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PAGE SIX TilE news scimitar. fHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, PULIHED BY THE MEMPHIS NEWS BCIMITAR COMPANY Entered a Second-Class Mstte at tha Postofflci at Memphis, Tenn.. Under the Act of March 1. 17. DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Th Associated Fres Is exclusively entitled ro ti for reproduction of nil r.ews dlspatche cr-dCed to It or trot otherwise credited In The News Relml tr. and also the local new published herein. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By .urt-r 18c per week. Pv mail, postage paid. I month, 60e; 1 month. 11.15. 3 nionth. 11.70; nlh. IJ.M; I! mon't . t.00. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. If ma have trouble about getting your naner, call Main 4S94 nd the matter will be given Immediate sttemloii After C .rn. nd Enrd-ivs, call Main 6S. PAUL BLOCK. INC.. Special Rorn. tstlve, S Madison avenue. Vw Ywrlt: Centnrv Rtilldlrm, Chicago: Little BiiHtl Ing. Boston. Kreege Building. Detroit. Bonded Warehouses and the Cotton Problem. The following editorial appearing In the Manufacturer Record, on of the progressive publication of the nation. In reproduced became of th thmell ne of the suggestion II contain Rlch ard H. Rdmond. editor of th Record, la one of the outstanding writer of ths nation. He ha fought for Ameri canism, pure and unadulterated. H l B of -tha friend of the iouth, nd what ha nys about marketing the crop la not only timely, but win and hon at. 11a eays: "English cotton expert at tha world' cotton conference In New Orleana last year Instated that tha world needed a 1,00,000-bale crop from the South this ear. They rapeatcd the statement over and evar Again when they et back to England. Thay warned manufacturer of a world cotto. famine already In sight Tha Houth ha not ralaed the H.WO.M0 bales for whloh they begged. It! crop will be several million bale short of what they said waa absolutely needed I but under the draatlc deflation work of the federal reserve board, which has brought stagnation where abounding activity prevailed, cotton buyer In Europe, and In thin country i and tha bear gambler are using the opportunity thus created to drive cot tea price down below the cost of pro duction. "Betrayed In the hot of Ita sup posed friends. It credit curtailed by the action of the board, the South ftiuit face a tremendous fight to pro tect Its cotton agalnt all enemies, open and secret. Tha planters should, after paying their debts, hold their cotton and store It. knowing full well that If they assert their power they can control tho marketing of their staple. "The age-old custom of rushing cot ton to the market in the fall only play ed Into the hands of the buyers, who, having forced prices to the loweat point, stocked up heavily, and then prices ad vanced, to their profit but to the loss of the grower. "Let the South hold it cotton and market it slowly, during 11 months,, in stead of in four, and the producer wl (hen soon hold the whip handle and no longer be driven by the lash of the buyer. At the same time the South ihould give Its attention more largely to diversified agriculture, raising a full supply of foodstuffs for Its own use and to add to the nation' food stores, mak Mng cotton a surplus crop. Kor a quar ter of a century the Manufacturers Record baa sought to drive homo the Idea that every Southern farmer should raise his own foodstuff snd then plant In cotton hi surplus land only. In that way lie prosperity and safety, and In that way only." Everyone in the cotton belt knows that the custom of rushing cotton to the market in the full and selling It immediately Is the prime faotor la keeping down the price. It would be Meal If the farmer raised all his foodstuffs, and by the adoption of diversification produced suf ficient money with which to buy other essential. But th cotton fanner and his ten ants always have been in debt. They have relied upon the cotton crop to jay for th live stock, Implements, foodstuffs' and clothing used during the year, making It necesasry to market the crop as soon a It Is available, or holding It at th will of th merchant to whom they are ladebtud. The South It essentially a cotton country. W do not enpect to tee ths tlmt when cotton will be raised merely aa a surplus crop. It mutt for all time V fee the big money crop of this section. Since there Is no Immediate prospect of th farmer operating without debt, or that thty will h induced to rely upon the cotton as a surplus crop, the solution of th difficulty is In the adop tion of some Intelligent method nf han dling the crop under present condi tions. We believe (he solution lira in the resort to ths bonded warehouse ystm m provided by the federal la The experience of the farmer this yesr has taught them that they can no longer rely upon the factors to sJnc money sufficient to produce thrli cfops. , Under the old system thr f irmer ar ranged with his factor for n h f'inus At he nerded, end drew on him at his pteaiure. When the crop w: tvhered It was shippod to the factor, rm dis posed of it st a profit to himself, am! the farmer usually was ant to pity hi debls. and If fortune favored him had a little something Ml over to carry htm until the next pUnting season Th" bonded warehouse system will .iet msiilace the furtor. If utilised it will relieve the factor Is some estent and render Invaluable assiatanc to th farmer. The bonded warehouse system IB alfn parity itself. It can be establish In sny community and for the accommo dation of any number of bales of cot toa. It Is only neeaary that the farmer organise and construct a warehouae where the cotton will be secure and de terioration prevented. A warehouse man Is designated who wilt have charge of the enterprise. A small license fee roust be paid the) government for the privilege. Ths aiseunt may be as low ls a year and wtn but rarely exoeed MO for the larger warehouse, IT every bale of cotton stored In the warehouse a receipt Is Issued. This re ceipt is negotiable In federaj rsrv banks, and therefore will acceptable la other bank. Qernment agent make occasional vtoUa to th warehouse sa4 ahaok BMtoata fa m njf receipts In order to guard aatnst Ir regularities. In the event a receipt Is lost, another can be Issued If sufficient bond Is given to protect ths warehouse association avalnst loss. In this way the eviilenceof a ban of cotton In storage Is negotiable, and the owner, upon pleilglng the receipt, can obtain t)i usual Jance mud for a bale of ootton. A few warehouse sniftered through out the ccntry would hav no apprecia ble Impression ui-un the rnuikct price Of ootfon. In order to secure tin Kieat et possible ber...flt. it will be iiecessnrv for the entwprls to liu generally adopt ed snd uttllird When thl Is dime th farmer will be enabled 'o hold his cotton even under the pji-sem economic condition, which are no' likely to be chuna-stf. It will afford him jo opportunity to dis pose of his crop ud he desire, by takiriK sdvantsge of the market price whllo It is favoiul.ie and withholding It from the market when n effort t made to force down the piice vV have witnessed many campaigns Intended fo regulste the price of cot ton. We h:iire seen the "buy -a hale" cam paign and Its disastrous consequences. We have witnessed the campaign for the reduction of cotton acreage and Its lailure. Any oilier campaign of a like nature will not succeed If It does not contem plate th existing economic condition such a. have prevailed In the South fur generations and are not likely to be overturned. The difficulty is not that too much cotton is produced, but that spinners and manufacturers regulate consump tion to the detriment of the producer, and the producer, as Mr. Edmonds has said, Is at the mercy of the buyer. There Is no likelihood that the pro duction of cotton In the South will be displaced by any other crop any more than tlmt the ' Illinois fanner will abandon corn or the Kansas fsrmer abandon wheat. The different sections of the count r- are adapted primarily to their principal crops, Which will con tinue to be produced as the principal money crops. The solution of the South s problem In handling It cotton Is not In methods that disregard economic conditions. The fanner must reacegnls condition aa they are, without undertaking to work a complete revolution. He must find a solution In the application of Intelli gence. The bonded warehouse system is a sensible plan which will go a long way toward remedying the cotton situation complained of in the Manu facturers Record. The Boston Waiting List. V'p In Boston, where the price dances between firteen and twenty dollars a ton, the coal dealer have kept the sign hung out at all times, "shortage of coal." When the private concerns became too Importunate for their coal, It was the custom of th dealers to write their names down on a "waiting list," and promise them service as soon aa the trade allowed. f Only recently ha it dawned upon the Boston cltlienry what they were wait ing for. The Boston people were really waiting for the price of coal to go up, though they did not suppec It. There was coal on hand, but the mar ket price did nut satlBty the dealers. When coal finally got to the price that pleaded these fastidious gentry, they began filling their hack orders at a great rate. They filled them so rapidly that the people suspected something, and thus It was they found out what a waiting list meant. And still the coal business was too chsap for the great Ponal. Not a Requisite. A friendly suit has been Instituted In the Davidson county court to as certain If the women have a right to pay poll tax. It Is generally agreed that the posses sion of a poll tat receipt by a woman la not a requisite for voting In the No vember election. However, if they desire to pay poll lax we do not understand that it would b Illegal for the collector to accept the money. The assumption is that any person who appear at the tax collector's of fice and tenders the amount of the tax plu (he penalty, will he accommodated !fowevr, it I not necessary accord ing to th opinion of the attorney-geti-etal and eminent lawyers, for the worn en to pay a poll tax this year In order to quallf)' them to vote in the Novem ber election. A rRil BOOKLET ON THE STORAOE OP VEGETABLES It tells how to store fruit and vegetables now. when they can hi bought cheap, and perfectly pre. served for winter use. It tells how to pack food so it will keep, how to make a storage Inn In the basement, how to lonstnoi one In the back yard. ho to batik your vegetables In the field There are many fine point" In making food keep, ehuf of which are temperature nnil veiitilstlon Don't experiment. 'let this tr.. booklet of proven mi thodn tl'se the coupon. Write pl.urjl' i Frederic ,f. Haikln. Ilrrotor. 'P.. Memphis News Scimitar Informa Hon Bureau. Washington, li '' I tnrlose herewith two cent it, stamp for return postage on a fr. cops rf the bulletin on the ntorsge t'f vegetahU .Sam'1 Street t'it Stale Times Change, But Our Appetite For Big Melons Cling "Thr about flvs cent hits." re marked the cotton broker to hi friend, t.i real 't.' man. "ths price tli.y ar asking for that watermelon " h two had Paused to closer ob serve melon stttlnf In front of a grncerv stabllshment on BconJ street . Cut Into th melon was the price. Man, while smalkr fure fnve it wegot at ft" pound "Yea" opmcd th real et'st, man. "some yenS ago we faul about ' hits for on that sue sjmfo am mo like th ones w uo to lisve h farm In Miis.nl In sis) isv Il didn't coat a nlrl a Site, us went to th field ana) at ei rr " "C-huh," sollloqut) rs4tofi lea ker, as he thumped th Wielon Jh Ms finger to test ripeness, "SOtler f,")i bles m: of those that th sTnf I rn with down on I'nion aven 1 r IK vear ago rolled off a peddlei( agon. When sli hit Ihe treet and amashed each of us grabbed a pices and ran Ilk th dickens, leaving Ihe owner to cu t bit." I'p walked the store man, who offer ed Information that the melon came (rem th delta sentlea Of Mississippi M sat (ram Qeorgta. ( nco. U. . PAT. OTP.) BYK.C.B. Iear K. C li. All my life I have dreamed about a place in Ihe country with a stream running through it. 1 have talked about It so much that oiy boy ami girl expect every day that I will come home and tell them to pre pare to move.. f.as: mgni ai uinner my wne mm me I should get - the foolish notion out of my head, that we were fortunate to have what we now have and 1 should be satlsfiiHi. Khe. said It wasn't fair to the children to put such foolish Ideas Into their heads. Wliat say you, K. C. B ? i:iMt'ND R. Mount Vernon. N. Y. IKAH KDMUND. See FAR BK It from m TO I'ARTICIF'ATL'. IN A family quarrel. BL'T l'' I were you. I'D CO ahead. AND DREAM AND N'KVKH quit. I'D Hl'lU) the house. ' YOU HAVR In mind. BKijII'B THIS stream. AND PAINT it gre.es. oil PAINT it white. OK WHAT you onoose AND KENOK it In. IP BO I willed. , 1 AND LAY the walks. AND UP somewhere BKIIIND THK trees. THAT K11APS the house. OR ANYWHERE. I WANTED It. , I'D DUKAM for me. A CHICKEN house. AND DRKAM again. AND FILL the place. WITH PLYMOUTH Rocks. Oil ORPINGTONS, e OR JUST plsln hens. AND IP I Hiked. I'D DRKAM a barn. AND TURN a cow, AND ALL things else. THAT I wound have. 4 TO LIVK with me. BKS1DE THK stream. I'D DUKAM these things. THE WHILE I worked AND WHILK I slept. e . AND IP It was. t HAD a boy. OR HAD a Hrl. I'D MAKE the wish.' HE, TOO, wotild dream. OR SUB would dream. . . FOR WITHOUT dreams. THE WORLD would cease. I THANK you. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q. What county Is St. Louis. Mo In' CI. A The nostoffice ripimrt mit iv that St. Loula, Mo.. Is not in any coun ty The city government executes both municipal and county functions for the territory It occupies, and It always has none so. Q What dressing should he lined on leather chairs? D. C. A ( hnirs anil couches upholstered in leather will lust much longer if the following mixture is applied once a month: Due part good vinegar, two parts boiled linseed oil. Bhake thor oughly together. Apply a little on a suit rag and polish with a silk duster or a piece, of chamois This cleanses and softens the leather; it is also a good polish for the wood. W Where do oysters known as Blue Points get their name A. B. A They are named for Blue Point, New York, the southern extremity of Pajtchogue bay. Long Island,, which Is famous for its oyster beds. The name I now used to designate the small. delicately flayed oysters, whether na tive or transplanted, which are taken off the southern shore of Long Island. Q How long does It take for the soft spot on n baby's head to disap pear? O. C, C. A. There are usually four such spots discernible on the skull of a newly born Infant. All but the anterior or great fontanel close within a few months. This closes about one yetir after birth, hut In some cases persists during the second year Q What will remove stains from Sraveslones? The stains were made y decaying vine. H. W. O. A. Hucli stains can usually be re moved by scrubbing with water con taining lye. A box of concentrated lye 1 about the right amount to use In two gallons of water. Q. When was ensign Introduced Into th navyT Waa It ever an army rank? P. B A. The navy depaament states that ensign was th lowelH rank of an of ficer in tile Revolutionary army, and also In Ihe British army. The dutle were to carry the ensign or regimen tal colors. The rank has now been abolished In th army and th lowest rank of rommlloned officeris second lieutenant. In the navy, ensign Is the loweat rank of commissioned officer, and wis first tmed In this service dur ing the Civil war. Q What do the small letters on coins Hand for? A. J. W. A The initials on coins are either mint marks or the Initials of the de. signer of the coin. The mint marks of various mints are as follows: New I'rlcuns, o; San Francisco, a; Denver, d. Coins made, at the Philadelphia mint are distinguished by the fact that they bear no mint mark. Q Can th word "very" he used to modify "unique? " C. K. W A.The word cannot he modified or qualified, since "unique" is defined as being without a like or equal: single '"i kind or excellence." Q -Can a marriage license he ob tained in Canada without either person being a resident there" A. CJ. R. The bureau of information of the Canadian war mission says that Amer ican i miens may obtain inarrlags li censes in Canada without either per moi being a resident there. y - To settle an argument, please state whether the American IndlanH shaved their faces as men do none c H V The bureau of ethnology says that the Indians never shaved their faces as they had nn means of doing m' Tliev pull, i the halrr. out with Misrp nones, with oyster ahells. or with their fingers '.' What is ihe name given to the application if hot iloths or moisture for the r. Ilef ,,f ,,,'iin " K O A r'omentiition Is the general name urn to 'in. in. thod ,,f relieving pain ":i.in:i. ib. application of hot r Ample- M - i Any reader ran set th answer to anv qiie..i,.n by writing The N Scitn- onr int. , -'ration bureau. F-Yi derlc ,1. 1 1 . . k 1 1 1 . .lire. tor. Washington. !, C, Tlos off. r apphen Mrictlv to informa tion it ,),.,. not attempt to settle de menti, tumbles, nor to undertake ex I riii'-l'v- r an h on anv subject. Write your p'c'inti plainly and briefly. Uive full in.itie and address snd inclo.se two ci nls m slanips (or return postage. All replies are s,.ni direct to the Inquirer ) River Captain Is Buried In Elrmvood KimT nrrvlct-n fnr dpt. H, p. M.' Intonh, 4R, who iiiii at hi. ,Top..ph h hr-nptml from (njurifd rr'lvt1 in a rtvr ii(rltlfnt Jamm rv. wtr to hv bren from th funrriil purlnrs f Thompson nrothrm at 8 3" p in Thursda v, lurlal Unr. in KImuvimh. Th4 .HplalTi been UMndd.n at h'lspHnl rvf'r cincf tip ati-ulfiit. w hi h happt nt fl mi Ih' IfNiner S. IV Mflnt'itsh. Mp-! fitnitc from i'iiy U tin- Suiiflnwr rirr He rtn"l.ft tii ItftMnphis fT many Kirn presiims Id bin r'Hirtcnip jit iiTni I'uv lli sur vival! liy hln wife. Mrs. Sunlt MYtntnuh, hh4 ln mMrrs. Mr. I tin .!n?tlwi uml Mr Joflle JUpp. Official Figures Cutjluake's Toll ROME, Sept 16. It is officially an nounced that the total number of per son killed in the recent earthquake was 174. The mountainous r.one affected whs very thinly Inhabited and tile destruc tion was limited to .small places scatter ed over i he Massa Carrara region. Normal life la ever here being re sumed. The houses destroyed are being replaced tiv huts, the building of hlch Is being carried on under th direction of troops and relief workers. As a Woman Thinks BY EDITH E. MORI ARTY. (Copyright, 1920, by The Wheeler Syn dicate, Inc.) The Cynio l.aa said In his heart: "A woman wants EVERYTHING at least, everything she sees, "Or happens to think of!" But it's not true! There are thousands of things that a woman could do without quite hap pily! th, thousands of them! Birthdays, for instance, And "kidding'," and double-chins, and Jan! . Those cut, little mustaches, the men are wearing And the mustaclied-klss! Dancing men, pure and simple for though, not all of them may be pure, most dancing men ARE simple! Custard-pie moiloii-plilures, Beautiful trained nurses, A jealous disposition, A jealous husband, Bieakfast-lable persiflage. , I'Yeckles, Criticism especially . th homemade kind. The attentions of married flirts and summer widowers. Men who "drop In" unexpectedly. "Fireside companions" the "come early and never know when to go home" variety. Who bring candy and eat it all up, themselves. The man who Insists on telling how he became "a success." The man with the "I'mmm" habit. Egotists, poseurs, golf-fiends, motor maniacs, professional cynics, Men who think a woman is some thing to be "jollied." Men who think a woman Is something to be "reformed," Men who think a woman Is something to be "dodged." Men who say "A woman Is only a woman but a good cigar is a smoke!" and fancy they are quoting from the Bible or Hamlet. Sunburn, windburn, heartaches, su perfluous flesh. And confirmed bachelors! These are some of the thousand-and-one things that a woman could do with out, But the thing that she CANNOT do without Are Iove, Sympathy and Admiration, Work. Kisses, the Right Sort ol Clothes And at least One Husband! The Seven Keys to Happiness for Women! Tet, somehow, The moment a woman finds one of them, she seems to lose another. And the woman who holds all Seven Keys, at once, Is as rare Jf she Is Blessed! That's why a woman Is always WANTING something," No matter what she HAS! Kor, alas, it takes ALL seven of these Magic Keys To open the door to Complete Hap piness , Kor any woman! MRSTOLOlFSAYS: t BY HELEN . ROWLAND. tCopyright, 19!i, by the Wheeler Syn dicate, Inc.) My daughter, not all the temptations of woman have been pictured in the movies, and not all the villains have appeared upon the screen. For the subtler ones go softly, and ire exceeding insidious. Now, behold, there dwelt a damsel on the West Side, who was called "nice girl. " which is to say. "dull-but-qulte-regular." Lo. her hair was always marcelled, and her smile worked automatically; her clothes were "Just right," and her favorite color was pink. She loved Ethel Barrymore. was "craay" about golf, doted on Douglas Fairbanks, and was "passionately fond" of maple fudge. Mischa Klmap, old mahogany an May Sinclair. Yea, unto her a "Thesaurus" was an extinct animal, and a dictionary merely something to stand on when talking at the telephone. .tui all her days were pleasant and placid and her ilanrlng partners and her flirtation sufficient to make life interesting. And Mior,' who came near here were s I a lie.-ly soothed illlll comforted. l-'ot- marriage was her Mecca, and she had non been troubled with a "mission." nor with a patig of artistic temperament. Now, i! raine to pass, that a villain espied In r, and was smitten with an evil it. siro to iilcrk her happiness. Kor heholi! be n ooed her with aftir noc.ii tea. and serpentine flatteries, say i nil "Win- dost thou hide thy light under a bush, ! of eoninionplaci'ticss? "Yea, hast thou naver sought to express thvelf" " l-'or 1 ihoii bast pt 'sonality andj such a 'briKhl mind " " m i In sr.iies f, i from thv Jim sel's oil,, and she was Litten' And. sitaightway. she fiasteneU unto a barber shop and was "bobbed." And th er. after she appeared. ar- raed in e,nrments which seemed to have hi tat designed in a bad temper, and dunned in a windstorm. And they fed from her In confusion, and returned no more. Hut her women friends were stricken with winder, and said: "Kor lieavi n's sake!" Vnil. II ,-aine to pas, that the dam sel was osst out amongst the free verse poets, where there sre no eligible, and no marrying men. And she ended her days In a Job and a studio. flat' Verily, verily, nothing mor cruel, nothing more tragic, nothing mor ter rible can happen to "nice girl." than to be told that sh posseaseth a "bright mind'" Kor these were th word of the ser pent, when he offered the apple unto Kv And the woman fell for it. - And look at hot, a owl You'll Hdve to Hand It to the Wife By Briggs Conyrlsbt. It? -r t -", AasoHatlon fNow Torfc frlbenei " " ' I sale. -. A mXJMTW& Ti AIM IJ . m I J ' R I arvv"w I 1 I,' ' MX SV W ' Vv WV , I VI 1 lit ' i,,i.iiM.i.i' '- ' fff ::'"J it 'j, lJ fcLEWlGGILY, T kSTO . i ' UNCLE WIGGILY AND JBIMIE'S PADDLES. (Copyright, 1820, by McClure Newspa per Syndicate.) BY HOWARD R. QARIS. Once upon a time, as Uncle Wiggily was hopping along by the duck pond ocean, wondering what sort of un ad venture he might have that day, he heard a quacking sound and then a voice aaid: "Oh ho! I wouldn't have such feet as you have, not for anything! Why, they aren't feet at all! They are Just like boat paddle! Paddle feet! Pad dle feet! Jimmle, the duck, has paddle feet!" That's What Uncle Wiggily heard as he stftod in the shade of a mulberry lollypop bush beside the duck pond ocean. "My! Someone must be making fun of someone else," thought the bunny rabbit gentleman. "I wonder who it Is?" So he peeked around the corner of the apple dumpling tree, and there on tho bank of the pond he saw Jimmle Wibbiewobble, the boy duck, And standing near Jimmle was a funny, saucy little chap all covered with fuzz, and he had a very long bill, like a toothpick. "Paddle feet! Paddle feet! Jimmle the duck has paddle feet!" cried this Queer, saucy little chap again. "Well, suppose" he has. His feet were made for him and it Isn't nice of you to poke fun at him." said ITnMe Wlu- glly, coming out from behind the sassa fras flowers, and fanning himself with his pink, twinkling nose excuse me, I mean his tall silk hat. I'm getting as eaoited as Uncle Wiggily was. "Yes, he's making a lot of fun of my feet," quacked Jimmle the duck boy. "Paddle feet! Paddle feetl" cried the saucy little chap once more, but he ran away, diving in among the weeds when he saw Uncle Wiggily. "Who was he?" asked the bunny rab bit gentleman, as he sat down beside Jimmle. "Oh, he's one of the children of the Snippy Snappy," answered Jimmle. "He just came to live around here, and I wish he'd move away. He's all the time making fun of my feet, and Lulu's ami Alice's, too." "Hum! The Snippy Snappy!" spoke Uncle Wiggily. "Is he any relation to the Pipsisewah or the Skeesicks, I wonr der?" ' "I havert'f seen the Snippy Snappy himself." ald Jimmle, "but I wouldn't be a bit surprised if he was as bad as both of those chaps rolled together." "Well, never mind," said the bunny rabbit uncle. "We won't pay any ate tention to him." "All the same, though." quacked Jimmle the duck, as he sat near the edge of the mud puddle ocean and splashed his legs In the water, "I have paddle feet, haven't I. Uncle Wfcgily?" "Well, yes, Jimmle; but it is very good for you that you have," said the rabbit gentleman. "Tou, being a duck, would look very queer if you had paws like mine, which are or no use in the water." "But yours are more stylish,", said Jimmle, and Unole Wiggily could see that the duck boy was feeling badly because of the fun the Snlniiv Snanuv ohau had made of the paddle feet. "Nonsense!" laughed Uncle Wiggily, twinkling his red, " white and blue striped rheumatism crutoh. "Each of us has the feet best stilted to him." "Maybe If I Had paws like Tommlo Kat I'H look better. ent on Jimmle. "Stuffed pickles!" cried the bunnv. "If you are going to be silly, as Sammie and Billle were about their paws and teeth, I'll think you are very queer." "But my feet are bo broad and flat and ugly," laid Jimmle. "I never thought of it before, until that Snippy Snappy boy called me paddle feet." Uncle Wiggily took off his tall silk hat and scratched his rheumatism nose with his left hind leg. "Suppose you! come and take a walk with me," said the bunny. "And maybe I'll find Boma better feet!" quacked Jimmle, Uncle Wiggily said nothing, but he blinked his eyes and ' hopped off through the woods, followed by Jimmle the duck. They had not gona very far before, all of a Budden, there was a crackling in the bushes behind them. and a voice cried: "There he is! Now I'll get some souse! Oh, till is a lucky day Tor ma!1' Qulok! Here comes the Pip or Ske after my souse!" cried Uncle Wiggily. "No It Isn't the Pip or Skee!" quacked Jimmle. ' "It's the ay Snippy Snappy himself!" And through the woods came rushing a fuzy animal, with a long bill like "A pair of tailor's scissors. The Snippy Snappy kept clashing his long, sharp bill. "I want fur! I want some soft fur off Uncle Wiggily to line my overcoat with;" cried the Snippy Snappy. "I don't want souse! I want fur!" He ran after Uacle Wiggily and Jim mle, but the duck boy and the bunny came to the duck pond ocean. Near it was a raft of wood. "Quick! Get op this raft, Uncle Wig gily!',' quacked Jimmle, "and I'll paddle you out In- tht middle. Then the Snippy Snappy can't get you." Uncie Wlggilv got on the raft, and, with his broad, wide fee.t, Jimmle, paddlad out from shore. The Snippy Snappy waa afraid of watef and couldn't swim, an ha dared not follow and Uncle Wigglly's fur waa saved. Soon the Snippy Snappy went aay. "Well, Jimmle,' said the bunny, "I, for one, am glad you have paddle feet!" "f guess I am, too!" quacked Jimmle, s he steered the raft back to shore. And if the egg beater doesn't tickle the umbrella In the ribs and make it Jump up the chimney to see where the Hparks go sailing, I'll tell you next about Unole Wiggily and Beckie'a fur. Needs Diplomacy To Avoid Warfare, BY MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON. Dear Mrs. Thompson In the town where live is a post office manner by tw6 girls, who sit at different windows. One of them sells money orders and stamps, the other registers Mail' and handles the general delivery. i, UK tnee gins very muoh and wih recipe than first, by being Independent What's In a Name? Y MILDRED MARSHALL HONORA. (Copyright, 1920 by the Wheeler Syndi cate, Inc.) ('harming in sound and admirable In significance Is Honoris or Honora, as It is most generally known todsy. It comes originally from Ihe Latin "honos" or "honor.'' that quality which the Roman soldier most esteemed. Honor Was a Kotnan dlety, in fact. Honorius was the name given to Ihe Spanish father, of th great Theodosius; it sls named his imbecile grandson, the last genuine Roman emperor, and was in herited by his niece, Jusla Grata Hon ors, who proved unworthy of her three Illustrious names. llonnrinc was a Neustrian maiden slain in a Danish Invasion and regarded as a martyr. Her name prevails in France and Germany. Ireland has made II a favorite, contractlna it generally to Norsh. Prance call it Honor and hss so named a suburb of Paris. In Knaland Honoris Is the accepted form and the latter has attained some vogue In this count rv, though Honora is pre ferable and In more general usag. The beryl is Honora s tallsmanlc stone. It Is believed to bring her victory In her undertakings and has a peculiar power to awaken sentiment In the heart of her admirer. Thursday is her lucky day and 4 is her lu. ky num ber. Note to readers: Is there s fact cen. cemlng your name In which you are Interested? Do you knew It hlatoryj It mnlna; It derivative and lgnifi enee? Oo you know your lucky day "2 your lucky l.welT If not, Mildred. Marshsll will tIl you. Send aelf.addrested and stsmped en velope with your qujrle. to Mildred Marshall. The Nws elmltae. Texas leads the state In the per cent of high ichool graduate who continue Ihelr studies in some, kind of school. North farollna comes second and Ivcn turky third. Rhode island. Main. ( on nerticut and Nebraska come last, rank ing fortv-ixth. forty-seventh, fortr eighth and forty-ninth, respectively. The record of Teiae proves that "0 per oent to ooUeg" la langer an ideal, teut if saoltt HOROSCOPE FRIDAY, 8BPT. 17, 1W0. (Okpyrlghl, 1920, by Ihe McClure News paper Syndicate.) The sun Is In beneflo aspect today, according to astrology, and during the domination of the luminary there should be a moat optimistic feeling stimulat ing to all human ambitions. This rule Is a most auspicious one for all who desire to win favor by in gratiating means and should be of spe cial aid to political candidates. Venus is in place, that seems to fore shadow many perplexities for those who have dealings with women, since new problems In business and public mitttprs are foreshadowed. The rule Is not good for theatrical projects, boding dissentions among man agers and new competitors In the pro ducing Meld. All who dpend much upon the social benefits to be obtained from receptions, dinners or other mediums of hospital ity will he disappointed under this rule of th stars, Many extraordinary recourses to lln. gation are prophesied and a number of Bermxtianai cases in which persons of prominence are involved are indicated. H4t, dry Weather mnv be exhausting hut a winter of unusual cold and ex traordinary storms is prognosticated. The seers foretell that with the full enfranchisement ' of women there will be many great busrnes cnternrlses managed by former homekeepors. who will develop Into hrllllan but dnrtng nimriciers. Places under risers will esperlenr unrest among Inhabitants, riots and dis orders. Portugal appears to be es pecially menaced. Foreign and colonial trade with th in ilea mates will greatly Increase and a brilliant piece of diplomacy will stimulate commerce. Labor conditions so far as Ihey affect agricultural Interests, are to be greatly Improved before next aprlng. Defeat of a man who focuses ex traordinary hopes Is prognosticated by astrologers. Persons whose birthdale It Is have the augury ot a properous year lit Whlr.li new opportunities come to them. Persons who are employed will have good luck. Children born onthis day are likely to be rarely fortunate ail through life. They may appear to be careless snd lacking In Industry, but th atari will smlia on thsm. to stay on friendly term with both of them, as there is only an postoffice in town, i put i Tina tnis mucn easier said than done. I have to employ every atom of diplomacy that I oan muster to avoid eevranee of relations, dlplomatio and. otherwise. When I go to buy atamps only, the girl at the ether wlndew I outraged and threaten murder, and when I merely want my mall there la "U -know-what" to pay, I am not a millionaire and can not afford ta buy a few money order and reglater a few letter every time I happen ta want my mall. Now what must I do? ' SIMPLETON. ' A certain note of sincerity In your let ter defies my thinking this la a put up Job. It seems preposterous that auch conduct on the part of two girls can be described. Go to the bostofflce when ever business calls you there, purchase what -you wish of get your mall and leave.- The next time either of the girls attacks you for your sane and sensible program, tell her that you are there on business and not social purposes. If this does not suffice, therl hire a small boy, or some other person to transact your business at the postoffice. Dsar Mrs. Thompson I am a by 17 years old and wish to know what Is love at first eight. After becoming In fatuated with a girl at first sight whom I know ha a shady reputation should I continue my attentions and affection or drop them? What Is a afe cure for a bad habit of tobacoo smoking? What does a gin tninK or a boy wno steals her kisseiT LOVESICK SAM. What appears to be love at first signt may be only a momentary fascination. Only time will tell, so go slow and be oareful. A girl often undeservedly has a shady reputation. Perhaps she has been misunderstood, sometimes a true love will win bakik one who has erred. If you can control your own emotions and associate with her on the basis of friendship, and study her as carefully as you would a horse you intended to pur chase, you could soon find out for your self the true nature oi mis gin. n you will send me vour address I can sug gest a method of curing tobacco smok ing. It all depends on the girl. It is not a sare pian to sieai aioseB an juu miihi Inae vour chance at the finest girl of all by this foolish habit. ne Mea. Thomrjion We ar three good -looking girls, but none of ue has a ueau. i ne ooy HaK -v u" ." ua in compeny, but never ak for a date.. Tell us what to do to vamp one. a It polite to go out ai mgni wun a roung man and enjoy Strong drinka with ,im th. flrt time vou met him? Do you think a boy cares anything abeut mo " "e never ,or Vw" AND B. You have propounded a perplexing problem which is at the center of many young girls' minds. I know no better and not caring whether you have a beau or not: spending the time you might spend in deprecating the fact that you have no beau in improving yourself filling your heart with beautiful thoughts and facts. Like attracts like, and sooner or later a worth-while man will be attracted to you. ' Second, be careful of your personal appearance, dress becomingly and in style without being ultra. Wnen in company do not' hang back, nor push forward. Be nat ural. I did not know strong drink could be had easily. A safe rule, for a young moman is to allow no man to take her anywhere until he haa called on her at he noma and her family has met him, or Until she haa soma way of knowing something about him. No. He may like you aimply as a chanoe acquaintance, with tact and patience you can possibly make him mora in terested, f . , in '.,.., Daar Mrs. Thompson I am a high school girl f 1. I am 5 feet tall and weigh 14 pound. How can I reduo my abdomen ELAINg. You have wrltteri a refreshing letter, but I am only printing the question you ask. You are -too stout by 10 pounds. Do not try to reduce all at once. Tour diet should consiat of green vegetablea, ' fruits, no meats xopt breakfast bacon or fowl, no starchy foods, skimmed, milk, no sweets. Take the following exercise Just before re tiring. Lie flat on back4 clasp right leg just below knee with right hand, bring the knee up as close to abdomen as possible and swing slowly to left across abdomen. Repeat directions for left. Continue this exercise for IB minute. Dear Mr. Thompson I )m 23 yar old. Do you think I will over get ma. ried? Do you like for girl to danoa tnt shimmy dance with a boy? Are you a man or woman? Some say you are a man, ao If you are will you correepoa with me? I have light hair and blu eyes. What color should I wear? D you think old maid ar funny nd alow? WAMPIW CAT. You very likely stand aa good a chanoe to marry as to remain single. No. I am a woman and would not have time to correspond with you if I w"er a man. Blondes can wear nearly all shades of blue, pink, green and in fact almost any color. Try them out and see what is most becoming. By na means. Some of the moot attractlv women I have ever known have re mained unmarried. So great a change has there been In the attitude toward so called old maids it-is now bad form to even use the term. They are referred lo us batchelor girls, and as a rule Urey are very proud and particular of their estate. Thev are furnishing the brain and talent for the wonderful new fem inist movement, so don't worry tf ou do not marry. New ef Memphis 10 Year Ago. Twice Told Tales (New of Mtmphl 25 Yiar Ago. SEPTEMBER 16, 110. Mrs. Daniel Nond, of Cossitt place, has as her euest her daughter. Mrs. H. C. Ktanfield, of Union City, Tenn. Mrs L. 8. Crohn returned to her home today after spending several weeks in the Eastern states. Mrs. Jack Meyer returned this morning after spending several weeks at summer resorts near the Great Mre Henry Oppenhelmer left this morning for Chicago, where she 'will he the guest of friends for several day. . . Mrs. Alborl M. Morse returned to her home In Memphis today after spending the. summer In the North. H Jefferson Hall has returned to his home in Memphis after a, tour ot Kurope. Mrs. Hall remained in Can ada, where she Is the guest of friends and relatives. Mrs. Robert Henna returned today to her home after spending several weeks in Heattle. San Francisco and Colorado Springs. Mis Hal'le Camferriam, of 2104 La Palle place, returned this morning from Kentucky, whore she was the guest of relatives and friends for several weeks. Mrs. 11, Rothschild, of Baltimore, Is the guest nf Mr. and Mrs. Julian Roths child, 1MI Carruthers avenu. Mrs. Sam Wilier, of Shreveport, La., who has been the guest of Mr. 8. Feeder, for several days, returned to her home this morning. Mrs Hvdne" WPIer. of Mansfield. I-a . Is eonvxalrsring at the Lynnhurst sani tarium after i.n Illness o several weeks. Mrs. George Barrow returned this morning after spending several weeks in Michigan. Mrs. H. R. Horn, of Walnut Ridge, Ark., Is the guest of relatives for sev eral days on McLemore avenue. Mr. and Mrs Kmll t. Foster returned to Memphis today after a delightful bridal trip In the Northern states, Miss Eleanor Deloach returned to this city today after a pleasant visit with friends and relatives in Vlcks burg. Miss. The average high school principal re ceive 11.372 per year, or about $100 ft month for tha antlr year. IPTEMBER K, 189S. A large delegation of Memphians, representing the city and Shelby county are in Nashyllle to protest to the state board of equalization against the 10 per cent Increase In realty assessment that has been fixed by the state board for Shelby county. A number Of coun ties in the state have received simllsr Increases Bnd the board Is belns; severe ly criticised for Its action. At a meeting of the executive board . " of Memphis Manufacturer' assocU. lion a decision was reacned not '.o have a fall display at the auditorium this) yesr The association wl" sponsor th nyrotechnlcal display. '"The Fall of Pompeii." to be given at East Bnd nri, ,,.r eleht oe" b ilnlng Snt. SB, and because of this decided against the display ,at the auditorium. Max Baumgarten. division passenger r agent of the Louisville & Nashvlll railroad, has returned from a busi ness trip to Louisville. Col. John A Ho.ott. general agent Of th Kansa City ahn" MdmpMs flnaa, who has spent the past aiohth In Cali fornia with Mraj Scott, haa returned to Memphl . Judge Hammond, of th UnlUd States district court, has telegraphed local federal official that he will arrive here , on Sept. 19. Capt. .1. B. Clough, clerk of the federal court, is also expected in Memphis on th same dato, after having spent the summer on the Main coast. , , a. H. Weatherford. who has been se riously 111 Tor ome time past with ty phoid fever, Is much improved and ex pects to he out In a short while. W B. Flsk has returned from a -liglUful visit to Avon Spring, N. T. H F. Sloan, a prominent young mar chant of Newport, Ark., I in Memphis n business for a few day. J P. Black ha returned to nls horn., In Newport, Ark., after a pleasant visit c to relative In Memphis. The New York state depsrt'ment of , education Is Inaugurating a great cam- 1 paign to draw the 32,038 illiterates b. tween 21 snd SO years old Into night schools, extension and vocational classes I hat the uninformed may learn to read, write and speak English and fit them selves to become oltlsen of thta oeua-try. ' Y