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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30

OF the sea forcing its waters through
a very narrow channel The bay of
Fundy has an average breadth Of 81
miles and a length of $50 miles. The
tides have at times reached the height
of so feet.
Q,-How did Threadneedle street,
London, get its nancy. L. S.
Alt is supposed that. the three
needles on the esCutcheon of the Needle
Makers company suggested the name
Q.-What will whiten the ivory on
piano keys?-A. ]. II.
A.-Cleaning piano keys with alcohol
will whiten them. A flannel moistened
with cologne water is helpful Keep
the piano open, so that sunlight will
strike the keys and bleach them.
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30
\ ,IVNCLE WlGGICX1IEy2 81
lBEDTINE STORY
UNCLE WIGGILY'S CONCERT.

There is no reason why we can not
have some music said the bunny
gentleman.
How can we have it when there
are no musicians here to give the con-
cert?" asked Mr.. Lightning Bug.
'"'Ah, but be have plenty of musical
folk, among the audience" laughed
Uncle .Wiggily. "Jollie and Jillie Long
tail, the mice, can squeak as well as
any flies. Johnnie and Billie Bushytail,
the, squirrels, can chatter like canary
birds, almost. | hear some crickets
outside, and they can cheerfully chirp
Bully and Bawly No Tail, the frog
boys, will go 'Umphs Umph' like the
big drum, and many others will help
oh, yes! Let's make our own mu-
Sic" cried the animal friends.
y VERY well you may try" said Mr..
Lightning Bug.
7All ready! Start" called Uncle Wig
gily, waving his red, white and blue
striped rheumatism crutch.
So the crickets chirped The frog
boys went "Umph- Umph" like a drum.
Some grasshoppers came in and played
like fiddles on their left hind legs. The
squirrel boys chartered loud and shrill
like birds. Jackie and Peetie Bow
Wow, the dogs, howled the high notes
like trombones, and Sammie and Susie
Littletail, the rabbits, followed out q
pumpkin, strung some strings Of grass
over the open end, and Neddie and
Beckie Stubtail, the bear boy and girl,
picked the strings with their long claws
making music like banjo.
Now, could any music be better
than this?" cried Uncle Wiggily, as
some tree toads whispered softly
TT is a fine concert" said Grandpa
Goosey and he and Nurse Jane and
all the others enjoyed the pictures
much more, now that there was mu-
sic.
Everything was going along fine, and
nobody thought of danger when, all of
a sudden, along came the bad old Skud-
dlemagoon, He knew Uncle Wiggily
was in the movies and was going to
get the bunny's souse, the Skuddle-
magoon was.
But just then the concert musicians
began to play some sweet, sad music,
and it made the Skuddlemagoon feel
SO ashamed of himself that he sneaked
off in the dark and didn't try to get
any souse at all. And everybody said
the bunnys concert was just fine. So
if the ice pick doesn't jump out of the
refrigerator and try to poke hole in
the mosquito screen, I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and the squirter
clam.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30
Smooth.

Quite the neatest bit OF profiteerinE
on record is that OF Charles PonEi, Bos'
ton broker, who is now under invesuga.
ton by federal authorities. Ponzi made a
lot of money for himself and others at
the expense OF somebody's government
and they are trying TO find legal per-
suaders that viii make him stop, but a.
he has violated no law the matter is
difficult
Ponzi took in millions OF dollars, a
little at a time, from tho public. Ir
every case no gave IN return note
promising 10 pay the amount plus fifty
per cent in ninety days time. In every
case he redeemed his obligations within
45 days.
His method was simplicity itself
When a sum OF money was turned over
to him, he Immediately bought foreign
money with it--whether Italian lire.
French francs or whatever else. He
bought at the market rates, which were
eheavily in favor OF his American money
Then he would wire his agents In the
countries in question to proceed to the
local postoffice and puy international
reply coupons. These, under the in
.ernational postoffce agreement, to
which this country Is partner, were
bought at normal rates, not prevail
ing rates, and payable in American
money. When PonEi received these
coupons from his ageAts he took them
to the Boston posroffice and cashed
in for the amount of his principal,
which he had bought back for a frac-
ton Of its value.
Ponzi had that kind of a SPECTATOR
paradise that has been sometimes
dreamed OF but rarely realized. He
could play two markets at his pleasure
buying foreign money at thirty or
fifty per cent, and settling II at par,
He conducted his business in the open
and got his customers by advertise
nent. Naturally he did not have much
trouble holding a customer. once he
got him. =
The international postal agreement
left the bars down for operations like
Ponzps, and there Is apparently nothing
to do about It except alter the agree
ment. II the United States govern
ment can not prevail upon him to re-
tire on his income. or II others start
in to follow in his footsteps, It is plain
who will be the loser in the meanwhile,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30
Villa.

From Eagle Pass comes the news that
villa has made more war on women,
this time having captured rs by hard
fighting in Sabinas, and disposed Of
them by first cutting off their ears
and then numbering them. At the
same time comes the report from Mex
leo City that the disarmament OF villa
is proceeding according to schedule,
and that the old bandit Is obeying all
the orders that the government issues
and gradually subsiding into the state
of a private citizen.
Being a bandit In Mexico is something
like being a president. Either is an
honor hard TO turn loose when the in
cumbent wishes. villa would like to
rest on his well-earned laurels and
retire from his position of prominence
as Mexico's leading bandit. but he Is
afraid to undertake It, Other bandits
that have had to play second fiddle
might come and take revenge while he
sleeps in the shade.
villa has specified that he must keep
the rank OF general. and that he must
have at his disposal for protection
limited force OF soldiers. We are In
formed that fifty or a hundred OF
these are sufficient to entitle their COM
mander as a general in Mexico.
The Mexican government has been
treating with old Villa, and n he means
business in his professed wish to re-
tire ne will get his chance, They guar
antee his life, and they will probably
put up with his bodyguard.
In the interests OF the Democratic
nlatform we hope that Gen. Villa will
at once disarm himself down to the
minimum and proceed to the peaceful
writing OF his memoirs, which would
bring him a good price in American
uawa zine circles.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30
Scotland Is Next.

The next chapter in the history ~
prohibition will be written in Scotland
on June the law went into effect
permitting local option in the land Of
the thistle. and the battle is Joined
It has been often remarked that the
psychology Of R Scotchman is the near
est approach TO that Of an American
10 be found IN Great Britain II not
in Europe. In Scotland they have
Protestants and natural-horn demo
Gratis in a percentage Nhnornally large
for the British isles, There. too, a
man who drinks IL inclined 70 drink
too much, so that Scotland may be
said to be inhabited by topers and
teetotalers. Those who can let It alone
do so strictly. and the others carry II
to excess.
Prohibition by degrees is the way IT
win come in Scotland. az II came in
this country. American arguments are
being used for and against. and both
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30

old and have long curly hair, II Is
so hot to wear It down that | thought
way to fix it without having 1t bobbed.
Am old enough to begin to think
about the boys2 How Is my writing
and spelling for the fifth grade?
Catch your curls up on the back of
your head with one of the combs for
that purpose and let the short curls fall
like bobed hair. Do not sacrifice your
pretty curls for the bobbed hair fad.
You are several years too young. to
even know that such a thing as a boy
exists. Your writing and spelling are
fine, If you wrote that letter.
Dear Mrs. Thompson.-I am II years
old and love boy two years my senior.
loves me and wants me to be true TO
him. He has always treated me as he
should and does not go with any. one
else. Do you believe he loves me? Do
you think we really know what love Is7
DO you think he loves me If he is JeaI-
ous7 He has always been true blue"
friend. DIXIE.
Everything points to love in this case.
I have examined it from every angle
and the result is the same, just love
going and coming. l believe he loves
you; and I am sure you both know the
meaning of that wonderful word. Jeal-
ousy makes the case even more serious.
you DOLn nave all Ine symptoms anu
pronounce it a well developed case of
lovitis.
Dear Mrs. Thompson.-We are two
good friends, IS and t6 years old;
blonde and brunette. We are so tired
Of fixing our hair In puffs and would
like to know a better way. We both
like a blonde boy 16 years old. He has
been going with the brunette for long
time but goes to parties and other
places with the blends. Which do y0u
think he likes better? Can you tell
us way to find out which he prefers?
J. F. AND L. J.
I suspected when l started reading
this letter that there was something
more interesting than hair dressing be-
tween two girls of your ages. Unless
you wear the ear putfs you will be
compelled to bob your hair or you will
look out of date. What difference does
it make which of you he likes best If
he is nice to both? l really think he
likes the blonde better (now the
brunette is off of me for life and 80
years) as he takes her out to parties,
etc, The best way to find out is to ask
him.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30
News of Memphis
10 Years Ago.
JULY 80, 1910.

James Kelly. a Confederate veteran,
was struck and killed this morning by
an automobile owned and driven by
W. L, Bryant, saloonist. at Washing
ton and North Orleans street.
The temperature in Memphis was at
its highest point today when it reached
92 degrees, the highest of this summer.
The lowest temperature registered dur
ing the day was Is degrees.
DR.. A. w. Rudisill, who was operated
on several weeks ago at a local hos
pital, is again able to be out
Mrs. l.. J. J. owens returned this
morning from Lafayette, Ind, and other
Northern points, where she has been
visiting relatives and friends.
A marriage license was issued this
morning to O. Livingston and Fred
ericka Harrison.
A meeting of the board of education
will be held tonight to decide whether
DR.. Thomas P Bailey will be retained
as superintendent of public schools OF
Memphis.
Thieves entered the home OF f. H.
I.andstreet, II South Claybrook street,
this morning and took $47 and gold
watch.
friends and relatives in Alabama for
Mrs, J, T: Higgs, Martin; Tenn, is is
Memphis for several weeks.
Mrs. S. p. Rabb, of this city, left
this morning for Monteagle, where she
will spend several weeks with friends
Mrs X. NJ Allen. of Lauderdale
street, has as her guest her daughter.
Mrs. j. f. Tilfair, and children, Of
Ennis, Texas.
The Misses Mamie Roberts and Sarah
Hunt left this morning for Michigan,
where they will spend several weeks
visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. f. w Taylor and daughter, Miss
Flossie, are spending several weeks at
their summer home in Colbourne, Can
ada.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. H Sullivan. of Court
avenue have as their guests their
daughter Mrs. Frank Hudson. of Scot
land
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30

Several weeks ago one of my men
friends (at least | then considered him
such) called me on the phone and asked
me to 90 with him for a drive, with
He said they were good friends OF his
and that we would be out only short
while. asked my mothers advice and
she consented to my going. The man
me he was going. to call by for the
others. After driving for about an
hour he then told me that he did not
intend taking any one else with US and
that he was going to keep me out unit
midnight which he did. have learned
Of his friends that he could take me
alone for three hours drive at night.
He made It convenient to drive where
these men could see US and | have been
told he Is several dollars ahead by my
experience. These men, some Of them,
no doubt will class me with this man
and | am too Inundated to ask my
mothers advice or to mention It to
her. What would you fHSS1nocEnr.
I would never recognize him again.
Do not allow him an apology; there is no
legitimate one he can offer. A girl is
not safe on the streets with such
character. He evidently needed money
were not subjected to worse insults.
BY all means tell your mother.
Dear Mrs. Thompson.--I would like
to know If you think a boy Is In love
with girl The says he Isl II he quits
going with her entirely because she
happens to break a date with him.
did this by accident and tried to apoI-
oaize and would have given him back
his date, but he acted so very lndt-
ferently about the apology that did
not offer to do so. Do you think | did
the right thing? have been going
with him several months and naturally
this worries me, as | want to see him.
Thanking you for your opinion In the
matter, | am, n. G. B.
If this is the first time you have
broken an engagement with this man
and he refuses to accept your apology
would not bother about him. He does
not care for you or he Is spoiled and
unrea sonable and I would not humor
him in it. 1t believe II you will go
out with other men and seem to forget
him he will be in a hurry to apologize
for his conduct and will beg your for
giveness
Dear Mrs. Thompson.-l am IL years
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30
McCrQcken County
MiIkmen To Strike
IF Ordinances Upheld

pApUCAH Ky. July 30 CSpl)-
should the injunction suit Of McCracken
county dairymen, which seeks to re-
strain the city Of Paducah from en-
forcing the milk ordinance requiring
the tuberculin test Of dairy cattle, be
denied in tho court OF appeals, a strike
" dairymen will be declared on Oct. !,
Dairymen involved will not sell but
ter or mix IN Paducan after that date,
according to the report The city ordi-
nance was upheld in McCracken county
circuit court last week.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30
Copyright, 1920, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
BY HOWARD r. GARIS


paper Syndicate.)
BY HOWARD r. GARIs.
Let's go, to the movies tonight,
Uncle Uncle Wiggilyr, suggested Nurse Jane
FUZZY Wuzzy, the muskrat lady house
the hollow stump bungalow.
That Will suit me all right" the
bunny rabbit answered. What sort of
picture is it,"
"Oh, it's something funny, about how
frogs get spotted and why a camel
wears humps said the muskrat lady.
Then he brushed some dust off his
pink, twinkling nose and put little
stove polish on his tall silk hat and
he and Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy were ready
to go to the movies,
Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane were
a little late, as Nurse Jane couldn't
get her tail ribbon tied just to suit
her, but at last they walked down the
woodland path to where, in a great,
big hollow stump, the movie show was
held. The animals sat on toadstools
for chairs.
This is rather queer" said Uncle
Wiggily, as they heared the place.
what is?" asked Nurse Jane.
why, | don't hear any music at the
movie show" went on the bunny rab-
bit gentleman. Most always Mr.. Light
ming Bug, who runs the place, has a
the pictures. l wonder what can have
happened?"
1T is strange" agreed Nurse Jane.
And when they reached the big, hol-
low stump and went inside, it was
stranger still not to have any music.
whats the trouble?" asked Uncle
Wiggly of Grandpa Goosey Camden. us
there a strike among the musicians"
NO" answered Grandpa Goosey.
But the jitney on which they We're
coming to the movie theater broke
down, so Mr.. Mocking Bird, the leader,
telephoned, and they won't be able to
get here to play tonight"
Oh then, wen have no music" said
Nurse Jane, sadly
ut doesn't seem So" quacked Grand
pa Goosey.
u am very sorry. friends" said Mr..
Lightning Bug, who ran the movie
show. But ! can't give you a concert
this evening"
He made this little speech standing
down in front with the light from some
of his FREELY friends turned on him Aft
erward the freflies made light shine
through the moving pictures on the
screen. While the lights were turned
on brightly Uncle Wiggily looked among
the audience.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30
CHECKS TO BE READY.

The board Of education announced
Friday that salary checks for the white
school teachers would be ready for dis
tribution Monday morning at the
boards office. Checks for the negro
teachers will be given out Monday aft
ernoon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30
RoTAR1ANs GET BARBECUE

HUNTSVILLE. Ala, July 30. (Spl)--
Huntsville Rotarians, their wives and
daughters and few invited friends
were entertained at an old fashioned
hqrhecro Tuesday by Mr. and Mrs
Tracy ". Frat at their summer home
on Monte Sano. Joseph ]. Bradley
president of the Rotarians, acted as
POSTMASTER.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30
Takes Girl Riding
At Night; Wins Bet
BY MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs ThompsonI 18 years of age and have been
reared in refined Christian home My parents have the ut
confidence and have taught to abho
unuthulness and familiarity My story is and
TELL ire ,Uha do
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30

Mary Is ready to come home now. hu,
Douglas has lot Of European walls
yet TO deal with that have never been
jumped
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30

The Poles are said to he backed up
on the river Styr They are lucky II It
soon isn't the river Styx.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30

After looking over the white House,
the Democratic candidate has gone into
the campaign with renewed zeal
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30

with Gen. wrangel active on the
Polish front. we look for a long drawn
dispute.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30

nIshed by the leading fashion artists
OF New York city. Send orders for
patterns 10 Fashion Department, The
News Sclmltar, % EAST Eighteenth
street New York city.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30
BOYS SUIT.

Along with ut-of-d doors play gar
ments comes this little suit. No. 1868,
which is bclted and pocketed in quite an
unusual way. The waist Of white, with
contrasting collar and cuffs is also in
Guided.
The boys suit. No 1868. is cut in sizes
2. and years. Size requires ! Y
yards go inch material, with l yard So
inch white and 5 yards binding. Price
Is cents
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30

Discomforts. Of which he never
dreamedl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30

And NoO TRT GVeRN TH'es9
oVeR .SGUG aAI TINE s AAp
CAN 7 LOCATE THe
TRoUBLE
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30

by Tribune
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30

Dear Mrs. Thompson.-I am IL years
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-30
Clothes and Cleanliness.

1t is true that clothes were more
picturesque in past ages and that men
he well as women gloried In gorgeous
apparel. The nobleman was as fond
10 his "ladye love" of rich fabrics and
rufles, and the clasp that held his
boating plume to his velvet hat
dashed with real gems. But here is
where civilization takes hand. Com
pare the cleanliness Of the men Of the
past with those of the present. In the
Sixteenth century French gentlemen
changed their linen once in two weeks,
and even at that were deemed reck-
lessly extravagant by the English fol-
20 doing.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-30
USE TO VAL ESTATES
To Supply Pension Fund for Care
of Invalid Soldiers.
War Victims to Receive Incomes From
All Property Left by the En-
peror Of Austria -

Vienna.-The vast estates of the late
Emperor Francis Joseph will be devot-
ed to the pension fund Of invalid sol
diers under q decision just taken by
the cabinet council. Certain castles
and dwellings in this city and the
nearby suburb of Baden will either be
occupied by them or. the fund will re-
ceive the rentals and other accrue
ments.
Included In the arrangement are the
: splendid estates of Ortiz, Voessendorf,
Maltighoefeu. Poeggstall, Augonten,
Laxenburg,. Hetzendorf and many 9th
ers, the decision also covering the
Lainz Tiergarten, near Vienna, on
which q group of some hundreds of
former soldiers recently squatted.
The income of the Prater, Vienna's
most famous suburban park with its
numerous restaurants and amusement
places, is also included. Many of
the estates contain model farms and
others are under rentals Of much
value.
The late Emperor Francis Joseph.
who died In 1915, beQueathed 6O,0O0,-
600 crowns from his private fortune
to a fund for wounded soldiers, in
valids and relatives Of men killed in
the war. To two daughters and one
granddaughter he bequeathed 10000
600 crowns Of his estate to be divided
among several other legatees.
It has since been reported that an
American-Dutch company has bought
the emperor's summer palace at Ischl,
in the Tyrol, for hotel purposes. The
hunting estates and lodges OF the late
emperor In the Tyrol were advertised
for sale In January Fast. Francis con-
sidered these the finest in Europe.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-30
Hope Syringe Eternal.

Cheer up" genially yelled his host
to the stricken Murphy, who was be-
ginning to regret keenly ever having
come On the fishing trip. "Seasick-
ness never killed anybody yet" "Is
that sol" replied Murphy. I'm sorry
to hear ye say. that. Sure, the hope
Of dyin' soon was the only thing that
was keepin' me alive."-American Le.
giOn Weekly.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-30
Coral. lstanda

A coral island has q shape Of III
own. and pleasant-sounding names are
used TO describe IL. The island itself
- called an atoll pronounced at-oll
with an equal stress on each syllable).
An atoll is ring-shaped island. with
casually one or more breaks In the
ring, called boat channels, and the
water surrounded by the ring il called
the lagoon.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-30

About the time a fellow gets inter-
ested in the girl in Il corset al.
along comes {: new magazine with a
better looking one.