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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
HOROSCOPE
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1919.

NCopyrlght, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper S~yndicate.)
The sun Is in beneflc aspect to friend
ly planets, according to astrology. Jupi-
ter is mildly adverse.
Tho sway Is held to be most propi-
tious for those who rule. whether in
national or domestic affairs.
II Ia a lucky day for those who seek
political rewards or financial favors,
While the planets are not In posi-
tions especially favorable to initiative
in business or commerce., they en-
courage those who seek office or places
whore advancement is probable.
one of the signs Of the times seems
to indicate that there win he n great
increase In competition for government
positions. This viii be part of the et-
feet OF the war, II is prophesied, This
applies to state as well as federal Of
fees.
This month is to be marked by a
this viii offset possible SAUNDERS fore
told recently.
Uranus is in n place that threatens
continued danger from explosions, but
loss Of life viii he comparatively small,
for strong protective influences are at
work.
Again treachery or double dealing on
the part Of a foreign power is prophe-
sled.
Danger from the south seems to be
presaged by the stars and there may
he fighting OF some sort far from either
the eastern or the western coast.
Much activity In regard TO publishing
is prognosticated for the summer
months. New newspapers may be
started.
The lunation Of the month ia most
encouraging for workers OF every class
Persons whose birthdate 1t Is have
the augury Of advancement in business
or professional work. The domestic cir
| Gle should be ~safeguarded
Children born on this day are likely
to be very popular, but these subjects
of Cancer may incline toward selfish
ness. Their principal ruler Is the moon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
Copyright, 1919, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate,l
BY HOWARD r. eARIs.

Are you going to be very busy to-
day, Uncle Wiggily?" asked the musk
rat lady housekeeper Of the bunny rsb-
bit gentleman one morning, as ne
started out OF his hollow stump ounga-
low,
more cherries IL you to make a
pie" answered Mr.. L~ongears, with a
uutverinE twinkle OF his pink nose.
s'Oh, no, thank you! II isn't cherries
this time" laughed Nurse Jane. Il
have enough left from yesterday, when
Baby Bunty threw the hard cherry
stones at the bad Pipsisewah. But what
Uncle Buffers farm again and get me
some corn, beans, potatoes and other
ASfn goi" cried Uncle wigEIly quickly,
Just as soon as | can dust "A little
pepper on, the bologna sausage tires
Of my auto. I'll go get you corn and
beans and everything"
Then Wen have %succotash for din
ner," spoke Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy.
II did not take Uncle Wigglly long
10 put on his tall silk hat, take his red,
white and blue striped rheumatism
crutch down off tho clock shelf and
then he was ready TO start in his auto
for the farm Of the nice goat gentle
man, Uncle Butter. The goat had that
name not because he used to butter his
bread, but because. ii the bad old lady
fox tried TO catch Mamie or Billy
Wagtail, the goat children-l say II
the old lady fox. or alligator, tried to
do anything like that, the goat gentle
man could butt her with his horns.
That's why he had the name Butter.
"Oh, no! So you want some Nege-
table. do your" asked Uncle Butter as
Mr.. Longears drove up TO tho farm.
Some corn, beans, potatoes and the
IL. n AL.N - A,.NnRnA IFVAl, Nth
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01

AND OUT OF the window,
I COULD e the thing
I WAS crazy" about.
DO A lot Of dips.
AND JUST sitting there.
I COULD feel my stomach.
RISE UP in my chest,
AND DROP down again.
BUT WHAT could I do?
1 JUST sat there,
AND CALMLY smoked.
AND SAID to the gentleman.
I'D BE very glad,
TO GO up with him.
AND WE made a date.
AND I'M to be there.
ON THE very morning.
YOU ARE reading this.
AND ALL day long.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01

WHAT GN W. Ifo-SON
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper SyndiCatc).
Freddie found himself whistling as
he made for the uptown subway sta
ton that evening, after office hours.
The morning. pleasant sense of we'll
being was still with him, in spite Of Il
fairly hard days work.
Curiously enough he had not told his
father or his mother when his wife was
er. There had been no special reason
in FTeddie's mind for Withholding the
news from them. II had been an in
stincttve dislike of discussIon-that was
all. He felt, without clearly formulat-
ing the idea, that his father might think
the trip an unnecessary extravaganza
on Fstrelda's part Financially they
were but just recovering from their
purchase OF household goods at the
time OF their marriage, More new
clothes and carfare, and rather lavish
spending money. Just now, we'll might
seem extraordinary to the elder Mason,
All this Freddie knew. But what he
also knew and his father did not, was
that II was necessary for Estrelda to
get away for a time, II they were not
to get hopelessly and permanently on
each others nerves. For weeks before
she had left they had been bordering
on ugly recriminations and cheap quar-
rels. Freddie had felt that there was
actual danger OF his losing control, So
when Estrelda had proposed the trip
home to Mapleville, he had taken the
money for 1t from the bank, not with.
out misgivings, but in the belief. too,
that II was somehow a necessary sacri-
flee to make.
But now, "a hours after Estrelda's
departure, Freddie was %untroubled by
pt1s)ems. The most vital thought in his
mind 1T the moment was his memory
OF Sarah, the maids promise OF steak
and a good salad for dinner. As Sarah
expressed 1.-THE Madame was crazy
over this here delicatessen stuff" She
MAS glad Of the opportunity to give
MIR. Fred a square meal" And Fred
ole certainly vas glad to get It.
Gee whiz-Sarahl'' ne said a little
later, as he gloated over his dinner
plate, You'll spoil mel This Is some
steak. Haven't had one like 1t fol
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
Just a Moment
DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER,
Complied by John G. oulnius. the
Sunshine Man.

Unto every one that entereth the
house of the Lord, his daily portion"
You have been looking ahead and have
been fretting because you know not
can ever go through this or that trial
or sacrifice. Beloved. God never said
look ahead, God said look up; God never
said look around, He only said look
into the holy Of holes; God never said
look down, He only said look into the
face Of the living God; Look unto
Me. and be We saved, all the ends Of
the EARTH As we look beyond today
and say, How can l expect that in
the wear and tear of daily life this
holy peace is to be sustained? The
answer is, Unto every one that enter
eth into the house of the Lord, his
daily portion."H. w, Peploe.
Dayton, Ohio.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
Mrs. Wilson W0OdroW's Article
~ MRS. WILSON WOODROW,
The world famous writer on vital subIset,.

In reading many OF the letters l re.
'elve ! an often struck by their flea
iohal quality. BY that | mean that
hey would make good stories, This
peter, for instance:
u am a ma SO years old; my sal
live in a furnished room, eating al.
my meals in restaurants, and ! am un-i
happy to the last degree, wifeless,
Shlldless, homeless, and l may say
friendless,
When l look back on my life the
thought drives me frantic, have lived
sah gnthinking, worthless existence. My
TOTAL savings are about $1,000. and !
nave a little farm too far out Of the
city for me to work II and keep my
JOB, | have no u for my untor-
tunate condition except wrong thinking
and speculation on the stock market,
] have lost 20 pounds In weight during
the last six months, owing to thinking
and thinking, all to no purpose.
Il seem now suddenly to have awak-
ened TO my condition, and the terrible
loneliness in which / live frightens me.
| have good health for q man OF my
age, and no organic trouble, but l don't
know what TO do. You are the only
person TO whom ! have laid bare my
feel that you will sympathige with me
and understand my state OF mind, al
though do not deserve either sym
patty or understanding"
Suppose / were going 10 use that let
ter as the basis for q story, what would
] do? | would first try as far as pos
siple to get at the Psychology OF. this
man--to get inside Of his skin and feel
and think al he does.
He sees himself on the borders OF
old age, with no beautiful and happy
experiences to remember, only unend-
ing regrets for lost opportunities,
Whsther he sits In his dreary room
or koes out, he Is uncompanioned; and
ha drags about with him the ball and
chain Of regrets for his past mistakes
and failures. When he looks forward
he sees only an indefinite extension OF
the present, and his spirit rebels. His
very soul is sick with the boredom Of
hiE life.
But a mere analysis OF a psychologi,
cal state does not make a story. VIVA
Hs is sick and tired Of feedine upor
the shusks; he is looking for some wa
out. What is there in his lie whlci
mirht serve as the gateway OF release
he begins to think out the situate
In which, he finds himself, and ne DIS
covers that he alone has condemne,
himself to prison. The door Is uniocke'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
WHO'S TO BLAME

ETHEL LLOYD PATTERSON.

hing or nothing about their children.
a%ges-just right, tool All brown on
the outside and nice and red on the
inside!'
Sarah beamed at him delighted.
Save a corner for the salad, sir, "
she warned him, there's Just the lee
tlist taste of onion In it,"
to ltl''
II was Freddie's mother who wished to
speak to him.
Hello, Doll Baby he cried to her.
What you been doing?"
We'll" came Mrs Mason's voice In
reply, what YOU been doing, little son?
Strikes me you sound terrible clipper"
"Oh-nothing ." Freddie told her.
"How's Estrelda?" came from his
Now Freddie was no fibber. whether
the fib were In fact or In spirit, And
specially was he not a fibber whenever
the dearest woman in the world" hap
pened to question him, So now there
was nothing for Il, but
"Estrelda's away, Doll Baby" he told
her, shes home on a little visit to her
father"
We'll, dear me-" began Mrs. Mason,
DO YOU mean to say you're dining
there all alone? Why, Freddie Mason,
why In the world didn't you come home
TO u.s."
why" | don't know. Don Baby" be-
a Freddie. ITS not so bad. was
coming over in a night or two. but |
thought maybe for a while I'd just be
alone"
His voice trailed off, There was a
little pause over the wire, Alas-Mrs.
Mason understood "Oh, my poor boy!'
she said to herself yearningly. But
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01

WE WERE sitting around,
IN THE hotel lobby.
AND THERE were five of us.
AND WE'D signed the peace treaty,
AND WE hadn't signed it.
AND DEMPSEY had won,
AND WILLARD had won.
AND WE'D settled everything.
AND THE hum of a hydroplane,
CAME FROM the beach,
AND ONE gentleman said,
HE HAD ridden in one,
JUST THE day before.
AND ANOTHER one said,
THAT HE'D never go up.
so LONG as he lived,
AND butted In.
AND SAID ia IKE to so up
AND l wasn't AFRAID
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01

dan n south AfTlCan campaigns.
Early In the European war he was pro-
NOTED to the ram of major-general
n later was further advanced to the
rank of acknowledgement. In 1915 he
was made commander of the Legion OF
Honor. His other orders are: Grand Of
ficer of the Order of the Crown OF
Belgium, grand officer of the Order
Of the Crown of Italy, grand Gordon OF
the Sacred Treasure of Japan and Or
der of the White Eagle of Russia. He
has the British orders of X. C. B..
X. C. V. o. and D. s. o.
The League of Red Cross Societies,
in which Henry P. Dawson Is an ac-
tive worker, Is e~ndeavoring to co-ordi.
Cross societies of the world for the
purpose of alternating human suffering
everywhere.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01

AND WAS crazy about it.
AND THOUGHT it was grand,
AND ONE of the gentlemen.
WHO HADN'T said much.
AND WHOSE name had missed.
SUGGESTED TO me,
THAT HE'D take me up,
If I'd go with him.
TO THE Curtiss place.
AND THEN ! found.
THAT HE was the man.
WHO CONTROLLED the machines.
THAT FLY around here,
AND RIGHT away.
1T CAME TO me.
l HAD Dragged too much.
AND THE nerve l had had.
IN THE lobby chair.
BEGAN TO ooEe out
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01

WHEN THEY dip and turn.
BUT IN going up.
AND If we come down.
ON AN even keel,
I'LL TELL you about it.
BUT IF 1t should happen.
WE HURRY down.
JUST REMEMBER the lesson.
OF THE Dragging man.
WHO TALKED too much.
IN THE lobby chair.
l THANK you.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01

just assumed his
new duties as direc-
or-general Of the
L. a 6 u Of Red
Cross societies-an
International r q d
Cross movement
will headquarters
at Paris. Later the
general offices OF
the | a g u e will
probably be located
at Geneva, Switzer-
land, W h e .
league of nations
headquarters Is to
be located.
Sir David Ia a
distinguished officer
of the British army.
He entered the SER
vice in 1883. He was
wounded in the SUI
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
A Line On Men
You Read About

Lieut., Gen. Sir David Henderson, Of
the British army, who was director
general of military aeronautics of the
British army from 1918 to 1918, has
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
Is He of Presidential Size?

TT is a fixed custom OF the American people
l to look to State elections for the develop
ment OF presidential possibilities. Many
years ago the voters of the land turned their
eyes away from congressional leaders in their
search for that peculiar timber OF which
Presidents made. In the earlier days of
the republic. Congress was the supposed Gen.
ter OF the national brain power, but that Is
not the today.
The question is being asked once more
whether or not the next candidates of
the major parties may not now be Governors
and whether or not the recent elections have
given the country something fresh to think
about as the time approaches for the noni
mating conventions next June. And such
thinking AS may be engaged in will neces-
sarily revolye about Governor Coolidge, Of
Massachusetts,, the courageous young man
who took as many Of his friends believed,
his political life in his own hands when he
defed all the forces of lawlessness and dis
order which were parading through his State
as organized labor.
1t SO happens that an admirng constitu-
ency has just reelected this man by an al
most unprecedented majority In that cleo
tion there figured thousands of Democratic
votes as we'll thousands OF Republican
votes. The appeal which his candidacy made
was wider than party lines and deeper than
partisan interest The net result is that many
hopeful Republicans have begun weighing
Mr. Coolidge as presidential prospect and
the country as a whole is seeking to size
him up for future services.
But the fact that Governor Coolidge has
plenty OF courage and has plenty Of support
in his own State is not all that he will need
to compete successfully for the next nomi-
nation of his party. He must have more than
that. He must have balance and brains and
breadth and depth, as we'll as fearlessness
and popularity. Some of these qualities,
moreover, are yet to be demonstrated The
real size OF Governor Coolidge will be de-
termined during the next few months He
Will need no further conflicts with lawless-
ness, no further battles with violent radical
ism and no further struggles with domestic
disorder to exhibit his measure. This meas
ure may be taken by the fashion in which
he treats his incipient presidential boom II
he ceases being good Governor in order to
promote his prospects for the Republican
nomination; IL he becomes more candidate
than State executive, as did the lamented
Whitman in New York, no will be a failure
and he will go into the discard. But if he
Keeps on saving wood as head OF his State
government; IL he forgets that he was ever
mentioned for the presidency, and il he
allows no amount OF tribute or fattery to
spoil him during the coming months, he may
reasonably hope to be seriously considered
Dy his party for higher honors
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
Health Talks by DR.. VIM. Brady
The Substitute for Actior
'copYr,xh, 1919 Nv Nn,,uoai Newspaper acrv.

nSgsnsracs i insepsranlo from .hS, ben. OF
Our phSsiea! iis as Wen as our moral weak:
as aSoP ar,ss
too,hplck shoes have done the race irrepsraGie
M a Sn, %Ss; sEs Psa s il sfowh
the ssnss OF sntn Stns mainrty rs
IN different mt individnals IN mon maturity is
yssS ass sss women bsiwesn emu swsn ssy
ssms%lnasy. Isas ss s oSxisus any
" ,; the male wears the glad rags and prac-
TOO much sdornment people QUESTION his motive i've
and the suspicion IS warra nted for character
Ds PssTs do nS s
p SS nHt oda SS oo
ordcr o sk hat for eharlasan: Hndes.sker
are &c Simply attired anu so Unaffected in man:
one ISN'T s9a sSi e
around grandma and yon drive her to distrac-
po ness 40 not agree al ali Win the health or
she Is Miss Mary in tho city she is Miss Jones
thrust Upon US by euture @sat o age iha
trenches because there youth, finely trained for
sion endurabie. In civil lie the, artiacaiities
eiinati9n Of youth TO action. Tobacco. then. is
ereise for sedeniary people, 1t is even an es-
muscles ~. he once man Tie Business 'H r man
the ma camel substitute sport
excitement he feels as spectator OF the sport
the game. Nor does it help his nerves to scream
and yell in the grand stand.
play seon the b to
ness; an efemlnate weakness. is the inevitable
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
From Other Viewpoints
View OF Railroad Problem.
ny ROBERT SCOTT LOyETT

The PLAZA devised ~ the committee OF rail-
man to the Senate Committee on lnIerstatc and
Foreign Commerce seems 10 offer tho best solu-
It's principle :eatures arc: The rule of rate
shopid require that the rates be suacicmt ITO to
ycn h me GaTTsrs TO provide the requisite
ana provide the now aptal necessary In the
The compulsory Federal incorporation of nll
The exclusive Federal regulation OF railroad
The exclusive Federal regulation OF railroad
,a The creation Of Department. of rransporta-
9@ens aH Of a ss rs wsn
Ia. powers between snnh department and
Ihe a IF S rail-
WV ,h aa 1n s"srne Ct the
@ aSe TRD Sy c F9sa
}nsfes $equqn s"s Spsei
sh ea as '" ,e &c cars Ii asf 10
ss yues and I" attrac fFIi the ne I"
zig, .9a Sas,s sh ",sIds among other
a'"s % nrensy p rsaas ,na c, ne
materials END All other EXPENSES in @ st 10
1t is for Gongrsss TO ray Whether the railroads
ewpea hey be pr pr PsSatsy
Inc has a a fSr 10
~ law tho nI5nnsl Islroaa nocy ana
or ether subord mate officers or aeences To- en-
whether the pc,cy OF the national government
= Z" ,,mp.yeria The railroads 10 please Ger.
road facilities for the country by making onin
peneatory rates, or to pursue one policy al one
season and tIe other policy al anoiher ~ "'''
our railroad trnntpcriation syatefn. which IS
essentially haii"hhI should be rescued from
the irrcsnonsibiG and ccnnicting Stats neor c 3,
and brought under uniform control ana rreuio
ton IN the fatioaal interest cXccnt as n
strictly local matters. 80 "
. Since the creation OF the Intorstate Commaroo
Bcnt. reflected by laCislatlo lon nud cn,u,n To- .
sion action. mas been Kern down the rc vnn 10
prevent discr mnation and generally chastige
railroad management
nc fen" Of rehpo1sibllity for providing the
R on behalf or the government. That tank has
peen ieIL 10 private bntcrpr!sc. hand ica pod
prcasion. " - "'"" anu TO-
~ IL now ahnndnn,ly evident that this Motley
VIII TOY provide the transportation which Ia
must either take over The railrosdEs and aro
vide INC faciltiea out Of tho public treasury or
leave Them In private oUncrBhip under uoyern !.
,Yfn' ssperv ts, Of kind and eharetcr That
gary capital--(copyright, I0l6.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
A Daily Once Over
Don't BE Too Anabie.

Don't be so good naturcd that II Is easy to
impose upon you.
You want everything 10 run smoothly with.
out disturbing stua lions. which may be the
reason why you have not reached q higher plane
with your firm.
There have been certain times when you
should have been positive in your stand or posi-
tion with those under YOU. but you knew you
could not keep things smooth and get your ideas
carried out so you passed up your opportunity
because you would not Insist upon your
ncIhodS III your department. you were blamed
Tor things which should have been laid at an
Others door: and all because you were not posi-
tive in having your plans carried out.
If your friendship for some person who is
working for you. under you Is such that II
sways you and keeps you from requiring what
you should of that person. 1t works an injustice
both ways
You are losing your chance OF advancement.
automaticaly losing it also TO those under you,
perhaps, by blocking the line OF progrcssion
And the one under you Is not being drilled
strictly enough to he worth much 10 be truly
valuable, when il comes his turn TO steD I'm
1919 '
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
Keyboard Touches
When Judgment Wnbbies Trouble Begins.
BY FRANK II. BROOKS

Good judgment is the spiritievel OF the man
born. But II comes into it's own after years OF
experience. Ii is not ripe until ono has met
nearly all classes. One OF the causcs OF eco
inent One cannot always communicate with
everybody on the same line While common
courtesy Is always more. or less convincing.
there are times when it fails to got across
Liz e wise ordinary logic fails to aottie every
The &C man who has convincing genius is not
waste his time in talking to an Interior no
there arc those who are contrary to every prop
pie and lot Of valuable time is saved Such
s SC class Their hypohesis is that there can
T w, to , convince such man is what Oliver
OF Gentro ye which he explained in these
one one arm Of which was the size of pipe stem
". woua stand at the nan,e height in one
know it." NV h"o''
~ You You dent S have to read more than one news
autocratS statement Without taking onn nr
The other In present conditions It can be said
without contradiction that lack Of judgment
I'd NJ the bottom of most of tho dissensions nov,
agitat!ng public affairs. ""