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STRIKE FEVER STOPS
 LONDON ENTERTAINING
By LADY MARY

most part these strikers of today wind
 little or no sympathy from the public
 which is rapidly becoming highly exas-
 perated at the unsportsmanlike attitude
 of people who apparently have no con-
 science regarding the livelihood ant
 ordinary necessities of other workers.
 In fact, never was there such a muddle
 within the metropolitan area as there is
 today. The walking and waiting crowds are fairly good-tempered up to the pres ent moment, but one wonders what IS going to happen next; because undoubt-
 edly we are in for a pretty bad strug-
 gle.
 Of course, the personal inconveniences of rich people has really very little inter- est outside their own particular circle. but I must say I felt rather sorry for several would-be hosts and hostesses of smart luncheon parties at hotels today. As it happened, many quite elaborate gatherings had been arranged at the Ritz, and the consternation of hosts and hostesses as well as their guests upon finding that no meals except for actual
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London, February 22.-I sallied forth today in order to take my lunch at one of my favorite midday haunts. l found the doors shuttered and barred While across one side of this unaccustomeo barricade was pasted a square of white paper on which was written in large, black, mournful letters-"Closed on ac- count of general strike"
 In fact, General Strike" is the most conspicuous potentiality in London ilfc at the present moment. General Strike" has closed all the railway stations which are the main arteries through which pass the commercial and professional blood of London's great far-reaching ear ease. while General Strike it is who has caused most of the hotels and res taurants throughout the westend at any rate, to close their doors and send thelr patrons away thirsty and hungry.
 There are runors of still more 10 come" but at present ones imaginatlon fails to rise or rather sink to the nor TOTS of inconvenience that may be on the way. And I must say that for the
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Mother, Your Child needs a Harmless Laxative. If Tongue is Coated. Stomach Sick. or the Child is Cross, Feverish. Constipated. give
 California Syrup of Figs"

playful child again. Children love this harmless Fruit laxative" and mothers can rest easy after giving it. because it never fails to make their little in sides" sweet and wholesome.
 Keep it handS Mother, A little given today saves sick child tomor- row, but get the genuine. Ask your druggist for bottle of genuine "California Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna.' made by the California Fig syrup Co, which has directions for ba- bies, children of all ages. and for erown-ups plainly on the bottle.-Adv.
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money with no sort of compunction, while apparently the mere fact of owing money to each other or to their mer friends does not trouble them in the slightest. l sup pose this sort of thing exists in most big cities, and probably my mention Of sur prise at such state of affairs may De regarded as old fashioned, and worse still. colonial, but there you are! I don't agree with the spirit of the times in Lon don today, and only hope that it IS postwar fever that will burn out in it's own intensity" M
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darkness Supper was then prepared by
 the roadside Mr McArdle, that liberal.
 accommodating cook, would cook your sup
 per for you provided he would receive
 half of it for his services. He could tell
 any one how to fry an egg or digest a
 sandwich. After supper Messrs. Matzitz,
 Waters and Rogers were sent after mules
 again. They succeeded in getting farm-
 CT and two mules. Becket and Alick.
 Upon inauiring if Beckett was gentle, MT
 Rogers received the following answer:
 liners a mother nigger round here that
 rid her, you can ride her. Messrs.
 Matzitz and Rogers rode Beckett and
 Alick, respectively, while Mir. Waters
 accompanied the3 farmer. on foot. The
 mules were hitched to the car. After
 breaking chains and apulling the car farther into the ditch, they finally sue
 ceded in pulling the auto out. After the incident the mules were better known by the scouts as Lightning and Wilfire. That typical farmer with the air of James McArdle and the stride of Julius Caesar, could spit tobacco juice, drive mules and charge for his services. Hav- ing paid the farmer the party began their homeward journey. For while Messrs. McArdle and Matzitz conversed and disputed about their favorite girl IAnge-1ee (the girl of wonderful appear ance), whom they both claim The con- versation died away and everyone drew their wraps closely about them. Pres ently Messrs. Matztz and Waters were snoozing in the corner of the car like two babies in haystack with the chilli night air sweeping over them. The party arrived at Ensley about Ii o'clock AL though the trip was more of a series of experiences than a hike it was thor oughly enjoyed by everyone.
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Don't scold your fretful, peevish, child. See if the tongue is coated; this is . sure sign that the little stomach liver and bowels are clogged with bile and numerically digested food,
 When listless pale, feverish, with tainted breath. cold, or sore throat: if the child does not eat. sleep or act naturally, or has stomachache. indi- gestion or diarrhea. give q teaspoon- full of "California Syrup Of Figs, ana in a few hours all the waste matter h;Ie and fermenting food will pass out of the bow els. and you have healthy.
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Imperial Family to Sell Land

! Tokio, January 17.-The imperial house., hold announces that $50,00o0O0 worth of forest lands belonging to the imperial family will be sold. These forests are mostly in Hokkaido, the northern island,
 where the Emperor owns about one-slxth Of the total area. The sale will make
 possible a. profitable development of these forest lands and enable the government to increase it's revenue by bringing the
 lands into the class of taxable property
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WHO'S WHO IN SCOUTING

No. 9 Eagle Scout Hulsey, troop lo. sDooley was born in the State of Men tai responsibility; wears green sults' neckties. trousers n everything. His distinguishing characteristic is ms un- canny ability in explaining why ne was late or absent from troop meeting: He has won distinction as a draughts- man and heart breaker. He has trav- -eled as far as Los Angeles, where ne lived the typical wild west life. learned to lasso toads and how to treat lspavin-legged bull terriers. His forte
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TROOP NEWS

Inasmuch as only two troop reporters turned in reports for this week, we are giving them full space.
 Trop 15-Fifteen members of Troop 15 met at Dr. Gilchrist's house at about D. m. Friday, February 2S. for a DOS som hunt" After several minutes of pro-. longed waiting Doc, came out thor oughly disgusted because his last week s
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The Illustrations are indicative of the variety of scout activities. CD They study the trees and their diseases, @ learn to fight fair and hard (3)as well as to be kind to those younger or weaker than themselves; (D they aid tn cleaning public parks which may have been neglected and (5) to en- courage the birds to stay by building and placing houses for them.
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is keeping quiet when other people are talking and his favorite pastimes are shooting holes in the sky and talking about next summers camp. He has 21 merit badges and seems to be sat isfied with that as good place to -StOp.
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tthe effectivemeness of this service. the pa per says that recently there has not been a single scandal in which an Ameri- can soldier has been involved and the population of the outlying districts and the chief of the militia have expressed their gratitude to Maj. Samuel Johnson, in command of the American patrols. There are 10 patrols, each consisting of five men,.
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in and found the new occupant sitting up in his bunk in state of terror He sald he had felt something touch his head and that the bunk was Invaded by some thing damp and smelling of seaweed.
 The same thing happened to another tenant later on, and after that the caoh was unused for three months. Then chaplain moved into the cabin and there were no complaints of further manifesto 5-af
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TROOP ORGANIZER

in recruiting ne wtroops. This. in ad- dition to being genuine good turn
 to the boys of a neighborhood. is to be recognized by a special emblem to be
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TROOP VISITOR

Unannounced the members of the ex- ecutive committee are beginning to visit the various troops. Each mem- Der is to visit one troop each month. The live troops will know what to do.
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Scout Edward Glenn of troop 27 is now wearing one of those badges which all real scouts are looking for ward to owning. Scout Glenn is cred ited with the best map which MT. Will son, the examining engineer. has pass ed on in the past three months.
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Discipline in Siberia

VladivostoF, January 5.-The American command here has organized special mil itary patrols to maintain the discipline Primorya, in a recent issue. As proof of
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sCouTMAsTERs' MEETING

Tomorrow Monday night the scout masters will hold their regular month ly meeting at o'clock in the directors
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Proof Positive

From London Answers.
 Dad was, a politician, and conse- ouently, wasted much of his time writing out speeches. Hes was thus engaged one day when his small off, spring yelled shrilly up from the garden:
 Daddy, look out of the window!"
 What a nuisance that child is" grumbled the parent, but, neyerthe- less, tearing himself away from the great national work, he opened the window and showed out his head.
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ANOTHER ACE

The National War Savings Stamps committee of the United States treas ury has conferred the title of Ace Scout" on Nabb Drennen of troop 21 because of his energy in the w. $. 5. campaign.
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Troop 10 is simply running away with the efficiency contest this quarter which ends April 1.
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orn by the scout instrumental arting the new troop.
 BIRDHOUSE CONTEST

The latest reports from birdland are to the effect that many bird fam flies are considering moving to Bir- mingham as soon as the bird house contest is over, as the housing condi- tions are to be greatly improved Many fine bird residences will be ready as soon as the prize winners are deter mined There are three prizes offer ed and the points for decision will be CD attractiveness, CD workmanship, (3) practicability. The winning house is to be left at headquarters as per- manent exhibit. .J
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Special prizes will be awarded to the scouts building the best flying air. plane model and the best box kite.
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NEW FIRST-CLASS SCOUT

room of the Civic association, Jeffer- son County Bank building.
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FLYING DAY April will be the flying month
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as a private in the ranks. only to find
that the fight was over before he had
had chance to fire a gun at the enemy.
The hardships We're his. but the mill
tary glory was not, 1t was in 1882,
when Black Hawk, chief of the Sac
and Fox Indians. made war on the
forts and settlers in northern Illinois
and Wisconsin. Lincoln, twenty four
Years old, enlisted in a volunteer COM
pany of mounted rangers. In the
same war Zachary Taylor. afterward
President was commandaut at Fort
Crawford, Prairie du CHEN, Wisconsin.
and under him, as lieutenant was JEFF
ferson Davis.
The war was over and Chief Black
Hawk brought captive to Fort Craw-
ford before Lincoln had seen any
actual fighting. yet on the march and
I'm camp he had made himself so popu-
lar with his comrades that soon after
his return to New Salem, H.. his
townsmen nominated him for the legis-
lature.
In later years. when Zachary Taylor
was candidate for President and ex-
travagant claims for military honors
were set up by the democratic candi-
date Gen. Lewis Cass. Lincoln, then in
congress and an ardent supporter OF
Gen Taylor, ridculed Cass' pretentions
TO soldier fame in a speech before the
House and alluded to his own military
career IN the Black Hawk war in this
way:
by the way. Mr.. Speaker, did you
Know l am military hero? Yes, sir
In the days of the Black Hawk war |
fought, bled and came away Speaking
OF Gen. Cass' career reminds me of my
OWL. | was not Mt StjlIp1un'S Aafaaf
put was about as near it as Cass was
20 Huiis surrender. and like him. | saw
the place very soon afterward. 1t Is
quite certain | did not break my sword,
lor l mad none to break, but bent my
musket by accident. If Gen. Cass went
in advance of me in picking whortles
berries, | guess l surpassed him iii
charging on the wild onions, IL he saw
any live fighting Indians, it was moxe
IMAM did, but had Il good many bloudf
Struggles with the mosquitoes, and Az
though | never tainted for loss az
blood, can truly say | was often Very
hungry" I'M
Lincoln was given a quarter sees
ton of wild land in Iowa for his serviee
as a soldier. A comrade In the ram
was John I. Stuart, who took Mr.. Ltrk
com INTO law partnership with him. tn
Lieut. Robert Anderson who mustertd
Lincoln INTO service was the Mai An
derson who commanded Fort Sunit8r
when IT was fired on In 1851 At an ~
terview with President Lincoln after the
evacuation OF Sumter Maj. Andera6A
was surprised when asked by the Presi-
dent. Major, do you ever remember \
meeting me before?" To Anderson,s adj !;
mission that he had no such recoliec-
ton, Lincoln replied: my memory IL \
petter than yours. You mustered me 4
war"
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forgotten where | hid the powder and
shot to load it with. But If you'll
wait short time I'll try to hunt them
up"
Don't trouble yourself" said Jinjur,
cheerfully. Then she turned to her
Army and cried:
Girls, the gun isn't loaded"
"Hooray," shrieked the rebels. de-
lighted at this good news, and they
proceeded to rush upon the Soldier
with the Green Whiskers in such a
crowd that 1t was a wonder they didn't
stick the knitting needles into one an-
other.
But the Royal Army of Or was too
much afraid of women to meet the
onslaught He simply turned about
and ran with all his might through
the gate and toward the royal palace,
while Gen. Jinjur and her mob focked
into the unprotected city.
In this way was the Emerald City
captured without drop Of blood
being spilled, The Army of Revolt
had become an Army OF Conquerors!
Copyright. 1919. by Frank T. Baum for Mat.
thew Adams Service
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Gen. Jinjurs Army of Revolt

Guardian with the sharp points dan
gerously near his fat checks and
blinking eyes.
The poor man howled loudly for
mercy and made no resistance when
Jinjur drew the bunch of keys from
around his neck.
Followed by her Army the general
row rushed to the gateway. whore she
was confronted by the Royal Army OF
Oz-which was the other name for
the Soldier with the Green Whiskers
Halt" he cried, and pointed his
long gun full in the face OF the leader
Some of the girls screamed and ran
back. but Gen. Jinjur bravely stood
her ground and said, reproachfully.
why, how now? Would you shoot
poor, defenseless girl?"
No" replied the Soldier; for my
gun isn't loaded"
Not loaded?"
mo; for fear Of accidents, And I've
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Uplift Thrown Down.

GEORGE CONAN told at the Players
- Club story about elevating the
stage.
AN actor In a fur coat" he began,
said to me the other day:
For uplifht. George. once played
frog miners
Humph,' said ]. Did YOU have a
long rum
You bet we did, said he, About
four miles"
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WHEN LINCOLN FAILED
TO REACH BATTLEFIELD

L may be consolatory news to the
soldiers who didn't get overseas and
4 were disappointed because they
didn't to think that Abraham Lin
cold tried to fight for his country once
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Great Expectations.

GORGE CREEL, the press censor.
apropos OF various martyrdoms.
gave at dinner a very good definition
OF martyr
:, "A martyr" he said sis a man who
nVes up to his wife's expectations OF
him"
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Tip thought this strange Army bore
no weapons whatever; but in this lie
was wrong. For each girl had stuck
through the knot of her back hair
two long, glittering knitting needles.
Gen. Jinjur Immediately mounted the
stump of a tree and addressed her
Army.
Friends, fellow citizens, and girls!"
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GEN. JINJLR AND HER A
eagerness and decision that proved she
was in earnest.
But war is terrible thing" said
Tip, thoughtfully.
This war will be pleasant" replied
the girl, chcerfully.
Many of you will be slain" con
tinued the boy in an awcd voice.
ooh, no" said JinJur. what man
would oppose girl, or dare to harm
her? And there is not an ugly face
In my entire Army"
Tip laughed
Perhaps you are right" said he.
But the Guardian of the Gate is con-
sidered a fairful Guardian, and the
Kings Army Will not let the city be
conquered without struggle"
THE Army is old and feeble re-
piled Gen, Jinjur. scornfully. His
strength has all been used to grow
whiskers, and his wife has such
temper that she has already pulled
more than half of them out by the
roots. When the Wonderful Wizard
reigned the Soldier with the Green
Whiskers was u very good Royal
Army, for people feared the Wizard.
But no one is afraid of the Scarecrow
so his Royal Army don't count for
much in time of war"
After this conversation they pro-
ceeded some distance in silence, and
before long reached large clearing
in the forest where fully four hun
dred young women were assembled
These were laughing and talking to-
eether as gayly as if they had gather
ed for a picnic instead of war Of
conquest.
They were divided into four com
panies, and Tip noticed that all were
dressed in costumes similar to that
worn by Gen. Jinjur. The only real
difference was that while those girls
from the Munchkin country had the
blue strip in front of their skirts
those from the country of the Quad
lings had the red strip in front; and
those from the country of the Wrinkles
had the yellow strip in front, and the
Gillikin girls wore the purple STRIP IN
front. All had green waists. repre-
senting the Emerald City they intend
ed to conquer and the top button on
each waist indicated by it's color which
country the wearer came from. The
uniforms were jaunty and becoming.
and quite effective when massed to-
gether.
Tip thought this strange Army bore
no weapons whatever; but in this he
was wrong. For each girl had stuck
through the knot of her back hair
two long Rlittnrinp knittiny naadtos
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yellow, third red and the last purple
The splendor of this dress was al
most barbaric; 80 TIP was fully justi-
fed In staring at the gown for some
moments before his eyes were attract
ed by the pretty face above it, Yes,
the face was pretty enough he decid-
ed but ii wore an expression of dis
content coupled to shade of defiance
or audacity.
While the boy stared the girl looked
upon him calmly a lunch basket
stood beside her and she held dainty
sandwich in one hand and a hard
boiled egg in the other, eating with
an evident appetite that aroused TIPS
sympathy.
He was just about 10 ask a share of
the luncheon when The girl stood up
and brushed the crumbs from her lap.
"There. said she; ut is time for me
to 60 Garry that basket for me and
help yourself to its contents If you
are hungry"
Tip seized the basket eagerly and
began to eat, following for time the
strange girl without bothering TO ask
questions She walked along before
him with swift strides, and there was
about her an air of decision and inn
portance that led him to suspect she
was some great parsonage.
Finally. when he had satisfied his
hunger, he ran up beside her and tried
to keep pace with her swift footsteps
"a very difficult feat for she was
much taller than he, and evidently in
d hurry.
THANK you very much for the sand
wiches," said Tip, as he trotted along
"May l ask your nance"
u am Gen. Jinjur." was the brief
reply.
'"Oh!" said the boy, surprised. What
sort of general?
II command the Army of Revolt in
this war" answered the general, with
unnecessary sharpness.
"Oh!" he again exclaimed, Il didn't
know there was war"
Il Il
"You were not supposed to know it,"
she returned, for we have kept it
secret; and considering that our army
is composed entirely of girls" she
added, with come pride, 1T is surely
a remarkable thing that our revolt is
not yet discovered"
1T is, indeed" acknowledged Tip.
""But where is your army"
about mile from here" said Gen.
Jinjur. 1.-The forces have assembled
from all parts of the Land of Or, at
my express command. For this is the
day we are to conquer His Majesty
the Scarecrow, and wrest from him
the throne. The Army of Revolt only
awaits my coming to march upon the
Emerald City"
"Well' declared Tin, drawing
long breath. this is certainly q sur
prising thing! May | ask why you
wish to conquer His Majesty the
Scarecrow?'
Because the Emerald City has been
ruled by men long enough, for one
reason" said the girl Moreover, the
city glitters with beautiful gems,
which might better be used for rings,
bracelets and necklaces and there Is
enough money in the kings treasury
to buy every girl in our Army a dozen
new gowns, SO we intend to conquer
the city and run the government to
quit ourselves"
Jin5ur spoke these words with an
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TN Up was so anxious to rejoin his
man Jack and the Saw-Horse
that he walked a full half the
distance to the Emerald City
without stopping to rest Then he
discovered that he was hungry and
the crackers and cheese he had pro-
yided for the Journey had all been
eaten.
While wondering what he should do
In this emergency he came upon
girl sitting by the roadside. She wore
a costume that struck the boy as
being remarkably brilliant her silken
waist being Of emerald green and her
skirt of four distinct colors-blue In
front, yellow at the left side, red at
the back and purple at the right side,
Fastening the waist in front We're four
buttons--the top one blue, the next
yellow, a third red and the last purple.