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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-02
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

To The News scimitar:
Anent your reference to the east
- feet" OF Forrest park, which was
suggested as being set Off for use
as curb market my impression. from
your local news article Is the west IS
feet was considered. Yours was in
deed q delightful effort and conveyed
a great deal, but would appreciate your
reconsideration. for the reasons that
the parks are OF little consequence
not seen BY some and not used by
some others, all of whom do not like to
see waste land. 1t doesn't matter
any question. whatever. as to the con
venience In location and comfort OF the
sellers and buyers~-and most OF all and
particularly co. why the east IS feet OF
beautiful reclaimed land should he pol
luted Is that while the public can be
SO nicely served and profited by the
opportunity of securing fresh vegeta-
hles. etc, at reasonable prices. which
OF course inurea to the benefit OF the
producers--early mornings. 1t could be
used early evenings and until market
hours by the fleet Of automobiles which
nightly cOngregate on narrow Dunlap
street. from Madison TO Court. on both
sides some headed In the wrong d.
rection. always impeding traffic. II il
a dangerous corner during the quietest
hour. do not understand why the
city permits It, as the fire apparatus
at the corner Of Madison and Dunlap
could not 60 north gave at a snail
pace nor why there are not more acct
dents Let them despoil nature de-
stroy the beautiful park--those hungry
aT-nishtsr9 are entitled to parking
space CROUCH.
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are so many Of these poor, pitifu do
nestle slaves.
There is no justification for the mans
foly because he is making this heroic
sacrifice for a woman whose very con-
duct shows that she has no particle
Of affection for him, and that she is as
hard as a stone, and callously indif-
ferent TO his sufferings Certainly 1t
can flatter no mans vanity to realize
that he is merely a shopping account
and a meal ticket to his wife and
that she is perfectly willing to work
him to death to provide her with a
fashionable address on her visiting
cards, and near pearl necklace.
Every man should explain his fl
nancIal affairs in detail to his wife
He should tell her just exactly what
they can afford to spend. He should
make her understand why they must
economic in order that he may an
large his business. or start In bust
ness for himself, or realize some other
plan OF advancement.
And If she refuses to do her part
and insists on living beyond their means
and running him In debt il is up to
him to take the first train out for
Reno.
A wife who loves bargain sale more
than she does her husband is a good
tiddance.
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Bonds.

A New York house dealing in bonds
ana investments has prepared a little
chart to demonstrate to its customers
money to put 1t into bonds than to
spend II In the present market.
Since 1914 money has dropped to
about half Of its former value as meas-
ured in the merchandise IL Will buy.
Therefore II pays to save money now
and buy later when normal values are
restored. But as money win buy more
bonds today than formerly, II Is even
better to put II to this purpose and take
II out with a profit when the time
comes TO buy merchandise again.
Bonds are the only goods that money
will buy more OF than formerly. II II
Is assumed that In 1914 a dollar would
buy 100 cents worth of merchandise
then . dollar at that time would buy
only 90 cents worth Of long-term bonds.
But today A dollar WIFI buy only IS
cents worth OF merchandise. while II
will buy i2i cents worth OF bonds.
A concrete case Is furnished. A man
with $500 to invest can take II into
the market today and get only s5sy
worth OF goods with It as measured
against normal times, Or he can put
1t into bonds and hold Il there till nor
NAL times. then take II out and get
SitGo worth Of goods with Il.
There Is Just one thing better than
saving money today. That is buying
bonds with II and saving the bonds.
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encouraging letters ard acted as though
he was impatient for my recovery. After
got we'll he did not come as often
and seemed irritable when we we're 60
aether. His actions did not seem Sin.
cere when he was at all attentive.
Three weeks ago had great shock
He wrote me that he loved me no longer
and that no would cease calling on me.
Ne admitted that while was click he
met a girl with whom IL was q case OF
love at first sight. | understand that
they are to be married this month
You can not picture how ! have sui
tered. Sometimes ! feel that Will
die. | have thought that It would be
a pleasure to kill him. ! have thought
o Of t"' Ss :S bot ook n ny Of hoss
4 person disappointed in love usually
prefers to suffer rather than brace up
and go on living as though nothing
had happened Show brave spirit
and in few months YOU will realize
how fortunate you were in escaping
this man. There is always good IN
every bad; suppose after marrying you
he had fallen in love with this girl
your sorrow would have been far greater
then than now. 1t was evidently not
intended that you two should marry.
and revenge would only add to your
unhappiness. Time heals all wounds,
and YOU may yet see that this hap
pened for the best.
Dear Mrs. Thonpson--What will be
the ieadinh color for the fall and winter?
viii tihht skirts still be worn In the
Ninterf VIII soft felt hats be worn
In the falI7 Ny husband has beer
having some very bad luck lately and
/ have been wanting to 90 TO work, but
ne will rot allow It. He says we Wkl
set alone without me working, but
Sometimes the future looks dark. Do
you not think he should let me work
1 while? Do they charge for course
In millinery In the department stores!
A. 3. G.
Brown will be one OF. the leading
shades for fall and winter. 1t Is most
too early to say positively just what
style skirts will be popular in the fan
and winter I think your HUSBAND
should allow you to work for whila
(unless there Is q very good reason Tor
his opposition) until he gets thing
straiaftened out and then you could
stop. admire you for wanting to help
him, and II more wives would view
things as you have there would not be
the discomfort that exists in MANY
homes. I do not say that all. wives
should 20 into the business world. but
when misfortune comes a wife should
not shrink from 1t and leave her hus-
band to bear 1t alone. Let her do her
part. There is millinery school IL
the CITY not In department store, AMI
a fee is charged.
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Many Threats.

I have said that Editor Harding was
never horse whipped, and ne never was
But whoever wrote that piece" has
been threatened with some sort oil
castigatton many a time. Telling the
truth in a small town leads to many
threats, We have been whipped timer
without number in the minds of peoplt
who didn't like the publicity they re-
cetved one man came to the office
to shoot somebody because ] wouldn't
give him my source of Information
dealing with an affair that concerned
him. must tell him or he would shoot
me then and there, I didn't tell and
he didn't shoot
While | was city editor a ed-headed
young woman tthis goes double) came
in for vengeance. talked so pleas
antly TO her that she visited and chattet
for an hour and half A horse whip
ping would have saved me an hour and
20 minutes.
From w. G. had learned that il
was good policy to pour oil on the
troubled waters; but II was no way to
save time.
Copyright. 1920. by New York Even.
ing Post. 1nc.)
Tomorrow Jack Warwick will tell OF
the days when the Star and Harding
began to look like real successes.
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QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

Q.--Csn a person 60 from Now Or
leans to Panama dlfect.-F. II. C.
A.-Therc Is nov such service, re-
curing four and half days at sea.
q What per cent OF the toys i'm.
ported before the world war came from
Germany M. g.
A,-Durins the flsca, tyear 1918. the
total value Of dolls imported was ST..
5s2,lSi, Of which sl.537.96i came from
Germany. Other toys during this year
amounted In value to S6372 al, of
which FSS62,slO came from Germany
Q,--what has the fastest speed rec
crds, motorcycle, automobile or air.
plane &C, .. L.
A.-The airplane has record OF
ga 4bt klometers (l76 miles) per hour
The automobile comes next with 1860
miles per hour, and the motorcycle last
with 100 niles run in one hour seven
minutes ), seconds.
Q-What is tho length Of New Yori,'s
waterfront, and tho total amount of its
annual rXpolts'-W. l.. V.
A-Thn waterfront OF New York city
Is sN miles from north TO south In
1873 its exports were valued az 49, 204,
929 4l9, which was more than twice the
value OF It's imports
= VIII YOU kindly. tell me the name
OF the exact spot on mountain top
"A'Fe Al vegetation ceases N. Ii, a.
A,--The boundary on A mountain
which marks the cessation Of all vege-
tstion Is known as the snow line.
Q Are reindeer herds III Alaska in
crNasiag in size 20. A.
An 1899 the United States gov
ernment sent l43 reindeer to Alaska
Theh' number has now increased to
10000, not counting 100 900 which have
been killed by the natives for food and
skins The United States now owns
less than three per cent and the Lap
landers and other whites about rs per
cent Of the total There are great op.
portunities for improving this Industry,
thus developing an important meat sup
ply. There are vast areas In Alaska
adapted to raising reindeer upon which
several million could be supported
(Any reader can get the answer 10
any question by writing the News
SCimitar information bureau, Frederic
! Haskin, director. Washington. n. G.
This offer applies strictly 70 informa.
ton. The burcBu can not give advice
on legal medical ard financial mat.
tiers. II does not attempt 10 settle doc
iu"stic troubles. nor 10 undertake ex-
hausttEe research on any subject Write
YOUR question plainly aud briefly Gly4
full name and address and ineiosc two
cents In stamps for return postage, All
replies are sent direct to inuuirerl
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lklIVNCLE WlGGICYH9z 81
.lBEDTIME STONY


Wiggily shuudered and turned to Nurse
Jane
My friends said could not sing"
spoke the clam as he finished.
"I-er----I don't want to hurt your
feelings" said Uncle Wiggily 'but
your friends were right. | do not be-
lieve you were meant for singer"
Perhaps. you can play" SAID Nurse
Jane, hopefully.
Listen to me-" said the clam. Then
he grated the edges of his shell to-
gether until Nurse Jane had to hold
ter paws over her ears. 1t set her teeth
on edge
on, stop! Stop" begged the musk
rat lady. You can not play, either"
II thought So sadly said the clam.
IAN / am good for is to squirt water
up in the air and what good that does,
nobody knows. Oh, dear"
Uncle Wiggily was trying to think Of
something cheerful to tell the clam
when, all at once, along the sand came
the bad old Sluddlemagoon. He had
followed Uncle Wigsily TO the sea-
shore.
until | get Uncle Wiggilys souse"!'
howled the Skuddlemagoon "Out of
my way, or III jump over you! I'm
hungry for rabbit ear souse!" went on
the bad chap, and with hop, skip and
jump he leaped over the clam straight
TOT Uncle "lB8uy, But, just as the
Skuddlemagoon Jumped the clam
pressed its shells together. Out shot
big squirt Of water, right in the face
and all over the skuddlemagoon. Zip
pc.
ooh. WOW, Oh, dear me, What's
this cried the souse-eating chap. 1T
it raning?"
Never you wind what it is. you let
Uncle Wiggily alone" spoke the clam,
He is a friend Of mine"
Then the squirter clam shot up some
more water which sprayed all over
the Skuddemagoon, like fountain,
and wet him through. And he became
so soaked with water, like the sponge
in the bathtub, that he couldn't chase
Uncle Wiggily or Nurse Jane, the
Skuddle chap couldn't And the bunny
got safely back to the seashore birch
bark bungalow with the muskrat lady
But before they left they thanked
the clam for driving away the bad
Skuddlemagoon.
There Is one thing you can do we'll
that is neither singing nor playing,
said Uncle Wiggly, and it is squirting
water. At that you're a dandy and II
we can do one thing in this world bet
ter than somebody else, II is Just fine!'
I'm glad TO know that" said the
clam. And he felt happier. SO If the
lawn mower doesn't cut all the halt
off the Chinuse doll, and make it look
like n shaved coConut. I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and the clothes
line
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News Of Memphis
10 Years Ago.
AUGUST 2, 1910.

AUGUST Z, lSlO.
Miss Lydia Mullins left this morning
for an extended visit with relatives
snd friends in indiana Michigan and
Wisconsin,
Mrs, George Burtch, Of Greenwood
Miss, Is the guest Of her mother. Mrs.
G. r. Cloar 2996 Central avenue.
Miss SaIhe Glass mas returned after
visiting relatives in Nashville, Tenn,
Misses Ida and Belle speed returned
this morning from Monteagle, Tenn,
where they have been visiting relatives,
The Young Ladies Aid society of
the Bellevue Baptist church met this
afternoon at the residence of Miss
Josephine Smith, 1917 Madison avenue
Miss Scotia Belote Will entertain with
a theater party at East End this even
ing in homer Of Miss Eiva Sperry, OF
Miss Nina WEIGH, of Clarksviue
Tenn, win arrive this evening to be
the guest Of Miss Agnes Kelly.
Mrs. W. {. Smith and little daughter
are the guests Of relatives in MiSsls-
sippi for few days
Misses Ida and Lena Jacobsohn havc
returned from & pleasant trip In De-
troit. Niagafa Fails, Canada and other
Northern points.
Miss Louise Webster left this morn
| ing to be the guest OF friends III Mis-
siSstppi for two weeks
morning at his residence. 3Sf Washing
| ton avenue, after an inness OF several
days. .,
" and Leroy, returned today after an
rytrnded visit In Kansas City
The highest temperature reached to-
day In Memphis was IS degrees. The
lowest was IS degrees. making a varia-
ton of 20 degrees,
The Memphis cotton market closed
II eady today with % bales sold. Mid
ding was quoted at II cents,
Mr.. and Mrs +. j GodhoId Mrs
Eulalia u. Learnard and Miss Salle
Griffin Herring left this morning fol
Washington and New YORK,
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propriations as well a. IL discovers the
means Of raising the money. No other
course would be possible In 9 country
whose history depended so largely on q
historic issue OF mo taxation without
representation" The people OF suoh
country want nobody, not even their
elective executive, having control over
the manner of expendinR the public
funds.
Under present Laws there are in con-
gress eight or ten committees which
report appropriations for one purpose
or another. There Is tho committee
on agriculture, the committee on naval
affairs, the committee on foreign af-
fairs, the committee on Indian az
fairs. the committee on postoffieos, the
river and harbors committee.
That will be changed. The only
committee having power 10 report ap~
preparation bills will be the appro-
prlations committee. and all private bills
will go through that channel. Its per
sonnet will be adequate to the Job Of
systematizing the budget, adding on
here and Topping off there, but mostly
the latter, till the complete budget
is in the proportions desired.
Furthermore, the executive depart
ments will not present their estimates
for running expenses separately and
independently to the house. which
means to the appropriations committee;
their reports will be gone over and re-
vised beforehand by committee
headed by the secretary of the treas
ury
He will cut the estimates down once,
and the appropriations committee pre-
sumabiy will cut them down again.
Then congress, which has the final au-
thorlty, may proceed to cut them down
again.
1t is not such q simple system OF
as the British, but It will serve TO
bring some order out OF the present
chaos,
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What's In a Name?
sY MILDRED MARSHALL

Copyright, 1920, by the Wheeler Syn
dictate, lne)
MELINDA.
Though not generally listed in English
nomenclature and regarded rather as a
product OF the South in this country,
Melinda has in reality an interesting
history dating back to Spanish ballad
lore. In that remote era she was I'M
doubtely Melisenda and first appeared
as the name of the wife of Don Gsyferos
who, being taken captive by the Moors,
on the occasion Of the feats that were
represented by the puppet shows in
which Don Quixote took an unfortu-
nately lively Interest.
Another Melisenda was the Princess
Melisenda, who carried the uneasy
crown Of Jerusalem to the house of
Anjou It was most natural step to
eliminate overabundance OF syllables
and contract the name to our present.
day euDhonious Melinda. For some in
expicable reason, 1t caught the fancy
of the South and its popularity there
is still unquestioned
The opal Ia MeIinda's talismanic stone.
1t Is the most mysterious and fasein5t-
ing of all gems and Is believed to be-
stow upon its wearer the charm which
comes from brilliancy, restlessness and
ever changing moods 1t will prove for
Melinda talisman against sorrow.
Monday is her lucky day and l her
lucky number
Note to readers; Is there fact cor =
cernina your name in which you are
Interested? Do you know les history
It's meaning; its deFtvatlVs and signiff-
cancer Do you know your lucky day
ard EoTar , lucky .I fs% ~a " not Mildred
send self. addresses and stamped en-.
vkope with your queries, to Mildred
Marshall, The News Selmltar.
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News Of Memphis
%
25 Years Ago.
Twice Told Tales
AUGUST 2. 1855. I

AUGUST 2, 1855.
The sum Of $4,000 will be spent in
remodeling and renovating the odd Eel
| lows building, at Main and Court
streets. according to announcement
made today
At meeting of the Memphis Bar
association, in the federal courtroom
today, the following committee was
| named to draft resolutions of respect
| upon the death of Gen. Julius A. Tay-
| lor, United States district attorney
Gen. j, T. Chalmers Col. Casey Young,
Luke z, Wright, Luke w. Finley, Geo.
| d, Peters, s. p Walker and r. n. Tur-
ley The meeting was presided over by
Josiah Patterson AS chairman, and c.
| II. Trtmble acted as secretary.
NJ. Gtlleas, assistant superintendent
Of the Illinois central railroad, accom-
| panied by Miss Gilleas, have returned
to the city from vacation spent in
, the East,
MIR and Mrs Jere Horn have gone
to Hot sulphur Springs.
| Mrs, K. G.. pameson, 65 Mosby street,
| has gone to Kramer, Tenn, to be at
| the bedside of her mother, Mrs j. NJ
| Fowlkes, who is dangerously i'll.
Henry Craft has returned TO the city
from an extended trip to Eastern points.
| Col, &, y. Ham, OF the Artesian Water
company, has gone to West Point, Miss,
| to visit relatives
+. b, Moseley chief of police, has
| issued an order to all members of the
| department ordering arrest of all per-
sons found riding bicycles on sidewalks
at night
! Deputy County Court Clerk Creu-
| shaw reported that the storehouse OF
| Squire Ellis at Bartlett had been
| broken into and ribbed,
| Senator lsham G, Harris, Col. Casey
| Young, Hon T. W, Carmack, Col John
| r. Goodwin and Capt, II. j. Lynn are
making preparations to go TO Wash.
| ington to attend the silver conference
| to be held there on Aug. IL
The funeral of Gen. julius A. Taylor
was held today at the residence. The
ceremony was conducted by Rev DR.
| f. p. Davenport, OF the Episcopal
church, Burial was in Elmwood GENE
| terry.
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Growing Up With Warren Harding
GETTING BY THE BUMPS
chu and First
Presidential MOI

Say, bartender. give us two beers "
BY the way. Harding, what are you
going to do with all the money you
take in over this oounter?'
Perstflage didn't bother w. G. He
know why he had that monstrous
thing built, but I'm not sure that he
ever told the secret. Compared to the
counter in the Fite block, this big
wooden affair was wholly lacking III
unitarian qualities. Two could sleep
on the old ono with some comfort. The
new one was impossible.
But in the days to follow consider
able business came through the OPEN
ing In the big counter. And like Mr..
Finney's turnip, II grew and II grew
new, docile engine, new presses and
new equipment were added--pur-
chased on credit, but paid for as the
notes fell due.
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The Budget Bill.

The budget bill failed Just q little
OF becoming a law during the last ses-
sion Of congress. and undoubtedly II
will be revived and passed during the
next II failed because one Of its
provisions called forth the presidential
veto as being unconstitutional AS II
was a minor provision and nothing fun
damental. there is little change nee
essary In the bill as it stands.
There win never be q budget in this
country after the fashion OF the British
budget which is so much admired. At
least such thing witt never be until
we scrap our present constitution and
borrow the Britishers'.
In Great Britain the ministry has the
sole power OF introducing appropriation
bills. All that parliament can do is
pass them as they stand,
In this country congress makes sp-
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Copyright 1920, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
BY HOWARD r. GAR1S.

whats the matter Uncle Wiggily?'
asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy one
day, as she saw the bunny rabbit
gentleman looking at his pink nose in
the glass,
Something must be wrong" an,
twinklc at all like 1t used to-"
Let me sect" said the muskrat lady
housekeeper. and she took careful
look There Is something wrong,
she went on uneasy like. II think you
had better go to the seashore for a
little change.
Perhaps had" said Uncle Wiggily,
so he and Nurse Jane packed their
satchels and went Gown to the sea-
shore beach. They stopped at a birch
bark bungalow, and before supper they
went for a stroll on the shore.
As they were walking along, well out
of reach OF the ocean waves THAI rushed
up on the sands. all of sudden Uncle
Wigeily saw some water squirt up
as though from a fountain
ooh, look" cried Nurse Jane. May
be Sammie or Susie Littletatl, or John
ME or Billie Bushytail, or some other
one of the animal children Is hidden
Under the sand, spraying water up with
rubber ball"
Maybe" agreed Uncle WiggiIy,
Lets go look
So he and Nurse Jane hurried down
the beach and there, they saw q clam,
sitting in a little hole, partly ftlled with
water and the clam was doing the
surfing He would take some water
up in his open shell, and then he would
close the two halves of his shell to-
gether again. thus sending the water
out and up in a regular spray.
And after doing this once or twice
the clam gave long, sorrowful sigh
and said;
Alas. How unhappy ! am"
why are you unhappy" asked Uncle
Wiggily, who. with Nurse Jane, had
stopped on the beach near the shelly
fellow.
Il am unhappy because can do moth
ing in this world" said the clam. 81
wish to sing or make music, and car
do neither, so my friends tell me. THAI
Is why am so unhappy
"Oh, so you want to sing do you|
asked Muse Jane.
Very much" answered the clam.
Perhaps you are a singer and do not
know it," suggested Uncle Wiggily
"NVhv don't you try?'
Would you like to hear me"' asked
the clam, and he seemed much happier
Listen and | will sing for you he
said
SO he opened his shell, the clam did
and he sang in loud, cold voice. Uncle