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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
LOST AND FOUND.

.LosT--In Union 4 Planters bank Oct
20, one gold and pearl handle parasol,
with Mary engraved on handle and
Mrs. Gus Nicely painted on inside cover.
Finder please notify Mrs. Gas Neely,
Banks. Miss. Reward.
. LOST-Saturday afternoon, lady's
gold wrist watch, with e. s. 1913 en-
graved on back Return to 18th floor
Central Bank building for reward, or
phone NJ. 1851.
BRINDLE pit puii tarS;es, answers
TO name Queen" White feet, white
spot on neck and breast. Reward Re-
turn to Love Automatic Sprinkler Co,
Sctmitar Bldg.
LOST-Sunday afternoon, a bowkRot
diamond pin with pearls and ruby CEN
ter, and large drop diamond Reward
II returned to Hotel Chlsca, room 724.
GOST-On Second street in front OF
Exchange building Thursday afternoon,
gold DORM engraved Il. q, ". Reward
sos Seventh st.
LoST-on 18th, gold watch bracelet,
Elgin; $40 reward to finder. Phone
Main 44i2-W
STRAYED-From 1920 Central ave,
Friday night, one brown mulley COW
and heifer. Phone Hem. lat.
AIITOMnpYT &c
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-26
DREA1fLANDAD ADVENTUR Daddy
"THE WANDERING MONKEY

Peggy let out a shrek of laughter, hs
laughed, too-laughed until he cried.
The monkey in the tree gave an odd
little shrek. "Wee-ee-e We-ee- eek
II you're jolly laughers maybe you don't
mean any harm to me-" he said In
monkey talk.
"Of course, we don't mean any harm
to you-that Is, IL you didn't steal Mrs.
Holt's diamond brooch" answered
Peggy.
why, you can talk monkey talkl"
exclaimed the monkey. "Now know
you don't mean any harm. But what's
that about diamond brooch? What is
diamond?"
"a diamond is-is-zwell, a diamond
Is diamond, and IL sparkles like glass;"
answered Billy.
Like this?" asked the monkey, and
he held up something that glittered and
flashed in the sunlight.
why, that's it!' exclaimed Billy.
''Where did you get it?''
II found it," answered the monkey,
venturing out Of his nest and swinging
down to branch close to them. "See
how vt makes pretty lights"
Peggy gave cry Of surprise. why.
that's not Mrs. Holt's diamond
brooch" she exclaimed. That's just q
piece Of glass that looks like dia-
mond."
IKE -keke -kee! II this isn't the dia-
mond, then the sparkler the black rob-
Der has in his nest must be the dia.
mond," cried the monkey, very much
excited. ."...
-."Who Is the black robber?" asked
Billy.
Come and see." with that the mon
key dropped to the ground and, taking
Peggy and Billy each by the hand, led
them deep into the woods.
(TomorroW toill be told tohat hop.
pens at the black robbers hone.) '-
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HAN you imagine any adult who needs

TAN you imagine any adult who needs
- advice and help more than a woman
who for forty years has never had
to worry about money or business yet
who, through queer turn of fortunes
wheel, is now faced suddenly with the
problem of earning her own living?
Picture, If you can, the state of
helpless bewilderment in which she
finds herself. Such person is one of
the most pathetic figures we see on the
business landscape.
Yet every year hundreds OF women
are brought up face to face with the
alternative of doing something or liv-
ing on charity. Let us help these de-
serving women by giving them the ex-
periences of women similarly placed.
ask my readers to send me authentic
cases of success-big or little-won by
''the woman of forty
One case I have in mind is worth
telling on account of its simplicity
and the pluck of the woman. Her hus-
band died suddenly and left her and
her two daughters absolutely pennilcss.
He was one of the army of fools who
was a good fellow" to everybody but
his family.
How cordially l condemn the man
who has plenty of time and joviality
and money to spend on mere acquaint-
ances, yet neglects his own family.
Well, when the widow had paid up
all the expenses and debts she found
herself with about 5000 and a small
amount of good furniture and house
hold equipment.
She and her two daughters-agcd
eighteen and twenty one, respectively
talked things over in helpless sort of
way. None Of them had ever done a
stroke of real work. The husband and
father had discouraged the idea!
Finally Lucy, the younger daughter,
said, II can play the piano pretty well.
I'm good at rags Jane (her sister,
ought to get married to young Jim
Harcomb-she's good at flirting and
has him going"
"And l." the mother spread her hand
in hopeless kind of way. II can't do
anything we'll, except make fudge-ex-
cept make fudge" she repeated thought
fully.
~ wonder" Lucy chimed in again,
"if could get work playing at the
movies?" Jane thought she could, but
mother didn't like the idea.
Suddenly Jane said, Mother, you
make fudge and Lucy and I will
sell IT,"
After much debating they decided to
try it. They took small house and
the widow made some delicious fudge
but the girls could not sell it. They
were afraid somehow to tackle the job.
SO that plucky mother put the fudge
in cardboard boxes and called at all of
the automobile showrocms in the city.
They were close together, as is usual,
so she managed to cover them quickly.
To her surprise and delight she found
ready sale for her fudge among the
young automobile statesmen, the clerical
help and the demonstrators. Before
long her daughters learned to make the
fudge while she put all her time in
selling it.
The girls couldn't make the fudge as
quickly as their mother could sell it
so an assistant was hired to help them.
That produced more than the widow
could sell so she hired a woman, also
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-26


DLOP! The monkeys bomb hit the
= tree right beside Billy's head. II
burst all to pieces, but Billy lodged so
quickly he wasn't touched.
whizzl The monkey hurled a second
bomb straight at Billy's nose. Plop
The second bomb landed, but not on
Billy's nose. It hit the place where
Billy and his nose had been second
before, but now Billy was on the
ground, where he had hurled himself
the instant he saw the bomb leave the
monkeys paw.
run =" shouted Billy to Peggy but
instead Of running Peggy grasped Billy
by the arm and pulled him behind q
large tree just as n third bomb burst
on the spot where Billy had landed.
We're safe here" cried Peggy
''The monkey can't hit us with those
bombs, and they don't seem to be do
ing any harm"
1--WE can't stay here" gasped Billy.
Those are the worst kind of bombs.
Don't YOU smell them?"
Peggy shifted; then she quickly GOV
cred her nose with her handkerchief.
Poison gas - she exclaimed.
Yes mumbled Billy, covering hi,
own nose with the sleeve of his coat
Don't breathe any of it,"
Peggy was SO scared she couldn't
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breathe, but even with her nose COW
cred she could smell the sharp, evil odor
that came from the bombs.
Come! Wen make dash for safe
ty!" muttered Billy, taking her hand.
But Peggy was looking up at the mon
key. What she saw made her jump
with surprise and then to laugh and
laugh and laugh.
Come away!' cried Billy. ''It is
laughing gus!'
But Peggy only giggled and gurgled
and laughed aloud. She couldn't stop,
and Billy tried to jerk her away.
Plop! A fourth bomb landed beside
him, and he jumped back in hurry.
From this bomb, too, arose the sharp
odor, 90 strong it almost smothered
them.
''See! See!" gasped Peggy, pointing
at the pieces of the bomb. When Billy
saw he opened his mouth wide in sur
prise, only to close it in a hurry when
he got Whit of the powerful odor.
Eggs! Bad eggs !" he mumbled
through his handkerchief, then when
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-26

When the army of occupation was In
Coblenz last June the opera Carmen
was given a production in the native
tongue. Realizing that many of his
audience would be American dough
boys, the producer asked one of the
officers to make an English translation
OF the synopsis of the story. It was
printed on the program and is as fol-
lows:
y Carmen, the sweet siren of Sevilla.
spends part of the time on the payroll
of a coffin nail foundry. and the rest
OF 1t in fraternizing, whatever that NAV
be. AS a finished flirt she is largely
oversubscribed. When it comes to
changeable mood she could donate
cards. spades. small casino and forty
pinochle to Cleopatra, and invariably
make six points. As the curtain is
about to rise upon the festive scenery,
she is driving a tandem of saps; one
of them. Spanish doughboy, Don
Jose, who is an n. G. o. in the NJ. p.
of Sevilla, and the other an expert bull
thrower called Escamillo, though the
uoSsh pioNc bOH
Jose (for Heavens sake pronounce II
hOsay) is much to the green eyed, but
otherwise a simp, his nurse once having
dropped him when he was baby.
Carmen IL almost ready to send him
to the s. o. s. but her Judgment
prompts her to hold him as kicker and
so keep Escamillo from guessing her
hand. Such, Mr.. and Mrs Audience,
is the general impression of the day
just at zero hour. We will not &c
over the top.
ACT I. A square in Sevilla, crowded
with people off duty. Fag factory on
the right, and guard house across the
way. Micaela, cute little contrivance
with an awful crush on Jose, comes
hunting him, but is shooed away by the
soldiers. Aha! here comes the new
guard, with Jose hooked on behind ant
commanded by Second Loot Zuniga, tn,
guy who once was reprimanded fol
posting sentry in the letter box
The bugle In the pill emporium sound,
first call for fresh air, and dewitch
ing bevy gushed> out of the factory
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-26
The House Of Aladdin

WHEN Harvard seated himself upon
w the rustic bench under the tree, the
time was approximately half-past 10,
and he had been there full hour when
he reused himself to a realization of
what he was doing.
Good heavens ~ he exclaimed audi
bly,, but softly. What am I doing !.
Spying upon Katherine" But instantly
he denied the charge that he had made
against himself.
He had not gone there to spy; he
had not thought of such thing he had
been puzzled and he had wandered to
that spot merely because the location
of it had been uppermost in his mind.
"My goodness :" he murmured, smil-
ing. What a thing for me to do-to
come here and sit down and wait sim
ply because" He got to his feet and
strobe swiftly away, taking a course
that led him to the lodge gate and out
upon the highway, for he felt the ne
cessity of the exercise that long and
rapid walk would give him. Katherine
may meet whOmsoever she pleases. at
any time and place that best suits her.
IL she wishes to, and she can inform
me about it at her own good pleasure.
She always has reasons for doing things
and her reasons are always good ones, "
he announced to himself as he passed
the gate.
The saving grace which assisted Belk-
maps plans-and Katherine e's-that
night was that both we're trife ahead
of time in arriving at the appointed
place.
Belknap left his room soon after
eleven. He had slowed some necessary
articles In the black bag which he low =
cred to the ground from one of his
windows by a cord-after the watchful
Julius had transferred his espionage
from the windows to the veranda.
He then descended the stairs noncha .
lantly to the first foor, and encountered
nobody, az it happened, although he
was prepared for such an event bu,
everybody was outside.
He went out at the side entrance
darted into the shadows, made his way
cautiously to the point under his room
windows, secured his bag, and wen
swiftly toward the lake, having deter
mined that he would conceal himsel
in the woods behind the rustic bench
but at a point where he could keep al
eye upon it, until Katherine SHOULD
appear.
A strong PORT with Belknap wa
that he never neglected caution: there
fore, without having made a sound il
his approach to the place, he made thu
discovery that the Bench was alread!
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, hurried down the stairs TO inform his
master OF his discovery. Mis- Kitty,
he decided, mustn't be bothered with
such trifles."
But Harvard was not to be found
anywhere, and the black, after waiting
around for time. figured It out that
Belknap's interview with the stranger
at the old mill that morning had been
for the purpose Of perfecting plans for
the robbery of Mycuest that night, and
he decided that he would remain in the
grounds and watch-till daylight, II
need be.
There Is Just one more thing Of which
cognizance must be taken II we are
thoroughly to understand the events
that followed.
Ex- x-lieutenant Rodney Rushton,
whose services Tom Clancy had retained
for reasons already known to US, pos =
sessed one gift that had taken him
over many a difficulty that might have
put a shrewder man at fault: tenacity
Of purpose.
Having been directed to Find out
who Belknap is," he had never had an
idea Of stopping investigation until he
did find out. Having been baked In
Arizona, and in New Orleans, he had
sent a boy with n camera to the neigh :
borhood of inquest, and he had secured
snapshot of Mr.. Conrad Belknap
tamong others, to be sure), without
arousing suspicion.
He had had that one head of the
group enlarged and hundreds of the
enlargements had been printed for him.
He had sent them broadcast over the
country, accompanied by the simple re-
quest, please identify II possible"
1t was by the last mail that Monday
evening that he received the first def
mite reply-that the first information
on the subject came to him that was
worth consideration as a possible clue.
He realized the Importance of dis
cussing the matter with Clancy with
out delay. but a>telephone call to Tom S
home informed him that Mr.. Clancy
was staying at inquest for the entire
week, so he called him up at Harvard s
home and announced that he had some
thing important to discuss and would
drive down late In the evening.
Unexpected duties detained him, so
that it was late when he started, but
he caa-d Tom up again in the mean
time and asked that he should meet him
at the lodge gate at twelve, which was
the earliest that he could get. there,
possibly.
Truly that Forthcoming midnight
promised to be replete with incidents,
as It already was with appointments
and surveillances.
Katherine was to seek Belknap be
meath the box elder by the lake after
midnight. Roberta and Carruthers had
made the same appointment and the
Night Wind was already at the spot
waiting. Black Julius was hot on the
trail of Belknap. Betty had planned
to watch the senorita, and Rushtor
and Clancy were also to be abroad
that night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-26
THE BUSINESS DOCTOR

By HAROLD WHITEHEAD
Author Of The Business Career Of Peter Fn
Solver Of Business Problems" :

VIZ "u u NJ tUIuU
a widow to help sell. She taught her
the methods of selling that she had
learned by hard experience.
In year or so the widow ceased
to sell fudge. She managed crew of
saleswomen, while Lucy managed the
small candy factory. Jane in the mean
time had got married.
1t sounds easy when it is told, but
that plucky little woman had hard
and bitter fight before she turned the
corner.
What are some thiegs other women,
similarly placed, have done?
Some make cakes and pies and sell
them through women's exchanges. One
country woman goes around to her
neighbors and cleans their oil lamps
ard trims the wicks. Another breeds
cats, another has managed to earn a
comfortable income by washing the dogs
OF wealthy city women.
A New York woman has busy and
happy time closing the homes of people
going away for the season and getting
them open again for their return.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-26
CCoNTINtkD TOMORROW
Restricting the Food

THE cook refuses to get dinner un-
less we raise her wages.
II suppose, commented the man
who was reading European news, that
is her method of bringing economic
pressure to bear"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-26

Several have won independence as in
terror decorators. Many large publicity
concerns have in their employ middle
aged women who are excellent proof
readers. More than one woman lives BY
cutting children's hair. They go to the
homes of their clients and make friends
as well as living. One woman is .
piano tuner. OF course, numbers 80
into office work or school teaching.
What suggestions can you offer to
help the UNFRAMED woman Of forty"
to earn a living?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-26

when Mrs. Hoh's diamond
brooch Is stolen from q looked room,
Peggy and Billy see frooks phich lead
them to believe that the robber Is q
bird or dnimal. Seeking the robber
they come upon strange nest IN
Birdidnd, and find toithin u q toild
monkey, toho throps at them iohdt
they think 10 bomb.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-26

Q. You wrote few days ago about
the rules of business. What are they
and what subject teaches them.
Are there any books giving them?
AMBITIOUS.
A. Economics is the theory of busi-
ness--while business is the practice Of
economies. have mailed you the names
Of few good books on this subject. You
need a technical knowledge of your
business as we'll as the fundamental
knowledge that is the basis Of all
business. ... ~
(coNTINtyED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-26
Readers Questions Answered

Readers Questions Answered
Mr.. Whitehead ,piIl drsUer IN this coIunrH
questions on marketing, buying, selling, dd-
and on matters pertaining TO the choice Of q
vocutior. All questions toiI be urs,oered ~
the order OF receipt. No anonymous corre-
sponderce cen be acknowledged. Readers
jritidls only tpilI be published. II util take
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-26
ESsess ss,y sysis ;, u Z! ~ fdSS S.fsa Ga..s
TWrs STARTS THE STORY %,

A house party IL being given at
ths country home Of Katherine and
Binsham Harvard. Among the
enssss is one Conrad Belknap.
Katherine discovers him cheating at
cards. Convinced that he is conceal
ing his real identity and that he Is
there for some ulterior purpose,
katherine determines to ferret out
the mystery. She has formerly had
experience as a police headquarters
detective and has been known as
Lady Kate Of the Police. She inter-
cepts q telephone call Of Belknap's
to woman confederate named Ro-
betta, and, in turn, speaks to the
woman. Realizing that he is sus-
psctsd by Katherine, Belknap threat
ems 10 accuse Of a crime her brother,
Roderick Maxwilton, who is believed
ia be dead. Bingham Harvard, who
once bore the title of the Night
Wind, becomes suspicious OF Belknap
and OF Katherine's attitude toward
him. Roberta arrives on the scene
under the name Of Senorita Cervan-
tez, a pianist who is to entertain the
guests. At midnight Katherine dis
covers Roberta in the grounds with a
strange man whom she believes to be
her supposedly dead brother Roderick.
Beiknap accuses Roberta of deceiv-
ing him. She admits the presence
Of Roderick. Her love for him is
revealed. Katherine's father suspects
that Belknap is really named Beld-
ing. A man named Bedding once was
hanged for numbering his wife. A
child survived. 4 stranger named
Carruthers, with n scar on his face,
comes to the house. He is believed
to be Brainard, of the Secret Serv-
ice. Katherine agrees to hide Bel
KNAPP In case the occasion demands
it. Midnight engagements are made
by Katherine and Belknap and Ro-,
berta and Carruthers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-26

(Tomorrop pill be told phat hap.
pens at the black robbers home
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-09-28
ARIZONA MAN HELD HERE
 FOR TUCSON AUTHORITIES

FL PASO- Sept. 26.-Gresham I. He.asman, Of T1cson is held here upon request cf authorities ia Tue. son who s.a:e they hold a felony war. ran. of inc mans arrest.
 The arres. followed He:nenan's a.. tempt 70 cash a cheek a: local bank The bank wired Tucson and ii was thus that the news of warrant there was obtained The mans arrest i'm. medtately followed An automobile in which the man came here was seized hy chief of police J. R. Montgomery.
 Police say that following his arrest Wednesday night Heineman tele. graphed his wife as follows:
 T am asking you for baby's sake don't believe what your hear but trus, me until I see you"
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-09-28
SHOOTING. OF
 AGED WOMAN BY OFFICER

MORALES. Sept 2s.-Mistaken him for a housebreaker, three women and a little boy ran from Police Officer Arthur Peck, who was investigating the suspicious actions of man slink- ing about the rear of the Henry Lev in home in Morley avenue last night. tae officer opening fire on the flee ing boy. missing him but shooting Mrs. Constanza Espinoza de Joya who was running ahead of the child.
 The bullet from the revolver of the officer drilled through the woman's body. While the condition of the aged woman is serious, she shows marked vitality and pr. A. L. Gustetter, the attending physician is of the opinion that she will live.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-09-28
MORE TEACHERS
 BADLY NEEDED IN
 RURAL SCHOOLS

PHOENIX, sept 27.-S;eps were taken by the state board of eeuca- ton at . special session yesterday which will assure the filling of some 6 vacancies in the state, caused by the inability of school boards 10 SC cure properly qualified teachers
 Resolutions were adopted ty th= board permitting the temporary ce-- tifica;icl of teachers until the next teachers examination to be he'd in December. This policy is the same as ina; adopted during the war. ana is intended only to mee, aa emer- gency s;:ua;iOn In order 10 secure temporary certificates, tne applica. ton must be recommended for such by the county superintendent Un- de- the former order. endorsement of both the county superintendent; and the district board was required.
 The present situation is one grow. irg olt Of the fact tkat in many small districts the salary and living coadi tiors are no: Of a high enough stan dard 10 attract any buf the most in. experienced and inefficient teachers Many have left the teaching profes sion within the last two years. being attracted by the higher wages and greater opportunities for advancement, iD commercial and industrial lines.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-09-28
COllEGE Of MINES AND ENGINEERING
 HAS LARGE GLASS

TUCSON. Sept. 27.-Dean G. NJ. Butler. of the college of mines and engineering. has men enrolled in his department who came from many diff ferent states and colleges. The states re- presented are as follows: Califor- nia :: Texas $; Illinois i; New York 3; Michigan 3; oregon g. Colorado 2; and one each from Washington. Ohio. Kentucky. New Mexico. Georgia. Ala bama. Tennessee, south Dakota. Wy oming. Pennsylvania, Iowa and North Carolina One man from China has registered
 |, is quite interesting 10 note that many Of the men who have entered this department have had previous training The schools from which some of these men, come. follows: Carnegie Institute Of Technology, Ohio University. College of London, Armour Institute. Columbia Univer. si;y. New Mexico School of Mines, Tempe Normal. oregon Agricultural College. Cornell. Alabama Normal and state universities of mos, of the stoye mentioned states
 The earo,,nent under Dean Butte shows ar increase Of 50 per cent ovel the pe..ol during the s. A. T c. las; year. There are close 10 Ia fresh men registered in this department.