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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-23
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
BY DOROTHY DIX
Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.
Strike Your Own Note-a.


Most girls who are not admired by
men understudy the ways of some girl
who is a belle. This is a mistake.
limitations are never attractive. No
false gun flashes with the brilliancy
Of the real.
A little five foot slim girl can look
cute when she curls up in the corner
of the sofa and sits on one foot, but
when a great blk Amazonian female
attempts the trick she doesn't look
like a playful kitten. She looks like
performing elephant
Similarly, when a chi1d-like, big
eyed, clinging little thing weeps over
some silly trifle it makes a man want
to put his arm around her and invite
her to sob on his shoulder, but when
a large, dignified, young woman be-
gins to sniffle every man who beholds
it simply aches to tell her not to act
like fool.
In like manner the girl who is
naturally vivaciOus. whose blood is
quicksilver and whose laughter bub-
bles spontaneously over her lips, fas-
cinates us with her gayety, but when
the staid, sober. unhumorous girl tries
to effervesce she is the stalest, flat
test thing in the world. She's loud
and hysterical, and gets on our nerves.
Yet all of these girls would have
bCCn CAAdA 1lE IIIcIE OWI IOlSSs 1OI
there is no one pre-eminently attrac-
tive type of woman. Each has her
own particular appeal. There Is
nothing more queenly than the big,
majesty. There is nothing more rest
full than the practical, Intelligent
common sense. companionable girl
There is nothing more adorable than
the quiet, gentle, refined girl whose
sweet smile and soft voice are like
the benediction that follows after
prayer.
And the point 1 am trying to make
is that these girls should cease trying
to initiate the charms of another type
of girl, and develop heir own particu-
lar charm to the topnotch. If the big
girl would put the loud pedal. so to
speak, on her stateliness, and the SEN
sible girl on her intelligence, and the
| domestic girl on her domesticity they
would cease to be wallflowers and be-
come bellies. For there are many men
with many minds about women, and
there are just as many men who ad-
mire big women as little; who prefer
| college graduates to baby dolls; and
want good housekeepers for wives in
stead of fluffy ruff1es as there are the
other way about
Therefore my advice to- the wall
| flower is to strike her own note. De-
velop her personality. And get some
good dressmaker to help her dress her
part.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-23
DINNER STORIES

do I understand your husband as
saulted your asked the magistrate OF
the much damaged lady who made
application for a summons.
did that. sir" she replied. with
emphasis. Dashed me over the cad
wiz a. motter. e did,"
With a what?" queried the magis-
trate.
"A motter. yer worship. One of
them finss what you 'angs on the wall
wiye frame arhnd it and Bless Our
Apply One in the middle
With me-" said the tall man. life
is just one exposure after another"
what is your ! Jsiness2"
'Tm a photographer"
wei. life is just one exposure after
another with me. too"
Us that so2 What line are you in pc
I'm in the United statcs- senate"
Gentlemen" remarked a third
man. with me also life Is just one ex-
posture after anofhery
SO? And what do you do?'s
Il design party gowns"
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QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.

Q. What is an Anglo Phobfac "A T. r
A. Anyone who is violently opposed to
England and everything England is called
Q. With whom should a person COM
munieate concerning the personal effects of
soldier, who was killed in the recent
war?-J. T. Il.
A-s>Persons interested in the personal eff
feets of soldiers should communicate with
the guartermaster depot, pier No. 8
Hoboken, n. J.
Q. When are the days that are called
Dog Days" and how long do they last ?
A Dog Days" is the name given to
the period of from four to six weeks varf-
ously placed between the early part OF
July and the early part Of September This
is the hottest season of the year. and is
SO called because 1t was reckoned in ancient
Sirius
Q: In washing clothes. how can / pre-
vert blue streaking the clothes "A L. d.
the clothes mix one dessertspoonfuI OF
soda in the bluing- water.
Q. Has the United States loaned any
. money to ho-Slovakia ?-I. NJ
A. The United States has advanced In
ali S4l,seOOO to Czecho-Slovakia. largely
Tor arms, ammunition and food for the
Czecho-Slovak forces In Siberia
n. E NJ
A. Only as far as absinthe is concerned
This Is totally forbidden by law for All
| to all except the army. while beer and light
wines are only slightly restricted.
(Any reader of The State Journal who
wants the facts on any subject can secrre
prompt service by writing The Topeka
stare journal Information Bureau Fred
eric J. Haskin. Director. Washington, d. C.
state your question briefly ami enclose a
Scent stamp for return postage. All in
quiFies are confidential the replies being
sent direct to each Individually
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-23
THE PROMOTERS WIFE
CHECK GIVEN NEIL b Y
BLANCHE ORION.
CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XIV.
One rainy morning about a week
after Mrs. Orton's dinner party, went
downtown to do some shopping. Neil
had been SO disgruntled and moody.
that I thought I would surprise him
by making visit Ito his office. 1 had
hardly been able to refrain from
questioning him more at length, about
his actions at the dinner, but had
compelled myself to wait.
1 still held firmly to the idea that
it was my right to know of all that
concerned him, even tho, after all
these years, he still refused to recog-
nize it as my right. But early impress
sions- are very strong. At home father
and mother had discussed the slight
est matters pertaining to everything
concerning his business, as well as the
home.
Neil was out I seated myself in his
private office before the long. ma
hogany table. 1 opened the drawer,
and idly turned over the papers;
Should clear it out for him while 1
waited?
1 decided that I would. On a blot
ter, underneath a lot of papers, was
the fac-simile of a check family out
lined. recalled that had read that.
by holding a blotter in front of a
mirror. one was enabled to decipher
the faintest characters with ease. I
had no thought of spying-no slight
est idea that 1 should find anything
save the ordinary check which Neil
had given me for household expenses.
1t was the curious act such is often
done because of some simple reason.
To my surprise the characters stood
out in bold relief. But 1 fairly gasped
when 1 realized, that the check was
for a very large amount, and that il
was signed by Blanche Ortoni /
looked at the date. and it struck me
as coincident with the visit of that
horrid Mr.. Scott. / looked at my en-
gagement book, and saw it was a few
days after I had entertained him at
dinner.
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SOME HAPPY THINGS
AROUT HOPE.

Hope is created by taking control
of your inward and outward circum-
stances.
You cannot change circumstance.
But you can jump over it, You can
walk past it. You can ignore it. You
can pretend" that it isn't there. And.
after while-maybe it viii not be
there.
human being can travel a million
miles farther on Hope than any Camel
could possibly travel on a diet of water
as great in size as the Atlantic Ocean,
So GREAT is Hope.
They say that heredity and circum-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-23

IS When Uncle Sam calls upon his
boys to bear arms in the service of
their country. whether as volunteers
or as drafted men. they respond with
out hesitation. They know that he
needs them or he would not call.
When he asks for money, the response
should be and probably will be as
ready. Admiral Sims, addressing a
New York audience last week and
speaking of General Pershing's SOL
diers who lie under the soil of
France and OF the men of the navy
and the merchant service at the bot
tom Of the sea, put the case this way:
''Theseomen lent their lives to the gov
eminent at zero per cent and lost
their capital. Will the people at home
decline to lend their money at Az per
cent with no risk of loss? AS a mill
atary man let me say that the people
spf my cloth gave you all they had;
every ounce of brain and Drawn; the
most loyal and devoted service; the
cheerful endurance of every necessary
hardship; the facing of every neces-
$ary peril; the pain of grievous
tsvounds, and the last supreme sacri-
Vice. that the world might be made a
decent place for you TO live in"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-23
TINE.


Time is divided into hours, minnits
and seconds, espeshilly seconds. Every
minnit has so seconds. even in Feb
uerry. which ony has IS days.
There is "a hours every day mcleod
ing Sundays and holidays, The ferst
St Ike place early in the morning vile
people are asleep and are therefore the
leest used, ony being necessary for
milkmen and people coming home late.
The sun rises about o'clock every
morning weather enybody is up to see
it or not. Before clocks was invented
people use to tell time by the un.
exsept on rainy days wen they pro5er-
~ told it by how hungry they so-.
But all they haff to do nowerddys IS
ask sumbody with n watch. and IL they
wont tell them, ali they haff to do is
ask sumboddy elts, and so on till they
find out, ony by that time it mite be
later than wen they started to ask.
If clock starts TO keep on telling
the same time its sine that sumbody
forgot to wind 1t, thus making IL tell
wat time 1t was insted of wat time it
is. Clocks awtent to be dropped too
awffen on account of their delicate
werks.
Time seems exter long vile you are
waiting for suppir to be reddy, and
eXter short wen you ony have 5 min
nits before you you haff to get up in
the morning. 1t passes SO quick vile
you are asleep that babies mussent
hardly notice it at all on account Of
them sleeping so mulch. Babies would
properly think, How time flies, If they
could think.
Each day is divided into day time
and mite time, the easiest way TO tell
them apart being by the color Some
children are tawt to tell time wen they
are SO young they cant hardly tell eny-
thing elts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-23

Economists estimate that more
Anoney is available for building in the
United States this year than there has
been in recent years. This fact, add
ed to the general disposition to seek a
xettled abiding place, after the adven-
lures and separations attendant on
war. is giving home building a de-
.eided impetus in all parts of the
United States. Surveys made of the
whole country show that the advance
IN cost of materials has not kept pace
with increases of other commodities
and real estate has not risen in price.
Moreover. there is disposition among
those who finance building projects
20 make easy terms for those who de-
sire to put their money in what is ac-
iknowledged to be the most satisfac-
Tory of all investments. The rise in
Rentals and the shortage of more than
balf a million houses, owing to the
suspension of construction during the
period of the war, furnish a sufficient
reason for the consideration of build
Ing a home
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loan drive. In both cases the jury brought
in verdict for the defendant
ut is hardly too much to say that these
lawsuits and the result of them were OF
nationwide Importance. What the men
challenge the right Of a newspaper to serve
the public. In the one case the service
rendered looked to the safeguarding of the
lives of the people by putting them on their
guard as to the dangerous condition of a
building that was used for public gather
ings, not by attacks upon the owner of IT
or by unsupported surmises or rumors
but by the publication OF the report of .
duly authorized inspector.
That such a report is to be classed as
legitimate news, and that a paper not only
would have been justified in printing IL
but might well be charged with neglect OF
its duty to the public il it had refrained
seems amazing that any lawyer could
be found who would advise the owner of
1.-THE other case was not so clear. There
is NO law to compel man to subscribe
for liberty bonds and 1t could easily be
argued that a newspaper went outside OF
the law when it held up to public scorn
a man who failed to make such subscrip-
ton: But the jury evidently figured that
at most the only fault of the State Journal
was an excess of patriotic zeal and that
when the country is at war that should not
he regarded as punishable Offense.
The. jury was perhaps impressed also
with the argument of the defendants at
torney to the effect that so long as a sol
dier who went into the army and risked
his life for his country was paid only $50
month barber who stayed at home and and
to be paid 100000 for doing so. But back
of all that. doubtless, was the feeling on
the part of the jury that man who is able
to buy a liberty bond and who didn't do II
ought to be bawled out whether there is
any law for 1t not.
'.The public has every reason, therefore
to rejoice that these two libel suits ended
as they did for If they had resulted in
verdiets of guilty the blow to newspapers
wi urls 70 fh1a rr,ntl rait 70
in which they are printed and the country
at large, but which cannot afford to pay
$4,000 for the privilege, would have been
hard one and the public and the country
would have been the sufferers"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-23

The amount to be raised in the vic
tory liberty loan campaign. now in
Progress, has been fixed at $4,5OO.-
100000. a figure considerably less
Than was expected. and over-subscrip-
lions will be rejected. The issue takes
the form of AZ per cent three-four
Year convertible gold notes of the
United States. exempt from state and
lpcal taxes, except estate and inheri-
lance taxes, and from normal federal
mcome taxes. The notes will be con-
xertible, at the option of the holder,
thruout their life. into az per cent,
three-four year convertible gold notes
of the United States. exempt from all
FEDERAL state and local taxes, except
estate and inheritance taxes In like
panner, the 3 q per cent notes will be
Convertible into the Az per cent notes.
The notes of both series will be dated
apd bear interest from May 20, 1919.
and will mature on May 20. 1923. In
terese will be payable on December Is.
1919, and thereafter semi-annually on
June 10 and December Is. and at ma
tprity. All or any of the notes may be
Eedeemed before maturity at the op-
ton of the United States on June Is OF
December 10. 1922, at par and accrued
Interest.
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guardian. Paulton Yates has told me
you are engaged to be married"
Barbara did not look at him this
time. Only from his voice she could
tell that he did not care one single
bit. He went on talking to her in the
same impersonal, aloof way he had
always used ever since he had found
| her on the veranda with Paulton
And it had been so perfectly silly to
| imagine she cared for him seriously
He always took things for granted
There came a call for him in the outer
office and he left her alone just as
| Yates arrived. Allan told him he
would find Barbara within. But it
was q different Barbara who faced
him from the girl he had danced with.
ridden with, flirted with for the past
year.
She was not engaged TO him at all.
she told him Indignantly. He had no
right to tell her guardian that she
was. And Paulton, stung by her tone
and manner, laughed at her faith in
Truesdale
! Everybody knows he's played fast
and loose with your money. Bah
What have you got left now? I've al
| ways cared for you, you know that,
and it doesn't matter about money
with me, only 1 want you to drop
| Truesdale.''
/ Allan, on the threshold of the outer
door, heard her answer. and caught
Yatess muttered curse he left 'her-
1t was like him to do it that way. he
thought. lose his, temper and accuse
/ him of wrongdoing.
| And he was really a very decent.
solid sort of fellow who wouldn't make
her a bad husband at all, since she
wanted money and society. he trleu
| to tell Barbara as much. wnen SUD
denly he became awGsa that the tears
were falling down her cheeks as she
I he ia a
| at think you're perfectly abom-
Unable Allan, to try and marry me off
like this after telling me l haven't any
fortune or anything You act as II
you were tickied to death to get ria
| of me and the whole trouble of look
ing after me. You've let Paulton talk
YOU into this made you think 1 was
engaged and everything. 1 never
thought lawyers could be SO credu-
lous."
She was completely on her dignity.
somewhat difficult when one is only
feet 2, and Allan's eyes dwelt on her
amusedly. He had seen her cry be-
fore, often. In fact. she always did
when she was specially provoked at
II had not thought you would take
it so much to heart" he said, quietly.
You will still have a fairly good in
Come left. There is nothing to worry
over. And. frankly, / owe everything
/ am to your father. 1t was great
privilege that was able to help him.
Tim not worrying over that
i Barbara faltered. "And l know father
trusted you absolutely"
"Lwish you did one-half as much
said Allan. He waited for her to
speak. but there was no response u
accidentally heard what you told
Yates about me. Did you mean it.
fBab?"
i st told him to go away"
"You told him il you ever were
engaged to marry anybody 1t would
be me-" he repeated her own words
to her. pitlessly. "You don't need q
guardian any longer. but I'm sure you
need a husband.
(Capyright. 1919 by the Mcclure News.
paper Syndirate.i
.,,,e 49, IT,. IL. ,,...L. Va,
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Observation-Disclosures Observation-Disclosures

stance make a man what he is. ! do
not believe it. Because a man is able
to live above heredity-and he has
been known to change circumstances
a thousand times
You see. Hope is a kind of Angel
coming to those in distress, when they
least expect
Hope always has smile TO spare
because it is made up Of smilesi Hope
never had a trouble in the world
Hope leads. grips folks by the hand
and pulls them. in spite of themselves.
Hope is like a great Light House-set
upon a rock. No ship has ever been
wrecked at its base.
Just the minute you decide to play
with Hope-you start TO grow
happy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-23

: President Wilson is acting wisely in
remaining aloof from the controversy
Between Italy and her Jugo-Slav
neighbors across the Adriatic. The
quarrel over Dalmatia is of no concern
% the American people. England and
rance are responsible for the situa-
Con. Let them settle it.
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In planning to delay the signing of
the peace treaty the Huns. it appears,
fail TO reckon on the continued ex-
istence of Marshal Foch. He pos
Eesses ways. and means for bringing
Germany to her senses in quick time
End will not hesitate to use them
Should occasion ;.rise.
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WHEN THE KIDS ARE AT THE WIN

WHEN THE KIDS ARE AT THE WIZ
DOW.
When the kids are at the window with
their faces-all aglow
With a merry smile of greeting, up tho
steps / gayly go
And / leave my cares behind me and I
hustle thru the door
For the hugs and glad caresses and the
romp upon the floor.
Il may be that 1 am weary with the
burdens of the day.
That my task was over heavy and I've fall
tered on the way,
But when home | come at evening I'm as
happy as can be
II the Kids are at the window waiting
there to welcome me.
There's a smile for every failure there's a
hug for every care.
There are little hands to tighten tevery
burden that l bear.
There are eyes that fairly glisten as walk
along the street
And a promise of n welcome that shall
make my toiling sweet.
Let the rich man have his mansion, let the
great man have his fame
/ thank the Lord above me for the Joy
that's mime to claim:
And whatever else may happen, every day
shall end in glee,
II the kids are at the window with their
happy smiles for me.
Copyright 1919 by Edgar A. Guest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-23

Postponing 1t.
We have been thinking
OF having the flu.
Every morning when
We have got up, we have
Had all the symptoms that
Accompany that polite ailment.
Everybody in our block has had 1t
Excepting us, and 1t didn't seem right.
We have also had all the symptoms
OF several other ailments,
But picked on the flu
As being the most modish. as 1t were.
There is no use being
Old-faS hioned when you can have
Something stric$ly modern
For the same money.
This morning We decided to have Il
And not put it off any longer
But Victor Moore, the actor,
Called up and had to see us
Right away down town.
We told him We had the flu,
But it didn't make any difference.
So we had to put it off again.
But we kept 1t in mind.
And when anybody asked us.
Whnt are you going~to have?"
We replied: I'VE are going to
Have the flu"
Every morning last week we had
To go to work and couldn't have it.
And summer will soon be here.
All we have are the symptoms,
And there really won't be any use
Having it after July 1
Back to Dixie.
Bon jouah dere. Liza janet
How's yo-all dis yere aujourd'hui?
Is been to FraYnce an back agin,
An you'll sure seem compress
Dis yere Frawnsay lingerie
Aw, oui, NAV cheriee-ee
l done see yo soon,.
Viola, a poll kiss
JUS lika dis-(smack)-
CONNIE saw. nah Dixi belle,
1o-alls better'n any Frawnsay daknoisellt
-Pvt- f. w. Ewing, Co. A, 3o9th Field Sit
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1.-The judge gimme six months. You
said you'd get me acquitted"
Il know L did," admitted the law
yer "And since / fell down on that
promise I'll agree to get you par
doned." .fs
= How long wiz that take?"
''About six months"
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The passport officials are not always
thus unsympathetic. While they can
not Grange the rules the government
has laid down. they will often go to a
ut deal of trouble to help some in
dividual. who takes his disappointment
good-naturediy and is courteous about
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-01-21
cabeza y Ia nariz
parecen embotarse
por Ell resfriiado
FL Pape's Cold Compound en- unas
cuantas horas ACADIA con ell res
friado y la gripa.

listed puede quitarse in resfriado
o aiiviarse de la gripa en- muy POGO
tempo tomando "Pape's Cold Com
pound cada dos horas, hasta COM
pletar tres dosis.
Desde luego notara listed que la
dificultad que hay para respirar desa-
parece Y tan pronto como ell aire en-
pieZa a circular libremente. el doior
de cabeza Y denas molestias que U.s.
ted sienta deian de haccrlo sufrir.
Iguaimente, el dolor de garganta Y
los e%stornudos cesar en- sGguida y con
clos las penosas molestiaS del res
frio.
No descuide listed un resfriado Y
haga que la nariz no aparezca como
obstruida; para c%onseguirlo no hay
como el "Pape's Cold Compound, ell
cual csta de venta en- todas las bo-
ticas Y droguerias Y cuesta muy POGO
dinero. Obra eficazmente sin la
ayuda de ningun otro medicamento;
es muy ~agradable y no origina ningu-
na molestia. No acepte listed susti-
tutos. (Adv.)