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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-06-30
Here WITH AFGHAN BEAUTY
Red-Haired huntrcss arrives From
Asia in Company of Retired Bflt-
isl1 Army Officer.

When the White Star iiaer Adri-
atic arrived here recently from q tour
of Mediterranean ports there was on
board one Percival NJ Fielding. re
tired army captain of London. and
Tazidah the beautiful, said Il recen,
issue OF the New York Tribune.
II was in the hills of Afghanistan
that the captain first met Tazidah. She
was chasing a gazelle over the snow
covered hills. Her red hair streamed
behind her in the breeze. Her easy
grace attracted the attention Of the
captain.
Later he came to know. her better.
He gave her sweetmeats. From that
time on they were inseparable. Be
fore long ii was common sight at
the inn to see the captain smoking his
pipe with one hand and stroking Taxi
dah's lovely red hair with the other.
When the captain left the hills of AT
ghanistan Tazidah went with him.
Tazidah had unusually large feet.
but in her own countryeE one ever
thought of them in any other than an
admlring way. They were hunters,
those people, and Tazidah was hunt
ress. Her feet were of invaluable
service to her in pursuing ga
zelles. Being as they were, big and
fiat, they acted as snowshoes. They
had been big from the day of her birth,
and were looked upon by her country
men as a rare inheritance
Tazidah stood on deck, rejoicing in
the sloppy weather. To be sure, the
snow was more diluted than that to
which she had been accustomed. But
1t was snow, and that was the main
thing. She yearned for the sight of a
gazelle.
'Are you going to enter in the dog
shown" some one asked the captain.
II don't think So" he replied. But
she's a rare dog and fast on her feet.
Eth? Oh. she's an Afghan gazelle
hound"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-06-30
STUCK TO HIS RESOLUTION
Story Reveals Firmness Of Character
Of the Great Japanese Statesman,
Marquis Okuma.

The late Marquis Okuma of ia
pan. while talking with group Of
politicians shortly before his death,
was asked by one of them who, In his
opinion, was the most dreadful man
In the world and his reply was zone
from whom you have received favors.'
The great statesman of Waseda,
when young. was never able to excel
I'm handwriting. try as he might,
though he was remarkably good at
brain work Ashamed of this, with
characteristic stubbornness he deter
mined that he would never again take
up a brush to write. Once Keiu
Nakamura, prominent scholar of Chi
nese literature, to try this resolution
of Okuma's, called a boy and said,
"Go and ask Okuma how to write the
Chinese character 'Shoku.'" The boy
came up to OBuma and did as he was
told. To help him Okuma took out
brush and ink and a sheet of paper,
and he almost began setting the let
ter down, when he suddenly recol-
lected his resolution.
Immediately he dropped his brush
on the floor, took the boy near the
fire and showed him how to write
the character In the ashes with a
poker.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-06-30
Money In Street Music.

Never were so many bands in Lon
don streets as now. Some are, or sup
others, perhaps, spring from a pure
desire to make our lives melodious.
This music seems TO be profitable. At
Marlborough Street police court a
member Of a street band charged with
obstruction was said to be making
more than 81 $3.50 week. From a
Musicians union comes the comment
that this is no uncommon sum; and
that street musicians have been known
to refuse places in a theater orchestra.
As they would earn there from f3
los (S17501 to Ct 14s tS23.50) they
have reason.-London Times Weekly.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-06-30
Gorgeous Turkish Wedding.

A Creosus-llbe wedding on which
$4,000 was spent was celebrated in
Stanbu recently. despite the general
poverty Of the present-day Turks. The
bridegroom. an Albanian Turk. made
n big fortune after the armistice by
selling offal. He hired 40 houses for
the wedding guests, who were enter
tanned sumptnously Tor a week. A
hundred motorcars and 300 open car
riages followed the brides closed and
curtalned carriage TO a large school
building, which he had rented and
decorated for extravagant festivities.
Each table provided for 300 guests and
was loaded with Turkish delicacles.
The wedding presents, it is said, were
worth $4,000.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-06-30
Jap GIRLS GET INTO LINE
Increasing Physical Activity and hide
pendence are Regarded as OF
Particular Significance.

a new freedom in physical move
ment is discernible if not obvious in
feminine Japan. 1t can be noted on
the street in the little girls play. Al
ways they have had the most varied
line of games and were fairly active,
but nothing SO unladylike as jumping
over a stick, sort of pole vault with
in the larger towns, and surprisingly
high do these wooden clogged, XII
monoed, pig-tailed Youngsters jump,
and with much abandon.
In the girls schools there is much
more activity than even three years
ago of the kind that past generations
of American mothers called tomboy4
ishness, and increasing interest in ten
mis- and basketball. Also it is not I'M
becoming now for maiden or matron
to hold up her head In line with her
spine. and frankly look on at this
merly it was almost the great unpar-
donable not to carry the head slightly
forward, with eyes downeast. This
attitude of humiliation Is now becom-
ing fearfully old-fashioned.
Foreign teachers of long experience
say that the change In this respect is
striking in the classroom. Students
when reciting now look up squarely at
the Instructor instead of at their knees
as formerly As this Is not taught
thing, but the reflex of q change with
In, vital enough to overcome teaching
and inherited tendency, it is signifi-
cant.
Another change. trlfing, but a
straw that shows the direction and We
locity of the current, is the growing
habit of man and wife to walk side by
side on the street instead of my lady
plgeon-toelng along about pace In the
rear of her lOrd.-Scribner' Magazine.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-06-30
Triumph for old-Timer.

The little red schoolhouse won vic
tory over the present day educational
institution, with its domestic science
and vocational training courses, dur
ing an old-fashioned spelling bee held
In Bucyrus. Ohio, when Mrs. Il. Il.
Finley, eighty-seven, spelled down %
graduates of high schools ard colleges
In contest lasting over three hours.
Renaissance, vertiginous. rendezvous
and fortissimo were the words that
spelled defeat to her opponents, and
then Mrs. Finley became so excited
she dropped out with tuberculosis"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-06-30

In this issue appears an advertise
ment of the "Old Reliable" st. Louis
Globe Democrat, to which we request
your attention. The Glohe-Democrat
bases its claim for your subscription
on its absolute fairness in printing
the news in an unbiased uncolored
way. There have been great and i'm
portant additions to its news gathering
facilities, both at home and abroad.
There have also been added number
Of new daily features. There is always
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-06-30
TRUE DA VINCE IN LOUVRE7
Museum Director SCOTS at Theory
That Famous Painting Has Been
Brought to America.

Artists and friends of the Louvre
museum may reassure themselves.
The original of Leonardo da yinci's
painting, La Belle Ferronniere,"
hangs in the museum and is not In
America. This on the authority of
D'Estournelles de Constant, director
of national museums.
This is an old story said the di-
rector. 1T Is not the first time that
the authenticity of our masterpieces
has been questioned by foreign collec-
tors. There seems to be no way of
putting a stop to the habit.
The painting entered among our
collections under the title of La Belle
Ferronniere' was certainly from the
brush of Leonardo da Vinci himself.
II was among the art treasures of
Francis l and, In 1912, Pere Dan, the
kings minister of finances, identified
1t as the portrait of the duchess of
Mantau. Certain historians, on the
other hand. have maintained that 1t
was that of Lucrezia Orwell. 1t Is
generally conceded today that the pic
ture represents La Belle Ferroniere,
one of Francis rs favorites.
"Whoever 1t may represent, how
ever, the painting had always hung In
the private apartments of the king
until it was transferred to the Louvre.
It's authenticity might possibly have
been questioned had it been stolen at
any time. But no such misadventure
ever occurred to it."-From lie Petit
Paris. (Translated for the Kansas
City Starr
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-06-30
Eiahlnn Elect Reduoed one.AaIf.

Heavy toll exacted by storms
threatens to ruin the fishing industry
of Newfoundland. A movement now
is on foot to induce the legislature to
of schooners, it is reported.
During 1921 AZ stout fishing schoon-
ers dropped into Davy Jones' locker,
and 1922 already has lengthy list OF
losses. The entire Newfoundland fleet
today is not more than half that of
1900. The number of schooners be-
tween 30 and 50 tons in service today
is about 500, as against from 1000 to
1900 in the crossing days of the Nine
teenth century.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-06-30
AN OPEN LETTER
TO THE coLORED PEOPLE

We wish to say 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 to and help employ
men for all returning soldiers, to enter 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 am in friendly
relation with all the other undertakers and expect
tain that relationship throughout my business
am perfectly qualified to give unexceled service and
will guarantee satisfaction.
was born and reared in Metropolis, 9th and Pearl
SITS. Educated in Metropolis Public Schools graduating
from Dunbar High School in 1912 | then entered the
Barnes School of Anatomy SANITARY Science and Eba-
ing, Chicago, Illinois, from which graduated August IA
1914, from which school hold Diploma.
We will carry small line OF caskes only, present
owing to the advance price these goods but have
arranged with large undertaking establishment furnish
with anything needed ON short notice.
We have first class hearse at command.
Calls answered day night distance immateria.
We were in the u. S, Service for six months trying
make this country safe for Democracy" thereby insur
ing the colored equal opportunity with other
Phone 229-Rng 3.
Respectfully yours,
MCCRARY'S UNDERTAKING CO,
Metropolis, Illinois,
M J. MCGRARY, Manager.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-06-30
Illustrating Food Values.

To teach food values to children
and to combat malnutrtion the Amer
lean Museum of Natural History cir
culates a travelling exhibit which In
cludes a set of 16 wax models OF food
suitable for children between the
ages of ten and thirteen and models
and charts illustrating the compost
ton of six common foods and the CON
trlbutions of different foods to the
body.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-06-30
New shadtuna Coal Field.

A newly discovered coal field Is re-
ported in Shanging province which Is
said to contain IN immense quantity OF
smoSeless coal according to the Conn
pressed Air Magazine. Chinese and
foreign engineAks are engaged in the
exploration OF Che coal field, and the
mine is TO be Qeveloped under Chinese
auspices at an Expenditure of $500 600.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-06-30
work for the Dyer Bill.

Telegraph your Senator. Join
the N. A. AsC. p. Write us foi
information il you want It at 20
Fifth Avenue, New York. Do il
now or. victory or defeat, remem-
Der. you had opportunity to take
part in a great fight and failed.
Remember. this to act.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-06-30

good continued story, news of the
world in photographs, daily comic car
toons and many other regular features
for men, women and children. For
particulars we urge you to read the
advertisement, and then send in your
orders at once to the Globe Printing
Co. Publishers st. Louis. Mo.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-06-30

Sunshine is delicious. rain Is refresh
ing. wind braces up. snow IL exhils
rating; there Is really no such thing
- bad weather. only different kinds Of
good weather.--John Ruskia
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-06-30
East St. Louis Gazette

The Metropolis Gazette Publishing Co. has Estabsheda Branch
ST. Louis ILL., Job Office will be operated under
Splendid inducements have been assured
the leaders the city We have plenty machinery and force
take of the situation Rev B. McCray is in the
city perecng arrangements We have years experience type
setting Job nd newspaper work--The Editor
Office 1915 E. Broadway, East ST. Louis, Ill.
Bell E
Cali or Phone US the and your next Job or Ad
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-06-30
The Followers.

We follow the fashions and theehIzl
collectors follow us.-GalvestDn NyWA
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-17

hos talktn, or dead or else he fakes
N. 'fecause' he's speaker so bum u
locks. more TO me. like he was taxing
-yoii ait.this big stiff 10 fake the 'noi-
NUN side and then Won go ana silch.
mn a roil agains' him that's got brains
an3-makes a paeifs' argument mat
wins the case agains the Choimuns
like teuttin' through hog lard. But
yosrsain't "a ganna git away Win IT,
mister. S. I.eninle tell you right mere
and newt may. be a mix blood. but !
cot some choim,n IN me with the resi-
what Isget. and before you vote on
This here question you gotta hear a
few woiis from somebody thai can
falkl This whole war is Il captains
war Belgium as much rs choimuily'
and the United States Is sellin IFS SOU
to the capitals right now, tell you.
takin' sides agains' choimuny. Orders
fer explosives and ammunition ana
guns and Red Cross supplies is comm
into this country by the millions. ana
the capitals United States is fat al
ready on the blood Of the workers Oh
Europe, Yes. il is. and I'll have my
say. YOU boorjaw faker, and you can
hammer your ole gavel To pieces nj
me 20
He had begun to shrek; moisture
| fell from his brow and his mouth; the
| Scandalized society was on its feet,
moving nervously into groups. EVl-
T, IDENTITY the meeting WAS about I" MS
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-17


" hhsherei anu s'''is'''e". ~ 90,
direction hnt 'heir own anu 'n 80.
ciurcneH tach "iher herce's "''"
back :. ne was moi one c"a's
eSiuentiS, %hu' an a>Sesi"eu -
or parts whicn had re'aPSeu o"e" -
it's own individualitx- Ia sp''e Oh mem
he somehow conIriSea the se'"o,a,'.s
Of bow toward the chairman aeu 'iis,
sembianee OF anrT1ey 1eayarI po'a' VI
whom he vas ply nazhs s""soio'-
Then he -opehed ms mourn anu nos
knowing how ne hads started ms rA"os
going heard IL as II from distance: :.
..lu making my first appearanee-b be
fore this honor'ble memberships feel
restrained -fc say" He. steppesl
short. and .thencrforwaTfi ssito0k sFfsie
f;ly. After n long pause. he managed
70 repea, his opening. stopped again.
xwallowad many times. nroduced q
handkerchief and wiped his face. an
act IF necessiry-then had an inspira-
tiou.
"Tbe subject assigned TO me-" he
said lis resolved that Germany is
mor.,v and Slegailv iustified i'm Bel
r,ans-Relriums, This subject was
assigned ia me Ia be the subject of
This debate. He Interrnpted himself
r.. yaxn nitaousIv found breathing diff
6euIt bnt fa,tered On again: This
snhisct Is rho subject II Is the sub.
iect that was assigned ia me on a
postal card Then for moment or
so he had a miraculous spurt of conf.
depce and continued rather rapidly
81 feel constrained TO saw that the
countrv ~ Ee,rIanZR Belgium. I mean
this conntrv has beep constrained bv
the-inyaded I mean-ipyaded nv the
immortal German Imnire and NV sub.
iect IN This debate is whether IL ought
m or nor nv being the informative
affirmative mean-that 1 got 70 prove
thar Germany is mor'ly and legally
justified. wish to state that
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-17
INCOME TAX FACM

Changes in the revenue Law 2
material benefit to the averaee'
lily man. Under the revenue act q
a married person, living with HI
or husband whose net income ia
was $4,000 or less. is allowed I
sonal exemption of $4,000. Und'
revenue act of 1918 the exempt
lowed a married person was
regardless of the amount of n
come.
The normal tax rate is the -
per cent on the first $4,000 Of =
come above the exemptions. and
cent on the remaining net -
Given his personal exemption .
500, plus s400 for each depenGl
married man with three childroe'
average American family
this year on a net income OF ~
tax of s12. On the same incor
1921 he would have paid a tar y
Every citizen and resident z
United States must determine -
self whether his income for IL
sufficient to require that a ~
filed. Full instructions for man
a return are contained on the 4
copy of which will be sent to ~
ers who filed a return last yer 4
ure to receive a return, howeve1.
not relieve a tax payer of his ;:
tion TO file a return on time, q -
fore March X. 1922. Forms
obtained from collectors OF
revenue and branch offices.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-17

He Came to the Longest OF All His
Pauses Here, and the Awful Gravity
o. the Audience Almost Suffocated
Him.
the audience almost suffocated him.
WELL" he concluded. ut don't look
right to me-"
-Four minutes !" the chairman an
nounced, for Ramsey's pauses had
worn away a great deal more of this
terrible interval than had his elO-
quence. Opening statement for the
negative: Miss d. Yocum. Four min
utes."
As Dora began to speak, Ramsey
experienced a little relief. but only a
little-abOut the same amount of relief
as that felt by bridegroom when II
is the brides turn to respond" not
really relief at all. but merely the
slight relaxation of continuing
strain. The audience now looked at
Ramsey no more than people look at a
bridegroom. but he failed to perceive
any substantial mitigation of his
frightful conspicuOusness. He had not
the remotest idea Of what he had said
in setting forth his case for Germany,
and he knew that it was his duty TO
listen closely TO Dora, in order To be
able to refute her argument when his
two-ninute closing speech fell due
but he was conscious of little more
than his own condition. His legs had
now gone Wild beyond all devilry. and
he had to keep shifting his weight from
one to the other in order even to hope
that their frenzy might escape gen.
eral attention.
He realized that Dora was speaking
rapidly and confidently. and that some
where In his ill-assembled parts lurked
4 familiar bit Of him that objected to
her even more than usual: but she had
used half of her time. at least. before
he was able To gather any coherent
meaning from what she was saying
Even then be caught only fragment
here and there. and for the rest-so
far as Ramsey was. commemorative
might as well have been reciting the
Swedish alphabet
In spite nf the rather startling fee
bleness "f her opponents statement.
Dora went at her task as earnestly as
IL 1t were TO confute some monster of
casuistry. Thus. having demonstrat.
ed that all war is wrong" she said. ap-
preaching her conclusion. lit is scarce
iy necessary to point out that what.
ever the actual circumstances of the
invasion. and whatever the status Of
the case in International law. or by
reason Of treaty. or the German oath
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-17

The following suggestions as to how
patrons may assist in improving the
rural mail service are made by the
fourth assistant postmaster general
and should be read by every one living
on rural route:
1t is the desire of the department.
and its purpose. to provide adequate
and convenient service. so far as may
be possible, to all persons residing in
rural communities. but this end can
not be attained without the full CO.
operation of the patrons in the efforts
OF postmasters and carriers to serve
them promptly and satisfactorily.
So. patrons of rural delivery can
greatly help themselves by helping
their carrier. seeing to it that roads
are kept in good condition and
promptly opehed. after storms. by
keeping the approaches to their boxes
clear, and by promptly and willingly
correcting any irregularities affecting
their boxes when asked to do so.
Another great assistance that pat
rons can render carriers is by keep
ing themselves supplied with and us
using stamps instead of placing mail.
with money for the purchase of the re
quired postage. in the boxes. This de-
lays the carrier and sometimes i'm
poses great hardship on him. espec
tally in cold or stormy weather. If pre-
ferred, stamped envelopes. either
printed or plain, may be obtained
from the carrier are of good quality.
and cost but little more than the value
OF the stamps upon them, and are re-
deemable at the value of the stamps
if damaged. but returned in practical
ly whole condition. If necessary to
place money in the box. it should be
put in coin-holding receptacle or be
properly wrapped so as to be easily
picked up by the carrier.
Money for the purchase of money
orders should not be left in the boxes
but should be handed to the carrier
and receipt obtained.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-17

integrate III have my say" the
frenzied I.inski screamed. You try
to put up this capitals trick and work
- fake III carry over this debate agains'
ChoiInuny, hut you can't work it on
me. femme tell you, I'll have my say"
Tile outraged chairman was wholly
at loss how To deal with the ''un-
precedented >ituaiion''-so lie defined
it, quite truihfuIIy and he continued
10 pound upon the desk. while other
clamors began To rival Linski's: shouts
of Put him ont 80 Order shut
up. Freshman - Turn MN over 10
the Sorh"moreS -
This meeting is adjourned.' bel
lowed the chairman. and there was a
thronging toward the doors. while the
frotlinS I.inski assevcrated: I'm
a-goiina git my say. | tell you, I'll
have my say I'll have my say, -
He had more than that. before the
hour was over. A moment after lie
emerged from the building and came
out. still hot. upon the cool dark
campus. he found himself the center
of group of his own classmates
whom he ut first miStook for snpho-
Inolcs. Sucl, was their manner
- As this group broke up few
minutes later. a youth running to join
it,, seeming somewhat of interest. de-
tanned one of those who were depart
ing.
What's up? What was that squeal.
ing:"
"Qh, nothing. We just talked to
that Linski. Nobody else touched him.
but Ramsey Milholland gave him a
peach of IA punch on the snoot'
.Whoopee,"
Ramsey was laconic in response to
inquiries upon this subject. When
some one remarked: you served him
right for calling you boob aud u poor
r1sh r"i So un before all the society.
gir's and all" Ramsey only said:
THAT wasn't what hit him for"
He declined to explain further.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-17
Rome.

Rome is consistent heavy and reg
uiar bearer. 1t is not real high quail
ity apple but fairly good market ap-
pie. especially in the larger sizes. and
large size is easily obtained in this
variety. II brings only a moderate
price but its heavy production and its
easy handling has in the past made
IL profitable apple TO grow. II
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-17

The Knights of Pythias dano !
Tuesday evening at the LiDe'4s
alter promises TO be one OF the ~
social events of the season
ances have been received thu
out-of-town guests will attend
from Okanogan, Loomis. Tonas
Nelson. A five-pieces orcheeu !.
furnish music for the danes
elaborate supper will be serves "A
Civic League building.