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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-17
AUDREY MUNSON DOUBTFUL
or DASHlNG TEXAS HERMES
May Decline to Wed "perfeet" Man,
~ Despite Her Offer

Syracuse, N. ". Aug. 17.-Cleaver
Wood, self-styled Hermes, of Texas,
who, according to telegraphic messages,
dashed off in importunate haste, and is
Speeding to Syracuse to claim Audrey
unson as his bride, may meet with
disappointment.
Miss Munson, after confessing that
ste desired as nave. a man whose
uIsasurements must approximate those
cf Hermes, swiftly retired to the farm
cf John Bailey, two miles from Mexico,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-17

DEVON MANOR
In Valley Forge region 10 miles from Pb,,a
MRS. LaNGDON CAsKIN. pr,no,,.,
Box 40. Devon Pa.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1921-03-03

cit is hard for me to decide. ! al.
| ready have two invitations for the same
evening, one from the League of Indi-
vidual Freedom and the other from the
| Civic club, which / have not been able
| to answer, because think I may have
to work on a moving picture that day.
am putting my son through college
and if they want me to work on Sunday
I must do it. We are little behind
with the film Anyway, don t want to
socialize. I'd like people to see my
work, but don 4. want to hob-nob with
them. / have a world of my own and
it is very happy one. ! have my own
friends, and do not want to get away
from my own people, but to get closer to
them. The honor of being chosen in
that first ten is enough for me, without
my going to the dinner. But / hope l
win have time to go around and just
shake hands with Miss Varesi, and Miss
Garden, and the kind people who said
they would like to have me there. ] al
ways try to use tact in these things, and
if make mistake, the trouble is with
my head and not with my heart. -
It is, of course, a matter of no great
Importance to Gilpin whether he attends
one dinner or the other, and have re-
ceived his invitation, he may encourage
a friedly. feeling on the part of many
by taking that as sufficient recogni-
ton.
But there is something in the general
situation that is worthy of consideration
by the public at large, for it is situa-
ton that is bound to arise more and
more frequently as the new generation
of colored people begins to show equal
talent in all sorts Of ways.
Why should it not be possible to recog-
nize that honor and fame from no con-
ditions rise. and accept talent as talent,
no matter what its racial antecedents!
We know as a matter of fact that there
is no color line in character, in brains,
in bravery, in any of the things that GO
to make men and women. Why then
should there be color line in the general
privileges of American Hfea -
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1921-03-03
Editorials
(Bu Mrs. Ebert X. Haul

The following editorial from the pen
of the Hon. Harvey Ingham, fearless
editor. appeared in the Des MONIES Reg
lister Of Monday morning, Feb. %. The
Bystander commends it to its readers
and to all fair minded Americans:
The Color Line.
The Drama league of New York City
is to give dinner on the evening or
March 6 in honor of the ten who have
contributed most to the art OF the thea.
ter in the last year.
The ten who have been voted as en-
titled to the honor are:
Dudley Diggs, who directed the pro-
duction Of Heartbreak House, Gilda
yaresi, for her work as star and CO.
author of Enter Madame;o David
Belasco, for his production of "De-
sburau;,' Eugene Q Neil, author Of
1.-THE Emperor Jones;' Jacob BENZ
Ami, for his acting in Samson and
Deliiah;' Lionel Atwill, star of "De-
burau;'' Lee Sanderson, designed Of the
stage settings of .Deburau;o Margar-
ct Severn, introducer of stage masks in
the Greenwich Village Follies;o Fred
Stone, as the greatest all-round come
dian on the American stage; Charles S.
Gilpin, star of ssThe Emperor Jones.
There would be little in this simple
announcement to interest the general
public, or to create sensation in New
York City, if it were not for the fact
that the last actor named, Charles s.
Gilpin, is Negro, and .sThe Emperor
Jones, one Of the phenomenal successes
of the season, Negro character.
When it first appeared that Gilpin
was to be included in the list of ten, by
the votes of members of the league,
question was at once raised over extend
ing him an invitation to the dinner
The invitation was extended. Now the
question is whether he will go or not,
and on this there seems to be some
doubt.
In an interview in the New York
Evening Post Gilpin is quoted as say
ing:
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1921-03-03
The Way Il Appear; 70 Me
Robert DUR
WE SHOULD PRACTICI
seeing comprised about with 50 great
a cloud witnesses, lay aside every weight and
the which doth easily beset with patience
the race that is set before Heb iii.
Robert Dur,
WE SHOULD FRACTION

eforese eing are q
a ofvtne s
sin While 0 easily with patience
herace that Ill.,
see it is WHAT not WHO
placing the vacancies
by
without
n.
receive consideration from the world
MAKE
listens to all advice him but doesn't do ANYTHING
will
much time giving advicef
the
all justice
as
make debts in
the of life
and
like
manw
cold changed
and yelled for help -s y !,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1921-03-03
Cured His
Rheumatism!

II n e1ghty-tbree ye-.s OLD nd
.doctored for rheumatism, ever SINCE
came out OF the army, over SO years
ago Like many others. / spent money
freely Tor so-calIed cures and have
-eao about Uric Acid until l could
almost taste it. l could not sleep
NIGHTS or walk without pain: my hands
were so sore and stiff l could not mold
a men But now l an. again IN active
business and can walk with ease or
wrlL" all day with comfort. Friends
are surprised at the change. You
might just as well attempt to put out
q fire with oil IS try to get rid OF your
rheumatism, neurftfs and like COM
p!a ;nts by taking treatment supposed
to drive Uric Acid out OF your blood
anc oody. 1t took Mr. Ashelman atty
years to find out the truth He learn
ed now to get rid Of the true cause
OF mis- rheumatism. other disorders ,?d
recover his strength from THE inner
MYSTERIES" now being distributed Ir"e
by an authority who devoted over
twenty wears to the scientific study
e OF thi: trouble It ATTY reader OF /; -
paper wfahes The Inner Mysteries IT
RheEnlat !sm cverlcckari ~ loctorS
and scientists for centu-.. east. sirl-
plv send a post card OF letter 20 %
author below. Send now. lest YOU ior-
eel! II not a sufferer voussalf 1t
out this notice ara hand this @nGd
news ana opportunity to some a,of'c,sa
FRIEND All who send will receive &C
ov return mail without any char<s
nhateyer II letter or pest csrs Z. sd'
b 3i.-h
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1921-03-03
STRAIGHTEN YOUR HAIR
Before Using After Using

Not with hot irons. But do it with
kink-no-more, the greatest hair straight
ening preparation on earth. Kink-no-
more will straighten the kinkiest kind of
hair. Think about it-a preparation that
all you have to do is apply it on the hair,
and, with little combing, the hair be-
week; but to last from six to eight
months Water nor nothing else will
make 1T kink again after it has been
Strengthened. Kink-no-more is a wonder
worker. $50 marvellous does it do its work
that one can hardly believe their own
eyes. It works like magic, and is unique
because there is not another preparation
in the world like it. We offer a reward
of 500 for any head of hair that Kink-
no-more will not straighten.
klnk-no-more is a vegetable compound;
1t is perfectly harmless and will not injure
the scalp nor hair, but will stop it from
falling out; positively removes dandruff,
promotes a luxuriant growth of healthy
hair and keeps it soft and glossy. Re-
member that Kink-no-mo is sold under
a guarantee to do all that is claimed for it
or money refunded. We will send to any
one on the receipt of 500 a regular size
box OF kink- more, enough to straighten
from one to two heads of hair. When
ordering send registered letter, postal
money order or express money order Lib
eral inducements offered to agents. Write
today for special terms. Inclose 2-cent
stamp for reply. Agents wanted every
East Tenth Street, Los Angeles, Cal.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1921-03-03
THE RHODE ISLAND
1917 r Street, NV.
Washington, D. G.

pleased that doors will Monday Feb
of beautiful newly furnished
permanent roers private public dining
Write for
Respectfully yours, .
JOLLEY AND BUTLER.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02
BuibuIs.

Bulbul Is a name given to varl-
Gus birds, especially those Of kind
found In southern and southeastern
Asia. But 1t was originally an Arabic
Persian name for the Persian night
ingale. These birds, much like the
thrushes, are very small, and the plum
age often very brilliant. They are
seen in Persia, India, Palestine, and
southwark to South America. In In
dia, the common bulbul, travelling in
small companies, is seen visiting all
gardens, plantations and so on, from
Ceylon to Bengal. 1t often builds It's
nest In verandas. Its song Is "chir-
ripping MARBLE"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02
SEES FRANCE KINGDOM AGAIN
Seeress Also Points Out That Present
Leaders Are Reincarnation of
Countrys Great Men.

Considerable attention Is being paid
to the revelations of Marguerite Volt,
who predicts that France will have
king in 10 years, and that the divinity
will appear in France, observes the
Living Age. M. Clemenceau is a re-
incarnation of Robespierre, and M. Mi
incarnation of Robespierre, and M. Mil
lerand Of Louis XIV. Maurice Barres
was once Danton. Debussy was not
only Mozart, but also Michael Angelo
and Peter the Great. Paul Adam, the
fine French writer who recently died.
was, in former life, Socrates.
Regularly Mile. Wolf summons to her
the great men of history-presumabl
those who are not reincarnated-such
as Pindar, Homer and Plutarch. She
Is compelled to spend 1900 francs
a year for candles and incense In or
der to preserve the right vibratory at
mosphere which makes possible these
revelations. Sans commentaire.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02

ed with a smile. Fancy that, White
Pillsl I'm never greeted with smile.
"I'm always greeted with a scowl,
often with tears and usually with
grumbles.
mo one likes me! 1t is too bad
When l am empty l am filled up again.
Oh, l have a horrid life.
"Now, you're not bad to take at all.
People take you very easily and with
out complaint In the least. You are
so easy to take.
"You can be swallowed down with
a drop Of water and no one can taste
you"
But think, Medicine Bottle" said
the White Pills, when you're being
taken folks can be pretty sure they're
getting something whereas with taste
less pills. as we are, 1t doesn't seem
as though we amount to anything"
"Oh," said the Medicine Bottle, at
is good of you to cheer me up. But i
can't very well be cheered up.
Here l sit on the mantelpiece and
three times a day taken down and
Sndhtu us liOuBH lHty u ike u Kill
me, do believe, and then with groans
or tears or complaints I'm swallowed.
Or rather, some of the medicine from
me is swallowed.
sand the faces that are made about
mel oh, they're awful Truly, awful
faces are made up because of mel
Nov you are taken without all
that fuss. You do good even If you
don't taste bad.
"But 1 taste so bad that no one
can appreciate me, or rather the medi-
cine in me.
ITS terrible life that lead And
when 1 am emptied 1 will be filled
again. Or for a time 1 may sit about
with lot Of other ugly medicine bot
ties, and we'll all be put on a shelf
that sees very little life, and there
we'll gather dust.
"We'll stay there, some Of us with
a little medicine left In us and out
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02
THE MEDICINE BOTTLE.

"If you think my life Is pleasant
one" said the Medicine Bottle, "I'll
tell you from the start that 1t isn't.
I'm the first place was In the doc
tors office. l saw the people quake
and shake when they were told they
had to take some bitter medicine.
don't suppose they really shook as
much as thought they did, but was
standing quite still at the time and
they seemed to make great deal Of
fuss.
'Then / heard someone say,
Doctors give us horrible stuff,
"'When we think we're sick enough,
But after all they make us well,
And this fact, too. l think We should
tell
'Then someone else said,
~ wonder II the doctor has taken
From the medicine bottle which must
be shaken.
Its hard to swallow 1t and be held
by the nose
"'While we get down the horrible dose
"Such are the things I've heard"
said the Medicine Bottle.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02
Wheat Gets Thrasbed

Now, Edwin" said the Sunday
school teacher to member of the
juvenile class. (which would Won
rather be-the wheat or the taresT
The tares," answered Edwin.
why" asked the teacher in sur.
prise. How can you say that when
you know wheat represents the good
and the tares the badY"
"oh, that's all right" replied tho
precocious youngster. "the wheat gets
tnrashed and the tares don't"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02
The Flavor Lasts
OBJECT LESSON WAS SPOI
One Small Pupil at Least Mis-
stood Just What Teacher II
Intended to Impress.

The fifth-grade teacher was I
the young principal and 1t was
rumored that he was engaged
They managed to keep 1t secre
the children, yet most of then
suspicious. One way she show
affection was by the way she c
ated with him In all his pet sc
So when he started u moN
against smoking she promptly be
help him out. III
First she demanded that all he
who smoked bring to her all
bacco they had in their pockets
did 1t and 1t was a goodly suppl,
ing the box which held 1t, she
one of the boys, "You take thls
to Mr.. T"
A little boy In the rear Of TIL
piped out: Teacher, my sister
she's goin' to give her beau 4
for his birthday, too"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02

soon found relief. Now can do all my
own work and it is the Vegetable Com
pound that has saved me from an opera
ton. / cannot praise your medicine too
highly and tell all of my friends and
neighbors what the Compound did for
me-" = Mrs. MARGARET MCCUMBER,
q s. Frazier St., Georgetown, Illinois.
Mrs. McCumber is one of the unnum-
bered thousands of housewives who
struggle to keep about their daily tasks,
while suffering from ailments peculiar
to women with backache, sideaches,
headaches, bearing-down pains and ner-
vousness, and if every such woman
should profit by her experience and give
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound trial they would get well.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02

side or us as well,
until we're want
ed for rehlllng.
II started from
a doctors Office,
and here / am In
this house.
Goodness only
knows when I'll
go back TO the old
s h elf again. I
wish the doctor
would take me
back. / never did
the doctor any
harm.
II helped him
oil Il could All T
knew howl But
oh dear, life is
very hard when
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02
Bad Stomach
Sends Her to Bed
for 10 Months
Eaf0nic Gets Her Up J

"Over year ago. says Mrs. Dora
Williams, 81 took to bed and for 10
months did not think / would live.
Eatonic helped me so much l am now
up and able to work. l recommend it
highly for stomach trouble"
Eatonic helps people to get we'll by
taking up and carrying out the excess
acidity and gases that put the stomach
out of order. If you have Indigestion,
sourness, heartburn, belching. food re-
peating, or other stomach distress, take
an Eatonic after each meal. Big box
costs only trifle with your druggists
guarantee.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02

one has to go through 1t and be scowled
at wherever one goes.
"And the very worst thing about II
Is that 1 wouldn't really have a great
deal Of respect or admiration for any
one who smiled at me, for 1t would
show they had wretched taste. Yes.
that Is the saddest part of my sad
story may do good, but oh, the med
icine that hold, tastes too horrid for
mere words to describe I"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02


days work. If he did four and they
satisfied him he thought IL an unusual
1y good day.
He liked TO write. He described
himself as one "who writes and grins,
as IL he thought he were very funny
indeed" This was when he was well
into his story. In starting n novel he
was extremely slow. He could not hit
upon names that satisfied him. His
most loved hero was Trotfeld, Trotbury,
Copperboy and Copperstone before he
finally became Copperfield. But once
I'm his stride he seldom rewrote, and he
plunged ahead joyOusly.
For every hour given to writing he
set aside another for exercise. He de-
scribes how he "walked about the black
streets of London Is and 20 miles many
n night when all the sober folks had
gone TO bed" As he walked, whether
In London or Paris streets or along the
kentish cliffs, he was planning his
story. hut he was not so absorbed
as to be oblivious TO the people he
passed. Quaint and commonplace men
and women I'm city streets and country
lanes flashed for moment before his
eyes and the next day were made I'm
mortal I'm his tales.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02

Charles Dickens
did most of his
writing I'm the
morning. He us
unlly was content
with the hours
bet veen nine and
one. He rarely
wrote I'm the af-
ternOOn. In his
youthful days he
often composed at
night, but this
habit was aban-
dOned later.
He could turn
OF page after
page nt great
speed and often
times the custom
of printing his
novels I'm parts
made this neces-
snry. He was sell
dom far ahead of
the printer. Hut
ordinarily he con-
y 1 q e re d three
I'd n q RS N good
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02

HLIvER TWIST was born about
20 miles from London, In the
lying-in room of the almshouse.
His mother, worn and exhausted from
long and painful journey on foot,
had been found unconscious In the
road, and had been carried to the only
place Of refuge for such as she seemed
to be. His name he owed to the in
ventive genius of the parish beadle,
who remarked: "The last one was q
's'-Swubble / named him; the next
one as comes will be Unwin, and I've
got names ready made to the end of
the alphabet, and all the way through
1t again, when we come to r."
The wronged and unhappy mother
died without revealing her name. and
the only proofs of the boys identity,
a locket and ring, kept even at the
price Of starvation, were stolen from
the corpse before 1t was cold by the
old crone who had been in attendance.
The orphans childhood, passed in
cruel neglect and semi-starvation, was
brought to an abrupt close by his own
unparalleled act. Desperate through
hunger he and his companions deter
mined that some one of them shall Sc
cure for all an extra helping Of the
thin and watery Cruel which is their
principal diet. The lot falls upon Oh
liver. Nine-year-old child though he
was, he was reckless with misery"
He rose from the table, and advancing
to the workhouse-master basin and
spoon in hand, he said, "Please, sir,
i want some more"
Such unheard-of daring receives
speedy treatment. The next morning
a bill, posted upon the gate, offers
five pounds to anyone who will take
Oliver Twist off the hands of the par
ish.
Then there follows brief stay as
the apprentice Of a coffinmaker and
undertaken, who, with an eye to the
effect, promptly makes Of the sad
faced little waif chief mourner at
the funerals of children and "many
were the professions which little Oh
liver headed, In a hat-band reaching
down to his knees. to the admiration
Of all the mothers In the town."
His master is, on the whole, we'll
disposed toward him, but fight with
a bullying older apprentice brings him
into unmerited disgrace and punish
ment and he runs away.
On the outskirts Of London he
chances upon the fascinatingly droll
Artful Dodger, pickpocket and pupil
of Fagin. The curious behavior Of his
new associates Is only a game to the
innocent boy. when Fagin places snuff
boxes, jewelry, watches and handker-
chiefs In his pockets, and then stands
looking In imaginary store-windows
while Tin an unbelievably short time)
every one of the things is taken from
him. The true meaning Of II all burst
upon the Mortified Oliver, when he Is
taken on an expedition and sees the
"game" In full operation. Dazed and
confused, he is the only one captured
and taken before a magistrate. His
innocence is established, but ne faints
in the court room, and is taken home
by the remorseful Mr.. Brownlow, the
man whose pocket he was supposed to
have picked. In his new friends house
Oliver Is nursed through a serious Ill
ness, and better days seem to have
dawned for him, when he again falls
into the hands of Fagin. This Is no
chance happening, for the old crook,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02
Prepared.

"Ole," said the preacher
Swedish bridegroom-to-be, "a
take Hilda Sorgeson for your
welded wife, for better or for
"Oh, WELL" replied ole 81
AYE s'pose Aye get little of e
The American Legion Weekly.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02
On Guard.

Master-My mother-in-law is COM
ing for a long visit tomorrow. Here
is list of her favorite dishes.
Cook-Yes, sir.
well, the first time you give us
one Of these you'll get a weeks no
tice."
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02

Did all the peo-
pie speak like
that asked the
little White Pills.
"T h ey di dn't
speak in rhyme
like that" said
the Medicine Bot
tie, "but those
were the things
{ h e y said which
I've changed into
rhymes.
"a medicine bot
tie must have
something TO cheer
1t up at times.
"Yes, I'll tell
you my life is not
a pleasant one.
NI'pn nnx,nr Urnaf-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02
Mint Leaves.

You'll notice-if you wander around
In the back yard or the vacant LOT
across the way-that the soft, dark
green leaves of mint are beginning to
show. Guard 1t iealously. Did you
know that few crushed leaves in
lemonade will add a tang which is de-
lightful?
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02

leIC SlOe CnaC i cOulQ
not walk across the
floor unless / was all
bumped over, hold
ing to my side. ! doc
tored with several
doctors but found no
relief and they said
/ would have to have
an operation. My
mother insisted on
my taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic COMPOUND and /
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02
The Beau BrummeI Of the Plains.

Big Bear, the head of the Sioux
tribe, is said to be the best dressed
Indian in America. He recently paid
visit In full regalia to some Of the
larger cities In the Middle West.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02

1t Is easier for some men to make
love than 1t is for them to make a
living.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-06-02
ANOTHER WOMAN
ESCAPES
Mrs. McCumber Avoided a Serious
Operation by Taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound in Time

Georgetown, Il.-"After my first
baby was born / suffered so with my
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-12-21
DESTITUTE WIFE GETS
AID FROM POLICEMEN

When informed that her husband
could not so free on account of the
crime he aau committed, the woman
burst into tears, and her walls were
echoed by her tow small children,
one. Of whom. up &c this time had
been playing about the police station.
which was probably the warmest
place he had been in for some time.
He was happily engaged in MUNICH
ing crackers donated by the police
but when his mother cried the little
boy cried in sympathy.
Moved by the evident need shown
in the case, a number of policemen
and other witnesses 20 the scene took
up a collection of several dollars and
gave it to the woman to supply her
Immediate needs. Overseer of the
Poor Math Hansen was summoned
and after ir vestigatins the case an
nounced that he would do what he
could to relieve the destitute mother.
II is doubtful, however, whether the
overseer OF the poor has sufficient
available funds to deYote to this par
ticular case Since the man is an
ex-snldier the case will be brought
to the attention of the American Le-
gion. which has been quietly engaged
in considerable relief work among
needy veterans.