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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-06

What is the good OF living II YOU
haven't someone 20 de- nice. pleasant
things FOR OF course | have had sew
eral proposals but they didn't happen
to please me Anybody can get mar
ried Il they're not overly particular.
| happen TO be So. still all ask IS
nice decent respectable man, who is
fairly well educated and one who has
q sense of humur. ! love cooking and
sewing and really like fussing about
a home. I'm not terribly bad looking
and | have lived alone until recently
when | gave up my home and came 70
board with my sister | thought prob
ably I could be useful here. but really
I'm not needed at all | desire hus-
band who will be greatly in need of
companion. a friend and hOusekeeper
Yours sincerely,
MEMPHIS WIDOW NO. .
Your letter sounds thoroughly SEN
sihle and il you receive an answer or
two | will need your address TO renal
them to you Widow No has re-
ceived a great number OF letters,
Dear Mrs, Thompson; Two weeks be.
fore Xmas I met a young man Of un-
usually attractive appearance. Accord
ing TO my family he became quite ena.
incurred with me, but families are fire.
uuentiy biased In their opinions and
pFpndnly nc OnlY tVhNu me q luWN CUM"
panion, Al any rate he wrote me
when he returned TO his work In Mem
phls and OF course | answered the let
ter. This caused US TO start friendly
correspondence. | had really begun to
look forward 20 his messages when an
acquaintance Of his mentioned to me
that he was already married. She
claims he welded a Divorce Of your
city and that they are none too nAppy.
Somehow | don't quite believe the wom-
an, but really | must know whether or
not the man is already married.
will be Inundated n this Is true, but
must know at once nevertheless,
Please advise me. GERTRUDE,
Why not write the man direct,
pleasant letter and ask him? II You
receive no reply you will understand
that the woman told the truth, but II
he answers then perhaps you viii be
able to learn otherwise,
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am young
girl OF 10 years OF age and some time
ago ! married boy a little older. We
live with his grandparents and ne is
so Jealous and illtempered that life is
fast becoming unbearable. | used TO
be oraanist at our country church, but
my husband Is so insanely crazy that
he refuses to allow me to hold the po-
sitlon now because he says ! have no |
one to accompany me there and back |
as he himself does not intend TO 90 |
and | may as we'll put the matter out |
Of my head. Frankly the position paid |
a little and ! need the money especially |
now as my suhand gives me nothing |
at all In the way Of wearing apparel
and my clothes are almost In rags. In
addition 70 the church work ! held a
Job before welded and | wish to
90 back 10 II now as I'm dead tired OF
being tied down to pool. playing |
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-06

drunkenly weak specimen such as I
have married. Please answer at once.
REBEccA.
Did II every occur TO you that YOU
could rule the household II YOU cared
to. It's not necessary 10 leave a man
10 get somewhere. one woman friend
OF mine has a husband who is a ter
rihle drunkard and yet she holds n re-
sponsble position and Is educating
her little daughter The husband goes
his way and does not dare to question
her about spending money. OF course
the arrangement is not perfect at all.
hut she has shown him that she can
live under the same roof with him and
yet be practically stranger 10 MIN.
Why not go ahead and fashion your
future AS YOU please? Accept the or
gauist position and get another job,
Train yourself not to fear and sit pat
and you'll come out all right. So will
your husband II there is any good raw
material in him.
Dear Mrs. Thompson; am a mar.
rled woman 80 years old, have two
children. I am In business and am try.
Ing to make my own living, as nay hus-
band won't work and spends most all
his money on other women, He doesn't
seem 10 take an interest In my business
or try to help me along. He wants me
TO have nice things TO keep house with
and Is always doing things around the
house to make things look nice. Some.
times he takes spells OF buying me nice
clothes and anything else he thinks
could want. Then he takes a spell and
won't do a thing. What do you think
OF such a man, and what shall | do?
We hardly ever have any cross words.
WIFE AND MOTHER,
| think you had better stop working.
9 fFHf
but lazy. The money he spends on
other women should be used for you
and the children. and nine chances out
of ten he will use 1t that way il he feels
responsibility. 1t will not be easy for
YOU to give up your business life be-
cause doubtless 1t furnishes a great
deal Of interest for you. For the sake
OF happiness in your home. however,
give your husband chance to do his
duty.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: | am a aifl
10 years old and keep company with a
married man who has three children.
He and his wife have not lived together
for four years and he Is going to get
his divorce In March. He wants me to
marry him. He Is IS years old. | like
him very much, but | like him better
for his money, as he gives me all | want
and need II TO keep my mother and
her house have chances to 90 with
other boys, but Of course they haven't
the money, and anyway, | would not
asR them for IT, II this man gives me
money and I give Il ia my mother he
10 all right, but N | don't, she doesn't
Ike him, Please advise me what to do,
Should | 90 with this man or 90 with
boys my age and find someone that
car love. X. S. n. o.
Find someone you can love. | can
not understand your mothers selfish
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-06

the last Is years during which his
books, his embracing Nlecture
tours and his prominence ,as con-
tributor to all the important magazines
on moral economic and, sociological
movements, have made him an emir
nent figure in both the religious and
literary spheres. H. #.. ..-.~
While attending Brown university,
from which he was graduated in 1888,
Mr.. Sheldon paid most. of his expenses
by writing for newspapers and maga-
zines. During his last year in school
he was the editor of the college paper.
The Brunonian. He went to Topeka in
1889 after two-year pastorate in
Waterbury, VT, and preached his first
sermon i'll a little rented room over a
grocery and meat market. His congre-
cation then numbered 81 people. His
pastoral methods were unique and
quickly attracted attention to the little
church. Its growth was rapid and to-
day it has membership OF 1900, with
a wide range of social and community
service, ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-06
UNION OF MOTHERS
SUITS THIS READER

Miss Dorothy Dix: | want TO tell
you how much appreciated your
recent article in The News Sctm-
itar. 1.-THE Union of Mothers.
/ believe that would solve the
problem that is staring this gener-
alton in the face. Every word you
said Is true
/ am the mother of two girls, one
is years old. the other IL years, My
oldest is in college. And all these
things you mentioned are con-
fronting my girls.
No sensible mother wants to see
her daughter dancing the present
day dances or wearing the half
naked apparel / hope you will agi-
tate this question at every oppro-
tunity. First agitate, then organ
ize This union would be far more
beneficial than woman suffrage.
Respectfully. A. READER.
Eden, Miss.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-06

Copyright, 1920 by Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
BY HOWARD r. GARlS.
Dear mel" said Mrs. Littletail, the
rabbit lady as she looked from the win
dow of the barrow house one day.
There 1t is, showing again!"
We'll, does that do any HARM"
asked Uncle Wiggily, who had just fin
ished reading the paper, while Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy had made the beds
and washed the dishes to help Mrs.
mo harm especially" said Mrs Lit
tletail, Except / need some things
from the store and can't go out and
get them in the snow"
"Tll go out and get them for you, :"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-06
Consider Mans Attitude.

III deciding the question of whether
man should tell his wife all about his
business affairs the main point to con-
1t. If it is a relief to the man to free
his overburdened mind of it's load of
cares by dividing it with his wife, well
and good. Let him talk out his wor-
ries as a woman weeps out hers He
will be the better and sleep the sounder
for it.
must decide the question according to
his own temperament.
Copyright. 1920, by thesSWheeler Syn
dictate, lnc)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-06

cate is printed Also there are women
who are leaky sleeves who can no more
keep from repeating everything they
are told than brook can keep from
babbling.
II IS folly for a man married to
woman of either of these types to
talk to his wife about his business af-
fairs. The best that he can do is to
work out his problems alone, and tie
up his estate in trust for her in case
of his death.
whose secrets are not his own secrets
but his clients He has no right to
talk over his business with his wife,
and she has no right to even seek to
know the problems he may be pom
dering in his mind, This is hard lines
on the women, and it makes the lives
of tile wives, OF doctors and lawyers a
martyrdom OK baffled curiosity, but it is
the price of Success
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-06

became 6ditor-itr
chief of the Chris
tian Herald on Jan.
I. MIR. Sheldon re-
Gently resigned as
pastor of the Gem
trail Congregational
church in Topeka.
Kan, after thirty
years of service, to
take the post on
the Christian Her
aid. filled for many
years before his
death by f. De-
Witt Talmage.
Mr.. Sheldon S en-
trance into ma
tional journalism is
logical sequence to
his activities for
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-06

ness. She is sacrificing you for the
sake of money. Can't you see that
taking money from him is selling YOUR
self to him? He is giving IL to you be
cause he thinks it will win you When
he finds that he can not have you the
money will stop.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-06
NOT FOR SPEECHES.

kin borrow a soapbox, neighbour"
"You KIM said the grocer, IF you
want it to put in coal with or something
like that. But not to make a speech. "
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-06
Another Young WidO70
Willing to Try Again
BY MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs. Thompson: Is I sat alone IN my room at my
sisters the other evening noticed that young widow had
concerning leap year and the securing OF husband
20 years OF age and I've been alone in the world for five
years. and sometimes become icaruly discouraged.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-06
Should Man Discuss
Business With Wife?
X BY DOROTHY DIX,
The Worlds HIGHEST Paid Woman Writer.

The question of how much should tell his wife about
his business affairs that be settled Individually 1t
depends upon husband the wife and the business 1t
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-06
Pastor Resigns to
Become Editor

Rev. Charles NJ, Sheldon. author OF
In His Steps" and thirty other sue
oessfuI books. and probably the most
famous pastor in the United States,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-06
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
az MILDRED MARSHALL.

Facts about your name. its MIS-
tory, It's meaning. whence II was
derived, its significance your lucky
day and lucky jewel.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-06

Brig. Gen. William Mitchell predicts
that aeronautics Will make it possible
to circle the earth in three DAVIS
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-06
SWAT THE JINX" GIRL, DRESSED
IN LEMON, AIDS ORANGE SHOW

Miss Rose Cade has been nominated
Southern CalitorniS's Swat the link
girl In addition to this honor. she has
accepted the high office Of Queen OF
the Lemons"
A inY swatter and lemon queen both
were believed Necessary for the National
Orange show. held annually at San
Bernardino. Cal An official swatter Is
needed to combat any jinx that may
hover over the opening day, which is
set for Friday. Feb. 10.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28
FAILING TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS IN A LETTER
Something That We A Do Sooner Later in Our Letter
Writing Coreer-We're Annoyed When Others Do

CHE was waiting anxiously for let
~ ter from her daughter, who had gone
away to work. Daughter wrote that
she needed some clothes and could not
get the kind she wanted In the town
where she was living. But, Of course,
she forgot to specify kind, size and
color, and so mother wrote back and
asked all those three questions. She
also added, do you need gloves? There
is sale goirg on now and l can get
pair cheaper than usual"
The letter arrived from daughter, Civ
ing delightful account Of party that
she had been to, limiting at n raise that
she was almost sure Of getting-and not
a word about size, color or kind.
Don't you know those letters? You
write to the friend who is coming to
spend the week end with you, LET me
know what train you're coming on and
I'll meet you at the station. If you
get here in time for lunch we can stop
somewhere downtown, check your suit
case and go to the movies somewhere
after lunch
After waiting for several days you
receive the enlightening reply: II an,
coming on Saturday, / haven't had q
chance to answer your letter before be-
cause have been so busy making hat
to wear on this trip. Wait till you see
It! l will get there on Saturday, and
/ think l can stay over until Monday
morning and take an early train back.
Then I won't have to rush off right AFR
supper on Sunday night. / think it's
perfectly lovely of you to have me-
but not word about when she's going
to arrive.
You almost feel like writing and say
ing, "If you can't answer my questions
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28
Embroidery Hint

Are you thinking about a gift for
the mother who has little girl to dress
prettily and daintily? Why don't you
make her set of tabs? Any sirnple
little design will be pretty, made In an
oval or pointed shape that just outlines
the tab. Make about six Of one kind
and six Of another, embroidering them
in any bright color. What are they
for? Well, two might make shoulder
pieces for linen dress, while two more
made pockets on the same dress, and
the other two were nut on the end OF
sash or the front Of linen hat. Or
four might make tab collar, while
the other two finished the sleeves as
cuffs. Three might trim little frock
and the rest add colorful touches to play
apron. They can be used in many ways.
They dress up a plain white frock, they
are easy to make, and they save mother
all the trouble of thinking UP and
making different kind of trimming for
each little dress.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28
Just George" Writes

Dear Cynthia-Plcase publish this
in answer to Mamma Boy" You
certainly must not travel around Phil
adelphia or Chester much or you ould
not be meeting such girls "who xnow
Just how to kiss" as you say. Don t
you think you made mistake when you
signed yourself Mammals Boy" l do.
! am boy seventeen and / know there
are plenty of girls who don't Just
know how to kiss" in this and other
cities. 50 enlarge your mountaineering
and. don't worry, you'll find girl yet
who won't even let YOU kiss her. The
other readers should stick up for the
girls. too, don't you think so, Cynthia
also wish to answer the Buck
Private" on the "Close Their Eyes
question too. Now to positively answer
this with truth. OF all the girls |
have kissed l don't remember keeping
my own eyes open. and the question is,
"Why did I close my eyes while
kissed them? But the next one ! kiss
| am going to watch and see if she
closes .rr eyes. | also wish TO con
gratuIatc r. B. 2. and wish he live;
"hanpily ever after" l hope this ISM
too long. but I just had to answer
Mammals Boy" my first attempt.
JUST GEORGE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

do. at least give me back nv two
stamp" All that careful, writinr cent e.
nothing. You stand around on pins ars us
needles all Saturday morning, and thsn
just after you have started to pronara
enough lunch for an extra person In cas-
she does get there, she calls Won me
from the station TO ask why you didn't
MADDENING, isn't it7 And ,e, ro,,
A!l do it yourself lots Of times. You
sit dowr to answer letter. nav
what did she ask me?" you INQUIRE ot
your perfectly blank mind. "Oh, tho
letter is all the way upstairs in nv
room. 1 don't think she wanted to know
anything special except what time I'll
get there; ] can look that up before
/ finish the letter." And you start In
writing with much enthusiasm about
what a good time you're going to have
and how rice of her it is to have Won
You seal the letter. spill some sealing
wax all over the desk, burn your fingers
on the match, rush out to the maibox-S
and then remember that you didn't look
up that time table!
There's just one thing about Il nil.
we can't fuss too hard about people who
don't answer the most important cues.
tions in our letters, because we're lust
as likely to turn right around ard fail
to answer their questions. We feel that
we need not worry too much about NOT
having answered questions that some
body else asks us. because we remember
how often she has failed to answer
ours. It's "fifty fifty" But isn't il
funny that, when we all know how
annoying it is, we don't do anything
about It?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28
Watch for Them

serve For variety use all stock in
place Of milk.
To Serve Spinach Hungarian style
Mince fine six onions and two green
peppers. Place oup-half cup of bacon
fat in frying pur and add onions and
pepper. Cook slowly until soft. Add
one half cup -four. Cook until -four
is very brown. Add two cups of cold
water. Stir to blend thoroughly and
cook five minutes. Add one quart Of
canned spinach. Cook slowly for half
hour. Season with salt and paprika
Serve the spinach with sliced baked
ham. using the ham fat to season the
spinach.
The hardest can to use was the can
Of cHtsup yet l found ways to use it,
Try using one cup with baked beans
instead of tomatoes.
One half cup to gravies,
Two cups to soup stock in place OF
seasoning and tomatoes.
Also for cream of tomato soup.
Try using for cream of tomato soup,
using the cutsup for the base. Place
in saucepan
IlcO cups milk,
One and ono quarter cups rdter,
TtrO thirds cup -four.
Stir to dissolve the flour. Bring to
boil. Cook slowly for five minutes.
Now add three quarters cup Catsup,
one quarter cup water. Use egg beater
to blend thoroughly. Add two table
spoons of finely minced parsley.
For clear tomato soup using the cat
sup as a base.
One cup CdtSWp.
Four cups icdter,
One-hdr cup -four.
Stir thoroughly to blend. Bring to
boil. Cook slowly FIVE minutes. Now
add two tabl spoons finely minced pars
ley and one onion grated Simmer ter
minutes, Serve
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

THEY are not generally worn yet,
L but they are coming before long,
and there is not the slightest doubt
that they will be immensely popular.
II YOU want to have the distinction of
leading the fashion, get ahead Of the
other women you know and wear one
of the new French smocks that have
been worn so much at the smart winter
resorts this season.
They are called smocks. but they are
not like those enormous long affairs in.
spircd by the smock OF the artist. They
are really nothing more nor less than
slip Oh blouses with short sleeves. They
are fairly short so that the part extend
ing below the waist is barely more than
six or eight inches and therefore may
be worn without showing beneath any
but short Eton jacket. But usually
they are not worn with jacket at all,
but with Il separate skirt.
These new smocks are for the most
part Of chiffon. Some of them are
trimmed with beads, but the newest note
is to have them trimmed with yarn
worked into simple edging stitches.
Sometimes there is trimming of mar
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28


N"cAIIg h'rr>. She, hay"d herself un-
N'r'iuuy lor the th"uGnt; II was un-
N"'I'ahlH, thlS ghaW'nS love OF a man
N"o u" not want h'r'
The guests melted away one by one.
tho decorators left and laurel and
'iranvillr were alone. Laurel lay back
in the huge chair and closed her eyes a
moment. Granville had turned toward
her and the contrast of her black lashes
against the cream Of her skin wa,
startling II gave her fragiity that
b" had not known she possessed. and II
gave him momentary pang.
lie came over ~ bpr nA-o
faint? can Ett Won snr,o.bins you
murmurcd ''' '''7 ne
SLe v0rrosed bor ovos o,a ,..,,
NJ him Her nvce IooLod ~ st.aih 'oTheu up
hie rrJor IcroI b.,,,,a L'"iG"t into
Iirht tbov worc oI,nost h1ornl the hali
.>. ''u'N'
80, III al rsht' think I've
"'u ing T." 90 700 much. She
g,os"a ner eyes again and he stood near
.e' ""'''io'h'F' not knowing what
" n''
She opened her eyes again. "III 20
upstairs now. If youlI come into nv
dressing room in about fifteen minutes
| have something TO tell YOU"
He knocked nm how do, s,
minutes later and ,hn coIIed ont ~ H.
w. 3o.iT TI 10, ne iouhd her IN 4 cream
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28
Strong for Ex-Top Kicker

Dear Cynthia wish to congratulate
The Ex Top Kicker" on his argument.
Well, old timer, you sure knew what
you were talking about in your last let
ter. I've spent a while in the marines
and know how the public regards a
service man. Public opinion reminds me
of an old ditty of the English army. II
goes:
''It's Tommy this and ToI-~ly that
and chuck him out, the brute; but it's
saviour of the country when the guns
begin to shoot
Just as you say, old top, nothing was
too good for the soldier during the war,
but now people look at service MAJ
with horror to think that he should
come where they are, Well here goes
Long live the Buck Private" "Ex-
Top Kicker" and Cynthia.
SPEED BOY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28
They Write of Many Things to Cynthia

and now I am glad that I never did.
In fact, don't think ! could have eX-
planned even had tried. But when I
look back now l think, well, 1t was
wonderful, and ! don't regret the ex
perience, because l think it made a
woman out of me, as young as | was.
But, Cynthia dear, that was real. Yet
after l found out certain things about
him dropped him as ! would snake,
because they were things l could never
forgive-they were terrible. Believe
me, l suffered for a long while; in fact,
was bordering on brain fever, but no
one ever suspected the cause, not even
my mother. And as the years passed
l hardly ever thought of him, and now
l am married to good, true man, who
thinks there is no one just like me. And
while love him dearly, l never had
that wild" love for Finn that had
for the worthless one, and / am glad
/ never married him. But often think
Of that love and wonder if there is
any other who loved like that. Perhaps
some of your readers will answer. /
would like to hear from you. Buck
Private" DCLC1E.
My dear, do you know what CYNTHIA
thinks? 1t was not love at ALT was
a love Of love. Put it entirely out OF
your thoughts now and live for the
man who loves you with the right kind
Of lasting love.