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Metropolis Gazette
The Gazette Prtg Co., Polisher*.
METROPOLIS, • ILLINOIS
When some girls wear a solitaire
everybody can see it goes to their
brain.
There are men who can’t help
making love, at any oid time, on any
old excuse
Often a woman changes her man
ner to please a man, then he pleases
to go In the other direction
Some summer girls think hardest
over their bathing suit.
The aftermath of a love affair Is
often the beginning of another.
The girl who marries for a horns
generally stays there.
The quest of riches brings many to
ditches.
Too many flirtations spoil the matri
monial market
Lots of people detest gossip whm
It is about themselves
Angelic women almost always ex
pect you to tell them so
Work is only dishonorable when it
Is done weakly and in shame
Deeds of glory are not for the com
monplaco man; we should remain
content with the victory over dally
trifles which make up our lives, when
ail Is said and done.
If the June bride can cook, she’s
ail right.
The narrow-hearted man can't help
having a narrow mind
The summer girls are queens In
their own rights, provided they bring
the figures
Beauty and brains may go together,
by some special ^Ispenjatlon of
> -V
Swans ii *e » nundred years and
are beautiful to the last--swii.l un
just to lovely woma.i, when we think
of It.
Many gray mornings have glowing
sunsets
Beauty unsung 1b beauty pouting In
a corner.
Self pity is the only kind of pity
It is given a' few unfortunates to
know.
Sympathy is wasted when the fel
low you’re giving it to wants lots
more.
When a man's star Is In the as
cendant, he is apt to think he caused
it to climb.
Tribulations do seem to come In
huncbpa when » man has given Up
•
worn is a panacea for all Ills, and
as balm to the rebellious heart It can
he counted upon always.
No man of sense confides that
which he would most confide; he lim
its himself to the superficial.
Like attracts like—and so does dis
like.
Better the pinch of hunger than to
be pinched by the police.
Love is something best described
by those who have never felt It.
Behold the cheerful liar, be spins
them, also does he make others yawn.
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A well balanced ruind weighs well !
all words before permitting them to |
escape from between the lips
Youth has no monopoly of silliness. j
There is.no flight beyond the reach
of the imaginative human mind.
It Is a wise man these days who
knows which side his bread Is but
tered on—for all Is not butter that |
goes by that name.
Next to a twisting of facta corns*
the hare lie.
To be captain of one's fate often
means a narrow destiny.
CONDITIONS OF NEGROES
INVESTIGATED
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HEADS
distinguished PARTY ON
PLEASANT AND INSTRUC
TIVE TRIP THROUGH
MACON COUNTY,
ALABAMA.
Tuokegee, Ala.—Within the last two
or three years Dr. Booker T. Wash
ington has made quite a number of ex
tended trips through various parts of
Macon County, Ala., for the purpose
of seeing for himself just what the
colored people are doing and under
what conditions they are doing It It
\ was just such a trip as this that Dr.
Washington made through the south
western portion of the county on Sun
day, recently. He was accompanied by
Judge R. H. Terrell and Hon. Whit
field McKinley, both of Washington,
D. C.; Lord Eustace Percy of the Brit
ish Embassy of Wahtngton; Mr. W.
T. B. Williams, agent for the Anna
Jeanes fund and Slater fund; Dr.
Thomas J. Jones of the United States
Census bureau, and Mr. George L.
Knox, editor of the Indianapolis Free
man, as well as quite a number of the
teachers and friends from Tuskegee.
The first stop was made at the resi
dence of Mr. Lott Ellington, a success
ful farmer, bis house, yard and garden
were ail Inspected and found to be
in almost perfect condition.
The Dext stop was at Fort Hull,
where much to the surprise as well as
to t! e delight of some of the members
of the party, as it was generally un
derstood that breakfast would be
served at another place. Mr. Morgan
| Russell, a successful white farmer In
: that section, had prepared quite an
'elaborate breakfast: after eating the
party then went to the little church,
which was only a few paces from the
| tables where a very short meeting was
I held.
Leaving here the next stop was ML
Andrews community; however. It
might be well to mention the fact
that Just before reaching this com
munity a mounted committee met the
party, and one of the most unique
scenes of the whole trip were the four
members of the committee who were
on oxen which were saddled and brid-1
led. !n the Mt. Andrews Community
church was an excellent exhibit of the
Farmers' Improvement club. The ob
ject of these clubs, which are scat-j
tered throughout the various communf-1
ties, is to decide how they can meet
the conditions that would naturally
confront one living In tjle country.
This ^exhibit consisted of vegetables,
fruit, and several kinds of meats all
crown on tbelr land. The majority of
the homes occupied by these people
were all whitewashed and painted.
In the course of bis remarks here
Dr. Washington said that people could
not go through a community without
being encouraged. "Here in Macon
coun'y you have good land that will
grow abundant cropa. You have a
good citizenship here and there Is
every opportunity for you to make this
a little heaven right down here on
earth. Therefore get some land and
cultivate It ”
The party then proceeded to Lib
erty Hill, where a brief stop was made.
It might be well to mention that the
people in this community own be
tween twelve and fifteen thousand
acres of land After one or two
speeches the members of the party
proceeded to ML Pisgah They were
met by a large crowd, headed by the
Farmers' Improvement club. In the
scboolbouse the visitors found alL
kinds of vegetables and sewing, and"
were informed that the colored peo
ple owned over two thousand acres
of land and quite a large herd of live
stock. Dr. Washington urged the peo
ple to get hold of land and keep it, to
do better farming, and grow something
else besides cotton. He also made ref
erence to what is known 13 "Draw Sat
A FRAGRANT TRAIN
CUT FLOWER LIMITED EXPRESS
A UNIQUE FEATURE IN
FRANCE.
Every night during the winter
months a special train, popularly
called the "Raplde des Fleurs"—the
cut flower limited express—of ten
cars, leaves Toulon for Paris over the
line of the Paris, Lyons and Mediter
ranean railway, carrying cut flowers
in baskets and cardboard boxes from
all stations on the line from Nice to
Toulon to the Parts markets. Certain
cars are switched off to Frankfort,
Berlin and Munich; others continue
to Brussels and others to Calais,
where their perishable freight Is
rushed to the markets of London
and Manchester.
Certain shipments reach St. Peters
burg and Vienna, and the facilities
thus offered the flower growers of
southern France are unique in the
transportation world. A special train
<*rew sorts these tens of thousands of
urday,” urging the people to get out
of the habit of going to town every
Saturday purposely to draw from the
merchant*, when they hau the oppor
tunlty to draw from the soil every da«
such things as corn, peas, and almost
every other kind of vegetable*. He
laid special stress upon the Importance
of making the home more comfortable.
The party then set for Hardaway
and found about three thousand peo
pie waiting. At this place was found
one of the neatest and most up-to-da'e
school houses In : county. After a
number of plantation melodies had
been sung Dr. Washington and Judge
Terrell made short addresses, both
complimenting the people upon their
beautiful church and schonlhouse. and
also their farms and whitewashed
homes.
The next stop was at Sambo where
again Dr. Washington and Judge Ter
rell spoke. Any one who had the good
fortune of going on this trip would
feel safe In saying that here he found
without a doubt the best farms and
school In the entire county This
community had what is known as a
model school, consisting of a bedroom,
dining room, kitchen, and a very neat
school room. The colored people of
the community own ;*bout eight hun
dreJ acres of land.
Lambo was the farthest point on the
trfp and here the return home was
begun. However, before reaching
home stops were made at the follow
ing places, where short speeches were
delivered: Egypt, Sweet Gum, Has
sell Plantation and St. Mark
This was the longest trip of Its kind
ever taken by Dr. Washington and tn
more ways than one very interesting,
and it Is expected that It will have
great effect on all who had the pleas
ure of hearing him.
CHEAP PERFUMES
MADE FROM MUSK SUPPLIED
BY MANY VARIETIES OF
CIVET CATS.
Most women who Indulge freely in
the use of cheap perfumes do not
know or what they are compounded
The principal ingredient of low-priced
perfumes Is musk, animal musk, which
Is obtained from several creatures.
The muskrat Is probably the best
known of these, and a few decades
ago the wives and sweethearts of
men who tet traps around ditches and
ponds In the countryside carried
proudly the baits of musk obtained
from ibis source As an article of
commerce the musk supplied by sev
ers! varieties of civet oats Is ^proba
ably the best kno«*n tods?, The odor
Is strong and sweet. The strength
Is the particularly noticeable f-atur*
and Is the reason why It Is the foun
dation of the perfumes. In the small
mammal house at the zoological gar
decs are two sizes of civets, and any
one with an Investigating turn of
mind may stand near the cages and
catch the musky odor.
The musk is used In the cheap per
fumes. as only a little Is needed to
give a most lasting odor to an ounce
of perfumery, but the musk Itself is
not cheap, and It Is one of the duties
of the attendants of the nuromtl
bouse to collect It. It Is then sold j
through regular channels and Is one
of the sources of revenue to the zoo,
although a small one—Philadelphia
Record.
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From 1899 to 1909 the acres of po
tatoes harvested in Maine increased ■
64,003. or 89 per cent. From 46,617 ,
acres in 1887 there was nn Increase to
71,765 in 1899. and again to 135,768 In
1909, The total yield In 1909 was 28,- 1
552,911 bushels, the average yield an
acre 210 bushels, and the average 1
value an acre $75.30.
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At the Yarmouth town council It ;
was recently proposed that the
donkeys on the sea front should not
be allowed to carry persons weighing
more than eight stone.
parcels en route, the eight or ten
sorters handling the baskets as care
fully as the malls are bandied.
The cut flower Industry of southern
France began with the impetus first
given by Alphonse Karr, the ecrlvaln
jardinler, as he was known when he '
settled in St. Raphael In the latter
part of the last century.
Today the violets of Hyeres, like
the roses and carnations of Antibes
and the narcissus and Roman hya
cinths of Olllouler, Le Pradet and
Carquteranne, are found In the shops
of Paris scarce eighteen hours after
they were growing in the open air on
the Mediterranean shores.
KEROSENE CURES.
If you can stand the odor, a bad
cough cau often be cured by five dropa
of kerosene taken on a lump of sugar.
If this sounds too horrible much tha
same effect is achieved by swallowing
vaseline.
—
Trimmings from new flax and hemp [
are the stock from which Is made tha 1
finest grades of "rtce” cigarette paper.!
SHOOTING li HORSE
THE WAV TO INSTANTLY END
HIS MISERY SHOULD HE
BREAK A LEG.
When a horse falls In the harness
bis natural inclination is to get up
again. The shock of the fall has ex
cited him more or less, and in his ef
forts to arise he may further injure
himself as well as the harness.
The first action should be to sit on
his head, pointing his nose upward
with one hand, to keep him from
struggling until the traces and all
other attachments to the vehicle can
be unfastened. If two persoas are
present this can be done without diffi
culty.
If a horse breaks his leg the most
humane as well as the most sensible
action is to shoot him on the spot It
| Is true that cases arc on record where
( broken legs have been successfully
I treated by means of suspending the
: horse in a sling and pulleys, but the
experiments in this direction have
almost Invariably met with failure,
i To shoot a suffering animal and kill
[ him Instantly is not so simple a mat
! ter as It at first appears, says Country
JJfe In America. Many shots are
j sometimes fired before death results
! Hoar and where should a horse be
shot?
in (be center or every horse* fore
head a little above the line of the eyes
Is a little swirl something like a cow
lick. Three laches above this swirl la
the exact spot to lodge the bullet to
insure Its piercing tbe brain. Tbe
bullet should not be of lest than 3k
caliber.
For sprains hot or cold bandages are
recommended. Kumenatlona promptly
applied sometimes prevent permanent
lameness. Spraining of the back
sinews la only too common and un
less promptly and properly treated re
sults in knuckling and other complica
tions. flustering, firing and even
nerving are resorted to, but it should
be borne in mind that these drastic
measure* are often unnecessarily tak
en. Rest, turning out where praett- j
cable under favorable conditions, and
massage often effect a cure.
N’ot Infrequently a horse will pick up \
a nail. It is unnecessary to say that '
the first aid Is to remove the nail. If j
suppuration ensue poultice the wound j
and give the animal rest until well. It {
may be well to remove the shoe for a
time. Great care should be taken that
tbe nail be not broken off flush with
the sole and left there to fester.
Horses are peculiarly susceptible to te
tanua or lockjaw, and s nail often
'muses It.
□FUSH-UBHTS
—
It Is said —
That If you work for a man. In
heaven's name work for him. if he
pays wages that supply you your
bread and buffer, work for him, apeak
well of biro, think well of him. stand
by biro and stand by tbe Institution be
represents
The man who la worthy of being a
leader of men will never complain of
the stupidity of his helpers, of tbe In
gratitude of mankind, nor of the tnap
preclatioo of tbe public.
That failure la oifly for those that
think failure.
That every man stiouia *eep a ratr
■lud cemetery in which to bury the
faults of bis friends.
That persistence hss von most of
the world's battles and all of Its skir
mishes.
That the devil was asleep when man
was made, but he awoke before woman
was completed.
That to be great to our history or In
any other history a man must stand
for something.
That the orator persuades and car
ries all with him be knows uot how;
the rhetorician can prove that he
ought to have persuaded and carried
all with him.
That only about one man out of fifty j
ever thinks. Tbe rest merely mem j
orlze and think they think.
That quite 70 per cent, of ambition ;
Is never realized at all, and 90 per
cent, of all ambition realized is fruit
less.
That quality holds off competition.
That it would be a superb thing if j
we were all big enough In soul to see j
no slights, accept no Insults, cherish
no Jealousies and admit into our j
hearts no hatred.
That luck means rising at six o'clock
in the morning; living on a dollar a
day If you earn two; minding your
own business, and not meddling with
other people’s.
GOOSEBERRY FOOL
Put Into a Jar one quart of green
gooseberries, with two tablespoonsful
of water and two cupfuls of sugar;
set the Jar In a saucepan of boiling
water and boil until the fruit will
maah; beat to a pulp and put through
a coarse oleve. To one pint of pulp
add one-half pint of cream and one
cupful of milk; the milk first grad
ually. beating \ Btrvt cold.
Hood’s
Sarsaparilla
j Acts directly and peculiarly
on the blood; purifies, enriches
and revitalizes it, and in this?
way builds up the whole sys
tem. Take it. Get it today.
In uraal liquid form or in chocolate
coated tablet* called Bursataba,
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An Eight Years' Walk.
Illram Duvl* of Newbury went for a
walk wltn bid father e^ht yearn ago.
The father stopped to talk with a
friend, and lllram, then about ten
years old, walked on He was never
seen after that unlit he walked Into
hfs parents' home recently.
The police all over the east were on
the lookout for him, the Hudson river
was searched and finally he was given
up for dead. When he greeted his
mother it was some hours before she
could be calmed.
Davis has been out west.— New York
Bun
Sincere But Awkward,
It was at the private theatricals,
and the roun* man wished to compll*
mrtt^ his* Viostesa, says the Boston
Transcript *,
"Madam, you played your part
splendidly. It fits you to perfection "
*T'm afraid not A young and pret
ty woman la needed for that part."
said the smiling hostess
"But, madam, you have positively
proved the contrary '
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No Argument There.
She—Ob, but mamma objects to
kissing.
He—Well, I’m not kissing your
mother, am I?
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