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Motto ? Hew To The Line, Let The Chips Fall Where They May
VOLUME XV. NO 24 METROPOLIS, ILLINOIS. FRIDAY AUGUST 16 iq!2, Single Copy Five cents
WATER CARNIVAL AND
NAVAL REVIEW
to be held on Lake Michigan :*ff Greet Park, Chicago, Augat lOtb to 17th, 1912
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■ >.* uupkss oi the ;■;$•**4 Yacht and Power Boat Clubs ot America and «c* which
et-ifan,,«*,.> a ay races and Ieat«irr have been arranged principal among which are
*», m .if icat' Silling Ohampionshipjtn
ernat tonal Yacht 4Race betwffie the
Royal Conadian.Yacht. Club and h>*
Ohleigc Yacht Clot
fc-v/er Boat Races The »'■ i-u. ><
«a5 regtuo* Ui« Wet tern Pawn
JPcat-AssoclettoP. conaiatint afracts
tat tH els;ittj rnatth epee yd -ace
vtd race against time
•iqeaUc spectacle* Paraote Ol MO
•mated and decorated yatebte and
Mttt *oat* ilfh’ly More has
?X » assets art upte parlM
pate
'i'fo.'r Fjwstdoliateal Ctaplaj
Naval Demonstrations Navai Phanr
Battles, review, und iqnedron evo^v
iioos conduc ed by the Illinois Nava1
Reserves, U 8 Navy Marine Oorpr
and Revenue .'utter Service
There will also be daily exhibition
the Govern men. Life Savers Ama
•tear swimming and diving contest
and numerous other attractions
As thetropbtes cops and pnr*e* tor
the winners aggregate *60,000 t.h
'seat array of entries ie aseored
A largo grandstand, aafe, comfortable
and so located as to command a good
view of the race# and spectacle* will
oa provided tor the pahUe
u addittkm to the the targe yachts, naval »h»p* and other fcattsret. the
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY POWER BOAT ASSOCIATION
- cruise to Chicago, lor this event, will probably concentrate at the carnival tha
LARGEST FLEET EVER IN INLAND WATER
IKufa Cwtral a a Tkk*l A|«*U vill laniik > Mfe f'*k| fatker p*rtk«l»n, iacMhf <*%
yrtgrta of this carnival; aba advice as la train service te Chicago. W. A. STFERS, Agent*
MOUNDS
Dear Sir ami Brother: Allow
apace to say that the St. John
Baptist church it getting along
nicety. Late Sunday was our re
gular Monthly meeting, our pa*
tor preached at it octock and ,s«
night J. W. William* preached
ho •% a fist young roan We Re
jected our delegate to the Asso
ciation as follows; j Wellington
Annie Brandon. Thomas Brandon
and Peter Rose. 4
<Vc had a rally the 4th Sunday
la Jaiy and »« rawed $66 5«. •
We raised our pastors salary. |
Pray for us
U. Parrish, pastor
Reporter.
Tmth Will Stand
Vr» Mr. Editor, please allow
apt-eg in your paper to speak to
i -ti pnbi'if ;?oct traveling the dis
over fndiag the work in a
vtr <;®rs »« hod a lew cow
pi Bitten it ill «oaiplaming but
sir# allow me to say that the
Reh©n! gronnda have b®?n bought
a<«d are »l Metropolis and fhej
bu tiding "V here standing' nt »
witness te fiSw public that the
money 5»® #e« •>? ?.* own a>
.vay anti i can say to? those mat
have been take® care of that part
of -list work f i !?'w*tees ate pt'.
gpared W utiakn Snli report at *fcc
&scocialioc o® Sepiemba •' oral
Broth? - »«2 us d® ©t»f duty ead
pui*; sompiamirtf; fries®* be ear*
ful whet we S£jf |pr vt sv c mak
ing history whether good ate bad
tome one will copy V on ■ .?*!*♦ •:
so do the right rhinfc.
Vouis 'Or* the woiif
T. Tnrnr.
Oiitrict Missionary
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Not Profitable
•*tUd yen Lear of the sudden rtaw
today In gea and real estate""
“Not Waa K much of a rise?*
Considerable. A ga» pip# blew up
•Ad to* part of the street with It*
... ■w'lUJ'H-'mji jjuiw.. a ""■.■lageMJ
W%tn An tb C tiered People t»
Tkt* Caapaife?
We itk thia question and aho
take the liberty to acawer it.
The colored people may be
•aid to be everywhere in thi*?
campaign. They will not'longer
be loolcd. Promites will not do
they will nor be traitors; they
will not be bought outright; they
expect and detnaad full contidci*
at ion.
The Republican party has been
the habitat lor 95 per cent ol the
ol the Negroes lor $u years and
they arc yet mostly Republican
but they will not support n man
now merely because he is said to
be a Republican.—Kx.
The general public is aware
eic this time ol the death ol Dr.
Boyd ol Nashville, Tenn., one
ol the South, but educational!)
financially and in almost every
other way where ability and
worth were required. The loss
10 sudden ol this noble man is
immense.—Kx.
Frazier-Htbbt
On Avgust Sth 1912. Mr. Geo
Hibit? of Metropolis HI , and Mis#
t£v* Lee Frasier of Cirahamvillc
Ky. were married at the home
ol the groom's sister, Mr, and
Mrs. John Owens ol Metropolis
III- by Rev | 8 McCrary iti
itee preseoc** * few? reiativfs
and friends
Alter the -#*•»< .oogratoiatioss
the price and groom were enn
ducted loro the dining room lol
.owed oy the hsvhco guests wfeeffc
c mos' sumpioas 3:r»ne- : ?erv
rtO m itonraea
They init ioe Kemtuscky ? aimed
fat sly a her-* tb '■/ iviii make tneir
future home
Tbr/ are ooi« -oung -i 00 r, •
du3tr*o?js arre: tv-i ‘cos' Jo's
future for them
The Gazette *>s-hn them ur»- j
unbounded soccers
■' .. , "■m.— 1 - 1
PROCEEDINGS OF EUREKA
GRAND CHAPTER
(It la to be regretted that we have
no Daily paper in which to (print
the proceeding*!
Metropolis III*
Eureka Grand Chapter tuct in
its »3»d- Annual Session Tuesday
Aug. 33 »t Odd Fellows Hall
corner 7th and Pearl Sts., Mrs.
C. O. Lewis ol Cairo Grand Ma«
iron and T. H. Samuels Grand
Patron presiding.
A large delegation was present
from the State cf Illinois and
Jurisdiction.
Among the Urge number of
visitors present at the opening of
the Grand Chapter were Mrs,
Kittie Terrel Grand Matron of
the Interstate Conference of Eu
reka Grand Chapter and past
Grand Matron ol Eureka Grand
Chapter. Mrs. Hattie Woolridge
of Chicago. Mrs. Blanche Charles
ton, St. Paul, Mrs. Mary Daven
port Chicago, all Past Grand
Matrons Mrs. Mollie Green
Past Grand Lecturer, Mrs. C. L.
Hamilton present Grand Lectu
rer, Prol. E C Hamilton, Prin
ciple Manual Training School,
Springfield HI., Mr. Samuel Ca
rey P. G P Chicago Mrs Ai
de!!* Barnes P. G, A M, Rock
ford. Pro). J C. Lewis Cairo, P
G P Rev ; f! McCrary f.
G P Mrs Lizzie Howard and
Mrs Llora Hillard of Omaha
Nebraska The Lecturer M*-?.
C. L Hamilton and the sddress
of the M«:xox» and Fairon deserve
special mention Isach was w«‘‘
prepared and full oi tit- h*s«: pre
o 4 E
lbs delegation *r.~ '3diet -nd
adies and ^eademei! of culture
eid r«fi««enc ’»{?gs* deport
•fienfc and asesuj^so viil de «n fa
spiraiior 'r cur city 'saving *
lasting impression -'or good.
Earnestness. sourisev and en
'
■*, • . V .....
* .y a ' 1
itbusiasm is in evidence through
; out each deliberation
Tuesday P M
! Ihf discussion of tht Meson ic
Home iva:. given much attention
Namer o> Oeiegatet ?or V'S'i
tors
data's Stratfdo Chi<r.agc
Emm* Stevens
Emmiiy vViil im;- Movodi
jLu<a Owe.-: lineage
hannte 8ro^/ champaign
Laura Hiiiot: Omaha
ElizabethOiowaro
Jennie Hampton Cairo
Maty Whitman Milwaukee
Nora Hali Chicago
Lou se Johnson Brookport
Miranda McCrary Metropolis
Louise M.tchel Metropolis
Nancy Hicks Cairo
Ophelia Pyles Carbondale
Carrie Sparks
Izetta Dewit Elkville i
Maggie McCracken Unionville
Maud Lovings Murphysboro
Sarah Owens Unionville
Minnie Kelly New Liberty
Silas Kivel Paducah
E. B. Jones Chicago
Matiie Lilly Quincy
Millie Paiterson Metropolis
T. C Yancy
Isiah Taylor Chicago
Luella Kelly Brookport
Mary Wimberly "
Nora Davis
Maria Daugherty
Nellie Moote Metropolis
Tivia Martin * ** « i
Maggie Hughes ^Brookport
Samuel Carey Chicago
Ellen Coen Jacksonville
Mamie Moore Decatur
Kobcrt Gray Murphysboro
Dan Foster Unionville
W. C. Williams Evanston
A. A. Martin Cairo
F. H. Kingo Carbondale
Emma Farrow Cairo
Andy Winston Metropolis
Millie Heizer Chicago
Margeret Stewart Decatur
Ida Lucky Chicago
Lizzie Long Mt. Vernon
Parihena Dixon Paducah
Lula Slaughter Rock Island
Sarah Isabclls ^Pulaski
Ardella Ross Rockfoid
Malmda Cochrcn Mound City
Elizabeth Wcsibiookc ESt. Louts
fcinma S Kennedy Chicago
Leah Edwards
Jessie Webb Duquom
Jennie P'lemitg Danville
Mary Washington Galesburg
Mattie Dixon Champaign
Tennicc Cleave^ Chicago
Mamie Hudsoi
Emma Kidd Galesburg
Mattie Meyo ‘’-niego
W R. Luney Murpysboro
, Callio Harris. Jessie Thomas
Carrie Shank! in Carrie Keats
Melissa Henderson, Belie Bass
Mrs j. b' Bi*b Fannie Lucky..
..-aura Smith Mary Davenport
Hattie Woolridge M Greet:,
; Minnie React- or. Lucky,
Emms Kennedy. ... Edwards,
Mamie Hudson Tecnie Gleavec.
Lena P ..ewis, Fannie S»*owo
Chicago 'boy Bower. A. ),
Bowers, Hattie Brown Dewmaine
France? Lindsey Malinds Coch
tan. Me Cut Silas- Kivc> Pad
ucar Ky Louise foitnson. Da?.
Rodgers N Cms Brookpor;
Enma Long Centralta i. i?
McCrary Ota Cork Love joy
We acknowledge reeept of ('i _
for Gazette tr-n? Pro.? . C lr- -
i? Cairo
Mts: Mosaic Rotberit .it the :;s<>
and Miss Stewart:, at who was ***
guest went to Paducah to*c;ay
?onn Cliariestor* St Paul M'.nn
Lulls vhitc Springfield £M
[Finoie, Cairo
;,iHoo *
A mai, may or » grear -sa<.cesa i
business, and never rig* above the tit's
of Mr„“ but it does not take iong ’c*
almost any kind ot a mao to becc**>*;
"Hon." in politics -Atchison Giob-.
Burled tn Her Piano
A woman professor of mhsfc
recently died at Marseillet, Fra»?: ,
has beer buried in her piano in ob
dlence to her final wish She gar*
ns her reason tor this strange reque
that the happiest hours of her life
had been spent at her piano Owim£
to the great sixe of this origins aer
fin so immense grave had to »« 9i**
False Hopes
After Dave Darrlngton os
voice he used to rap on the trougo r
his pig pen at feeding time The© s
woodpecker went to live ia the ply
pen. and the bogs went rar- '-"'V
Rainroddera
Rsfieshinq Stream;
How often a man has cabas m
turn thanks for enthusiasms of hi
friends! They are the little foun
tains that run down from the hilh, t*.
refresh the mental desert of the is®
spondent.- -Henry Van Dyke
-5-.-- "
FfeF- flamembfcaoce
Bill ‘Since ! have come pack '
find that Ito forgotten hy ail a»»
friends.” Will-"Why didn’t yov hm
row money from them before fm
Mtr
Applied Learning
The Absent-Minded Pfoteisi - w. ■
tailor has put one button loo many pr
my vest I must <ut it off rhat’r
funny; now thero’s a buttonhole to.*
many.t What’s the use of arttfewotli^
—-gourlre.
Tbt Improvident Ones
Rome men who tall tc pcovkk &•
their families wil go so far wber. >a*
nered as to tell you that they oouk
never think of usurping this asuwrag*
tive of the Lord’s.
Enough Said.
Irascible Old Gene (to adtooign
who has collided with him -• Whet
you run Into people like 'ha
should say. I bog your pardor Gtr
—“There wonn't no ooed ?o«•
what you mid -Sydney BuiT.t;
The Cheapesl Sea
Here fc the latest yoke. '■ .•>.
; British metropolis The country rU
itor aas^doing Lon dor an* went w t
well known concert faai' He vat pa
; lleular to inquire the price of seata
and the obliging attendant said ’Front
neats, two shillings hack, one shilling;
program, a penny * Oh well, then
. blandly replied the countryman. eft
ob a program
_wqjnrui joj nio ii|: auedaat oc*
■ x. -oi" ijos o'( Beuoioui 2.?>s
.- 3t(]Jvob9J pa# 1U9* » *i9n$n«. 30fi’03C"i
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i «a||OJ«o qwo.v pee tc oc.•:■
j eqme oqx -*A UlOjJOjf sj piJOo &•?
! n; iBSAstu inaBs.i jsoSjb- «t*> .-'•*•»
' «»nUBBd
Fame Before Virtue
The thirst /oi faais is gre&.Si- Uu\x.
I tha thirst fo»- virtue ror chc
8-norac® rirtae 'iseif If you !ako •» «y
- Itr '•wwardt*---Juveoai
I t _ __
! On Ye oi vlttle Faith i>f
f liZiouB CustoiDO1*—Are- you sure
' ,hal j’ii- br’/e .hat medSelos a;!xed
j rlsrhc?*' druggist.—••'No. : »« not-, but
j i’vs got if mixed the way tbo doctor
j ordered '■ -judge.
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