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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
BREAKS COTTON RECORD.

HELENA. Ark, bet. %, (Spl)--An
modern day records for high prices paid
for cotton in Helena have again been
smashed, a local firm sold 10 bales,
flight weights at Ga cents apound.
for Il sun totaling S2,0l3.e0 This
Muscalino. Of LeNa, who sold two bales
fnr S-1N 81
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
PLAN STRIKE CALL.

pARlS. oct, 81 tHavasA-The union
OF subway employees plans to call n
strike Nov. | in conjunction with a
strike Of the unions of general trans
portation workers and electricians, ac-
cording to the Echo de Paris.
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u. S. TORPEDO BOATS
ARRIVE AT MESSlNA

MESSTNA, Italy, Oct. 27. tBy the AS
ISOLATED Press)-Four American tor
pedo boats, Nos, Ill, 1873, 1877 and l67,
have arrived here.
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imnortac4 to ANotnara
ARE CARRYING 1T TOO FAR
Bathing Costume for Tennis Is the
AbbreViating Of an Alb
breViation.

This is the day of brevity. The
names of states and cities are abbrevi-
ated Christian appellations are cut
short and initials substituted The gro
Ger abbreviates potatoes" TO ''spuds"
and condenses crackers" to "craX."
The butcher writes "PC' when he
means pork chops" and the chemist
shortens water to "H-2-O." The
printer, referring to "a mass Of balled-
up type" cusses and calls it ''pi.
Likewise, the sport writer's character
ize the knock OUT as "KO." The
doctor indicates "sod-cac" when he
wants sodium cacOdylate."
But authorizations are not confined
to words. The Yanks abbreviated the
war The rising cost Of living has alb
breviated the purchasing power of q
dollar. The airplane has abbreviated
space, and electricity has abbreviated
time itself The laundry often abbrevi.
ates the size Of ones new shirt Fash
ion frequently abbreviates costumes.
There is, however, such a thing as
abbreviating too much For in France
a bathing suit is considered sufficient
raiment for one who is in the swim
ming pool, but it is highly objection
able elsewhere. Tennis players clad IL
bathing suits are carrying the abbrevi-
alton h9bit too far.
They are abbreviating abbreyiation
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-30
HAS BUST OF HERoDoTUS
Antique in Metropolitan Museum Of
Art Identified as Portrait of
Father of History.

Dr. Robinson. director Of the Metro
pOlitan Museum Of Art, in New York,
has identified an antique marble bust.
which has been In the museums store
room for 20 or 80 years, as being q
portrait Of Herodotus. "the father Of
history The marble, which has lain
in dust all these years, will now as
sumo an important place OF honor In
the institution
There are but five known portraits
of HerOdotus. The New York portrait
bust was originally found at Benha.
in Lower Egypt. and passed into the
possession OF Emil BrugSch Bey, from
whom ii was acquired and presented
to the Metropolitan Museum Of Arts.
The recognition was based on the re-
semblance Of the known portraits and
the finding Of the learned mans name
inscribed upon IT AS work Of art IL
was not very highly regarded. but as
the sixth known portrait Of Herodotus
it assumes new dignity It is also said
TO be one Of the best portraits extant
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-30

Dinner and evening gowns, perhaps
as the result of a reaction after the
restraint of war times, have swung to
the other extreme and are as elabO-
rate as ingenuity can make them, and
rich beyond anything that has gone
before for many a year. Cloth of
gold and silver, Satins with gold or
silver figures scattered over their sur
faces, brocades, rich embrOideries
studded with jewels, laces and nets
that are a mass of twinkling sequins,
fringes of all kinds. and always more
gold and silver cloth, entice those who
are looking for regal things to choose
from. Metallic threads are woven in
with silk in all the lovely evening
shades so that rose and silver, tur-
quoise and gold, nile green and silver
make wonderful shimmering cloths.
Wherever fashionables foregather there
win be much glittering this winter.
And these rich fabrics are not mo-
nOpolized by the fulI-fiedged women Of
society. The younger set is allowed
them as the foundation for frocks,
usually yelled with tulle. Artificial
flowers deck out pretty dance frocks
and sparkling bands OF sequins In all
coIors are used on tulle to match in
color. For older women ostrich plumes
enrich gowns where one might look
for flowers, and are used In the eve
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forms in the kitchen and with little
ministratiOns designed to relieve the
sufferiugs of her father.
The sun sank behind the Rockies
and darkness, soft and mystical and
silent, stole up the valley. hushing even
the nOiseless day. The girl stood
framed in the open window and the
moonlight painted her face to the pur-
est ivory and toyed with the rich
brown fastneSS of her hair and cleaned
from q single ornament at her throat
She was under spell She was In
new world, where were manhood, and
silence, and the realities of being, and
moonlight, and great CULTS of shadow
between the hills, and large. friendly
stars, and soft breezes pushing this
way and that without definite direc-
ton, and strange, quiet noises from
out Of the depths, and the incense OF
the evergreenS, and q young hOrseman
gallopfng into the night. And conven-
lions had been swept away, and it was
correct to live. and to livei
The first flush of dawn was mellow
ing the eastern sky when the girl was
awakened from uneasy sleep by sounds
in the yard in front of the ranch
house.
The stars were still shining bright
~ through the cold air. In the faint
light she could distinguish a team and
wagon and men unhitching. She ap-
preached and, in a voice that sounded
strangely distant in the vastneSS Of the
calm night, called:
SIS that you. Dave?"
And in a moment she wondered how
she had dared call him Dave. But she
soon had other cause for wonder, for
the boy replied from near beside her,
in that tone Of friendly confidence
which springs so spontaneously in the
darkness:
Eyes, Reenfe, and the doctor, too.
Wen have Mr.. Hardy fixed up in no
time. How did he stand the night?"
How dared he call her Reenie? A
flush Of resentment rose in her breast,
only to be submerged in the sudden re-
membrance that she had first called
him Dave. That surely gave him the
right to address her as he had done.
Then she remembered she was in the
ranch country, in the foothills, where
the cOnventfOns-the conventions she
hated-had not yet become rooted, and
where the souls of men and women
stood bare in the clear light of frank
acceptance of the fact. It would be
idle-dangerOus trif1e with this boy
by any attempt at concealment or de-
ception.
She could see his form now as he led
l.
straight he was, and how bravely his
footsteps fell on the hard earth!
Hes a wonderful boy" said the doc
tor. of whose presence she had been
unconscious. "Cat's eyes. Full gallop
through the dark; side-hills, mountain
streams, up and down; breakneck.
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Irene takes the first of
many rides with Dave.
CTO Be Continued
FEATHER OF POSTAGE STAMP
Sir Rowland Hill Had to Fight Hard
to Get Great Britain to Adopt
Scheme He Advocated.

The power of a postage stamp, In
unjust taxation. in 1776. rent her
American colonies from Great Britain.
Viscount Hill, a tough old British
soldier, ancestor of Sir Rowland Hill,
the great philanthropist, and inventor
Of penny postage. was born on August
IL, 1772. His fighting qualities blus-
tered again in his descendant, Sir Row
land. In 1885 his fearless originality
and largeness of view flung itself into
the question, ''How shall the poor send
letters at 1 shilling and pence (33
cents) each?" The government hos
tile to him, he suffered insults. yet
he steadily pressed his scheme
penny stamp. Every obstacle was
thrown in his path. Parliament foam
ed at the mouth, and declared he would
ruin the country, and upset the throne.
The official world guffawed when he
appeared before commission Of post
Office inquiry to describe his inven-
ton the penny stamp-"an adhesive
postage stamp. bit OF paper, just
large enough to bear the imprint OF
her Majesty's bust, and covered at the
back with glutinous wash"
But the diplomatic ability. and the
dare and push of his old ancestor In
his veins. carried him through to tFi-
umph foF the people. On January 10.
1910. penny postage WIS established.
The gross revenue rose from loo. COZ
pounds to 4,OOO, 600 pounds. The buzz
ness of the money order Cfice r.dlti-
piled fifty-two fold. He was buried in
Westminster abbey, London-the high
est honor a grateful nation could ae-
cord him.-Kansas City Journal.
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ming couture and in the most splendid
of fans.
a lovely example of a sequin-cOver-
ed gown for evening appears at the
right of the two pictured above. 1t
is a combination of white and black,
in which these glittering fabrics are
at their best This gown has long
and almost straight lines and the skirt
shows the disposition to grow shorter
which is making itself felt It is short
ened at the front. A tuft of ostrich
feathers at the left side in black and
a big fan of black ostrich find them
selves in a perfect setting. A wonder
full Spanish comb makes q simple Golf
fure, impressive and in keeping with
the gown
But not everyone cares for so much
glitter even for evening wear. At the
left is a less pretentious gown that is
dignified and beautiful. Black satin,
georgette crepe and beaded bands Of
jet are put together in a composition
that can hardly be improved upon-its
lines are classic. Three-Quarter length
sleeves and a draped skirt Chat is I'M
usually longl take cognizance OF the
mode
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Well, here we are" The doctor
breathed deeply, as though this last
fact was one to occasion some won
derment. your brother tells me you
have an injured man here Accident
Stranger, believe? Well, shall we go
in?''
Brother But why should she explain?
Dave hadn't bothered. Why hadn't he?
He had told about the stranger. Why
had he not told about both strangers?
Why had he ignored her altogether2
This time came another flush, born of
that keen womanly intuition which IN
derstands.
With a commonplace she led the doc
tor into the house and to the bedside
Of her father. When the operation
was completed the girl turned her at
tention to the kitchen, where she
found Dave, sweating in vicarious suf-
fering. He had helped to draw the
limb into place and it had been his
first close contact with human pain.
1t was different from branding calves
and he had slipped out of. the room as
soon as possible. The morning sun
| was now pouring through the window
and the distraught look on the boys
| face touched her even more than the
frankness of the words SPOKEN in the
| darkness. She suddenly remembered
that he had been up all night-for her.
| She would not deceive herself with the
thought that it was for her fathers
| sake Dave had galloped to town, found
| a doctor, secured a fresh team and
driven back along the littIe-used foot
hill trails. No doubt Dave would have
done it all for her father. had her IA
Their been there alone, but as things
were she had a deep conviction that
he had done 1t for her. And it was
| with greater effort than seemed rea-
sonable that she laid her fingers on his
arm and said:
'eThank you. Dave"
"What for?" he asked, and she could
not doubt the genuineness Of his cues
ton.
''Why, for bringing the doctor, and
all that. I am sure I can't-father
| won't be able to-
'sOh, shucks !' he interrupted, with q
manner which. on the previous after.
noon, she would have called rudeness
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The following simple recipes have
no harmful ingredients and will ac-
complish results as well as reaG..
mixed remedies for the same ailments
An Astringent Cream.
A well-recommended aStrilgent
cream is made from four ounces of
mutton tallOw, one and a quarter
ounces of glycerin, one-half a dram
of tincture of benzOin, q quarter of a
dram of spirits of camphOr, one-eighth
of dram of powdered alum. one-quar-
ter of dram of Russian isinglass and
one-half an ounce of rose water The
rose water is warmed in a china cup
set in hot water and the fsinglass is
dissolved In it. The mutton tallow,
which has previously been tried out
at a gentle heat and added to the gly-
cerin, is then blended with the rose
water, and the other ingredients are
added while the mixture is being
beaten. This makes q cream which is
astringent, Tightening the skin, with
out allowing 1t TO become f1abby, as
often happens when one is reducing
flesh.
Receding Gums.
Good teeth are requisite for both
health and good looks. Go to a dentist
and have the tartar removed from un-
der and around the gums, then use
table salt on the gums several times
a day. Scrub the teeth downward,
never crOsswise. The teeth should be
cleaned before breakfast, after each
meal and before retiring.
For Slight Scar.
Spirits of camphor, touching the
skin with it twice a day, will some
times eradicate the spots left from
pimples The liquid should be gently
rubbed in.
To Remove Corns.
SaHcyclic acid, 1 dram; trim the
corn with very sharp knife or razor
blade. Apply the acid; cover with a
piece of court plaster In three days
remove the plaster and the corn will
come with it. Soft corns may be cured
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An Inward Bent.
director,

Rob Wagner, the movie director,
said at q Los Angeles picnic:
Sometimes / have as many as 500
applications a day. The applicants
are OF all kinds-heiresses chamber
maids, handsome young ex-bartenders
9nd so forth.
"a chambermaid applied yesterday.
She was pretty, but she didn't seem
TO have any individuality, any temper
amGDt
"'What can you dor I asked her.
Haven't you got some special talent
or inclination-some bent, as they
sayT
'9The girl blushed a little.
well, Mr.. Wagner she said, I'm
q little bit knOckkneed-'
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Breakfast Linen.

ColOred breakfast linen is in favor.
Square cloths which hang only few
inches over the edge of the table and
small napkins, about IA inches square,
are either of colOred linen or else
are bordered with color. Some In sets
show border wreaths Of red roses,
some show red roses with bright green
leaves. They suggest breakfast sets
of English china with its gay colors
and stiff figures. The all-colored sets
show pink, blue or yellow flowers on
tan or gray linen.
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Canary coIored Linen.

The moment linen was available for
frocks, women found they could not do
without a few linen costumes for this
summer-so deep is the love Of feminin-
ity for this admirable fabric-and the
new linen dresses appearing at New
port are very authoritative expressions
OF the mode. Canary colOred linen
seems to be a favorite, and some Of
these linen costumes are braided in self
tone soutache.
New sport skirts for tennis wear at
the club are OF white linen, tucked
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by wrapping the afflicted toe with a
soft linen rag which has been satu-
-ated With turpentine. night and morn
ing. Care should be taken to wear
shoes sufficiently wide but not too
large.
Excessive Precipitation.
Sponge off the parts affected at
least once a day with boric acid; use
20 parts of hot water to one of acid.
Also dust the face and neck and wher-
ever it is necessary with a dry boracic
powder.
To Overcome Odorous Precipitation.
When bathing put a few drops OF
ammonia in the water, dry the skin
well and dust with the following
powder: Oleate of zinc, II ounce !;
powdered starch, ounce; salicylic
acid, L scruple.
For chapPed Lips.
To prevent the chapped lips that
so frequently result from the high
winds try rubbing the lips each time
before going out with rose water and
glycerin, mixed in the proportion OF
two parts of the former to one Of the
latter.
For the Feet.
No. Wash the feet in warm wa
ter to which a little hydrochloric acid
or chloride of lime has been added.
No. 2-Bathe the feet often in a
strong solution of bOrax or in COM
mon kitchen soda dissolved in water.
Change the hosiery every day.
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Sport scarfs Of wool and wool An
CORA cloth are much IN evidence. Many
Of these are finished az the ends with
hand-knitted wool fringe or tassels-
These scarfs come In sizes like 20
inches wide by y inches long and Il
inches wide by go inches long. These
figures are given for the clever girl
who determine to make the scarf
rather than buy It
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Try This Now.

Time was, tefOre the experts came
along and, in vulgar business parlance,
sold efficiency TO the telephone COM
panies when the telephone was a real
convenience" John Armstrong relates
in EverybOdy's: The historic instance
of the lady who rang up central and
said. I am just stepping over 10 Mrs.
Brewster's for n few minutes TO get
her dOughnut recipe-she's Main 227
and I'll leave the receiver of so you
can hear If the baby cries and let me
know In my home town We used TO
ask central where the fire was, and
who was dead, and did she think there
was any mail for US"
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HHE's A WONDERFUL Boy"

Synopsis-Dave Eden. son of
drunken ranchman and almost q
maverick of the foothills, Is break
ing bottles with his pistol from his
running cayuse when the first au-
tomobile he has ever seen arrives
and tips over, breaking the leg of
Doctor Hardy but not injuring his
beautiful daughter Irene. Dave
rescues the injured man and starts
for the nearest doctor. 40 miles
away.
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State of Ohio. CITY of Toledo, Lacas

County-ss.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner of the firm Of r J. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the City Of To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid, and that
said firm viii pay the sum OF ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use OF
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
FRANK J CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence. this sth day Of December,
A D. 1856
CSeaD A. W. Gleason, Notary Public
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is tax
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces OF the System
z. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio
=. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Careless Man.

SMITH am getting pretty forget
full
Jones-How so7
SMITH haven't dipped my pen IN
the mucilage bottle this week.
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Need PIows.

Asia Minor offers unusual oppor-
tunities for the Introduction OF agri-
cultural implements, as large tracts
await the pillow. Great Britain al
ready has an agent there.
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TactfuI Nephew.

Old Aunt (despondently)-We I
shall not be a nuisance TO you much
longer
Nephew (reassuringiy)-Dont tax
Ike that, aunt; you know you VIII
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from belt to hem IN rather narrow
tucks placed at least six inches apart.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-30

Certain Iandholders in Scotland are
bound, under monetary penalties, to
marry at the kings command
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I ife We Existence,

Life VS.. Existence.
where do you live now, JoeF
NO place; still boarding at the
same house"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12
Another Big Feature
Today at Royal Theatre

T'is not at all impossible that one
of the interested spectators of Mack
Sennett's new five-part comedy-drama
Yankee Doodle in Berlin" may be
the All Highest himself.
1t is an open secret in diplomatic
circles hat Mr.. H~ohenzollern, when
German Kaiser, a a mania for look
ing at cartoons of himself, especially
those printed in the American pa
pers.
The Crown Prince also liked to col
lect funny pictures of himself. He
didn't mind the ~"knocks;" he thought
they were funny. This is one of the
inestimable advantages, no doubt, of
having a hide like a bull elephant.
The Kaiser, on the other hand, al
ways got furious at every cartoon.
There was one officer on the General
Staff in Berlin whose duty it was to
collect and show to the Kaiser all the
cartoons of himself; and he. did not
nave a happy job.
Now that he is in Holland, into
which American motion pictures are
imported regularly, it is regarded as
exceedingly probable that the Kaiser
will hear of this picture and arrange
to have it shown where he can glover
at it.
There Is nothing In it that he is
likely to enjoy much. He VIII see
himself numerically but cleVerly sat
irized by Ford Sterling in a makeup
over which the Sonnett producing
forces spent many months of investi-
CATION and application. The picture
is at the Royal Theatre Friday and
Saturday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12
1.-THE BOStOnianS" Coming to
Majestic Theatre Monday

That famous burlesque organization
1.-THE Bostonians'' come to the MaJes-
tic theatre Monday for a weeks en-
gagement prepared to offer something
unusually attractive in h way of di-
version. The vehicle which will be
presented was written by the come
dian-star of the company, Frank FIN
ney, and is entitled Prom Here to
Shanghai" 1t is characterized as a
Musical Chop Suey" and consists OF
two acts with a prologue and is in SIX
scores. The prologue shows the rear
end of an observation car on its way
from Washington. Three secret SER
vice en- are conversing about the gov
ernment's efforts to stamp out the
opium traffic, an effort in which they
are engaged. The conversation shows
that they suspect a woman on board
the train to know something about the
whereabouts of a plate k from
China upon which is engraved the Sc
cret formulate for making opium. They
believe tina the only way to effectually
STAMP out the traffic is by destroying
the plate and their efforts are TO OBJ
tain possession of 1t. The plate proves
most elusive and many complications
are encountered before the secret SER
| vice men get any definite idea of it's
whereabouts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12

reality. The story primarily of two
sisters brought to high tension
through jealousy of a man, the screen
play admirably reflects the story's des-
cription of the ever changing gallery
OF Southern types. The old plantation
owner, Josh Williams, his W daugh-
tiers. nicknamed respectively TEN
pest" and Sunshine" because Oh
their disposition, n schoolteacher
from the north, Wilmot, and the
Young aristocrat from New Orleans,
are ali attractively depicted. The
darker scenes are typical of Kentucky
and the old time spirit of Southern
hospitality. and chivalry are
reflected enticingly throughout the So
cial effects produced by the director.
Those who delight in pictures deal
ing with western life should see rom
Mix in the Heart of Texas Ryan.
Mix takes the part of Jack Parker d
devil may-care scoW-puncher on the
largest ranch in the Lone Star state:
Parker falls in love with a picture OF
a girl by the name of Texas Ryan
Parker is employed by Texas " faith
err and happens to be in town the DAY
she arrives home. He goes to the
station to meet her. On the way to
the station he is warned by a gang OF
rustlers lead by Antonio Moreno, that
he must leave the girl alone.
The rustlers go on the war path and
shoot up the town. Parker takes an
active part in defending the Red Eye
saloon against the gang and Parker
and Moreno become enemies. Moreno
makes advances to Texas" and asks
her to be his wife. She says no. She
is also loved by j.. Murray Allison a
| state senator, but after several thrill
ing escapes and fights in truly western
| style, Parker proves himself a man
| and wins the heart of Texas Ryan.