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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-01-28

borrowing a hook from the puh-
nc library i'll ono city ana return
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town in which he makes i stop alay
ne arranged for the travelling man
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27
MEXICO HAS DIAMOND FIELD
Precious Stones said to Exist in Guam
titles That viii Make Their Min
ing Profitable.

Encouragement will be offered by the
Mexican government for the develop
ment of the diamond field in the state
Of Guerro by private capital, it is au-
thoritatiyely announced. The existence
of diamonds in a mountainous district
of that southern state has long been
known, but the remoteness of the local
ity and the difficulty of getting in and
out of the district have heretofore pre-
vented anything being done toward
mining the gems.
1t was more than fifty years ago that
the discovery Of diamonds there was
made by an officer of the Mexican.
army a collection of the diamonds
was taken to the City of Mexico and
after being cut they found their way
into the channels of commerce. Efforts
to relocate the diamond field proved fu
tile and ii was not until many years
later that a mining prospector came
upon the formation in which the dia-
monds we're found. He collected a
large number of them in the rough and
took them back to the capital, where
they were placed Oh exhibition. Moth
ing was done, however, toward the de-
yelopment of the field.
Not long ago the department of com
merce and industry of the Mexican gov
ernment sent an expedition in charge
of Antonio Lopez, an engineer, to the
locality. Mr.. Lopez reported that his
research had been entirely successful.
Among the diamonds he brought back
with him was one of enormous size in
the rough which he turned over to the
department Of commerce and industry.
He made a report to the effect that da-
monds 10 large quantities are to be
found and that the mining can be done
at comparatively little cost.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27
Relic of Glacial Ace.

Devils Pulpit, located about two
miles east of Batavia, y. Y, is a relic
of the glacial age. II is huge mass.
of rock shaped like an hour glass;.
and is one of the most peculiar and
striking natural formations in the
whole state. The base is fully 80 feet
across. 1t slopes upward to 81 mar.
row rock, corresponding TO the neck
through which the sands Of an hour
glass sift, and then broadens out to
form what looks like the upper cham
Der of the glass. 1t is composed OF
limestone and stands 20 feet in height.
The nearest bedrock like it IS tive
miles away to the north, and ge-
ologists believe this means that the
rock was torn loose from its original
mother vein and dragged those I've
miles by the big glacier that swept
down from the polar regions ages
ago. Natural erosion did the GaTsssS
that gives ii the. hour glass contour.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27
NEEDS TOO MUCH EXERTI0N
Writer Refuses to Go Too Deeply
Into What Might Be Called
''I and Me" Problem.

The line, Look what l done for you
ami him and me-" is good American.
but better American, believe, would
be, Look whal dobe for him and
you and L. This, however, writes
Ring Lardner in the Bookman, brings
up a subject to which one ought TO be
able to devote a whole volume, but
one amt goin' to- One is only goin'
to state that mysterious rules govern
the cases of personal pronOuns in our
language and one hasn't had time to
solve the mysteries even since prohib-
tion.
We say, "He come up to ne in the
club" but we also say. "Ile come NJ
to Charley and in the club" or even
"He come up TO and Charley IN the
club Charley's presence in the club
seems. for "some reason or another" "
TO alter my case. Tie other night
was reading play script by ore of
this cOuntry's foremost dramatists,;
and recurring in it was the stage d.
Rection. "a look passes between he
and So-and-So." But his playwright
wouldn't think of saying or writing.
"She passed he look"
Ny theory on this particular point
is that when the common American
citizen, whom we will call Joe, was in
his last year in school (the sixth
grade), the teacher asked him how
many boys there were in his family.
He replied: "Iust Frank and ne"
Just Frank and II corrected the
teacher. And the correction got Joe
balled up.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27
NO CHANCE FOR COLLECTORS
Stems Now Valuable Only as Memsn.
toes Are Kept Securely
Chained to the Wall

Beer stems, wine glasses and bar
towels are rapidly Joining the dust
covered and mildewed relics Of the
days that preceded January 16. 1920.
when the prohibition law Went into
effect.
As the saloons become Scarcer. bar
room paraphernalia, from "a relic col
lectors viewpoint, become more valu-
able. One restaurant in the Bay
Ridge section OF BROOKLYN is taking
no chances Oh losing its mementoeS
of the past days. The stained glass
windows of the old saloon remain, but
the bar has been removed to make
way for the tables of the new restau-
rant. In the redecorated establish
ment shelf runs entirely around the
room. All along the shelf are ex-
quisite old German beer stems, relics
of former days and more valuable now
as mementoes. Passing through the
handle of each stein is chain,
which is nailed to the wall. Unscrup-
uous souvenir heunters, waiting until
the walters back is turned, find their
designs foiled. What the old bar has
left of the old regime 1t purposes to
keep.-Ncw York Sun.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27
New Tjmekeeper CIose,

Boiling eggs, developing Photographic,
or any other operation mat requires
short but accurate account Of time,
may be allowed to- proceed without at.
tention through the use of q novel
clock, described in Popular Mechanles
The four-inch dial is at the top, cad
in the lower part Cf the case ss q
vertical scale, reading up to 90 min.
utes In one-minute divisions. ard car.
rying a small slide that is set by hand.
At the end OF the period set, a fess.
inch gong Oh the back rings untn re-
is shut off. Though valuable 9ddt.-
tion to the home kitchen, the new stEae.
keeping clock Is intended especially M
labor-saving accessory for hotel asal
restaurant kitchens. photo galleries.
laboratories and other places where
tie measurement Of minutes is needed,
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27

The Lad e; Aid met with Mrs
Kate Howard Monday. she enter
tained them so nicely, ard she al
SO donated them 81 90 Mrs M =
ry Carter. of Mt Vernon. Stats
Grand Lecturer OF the uri,diction
OF III. was in the city last Nednes-
day evening and lectured to tbe
Q T.. 5 and after the lecture
hey gave their guest a nice recep-
ton, which they ALL enjoyed
Sister Connie Stamps. IS get
ting along n cely, she is able to be
up Mrs. Modena Bradley. is
visiting her mother in Paducah,
KY. Bros. A. J Hester, Gilbert
Crider and wife and 81 ter Sister
Mcdaniel have returned from Pa
ducah where they attended the
Presbyty.
Rev. c. w. Norment, Pastor.
Mary Crigler. Reporter.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27
Mounds.

Dear Editor Please allow a
small space in your paper to say
that we are still alive under the
leadership Of of our beloved pas
tor Rev. {. w. Norment lie
has just arrived from the State
Convention at Evanston. Sunday
School at $50. and service at II.
The pastor chose for a text the
10Th chapter OF Mark. and at
night the pastor chose the goth
Psalm.
The collection for the day a.
mounted to SI3 81 We Wtn'
down to the water and buried 4 by
baptism. at night they were Civ
en- the right hand OF fellowship.
The Clover Leaf church OF Jop-
pa took up $9.I7 for Rev. Dan
Parrish, ii was delivered TO him i'm
by deacon ]. Mayberry.
Rev. c. w. Norment. Pastor.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27
THROUGH WITH TIGHT SHOES
Experience That Young Woman Had
Recently Is Sufficient to Last
~ Ier-a-4ifetime.

young woman was taken to one
of the downtown restaurants for din
ner. She wished TO make good inn
preston, so she stopped at the shoe
shining establishment 10 have her
shoes polished, which shoes, by the
way, We're little too small and
pinched considerably.
They pinched even worse after they
were seated at the table, and the
young woman decided to do q very
daring thing. So, carefully, she man
aged to slip her hand down to her foot.
loosen the shoe and slip it off her foot.
Just as that performance was ended
the waiter arrived with the dinner aud
she Strengthened up 10 get ready fer il.
She reached for her napkin and hor-
rors The inside of her hand was rs
black as could be. The shoe polish
had not yet dried. Worse and worse !,
Her friend noticed her hand.
There was nothing to do but explain
the situation, which she did in very
amusing way. But she VOWS steadily
that she will never again wear tight
shoes when going out to dinner.-lndi-
annapolis News.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27
SIeepy Sickness.

Sleepy sickness is quite a dlhelent
disease from the somewhat similarly
named, but far more deadly, sleeping
sickness, which is a tropical disease.
Sleepy sickness was first noticed in
England in 1918. There is little doubt
that the cause of this mysterious COM
plant is microbe The microbes con
centrate their attack on the brain,
causing lethargy and facial paralysis.
the patient lying for days in bed with
motionless head and expressioness
face, like a mask, reminding one of the
effigy on a tomb Doctors are not yet
definitely agreed as to whether the Tic
cough epidemic and the sleepy sickness
are different diseases, or whether the
one is merely symptom of the other.
Probably the latter view is the correct
one. seeing that violent and prolonged
hiccoughs were noticed in connection
with the outbreak Of sleepy sickness
that ravaged Vienna in the early part
Of last year. .............
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27
He GOT TIE BUG LETTER"
Discovery That Made the Victins
Madder Than Before He Sent
in Original "Kick'

There is probably no easier way to
get a laugh out of an average Amer
lean audience than to mention an
Englishman's sense of humor, and to-
read what an American may have to
say about the British humor may be
eXasperating to an Engllshman, but
the reverse is not always true. An
Engishman, J. G. Squire, for instance,
may write about American jokes ana
not be the least bit irritating. In his
life and Letters" Mr.. Squire's chap
ter, "Goass and HumOur.' contains
several fine American jokes, and
among them is one that concerns II
traveller on a sleeping car who had
written a complaint to, headquarters
about the presence of vermin in his
berth.
HE received back from the ad-
ministrative head a letter Of immense
effusiveness. Never before had such
a complaint been lodged against this
scrupuously careful line, and the man
agement would have suffered any loss
distinguished a citizen as, etc, etc.
He was very delighted with this alb
ject apology. But as he was throw
ing away the envelope there fell out
a slip of paper which had, apparent
ly. been inclosed by mistake. On il
was a memorandum: Send this guy
the bug letter.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27
snapplna Movie Picture.

Usually 10000 to 100000 feet ara
run through the cameras to get six
reel. or G.000-foot melton picture. Tho
director stations three. I"ur OF hVu
eanleras o take the same SCENE Ho
has ono ,.mera close beside the strug
Cling v,nin and hero. another grind
ing fro, an elevation, still another at
thia = Gle. one more at that angle
wba, all of these negatives are de-,
selc ed, parts of each enter into the
opposition OF the completed reels
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27
FIVE CENTS.
SATISFIED WITH THE TEST
Ef.cr Somewhat Belated Proof Of the
Purity of the Liquor, Brothers
Slept in Peace.

Testing corn liquor is one Of the
most frequent preiminaries TO con-
VITALITY these days, it is rumored, al.
legged indicated and otherwise noised
abroad. Lightnin' that burns with 3
white fame is supposed to be danger
ous, TO contain wood alcohol, and 10
otherwise be undesirable; shine that
burns blue is supposed to be the hon
est effort of a master-maker of spirits.
Sometimes. however, zeal for drink
oYercomes caution, even of this un-
certain sort, with the result that the
following occurred a few nights ago.
Two young brothers in mild iniquity
secured themselves pint. They, be-
ing fairly law-abidng in other re-
speets, went to their room TO drink IL.
They drank it, at least. most Of it,
and became somewhat affected by It's
presence with them. They undressed,
turned out the light and retired. After
about 20 minutes, one aroused himself
and called to the other.
Say, wake up, we didn't test thai
liquor"
well, must do it, was the drowsy
reply, won't do drink it 'thout testins
It,"
They arose, turned on the light.
found the drop or two Of liquor left
In the flask, poured IT on handfmir-
ror. touched a match to it with due
solemnity and care. saw the blue fame
and returned to their beds absolutely
atisfied.-Atlanta Constitution.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27
Notice.
ftfsa+--s 5Fs' lfil' v 80 = ~ ~ ~

To the Sunday Schools COM
posing the Mt. Olive Baptist S. S
Convention. Greeting:
Eelr Co-Workers:
The time is nearing for our Dis
tr;et S. S. Convention to meet
with the Mt. Olive Baptist church
in Coip. Let each Supt. and pas
tor make this one of the gre ,test
in the history OF this convention.
II each school will bestir them
selves and send up a messenger
with the spirit oi the work. ia
them we can accomplish great
things. This meeting convenes on
Wednesday before the 4th Sun
day in June. AS see no pro-
gram committee m .ntioned in the
minuses ! ask that each auxiliary
get out your program and send to
the Gazette Please attend TO
this meter. We ask your hea .ty
corporation this year. We want
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27
Installation Of officers. Col ion
and a iournment.

Installation Of officers. Col ion
and ournment
AT SOC p m DR.. J II. Frank
OF Louisville. Ky, chairman of
Foreign mission Board delivered
an address. AID a conclusion a
co lection OF $50 90 was taken for
m siions The association made
the collection 9Ioo GO for Foreign
missions The women raised
$Io6 90 for the same purpose
Ai.er completing the business OF
the association the meeting recess
ed until 7:3o p. IN. to listen to a
lecture to. the men by Mother
Prince. A strong serm IN was de-
livered by moderator Washington.
Saturday Morning
AT $50 The s. s and B. Y
7. u conventions were in session
and elected their officers for the
ensuing year. J. w Greer, OF
Colp. was elected pres Of the 5
5 convention. The officers were
ins alled AT p. IN. the Nation
al aud State offers went TO Lincoln
cemetery 81 miles I ON kvanston.
in automobiles 10 BE- present and
assist IN the unveiniag OF the mon
ument OF DIR r Thomas, the
late moderator Of the General
Baptist Association. The editor
Of the Gazette being member CT
the National Baptist convection
had special invitation by DIR T..
p. Jones, Pres. Of the National
Bag tlst convention unincorporated
to be a member OF the party oI
officers composed OF the following
persons :-Drs. l. p. Jones, J II
Frank. c. c. Phillips. b. Beck
ham. Mrs. Georgia DeBaptiste
Ashbarn. but as we bad an invita-
,ion from State officer DIR. w Z.
Washington. 10 go in the automo-
bile arranged for the State Officers
composed OF Drs. Washington
Gales. Armstead. Hunter and Nc
Jams The editor was member oil
the State officers. We extend our
appreciation to the presidents foI
their invitation.
More will be said next week
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27
Joppa
DearsEditor:

DSd' Guitoi
ALLOW space in your paper to
say the old Clover Leaf Baptist
church is still moving on to Zion.
We had fine Sunday School in
the morning. We were alone un-
til night without preacher. but
Rev. ]. II. Stamps was at Mermet
at his charge. then he re,u ned
home the afternoon and preached
us strong sermon. He took icr
a text the first chapter of Jonah
and the 9th verse, What mean
est thou, o sleeper? arise. call
upon thy God. il so be that God
will think upon Us, that ae per-
ish not
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27
Boards and Politics,

1t Is surely more than a coincidence
that whiskered statesmen hold high
positions in many lands, writes a cor
respondent. simultaneously with the
appointment of Charles Evans Hughes
as secretary of state in the U. S. A.
comes the news of the appointment of
Sir Joseph Cook as high commission
er for Australia, in London. Sir Jo-
seph's beard is the pride of the an
tipodes. Again in South Africa. the
electorate rejected General Hertzog
who has nothing but mustache. for
the bearded ssinutz. And Ienin lm-
perturbably holds his own, with a
beard, while the smooth-shayen Keren-
sky Is not merely out, but outside.
Venizelos, they say, was never so pop
ular as since his Withdrawal, and the
Italian press insists that when he
makes q move Constantine Is doomed.
His Ia the finest beard In Europe. as
Mr.. Shaw Will admit.-Montreal Her
aid.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27
French Children Make Toys.

One of the most interesting toy
manufactures of France is not fac
tory at all. but communal school In
Paris, directed by an amateur design
er, who during the war interested the
children in the making Of toys after
his own designs, which were SO orig
inal that there was an immediate de
mand for them. f'urthermOre. the
children who were making the toys
became so much interested in the
work that large sum was realized,
part of which was turned into the
treasury of the institution. but a
part was spent in giving the work
ers some diversion. The business Is
to be continued on larger scale
than ever before.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27
Mound City.
Dear Editor:

Please allow space in your paper
for our report. Services were well
attended Sunday. Sunday School
at $50. At II the pastor Rev
Cole took for a text "Iie taught
them as one having authority, and
not Of the Scribes. . Each chris
tian present was made to rejoice
AT 2:3o The u. B F. and S.
NJ. T held their annual Thanks
giving sermon. preached at the
First Missionary Baptist church
by pastor Cole, the service was
eojoyed by all.
AT s o'clock the pastor select
ed Tor a text, He was despised
and rejected among men" For
10 minutes he made our hearts re-
o &c Sister Katie Edmunds has
returned home after spending a
few days in Clinton, Ky with old
{ lends
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27
Sum. Glow Change, in shsp..

The Gegenschein, ihe mys.efivus
midnight glow In the sky opposite the
sun, Is not constant In form. Prof. r..
f. Barnard finds that In early autumn
1t appears as roundIsh diffused mass
or noticeable light, sometimes 40 de-
grees or 80 degrees or even more In
diameter. AT no other point In It's
path Is IL 50 large. Bur in October Il
becomes smaller and elongated, a
change believed to be due TO the
mlngling OF It's light with that Of al,
auroral band reaching Il az this sea.
SOB OF the year
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27
Letting III. Lawyer. Work a Littl.

Getiu9 tue Lawyers Wofk q Ittls.
Erastus. a negro. being charged with
burglary, told his defender that he
had only one conviction against him
disorderly conduct. On cross exam
ination by the district attorney. after
giving plausible explanation. he WAS
asked about his court record.
''Disorderly conduct, suh." he said
smiilngiy.
''Sure that was ail?"
The defendant paused to consider.
Have you-all found out anything
else" he inquired.
''Elmira reformntory for burglary
In 1911 and twice to Sing Sing for
the same crime" replied the d. A.
Fright. sub. just thought ia let
you-all find that out for yourself"
: said Erastus. He was convicted.--
From the Annual Report Of the Legal
Aid Society.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27
Program To Be Rendered At The
By The Home Mission Soci-
ETY. At The First Baptist
Church Sunday Night.

Chorus Choir
Invocation Rev. q w, Rowlett
Chorus Choir.
Welcome Adde'S by the Pres
Mrs. Belle Tyson
Response Mr.. {. J Foster
Chorus Choir
Paper Mrs. Lucy Nicely.
Reading Mrs Jennie Cowper
Instrumental Solo MIS- Mar
gle Stanley.
Paper Mrs. Laura Long
Solo Mrs Adelaide McCrary
Select Reading Mrs Matut
Fossie.
Sermon by Pastor Rev. I M
Moses.
Collection.
Benediction.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27

to do gr things for he Master 5
King dom, we can if we will
Yours for sue ess,
! W. Corneal. 424 N Sycamore.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-27
Ramblings.

sociation which convened at Bap-
list chnrch Tue day m. the
Woman 5 auxiliary convention
holding two days session which
was the best and larges, in its his.
tory.
We stopped in Chicago a fey
minutes where We took breakfa t
with our old friend Miss Mol e
Parker. at 9 o clock a. m. we left
for Evanston over the L and in
company OF Rev. Hurry Knight
OF Chicogo arrived at Mt Emery
Baptist church at 10: 50 a m and
found a large delegation OF mes
sengers and ministers from al
parts OF the state Rev. w =
Washington. OF Decatur. Moder-
ator presiding with great deal OF
ability and christian ability and
christian dignity. after a regislfs-
ton and some other matters per
tanning II the opening Rev. K
J NJ. Dehoney. Of Quincy. rea)
the Scripture and offered prayer
the Moderator led The song Shine
on me Then the Rev DIR
ID. DAVIS. Of Colp. pastor Of Mt
Olive Baptist church. and moder-
ator OF the East Mt Olive Baptisf
Association. who was programmed
to preach the Opening sermon o
the Association ard 1t goes with
out saying thai he delivered an a.
ble sermon. as all who know him
have long since decided that he IS
an able gospel preacher Text
Heb i2:I AT the close Of the
sermon collection, announcements
mi ben diction
Afternoon Service
The meeting was called on a, J
p m. by moderator. Devotional
exercises and the meeting proceed
cd TO busintss.
Moderator made his financial
report. reporting to the association
raised $i2S2o turned over to the
body 3I2o 20, which far exceeds
any financial report turned in by
any mo oleratct. No. OF churches
represented up to date
The moderator read his annual
address which was ordered referred
10 the proper committee.
Evening Session.
Al $50 the delegation reas-
sem5led to listen to a short pro-
grom alter short song service by
the choir Of twelve ladies'. Prof
Roberts gave very cordial well
come on behalf oil the Y NJ C. A
Mrs Craven. delivered the wfl-
come address in behalf of the
church Solo Bro. Jas. White
Address of welcome by Hon. Mr.
Gill, on behalf OF the Press and the
business men. Reading Mr.. Hif-
son a stude Mt OF the N w. Uni
versity.
Rev. w. II. ID. Woods. ID. ID.
responded 10 the address. Pray
cr by DIR. c. c. Phillips. Col
lection and announcements.
Friday Morning.
The meeting was opened at g.
Alter devotion conducted by Sis
ter Laura Leake. Elder J. T..
Haywood. The meeting was de-
ciarcd opened for business. Al
teTnoon and evening journals read
and approved. Report OF State
Missionary Ed. II. +. McWill.
Jams and a special collection taken
for him. Reports OF the Mission
Board Corresponding Sec. DR.. w.
II. Snowden. Treasurer. Ed. II.
c. Armstead were appointed.
Reading oi letters and the cleo
f:ar ~ nff,eara Dg W d lDaeL