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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
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bird with a very long, sharp, strong
bill, and with il he bores holes in trees
and eats bugs and worms and the like
Of that.
What's the matter, Mr.. wOodpeck-
cr?' asked Uncle Wiggily. why are
you so sad as you sit in our hollow
tree nest?"
Il am sad" said the w~oodpecker.
because ! am hungry, / can't find a
bug or a worm to eat. guess they
have all gone TO a New Years party
That's too bad" said the bunny.
But, as II happens, / have In my
pocket a piece Of cherry pie. II that
will be Of any use to you, why, you are
welcome to it,Y
Right gladly | will eat it," said the
|woodpecker, and he ate It, cherries,
juice and all, Then he thanked the
bunny and ven to sleep In his hollow
tree nest, and Mr., Longears and Nurse
Jane went on to the New Years party
at the W~ibblcwobble duck house.
There they met DR.. Postum and Mr.,
Mr.. Twistytail, the pig, and Grand
father Goosey Gander, with many 9th
ers who had come to watch the old
year out and the new one In.
They sat about and talked, and when
II o'clock struck the bells In Wood.
land rang and the wind whistled
through the trees and everyone said
Murray and all were glad that the
new year had cone, and hoped that II
might be better than the Old one.
Then II was time for Uncle Wiggily
and Nurse Jane to go home, and they
started out. 1t was late, being after
midnight, but 1t was not dark, for the
moon shone and Uncle Wiggily wasn't
afraid.
Pretty soon they reached their hol-
low stump bungalow, and Nurse Jane
said.
Now wen go in and get warm.
Happy New Year, Uncle Wiggily."
THE same to you and many Of them,
he answered. But Tim afraid We
won't go In just yet"
why not?' asked Nurse Jane, SHY
ering in the cold,
Because | am sorry to say | have
lost the key TO my hollow stump bunga-
low spoke the bunny, we can't gel
in. All the windows are locked inside,
and so are the doors. | a lost the
key and we cant get in" ..
ooh, dear, Must we stay out here al
night" asked the muskrat lady,
I'm afraid So sadly said Uncle
Wiggily.
get in your bungalow"
who are you?' Uncle Wlggill
wanted to know.
''rhe ]woodpecker bird, to whom you
were 80 kind AS to feed on cherry pie
was the answer. with my long, strong
sharp bin III make a hole In your front
door. Then you can reach In your paw
turn the lock without ~ key and bC
safe at home"
"Oh, thank you so much!' said tn,
bunny, Then the woodpecker pockcd .
hole In the wooden door OF the hollow
stump bungalow and Uncle Wiggill
reached In and turned the lock. Their
he and Nurse Jane went in and tn,
woodpecker bird flew off to his nest
after Mr., Longears had thanked hin
and wished him a happy New Year
And Uncle Wiggily wishes the same e
all OF you, md so do ten Thousand
billion million happy New Years! Ant
II the coal man doesn't put bricks OF ic,
cream in the cellar and make the re
frigerator catch the milk bottle III tsl
you next about Uncle Wiggily and tn
whitewash.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
Loew's Lyceum.

Many theater-goers will no doubt visit
Loew's Lyceum tonight to spend the
earlier portion OF the evening at the
ton of the exit of the old year and
the entrance of the new. Two per-
tormances will be given, the first at I
o'clock and the last beginning at 8
o'clock, The final performance will
close at II O'Clock, A bill of comedy
and music Is offered for New Years
three harmonists from the East who
offer new songs and comedy; Finn and
Finn are ~hlackface artists and sing
crs; Olive May Ia seen in a revue OF
songs and the Four Casters are aeria
athletes, THE Squaw MAN. produced
by Cecil DeMille with an a~ll-star cast
Is the film attraction with Loew's News
weeklN and q comedy reel added.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
Copyright, 1918, by Mcclure Newspaper
SyndiCate.)

BY HOWARD r. GARIs.
well, I s'pose you'll be all ready to
go with me tonight?' said Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady house
keeper, TO Uncle Wiggily Longears, the
bunny rabbit gentleman, one afternoon
las they sat in their hollow stump bum
Go where?" asked Uncle wigsily,
''To the moving pictures?'
"Oh, nor answered Miss Fuzzy Nuz-
~. Don't you remember? You are to
NO with me TO call on Mr.. and Mrs.
!. ,Tibblewobble, the ducks. We are to
y, atch the old year out and the new
yean In at their house, Don't you know
this is the last day of 1915 n to-
morrow will be the first day Of 1919?
We are TO go to an old-new-years
party"
Gle Wiggily. "Of course, I'll 60. Well
have q lot Of fun
So when evening came Uncle Wiz
gily and Nurse Jane locked the hollow
stump bungalow and started off over
the fields and through the woods TO
the home of the Wihblewohble duck
family to watch the new year come,
MANY Of the other animal folk Of Wood
land, near the Orange Ice Mountains
were also going, and Uncle Wiggily
and Nurse Jane spoke to them on the
way.
All at once, as Mr.. Longears was
hopping along under a tree, he heard "A
voice saying;
"Oh. dear! How hungry ! am! Not
n thing have | had to eat this blessed
day, I'm afraid 1 will not live out the
year unless | get something pretty
SOON"
"Ha! Surely that is trouble II ever
l heard it," said the bunny. Il am
going to see what is the matter"
Better not" spoke Nurse Jane. 1T
may be the skillery scalery alligator OF
the Pipsisewah waiting to bite souse
off your ears"
nut Uncle Wiggily was brave. and
Hooking up in the tree, he saw, sitting
ION the edge OF "A hole in it, a wood
Ipecker bird. Now Il woodpecker Is a
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
SAYS HE'S INNOCENT
BUT RECEIVES FINE

William Harris, negro, $50 Rayburn
boulevard, said by police to be an I'M
derstudy of the self-confessed king Of
chicken thieves, Red" Morgan, was
nabbed again for the alleged pilfering
of fowls and brought to trial for the
steenth time late Monday before Police
Are YOU guilty or not?" asked the
Judge, after he heard the testimony OF
the officers.
Not guilty, jedge," answered Harris.
.fHow is it you are always so success
full in stealing chickens?' asked the
well. ledge" drawled the prisoner,
hesitatingIy, II don't 'zactly feel 'sposed
to tell nah secrets, as l hain't seed a
you don't need a lawyer now" re-
torted Fitzhugh. You need someone
to get you out. Fined $780,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
HOROSCOPE
WEDNESDAY, JAN. /, 1919.
1918, by the Mcclure News

-N~Nh ~ 49, ~ ~N@"9
paper Syndicate.)
This should be a fairly lucky day,
according TO the reading of the stars,
and II will mark the beginning of a
year Of events more surprising than
can be foreseen by ordinary vision.
Peace viii hAcome q fact only after
many extraordinary happenings, one
u 'dlcn VIII cIUsI,y a..~-I ,nu Unlteu
States. While the planets make bril-
liant promises to the country there
VIII be also dramatic occurrences and
sensations,
Warning is given that the human
mind VIII be unusually susceptible to
suggestions of all sorts. Uranus will
cause suspicion even Of friends. Much
"misjudgment is indicated.
This trend toward harsh criticism
Will be noticeable not alone where
public men and national organizations
are concerned, but it will be apparent
in families and among friends.
The effects Of Mars in powerful
sway will be apparent for a long
time, the seers declars, and will be
manifested in quarrels among nations
as well as among friends.
The seers declare that while the
world has been disciplined by war it
has not been sufficiently purified yet
TO admit the hope Of permanent peace
unless there is an "offenslVe' of
broad education dealing with ethical
and spiritual questions,
In the next year many men and
women of fine attachments will win
recognition.
Industrial reforms will be the most
prominent feature of world progress.
Workers of every class will gain
great advantages.
Health will become a foremost pub
lie concern in the coming months. A
national movement to train women as
well as men so that they may become
physically strong, Is indicated.
The sun and Mercury today are
friendly. They give encouragement ia
all who have high ambitions, especially
to writer's.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of a successful year in bust
ness. Those who are employed will
have a good chance of promotion.
Children born on this day will be
clever and popular. These subjects OF
Capricorn usually rise in their ,profes-
sions and enjoy prosperous lives.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
CLUB WOMEN lND0RSE
ARM SYRIAN FUND

JACKSON, Miss. Dec, ~. (Spl)-
Leading cluhwomeu OF the state have
Endorsed the campaign for Armenian
Syrian relief, which will be carried on
tho week OF Jan. 1918, and in which
Mississippi Is expected TO raise $3.50,
900.
Mrs. c. II. Alexander, of this city.
chairman OF the wcrnon's division OF
tho state executive committee, and her
self one OF the most prominent club
women in the state, has letters from
heads OF virtually every club in the
state, urging that women OF Missis-
sippi support the drive.
The greater part of the 1000. 900 peo-
nle in the near east who are starving
arc women and children, and for this
reason the drive is expected to have
an especially strong appeal 70 women,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
DECEMBER 1918 WAS
WARMEST SINCE 1889

With exception to two months in pre-
an average temperature of so degrees,
was the warmest in the records of the
local weather bureau. Last December
brought II inches Of snow for the
month.
degrees. The month VIII hardly aver
age one-haif inch of snow, which fell
In the history of the Memphis fed
eral weather bureau, the warmest De-,
cember showed 60 degrees for the year
1889. The nearest approach to this IL
the December of so degrees Tor lSfl,
and 1918.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
TEN ARMY HOSPITAL
PROJECTS ABANDONED

WASHINGTON, Dec. St.-Abandon-
ment of 10 army hospital projects was
announced today by the war depart
ment. They include;
Additional hospital construction,
Camp Shelby, Miss; the Galloway Me-
mortal hospital and state School for
the Blind at Nashville, Tenn,
Other projects to be abandoned in
clude.
Additional buildings at Chapman
field, Fla, and buildings for an officers
training school at Camp Pike, Ark.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
BRINGS BACK MAN
HELD AS AUTO THIEF

City Detective Ira Williams has re-
turned to Memphis from Kansas City
with !, II, Crawford, 20, salesman,
charged with stealing an automobile
belonging to Il, Il. LeMaster, OF II. l..
Guion company Tho victims car was
taken on Dec, . from In front OF his
office.
Authorities In Kansas City say Craw-
ford was In possession OF the ears which
was found in n garage there. Craw-
ford maintains his innocence of the
theft, claiming he purchased the car
from n garage in Sapuipa, Okla,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
HENRY M0FFATT. 10. DIES
AT HOME IN UNION CITY

UNION CITY, Tenn. Dec. 81. (Spll
Henry Moifatt, 10, Confederate vet
eran, dropped dead while chatting with
friends in ait insurance office late yes
terday afternoon, He was formerly a
prominent business mar OF this city,
but retired a number Of years ago, He
leaves two daughters, Mrs, Qualls and
one In France, one In Louisville, KY,
and one in Cincinnati, No funeral ar
ranSements have been made. pending
arrival Of his sons.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
M ThegNeaWM
w. w. Downing.

JACKSON. Miss, Dec. 81 (Spl,)-
The funeral OF W. w, Downing, for 50
years chanCery clerk of Kinds county,
and one of the bestowed citizens Of
this section. was held Monday after
o Mr.. Downing was stricken with
paralysis Christmas day, and died early
Sunday morning. M, Downing was a
native Of Kinds county and the oldest
chancery clerk In term of service in the
state. He was 50 years of age.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
TRAIN VICTIM DIES.

Richard Johnson, negro, OF Clarks-
dale, Miss, struck ny an I. c. train
at the crossing on Mclemore avenue
three days ago, s~uccumoed late Mon
day. Johnson's companion. John Davis,
also OF Clarksdale. has been arrested
on a cfSrge OF violating the liquor law.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
TN494z7E FEATURES II NEWS SCIMITAR 24H7 HOWE Helps
DAILY HOME HELPS

visiting tbe queen in order that. 70 n
woman to another, she might make a
plea for the Armenians, At that time
the question of Bulgsria's entrance into
the war had reached a critical stage
and Turkey was prepared to make con-
c~essions to gain her as an any II vs.
therefore a propitious moment to make
such an appeal.
ITO Be C%ontinued-) .
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
Henry F, Scott,

NATCHEz. Miss, Dec. 81. tSplj-
Following an illness OF nine days of
Influenza, Henry +. Scott, well-known
citizen OF Natchez, dieo at his home
here. Mr.. Scott was n native Of JET
terson county, having been born there
on the 2eth Of February, 1860. but HAD
long been q resident Of NRtche&
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
THIEF + T CLOTHES

Hattie Brady, room 5, Seventh Street
bottoms" complains TO police the loss
Of about $S4 worth OF clothing from
her home. which evidently went out in
custody of a thief late Monday after
noon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31

Ito Be Continued.)
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165!

Yes, thank you, our Post-Dis-
patch list is steadily growing.
New subscribers are being added
daily, and in increasing numbers.
1t is very evident that the paper
is being appreciated.
1t is the endeavor of the editor
to make the Post-Dispatch a truly
representative paper for the
entire county. Just now the
hearts and minds of ALL our
people are centered on the war
on the draft news and the items
of interest concerning the SOL
diers. The Post-Dispatch spares
neither pains nor time in giving
the readers the very latest in
draft news; and the Soldier de-
partment on the front page is in
itself worth many times the price
of the paper.
If you are not a subscriber, we
would be pleased to number you
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year-and when you pay for a
year, you can count on RECEIV-
ING it for the full length of a
year.
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-03
SMALLPOX IN STATE GAIN
E'any Cases Being Reported to Board
of Health-Want All School
Children Vaccinated.

Madison state board of health
is SAILING chat all school children be
vaccinated as a measure against small
pox that seems prevalent throughout
the state.
Beloit reports thirteen cases princi-
pally among negroes brought to the
city by manufacturing companies as
laborers. Merrill has eighteen cases,
and Mondovi, six, which has caused
c. A. Harper, state medical officer, to
prohibit public gatherings in that
community until the disease is under
control.
GAINESVILLE reports five cases for De
cember, while Milwaukee has four
teen and had twenty-four in November
That the entire state is affected by
smallpox is shown by the fact that La
Crosse has twenty-seven cases; La
Vale, six; Loganville, three; Holland
ale, fifteen; Racine, three; Kenosha
one; Durand, one. Mauston, two;
Melrose, one; Cleveland, one; Supe-
rior, one; Stanley, one; New Hol
stein, one; Cameron, five; Britton, one,
and Sheboygan, one.
A state law prohibits children from
attending schools for twenty-five days
after coming into contact with anyone
who has the d'~ease nor can they re-
sumo their studies unless properly
vaccinated. The state board of health
is strictly enforcing this statute.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-03
LIONS CHANGE IN CAPTIVITY
King of the Jungle Grows Darker in
Color, Skull Broader, Shorter
and More Massive.

Captivity proves TO have marked
effect on both the external appearance
;nd the head-shape of lions. Observa-
tons have been made on five specimens
of Feis leo massaca that had died
after several years of life i'm the Zoo
logical park in Washington, states n
correspondent, and "a specimens of the
same species that were killed i'm the
wild state in East Africa.
The chief external differences noted
are much darker color, more luxuriant
name, and longer tufts of hair on the
elbows in the park animals as com
pared with wild ones of the same age
Confinement in II damp atmosphere has
been shown To increase fermentation
in birds. and ii is assumed that an at
moSpheric humidity greater in Wash
ington than in Africa has produced the
same effect in lions. The bones were
even more strkingly affected.
The skulls of the captive lions are
broader and shorter, more massive and
bulky, and indicate that the powerful
muscles of the jaws and neck that are
So much exercised by the prey-seizing
of wild lions have had little effect on
bone-shaping in the confined animals.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-03
WANT CHANGE IN
STATE FISH LAWS
MANY SEEK MODIFICATION TO
HELP INCREASE FOOD SUP
PLY DURING WAR.
MAY ASK FOR NET FISHING
II Permit Is Given 1t Would Benefit
Residents of Small Towns
Where Fish Is Now a Ma
terial Food Item.

Milwaukee The fish situation in
Wisconsin will be a powerful argu-
ment before the special session of
the legislature for some changes in
the game laws which will allow fish
ing for the supply which is necessary
for the table in the state.
The small towns have extremely APP
preciated the supply of carp which the
state has been able to furnish at rea-
sonable prices all summer, and are
now making plans for canvass for
available fish to take the place which
has been filed by the carp.
The state conservation board has
some carp still stored, nest of this is
being sent to Milwaukee and little
of it is being disposed of in the coun-
try towns.
Just what the proposition will be
for the furnishing Of fish to meet the
market supply no one can say. By
some it is proposed TO allow net fish
ing under different regulations than
that for the general markets in cities
bordering on the Great Lakes and in
the cities and towns adjacent to the
smaller lakes supply can be OBJ
tanned by fishing through the ice.
There is talk that this legislation
can be passed 10 be effective only dur
ing the war, and the idea is that if
it is adopted it will be benefit to the
residents of the smaller towns where
fish is now a material item in the
food supply.
1t is claimed that il the fishing is
regulated so that it does not occur
during the spawning season the fish
supply will not be materially lessened
in the lakes so that game fishing will
not suffer any great amount of in
jury.
ne people who are supporting the
plan to obtain fish supply through
the changes in the game laws are very
much in earnest in their plan and
will push their campaign TO obtain
legislation on the question.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-03
SOAP AND POSSIBLE FAMINE
Youngsters Have No Worry over Inn
pending Danger-Conservation
of the Present Supply.

Probably all the Youngsters. particu-
larry the boys, believe that while
there's life there's soap. The millen-
ial dream of their childhood years
would come could they but escape the
daily inquiSton of soap and water.
Apparently there will never be II wa
ter shortage. But, according 10 adj
vices from Washington, indicating pos
sible failure of the soap supply unless
everyone cOnServeS carefully. there is
q faint hope for the Youngsters of re-
lief from n part of the daily sanitary
ordeal. OH JOY!
If all the fathers Of the country will
carelessly leave the soap In their bath
water enough times, and all The moth
ers will carefully wrap their wet wash
rags around the cakes. and All the Kids
will blow sufficient number of soap
bubbles, observes II writer IN the Mil
waukec journal, there will not he any
more of the hateful stuff that the Ger
nuns first introduced for cleansing
purposes and to the discomfort of bill
ions of happy boys and girls. Folks
lid not Use soap in Biblical days. They
had only ashes AMI grease TO scrub
with The early Greeks and Romans
got along without it. Why should it
he necessity today?
The old folks may look forward with
fear To soap famine. They may de-
precatc the lcssened production Of fats
aud the inability to transport vegetable
those who waste soap citizen Slackers,
nonpat.iotS and all that. But the
Youngsters have their own opinion. ON
with The soap. Let IL all be bathed up
quickly. Then long, long rest from
the daily soap annoyance.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-03
HOLSTElN BREEDEkS MEET
Twenty Sixth Annual Convention OF
Southern Wisconsin Association
at Burlington Jan. 80.

Milwaukee --- Every dairy farmer in
southern Wisconsin should plan to go
to Burlington on Jan. and 10 to at
teTd the meetings of the twenty-siXth
annual convention OF the Wisconsin
Holstein Breeders association. The
program, while primarily for Holstein
breeders. will be of intense interest
to every dairy farmer in the face OF
present high prices and the contro'
versy over the price OF milk.
Milwaukee is especially interested
in the convention because it is a pre-
urinary for the national convention
of the Holstein Association of Amer
lea, to be held in Milwaukee on June
5, 6 and Z. next. A sale will be held
in connection with the convention in
Milwaukee that will reach into hun
dreds of thousands of dollars, and pre-
liminary plans will be laid at the state
convention in Burlington.