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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06
Copyright, 1920, by the Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)

Copyright, 1920, by the wheeler syn
dictate, lnc)
She must be beautiful, preferably tall
and slender, though an occasional man
leans to what was once called the
pocket Venus" and is now spoken OF
size. No matter what her height or
weight, however, she must have a
peachcs-and cream complexion, Cinde-
rella feet, large oX-like eyes, and hair
that curls.
Furthermore, the beauty of a mans
ideal woman must he of the adaman-
tine kind that can stand the kicks and
cuffs of fate without getting its paint
scratched off, or being denied. For the
ideal woman never grows scrawny nor
fat. Her hair never gets grtzzled or
thin. She never grows old. for she
has not only tasted the waters of the
fountain of perpetual youth She has
picked herself in them.
A mans ideal woman is always ex-
quisitely dressed in soft filmv things
OF delicate, pastel shades and her hair
is waved and curled in that artlessly
artful way that only requires couple
of hours to do, if you are a quick
worker. A man may be a tightwad
who howls with agony, IS If she ned
gotten his life blood, every time his
wife strikes him for a, hand down
frock, but nonetheless his dream woman
is always clothed in Paris creations. ,
He may expect his wife to cook
and scrub, and wash, and tend baby
but he never looks at her bungalow
apron and work -roughened hands vi n
out thinking how different she is from
his ideal, and that, somehow, a woman
ought to be able to be a good cool
and look like lady-love at the same
time.
A mans ideal woman is the clingine
vine She is as spineless as a shoe
string, and~a that she asks of hel
husband is to be permitted to cline
tc him. echo all of his opinions, anC
lave no mind of her own whatever.
But She must be able to reverse roles
and become the sturdy oak if neCes.
sity demands a helpful, energetic, cap
able woman in the family. Also, the
| clinging vine, even in her limpest mo-
| " emts. must have decision of character
| enough &c deal with a family of self
willed children ana fight profiteerinl
| tradesmen to a stand still,
In a word, a mans ideal woman is {
| Towering vine which festoons itsel
gracefully about him in public, and 81
calls attention to his strength, while il
private he expects it not only to stanC
alone and avoid becoming a burden
upon HIM but to prop him up.
In intelligence a mans ideal woman
| knows lust little less than he does
She follows at his heels like his dos
and devours hungrilv and gratefully
whatever bones of his thoughts hi
| throws to her. And she gaZes reverent
| ly up into his eyes and takes her cue!
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06
CHAMBER PUBLICITY
T DIVISION TO MEET

The regular meeting of the publicity
division of the Chamber OF Commerce
will be held Wednesday at noon, at
which time plans for the future enlarge
ment and development of the division
will be discussed. Secretary Hayley,
who returned recently from Madison,
Wis, where he attended school for
secretaries of chambers of commerce,
will make a talk at the meeting and
will probably offer suggestions for the
Improvement and enlargement of the
publicity section.
President Ellis, who has also been
making a study OF the various phases
of commercial chamber work will be one
of the speakers at the meeting and
gestions
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

Q.-Who was the llTsl Aiheil S"h INV
elist %. Il. d. ,,
A.-The man who Is usually reierIeu
to as the first American hoVellst anu
whose claim to the tltle seems 10 pe
undisputed, was Charles brochutn
Brown, who was born IN ihileuelpl,id
in l771, and died in lolO' Ills pest nov
el, 'Wieland,' Is morbid horror story
based on ventrlloqulsm, ana WINE I'M
| probable IL contains scenes vi stsa.
novels. and in 1893 book on divorce
views then considered very radical but
now widely accepted. No other novels
than his were published by a native
American until the appearance of The
Spy" by James Fenimore Cooper, in
| 1871,
,ut
sauce.-M. e. M.
A.-Skin, cut in pieces and put to
| cooking one half bushel tomatoes Put
| through meat grinder Is green peppers,
| is onions, and add to tomatoes Add
I ia cups sugar, 3 cups vinegar, 3 tea
spoonsiul cinnamon, cloves and allspice,
3 tablespoonsful salt and red pepper to
taste. Cook slowly until fairly thick,
usually about three hours
Q.-Are there any wild tribes OF IN
dams in the United States!-G. IA
A-The bureau OF indian attalrs says
that there are no wild tribes OF IN
dams in the United states at the pres
ent time. The Indians are engaged IN
activities similar TO those OF the Whlte
| people, namely, agriculture, commerce
and business of all kinds. The SEM
| inoles of Florida no not 1--we on gov
eminent reservation, and have no reg
ular agreement or treaty with the gov
| however,
! Q.-What is petroleum engineer
a. W..
! A petroleum engineer Is geolo-,
Occurrence Of petroleum and familiar
/ with the methods Of determining by
/ field examination places where drilling
lis likely to result in the production of
petroleum.
| Q.-ls there difference between me
teors ana shooting stars what be-
comes OF them?-H. ). n.
| A.-Accordlng TO the late Prof. New
ton there is no definite line OF dis
tinction between meteors and shooting
stars If a meteor passed completely
Though the atmosphere ana reaches the
surface OF the earth II then becomes
ter thought to have their origin in
disintegrated comets. and moving
are known as meteors. The energy OF
/ their motion is suddenly converted into
! hear on imnact with The atmosnhere
{ AS a general rule this speedily vapor-
4 ICES their entire substance. the exterior
/ being brushed off by the air as soon as
/ mrIted nftpn leavinp a visible trail in
| tLe SKY, feW, IL any h ie6 appear
a. greater nt'sniS IMAM lVV miles, ana
IL" oeIo" 'V ih'l'S'
o What does the word Cbautauoua
mean -E. $. II.
| A,-This is a Seneca Indian word
f meaning l!i!erd"S one mas taken OUT
l'Sh 'he'c'
| O.-What percentage on an invest
mcN would he yielded nv Victory Lib
lrrtS loan bonds and When do these
( bonds maturra-E r. r
L1'h. artnarv nr The trea surv de-
nart,uant Stat"s Thai n,oncv jn,ested
~ Virt,r, jEart,, ~ ,,o, cont notas
~ 100 .IoS2 a. ~ ,,,ico 0f az ~ Ubicb
v'as hcin,t n,Ioted a ,bo I'M ~ "iins.
ti"n MS 49, Iro,id VIM, VIVA '"G HboTd
min r,Iai,ritH .ss % S irrV tor ".lu
Thnso "nd wy Pc t tbc
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06
Copyright, 1920, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
nv LOwARn a GARIC

NSopyTlRnI, l92U, by Mcclure newspaper
Syndicate.)
BY HOWARD r. GARIs.
One morning, just as he was coming
downstairs, after having had his. break
fast, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the nice
bunny rabbit gentleman, heard Nurse
gathering and banging in the kitchen.
'Ah, Nurse Jane is busy, as usual,
said Uncle Wiggily to himself. as he
heard the bang of pots and pans. "She
is getting something nice ready for my
dinner, / think. Good Nurse Jane!"
Uncle Wiggily was all dressed up
ready TO go out and look for an ad.
venture, but first he thought he would
poke his head in the kitchen door and
| tell Nurse Jane where he was going
He saw the muskrat lady busy stir.
ring something in yellow bowl, but
before the bunny rabbit could say any
| thing the telephone bell rang.
This telephone bell, in Uncle Wiggily's
hollow stump bungalow, was made of
a morning glory flower, with red
cranberry hanging down inside to do
"Tinkie! Tinkle! Tink!" went the
morning glory flower cranberry tele-
phone bell.
That's for me, I think, Wiggy," said
Nurse Jane. 'I'il answer it's So the
| muskrat lady left what she was stirring
| in the yellow bowl and went to talk
over the telephone.
Yes, I'm here" Uncle Wiggily heard
| her say. Yes, Mrs, Wibblewobble, l
can talk to you a moment, though I'm
making a cake and I'm right in the
middle of it, l mean I'm in the middle
of making 1t, not in the middle Of the
| cake, of course; and"
Then there was quite lot of talk
| between Nurse Jane on one end OF the
| telephone and Mrs. Wibblewobble, the
| duck lady. on the other end. The tele-
phone wire was a long piece of wild
grape vine, running from the hollow
| stump bungalow to the duck lady, S
| house.
well. Nurse Jane is certainly talk
ing a long while" said Uncle Wigglly
to himself, as he stood in the kitchen
waiting to tell the muskrat lady where ,
he was going. "She and Mrs. Wlbble-
wobble have n lot to say. But l Won
der what will happen to the cake Nurse
/ lane is making? If she let's it stand too
| long it may rise or fal-seems to me
| | Heard her say something about a
| cake falling. / don't want this cake
spoiled | know what I'll do! Ill finish
This cake myself while Nurse Jane Is
at the telephone" ,,, ,-.,
| The muskrat lady was still busy
talking away. Uncle WiggilW went to
| The kitchen table. In the bowl were
some eggs and other things that needed
"Tn lust stir up this cake, sift in
| some flour as I've seen Nurse Jane DO,
and then I'll put it in the oven ana
bake it." said Uncle Wiggily.
| Nurse James was at the telephone IN
the pantry, and she could not see what
Uncle Wiggily was doing. So the rab-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06
TO HONOR MEMORY
OF JUDGE W. H. BlGGS

JACKSON. Tenn, Sept 6. (Spl)--At
meeting of the Jackson Bar associa.
ton held Saturday morning at the call
of President c. T. Bond and Secretary
Claire b. Newman, a committee COM
posed of r. f. SpragIns, S. j. Everett
and Chancellor j. w. Ross was APP
pointed to draft resolutions in honor Of
Judge W. II. Biggs, who died Satur-
day night Aug. IS.
The meeting Of the bar association
adjourned until Saturday morning, Sept.
II, wnen the resolutions committee will
make its report,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06

four times a week and stay all night.
They also spend Sunday here. Do you
think we lay ourselves liable 70 be crltl-
ei.ed by allowing them to x e1me SO
Il liz not the coming so often as the
staying so late that renders you liable
to criticism. Unless your parents live
with you they have no right to remain
over night. II the finger Of scorn Is
pointed at you YOU have only lame
Nlihi under these conditions. II you
live in the country and your parents
live in the same house 1t is perfectly
proper for them to remain, however.
Dear Mrs. Thompson.--Whati Is a GOOD
cure for vanity? I hate II. How Is my
writing and spelling for t5-year.old? !
am feet II inches tall. Am very
small for my ACE? QUEST ION BOX.
have egotisnl-, the chief force that makes
persons civilized individuals. Vanity
thus converted. is the source OF clviliza-
ton; the quality reformers most dis
like. If left uncontrolled in state OF
offensive. empty self-conceit, vanity.
is the antidote. for that kind OF I'M
becility , Egoism is laudable; egotism
Is not. Egoism Is philosophy; egousnh
is folly Extreme rheekness Is as as.
SHINE as vanity. Be truthful ABOUT
yourself to Yourself and your intellectual
honesty win reveal itself in time in your
every action and thought. Your writ
ing is fair. You should be feet l men
tall and weigh 106 pounds according 10
government figures.
NEW COOK-Trim all green and pink
from the rind and then cut in small
pieces. Put in brine for two or three
days. after which soak In cold water as
many days as the brine was used; Make
a syrup. using pound OF rind 10
pound OF sugar and when II begins 70
thicken drop in the rind, allowing II
TO cook until 1t becomes clear and done.
AS there is so little juice in the rlnd
il may be necessary to use more sugar
than pound for pound, but the COOK
can usually decide this.
PETE.--You are too young to know
what love means. The same Is true
of the boy.
Dear Mrs, Thompson.-l am a Girl ~
yearc old. Am | old anouaht TO receive
boy company Ny parents say that
am not, am II | dearley love boy ne
says he loves me and ! nave SUP UP
and went with him and my parents
haven't found it out how can keep
them from funded II out? PUNCH.
II YOU paid more attention TO your
hooks as your letter shows you should
YOU would be able to judge for your.
self. Leave the boy alone and nina
YOUR parents. A good spanking would
be appropriate.
SOMERVILLE.-P Publishing your let
ter will be of no service to you. get
out and meet people, when your lather
brings you to town.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06
TO ExCAvATE AsCALoN.

JERUSALEM, Sept y. lJewish Tele-
graphic AgencyO-Prof. Garstang, OF
Liverpool university, and director OF
the British Archaeological school in
this city is about to begin the eXcava
ton Of Ascalon, one Of the chief cities
Of the ancient Phllistines and the scene
OF notable events in the days Of the
crusades. Results or the greatest his
torical Importance are hoped for from
this undertaking.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06
MADISON COUNTY COTTON
MEN POSTPONE MEETING

JACKSON, Tenn, Sept. 6. tSpl)-
In view OF the fact that the meeting
of the Madison county branch Of the
American Cotton Growers association.
held in the association of commerce
rooms Saturday afternoon, was very
poorIy attended. the meeting was ad
iourned until next Saturday afternoon
at ESQ o'clock The ball games and
other attractions in town are believed
to be responsible for the small at
tendance. y
Plans for the disposition OF the 1920
crop will be devised at the meeting mex:
saturday afternoon, states President
CLYDE Thomas. who urges every farmer
interested in cotton TO attend the meet
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06
PoCAHoNTAs GETS DEPOT

POCAHONTAS, Ark, Sept. 6. (Spll
-Pocahontas is to have new and
up-to date freight and passenger depot.
The Frisco Railroad company has ac-
ceded to the wishes Of the citizens Of
this place and surrounding country and
have the workmen now on the job. The
foundation has been built and the work
will be rushed as rapidly as possible.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06
NURSES TO MEET.

There will be a msetng OF District
No / Of the Tennessee Registered
Nurses association on Thursday, Sept
g. at the Y. NJ G. A.. at which time
new officers win he elected Every
member OF the organization is urged to
be present at the meeting, which viii
start at pm.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06
CHAMBER OPEN.

Officersin the Chamber of Commerce
were open as usual Monday. though or
ders were given to close. all doors
nromptly at / o'clock in observance OF
Labor day, The dining room was
closed all day and win not open until
Tuesday noon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06
DANDY ARRIVES.

c. T.. Bandy, an income tax expert
from the Knoxville division, arrived
In Memphis to become a member Of the
Memphis department OF internal Teve-
nue.. He probably win be connected
with the local department for about six
weeks, he said Monday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06
Refuses TO Kiss
Boy Ready To Quit
BY MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs Ihompson-Ne are two girls y years old. The
first has been going with boy for five years dearly loves
him He has asked her marry him. but since then they have
quarreed because he goes with other girls the town.
and he gets peeved because she will not allow him to kiss her
He says that If she does allow him do this he going
quit going with her, but If she will he viii go with any
nther Girl Is his liver nrn
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06

Ponzrs trouble was in covering up
liabilities. but with Treasurer Upham
II is hiding assets
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06

Boston's census gain was unsatisfac-
tory but it is clear from the Ponzi
incident that suckers are being born
UP there az the same old rate.
Utah has gained 90 per cent since
1910, more than any other state. and
we are waiting to hear what Mormon
ism has to do with birth rates
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-06

PETE.-You are too young to know
what love means. The same is true
of the boy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-07-29
Improved Train Service
THROUGH SLEEPING

AsHEVIILE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
Between Columbia and Ashevine, n G. 1-R@s
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Sure to Return.

A new Englander tells of a mer-
chant in a Vermont town whose
goods did not very strongly substanti-
ate his advertising claims. So he put
out a new sign. He was pleased to
observe that a great many persons
stopped to read it. But soon he was
puzzled and angered to notice that
they all went on, laughing! There
was nothing humorous about the sign,
for it merely read:
If You Buy Here Once
You Will Come Again.
The merchant went out in casual
sort of way and glanced at his sign
to see what was the matter. Some
one, no doubt former customer, had
added another line, and it now read:
If You Buy Here Once
You Will Come Again
To Bring it Back.
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TWO RAIDS BY BANDITS.
Robbers and Express Company Pay
master Shot.

Chicago, July 26.-Two bandits
and two express company paymasters
were shot, one of the latter probably
fatally and $4,000 stolen in two dar-
ing payroll robberies on the West
Side within 20 minutes of each ether
this morning, All of the bandits
escaped. Earlier in the day two
young men who have been holding
up branches of chain store grocery
system perpetrated their 18TH rob-
berry within a month, escaping with
$3.50.
Five bandits in touring car
fought with three express company
messengers in front of the Hart,
Schaffner and Marx clothing factory,
in the heart of the densely populated
West Side and escaped with steel
box containing $4,000 after two Of
their number had been wounded.
More than so shots were exohang-
ed in the fight while 200 pedestrians
and employees of the factory looked
on. George Haubeck, one of the ex-
press paymasters, was shot through
the head and is not expected t. live.
AuOLuSl WeSSSuSSl, CudllCS HduoO,
was wounded in the leg.
After Haubeck fell one Of the rob
bers grabbed the box, but was shot
down by Gaude. A second bandit
snatched up the money and threw it
into the car, but was shot before he
could follow and collapsed across the
running board. His companions
dragged the other wounded man into
the machine and it dashed off with
one injured man clinging to the run
ming board.
A motorcycle policeman gave chase
but lost the trail after several blocks.
Shortly after the first hold up,
three men drove up to the Peterson
Machine Works almost at the edge
of the loop district, and took SIS, 900
from Abe Nelson, a saloonkeeper,
who is stockholder in the concern.
Nelson had just reached the plant
with the money which he had drawn
from a down town bank. The men
escaped.
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anyone in our party.

I've could never learn how they
came to be there or how long the
family had been inhabitants of the
island, although We were convinced
that the old woman knew. She re-
fused to talk about it at ALL Our
theory was that a convict or some
fugitive from justice made his way
into the swamp generations ago, with
one or more companions, and that it
had been impressed on the old Wo-
man that she must never reveal the
facts
LAS to the other tradition, we
learned more. On opening an Indian
mound On the island, we disinterred
the skeleton Of an Indian, undoubt
edly bowlegged, with tomahawk
hole in his skull, and his dogs and
wives buried in concentric circles
around him. There were also in the
mound other articles usually placed
in Indian burial places.
after learning about the outlet
by way of the Sewanee, we hoated
down it, got provisions, cameras and
other scientific equipment for obtain
ing and preserving specimens Which
we shipped north by the same route.
We found many, many new species
new to\science; adult specimens, eggs
and nests of the ivory billed wood
pecker. supposed to have been ex-
tinct half a century; new and rare
insects, animals and plants, and much
evidence that crocodiles, supposed
ever to have lived in the United
States, are to be found in the water
Of The swamp.
People Helpful.
''The people were very helpful in
obtaining specimens, and when once
they knew what we wanted, could
get many more than we could and
tell us facts about them which were
unknown to science. They had trails
from the island out into the swamp,
going by way of fallen logs, shallow
pools of water and tufts of grass
or moss, which made it easier for
u.s., There were several other small
islands or small pieces of land two or
three inches under water, in the Vi
cinity. The people had named all
other islands but the one on which
CuSN llNSu. O1lS VI CilOoS ." AAASAA 1AiNv
called Many Lake island, we had
much difficulty in reaching, as they
refused for a long time to guide us
there, because, they said, there be-
longed to merry wings there
They would not tell what merry
wings were, but L found out. When
we were finally taken to the island,
where we spent one night, some in
sect which we never saw stung me so
that my eyes were swollen almost
shut, and my fingers SO. that they
stood out stifiy from my palms for
several days. Whatever. the insect
was, it was entirely unknown to SCI:
ence
''To the islanders we were as some
higher beings, and they stood around
us, watching our every action, as long
as we were there AS beings higher
than they, it was not fitting that they
should question any Of our actions.
The first thing we saw in the morn
ing was that ring of seventeen per-
sons standing about US, and it was
our last sight at night.
''The women on the island did not
ask one question about women in the
outside world, and none of the fam
lily had any conception of life off the
island. Their family name was Lee
and their Christian names were all
Biblical"
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ACT QUICKLY

Do the right thing at the right time
Act quickly in time of danger.
In time Of kidney danger, Doan's
Kidney Pills are most effective.
Plenty Of Bamberg evidence OF
their worth.
Mrs. c.. E. Simmons, New Bridge
St., Bamberg, says: my back hurt
me so badly I would sometimes have
to press nv hands upon it to- ease
the pain. The action of my kidneys
wasn't right and my hands and an
kles swelled. I began using Doan's
Kidney Pills, which I got at Mack's
Drug Store. In a short while. they
rid me Of all this trouble"
SOC, at al dealers. Foster-MilburS'
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo. N. Y. j.
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No Worms in a Healthy Child

All children troubled with worms have an un-
healthy color, which indicates poor blood, and as
rule, there is mere or less stomach disturbance.
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly
for two OF three weeks will enrich the blood, i'm
prove the digestion, and act as General Strength
ening Tonic to the whole system Nature will then
throw off or dispel the worms, and the Child will be
in perfect health. Pleasant to take. 60c per bottle
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666 has more limitations
than any other Chill and Fe-
yer Tonic on the market but
no one. wants limitations.
They are dangerous things
in the medicine line.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-09
DIXIE SWIMMERS
COMPETE IN ATLANTA

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. s.-The South
ern swimming championship win be held
here this week at the East Lake
country club of the Atlanta Athletic
association with entrants from a dozen
large Southern cities including tho
Southern champion team from Dallas
Texas
Birmingham, New Orleans. Msnpbis
Nashville, Chattanooga, Mobile. Mont
gomery, Savannah and other cities, &C
cording to advance notices. will be
represented In the meet which will be
held August 10 and H.
The Georgia state tennis champion
ship tournament will be held al East
Lake Immediately preceding the swim
ming contests, the tennis tournament
beginning today and closing wednes-
day.