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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
Activities Among
Memphis Negroes
BY REV. T. o. FULLER.

The wife OF Dr. Mckenzie, OF Ala
bana. after a stay Of several weeks
with her parents, J. A. Sanford and
wife, has returned home
-
The Wednesday choral class was
wen attended and there Is hope that
the class will soon DO heard in some
OF our churches
The demand for night schools seems
to be increasing. 1t Is hoped that every
etIort possible will be made to meet
the demand.
Most Of the Baptist ministers who
are out OF the city this week attend
ing the state convention, hope to be
back in time to fiji their pulpts sun
=
DR.. Sutton +. Griggs has lust writ
ten a series Of documents. The Negro
and the South" Changed Conditions"
ana The American Negro"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22

This group offers wide choice of mixture patterns in
boys splenddly tailored cashmere and fancy chevot
suits beted Norfolk models with two pairs we'll lined
knickers sizes to 16 years, $500 values Saturday
R1O.=5.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
BelzOni Planter
Injured Crdnking
OlUn Automobile

W l.. Toney, vice president Of the
Valley Log Loading company. and
wealthy planter Of Belzoni Miss, was
seevrely injured at his home Thurs
day. when his car, which he was
cranking, started suddenly and ran
over him, breaking several ribs
Word received here Friday by J..
", Dickson, president Of the Valley
Log Loading company, indicated that
Toney had not been internally in
lured, az it was AT first feared and
although badly hurt, hope was OK
pressed for his recovery
Mr.. Toney was formerly MAYOR Of
Bel2onl, aud is well known in Mem
phIs.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
DR.. Fineshriber To
Preach At TenipLe

DR.. W. ii. Fineshriber, rabbi of
the Congregation Children of Israel,
will preach at the Popular Avenue
temple Friday night at O'Clock,
taking as his subject. God, Living
or Dead"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22

To Prevent ChiIls
Take GROVES TASTELESS CHILL
TONIC TO destroy Malarial Germs in
the Blood and thus Prevent Chills. Zoe
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
Toilet Goods

Mavis toilet water, special,
bottle, $500.
Talcum powders, pound can,
special, Zoe.
Ella Berry's Freckle Cream.
lar, 49c.
Ella Berry's Beautiola, spe-
;ial, 4ac.
Velour Powder Puffs, large
size, each. Zoe.
Peroxide Of Hydrogen, big
bottle for 19c.
PalmoIe face powder, spe-
cial box, 25c.
lcrgen's taleum powder, per-
fumed, 1Sc.
Migrants milkweed cream.
special, jar, 45c.
Main Floor)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-22
Special Saturday Sale of
Little Tots Hats 81
Velvet and COrdurOu-WOrth TO $50

Many WnSome little styles in hats bonnets for little tots
OF to years Some of velvet others corduroy all be-
oomhgy fashioned Wide selection of Coos; IS
special Saturday, $500 F'
trimmed $3.50 values Osc. ~
soc Rubber diapers large medium and small sizes limit to
Il customer Saturday, each 21c ~ "
Chldrens black boomers full cut we'll NADIA s,s
to 16 pair ' " N0' N'
Cunning Little Tot Fashions i'm Bingham
and Crepe Dresses, Priced III 0S~ to $3.50
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-05-28

In order that Montana may not
only today but in the future derive
the benefit it should from its tim
bered areas, it is essential that the
forests be protected. Taking the
United States as a whole, the country
is cutting timber three times as fast
as it grows. 1t takes from 100 to
It's years in Montana for tree to
reach maturity, and when it is re-
called that it only takes a few sec
onds to start a fire which will ruin
big stand of timber, there comes
realization of the care that is need
ed and the necessity of a campaign
looking to the protection of the tim
bered country.
Where timbered lands are handled
in the proper way and kept free from
fire they will produce a permanent
revenue. By far the largest proper
ton of this revenue is spent in the
vicinity in which lumber
is manufactured, chiefly in the form
Of wages for the men employed in the
industry. All of the receipts from
The national forests are used for
beneficial purposes.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-05-28

of the state. For the purpose of ma.
king more general the information
in regard to Montana's timber re-
sources, Governor Stewart, by formal
proclamation, designated this week,
beginning last Monday, as forest pro-
lection week, with the request that
during the week there be gatherings
and exercises SO that more people
may beemade aware of the great
wealth in timber Montana possesses,
and be inspired with a desire to pro-
tect that resource. But few are
aware that the northwestern states
and the Rocky Mountain region COM
prise today the last large timbered
area in the United States. The lake
states which formerly produced the
largest supply of white pine are to-
lay importing timber. The southern
pine states are rapidly reaching the
end of their production, and it is es-
;imated that within the next 10 years
over 5000 mills, and a large proper
ion of the saw mills operating in the
southern states, will go out of bust
less, because of the lack of timber
IN which to operate.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-05-28
upper works were swept away before
the boat could be stopped.

upper works were swept away befor
the boat could be stopped.
In going upstream in low water
sandbars were encountered at ever.
bend and then the ''nigger" was call
ed into requisition. This was al
auxiliary engine, which by the aiC
of two spars at the bow actually lift
ed or 'grasshoppered" the boat over
the obstruction, foot by foot. The
use of the "nigger" was matter Of
more or less concern to the captain
and first mate, whose vitriolitic voca-
bularies often attained heights which
would be the envy of a mule skin
ner."
At night the boat was run ashore
when the river was low, and this was
not always easily accomplished, al
belt there was full flow and raging
torrent-of language. Running the
rapids was also accompanied with a
degree of danger, which for the time
being gave the most weary and dis
gusted a thrill of interest 1t kept
the passengers on edge and at the
command of the captain they assem-
bled at the stern of the boat to lend
weight to the wheel. The boat, after
gallant efforts, finally gave up and
spun around as helpless as piece of
wood, momentarily in danger of
striking a rock that would break it
in two. Buffalo Rapids was parti-
cularly dangerous, and one boat, the
Yellowstone, in 1878, was completely
in its efforts to surmount
h 10 - hi
after that time, in low water, used
a dead man" in crossing these ra
pids. The dead man" was a log of
wood buried deep ashore above the
rapids. To this the cable from the
niger" engine was attached and
he boat slowly but surely hauled |
across, while the passengers on shore |
enjoyed the sensation of using their
egs once more.
Along the Missouri were, at long
intervals, piles of cord wood cut I'M
er contract. On the Yellowstone,
he wood was mostly chopped by lone
unters and trappers, who took
nance with the perils of the wilder
ess in the hope of meeting a dire
ecessity on the part of some steamer
nd making big profit.
Boats did not ply as frequently as
n the Missouri, with its larger flow
f water and greater freight and pas
enger demands, centering at Fort
enton. So, it quite often happened
lat captain with profitless trip
airing him in the face, caused the /
oustabouts to cut and carry wood !
hen it was urgently needed. In t
lie meanwhile, the lone woodman, {
no had toiled hard and In danger, {
hen he saw his store of fuel ignor- I
|, was in a state of mind bordering I
4 frenzy and was sorely tempted to t
Ike shot at the captain, as one did s
Captain Grant Marsh of the steam I
Bachelor, in May, 1879. g
Grant Marsh, by the way, be it set i
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-05-28
ASK M0NTANANS
PROTECT TIMBER
GOVERNOR DESIGNATES THIS
AS FOREST PROTECTION
WEEK

Asks that at all Public Gatherings
Attention be Called to the Value of
Montana's Timber Resources and
That Measures be Taken for Their
Protection.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-05-28

But few people. in Montana not
connected directly with the lumber
business have any conception of the
great value of the timber resources
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-05-28
WHEN MILES CITY AND GLEM@0vE WE'RE
PORTS FOR EARLY DAY RIVER STEAMERS

tervals was passed up to the driver,
who evidently knew what to do with
it.
The arrival of the stage was the
event around which everything CEN
tered. 1t brought the mail, that is,
the letters; the papers were quite
often left at some stage station to be
brought forward at some future time
when the mail was lighter, maybe a
month later and then so wet with
having been out in snow bank that
they had to be dried before they
could be read. The mail contract
was an important part of the COM
pany's income and went a long way
toward keeping up the overhead.
But the arrival of the steamboat,
especially the first of the season, was
the gala day at Miles City. The stage
passengers had reported its progress
and finally its arrival at the Rapids
at Shorty" DiXon's, and everyone
who could procure a horse or the
means of transportation fastened
pell NELL to meet it, for it brought
friends and luxuries. 1t was as if |
the outside world was moving toward |
the little city, isolated and alone in |
a vast hinterland. The boat trip was
one of extreme and exasperating
slowness that finally produced a
feeIing of disgust that was almost
desperation. To fight ones way up
the river at a snail's pace, to be with
IN sight of a land mark for an entire
day, and to feel that little, if any,
progress was being made toward a
land which promised so much, was
we'll calculated to make one feel like
hitting the trail" AS a result the
morale of the passengers was at a
decidedly low ebb toward the end of
he trip and the arrival at ones des-
.lnation after SO long a time was in
Iced occasion for jubilation, celebra-
ion and exhilaration.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12

Q UGH essential things as suits, and
~ other clothes for the street, are
launched by their manufacturers long
before the season for their wearing
is at hand. This must be done so that
merchants may buy them little in
advance Of the time when they are
needed. September finds the public
interested and October finds them buy
ing very briskly their practical clothes
for general wear and there is consid-
cradle business earlier, for outftting
young women who are going away to
school.
1t is for the benefit of such fortu-
nate young persons that the very at
traCtive suit shown in the illustration
is offered for consideration in August
1t is one of many attractive creations
that are specially well adapted to the
lines of youthful figures. Drawing
such conclusions as may be gathered
this early in the season, skirts are
to vary considerably in width, the ex-
tremely narrow ones not appealing to
people Of the best judgment and there
are really not any models that can
be called severe in line among the new
coats. Skirts may be plain or plated.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12

Coats are a matter for rejoicing, hav-
ing those vague outlines that are
called easy" and are particularly
smart. There is a great variety in
them and in sleeves, which may grow
less as the season grows older. 1t
all depends upon the appeal Of the sew
eral styles to the public.
One cannot go wrong in the selection
of a suit like that one shown in the
picture. 1t has straight skirt N a
conservative length and just wide
enough for comfortable walking. The
coat is straight with narrow belt con-
fining it at the waist and there are
very long ends at the front, finished
with taSsels. It reveals the persist
ence of embroidery and embroidered
effects in styles for fall and indications
are that this vogue has not reached
the crest of the wave in it's popular
ity. The collar merits special atten-
ton, being a mixture of styles and
a novelty. 1t is so arranged that 1t
can be thrown about the throat like
a short scarf and is prettily finished
with flat tassels. Buttons secure it in
the position shown by the picture.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12

THERE are women in every COM
l. munity who would like to earn
pin money by some means that will
not interfere with their home duties.
In the larger cities there are short
hour" women employed in the shops,
with hours from eleven in the morn
ing until three or four in the after
noon. who find they can manage their
household affairs and go to business
too. But their homes are usually
small and convenient apartments IN
which homework is reduced to a
minimum of effort. The same oppor-
tunities do not come to women In the
smaller towns and villages or on the
farms. In the larger communities
also there are opportunities of mer-
chandising in a small way. Some
women, familiar with millinery, do a
thrifty little business in the spring
and fall of the year, buying and SELL
ing hats which they display in their
own homes. Waists and neckwear
prove worth while for others. A bust
ness of this kind is usually conducted
by women who have had experience
in a store at some time.
About the mos. salable of all things
are good foods. Women who excel in
any direction, as in making bread or
cake or preserves, jams, pickles, or in
canning fruits, have an opportunity 70
build up a permanent source of in
come If they can introduce and mar
ket their products. Many of them are
using the parcels post for shipping oil
rect from country to city. The frst
requisite is to gather together few
customers, and this must be done
either through solicitation by mail oil
by personal solicitation. A friend will
sometimes undertake to place farm
products among her acquaintance IN
the city and after the producer gets
in touch with few regular customers
these can be asked to. recommend
commodities to their friends. Pre-
serves. Jams and pickles, being less
perjshabe than fresh fruits and more
profitable ought to prove interesting
prospects to women who excel in max
ing them.
Women who live near the mail
Travelled roads used by motorcar tour
lists often pick up considerable none!
during the summer months selling al
sorts of eatables to the passers by. A
signpost at the side Of the road di
reefs the hungry and thirsty motto
party TO the wayside refreshments
Sandwiches, hard-boiled eggs, breat
and butter, doughnuts and cookies arr
conveniently handled. Women witt
iind themselves near summer camp
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12
AUTOMOBILE
@9MF1IN'TSMlA

Wheel alignment can be disturbed by
striking a curb too sharply.
Dim your lights when approaching
another motOrCar on the road.
Use common sense at all times and
you'll save trouble for yourself and
the other fellow.
Engaging the clutch too harshly can
permanently harm part of the power
transmitting system.
Never back or swing from the curb
into the street without looking back
to see if the way is clear.
In passing q slower moving vehicle
pass it on your left, but in passing a
street car always keep to the right.
Learn to shift gears without clash
ing. Practice will show the exact en-
CINE speed needed to make a noiseless
shift.
Do not cut the corners in turning
but keep well to your side Of the street,
and look both ways before you make
the turn.
Attention to fabrication regularly
will avoid rapid wear of part. Once
part Is badly worn lot of lubricant
helps little.
Stop when the street car ahead of
you stops and stand still till all passen-
gers getting off are out of the street.
In most cities this is required by ordi-
nance.
Often 1t Is difficult to start nut on
thread of the bolt. A few draws OF
small three-cornered file on the first
thread will almost always cure the
trouble.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12

An overmiddy of blue crepe de chine
is embroidered in an allover design in
white beads.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12

trifle with falling stones, for they
are not fair test of anyone's skill.
Where No Foot Had Trod.
A thunderstorm was raging among
the crags, so I hurried back and
retreated across the glacier and de-
cided to climb the aiguille, on the left.
This in itself proved to be "a consid-
cradle height, and before reaching its
summit | had become more interested
in the great walls Of the main peak.
Far too swiftly the shadow of Mo
ran advanced to Jackson lake, the sun
disappeared, and darkness reached
upward from the valley. Meanwhile
l left the ridge and traversed the face
of the mountain until l came to
long chimney. Entering it, I found
my way upward in the failing light,
reaching and straddling from side to
side for possible hand and footholds.
and struggling to surmount the giant
bOulders which were insecurity
wedged above me in the chimney.
At one point I had to leave the
chimney for a short detour on the
steep, smooth surface. Again I had
to throw my ruckSack up ahead,
wedge my ak into a crack. and work
over a beetling crag. Contrary to-
custom on a rock climb, had brought
my ice-ax with me, using it in the alb,
sence of companion to lengthen my
reach at difficult points. The chin
ney was many hundred feet in length.
and afforded athletic diversion which
would have been more enjoyable
earlier in the day. when I should have
climbed more rapidly.
After leaving the top of the chin
ney there was a delicate fifty feet or
more of vertical cliff and slanting
rock where the slightest slip meant
an instant unhindered descent for
thousands of feet. On setting foot on
the highest point of the mountain I
found a level surface, possibly $50
feet long and 25 feet wide, that was
strewn with a few loose rocks. On
this summit no foot had trod.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12
SMALL COMFORT ON VOYAGE
Sea Travel of Comparatively a Few
Years Ago the Reverse of
Enjoyable Experience.

That the modern third-class pas
senger has more real comforts and
conveniences than first-class pas
senger by sea would have dreamed
of in olden times is made very appar-
ent by writer, who describes condi-
lions appertaining to a voyage to In
dia as they were before the opening
Of the Suez canal.
1.-THE would-be passenger engaged
his passage some months In advance
Assuming him to be married and
travelling with wife and a child, he
would be allowed a cabin-which
meant four bare walls, more or less
odorous Of paint. The next process
was to arrange with one Of numerous
Quitting firms for the erection OF
sleeping berths and the provision of
bedding. For ordinary passengers
there were no baths.
''The daily allowance Of fresh water
was two quarts per passenger; the
only method of supplementing this
meager quantity was by catching rain
water. The term saloon was not
used, nor would it have been appro-
pirate. The dining apartment was
called the cuddy, the walters being
known as cuddy servants. The cuddy
stretched across the whole beam of
the ship and was a bare room with
one long table. There was no smok-
ing room, and in bad weather smok-
ing on deck was difficult.
"All lights in cabins were extln-
guished at 10 p. m. The illumination
was by candles in swinging holders
with glass shades. The cuddy was
lighted by argand lamps burning coal
oil. The food, though simple, was in
many respects equal to that in the
present liners, as large quantities OF
livestock were carried. These were
in charge Of a butcher and his assist
ants, the latter being known as
Jimmy Ducks A COW was also car
ried, that fact being bracketed In sail
ing advertisements with an expert
enced surgeon. There were no Ii
braries nor amusements. "-Chamber
Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12
PIN MONEY PROPOSITIONS

for boys or girls can usually arrange
to furnish supplies of some sort to
them.
Besides these usual means of pick
Ing up pin money there are opportu-
mites for women who own and drive
cars.s In summer and winter resorts
they get together sightseeing parties
and take them on short motor trips
that yield a pretty profit, or they es-
tablish a regular trip carrying people
to and from certain points. Women
have proved themselves quite equal to
driving motorcars in all parts of the
country. Some young women have a
very happy faculty for entertaining
children. They undertake to look
after a number of little ones one or
two afternoons in each week, releas-
ing mothers from their care for a
brief time. The children must be
brought to the home of their enter
tainer and called for. She provides
for their amusement and gives them
any attention they may need, for fee.
BY looking after number Of them
regularly the income is worth while.
Some women and girls are success
full in soliciting subscriptions to peri
odicals and books. Some do well sell
ing merchandise, as stockings, corsets,
! embroideries, among their friends. In
considering the matter of making pin
money it is necessary first to take
stock Of ones accomplishments to de-
termine what work is easy to excel in.
Women who know how to plan all the
details for entertainments, luncheons,
dinners and parties are in demand In
thickly settled communities and many
of them turn their gifts to good ac-
| count
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12
AVOID SKIDDINC
BY USING Chain
Proper Handling of Clutch ard
Brakes viii Prevent Rear
Wheels From Locking.
DON'T TURN STEERING WHEEL
More Than Extra Caution Should Be
Exercised by Driver, Especially
the Novice, to Avoid Acct
dents on Wet Days.

Choose a smooth bit of asphalt pave
ment when 1t is free from traffic and
where it is nice and slippery from a
spring shower. Speed up to the traffic
limit, put on the brake and at the
same time turn the steering wheel
slightly to one side. See what hap
pens. Then sit in the back seat and
let some one else skid the car. You
will be cured, at least until you forget
the gone" feeling.
The open season for skidding is
spring, summer, fall and winter 1t
comes with late frost and cold rains,
with the thunder shower and the
street sprinkler, with the equinoctial
and earliest srowflakes and with loose
snow, packed snow and ice. But you
may escape it or at least it's danger
GUS phases and learn to neutralize the
effect.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12
Repair Valve Stem.

Torepair a broken valve stem
the fittings should be removed
and the stem slipped back in the
tube. Now make a small hole in
the tube a short distance from
the valve stem. bring the valve
out again through this hole, and
in so doing the fabric in the ORR
ginal valve hole will not be in
jured. The small cut formerly
occupied by the valve stem can
be vulcaniZed easily.
If the valve is battered so
that no fittings can be removed
the valve can be sawed off
across to the cut with a hack
saw and the nut can then be
easily taken off.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12
Mankind Easily Governed.

Nothing appears more surprising to
those who consider human affairs with
n philosophical eye than the easiness
with which the many are governed
by the few-Hume.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12

rangement which facilitates removal
and permits flushing out of the hous-
ing thoroughly with kerosene.-Popu-
lar Mechanics Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12
REMOVE GREASE FROM AXLES
Garage Mechanic Has Devised and
Constructed Arrangement for
Flushing Out.

The necessity of removing and re-
plenishing the grease in the rear aXles
of cars, where no drain is provided,
caused a garage mechanic to devise
and construct the following simple ar