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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17
NEW YEAR NOTE

Orange Observer
IL you are on the gloomy line,
get 4 transfer.
if you're Inclined To fret and PINE,
set ira nsfer
Get of the track OF doubt and gloom
Get on sunshine train. there .
room
Get a transfer
II you are on the worry train.
get transfer
You must not stay there and com
plain,
Get ira nafer
The cheerful cars are passing
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And there's lois Of room for you,
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get transfer
lust take happy special back:
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jump on the train and pull the rope
Tina lands YOU al the station hope
get a transfer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17
ACTED WISELY
{ Mathews .Journal.l

The house of delegates acted wisely
in deferring the abolition OF the pro-
hibition department TO 1922 BY that
time 1t will be known whether the
national government has succeeded in
creating such a force as can ade-
quately enforce this law and whether
the state departm ent should or not
be permanently abolished We trust
the senate will follow the example Of
the house.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17

journalism now attaining SO venerg- h.
an age. May he live to turn the
tury mark and become reconciled 10
the ewer-im proving world in which he
has been privileged to live so long
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17

Our legislature will act if the peo
pie make known their will The press
can reflect that will 10 great advan-
tage right now.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-06-02

Central Park, and entered the inter
minable maze Of walks and drives
with the expected purpose of finding
the Egyptian Obelisk or what is more
commonly called C1eopatra's Needle,
which our cousin in Littleton said he
accidently fell upon one evening as
he was going to the station. We
wondered how he came upon it ac-
cidently, when we could not do so
through intent upon it. 1t was as
hard to find as the real needle in a
haystack," although in this case the
needle was much larger than the
stack. 1t happened that we entered
exactly the opposite side of the Park
from the Obelisk. This monument
was presented to the United States
by the Khedive of Egypt some years
ago and is a hinge shaft of red or
Egyptian granite, said to. centuries
old, with hieroglyphics carved on its
massive sides. 1t is curiosity we'll
worth viewing, on Fifth Avenue next
the Metropolitan Art Museum.
Culture and intelligence are clear
| ly exhibited in the faces and demean-
or of these who possess these at
tainments, and these are the persons
to whom to appeal for information.
In the case of the Obelisk, a distinct
ly foreign looking gentleman pointed
us to the correct direction. AS we
proceeded in the Park, if we had shut
our eyes, many times from the for
eign speech, we would have believed
ourselves to be in some foreign coun-
try.
We were very glad to find our
selves in the proximity of the Metro
politan Museum as that had also
been one of our detectives. Here we
spent the time until the closing at
6 o'clock. 1t was here that Edge
fields artist, Miss Eliza Minis passed
SC many hours in admiration OF
works of art, for it is the person
who knows and studies an art who
most appreciates its highest attain
ments, knowing the difficulties of
the task and honoring those who fl
nally accomplished it. In this Muse
um also, there was preponderance
of intelligent looking foreigners who
exhibited an enthusiasm more mani
fest than in others whom we observ-
ed.
Continued next week.)
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money we put into it. Both in New
York and Boston lovely meals could
be secured almost anywhere we hap
pened at any hour and it seemed that
the only advertisement necessary in
New York was the exhibition of an
attractive sign on the outside and the
serving of dainty meal on the in
side.
On Sunday evening just before
church time, and too early to go in,
being in proximity to the church, we
decided to find a place to rest, and
observing the signs of lunch rooms,
we were attracted by the originality
of this one, "Dixie Cupboard" print
ed on a new, but old style board,
painted to make it appear antique in
design. We had already partaken of
of supper, but thought we could in
dulge in enough more to pay for sit
ting down, so we made small order
and began to observe. Of course we
knew no one, but there was an air
Of distintiveness about this place
which made me inquire of one of the
young ladies in waiting, why they
had selected such an unusual name
for a lunch room? She replied
ooh this place is conducted by some
ladies from South Carolina. That is
why it is called "The Dixie Cup
board" I told her we were from
South Carolina too, and in little
while very curteous and Southern
looking young woman approached
the table and introduced herself as
Miss Ida Willoughby of Florence, S.
c., and said she had been informed
that we were South Carolinians and
explained to US that she and her Sis
ter, who were graduates of Win
throp College, for a venture, had just
month before come to New York
to begin this enterprise and had al
ready succeeded, bringing with them
Southern negroes as cooks. She ask
ed about the Winthrop girls at Edge
field and begged to be remembered
to Mrs. w. C. Tompkins, whom she
spoke of as Cleora Brunson. .
The lunch room was filed with
lovely people enjoying the evening
meal. The girls who served were all
young and pretty all dressed alike in
lavender and becoming white caps
trimmed in lavender, fresh lilacs
were in vases on each table and the
napkins and decorations were of the
same color. Miss Willoughby gave
me a card and I am reproducing it
that you South Carolinians who go
to the Metropolis may lend your pa:
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New York and Philadelphia.
BY Mrs. u. L. Minis.

/ had Intended to PUT this, in the
postscript, but in order to bring re-
lief as early as possible to the read,
er, I will say here that but one more
article will appear. In the words Of
another lady who writes, cit is al
ways such comfort to know people
don't have to read it is they don't
want to"
D It has been habit of my life, ]
presume because I was born under
the shadow of a newspaper, to re-
,cord everything I saw and every
place I went, and this has become
second nature with me. When it is
written and sent to the Office, / for
get all about it and think no more of
it unless some one brings up the sub
ject. It is all as innocent as you
please, no harm intended and no re-
ward expected.
Our arrival in New York City was
on Saturday night, and by the aid of
. an institution, the Red Caps, we were
relieved of our suit cases, three in
: number, and safely placed in taxi.
I 1 do not mean permanently relieved,
Z but only long enough to have them
placed beside us after we were conf
I fortably seated to be transported to
the Martha Washington Hotel. This
!, place was selected, not because it was
exclusive, but because it is exclusive
) ly for women and is safe and conve-
I nient just off Fifth Avenue. Al
though last spring at the same time,
rooms could be secured at $1.50 per
day, the best we could do this year
was $3.50 per day, which did not suit
my spirit of economy at all, but was
there and had no where else to go,
and so, as an old cook I once had
used to say in such cases, ""Tain'
no help fer it.
The programme for the day in
the Metropolis was two church SER
vices on Sunday, drive around
Riverside, visit to the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, the Egyptian obel-
/ isk, Central Park, the Statue of LII
berty, and to see the play, abraham
Lincoln" This doesn't sound like
much, but as "Aunt Cynty' says, ut
sho' am sumpin' else when you git to
doin' it"
Our Saturday evening meal was in
a French tea room, the only avail
5able place at that hour of the night,
very simple meal. Suffice it to
say that in no way were we surprised
at the quantity :wee received for the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-06-02

as l heard them say, responded to
! this invitation and he asked the bless
ling of God on each one as they said
Goodbye" The people on each side
of the aisle shook hands with US as
we passed out. They were careful to
entertain strangers, as the Bible en-
joins, lest they entertain "angels un-
awares." / thought, too, of the dream
of DR.. A. j. Gordon, the famous Bos-
Iton pastor, grandfather of Gordon
Poteat, printed in book form, under
the title, GLOW Christ came to
Church." and the cold reception the
Master received in this particular
story, but believe should He appear
unexpectedly at either of these New
York churches today, He would not
there be received with coldness or in
difference.
Many years ago, I remember see
ing book called "Sights, Secrets
and Sins of Great City," and the
city was New York. As l sat in this
quiet church and heard the Word of
God proclaimed, and then heard the
preacher admonish against the sins
of the city which surrounds us, and
enjoin simplicity of living, I could
hardly realize that I was really alive
and that it was not another dream.
There is something peculiarly inter
esting in sitting in a church listen
ing to a strange preacher among a
people who do not know you or youE
habitation, and hear their sponta-
neous references to sectionalism ex-
pressed according to their own sweet
will. This time the Southern Baptists
were commended for their generosity
in the s75-Million Campaign and DIR.
Deane referred to the Southern Bap-
list Convention in Washington.
After the morning service at the
Madison Square Avenue church, we
took a "green bus" and enjoyed an
hour or two of drive around River
side. This was the only cheap thing
/ had seen anywhere or at any time,
and it was really very pleasant
novelty. Although, ! had seen by this
time, so many people bigger than l
in every way that 1 was really begin
ming to feel very small, yet from my
habit of mind in feeling big, l did
not ascend the top Of the green bus
for fear of it's losing it's equilibrium.
1 have always been peculiarly for
tunate in being able to keep out OF
difficulties, and I did not want the
news to go home that I had turned
over a green bus on Fifth Avenue.
In the afternoon we proceeded to
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-06-02
tronage. I was very glad to add my
small contribution to the aid of these
courageous South Carolina women.

Dixie Cupboard
Luncheon, Tea and Dinner
Southern Cooking
Home made Cakes, Pies and Can
dies to "tete" home.
Near Carnegie Hall, 149 West 81 St.
Sunday morning we attended the
Madison Avenue Baptist church and
heard the best sermon I had heard
since left Edgefeld, but not the
best I had heard before that. 1t was
Mothers Day, which I did not know
. before I entered. I think I did not
say very good things about the Bos-
ton churches, but I must say that in
New York I felt altogether at home,
, and when I took my seat in the
church, unclutched my pocket book
which had almost paralyzed my fin
gers in public places for the past two
weeks, laid it down on the pew some
distance from me in sheer relief took
up the hymn book or the church cal
endar and sang the good old hymns.
Everything rested me, even the
Scriptures engraved around the arch
above the pulpit, "To you it is given
to understand the mysteries of the
Kingdom" had been seeing so
much mysterious advertising Of
Christian Science, Theosophy and
Spiritualism, that when l read those
words 'tto you," in my Imagination
I saw a finger pointed at nae, and the
promise proclaimed that I, an ordi-
nary, everyday Christian through
Baptist principles, was appointed to
understand these mysteries.
In the evening we attended the
Calvary Baptist church on 57th
street and there found similar
place of edifcation. This is DR.. STRAIT
on's church whom DR.. Lee spoke Of
in the prayer meeting recently. He
was absent, however, and a DIR.
Deane preached a great sermon. Be-
ing a Southern Baptist, was not fa-
miliar with any of those whom I
heard either by reading or their rep
,+at;on This citv nreacher behaved
exactly like a country pastor would
have done The old time religion was
easily recognizable even here in the
glamour Of the city church. He in
vited all the strangers in the congre-
cation to stand up. Gle may have
seen me crying and thought I needed
friendly And then invited US all
to come down and shake hands. A
crowd of people from many states,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-06-02

WANTED: Men, or women to take
orders among friends and neighbors
for the genuine guaranteed hosiery,
full lines for men, women and chill
dren. Eliminate darning. We pay SOC
an hour for spare time or $24 for full
time. Experience unnecessary. Write
international Stocking Mill,
Norristown, Pa.
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WANTED: Man with team or auto
who can give bond to sell 137 Wat
kins home and farm products. Big
gest concern of kind in world. $500
to $4,000 yearly income. Territory in
this county open. Write today.
]. R. WATKINS CO.,
Dept. 112, Winona, MINI.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-12
THAT CRUISE NEXT JUNE

/, =. In his announcement that the fleets
of the United States are 10 encircle the
Rlobe next June. Josephus Daniels mas
been guilty OF what may be gross MS
+, representation. The announcement has
beea and Is being used as an tnducement
TO young men TO enlist in the navy Il
Is set forth, with the accompaniment OF
highly colored illustrations, that this
stupendous armada Is aimed TO be
- spectacle that will impress the world
with Americas naval power.
Mr.. Daniels authorized tho cruise or
these 1.-TWO. huge fleets" and the use or
the posters in the recruiting service nj
A time when lie did not know whether
: he would have power to carry out the
=, promise or not. He was aware that
the election might deprive him OF his
lob as secretary OF the navy In which
case II would be up to his successor 70
say whether either or both of the fleets
!. ahould encircle the globe next June.
That very thing has happened. Mr..
Daniels. through his posters. goes right
on promising recruits trip around the
globe, when it is possible and even prob
;. ablo that the new secretary OF the navy
may adopt an entirely different policy.
Possibly Mr. Daniels believes that as he
has made the promise. 1t will be up 20
. The incoplng secretary 20 keep 1t. The
: new secretary Will be under no ohltga-
ton Of any such nature and Mr.. Daniels
Is guilty OF an absurdity as vel! as
!, more serious offense.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-12
STATE HOUSE !
Charters ISSUED.

The secretary of state yesterday is
sued charters to the following corpora
tons:
Metro-Addison Oh and Gas company.
offices In Charleston. Kanawha county,
works in Gala county, O.; TO engage In
general oil and sas operating: capita!
stock. $50. 900: lncorporators are ;. r..
Cowan, d. G. Pratt. A. Fl. Court. b. A..
Costello and ]. W. Eary. all of Charles
ton.
Ideal Clothes Line company, offices ut
Clarksburg. Harrison county. chicr
works in Coal district. Harrison county;
to manufacture clothes lines. pins. etc.
and engage in n general retail and
wholesale business; capital stock, So
06O; lncorporators are Z. VI. Nusoauw,
John Stone. Robert l.. Martin. Lewis
T.. Deem and Frank Nelson. all IF
Clarkshurg.
Tug River Automobile company. Of
ficos and work. at WclCh. Mcdowell
county: to manufacture. buy and sell
auto,notiyc and other vehicles and con-
duet n general mechanical repair shop:
capital stock. $4,000; inCorporators a:c
n. W. Saunders. l. J. Rhodes. NJ. ;.
Taylor, II. r. Graham and James A
IIinrhley. all OF Welch.
Shlnnstor Fuel company. offices at
Shlnnston. Harrison county; TO engage
i'm general coal operating: capital STOCK.
$50 900: !ncorporators are l.. V. Board
+. l.. Sturm. r. A. Burnett, +. &. VIII
son and W. C. Wyatt. all Of Shinnst"h'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-12
WATCH FOR DIPHTHERIA

Tho diphtheria warning issued by pr.
J. T.. Marschner. city health officer.
should be needed and carefully obscrv-
ed, as 4 Is . matter OF life and death.
Diphtherts IS treacherous and deadly.
as many a sorrow!ng family has found
out too late. In children. any kind of 4
throat affection is always cause for Sus-
picion and particularly Is this true when
diphthcrIa Is known to be about.
Dipntheria does not always begin with
pronounced illness and on this account
close watch must bo kept in order that
il be detected before It is too late. When
there Is even = remote chance that n
child has diphtheria. 4 physician should
be called and test made immediately.
II the germ is found. ant!toxin should
then be given at once, This Will save
the child's life in practically every case.
No one who has experienced the horror
OF seeing 4 beloved child dying OF dlph-
thrrIa will ever again need to be told 10
be careful. but those who have not been
through this terrible ordeal should be
warned in time.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-12
THE ONLY WAY

Increased production can be made the
great safety valve of the REIMBURSEMENT
period The public is demanding lower
prlces and the workers in practically all
lines are demanding the continuation o,
present wages. Roth OF these things
cannot exist at one and the same time
unless the individual worker produces
=, more.
-. With increased production by every
: worker, the manufacturer can lower MS
S>erIrrs and at the Same time continue 70
pay high wages. This Is 80 elementary
as hardly to need illustration. TAKE TOT
example 4 worker who is now making
Zen articles day. each of which the
manufacturer sells for one dollar and
pays tho worker six dollars o day. IL
this manufacturer has 10 accept cut OF
une-thIrd In his price. he faces rum I'M
loss he can reduce his cost OF produc-
tiun. II the worker will produce moro
articles in a day the manufacturer can
lower his price and still pay the worker
;, shis six dollars. Otherwise. he must re-
ducs wages TO correspond with the cut
he has 10 make in his selling price.
Az conditions now are, increased pro-
ductIon would not involve any great
hardship TO the average worker. Sta
tistics in many Industries show that rs
wages have gone up production mas
-come down, so thar workmen to-day are
doing less work for eight dollars day
than they did for three or four. Greater
production Is the master key that vii!
unlock the readJustment problem.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-12
WORLD SUPREME COURT

Whether or not the league Of nations.
a. finally ratified by this country, be
analogous to the supreme court OF the
United States. the theory Is admirable.
Naturally. the first question is--will 1t
work" The supreme court does work
perfectly. in that all It's DEGREES are
oheycd without question. and without
resort 10 any physical force, but il IS
obvious that tine application OF the same
kind of tribunal TO disputes between
nations Is. in some Of It's aspects. diff
ferent matter.
The record or the submission OF ma
tional disputes TO arbitration seems to
favor such a court strongly. Questions
Of great Internal ional importance have
at various times been arbitrated and no
decision OF his kind has ever been re-
jcctcd. The keynote OF the covenant OF
the league as it now stands, Is the use
Of military force. The keynote OF n
world supreme court would be moral
force. with possible military force some.
whore far in the background.
II Is we'll understood psychological
principle that bad hoy when placed on
his honor, Will rigldly observe the
rules. but when threatened with severe
punishment will seek to find a way TO
break them. So also, it might be found
that the bad boy" nations would he
among the most conscientious support
ers OF a world supreme court.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-12
UNCLE SAM AS CUPID

- That the United States government
establish and conduct 4 matrimonial bu-
reau Is the proposal of Miss Wolfson.
secretary OF tho Women's United States
Chamber OF Commerce and other promi-
nent Washington women. = bill prov!d-
ing for such an agency Will be intro
duccd at the next session Of congress.
This movement will naturally be the
target of shafts of ridicuic and IL may
be- impossible to get congress TO take
IL seriously. I; has some very go'|
points. one OF which IS that il would
,mean the elimination OF the present prt-
.vately conducted matrimonial bureaus,
some of which are plain frauds and most
OF which are very unsatisfactory in one
way or another.
It Is the belief OF the women who are
backing the plan that such n bureau
: would encourage thousands OF suitable
@marr!ages j; IL intended. OF course. TO
have every possible safeguard to pre-
vent deception. Each applicant must
s prove that he or she Is "a represented
before Cupid in the shape OF Uncle Sam.
will consent 10 take up his box and
arrow.
Such a bureau would at least b" \
highly interesting experiment. 1t would
II is entirely possible that the practical
benefits would prove ~ great az 70 MAKE
the Jokes minor matter.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-12
Our Daily Story
THE BLEM1SH

'Hcrmone." said her mother earnest
~. Il cntrcat you not TO marry that
man. He will only make your life mis-
cradle. and at the present high cost OF
living the price OF the cheapest divorce
Is something scandalouS. Just think,
Hcrmione. he is q confirmed drunkard-
half the time he doesn't dare light
cigarette for fear his breath will eX
plodc when 1t comes in contact with the
lighted match"
/ Will reform him p said Herm!one
luftily.
"HuI Hermionc," pursued her mother.
'hn is not to Se trusted-he will dis
grace YOU You know. yourself. that
just after the last limo he was here. We
missed 4 dozen silver spoons and the
piano stool"
81 will reform him." persisted her
daughter.
at Will he hard. 1IcrmIone." tho older
woman sighed. He has taken pledge
never t. work day in his life. and II
hasn't been year since he was dis
charged from prison for bigamy."
Il will reform him. repeated Hcrm-
lone m"notonously.
Her mother took Il deep breath.
"Hcrmionc. then l must suppress my
finer instincts and tell you all. Ono
night he dropped off into doze in tho
parlOr while he was waiting for you TO
come down stairs. And Hermione-he
snores. dreadful!y."
Hermione uttered fearful scream
and threw herself on hcr mothers
shoulder. weeping bitterly. for she
knew that she would have TO give him
up.