The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28
Kansas Comment
THE GRAB BAG.

elf0rd pork barrel good roads bill?
Was 1t because the bill stands for .
weli-coneidered plan OF federal aid In
road building Guess again. It was
because each fellow was willing to get
share for his district and thus 60
homo to show what had been "Ac-
complished For E1i1 Constituent" In
1Act, Congressman Doolittle, who
sends M one OF his circular letters
iauding the bill. actually lays great
stress upon the fact that other states
nave been getting money under the
river and harbor appropriations and
| tnat Kansas. owing to her lack OF
navtgable" streams has missed out
and that now ID her chance. Elk
ACTLY. Me-. Doolittle. Tho thing
/ tnat IL wrong about this bin IL Just
the thing that has been q national
dlserace In connection with river and
Tor It simply because the other fellow
mas been In on the game while We
nave been left out b very poor states
mansnlp and very poor patriotism.
ana to start on this sort Of federal
aid means simply to start ON an
other system or raids on the national
treasury Federal aid for good roads
10 all right. But the money should be
spent under general. comprehensive
plan that would insure some measure
OF permanent progress. To dish out
lump sums to the different states. to
De by them in turn dished out to
local authorities means-as every
man VINO observes at all knows-the
scattering OF the money to be spent
In haphazard, inefacient and there
fore wasteful way. But probably the
bill will pass the senate, and then No
VIII all grab for our share and think
we have made 'find" And Of
course it will be worth a good many
vo.es at the election. And then we
Will stand on the street and cuss the
government for its extravagance and
Tor the high cost Of living, We're 4
queer set.-Marion Record.
THE HoMEMAKER.
Someone. in trying to show the
Vttascope operator her shortcomings
and goodness knows they are many
'l@tauntingly inquired: What kind Of
housekeeper q professional woman
would make, anyway" Personally. We
; can only answer for one. and she prob
ably wouldn't make an ideal one, at
! least not from some peoples point Of
view. She wants things neat and cfean
and would endeavor to keep them 80.
! She doesn't consider newspaperS.
magazines and books as dirt and
thfre would undoubtedly be a gener-
ous sprinkhng Of them throughout the
house. There would probably not be
an overabundance of fancy tides
doodads and gorgeous sofa pillows
meant only for show, and too good to
J be used. The best things in the house
would not be stored away and brought
: out only on state occasions for COM
pany. but would be for the use of the
: family. Believing that the house was
, made Tor the family and not the fam
lily for the house, she would take time
: to be compantonable. even IL ironing
: had to go over until the next day and
some piece OF fancy work had to lay
over for month or two. The chairs
would be large and selected for COM
fort rather than ornament, and the
head of the house-if there was one.
/ and he was of the right sort-could
put his feet on tho parlor table IL he
, insisted that such position would be
! necessary for his comfort. We con-
tend that there is some difference be-
tween an ideal housekeeper and an
ideal homemaker. but never having
, tried out the theory dare not put our
: judgment on par with that of the
. good woman who knows from actual
, experience how the plan works.
Anna Carlson in the Lindsborg News.