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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-29
MY HUSBAND AND |
BY JANE PHELPS

ment, doing little odd job; that al
ways wait for a rainy day to be done
rather, for a housewife to have the
grit to attack.
Mr.. Frederick. wondering what he had
to tell me. He came promptly at ,
o'clock. AT first he seemed a bit awk-
ward, and l began to think he was
Just making a social call. But there
had been something in his manner the
night before which precluded that. He
had object. [ would try to put
him at ease. then he would tell me
what it was. So l chatted about the
play we had seen. and other things
until suddenly he stopped me:
Il have come here this afternoon
to say something. and. being a blunt
man, / am going to say it"
Yes. Mr.. Frederick. knew you
had some purpose in calling"
He looked at me keeniy, and l
thought I saw a CLEAN of admiration
in his gray eyes. But if it was there,
it was already gone when he began to
speak,
Your husband is a young man
compared to me. He is a very smart
young man-too smart. am afraid.
think you have great influence with
him; you must have. You are a sem
sible. level headed woman. Hold him
back He wants to make money too
fast"
But I do not urge him to make
money"
No-but you are extravagant You
i've, you dress, you entertain as
wouldn't feel / could afford to do: yet
I'll gamble I am worth ten times as
much as Forbes--your husband. | am
interested in him, and--in you There
aren't enough steel-sharp young men
floating around for him to make a
bungle of his business life just be-
cause he is in hurry to fill his bas-
ket with golden eggs
But, Mr.. Frederick don't under
stand. l have told him he would
make himself i'll, but he only laughs
! at me. never have urged him TO ex-
| tend his business to give me Injuries
even tho I have accepted them gladly.
am afraid l don't understand
why
"No wonder you don't But you
will when tell you that no young ma n
can make money as fast as he does
in the way he makes il and do il hon
estly. Someone is bound to suffer
Forgive me- hut | had 10 tell you SO
you could make him call halt before
! II is too late. Already he is looked
upon bit suspiciously by conservative
business men"
To be continued.)
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Why Not Now?
BY GEORGE MATTHEW ADAMS

That job that you were going to get
or that thing which you were going to
do
Why not Now?
That smile that fell off a while ago.
but which you intended to put right
back, that word which you resolved
TO speak but which is still in its sleepy
bed. of course you are going TO attend
to each. but
Why not Now? Z
oh, how difficult it is TO recall the
things which we intended to do-how
stolid does the task become that we
are forced to retrace our thoughts or
steps to, in order to get II done. Even
tually. everything important has to be
done-by someone. By you
Why not now?
With each Cay comes momentum.
Time has a billion legs-and each day
they appear swifter and more condi-
toned Some day you will have to
walk the pace of Time at catch-up
speed
Why not now
How wonderful the little things
done in this world. How very COM
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THE PROMOTERS WIFE
MIR. FREDERICK,S OBJECT IN
CALLING UPON BARBARA.
CHAPTER NNIV.

CHAPTER ANlN.
I had somewhere heard that one
of the great joys of married life lay
in it's surpris IS To be able to say
instead of arranging and calculating
everything in advance.
/ do not agree
The surprises of my married life
have not been joys-not many of
them. Things done at a moments
notice have not turned out as salts
factorily as they might. No, ] do not
believe L like surprises of any kind.
l thought of Mr.. Frederick as L
prepared for bed. He was awfully
plain looking, there was no denying
that Yet his face was calculated to
inspire confidence. Yet neither his
appearance nor his manners could
have been very much use in making
him the very wealthy man he had
become. That he was ruggedly hon
est, one felt positive. l wondered idly
what it was that he wanted to see
me about.
But after I had switched off the
lights and had lain down, I forgot
that any such person as Mr.. Fred
erick existed. My thoughts veered to
Neil, and the business which had
taken him to Boston. That business
about which he was so secretive.
Then. all suddenly. Blanche Orion
popped into my mind. On the Cay
after my little dinner party I had de-
cided to dismiss all jealousy of her
as futile. But just as a person who
thinks about love-considers the pos
sibility of being in love-ends by low
ing. SO person who ponder3 on
whether or no he has cause for jt al
ousy ends by becoming jealous.
So I once more suffered the pain
of jealousy of Blanche orion. Once
more ! recalled every word of praise
Neil had ever spoken of her l
writhed as l remembered what he
had said about her being able to in
fiuence business men where 1 &C uld
not. j felt like writing Nell to come
home at once. that l was jealous;
! and he must come and tell me how
he loved me. AMI make me forget that
Blanche Orion existed.
Strangely. however. my last wei ing
thought was of Mr.. Frederick, and a
sleepy wonder regarding what he
wanted.
The next day was very pleasant.
SO L busted myself about the apart
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He never rose to fame, never starred In any
Never made a lot of money mems atten-
ton to attract; :.
He had never won prize OF noticeable
size,
And the brilliance of glory was a charm
he plainly lacked;
Men of state would pass him by and would
None would ever read his value in the
fashion of his coat.
In just this his worth is told; that his
word was good as gold.
And there wasn't any banker but would
gladly take his note
ed by the press,
There were very few who knew him, but
no one had ever heard
Any hint of sin or shame being connected
And no one, of Fin, had limited that he
ever broke his wore.
He just toiled from day to day, in calm
Never sought the hills of glory or the
pomp and power of rank,
But he lived his whole life thru, In an
honest way and true
And wheneer he wanted money he could
get it from a bank.
There may be in world success, greater
thrills of happiness.
There may be compensation. in the loud
applause of fame
But when all is said and done he lifes best
reward has won.
Whose character is witnessed by an IN
dishonored name.
Tho he lives apart. alone, and is very little
And the pfaudits Of the people, round
about. he's never heard,
He can hold his head erect; for he owns
the worlds respect
When men say it to his glory that he
never broke his word.
Copyright 1919 by Edgar A. Guest.
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CHURCH PUBLICITY.

II is announced that James 3. Woo
tan. director Of publicity for the Pres
byteriau church in the United States.
Will appear before the general assem-
bly,. which will meet in St. Louis May
] . and in his annual report will rec
Commend that the assembly endorse a
system of local advertising in every
community where there is a Presby-
terrain church. He will ask that the
Presbyterian churches turnout the
country adopt as a permanent plan an
advertising appropriation in their reg
uiar budgets every year. setting aside
a definite sum of money to pay for
display advertisements in the loca!
newspapers. Some churches are al
+ ready doing this. but by no means the
: ma iority.
Mr.. Wootan takes the position that
; space In the newspapers is the most
valuable publicity obtainable. He
urges that the church ought to be just
as alert to this as any business has
: been. Il would not be possible. he
suggests. for the Presbyterian church
as whole to make an appropriation
. that would cover the cost of nation
wide advertising. but by having each
+ church take care of its individual
. share this cost would be so appor-
toned that it would not be a heavy
. burden on any.
AIR Wootan cites the example of Los
Angeles. where the churches ad-
; Vertise more heavily than the
theatcr. and where they are invari-
ably filled. many of them 10 overflow
; ing The Presbyterians of Los An
Eeles advertised heavily in the local
newspapers for a recent conference of
the Presbyterian New Era movement
in that city. and as result thousand
were turned away from the meetings
unable to sain admittance
There is every where a growing dis
position 10 place the activities of the
churches OF business basis. instead OF
following the hapha-ard methods of
1.-THE past The affairs of many
. churches are being conducted on the
budget system and the difference be-
tween the progress of these and those
which continue the old hand to
mouth plan is plainly noticeable. APP
plication of business principles to
church work is as important to sue
cess as it is in any other line of en-
-deavor.
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horse is alive, and has four legs, and
head and tail. And people ride upon
its back
II understand" said Jack, cheer
fully. That's the kind of horse you
are now sitting on"
''No. it isn't answered Tip, prompt
ly.
why not? That one has four legs,
and a head, and a tall
Tip looked at the saw-horse more
carefully. and found that the Pump
kinhead was right. The body had
been formed from a tree trunk, and a
branch had been left sticking up at
one end that looked very much like
n tail. In the other end were two big
knots that resembled eyes. and a place
had been chopped away that might
easily be mistaken for the horses
mouth. AS for the legs. they were
four straight limbs cut from trees and
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ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BY ROY x. MOULTON

The paper napkin was first used at
a church social in Muskatine, Iowa,
in 1881, and since that time has been
recognized as the most inefficient and
useless substitute which has ever been
thrust upon the American people.
Effort to invent a non-skid paper nap
kin to take the place of the old slip
perry variety, which fails to effectively
remove pumpkin pie from the face,
have all failed dismally. Some church
and banquet societies have substituted
sheets of tin for the paper apkins,
but with only partially satisfactory re-
suits.
young Man a Fire Escape Thief
Headline. What does young man
do with fire escape after he steals
it?
The former crown prince has not
seen his family in several months. So
his family has a little luck once in a
while, after all.
We can't see thru some of the pres
ent restaurant prices, but we can see
thru most of the roast beef
Where Chicken Dinners Are Cheap.
Roup has broken out among Atchi-
son chickens.
Chicken dinner at Union hotel to-
morrow, SO cents
The new lunch at the old Eglinger
stand. Chicken dinner SO cents
Atchison Globe.
Hats were not worn by the an
GENTS" says a new item. Probably not
I looks as tho, as far as the n en- are
concerned. all the ancient hats are be-
ing worn now.
ITO these manifestations the pres
ident raised his hat" says the Lon
don paper, his smiling face indicat-
ing the measure of his pleasure at the
leavetakin2 with the British public
This as Punch remarks is one of
the tt ings that might perhaps have
been expressed differently
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the terms of the Lee que of Nations
covenant What can prevent a sigma
tory power from declaring it t. be
merely IA scrap of paper" whenever
il suits its purpose to 90 so? Let us
have the league of nations on such
terms az may be agreed upon. If it be
found tisfactory later, it can be
changed. or The dissatisfied party can
get out. No hard and fast rule can be
that will old nation if
IL decide not to be held. Always the
people must he reckoHed With. The
statesmen propose but the people dis
lose.
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F. P. NJ.

Once more use of the title Benevo-
lent and Protective order of Elks by
a great fraternal order has been JUS
titled Disabled soldiers, sailors and
marines who are held to be worthy
cases. but who for one technically
or another have been declared mon
compensate cases. by the bureau of
war risk insurance, now have a
chance for retaining. according to a
statement by the federal board for vo-
cational education, which has charge
of this work. By means of a fund of
S150,000 placed by the Elks at the
disposal of the federal board, worthy
cases can now be awarded training
without reference to the t,chnicali-
ties which hedge about the expendi-
ture of government funds. There are
no restrictions whatever upon the use
of the Elks' fund. and IT is to be en-
ployed in any or all such cases as the
board may deem worthy.
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HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
BIZ MRs. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am going
to visit in a large city this summer
VIII you please tell me of what my
wardrobe should consist
Tell me how to decline an invita-
ton when asked to dance, as do not
know how to dance
Should the finger nails extend over
the end OF the fingers? MABEL
Your wardrobe should be suited to
your own circumstances and the cir
visit. For simple wardrobe I would
suggest a suit. three or four waists,
a wolfe fTock. an afternoon or evening
dress and a coat to wear with your
dresses. Beside this you should have
the necessary underwear. shpes and
hosiery. One hat ought to be enough.
Thank the man and say that you do
not dance.
The upper part of the nail. which
does not touch the flesh OF the finger,
appears to be whittier than the rest
OF the nail. The white part should
be from one-eighth 10 a quarter OF
an inch long. IT should extend at least
TO the end of the finger, but not far
beyond.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I have q
friend who is now In France. He has
been writing to me for some time and
is very serious in his letters lie ex-
poets to be home soon and as ! care
for nothing more than his friendship.
what shall I do
The fellow | have been going with
and care about has returned from
service and since doing so he does not
seem TO care for work. altho | am
turning against him. Do you think ne
will change? TROUBLED.
When the soldier returns you will
have TO tell him that you care for
him only as a friend. You should not
have let things go so far. When you
saw that he vas getting serious You
should have let him know In a kind
way that you could only be friend.
| believe that the soldier who does
not care for work will change En-
courage him to get at something and
let him believe 4hat you have faith in
his ability to do big things.
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LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
BY LID PAPE
The Park Ave. News.

The Park Ave. News.
Weather. People with colds thank
fill for the invention of hankerchiffs.
Spoarts. Skinny Martin and Ed
Wernick had a contest to see which
one could push the hardest last Satid-
day aftirnoon. lasting till Pubs Sim
kinses siSsey cuzZin Persey got dis
kusted and ran away. him being wat
they was trying to push the hardest.
that she would of had a berthday
party to celebrate her berthday
last Wensday if she had of bin allowed.
Pome by Skinny Martin.
1NCLOODIN THE FRAMES.
A man took picktures for a living,
But was he a fotografer? No.
He took them vile the family was
calmly away frum home
And then passed them to his confed-
rift down below.
Intristing Facks About Intristing
People Leroy Shooster awffin 'reems
he is reeding books vile he is asleep,
wich they seem to be pritty good books
but Leroy Shooster can never remem-
up. making il a waste of time.
wy waste time winding your watch
every mite wen you could be bizZy
doing sumthing elts2 Hang it on the
frunt door mob and in the morning
you will find it all wound up. for 10
cents a week The Ed Wernick and
Lew Davis Watch Winding Co. CAV
vertizmen).
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TIP MAKES AN EXPERIMENT IN
MAGIC

The boy, small and rather delicate
in appearance, seemed somewhat en-
barrassed at being called father" by
the tall, awkward, pumpkinheaded
man; but to deny the relationship
would involve another long and tedi-
Gus explanation; so he changed the
subject by asking, abruptly:
Are you tired?''
"Of course mott" replied the other.
But" he continued, after a pause,
1T is quite certain 1 shall wear out
my wooden joints if 1 keep on walk
ing
Tip reflected, as they journeyed on.
th:t this was true. He began to re-
greet that he had not constructed the
wooden limbs more carefully and sub
stantially. Yet how could he ever
have guessed that the man he had
made merely to scare old Mombi with
would be brought to life by means of
a magical powder contained in an old
pepper-box?
So he ceased to reproach himself
and began to think how he might yet
remedy the deficiencies of Jacks
weak joints.
While thus engaged they came to
the edge of a wood, and the boy sat
down to rest upon an old saw-horse
that some wood-cutter had left there.
asked the Pumpkinhead.
Won't it strain my joints?" in
quired the other.
''Of course not. It'll rest them"
declared the boy
So Jack tried to sit down; but as
soon as he bent his joints farther than
usual they gave way altogether, and he
came Gathering to the ground with
such a crash that Tip feared he>was
entirely ruined.
He rushed to the man, lifted him
to his feet, Strengthened his arms and
legs, and felt of his head to see if by
chance it had become cracked. But
Jack seemed to be in pretty good
shape, after all, and Tip said to him:
Il guess you'd better remain stand
ling, hereafter. 1t seems the safest
way"
Very well, dear father: just as you
say" replied the smiling Jack, who
had been in no wise confused by his
| tumble.
Tip sat down again. Presently the
Pumpkinhead asked:
What is that thing you are sitting
on?"
"Oh, this is a horse" replied the
| boy. carelessly.
What is a horse?" demanded Jack.
"a horse? Why,th are two kinds
of horses" returned Tip, slightly puz-
zled how to explain. "One kine of
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stuck fast into the body. being spread
wide apart so that the saw-horse would
stand firmly when a log was laid
across it to be sawed.
This thing resembles a real horse
more than l imagined" said Tip, try
ing to explain. But a real horse is
alive, and trots and prances and eats
oats, while this is nothing more than
a dead horse, made of wood, and used
to saw logs upon
If it were alive, wouldn't it trot.
and prance, and eat OATS" inquired
the Pumpkinhead.
1T would trot and prance, perhaps;
but it wouldn't eat oats" replied the
boy, laughing at the idea. And of
course it can't ever be alive, because
it is made of wood"
so am l." answered the man.
Tip looked at him in surprise.
why so you are." he exclaimed
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1t is reported that Lenine and
Trotzky have asked the United States
10 recognize their government. Uncle
sans reply should be: First get a
government" 1t seems plain that the
Boshcviki are taking President Will
sons socialisUc leanings entirely too
seriously. The fact that he appointed
Professor Heron and William Allen
White delegates to the Princes Island
conference does not warrant the con-
clusion that he is ready to call the
rule of Lenine and Trotzky a govern
ment. Marcel Hutin to the contrary
Notwithstanding. The French editor
does not understand our president or
American politics.
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Add one-third cup molasses and one
and one-half cups buttermilk. Beat
wen and add three-quarters cup
chopped nut meats. Bake in creased
loaf pan about forty-fiv minutes.
Mexican Salad-Cut off the tops of
veins and place in bowl of ice cold
water. Mix together two chopped to-
matoes, one Spanish onion and one red
pepper, add a spoonful of chill sauce
a little salt. three tablespoons Of
cracker crumbs and enough olive oil
TO moisten well. Take the shells from
the water. dry them carefully and fill
with mayonnaise dressing and garniSh
with stuffed olives and bits of cheese.
For the Riddles
Jellied Doughnuts; as good as in
eXpensive-Warm pint of milk
enough to melt one-eighth pound of
butter. When butter is all melted
add two well beaten eggs. one cup
sugar. pinch salt. teaspoon vanilla
To this add one cake yeast which
has been dissolved in a half cup
warm sweetened water. Last. add
a quart of flour
Mix and beat we'll Raise in warm
place until double it's bulk. which
akes about two hours Then take
tablespoon Of dough on your we'll
Toured hand. pat "A little nest in mid
die. fill with good firm jelly. pat II and
shape IL round. let raise on fIoured
board for a half hour. then fry in hot
lard.
These can also be rolled or cut into
fry cakes with cutter or shaped into
crusseIs.
This makes about thirty five dough-
nuts
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F. p. M.-"You didn't catch that
demurrer. Ed"
e. D. McK.-"No. 1 didn't. and
thought L had the proper bait. too"
dence and take-the case from the jury,
thus ending it. The demurrer was
overruled and court having adjourned
until Monday morning at 9 o'clock.
the grind will then proceed with new
witnesses on the stand.
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The driver carries a triangular piece
of wood. which is pierced at one point
like a cigar holder. This is inserted
in the beasts mouth, the cigar being
then lit and pressed into the hole.
The camel Immediately closes its
eyes and puffs away thru his mouth
and nostrils till the cigar is entirely
consumed. 1t seems to thoroly enjoy
the experience. Furthermore, the MIC
Otine appears to exercise a stimulat-
ing and refreshing effect upon the
animal so that tho ready. to all APP
pearance, to drop from fatigue before
its smoke, II will plod on for many
more miles after it.
A translator of the Bible into the
New Guinea tongue wanted q proper
idiom for the phrase. Far be it from
me to do this thing" He consulted a
learned native. who replied. Il under
stand. We have the precise idiom.
we say: May l speak to my mother
in-law before / will do this thing"
That sounded rather like a joke to
the translator. but it wasn't. for in
that land of strange taboos one of the
objectionable sins is for a man to
open his lips to his wife's mother
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DINNER STORIES

Soldiers from the east are telling
some curious stories of camels' love
for tobacco. Dromedaries and cam
els are passionately addicted to the
weed. and can be made to do almost
anything under its influence.
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Saturday. which day. let Us give
thanks. this is. We want to go fish
ing this afternoon, our attorney and
this defendant.
Decker drew the first blood last
night in that the judge failed to be
convinced by Attorney McKeever-s ar
guments and authorities that he
should sustain demurrer to the evil
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pelling. the big things-made UP of the,
little things. There is a happy turn
for US alive may tread with rolIick-
ing pace. Then
Why not now?