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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-10

has finished the grammar school be
successful In holding a position as ste
nourapher7 VIII Q widow make a mis-.
take In marrying q man who Is not az
fairly good education? The man and
woman love each other. e. M. J.
Yes, Il she is good speller. If they
are really In love she will not make
mistake in marrying him.
woman Of AZ and am planning to at
tend convention In September about
800 miles north of here. ! am going to
stay about 6 or 8 days. Please advise
me what to wear on the train and what
to carry to wear while there. VIII OK.
What kind Of hat should wear?
A tailored suit of dark blue is the
most appropriate costume for travelling.
You should have one good dress, sew
eral nice waists to use with your suit
and II you are going where it is warm
one thin dress will be sufficient. You
did not state what kind of a conven
ton or where, but il really makes no
difference. OxfoTds will be the most ap-
proprate shoe for September. Wear a
small tailored hat or something that Is
you should have hat to wear with
your best dress, but If not would not
worry with it.
$50
Dear Mrs. Thompson--Whsn . girl
friend moves away or gees on 3 va
cation whose place Is 1t TO write first?
Do you think | will miss much In life,
whether ! have career or not. II |
never marry? LENA.
The one who leaves usually writes
back to tell just how she is and what
she is doing, etc. Boys and girls ara
range between themselves as to who
will write first. Yes.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-10
Poor Guessere.

The Tennessee delegates TO the Demo
cratic national convention are in an
attitude strikinSly similar TO that OF
the Tennessee delegates 10 the Repub-
liean national convention.
Neither supported the winner; each
fought valianuy for position that
would enable them to vault to the win
ner at the psychological moment and
Sboth missed the opportunity to lend
the successful candidate a helping hand
The vote for Cox on the 44th ballot.
like the vote for Harding on the nth
ballot. was merely an ASseemly scram-
BILE to get right" but the opportunity
was lost and the delegates to both
conventions returned home sorrowfully
because there were those among them
who aspired to he counted among the
original supporters NJ the successful
candidates,
Senator Harding, Of course. owes
nothing to the Republicans Of Tonnes
see and II he Is elected It viii not be
because the Republican delegates gave
him any support nor Is It probable
that he will make any headway in
November by breaking the sturdy col
umn Of the solid South He will he
free to distribute patronage without the
handicap Of personal or political obi
cation II he is elected
Gov Cox owes nothing to Tennessee
delegates. T. r. Preston, Of Chatts-
noogs, supported him for a while but
even he soon Topped To Davis hecsuse
II looked for all the world like 4 dark
horse and the other Tennessee dele =
gates found II more congeniaI to jump
from one administration candidate to
another. The change from McAdoo to
Davis was not long step In the
early stages OF the contest Mr. Preston
led Q Of the Tennessee delegates 10 the
Cox column but whether hi was I'm.
pressed with the declaration OF Carter
Glass that Cox should not he nominated
~ whether the other delegates clampod
the unit rule on him and shifted the
entire vote to Davis Is not known y
is sufficient that the Tennessee dele.
CATION left Cox at the critical time
left him because they thought the,
had picked loser. 'eN rim when de.
Elections might have meant defeat II
may be accepted as an assured fart
that Gov. Cox has the names n the
Tennessee delegates and hc IAN coun,
none Of them among his friends
The result in November win cut no
ice. The Republican leaders In tho state
can not make fair weather with Hard
Ing because the state win not GO Re
publican. and the so-calIed Democratic
leaders can not make fair weather With
Cox because the state always goes
Democratic anyway
We would not be surprised 10 see
some Of the Democrats who lost out
IN the convention take the stump for
Cox IN the doubtful states. The same
thing is contemplated by the Tonnes
see Republicans. Delegates 10 both
conventions must realize that It would
have been better not to have gone there
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-10
Copyright, 1920, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndieate.)
nv AnAA 0n q 0A1IS

BY HOWARD r. oARIS.
Uncle Wiggily. do you feel like TAX
ING little walk this morning." asked
lady housekeeper OF the bunny rabbit
gentleman, as he came out on the stoor
breakfast.
Why, yes, jamie, a walk or hop is
what | generally take to look for an
adventure" answered Mr.. Longears.
May | have the pleasure Of your COM
pany, this bright, beautiful day?'
"Oh goodness me sakes alive no!
haven't time said Nurse Jane. But
! have baked some cup custards and
thought perhaps you might want to
take one over to Grandfather Goosey
Gander."
Il should love to do that--he is very
fond Of your cup custards," said Uncle
Wtggily. Give it to me. and I'll hop
over with i so quick as, never was"
Jane, as she wrinkled up her whskers
IF you take this cup custard you
must go slowly and carefully, SO it will
not flop out. Don't go looking for ad-
ventures, turning somersaults or any
thing like that. Garry the eustard
II will" promised Uncle wiggily, so
Nurse Jane put one of the nicely
Drowned yellow custRrds in a basket
covering 1t with a clean napkin. Uncle
Wiggily hung the basket on his paw
and started off over the fields and
through the woods to Grandpa Gooseys
house.
Il hope the Pipssewah doesn't chase
me now, or even the SheeziCks or the
Skuddlemag oon,' thought Uncle Wig
gily. as he walked through, a patch
OF the trees. For IL they chased me
I'd have to run to save my souse, and
If | ran I'd jiggle and joggle the cup
custard all UP and IL would be spoiled
No, / must go very steadily and
quietly"
But, all of sudden, just as Uncle
Wiggiiy had said this to himself, and
as he was carrying the custard very
straight, all at once the bunnys paws
went out from under him, down he
slipped and slid and the next he knew
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-10
Reflections of a
Bachelor Girl
BY HELEN ROWLAND.

Copyright, 1920, by the Wheeler Syn
dieate, Ine)
woman may have the courage to
mount a platform and shout for lib
erty--but she hasn't the courage to
do II In a last years hat.
Husbands motto When in doubt,
deny everything.
Life is a fascinating motion picture
drama Fate writes the scrip-but you
are your own director"
Every man is merely a composite re-
Election of all the women he has
known; his mother his sister, his wife
and the ten or a hundred girls who
have tried TO remodel him,
Men claim to have infinitely more
foresight than women-but there never
was one OF them who thought to look
for the towel before he got his eyes
full OF lather.
The mere act OF marrying a woman,
and handing over his freedom, his
name, and all his bachelor comforts
in return for kiss, Is the most sub
timely unselfish deed of a ulan'e life
and sometimes the only one.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-10
BIRTHPLACE OF LINCOLN


Where he was born. "A mud matched
cabin small
OF hand heWn .ogs, bespeaking well the
OF humble caste-one little room in
all.
1t sat upon the apex of hill
That overlooked a country fair to see,
BY nature blessed, and much designed
TIL, soul Of man with love of liberty
Here were his days Of early childhood
spent
And here he must have found the
glowing spark
OF later tamc, which to his purpose
lent
The fiery pillar guiding through the
dark.
while now around the humble hut Is
A grand memorial of him whose
flight
Was heaven high; yet this rude cabin
Cleans like a star deep in the dome of
night
This leader came from here to steer
our boat
Through storm and gloom, helms
man with heart
OF Cosmic breadth, whose God used
vision wrote
His name as first in playing freedom s
part.
This Lincoln was a master in the flesh,
a spirit Of his God too great for
earth
In her dun carnal case, and hence the
mesh
His mortal bursted tasting higher
birth.
What favored land beneath Gods Jew
eled skies
Holds out to man the pathway to his
star
In lowliness, and helps his pinions rise
High as his heart? None save Amer
Clarence Douglas Moore.
Hodgenville, KY, June TO-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-10
Luxuries.

Our annual luxury bill is $40, 000. 900.
This is the figure given out by Miss
Edith Strauss, heading the campaign
against the high cost Of living. and
quoting treasury statistics.
The modern generation can pro-
nounce this sum without a culver. New
ertheless some OF the items are not
satisfactory to Miss Strauss
Over two billions for tobacco.
Two billions for motor cars.
A billion for candy,
Fifty millions for chewing gum.
1t Is indeed disheartening TO learn
that the enormous proportions OF the
tobacco budget are due more than any
thing else to the cigaret bill. The
sturdy founders Of our institutions could
roll their own clgarets. and they did
not squander their savings on the tai
tornado variety like the present de-
generate breed
II Is surprising to find motor cars
listed as luxuries in an age given to
getting somewhere fast But not more
SO than to find carpets In the same
category, one would have thought that
II is necessity rather than a luxury
to keep splinters out Of the feet But
on the other hand, shoes are positively
listed in the treasury statistics as ne
cessities, and It must be supposed that
this is the means designed TO substi-
tute both for cars and for carpets
There is no occasion for Miss Strauss
10 be alarmed over the fact that chew
ing gum holds its own in the affee-
tons Of the people Fifty millions for
total is only half a dollar a year for
the average citizen, and this low figure
means that the country is making its
gum go long way. In any case a
plank against gum in either party's
platform would have been fatal to its
influence with $1,000, 600 newly-eman-
Cipated voters.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-10
D. X WE
@1TO0WNE
&@9 GOSSIP
49, (REo;U. s. PAT. oFF.)
. DS BY k.C.B. ::
BY N.C.B. ::

TO BE ambitious.
AND TO look ahead.
BUT JUST ambition.
WITHOUT ANYTHING else
WON'T GET you fer.
AND l know it's tough.
TO BE firing engines,
IN THE state of Missouri.
IN THE summertime.
WHEN IT'S gosh awful hot.
BUT THAT'S. your Job
AND THE more you knock it.
THE MORE you'll hate it.
AND THE soIer you'll be.
l THANK you, ..--
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-10
RHYMED ALL RIGHT

nc said the teacher, you rhS me
the facts u history. It win help you
remember thcm For instance, Ia four
teen hundred and nlnety-two Columbus
sailed 'Nr orcan blue That will hclp
YOU IN remember the date Of the dis
coNery of America"
Next day the teacher said. John
iN, when lid columbus discover Amer.
tea
In fourteen hi pdred nintty-thIet Co.
lumbus sailed thu dark blue sea.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-10

at all than 10 have gone and made a
losing fight.
In Chicago the leaders would not let
the Southern delegates in on the secret
that Harding had been picked to get
the nomination on Saturday. In San
Francisco the Tennesseans seemed not
10 be in the confidence OF the dominant
element. They preferred to sink with
Glass and Burleson rather than sur
vive with tho victorious. There was
nothing glorious or sacrificing in the
decision. They were just poor guessers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-10

Dear X. c. B.-Everybody tells you
their troubles, so ! am going TO tell
you mine. I've been railroad fire
man for seven years and I'm Disguised
with the life. wanted to be an en-
gineer and seven years ago | started
firing on the Missouri Pacific, and I'm
still firing. It's not because | failed as
an engineer that ! am still firing but
because the company has enough en-
gneers. The last man who was pro-
noted to the throttle fired u years
Shovel coal for u years to become
an engineer! I'm Disguised. What shall
| do? BERT SHELDON,
st. Louis, Mo. r. r, Y NJ. c. A,
MY DEAR Bert.
DON'T blame you,
FOR YOUR Anxiety.
TO BE an engineer.
BUT THERE isn't thing
THAT ! can do.
TO HELP you along.
EXCEPT TO tell you,
THAT IT isn't the job.
THAT Y.ov have now
THAT You hate so much.
IT'S THE other job.
THAT YoU can't get.
THAT MAKES you sore,
AND THE more you worry.
ABOUT THE other job.
THAT YOU haven't got.
THE HARDER it is,
TO GET any Joy.
FROM THE job you have.
AND ! discovered.
A LONG while ago.
THAT THE surest way.
TO THE other job.
WAS TO do the best.
WITH THE job had.
AND LEAVE the worrying.
TO THE fellow above.
WHO HAD the Job. q
THAT ! might get.
AND IT'S quite all right.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-10
Suspects Husband
Evidence Damaging
BY, MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs ThompsonSeYeral nights ago my husband car
ed the children and out for drive in the He
hurried nearly death in getting off and then rushed
back before realized had started saying he had hus
engagement at the office.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-10
A Great Canadian

| II Sir Robert Borden resigns his post
as premier Of Canada, according to his
expressed desire he will go out Of
office with everlasting credit in ca
madam history.
Borden came into office in 1871 on a
platform Of the EXTREMIST loyalty to
the British empire. At that time the
issue in the Canadian elections was
| whether the dominion should cast
In Its lot commercially with the United
States through the adoption Of free
trade under the reciprocity treaty, over
In England the horror was intense
when It seemed. as It did for some time
| that the daughter colony was about
to declare her economic independence
of the mother country. and It was
openly feared that this move would only
lead to a political union between the
| two American nations as had been agi-
lated ever since the days Of Goodwin
Smith.
our own champ clark was the man
who saved the British bacon as much
as any man. He made a facetious
statement To the effect that he Ia
Nored the annexation Of Canada and
as he was candidate for the prcsi.
dentisl nomination and man n parts
In mis- own country. his words were
taken seriously by the Canadians and
furnished campaign fodder for Borden
ana the loyalists
A closer federation with Great Brit
l..tv - -. \ N
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-10

The simple summer frock shown In
No 1921 requires but very small
amount Of material and can bc made at.
traCtiye by using two contra sting ma
terials, As illustrated. the front and
back yokes ~ wolfe extend into the
body Of the dress at the sides and long
sleeves are OF the same material
is cut in sizes is and Is years and rs to
~ inches bust measure. The 36-inch
size measures - yards at the lower
edge and requises "a yards 36-inch
plaid material, with l&s yards Sc inch
plain material Price > cents.
our fashions and patterns are FUR.
nIshed BY the leading fashion artists
OF New York city. Send orders Ter
patterns to Fashion Department, The
News Scimltar, % East Eighteenth
street. New York eitx
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-10

The American public wants action,
and therefore the candidates would be
well advised to come Off their front
porches and get into the campaign
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-10

when Senator Harding made a rec
ord tho other day for use in the cam
psiEn. he did not mean to imply that
he didn't have one already.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-10

a bigger place in the shade is our
platform
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-09-10
GOOD HEALTH HINTS
Oklahoma Farmer Gives Sound Ad.
vice on Avoiding Sickness
Used Black Draught
80 Years.

Cameron, Okla.-"I have used
Thedford's Black-Draught for about
thirty years, and certainly ought to
know by this time what good medi-
cine it u.s." says Mr.. T. L. Bostier, a
well-known farmer Of this place. Mr..
Bostier has passed his three-score-and'
tenth year, but declares his health
still is good, "and l can say Black
Draught did its part"
"Where there is a lot Of malaria, q
liver medicine is a necessity, and I
have never found one better than
Black Draught," continues the Okla
homan. ut is one that l know to be
reliable. l sure use 1t for the liver,
stomach, constipation. indigestion, and
it has done me world of good. We
use it for the family, and 1t gives
satisfaction.
Most trouble, or sickness, comes
from the liver, and If taken in time
can be avoided. That is why l use
Black Draught as l do. am much
pleased with results obtained"
Thedford's Black-Draught is purely
vegetable. 1t acts on the bowels, gent
~ stimulating the liver, and helps in
crease the normal flow of bile into the
intestines. 1t assists in the digestion
of food, and relieves constipation In a
prompt and natural way.
Ask your druggist for package to-
day. Insist on Thedford's. NC-1SS
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-09-10
PALMERSVILLE
(Too late for last week.

Mrs. Martha Ann Killebrew, who
has been on the sick list for the past
few weeks, is reported about the
same.
Aunt Puss Killebrew has been on
the sick list for several days, but is
improving.
Master Butler Atkins has typhoid
fever and is right sick.
The Christian meeting at Palmers-
vile closed Sunday with several ad-
ditions, large crowds asd a good
meeting.
The Palmersville base ball club
went down in defeat last Thursday
afternoon, losing to Hazel by a
score of 10 to 8. Battery: Palmers-
vile, House and Pritchett; Hazel,
not known. On Saturday afternoon
the local club journeyed over to
Hazel and turned the tide on the
Hazel team, defeating them by a
score Of II to 2. Battery: Palmers-
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-09-10
SIX CHILDREN IN
THREE HOURS IN
BUNK JONES' HOME

Murray, KY, Aug. 9O.-Bunk
Jones was pacing the floor as pros
pective fathers are wont.
"Triplets," was the annoupce-
ment.
Bunk Jones continued to pace the
floor as prospective grandfathers
are wont. An hour passed.
Twins"
Bunk Jones did not alter his
course. He still paced the flor.
Another hour passed.
"A granddaughter"
And there, are six bowling good
reasons why Bunk Jone, farmer,
near Murray, is "all smiles"
Before his wife, who is AZ years
old, gave birth to triplets, Mrs. Will
lie Jones, daughter-in-law, was sent
for. An hour after arrival of the
triplets, Mrs. Jones presented
"Granddaddy" with twins.
In the mean times Mrs. Asian
Parks, daughter, nad been called
in to attend the two mothers. Within
less than an hour she, too, had be-
come a mother, daughter COM
pleting the sextet born in the same
house within three hours.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-09-10
.PROVERBIAL COLD
DAY IN AUGUST
HAS BEEN SHAMEI

Lebanon, Tenn, Sept 2.-The
proverbial cold day in August has
not only witnessed, but has been
shamed. Old Jupe Pluvius, in an es-
capade here Tuesday night evident
ly turned two leaves of his calendar
at osce.
For about midnight something
went wrong, and instead of a gen
uine downpour of rain J. Pluvius
got hold the wrong bucket, and be-
fore he could set it down, had
poured out about an inch of snow
Yes, sir, real snow, cold n every
thing, and what's more, it not only
covered the ground but likewise the
trees and housetops.
The eyewitnesses to this sight are
good, reliable people who never drink
They are Mrs. J. ]. O'Consor anc
her daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. L. L. Burns, all prominent
citizens of this place.
The above stated that the phe
nomenon began about midnight ant
lasted for several minutes, during
which time there was a gentle down
fall of genuine snow flakes, accom-
panied by a. brief spell of intense
cold, it passing away almost al
quickly as it came. Others of this
community have reported witness
ing the phenomenon.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-09-10
LEROY BALTIMORE MAKING
GOOD IN u. S. MARINE

From Quantico, Va, the marine
corps post, comes the news that
Private Leroy Baltimore, U. S.
marine corps, a Dresden boy, mas
entered the Marine Corps Institute,
enrolling for the complete automo-
bile correspondence course. Private
Baltimore is at present serving on
board the U. S. S Henderson, enlist
ing in Nashville for a term of two
years. His mother, Mrs. Alma CALI
more, resides near Dresden and is to
receive monthly report from the
institute of her sens progress.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-09-10

"Pape's Diapersin" by neutraliz-
ing the acidity of the stomach, in
stantly relieves the food souring and
fermentatios which causes the mis-
ery-making gases, heartburn, flatu-
lence, fullness or pain stomach and
intestines.
A few tablets of "Pape's Diapep-
sin bring relief almost as soon as
they reach the stomach. They help
regulate disordered stomachs sa ia
vorite foods can be eaten without
distress-Costs so little at drug
stores.-Adv.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-09-10
lille, Covington and Pritchett.

vile, Covington and Pritchett.
On last Wednesday afternoon the
remains of Vincent Byars reached
Palmersville for burial. The larg-
est crowd ever seen at Palmersville
was that of Wednesday afternoon.
He was conveyed from Dresden to
Palmersville in the auto hearse from
Martin. Vincent was born and
reared near Palmersville and was
we'll known and liked by everybody.
He was tenderely laid to rest in the
Palmersville cemetery by the Mason
ic fraternity. Rev. Needham of
Cairo conducted the funeral services.
Dixie.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-09-10
SOW A LITTLE WHEAT

The slogan in Weakley county fol
the next sixty days should be, "Sov
a little wheat" or a little more
wheat.
With the price of wheat pl oducts
soaring and the price of tobacco 60
ing down, Weakley county farmers
certainly cannot afford to grow to.
bacco and buy their flour. A mer.
chant cannot buy plows at Sc each
and sell them for 81 and long con-
tinue in business. Neither can a
farmer produce tobacco at prevail
ing prices and buy flour at today's
quotations.
This, however, isn't all there is to
the wheat proposition. Read what
a correspondent recently wrote the
Enterprise:
/ have been giving this propo-
sition some little study during
the last few months, and from
what l can find out through our
different county demonstrators
and experimental stations, our
GLAND is lacking lime and phos-
phate to grow grain crops; in
fact, all crops grown in this Sec
ton. And there is only one
way that we can remedy this,
and that is to put it back COM
mercially. In other words, in
every bushel of corn, wheat,
oats, ETC., that is taken off the
land a certain per cent of same
is lime and phosphate. So you
can very readily see that we are
really mining instead of farm
ing. That is, we are costinual-.
ly taking away and not putting
anything back.
Thus, it is plain that we must use
more commercial fertilizer, and be-
sides helping the fertility of the soil,
increase production.
The Enterprise is very axious to
see Weakley county become at least
self-supporting so far as it concerns
those crops that can be grown here
at home, and we do believe that the
growing of more wheat here will add
materially to the county's wealth,
besides keeping at home this vast
sum of money sent away each year
for flour and other wheat products
Mr.. Ellis, our county demonstra-
tor, informs us that his department
is ready and really anxious to coop
crate with the farmers in cam
paign having for its object the
Growing of little more wheat"
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-09-10
F~d
NOTICE TO LAND OWNERS

To all Land Owners in North Fork
Drainage District:
Pursuant to an adjourned meet
ing, a meeting of all the land own
ers interested in the North Fork
Drainage District will be held at
Latham, on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at 2
p. M, when you are earnestly re-
quested to be present. At this meet
ing it is hoped to take final steps
relative to letting the contract for
digging the ditch. Please be pres
emit. A. Vowel, Chm'n. 1926,