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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24

easily. But tragedy was writ too large
upon Estrelda to be ignored
Why" he began, Il thought you'd
"Oh, you ttought-you thought-you
thought cried Estrelda. I'm tired
of your thinking! 1t never gets us
But the furs?" blundered on poor
Freddie.
yes, the furs!'' repeated Estrelda,
vcnomously. IF you'd been able to do
much about, maybe you'd have spared
me the humiliation of this afternoon
Freddie sat ~down-plump!
What" he asked, has happened?"
Estrelda drew a long breath.
You can't get a decent fur in New
York for a hundred dollars; that's
what's happened she said. And"
she added gratuitously, they simply
laughed at me in the stores when l
tried to buy what l wanted"
Freddie had far too much sense to
be carried beyond reason, even by his
wife's temper. So, now:
"Oh, my dear" he protested, "you
must have imagined that! You can't
be right! A hundred dollars is not
a sum to laugh at, to begin with. To
end with, there are plenty of women
in New York who have managed to
buy very good furs for that sum. Sure
ly you" =,
Estrelda. 81 wish I'd never seen you!
I'm going to have to freeze to death
all winter without furs-just because
/ married a poor man. If it gets any
colder l won't be able to go out at
all-not till next spring! Not W. to
market"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24

I CAN remember.
WHEN THEY first came.
INTO MY home town,
.
AND QrApTERED themselves
IN AN old rink.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24

Did you ever stop to consider the
things YOU say? Just take a day-any
Old day will do-and keep tab on your
self. The results will be a surprise
to you.
Unless some unexpected windfall has
tumbled down from he blue into your
lap, or that long-eXpected ship of yours
has at last sailed proudly into port,
YOU will find that you have INDUCED
in a good many more negatives thar
alternatives.
Here are a few samples: 81 am not
feeling we'll at all" Nothing good ever
happens to me" II was born unlucky.'
Il am getting poorer every day" "Ev-
erything is going wrong" And so on
indefinitely,
II is easier to think OF our woes than
our blessings, easier to talk about them,
and so we do perpeJuaIly.
You may say that you do not be-
lieve in mental atmospheres, but in
fact you do. On Christmas or New
Years day every one is going about
with a smiling face and wishing you
merriment and happiness. You feel the
in%spiration: your spirits tighten. lnsen-
sibly you respond to tae general gay
ETY., and SEND back the good wishes
you receive with the best will in the
world.
Or, as may happen, you are with
some one who is naturally harmonious
and light-hearted. Does 1t often fall
that presently you discover you are
looking at your own affairs in a more
rosy light?
We can not ask everything of the
world and give it nothing. That Is
greedy. And the biggest and most
precious things we a give are cheer-
fulness and courage. In paying that
debt, too, we are greatly enriching our
-l-. e.. 80 Yyhnt n nINn
Tparticular difficulties are, there Is al
ways a way out.
. Some one had a genuine inspiration
when he said: There seemed nothing
to do but go to the wall: so l went
to the wall, and there l found a door,
The first letter which | opened this
morning was written almost entirely
in negatives:
Il am a poor little girl who needs
help it. ran. Il am only 10 and the
T, mother Of a beautiful baby. But my
husband objects to my ever leaving
the house, even to take the air. He
: has plenty of good clothes and goes
out every evening, but he says l do
not need clothes, as I don't go any
stay there. II I complain, it makes
scenes. l am a fine s~tenographer and
earned a good living before l was mar
ried, but now l am the ~unhappiest lit
tie mother in the world
First, my dear giri, stop thinking of
Z yourself as a poor little girl" and an
unhappy little mother. You are un-
fortunate In that you have married an
1 exceptionally stupid man, who is also
a petty tyrant> But even the stupidest
person may have a few facts beaten
into his head, and petty tyrants may
be Unconstitutional not by those who
consider themselves weak and helpless.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
FOR THE
COMING DAY
MONDAY, MAY 26, 1919.

NScPJ Is nv ISlpg NY XIV at'1lulC ANN"b
paper Syndicate,)
This is an uncertain day In plane
tary direction, according to astrology.
Jupiter, Uranus and the sun are all
In evil place.
There may be some sort OF uncer-
tainty In regard to commercial prob
lens, owing to the malefic influence of
Uranus, the planet that Is supposed to
cause misjudgment and fear, when in
sinister aspect.
Warning Is given against subtle
propaganda affecting certain lines Of
trade and even financial interests.
Physicians and surgeons may be af-
fected by this same baleful sway Of
the stars. Reports ~discounting their
contributions to public service may be
circulated n hospitals may be In
vestigated.
A period of widespread accusation
and reformation OF established i%nstitu-
lions Is at hand, and seers declare that
many will suffer from unjust imputa-
ton, while others are deserving of
censure.
This is a most ~unfavorable direction
for those who seek aid from govern
ment officials or from financiers, since
Uranus encourages distrust.
There is a sign read as presaging
government appointments that Will
cause severe criticism. Changes in GER
tain federal offices are forecast in the
summer.
Labor Is still under a planetary gov.
eminent making for deliverance from
many hard conditions and great in
crease In prosperity.
The seers declare that there will not
be an appreciable decrease of either
wages or cost of living for many
months.
Persons whose birthdate 1t is should
not speculate or risk money. The do
nestle circle should be safeguarded.
Children born on this day are likely
to be trustworthy and prosperous,
These subjects of Gemini, however,
often are careless and extravagant.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
MACHINE FEATURES
A4VNCM WIGGITXIg, a
aBEDTIME' STORY


nee fallen, and there Mr.. Longears
stretched cut.
Well, you can easily guess what hap
pened. The first thing Uncle Wiggly
knew was That he had fallen asleep.
How long he slept he did not know.
as it says in the story books, but, all
of a sudden, as Uncle Wiggily awak-
ened, he saw something that surprised
him.
He saw Baby Bunty dabbling with
her clean, white paws in some black
mud. The little rabbit girl had taken
some dry black dirt and, in a hole, she
had mixed with it some water from the
spring. Dry dirt and wet water make
mud when they are mixed together, and
this is what Bunty was doing, Her
with mud, and so was her face.
ooh, Bunty! Baby Bunty! What are
you doing cried Uncle Wiggily, as he
opened his eyes.
I'm making mud pies answered
Bunty. Don't you want to help me?
"Oh, my goodness, Oh, my goodness
me sakes alive and some soap and clean
towels!' cried Uncle Wiggily. "What
will Nurse JAM say"
''Nothing-if you don't tell her
laughed Baby Bunty, and she was just
making a cute little mud pie when, all
of a sudden. out from behind a tree
popped the bad Pipsisewah.
"Ah, ha! This tune have you BOTH
he cried. Il shall get some Uncle Wig
gily souse and some Baby Bunty souse!
On, this is my lucky day"
ooh, dear oh, dear" sighed Uncle
W:ggily. "Oh, run, Baby Bunty! Run!
I'll let the Pipsisewah take my souse.
but save yours!'
But Baby Bunty did not run away.
Instead, she stood up and held out in
her paw one of her best and freshest
black mud pies. -,
Are you hungry, Mr.. Pipsisewah'
asked Baby Bunty of the unpleasant
creature.
Hungry, Well, I should say ] was!'.
he cried. "Im so hungry that | could
cat
"Try one of my black mud pies!'
cried Baby Bunty, and with that she
had chap missed when he tried to grasp
IL in his paws. 1t slipped through,
ard it Topped right in his face. plaster
ing shut his eyes and nose and mouth
All over his face flew Baby Bunty's
soft, black mud pie.
Come or now, Uncle Wiggily! Come
on!' cried the little rabbit girl. while
the Pipsisewah is eating my mud pie
he can't see us, and we can get away,
And they certainly did get away. 1t
took the Pipsisewah the rest of the
afternoon to wash his muddy face.
BABY Bunty, you certainly are
clever!' said Mr.. Longenrs. And II the
Eaby carriage doesn't cry in the middle
of the night and wake up the canary
bird, I'll tell you next about Uncle Wig
gily and the barefoot boy.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
BY HOWARD r. CARTS.

Where is Baby Bunty this morn
ing" asked Uncle Wiggily Longears,
the rabbit gentleman, as he stood on
the front steps of his hollow stump
bungalow and looked at the green trees
in the woods.
DO you want her to go to the store
for your" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy
oh, no, but | thought I'd have a
game OF tag with her" answered Uncle
Wiggily. "She was so clever to help
the bee, yesterday, and the bee was so
KIND as to give us honey in place of
the molasses lost, when the fox chased
Us, that l thought I'd give Baby Bunty
a treat. She likes to play tag"
We'll, you'll find her off in the
woods, somewhere" said Nurse Jane.
Il wish you'd look for her. heard
MRS. ,Wibblewobble, the duck lady, say
the bad Pipsisewah was seen this
morning; He may catch Baby Bunty,"
Not II l can help it, said Uncle
Wiggily, brave like but still unassum-
ing, I'm go look for her"
OFF he hoped among the trees with
his tau silk hat, his red, white and blue
striped rheumatism crutch, and his
pink, twinkling nose.
Baby Bunty! Baby Bunty! Where
are your? called Mr.. Longears, as he
looked all around for the little rabbit
girl whom he had found in a hollow
stump.
At first there was no answer, and
Uncle Wiggily was getting worried, as
he thought of the Pipsisewah, when, all
OF a sudden, after he had again called,
he heard, like an echo, this reply:
Here | am, Uncle Wiggily!"
+.F'N here2' asked the bunny gentle
man. Il can't see you"
I'm playing over near the spring
where the bee. fell in, and I got him
oAEEaa answered Baby Bunty. Come
'iaEer and play with me-"
BLESS her ears" thought Uncle Wig
gily, as he hoped over a mulberry
bush. BABY Bunty is always playing
'pr wanting to, it seems to me. Well,
that's the way to stay young, and not
get old and stiff. l must play a little
mere myself
He hoped in and out anon the
trees, and soon he came to the edge of
the spring, where Baby Bunty was
playing with her rag doll, named
Bucella Marietta Appledumpling.
"Oh, Uncle WIggiiy! I'm so glad you
Lave comet cried Baby Bunty. "Now ]
can have some fun. Just wait until
make a new grass dress for my doll
and I'll play with YOU"
and while I'm waiting I'll just sit
down here In the shade and rest" said
the rabbit gentleman. He found a soft
place in the green moss on the bank
of the spring, into which the bee had
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24

AS A very bad job.
AND YEARS after that.
THE GREAT war came.
AND THEY dropped their drums.
AND THEIR tambourines.
AND WITHOUT any noise.
AND WITHOUT my drives"
THEY WENT on their way,
TO THE battle-ground,
AND WE didn't know,
THAT THEY were there.
UNTIL WORD came back,
THAT UP at the front.
THEY WERE serving food.
AND GOOD warm drink.
10 IflE tlghtlng men.
AND NOW they're back.
AND THEY'RE coming to us.
ON THE record made.
AND THEY'RE asking us.
IF WE'LL do our bit.
UNTO THE end.
THAT THEY may go back.
TO THEIR peacetime work.
THAT FOR fifty years,
HAS BEEN up at the front.
WHERE WEAK men fall.
AND IN their name.
AND THE name of the soldier,
WHO WRITES to me,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
COOPERATION DID IT.

In Ouachita parish. Louisiana, last
year 42 potato grower co-operated In
the spraying, grading and shipping OF
% cars of potatoes. For these potatoes
they got Is cents a hushel above the
ruling price. This profit OF $3.50 vas
directly due 10 standardization and
freedom from potato scab, results which
were brought about through co-opera-
tive effort.
The sheep growers of the same par
lsh pooled their wool, shipped n sold
it in one lot oud got t6Ie cents a pound
more for it than local dealers Offered.
Cooperative purchase of feeds saved
$685. for them. cooperative purchase OK
seeds sl21. 50. --Southern Agriculturiss
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24

WITH a sawdust floor.
AND BEAT their drums.
AND THEIR tambourines,
WHILE THE good church folk.
HELD UP their hands.
AND CRIED "sacrilege."
AND I can remember.
IT WAS noised about.
THAT OUR village drunkard.
HAD HIT the trail.
TO THE mourners' bench.
AND 1T proved to be true.
FOR I saw him myself.
AS HE marched with them.
AND CRIED "Amen,'
RIGHT OUT on the corner.
JUST A block away.
FROM WHERE | lived.
AND BEFORE they came.
HE'D BEEN given up
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
CHAPTER No. ia.
Despair.

Despair.
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
Naturally, Freddie expected to re-
turn that evening to a young wife all
smiles oyer the possession Of a new set
of furs.Y Az noon he had met Estreida
downtown and la handed her the one
hundred dollars, drawn from the bank.
that she had said would be enough to
!, buy the wrap she wanted. She had
looked SO happy over her prospective
purchase that Freddie had made a men
tai comment that any sacrifice was not
too great If only it brought such a
light into her eyes. And all the way
uptown from the office, he was try
ing to picture to himself Estrelda's
face smiling at him above the soft
contour of a scarf about her throat.
He called to her almost before he had
Tell" said he happily, drag 'em
in EN-. Come en-, Sweetie; where are
you? Don't be stingy with yourself!'
There was a little rustic from Es-
trelda's bedroom that told him she
was there, but there came no answer.
"Come on!" urged Freddie. "Tm all
ready to be dazzledI"
Slowly the bedroom door opened. On
the threshold stood Estrelda disheveled,
red eyes and frowning. And:
"Oh! be still" said she, 81 might
have known l couldn't get anything
for a measly hundredl''
Freddie was dumfounded. He didn't
know exactly what had happened and
he did not turn mental somersaults too
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
WHO'S TO BLAME
ETHEL LLOYD PATTERSON.

only those who never pray to the comfortable goddess of common sense IA
know DESPAIR
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24

political party, but
he was one of those
who always support
ed the radical ele-
ment in the days be-
fore and during tie
war,
He was born in
1857 and has been n
friend OF Nj. Clemens
ceau since 1878, and
has been associated
with him in most of
his journalistic en-
terprises. As a diplo-
matist he has had a
W | d e experience.
which started at
Port au Prince and
led him throug h
South America to
Picking, where he
uaG ECaDrh miOfStar
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24
A Line On Men
You Read About

Stephen Pichon, the foreign minister
OF France, has held that portfolio in
many different ministries, He is not
now very definitely associated with any
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24

during the siege of the legations, He
has accompanied the chief Of state TO
Petrograd and London, where he has
made several official visits.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-24

Coblenz on the Rhine, Germany.
Dear X, G. B.: In a paper from
home ! have read that the Salvation
Army some time in May Is to make an
appeal in the United States for funds
with which to carry on its work. As an
American soldier, who, while under fire
and under bombardment from German
gas and high explosives, has been sup
piled with doughnuts and hot chocolate
by Salvation Army workers--and Is a
reader Of your column, clippings of
which come to me regularly ask that
you say to your readers that no matter
what they may give to the Salvation
Army they will never be able to pay the
debt they W that organization,
/ do not mean that they can never
pay for the %doughnuts and hot choco-
late. OF course, they can do that. But
they can never pay for that wonderful
spirit of bravery that kept the S. A.
workers always at the front.
For some Of us who are still over
here, won't you please, X, C. B., say a
word for the Salvationists2
NJ. =. MURPHY,
Second Lieutenant, Infantry.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-07-28
CR0MpS At RAY RiDGE

Bay Ridge, that one time popular
summer excursion resort on the Chcsa-
.peakn Hay. vas the scene Of a larger
gathering of people yesterday than At
any one time On 4 previous occasion
this sasen,
81 one time during The day thirty
motor cars were counted on the place.
having brought picnic parties from
baltimore, Washington and other near
by places Men. women and children
.enjoycd The delightful bathing Bay
Ridge beach affords, and picniced on
the shore % their hearts content.
Some spent most Of the day IN their
bathing suits and did not return home
mt lon Alter sfn3i0lyn The road
to Bay Ridge was lined with motor
.traflR tiroAgh0Ht tie dav
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-07-28
~. q. q. S. PICNIC At
ROUND BAY SATURDAY

some MY girls Of the War amp
Comnunity Service. together with iosf
ehanerons. came down from baltimore
saturday al the invitation q the local
II. q b. S. and were given z pieills.
About forty service men were inYitea
ana / atty foot motor boat conveyed
I he Marty up the beautiful Severn e
s2ound Bay, where supRer WIS sprsasi,
.rrho girls brought along lunch boxes
vna IA abundance Of good things e
eat was provided
The return trip was made late Il She
afternoon Ii was intended g have Z
dance at the Armory to complete the
days pleasure and recreation, but tlle
Young ladies were Obliged to leave ISL
/ baltimore on the ten o'clock car. there
fore the dance was not Of long dura-
ton. The party IS indebted 50 Mr
Colbert. assistant q sacretary itolt fil
Tor the pleasant outing
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-07-28
SNOWBALLS BLOOM
FOR SECOND TIME

IL q rather rare think for the
snowfall flower ~ bloom Wice within
Z season. but such has besn the case
with the hush iis The garden Of the
home a hrs Richard II Green, on
Charles street
DR. n Kent Green. son of Mrs.
Green stated Tits morning that the
bush has within the last feK DAYS shot
forth some thirty III forty average
sized blooms sir Greea said E Il
the frss time he has kil0Nil tbs e
0eear ii AZ years b Is also rel.ortesl
that III ss nces stlia.e "a tile
trtck farlners 81 tAe coutl pick
lag & ii rrits.
s.1ls t.a. Is reIi4s ii II coissfdera-
sls0F during ire REGULAR seasoii
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-07-28
AT THE REPUBLIC TONIGHT

Sessue HRyakawa, the marvellous
Japanese star Of the silent drama. has
another excellent production to his
credit In The Courageous Coward, q
| his last production for Exhibitors
Mutual distribution. Hayakawa has
the knack Of picking just the right
kind Of stories. and he has yet to pro-
duce . picture that lacks the much
sought for punch.
The Courageous Coward has
large quantities Of punch There
isn't d slow foot Of film Id the entire
drama. The plot IS stronger. il any
thing, than any play the brilliant
star has ever screened, while the at
mosphere Is remarkable for It's fidel-
lily
{ The Barbary Coast. San Francis
COS notorious Chinatown district. Is
the scene selected for the unfolding
pf drama that involves the catacIysm
|of events resulting from conflict Oh
Oriental ideas and American stand
ards A beautiful japanese girls love
for one OF her own race leads her
into the underworld 81 Chinatown and
involves her Iii dubious romance
with an American all round sport.
Her lover kills gambler and makes
his escape, leaving an innocent man
to stand prosecution
Suki, the Oriental lover. brilliant
prosecuting attorney, is branded as a
coward when be refuses to 60 on with
the prosecution. Rather than betray
the American lover OF the Japanese
girl. ne bears the stigma Of coward
The climax of the story when the
murderer confesses and removes the
stain OF cowardIce from Suki,s reputa-
ton, is sensational and gripping
One 81 the striking bits of realism
Is the Chinatown celebration Of the
Chinese New Year. a riot of reyelry
and az orgy Of baechanallan splendor.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-07-28
COUNTY COMMIT TEE ON
LEAGUE FOR PEACE
Eight Members Appointed AS Re
cent Meeting III Baltimore
DR.. Fen Chairman
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED

All the recent meeting In Baltimore
III the MARYLAND Branch Of the League
ito Enforce Peace committee. q
which Or. Thomas Fell, Of So johns
College was made president, MAS APP
pointed to further the work of the
EI.eague in Anne Arundel county Re-
I,solutions were adopted at the same
meeting fasoring the Immediate rati-
ication of ths peace treaty without
amendment or delay
|, While the resolutions had partieu-
liar reference To the ratification of the
peace treaty. the paper also strongly
indorsed the League Of Nations as eni-
bodied III the treaty and IN the sew
eral brief addresses thai we're made III
MAS stated that while there might be
some points in that document % which
even the members OF the Maryland
Iisrancl would not heartily subscribe.
1.-THE spirit of the league Is 4 Whole
was satisfactory and the hope was eS-
laressed that this true spirit would not
tbe ieopardized for mere form, 'he
RESOLUTIONS we're drawn up by a COM
Imittee appointed By Mr. Williams and
was composed Of Judge Henry p Har4
Ian. chairlnan Judge Oscar Lesser
Judge William III Atkins. Or, Thomas
TELL, of st. Johns College. Annapolis,
land n. S. Harp
Following ii copy Of HE resnlu-
ltions adopted al the meeting
Whereas, the Treaty Of Peace with
hGernlany is before the Senate Of the
United States anu the welfare Of the
limited States and the world requires
kthat this treaty be ratified; and
Whereas, said Treaty has been rati-
lied BY Germany and when ratified BY
kthree of the Great Powers will take ef-
fleet. and thereupon cannot be amend
/ ed without the consent Of all the par
| ties thereto; and
Whereas, when said Treaty has taken
effect no party thereto has any legal
fright either to demand or enforce the
consent Of the other parties thereto to
any amendment and
whereas, ii is believed that reserya-
tions Incorporated In the instrument
Of ratification would constitute
amendments, which would amount to
d rejection Of the Treaty unless con-
scented 10 BY the other High Contract
ing Parties
Now. therefore, be It Resolved, That
the Maryland Branch Of the League to
Enforce Peace respectfully requests
the Senate of the United States to rat-
Try this Treaty without amendments
land without reservations which are
TO be Incorporated III the instrument
Iof ratification
Exactly how the League will carry
on its work In Anne Arundel county
has not yet been announced. but in
formation will probably soon be given
out concerning the manner IN which its
activities here will be conducted
The members Of the Anne Arundel
Committee are T. + Craven. Theo-
dore w johnson. II Ct CLANCY Miss
Katharine Walton. Rev H WI Bur
gan. Hon Robert Moss. Rev j. S. Sow
ers, Rev. Nj s. White.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-07-28
UB-CHASERS RETURN
FROM NEW YORK TRIP

Submarine Chasers number 10, rs
and 80 reached Annapolis harbar
again yesterday after having made i
trip ID Ne8 York q carry laundry 20
inids hipfstof aboard shsps there he
three boats Iafs here l4st Tuesday
about fifteen lnidshi iaasa who had
been ri tisa araI Academy hospital
ard Mgla h.ivt. been released since the
CLASSES left fsf tHa cruise. Male tils
strsn MisfI tlif sI8-ei.a aid Mere j s