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Suffrage Referendum in TENNESSEE

Suffrage Referendum u Iennessee
Eleven vacancies in the Tsnnsssss lsgisia~
tufs are to b filled by special elections bsfofs
the assembly convenes next month 70 pass on
the sunnge amendment Tho pending 18TH
amendment u certain to b the controlling IL
sue In each Of the II districts. The IL votes
ass likely to hold the balance Of strength boz
tween the advocates and the opponents Of sui
frase. and the result viii afford "A accurate
measure Of public sentiment.
Opponents Of the prohibition amendment
are fond Of saying that congress and the lesis-
latures wrote 1t into the federal constitution
without giving the voters any adequate oppor-
tunity for registering their opinion on It OPP
poEents of the suffrage amendment adopt the
same reasoning. Both groups-often the same
group-speaking on both subjscts-are wont to
declare that, had the spirit Of the referendum
been observed and the people given q chance
to express their sentimnt, nither Of these far
reaching proposals would have succeeded.
That is o question.
II Tennessee ratifies suffrage in August. It
will be the seth state needed to make the
amendment effective. Whether suffrage wins
BY Tennessee's vote. depends In very large
measure upon what the voters in the II dis
tricts say at the coming special election.
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TlHQEs DAILY SHORT STORY

except the comeliness OF my in
dustrious neighbor."
Ann stcpped-mouth open. Just
- she had been about to carol
forth the highest soprano note, and
carpet beaten raised. He was speak
ing to her, but he was only joking
with them. for even at her most
vigorous swings only q feeble trail
of dust flOated out on the air; but
the last thing he had said-Ann's
eyes sought the tees Of her SEN
sible roulld-toed shoes before she
looked across at him shyly.
Tho young man from upstairs
was looking At her, and it seemed
- though II he really wished to
navigate the stairway in such q
terrible storm Of dust there was
nothing to hinder his doing go. In
stead, he leaned against the railing.
This In . IRE chance to Get &C
uuainted," he said. Fate sends me
out on an errand while you are on
the porch and ~ We are going to
be such near reighbors. it's all per-
fectly proper. I'm Andrew Leon
ard. Andy suits me better, and
you're Ann Vraimen. saw your
name on your trunk In the cellar,
and you're not yet old enough to be
called Nina Vraimen."
Ann. whoI wasn't old enough to be
called Miss vraimsn. found herself
shaking hands with Andy. whom,
she thought was old enough to
know bstHsr, and after that 1t was
easy.
when she had beat back the red
ness into the roses, and the green
iless Int the grass. Ann tugged
one e the rugs down from the rail
SAd Andy dropped on his knees and
began 70 fold It With deft turns Of
~ wTiota.
Whsre did yoa learn 70 do that r
Am inquisvd. AA1y was Z gentle
nan. ~ 4eAa4 Oeen thosgh there
I'D beol-no toRmal tntro1uctioa,
/ = IIi p ilIn sl1u11
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What's In A Name?
BY
MILDRED
MARSHALL
tc.psnshs 1919. ~ u. wh..lsr syuae.... r.e.,
~~~~~

as the title Of the Abess of Adil-
stetten and straightway received
great vogue at the hands of all
French maidens.
In Italy there appears the Coun-
tess Matilda, the friend of Gregory
Seventh and it is from this name,
which was adopted by the English,
that the contraction lilly was form
ed. For the sake of endearment
Tilda came to be adopted as q sep
arate name from the stately Mathil-
da and lilly was the natural out
growth Of the evolution.
The turquoise is Titles tails
manic stone. 1t Is said to protect
its wearer from accidents and evil
influence. To see the reflection OF
the new moon in its surface is q
sign of great good fortune. We'd
nesday is Titles lucky day and 6
her lucky number.
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SochA of1nks sOaaeo' co1'e
uted much to tho cara against the
late ]. Barleycosn. Social smok-
,,~ - vou tnov THAT I mSRn. NAV
c-cve : s3ronx count In ~ indicf-
msnt vhich ve hear ID to BE-
hrnnshf asafnst 4 veil Known vnm-
~ ons Ri these iine daye.
Althoush certainly mot prelude
ID arainst the temperate use Of to-
heeco. tea, coffee, candy, eAeoline
or Oxygen BY grown men, / have
not failed to recogntse that Z mod
ers&e smoksr-say, 8 man who
smokes three tines . day or per-
haps four times-gains something
IN the way Of health, physical en-
Cheney and mental alertness when
he adopts q temperate habit Of
smoking. which means that he
smokes only after his days work
is over and that he has at least one
full day in every week without any
tobacco, just to prove to himself
that hs has the habit under control.
But . change from moderate
smoking to temperate smoking will
not suffice 70 cure a man of the VA
rious disease conditions-some Of
them very serious conditions
which he may suffer as q result
OF his use of tobacco. Such q mar
cannot expect to regain good health
by merely becoming q temperate
smoker. He must become 4 total
abstainer, precisely ~ the victim
of lead poisoning must Kiye M alto
gether the occupation Of painting
| or type-founding or whatever may
be the source Of his poisoning.
It IN not 10 easy to cut Oh "A II
| is TO cut down. But with a little
help any one with a trace Of self.
mastery left in his makeup car
break away from tobacco. Here
are. some helps:
A smokeless dav each weak
Smoke onlv after dinner IN The
evening. Decline. on grounds o.
beine too busv or doctor's orders
to indulge in social smoking: thi,
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T1lHe, .

Tfllie.
Title, which has long been re-
garded as one Of the contractions
formed from Matilda, has really
the right to Independent existence,
30 frequently does it occur in
nomenclature since the time Of
Henry the Fowler. 1t signifies
mighty battle maid" and is one
of the old Teutonic names indica-
tive Of power. By rights, it should
be spelled Tile.
It comes of course from the old
German word for main or might
Its first form was Maginhild
which very naturally became
Mahthild, meaning main heroine"
or might heroine" The name was
first borne by the wife of the En-
peror Henry the Fowler, who after
wards became the Abess of Qued-
lingburg. As Mechtild it appeared
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in her life went unheeded.
Handy Andy, that's me-" he
grinned. IT lived for I'VE years on
my uncle's farm, 30 miles out"
Underneath the pink smock AIMS
heart gave a flutter Of pure Joy.
Now she could own up to her IS
years Of country existence. He
wouldn't care.
He didn't-for on the following
Sunday Andy was helping her over
the stubble and exclaiming with
her over the five little pigs that had
just arrived at his uncle's farm.
1t was the third month Of their
friendship and they were on one OF
their frequent Sunday excursions
to the farm, when Ann preached the
subject Of changing her name to
Annette, or Marian, or any other
form Of Ann, as long as there was
trimming enough to take away the
plainness.
"Cut it out, kiddie," Andy advised.
It surely was fine to be able to
boss Ann. II like your name fine.
Ny Grandmother name was Ann.
and Just look at mine-Andy! But
you don't catch me calling myself
any fool name like Androclus, do
you?"
Ann laughed. How could she
tell him that all the time she had
been planning to change It only
for him.
~ like Andy for . name; it's 90
$50 substantial" and then she
laughed again, for vas that not the
very quality that thr9e months ago
she had most hated1
That's It." Andy nodded, n
good substantial name Just Nhe
Ann. Why. knew Jon could do
minute lamped the name on yuuf
housewuFk Ike al possessed the
trunk"
He drew her down beside him "a
an old fallen tree trunk.
Ann and A1dy." 10 unused,
ho11tng haR 49, = Sod eamha.
sANRo Dbl l1ksu1 laa1ll
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to make It . substantial one, Ann
dear?"
In his pocket dictionary he found
the word substantial and pointed
out to Ann its meaninaE':actually
existing. not imaginary, true.
strong"
Don't you think We could be all
that-together, Ann girl?"
AIMS heart was SO happy that
she essayed just one feeble little
word, which. evidently, pleased
Andy.
Gee, honey" he whispered,
that's velveti"
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Today's Anniversaries

1S1s-Emily Bronts. younger sis
ter OF Charlotte Bronte and
herself an authoress Of mer-
It, born. Died ct HaWarth.
Dec. 10, 1S4s.
1Szl-Queen Caroline was seized
with . fatal illness while At
tending Drury Lana theatre.
1S70-The government Of. Austria
suspended the concordat with
Rome In consequence Of the
promulgltion Of the doctrine
OF papal infallibility.
lSSSEJames Carey, notorious Irish
tHformer, was assassinated
at Port Elizabeth.
1S1s-Forest nres In northern On
tario caused tho loee Of ia
lives.
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Argus Information Bureau

(Any fesd9 can get The ansver 70 Q
ton Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin. Director.
address and enclose tvo-oent stomp for ~
CONFIDENTIAL. The replies being sent direct
paid 70 anonymous letters).
Q. What is the origin Of Labor
day? T. E. D.
A. In September. 1882. the
Knights Of Labor held their general
assembly in New York city. On
the 9Th day Of the month, . great
parade was organized by the Gen.
trail Labor union of that city, A
similar parade was held the follow
ing year on the first Monday In Sep
TENDER. In 1884 . resolution was
passed by the knights deciding to
hold an annual parade on that day.
In 1887 Colorado enacted . law
making the first Monday in Sep
TENDER q legal holiday known e
Labor day. All other state follow
ed Except Maryland and Wyoming,
where 1t 10 usually observed by
proclamation), and Alaska and the
District Of Columbia.
i Q. Has the farm home kept pace
with the farm In regard to modern
improvements? H. C. W.
A. The department Of agricul-
ture states that such homes are far
behind. Only ~ per cent have VA
ter In tho kitchen, and - Per cent
use kerosene lamps.
Q. What Is Payne's Process!
IS.
A This IL . process for preserv-
Ing timber and making Il incom-
bastible By tmprsgnating It sue
cessively with solutions Of sulphsts
Of IRON and calcium chloride In
vacuo.
Q. u Lake Tahoe IN California,
growing ShalloWeg! b. N. C.
~ Ia. pr9histnT1e Lake Tahos
vas larger anA deepaI than tha
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y question By writing The Argus Inforna,,
Washington, D. C. Give full name and
Urn postage. Be brief. Ali inquiries ~
70 each individual. No attention viii %
present lake. During the Neocenel
epoch and earlier part Of the Piels-
tocene epoch, its waters stood muca
higher, but in its overflows 1t DEE
cut through the lava dams ths'
maintained 1t at that height
Beaches that mark the former higa,
er level Of the lake are about NV
feet above the present surface, sna
doubtless the water once stood even
higher.
@. What is the limit of liability q
the postofice department for los'
parcel post package? R. c. IT,
A. Fourth class or domestic par,
ca post mail may be insured
against loss, rining or damase
equivalent to its actual value Q.
cost Of repairs, up to the amoun'
for which 1t was insured, but NJ.
surance ~ not issued for more tnsh
500 for one such package. lndem,
nifty will not be allowed for loss !"
such mail addressed to the Philp
pine islands. unless the loss %.
cur in the postal service OF 'n =.
United States. Parcels cannot "
insured to Canada, Cuba, Mexico u
the Republic Of Panama.
@. What was the Rye HOUSE.
nIot, R. II.
A. This was . plot to ~
Charles II and James. Duke y
York. It was so-called from . nov.
IN Hartfordshire, the alleged me-.
Ing place Of the conspirators. 80
plot vas discovered in June, ios W
and Lord Russell and Algernon ~
| ny who were supposed TO b g
coeno6 IN e were executed.
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%lMRc EL1ZARETH TII0ATD con-

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am 20
years old and 60 with . fellow Of
%. His folks don't live here. he
says. He talks al the time about
marriage, but he never asks to be
engaged. Do you think he really
loves me?
I like him II l am with him, but
I can't 20 steady with him. l 60
once in . while with different fell
lows. He always talks just the
same II he sees me with somebody
else.
He wants me to go to visit his
folks with him next winter. He
wants to surprise them. / don't
know whether or not to go.
There IL also . fellow about Is
years old. He has q car. He wants
me to 30 with him and visit his
sister. can't 60 with this fellow
steady either. I 60 with him for
. while and then quit him. Again
! seem to like him, but can't keep
going with him because somebody
else always asks me TO 90 end
do. Am I doing right or not?
BLONDE HAIR.
Do not visit the parents or the
sister OF the young men you men>
ton. They should write To you
themselves and invite You. Just
imagine how the parents Of the
nrst young man would feel to have
him bring you home Unexpectedly
They would not be prepared to re-
ceive you and your visit would
probably be . great annoyance.
Il would b . mistake to go with
anyone steady" when your inte..
ests are scattered. When you ore
in love you will no longer have
the desire to 90 With various youna
men. Some time when the youn1
man Who taIl1 Of marriage men.
tioas Il again. ask him why hl
talks Of marriage when he Is moi
even engaged.
Dear Hfs. Thompsoa: I am Z
yoang married woman With ON
eA216 ! ~ NJ aafis0oG VIII m
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Citfate every alternate nofning 20
produce thoroughly vatsry svacua-
tons.
n you smoke, use every night
and every morning . mouthwash Of
about tablespoonful Of the follow
Ing solution:
Silver nitrate 80 grains
Distilled water ;. ! pint
This should be dispensed IN .
dark amber or black bottle and not
exposed to sunlight.
II you chew-the poisonous ee-
feet Of tobacco il all the same
whether cigarets. pipe. cigars,
chewing or snuff. b used-the
same aids apply. and II you want .
substitute to break the habit use
this substitute plug:
Prickly ash bark ......1 ounce
Centian root ..........1 ounce
Extract Of licorice -. Enough
to bind the mass into q plug.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
And So Strong.
q cold sweat breaks ont
and I grow very faint and some
times 'topple over. Yet ! am con-
sidered very strong. / can't under
stand such a thing.
Answer-You confuse muscular
strength with health. One may have
great muscular strength along with
some very serious disease. There
Is no connection between good
health and muscular power. The
popular fancy about that is as un-
founded as is the notion that one
with a florid face is healthy aud
one with q rather pale face is not:
this ia more frequently reversed In
actual practice; the person with
considerable color proves q bad
risk, and the person who passes
the highest health tests probably
looks a tribe pale to the casual
observer. The popular so-called
"picture Of health" is likely to b<
the expression Of intemperance in
eating or drinking, premature arte'
rial degeneration, drug store paint
the flush of fever or the apoplectit
plethora Of high pressure. There
is nothing high-colcred about
health: there is nothing particu
larry strong about pure blood
there is nothing particularly health!
about great physical strength.
i That Red Rough Skin.
/ I find that g]ycerin and traga
,canth lotion the finest thing w
ever used for my hands. 1t keep
them soft and white in spite Of m!
work. MRS. D. B. w.
tried to make up some Of tn
skin lotion you recommended TO
red, rough skin and chapping, Blu
It is a queer mess. The tragacantl
stays in Jumps and
MISS E. H.
II Answer-It must be boiled an,
| constantly stirred till all dissolved
/ adding little water to make n
, for evaporation. One-half ounce o
J boric acid, one ounce OF glycerir
: 80 grains Of tragacanth, pint O
, water.
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nome and husband. He works on
the farm at night and in the bank
eight hours a day.
He doesn't want to go to dances
or card parties. When 20 out in
the machine with my sister and her
beau people talk about me.
l went to his mothers and talked
mean to her when she wasn't to
blame and was always good to me.
Now l am sorry for | think she
doesn't like to have me 70 In her
sons machine, although she neyer
says anything.
l am good looking and youne
and would like good time. Please
don't tell me not to go with him
any more. BEATTY
1t would seem from your letter
that you are selfish. You write
only Of your disappointments and
troubles and do not show any sign
that you care about your, husbands
comfort. Since he is working go
hard he should be considered. It Is
no wonder he does not want to
dance and play cards. With so
much work it is remarkable II he
keeps his good-nature.
Zee no reason why speople
should talk II you go riding when
your sister is along. II you do
your duty at home and ride only
occasionally, surely they can sav
nothing.
It seems to me as II guilty con-
science reprimands you for riding
In the machine since the ,Anan's
mother has said nothing.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: When q
young couple is at q dance and they
90 to the stand for refreshments
who shouldorder his drink ilrst. the
boy or girl? THANK YOU. :
Tho GIRL should wait until the
boy or the waiter asks her what
abe wants. In conventional places
the man asks the girl and then
Gives tho waiter the order for both,
No cooversation ID carried ON be
btweea the GIL and walter.
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"Nobody's given me . chance" complained
sqsne Gs&ry. Chicago sunman, when he was
sentenced TO death last night for the murder Of
Harry Reckas. Geary has forgotten what
(chance he gave Reckas when he walked int>
his place Of business one day last May and
s1Aot him down without warning. It's different
when the turn ID on you.
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Added to the honor Of providing the NEXT
president Of the United States. il the fight for
tas pennant In the worlds series should be be-
tween Cleveland and Cincinnati, the old Buck
eye state surely would have a bright place in
the sun.
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The increasing cost Of newsprint paper has
forced the Omaha daily papers to announce An
increase in their subscription price. effective
Aug. l. The advance 10 from ; to 3 cents for
street sales and from Is to 20 cents week.
delivered by carrier.
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Scientists have discovered that turtles ara
from 100000 to 100000 years according
to fossils that have been found That's what
comes from taking it easy.
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sAHMCAAIHHP
"A writer says "the things most talked
about arc least understood. Who, for example.
can gfve satisfactory definition Of Amsri-
cauism'f)
Youd Ike . denuition of-t0se whis!
The words too long to At our rhythmic plotl)
But though W may not tell you what II -
We can, perhaps, tell you what It 10 not!
II n mot selnshness or gfasping greed,
Nor moral cowardice or abject fear:
II IN NO portion Of the rotten creed
Designed and practiced By the pfo6tser.
IT'S not the ugly spirit that portrays
Souls warped and twisted BY undying hates;
IT'S seldom found within the tangled maze
OF cratory voiced By candidates.
It is not mean, contemplate or sly;
IT'S never found within the CUTTERS slime,
Nor does It ever rest upon lie
It is q stranger in the world Of crime.
It is not found in things good men detest,
In uncurbed violence 1t has no part;
Il dwells not in the anArchistic breast
1t Ends no place within the traitors heart.
It is not guilty Of vile pandering.
It Goes not breed a national dry rot;
It never dies, although it is thing
A precious thing-that lots of us have not
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Americans won the marksman contest ct
Antwerp. which reminds that history does not
explain who were the champion clay pigeon
shooters in the original Olympic games.
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At the present rate 1t will be time to take
another census before the census bureau has
nnished announcing the results Of the 1920
count.
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Sir Thomas goes home disappointed-but
.weM take a cup o kindness yet for the days
cf Aud Lang Syne.'
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big duck" IL the name the Indians Of
northern Quebec give to the type Of flying boai
which 10 now being used by Canadian coin.
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s. OF course It is too much to hope that writ
EDs's cramp or anything will seize upon the
: 3oung men assigned to record the daily doings
/ at Jack johnson.
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A woman can make her speech Of accept
sncs liz one word. while Coz will probably us
ten thousand. ~
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While potatoes and dirt. by the laws Of ma
ture. arc closely associated in their daily lives,
there are times when this relationship has been
carried too far. And It's very expensive!
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It begins to feel - though We will ind our
plac, in the sun this summer, after all. j.,
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Oh, Well; 1t COULD Have Been Worse.
(From a Milwaukee Dispatch).

The Scott Bros company, 283 Fourth
street, one morning recently found in
its mail two cards, one dated Chicago,
Aug %, 1872 and the other dated New
York, June S, 1913 The cards were re-
ceived at the Milwaukee postof1ce from
one to two days after they were mailed.
according to the Official figures stamped
upon them. 1t took one card eight
years to be delivered ten blocks, the 9TH
er seven years.
WE didn't understand that when one pays
to have q trunk hauled to ones house one has
paid merely to have the trunk deposited on the
front porch until We saw it demonstrated yes
terday The trunk juggler absolutely refused
to place it inside the door. On second thought,
perhaps he had been reading about our famous
trunk murder mystery"
MR.. BRISBANE geographically imaginea
the long haired fanatic who recently disturbed
the serenity Of Westminster Abbey" a. making
a trip to America and discovering that ENG
lard is dominating there" He probably ar.
rives at this conclusion because Mr.. Hearst
isn't
A NEW sculper, A. r, offers the followins
clipped from local ad as another reason fo]
the H. c. L.: Final Clearance of Women,
$500 White Canvas Pumps and Oxfords, Higl
and Low Heels|5.S5."
ONE learns from Moline Dispatch I'd thai
" 'Josephson' Watches for Men"
DIOGENEs picked harder Job.
R. E. MG.
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Cheer Up! Think Of All the Hot Air Vol
Get Before Nov. 2.
(From the Monmouth Review.
Speaking of coal bin makes US won
der il we will have any use for such
thing this winter scarcely any one has
laid in his coal and there is none in
sight and winter will soon be here.
A MONMOUTH jewelsr announces he has
"just received a nice snappy line Of hair orna-
ments, pins and combs" That ought to warn
purchasers against surprise at sudden break
age