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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19
The Royal Family of Ev

frightened the servants into fits. al
though they did no harm at all. AT
one time Dorothy found the little maid
Nanda crouching In terror In a corner.
with the Hungry Tiger standing before
her.
"You certainly look delicious" the
beast was saying. "will you kindly
give me permission to eat your
mo, no, no." cried the maid in re-
ply.
''Then," said the tiger, yawning
frightfully. please to get me about 30
pounds Of tenderloin steak, cooked rare,
with a peck of boiled potatoes on the
side, and five gallons Of Ice cream for
It'll do the best / CAM" said
Nanda, and she a away as fast as she
could go.
Are you so very hungry" asked
Dorothy, In wonder; !.
my appetite" replied the Tiger, sadly.
1T seems to FIJI my whole body from
the end of my throat to the tip OF my
tar. l am SO very sure the appetite
| doesn't fit me, and is too large for the
| size Of my body, Some day. when
meet a dentist with a pair OF forcepsi
I'm going to have 1t pulled"
what, your tooth?' asked Dorothy
mo, my appetite" said the Hungry
Tiger.
The little girl spent most Of the aft.
| ernoon talking with the Scarecrow and
| the Tin Woodman, who related to hel
all that had taken place in the Lane
Of OF since Dorothy had left ii. Sht
was much Interested In the story OF
Ozma, who had been, when a baby
stolen by a wicked old witch and trans.
formed into a boy. She did not know
that she had ever been a girl unit
she was restored to her natural form
by a kind ~sorceress, Then il was fount
that she was the only child OF tn,
former ruled of Og, and was entitled
to rule In his place. Dana had man,
adventures, however, before she re
gained her fathers throne, and In thes
she was accompanied by n pumpkin
headed man, a highly magnlfied an,
thoroughly educated Woggle- Bug, an
3 wonderful saw-horse that had bee
brought to life by means of q magi
| powder. The scarecrow and the I'll
Woodman had also assisted her: bu
the Cowardly Lion, who ruled the gres
} forest as the King of Beasts, knee
[ nothing OF Ozma until after she becam
the reigning princess Of o.. Then h
) iourneyed to the Emerald City to sc
her, and on hearing she vas about I
/ visit the Land OF Ev to set free III
royal family Of that country, the Cow
s. ardly Lion begged TO 10 with her, an
brought along his friend, the HuRgr
Tiger, as well.
Editors Note-Next week we shs
y hear OF the journey Of Dorothy al
ozma and their followers made to u
v realm OF the Nome king. n OF II
!. adventures that befell them on the wa
a. Copyrighted by l.. Frank Baum for u
" George Matthew Adams Servica.l
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19
~ MRS. WILSON WOODROW,
The world famous writer on vital subjects,

An old resident OF Long Island was
bewalling TO me not long ago the fact
that so much Of its territory Is untitled
for cultivation.
There you have one OF the most
advantageously placed pieces OF coun-
try IMAGINABLE" he said, right at the
door Of New York city, the greatest
1t was In crops you could sell them
all without the slightest difficulty, BUT
outside of a strip Of fertile soil along
the shores there's nothing to most OF
IT,. IT'S just a waste OF sand and scrub
oak. with occasional pockets or small
And al nothing be done by fer
tillZationP" asked.
He shrugged HIS shoulders,
1T would cost more to fertilixe than
you could ever hope to get out of IT,"
he said.
Yet a few days afterward I happened
to motor by a thrifty looking farm,
haps a dozen years ago, about as rag
Eed a stretch OF scrub oak as one would
care to encounter.
The tasselied corn stretched away In
long rows from the fence, and there
were. fields Of vigorous looking cabbages
and tomatoes and beets and potatoes
and melons, and almost every kind OF
garden truck.
The explanation was not hard to seek,
Someone had come along and had
noted In that unsightiy, unpromising
waste two or three OF those pockets"
or GASES of fertile soil Of which my
friend had spoken,
timber, and started In 10 cultivate them
extensively Then year by year he
extended his operations, burning of
more and more Of the scrub oak and
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19

war LyttOns lore ner marriage In
1902, is one of the leaders of court
society at Windsor castle. She dances
Greoian dances, writes verse and scorns
the dictates OF conventional fashion. At
one opening of parliament, when the
peeresses assembled, she appeared In a
little cap of lace, breaking a tradition
old custom by appearing without her
tiara
TThere are two sons and two daugh-
tefs In the Lytton household, Viscount
Knebworth,. born ! n 1908; the Hon.
| Alexander Bulwer-Lytton In 1910; Lady
| Margaret, in 1905, and Lady Kath-
crime, in 1909.
Lord Lytton is a suffraget. On the
rock of woman's rights he split with
| Winston Churchill. He is a deep student
of economic conditions and lends his
name to a society for food reform. The
Lytton home is Knebworth house, in
London.
Everyone In the Lytton family, &C
cording 10 the London Sketch, does
something extremely well. Lord Lyttor
is an expert skater n Neville Lyt-
ton, a brother, plays an unusual game
Of tennis and pursues a most rigorous
vegetarianism. Mrs. Neville Lytton's
toy dogs take all the blues at the shows
In London. Lady Constance Lytton, 9
sister, went to Jail rather than alter
her opinions on suffrage. And Lad,
Lytton, says the Sketch. lis extremel,
: beautiful"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19

The Tin woodman was the first to
address the meeting.
ITO begin with" said he, "word came
to our noble and illustrious ruler, ozma
of OF, that the wife and ten children
five boys and five girls-of the former
king OF Ev, by name Evoldo, have been
enslaved by the Nome king and are held
prisoners In his underground palace.
Also that there was no one In Ev. pow
ertul enough to release them. Natur-
ally our Ozma wished to undertake the
adventure Of liberating the poor pris.
oners; but for a long time she could
find no way to cross the great desert
between the two countries, Finally she
went to n friendly sorcercsS OF our
land named Glinda the Good. who heard
the story and at once presented Ozma
a magic carpet, which would continu-
ally unroll beneath our feet and 30
make a comfortable path for us to cross
the desert, As soon as she had re-
ceived the carpet our gracious ruler Or
dered me 20 assemble our army, which
| did, You behold In these bold war
riors the pick Of all the finest soldiers
Of On; and, II we are obliged to fight
| tho Nome king, every officer ~ well ~
tho private, will battle fiercely unto
death"
Then Tiktok spoke.
why should YOU fight the Nom'
kingY' he asked. He has done n'
wrong
mo wronE" cried Dorothy. Isn't q
wrong to imprison u queen mother anC
her ten children7"
"rhey were sold to the Nome KIM
by King Ev-ol-do," replied Tiktok. u
was the king OF Ev who did wrong, an
when he realized what he had done h
jumped into the sea and drowned him
self"
"This is news to me-" said ozms
thoughtfutly, ~ had supposed IN
Nome king was all to blame In the mat
ter, But, In any case, he must b
made to liberate the prisoners
My Uncle Evoldo wal q very wieke
dere, IF he had drowned himself bt
fore he sold his family, no n woul
have cared. But he sold them to n
; powerful Nome king In exchange for
long life, and afterward destroyed II
. life by jumping into the sea,
"Then,' said ozma, "he did not r.
the long life, and the Nome king mu
: give up the prisoners. Where are the
eonfined?"
! mo one knows exactly" replied Il
princess. For the king, whose a
! did palace underneath the great moul
, tain which is at the north end OF III
, Kingdom, and he has transformed q
queen and children into ornaments A.
brio-a-brac with which TO decorate
rooms
"Td like to know" said Doroth
| who this Nome king isY"
Il will tell YOU" replied ozna. u
Is said to be the ruler Of the. Unde
ground World, and commands the roc
and all that the rocks contain. uno
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19

know whose minds are a good deal like
that Long Island c~ountry-just wastes
Of stunted, worthless scrub -oak ideas
and barren sand.
II left to themselves they will de-
generate more and more. The sand
will encroach farther and farther upon
their possibilities and cover them up;
the scrub oak will extend Its twisted,
tangled roots and choke the soil,
There are very few OF us In fact who
are like n Roosevelt or a Lincoln, all
arabic land. With most OF us. the men .
tai kingdom 10 merely a few fallow
spots or %"PoSsetsA Aa and a, tas rest an UNI
Some Of us have more pockets OF
intelligence than others, but wen the
enc with only a single spot and that a
very small one need not despair, BY
assiduous and unremitting effort-never
letting up--the scrub oak can be rooted
out and destroyed, the sand brought
under cultivation, and your soul be-
come, as Isaiah says, a watered gar
den.
| know OF a man who had such a
pocket" II did not seem very much
OF a pocket" nor capable, even
under cultivation OF proving profitable,
1t was merely an ohservant interest In
the habits and ways OF small creatures,
birds and mice and rabbits and toads
and squirrels and chipmunks and
beetles.
Indeed, the man regarded his talent
or pocket" so lightly that he never at
tempted to cultivate II or put 1t TO use
In any way except occasionally TO
amuse his little boy with stories that
he made UP about the behavior or IN :
ties of some Of the animals he was
watching.
In the meantime he was drudging
away as so many Others do at various
jobs which were uncongenial and at
which he made little Roadway. He
seemed TO have nc especial bent In
life, and no he merely drifted around
In the scrub oak. He was nearing IS,
married and with a family, and his
future held but little hope. And on
top Of 1t all he lost his position.
Some wise friends VINO had seen a
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19
CLOSE UNION MEETING.

IRRELEVANT, Tenn, Aug. 10. (Spl.)
THE union meeting being conducted
by the local Methodist and Cumberland
Presbyterian churches closed Sunday
night. Pastors Underwood, of the
Methodist, and Jackson, of the Cumber,
land Presbyterian church were assisted
in the services by Rev. George Bur
roughs, of Milan, who did most of the
preaching. There were a number Of
professions of faith and the two con
g~regations were revived.
Elder Dunn began a series Of reviva
services at the local Christian church
Sunday and will continue II this week
The annual revival at the Baptisi
church viii be assisted by Rev. d. A
Ellis, of Memphis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19

batch Of his animal stories which he
the latter was away on a visit, ad-
vised him to have them published, and
he was finally prevailed upon to do so,
but, as he himself confesses, with
scarcely a hope of any results.
The little book went with a whlrl
however, proving that there vas an
enormous demand for just that sort OF
thing; and with the way thus pointed
out to him, he set industriously to work
to improve and cultivate his field, and
has made a fortune doing II.
That neglected and disregarded
pocket of his has turned out to be
q literal gold mine.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19
DYER SCHOOLS OPEN
WITH NEW FACULTIES

NEWBERN, Tenn, Aug. 10. (spl.)
--The Tigrett, RoEllen and Tatumviiie
! schools, which are the oldest in
summer terms Monday morning with
a heavy enrolment of pupils, and the
q. heavy enrolment OF pupils, and
the new term promises to be the
banner session in the history Of
the county. New faculty q hs
been appointed al each school this
year. Prof. II. T.. Smith and Mrs. Rice
Gibbons have charge of the Tatum-
Vile school; Miss Dora Brown, Mis-.
Davis, Of Jackson, Tenn; Miss Kirby
Of Dyersburg, and Miss Atkins, OF Mi.
Ian, have charge of the Tigrett train
Lera Roney are teaching at RoElen
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19
The Public Be SerUed
Moving Pictures
Princess,

John Barrymore, comedy star, will
appear In The Dictator by Richard
Harding Davis, at the Princess theater
Tuesday only.
II Is not too much to say that not
since his triumph in ''Th Man From
Mexico" has Mr.. Barrymore found so
good a vehicle for his humor.
The comedy Is constant. breezy, en-
Pertaining and well acted by an ex-
c~eptionally competent company. The
action is snappy, and there is scarcely
an Intellectual interval throughout the
entire production, Mr.. Barrymore as
The Dictator" might be described as
inimitable in a role that Is irresistiblv
humorous in a farce that is the funniest
w produced.
Houdini in 1.-THE Master Mystery" is
added.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19
Maiasric

Nearly all screen patrons will re-
member Marguerite Clark's first screen
starring vehicle. "Wildflower," in which
she created a photoplav sensation. Ever
since that initial production she has
been making pictures for Paramount.
and her popularity has steadily in
creased with each new achievement UNI
til now she is one of the best known
and most universally loved actresses on
the screen. Her latest picture, Girls"
an adaptation of the play Of the same
name by the late Clyde Fitch, has
scored a huge success at the Majestic
this week. 1t remains for Tuesday and
wednesday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19
R T BONDS.

IRRELEVANT. Tenn. Aug. 10. (spl.)
The bond issue carried In the local
election today by a good majority. The
vote was II for the issue and seven
against. The amount voted was $1,000
TO be used in improving the old water
works plant. In a previous election
held on this question the issue was lost
by a small majority, today's election
showing the change in sentiment on the
part of the voters. A number Of wom-
en- voted in today's election.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19

HnI 4
Lytton, according to
one correspondent,
Is almost certain 10
be named" His fun
name, as listed. in
Burke's, is Victor
Alexander George
Robert Bulwer-Lyt
ton, but he is Of the
new generation and
insists on the elimi-
nation OF the by
phen, He is "Lyt-
ton He Is a.
years old, a ~forceful
speaker, an athlete,
and a n~onpartisan
In politics.
The countess OF
Lytton, who was
Lady Pamela Plow-
den, of Sussex, be
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19
NO ToP. NO BOTTOM.

An absent-minded Japanese went into
a store to buy a jar, and, noticing
one turned upside down, blurted out:
How absurd! This jar has no
mouth"
Turning 1t over, he was once more
astonished.
Why, the bottoms gone. tool he
exclaimed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19
scoUR EN-.

Now that the county jail has been
given a clean bill Of health, it would
seem time that the cleansing commits
sion investigated some of the prisoners.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19

Another thing about a second hand
car Is that the latest purchaser never
Is left long in doubt as to why the
former owner sold 1t.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19
BUYS FINE

HICKMAN, KY, Aug. 10. (Spl.)
DR.. G. w. Curtin this week purchased
the John T, Dillon residence on Troy
avenue, a pretty and modern home. He
will make a number Of improvements
right away. The consideration was
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19

INTERROGATION

A dirty shirt is as apt to cover an
honest heart as is a clean skin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19
leEditOrNOds
R@RJOIts and Jcsts
'F% Slipped Past
fVS4The Bl.ae Pencil
,MARE. YoRK

Now that he is with US, we feel |;
only fair to warn Sergeant York that
AL Romano. Chamber Of Commerce
barber, has sworn that hen let the
razor slip If he ever gets close to the
hero's Charlie Chaplin,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19

We opine that say per cent of the
populace can tell the investigating COM
mittee something about rent profiteers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19
NEVER sOIVED-

Nobody, not even a mans wife, can
ask more questions than a new office
boy.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19

Our tire advertisers to the contrary,
our guess is that the stork gets the
pay attention to the traffic signals,
either.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19

Since Tobe Love is splitting his re-
ligion and coin $3.50. we fear for his
street car rides from that % cents cap
ital he packed yesterday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19

We cannot help wondering what In
the germany the hyena has to laugh
about.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19
pvANTAo

Another thing we envy the children
for, is the in which the cute
little cusses a scratch on a street
a without the least sign of embar-
rassment. q
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19
sTILL eEHlNp.

While we congratulate Howard
Chandler Christy OF his latest wedding,
we cannot help thinking that Nat Good
win set a mark for 'em all to shoot at.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19
RARRlrs

Although some men will fight at The
drop OF a hat, most of them cannot
construe a well-aimed kick as an in
suit.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19

Actors playing "A Prince There Was" went on a strike, and
now they are fired. Maybe they can produce one Of their own
entitled, "A Pauper There Is"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19

Now that we are enjoying ,all of the
benefits Of a closed town, We cannot
figure what the men are doing with
their money,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19
A Line On Men
You Read About

patches from London, is most oftan
mentioned az ambassador to the 1Inited
States. to succeed Lord peodino 49,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19
Strand

Miss Normand's latest picture Is
somewhat different from Mickey and
isis Hopkins" inasmuch as she has a
chance to show her beauty in the par
lor and on the dancing floor Of a fash
ionable hotel.
She is a forgotten flower, growing in
the subcellar of the hotel where she Is
employed to make ice molds for grape
fruit, For two years she has toiled in
her boys costume. At length she man
ages 0 break into the parlor gowned as
a lady" but her training Is all out Of
gear with the part she tries to play.
Nevertheless, she has a glorious time,
during which she saves a born rich girl
from a serious mistake and so wins the
favor of her father.
In upstairs" at the Strand today
and Wednesday, Miss Normand has
many chances to show her ability as a
subtle coincidence.
NO TIDE WITHOUT KNOTS.
why do they say knots on the ocean
instead Of miles7"
why, you couldn't have an ocean
tide without knots, could your
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-19
SMALL CONSOLATION,


The stokers in the hot place never
go On strike.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
Try This If You
Have Dandruff

There is one sure way that never
falls 20 remove dandruff completely
and that IL TO dissolve H. This
destroys Il entirely. To do this. just
get about four ounces Of plain. or.
binary liquid arvon. apply Il at night
when retiring. use enough to moiaten
the scalp and rub Il IN gently with
the finger tips
by morning. most II not all. Of
your dandruff will be gone. and three
or four more applications will com.
plotely dissolve and entirely destroy
every single sign and trace Of Il. no
matter how much dandruff you may
have
You will find. too that all itching
and digging Of the scalp will stop In
stantly. and your hair will be fluffy.
lustrous. glossy. silky and soft. and
look and feel a hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon Mt any
drug store. II ~ inexpensive. and
four ounces is all you will need This
simple remedy has never been
known 10 ail.--Advcrtisoment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
Two More Arrested
on Anarchy Charge

The arrest on criminal anarchy
chnrEen. Of Morris Pass. cnrtOoniHt
and Roy Cannon. alleged rcyoiu
ZIONIST. the arrest Of nix l. W. W,
including two officials and the r..
pcntcd refusal OF Prosecutor Fred
Brown 10 treat with labor delegates
requesting reduction Of bail In the
cases OF men arrested aa I W W
or on criminal anarchy charges
these constitute the latest activities
against the BolHheviks la seattle
The six / ". W were arrested by
a police squad under Sergeant T.. y.
Kccfc. IN "a basement At 3ii Third
ave \. They ARE booked as James
Bruce. r. j Mars. ~ krepps. Leon
ard Wilmington. y. Betty ana Fred
Anderson. Bruce. the police say. IL
"A district organizer. ana WIS equip
ped with materials for QUILTING
hundreds Of delegates Mars. &c.
cording 20 the police. rs "a delegate.
Anderson and Betty have been Ia
the United states for - years. and
have no desire To become citizens.
they say. These two are held for
federal investigation. while the 9th.
ers ARE detained pending action from
the prosecutors office.
In letter 10 l. ". W. headquar.
terH IN Chicago. Bruce phrnsed him.
self POLITICALLY. our preamble Is
the only statement Of facts that will
eventually overthrow the crazy cap
itRliHt system OF society. am as
sure Of this M I am Of the move.
ment OF the udes % the sea "
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
international Plot Suspected in
Murder of Three Cinnamon in u. s.

getaway could be effected. with a
pen taken from the pocket OF Haie.
tho pair forged cheek for s. 700.
but Wa declared he would give Wan
but tso--a sum he owed him. Then
wan. while WI bent over the body
u one ~ his victims. Hhot tho inst.
gator 81 the plot. the murderer of
the two. with his own revolver. lie
Joined his brother At a motion pic
ture show He had him attempt 90
cash the check. and. falling. they re.
turned 20 New York.
Tho brother know nothing Of tho
murders
This IL the story wan has told the
police. after being traced down by
detectives and arrested In New York.
Whether IL ~ tho fun. true story
u n question.
FIRST evidence ~ the gay llfn ~
wa was found In notes in HIS trunk
from dancer. Jeanne la Mar. Celia
Dean in private NE.
Authorities have sought her 20
learn more Of the parties nj which
WI was host. To learn N other chi.
nenc-and other American girls
were included In the circles which he
frclucntcd-
The young daughter Of Wong. n
student AZ the University Of Michl.
San. has asked the authorities TO go
deeply into the livea Of the men who
killed her father.
Wan was preparing 10 10 n banker
in his Hfrnn land Ifo had rfNatcd "A
Ohio Wesleyan college. Delaware. o..
In 1915. and later In n Columbus
business college. lie r. IS years old.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
Oppose Walkout
Before End March

PORTLAND. Feb. 2i.--A vote on
tho proposed coast wide strike Of
rhipyard workers will probably be
taken late this afternoon. The reso.
luton calling for the strike has been
In tho hands 81 subcommittee for
nevcrai days. and IN believed 20 be In
shape for presentation TO the con.
vcntiou.
Delegates from San Francisco and
10" Angeles arc said 20 be opponcd
TO walkoui before April / when
tho MACY wage agreement expires
while the Northern men are believed
10 be In favor Of March 10 an the
dato o. The general strike.