average watermeloa contains
about % Per cent wetef ana ? per cent
sugar.
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Useful Goodness
Be not simply good; Be good for
Oomething.-Thorean
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Mrs. Sadie Diamond Cotter. 3342
Calumet avenue, expects to spend a
part Of the remainder of the summer
in the northern part of Ohio, with
some Of her friends. Mrs. Cotter is
deeply interested in the candidacy of
her husband, Hon. James G.. Cotter, in
his race for the legislature, from the
3rd Senatorial district Of Illinois.
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Hon. James E. Bish, fromer member
of the legislature Of Illinois, who Is
one Of the most prominent secret soei-
ETY. leaders in this city or state, who
has for several years past, been asso-
eiated with Ernest II. Williamson, the
up-tO-date funeral director, 5O2s S.
State street, has removed from Engle-
wood to 1920 s. Wabash avenue.
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Mrs. H. D. Turnkey of Spokane, Washington, is expected Sunday and will be the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. s. D. Johnston. Mrs. Turnkey is on her way east to at- tend the graduating exercises at Wellesley, where her daughter, Miss Frances, graduates.
 Fred L. MacChesney, superintend- ent of the Marianna schools, and his wife leave today for Hughesville, Mo, where they will spend several weeks. The remainder of the sum mer months will be spent at points in Missouri.
 Mrs. H. M. Jackson leaves today for Memphis and Nashville, Tenn. On her return Monday she will be accompanied by her daughter, Miss Martha Russ, who has been in Bu- ford College, Nashville, the past scholastic year.
 Mrs. c. L. Dupuy has called a meeting of the McDowell music club for Thursday afternoon, May 27, at three o'clock, at her home. All who are interested in music are urged to attend.
 Mrs. Edith Bowers who spent the winter here with her son, W. B.. Bowers, returned Sunday to her home in Uniontown, Ky. She was accompanied as far as Memphis by MT. Bowers.
 Mrs. NJ. E. Mcknight who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Allen, left Tuesday for Forrest
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aroused and will be sutained with out q doubt. The success of the district meeting that has just clos ed has been due largely to the eff forts of Mrs. Everett Tucker, Of Tucker, Ark, district president or the fedrated clubs. Mrs Tucker IS an enthusiastic and highly efficient club woman and has thoroughly organized the thirteen counties Tn her district. Seven new clubs have been federated during her admins tration."
 w. J. Shorten, agency manager of the American Central Life h. surance Company, has just received bulletin from the head office mo- tifying him that he stood second among all the agents in the United States in the amount of business personally solicited and written dur ing the fiscal year that closed on April 30. MT. Shorten, by reason of the amount of insurance he has written, is first vice-presldent of the Hundred Thousand Dollar Club. His standing is determined by the business he personally produced and not by any business turned in by agents working under him.
 A card party that gave great pleasure to the participants was giv- en Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. R. L. Hope, Mrs. Eugene Franklin and Miss Marie Wells, at the home of Mrs. Hope. The parlors were beautifully decorated with roses. Mrs. Joe Spence received the prize for the highest score and Mrs. Me Lendon for the lowest score. Mrs. Ned Houck drew the consolation. The ices in heart and club design were very attractive. Seventy guests enjoyed this lovely party.
 The Latoka Book Club met with Miss Alma Futrall last Friday af- i ternoon. A special feature was an old fashioned spelling match that revealed the fact that spelling is not a lost art as some would have us believe. The best of. all these good spoilers were Mesdames o. G. Norment and Fred MacChesney and they were awarded prizes. At the close of this very pleasant after noon, two-course luncheon was served. The next meeting will be with Mrs. W. D. Newborn.
 f Mesdames c. E. Daggett and Jesse Isaacs entertained fourteen tables with bridge last Friday afternoon. The high score prize, bud rose, was given to Mrs. Carrie Louise Ap- pie. The low score, bottle of toll ct water, was captured by Mrs. J. ! T. Robertson, and the consolation, box of stationery, went to Mrs. i k. c. Robertson. Delicious ices and ] berries were served at the close of l the games.
 Mesdames H. M. Jackson and J. E. Stevenson were hostesses at a delightful bridge party Tuesday af- i ternoon. Twelve tables were at tractively decorated with La France roses. Mrs. c. E. Daggett having made the highest score was award ed the prize and Mrs. Bryce More land the consolation. At the close of the games, ice cream and cake were served.
 Announcement has been made of i the approaching marriage of Miss Fannie Purcell of Searcy and MT. W. R. Schisler of Jonesboro, on June 16. Mir Schisler is member of the faculty of the Marianna High ! School.
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topic for the afternoon-Japan and Korea. After the regular program, Misses Kitty Newborn and Mary Virginia Norment gave musical numbers and the later also gave a reading. Mrs. Julius Benham, in behalf of the Bible study class and adult Sunday school class, present. ed Mrs. A. c. Rauscher with an ap- propriate gift as token of their great appreciation of her services as instructor Mrs. Norment served a delicious ice course at the close of the afternoon.
 The following taken from the Pine Bluff Commercial will be of interest to Mrs. Everett Fuckers friends. Mrs. Tucker will be re- membered as Miss Will Alexander: "The session of the Pine Bluff dis trict conference that has just closed at Hamburg is the last of the dis trict conferences over the state. Through these district meetings in terest and enthusiasm have been
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City where she will visit before re- turning her home in Memphis.
 Miss Louise Buckley left Satur-
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day for her home in Red Bank, Miss
 Ben Elder of Brickeys was hes Thursday.
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Social Meeting of Missionary Society.
 The social meeting of the mls- sionary society of the Methodist church with Mrs. O. G. Norment, hostess, was one of the most en- joyable affairs of the past week. About thirty-four guests were pres ent. Mrs. James Spence was in charge of the program for the after noon. The special feature was a missionary quiz on Korea and Jap an. Mrs. A. c. Rauscher was leader of the Bible study. Mesdames Wo- mack and Blair read papers on the