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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18
CHAPTER 81,
Enter-EstreIda a.

|Ah@h
Ente-EstreIda.
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
II was a tribute to the breeding Of
Mrs. Mason's dinner guests that their
expressions did not change when Els
trelda came into the library just as an
appetizer was being served. 1t took all
of Mrs. Mason's courage to behave as
though nothing unusual were taking
place. Freddie was enduring agonies.
BY nance his father touched his hand,
and it made Mr.. Mason's heart ache to
feel the icy chill OF poor Freddie's
fingers.
Estrelda had stayed in Mrs. Mason's
room for 10 or Is minutes; partly to re-
arrange her toilet, partly to recover her
, composure after the anger that Mrs.
! Mason's suggestion about her gown had
aroused in her. The delay had given
Mrs. Mason's other guests an opportu-
nifty to arrive. So now Mrs. Deane was
in the library, and a certain Mr., and
Mrs. Sanford, together with a Mr., Wad-
dell, who was a friend of Mr.. Mason's.
The women, middle-aged, happy, pleas
~ant-looking people with soft voices and
pretty gestures, were dressed in simple,
dark evening gowns. Mrs. Deane espe-
cially looked lovely in a black satin
gown that chung to the beautiful long
lines of her woman's figure. And into
this a~ssemblage stalked Estrelda, trail
ing her vivid pink fish tail' train.
It flashed through Mr.. Mason's mind
that he would like to take the same
fish tall and choke her with it, Be
meath the murmured greeting Of Mrs.
Deane-Estrelda had met her once be-
fore-ran mental CALCULATIONS of horror.
Il never in my life say a bodice as low
a. that thought the lady in horror
What does she look like? A Feejee
Islander In exceedingly warm weather."
Estrelda herself felt awkward. Not
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EFFICIENCY IN INDUSTRIES

one Of tho main features Of the IN
dustrial campaign carried on by tho
division Of venercal diseases Of the
United States public health service has
been the work among commercial or
ganlzatiOns.
An interesting instance Of the work
being done by Industries In response to
the governments appeal for the use u
tho Industrial prOgTam was reported by
a New York Industrial plant. This firm
Is conducting ~ campaign 81 its own
In cooperation with tho United states
public health service. the war depart
ment, and the state board ~ health.
Expert advice and treatment is given
by specialists who are paid for this
service by the firm. 1t has posted pla-
cards and other publicity material on
all its bulletin boards. calling attention
10 the physical and economl" effects
Of venereal diseases. and urging its EN-
ployes to report all cases to the firm
physician, who gives free advice. Edu
cstionsl pamphlets secured from the
state board of health are also being
distributed 70 the men employees,
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because she doubted the suitability OF
her costume. Indeed, she felt rather
that beside the %plainness of the other
women her W glory had an added lus-
ter. But she naturally suffered the
gaucheTie Of an Inbred person very
much dressed up for the first time in
her life. She didn't know whether to
sit or stand; she didn't know where to
sit if h sat: she didn't know what to
say n she didn't know what to do.
She stood for a horrible moment in the
middle of the room, her boldly un-
draped shoulders squared; her toes, in
their vivid pink satin slippers, turned
In.
1t was Mr.. Mason who first came out
Of his appalled, trance. He took a step
or two toward his daughter-in-law. 81
hope he's not going to murder herr
thought Mrs. Mason. 'Or-do | hope
it?
"Estrelda, my dear said Mr.. Mason.
"Sit Town over here He led her with
determination to a chair.
Well said Mrs. Deane, also fired
by a noble desire to help the situation,
well, Mrs Mason, how do you like
New York;
"Oh, it's all right" said Estrelda,
slowly. She certainly didn't want these
people to think her unused to the life
Of a metropolis. So
ITS not all it's cracked up to be,
butts all right she added,
"Ha, ha.' laughed Mr.. Waddell;
Mrs. Mason is the first person | ever
met who had the courage to tell the
truth about u.s."
Estrelda gave him one of her wide
smiles for this,
HE knows a thing or two" she
thought. And, as she caught the look
in his eyes; the all too quick awaken
ing Of attraction that is was so often in
her power to arouse, land he likes me,
too" she thought with satisfaction.
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WHO'S TO BLAME
ETHEL LLOYD PATTERSON.

With ema Is Mke alloy In preo thu proper amount Of Y Is necss-
coin its currency and the oomer her credit
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Copyright, 1919, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.
BY HOWARD r.. eARIs.

"Tat-a-tat-tat." came a knock. one
morning, on the front door of the hol-
low stump bungalow, where Uncle Wig
Riy Longears, the bunny rabbit gentle
man, lived with Nurse Jane Fuzzy
WHEY. his muskrat lady housekeeper.
Some n is coming to CALL spoke
The bunny rabbit, who was just putting
on his pink, twinkling nose to go out
and have-oh. excuse me, if you please.
l mean he was twinkling his tail. silk
nose. and putting on his pink hat-oh,
dear. guess III never get it right,
mean he was putting on his tall
Six hat and twinkling his pink nose
when the knock came.
Some one at the door" cried Nurse
Jane, Dear me! | hope it isn't com
pany; I'm not ready for company this
morning. haven't the breakfast dishes
washed yet"
TT isn't company said Uncle Wig
Eily, as he took d look out the side
porch window. Its Noodle FIat-tail.
the beaver boy, brother Of Toodle, who
helped me with his tail yesterday,
splashing water on the %Skuddlema-
COON
What does Noodle want?" asked
Nurse Jane.
"Ill ask him." said Uncle WiggiIy.
ana when the beaver boy, with his soft,
brown fur coat, came in, he exclaimed {:
oh, Uncle Wlggily! Can't l do ONE
thing to help you today"
Help me? What do you mean? Help
me do what?' asked the bunny uncle.
"Oh, help you, or save you from the
bad Pipsisewah, or something like
that" went on Noodle. MY brother
Toodle helped you. and now | want to"
Bless YOU flat tail!' laughed Uncle
Wiggily, and your big, orange colored
front teeth with which you gnaw down
trees! But | really don't need any
help. Nurse Jane helps me all she can. -
oh, but ! mean help you on an ad-
venture said Noodle.
We'll, yes, perhaps you might do do
that" spoke the bunny. Come along
out with me and Wen see what hap
So Uncle Wiggily and Noodle went
along over the fields and through the
woods, looking on all sides for an ad-
venture. But nothing seemed to hap
pen. However, all of a sudden, there
vas u r%ustling behind the winter
greenmint bush, and Noodle cried:
An, here is al adventure at last"
But it was only a little green frog
lady, trying to hop home with a loaf Of
watercress bread that was too large for
her, and she could hardly carry IL.
ALLOW me to have the kindness Of
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ADVICE TO SOLDIERS WIVES.

Serve him with a mixture of vinegar and red ink at meals for 4
beverage. He has been used to French wine.
At formal dinner parties watch the soldier husband carefully or
he will entirely neglect three or four extra forks and cling tenaciousiy
to throughout the repast. His soup spoon will also be employad
in his pudding and coffee.
Recall to his mind the amenities of polite society such Us remov-
ing the shoes and clothing before retiring.
Your husband will now tidy up the house involuntarily. and hel
may be used as u substitute kitchen policeman when the maid wants h
To delight your husband, mention his thorough knowledge Of
French when the neighbors are calling. Then ask him questions to
which he may appropriately reply "bowkoo' or foot sweet" the only
two words he knows.
Send him o al errand at any time, He will grumble. but do
something. Formerly he would gumbe and do nothing.
la, in 1881, and since that time has been recognized as the most met.
tcient and useless substitute which has ever been thrust upon the
place of the old slippery variety, which fails to effectively remove
pumpkin pie pie from the face have all failed ddismaly. Some church and
banquet societies have substituted sheets Of tin for the paper napkins E
but with only partially satisfactory results.
POLITE noMICIDE.
Objectionable Heir Removed ronlessly and Permanently With 4
EIectriciy.-Ady. in New York World,
is Il substitute which cal hardly be differentiated from the genuine 8
brand served on the inside. In fact, it is in certain parts, the custom
OF the turkey season and the customers have acclaimed them to be
much more tasty than what they have been used to.
Young Man a Fire Escape Thief. Headline, What does a young
man do with IA fire escape after he steals it?
The former crown prince has not seen his family in several months
SO his family has a little luck once in awhile after all,
We can't see through some of the present restaurant prices, but
We an see through most Of the roast beef.
WHERE CHICKEN DINNERS ARE CHEAP. -
Roup has broken out among Atchison chickens.
Chicken dinner at Union hotel tomorrow, 30 cents,
The new lunch at the old Eglmger stand. Chicken dinner, sol
cents. -Atchson Globe. W
TO these manifestations the president raised his hat" says a
Mt the leavetaking with the British public This, as Punch remarks
Is one of the things that might perhaps have been expressed differently
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DOROTHY DIX'S TALK
STRIKE YOUR w O 7
BY DOROTHY DIX,
The Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer

wishes to take herself u of the wall
flower class should devote herself to
c~ultivating personality, and she can do
this best when she learns how to strike
her own note-whlch means developing
her strongest characteristic to It's high
est point Of expression.
Most girls who are not admired by
men understudy the ways of some girl
who is q belle. This Is a mistake. Imi-
tations are never attractive. No false
CUR flashes with the brilliancy Of the
real.
A little five-foot slim girl can look
cute when she curls up in the corner OF
the sofa and sits on one foot, but when
a great big Amazonian female attempts
the trick she doesn't look like a playful
kitten. She looks like a performing ele-
plant.
Similarly, when a child like, big-eyed,
clinging little thing weeps over some
silly trifle it makes a man want to put
his arm around her and invite her to
sob on his shoulder, but when n large,
dlgnified young woman begins to sniff
file every man who beholds 1t simply
aches to tell her not to act like a fool.
In like manne the girl who IL natu-
rally viVacious, whose blood is quick
silver and whose laughter bubbles spon-
taneously over her lips, fa~sCinates us
with her gaiety, but when the staid,
sober, unhumorous girl tries to effer-
vesce she IN the ~stalest, --LATEST thing
In tho world, she's loud and hysterical,
and gets on our nerves.
Yet all of these girls would have been
charming in their own roles, for there
Is no one pre-eminently attractive type
Of m Each has her own particu-
lar appeal. There Is nothing more
queenly than the big, stately girl who
moves with calm majesty. There Is
nothing more restful than the practical,
Intelligent, ommon sense, companion
able girl. There Is nothing more ador-
able than the quiet, gentle. refined girl
whose gentle smile n soft voice are
like the benediction that follows after
prayer.
And the point I am trying to make
Is that these girls should cease trying
to initiate the charms OF another type
Of girl, and develop their W particu-
lar charm to the topnotch. If the big
girl would put the loud pedal so TO
speak, on her stateliness, n the sensi-
BILE girl on her intelligence, and the
domestic girl on her domesticity they
would cease 10 be wallflowers and be-
ON bellies. For there are man. men
with man minds about women, and
there are just as many men who admire
big women as little; who prefer college
graduates to baby dolls, n want good
housekeepers for wives instead Of fluffy
ruffles as there are the other way
about.
Therefore my advice to the wallflower
Is to strike her own note. Develop her
personality. And get some good dress
maker to help her dress her part.
Copyright, 191a, by the Wheeler SyHdi-
cate, Inc.
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MAGAZINE FEATURES
A8VNCMW IGGTX q
STO0Y
UNCLE WIGGILY AND NOODLES NOSE.

helping YOU" said Uncle Wiggily, with
a low and polite bow Of his tall silk
hat. Then he carried the loaf Of water
Cress bread home for the green frog
lady. and she thanked him very much.
We'll, that was a niCe adventure
said Uncle WigEily to Noodle, as they
went on through the woods.
II don't call that an adventure. said
Noodle, the beaver boy. Il want some
thing real scary to happen so | cam
And then, before he had stopped
speaking, and just as he and Uncle
Wiggily came to the edge of the duck
pond ocean, up out of the water popped
the bad old skillery-scalery alligator
with the double jointed tail. The
skillery-scalery alligator made one grab
We'll have you at last gurgled
the gator, as | call him for short. -
have you now"
And what are you going to do with
me?" asked the bunny9
Pull you down under The water and
drag you off, to my den" said the ALI
gator. And Noodle Fpat-tail, the beaver
boy, just sat there, wrtnkling up his
black nose, and not knowing what
oh, this is terrible" thought Moo
die. IF ever l ought TO help Uncle
Wiggily. it is now, But how can |? |
can't splash water on the alligator with
my tail, for he Hives in the water and
doesn't mind i. a bit. What can do?
Ha! | have it,
Noodle noticed that the long tail Of
the gator was quite a way out from
shore In the deep water.
Il knOw what I can do said Noodle,
Il can swim under water as good as an
alligator can, for my nose is just made
for that. | don't ave to breathe un-
der water. Now I'll dive down, bite the
end Of the alligator's tail that's under
water, and 1t will scare him so he'll let
Uncle Wiggily GO"
Noodle shut his nose up tight, so no
water could get in. dived down, swan
out, gave the gators tail a good, hard
WOW, ouch! wush!' howled the
gator. Something is after me under
water, I'll see you later. Uncle Wig
gly!' Then he let go Of the bunny
and swan away. and Noodle swan back
to shore and told the bunny how he
had scared away the bad skillery-
scalery chap, and Mr.. Longears said
Noodles nose was al good as Toodle's
tail.
So everything came out all right, you
see, and II the cake Of soar II the
box Of starch don't play seaSaw on the
ironing board when the red ink is try
ing to make the clothes feel blue I'll
tell you next about Uncle WigGily M
Bibles horn.
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get a great many letters from girls
asking me why they are w~allflowers.
They say they are just as good look
ing, Just as intelligent, just as we'll
dressed, Just as well placed socially az
the other girls in their, set, yet while
the other girls have beaus a-plenty
they never receive any attention from
men. No youth ever camps undeS their
pink-shaded lamps, or brings them
candy, or takes them joy-riding, n
when they go to parties no man ever
asks them to dance unless he Is goaded
into doing so by his hostess. AND they
want to know why this Is thus.
No one can speak with real authority
in attempting to explain why a wall
flower is a wallflower any moro than
they can tell why a peach Is a peach.
Probably It is just because God hath
made them 80. Certainly no man really
knows what 1t Is that attracts him to
one girl, and sends him flying away
from another.
II isn't cleverness. 1t isn't amiabillty.
II isn't talent. 1t isn't even beauty, be-
cause we all know girls who are pretty
and bright and who can sing and dance
like professionals. and who dress like
fashion plates. whom men avoid as II
they had the plague, and other girls
who are just plain ordinary girls, OF the
common or garden variety, whom mon
flock about as bees do about a honey
ANCS~
pot.
As near as I can come to solving this
difficult problem, 1t seems to me that
the trouble with the wallflower girl is
that she lacks persOnality-that mys-
terious something in a human being
that is different from every other
human being, and that arrests our at
tention, and piques our curiosity anu
that sets us wondering what manner OF
man or woman he or she IS ana sets
us TO guessing what he or she is going
TO do next.
Especially Is this quality Of person
atty valuable in a girl, for most young
girls are just as much alike as peas IN
q pod. They are little copy cats VINO
dress, comb their hair, talk ana thlhk
alike, and use the same words. ana are
such counterparts of each other that
YOU wonder their w mothers can tel
them apart.
Ny observation Is that the girl who Is
overlooked by men Is invariably a giri
who is just one of this mob OF youth
full femininity. She represents me
menotony of girlhood. She Is just the
general average, and she passes ui l.
noticed In the crowd, because there Is
nothing to distinguish her from all the
balance. ,,
Now it is elf-evident that II a girl
In a rosebud garden of girls wishes 70
attract the attention OF any tome who
may be strolling through 1t, the surest
and quickest way to do II Is to cease
10 be a rose, and to be something else.
In a rose garden you might not observe
a s~uperlatlvely perfect rose. but your
eve would inevitably be caught by O NY
or a sunflower.
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Versity. but did not graduate. He was
editor Of the Fulton (Mo,) Republican.
lSS9- 1890, and In the latter year went
TO Washington, d. c.. where he start
ed as a clerk In the census bureau at
$1,000 a year, In six months he was
promoted through the intervening
grades until he was chief OF the al
vision of population at $500 a year,
While In Washington he completed his
law studies and removed to Elkins, W,
Va, where for ten years he was idcn~
tilted with the Davis ElkIns coal and
railroad interests.
In 1908 Sutherland was elected to the
West Virginia state senate, where he
remained two terms. In 1912 he was
elected Congressman-at-large from
West Virginia, and was reelected two
wears later, Then he was elected to the
senate.
1t is argued by Sutherland's boosters
that West Virginia has come to occupy
a really pivotal position. and that the
securing Of her fun electoral vote IL OF
enough Importance In the national con-
test to make 1t a practical proposition
to select the candidate from that
state, particularly If the candidate for
president zones from a state farther
west.
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HOROSCOPE
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1919.

On NFFlL ~ lSlus
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper SyndiCate,)
Early in the morning Of this day Mer-
curry rules strongly FOR good, but later
the sun and Mars are adverse.
Agreements or contracts are well
directed during this sway Of the stars,
unless they concern the army.
1t is III auspicious rule under which
to lease ground or begin work in a
new position which requires writing.
There Is u sign read as indicating
good luck through the purchase Of
land.
Army officers, especially those of
high rank, have rather a warning sign
under this planetary government,
Changes are forecast and these may
be accompanied by disappolntments.
Mars Is In II place that seems to pre-
sage agitation that concerns returning
soldiers, The sway indicates delays
and uncertainties that will be followed
by rewards and hOnors.
This Is not a lucky government OF
the stars under which to seek employ
ment and may be particularly untavor-
able for soldiers,
The sun Is In a place most threat
ening to persons who occupy places OF
authority or special privilege. II Is
pointed out that the same planetary
influences operative In Europe may
affect this country, but they win cause
readjustments without serious upheav-
ais.
All who profess to have the gift Of
provision, whether by reading the stars
or by reason Of special foresight, pro-
dict for the United States a period
Of greatest prosperity, which VIII be
attended by remarkable social reforms.
Wireless telephony. long predicted by
astrologers, is but the precursor OF
scientific telepathy, the seers declare,
and thought reading will be well under
stood In the future.
Danger to the king Of England is
persistantly predicted by astrOlogets.
Persons whose birthdate It Is prob
ably will have an active year attended
by many changes, They should beware
OF lawsuits.
Children born on this day are likely
to be clever and intelligent, but rash
and impctuous. These subjects OF
Taurus are on the Cusp and will prob
ably have certain Aries characteristics,
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Dear X. c. B.-You being a man Of
long experience, | want to ask you
through your column Just how to let IL
girl know you are stuck on her with
out making a monkey out of yourself.
This girl Is wrestling dishes in a
cafeteria and seems to be just my style
in every way. She smiles at all the old
bucks. but not at me. | have just seen
her about three times and don't like the
idea of starting a conversation like:
Isn't the weather plentiful this year?"
or some other foolishness. So / am
asking you for a few pointers, because
you know there Is no more pitiable
sight than a big stiff in love.
More power to you. L. q.
San Francisco.
MY DEAR L; E.
WHEN 1 was a young man.
AND USED to be in love.
EVERY LITTLE while.
WITH 4 different girl.
MIGHT have been able.
TO ADVISE you correctly.
BUT IT'S such a long time.
SINCE | have been free.
TO RUN around loose.
THAT l can think Of nothing.
THAT MIGHT help you.
TO COP the dame.
OUT OF the chow chamber.
AND BESIDES,
IN THE old days.
THERE WAS no such thing,
AS A cafeteria.
AND EVEN II 1t happened,
THAT MY memory was good.
MY LACK of experience.
WITH CAFETERIA girls.
WOULD PRECLUDE the possibility.
OF MY steering you right.
BUT IF l were you,
| WOULD ~confine myself.
TO EATING my meals.
IN THE cafeteria.
WHERE THE girl works.
AND I'd just eat the things.
THAT ARE at her counter
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publican national
convention ne /
year, Senator Suth-
erland was elected
to the senate in
1916 His term wilt
not expire until
1923, but az Sena.
tor l1lkins IL Il resi-
dent Of practically
the same section Of
Of the state as Sen
ator Sutherland, it
is declared to be
rather a long chance
that the latter
would be rcnomi-
mated at that time,
Senator Suther-
land was born at
ktrkwOod, Mo, on
Sept. 8, 1865. lie
studied law at Co
lumbia (Now George
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AND AT every meal.
I'D FILL my tray full,
AND KIND Of linger around.
so SHE could look it over. -
AND YOU never a tell.
BUT THAT after a while,
SHE NIGHT size you up.
AND SAY to herself;
SOME SPENCER!
SEE WHAT he eats"
AND AFTER that.
SHE'D START looking for you.
AND THEN you'd have her.
BECAUSE JUST the moment,
THEY START looking for you.
YOU'VE GOT 'em going.
AND AFTER that.
If YOU work fast enough.
SHE MIGHT learn to love you.
AND ANYWAY.
THE FIRST thing to do.
IS ATTRACT her attention.
I REMEMBER one time.
FELL out of a hack.
AND A girl helped me up.
AND FOR months after that.
WE WERE crazy about each other.
AND I'd never have met her.
If I'd stayed in the hack,
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The paper napkin was first used at Il
Ia, in 1881, and since that time has been
ficient and useless substitute which has
American people. Efforts to invent a mons
place Of the old slippery variety. which
pumpkin pie from the face, have all failed
banquet societies have substituted sheets O
but with only partially satisfactory results.