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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-16
Copyright, 1920, by Mcclure New
paper Syndicate.)

OF f1OWAhO hs NAHlOs
Aren't you afraid to go out, Uncle
Wiggily?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy one day, as she saw the bun
ny gentleman getting ready to leave
his hollow stump bungalow.
Afraid? What of" asked Mr..
Longears, as he rubbed a speck of
dust off his red, white and blue
striped rheumatism crutch.
why, have you forgotten how Bob
Cat, the wild lynx, nearly caught us
yesterday" asked Nurse Jane.
mo, indeed, l haven't forgotten
haven't forgotten how you frightened
him off by making believe you were
going to snip off with your scissors
'Ha! Hal" laughed Nurse Jane,
THAT was funny! But don't you
think he'll chase you again."
"Oh, no." said Uncle Wiggily. I'm
not going that way. Today I'm 60
ing to call on an old friend of mine,
Mr.. Dippy Ringtail, the raccoon gen.
tleman"
"Dippy Ringtail What a funny
name!" laughed Nurse Jane.
We'll, he is called Dippy because
he is SO clean that he dips all his
food in water before he eats it." said
Uncle Wiggily. And he has a little
boy raccoon named Splashy, who not
only dips his food in water, but
splashes the water about as he does
so. And they get their name Ring
tail because the fur on their tails
Is in brownish gray and white rings.
How interesting." said Nurse
Jane. well, If there is little Ring
tail boy perhaps you will like to take
him one of my carrot turnoverss
They are like apple dumplings, only
sweeter, and you may tell him they
are Clean. so he doesn't need to dip
them in water"
"Tll tell him." promised Uncle
Wiggily. Il shall be glad to take
Splashy Ringtail one of your carrot
turnovers, Nurse Jane"
So the muskrat lady housekeeper
put the turnover, which was like a
little pie, in q clean paper bag, and
gave it to Uncle Wiggily. Off the
bunny rabbit gentleman started.
across the fields and through the
woods. There was some snow on the
ground, though the weather was not
quite cold enough yet to have frozen
the ponds and brooks.
AS Uncle Wiggily hoped along he
looked in the snow for the marks
Of the tracks of any birds or beasts.
Il don't want to see the paws or
claws of Bob Cat" thought the bun
n.y. as he held the carrot turnover
under his coat. Nurse Jane isn't
here now to make believe snip off
his ear tassels, which all lynx chaps
wear"
But UncR Wiggily saw no marks
in the snow to brighten him. He
did see, however, some prints in the
clean snow that looked as II little
boy or girl had been playing there.
The marks looked just like hand
marks. d. But as there were other
marks also, Uncle Wiggily knew
them for, what they were.
"Splashy Ringtail, the little rae
coon chap, has been along here" said
the bunny to himself, as he followed
the tracks until he came to a small
brook. "Raccoons make, with their
hind feet, marks in the snow or mud
just like those of children. l Won
der where Splashy is?'
AS Uncle Wiggily reached the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-16
HOROSCOPE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1920.

Copyright 1920, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
Caution should be the keynote of this
day, astrologers warn. Neptune and
Uranus are in malefic aspect, while We
nus is adverse.
During this rule Of the stars a morbid
and retrospective state of mind may
easily control the Judgment, and for
this reason positive and optimistic
attitude of mind should be cultivated.
While Neptune has adverse sway
there Is likely to be much wrong think
ing and self centeredness on the part
of individuals who have authority.
1t Is a time when scandals win per
sist, and will continue TO circulate, even
though they have been proved to be
without cause.
Sensational reports will be circulated
at this time, II the stars are rightly
read, but he who would live serenely
must be deaf to idle rumors
Women should defer important deci-
si0ns, for there Is slEh held TO cloud
vision and pervert Judgment.
Housing conditions will now begin
to receive practical attention. and there
Is an indication that home owning will
Increase in the spring as never before.
Again changes in domestic arrange
ments are prophesed and new systems
of cooperation certainly will be sue
cessfully worked out II present aspects
mean anything.
Much immigration is foretold for the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-16

Syndicate. Inc.)
My daughter, a woman seeketh love
with prayer and with trembling. But
man fegardeth love as a game of
chance, and wife as a matter of
luck. Yet, when a prize is offered
him, he is exceeding fastidious, and
harder to please than a woman that
shoppeth on n charge account.
Now | questioned a Young Man,
saying:
Wherefore. oh Philanderer dost
thou squander thy youth and thy
sentiment upon seconds and light
loves, and also rams? How shalt
thou hope to find the True Love If
thou flittest after every new love?
For Love is not a. Roman candle.
but an altar fire."
And he made answer, lightly, say
ing;
Nay, woman! How shall | rec
ognize the One Woman until have
known at least an hundred women,
and loved at least a score Of them?
How shall | discover the Right
Girl, If ! have never dallied with the
Wrong Girl? For, he that would know
the happiness of True Love. must
first have suffered from sentimental
boredom"
r., Now, it came to pass that, after
many moons. | saw the youth, and
again questioned him, saying:
Hast thou found thine Ideal, and
thy One Woman oh wise youth p"
But he answered me YEARLY, say
ing;
yea, verify, Mother. l have found
many of her--even the Perfect Be-
ing of my dreams.
10, she is fairer than the rose
of morning, sweeter than a damsers
telephone voice, purer than a pure
food label, and igentler than summer
girls sigh.
She hath eyes of velvet and a
voice of silver and a disposition
smoother than a Rolls-Royce or a
profiteer's promises. ....-tr@
II know her to be the Ideal Wife,
who is all things unto a man--even
a charmer, chum, an inspiration,
a valet, a playmate. and mystery.
yet, alas, 1 find her less inter-
esting than yesterdays newspaper.
and more wearisome than last sum-
mer's popular waltZ-tune. &
I "She thrilleth me no more than
the message on a postcard. and l can
not love her!
For. so long have l controlled the
muscles Of my heart that now they
refuse to work! So long have l be-
numbed my sentiments with the OPT
ate of filtration, and the wine of
near-love and the false stimulant Of
experiment, that there is neithr ro-.
name. nor an illusion, nor an emo
ton left within me--save one.
And that one is curiosity.
verify, verify, l am the man. who
understands women
yet | shall never marry until l
meet a woman whom l can not I'M
derstand!"
And in the air could be heard the
weeping of angels and the trium-
plant laughter of cynics.
For 10, he that seeketh all his days
to play with sky rockets and bon
fires, shall never find warmth and
brightness in the altar fire of Real
Love.
And his middle name shall be
''misogynist."
Selah!
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bring baby up In .aueh a home? or
what can ! do to brea<Nhlm Of eursIna?
TRoU5LED WIFE.
No, you should not bring your baby
up in such a home If you can help 1t.
You are too young to sacrifice yourself
to a home where you are not honored
l firmly believe that your husband will
value you IL he loses you. II you have
parents to go to, make them a visit and
tell your husband that when he is
ready to treat you with respect and
Kindness he can come to you. Say you
have had enough of his swearing and
abuse. l believe that your husband
will want YOU and the baby too much
to continue in the way he is living now
Dear Mrs. Thompson--i am a married
ana ana" DOING onS " M. VIE S wsnts t n.
90 south and | don't want to say any
thing to hurt her feelings. don't think
can do as we'll there as I can here.
Please give me your advice:
Do not give up ~ good position for
an uncertainty, especially at this time.
Good jobs are not as plentiful as they
have been in the last few years. 1t is
your duty to provide a living for your
wife, and If you find it unwise to humor
your reason. Sometimes, however, a
man overlooks the fact that his, wife is
in poor health and that change would
benefit her. When 1t is a question Of
health, the change should be made
With tuberculosis, for instance, the eli
mate means everything to the invalid's
state of health.
Dear Mrs. Thompson-We are-Ewo aIrI
friends, IS and rs years old, and we
both have many friends, but are not
proud nor vain. There are two boys
who have moved In our nelehborhood
and we would like to get acquainted
with them. We have met them several
times on the street, but don't seem to
get acquainted. They seem to want to
get acquainted with US, too. Are we too
young to 90 with boys at our age7
BUB AND CUTIE.
Yes, you are too young to go with
boys. If the boys live in your immedi-
ate neighborhood it would be all right
for you to speak to them when passing.
1t is not your place. however, to seek
closer acquaintanceship.
To Chums-Tell the librarian what
you have told me and she will suggest a
helpful book for you to read. Your
questions can not be answered in the
column. "A
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-16

The men are on their mettle. They
have got to make good. The first
chance, they frittered away. A sec
ond chance is more than most per-
sons get. They realize that they are
on probation, and that il any con-
siderable number fail. confidence
in all the rest will be impaired il
not destroyed. So they are Jealous
of their conduct and of the conduct
of one another.
We have no patience with a morbid
sentiment that makes crime an &c
centrlcity and would take away all
punishment. Much OF the crime that
afflicts this country is due to lack
of either certain or adequate punish
ment
But also much Of the crime is
preventable, and could be eradicated
In order to make any Roadway the
tendency toward crime must be sup
pressed in early youth. Childhood
must be turned into the right direc-
ton. The mind must be trained to
regard crime with revulsion, and
every law of nature and of govern
ment something to be sacredly OBJ
served and respected.
Schools. colleges and churches are
the greatest influences outside the
home for the incubation of lessons
in right living. Whenever they. or
either Of them, fails, there usually is
a penalty that must be applied.
A country is not judged according
to how severely it Furnishes crime,
but according to how we'll it sup
presses the commission of crime.
The morals of city are not judged
according to the number of persons
sentenced to hang, but according to
the number Of crimes that merit
capital punishment.
with all the development in medi
cal science; with all the splendid
work in rehabilitation hospitals; with
a full appreciation of all the marvel
Gus cures that science has perfected,
there is nothing that approaches the
blessings that have been bestowed
by preventive medicine.
Maybe some day, we will not let
IAN average boy with average faults"
turn criminal. 1t is a great thing
to rehabilitate the moral wrecks-this
work of restoring confidence and
making over the culls Of humanity
but it is greater thing to train
them straight and keep them straight
and sturdy.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-16

Dear X. c. Bare not cloth caps
more comfortable and cheaper than
derbies or felt hats? OF course they
are. Very well, then, why not start
II cap movement? You start it in
your column and I'll go right out
and buy a cap. Then you buy one
and well meet and organize and go
ahead, How about it?
GUS WEINBURG.
MY DEAR Gus.
ONE TIME.
OUT IN San Francisco.
A LETTER came,
FROM A man.
AND IT said.
You've BEEN selected.
t" START a movement
"FnR San Francisco men.
40 GO without hats"
AND l was pleased.
AND PROUD.
AND ! wrote something
IN MY. column.
AND SAID.
THAT THE next day.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-16
TwiceTold ales
NovgMsER>1s. 1910.
Ten Years Ago Today In Memphis.

Miss Beatrice Darnell has returned
from five months tour abroad. She
spent some time as guest of friends In
New Jersey and Virginia on her return
trip.
Mrs. J. v. Naccaro has returned from
Little Rock, where she was delightfully."-
entertained while attending the q. ID. c.
convention.
r. A. Gauling, city ticket agent for
the Rock Island, left yesterday for Bir-
mlngham, Ala, on n business trip.
The Tri- State Medical association met
this morning before large and appre-
ciative audience. Seven interesting pa
pers We're read Members arrived all
day to attend the elaborate banquet to
ne spread az the Peabody grill room to-
night, which will climax the social part
OF the meeting.
W c. Thorn travelling passenger
agent of the Great Northern. Of st.
Louis. was in Memphis today
Miss Adele Barley will arrive to-.
morrow TO be the guest of Miss Maude
McCutcheon
Much interest Is being manifested in
the concert to be given tomorrow at
the Lyceum theater by the Memphis
symphony orchestra
Charles T. Russell. the noted editor,
author and lecturer, Of the Brooklyn
tabernacle. New York, will arrive in
Memphis Friday TO deliver a LECTURE
here. He will speak at the Lyceum' the
alter Friday night at g o'clock. Much
interest is being shown in Ihe an
nouncement of his coming and large
audience is expected TO hear his lecture.
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brook he heard noise and, looking
around the corner of stump, he
saw Splashy Ringtail, the little rae
coon boy, himself, Splashy was dip
ping his paws in the water and
washing his face, even if there was
snow on the ground. sst ,.
| "Oh, Splashy!" cried the bunny
rabbit gentleman. II have something
for you! Nurse Jane sent it to you,
as / was coming to your house to
see your father. Here it is" and
Uncle Wiggily handed Splashy the
carrot turnover Nurse Jane had
baked.
"Oh, you are very kind" said the
little raccoon boy, as he took the
paper bag. Il was just getting hun
cry and" @ "a ak Iaa
yes, and so am hungry" cried
another voice, and bless your lolly-
pop! Out from behind a big rock
sprang bad old Bob Cat, with his
short. stubby tail and little tassels
on the ends of his ears.
I'm hungry for rabbit, whose
name begins with r. And Nurse
Jane isn't here just now to chase
me way off fart" said Bob Cat in
sort of a sing song verse. Not
that I think any more of him for
that, but it's what he said
''Oh, are you hungry for me?'
asked Uncle Wiggily, sort Of appre-
hensive like and fearsome.
II am" growled Bob Cat. II
came here expressly to get you. and
now ! have. You may run along,
little raccoon boy" he said to
Splashy Ringtail, who was opening
the paper bag to see what Nurse
Jane had sent him by Uncle Wig
gily.
/ "oh, it's something good to eat!"
cried Splashy, as he saw the carrot
turnover. "Oh, how glad l am! Per-
haps you will have some of this, and
let poor Uncle Wiggily go?" suggest
ed the raccoon boy to Bob Cat
Indeed 4 will not let Uncle Wig
| gily 60" said the bad creature. 1--WE
been waiting too long for him. and
I'm too hungry
I'm hungry, too said Splashy
| Ringtail, rs he walkCd toward the
brook with his turnover, while Uncle
| Wiggily didn't .lnow what IL, 10. He
was just going to tell Splashy that
there really was no need tn wash the
l nice, clean bit of pastry Nurse Jane
, had sent when, all of sudden, the
raccoon boy dipped his fronttpaw in
| lilt WdtGI oPloSAl5u u lpt VI IL
right in the face of Bob Cat. who
was just going1to grab Uncle Wig
gily. ..,. ...-.,
"Here!> What are you doing that,
for?" howIed Bob Cat
"Oh it's always polite to wash
your face before you et!" said
Splashy. as he spattered bt more
water all over the lynx
u "Oh, WOW! / can't Etand that cold
water!" howled Bob Cat. ut gives
me the shivers and crinkles up my
! Iur!" And as Splashy sent more
water in a shower all over him,
away ran Bob Cat, not getting Uncle
Wiggily at all.
"Ha! Ha! That's the time fooled
him!" laughed the little raccoon
| boy. as he began to eat the turn
over, not needing to wash that.
| you certainly fooled him and
saved me-" said the bunny, as he
hoped on his way. And if the lead
pencil doesn't try to draw molasses
out of the kitchen faucet and let it
run all over the floor, I'll tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily's sewing
llesson.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-16

The high collar, straight back and
unbroken line at the front are all in
dicativc of the new autumn robe
The waist section is fitted ana fea-
lures the short shoulder
The, ludys and miss coat. No.
9779, is cut in sizes lG years, SO to
A. inches bust measure. Size SO re-
quires ~ yards A inch material and
Z yard 24-inch lining, Rrice, Il
cents,
Limited space prevents showing all
the styles. We will send our 81
| page fashion magazine, containing
all the@good, new styles, dressmak-
ing helps, serial story, etc, for &c,
postage prepaid. or &c if ordered
with a pattern. Send l5c for maya
zine and pattern to Fashion Depart
ment. The News Scimitar, 90 East
Eighteenth street. New York city.
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YOUR CHILD
AN OPPORTUNITY!

You want TO do the best you
can for your child. of course.
II YOU are making mistakes
they are unirtentional.
Now stop and think OF this Is
his physical condition all it
should be
Certainly the most important
aid to success is a good physique.
The child who is not physically
fit begins to be "A failure at his
toys, works under many handi-
caps in school, is likely to drop
out before he has gone far to-
ward success.
DO YOU know how to ma l>e sure
there is nothing physically wrong
with your child
Let The Memphis News SCim-
itar through its Washington In
formation bureau, send YOU
bulletin entitled The School
Child's Health that will give YOU
the best information in the world
II was compiled 10y the American
Hygiene association and publish
ed by the American Red Cross.
1t is free.
Tin filling out the coupon pVint
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-16

spring, when this country again will
welcome foreigners from Europe,
For five years astrologers have pre-
dicted that the Western coast would
present n serious problem and now they
warn again that the Oriental inva-
sion will assume a new aspect of real
danger.
This is not really lucky wedding
day. The bride who marries under this
sway must use tact If she would attain
happiness
Persons whose birthday 1t is may
have annoyance in business this year,
but it can be easily overcome.
Children born on this day are likely
to be energetic, brave and clever. They
are usually exceedingly resourceful and
original in mind.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-16

A man without n prison record is
slow TO employ former convicts in
any capacity. Except for the fact
that the head Of the big enterprise
of which we speak had himself
served in prison. and knows the i'm,
pulse. the ambition. the craving OF
the soul of a man with a shadow
over his life to come back and make
good, he would never have had the
sympathy for such a man.
He discovered that most men who
go to prison are not criminal, as we
are accustomed to think There il
vast difference between the man
who makes the preparation OF crime
a profession and the man who takes
q wrong step with a clear conscience,
Yet under our system Of laws when
man enters a prison he is black
ened with the same brush that stains
every other man that enters its gat"
A man who has been through the
crucible knows the difference lie
knows that there may be some hon
est men in prison and some dishon-
est ones outside.
The man who selected his force
from former prison inmates did not
do so because he believed them free
from wrongdoing or because he
esteemed them more highly than
those who have never had the sus-
picion Of guilt directed against them
He merely chose them to give the
men chance. lie didn't mean to
indicate them in the eyes of their
fellow men and prove that they were
misjudged. He merely wanted to
show the men themselves that they
could come back. and the shortest
road was through confidence in them.
We are told that of the 400 there
has not been a single disappointment.
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-I"GW % - F1NTs OFFs :"
BY k.C.B.

THE TROUBLE began.
ON MY telephone.
AND THE first complaint.
WAS FROM friend.
WITH two. hat stores.
AND THE next complaint.
CAME FROM employees.
OF A factory.
WHERE THEY made hats.
AND IT was a girl.
AND SIZE nearly cried.
AND ALL morning.
MY TELEPHONE rapg.
AND Al day.
l STA ED at nome.
AND THE next day.
WENT downtown.
WITH MY largest hat.
A GREEN one.
AND GUS.
IL YOU want to buy a cap.
GO BUY it.
BUT LAY offa me.
/ THINK you.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-16

Love" says w. L. George "is
the highest state of mental, physical
and aesthetic attraction" Yes, and
with all that it can't seem to survive
little thing like a burnt chop. an
overdone egg, a cold in the head, or
a sock that rubs the heel
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-16
Where Should Young
Couple Go TO Live7
BYsMRs. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson-I girl l9 years old and am
going with felow20 We intend to be married in the
future. He to live at his home Do you think it
advisable for do so Or should postpone the marriage
until we can set up home of our own? There only
younger brother and hiSfatr at home His mother died
years ago lack confidence myself go ahead
and do he things 7 wish ii ~ YOURS SINCERELY
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-16

Personality" is the color of the
soul; and people who are famed for
personality" are thOse whose souls
are such beautiful color that they
are not afraid to show them.