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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-11

McCarter of Topeka, Mrs. May Belle
vile Brown of Salina, and Mrs. j. NJ.
Miller of Council Grove, state fedora
ton president, will speak Friday even
ing.
The Commercial club and three of
the Women'S clubs of the city, on
whose invitation the meeting is being
held at Abilene, will entertain the Wis
itors with an auto ride Thursday aft
ernoon. and Mrs. c. L. Brown will
give a reception at her home previous
to the Thursday evening meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-11

up. Property losses generally appear
to be easy of adjustment.
An interesting feature of the inves-
tigation is that nothing has developed
to show that the men actually engaged
in handling the car of gasoline which
made the trouble did anything that the
average careful man would not have
done under the circumstanceS-in-
Guiding both oil company employees
and railway EMPLOYEES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-11
Bloody Angle Soldiers Honor webb

Philadelphia, Oct. 11.-One hun
bred and fifty veterans of the Phila-
delphia brigade, which helped to re-
pulse Pickett's charge at Bloody
Angle, Gettysburg battlefield, July 5,
1865, left today in a special Philadel-
phia & Reading car to attend the re-
union and dedication of the General
Webb monument to be unveiled to-
morrow at Gettysburg. The veterans
are all members of the seth, list and
106th regiments, which constituted the
brigade, of which General Webb was
The evening world., 1915-02-09
Reflections of T6a1i' =7''i'
a Bachelor Girl.
Rv Helen Rowland #
By Helen Rowland

b. ysA Evmis waaD ia
MAN goddess. angel. marries human be
~ divorced devian in woman. who has nsvs
q changed in the least particular. set.fs,
tobacco must have samples
few brands tested lot o
limitations.
When Of him! He probably
wearing
neckties." ttt
Don't Just tell him that can't live
without will gradually and die Of sunocaton
be good = d
watch going o HMF
suddenly
merely t - q,
bachelor will stick his favorte his favorte tobacco
.. 'tr5Tr
Don't will die of
likely die Of ncreduity. Sn'a
uly
have caught.
Of humo a knife a her
own throat. s..,sosE
The evening world., 1915-02-09
SsSSS 1855 xSSS SxxxSssSS
Mrs. Jarr Hits on a Unique Device
for Speeding the Unwelcome Guest

y ~ " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ =" ~ V" v" - ~ ~S
In some nice town or at some nice re-
sort-say Atlantic City or in Florida
or California-and entertain people?
Uncle Henry Is a relative; and II he
visits us In the city we can visit him
on his farm In summer. But as for old
Jared Smunk, you take him out and
lose him!"
Mr.. Jarr was not especially pleased
at this. But fate Is fate and he went
out with Uncle Henry and Jared
Smunk.
A wild idea seized Mr.. Jarr. He
would get both Uncle Henry and old
Mr.. Smunk fuddl4d and load them on
what they both called "the steam
cars" and thus be rid Of both Of them!
Come on In Gus's place." said Mr..
Jarr coaxingly.
II don't make 1t a practice Of going
In taverns." said Uncle Henry.
'I'm q member Of the Anti-Treat ting
Society,"" said old Mr.. smunk.
But you wouldn't object to being
treated?" asked Mr.. Jarr.
Uncle Henry nudged Mr.. Smunk,
and theAlatter answered quickly that
II spen0hrifts and wasters wanted
| to throw away their money he could
not help 1t. SO Mr.. Jarr conducted
them into Gus's place.
| He reflected he was bound to re,
the worst of 1t anyway. and ne might
a. we'll begin at Gus's place.
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Things You Should Know About Yourself

which readily explains tho opcn
mouth and mouth breathing. Not
only is proper breathing interfered
with by adenoids. but mischief 10
done all along the line. Because iti-
sufficient air Is admitted by breath
Ing, the lungs do not get their proper
supply. and when the lungs are TINS
cheated the chest walls have no call
to action. and nat chests and stoop-
ing shoulders result.
Children with adenoids are almost
always pale. because they are not
getting sufficient air to feed the Dlooc
properly. and they are oftener than
not apt to appear stupid and lazy It
school. -
As adenoids form very near The
sensitive ear tubes they frequently
cause deafness sufficient to interfere
with a child's daily work at school
Frequent attacks Of earache, follow
ing slight colds, are almost the first
sign OF adenoids. There IL absol utely
nothing good to be said of these ,nis-
chief makers. and they should always
be removed
The evening world., 1915-02-09
Betty Vincent's Advice to Lovers

lives out Of town 10 paying me At.
tention. He calls every Sunday and
sometimes during the week. Should
he b offended II I 70 out skating
with other men who are Just friends
OF mine when hs 10 unable to escort
met"
Unless you have promised to marry
the man you arc quite free to appear
In public with others.
IT.. ~" writes; ~ have known q
young man for over . year. like
hl0 ard know he likes me. hut be
does not dress we'll. He 10 In the
habit Of wearing . blue shirt, which
he leaves open at the nsok. u thera
any way In which. I might spsAh
about th's without hurting Ais sssl-
Il u ssstainly . suhSsst vAlsA ysu
must Appeoaeh With the oyeatoUe taee.
q at ~. Hew veu!A ~ NJ e ~
~ a1vIellg ~ 49, - deenno'
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NV Wife's HUI S b a n d
Dale Drum m O n d

g Co. c1he New York Erelins World. .a y
window was religiously polished
every morning. but as yet had at
tracted no one to enter tho office. Ny
patience and my bank account were
simultaneously giving out when re-
ceived note from DR.. Tobish, q local
physician. asking me to call.
l did so. and found the old doctoS
in bed. ~
"It's an Ill wind that blows nobody
good.' he said. as /. entered TIE
room. Hero am laid UP. and
every one In town needing me- ~
Can l do anything for youT'Gk
asked modestly. ~
go bring anything You may think
you will need In your new-fanglod
doctoring. and take down that sign
In your window. You can put 1t up
here II you want to, until we get
another one made" w
But doctor Fl1rBs
There! there! I'm too sick to talk.
and that young one Of Nelson's viii
die II It doesn't get attention pretty
soon. Know where they liver" D
fes!. ! replied. too astonished 70
say anything further. Tsal
Nothing but measles! Towns fun
Of 1t. They let this one tako cold.
, Tell them, II they ask for me, that
you are my partner. Now go, and do
not stand there gaping!" IIsE
This was the way l was taken into
partnership with the old doctor: the
beginning OF what was to be a s,y.-
cessful career, as the world consid.
cred 1t. -
| 1t goes without saying that was
elated. Only that morning l had
been wondering how much longer Z
could hold out. and considering how
was to earn q living while watt.
Ing. So took the bag the old doctor
pointed out and climbing into the
shabby buggy was soon at the Nei-
sons. 800
found the child very III indeed.
but the parents were 80 incensed that
Doctor Tobish had not come himseIS
that they scarcely accorded me az.
cent treatment. I explained my 10.
sition. and before leaving had tho
pleasure of seeing that I had re-
lieved the child and in q way won
over the parents. 10y
My thoughts were very pleasan<
ones as I. after reporting the case "a
the doctor, hurried home. That Jsns
would consider herself neglected ~
cause had been away ali the after,
noon never occurred to me.
' (To Be Continued.)
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of Jane sitting disconsolately alone on
the porch or impatiently swinging IN
the hammock hung under the trees
kept coming between me and my
work, and her voice rang persistently
If sweetly--in my ears, begging me
to come and talk to her. So my good
resolutions were often broken, and we
would wander of through the coun-
try. We would sit and plan for the
future when / should be a famous
surgeon.
Our little cottage boasted only of
three rooms on the first floor, so our
living room was my office as well.
Jane. sitting In one OF these rooms.
or on the porch. was O temptingly
sweet presence. Surreptitiously
looked at her with admiring eyes.
She was evidently at this time su-
premely happy. Her eyes danced be-
hind caressing lashes: her parted lips
showed the firm white teeth between
when she smiled. Her dresses were
always q marvel Of beauty and be-
comingness. To the uninitiated the
cost could have been scarcely in
keeping. yet l only thought them
| lovely and never dreamed OF the time
when should be obliged to replace
them. As to the wisdom Of the step
had taken In bringing this dell
cateiy nurtured girl to share my life,
I, q penniless M. D.. felt no uncer-
tainty. Happy marriages were.
thought, a matter OF adaptability.
felt sure that Jane would ADAPT.
"Whatever IS Is right" Jane was
my wife, SO 1t was right. That was
the way silenced any slight fears
may have had.
or course / could not afford piano
Jane was musical and felt this a
deprivation. She talked 80 much OF
It, and wished SO for some musical
in.trument that finally consented
to her buying a small mechanical
talking machine.
So another month wore away. No
patients had as yet SAT on tne
The night bell had spent ono whole
afternoon Installing had never sent
out its shrill call. The sign in the
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give back to him half Of the marbls.
we'd won from him.

That's what they wantl" sent.n..
uously declare the moving picture nsc.
pie. speaking. say. Of full-lenxth pho.
to-play % mawkishly impossible. - ~
splendently absurd. az to evoke ~
sneers even OF the people of the man.
est Intelligence who see the thirs.
worked out on the screens. .-ThaSs
what they want!" exclaim some Of the
magazine EDITORS, speaking OF storios
plot" that travelling men In smoi~s.s
cars impatiently toss the msrSsisSS
out of the window. their intsiiissccs
OUTRAGED. exclalming "Boghi" -
"Rot!' a. they do the tossinE. aorss
day 1t will be discoversd that fo;IS
q whole want" somsthing b. vsv
Of entertainment or mental pabsis1s
oss;ss. os 3 soo1 -. s.a.S slSsss ese1s thal y
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w. NAuS NeW AOSA 6'sumS VWtoj.
to be joyous about. They are getting
something out Of life. Yes Just On
much az Mr.. Rockefeller or Mr.. Car
negie-perhaps moro.
Come with me to the abode Of car.
penter who has been working on high
buildings throughout the day with all
the haxards that such work means.
He comes home at night tired to death
Of the days labor: but IL stimulated
and refreshed with hot meal, not az
sumptuous perhaps az Mr.. R0ckefel-
ler's or Mr.. Carnegie's. yet cooked
with the care OF a good wife and
mother. The little ones are studying
lessons and one of them Ia setting up
wooden cubes. Pretty soon the young
builder says: "Father. look at my
house!" He sees in the work OF the
child "a chip Of the old block" and
he gathers the little one up In his
arms at the Joy Of seeing himself per-
petuated. It II something to live for
II IL happiness. These people are get
ting something out OF life.
] can also take you to the rich wom-
an In the big house on Fifth Avenue
who does not create fortune founda-
tions for giving away money: but sh,
! gives II herself. Almost from morning
poor families in the settlements. Civ
| ing her money and her might In tn,
ficld of philanthropy. studying need
and seeming to harvest happiness 70
humanity.
She IL getting something out Of life
Happiness after all. IL relative, ant
very much a matter OF geography
that 10, where you are and how yo
take II. II 10 even making the mos
of seeming trifles. Happiness IL liz
la mirror. II reflects Just what. yo
Rive II. The only trouble 10 that mos
people want II TO magnify.
The evening world., 1915-02-09

Of suspending publication.
Our informants were per-
sons whose stories had been rejected
by the "tottering'' magasines.
Once In q great while the woman
who wears a velvet hat uses q whisk-
broom on 1t.
Chrome yellow (feminine) spats. In
combination with faded-looking. near
heliotrope stockings! "Ugh!" as q
buck Sioux in story book would SEN
tentiously remark.
Not long ago we went fishing ON 4
little lake with q puffy. prosperous
man who'd always wheexed q good
deal about how he'd padded his own
canoe" virtually since his babyhood.
He couldn't row an ordinary little
dat-bottomed skin. much less paddle
9 canoe. They just imagine these
things a. their wristbands increase
In circumference.
We know . quite plump woman,
With q quite remarkable appetite for
SooA, who. through oaprtos engsn-
Aoeod hy idleneea divorced aA exoel.
)oat hushAnd. Now she likes 70 adopt
IL pose befsrs quite yeuns. unmar-
- vsnsa thAt ~ " - 49, {
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vary sad one. "Ah. nah deahs!" she
Va to them. a. she devcurs pigs
knuckie, Happiness 10 meah mire.
age / mean to say. mer-ahge!"
Ana the girls think she's wonderful.
We accidentally overheard a wom-
an urbraid her husband with this:
"You never think OF kissing OF caress-
ing me unless you've got half a dosen
drinks In you!" He was silently
thou ughtfui for q space. and then he
reniied: "There you 90 wronging mo
ssain, Eunice! ] distinctly remem-
ber having kissed you several times
sfter having had only four drinks!"
There's q very well-to.do man IN
this town whom We knew ~ . small
boy way out West. He chirps q lot
sneut splaying the game.~ When w
vero kjds Together. and we tplnmea
Mn q : game of vnerolee. he'd WhStn-
- &ie1sehly ua11h - lieBesl ~
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Hits From Sharp Wits.

brave males who tackle Wildcats
barehanded act whom they walk on
the clean noor with muddy shoes,
or lot the baby bump iN noss.--
Macon Telegraph.
Few sermons are a. broad as they
are long.-Chicaeo News.
How much easier TO make mistaksa
than TO unscramble them.
.One's good opinion OF ones sslf
snou'd % naintainsd IN silence,
Those who wait for dead mana
shoes may at last set them. worn out,
Albany Journal.
A leader OF men--a pretty woman
--Doseret News.
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LEST WE FORGET THE BLIND.

NIOSE for three minutes and think what unre
AZ s lisvSl blindness means" aa
* ~ The appeal Of the New York Association for tho
New Yorker should overlook The untring devotion
6ecsta l winifred Holt long since made the admirable
sf this association familiar to many Contributions needed
summing expenss and equipment and Treasurer Frederick E
% q No III East Fiftynnth Street. will welcome any help.
ever modest ~.
II letter to the public letter dictated to and written by
1 enogaphcrJoph Choate President Of the Association
80 few instances Of the good work 1t is constantly doing:
Through Lighthouse Clinic during
vy9 - bindness
bisdness enforced dsness have rescued
kk IAghNhouss Our
this s1lS visits TO the invalid
blind. blind pupils MI positions wiu the Edison
Cpaay ard ether large corporaons hospitals apd ocss
IN ths mdst of efforts to help the abbodtd unemployed
forget the brave struggle Of hdse upon whom perpetual
n1huem lays the most terrible Of handicaps.
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THESE trouble-makers. of whic'

>HESE trouDle-makers, OF which
we hear so much. consist Of II
soft. spongy grapelike mass of
tissue which grows back Of the pal
ate in the passage that leads from
the throat to the nose. through which
the air must pass when the mouth is
shut. They cannot be seen except
with o throat mirror. and they may
be large, completely nlling the pas
sage. or they may be small. 30 that
air may pass by them.
For ages children must have been
troubled with adenoids. as many an
adult carries about him to-day alb
normalities which are the result Of
neglected adenoids. such. for instance.
as the open mouth and the over
prominent nose.
While the cause of adenolds Is as
yet undetermined, that they are q
tremendous menace to life Is we'll
agreed upon. They tend to obstruct
free breathing through the nose.
The evening world., 1915-02-09

- Mr.. Jarr In her sweetest
manner. "Hsrs. put on your over
coat. Mr.. Smunk!"
II don't want my overcoat. ma'am."
said tho retired Government printer.
ITS thawin.' Jest give mo my heavy
walking gloves out Of tho pockets.
WIN your"
''Oh. but the weather 10 10 change
able" coocd Mrs. Jarr sweetly. II
insist on your wearing your overcoat."
when Mrs. Jarr insisted, the thing
was done. Old Mr.. Jared Smunk
grumbiingly permitted Mr.. Jarr to as
sist him into his overcoat. pulling out
his heavy walking gloves and donning
them.
They were walking gloves" 10 every
senss Of the word. having heavy sole
leather palms with spring heel ef-
fect and being studded with hob nails.
Sealing Mrs. Jarr's look Of eager
curiosity directed at the walking
gloves, old Mr.. smunk cheerfully ex-
planned.
'You see. ssncs got printers myo..
pia from being makeup man on the
Congressional Record and having to
read the type forms upside down for
nfty years. you know l can't see
things unless they're upside down
little things I hold upside down. big
things I GOT to stand on my head to
see. 80 I got them walking gloves TO
use where I have to walk around
much. say when parades In passing
or such things. but. a. tell you,
ma'am. I don't need the overcoat. the
| weather being quite warm for this
time Of year. And when I stand or
my head to look at things the over,
coat falls down over my face.
'It's Q new coat. For my old over
coats got buttons on the inside o.
the bottom and buttonhoass works<
In my trousers around the knee 20
can button the tails Of my ovsrooa
ana they won't fall down over m!
faos whom I'm standing upside down.
He certainly v soopls!" said Unca'
Henry aAmirinsiy. "coms on. Broths
smunk. bring your coat. When I'm
visiting my nsvvy here ] never isAv'
anything valuable bshiad me. No
that I think IA OF his wife woui,
steal 'sn. but this wieksd city b ful
Of thieves ana burGiars and s'posinl
they'd como In and steal my evseooa
| or my new knitted wamuA1 III H.
IA Jars would keep ny Yaitins lon
! tims before hs paid foS 'sm!"
u Mr., Jarr got oppsstuaity 10 WIKI
Ipss % Mr.. Jar. "Doa't yeu das
Ibglng that Old sapah haeh 70 ~
- - - 60 a'ees - -
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NO RETURN TO SUBSCRIBERS,

IsspAsas pssi ekeeAAee h sf rsassaabSs per
- Fln ~ ooSeeAseo maximum valuation u ~ plaAt
~ lssesd by rEs De expert lnvssgatse Ter ~ Jelnt
Leve Cs0nlt1ss, afsR I've nsalAr sxanaatisn d "
NsW TEA Islsphsss CsnpaayS Dsspsssy aad sssnlass
AnA IT. - ~ eeaG hWns-eoSeaSoo ns&-is fer tAs
- MA e . ln ~ ~ esal rate sut sseursl by The
1g WesA q - eary sass h 10 Asht for lever tslsDhsns
tonot
Ae xeu Yesk lelsphsss sabsebsu y expect rstarn
As0 ~ ssspssaeu Ter ~ u Dsr ssat profits Asy have
pssssl ~ - ssiosssl trE,s -rrY 4-H
0han ~ New Ysst Csnpaays Income continue y
swen ~ 6snls - ~ Ansieas Tslsphsss ~ Telegraph
CspanN sha sseurs y hessehsdsrs b tAs city ths
~ = 90 messages lsr ~ anl y bsslnsss substantial
ye6us(leas = tAsle tslsphess hllsi
shan ~ extra ekeoAeee frsn Greater New Ysrk - 10
~ pAe1s esnpany prejsos n ether paEts Of ths
y sAa ~ ussd here b knsck dswn toll barriers
bva bessAs anl y x rsss thal win permit hstsls and
Gona heusss y furnish service fer i've esns nsssassi
Thess hut Unless ~ New Ysrk TeephsAs
Csapag asd promptly ~ pshlie wilF lsaad
- hOea Gks Aasd y enforce justice aal lar play.
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are getting SOmetnlnS ouS
Of life," said q celebrity the other day.
At the same time the two richest
men In the world. Rockefeller and
Carnegie, have been telling how
much money they are giving away.
To one OF the two II is n source OF
pride and pleasure and to the other It
In a matter Of responsibility.
In comparison with the three-room
nat dwellers, the question arises: Do
Mr.. Rockefeller ana Mr.. Carnegie get
more out Of life. with all they have
and givef
II you think they do. then come
with me to the home Of woman who
ls the mother of a blind boy. The
home 10 spic and span. Everything
IL in order. The mother has taken
the entire responsibility Of being both
father and mother since the death Of
the former. She goes on with cour-
age and pleasure. A few days age
the blind boy came home, his sight.
less face beaming with 10Y. He had
won the honors Of his school In spite
Of his blindness.
The whole family is happy that
evening. There In a splendid dinner
cooked and the table reflects merri-
ment and mirth. The atmosphere
sounds chimes Of cheer. What mat
ters the hardship Of yesterday COM
pared with the happiness of to-day
to these peoplef Here IL something
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y Uo6nolor. II he has money. has
J oomponsatlon for his lonely etate.
20 - eooelves moro kind attention
D relatives than he would have
70 u0go marrted.
~ neete M halls need not fear
ooe eolSectors.--Al6any Journal.
onoAoy . feol thinks people who
~ q th0y had guod ssnse don't
- = - oEsatsst satisfactions OF
~ - 70 have the money when
iss>er esa'se. I. 1sisde B'aAs.
- - - :: s. sva vsddias'
obvy Aoesa't tsli W how those
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7 TOW many Of the engaged giris
n who read this column know
how to cook q dinner prop
sriy?
And yst many otherwise happy
marriages have gone to wreck on the
rock OF the wifs's domestic inoompe-
tenos! A Girl Of average circum-
stances knows that altar her wedding
homo OF their own, even u IT'S only .
small city nat she knows that there
Win be meals 20 cook and rooms to
clsan, and either no servant or =
cheap, untrainsd one. che knows that
hss husband viii bs yorhins hard 70
support tnis hc"s, y ..,s sssmS ..,.s . ne ne
6ts hsesslf 70 10 her part - hone
-.
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He's q chronic guest. He claims to
be a lonely old man. but II he's DO
very lonely. why don't he take some
of his money and build o nice homo
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X CENTS viii be the price Of loaf Of bread in Greater New
York beginning tomorrow The loaf will not be bit bigger
than the hveen Somebody has pay the increased
of flour Food dealers have voted unanimously that that
9Doy shar b the consumer.
sNoas wanted raise he bread" declares
President Of Wholesale Bakers Association I'VE
Dslsl Ae highest authoiss without sva price
- = nsur hes driven protect oursslves"
Alarmed at the prospect the east side has committee to
s Mayor beg protection for thousands whose chief Of
acs bread at hard for the average person to realize what
serious matter increase Of cent loaf to them
President Of the Side Protective Association Riots only
~ likely to follow.
Meanwhile investigators continue to that speculation
1T scarcity, responsible for soaring wheat prices
The Commissioner Of Foods and Markets for New York State
t1egTsphcd to President Wilson:
Speculation deliveries BY who intend
tho producer the
consumer clearly responsible for tho
tvatioo Tho European demand does not fsrnsh
suf0cieat the present condition.
indicated that the prin-
outside the Jurisdiction Of this STATE
Dsineipal ths ebssded nsapulatera hs "ss
wealth" whose projected "ksss' In h grain market keep wheat
1855 snplng ifsu fictitious height b another.
United Sass esn whs tske advantage Of confusion and dis
asaA Sss starvation feed prices e bic
~ = gu1lH sf ksassa.
Ass spprshend hin, The nations legislators
L. Maa 90
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The Jarr Family
By Roy L. McCardell
,'lle Nov York Evening worid)

OF money. And all he does Is to visit
% he won't have to pay any board.
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Copyright. 1916. by The
CHAPTER III.

HILE waiting for my patients
AZ to materialize ! determined
" to keep up my studies and
my reading. But pictures
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| KNOW people that are
1 happier In. q thrce-r6om
nat than the richest man
In tho world. because they
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So Wags the World.
BY Clarence L. Cullen.
Cops hght. 1913. By Tue Praas Publishins O.,
cThs New York Evening world),

EVE heard a good deal late
ly about magazines that arc
"tottering" and on the verge
of suspending publication.
Our informants wera n.r
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gIv Il - H.as vsAs'
- e9lcl1le - -
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0U'D better 70 out with ,
Uncle Henry and Mr..
Smunk." said Mrs. Jarr to |