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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-06
DOROTHY DIX'S TALK
NO. | N NO. 2 WIVES.
BY DOROTHY DIX,
Worlds Highest Paid Woman Write

man Is trying to liquidate his debt Of
remorse for the way he treated one
woman by being good to another wom-
an.
There are thousands of men who
realized how cruel they have been
to their wives until they looked down
upon their dead faces and knew that
they could never unsay the bitter words
they had flashed out in moments of
irritation; that nothing they could do
could ever bring a smile to those still
lips again; that 1t was forever too late
to put into those folded hands the little
gifts for which they had so longcd.
1t is above many a coffincd form
that a man veal that If he ever
takes another woman's life into his
keeping that he will cherish 1t, and be
more faithful to his trust than he was
to the first one, and 1t Is the result of
this repentance that wife No. 2 cashes
in.
Another. reason why a man is likely
to treat his second wife better than
he did his first is because he brings
to his second marriage all the hard
won knowledge of women and matri-
mony that he gained in his first ex-
pcrience.
First wives are like first children.
They, poor things nave to bear the
brunt Of all Of a mans theories about
the duties OF wives. and the exalted
position of a husband in a household,
and so on. BY the time a man has
killed one wife with his experiments he
has found out that marriage Is not a
theory but a condition, and, most Of
all, it is a series Of compromises, and
that the proper position of the hus-
band In the home Is not that of the
tyrant on the hearth, but the salve
s%preader.
Also he has ascertained that 1t takes
money upon which to run a family, and
he does not quarrel with wife No. 2
as he did with wife No. / because she
isn't a miracle worker who can get up
a good dinner on thin air. It takes
years of time, and first-hahd knowl-
edge, to teach a man how to be just
to his wife about money, and that
the way to manage her Is by jollying
her. Then, only. is he really fit to be
a husband. The accomplishment gen
orally comes too late to be Of any
service to the first wife. but it's a God
send to the second.
This, also. is to be said: that the
way in which a man treats his wife
depends largely upon the woman her
self, so II is not always fair to assume
that because a man has been a bad
husband to one woman he will be a
bad husband to another. There are
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women who bring out all that is worst
in a mans disposition as a hot poultice
brings out the measles, and there are
other women who call forth all that is
finest and most chivalrous in a mans
nature.
There are tactless women who take
the time when a mar is hungry. cross
and worried to ask favors Of him and
tell him that they have bought a $40
hat. There are other wives who walt
the psychological moment when a mar
IL fed, and soothed, and comforted, to
tap his pocketbook, and get whatever
they want. There are women who
make bullies of their husbands by be-
ing doormats before them, and there
are other women who stand up n
fight for their rights, and make their
husbands respect them.
So there you are, and when a wom-
an tries to dope out how she will be
treated as a No. wife she must take
her own temperament into consideration
AS we'll as the mans.
copyright, 1919. by the Wheeler Syn
dipafa Inc
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-06

A woman writes me that a widower
fss asked her to marry him. Ihe MAI
is highly eligible from a wordly poiit
of view, and the lady find MN a
tender and ardent sutton, b sns Know
that he was cold and neglectful. and
parsimonious to his first wife, There
fore she is afraid to take a chance on
him, and she wants to know what sort
of a matrimonial risk l consider hlm'
That is a question that nobody car
answer, for the way OF a man with
maid, which Holy Writ declares 70 De
one Of the two insoluble ridges OF naa
Sure, is as nothing compared WIN tne
mystery of the way OF a husoaho with
his wife. u,,o
In ordinary affairs 1t is a "a RUE
to Judge a man by his past perform
ances, and to conclude that ne WIN
has been honest in his previous deal
ings will go on being honest IN ms ~
ture transactions; that truthful James
will remain truthful James, n Anant
las will still be Ananlas 10 INC INV Va
the chapter. 20
This rule, however, does not apply 70
a mans conduct toward his wire. anu
because a mar has been a bad HUSBAND
to one wife is no sign that ne VIII 10
a bad husband to another one, "
Coed. sometimes it seems that quite the
OF this is true, n all OF US
can point to numerous cases, IN our
own knowledge, of men who were brutes
10 their first wives and angels TO thehr
Second wives.
It is a matter Of common ooservat
ton that the second wife spends what
The first wife saved, and that men are
almost invariably much more tndulgent
10 their second wives thai they were
10 their first, and treat them with Tar
srreater tenderness and consideration;
~ All Of us have seen men VINO hau
been stingy with their first wives zoos,
ID up and be lavish with their second
wives. We have seen men who broke
their first wives hearts by their PM
1andering with other women suddenly
bScome as domestic as the house cat
when they got married again, we nav
a8an men who never paid their ilrst
wives a complement, or bestowed am
{oken of affection upon them, turn
{153o ardent lovers to their second wives,
S4d 50 it's a case Of you never car tel
vrhrther a mans attitude toward nus
fifSf wife is a warning or a guarantee
* hpw he will act in his second matrl-
'fsaouial venture. ~,
Thsre are a good many reasons WY
4 nan is likely to treat his second wife
abef<ef than he did his first. one is
~c6Hacsenees The reason that many z
sSo6n1 wife Ii pampered Is ecaus q
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H. NEWS SCIMITAR
MAGAZINE FEATURES
A8VNCII1, WIGGITXX
sBEDIIME' STORY
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE WASHING
MACHINE.

telephone rang in the hollow stump
bungalow.
"Tn see who 1t Isl" cried lively Baby
Bunty, hopping into the dining room.
It's for you, Nurse Jane" said she.
You talk and I'll go upstairs and get
some of my dolls clothes. e neeo
washing, too"
Now, while Nurse Jane was at the tel
ephone talking to Mrs. Stubtail, the bear
lady, who wanted to know how to make
a strawberry shortcake longer, so there
would be enough for company, and
while Baby Bunty was getting out her
dolls clothes, the bad old Skeezicks
came sneaking around Inc hollow stump
bungalow. He saw the basket OF
clothes in the kitchen, near the new
machine, and the Skeezicks said:
"Ha! This is just my hanee! IN
clothes, and when Uncle Wiggily comes
along he won't see me. Then can
jump out and bite some souse off his
ears before he knows it. Oh, I'm a
lot smarter than the Pipsisewah or the
Skuddlemagoon, They would think
of this way of catching some souse OIL
Uncle Wiggily's ears!"
50 the bad old Skeezicks hid him
self away down in the bottom OF the
basket of clothes while Baby Bunty
was upstairs and while Nurse Jane was
at the telephone.
And then h should come along but
Uncle Wiggily. He hadn't found an
adventure, so he said to himself:
"Tn go back to my bungalow and
see how the new washing machine is
working"
And When Uncle wiggily reached the
kitchen and saw the basket of clothes
that were not yet washed, and when
he saw the washing machine he said:
Well, l guess Baby Bunty and Nurse
Jane haven't had time to wash the
clothes. I'll put them in the machine
and give it a few twists and turns my
self"
And before the bad Skeezicks could
flop out from under h clothes, and
get Uncle Wiggily's souse, the rabbit
gentleman tipped the clothes, Skee-
zicks and all into the tub of soap and
water, slammed down the lid and began
to turn the handle, which skiddled the
three-legged stool.
And just as Nurse Jane and Baby
Bunty came into the kitchen, there
sounded from the washing machine
such distressful cries as:
"Oh, WOW! oh, let me out! Oh, I'm
being washed so clean I'll never look
like myself again. Oh, splutter!'.
my goodness, what's that?' cried
Nurse Jane. II didn't know the clothes
nor the washing machine could talk
Uncle Wiggily opened the cover. Out
popped the Skeezicks, all wet and COW
cred with soapsuds, and he looked like
a cat that had fallen into the bath
tub.
'This is too much for mel" cried the
Skee and away he ran. Then the ma
chine washed all the clothes very clean.
and Nurse Jane liked it very much. And
If the. molasses candy Goesn't stay so
long at the moving pictures that u
can't get up out of the seat, I'll teP
you next about Uncle Wiggily and the
red tulip.
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!. g = "a ~ ft #aFfIf FkEHtF" fA
big department stores on Fifth ave-
themselves in the car. "Then there
are several reliable curriers'
II looked in all the small places"
Estrelda told her. You simply can't
get pointed fox for less than three or
-four hundred dollars!"
Perhaps not, dear" Mrs. Mason re-
piled, I'm afraid you'll have to give
But had thought of a pretty dyed fox
set of very dark brown or perhaps
skunk
skunk" exclaimed Fstrelda wrath
fully. you don't mean to say that"
Yes, indeed, they make lovely sets
of it," broke, in Mrs. Mason hurriedly,
and it's not too costly"
I'd rather have fox, Only l have a
set of white fox and Freddie does not
like it. He won't let me wear it."
Perhaps he does not care to have
you wear it in the day timer" sug-
Gested Mrs. Mason. you know we
DON'T wear white furs, except at night,
in New York" she added gently. And
in any case, dear. with your wonder
full color, o ought to wear a dark
fur next your face. 1t would make
your cheeks seem roster thar ever!"
II never thought of that especially"
said Estrelda, II guess you have to
wear whatever is fashionable whether
it's becoming or mott" she concluded
with a laugh.
perhaps I could help you with that
idea, too. If only you'd allow mel"
She wanted so much to do all that
she could for Estrelda-to do anything
and everything for--for her precious
Freddie's wife.
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CHAPTER NO. 125.
Shopping.
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)

Snoppin9s
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
Before Mrs. Mason left Estrelda and
Freddie on tho evening of her excellent
advice to them concerning the expendi-
ture Of money, she agreed to call for
her daughter-in-law the following noon
and to take her out to shop for other
furs. After Mrs. Mason had gone, Es-
trelda deemed 1t wise to say something
pleasant to Freddie about his mother
She wished to keep in their good graces,
al least until after she had her furs.
So:
''That was nice of your mother to
muff," said Estrelda, II didn't think
she'd be so generous
"Generous!" repeated Freddie after
his wife. "Sweetie, l often think how
little you know my mother. believe
she has every good and sweet .quallty
that Coo has given to women
, 1t was hard for Estrelda to keep her
Not like your wife?" she suggested
wickedly. -.
once. He drew her close to him.
II don't blame you Tor peing upset'
ably have been much worse thar YOU
were, But it's all. over now! Don't
let's talk Of the horrid things n
more. Put them away, and, as mother
suggested, they'll make a good warm
trimming for a motor coat,
So next day, at noon, Mrs. Mason
arrived with the automobile for Es-
Il think Wen try one or two of the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-06

AND THE seasons winds.
AND CAN lit his eyes.
TO THE light OF the stars.
AND THE light Of the moon.
AND so he has lived.
AND SO he still lives.
AND l found him there,
AND WE came to be friends.
AND HE took me in.
AND SHOWED me the JOY.
OF THE NE he leads.
AND l envied him.
UNTIL THAT day.
NOT A week ago.
WHEN HE message came.
FROM ACROSS the sea.
THAT HAwKER was safe.
AND | cried 1t aloud.
ALL ALONG the way.
FROM THE village store.
WHERE 1T came by phone.
AND I took 1t to him.
AND SHOUTED it out.
AND HE didn't care.
FOR HE didn't know.
AND HE hadn't read.
OF THE Hawker flight.
AND MAYBE he's right.
BUT ALONG with the stars
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Copyright, 1919, by Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
BY HOWARD n, GARIS,

~ nS"HHO M SNnlSs
One day when Uncle Wiggily Long
ears had taken Baby Bunty to the five
and 10 cent store to buy the little rab-
bit girl q new doll, they saw a crowd
Of animal ladies at one end of a coun-
"oh, Uncle wiggily!' called Baby
Bunty. Lets &c see what they're SELL
ing therel"
"oh, it's very likely nine-cent dia-
mond dish pans for eight cents, or IA
cent side combs for three pennies"
said Uncle Wiggily, SOFT of di%spropor-
tionate like and skeptical.
We'll / want to see, anyhow" said
Baby Bunty, and she skipped along
the store aisle pulling Uncle Wiggily
with her. And when they reached the
counter where the crowd was gathered
they saw a little rat gentleman selling
washing machines.
Buy n for your wife or house
keeper" said the rat gentleman clerk.
They make washing day almost as
nice as Sunday when o go out in
your auto. All you have to do is to
put the clothes, with the soap and
water, in this tub, shut down the cover
and then turn the handle and your
clothes come out as white as snow"
"Ha! hunt exclaimed Uncle Wig
gily, sort of thoughtful like. Il wonder
how Nurse Jane would like one of
those, Baby Bunty?"
1T would be fine for her." said
the little rabbit girl.
"Ill buy 1t" said Uncle Wiggily and
he did.
When the washing machine was sent
to the hollow stump bungalow Nurse
Jane didn't know what 1t was.
rs it a churn to make butter?" she
asked.
Then Uncle wiggily showed the
muskrat lady housekeeper how to put
the clothes in the tub with the soap
and water, close down the lid and
twist the handle.
Every time you turn the handle
said the bunny, cit makes a thing like
a three-legged stool skiddle and scad-
die around on the clothes, twisting
them all up into hard knots, untwisting
them again, and so joshing out the
dirt"
II see," said Nurse Jane. THAT
sounds fine. / must try it, next wash
day" -.
wish we could wash today"
Wei wash the clothes tomorrow"
said Nurse Jane.
So early the next morning, as soon
as Uncle Wiggily had eaten his break
: fast and had started off to find an
adventure in the woods, Nurse Jane and
Baby Bunty picked up the soiled
clothes and got ready to wash them.
Baby Bunty cut up a cake Of soap
and Nurse Jane filled the tub with
warm water.
Now" said the muskrat lady, 'you
may help me bring down the basket
of linen from the beds;
So Baby Bunty did this, but just as
Nurse Jane was going to turn the
clothes into the washing machine the
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WHO'S TO BLAME
ETHEL LLOYD PATTERSON.

Many peoplsg have ee but. do not see, because their gaze ls forever turned
'.l4 .n# #~ Inward upon themselves. 4S4MD-SHD-
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I'VE ENvIED him.
BECAUSE FOR years.
HE HAS lived outdoors.
NEARLY ALL the time.
AND IT hasn't been necessary.
THAT HE should dress up.
AND THE robins come.
AND THE little wrens come.
AND THE orioles come.
AND BUILD their nests.
WHERE HE may look
AND HE tills the ground.
AND FLOWERS come.
AND GOOD green things.
FOR HIS inner wants.
AND HE knows the stars.
AND HE knows the moon.
AND THE morning sun.
WHEN IT first comes up,
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FROM OVER the lake.
AND WHEN 1t goes down.
IN A ball Of red.
OR A golden glow.
BACK OVER the hill.
AND I'VE envied him.
BECAUSE HE can live,
IN THIS great outdoors,
JUST AN hour or two.
FROM THE top of the world.
AND CAN hear its call.
AND CAN climb to a hill.
WHEN NIGHTTIME comes,
AND CAN see the ghost.
OF IT'S Great White Way.
AND HEARING the call.
AND SEEING the light,
HE CAN turn his ears.
TO THE ell Of the bird
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-06
CALAMITY YEAR.

harvest with an indicated crop of 21s,-
500, 900 bushels, which at 1926 a bushel,
will mean an income of s494, 0lS, 400 for
the farmers. However, as eminent agri-
cultural statisticians have proved to
their own satisfaction that the wheat
growers lose money on every bushel
of wheat they grow. we may expect
Kansas 10 cali 1910 a calamity yAar.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-06

AND THE moon.
AND THE birds
AND THE seasons winds.
AND THE great outdoors.
| WANT that thrill.
LIKE UNTO the thrill.
THAT CAME to me,
ON SUNDAY morn.
IN THE village store.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-22
States Line Up
For Suffrage
Amendment
Illinois Would Have Been
Number One But for
Technical Error
THE Federal woman suffrage
amendment has been ratified

"HE Federal woman suffrage
amendment has been ratified
by six state legislatures. The
prediction was made several months
ago that passage of the measure by
the 66th Congress could not be &C.
complished in time to allow for state
ratification so that women in every
state would have the right to vote
in the 1920 elections. However, this
may be wiped out with extra ses-
sions in large enough number Of
states.
New York was the fifth state to
ratify. Its Legislature, called in ex-
traordinary session by Governor
Smith, passed the Federal amend
ment last Monday without dissent
ing vote.
Wisconsin was the first state to
ratify. Michigan second, Kansas
third, Ohio fourth, New York fifth
and Illinois sixth. In Wisconsin and
Illinois women have Presidential
suffrage. In Michigan, Kansas and
New York they have full suffrage.
And Ohio is one Of the non-suffrage
states which was expected to ratify.
The Illinois Legislature ratified
the amendment first, but owing to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-22

would like to see them built in every
city, and are now working toward
that end.
"The question of whether bust
ness woman is we'll groomed or not
is linked up with this plan for hous-
ing. The women in these apart
ments could have a general maid, a
valet and manicurists. They would
reduce the cost Of their mending and
pressing and could arrange to have
it done systematically"
The problem of whether business
women are we'll groomed or not
leads to question of Importance in
the eyes of Miss Marbury-that of
how the business woman should
dress. Miss Marbury believes in the
Standardization of women's clothes.
"There is no reason why women
should submit to having men de-
sign clothes for them that are un-
suitable and cause needless extra
expense" says Miss Marbury.
young women coming into business
offices have no standards yet on the
way in which they should dress. The
federation will have the responsible
ity of teaching these young business
women, or rather of setting an ex-
ample for them as to the kind of
clothes that suit them best in their
positions.
Ida M. Tarbell, who recently fe-
turned from France, where she went
soon after the armistice was signed
after working throughout the war
as member of the Woman's Com
mittee of the Council of National
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-22
9 Photo BY Bachrach

Defence, believes that the time is
now ripe for women to take places
in the business and professional
world and that the women are
ready.
Among the professional women Of
New York elected as delegates to the
convention was DR.. Josephine Baker,
chief of the children's department
Of the City Health Department. Ac-
cording to Dr. Baker, the great
value of the Federation of Business
and Professional Women is that lit
will promote what she calls "group
consciousness" among women.
"Men have been liners since; the
beginning of time," said DR.. Baker.
"They work together; they play to-
gether. Women have been more iso-
lated in the things they did. One of
the greatest forces in the world is
group consciousness over cause or
a fine piece Of work. believes wom-
en- will get this from the federation.
ut seems to me that the bars to
opportunity in most professions have
been carried away by the war. The
few that are left must be destroyed
or showed aside. Women must work
as efficient persons henceforth. Sex
has nothing to- do with success or
lack of it when opportunity is even.
There will always be thousands of
women who are not brilliant sue
cesses, just as there are thousands
of men who are not. But women
will take their places as part of the
business and professional world and
have their equal chance"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-22
Women's Municipal
League Reports

tn HE report of the Women's
Municipal League Of the City
of New York for the twelve
months ended March 81, 1919, was
issued this week. Quoting from the
report:
"The purpose of the league is to
promote among women an intelli-
gent interest in municipal affairs,
and to aid in securing permanent
good government for the City of
New York without regard to party
or sectional lines"
The league was founded in 1897
by Mrs. Charles Russell Lowell. Mrs.
Frederick c: Hodgson was president
for the year ended March 81, 1919.
Standing committees recorded
with their work in the report are:
Americanization, Charities, City
Government, Civic Art, Education,
Foods and Markets, Health, Iced
Water Fountains, Legislative. Po-
lice and Courts, Streets and Tran
sit and War Service.
The branches. Of the league in
Brooklyn Heights, Flatbush and
Riverdale, fled reports with that Of
the main organization.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-22

an error in the wording Of the copy
of the resolution sent to them from
Washington the action was not
counted official and Identification
took place last Tuesday.
The representatives in Congress
of these states were almost all of
Them for the Federal amendment.
However, Senator Pomerene, Of
Ohio, Democrat, and Senator Wads-
worth, of NeY York, Republican,
both have opposed woman suffrage
consistently for several years.
Legislatures now in session that
have not passed the amendment are