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The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01
ETERNAL Fitness of Things,
HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
By MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a girl
thirteen years old and am an orphan.
L cannot get work anywhere except
housework and that does not pay over
$3.50 or $5 week. which does not
keep me clothed we'll.
have often seen ads in the papers
for movie star writer's and have often
thought of trying my luck. Do you
think It would be all right?
Can girl be a movie star and be
decent? ORPHAN.
There is no safe place for little
girl of you age, except in a home
Stick to housework for few years
longer and in that time see how
SELF Clothes are not everything, and
if you read and study you will pre-
pare yourself for a good position
somewhere when you are old enough
to take it.
It is the exception when a girl of
your age has more than $3.50 or IS
a week spent on her clothes. I think
you should be willing to spend even
less and save so that when you are
older you can take course at a busi-
ness school.
It would pay to try to write for the
movies. Practice makes perfect and
in time, when you are more expert
enced, you will probably get some
thing accepted. OF course it is not
easy to get scenarios accepted, but if
enough
at it there is no reason why you should
not reach your goal.
Yes, girl can be movie star and
be decent. The irregular life, how
ever. does not make it easy for her
to be decent.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a young
woman married to my second hus-
band. My first husband and l had a
little girl. 1t is my second husbands 5
fault that my first husband and part
ed. Now he accuses me of doing
things I do not think OF doing, and it
seems as if my girl does not do any
thing to please him and he talks very
GROSSLY to her.
He will never go out at night with
me. When I ask him to, he is tired.
and If I want to go alone he says If
I go he will lock the door and not let
me in.
This husband makes me feel badly
all the time and have found out that
1 have made a mistake, as like my
home any time want it. Please give
| me your advice. MRS. NJ. r.
I hope that "Unhappiest Wife" will
read your letter She may profit by
your mistake and remain true to her
| husband. You are suffering the nat
ural consequences of leaving a good
and loyal husband for a man so lack
ing in honor that he will steal another
mans wife,
If your first husband is willing to
take you back, I think you had better
| go to him for the sake of the child
| Her life must be very unhappy and
she is entitled to her own fathers love
You cannot expect to return to your
| first husband and find him as he was
/ before you left. You have killed his
faith in you, and althe he may still
| be as good to you, you will find some
thing lacking.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01
WE'LL. IT,s YoUR MOVE.

The Psalmist, in a mood of intense
humility of heart over the fineness and
goodness of the great God and all that
He had made possible in the world.
exclaimed: What is man that Thou
art mindful Of hin!'
When we think of our little selves
moving across the eternal time-paths,
we are often tempted TO ask the same
question.
But when we think Of how that
same wonderful God, that the poet had
in mind. gave utterarice thru other in
spired writer's to thoughts like these
that a man was watched and loved by
the same God that looked upon the
sparrow, and that Solomon in all his
glory was not arrayed as is the tiniest
flower-then we are able to under
stand that character and greatness of
heart are things well worth winning.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01
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So. then. let us not get discouraget

So. then. let US not get discouraged
-let us make Our move.
I often hear the expression that the
world owes every man a living. 1t
does not. Every man owes the world
living.
And the world, in its finest sense,
is the makeup of every worthy hH-
man. We are our brothers keeper.
We owe kindness. generosity. toler-
ance, helpfulness in every shape and
form, to the one who needs it most.
1t Is always YOUR move-and mine!
Down the lanes of human feeling we
wander. A million billions of heart
beats pace our path. 1t is our move
TO smile, when we can, to speak cheer
and courage to the weary, and TO bind
what wounds we find by the way.
We nestle in the heart-honle of the
Infinite. Well, it's your move-ail the
time.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01

Yestidday aftirnoon me and my
cuzzin Artie and Puds Simkins was
setting on my frunt steps wishing we
had some money, and Puds sed, tell
you wat, I got a good ideer, lets us
go up to ladies and ask them if they
dropped this handkerchief, and they
will give us a nickel or sumthing for
our honesty enyway. And he pulled
his handkerchief out of his back
pockit, being sutch a derty one that
nobody would of knew that it use to
be wife once unless they Suspected it
and Jest then a lady started to wawk
pass, being a p-itty thin lady for her
size.
There goes one, there goes one,
sed. And Puds quick ran after her
and showed her the hankerchiff, say
ing, Did you drop this, lady?
Wat, that derty thing, the ideer
take 1t away sed the lady.
| Wich Puds, did, without enythins
for his honesty, and pritty soon an
| other lady wawked pass. being a kline
of fat one with bizzy Expression
and 1 ran up to her with Pudse:
hankerchiff. saying. Is this yours, lady
did you drop this?
| wy, you impewdent little boy, take
that horrid thing away, sed the lady
Wich I did. without enything fol
my honesty, and my cuzxin Artie tried
it on the next lady, being a red heddeC
!
back insulted without enything fol
his honesty, and 1 sed, know wat
the matter, the hankerchiff is too
| derty.
Weyy wy don't you get a eileen on
II you knoY so mutch? sed Puds-
Wich I did. going in the house anC
up in mas room and saying, VIII yol
| please loan me a hankerchiff. ma
I wunt to do a trick with 1t, I won
hert it eny.
/ There's one on my bewro, sed ma
| Meening a little bit of a one with
bloc boarder. and took II out jes
as another lady was going pass, be
ing a middle size lady with a graf
big wife thing on her hat, and
cawt up to her, saying, Did you drol
sumthing. lady is this it?
WY yes, I declare. thank you, SCI
the lady. And she took mas banker
chiff and kepp on going without Civ
ing me enything for my honesty. an
after suppir ma asked me for tn
| hankerchiff and wen she found GU
wy she wouldent proberly ever sc
it agen she made me stay in the res
] of the mite,
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01

Potato end Celery Salad-Two cups
of cold boiled potatoes, cut in one half
inch cubes, add one-half cup finely cut
celery and medium sized apple pared,
cut in eighth and then in thin slices.
Marfnate with French dressing Garn-
ish with celery.
Baked Wite Fish-Clean four-pound
white fish, sprinkle inside and out
with salt and pepper, stuff and sew
Place on cheesecloth strip in dripping
pan Sprinkle we'll with salt and pep
per and brush with butter. Add one
half inch fat salt port cubes and place
about fish. Bake one hour in hot oven
and baste every ten minutes or as
cracker crumbs, one-quarter cup
bread crumbs. one-quarter teaspoon
salt, one-eighth teaspoon pepper,
onion juice. one-eighth cup hot water
Mix ingredients as given.
Rhubarb and Raisin Pie-Line
plate with plain paste and fill with
two cups of rhubarb cut in one
quarter inch pieces. Sprinkle with
ene-half cup raisins and one cup of
sugar Raisins should be seeded and
cut in halves. Cover with crust and
bake in a moderate oven IS minutes.
Delicious Soup-To quart of
stock (any meat used) add two table
spoons. of cornsneal. Boil for ten
minutes, stirring almost constantly.
1t should then be like a thick cream.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
and serve hot with grated cheese. II
made from ham broth, tiny bits OF
ham may be added TO the soup; if
from chicken stock. bits of chicken
liver viii make it very tasty.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01

Two stone troughs sit at the main
entrance of the White House. They
look somewhat like watering troughs
for horses, altho very fancy ones, of
course.
Now a small party of persons. men
and women, were being conducted
thru the rooms of the executive man
sion that are on display during the
absence of the president. The party
was standing on the portico about to
enter the building, when up came a
returned soldier who had business at
the White House
When he saw the party he decided
that he, too, would like to "see" the
White House, and asked the official
in charge il he might go along. The
request was speedily granted, and the
party turned to enter.
The soldier saw the stone trough
on the right, which resembled, to his
way of thinking, a sarcophagus, one
of the ancient stone eoffins, and he
remarked:
What do you keep in that?"
The official explained that the
troughs are used to place large flower
pots in.
"oh," laughed the soldier, at
thought you might keep mummies in
them"
One disnified woman in the party
thoughtfully. meditating long.
Yes" she said, finally, ut does
look like an esophagus."
Rivers had come home and was
stumbling over things in the dark
hallway.
What are you growing about
dear?" called Mrs. Rivers from the
floor above.
81 am growing" he answered in hts
deepest bass voice, ito drown the
barking of my shins."
where is the Dead sea, Tommy"
asked the teacher.
Don't know, ma ann was the can
did reply.
Don't know where the Dead sea is?''
There was scern in teachers voice.
mo, ma'am." same the reply. 81
didn't even know any of them was
sick
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
BY DOROTHY DIX
Worlds Highest Paid woman Writer.


Men, Women and the TRUTH.
Why are men so afraid of speaking
the truth to women?
Why do men seem to think that
strict veracity is a strain that the frail
feminine constitution is not able to
endure. and that they must camou-
flage all the faets In life before they
present them to the consideration of
a wonan7
Why are men shocked at the mere
thought of a woman beholding the
naked truth?
They are. you know. A mans idea OF
a perfect brute Is another man who
tells a woman the truth. Practically,
the only time the average man eNe er
indulges himself In the luxury of
speaking the truth to a woman is,
when he is angry with eher. All tho
balance of the time he hands her out
nice little, inocuous falsities.
All OF the relationship between men
and women is built sorl a foundation
OF lies, so that if every woman should
say as did the Psalnist. II said In my
heart that all men are liars" she
would be no more than telling the
absolute Atruth.
! The man begins il by telling a girl
| the first minute he meets her how
| beautiful she is, and how unlike every
other woman, and that he never saw
such wonderful eyes as she has, and
that she has some peculiar quality of
personal magnetism, and SO On, and
so on.
The girl has q mirror which she
| conscientiously uses. and she knows
that every word the man has said is
a lie. and that he knows that he is
lying because 1t would be impossible
| for anyone to think her either beauti.
| full, wonderful, or magnetic. She
would much prefer for the man TO tell
| her the truth, and that he liked her
for what she was instead OF romano
ing about charm that they are both
well aware che does not possess.
Then man pursues his courtship via
the Ananias route. When he comes
to wooing the maiden he wants for a
wife he relinquishes his last hold on
veracity
He tells the girl that she is an
angel in whom he can see no flaw,
and that he asks nothing of life but
just to be her adoring slave and woF-
ship at her feet He loads her down
with gifts and spends money on her
| as if he were a millionaire, and he
pictures a future life together, that
Will be one prolonged thrill, with no
sordid cares marring his bliss. And
the girl marries him ana finds cut
that he Is human being instead of
a little tin god, and that he Is in debt
for the money that he spent on her
while he was courting her, and tina
instead of smoothing his alabaster
brow she has to do her own cooking.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01
Is YEARS AGO In TOPEKA
From the columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

OctODer i, lo94.
Mrs. Carrie c. Gait and J. G. Waters
will speak at Hamilton hall this evening,
under the auspices OF the Equal Suffrage
association. Mrs. Gait arrived in Topeka
yesterday from the southeastern part of
the state, and is being entertained at the
home Of Mrs. S. A. Thurston, president of
thA league
The football team that has been recently
organized ameng the members OF the To-
peka Athletic club will engage in its first
battle next Saturday, and they are after
big game. They will play the State Uni
versfty eleven on the University grounds.
Harmon Ryus is the captain OF the team,
and he thinks that in strength, endurance
and science they are fully equal to the
boys from University town. Charles Rod
gers is the treasurer, aud Charles Klein
hans is manager.
They Will line up In the following order
Heise, center; Upton. right guard; Law
renee, left guard; Watkins. left tackle
Rice, tight tackle: Kleinbans, quarter
Ryus. right half: Carr, left half; Evans.
full; Cole. end; Dinner, end
Mrs. George Eagle. Mrs ". johnson.
will spend this week IN Kansas City.
guests of Mrs Charles West George West
viii accompany them, to be gone few
days
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01

Fathers and mothers with boys and
girls in the high school graduating
classes are stinting themselves right
now so they can meet the demand for
clothes and entertainments indulged
in by the youths each year. Is there
anything the school board might do to
remedy this condition?
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01

Topskans may be interested in the
local artist ana cartoonist, is setting
the east on fire with his cartoons. In
some cities in the east his work is
pronounced the most popular of the
pen ana ink features.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01

A Topeka laboring man writes The
state journal: II honestly believe
Tat my wages are satisfactory and
i my employer is paying me con-
nty with my work. If the cost
os living would come down 1 am sure
laaor as a whole would be peace
ful and contented." Here is an hon
est expression from an honest heart.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
By ROY K. MoULToN

And So 1t Is an Offense in Tuckahoe,
The following is taken from the
Tuckahoe correspondence to the
Yonkers "Herald":
Miss Elsie Meier of this village and
William F. Newell Of Rochester, n.
Y, were married Monday by the Rev.
j. G. Oakley.
]. Delaney OF Mount Kisco was fined
IS by Judge Wilkins for like offense.
Eternal Fitness OF Things.
Norman Stuckey calls our attention
to the fact that Jack Holler is a song
booster for the Mckinley Music COM
pany.
If you don't care to talk to a man,
the best way is to tell him to call you
on the phone. 1t is almost a, cinch he
will become discouraged and quit be-
fore he gets you.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01

Topeka labor union leaders have
made plain their condemnations of
general strikes and radicalism. With
this sort of sentiment prevailing thru
the local labor ranks there is bound
to be better feeling between employ
ers and employees.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01

When a man is robbed or attacked
at night and is not able to get good
view OF his assallant he usually says
he was a negro. There is no doubling
the fact that the colored race suffers
from promiscuous accusations of this
sort. The negro is enduring enough
condemnation without such careless
charges.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01

The Topeka police department is tc
be commended for its action in de.
ferfing uhionization OF the force until
the legality of such proceedings Is de-
cided upon permanently.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01

The Omaha mol carried out Ger
mi att oc.t:es to the letter when they
l. Il captured cannon to batter down
the court house.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.

Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.
Sliced Bananas.
Cereal with Sugar and Cream.
Corned Beef Hash.
Milk Toast. Coffee-
LUNCHEON.
Potato Salad.
Pimento Cheese Sandwiches
Fruit Cookies. Lemonade.
DINNER.
Fruit Cocktail.
Baked White Fish, Egg Sauce
French Fried Potatoes
Cucumber and Onions Sliced tlnley
Rhubarb and Raisin Pie.
IcedTea.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01

II the Topeka city commissioners
sre concerned over what will become
of the costly city erematory they
might try collecting garbage.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01

The Topeka shop windows during
the fashion show are wonderful but
they have nothing on the avenue dur
ing the gay afternoons.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01

You have dre9med of embarrassing
situations so pity the Topeka youth
WHO fell into the baptismal font right
in front of the church congregation.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01

State Meteorologist Flora is back
home after an inspection trip over the
state. Topeka hay fever victims may
look for a change.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01

Persons who are condemning the
dance halls should remember there
are hundreds of young people in To-
peka who for social or financial rea-
sons can't attend private dances.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01

What has become of the old fash
ho-gd woman who made over last
" ai's hat?
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01
DINNER STORIES

"This large bump running across
the back of your head shows that you
are inclined to be curious to the point
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-01

you are right" replied the client.
At got that by sticking my head into
lift-shaft to see If the lift was COM
ing up. and it was coming down. My
curiosity was more than satisfied"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-03-05

nation through the newspapers that
his better hnlf had presented him with
n little Cash" lie went on to say
that us u result he would have still less
cash in the future, and the more Cash
he had TO keep, the less cash he would
have to SPEND Combining birth
announcement with an advertisement
strikes one rs the last word In enter.
prise, ana Mr.. Fox, poultry dealer.
VIII" Inserted the following notice In
Inc papers, should he congratulated on
The move! way In which he commended
his wares; Another little Fox found
us way into my establishment between
ten and eleven last night; but notwith.
standing It's arrival there will be no
dlininutlon in the number or quality
OF The geese for which my establish.
mcnt has long been famous. Remem.
Der that the old Fox is always Gun.
ming in securing for business the
plumpest goose"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-03-05
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Finding home has been an arduous
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the restrictions OH building made noe
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This building OF homes is being fos-
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During the next few weeks there
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-03-05
HAILlNG THE HAPPY EVENT
Some Novel Birth Announcements
Sent Out Following the Arrival
OF Little Stranger"

Tile war is evidently responsible for
tho Following birth" announcement
which appeared recently in Il Paris pa
per: since twelve o'clock last Friday
| am here. Pierre Blouget of - in
fontry is my father and Marie, his
wife, IS my mother My name is Fran
co.'s Distinctly original was the an
nouncement sent out by Welsh
musician when his Wife presented
him with a baby girl. 1t tool,
the form OF four bars Of music in.
scrihed ON a letter card. The rccipl-
ents easily recognized these MS from
The Messiah Unto US child is
born" a facetious Scotsman named
Cash amused his friends by nm init
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-03-05
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Also IN my mothers home, when
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We would soon be up and around
for It certainly has saTed us lots OF
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cuuectcd that there rs not tho neces.
" of going around" one to get to
Llother.
The exterior view shown gives an
Idea of how attractive 1t may be made
Oh the outside considering that 1t Is
planned for small city lot. The long
space in the sun pnrlor for window
boxes. the expanse along the front for
shrubs and the stretch of lawn all
make it attractive.
10 those who are the owners OF
small lots In cities and towns, or who
are about To buy Il building lot and do
NOT want TO put Into II the consider.
able sum that Is necessary where real
estate Is expensive, this design viii
have strong appeal.
The more the plum Is studied the
more ii will be seen that here is econ
ony of space, coupled with un attrac-
tive aud convenient home.
Small Homes Get Attention.
Some vi the best architects Ia the
country now are giving more ana more
attention TO the planning of small
homes. Because of this fact. the de-
signs made nowadays embody some ex-
cellent features. 1t should he remem.
bered when planning to build that the
small sum required as fee to an AR
ctitect is money well spent, In that ii
saves costly mistakes and assures the
best that can he secured for the money
expended.
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