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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
IVNCLE WlGGICYlI "a
BEDTl1E STOR1
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE GUMPY.

woods he hoped, but when he was
halfway to the 11-and-12-cent store
boy, picking up from the ground some
cones from pine tree, off which they
had fallen.
Hello, Jackow called Uncle Wig
gily. why are you picking up. the
pine cones? They are not as good as
ice cream cones, and though I know
some birds and squirrels eat the seeds
in the pine cones | never heard you
were fond OF them" D..
oh, don't eat the pine tree cones"
chartered the monkey boy. But my
mother is making a coconut cake and
she broke her crater. So she sent me
out to get some of these cones. They
are rough, just like the tin graters you
buy in the drug store, and she says I
may help her crate the coconut OH
the pine cones and she'll give me a
piece Of cake" ....
"F1ne!" cried Uncle Wigeily. 81 had
forgotten that a pine cone would make
good crater for nutmegs or ycoconuts.
I'll take some home and help Nurse
Jane finish her cake" - e. ~,
Jacko picked up what cones he want
ed, and then Uncle Wiggily filled his
pockets to take some to Nurse Jane so
he might help her finish making the
ccconut cake ..
Uncle WiggiIy was almost at the hol-
low stump bungalow. and he was feeling
the rough, gratery pine cones in his
pockets, when, all of a sudden, out
from behind a bush jumped the same
pumpkin faced Jack G. Lantern chap at
whom he had thrown the crater.
Il want souse! / want sourse" cried
the bad chap, and he was just going
to grab Uncle Wiggily's ears when the
bunny asked:
who are you? I know you are not
the Pipsiewah or the SkeeZicks."
1T am the Gumpy!" was the answer.
"And souse want and souse from your
ears I must have!'
well, just wait a minute!" said I'm
| Gle Wiggily. and hold these until |
see whether can spare you any souse,"
and with that the bunny took out a
double pawful of the rough, gratery pine
| cones. The Gumpy held out his paws
and Uncle Wiggily tossed the cones into
| them.
"Oh, WONT Ouch! Oh. how rough and
stickery and prickery they are! l can't
| hold these!" cried the Grumpy. His
paws were as soft as the softest of gum
drops, after which he was named. and
| the rough cones so scratched and
tickled him that he dropped them and
ran off through the woods crying:
IN be good! III be good! 1 won't
| take your souse!"
laughed uncle Wiggily. I'm glad l
thought of putting the rough pine, cones
| in your soft gum drop paws" And
| then, taking enough pine cones to CRATE
| the rest of Nurse James coconut
Uncle Wiggily' hoped home. 49,.
apple dumplings are soft they are good
ITO eat and If the buttercup flower
| doesn't take a drink of sour milk and
make a funny face at the cream pltcner
| ri tell you next about Uncle Wigglty
and the tree house.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22

are 50 happy as those who go hand in
hand to the same church, or who have
the same grand opera or moving pic
ture taste.
II is far more important than young
people realize for man and woman
who are about to marry TO think alike,
and to hold the same Ideals. That is,
II they want to be happy. For the at
traction OF opposites is a deviiish con-
trivance OF natures for the good of
the species. II takes no account OF
the we'll being of the individual. The
very qualities of unllkeness that drew
people together before marriage and
which piqued the interest OF the other,
after marriage drives them apart. The
girl. for instance, who is like a little
playful kitten, and with about as much
Intelligence as a kitten, seems cute and
amusing TO an intellectual man before
marriage, but after he Is married TO
her, her ignorance and lack of brains
no longer charm him. It makes him
despise her as a fool and turn to other
women for companionship.
And the little butterfly girl is equal
ly unhappy. She thought it would be
wonderful TO sit forever AT the feet
Of a great, wise wan and worship him
as II he were a god, but she gets tired
of that when ii is daily program,
and wants somebody to play about with
her, to take her to dances and cabarets
and talk the Jargon Of the street which
AS for men and women taking to
themselves wives and husbands that
they don't quite like, with view to
making them over to suit their fan
cies, that is the supreme folly that
keeps the divorce courts working over
time.
II simply can't be done. When man
and woman have reached the unmar-
r'iageahe age, their characters are
formed They have come into their
inheritance OF brains and principles,
Their tastes are made. Their habits
set and while these may be slightly
altered by circumstances and assocla-
tons, they are never materially
changed.
to the end of the chapter. The girl
who kept her fathers nose to the
grindstone is going to keep her nus
band humping ITO pay her bills. The
mother is going to quarrel with her
husband. The man who is lazy and
unenterprising as a boy, is going to
make a loafing man. He who is bru-
tai and rude to his mother and sisters,
will yake out his boorishness on HIS
wife. The stingy beau makes a tight
wad husband, and so IT goes.
Marriage doesn't change people. II
iust deyeIopes to the highest degree the
hest and the worst in them.
The sensible thing is not to marry
YOUR opposite, but your double, and 10
pick out for life partner the kind OF
a person who Is already what you IKE,
instead of taking something you don
want and trying to make 1t over INTO
what you fancy.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
HOROSCOPE
THURSDAY, SEPT. %, 1920.

Copyright, 1920, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
Mercury and Mars are In strongly
benefic aspect today, according TO as
trology. Uranus is in a family friendly
position.
This should be An unusually favorable
planetary government for the signing
Of leases or agreements, since it pre-
sagcs harmony between the parties to
any written contract.
Publicity Of every sort Is fortunately
directed at this time. Newspapers
should benefit surprisingly,
There Is the forecast Of some sort
OF a diplomatic message regarding war
or military matters, which If most
promising for the future
Construction comes under a stimu-
lating influence of the stars. There
will be much building even through the
winter, 1t is prophesied. Massac husetts
should benefit from some sort of an in
vestigation or survey of conditions at
fecting the housing problem.
The seers have foretold that dones-
tic customs will change perceptibly In
the next decade and they now prophesy
that q movement to overcome the gre
gartousneSs OF recent years Will be
! marked In the next year.
A leader whom women will follow is
| to gain great power in guiding reforms
ence, II Ia prognosticated.
In politics many party dissensions
| and schisms seem to he foreshadowed
| One OF these will endanRer a state sup
posed to he safe for one Of the great
| parties.
In Washington, y. c., Jupiter RISING
would give happy augury for gov
| eminent affairs II II we're not for the
malign power OF Uranus This planet
is In an aspect denoung attacks OF
rulers Of every rank and is not so for
tunate for the president, governors anC
mayors as II might be. The president
| however, has come into place wher,
he can expect the best conditions,
Saturn, near the cusp OF the SECOND
house In square to Mars, denotes pos
sihle panic In Wall street and tempo
rary depreciation OF securities. As IN
quarter advances the market will be
come steadier.
Forest fires may he serious durin
October. Care toward their preventio,
Is enjoined.
Persons whose btrthdate II Is hav
the forecast of rather a quiet birthday
They should conserve their strengt
, for important tasks.
children born on this day will M
ably he exceedingly talented, but bus
ness success may depend largely on IN
hour Of birth. -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
Copyright. 1920, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
RY HOWARD r. GARlS.

once upon a time Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper
for Uncle Wiggily, was busy in the
kitchen of the hollow stump bungalow.
What are you doing, Miss Fuzzy
WuZzy?" asked the bunny rabbit gen.
tleman, as he made O low and polite
bow with his tall silk hat while his
pink nose twinkled like strawberry
in diamond ring.
IT am making coconut cake" an
swered Nurse Jane.
May l help? asked Uncle Wiggily,
who was always anxious to do little
things around the bungalow.
you may fix the coconut for me,
answered Nurse Jane. Take the
crater and rub some of the white pieces
of coconut up and down on 1t. The
rough crater will shred the coconut
nice and fine SO can put 1t in the
CAKE
Uncle Wiggily, like a moving picture,
and. taking off his black coat, his red
vest and hanging his hat on the back
of a chair, he started to help Nurse
Jane
the coconut, and he was thinking
what a dandy cake Nurse Jane was
going to make when. all of sudden,
at the open window of the kitchen
Mr.. Longears heard a voice say:
well, how is your souse?"
The bunny looked up and there he
saw a funny creature, with face like
q jack O. lantern looking at him.
"Souse? You can't have any OF my
souse!" cried Uncle Wiggily, and be-
fore he knew what he was doing he
threw the tin crater through the win
dow right in the pumpkin jack o IAN
tern face of the bad chap that hac
asked about souse. ,.
There! Take that" cried Uncle
Wieeiiy. and the funny animal gave q
loud veil of "Ouch!" and ran away.
"Oh, Uncle Wiggily! hope you are
not hurt" EXCLAIMED Nurse Jane.
mo. I'm all right, answered the bun,
ny gentleman. But l fear | have LOST
Your coconut crater. I threw 1t gu,
of the window at the pumpkin tacec
chap. However, it may have fallen II
the weeds. I'll see if can get it ant
finish grating the coconut for Tho
cake"
Uncle wiggily looked among thu
weeds under the window for the crater
but il was not to be found. Nurse JANE
also helped to look, but it was OF nc
use. The crater was gone.
Maybe that bad animal took it.
said the muskrat lady.
II think not" answered Uncle Wig
giIy. TT must be hidden somewhere
around" But the more he and Nurse
Jane looked the less they found, ant
finally the muskrat lady said
well, l must go in and finish the
and I'll take a hop to the six-and
seven cent store and get new gratel
and then ! can finish shredding thu
coccnut," spoke Uncle Wiggily.
over the fields and through th'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
News Of Memphis
25 Years Ago.
Twice Told Tales
SEPTEMBER q, 1895.


Miss Lena Given has returned from
Virginia and points in the, East ana
will assume charge of the kindergarten
of the Conway school when 1t opens on
Oct. /.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Quintard Hoist
are spending the remainder OF the
heated term on his Big Creek farm near
Miss Nora Dowllng/ after an absence
of several months IN New York city,
has returned to Memphis.
Mrs Tom Regan and mother, Mrs,
C. Cronin, 1879 Iowa avenue, have re-
| turned, after Pheasant Two Weeks
visit to Louisville, Ky.
Ms. S. r. Carnes has been invited
| by the chairman Of the congress OF mu-
| sic of the Atlanta exposition TO
| sing in two or more OF the concerts 10
be given,
Miss Clarabel lobe has returned to her
| home, after an absence of five weeks,
| during which time she visited friends
and relatives In jackson, Tenn.
Miss Frieda Michel has returned from
| Chicago, where she attended conVen-
ton of dancing teachers.
| Miss MoCarver, daughter of Sheriff
| McCarver, who has been quite III at 81
| Josephs hospital, is improving rapidly.
| A Sunday school class for Chlnese
| was organized today at the Cumberland
| Presbyterian church on Court street.
| Three Chinese scholars Fong hee' An
| Wing and Joe Pang, responded to the
call The pastor, Or. Ramsey, and Or.
| Gam Sing Quah, young Chinaman,
/ who@ is studying at Lebanon for the
ministry, took part in the organization
| OF the school DR.. Quah declared mat
the greatest difficulty which the pro-
| moteTs of the movement would encoun-
ter would be the tendency of small boys
to ridicule the scholars.
Mrs. NJ B. Chapman has. returned
from a months visit to friends In chi
cago and suburbs. Her daughter, Miss
Nellie. remained to continue her studies
in the Chicago College of Music. Miss
Chapman is member of the senior
ella S. at the Chicago conservatory.
1 Miss Amelia Il. Tanner has returned
from delightful trip to New YORK,
Boston and the Atlanta exposition.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22

protect II from the chill coming from
Joints of the windows and doors.
Q.--Are postmasters appointed or Sc
lected by civil service examination
l.. T. -.
A.-First, second and third class post
masters are appointed by the president.
All fourth class postmasters are in the
competitive classified service.
ANY reader can get the answer to
any question by writing The News
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j, Haskin, director, Washington, D. c.
This offer applies strictly to informa-
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All replies are sent direct to the In
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
Public Discussion
- ''I57s'7ss'
/. THE INTERVIEW
!" WITH Mr.. BRITToN. 4
AAAaMMA...A,.a.Na1oNAHeA.AAAMA

To The News Scmitar.
Several days ago n gentleman from
your paper came into my office and
asked me for an interview. saying he
heard had been IN Europe and would
like sor me 10 give him an idea Of
some Of the conditions in the places
VIC Visited, also OF business conditions
as I found them.
consented TO answer his questions
provided my name was not mentioned,
and told him about our visit to the
battlefields and the ArEonne cemetery,
also my impressions Of business condt-
tons and that we were fortunate
enough to be present at the Lambeth
conference service at which Bishop Cal
lor preached the sermon, but was very
much surprised to see the article In
your paper Yesterday which was so ella
borate In description and detail that
/ could hardly realize that II was tho
simple statement Of facts which gave
your reporter most Of which. except
| the facts themselves, must have had
| their inception In his own imagination,
| wish you would correct the state
ments made In my name as although
| the main facts and points are as
gave them | am indebted to the re-
porter for the language. Yours truly,
W. J. BRITToN.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
News Of Memphlt
10 Years Ago.
SEPTEMBER %, 1910.

Mrs. Otillia Handworker and sister.
Mrs. S. Becker. and little son, Earl, re-
turned to their home today, after spend
ing the summer at their home in ka-
venden, Ark.
Mr.. and Mrs II. Wilson and little
son returned to Memphis today, after
spending several weeks in the East.
Miss Lillian Smith left this city to-
day for Brownsville, Tenn, where she
will be the guest of relatives for sew
eral days.
Mrs. ]. B. Saunders returned to her
home in New Orleans today, after being
the guest of her parents in this city FOR
Dr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Winter returned
to their home in this city today, after
visiting relatives and friends In Ken
lucky. Indiana and ONO lot seNerdl
weeks.
Miss Mary Harrison returned today,
fter an extended visit with friends ana
relatives in Virginia. -
Mrs r. A. Parker and Misses ora
and Rowena Lee will return to their
spending the summer in Europe
Miss Victoria Gum returned to her
| home in Mississippi today. after pleas
ant visit with relatives in this city
| Miss Mary Fitzgerald. after. an eX-
! tended visit with relatives and trlehus
| in the Northern states, returned TO heI
| home in Memphis this afternoon.
! Misses Fairfax Carey ana fTlizapetf
| Maury returned today, after spending
several weeks in Beersheba, Tenn;
| Mrs. j. j. Thornton, Sr., returned To,
| day, after spending several weeks ~
various summering places near th'
Miss Mary C. Hutchinson returned to-
| day, after spending several weeks IN inc
] Eastern states.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22

A mother win often sacrifice every
thing she rightfuly should have for
tho sake Of giving her children the
very things they should not have.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
Daughter Likes Boys
But Mother Objects
BY MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs Thompson-I girl IL years old and have
been going with boys for time but my mother objects
One boy took dance last night and aferward went
to drug for something drink While there my mother
came in and when she very angry Now she will
Of oorta ar
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22

So 1--we that when your funeral takes
place no one will need ask who is
being buried.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22

The former kaiser's town residence
in the Berlin Schloss on the banks o.
the Spree, is now utilized as the Psy
Geological Institute Of the University o
Berlin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22

As a result of the study of Thrift
in public schools throughout the State
of Pennsylvania, half-million boys and
girls saved $2,OOOOO0 during the past
school year.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22

In Cleveland. ohio. It is found that
in foreign colonies school children are
kept at home on bargain market days
TO act as interpreters for their mothers,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
A FREE BULLETIN ON
THE COLD PACK METHOD

Is waiting for every woman who
will take the trouble to write and
ask for 1t,
This bulletin expls ms the modern,
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so II III keep perfectly,
1t also gives recipes for preserves,
jelies, fruit juices. elders, soups.
Act now!
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22

Bears Mrs. Thompson--Please to me
vshat would be Q suitable present 70
The Jones County news., 1920-09-09


object the opening of all cot'on
changes, declaring that I've believe
that mediate opening OF cotton ex
cAanges fcr new business is lecessary
to establish a market and secure uni
form prices.' Cotton and Cotton Oil
News, a trade paper published ia
Dallas, said on Sept. 2stb, 1915 "The
banks will loan little money on cot
ton until the New York, New Orleans
ana Lleerpooi Exchanges reopen and
put 10 active operations all thei
functions, thus establishing some
known price lor cotton. We haze The
word OF many bankers for this. !" In
this opening address at the Alabama
State exposition at montgomery, in
October, 1914, Governor o Neal Of
Alaba ma declared that Cotton Ex
changes are absolutely Necessary for
the salvation of the cotton crops from
year to year ami tneY and their exis
tence are the salvation OF the cotton
planter.
The teaching that Gotten exchange
are gamn,ing device is wrong
we must recognize the vastimportaLce
they are to the cotton grower and en-
courage thei. reopening throughou
the country ne National City Bank
of New York III is circular letter for
October 1914, after rceitIng the nnmer
GUS Advantages of such ad opel world
market as the cotton e1cnAn.s, afiu ri
observed that "itis therefore blgn y
desirable that the exchanges be reopen
ded tofnll operations as soon as
practicab bic. Befure thac lnld ue done
however, arrangements had To b. made
for the adjustment vi cOntracts ion
hundreds OF thousands OF bales Whieh
had been slsii uupomplssed by the
abrupt closing OF the market, fully
80 to 81 per cent Of which. as events
proved, { psessnlid purely hedging
TRANSACTION.
The Jones County news., 1920-09-09

Be it resolved by the Mayor and
Board OF Aldermen OF the city OF
Ellisrille, Miss that It is the inten-
tions OF the Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen at regular meeting Of
said Mayor and Board of Aldermen
when they make the levy Of taxes for
said city for the year 1920 TO add not
to exceed two mills leyy in addition
to ,e other lew Of taxes Of said citf
for ine purpose Of providing an addi-
tional street fund n addition to the
egular street trs 1lready provided by
law, provided that at au election
whtca Is hereby ordered to 81 heid on
Friday G 70 The lst 1920 ia said
city of Ellisville Miss atihe Mayor
office in said city majority of the
qualified electors ofsnd city voting
4tsaid e,ectiOn, shall yoi3 10 favor Of
said levy.
Il s, iurther ordered that the Clerk
have aAis resolution published IN a
newspaper published in said city as
ryquirsG by Law for the publishing
OF such resolutions and notices Of
sucn = tions and that The Election
Commissioners Of said city publish
noti OF said Election and hold said
election atthe time and piece aboye
do7ia lated.
I, n. p Cough, Clerk OF the City OF
Ellisviiie Miss hereby certify t'ias the
above = nd foregoing resolution is
true aud correct copy Of d resolution
passed by the Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen Of the CisY OF Eliisyille,
Miss a. regular 10 eling of said May
or and Board Of Aidermsa Of said
city on iha ftn esy of september 1890.
Tbs a Gin d. cs September a .
1870.
II. p. Cough Clerk.
The Jones County news., 1920-09-09

County for the year 1920, and 10 issue
Loan Warranty on the Treasure oi
saidcounty, therefor, bearing interets
at the rate tnot to exceed 6 percent the
loan warrant to payable on the 18th
day Of FEBRUARY a. D. 1921, ana willdo
souuless on or before the l3tLday Of
September A.D.1e20 loper cent Of the
adult tax payers ofthe County excite
sively Of those paying poll tax only
shall file with said board a petition
against the borrowing Of said money.
The board in taking this action is pro
ceeding under the authority vested
il them py Section 33l of The Miss
issippi code 1906 and the amenoing
laws Chapter 227 laws 1920
Witness my signature his The
18th dav OF August A. p. 1920
II. S.COLEINs
Clerk OF Board Of Supervisors
OF Jones County, Mississippi
Nv A. c. rcKt1RNRioE p. c.
The Jones County news., 1920-09-09
Prim y Election Called

rhe members Of the City DEM
oeratic Executive Committee Of
Elisville met At the office Of j.
NJ, Arnold at o'clock, p. NJ.
p 'esent p. B. Jordan, A. e.
shoemaker and j. Nj. Arnold, and
there being vacancy on the Com
mtttee cnused by death Of j. A
rinnon, g. n. Austin was elec'ed
tofill said vacancy from Ward No
4, and said Committee proceeded
to organize. and on motion OFF.
NJ. Arnod. p. b. Jordan was
elected Chairman Of said Com
mittee, and @. Y. Austin Secre
tary Of said Committee. on M on
duly carried it was orc eral that
a White Democra Primary
Election be ordered 10 be ueld on
Monday, October 25th. 1920, to
select candidates for an elective
municipal offices, and a second
primary, il necessary, il ordered
70 be held on Monday November
Isl. 1920. It is furthe ordered
that the canidatee shall hn aa-