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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23


Friendly stars hold sway this day,
according to astrology, Ddring the
busy hours of the morning Mercury
and the sun are in benefc aspect.
This should be a most suspicious
rule for the signing of bills in legisla-
tive bodies or the closing of contracts
of any SORT
Diplomacy is subject to a better d.
rection than at any recent date. The
sun promises success to those who
hold in their keeping the destinies of
nations.
Newspapers and periodicals should
benefit from the government of the
stars. New publications are foreshad-
owed
There is a sign that is held to pres
age Improvement in the postal service
Changes in part of its system are
forecast.
Messages that should be most well
come to the chief executive of the
United States are prognosticated. One
Of these has in 1t the element of sur
prise.
This should he a lucky day for all
who solicit support in large enterprises
that concern many persons.
1t is fortunate sway under which
TO seek employment or promotions,
While the configuration of this day is
favorable to those who desire reCog-
nitions from persons in authority they
are warned that power still rests among
the favored few.
Labor continues under a government
OF the stars that indicates continued
unrest and discomfort.
There is a sign, however. that Is held
to presage new industrial partnerships
shared by workers and employers.
While the sun today is in an aspect
that is beneficial for all interests CEN
tered in gold, there will be a period
of test for American financiers more
serious than the present one.
The planet that is supposed TO have
the effect of causing divisions, sepa-
rations and explosions Is in an aspect
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23
DOROTHY DIX'S TALK
HOW TO SELECT A WIFE.
BY DOROTHY DIX,
Tina Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.

A young man asked me II | can tell
him how to go about choosing a wife,
The first Bit Of advice that | should
give man contemplating matrimony is
10 sit down and have a quiet session
with himself and try to find out just
what qualities he desires in the woman
who is to be his life companion Let
him classify his own preferences, and
then go out and seek a maiden who fills
the bill
Certainly It Is rank idiocy for a man
to marry without having taken the trou-
bic to find out the sort OF wife he
wants-whether he desires his wife TO
be society woman, or n home keeper,
whether a saver or spender, whether
he prefers to sing hymns with pious
wife or to go to the races with sporty
one.
Now the world is full OF charming
girls any one OF whom would make
some man n good. suitable wife. and the
trick is for each man to find his lwn
partner instead OF getting the 9TH
er fellows and having TO go through
the divorce court In order to exchange
Success in marriage is merely ques-
ton Of getting into your own class. and
staying there,
Suppose. for instance, man Is a
sensible. practical man who likes we'll
regulated life. run on schedule time.
Let him go wootng among the business
women. The business woman is level
headed and reasonable, and her husband
Is guaranteed against Mysteries and un-
founded jealous teproaehes She has
learned to look al life as IL Is, and not
to demand the impossible.
She knows that a man whose mind is
numbered with weighty affairs, an(
whose hands are fun OF a big deal
should not waste his energies on foolish
household errands. Therefore, she will
not ask her husband to stop on his way
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downtown to match a piece of elephants
breath chiffon, nor viii she expect him
70 walk the baby at night, when II has
the collie
The business woman is also a good
choice for the ambitious man who
wants to get on in his business and
nave an Al rating in Bradstreet, for
having earned money herself. she knows
Its value and that every dollar is bap.
tZed in blood, She will not be hood
winked by servants, or cheated by
tradesmen, and having felt the fret and
stress OF business that wears the
strongest nerves to fiddle Strings. she
will be more tolerant Of a mans impa-
thence and easier TO get along with than
the purely domestic woman who thinks
that going down to the office every day
is nothing but picnic.
But the business woman ,s no wife
Tor the conceited man because she Is
| accustomed to forming her own opin-
IONS ana acting on her own Judgment
and no man Is little tin god to her
| Nor is she the wife for the domestic
| tyrant for she has celebrated her
Fourth of July Declaration OF Independ-
ence and let's no man tell her when to
| get of, or where she gets on. Neither
VIII she suit the stingy man. for she
| has experienced the JOYS OF her own
! pocketbook and will insist on a fair d.
| vide Of the family income
The man who is fussy about his eat
ing and who likes to dress the salad
al the table and has his own chafing
| dish recipes. should marry a domestic
girl who likes to cook They could new
| er really bore each other, for hunger Is
passion that springs eternal in the
| human breast, and they will enjoy an
idylllc existence inyenting new dishes,
surrounded by perpetual aroma OF
cennubial bliss, and good cooking,
The man who has no sporting blood
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23
7G1zRET7URE7 THE, NE WIS SCTMTTAR DAILY PACE
MACHINE FEATURES
EG8VNCLE WlGGTYESs 3
BEDTLNlE: STORY
UNCLE WIGGUY AND SAMMIES CARROT

| Tnclv Wiggily and Sammie hoped
over the fields and through the forest
on the way to the hollow stump school.
/ Il kept growing colder and colder. and
even though the bunny rabbit gentle
man and his nephew twinkled their
pink noses as fast as they could, still
they felt chilly
Al OF a sudden. just as he was
, taking slide on a little brook that
was frozen over. Sammie felt some
1 Ging pulling on the ends OF his long
scarf that was tied around his neck.
is that you, Uncle Wiggily2" asked
Sammle. for he had run on ahead TO
take the slide. Are you pulling my
scarf
NO, Sammie. am not" answered the
rabbit gentleman. and he spoke TN such
sad and sorTowful voice that Sammie
turned IN establishment, And what he
saw made him all the more surprised.
For Uncle Wiggily was held fast by
the bad old BazoOp. and II was the
queer, unpleasant chap who had
sheaked up and pulled Sammle's scarf,
An, ha' Now ! have the two of you"
cried the Bazoop Now for a lot OF
souse-Cold souse, like the cold kind
all the better--freezinR cold" and he
looked hungrtly at the ears of Uncle
NtrElly and Sammie.
oh. dear" cried the rabbit boy
Please let Uncle Wiggily and me so to
school"
No No" gibbered the Bazoop, who
had sneaked up behind MIR. Longears
and Sammie and had caught them both.
1t was so cold that they each had their
heads wrapped up In o warm scarf and
that Is why they did not hear the
BaZoop. NNo. I'll not let either OF you
go until | have had my souse" growled
the bad chap.
oh II | only had huttonhook, or
something Hike that TO tickle him with"
whispered the bunny gentleman.
I've got the boiled carrot Nurse Jane
gave me-" Sammie whispered back
THAT would he too soft--too much
like wabbily rubber" said Uncle wig
glly. Sammie put his paw in his pocket
and felt Of the carrot. Then, with a
cry he pulled II out
Here, take II, Uncle WiRgily," cried
the rabbit boy The carrot Is frozen
as hard as an icicle. And II is as sharp
and stickery as an ice cream cone! Take
Il and lab the Bazoop with IT,"
Il VIM. said Uncle Wiggily. So he
took Sammie's soft boiled carrot that
had frozen stiff, and with IL the rabbit
BaZoop so hard that the bad chap was
glad enough to run away and not get 4
bit of souse.
"oh, wow" howled the Bazoop as he
ran away, Frozen carrots are too
much for me-"
Then Sammie went on to school.
where he thawed out his carrot for his
recess lunch. And Uncle Wiggiy went
TO see Grandpa Goosey, And il the
bird don't try to, take the cat tail for
a feather muffler to wear TO the gold
fish naTtv, I'll tell you next about Tn
Gle Wiggily and Susies slippers.
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-oPyright 1920. by Net lure Newspaper
Syndicate
BY HOWARD r. CARS.

~" FNNA ~ A2rNfN' D
what is it that smells SO good Nurse
jane asked SammiG lattlCtau tho
rabbit boy, AS he was getting ready
Tor school one morning lu the burrow,
or underground house
'Ch, am just cooking som, carrots
boiling them whole tl have ready Tor
supper, answered the uuskrat lady.
She and Uncle MiEgIiy had come 10
live with the Little tails after the rab-
bit gentleman hollow stump bung8-
low burned
"oh, how love boiled carrots" cried
Ssmmie.
Well, II you like them so much.
here Is nice, soft boiled one you
may take Ia school" said Nurse Jane.
who was helping Mrs littletaii with
the houSework In the burrOw But
don't eat II until recess, said the
muskrat lady
Nom, won't promised Sammie,
Nurse Jane wrapped the carrot up
in a sheet Of paper 1t was whole
carrot, boiled in one piece, and it was
a. sharp pointed on the end as an ice
cream cone.
Il hope the sharp end Of the carrot
won't stick In Sammie,' said Uncle
WISELY, who was reading the morning
az II does Il is so soft, like rubber
that II will not hurt him spoke Nurse
Jane. Soft bOlled carrots can do no
harm To anyone"
So Sammie found his books and hur-
fied off TO school with the boiled car
ret IN his pocket His sister Susie
had gone CA ahead with Brighteyes
the guinea pig girl, and Lulu and Alice
wibblewobble, the ducks,
II guess I'd better hurry, or | may
be late" said Sammie, as he hunted
for his mittens, which he finally found
under the kitchen stove, where he Mad
put them 10 dry when he came in from
playing showhall tag the night before
wait a moment and I'll come with
you, said Uncle Wiggily to his rabbit
nephew.
aAre you coming to SCHOOL," asked
Eammie, II hope you do. We don't
have so many lessons when visitors
mo, | am not going to visit the
hollow stump school today" spoke
Uncle Wiggily, with a twinkle OF his
mink nose. II may some other time.
just now / am going to call on Grand
pa Goosey Camden, He has new game
In Scotch checkers he wants to show
me. He says II Is very funny
We'll, wrap up warmly, both OF
you" called Nurse Jane to the rabbit
gentleman and little boy 1T Is very
cold out--freezing cold"
And when Uncle Wiggily and Sam
mie left the warm hurrow, or under
ground house, they were glad they had
on their fur coats. For II was cold
and snowy and blustry and blowy IN
woodland near the Orange Ice Noun
tains.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23

in his veins, and who wishes to play
safe, can make no better choice than
a widow. When n marries young girl
he is undertaking to guess a conun-
propositions No one can tell what she
will be, In ten years the 1.-THE figure
he admires so much may have degener-
ated into scrawniness. Or the adorable
plumpness may have become fat But
II he marries a widow he knows pre-
cisely what he is getting. She has ar
rived. What she is going to be in
mind, and character, and disposition,
she already is, and so he takes no risk.
She Is the one safe bet in matrimony.
The man who desires an adoring
slave for a wife should choose a spin
n'sr 9ne Of good Enhances s'u' in f heT
youth. but as she sees age coming on,
and a lonely life staring her in the
face and realizes that her last call to
the dining car has sounded, she IS
filled with undying gratitude to the
man who has sense enough still to rec
ogniZe her charms and marry her,
She Is the true husband spoiler, and
for the man with ways who likes to
be coddled and fused over, for the
lazy man who wants to be waited upon
hand and foot for the egotist who as
pires to playing Sir Oracle in his home
and who asks nothing better of life
than a wife who will burn incense at his
feet, there is no choice equal to that Of
a woman OF what is automatically
called n certain age"
with all of these tips staring him in
the face-and every woman wears a
tag around her neck so that he who
runs may read to what class intellectu-
ally and sympathetically she belongs
II looks as IL no man should have a diff
ficuty in picking out a wife with whom
life would be a grand sweet song, I'M
married by discard But he does and
the way the world plays at matrimonial
cross purposes would he funny If IL
were not SO pathetic
Congeniality Of taste is the secret Of
domestic bliss for one must have some
thing on which to found an enduring
friendship after the fire of passion has
burned itself out, yet, few men ever
consider this until they wake up to
find themselves out of love, and into
life sentence Of companionshp with
an incompatible temper.
Never was there u more untenable
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23
WORTHLESS WORDS.

We never pick a novel up,
In this Best Seller age,
Without unearthing some OF these
On each and every page:
"Limpid' skin, and golden" curls.
Cutting" locks, and dainty" girls,
"Chirping" birds, and manly" Jaws,
"Heaying" breasts, 'unwritten" laws,
'Pearly'' teeth, and putting" trains,
Rosy" checks, and "throbbing" pains,
Gallant" chargers, "fleecy" clouds,
Hopeless" loves, and broken" hearts,
"Astute" minds, and INSIDE" tips,
Roaring falls, and tender" lips,
Passions" stirred, and vampire" arts,
But | must cease because my tongue
Cries out as il in pain;
Still | could keep it up all night,
And start next day again.
Cartoons Magazine.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23
News OF Memphis
2e Years Ago
JANUARY "a. 1909.

The International Folklore congress
convened in Memphis today for a ses-
sion Of several days duration Prof
Wharton $. Jones, president Of the Ten
nessee branch Of the association, pre-
sided Many men and women prorni-
nent throughout the United States are
IN attendance at the meeting The ses.
sions are 10 be held in the Clubrooms OF
the Nineteenth Century club,
Officers for the year were elected to.
day by the Memphis Lumber exchange
and include the following L. n. Gage.
president, z. r. Friedel. first vice presi.
dent; Pitkin c, Wright, secretary: r.
y. Bodman, secretary, The executive
committee is composed Of +, y. Bod .
man, chairman; r. J. Darnell and L. H.
Gage
Mayor w. L. Clapp spent today In
Nashville comforting with members Of
the Shelby county delegation concerning
Legislation affecting Memphis and Shelby
county Several measures that the city
is intensely interested in are TO be pre-
sented to the legislature. He will re-
main in Nashville for several days
The Rev Sam =. Jones, evangelist
reached Memphis today to take. part in
the Jones' Stewart revival now In prog
ress He spoke to more than 1000 peo-
pie at the auditorium.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23
WWWs SsAsSsss%(~
], 81 &c, q,

THAT YOU can cash in.
AND EvERYoNEs sore.
AND I'M sorry for you,
AND ] want to suggest.
If YOU stu have the dates,
AND MAURICE won't go.
AND you need the money
AND THE whole thing hangs,
ON WHETHER or not.
THE LECTURER.
CAN DO It in English.
THAT YOU might look around.
RIGHT HERE at home.
AMONG. THE fellows,
WHO HAVE written books.
AND HIRE one.
AND SEND out word.
THAT AFTER a long.
AND pnIdENT search.
you HAVE found a man.
WHO FILLS the bin.
AND WHO won't insist.
UPON TALKING in French.
AND WHO has no scruples.
ABOUT TALKING to you
AND SEND him out
AND N that way.
Yoc CAN keep the money.
THAT MAURICE might get.
RIGHT HERE at home
AND MR. Pond
If IT should happen.
THAT 70. ma, be talking
WITH MArRIcE's lawyer
/ WISH you'd ask him.
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that is believed to foreshadow the
decentralization Of many lines of busl-
ness.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the forecast that they will meet many
strange experiences within the compass
of the year Business should be fairly
successful.
Children born on this day may be
careless of small things, but exceed
ingly clever and intelligent.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23
CRITICISM
once UPON a dime a md

Once upon a time a ma
a valley made a bet y
critic that he could carl
eels up a high hill.
The wager was taken,ei
village was invited to "
The man assembled W
live ellis in his arms, b
top, weary and broken v
superhuman attempt to =
CLING cells in his possi
three cells slipped from
fell TO the ground. He ~
with ~ cells.
Il told YOU re couldn't d
the village critic, skippiI
glee Cartoons Magazine.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23
Twice Told Tales
News OF Memphis
10 Years Ago.
JANUARY q. 1910.


Harry n. ThaW was today declared
a bankrupt by the referee In bankruptcy
at New York
Gov. and Mrs. Malcolm r. Patterson
left Nashville today for New York city
for visit Of several days. Gov. Patter-
son will deliver an address at the an
nual banquet Of the Tennessee society
In New York.
The annual meeting OF the Memphis
Playground association was held today
in the Mercantile bank. the following
officers being chosen 10 serve during
the ensuing term: Mrs Thomas NJ
Scruggs, president; c. H. Raine sec
rotary and treasurer and the following
honorary vice presidents: Bishop
Thomas r. Gailor, Rabbi NJ Samiteld
and Rev j. r. Heffernan.
George T. O'Haver. for more than 80
years connected with tine Memphis po-
lice department and chief of the depart
ment for several years, announced the
opening OF the O'Haver Detective agen-
cy In the Baltimore building. Sim l..
Barinds, who was also connected with
the Memphis department for a number
OF years as clerk, is associated with
Cant. O'Haver.
Several city officials OF La Crosse,
Wis. including the mayor, spent today
In Memphis inspecting the water sys-
TEN of the city. They were escorted
over the city by w. j Wills, chairman
of the water department, and visited
the various pumping stations.
49,. vel ,ft,, ..andg eco nm 000 a
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23

Mr.. JAMES Burton Pond.
LECTURE MANAGER.
MY DEAR Mr. Pond
FOR TWO or three weeks.
I'VE BEEN reading the papers.
ABOUT ALL your troubles.
WITH MAURICE Maetcrlinck.
AND OF how you want him.
TO TALK in English.
AND OF how he tried
AND THE language he spoke.
WAS ONE Of his own.
THAT 4 woman taught him.
IN TWO or three weeks.
AND BECAUSE the woman
AND MAURICE himself,
ARE THE only persons.
WHO KNOW the language
1T WOULDN'T work.
WHEN HE tried it out.
AT CARNEGIE hall
AND l understand.
THAT SOME friends Of Maurice.
HAVE aADE him promise.
THAT HE won't talk to YOU
WITHOUT HIS lawyer
AND ALTOGETHER
IT'S A terrible mess.
AND YOU'RE all mixed up.
WITH 4 lot Of dates,
FOR MAURICE to I'M
IN THE English language.
AND MAURICE says
HE'LL FILL them in French.
AND YOU won't let him
AND HE'S had the Blue Bird Ball
AND A lot Of publicity.
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I. w. w.

/ wonder why
] wasn't wise,-
| wouldn't work.
In workers war
Is walkout worth
Its wasted wage?
In wicked wroth
! wapder, while
I'm waiting wealth!
I'm waxing warm,
In wishes wild,
In wailings worse.
I'm maynard, weak,
! weapons wear
In warlike woe.
I'm wasting words
In wuful way
| wonder why! I
Cartoons \
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23

theory than the one about the attraction
of opposites.
Hence man who picks out a girl for
a wife who has the same religion and
politics that he has and the same taste
in cooking and musical comedy, he may
approach the altar without a tremor of
fear. for he has picked the right one
for himself She's in his class.
Copyright, 1920, by the Wheeler Syn
dictate. Inc,)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23
AND HIP HooRAY!

Successful shimmie dancers possess
shoulders Of fortune. Cartoons Mag
azine.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23
BENT LIGHT,

Prof, Einstein, of London, has put
light on the blink.
At certain points in space the power
of gravitation has bent light like the
constitution has bent right
Newton and Euclid are in the discard
light no longer drips in straight
stream from Il buhghole In star, and
the shortest route between two given
suns is a crooked line,
This introduces the Jazz molecule In
the interstellar dance academy.
Give us a bent-light cocktail" may
now be CamouGage for "a little straight
ether" among the fourth dimension
CONSIDERATIONS Magazine.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23

The United States issues more patents
than Great Britain and Germany COM
bined.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23

New York city spends $50, 100000 a
year on amusements
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23
HOROSCOPE
SATURDAY, JAN. "a, 1920.

Copyright, 1920, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-23

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-05
COLLEGE SPLITS ON
QUESTION, A GOOD OR
A BU N 1t c s \ D v

Milton, Wis, Dec. A discussion
Of the propriety OF dancing. precipi-
tated by the first dance held here in
3j years, threatens disruption of Mil
ton college circles. Arthur ". Mills,
editor of the college paper, has re-
signed as result of criticism fol-
lowing the ball and the college facul-
ty, according to reports, is discussing
legislation proposed to make partici-
patton in a dance an offense punish
able by expuls on.
A dancing exhibition given by three
girls in modified ballet continues at a
literary society meating was de-
nounced in chapel by w. c. Daland,
president of the college who said that
he heard only two comments, one that
II was a good leg show" and the
other that il was bum leg show"
Milton college has 10 students with
SO more IN the musical courses. 1t Is
conducted under the auspices of the
seventh day adventists church, but
no sectariau tenets are taught, ac-
cordlng 20 heads % the institution.
card playing dancing and use Of to
ball rigidly prohibited.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-05
Every Effort Will Be Put Forth By
All Civic Organizations To Secure
Next State Poultry Show For Ardmore

From o'clock Friday evening until
the. Carter County Poultry Show
closed four hours later the show had
more visitors than during the entire
3-day exhibit one year ago. That
statement Illustrates how interest IN
the poultry business has grown in
this county during the last twelve
months.
One of the closing events of the
1920 show was a banquet Friday eve
ming al the Chamber of Commerce
rooms. Recs Evans president OF the
Carter county branch OF the State
Poultry Federation, acted as toast
master. Seated at the table were rep
resentatives of the federal and state
poultry interests, the county agents
the three civic clubs in Ardmore, the
county superintendent's office, the
Chamber of Commerce and the Ard
more press.
Those for whom covers were spread
were 4. A. Edwards, Lynn Childress'
W. A. Wilcox, James A. Barron Or.
and Mrs. T.. J. Woodward John W.
Simpkins. Dr. and Mrs. Howard 5.
Cox, Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Pennington,
Charles NJ. Smith, Rees Evans, Mrs.
Minnie B. Church and Mr.. Church.
GAYLORD Nelson, o. c. Lasher, W. W.
.Iceter Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Thorogood.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Easley, Mrs.
Kate Gait Zaneis. Mrs. Z. IL. COOK
and Mrs. W. NJ. Robinson.
Charles VI. Smith who represents
the federal and state interests in poul-
try affairs made brief but n very
interesting talk on the work in TINS
state. He said that the legislature
had provided as much as $1,000 Tor
the state poultry show but that the
appropriation had been exhausted ana
that a new appropriation would u
desired Of the next Legislature. MT
Smith said that Carter county had
show so much interest in poultry that
he wanted TO see the next state eX-
hibit brought TO this city and pledged
his. work in behalf of this city. lie
said TWO other towns in the state were
willing 20 give as much as S2,OOO TOT
the show, he did not believe 1t should
be auctioned off to the highest bid
der but intmated that il would be
necessary for Ardmore TO do some
thing In order 10 get the show. lie
said that Carter county had made
the best poultry showing this year