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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-27

I Freddie drew a little quivering breath,
We'll sir said he, Knight In a
few more days--I might, Just for
awhile ! think 1t would be iolly--to
be-alone."
oh" said Mr.. Mason, II see" And
to himself; "oh, my poor boy! My poor
boy
Later In the afternoon Freddie gath.
cred Estrelda's luggage and went to
the station To meet ner. They had
agreed to give themselves about 10
minutes there for a little ehat, Freddie
was well ahead OF time. He bought
his wtfe's ticket n checked her
u box OF candy. Then he o up his
station near the train gate to walt for
her. The hour they had agreed UPON
to meet arrived, No Estrelda, Five
minutes went by; seven minutes; tcn
minutes. Freddie began to get ndgety,
II she should miss the train Already
the time for their little talk was prac-
cared enough to make an ample al
lowance Of time SO that they should
not miss u. Another little time slipped
by and there remained but two min
utns In which EStrelda could catch her
I train. Then she came, With a huge
plume boheing on her hat; her skirt
so tight that she almost tottered In
her haste, and with her furs half slip
ping from her shoulders. she came
hreathlesslyf rushing through the sta
ton,
"Oh-dear'" she crlcd, ''Tm late
why am | always late! Things are AL
ways happening TO me, | do my best
but, Where are my bagsr Did you
you get the tlckets2 Here, give them
to me-"
She ciutched ut the things In Fred
dies hands, He said nothing. Then
he leaned and kissed her, In an untidy
and painting turmoil she passed from
him and through the door.
well, anyhow he thought to him
| self as he turned away. "she's~~gone,"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-27
FELT U THAN HER.

The village was all aVog, Flossie
Fistfeet was marrying William Giles.
The church was crowded. Fiossie, hook
ing as pale as her somewhat highly
eolored eountenance would allow, bore
Nup until the plain geld ring was safely
on her finger, and then, overcome, she
burst into tears,
The villagers were touched, but not
anxious. An girls cry at weddings.
Then suddenly william Giles screwed
Up his face aud broke into bowls. Tears
poured down his face and dripped of
his whiskers.
whats up9 Hush, man" those near
est him urged. But Giles continued TO
howl, and at last burst out;
ssfset me be. 7 feel wuss than 'eg
about IT,
a-#-~-~-~ - ~
Read News Scimitar Wants.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-27

WAS A nasty little thing,
AND A vicious little thing,
AND MUST therefore be a pest.
AND EVER since then.
WE'VE BEES making war on him,
AND MY opinion is.
THAT GOD sent US the mouse.
JUST TO teach untidy persons.
TO CLEAN up their houses,
AND PUT their things away,
WHERE THEY'LL all be nice and
AND THE mice can't get them,
AND INSTEAD of starving cats,
so THEY'LL go and catch the mice
WHY WE'LL starve n mice away
AND WE arc doing that.
AND THE cat is getting fat,
AND THE mice have gone away,
BUT CLARENCE.
! WANT to ask you,
WHAT WOULD you do.
III YOU stepped on a NOUS,
IN YOUR bare feet7
WOULDN'T YOU die9
| DID II once.
AND IT stunted my growth.
ron TWO years.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-27

MY DEAR X. c. Ri read your
story about the little girl and her
grandma and the little MOUSE and II
made ME cry. For, over forty years
ago when | was a cub lawyer In tho
wild and woody West where we all
carried guns, one cold winter night !
was studying alleged law, very cold and
lonesome and hon,esick, and n little
mouse came out and | welcomed him,
and In n week he'd eat wheat and
cheese off the toe OF my boot and then
he'd sit up and comb out his whiskars
with hts fore paws and chirp a little
song that had some OF the notes that
a canary bird has. And ] wasn't lone-
some any more and we were both very
happy and ! reckon Id have g~uuplaycd
anybody who tried 70 hurt that mouse.
Don't YOU think II YOU would tell this
10 that terrible grandpa that he might
one and take away the trap so that
grandma could let the nous In again
and make II q 'foursome," and they'd
all be very happy, especially the little
girl ana tho little moasef C, J.. n,
DEAR CLARENCE
AS A matter Of fact
III THAT terrible grandpa.
WHO SET out the tran.
TO CATCH q. a,sle mouse
THAT WAS entertaining Jam
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-27

mander-tn-chief of
the Polish army.
His father was a
revolutionist and he
has spent practical
~ ali his life work.
ing for the educa-
ton of the Polish
people that they
might %inteiligently
seek their wi IN
dependence.
For a Pilsud-
SKI was almost a
fugitive, wet he
managed to edit
many books, print
ing them by hand
en- Il small printing
press hidden in a
small village. with
the literature thus
created he travelled
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-27
UNION FOUNDER DIES

DENvFR, Col, June 27.--J. A.
Leach, 70 years old. Of sedalia. Mo
who In 1873 founded the Rrotherhood
az Lncomotive Nrernen ara Eneinernsn
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-27
A Line On Men
You Read bout

freeing Poland from ner oppressor,
Russia, than Josef Pilsudski, founder OF
the famous Polish Legion and com
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-29
VICTORY GARDEN
DRIVE ON FROM
COAST TO COAST

BY United Press.
Washington, April 20. Rock
Island, H., the nunitipn packers,
seven thousond OF them at the gov
ernment arsenal are making victory
gardens now Under the direction Of
A. D. Hermann, the industrial secre-
tary. At Davenport, Iowa, a drive
for Industrial gardens is under way
and H. e. Goodenow, the industrial
secretary of the Y. M, G. A. has
called a big mass meeting Of all in
dustries for the last OF April
"The biggest drive for home food
production the country ever saw is
on" said p. S. Ridsdale, the secre-
tary Of the National War Garden
commission today Industry from
coast to coast sees the food r. o.
b. the kitchen door is the greatest
stabilizer the country has at this
time and everywhere the Burrows
of Freedom are being turned for the
thousands of workers
Garden books and posters OF the
national war garden commission
have been put into all the pubic
schools in Chicago throuhg the CO.
operation of Dudley Grant Hays,
and the Y. NJ. c. A. has 150 acres
of industrial gardens undeE way
The industrial department Of the "
M. C. A. at the Great Lakes navy
station near Chicago has just
opened up a garden campaign at
the Detroit Ship Building company's
plant at Wyandotte, Mich EN-
ployes of the Pullman company at
Pullman, H., are helping themselves
in this way, an damong others in
that section who are cooperating
with the national war ge~den com
mission are the American Steel and
Wire company, Union Malleable
Iron company, also Root and Van Der
WORT at East Moline; Springfield
Commercial association; Bessemer
Park Woman's club; Hollywood Citi-
zens association; Board of Education,
Monmouth; public schools at Harvey,
Galesburg, Forrest, ILL.,, the garden
committee of the war civics commit
tee, East tL.ouis; war camp com
munity service at Rockford Woman's
club, Newton, H., w. H. Davis, pro
fessor of agriculture, Iowa State
Teachers college, Cedar Falls; w.
H. Brindley superintendent ofschool
gardens, Fort Dodge, Iowa, the Y. M.
c. A. at Clinton, Iowa.
A big garden campaign is under
way at Schnectady NJ Y, where the
General Eltcirc company is taking
the lead in encouraging it's en-
ployes to plant gardens
Employees of manufacturing con-
Germs throughout New England as in
other parts of the country, are going
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-29

in strong for victory gardening this
year. Marion G. Fish Of the Women's
Municipal league of Boston which did
such good work during tic war, re-
ports that the home gardeners are
active in that region again this year
The New England branch Of the
Womens National Farm and Garden
association, is cooperating loyally in
the victory garden drive,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-29
The Apocrvpha,

All the Old Testament apochrypha,
fourteen in number, have been trans
lated into English and are included as
apocryphal books in some editions of
the Bible. They were formerly print
ed under a distinctive heading between
the Old and the New Testaments, and
in that form can still besf found in
many old family Bibles. They are
always included in the so-called Sep
tuagint, version of the Bible used by
the Greek church.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-29
Nell ewynne Custom.

The custom of placing an orange on
a plate near the door of Savoy chapel,
London, the Sunday after Christmas
is probably survival of the custom
which prevailed at this chapel after
the death of Nell Gwynne. In those
days it was usual, in memory of the
orange-girl, who was notably large
hearted and kindly giver of aims,
to place an orange on the plate when
ever aims were distributed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-29
ProvIde PIavnround.

The truly normal, mlschief-lovlng
youngster (and all healthy children
nre both) simply cannot live withou
play. If this is denied him he win
droop like flower transplanted into
unhealthy soil. However, if he finds
1t difficult to keep ON friendly terms
with his small neighbors his mother
must see to it that he has his own
playground at home. 1t won't cost
much to fit up such fairyland, and
II will prove an investment that viii
pay back undreamed of 'returns.-New
York Evening Telegram.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-29
Poor Excuse No. u.

"Oh, I'm patriotic. all right. l gave
to the Red Cross and the Y. NJ. c. A.
and subscribed to the loans. But that
was while the war was on
Which is an acknowledgment that,
in religion, you would pray only when
in trouble and not give thanks when
delivered from the trouble; that in
business you would burn up your
energy in making money and then
leave rolls Of bills lying in your desks
throughout the year; that you would
sell goods but not deliver them; that,
domestically, you would be gallant to
the girl while courting her and be a
brute TO her throughout married life.
Your patriotism will not hold water.
You cheer the Flag only when it is in
danger.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-29
Poor Excuse No. 6.

"The Loan? Oh, the war cost too
much money. There was waste"
Did you ever know of q hurried job
without waste? We got into the war
with a standing start. Everything
had to be rushed. We are rot a ma
tion that practiced war eV.ry day.
Prices were already high from war in
fluences. The Government had to
spend money and do it quickly. But
the waste OF money, II it was waste,
produced an end of war which saved
the lives of 100000 soldiers who would
have found graves in France If the
war had lasted another six months.
Do you call that waste?
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-29
Poor Excuse No. 9.

makers of munitions are wealthy
men, Let them carry the burden Of
the Loan.
Then you would refuse to pay your
grocery bills because your grocer owns
his home while you rent. Never mind.
The wealthy men are sweating great
drops of perspiraticn over their in
come tax and their war profits tax.
They know there mas been a war, and
they're being asked to subscribe to
the Loan, too.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-29
Poor Excuse No. a.

81 am not rich and I might have to
sell my Victory Liberty note at
sacrifice some time"
All you could possibly sacrifice by
buying all the notes you could buy
and selling them at loss couldn't be
classed as real sacrifice when CON-
pared with that made by the boys who
fought for you. DON'T let returned
wounded soldier hear you make that
plea.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-29
Poor Excuse No. 8.

81 understand some of the money
of the Loan is to pay contracts for
munitions we never used. | don't like
to pay for dead horse'"
You are the man who would have
the tailor make a suit of winter
clothes to your measure and then re-
fuse to pay for 1t because the weather
turned unexpectedly warmer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-29
Poor Excuse No. z.

"I'm exhausted with war work"
So were the boys who fought But
they didn't stop. They weren't quit.
ters. And theirs was real war work.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-29
BALLOT TITLE

The st Of the proposition Constitution of Oklahoma
Tor establishing highways
throughout the State providing qualification and salary
without
serial bonds of the
State
roads providing authorizing the Governor
appoint Citizens Advisory Board each county Of the state
Citizens Inspection Board providing the maintenance OF said roads, ana
the be ado
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-29
Poor Excuse No. 10.

Il believe the Government shouldn't
have contracted for so much stuff in
advance. I'd be willing to subscribe
to pay for material we had used
Oh, that's it7 Then you would pay
the doctor who attends your sick baby
only in case the baby dies, and you
wouldn't pay for medicine that cured
the baby unless the medicine was all
used.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-29
Poor Excuse No. 5.

"I'll not subscribe to the Victory
Liberty Loan might need my money
for an emergency"
Emergency, Ell? The war itself was
an emergency. If It hadn't been won
for you that would have been your
real emergency.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-29
Poor Excuse No. II.

But | haven't the cash just now
to lend"
Then lend your credit. The soldier
gave up his present and even mort
gagged his future. He gave for you
and now you baIk at lending your
credit for him. Where is your pa
triotism?
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-29
Poor Excuse No. 8.

"The bonds of former Liberty
Loans are below par. can't buy
notes on a down market"
What do you care what the bond
market is if the Government promises
to pay you par at maturity? Did the
Yanks fail to fight because they were
below par in the estimation of the
enemy7 Mo. They proved themselves
above par when everything was
against them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-29
The Poor
Excuse Series
Poor Excuse No. 1.

'T bought bonds while the war was
on; now my duty is toward my fam
lily and my business"
Is that so2 The war was fought to
protect your family and your business,
and now you convict yourself of in
gratitude by refusing to lend to pay
for that protection.
Poor Excuse No. 2.
Let the banks take the loan;
they've got money"
Yes, they have money. They have
your money and your neighbor's and
your nei9hbor's neiehbor's money.
These deposits in banks must take the
loan. The loaning surplus in banks
must be counted upon to keep busi-
ness going. All the banks in America
couldn't float the loan with their own
money.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-05
CHAUTAUQUA
At JAMESBURG
Big Event viii Open Tomorrow
| Fine Program

III NpfNfut COTTGaNtHAoHt
JAMESBURG, Dec. 5.-The i9Is
Chautauqua will open tomorrow al
t~ernoon, commencing at 3 O'Clock
This announcement should fill the Star
theatre. whore the th~ree-day series OF
high-class entertainment will be held'
Each day there will be two entertain
ments.
On Saturday afternoon there will be
a series lecture by the superintendent
on some timely topic. In addition 10
his number the concert by the Revue
Company of artists, ak young ladies',
Will embrace numerous numbers OF
The very latest musical successes. Each
member of the group are indiv1dual
artists and are chosen for her iHdlVld-
ability to entertain. Striking cos
tumes will be used.
At the Saturday evening concert
by the same performers an entirety
different program has been provided
for.
The real treat of the Saturday eve
ming entertainment will be the c C
ture by the Hon. Carlton Chamber
layne, on ''To-Morrow.' This glfted
taiker Is one of unusual ability and
wide experience In practical affalrs, ne
comes to YOU breathing the spirit OF
the new lay.
Secretary Harry Groves of the COM
mittee of ~guarantors, is receiving very
encouraging reports from the COM
mittee and this will insure the COM
plete success o fthe 1919 Chautauqua
that has endeared itself to the citizens
OF J~amesburg and vicinity. There
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-05
Rats Prolific
Be Prepared
For Influenza
Gut This Out

Many medical men say We will proo-
ably have another epidemic this fall.
Let us all hope and pray we VIII noI
But at the same time let US be well
prepared.
The nu as It is called. usually starts
with q cold and tightness In the chest
II you even suspect there II 8 nance
that you may be getting in~fuensa take
q good dose OF laxative tea. such as
DR.. Carriers X O. B Tea or Celery KING
and send for YOU physician. Whils
you are waiting for the doctor ruo
Begy's Mustarlne on throat and chest
Rub 1t on freely and never MIND X
II does feel good and hot, IT cannot
blister ever the tenderest skin:
But dom stop at throat n ehest'
get some one to rub this enemy OF In.
hammation over your entire back ana
especially between the shoulder blades
This is one of the most sensible pre-
cautions you can take against pneu-
monia. which often quickly follows the
fu and is just what the doctor trlss
hard TO sidetrack.
You can get Begy's Mustarine for 60
and so cents in yellow boxes all Feaoy
for use at any drug store.
Remember II Is made OF real yeIIoW
mustard. Use 1t for sore throat, 9
chest colds, pleurisy, bronchitis. iam-
ibago and all aches n pains.
llO-1o Ill 1913
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-05
How Much Tobacco
Will My Heart tand
A Question Vital to Every Man Who Smokes or Chews

and taking them as directed. The haolt
really quits you and Its departure is Il
pleasure equal to its indulgence
If you want to know how much
easier 1t Is to duit the habit with Nico-
toll than without 1t, 20 twenty-four
hours without tobacco and note what
an effort It costs you. then begin using
1t as usual and take Nicotol tablets. AT
the end of a week discontinue moklng
or chewing for q daV and 1t is probable
you will have no desire to resume. Al
least your desire Will be greatly dlnln-
ished and another week or two should
make 1t not only possible. but a pleas
ure. to quit.
NOTE: DIR. Connor. formerly of Johns
Hopkins Hospital. under whose advice
Nicotol has often been used. said when
his statement was shown to him: Il
have known Nicotol to conquer the to-
bacco habit in less than ten DAYS time
and l can therefore recommend 1t high
ly." When the Doctors statement was
shown to one of our leading druggists
he said: 'Nicotol Is truly a wonderful
remedy for the tobacco habit. way
ahead of anything we have ever sold
before. We are authorized by the man
ufacturers to refund the money to
every dissatisfied customer and we
would not permit the use of our name
unless the remedy possessed unusual
merit" Nicotol Is sold in this city I'M
der an ironclad money-back guarantee
by all up-to-date druggists. including
DR.. Chas. ]. Silk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-05
Study and PLAY

White House, Oct. "a, 1908.
Dear Ted:
1 am really greatly pleased at your
standing so high in your form, and
/ am sure hat this year 1t is better
for you to be playing where you are
in football. / suppose next year you
will go back to your position of end,
as you would hardly be heavy enough
for playing back, or to play behind
the center, against teams with big
fellows. 1 repeat that your standing
in the class gave me real pleasure. I
have sympathized so much with your
delight in physical prowress and have
been so glad at the success you have
had, that sometimes ] have been
afraid 1 have failed to emphasize
sufficiently the fact that of course one
must not subordinate study and work
to the cultivation of such prowress.
BY the way, 1 am sorry to say that
1 am falling behind physically. The
last two or three years l have had O
tendency to rheumatism. or govt, or
something of the kind, which makes
me very stiff.
Renown is behaving better about
automobiles and the like. 1 think
the difference Is largely in the way L
handle him. He is a very good
naturede and gentle horse, but timid
and not over-wise, and when in a
panic his great strength makes him
well-nigh uncomfortable. According
Iy. he Is a bad horse 10 try to force
by anything. If possible, 1t is much
better to give him a little time, and
bring him up as gently as may be to
the object of terror. When he be-
haves well / lean forward and give
him a lump of sugar, and now the
old boy eagerly puts around his head
when I stretch out my hand. Blei-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-05
1919 ~
GARH &cEAHn's eeytA

stein l have ridden very little, be-
cause / think one of his forelegs is
shaky, and / want to spare him all
1 can. Mother and L have had the
most lovely rides imaginable.
Quentin's First Fall
White House, oct. "a, 1908.
Dear Kermit:
Yesterday 1 felt rather seedy, hav-
ing a touch of Cuban fever, my only
unpleasant Renaissance of the san
tiago campaign. Accordingly, L spent
the afternoon in the house lying on
the sofa, with a bright fire burning
and Mother in the rocking-chair,
with her knitting, beside me. / felt
so glGd that 1 was not out some
where in the wilderness, campaign
ing or hunting, where 1 would have
to walk or ride all day in the rain
and then lie out under a brush at
night!
When Allan will come from the
trainers l do not know. Rather TO
my surprise, Ronald has won golden
opinions and really is a very nice
dog. Pickney loves him, and he sits
up in the express wagon just as If It
was what he had been born to.
Quentin is learning to ride the
pony. He had one tumble which, he
remarked philosophically, did not
hurt him any more than when L
whacked him with a sofa cushion in
one Of our pillow fights. 1 think he
will very soon be able to manage the
pony by himself. Mother has just
taken the three children to spend
the afternoon at DR.. Rixey's farm. l
am hard at work on my message 10
congress, and accordingly shall not
try to go out or see any one either
this afternoon or this evening. All
of this work is terribly puzzling at
times, but l peg away at it, and every
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-05
IT MAY COST A PRECIOUS LIFE To
FIND OUT by EXPERIMENT

FIND OtI BY AiEttlhE4N
The heart OF every user OF tobacco
bears a double burden. 1t does its al
lotted task and then fights nicotine for
supremacy. AS long as the heart wins
he lives: when It loses he dies. but
before the final victory OF nicotine you
pass through many stages OF decline
and decay and suffer many panRs.
Hearts are like human belngs-some
are stronger than others. therefore
some hearts will stand more tobacco
than others. but there ia a limit to
what any heart can tand. The man
who puts this additional strain on his
heart a dozen times n dav by smoking
cigarettes. a pipe or cigars-or chew
ing tobacco-is taking a madman's
chance with health and life to lose and
nothing to win but the chance that he
may not lose them. He is indulging in
q costly habit at the expense of pre-
cious health. Ask any doctor anywhere.
and he VIII tell you that using tobacco
is injurious and that 1t Is far better
to quit the habit than to experiment to
find how much tobacco your heart Will
stand without serious results.
But the thought of quitting is I'M
pleasant to most men-even to those
who know that tobacco Injuries them
and to really quit takes moro will DOW
err than they ave and auses more
suffering than thew can voluntarily en-
dure. To quit the habit make it easy
for yourself by getting Nicotol tablets
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-05

One lot of Women's Shoes;
high cut, military and high
heels; Black, Grey Cloth Top;
Selling Out Price. 1896