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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-28

A popular ball viii be given By the
federal employees in Liberty hall sat
urday evening. April 5. At a meet
ing OF the general arrangements com
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-06
ANOTHER AMERICAN
SENATOR

washington Post, Aug, 81, 1879
A coterie of Jealous advocates of the
league Of nations. residing In Tennes-
see, have demanded that Senator job
X. Shields resign his office on account
Of his declaration hat he Is opposed
to any treaty that involves the United
States in the broils OF Europe. They
declare that he promised to support
the administration, " and they regard his
declaration as foreshadowlng IN inten-
ton on his part to vote for amend
ments to the treaty. This action they
regard as treaChery to the adminlstra-
ton n therefore they demand that
Senator Shields shall retire,
Senator Shields might reply with great
propriety that his credentials as SEN
ator are on file. to be seen OF ali men,
but that his Tennessee friends, in as
suming to speak for the people of Ten
nessee, failed to inrlose their credentials.
How ear he know that they represent
the people Of Tennessee2 Possibly they
are lmposters, Possibly they are dis
appointed offlce-Seekers whom Senator
shields did not see fit to assist In at
taching themselves to the treasury.
y senator takes oath to support and
defend the constitution. not the ad-
ministration He can support the ad-
,hlri9t1atton or attack it, as he pleases,
brt he has no alternative but TO sup
fort and defend the constitution under
winch the government moves. 1t Is
~rreditahle to Senator Shields intel
hEence that he see a way to keep the
united states oct Of foreign broils, and
help do this, eVen@if some of his cou-
s~tilrents are so infatuated that they
Would throw away American indepen-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-06
roc MUCH HUMIDITY.

Jones was one of those men who
grumble at everything and everybody.
He was once attacked by lnflammatory
rheumatism and was carefully nursed
by his wife, who was devoted to him
in spite Of his fault finding disposition.
His suffering caused her to burst into
tears sometimes as she sat by his bed
side.
one day q friend came In and asked
him how he was getting on, Badly
badly" he exclaimed, and It's my
wife's fault"
Impossible" said the friend in sur
prise. :
yes, the doctor told me that hu.
nudity was bad for me, and that there
woman sits and cries just to make /
moist in the ROOM
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-06
THE P%ROFITEER.

Today | went a sleuthing, for the ellu-
sive profiteer,
Who is q great magician. with the
power to disappear;
The bloody trail he left behind, l fol-
lowed like a hound,
For | was quite determined, hat his
villain should be found.
| visited my groceryman, who sells
eggs at sixty cents,
But soon he convinced me of his bene-
violent intentes,
His profits were so very small, and
his bills so very high,
That he couldn't make a living, was
his doleful sad reply.
But when l saw the Wholesale man. It
was plain to be seen,
That he never could be guilty Of acts
SO awful mean:
For he was a patriot, whose sacrifices
great,
Assured him admittance, through the
shining pearly gate.
Next to the commission man, who sold
the chicken feed,
Now | was quite sure hat my mission
would succeed;
Again | was mistaken, and | really
hlushed with shame.
For suspecting such II holy man, of
such a thieving game.
Encouragement sat heavy upon my
aching brow,
But to find that profiteer, | had made
a solemn vow;
And then | knew the truth, 1t was all
SO plain and clear,
Why the greedy HEN herself, was the
guilty profiteer,
To help those officials, and to make the
matter clear,
II they really want to find the pork
chop profiteer,
For now they're all befuddled, with
their minds all in a fog,
| have this hint to give them, he Is
concealed within the Hog.
' MRS. c, b. ALLEN,
AuR a. 1913,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-06
5 THE NEWS SCIMITAR Z
MAGAZINE FEATURES
GVNCEW IGGILXl n
EiBEDTINE STORY 1!
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE DIPPY DUCK.

little lake in the middle of the woods,
he heard a rustling in the bushes ana
out popped the bad old fox.
"Oh. no! Oh, hat barked the toxs
you can't get away from me, Mr..
L~ongsars, by w~langing me on the head
with a see-saw teeter-tatter. have
caught youi'' and he grabbed the bunny
by the ears j.
Yes. l guess you have caught me-
said Uncle Wiggtly, sadly enough
But please let me go!
Where are you going?' asked the
fox.
cover to Jimmie Wibblewobble's to
see his cousin Dippy," exclaimed the
bunny, Please let me goF
NO" barked the fox, just like a dog,
Il will not let you go!'
And he was jast going to drag the
bunny off to a den in the woods, when
a new voice quacked:
You can't catch me! You a eaten
me!,It's easy for you to catch Uncle
Wiggily, but you can't catch me.
"Who are you asked the fox. look
ing all around. Where are you?
"Here I am; out here was the reply
See If you can get me-! And men
Uncle Wiggily and the fox saw a httle
duck out Ia the middle of the lake. >.
Get YOU, OF course | can get you ,
barked the fox, And then, as he eould
swim as coed as any dog, into the axe
the fox jumped and away ne pauuleu
after the duck. Faster and faster Went
the fox. but faster n faster went
the little duck
sNow i have you.O suddenly cried the
fox as he made a grab. L have
roast duck as well as rabbit souse for
dinncri'
But lust as he thought he had the
duck. II diyed down under water, Just
like q fish, and the fox was so SUI
prised, that his nose went. under water
and he snuffed some OF It and swal,
lowed some and he ehoked and cougheu
and spluttered until he was all ker-
But the little duck dived down below
the waves and swan under water, com
ing UP close to shore where Uncle Wig
gily was standing.
run along to Jimmie's house, Mr..
Longears," said the little duck, The
fox is SO full Of water he can't chase
you. I'll meet you there
I'm the Dippy Duck, was the
answer. ''They call me that because
din down and dive under water when
ever I see danger. and I saw some Just
row when the fox was after me- IheH
the Dfppy Duck went under water
again and swan beneath the waves 70
Jimmie's house. And Uncle Wiggily
hopped there, also, and had a gooo
time with the Dippy Duck and the oth-
ers.
AS for the fox, he was so full of water
he could hardly swim back to shore
and he didn't get any rabbit that
day, nor the Dippy Duck, either. Bu,
IL the strawberry lemonade doesh
catch. cold. when It takes the ice cream
cone out for a walk at the Saturday
school picnic, I'll tell you next abou'
Uncle Wiggily and the paper boat
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-06

There are certain topics which are
invariably discussed among groups OF
Young people. The time-worn question
is certain to come up, Which Would
you rather be, an old mans darling or
a young mans SLAYER And since
youth seeks youth. the answer IL usual
ly. II would rather be a Ioufrg mans
darling" !.
However. I have, had a letter from
a girl whose preferences seem to run
In the opposite direction.
Dear Mrs. Woodrow" she writes;
"for the past year q gentleman who Is
about 20 years my senior has been cal
ing at my home as a friend OF the
.familv. He is n widower with four
childrea, the eldest 20 and the youngest
two. love these children and | feel
sure that my attachment to them Is
returned. The father has noticed my
affection for them. and has taken a
He has told me that he loves me.
and that alone Tan be a mo.aer 10
the children and give them u good
bringing ur. ], in turn, think q great
deal Of this ran. He is wall-to.uo,
and can eve me all my heart 8 desires.
He has net many girls. but they seam
to have no attraction for him. Sm
willing TO make his sacrifice, II I can
only make him happy.
MY mother does not object to my
marrlagN to nam. az she THINKS re VIII
make as good i husband as ho has al
ready proven himself a father.
"Do you think II would be right for
me to marry. this man who is SO much
older thar myself? Any advice You may
give me will be accepted With much
gratitude.
"a TROUBLES GIRL"
". as she says, the question Of age
is the sole barrier, ! do not think
she has much to worry about. II the
case we're reversed. and no was 20 and
she 40, she might well pause and give
the matter a good many second and
even third thoughts. But what is A
mere matter of 20 years or the right
side between two people who have con
RENAL tastes and care a great deal abo,It
ach other2 A man at 40 is far from
Id. and some girls at 20 are more
ature and settled than their years
Arrant, "A Troubled Girl may be one
aEthese.
The man or men who created that
sentence Marriage is not to he en-
tered into lightly but soberly, advisedIy
end in the fear of God,' put the whole
much discussed question in a nutshell
and probably spoke from the depths Of
experience.
A woman when she achieves mar.
riage-or has 1t thrust upon her-usuallN
looks forward to motherhood: frequent.
w she undertakes step-motherhood. Ii
the latter case she is not facing new
RESPONSIBILITIES; they are there ready.
.sade for her. Whether she is a sue,
ss in one Of the most difficult of hu
.L
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-06
Mrs.. Wilson WoodroW'S Article
BY MRS. WILSON WOODROW,
The world famous writer on Vital subjects.

man relations depends upon her natural
| ear abilities for the position.
Here is my correspondent. She meets
I, man who Is congenial and companion
able, and to whom she readily becomes
attached. He can give her the sort OF
home she wishes and the things her
heart desires. Those are all known a
tors. But the *" the KNOW tac-
tor, is the children.
/ SO far she has probably seen them
on their best behavior. They probably
look on her as a delightful companion
and will. no doubt, eagerly welcome her.
Has she got the tact and the patience
and the real affection for them to retain
her present attitude? Can she con-
tinue to do so even in childhood's most
exasperating moments? For there VIII
be exasperating moments and plenty of
them; and these, will be stern tests
of her ~self-control.
1t Is also possible that she may have
children of her own. In that case it
may not always be easy to be equally
kind and just to both sets. Only a
cry understanding and sympathetic per
son can successfully manage a group
of children of differing temperaments
and requirements
The position Of a stepmother is far
from an enviable one. Every eye is
wide open to see how she treats the
children of a former marriage, and the
relatives of the first wife are always
ready to comment and criticize.
But in spite of the difficulties of the
situation and the fact that stepmothers
are often as black as they are painted,
there are many stepmothers who have
won and kept the love and loyalty Of
their adopted children. and give them
better care and more attention than
their mother probably would have
bestowed upon them.
One OF the most harmonious and hap
Ply. families l ever saw consisted al
his chilGren,' cher childrenV and
their Children 1t sounds Incredible
and could hardly have brought NV.
sell to believe it If ] did not Erow ii
to be true. ~ :
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-06
Copyright. 1919, by Mcclure News
paper ~Syndicate).
RY HOWARD 3. oARIs.

By HOWARD 4, GARiS.
"TApi Tap! Tap" came a knock on
stump bungalow one morning. Tap!
Tap! Tappity-tap-tap!'
who's there?" asked the bunny rab-
bit gentleman.
I'm Jimmy w~ibblewobble, the duck
boy" was the answer.
"Oh, come right in, jimmie" called
Uncle Wiggily, as he got up from where
he was taking his comfort in an easy
chair. Come right in. Is anyone i'll
at your house?" asked MIR. Longears.
Did you come to have me go for DIR.
Possum in my %airship?'
"Oh, mol We're all well at our
housel'' uuacked Jimmie. II came to
ask if you didn't want to come over
20 see Dippy."
See Dippy? Is that a new kind of
prn meal pudding, with snail sauce on,
hat your mother is making?' asked
Incle Wiggily with a laugh.
"Oh. no." and Jimmy quaCked and
aughed at the same time.
We'll, who is Dippy, or what is it?'
tsked Uncle Wiggily.
"Oh, Dippy Is a duck" was the an
liver. But he is quite a different duck
from either of his sisters, Lulu or
Alice, and he's even different from me.
He's a very queer duck"
We'll, If his name is Dippy ! should
say he was queer spoke Uncle Wig
gily. why Is he called that"
IF you come over and watch him
swim you'll soon see why he is called
'Dippy,'" spoke Jimmie. Cant you
hop over to our house, Uncle Wiggily!
| want you to meet my cousin Dtppy,
He just flew in from the country yes
terday and I've been telling him about
you. He wants to see you but he
doesn't fly very we'll, and SO he doesn't
J go far from the water. He's n fine
4 swimmer, though. Cans you come
Iover2"
J why, yes, l think l might hop over
I this afternoon" spoke the bunny rabbit
gentleman. Just now ] am staying In
wait for Grandfather Goosey Gander,
As soon as he comes to play a game OF
Scotch checkers with me I'll hop oVeI
to your house"
THANK youy" 'quacked Jimmy. Dip.
Ply and | will be waiting for you:
IAN right" answered the bunny
And. as Jimmy Wibblewobble waddled
away. the rabbit gentleman said T.
himself: II wonder why Dippy has sucl
a funny name2'
Well. he was soon to find out, al
they say In story books.
A little while after that Grandpa
' Goosey came over to the hollow stumI
bungalow, and then, when he and Uncle
Wiggily had played a number of games
Ct Scotch checkers, the bunny RABBI
was ready to go see Dippy, the frien'
Of Jimmie Wibblewobble.
Uncle Wiggily was hopping through
the woods. wondering what sort or
chap Dippy was, when, just as Tn
bunny rabbit gentleman came to I
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-06

AND FELLOWS would say:
SHE'S A swell looking dame.
BUT TAKE 1t from me.
IAN ARMY mule.
FOR AVAILABILITY.
HAS GOT her skinned.
I'm A thousand ways"
AND SO IT happened.
THAT THIS stubborn girl.
WENT ON her way.
THROUGH HER girlhood years.
WITH a brand new beau,
EVERY MONTH or two.
AND LOSING him.
AND GETTING another,
TILL ALL of the beaux.
IN HER home town.
WOULD WALK a block.
TO GET out of her way,
AND STILL.
SHE WAS stubborn.
UNTIL ONE day.
SHE WAS out walking along.
ON A narrow road,
AND AN auto came.
AND 1T footed its horn.
IN A kindly way.
BUT SHE wouldn't let on.
THAT SHE even heard
AND SHE stayed or the road.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-06

ONCE UPON a time,
THERE WAS born a girl.
SAND FOR a few years.
SHE WAS a little girl.
AND SHE was all right.
EXCEPT SHE was stubborn.
AND 1T always seemed.
THAT JUST the very minute.
SHE'D MAKE the discovery.
THAT THERE was something.
THAT AN older person.
WOULD LIKE her to do.
SHE'D MAKE up her mind.
THAT SHE wouldn't do it.
AND LOTS Of times.
SHE'D FIGHT with her hands.
AND LIE right on her stomach
AND KICK the floor.
AND CRY something AWFUL.
AND THE Summers went by.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-06
Just a Moment
DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER,
compiled BY John G. Qulnlus, the
Sunshine Man.

When / cry unto Thee, then SHAH
mine enemies turn back.-Psalm wi.
But 1t must be a real cry 1t must
not be an idle recitation which sheds
no blood. 1t must be a cry like the
cry of the drowning, a cry which
cleayes the air like a bullet. Said a
MAJ to me some while ago; Assault
the heavens with cries for met THAT
is the cry which takes the kingdom
by storm.
when such a cry rends the heavens
my enemies turn back" A secret and
irresistible artillery begins to play
upon them, INT their strength fails,
fes, believing prayer cans these IN
visible allies into the field. The
mountains are full Of horses and
chariots of ~fire~rounu about And
the enemy flies!
,'1his know" The psalmist is
building upon experience. Inc miracle
has happened a hundred times. Many
a morning has he seen themenemy ain
glorlously tramplng the Tield and he
mas cried unto the Lord and before
nlghtfall there has been a perfect rout.
Blessed Is the man who has had such
heartening dealings with the Lord that
he can now face a hostile host in un-
ciouded faith n ASSURANCE. II.
Jowett.
Sunlight and shade; rich gold that
dulis to gray;
The fairest summer morn. radiant
with light,
Succeeded by the gloomiest winter
night
So runs the tale of life from day to
day.
And no mar knows when, ranked in
close array,
The thick black clouds will hide the
sun from sight,
And darken all that has been glad
and bright,
And make life for a while a Swallowed
way.
Mid sun and shadow, happiness and
woe,
The years roll on, each bringing It's
due share
or pure, unruffled Joy and stormy
And yet. il men will only have 1t SO.
The dark days will be short, and every
VIII have his long fair summer day Of
sun"
Dayton, Ohio.
A revelation OF Christ by the spirit
i to our souls must precede our being
Il filled by Christ with the splrit.-D. w
White.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-06

The young lady across the way says
she tells her father IT isn't as Il the
league of nations covenant couldn't be
amended from time to time and they've
already taken out search and selzufs
and may put back "a per cens Deer
vet.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-06
AN FLOWER,

The Target Of all the flowers OF the
world Is said to be the rafflesia, a native
of Sumatra, so called after Sir Stamford
Raffles, This immense flower, 1t APP
pears, is composed of five rouua petalg
OF a brieldsh color. each measuring a
foot across These are covered with nu-
merous irregular yellowish white swell
lngs.
The petals surround a cup nearly a
foot wide, the margin OF which bears
the stamens, The cup OF the rafflesia
Is filled with a fleshy disk, the upper
surface OF which is covered with pro-
jectlons like miniature cows horns.
The cup when free from lis contents
| viii hold about ~ pints. The flower
weighs about 10 pounds and is very
: thick, the petals being three quarters of
an inch.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-06
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GOSSIP
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(REe.O.e.R NTv. t1evJ

AND THE Winters went by.
AND AFTER a while.
SHE BECAME a young lady.
AND WAS very grand.
EXCEPT FOR the fact.
SHE WAS so stubborn.
AND WHILE, of course.
SHE HAD long since ceased,
TO LIE on her stomach.
AND KICK the floor
SHE Still. found means.
OF VENTING her wrath.
WHEN HER temper rose.
TO THE boiling point.
AND IF you had lived.
IN THE same little town.
WHERE THIS girl lived.
YOU'D HEAR girls say;
SHE'D BE perfectly grand.
IF SHE wasn't SO stubborn"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-06
PRESERVE OLD VESSEL

WASHINGTON. Sept. 6~.--Farragut's
flagship, the Hartford. in which he de-
fed the mined waters of the lower
Mississippi, and which recently has
teen threatened with demolition. will
be kept IN her original state as one
Of the historic relics OF the nation, the
navy department announced today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-06

A revelation OF Christ by the spirit
TO our souls must precade our being
filled by Christ with the splrit.-D. w.
white.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-06

AND THE brakes were set.
BUT THE car skidded on.
AND THAT Is the end.
OF THIS terrible tale.
OF a stubborn dame.
] THANK you.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-03

He had been a reader and sub
Ecr:ber of the Gazette for at least
three score and ten years, and Wren
failed to receive the copy of any IS
sue he. let it be known to the pub
fishers.
Mr.. Aud was as we'll known IN
Alexandria-that is among the older
res;dents-as he was in Fairfar
County. During his long life he
made frequent visits to the city,
where he transacted most. Of his
business, and seemed as much inter-
ested in the affairs of Alexandra
as cur own citizens.
About year ago the deceased
entered the Gazette Office early IN
The morning The writer was the
only member of the present force
who was in the sanctum. A short
but pleasant conversation took
place, based mostly on events OF
years long since flown. The vener-
able man had witnessed the fluctua-
ticns CT Alexandria for many years.
He was especially interested when
he realized he was eonversing with
che who had also followed the for
tunes Of the cid Gazette for nearly
three score years.
The death cf Mr.. Aud opens the
grave for the last of 1.-The ante bellum
farmers of this section of Fairfax
county. Chalkley Gillingham, Al
fred Roberts, CORTLAND ,Lukens,
A. ". Harrison and other cotem-
pcraries having long since laid
down life's burdens.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-03
CLERICALS TO MEET
ministerial Convention Will Seek to
Prevent Sunday Sports

Washington, Oct ga big con-
verticn of clerical and lay delegates
vii! soon meet in Washington for
the purpose Of mapping out CAM
pa'gn for a ~stricter observance of
the Sabbath in all of the larger
cities CT the United States. 1t is
understood that prominent repre-
sort; tivels of the various church de-
nc rl:raticrs will be present from
II! sections of the United States.
7 Thcaters and moving picture
rlcces run wide open in this city on
Sunday, matinee and night perform
arces taking place regularly. Last
wear for the first time in the his
tcTy Ct Washington the District OF
Columbia Commissioners gave their
consent to having Sunday baseball
g2mts. The plea then was that II
would furnish amusement for the
=c,G:trs and sailors who visited
Wasfirgton by the thousands on
Sundays. Baseball games are still
being held here on Sunday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-03

stores only who are clamoring for
space, but those conducting bust
ness on less busy thoroughfares
than King street are equally eager
to let the purchasing public know
of the inducements they are ready
to offer. New stores have been
opened in all sections of the city
and in many places buildings long
used as residences are now places
of business.
!, In this connection it may be stated
that twenty-five years ago it was
impossible t6 conduct one lunch
house in this city at profit, and
the proprietor of the place was
forced to close it for want of patron
age. There are dozens now here,
some of which are fitted up as law
.jshly as those in the larger clt'es'
Hundreds Of persons, not OF the
floating population, but actual
jewellers in the city,, take Their
meals in these places.
. Our population has passed through
remarkable change in less than
two years. The streets-especlaily
en- Saturday nights-are thronged
with humanity, and old residents
pass group after group of people
without enjoying the acquaintance OF
any.
While disorder is reported in SO
many places, from one cause or an
ether. Alexandria slumbers in peace
There has so far this week been no
oases en- the docket of the Police
Court at the morning session. we
believe the only case called one
morning was against an inoffenslVe
hcrse which had been found viola
ting law by moving slowly and
quietly over one of the streets.
Much turmoil, however, is in evil
dence all round US, but Alexan-
drians, like the Vendeeans when
ether sections of France were
bringing the revolution to the
firth, are still following the even
tercr cf their way.
We are now enjoying what all
$sve long sighed for-an increased
population Industries and ample
work for all. Lot us appreciate
Fortune and ,cndeavor, to keep the
r:IxIe goddess with US.