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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01

I was wawking along eating ginger
snaps this AFTERNOON, and who did l
see carrying a big peece of ice raped
in newspaper but Ed Wernick. being
sutch a heavy peece he was wawking
in all different positions to make it
lighter. me saying. Hello. Ed, watts you
doing. lerning to be a ice man?
That's all rite, I've carried IL three
blocks allrcddy you couldent even OF
carried it one, you got to have some
mussel to carry this hunk of ice, sed
Ed Wernick.
And he kepp on carrying 1t home,
and l sed. Who says l couldent carry ii,
watts you wunt to bet?
Watts the use betting you couldent
even lift ii, mulch less carry it, sed Ed
Wernick.
Well you Jest leeve me try, III show
you, / sed, and Ed Wernick sed. I've
carried 1t this far, / mite as we'll carry
il the rest, and l sed, Aw come on. Ed.
Ill give you ginger snap If you leeve
me try.
Its more fun crarying the ice than
eating a ginger snap, sed Ed Wernick.
and / sed. Well III give you ? ginger
snaps, ginger snaps is more fun than
carrying a old hunk of ice.
Well, all rite, III leeve you do II Jest
out of friendship-wares the ginger
snaps? sed Ed Wernick. witch l gave
them to. him and he handed me the ice
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01

of silver on the dancing water Mary,
Mary, looks at it and wishes she
could walk straight up that shining
path, up and out and away.
Away, away, oh, anywhere, so it
isn't where she is right now.
Mary, Mary doesn't care about be-
ing sensible, she doesn't even worry
much about being good
Success? Well. maybe. but that
isn't SO important.
Usefulness? Perhaps, but after ALL
what's the use Of being useful if you
aren't happy? Oh, Mary, Mary is
having a terrible time!. l wonder il
she's the least little bit to blame her
self?
was talking with some one about
Mary, Mary just last night.
This some one is a woman past her
first youth, still beautiful, still full of
love of life and everything that life
means-joy and sorrow, and love and
laughter, and all the rest Of it.
Someone had had rather a stormy
life-she has been twice married.
Her first husband was clever and
good and devoted-he died when
someone was just a bride.
In few years Someone married
again anu iltT StCollo iiusphih su ASo
out to be not very much of a success.
He didn't make Someone at all happy.
One day he just quietly walked out OF
the house and never came back, and
when Someone found that her husband
had walked away with another woman
and had left her to face the world
alone-she almost died.
She tried very hard indeed to die,
but somehow she couldn't. And when
she began to get wen she was aston
ished one morning to find that the
flowers in the garden smeled just ex-
actly as they did before her husband
deserted her.
And after that the moon was just
as beautiful to her as it used to be.
And she made new friends and new
interests In life.
She adopted little. red-headed.
frecklea- faced boy and sent west or
south or somewhere and brought a lit
tie orphan girl who was distantly re-
later to her home to live with her
and now Someone says she is a good
deal happier than she ever was in her
life before.
"Someone's" Experience.
when I was a bride" said Some
one, II was always afraid I didn't love
my husband enough. And when | was
married the second time l was always
worrying for fear my husband didn't
love me enough. I just conferred my
whole life around one person and when
that person failed mel was gone.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01
AFTER ILLNESS
ZIRON IRON TONIC
When Your System Needs
r Strength, After a Sick
" Spell, Try Ziron.

Your blood must have iron to give
your body strength. Lack of iron
makes many people pale, weak ana
languid. To put iron into your blood,
take Ziron Iron Tonic. Especially af-
ter a severe illness do you need Ziron
to bring back appetite and build up
weakened vitality.
]. e. Clifton, of r. F. D, 8, Lyons,
Ga, writes: Last summer l had
typhoid fever and had hemorrages
of the bowels and my health was
wretched. seemed to be able to get
my strength back. had no appetite
had no energy. didn't think | was
ever going to get well. My knees were
weak, my flesh felt clammy, / was
in a pretty bad condition. | heard of
Ziron and what a good tonic and
strengthened it was, and | sent for
1t at once. 1t helped me. began to
improve and soon felt much better
and stronger"
All druggists sell or can get Ziron
for you. Get a bottle today. 1t is
guaranteed.-(Adv)
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01
Winifred Black Writes About
Hunting for Happiness

ut took me years Of suffering to
learn to live as a leaf that Is blown
by the winds. carelessly. happily. CRATE
fully.
Look at the leaves on that tree
there in the moonlight" said Someone.
"See how they dance and what pretty
shadows they make on the ground.
They're not worrying about tomorrow
or grieving over yesterday. they, are
just blowing and shining. Well. that's
II take what life brings me and I'm
grateful for it, don't want some
thing I've never had and am meyer
going to get. and do you know why l
don't want 1t? Because I've. learned
that II / got it It wouldn't be a bit
Happy? Can a woman whose heart
has been broken ever be really happy?
"Listen!' Someone leaned to me in
the friendly dusk of the quiet room.
l could see her profile clear against the
moonlight and it was calm and beau
in my life until my heart had been
broken and mended again.
Love? Do you think that all sorts
of love can bring happiness?
"If any one told me I was going to
fall in love tomorrow. I'd run to the
ends of the earth to get away from
the trouble and the anguish of 1t.
Happiness? Oh, there's so much
OF it in the world. but you never find
it until you stop looking for it."
Not Ready Yet.
I wonder if it would do Mary, Mary
any good to have talk with Someone,
and see her clear, tranquil eye. and
notice the calm contentment of her
every gesture and every look?
Pm afraid not.
Poor Mary Mary. she isn't ready to
graduate yet.
Some day when she's out of the kin
dergarten stage of life, she'll he look
ing back and feeling sorry for herscf.
Poor, eager. restless. hoping, craving,
despairing Mary. Mary!
II she'd only stop trying 50 hard to
find happiness. / believe she'd be
happy, after ALL
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01
HOME MAKING
HELPS
Everything About the House
Helps to Make the Home"
How to Give IAN Alphabet Party" for
All Manner of Amusement Purposes.

Have you ever been to an alphabet
party? They're very jolly affairs pro-
vided there is a versatile hostess whose
motive power is forceful enough to
keep things going at concert pitch.
Raising money for church activities has
been the means of developing many
woman's Ingenuity along entertainment
lines and some of the ideas are adap
table for private affairs--the alphabet
party being one of that sort.
Upon their arrival each guest Is
asked to drop as many pennies into Q
bank as there are letters in their name,
the bank being sent later to local
popular charity. After this Formally
of paying for the use of the alphabet,
the evening becomes mad race to see
what each letter has to offer in the
way of grown-up surprises.
At table "A" prizes. first and second,
are offered for the greatest number of
words spelled from q few carefully Sc
lected letters, no one being allowed to
see anothers words until all have done
their nimble- Drained best.
Table "B" offers prizes to those who
sew the most buttons on a card in
given length of time. Needless to say
it is an occasion of fingers all proving
thumbs and haste making waste.
An opportunity is given at table "C'
for the cats cradle artist to show what
us old as man, and has been played by
every known nation and race in the
world. In some Indian tribes intricate
problems worked out in grass. sedge or
thong instead of string have been han
ded down from generation to genera
ton. 1t offers lots of fun even today.
Try it and see!
Another table Of interest Is table III.
where the architectural minds build
houses with alphabet blocks and the
houses are Judged by your own home
committee.
At table "T' is the tape race. which
is almost as exciting as the real thing.
The horses" entered are each given
a pair of scissors and the end of one
of several long tapes depending from
a strong horizontal tape fastened to
the wall. The bell rings and they're
off" cutting their way to the goal
through tie centers of the tapes. Many
are disqualified by cutting the tape in
the prizes, but the game is a hilarious
one.
IN" is a military contest. "Y" Is a
restricted paper chase, while 20" is for
quaint and queer animals drawn on
folded papers passed from one con-
testant to the next. no one knowing
what part of the anatomy of the ami
NAL has been already drawn by his
neighbor. Many novelties are offered
and many. more can be developed by
others wishing to give the party them
selves.
Alphabetical pitfalls are many for the
unwary. for all the letters are not used
up b ythe tables are attached to the
refreshments, and If P's and Q's are
not minded, one may get an onion
sandwich with his ice cream, sardines
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01
FEELING BLUE?
LIVER LAZY
TAKE A CAL0TAB
Wonderful How Young and
Energetic You Feel After
Taking This Nausealess
Calomel Tablet.

If you have not tried Calotabs you
have a delightful surprise awaiting
you. The wonderful liver cleansing
and system purifying properties Of
calomel may now be enjoyed without
the slightest unpleasantness. A Gallo
tab at bedtime with a swallow Of
water-that's all. No taste, no salts,
nor the slightest unpleasant effects.
You wake up in the morning feeling
SO good that you want to laugh about
it. Your liver is clean. your system
is purified, your appetite hearty. Eat
what you wish--no danger. The next
time you feel lazy, mean, nervous,
blue or discouraged give your liver
a thorough cleansing with Calotab.
They are so perfect that your drug
gist is authorized to refund the price
as a guarantee that you will be de-
lighted.
Calotabs are sold only in original.
sealed packages. Price thirty-five
cents. At all drug stores.--(Adv.)
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01

and started to carry it, being sutch
heavy hunk for its size you wouldent
OF thawt II, and I started 10 wawlS
crooked with It trying TO wawk stratC
with it, thinking, Gosh. G. holev
smokes, bet he's jest trying to get
out of carrying it himself.
And quick laid il down on the pave
ment, saying, I've changed my mind,
don't wuut to carry it, wares the ? gin
ger snaps?
Ate, sed Ed Wernick. And he stuck
the End one in his mouth whole and
picked up the ice and started to carry
it himself agen looking as II he was
glad of the rest. not to mention the GIN
ger snaps, and jest stood there think
ing. Gosh. heck. G.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01
PUBLISHES PRICES

sin Requiring This to Be Done by
Manufacturers introduced.
Washington, Sept. 1.-Senator Jones,
of Washington. has introduced bill
in the senate providing that manufac-
turers of goods for transportation and
sale in interstate commerce shall
stamp the manufacturers price there
on. The bill follows one of President
Wilson'S suggestion against the high
cost of living.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01
ODD FACTS

1t is a curious fact that the fur seal
was once land animal. The baby
seals are actually afraid of water; they
would drown if thrown into 1t. and
have to learn to swim by repeated eff
forts. When once they have been
taught to swim. however. they soon
forget to walk.
Locusts in Algeria have found a dan
gerous enemy in fly which follows
them and lays its eggs where they lay
theirs. A lava issues from the egg
OF the fly and devours the locust eggs.
When it has become perfect insect it
follows the flight OF the locusts. re-
peating the same performance.
Airplane motor revolution meters
have been invented by an Englishman
to enable an aviator to estimate hts
speed and distances Travelled.
Not far from San Francisco Is quite
unique dwelling designed by ro--
mantle owner. He wanted to spend
his honeymoon unmolested by the cares
of the world. so he built "a remarkable
little dovecote in a tree. The honey
moon was so delightful that he de-
cided to remain in his house among
the treetops. The house has two
rooms, and is approached from the
ground by a long bridge ingeniously
carried upon trestles.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01

good man--oh, yes, a good man--but
l didn't love him; l didn't know what
love was. My life was empty except
for my little son. For years upon
years l lived absolutely for him.
Then came the war. 1t over
powered us women, yet it gave us
our supreme chance. You know
what England did. But I wonder If
you realize what the women of Eng
land did? They thought of nothing
but service-nothing but giving
They served, and they gave-oh, how
they gave"
She bowed her face in her hands
and 1 ached with pity for her.
Don't go on if you'd rather not"
Eyes, yes-Td rather, now"
And she went on. dear. I'll tell
you the rest in tomorrow's letter.
DOROTHY.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01
PACKERS INDICTED

Indianapolis, Sept. Twelve cold
storage concerns, packers and COM
mission houses, including Armour &
Co. have been indicted by the Marion
county grand jury for alleged violation
of the Indiana cold storage law and
the state health law. The indictments
covered one hundred counts and fol-
lowed an Investigation of the high cost
of living extending over a period of
three weeks.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01
MAKES LIQUOR HAUL

Florence, Ala. Sept. IA thirty
five-gallon moonshine still. fifty
gallon barrel of moonshine liquor, $50
pounds of brown sugar. fourteen bar
rels OF beer and nine bushels of matted
corn and two rowboats were captured
by Sheriff Mitchell and his deputies on
an island opposite lock 6. on the Ten
nessee river nine miles from Florence.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01

Silversand Lake, the Goth.
Joan Dear-For two days ! have
scarcely seen Capt. Wallis. Tom
Benedict has been faithfulness and
comfort personihed. We have been
perfectly frank with each other, Tom
and I. And what a rare joy 1t is,
dear, to have a man friend. There
are times when only a woman will
understand another woman's prob
iems-and other times when a
woman wouldn't do at all.
Tom has told me all along that
Capt. Wallis has avoided me not be-
cause he wanted to. but because he
had first to deal with Mrs. kymbal.
1t Is as plain as daylight that she
has some sort of claim on Eric. But
what. Joan, what? 1t seems as
though l should go stark, staring
crazy trying to think it out.
Later-same day.
Oh. my dear, what a two hours I
have just put in! ] felt so upset
that before finishing this letter l
went for tramp in the woods high
above the lake.
joan found her there, Mrs. Kym-
bal. I came upon her suddenly, on
the ground under a tree, her head
leaned against its messy trunk, her
eyes red with crying and her whole
thin little body slumped in the re-
Taxed attitude of one utterly weary
of soul.
I was going to hurry on, but twigs
cracked under my feet and she
turned. We gazed at each other n
moment, neither knowing what to
In x.,In
I'm sorry" she murmured, as
though in apology, getting slowly to
her feet.
"Oh. please, Mrs. Kymbal," I said
my whole heart going out to her in
her terribly evident trouble, its l
who feel sorry--to have intruded. Is
there anything / can possibly do?
Sometimes woman
She interrupted me feverishly.
THAT is true-a woman-yes.
Often a woman understands"
She broke off, catching her lip be-
tween her teeth, as though to keep
the tears from starting afresh. |
could think of nothing to say that
would seem adequate. l was hor-
rihly upset myself Joan. Presently
she went on in liveier tone, as II
she had suddenly resolved upon
something:
Miss Narick, let us sit over there
on that log-would You mind? I be
leve could talk to you-here In the
quiet woods. Tm-I'm much dis
tressed. Would it trouble you too
much. wonder?"
I put an arm round her fragile
shoulder and led her toward the
fallen tree. please tell me-" l
whispered. and We sat down.
She looked fiXedlv at me for mo-
ment with those big, troubled eyes
of hers.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01

ious to be
happy and
she isn't. So
she cries and
e e t s t h e
blues, O. n d
leans out of
the window
and looks at
the stars and
$ / g h s, and
and W h e n
t h e m o o n
m a k e s a
bright match
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01

and cake or boullion and coffee with
out even a cracker to float on the sur
face.
Dancing is always a possibility. but
must be governed by space, the music
available and the whis of the hostess.
It is not necessary at this party.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01

Everything good to eat adver-
tiSed i'm the News want columns.
High quality, low prices
(Alv.)
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01

I'm afraid you may be the last
person l ought to speak to in this
way. I'm afraid you-care for him
too. But perhaps that will make you
understand the better
ut all goes back so far-to my
girlhood. | married very young, a
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01

Mary, Mary, quite contrary Is hav-
ing a dreadful time. She wants to be
FI-o Is so desperately arlx-
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01

at first you'd gotten hungry or some
thing. and thought nothing about 1t.
Then I heard you take in the morning
paper and go into the library. l waited
for awhile, nd decided I'd come down
and take a slant at the news myself
And then l hear this wild weeping and
find you like this.
Something's doing that / don't know
anything about. but don't make any
I'm going to know right now"
(To be continued in The News Tues
day)
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01

picturesque Lines.
Brown velvet achieves picturesque
lines in this afternoon gown, which
suggests an d-fashioned painting in
the collar and cuffs of ecru batiste,
edged with ecru Van Dyke lace.
The basque fits the figure In easy
natural lines and is trimmed down the
centre front with a double row of vel
vet covered buttons. A fold of velvet
binds the lower edge of the basque,
where the Van Dyke lace again APP
pears. The gathered tunic of brown
velvet is attached to the basque with
invisible shirruE that makes it stand
out trife The sides of the tunic
merge into the line of the underskirt
of velvet.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-23
DARKTOWN WALLINGFORD
IN HIS FAMILIAR HABITAT

Atlanta. Ga, May 23.-Pev. Palmer
Pease. a Darktown parSOn with pol
ice record as long as the treaty OF
peace. was arrested Wednesday for
attempting another of his Walling-
ford stunts which have made him
famous all over the South and which
have caused Chief Beavers to keep
him under the surveillance of the de-
partment for many years.
Please was to have preached the
funeral sermon Of deceased member
of his flock and the stage was set for
the mourners when the officers ar
rived on the scene and arrested the
parson for having the day previous
collected the "Sick Benefits" OF the
deceased brother.
Please achieved fame some years
ago by selling Tickets to Heaven"
among the negroes of rural cOmmuni-
ties in South Georgia and Alabama,
where he is said to have several
thousand dollars He generally com
mences financial operations in the
Spring.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-23
NEGRO FALLS INTO STREAM
OF WHISKEY IN ATLANTA

Atlanta May ga negro assistant
to the revenue officers who were de-
stroying 200 gallons of contiscated
whiskey Wednesday afternoon, "fel
into" the stream of joy juice as it was
flowing down the gutter into the city
sewers he claimed that it was acct
dental. but this defense did not hold
good in the case of another darkey,
who, perched in the second story Win
dow of a building past which the whiS-
key was flowing, tried to fish up some
of the liquor by letting down an empty
can to which he had attached long
string.
A large crowd Of Atlantians, both
white and colored lined the streets
keeping wake over the moonshine as
it passed swiftly by into the subter
ranean channels which empty into the
ChdttahoOchee.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-23
CUYT CLEATON AND
HAMILTON RETURN
MEN OF EloHTY-sEcoND COMING
HOME RAPIDLY.

Guyt Glcaton and James Hamilton
reached home this morning. l.. r. Ar.
mold was discharged at the same time
with item and will be here soon.
Willie Fem, Arthur Hayes, Ruby
Sutton. 1t. Allie Ship, Toe William
son and Virgil West all Crisp county
soldier boys are on the way home
and will soon be shaking bands with
home folks
Mr.. Gleat0n was with the 32St! az
tillery and gave a harI wear to it. He
had three months of the hard fighting
and was on the jump when the armis-
tice came. He was luck, sad he es-
capped many a time because Boche
she'll would not explode after it hit.
Gun number four il his company
was the first of the national army of
the United States tC sling shell at
the emmy. Many time he say his
gun III ock cut a whole artillery out
fit in the enemy woods, and many a
time he say the enemy get our own,
hut hi' chief luck consisted in keep
in; out OF the way.
Tie other men OF this same division
are dropping in rapidly and will soon
be at home. all of them. They are get
ting a warm welcome.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-23
PREPARING FOR AVTATORS

Fitzgerald, May PA permanent
landing field for aviators will be To-
Gated near the city if. ii site rendered
to the Chamber of Commerce by
Mayor Clayton Jay, w. G. Braodhurst
and Drew w. Paulk is accepted by
officers of Souther Field who are
soon to make an official inspection.
The field is located within a quarter
of mile from the city and seems to
fill all the requirements specified by
the department. Aviators are promis-
ed this city or its Fourth Of July cele
bration if the landing field is accept
ed.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-23
COCO, BABY HIPPO,
DIED OF LONLINESS

PARIS, April 22.-One hundred
annals in the Paris Geological Gar.
dcns died during the war. After a
bomb from a German airplane made
IA big hole in the Rue Cuyier, along
side the Gardens, the authorities
thought is wise to kill the poisonous
soakes, lest they should escape and
cause panic.
Later the river Seine oyerflowcd
It's banks and flooded part of the gar
dcns, and monkeys, antelopes and
giraffes developed chest complaints
and diel. Only the waterfowl flourish.
ed. but Coco, the baby hippo, the
pride OF the gardens died Of ennui,
they say as the gardens were virtual
ly deserted during the war.