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NEW AMERICAN COUNTESS
The new countess of Sandwich,
formerly Miss Alberta Sturges, the
daughter of a Chicago banker and a
stepdaughter of the Inte Francis H.
Leggett of New York, is scarcely
known In her native country. Her
mother, Mrs. Leggett, went to Europe
to live many years ago, and Miss
Sturges was educated in Paris and
made her debut in London 15 years
ago, when her mother became one of
the lavish hostesses in the American
colony who inaugurated the brilliant
regime of King Edward as soon as he
. ascended the throne.
The late earl of Sandwich and his
nephew, the new earl, had a serious
disagreement about the inclusion of
the American girl into the family.
The bridegroom’s father, Rear Ad
miral Victor Montagu, who died last
January, and his wife, a daughter of
the earl of Hardwicke, fully approved
of the marriage. Yet even they could
not win over the old earl. Sixty-six years old and a widower of two marriages
when George Charles Montagu made Miss Sturges his bride, Lord Sandwich
vowed that, although he-had never had any children, he would take unto him
self a new wife at once and defeat Miss Sturges’ plans of becoming countess
of Sandwich by bringing up a family. He plunged at once into the gayeties
of society, accepted invitations right and left, but soon found this to be a bore,
while his new niece-in-law succeeded in impressing him with the fact that she
had married her husband for love and was, after all, a charming lady. -
RUSSIA’S LATEST HERO
now one of the best cavalrymen in Europe, he can outdistance expert and
youthful horsemen. Weather does not exist for him.
He is noted for his laconic orders. “Hold out, whatever happens!” And
they hold out. No frenzied attacks, no tempestuous canonade will drive them
back when such an order has been given. There is in currency the following
soldier’s-remark:
“What, retreat? Impossible! We are Brusiloff’s !”
HUGHES’ CAMPAIGN LEADER
William Russell Willcox, the new
chairman of the Republican national
committee, who was chosen by Mr.
Hughes personally to manage his cam
paign, is an entirely self-made man.
He was born on an upstate New York
farm, never saw a city till he was
seventeen, went to New York 30 years
ago and immediately took an active
interest in politics. He has held three
important offices, in each of which he
distinguished himself as an energetic
and capable public servant.
He was park commissioner under
Mayor Seth Low in 1902. Two years
later President Roosevelt appointed
him postmaster of New York, and on
the creation of the public service com
mission in 190" he was selected by
Governor Hughes as its first chair
man. He retired at the expiration
of his five-year term on February 1,
1913, after having virtually completed
the contracts for the new subways
which are now being built. It was during his administration of the department
of parks that Mr. Willcox, who is always a most forbearing man, proved that it
was not impossible to prod him out of a state of courtesy. One of the subway
contractors had Squatted in Bryant park and despite Mr. Willcox's most
engaging smiles and politest requests refused to move. One day the commis
sioner of parks appeared on the scene with 30 husky laborers, a strong police
escort and a number of wagons, and without further parley proceeded to tear
up and cart away all the obstructions.
CENSOR OF ARMY NEWS
war, later traveling through Chinn, Indo-China, Java and India. As captain of
- engineers he participated In the first mobilization of troops on the Mexican
border in 1911. He went with General Funston’s troops and participated in the
occupation of Vera Cruz. In 1913 he was assigned to duty as a member of the
general staff corps on duty at the war department and was reassigned to ihat
duty in April of this year.
Gen. A. A. Brousiloff, commander
of the Russian offensive against the
Austrians and latest hero of the czar’s
realm, Is sixty-four years old and
looks forty-five. Brusiloff lives by
nerves, strenuous work and a sense of
duty. He eats very little. He regards
dinner as a necessary evil and it is
finished in not more than 20 minutes.
Immediately after, he goes to the work
room of his head of the staff and they
are occupied together till late at night.
The soldiers worship him. He
never courts popularity among them.
He talks to them seldom and then
with a matter-of-fact abruptness, but
in his few words lies a knowledge of
the soldiers’ soul; a skill in finding
the direct road to the soldiers’ heart,
which could never be taught, but
which must be deeply rooted in the
man himself,
Brusiloff’s physical endurance at
sixty-four is said to be amazing. Even
Maj. Douglas MacArthur, who
has been appointed military aid to the
secretary of war and military “cen
sor” of the war department, is a born
executive and one of the recognized
military experts of the general staff.
Major MacArthur comes from a
military family. His father, Lieuten
ant General MacArthur, made a name
that will go down in military history.
In 1899 a competitive examination
was held at Milwaukee to fill a va
cancy in West Point. MacArthur was
one of the candidates. He outdistanced
his competitors and won the appoint
ment. When he was graduated from
the military academy, In 1903, he was
number one in a class of 100. He was
sent to the Philippines as second
lieutenant of engineers and partici
pated In a number of campaigns In the
islands.
In 1904 he was sent as military
observer during the Russo-Japanese
THE BULLETIN, IRWINTOK GEORGIA.
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Lesson
(By E. O. SELLERS, Acting Director of
the Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute. Chicago.)
(Copyright, 1916, Weetern Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR JULY 30
“THE WORD OF THE CROSS."
LESSON TEXT-I Cor. 1:1; 2:5. Print
1-18—2-2.
GOLDEN TEXT—Far be it from me to
glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ.-Gal. 6:14.
Paul’s letter to the church at Cor
inth was written from the city of
Ephesus some four of five years after
Paul had left Corinth.' We have seen
some of the difficulties which sur
rounded this church. It was a small
body of believers in a great city of
four hundred thousand. It was sur
rounded by all kinds of liscentiousness
and excess so that to maintain a Chris
tian moral ideal was difficult in the ex
treme. That is why this first epistle
has so much to do with church governs
ment and such questions as the mar
riage relation, the conduct of public
assemblies, spiritual gifts, the resur
rection from the dead, different fac
tions, the love feasts of the rich and
the poor, eating meat offered to idols,
law suits conducted before the heath
en, the Lord's supper and church
dicipline are discussed. Paul did not
himself write the letter. Sosthenes
acted as his amanuensis. In this let
ter is the wonderful and immortal love
chapter (Ch. 13), and the magnificent
resurrection chapter (Ch. 15).
The only unity desirable or possible
is that which Christ prayed for (John
17:21). This is not a unity of opinion
or of organization, but a unity of pur
pose and power, the working together
of belivers in harmony to attain the
great purposes of Christianity.
I. The Power and Wisdom of God.
(vv. 18-25). To a sin-blinded mind the
preaching of the cross is foolishness.
Even some professed Christians reject
the doctrine of substitution which is
found everywhere in the Bible. (Isa.
53:6; Gal. 3:13; I Cor. 5:21). If the
doctrine of the cross is foolishness to
anyone it is to “them that perish.”
The Jews require a sign (v. 22) but
the cross puts them to shame (v. 27).
God is made unto us wisdom, not the
wisdom of men but the wisdom of the
Spirit. It is such preaching as this
that is “the power of God.” It has
proven itself the powe'r of God in our
lives. It will “destroy the wisdom of
the wise” and “bring to nothing the
understanding of the prudent” (Isa.
29:14 cf. Jer. 8:9). God is constantly
making foolish the power and wisdom
of this world. Philosophic research
after the unknowable “tries to make
a God of its own pattern but does
not satisfy the longings of the human
heart,” and God through the foolish
ness of the thing preached is pleased
to “save them which believe.” The
performing of a miracle (Math. 12:38),
and the Greeks seeking after wisdom,
or philosophical reasoning, is no match
for the Christ crucified whom Paul
preached.
11. The Preaching and Power of Paul
(vv. 26 to Ch. 2:2). Taking the Bible as
a whole, we see in it God’s plan and
purpose with regard to the goal of
mankind. The problem was by what
means this purpose could be per
formed. The whole of the Old Testa
ment is a story of God working to this
end. Then at the best time in all his
tory came Jesus, the son of God, into
the world, and, by his death on the
cross and his resurrection, we are all
bound together in one, summed up in
the cross as the power and the wisdom
of God for salvation. The symbol of
the cross is a common sight, yet the
great truth which it symbolizes is
. often obscured by scholars, and fails
to be lived by disciples. God chooses
those whom the world rejects, “the
foolish,” and whom the world rejects
as “the weak.” These are the ones
that were called even in Paul’s day.
The purpose of this call is to confound
(or to put to shame) the wisdom of
men. The most powerful motive in
existence is the motive of the cross.
(1) The cross is the highest proof and
the strongest expression of the love
of God for man. (2) the cross was
the agent whereby atonement was
made for sin. (3) The cross shows us
the terrible evils of sin and the de
mand of such a sacrifice as God’s son
in order to .save us from it. (4) It
shows us that God wants us to come
to him and to be saved, and that there
is joy in heaven over every repentant
sinner. (5) It shows the supreme val
ue of right and duty in that Christ
went to the cross at the terrible cost
of his life. (6) It shows the value of
the human soul. (7) From the cross,
through the resurrection and the ever
living Saviour, God has given us the
fullness of the Spirit to inspire and
transform.
We are nothing In ourselves, and
God has made Christ unto us “wisdom
1 and righteousness,” that is, God’s
1 righteousness is provided for us in
1 Christ (I Cor. 5:21; Rom. 5:1; Phil.
3:9 R. V.); also sanctification and
* redemption, that Is, we are separated
from the world unto God and in him
we are redeemed from sin and Its con
‘ sequences.
There is left no room for glorying In
ourselves.
This was the preaching upon which
Paul depended, not upon rhetoric nor
philosophy nor argument with which
to convict and convert men.
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Warm-Weather Coat of Cotton Corduroy.
Cotton corduroys have been grow
ing in favor for at least three seasons
and now on every hand they are to be
seen. They are used for summer
coats and skirts and are shown in all
the fashionable colors in the lighter
tones. In rose, blue, maize, and light
green they have proved a strong at
traction for younger women. But, for
midsummer wear in all white they
make the strongest appeal to women
of discernment, young or old.
The latest of coat models in cotton
corduroy is shown here, and there is
no likelihood that we shall see any
thing better, for designers are through
with coats for summer wear. This
model is very full, with wide cape-col-
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Group of Mourning Hats.
A group of mourning hats pictured
In the illustration shows the medium
sized sailor shape in three develop
ments for present wear. With the ex
ception of the braid hat at the left
these hats are suited to any season
of the year and the shapes may be re
lied upon as staple In style.
The hat at the top is made of one
of the specially woven silks used for
mourning millinery. The silk is laid
smoothly over the frame, with the
neatness which is indispensable in mak
ing this particular class of hats. Either
English crepe or silk, like that used for
covering the frame, serve to make the
roses and foliage and stems that are
applied flat to the crown.
At the left a similar hat is made by
covering a frame with crepe georgette.
Triangles of English crepe are applied
to the crown at the base. They are
outlined with crape-covered cord, and
a braided pattern is applied to them
with a small cord of the same kind.
As a finish two ball ornaments, inndeof
the cord, appear at the left side. A
neck ruff of plaited crape, worn with
this hat, fastens with a bow of broad
ribbon at the back.
An airier hat of hair braid and net
is shown at the right, and it belongs
to the summertime. The lace braid
is stretched over a wire frame
having the wires wound with crape.
For trimming, a wide plaited niching
of net is placed about the crown, and
u rose which may be either of silk or
lar, and boasts an entirely new note in
its bandings of white cotton velvet.
The collar is bordered with it and the
belt and fastening straps are made of
it.
The coat hangs fine at the Back
with the belt of white velvet thrust
through slashes at each side of the
front. White cord loops at the ends
of the belt fasten over velvet-covered
buttons. Two short straps over the
breast fasten in the same way. The
collar closes with a button and loop.
Plain coat sleeves are finished with
turn-back cuffs, faced with the white
velvet and caught with buttons. Large
patch pockets, mounted at the sides,
; are lined with white also. Altogether
this is a coat of great distinction.
crape, Is set in the plaiting near the
front. The small neck ruff, worn with
this hat, is made of faille ribbon and
plaited net.
Almost any of the millinery braids
may be used in conjunction with crape
for making hats to be worn during pe
riods of mourning. Crape is only used
for mourning and has come to be
the token of it. By adding trimmings
of it to other stuffs they become cor
rect for mourning wear, but they are
to be chosen by someone who knows
how to discriminate.
White crape is preferred to black
sometimes, and hats made of It appear
among displays of mourning millinery.
Crape is a particularly durable fabric
since the process of waterproofing has
been applied to it.
To Save the Seamstress Time.
Much time is spent in putting on
placket fasteners. First sew the snaps
on one side of the goods, chalk each
snap, press it on the goods on the
other side and it leaves the exact
place for the fastener to be sewed. It
saves time in pinning and measuring
and the work can be accomplished in
half the time.
Gloves to Match Stockings.
In dainty little French boxes are
packed luce gloves and stockings to
match. Both are of silk with insets
of chantilly lace, and they come in all
the pastel and opera shades.
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No bother to
get summer
meals with
these on hand
Vienna Style
^Sausage and
PoltedMeaU
iLM / Just open and serve.
Excellent for sandwiches.
Insist on Libby’s at
your grocer’s,
Libby, McNeill & Libby, Chicago
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SOUTH GEORGIA FARMS
We own our lands in Lowndes County, Georgia, one>
of the best Counties In the State. U. S. Gover
tnent reports place our lands in the center ot th»
best Sea Island long fiber cotton district ot the
South: Also in the best Paper Shell Pecan district.
Sea Island sells at double the price of ordinary
cotton; 20 to 85 cents per pound, besides we grow
corn, potatoes, watermelons, cantaloupes, vegeta
bles, peanuts, hogs, cattle. An all year crop coun
try, two to four crops every year. Write for free
pamphlet giving full Information. Agents wanted.
Pioneer Land Company, Valdosta, Georgia,
The Popular Resort.
Stella —Has it a good table or view?
Bella —No, but it lias a detective
service for gossip.
WOMAN’S CROWNING GLORY
is her hair. If yours is streaked with.
. ugly, grizzly, gray hairs, use “La Cre*
• ole” Hair Dressing and change it in
the natural way. Price SI.OO. —Adv.
<■ An Old Trick.
' “Shakespeare says that the fault is
; not in our stars if we are underlings.”
! “You bet it is. Who ever heard of a
star’s giving anybody else a chance
' at the spotlight?”
Affected His Speech.
“My father wants a bottle of red
' dick,” said Fanny.
“Reddick,” said the drug store man.
J “what is that?”
“It Is something you write red with.”'
“Then I guess you mean red ink,”
“My father said reddick, but he
didn’t get much sleep last night and
talks kind of thick this morning, and
that may be the reason.”
Five Giant Fingers Bind Cities.
The five giant spans of steel, which,
like gargantuan fingers clutch the two
sides of East river, binding New York
and Brooklyn together, cost America’s
metropolis half as much as the Pana
ma canal cost the federal government.
Three of them are suspended from ca
bles, the wires of which, if placed end
to end, would more than twice girdle
the earth. If placed side by side,
these five great structures would pro
vide a roadway as wide as the Wash
ington monument is high, and if placed
end to end they would make a great
bridge over six miles long. Across the
Brooklyn bridge alone 125,000 surface
cars travel every 24 hours, with other
vehicular traffic in proportion.—Na
tional Geographic Magazine.
' Grape Nuts
I embodies the full, rich |
i nutriment of whole wheat
combined with malted
barley. This combination
' gives it a distinctive, de
licious flavor unknown to
foods made from wheat
alone.
Only selected grain is
used in making Grape-
Nuts and through skillful
processing it comes from
the package fresh, crisp,
untouched by hand, and
ready to eat.
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Through long baking,
the energy producing
starches of the grain are
made wonderfully easy
of digestion.
A daily ration of this
splendid food yields a
marvelous return of health
and comfort.
“There’s a Reason”
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