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The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-05
CANDY EAGERLY SOUGHT
 BY PEACE ATTACHES

PARIS, March 10 (by maiD One of the features of the peace confer ence is the queue which forms daily in the corridor of the hotel which shelters the American delegates to buy candy from the canteen estab- lished by the American government to supply cigars, cigarettes, candy and chewing gum to the hundreds of spe- cialists and other government em- cialists and other government en- ployes quartered there.
 Candy is so scarce and so expensive in Paris that it is the favorite article on sale in all American army, Red Cross and Young Mems Christian As sociation canteens. The allowance given to each canteen daily is small. Consequently, the men with sweet tooth watch eagerly for the arrival of the daily supply and struggle for ad- vanced positions in the line which al ways contains more buyers than there are packages of candy.
 No man is allowed to have more than one pound of candy and the price is 3 francs a pound. Army officers, stenograp phers, correspondents, his torians and be-spectacled specialists on Mesopotamia and trans-Caucasia good-naturedly contend for one of the overseas tins of chocolates.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-05
WOMEN NOT ADMITTED
 TO CHURCH ASSEMBLY

LONDON, March 1 (by maiD.- 'Women are to be admitted to the councils of the church but not to the great assembly of the Church of Eng land" said the dean of Westminster in presenting the grand committees report to the meeting of the represen- tative council of the church, presided over by the archbishop of Canterbury. It was stated that divisions on the question of admitting women to the great assembly were extremely close, but many members thought they ought not to take action in advance of the action of parliament.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-05
EDUCATING SIBERIANS
 ON AMERICAS AIMS

OMSK, Siberia, Feb. 2 (Correspon- dence of the Associated Press) An American flag floating above the side walk and a picture of President Will son in a window beside the flag is one of the first sights the American sees as, after long, tedious and even dan driven at lightning speed in a tiny sleigh or sled down the principal street of Omsk.
 The correspondent found that the flag hung over the door of the Ameri- can committee on public information The Omsk branch of this organiza- tion was founded and is conducted by Robert B. Winters of Washington, D. c. Like the correspondent of the As sociated Press, he labors by candle light. When a visitor comes, the ex- isting courtesy is to light a second candle. Cigarettes and cigars are lighted by candles and not by matches, for matches are very expensive and are becoming scarce. Life in Omsk teaches respect for the little comforts of life one has previously disdained.
 On an average 500 Russians come every day to the office of the com mittee on public information. They come for the pamphlets and other lit erature, printed in Russian, which the committee distributes for the purpose of enlightening the people of Russia as to the aims and objects of the American people in the war and the general attitude of the United States on great world problems. Letters re- questing copies of pamphlets are re- ceived from all parts of Siberia. Some of them inclose bank note, which is promptly returned. Literature is dis tributed to thousands of people and to newspapers and institutions of learning and various organizations.
 The Siberian Creamery Association, which has it's headquarters at Bar nouh, near the city of Tomsk, recently asked for 5000 copies of the com mittee's weekly bulletin for distribu- tion among its members.
 Ir this way the ideals of America are being spread broadcast among the people of Russia.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-05
BOBBY SHELDON NOW IN
 CHARGE OF HIGHWAYS

Bob Sheldon, the newly elected road commissioner for the Fourth di- vision, is duly installed in office and is vested with full authority to act. He recently received his certificate of election and has taken the oath of office before the clerk of the court. He will now be enabled to build roads from this time on.
 As soon as Bob received his "di- ploma" he had his beard trimmed to a professional Van Dyke and now looks the part of an astute man of the world. Bob has many good schemes up his sleeve for the betterment of the trails and roads of the interior but until funds are available to carry them out he will keep strictly to himself.- Fairbanks Citizen.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-05
TURKISH RESERVISTS
 PERFORMING CREEKS

LONDON, March 10 Correspond ence of the Associated Press) In formation received here from Batum indicates that, despite the surrender of the Turkish forces, the position of the Greeks south of the Black Sea and in the Caucasus is tragic.
 It is alleged that outrages are be- ing committed by the demobilized but still armed Turkish reservists and that the Young Turk commander, Gen. eral Halid Pasha, has been pursuing policy of systematic extermihation of Christians.
 This officer, who is a friend of En- yer Pasha, is said to be supplying arms to Turkish irregulars in the Rus- sian territories evacuated by the Turkish army Lately he received from Turkish sources 200 carloads of arms and munitions.
 It is charged that these reservists and irregulars loot and massacre the Greek population.
 The flourishing Greek town of San da, near Trebizond, with a population of about 5000, is reported besieged by Turkish reservists. The Greeks, profiting by the naturally strong posi- tion of the town, are offering heroic resistance.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-05
PREMIUMS EXCEED LOSSES
 IN AIR RAID INSURANCE

LONDON, March 2 (by maiD.-It the house of commons that the excess of premiums over payments under the government aircraft insurance scheme, which provided payment of damages through loss from air raids, amounts to more than 91O,O00,000.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-05

See Mondays and Tuesdays special grocery sale in the ad space Of the Blum-ONeill Go.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-05

Hot cakes or musn served from 6 a. m. to II a. m. at Lindig's Grill with all meat or egg orders, without extra charge. 29-2t
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-05

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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-12
G%VNCIE WlGGILX a
IN BEDIIME' STODY
UNCLE. WIGGILY'S FIRST SLIDE.

Well | can go to school with Billie
on my way TO the store said the old
rabbit gentleman, sort Of free and easy
IKE. I'D like a slide II Jack Frost
has made any slippery places"
Dear me! You'll never grow up
sighed Nurse Jane. Twill you remem-
Der what / send you to get at the
the children dor" she asked.
"Oh, I'll remember said Uncle Wig.
gily.
Then Nurse Jane gave him a basket
to get her some sugar and flour, and
a yeast cake and things like that from
the store.
Come on now, Billie! Wen go look
for a Slide" said the bunny rabbit
Soon he was hopping along with the
squirrel boy, who vas on his way to
school in the hollow stump where the
lady mouse taught the animal children.
Uncle Wiggily and Billie looked here
and there as they passed through the
woods. but nowhere could they find a
slippery, icy slide.
"It's cold enough" said Uncle Wig
glly, as he blew his warm breath on
his cold, twinkling nose. But l guess
last night there wasn't any water, or
snowy place for Jack Frost to freeze"
said the bunny. Never mind! Scamper
along, Billiei Go to school and say
your lessons. Maybe there will be a
slide ready tomorrow"
SO the squirrel boy, saying good -bye
TO the bunny, went in school, and
Uncle wiggily went to the store for
Nurse Jane. On his way back past
the hollow stump where the lady mouse
teacher taught the animal children
Uncle wiggily was thinking hard.
Now II / could pou. some water on
this hill Just in front Of the school, .
said the bunny to himself. -its cold
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-12
MAGAZINE FEATURES
DOROTHY DIX'S TALK
ME VALUE on coon MANNERS.
BY DOROTHY DIX,
Ths Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.

Not long ago l had as my Wis a Wis
at breakfast on a dining car, a singu-
larry handsome and attractive youth.
he was we'll grooaned and we'll dressed,
and had about him that look of alert
ness, of awakeness, Of competency. Of
belng able to make his way in the
world' = a marks the young American
headed for success.
! was rejoicing in him as a splendid
type Of young America when the waiter
brought In his breakfast. He had or
dered fried eggs. He began upon them
by sllcing a neat segment Of the white
from each side of the yolk. This left
the yoik OF the egg unbroken, and the
youth deXteriously balanced this upon
his knife blade, and, executing a wide
sweep with his arm, proceeded to shoot
the tidbit into his mouth with a skill
that nothing but long practice could
have accomplished.
II was as fine a bit Of sword swal-
lowing as l ever saw, n for tables
around every one sat fascinated by the
slelght of hand performance. When l
sighed and said to myself:
Il know your story, now, my young
friend. You are a boy who comes from
a very humble strata Of society, and Of
poor and uncultured parents. You have
exceptional ability and you have raised
yourself to your present position by
your energy, and industry and initia~
tive. But you will not go much farther,
and the thing that will halt you is your
lack of manners, because no amount OF
talent is going to make people invite
a man who eats with his knife to tho
tables where big things are decided be-
tween the sour and the demi tasse."
Then / looked at the young fellow
again and marked the perfection Of his
cIothes-the cut of his tweed coat, the
harmony between his shirt and necktie
and handkerchief and stockings and ]
thought:
You have had enough intelligence
to observe the way in which successful
men dress and to copy their clothes.
Nothing could induce you to wear a
hat that had a brim a quarter Of an
inch too much or too little, or that
,urved at the wrong angle. And you
would be caught dead rather than
found wearing a red necktie with p
purple shirt.
II wonder why it is that o have
never thought 1t worth while to iml,
tate the tanners of well-bred men, n
copy the way they eat, and sit, n
stand. as you do their clothes? Is II
because you think a mans manners
are no factor in his success? Why, son,
they are the most valuable asset that
any man can haveg A mans manners
make or break him in SO cases out OF
100"
And l remembered a little story that
a big business man in New York had
told me a few days before. He said:f
"We're going to start a branch OF our
business in another city and OF course
it makes a splendid opportunity Tor
the man who is made manager OF 1t.
For a long time we have had In. our
employ a young fellow whom l nave
been secretly grooming for the place
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-12

He knows the business down TO the
ground. He Is energetic and progress
sive and | thought possessed every
quality that we needed for he situa-
ton.
80 / asked him to 60 to lunch with
me n day, intending to make it a
little festival for him, and over our
coffee to tell him that the plum a
dropped into his mouth. 1t was the
first time | had had any social con-
tact with him, and great heavens, af-
ter the first spoonful OF soup ! knew
that it was not even possible ITO con-
slider him for the place. You could
"a him eat all over the place. He
didn't eat, he gobbled. He wolfed his
food down like a starving dog. He had
not the most elementary idea OF how
to handle a fork and spoon, and !
realized instantly that l could not send
this boor to represent my firm among
cultured and refined people.
''Of course, the boy lost the Job. His
lack of manner made him impossible,
but my conscience isn't clear. l feel
that | should tell him why he missed
his great opportunity, and so give him
a chance to learn the etiquette OF the
table instead Of going through life fall
ing over his Knife and fork and baked
by his spoon"
I commend the consideration OF these
two stories, both Of which are absolute.
~ IuGE ~ NIX OOltnAdNAo NAOAA VI 10
young men, and Of all parents Of boys.
Somehow we all have the idiotic i'm
preston that II does not matter what
kind Of manners a man has, n that
to practice the small ~elegances Of life
is rather effeminate thar otherwise. In
pursuance of this. theory we send girls
to finishing schools which are especial
ly designed for polishing rough feminine
diamonds, but boys schools frankly
neglect this important part OF a youths
education.
Parents also put much stress upon
teaching their little girls to be ladies,
but they do not try to teach their boys
to be gentlemen. In the same family
the small girl will make you a courtesy
when she is presented to you and the
small boy stand with his hat on and
not even grunt a greeting when he is
introduced to you Also the small girl
will he taught to eat like a lady while
the small boy is permitted to eat like
a zig.
taught good manners it is more. I'M
portant for the boy than the girl, be-
cause he goes out into the world where
strangers Judge him by his manners,
while she stays at home where family
affection may forgive hers,
Good manner are a letter OF credit
that the world honors at sight. Bad
shut every door in a mans
face. Emmerson once said:
GIVE a boy an address and &C
complishments and you give him the
mastery of palaces and fortunes Wher-
ever he goes. He has not the trouble
Of earning or owning them; they solicit
him to enter and possess"
copyright, 1919, by The Wheeler Syn
dictate. Inc.)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-12

just what you are doing--that you ara
sure you can't exist without the man
that you plan to marry, It's always
better to trust oneself n let the
other fellow do likewise.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: | IN a girl 1e
years old and there is a boy here whom
! love dearly. He does not live in this
town but went to school here last year
and will finish prep here this year.
Two years & we met and although
! have loved boys before, II was never
like | love this one. / have tried in
every way to forget him. There is
another girl, Is years old, that seems
to be crazy about this boy, and I'm
afraid he cares nothing for me, I
would like to get all my letters from
him and would like TO ask for them
In a mic way, | want to do something
to make him think lots Of me, / just
can't get him out OF my head, and
even gave up Il chance to go to college
must stop caring so much; what can !
do? b. d.
Poor kid. you have a regular case OF
old fashioned lovesickness, I'm not
making fun, but really you must get
over It, or like the 'flu." it will get
and wouldn't do anything at all save
settle down at home or elsewhere and
continue some kind Of work or study.
Better yet go to college II you can get
the chance again. Now reason a lit
tie; could the boy marry you? Ger
tainly not; he is still in school N
could not support you. Anyway, are
you fit for a wife-T think not. not
until you can control your feelings bet
ter than you are yet doing.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: We are two
girls aged IL and of course are stlll
school girls. We both are very am
bilious and want TO make a little
spending money all OF our very own.
We neither have to do this, but to work
on Saturdays would be a pleasure.
Would 1t hurt for us to clerk In some
store? Would there be anything de-
grading in this1 CHuMS
No, there would not, However, II
YOU two do do this, remember that the
two OF you must stick together and
careful of your acqu&intances
the other girls.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-12

NOV. IL, 1909.
Ten Years AGO Today in Memphis


The Memphis Symphony Orchestra
company has applied for a charter.
Theodore e. Burton. U. s. s., of Ohio,
arrived in Memphis on board the steam
err David Upton, accompanied by a
number of other senators and members
Of the house. The party attended the
waterways convention In New Orleans.
J. P. HUMPHREYS, of Collierville, Tenn,
while remodeling his home, found an
old book which bears on its fly leaf the
autograph OF Gen. Sam Houston. This
house formerly was owned by a family
of Smiths, out of which II. G. Smith
was minister to England under Houston
when Houston was president Of Texas.
The book was published in 1857 and is
entitled Narrative Of the Exposition OF
the American Squadron to the China
Seas Performed in the Years 1852, 1853
and 1854 Under the Command Of Com
modore Perry, U. s. Navy" Mr.. Hum
phries has presented the book to the
Cossitt library.
Mrs. H. A. Bardswell won the golf
trophy in the putting and approaching
match played at the Country club.
Miss Elise Hunter has rs her guest
Miss Lena Kelley, Of Chicago.
Miss Ada Raines who Is attending
Vanderbilt university, has returned to
Whitehaven to attend the wedding Of
her cousin, Miss Emma McCafkls. to
Samuel G. Bailey.
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Copyright, 1919, by Mcclure Newspa
per Syndicate.)
eY HOWARD B. oARls.

BY HOWARD r. oARls.
Just as Uncle Wiggily was getting
ready to hop out OF his hollow stump
bungalow one morning, and go look
for an adventure, there came a knock
on the door.
Come I'M" called the bunny gentle
man, giving his pink nose an extra
twinkle before he put on his tall, silk
nat.
"Oh, you shouldn't have invited some
one in without knowing who it was"
said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the
muskrat lady housekeeper. 1T might
be the Skillery-Scallery Alligator or the
Pip and Skee."
II can see who it is through the
side window said the bunny with a
laugh. It's Billie Bushytail. the SOUR
'oh, that's all right" answered
Nurse Jane, and in came scrambling
Billie, cracking chestnuts in his teeth.
"oh, Uncle Wigglly! Isn't it jolly and
cold" chartered Billie. do you think
there'll be snow and ice and coasting
and skating soon2"
well. | don't know answered MI.
Longears. II haven't been out this
morning. Is 1t cold enough TO freezer"
ooh, yes" answered Billie. III 1t
had only rained or showed in the night
there would now be frozen places to
slide and coast on. Maybe there is
anyhow. I'm going to school, Uncle
Wiggily. Please come with me and
we'll look TO see II there's "a place to
slide!"
"Oh, Uncle wiggily can't come with
youl' spoke Nurse Jane. He has to
60 to the store for me-"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-12

ter. Throw 1t off and interest yourself
in bigger and more helpful things.
There are so many worthy things to do
and think about that you should forget
the pettlness OF false rumors,
Dear Mrs. Thompson am a girl Of
IA and am in love with a boy 10. He
said he loved me very much, and has
until he started high school. There he
met a girl who tried her best to sepa-
rate us and was successful, Now he
speaks, but that Is all, | love him very
much and can't give him up. VIII you
please tell me how | a gain his love?
BROWN EYE SUSAN.
II seems to be q blessing in disguise
that the boy has ceased to care for
you. You are too young 10 care so
much for a boy and will be better off
In the end II you have to wait a few
years before boys take an interest in
girl. II Is not her fault that the boy
likes here. There was a natural at
traG ion between them which neither Of
them willed.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: There is a
middle-aged man who lives near me,
whom | love. l am only l6 years Of
the real goods and no puppy love-
For ages | have gone with the
Jelly bean set, but when | accept
from them | am rather
bored. There Is another girl who is
about my middle-ased beau but
she hates me. Another boy takes much
interest In me, but as yet has never
Whom, OF all. shall 1 trust
and which man do you think best suit
ed for me? |. d.
Aren't you rushing things a little
bit? Has the middle aged man yet
proposed and didn't you say the other
man had never yet called? Don't hurry
important things like courtship and
they come soon enough. Sit
stu and be- patient. Probably the
middle -aged man will turn out well;
sounds nice, but don't sign your
whole life away by marrying until you
understand perfectly that you know
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-12

THEY HAD been married.
JUST A little while.
AND WERE very happy.
AND THE only trouble.
THEY HAD ever had.
WAS GETTING the janitor.
TO TURN on the steam.
AND ONCE in a while.
WHEN THE milk men struck.
THEY WOULDN'T have milk.
BUT ASIDE from this.
THEY WERE very happy.
AND NEVER quarreled,
ABOUT THEIR relatives.
AND THEY both have hundreds.
AND IT looked to me.
AS THOUGH it was possible.
FOR THEM to go.
TO THEIR golden wedding.
AND WRITE it down.
WHEN THAT time came.
THAT IN all the years.
OF THEIR married life.
THEY NEVER had quarreled.
AND THEN it happened.
JUST A week ago.
THEY WERE going uptown.
AND ON the curb.
WHERE THEY crossed the street.
THEY STOOD for a moment.
AND WATCHED the autos.
AND HE took her hand.
WHEN THE road was clear.
AND STARTED across.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-12
EARlI~HOME pROBLEMSk

Dear Mrs. Thompson--I I'M a young
married woman Of 81 with a baby girl
aged two. | was forced to leave my
husband, who Ia in another state. Since
then he has sued for a divorce and also
for the custody Of the child. | am not
In perfect health and am unable to fight
the case. The grounds he swore against
me are absolutely false. He refuses TO
see me. | have not much love for him
any more, but | think | could forgive
him in time. / was told by n clairvoy-
ant there were three women standing
between us. What car | dot Let him
get his divorce and forget him entirely ?
He never speaks Of the child In his let
'erS' ANY 1o'''' VIII Do w16PRRRifEtD'
Stop spending money on "a ~clairvoyant
and get a good lawyer who will fight
that you will lose custody Of the child
unless you take some action in this
matter. ] can see from your letter that
you would be willing to have a recon-
citation, A lawyer might help you to
bring 1t about.
Dear Mrs. Thompson-I am a girl II,
There are two girls In My end OF town
who persist in telling lies about me. |
until / was l6, which | don't regret at
all. But before ] was l6 these girls
started telling that | was married and
have a good many fellows in another
town. This IL not true. They have
also said things to try to hurt my good
name. I am a girl who enjoys the COM
pany Of her mother. These girls do not
like 1t because | won't flirt and do
things they want me to, What do YOU
think OF these girls? TROUBLED.
Lies such az are told about you will
not permanently if.ju1e your name.
Since the stories are false. consider
them unworthy o. your notice and do
not argue or talk to people on the
subject. DO tbs right thing and moth
iug % Ccr.pcpr!se your character and
good name, and people will respect you
at least the class OF people whose re-
spect means something. Do not trou-
BILE yourself SO much about this mat