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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
"The woman Is a fool!''

THE woman Is a fool!'
That is what nine out of ten peo-
pie would say, believing with jeremiah
that the heart Of man is deeeitmul
above all things and desperately
wicked. 1t is the dogmatic verdict Of
worldly wisdom.
But l wonder whether she is not
more astute than those who pityingly
shake their heads at her credulity. Are
the children Of this world always wiser
IN their generation than the children OF
light7
Here is the story and the problem,
as 1, gather them from the letter she
and presenting not only an UNUSUAL
type of a wife, but a somewhat DIFF
ferent aspect to the familiar triangle. ;"
Is she wrong in c~ountenancing the at
tentions Of her HUSBAND to another
woman, she asks me. Her friends all
take.
She is a young woman and has been
married five years, she writes me. All,
that crucial fifth year, Of matrimony,
and misunderstanding always come to
a head, and the association either goes
up with a bang or else settles down to
a peaceful acceptance of the situation.
But, to continue with the narrative,
tlltIC 10 anu u DdbS " oNSiJ 49, ~
years old, to whom she Is devotedly
attached and to whose comfort and
that of her husband she. gives up all
her time. One gets the impression OF
"a noh hSmeI dUS & a dG pIse,d' w] sGft DE- g
home.
II the dinner perhaps is of herbs, be
very sure It Is well cooked and neatly
served, garnished with contentment,
she is happy in her ioEe for ,ora h far h nus
He shows 1t, she says, in every way
he AN,
But an Eden must have its serpent.
Where does it lift its threatening head
in this tranquil environment? The
reader who is yersed In the thrills OF
the movies or of fiction will not ques-
tion long. Aha strain Of jagged music
the other woman!
But the other woman" in this case
SysG ard si rstosss o to Gast as ! a a slee.
tfonal wrecker Of homes, she is 9
young girl. the wife says, whom both
She and her husband knew before theiI
marriage, and who since then has beer
ing almost every evening there and
Keeping the wife company, as the hus'
bands business often detains him. dowt
town until as late as II or II o'clock
On the WHOLE she appears to be a
breezy, eompanionable person, gooa,
Greet. II occasionally she stops, at tht
husbands place Of business when dowt
town in the evening and returns homt
with him, she makes " a point always
to have another girl along.
The husband also poses poorly as {
deceiver and Don Juan. There Is n
~eamouflage about those late hours HI
keeps. The character OF his business
conpels 1t, and his evenings off h
spends by preference at home. some
tip,es whaD detained late he and thi
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18

Three women friends. whom l a not
seen for a long time, CHANGED to drop IN
on me the other afternoon at tea. one
OF them was an old maid, another was
a woman on the shady side OF 0O anu
the third was a poor woman.
| had remembered the whole quartet
as thin and haggard looking women,
with strained. U~verwrought expressions
on their faces, and a general appear
ance Of being about to qualify as pa
tients in a sanitarium for nervous
b~Teakdowns. To my surprise l behola
them all looking fine and tit, happy
placid and contented, with not so muc
as a crows foot of anxiety and worry
tracking a single face.
What have you been doing to your
selves7" I cried In amusement; you
yourselves In the Fountain Of Perpetual
| Youth ever since ! have been away
well" smiled the old maid, Il can
lay no claim to being any Ponce de
Leon. but I've done the next best thlng
to discovering the elixir Of eternal
youth. | have found the secret OF hap
rincss. and II consists In s~urrendering to
the inevitable. You know what me
Bible says about its being hard to kick
against the prlcks. Take 1t from me,
it's all Of that, and then some.
Personally, | have been perfectly
bllsstul ever since gave Wy wy ouus
gle to get married, and resigned myself
to being an old maid.
1T was the wear and tear OF mar
hunting that wore me to a frazzle.
80 ! gave up the struggle to get
married. Husbands ceased to near
anything In my life. like men and
enjoy their society, and since they have
realized that | have no designs on them
and am perfectly satisfied with SPIN
%sterhood, / have more attention IRON
the opposite sex than ! ever had before
Oh, / tell you it's jolly good fun TO b
an old maid after you quit fighting
same, way about being old" sale
the woman who Is m the shady SIDE .
SO. II was perfectly miserable from tn
time | realized that | was losing M
youth until | frankly and honestly RAJ
up the white flag Of surrender toNage
Finally ! realized whst a toUI s VA,
Il was to delude anybody into SCENT
me as | wanted them to see me. instead
Of ms | was, 50 one grand and memora
Bile day surrendered to time, Wit
a cry OF loud JOY, | flung my pomad
bottles into the garbage can, and lie
out my corset strings, and treated my
self to the first square meal ] ha'
had IN years,
why, age is a regular picnic a
eoon as you cease to struggle agains
II, Its a blanket excuse that enable
you TO do everything you want TO dc
and let's you out OF doing the thing
you don't IN to do. It's a regula
cinch,"
50 IL poverty" said the poor won
an ~ have been through the hell Q
shabby Eenteel. know what it "a t
go through all OF the horrible make
shifts TO appear to he better off tina
you are. I know what II is 10 spen
the money for rent, so that you ca
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
lNDOO1 Sporty

uS7rNlNG TO Az E6G WHO
-TRtEy TO GET a CHEhP
RhoN ~ ntE OGp boTEl Tp+hT
IS NoW Az UpD DATE plNT
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18

DECEMBER 10, 1918.

Acting President Gomez Of Venezqela
today declared war upon Holland, after
a blockade of Venezuelan ports for a
week.
Gen. Antoine Simon, leader OF the
successful revolution In Hayti, has been
unanimously elected president Of the re-
public by the Haytian congress.
DR.. A. u. Boone next Sunday will cell
citrate his tenth anniversary as pastor OF
the Memphis First Baptist church.
The jury at Union City to try the
eight alleged nightriders was selected
TO-DAY and the trial is proceeding.
A negro charged with numbering a
~13-year-old white girl vas lynched this
morning by residents Of Lexington, Ky.
Receipts of the Vanity Fair ball,
which are Just announced, show a total
ticket sale of 50, 400.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18

DEAR K. C. B.-Dfd you know Lieu
tenant John Manning Battle, U. S. A.?
He went west at XivrY fighting the
Babykillers. you probably know his
uncle, George Gordon Battle.) Well, if
you did know Poor Jack, you wont need
any explanation of why his friend Is
sending you this check in memory OF
him for your Christmas fund.
II you were not privileged to know
Lieut.. Battle, perhaps you a form
some idea of him when / tell you that
he was the type of man who, when he
is gon you think Of around Christmas
| time so that you may keep his memory
green by watering it with charity.
A. B. NJ.
FIRST OF all.
WHEN I opened the letter.
I SAW the check.
FOR TWENTY-FIVE dollars.
AND AS money goes.
AT CHRISTMAS time.
IT SEEMED a lot.
AND BECAUSE the letter.
WAS JUST a letter.
I LAID it aside,
UNTIL LATER on.
AND THEN | read it.
AND WHEN 7 had read it.
LOOKED at the check.
FOR THE second time.
AND THE figures were gone.
AND 1 quite forgot.
IF 1T had been large.
OR IT had been small.
AND I didn't much care.
FOR IT seemed to ne.
THAT THE really big thing.
WAS THE proof it brought.
THAT THE good we do.
AND THE good we have.
MUST STAY behind.
WHEN THE shadows come.
AND WE look out west.
FROM THE battlefield.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
Twice Told Tales
News Of MemphIs
rs Years Ago.
DECEMBER 1s, 1893.

DECEMBER 10, 1888.
The following firms at Memphis paid
duty yesterday: Manogue- Pidgeon Iron
company, on tinplate from England,
$3.50; Irby &c Gilllland company, earth
enware from England, $5S.
The congregation Of the burned Grace
Church will worship temporarily in the
building on Vance street near DeSoto
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. Samelson, lately OF
Chicago, are guests Of z. Lowenstein
and family,
Hermann the Great magician, Is
attracting throngs to the Grand opera
house this week.
Mrs. James s. Robinson entertained
at cards yesterday.
A 50-minute battle between Peixoto's
rebels and regular troops at Cobras
island, Brazil, caused shells to be
thrown into Rio de Janeiro.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
MERITED TRIBUTE

Before us is a copy of the Daily Commonwealth, published
at Greenwood, Missk by James l. Gillespie, father Of Lieut..
Gordon Gillespie who so CALAMITY gave up his life on the fElds
of France in behalf OF a cause that can never die. The paper
contains a collection OF letters and editorial comment upon the
life and character OF the splendid young man. They were well
earned and deserved, No finer boy than Gordon Gillespie ever
lived, and we have the word of his comrades in arms that no
more valiant soldier ever went to battle. Lieut.. Gillespie went
into the army a private, and was content to be a private, for
patriotism is not measured by rank. But he was advanced
because~the army needed such men for its leaders. and we who
knew him feel assured that he had no pride in the promotion
except the pride he had in the opportunity for greater service,
Every expression to his memory was modest and sincere, and
no American hero more richly deserves the tributes that were
paid to him by Borrowing friends,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
The Public Be SerUed

OR WHERE we may be.
AND GO on our way.
WITH THE setting sun.
AND THIS young man.
THIS SOLDIER man.
WHO HAS gone away west.
AND WHOSE eyes are closed.
AND WHOSE lips are sealed.
AND WHOSE hands are numOsd.
MAY STILL look out.
THROUGH THE eyes of his friend.
AND STILL may speak.
THROUGH THE lips Of his friend.
AND STILL may write.
WITH THE hand of his friend
AND SO it is:
THOUGH WE put him down.
IN THE list Of the dead.
FROM OVER there"
THAT IT isn't rue
HE is really dead
FOR IF he were.
THEN HOW could he come.
ON THIS Christmas time.
IN THE heart of his friend.
AND THE hand OF his friend.
AND WRITE this check
THAT LIES in my desk.
AND BID me go out.
AND DO for him.
WHAT HE would have DONE
IF THE house Of clay.
IN WHICH he had lived
HAD NOT collapsed.
AND LEFT him to live.
IN THE hearts of his friends.
TILL THEY shall be gone. -
I THANK you.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
HAD

For three successive nights Newpop
walked the floor with the baby. Fon
the fourth night he became desperate
and bought a bottle of soothing syrup.
why, James exclaimed his wife.
you BUY that for? Don't you know it
Is very dangerous to give a child any
think like that?"
Don't worry" was her husbands re.
ply. I'm going to take 1t myself"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
HABIT?

While in a certain government office
recently Sir Evan Jones, the British
transport board chairman, overheard
the following dialogue between two fair
typewriter tappers:
isn't 1t terrible the way we have to
work these days?"
'Rathar! Why, I typed so many let
tiers yesterday that last night ! finished
my prayers with Yours truly"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18

Every person in Memphis should join the Red Cross dur
ing the Christmas membership campaign. 1t is a distinction TO
belong to this splendid organization. The cost is 81 a year.
Memphis should lead the country as usual in this campaign.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
BUM ALIBI.

The solicitor had been away in the
country calling upon a client, but on
his return there were signs Of loafing
and laziness on the part Of the junior
clerk.
Thomas, that typewriter has not
been touched today snapped the man
Of law.
"Oh, sir" calculated the junior.
why, | was using it only an hour
ago.
Then" Numbered the employer,
how comes It that there's n spider
on the machine and that he's woven
a web over the Keyboard
Sir" remarked the lad, "Il tell the
| truth. There was a fly in the works
Of that machine, Rather than waste
my time In entraping the insect, sir,
I-er-introduoed the spider, sir"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-11-20

MEXICO CITY. Nov. ao.--As . 70.
suit Of prohibition laws recently
enacted In the United States. manu-.
facturers and dealers In alcoholic
beverages are taking advantage Of
opportunities offered In Mexico. Cuba.
and Canada and various South Amer
lean countries ~ market for their
product. says the newspaper. Excel.
sior.
Reports from border points cay
large quantities OF bevsrasep are
crossing the line and are sold st low
prices. Several leading manufactu.
rers are reported 10 b taking steps
10 establish brewsriss and distiileriss
In this country In place Of those clos.
ed In the upited States.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-11-20
Start Tomorrow
and Keep It Up
Every Morning
~ n ~ 'habls q deiakiao Q
0leee q ~ waaes tsesso


We've not here tong. ~ lets mako
out stay agreeable. Let 10 live veil.
eat we'll. digest we'll. work we'll. sjeeo
we'll. and look we'll. What glosious
condition 70 attain. and yet, how very
easy Il y u one will only adopt tie
morning inside bath.
Folks who are accustomed 70 fsel
dull and heavy whom they ariss, split
ting headache. Stn1y from . cold, foul
tongue. nasty breath. acid stomach.
can. instead. feel ~ fresh 20 . daisy
hy opening the slvices In the uystem
each morning and flushing out the
whole Of the Internal poisonous stag
nant matter. m
Everyone. whether a,lins. sieh o.
we'll. should. each morning. before
breakfast. drink . glass Of real hot
water With teaspooniul of limsetore
phosphate In Il to- wash fron ~
tomach. livey Ind bow6ps TIE prSvi.
ous days indisestlbis waists. soui hjle
and poisonous toxins: thus elsanslne.
sweetenins and purifying lhe entlro
alimsntary, canal before puttius aore
iood into the stomach. Ths aellol y
not water and limeelone phosphate o.
On empsy stomach = wonderlully ~
v'soratins' 4 cleans out III ~ soss
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-11-20
TO DARKEN HAIR /
] APPLY SAGE TEA
TOOK YOUNG! BRlx0 RACK urs
NATURAL COLOR, GLOSS AND
ATTRACT1vENESs ~

Common garden sage brewed Into I
heavy tea with sulphur added. will
turn gray. strcaked ana faded hail
beautifully dark and luxuriaut. jus,
few applications will prove . rsveIa.
tibn II your hair II fading. streaksd o.
sray. MixlnG the Sage Tea and Sui.
phlr recipe at home. though. Is trou-
t.esome. An easier way Is to get .
Scent bottle of wyeth's Sage and Sal
paur Compoasd n any drug store ell
ready for ufe. This II the old time
recipe improved by the addition ot
other ingredients. fg
While wispy. gray, faded hair 10
not sinful. We all desire to retain cur
youthful appearance and attractive
ness. by darken!ng your hair with
wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound
no one can tell. because II does Il 20
naturally. 30 evenly. You Just damp.
en- . sponge or soft brush ywith'it and
draw this through your hair. takins
one small strand ut a time; BY morn
Ing all gray hairs have disappeared.
and after another application or two.
your hair becomes beautifully dark.
glossy. soft and luxuriant.
This preparation Is a delightful
toilet requisite. and NJ not Intended
for, the cure. mitigation or prevention
Of disease. Ado. sf
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-11-20

started bothering mo. had awful
palms In the small OF my back. and
constantly had headache. Then star
ted In . siege of rheumatism which
] will never forget. ! was laid up for
six months and was flat on my back
for several weeks hardly able to
move. Il started i4 my legs. then got
In my arms. and the pain was somc-
thing swtsl from the tips OF my
fingers 10 my toes.
"when ! did get up was In such
= bad shape ! had 70 use two canes
In order TO get about at all and this
Il the fix was In when I got Tsh.
lac. read the statement OF q man
In the paper one day. that III my
case exactly. and decided TO- see II
Il would do me any good. Well. 70
make long story short. Tanlsc sim.
ply did wonders for me. Before y
NY second bottle. ! threw
ny canes away. and could walk o.
| N
good - anyone. and eat: Why. u
never had such IN appetite. All the
Dournsss loft my stomach. my head
lche and headaches disappeared and |
haven't had touch OF rheumatism
10 this good day. One Of those bot |
lies Of Tsnlac ! drove 30 miles TO GOT. |
'ur local druggist being out at the
line and ] would do 70 again under !
lhe same circumstances. Its real
pleasure, for me to recommend Tsnlac
and ! will gladly tell anyone person.
lily what II has done for me-"
Tanlac % sold In Klamath Falis
" the Star Drug Co.. and II LoTslla /
~ James Mere. Co. 4
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-11-20

4. =
Albert Ready 10 . County Seat VI
sitor from bly,.
u. b. Churchill came In yesterday
afternoon on business from Lakeview.
y Mr.. ana Mrs. 9. G. pinsmors were
among The train arrivals last night
frunm Chehalis, washingten.
George Anderson and wife are
down from Chiloquin today on mat
ters Of business. "a
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bradnack are
here for a short time from San Fran
cisco. They are stopping At the Hotel
Hau. t&EWt frE N&9fa
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-11-20

SALEM. Nov. oo.-1e Governor
withycombs decides. - . result Of =
quiet Investigates. which he has been
naklag Tor noaths q the Oregon
state Psnitsntiary. that the rapid In.
crease II the cosl OF operation at the
pslsoa = due 10 eausss that ere avoid
able. Warden Chss. 4. Murphy will
- asked 70 resign and his succsssor
viii - appointsd. II change is
nads Il viii b entirsly On . basis Of
The finaaclal managsusnt Of the pris-
o.. end should the governor deter
nins hat neither Murphy nor any
othee man could avoid The Increased
expenditure of MONEY the present
warden viii remain q his pnt. The
eovsrnof hes made this known a. the
policy he viii follow relative TO War;
dsa Murphy.
+ lndicatioas ars stroug that =
change viii b, made for the governor
dropped . remark % The sffset that
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..s.s Observation-Disclosures !.
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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-11-20

essmsatseions. gases. waste -
aesdity and sivss one . splsslil =
petite fos brsakfast. while ~ ~
snjoylng yoss breakfast the vvlse -
phosphate b quietly extracting . Asoo
volume Of water from the bloo1 ~
ssttins ready for . thorough aus1l1o
Of oil the inside organs. y
The aililoas Of people whe ~
bothered with constipation. blliese
spells, stomach trouble: Others ~
hsva sallow skins. blood disorder ~
sickly compIsxions arc urged 70 ~ .
quarter pound Of limestone phospAsle
from the rhug store. This viii ~
very little; but 10 sui'icient 70 nahe
snyone . ropnounced CRANK % ~
subject of insiAs bathing bseese
breakfast. ADV. gt'
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-11-20

y, Hodsson. w q. Curry. l.. g. Jen-
kins and H. q. Stock arc recent ar
rivals from Ashland. They are re-
gistered ut the Hotel Hall. a
Mr.. and Mrs. G. v. Loosely were
among the County seat arrivals In
this city from Fort klamath yestcr.
day, They are Registered at the pcli-
can Hotel
H. II. puffie, wife and children. Of
Lewiston. Idaho and George c. Dnf-
fie OF Pasadena. California. are tour
ist visitors In klamath Falls. They
are guests at the White Pelican Hotel.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-11-20
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~! What relief! Your clogsed nos
! s15l ops1 sight up. the air passages
~ Sory he'd ere clear snd' yon csn
esSeth6 frssiy. Ne'nors hswkihs.
oqNfflips. mucous discharge. head
49, drynsss--ao struggling for
eeQotA ~ night, your cold Or catarrh
ptnt STAY stuffed. upl Oct ! small
epotle ofsDIys Cream Balm from you,
131G(et nov. Apply . ilttls Of this
y, aatiseptie epsam n pour
= ~ y penetsate ihrul sysry
aGp n ne hsaA, eoeths and
n Mn. infl6neA mueons
I z q GlSins yos instant rsiisf.
I d ~ Halm Z tust What svsry
oC o1arth sufferer .has heen
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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-11-20

Charles 3. Hughes report Of the
aircraft inquiry. made public " AZ.
tornsy- -0snerat Gregory. recommend.
Cd the trial BY court martial Of Colon-
81 Edward A. Deeds and the crimin-
q prosecution OF Lieutenant Colonel
Jesse @. vincsnt and two other off.
GERS. Before he became q member Of
the Aircraft Production Board. Colon
81 Deeds was connected with the Day.
ton Enginesring I.abratory Company.
Lieutenant-Coloue Vincent was vice.
president Of the Packard Motor Car
Company Of Detroit.
BUY A THRIFT STAMP TODAY.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-11-20
Change Probable
At State Pen

ship---ifs he makes a change until
the attorney general has made . final
report on the investigation. since "a
do 90 might. In its effect. DO reflec-
tion against the integrity OF the pres
ent warden.
\ In the main the governor has not
intsrfered with wagden Murphy In
his management OF the prison. but
presumably has suggested some
changes In policy. which he has .
right to do under the law giving the
executive control OF the penitentiary.
and II Il presumed that the warden
has followed such suggestions ~ the
governor has made.
Z The prudent man carries arc. life.
accident and healfh insurance. See
Chl1coec = SmNh. IL
Get = standard insurance p0licy
trom the Chilcote = smith agency. ~
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-22

per acre throughout the Hoosier state
will be from Is to 20 bushels. but MT.
Kline believes that this county's Yield
will be close to % bushels per acre on
the average.
Corn Prospects Good.
Corn also promises a banner year.
In this community the stand Is ex'
cellent in most fields, though rain 10
going to be needed in the course OF
the next week or ten days or the crop
will likely not be up to expectations.
Oats are rather thin this year IN
all parts Of the state, and no banner
crop can be counted upon, In fact 1t
is believed the cat yield will fall below
normal Perhaps one OF the best oaf
fields in this section of the state. how.
ever. can be found on the farm OF
Moore, near Webster.
According to a statement made by
Purdue university authorities, Indi.
ana's apple crop will be a million
bushels above that of last year. and
probably will exceed all previous re-
cords This may be true Of other
parts of the state but there is no EVIL
dence of an especially good apple crop
in Wayne county
May Be Normal.
Cherries. pears and plums are poor
apparently. but 1t is possible the crop
may reach normal in Wayne county.
Strawberries were above the average.
but there will be only from one-half
to one-third of the ordinary yield OF
raspberries and bIackberries. AS In
the case of other fruits. with the ex.
ception of apples. Wayne county Is
about on par with other parts OF
the statet.
In Webster township John Grove
learned that by spraying his plum
trees while they were in blossom
that they are now weighted down with
the fruit
Currants and gooseberries are fair
ly good, and most garden truck 10
considerably above the normal yield.
There is plenty Of rhubarb and be-
cause of the need of food. Nina V.
Short, home demonstration agent for
Wayne county, advises that all women
can as much of it as possible. Corn,
tomatoes, beans and greens ought al
so to be canned in plentiful quaint.
ties, Miss Short said Peas and as
paragus are already up.