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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
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UNCLF WIGGIIY AND THE CANDY Pull.

Then III go promised Nurse Jane.
So she put on her new apple pie col
ored bonnet TO match Uncle Wtggtlys
cheese necktie, and off they hoped 70
the hollow tree where the Bushytail
"Oh. we're going to have a fine candy
pull party chattered Billie, as he
opened the knot hole door for Uncle
Wigglly and Nurse Jane.
There were many Of the rabbit gen.
tleuan's friends at the candy pull, n
even DR.. Postum was on hand TO see
that no one ate too much cake.
Mrs, H~Fushytail had everything AL
ready. She boiled up the maple sugar,
which Mr.. Bushytail, a month before,
had taken from the maple trees. Soon
the candy was cooked and ready to
pull. Each one was given a lump Of
he warm, soft, sweet stuff. and every
body battered his paws so the candy
wouldn't stick. Then they began TO
pull.
My! What fun they had, They pulled
and stretched the candy until IL was
nice and white and ready to harden
into sticks. Then It was cut into short
pieces. and put on buttered plates.
The plates Of candy sticks, which
were not yet hard, were set in the
outer hall to cool. and then Uncle Wig
giiy and the Cthets began TO play
games. Uncle Wiggily had to be IT
anu 20 Oul III lltF lhil hilN ~ NNANs
thought Of something funny to make
him do for a forfeit,
Now you can come In cried Billie,
when everything was ready, But Uncle
Wlcgi'y didu't come.
We're waiting for you,' said Nurse
Jane. peeking out In the hall.
We'll. I-t-er-l cant come. Just
now" said the bunny gentleman.
why not?" asked DR.. Possum.
Don't you feel well?"
"Oh. / feel all right, said Uncle
WiggiIy. But. in the dark out here
sat down on one Of the plates OF sticky
candy sticks-I think they were my
own--and EI-er-well, really l can't
come in just now! That's ALL
And then how everyone laughed,
Uncle Wigglly was stuck fast TO a
plate OF sticky candy sticks!
But Or. Postum knew what to DO.
with some warm water he loosened the
bunny from the sticky candy, and there
was enough sweet stuff left for every
one to have some. And they all had
a good time at the pull and the bunny
gentleman won first prize, Ana II Tho
roller skate doesn't try to catch a June
bug In the tennis net for the gold tish
10 play with. IN tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and the guinea hen.
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with his Inger-tips-"snd so-goldY'
rWel~darllng." she asked him,
what was 1t you wanted to talk
about?'
He told her briefly,
I'm 80 worried about Estrelda,
mother" he concluded, Did you ever
hear Of anyone wanting to have her
breakfast IN bed every single solitary
morning. I mean, did you ever hear
OF Il unless a girl were nl?"
Mrs, Mason was doing some thinking,
There are women who are on the
stage and women who sing-Profession-
ii women-who stay In bed TIL noon,"
Mira, Mason told Freddie,
"Of course, | know" he agreed.
But what | cant understand is that
II Estrelda were tired she could go to
bed as early as sho liked, I'd be glad
to 20 to bed earlier than we do because,
OF course, can't sleep In the morning.
But she seems never to want to get
up. She says It's her temperament
Does she complain Of feeling Ill, Of
being In any painF' asked Mrs. Mason,
mo" said Freddie, THE only thing
she says Of that klnd is: that women
are not as strong as men"
Mrs. Mason looked at her son for q
moment, Then she laughed.
II told her, mother," he said, that |
never heard you pull that stuff"
"Well-Freddle-" said Mrs, Masoni
her voice grew serious. I'm afraid
YOU won't Ike my diagnosis Of Estrel-
da's case"
you do think she's I'll, them" he
suggested.
~"Perhaps-a little" said Mrs Mason,
But" she added rapidly, to calm the
alarm expressed In preddIe's face, But
my son. ! Think mean, I'm afraid,
Estrelda's Illness In mental. Plainly,
Freddie, l very much fear your wife
is-lazy,"
She thought perhaps he would deny
It hotly. She did not know how clearly
he had seen Fstreldo as vet, through
the rosy cloud of his love for her. She
half feared to anger him by speaking
too plainly.
And-for a moment there was a
pause, Then:
Mother" said Freddie very humbly
would you mind talking to Estrelda
n little7 Maybe you could help her,
It's a lot TO ask Of YOU, l know But
l think she only needs TO be told"
Darling" said Freddie's mother
'there's nothing in all the whole world
! wouldn't do for youl'
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DOROTHY DIX'S TALK
THE DTSCOURAGEMENT OF VIRTUE.
BY DOROTHY DIX,
The Worlds Highest Paid Woman

when she got old and shabby and worn.
The wives who are kept in cotton
wool, who are considered, who are
waited upon and adored are not the un-
selfish wives. They are the women
who are adamantine punches Of ego
tism, who have demanded every com
fort and luxury from their husbands
and forced the husbands to get them.
As q third proof of how men prefer
weak women to strong women take the
question Of a woman helping a man.
Every woman who loves her husband
longs above everything else to help
him, but It is practically impossible Tor
her to do this without making him hate
her. Perhaps the flavor Of favors re-
ceived Is never sweet In any mans
mouth under any circumstances, out
when the stimulant has been admins
tered by a woman,s hand II is gan ana
wormwood on his lips.
That Is why a marriage between a
poor man and a rich woman nearly
always spells misery to both, The man
wants the woman's money, but ne can
not endure the knowledge that she has
given 1t to him.
Nor Is the woman who seeks to help
her husband by earning money, and
relieving him OF the family burden IN
any better case. Neither does the
woman who slaves at home to try 70
help her husband meet with any bet
ter reward. Nelther are the WoIion
whose intuitions and sympathy ana
brains forge the weapon with which a
man fights his way to victory called
on to share his laurel wreaths.
1t Is said there Is a woman behind
the door Of every mans success: FER
haps that is true. but II It Is. when, he
passes on to glory he still leaves her
there behind the door and takes on
with him some woman who had no
hand in the manufacture of his success
and who believes that he made II all
himself, alone and unaided.
Alas, for human consistency, men
want the help OF women, but they never
forgive them for giving 1t. They need
| the strong wives who can put their
| shoulders to the wheel and push the
family wagon out Of the rut, but the
wives they love are the ones who can
do nothing but loll In the corner OF a
silk upholstered limousine.
Men admire women for their virtuc9A'
but they love them for their faults, arN4s
that's why being a wife is the moss
hazardous profession anybody ever fol-
lowed.
| Copyright. 1919, by the Wheeler Syn
dictate, Incl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28

A FEW days ago.
| READ 1t in the paper.
AND I'VE been thinking about 1t,
AND MAYBE you read At,
ABOUT A banquet.
AND THERE was a snort man.
WHO VAS stout
AND HE'D been drinking . IIttlA
AS SHORT men.
WHO ARE :touk
AND WHO go to b%anquets.
NEARLY ALWAYS do,
AND THERE was a spoalsss.
AND THE short man,
IN A maudlin way.
DISAGREED WITH the speaker.
AND WAS oh1ectlonRple,
AND THEY tried to stop him
AND THEY couldn't.
AND AFTER a while.
THE SPEAKER made references.
TO THE Stars and Stripes.
AND THE short man.
MADE A remark,
THAT BEING interpreted.
PRoFANED THE flag.
AND RIGHT away.
A sIX-FooT man.
OF TWO hundred pounds.
AND BEARING a punch.
IN EITHER good arm.
JUMPED Up froU his seat
AND LEAPEp ovcr chairs,
so THE paper said.
AND DREW back MI right.
AND LANDED his fiat.
NTH ALL his might.
RIGHT IN the face.
OF THE short stout man.
AND THE short stout man.
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CHAPTER No. 30.
Diagnosis.

And SO a few afternoons later Fred
die t~elephonod to his mother. Father
says / car leave the office around four
o'clock today, Doll Baby he told her;
III you'd be home, I'd like to stop In
on my way uptown. I've something
/ want to talk over with you.''
"of course, ~ be home, my darling
Mrs. Mason told him, And then, as ehe
imagined, very diplomatically; You're
bringing Estrelda, OF course2'
"No mother said Freddie, and:
"oh--thank goodness" thought Mrs.
Mason. But aloud to Freddie she only
said;
OF course she couldn't help wonder
ing what 1t was that her son wanted
10 discuss with her, And do hope
it's nothing about Estrelda," thought
Freddie's mother. ut would be 80 Won
derful TO have him all to myself again
for n few hours Just MS though he'd
never been married! I'd like not even
to mention that girls name"
But-alas, lie seldom allows us to
forget. II wa OF his wife that Freddie
wished to talk. Mrs, Mason had to re-
AIelI herself to II, Though, II was very
sweet TO her, to have her son once
more sitting on some cushions at her
knee, They had found their way, BY
instinct, to the great comfortable old
AAAoA 10 Wv 1917 'ENFAt ~
ing dusk, and the flame Of II log In
the open fireplace touched the shadows
OF the room with warm light and flick
cred brightly and then grew dull again,
Mrs. Mason leaned forward In her chair.
Freddie took one Of her hands in both
OF his and cuddled, on his cushions,
close to her.
''Gee whis," he said, ITS good to
touch you, Doll Baby
Her face above him was exquisite
with tenderness.
eHow-lovely-you are,' he hreathed
in q half whisper. Mother, you're the
most beautiful woman In the world!'
Fbr n moment she could not speak,
Then she had to laugh a little to keep
back the tears,
.Still think so?" she asked him,
EVEN now when you've 4 really beau
tiful woman all your own
''Oh-mother-" Freddie protested
'That's different And, anyhow, you're
500 sweet and -" he put up his
hand and touched her hair reverently
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28

The real eason why woman's ad-
vancement Ia so slow and why so few
women rise to the full statue Of their
womanhood is because men put a
premium on women's shortcomings, and
penalize their virtues.
Men may admire theoretically what
Is strong, noble, big, brave and intel
ligent In woman, but they do 1t alb
stractly and at a long distance. What
they love and enjoy and cuddle to their
hearts. and coddle and cherish. is the
baby doll woman, The clinging vine is
still the masculine ideal OF the feminine
article that Is desirable to nave about
| the house, Never the oak woman.
OF course, men will deny this, but 1t
Is true, Just the same. BY their works
shall we know them, and by the way a
man treats a woman shall you take the
measure Of his regard for her. Let us
consider bow the men treat the two
differentsTypes Of women
Take beauty and brains as a first
test, Which do men flock about most,
the peach or the college, graduate?
l Does 1t make any difference to men
how q Woman's upper story is furnished
! on the inside provided the outside Is
4 beautiful? l trow not,
1t is the girl who is a good locker
who has her dances cut into frag-
ments while the good student girl
papers the walls at parties. 1t is the
girl who is a living picture who Is In
vited on Joy rides and to theaters, and
who has her way strewn with chocolate
creams and v~iolets, while the intelligent
young woman sits At home and COM
munes with Bernard Shaw and Ibsen.
There isn't anybody who does not
know that for a girl to be above the
AVERAGE in brains and for her to have
received a thorough education is a
matrimonial handicap to her. No
hApfAe1 u.hN had q otri nnDNtnu 70 visit
her and who wished her guest to have
attention from men, would ever dream
Af making such a blunder as TO say the
girl Was well read and Intelligent. Nc
clever woman ever let's men find out
how cle9er she is,
women and they will not marry them,
Here and there, is an exception, but. as
a general rule, the less a woman knows
the more apt she is to make n good
match. This Is true even among intel
lectual men, who seldom seem to care
for wives on their W plane.
As a second test OF how men penali2t
women's virtues and reward their fault:
take the matter Of u~nselfishness. Every
woman who really loves the man sh'
marries has >Rn instructive desire to sac
rifice herself to him, She wants t.
make Of her shoulders a ladder OF
which he may climb to success. Sh,
wants to stay in the background an,
keep the spotlight turned OF him.
4 Thousands Of women do this. In or
der to help their husbands get a star
In business they work their fingers Z
the bone, and become misers who grint
the. LAST cent out OF every nickel, Tha
thetr husbands may present a good a2
pearance in public they so shabby
That theipS husbands rest may not b
broken at night they walk the bah,
With the collie. .
How do the husbands repay this self
less devotion? Generally BY neglect
You will rarely see a case in which
woman has made a door mat OF hersel
| for q man where the man failed to wal
upen her. and kick her out Of tho wa
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Copyright. 1919. by Mcclure NeWspa-
per s~yndicate.)

BY HOWARD r. oARlS,
Brightly the sun was shining In the
forest OF Woodland. near the orange
Ice mountains whore Uncle Ntggily
LongeRrs, the bunny rabbit gentleman.
lived in his hollow stump bungalow.
II think ! viii go out and look for
an adventure said the bunny.
"Yes, I s'posed that's where you were
going when l saw you put on your tail
SILK hat and take your red, white and
blue striped rheumatism crutch down
off the clock shelf" spoke Muse Jane
Fuzzy wuszy, the muskrut lady house
keeper. We'll, don't stay too long,
II won't" promised the bunny. Away
ne hoped over the fields and through
the woods. and pretty soon he came 70
the nAost delicious smell,
why, it's Just like maple sugar.
said Uncle Wiggily, Joyous Ike,
1T is maple sugar said q voice be-
hind him. and. turning, the bunny saw
Johnnie B~ushytsil, the squirrel boy.
whats maple sugar. asked Uncle
wiggily, 49,.
the squirrel MY mother Is boiling up
some maple sugar so We cnp have a
candy pun tonight. I was just coming
over 70 invite you, Uncle NiGgIiy -
swell, you won't have to come now.
said Mr.. LonCearg. I'm mere"
'Oh, but the candy pull isn't until
tonight said Billie Epshylatl, n
other squirrel, popping hlg head out
ef a hole in the trae, "Whl YOU come
e the candy pull party tonight. Uncle
wiggily, aud bring NUrgo Jurs2'
Indeed 7 viIl," cried the rabbit gem
tleman, and he hurried back 10 his
hollow stump bungalow TO put on his
new eos e-colored neCbtic,
"Oh, don't want to g. spoke Nurse
Jane, when Uncle WtgElly told her Of
the Invitation.
candy pull2'
mo" answered the muskrat lady. IT
l want candy | want it! I don't Ike -
have II pulled away from me before l
take a hitei'
'.oh, but you don't understand
laughed Uncle Wiggily. They call It a
cahay pail because, after the maple
sugar and the m0lasses n buttcr-oT
whatever they put iu-ts bottled up, each
one takes "a lump uf the soft, sweet
siiff, and each pulls II until It gets
nice and white. YOU pull the candy
into the sticks, you know
''Tien may you cat it, asked Nurse
Jane.
"Of course" said the bunny,
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HOROSCOPE
TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1919.

" ''' F '
Copyright, 1919, by tho Mcclure News
paper S~yhdioate)
Good and evil minglc IN this days
rule. OF the stars. according to aatrol-
ogy. While Saturn, the sun and >Ura-
mus are all in beneflo aspect, Venus
and Mars are adverse,
Unrest and discomfort are supposed
to be encouraged by this planetary
rule which makes for criticism ana
chRngeablenesg.
There is a good sign today for any
agricultural project started under this
rufo. Planting should assure large
crops Of fruit or grain,
The aged, particularly those who
have attained high place should bene-
lit during this CONFEDERATION,
TINS Is not a favorable sway for love
affairs, especially whore soldiers are
concerned, as they may be easily do
Women should be cautious In all
business transactions under this plan.
etary government. which is supposed IL
make them too confident and too spec,
ulative.
The stars are read as a]ncouraeinl
egotism and hoastfuluoss. especially
aTnong the young Meokuess and hui,
mlllty should be cultivated.
The planets presage an extraordinar,
interest in games. races and contests
OF strength, New pastimes will &C
crpy attention and produce profit To-
those who promote them,
The king Of Spain should be careful
Of financial and political troubles, 70
the sun close to the square Of lupite
in his horoscope is exceedingly threat
ening. He may find that his throne /
endangered.
During the next six months star
that encourage fraud Of all sorts ar
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part for the system OF state universi-
ties Watch now prevails. Their efforts
10 socuFe government consent to APP
proprlate government land for tho use
Of state universities was crowned with
success noarlv 60 years &
nr. Patterson was born In Scotland
and came to America as q young man.
He Joined the Kentucky state univer-
stty when It was q struggling young
institution, and through hts efforts II
became one Of the leading colleges Of
its Kind in the country. He has made
addresses IN every big city in America.
Ia known as an author and editor, and
~ his great age il as keen of intel
lect and bright Of eye as he was when
he was so years old, He il looking
forward 10 his trip to New York with
as much interest az he exhibited when
he saw it's ~tnfantile skyline more than
60 years +
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
HOME DAY.

EARLE, Ark. April %. (spl)--An
welcome home and memorial
day program has been arranged for the
white soldiers, sailors and marines OF
Crittenden county to BIO held at Earle
May Is. Citizens from all over the
county have beer placed on the differ
ont committees In order that every
community will be represented at this
welcome home day celebration. The
committee on speakers appointed nave
secured the acceptance IRON several m
fiuential speakers.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for q
fast game Of baseball A musical pro-
gram win be rendered.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28

J otR ApIu IL 10 De
guest OF honor
OF the Kentucky
club, COM
posed OF men who
been educated
by DIR. Patterson In
the last 30 years. He
has long been a
close friend of AM
drew Carnegie and
u. Rockefeller.
Patterson Is the
best known educator
In the South and
one OF tho most not
ed mon In the conn
try In educational
circles,
He, with the late
Justin Merrill, OF
Vermont, was re
- -
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Of tk&M9@ont
N 0u kNoaNeH:
.
A PRESSING NEED.

A PRESSING NEED. .
About three weeks ago
The tailor shop in our neighborhood
Was robbed by burglars,
Who carried off numerous suits
Which had been left there
For pressing and repairing.
Later the burglars were caught
And the clothing recovered.
Blu. the police took the clothing
To headquarters and are holding 1t
To be used as evidence
When the burglars are tried.
Now, it so happens that
Our little boy, aged 6 years,
Had a pair Of trousers
In the tailor shop at the time
Being pressed.
OF course, they were stolen
And are now in headquarters. e.
They are small, but we might say
Er-rawther important,
At least, to the little boy. :
For three weeks now -. +
Waiting for his trousersN- q
And he wants to 60 to school,
ADd he cant go in his bathroDe' i
And we fear IL the trial =
Doesn't come off soon
He will have outgrown the pants.
So, If anything can be done
Well, let it be done, that's all.
Two hundred tanks will be distributed among the larger cities to
use for advertising purposes during the Victory loan campaign. The
question is: DO you live in a tank town?
Sections and cemetery employees in California have struck for % .
day pay, Can't somebody say 1t is a grave situation?
HABITS.
"A habit that l like to note
Among the chys vamps.
% when they sell, in gracious vein,
The new war savings stamps!
A pleasing thing I like to vamp
Within the ctys meats,
Is how the buds are ralying
To boost the Victory notes!
the house a served W his wife m day when one Of her former I've ~ ~
hearts was invited to dinner. ~M
a s s. Louis s m a made ma a bet q could drink a quart of whisky IN
around that he wasn't q st. Louis man ut all, but N immiCrart 49,
some other state. n"
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WIN oRAToRY MEDALS,

lONESBORO, Ark, April %, tSpl)--
Miss Vivian Jones, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan l.. Jones, of thls city, o
the medal in voice in the literary meet
Ing Of the Northeast Arkansas and
southeast Missouri lnterscholasttc as
ISOLATION, which met ut BlytheyIIle Fri.
Gay niEht and Saturday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
BY NC d.

JUST CRuMPLED up.
AND WENT In a heap.
AS THEY do in the ring.
WHEN THEY'RE counted OUT.
AND THEY picked hiAn up.
AND CARRIED him out.
TO A taxicab.
AND TOOK him away
AND BACK at the banuOee.
rBE GENTLEMEN.
IN THEIR evening clothes.
so THE paper saidS
s
ALL GATHERED arcuna
WHERE THE tall nan waA
WITH HIS mighty right.
AND SHOOK his hands,
AND PATTED his back
AND DRANK to him.
AND DRANK to tha flag. 1
AND ALONG about then,
THERE CAME In the room,
AN EX-GOVERNOR.
WHO ENPREssED regret,
THAT ilE nsdnt ss.a SAere.
TO GIVE p last kisk.
TO THE short stout man,
AND AFTER that.
THEY ALL went back.
TO THE banquet board,
AND THE flag was wave
AND con s!ill reigned
AND THAT is all.
EXCEPT FOR the wish.
SOMETIMES have,
sIcHT as. the Gag.
WIIAr 1T thinks OF 1T all,
I THANK you.
--~---~e-----A
Read News Scimitar Wants,
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TO EoLDRLTCTICN

NATCFEZ ~, Miss, April % tspll-
a municipal election viii be held here
Tuesday TO determine whether or not
the city shall issue bonds for the our
pose OF purchasing additional motor
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OVERSEAS MEN RETURN:

JoNEsBoRo. Ark, April 2s. tspll-
The following men have returned from
overseas this week to resume civilian
life again; w. IS FTtgell, nth division;
Eugene Loekard, 192d field artillery; E.
y. Reclaim, marines; Thomas Little, who
spent314 months In France.
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A Line On Men
\ You Read About

Or. James X. Patterson, president
emeritus OF the University Of Kentucky.
who was Sc years old March rs, has
accepted an invitation To go TO New
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
WHO'S TO BLAME
ETHEL LLOYD PATTERSON.

III a woman can alive her son Is a beautiful memory of
haFnnIF
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Read News Scimitar Wants.
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Copyright, 1919, by tho Mcclure News
paper Syhdieate)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-10-17

blends Of various proper
tions; and Fatina was
the first one Of this type.
Turkish blends"
seemed to be the smoke
that this country had
been waiting for. ),
Look at the increase
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-10-17
Blue Eyed Ex-Wife "Vamp"
Is Freed In Police Court
"Tm Mrs Mabel Fitzsimmons," She Tells Judge
Sweetly, With Languishing Glance, "and I'm
derstand You Want Me on Trumped-Up
Charge Of Vagrancy."

A pair OF feminine blue eyes
peered appealingly at Police Judge
Fitzgerald IN Central police court
yesterday as the owner slyly re-
marked:
I'm Mrs. Mabel Fitzsimmons. |
think you want me here on .
trumped-up charge of vagrancy."
The Judge listened to the story of
her arrest with her former hus-
band, Leo Fitzsimmons, prominent
live stock commission man, on a
similar charge October s, then dis
Charged her.
II just wanted to get the whole
matter Strengthened out" Mrs. Fitz-
simmons said as she left the court
room.
She and her husband were arrest
ed in an apartment in the Flo-Les,
Twentieth street and Capitol ave-
nue., upon warrant sworn out by