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The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-10-16

Bargains In wall paper at Robinson's
Paint Shop. Bat
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-10-16

Camp stoves of all kinds at Chester
Arnold's.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-10-16

Surety Bonds-A. w. Talkingtnn
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-10-16
and from there we went to Japan''

Talk about adventures I
Men in the Navy come
home with the kind of
experiences that most
chaps read of only in the
books.
Here's your chancel
Uncle Sam has, as you know,
a big Navy nnd gives red
blooded yo' lows like Won
an opport' step aboard
and Shove
What viii you get out of it3
Just this:
A chance to rub elbows with
foreign folks in strange parts of
the world.
The chance for good honest
work on shipboard-the kind of
work that teaches you something
real; the kind of work that puts
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beef on your shoulders and hair
on your chest.
You will get 80 care-free vaca-
ton days a year. not counting
shore leave in home or foreign
ports.
You will have the kind of COM
radeship in travel that sailors
know.
You will have regular pay.
over and above your meals. iodg-
ing and your first uniform outfit
good stuff all of it.
You can join for two years.
When you get through you'll be
physically and mentally tuned
up" for the rest of your life.
You'll be ready through and
through for SUCCESS.
There's a Recruiting Station
right near you. If you don't
know where it is, your POST
master viii be glad to tell you.
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EARIwHOl,lM'1!E!Ep lREeOt,,lBRlLEMS

to ask YOU not 10 scold me for my
sorry letter. have never had the
to go TO school as lots OF glrls
and have learned what | know Dy
hard work at home and am going 10
continue to strive for an education.
ami writing you this and want your
advice. | am corresponding with a BOY
at Tuscaloosa, Ala, He was a sergeant
In time of war and a friend OF mine
gave him my address and he wrote
asking me to be his friend and cor
respondent, ! have never seen him or
any Of his people, but he told me ~
one OF his letters that " | wished 70
know his character he would give me
some addresses from which could
learn all things concerning him, lie
says he loves me dearly and | can truly
say I've never met a boy i loved pc
fore.
| had been corresponding with him
for some time while he was in the
army when he wrote that he had ONE
thing to tell me when he saw me.
Since he was discharged, my friend
the one who gave him my address
| told me he was u widower with three
children, said though he was a fine
man and that he really loved me, How
ever. the letter man has been At
home nearly u year and as yet has
never visited me am anxious 70
know what YOU think Of the matter
He has sent me many presents, candy
flowers. a manicure set and a pillow
top, was it right to accept them? he
has u good job and claims he Just cant
get off yet, hut viii visit me Just be
fore Christmas, DO you think he really
cares and am / old e~nough-l'm Il
10 he 4 s~tcpmothcr" NJ
You asked for u personal reply, gu
eomchnw your letter reminded me 81
IT Il Steryhuok one that | decided x
J rlNn pthprs tlD brngftt pf il IN III,
/, paper. You see everyone likes il littt,
/ romance aud your NE scoras rathe'
| Tiled With tt. Frankly ! hope the maj
IL really. truly worthy and from YOU
letter 1t appears that he IL Of the righ
/ material but It would be best to know
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-14
TwiceToldTal
Ten Years Ago Today in Memphis,

NOV. ID, 1909.
James j. Hill. the great railroad mag
nate, in conversation with Presideft
Taft at Washington, said: "Histors
shows that the high cost of living Ii
the beginning of every nations de-
cline"
Nearly 400 human beings, men AND
boys, are dead. 1t is believed, from thu
fire in the coal mines at Cherry, Ill.,
according to newspaper reports.
Ed Cardwell. employed by the Ken
nedy Heading company, and Ed Koontz
Of Mallory avenue. South Memphis
were shot and killed by a negro on 3
Florida street car. The negro sur,
rendered to the police.
James p. McNeelis, patrolman on tn
police force since 1900, is dead at hi:
home, 1856 North Second street.
The funeral of Walker Kennedy. ed
itor, was held at Cavalry Episcopa
church, the Rev. DR.. Winchester, rectoi
of that church, officiating. Intermen'
was held in Elmwood cemetery.
The Rev. T. w. Raymond, servins
as supply pastor Of the First Preshy
terrain church. announced at the Sun
day morning services that the Rev. sC
II. Williamson, of Waukesha. Wis, has
accepted the call to the church.
Fred Niblo, traveller, humorist AM
'talker,' delighted a large audience 70
more than two hours at tae Iyceun
theater. M
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MAGAZINE FEATURES
A2VNCHW IGGIYS q
fBEDTIME' O q
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE PAINTER.

wc-<. He colored the woodwork IN
the sitting room Of Uncle Wigg1lys
bungalow a beautiful pink, to match
the rabbits twinkltng nose. Then he
streaked Il with gray, to match Nurse
'Oh, pink and gray make such
pretty room" spoke the muskrat LADY.
wouldn't II look nice with Just a
bit of blue in?' asked the bunny, VINO
was sitting watching Jack Frost paint.
The very thing cried MT. Erost' IN
bit Of blue In the pink ana gray. VIII
make II look like a sunset, Just hand
me the pot Of blue paint, II you don't
mind, Uncle Wiggily,
The bunny rabbit gentleman reached
for the pot Of blue paint, but ms paw
slipped, or else he twinkled his nose
too hard. and however II happened. he
fell Off his chair, right among the cans
OF paint, brushes, oily rags and every
'splish splash" went n lot Of paint,
some red paint spattered on Uncle
Wiggily's ear, some green PANT on me-
stubby tail. some yellow paint on ms
nose and some blue on his back, to say
nothing Of some brown on his legs.
o myl I'm all painted up SKY.
blue pink. like some sassafras candy,
| exclaimed the rabbit gentleman.
"Ho, Ho! Ho," laughed Nurse Jane
\ YOU must excuse Hltt filt eNiN w -
| bunny, but really | can not help laugh
ing, YOU do look so funny
Laugh as much as you WISH sald
Uncle Wiggily. politely. 81 feel NIX,
laughing myself. | sure do look iunny!
he went on, as he caught sight OF NM
self in a mirror.
And then, Just when JACK Frost was
/ getting ready to help scrape the paint
Off Uncle Wiggily, into the room; me
door Of which wal open, jumped the
had old baboon. lie looked around
and then he grumbledi
well, / thought Uncle Wlggiy. was
here so I could bite some souse OH ms
ears but see he isn't, only two
painters and a muskrat lady are mere,
and | never bite any souse OH painters
or ladies' ears, Never
Then the bad haboon hoppea away
and Nurse Jane said;
"Oh. Uncle Wlggily, he didn know
YOU because you were all splashed oyer
with paint. You were camouflaged!
'He took you for n painter, helping
me-" said Jack Frost. ~ 49,
well, I'm glad he did, spoke me
bunny. Thon he took some turpentlne'
cleaned himself of paint and felt happy
And the sitting room looked very nice
when IL was finished, SO II the button,
hook doesn't try to pull some teeth OUT
OF the saw when they're riding on the
rocking horse, I'll tell you next about
' Uncle Wlggily and the wallpaper
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ton, providing, OF course. the woman
behaves in a manner becoming II wife
and a mother. | do think, though, that
the sailor Is cad enough to try to be-
smirch her reputation II, by so doing,
he thought he could better himself.
No, don't get yourself mixed up in
the matter. and | wouldn't have that
pearl. Think of the sorrow and UNI
happiness he has caused one woman,
and let that be enough. AS for the
other man, marry him II You care 70,
and try to be happy. IT wasn't quite
right for YOU to be engaged to TWO men;
but as It has happened am really glad
tina you were-it shows that deep
down infatuation is the only regard you
had for the sailor. Get rid OF him and
don't listen to the sayings of his
mother. All mothers are partial,
Dear Mrs. Thompson; J go to school
and am a junior in high, but nave
lately missed much time, as my mother
has been III. She and my father 90
not live together. | have a sister ana
two brothers. one OF these last llves
in Memphis, the other does not, MY
sister is married, but lives In the house
with us, Father writes to AL of us
children. but seems partial to me. !
am Is and know right from wrong, stl|
| mother distrusts me n seldom allows
me to go around as other girls DO ]
go with very nice people, some,
times do long to accept dates offered
me by boys. still mother objects and
never SO out to speak of, once my
sister did wrong and 1T may be tha'
mother fears the same thing VIII nap
pen to me, still | can take good care o.
myself and do get lonesome never go
Ing places. what shall | do. T.
Talk the matter over frankly VIII
,.,,. ...thgR If tyhpt NOn ElN DID nap
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-14
DIX'S TALK
THE CHARM OF IGNORANCE.
BY DOROTHY DIX,
Yhs Wexld's Highest Paid Woman Writer.

he people We enjoy most arc those
whose Ignorance we a e%nighten, 10
whom we can tell some new thing, 10
whom we can give a fresh point OF
view on some subject, and there ~
no sweeter sound to our ears than thelr
exclamation OF surprise, or delight, or
wonder over revelations
Indeed, " one were giving n formula
for how to become popular, ana be
an ever welcome guest to your fellow
creatures, one could sum 1t up In the
admonition; Don't Know Too Much. Let
people tell you about what they have
read IN tho papers, about the last new
play, about Timhuctoo or Hohoken, or
wherever they have Travelled, II you've
read the same story In the paper and
seen the play, and been to Timbuctoo or
Hoboken a million times yourself, don't
let them find It out.
This requires self sacrifice and pa
tionre, but great viii be your reward,
II II In n mistake for q mar to affect
to know II all, II is n suicidal policy
for q woman to pursue, Especially n
she wants to marry, for men attll re-
sent a woman's carrying Il line OF IN
formation on anything but cooking, aud
babies, and matters that make for tho
ease and comfort OF their lords and
master.
The chief charm that tho average
woman has for tho average man Ia
her ignorance. IIe likes to pose before
her IA nm authority on literature and
art, to eXpound world politics to her,
to elucidate the mysteries of finance
to her feeble feminine comprehension,
and he can only do this TO n who her
| self makes M pretensions to all en-
bracing knowledge,
This In why little conveyed girls,
who gaze awesomely at men while they
talk and murmur: How wonderful Hon
wise you arel How can YOU know 50
much! You must have read every book
In the world Have their pick of ,al
the best catches, and can marry al
around their high -browed sisters.
They are t,e wise virgins who have
played the charm OF ignorance to win
And II does II,
Therefore, let US never be ashamed e
say that We do not know. 1t givei
other people the chance for which the,
have been hoping and praying to tel
somebody the things they do know,
Copyright, 1919, by the Wheeler Syn
dicate, Incl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-14

Dear Mrs, Thompson: Please tell me
what to do, am 20 years old ana
am in love with love, cant help but
like TO be petted and kissed and, really
and frankly, It does not matter so
much by whom, just so the boys are
nice, respectable people and that they
seem TO personally care for me, only
one hurts my conscience, He is a
young man. a little older than myself,
and know that | do not love him,
still | am too weak to object to ms love
making and kisses, Sometimes, how
ever. ! do feel q little mean, I'm afraid
| may be spelling his life. Please do
advise me, W.
You must get yourself in q sensible
frame of mind and consider Just what
YOU are doing. surely You have never
looked at YOUR conduct carefully, Don I
YOU realize thai suouer or later some
thing win happen h a Will cause Suu
tn burn your fingers with the tre WIN
which YOU are playing, suppose YOU
allowed some man to kiss and pet
! YOU who wasn't a gentleman-thero are
plenty such people going about In the
world. SuppuSe, too that you TOOK y
fancy TO lust such n person, where
would il lead. what would become OF
youP You don't know Wen, do. \
person who van not Keep rom SUNNI
ting 10 'pCttine aud kisses from pc.
sons not loved could hardly be depend
ed unon 10 not wreck their lives VI CIV
IN an onpartunity, It's positively aw-
full Think, too, Of the young mei
whom YOU allow such liberties, hfeh,
thev going 20 think less OF the temi-
uine sex, an because OF your And o.
M no N,uns man who really Seems
10 care, Why. w, IL you have q pl o
hon,At-tu- goddess Noulanhood IN NeN
u ease Coneider carefully what you ar
doing Don't wreck your own hte ans
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-14
HOROSCOPE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1919.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1919.
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper SyndicateD
This Is not a fortunate day, according
TO astrologS, for Uranus and Mars are
strongly adverse, Venus Ia in a fairly
favorable aspect.
During this sway the human mind Is
believed to be peculiarly sensitive to
sinister Impressions and to he easily in
famed by evil and rebellious ideas.
II ts a menacing planetary govern
ment for manufacturing interests and
again strikes appear to be severe In
their effects,
The metal trades and all that con
Germs construction Is subject to tho
most unlucky sway Of the stars max
ing for heavy losses to property owners
as wen as workers.
Uranus continues In a place held to
encourage the INSTRUMENTATION Of noble
motives and the hatred Of business or
political policies that seem TO be PHI
lanthroplc or altruistic.
The sway Is not a favorable one for
domestic harmony or happiness, al
though 1t encourages love making on
the part Of new acquaintance.
Just q year ago n London astrologer
foretold that tho autumn of 1919 would
not he satisfactory Tor the president,
who would probably find either his
health or his life in peril
Warning Is given that the next eclipse
Of the sun. Nov, 80, which falls on the
first ocean OF Scorpio and the seventh
house, will affect foreign trade and IN
| crease mortality.
Under this government Of the stars
ambition is likely to be easily fed, Tor
II increases egotism and scl~f-assurance.
While there will be many candidates
for president mentioned az his time
surprises are f~oreshadowed rs the ulti.
mate result Of the national campaign,
Again severe storms are Indicated anc
IT Is probable that the wiuter season
win be serve and ~Changeahle.
Persons whose ~htrthdate II Is ma!
have a year Of moro or less stress
They should make no changes an,
should beware Of entrance TO n quarrel
Children born or this day may h
rash and high strung These subject
OF Scorplo have Mars rs their pr3ncipl
ruler. They are usually ambitious an
should be successful
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-14

This Is the age of the educated ana
the near educated when everyone knows
Ii all-or pretends that he or she does.
10 be ignorant on any subject seems
10 he regarded as a sort Of disgrace,
although the field OF knowledge IL 50
vast and llllmitablo hat no could
be expected to cultivate IL all. Inc
beat that the most intelligent OF as can
do Ia 70 delVe IN our own particular
little patch, and to admit that all that
lies beyond Is a vast and unexplorea
terra incognito to US,
This frank admission OF our intel
lectual limitation does not meet WIN
the popular approval nowauaya, now
ever. Tn Solomons ana Mfs. Solo~
mons whom we daily meet In society
ronsider that in order to show the
higher culture, or culturlne with when
they hayc been y~accinated, has taken
properly upon them, they must pre-
tend TO omnlscience,
Speak to them about the latest boOk
and they assert that they have always
read II, though they can not remem-
Der what II was about, or whether
Jhaen was a poet or n humoriHt, or
whether the book In question was a
six best seller or transcendentAl phllos-
ouhy. Talk about old hint and they
give you to understand that the study
Of II has been a life passion with them,
though they do not know the diiIer-
ance between old Spodo the dishes
from a Decent store,
Talk 10 them Of travel and there IL
no place under the sun they have not
visited, although they may be as mixed
in their geography as the lady VINO
when asked n ahe liked he DnrdA-
nellcs, replied that sho simply adored
Thorn, especially when they were served
with tartar sauce.
Now OF all stupid poses none IL = o
aRslnlne as that of the pretended Wise
acre. II does not take two minutes 70
strip his masque from him and SHOW
MIN for the silly impostor that ne =,
The unliterary become a Cropper tue
minute they try to discuss books that
they have never read, 80 do the un-
musical who attempt to discourse learn
edly OF technique and colorotura voices,
while the first question TO the globe
trotter who has done his travelling In
imagination only, reveals him for the
fRker he Is.
Yet We continually encounter these
know slt-alls who go laundering along
making the most ridiculous mistakes
by pretending TO information that thcl
do not possess, and fondly imagining
that they are impressing us with awe
and admiration OF q culture that Ii ~
t~ranaparently spurious that We can oni!
laugh at II.
They do not know that intelliEen
ignorance is one of the most attracttv'
qualities that any man or woman car
possess, and that no other human be
Ing IL such good company as the on
who does not know the things we know
who has not read the books we hav
read, or been to the places that W
have been to, and who listens with In
terest and comprehension to our de
scriptions OF them.
Meme OF us but what takes n score
Joy In being Sir Oracle, and probabl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-14

IN Southern California are such that
the chamber believes this section of
the country with take the lead in trans
portation by air. The new department
or the organization will cooperate With
the two government aviation fields and
the balloon school that are permanent
Institutions in the vicinity of Los An
geles.
Dr. Carpenter vas born In Chicago,
March %, 1865. He attended the puo-
lie schools there and then went TO pi'-
worth academy and Carson Astronomy
observatory. He has neen on eoptlnu-
ans duty in the United States weatne1
rryfco since he was first commissioned
assistant Observer In the signal corp
"f inc army IN 1899, lilo has Write
over a dozen books dealing with yarl
Gus subjects connected with climatic
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-14

a little something about him. Why
not investigate and find out. This kind
Of inquiry Is frequently made. As Tor
the presents, II was quite right TO ae,,
cept them, and as for making a good
stepmother, anyone with your con-
science can certainly be recommended
to fill any job. particularly a difficult
one.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: My story is
odd. and | am young, pitifully, so,
Il comes to deciding just what nus
be lone with my life. Please, II you
print this, don't use anything that VIII
lead people to learn tle ldenu,y .,
myself or the others connected with my
story.
nm really q and am considered
pretty. AT the beginning Of the wal
was in love with n man that became a
| snllor During his absence | was nus
promised wife, but somehow allowed
| myself to also become engageu 10 z
| farmer. This last man was oder any
wealthy, and often my conscience hurl
me didn't love the farmer, but he
snoiled and petted me and ! was lone
some.
Al last the war ended and began
Ia ,yondcr inst what | should say upor
the return OF my sailor. And then on'
day he breezed in home unexpected
and he was married, u was 2 pi9" y
his mother and also to me, ana w
rircumstaEces tina surrounded tn
thing were~wel, peculiar, He ha
married-commanded to--and there wa
: IN tbe midst Of It all he swore tina
No loNed only me and that as quick!
~ he could get a divorce he woul'
marry me. He begged me to wait an
gave me a pearl for a present, A. NJ
mothers request | accepted H. Mean
while / broke my engagement with u,
farmer and became very unhappy,
seemed that | now wanted my sai,o ne
more and more. DO you suppose " wa
bagansc i knew that | couldn't get him
In ca { Of divorce could. We, yet b
hannyg The farmer friend stu cares
and there IL no one can ask w"
Wouldn't have the sailor y y
couldn / he true To you before Sou
marriage he wouldn't afterwasd, NO
! he owes them f~aithfu'ness ana pro'e'
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Copyright, 1919, by Mcclure News
naper ~Syndicate.)
nv LANA mn q GARIS.

Copyright, 1919, by Mcclure news
paper Syndicate.l
BY HOWARD p. GARlS.
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy stood III
Tho middle OF the parlor OF Uncle Wig
gily's hollow stump bungalow, looking
what's the natter asked the
hanny gentleman, as he pinkled his
twink nose, getting ready 70 go gu ana
look for an adventure. DO you think
the plaster is going to fan, Nurse
Dear me! 7 hope not" answered the
muskrat lady h~ousekeeper. NO, l
wasn't thinking that. I was just wish
ing we could have some Of the rooms
painted and papered and decorated FOR
well that's easily done" spoke
Uncle Wiggily. I'm going out now
and I'll stop at the painters and nave
him come and do whatever decoratlng
Won want. After we have some paint
ing done III get a paperhanger,
0swho will do the painting asked
Nurse Jane. We might have Mr.;
Whttewash, the Polar Bear gentleman.
''No. Mr.. Whitewash is all right for
cellars. and the like of that said the
bunny. hut for nice, artistic work IN
painting I'll get Jack Frost
"Oh, that viii be lovely said Nurse
lane "Jack Frost turns the leaves such
4 pretty color that I'm sure he VIII
paint the sitting room Of our hollow
stump most beautifully. Please tell nm
"Tn leave word with him now
nromised Mr.. Longears, Wei have the
bungalow all done over inside Tor
Thanksgiving"
Nurse Jane said that Mould be very
nice, and Uncle Wiggily, with a mop,
skin and a lump, started over the fields
and through the woods.
II did not take him long TO react the
forest where Jack Frost was at work
turning the few remaining leaves on
the trees all sorts Of pretty colors.
'Tl be over tomorrow and pam
your sitting room, Mfr. Longears, sAid
Jack Frost to Uncle Wiggily. "When
finish YOU may call In the paper
hanger. suppose Uncle Butter, tht
goat gentleman, will do the work.
Yes answer the rabbit. "Unci'
Butter, knowing most about paste, bill'
boards and circus posters, VIII paper
the bungalow for us"
when Uncle Wiggily and Nurse lant
had eaten breakfast next morning
along came Jack Frost with his cans
ana buckets of paints and his long.
handled brushes with which to spread
on the colorH, ,
He put on an old white suit. 81
smashed with different tints OF pain
until II looked like part OF the rain
bow, and then Jack Frost began u
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HE FOUND IT.

Mrs. Clarke came running hurried y
into her husbands office me morning
"Oh. Dick, she cried as she gtspnd
for breath. 81 dropped my diamond
anywhere
"It's all right, Eess, rcp.ted NJ,
Clarke Il came across it IN my trou'-
ers pocket
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A Line On Men
You Read About

Dr. Ford A. Carpenter. of Los An
geles, has the distinction Of filling the
only position Of it's kind in the United
States. He is head of the newly estab-
lished department of meteorology, and
a%eronautics in the Los Angeles cham
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Der of commerce.
He resigned af-
ter 81 years in the
government wealth
er bureau V
to apply his knowl-
edge of climatic
conditions to the
better development
Of agriculture, hor-
~ticulture and aerial
navigation, through
practical applica-
ton of established
facts Of a%tmospher-
ic conditions.
In engaging DIR.
Carpenter to head
its new depart
ment, the chamber
becomes active in
the development OF
aerial navigation.