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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24

were found to be bills of various de-
nominations, which the mischievous
Jackdaws had for years been engaged
in stealing from the villages and cities
they visited.
There was an Immense fortune lying
In that Inaccessible nest. and Tips suR-
gestion was. with the Scarecrow's con-
sent, quickly acted upon
They selected all the newest and
clesnest bills and assorted them into
various piles, The Scarecrow's left leg
aud boot were stuffed with tive-dollar
hills; his right leg was stuffed with
ten-dollar hills, and his body so closely
filled with Nfties, one hundreds and one
thousands that no could scarcely button
his Jacket with comfort
You are now, said the Woggle- Bug
impressively when the task had been
completed, the most valuable member
Of our party and as YOU are among
faithful friends there is little danger Of
your being spent"
Thank YOU, returned the Scarecrow
gratefully, II feel like q new man;
and although at first glance | might be
mistaken for a Safety Deposit Vault.
| beg YOU TO remember that my Brains
are still composed Of tho same old ma
terial And these are the possessions
that have always made me a person to
be depended upon in an emergency"
Well the emergency is here OBJ
served Tip and unless your brains
help US out Of II we shall be compelled
TO pass the remainder OF our lives in
this nest
How about those wishing pillsg' In.
CURED the Soarecrow, taking the boz
from his Jacket pocket, Cant we use
them to escape2"
Not unless we can count seventeen
by twos," answered the TIN woodman
But our friend the weggle- Bug clair,.
' to be highly educated. 50 he ought cas-.
iy 10 figure how that oan be done
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
THEM

The arrest OF a so-called evangelist who boasts Of being an
all-round criminal and jailbird ought to cause the authorities to
be more vigilant and discriminating in issuing permits to these
caterwauling ~disturbers, They represent nothing but a desire to
gather in nickels and dimes to enable them to live without work
ing. There is in the heart of every right thinking man and
woman a profound respect and reverence for religion, no matter
how humble the guise it may appear in. And for the repentant
sinner who wishes to reform, or who claims to have reformed,
there is a welcoming charity and the right hand OF fellowship,
But common sense and common decency should convince anyone
that blowing safes, committing forgeries, highway robbery and
terms in various penitentiaries is not the proper training for any
one to preach the gospel Of Christ, Unless a street purveyor of
salvation has authority from some responsible church or religious
organization to preach he has no business in attempting it.
Preachers spend years in preparing for the ministry and the best
equipped do not feel that they could be improved by a POSTCARD
uate course in burglary and highway robbery. If a person sins
and repents he should be encouraged, but he should not be per
m;tted to capitalize his crimes and use them to attract attention
to his propaganda which is purely commercial Common decency
should make the ex-convict realize that his place in society is not
that Of a teacher. Humility is a virtue which he should cultivate
He should remain silent.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
The Public Be Serve.
Twice Told Tales
NoN8 Of Memphis
70 Years Aga

JUNE a. 1909.
Lieut.. w. L. Terry was elected major
to fill the vacancy which was soon
to be made by the resignation Of Mai,
Horton as commander Of the Second
battalion Of the First Tennessee in
fantrys
Oscar Lewiston. husband Of Edna
May, former actress, vas killed in an
automobile wreck while motoring be-
tween Berlin and Vienna.
Baltimore was stirred to its depths
by the brutal murder of Mrs. May Edith
Thompson Woodil, ward of Lyman
Gage, whose nude body was found In
a creek near her home. II had been
weighted to keep 1t down.
Alexander Ruberti, Italian swindleT
IN trial in the First criminal court ad-
mitted that he was guilty of forgery
and received a four-year term.
w. j. Wills, chairman. and the water
commission issued an order reducing
the water rates to users Of meters
only.
Three negroes were injured when
walls collapsed at the rear of the build
ings at 1854. 166, 1853 North Front street
Another negro. Rosa Thomas, saw The
impending tumble of the walls anc
jumped from a second-story window.
The members Of the Tennessee state
guards OF Memphis were preparing te
60 to Waverly, Tenn, for the annua
encampment.
A party Of Memphians who had spent
several months In the mountains o.
Northern Mexico returned home. They
were DR.. Walter T. Kelly, J. H. Griffith
W. c. Heidel and William j. Bacon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24

1t isn't a question of education, re-
turned the Insect; It's merely a uues-
ton of mathematics. I've seen the pro-
lessor work lots OF sums on the black
board, and he claimed anything could
be done with KS and VS. and as and
such things, by mixing them up with
plenty of plusSes and minuses and
equals, and SO forth. But he never said
anything, so far as | can rnmemh"r,
about counting up to the odd number
Of seventeen by twos.'
stop! stop cried the Puppkinhead.
You're making my head ache"
And mine" added the Scarecrow.
Your mathematics seem TO me very
like a bottle OF mixed pickles-the more
YOU fish for what you want the less
chance YOU have of getting 1t, | am
certain that II the thing can be accom-
plished al all, IT is in a very simple
manner,
Yes said Tip; old Mombi couldn't
use rs and minuses, for she never
| Went TO school"
Why not start counting al a halt
OF one?" asked the Saw Horse, alb
ruptlN Then anyone can count up to
seventeen by twos very easily
They looked at each other In surprise,
for the Saw-Horss was considered the
most stupid Of the entire party.
You make me quite ashamed Of my
self, said the Scarecrow, bowling low
to the Saw Horse,
Nevertheless, the creature Is right
declared the WoeEle- Bug; for twice
one half is one, and II you get to one Il
is cas- to count from one up TO seven-
teen by twos."
II wonder ! didn't think OF that my
self said the P~umpkinhead,
Il don't" returned the Scarecrew
You're no wiser than the rest Of us,
are youS But let us make a wish al
once. Who will swallow the fret pill2'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
MOUing Pictures
New Majestic No. /.

How a young and beautiful wife loses
her husband and then wins him back
again Is delightfully."- portrayed by Con-
stance Talmadge in her latest Select
Picture, Happiness a la Mode" at New
Majestic No. / today and Wednesday.
Barbara Townsend was ambitious to
make a success Of married life. She
realized that to try and pen up a hus-
band and jealousy watch his every &C
ton would be fatal to her aspiration,
So strongly was she impressed with
this idea that she did not realize thai
she was giving him too much freedom,
So when he came to her n day and
asked for a divorce 1t was a painful
shock to her. He had mistaken her
attitude for a lack of interest in him
and another woman was the result
Nevertheless, Barbara was proud and
she gave him his divorce, but she didn''
give him up. This action was merely
the first step in her grand plan to win
him back, which forms a very clever
story, admirably adapted for this vi
VaCiouS star.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
Loew's Lyceum.

John O'Malley, who is heading the
vaudeville bill at Loew's Lyceum for
the first part of the week, is n OF
the few real Irish TENOR who properly
belongs in grand opera and who is
touring a vaudeville circuit during the
summer months. O'Malley regales his
audiences with a number of Irish melo-
dies and then provides a classical mum :
Der or two which are oone in excellent
voice. THE Woman Thou Gavest Me-
taken from the widely read novel OF
the same name by Hall Caine, is the
feature film of the first half and is
one of the most stirring dramatic
stories of love and romanc ever
filmed. The cast Is an all star me
Others on the current bill include Fagg
and White in blackface comedy
Knowles and Hurst in comedy; Sher-
man and Rose in dances, and Witt and
Winters In acrobatics,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
Eastman Is Fined
And Turned OUer
To u. S. Officers

Convicted on two separate charges Of
having uttered remarks of alleged abuse
toward organisations engaged In war
work, while lecturing from his flivver
at Court Square, Billy" Eastman, who
terms himself the reformed convict
evangelist, from Santa Barbara. Cal,
was fined 500 Monday afternoon In
police court by Judge L. T. FtEhugh,
Eastman, by his remarks, had aroused
the wrath Of his listeners Sunday night
at his meeting held In Court square
and was being threatened by several
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
Loew's Princess.

ALA Nazimova, heroine in many the
atrical productions and one Of the fore
most of film stars, is the magnet which
is attracting large audiences to Loew's
Princess both afternoon and night.
Nazimova's latest vehicle is the spec
tacular production, The Red Lantern
in which she is starred all this week at
the Princess. The story is deliberately
produced and is dramatic in the ex-
irene. The local board Of censorship
has passed upon the picture and found
nothing In II to warrant cutting. An
augmented orchestra features the en-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
Majestic No. 2.

Just how much OF a travesty can be
made of the far-famed Russian dances
and the classic efforts Of the best ex-
ponents of the dance beautiful, is one
of the many funny things which may
be found in Charlie Chaplin's latest re-
lease, "Sunnyside," which Is the at
Wednesday and Thursday, Chaplin does
mostly all new stuff In his new pic
ture which presents farm life as 1t
should be in the eyes OF a comedian.
The locale is a small town and 1t Is
in. the small town hotel where most
of the fun is produced, Those who
have seen Chaplin many times will find
that he has a repertoire Of stunts that
seems inexhaustible. His stunts In
"Sunnyside" are l~aughable from the
first flash to the finish and especially
laughable are his means of cheating the
alarm clock and his cactus dance.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24

struggling fault, decide some doubtful
ness, and always leave us other and
worse than we were before. This is
ever going on. BY its own continual
acting, our fearful and wonderful in
ward nature is perpetualiy fixing It's
own character. 1t has a power Of self
determination, which, to those who give
over watching and elf-control, becomes
o unconscious, and at last i~nvolun-
taryt-Cardinal Manning.
DAYTON. Ohio
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
Just a Moment
DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER
Compiled by John @. ouInius, the
Sunshine Man,

We have need not only to watch, but
to keen up a strong habit of self-con-
troll. How 1t is that every act we do
leaves pom us it's impression. we know
not; but the scars and the seams of our
bodily frame may'warn us Of the havoc
sin makes In u unseen nature. The
current Of our thoughts, the wandering
of our i~maginations, the tumult of our
passions, the flashes of our temper, all
the movements and energies of our
moral being, leave some mark, wither
some springipg grace, strengthen some
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
MORE MEN DISCHARGED.

Twenty enlisted men of Park field
we're given their honorable discharges
Monday, the event marking the fina'
discharge Of all the men who had en-
listed for the period of the war. Some
Of them, however, will remain to IN
struct the new recruits for a short
time. Forty-two new men have beef
recruited during the past few weeks
and these will carry on the work al
the field. Maj. Simons, who is now or
a cr~oss-country tour, is expected to re
turn about July |,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24

men, including former soldiers and
sailors when Policemen Robinson and
Oliver arrived.
Nearly a dozen witnesses appeared
against him and when many stated
that Eastman, who claims to have
served five sentences in state prisons
and been in jail numerous times, had
made similar remarks Thursday night
while making a public talk, Judge Fitz-
hugh fined him twice.
Eastman was also ordered held for
the United States authorities.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
SOME TAX FACTS

From statistics and estimates obtained from the city assess.
ors office, a reporter for The News Seinitar has developed the
following facts of interest to the people OF Memphis;
The city secured the authorization Of a bond issue for $780,
900 through the last legislature. The privilege tax collections
this year will be approximately 100000 in excess OF the conec-
tons made last year.
On the basis OF a rate Of $3.50, the tax rate for 1918, the
increase in assessment would yield $24,lS7, which, added to the
bond issue and excess privilege tax collections. would Weld the
city S324,ls7 more than last year without changing the tax rate.
On the basis Of s. the increase in assessment and tax rate
would, it is estimated, yield $2S9,00 more than 1918, and with a
tax rate of 81 the city would have $sSo0N more revenue this
year than it had last year.
II the city administration insists upon a tax rate of $40,
the increase in assessment and in tax rate would Weld $500, ISL,
or a total of $Sb0,lS in excess OF the revenue for 1918.
Memphis will Of course have a 500 tax rate; already we
have 6eent car fare and an increase in telephone rates. The only
hope is that the price Of gas will be speedily advanced so as to
make it too expensive to indulge in asphyxiation.
One swallow does not make a summer, but the man who gets
one swallow after July / will have reason to feel that it is "the
good old summertime"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24

SUNE a. 1884,
President Carnot, of Fra
visiting in Lyons, was sta
killed by an Italian anarch
latter, who gave the name 81
Giovanni Santo. was capttr
assassination stirred the Who'll
The tug James d. Nichols.
private excursion party aboa
swamped off the New York hq
high seas. Many were drown
had a total OF 70 persons abe
Two negroes we're druggedl
negroes and robbed and
bodies placed on the tracks
Raleigh electric line, A car
liam CapCll, but Dudley n
other negro, rolled from the
Miss Maud Jordan return
Chicago, where she had been 8
from tho Cook County Norma
Judge Henry Craft, aged d
one of the best known lawyers /
nesSee, died at his home on PopI
nue. near Dunlap street.
With Mason and Bolan as I
terry Memphis won from New 0rl
the score Of 6 to g.. Fannir
Peoples was the battery for the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
MAY NOT Z E

Because Of having missed train con-
nections In New orleans, Thomas TIP
lady. chaplain of the British army, WIN
was TO have lectured al the First Meth
odist church Monday night, did not
appear. He wired the Rev. H. $
Spragins that he was delayed. 1t il
thought that Chaplin Tiplady will not
be able TO lecture here owing to the
necessity Of filling his othcs engage
mentA
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
% HURT IN CRASH.

NEW YORK, June 24.--Twenty five
persons were injured, one possibly
fatally, in a rear-end collision last night
of two elevated trains of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit company in Broadway,
Brooklyn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
MAI. sEMMEs U

attached to the staff of Gen. Taylor
chief OF engineers and who saw ser
vice on four fronts, has returned homt
on a l5-days' leave of absence, He ex'
poets to receive his discharge in Wash,
ington. Maj Semmes was commissioned
at Fort O~glethorpe May II, 1917, anc
during most of his time abroad was IL
charge of the service of supplies.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-12-19
BosCHEE's SYRUP.

A cold is probably the most COM
mon of all disorders and when neglect
ed is apt to be most dangerous. Sta
tistics show that more than three
times as many people died from in
fluenza last year, as were killed in
the greatest Wig the world has ever
known. For the last fifty-three years
Boschee's Syrup has been used for
coughs, bronchitis, colds, throat ir-
ritation and especially lung troubles.
1t gives the patient a good nights
rest, free from coughing, with easy
expectoration in the morning. Made
in America and used in the homes of
thousands Of families all over the
civilized world. Sold everywhere.-Adv
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-12-19
Colds
Break
Get instant relief with
"Pape's Cold Compound"

Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing
and snuffling! A dose Of "Pape's Cold
Compound" taken every two hours I'M
til three doses are taken usually
breaks up cold and ends all grippe
misery.
The very first dose opens your
clogged-up nostrils and the air pass
ages of your head; stops nose running;
relieves the headache, dullness, fever
ishness, sneezing, soreness, stiffness.
"Pape's Cold Compound" is the
quickest, surest relief known and costs
only few cents at drug stores. 1t
acts without assistance. Tastes nice.
Contains no quinine. Insist on Pape'ss
ADV.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-12-19
The Two Halves.

"Old mail Ludendorff says in his
book that he loves truth. Yes, he
does. He loves it the same as the
spendthrift loved his rich old uncle"
The speaker was Playwright Avery
Hopwood. He went on:
II met spendthrift hurrying down
the avenue the other day with two
superb dollhouse cucumbers In his
hand.
"'Gee!' / said. Those are nice GU
cumbers you've got there
Eyes, aren't they?' said the spend
thrift. They're for my rich old uncle.
He said last night he'd give half his
life for a good cucumber. so I've
brought him couple
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-12-19
If You Need a Medicine
You Should Have the Best

Have you ever stopped to reason why
it is that so many products that are ex-
tensively advertised, all at once drop out
of sight and are soon forgotten? The
reason is plain-the article did not fulfill
the promises of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to medicine.
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself, as like
an endless chain system the remedy is
recommended by those who have been
benefited, to those who are in need of it.
A prominent druggist says ''Take for
example DIR. Kilmer's Swamp Root, a
preparation / have sold for many years
and never hesitate to recommend, for in
almost every case it shows excellent re-
suits, as many of my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy has so large a
SALE"
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony of thousands who have
used the preparation, the success of DR..
Kilmer's Swar.p-Root is due to the fact,
so many people claim, that it fulfSls al
most every wish in overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder ailments; corrects uri-
nary troubNs and neutralizes the uric
acid which causes rheumatism.
You may receive sample bottle OF
Swamp-Root by Parcels Post. Address
DIR. Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton, N. K.
and enclose ten cents; also mention this
paper. Large and medium size bottles
for sale at all drug stores.--Adv.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-12-19
THE BLUES"
Caused by
Acid-Stonlach

Millions Of people who worry, are despon-
blue and are often melancholy, believe that
over which they have little control.
Nearly always, however, they be traced
20 an internal source-acid-stomach. Nor is
II to be wondered at Acid-stomach, begin
ming with such we'll defined symptoms as in
digestion beching, heartburn, bloat, etc.,
VIII. If not checked. In time affect to some
degree or other all the vital organs. The
nervous system becomes deranged. Digestion
suffers. The blood is Impoverished. Health
and strength are undermined. The victim of
acid-stomach, although he may not know
fhe cause of his ailments. feels his hope,
courage. ambition and energy slipping. And
aruly life is dark-not worth much to the
man or woman who has acid stomach,
Get rid of it! Don't let acid stomach hold
you back, wreck your health, make your
DAYS miserable, make you a victim of the
blues and gloomy thoughts! There is
marvellous modern remedy called EATONIC
that brings, OH such quick relief from your
stomach miseries-sets your stomach to rights
makes it strong, cool, sweet and comfort
able. Helps you get back your strength, vgor,
vitality, enthusiasm and good cheer So
many thousands upon thousands of sufferers
have used EATONIC with such marvelously
helpful results that are sure you will
feel the same way il you will just give it
trial Get big so cent box of EATONIC-
she good tasting tablets that you eat like
bit of candy-from your druggist today. He
VIII return your money ii results are not
even more than you expect.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-12-19

800 { FOR YOUR AclD-sTokEAcD
BREW THIS TEA
FOR BlLIOUSMESS
Costs next to nothing, yet keeps
bowels in fine order and
ends constipation.

The head of every family that values
Ats health should always have in the
house a package OF DR.. Carter'S X. and
Is. Tea.
Then when any member Of the family
needs something for sluggish liver,
sick headache, or to promptly regulate
the bowels, simply brew a cup and drink
At just before bedtime.
It's an old remedy, is DR.. Carter's K.
and b. Tea, and has been used for years
by thousands of families, who get such
good results from its use that they have
no desire to take anything else.
Give 1t to the children freely-they like
1t and it will do them good.
s. c. Wells & Co., LIE Roy. N. z.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-12-19

go! over the
towns and over
the cities a n q
stopping at all
the homes where
there are chill
dren
"And | know
where the chill
dren are ; yes, old
Santa knows; so
come along toys,
come along
And the toys all
went with Santa
Claus and soon
were packed into
the sleigh.
Now we can
be of. my beau
ties, he said to
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-12-19
s'CnId In the Head"

Is an acute attack of Nasal Catarrh.. Per.
sons who are subject to frequent "colds
in the head will find that the use OF
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will
build up the System, cleanse the Blood
and render them less liable to colds.
Repeated attacks Of Acute Catarrh may
lead to Chronic Catarrh
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is taxi
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
All Druggists 75c Testimonials free.
$4,000 for any case of catarrh that
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will not
cure.
F. J. Cheney G Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-12-19
Says Pile Remedy Worth
$4,000 a Box

81 have had itching piles ever since my
and have suffered terribly / have tried
many remedies and doctors, but no cure
About weeks ago l saw your ad for Pc
eerson's Ointment. The first application
stopped all itching. and in three days all
geSeness. have only used one box and
consider am cured. You have my crate
ful, heartfelt thanks. -FOUR ointment is
worth hundred dollars a box. Sincerely
yours A. Newth, Columbus, Ohio"
Petersons Ointment for Piles. Eczema
and old sores is only 50 cents a box at all
druggists. Mail orders filed by Peterson
Ointment Co, Inc, Buffalo, n. Y