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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10
ONE BIG UNION.

tFrom the Christian Science Monitor.l
Possibly the three most vital prob
lens agitating the thoughts of man
kind today are the self-determination
and self-government of nations. the
social. civil. and economic equality of
the sexes, and what is commonly
known as the labor question. Perhaps
of these the last is most in the
thoughts of the people because on the
surface it appears to affect all man
kind more nearly than the other two.
Many solutions are being offered, all
more or less revolutionary. Among
these is the One Big Union movement
advocated by labor leaders in Aus
i tralia and, to a lesser extent. in GER
tain parts of the United States. The
student of Christian Science recog-
nizes that there must exist the right
solution to this grave problem. just
as there exists the right solution to
every human problem.
The One Big Union contemplates the
organizing of labor of every descrip-
ton into a union, the officers of which
shall have the right to use the threat
of a general strike for the purpose of
achieving what they think is for the
benefit of their followers. irrespective
of the welfare of the community. Now
it is possible that in most cases the
views of labor leaders may be cor
rect and for the best interests of ALL
this power should be exercised under
the direction gained thru an ac-
curate knowledge of the relationship
which exists between God and man,
| in other words unless principle is
permitted to govern and endeavor is
| made to demonstrate spiritual reality.
such power may be used for the en-
| slavement rather than for the liberia
| ton of the race.
In the One Big Union of Gods ere
ating all men are in perfect accord
with their creator and. consequently,
reflects only the qualities which pro-
| thing for us all to do. 1t is nee
essary for every man to be educated
out of his false beliefs: it is necessary
for him to lay aside selfishness, sus-
picion, fear. anger and greed He
must so order his own acts that he
will never do anything which will in
| terfere with the legitimate rights and
| happiness of others. And above all
! he must learn that all wisdom, all
| being. proceed from and are derived
| from the one infinite source. and that
all men are Gods children in the pro-
portion that they consciously reflect
| the Wilderness, the allness. of Spirit
As each of us applies himself to
this task. autocracy is destroyed. The
| tyranny of the individual. the tyranny
I of the masses. the tyranny of capital
the tyranny of labor cannot resist the
| power of a consciousness which ac-
quaints itself with divine reality All
! men thus become members of the One
Big Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10

from that quarter he had expected the
letter from his sister would call forth.
Then one day Kate showed him the
tiny solitaire that the shipping clerk
had placed on her left hand. and,
strangely enough, Hildreth felt no
keen disappointment
That night, after she had sung some
of the songs that Hildreth especially
liked. Stella suggested that they take
a ramble in the old garden, where the
lilacs had already begun to blossom
beside the high stone wall that kept
the garden apart from the noise and
Dawkins mansion.
There is no reason why you should
mt tell me- Stella was saying to him.
and somehow Hildreth felt that he
had suddenly been lifted to a state of
happiness that had nothing to do With
| the happiness that he once supposed
was lodged within pair of round blue
eyes. IF I hadn't happened to read
that letter from your sister I could
never have known that you had been
drawn to me as / had been drawn to
you from the first. Perhaps you
would never have told me. But now
I am telling you"
| 1t was really rather staggering that
this distant, unapproachable Stella
| Dawkins should be there with him ir
the twilight telling him of a love that
he had never even hoped to possess
| but somehow. as Hildred ciasped hel
tapering hands in his and felt the
strong pressure of those delicate
fingers, he knew that this was indeed
the love that he had been longing for
| Copyright, 1919. by the Mcclure News
| paper Syndicate.)
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The mot Mine. I"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lSSSlSSlSlSSl5SSE


Emerson, in his very wonderful
essay on Friendship" says this: I'VE
talk of choosing our friends, but
friends are self-elected."
Just so are the great requirements
of our character and achievements.
Those things which We seek to grasp
and retain, as a part of the develop
ment of someone els. we do cheaper
and prostitute. as we try our own
clothes upon them
What an art to smile at the Not
Mine-and to give credit, where credit
is due-but to mindly pass into a Gre
alive courage where we may pay hon.
age at home.
OF course you will have to be quite
individual to respect the axis of your
own mind-but it is happy thing to
do. Your world is worth while. There
is plenty of ROOM Showing is not
necessary-while stealing is despic-
able,
Every man and woman soul is a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10
HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
BIZ MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I have many
friends and a good education / have
two admirers-one is thirty years my
senior and the other one is five years
my senior. The older one is very well
to do and has nice home, well fur
nished. and the other one is just a
laboring man.
They have both proposed to me.
love the younger one the better. but
he is SO awfully jealous OF me that [
am almost afraid to accept his pro-
posal.
Please give me your advice.
AMERICUS.
The older man should be out of
the question. You do not love him
and there is too great a difference In
your ages for you to be congenial
= You yourself will have to decide
whether or not you are to accept the
younger man. Do you love him so
much that you will be willing to put
UP with his jealousy? Jealousy is a
terrible quality because it is so I'M
reasonable and causes so much un-
necessary suffering. Marriage should
only be between people who love each
other so much that they feel they
cannot live apart. Do you love the
man that much?
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Cd VIII
plaids be used this spring and sum-
mer?
CD Will oxfords be stylish for early
spring? 1T.
Cd Yes. plaids will be worn
CD Oxfords are in very good style.
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found that the reason Jimmy fell
asleep in school was because he wasn't
getting enough sleep during the night.
He had to get up ABOUND o'clock
every morning because he had a paper
route, and the papers had to be deliv-
cred before breakfast. The boy made
very little money at that. He was
merely injuring his health, and, thru
his inability to stay awake at school.
his future.
The inspectors of the children's bu-
reau frequently found children work
ing thirty hours a week in addition to
the usual twenty-seven and a half
hours of school work. Yet the unfor-
tunate results of overworking a grow
ing child are well known. Medical
authorities tell us that malnutrition,
anemia. spinal curvature and strain
of heart and nervous system are some
of the effects of premature employ
ment. The effect on a persons mem
tai development is disastrous Ac-
cording to the children's bureau, one
million children between II and 16
leave school every year to start work;
which does not include those under
l who. in number of states. are
permitted to leave school to work.
The majority of these children have
not even completed the seventh grade /;
many are barely able to pass the lit
eracy test required in some states be-
fore working papers are issued. and
others cannot pass the test at all. AS
a result they usually obtain "bIind-
alley" jobs. requiring no skill and Of
fering no future.
This war, of course, demonstrated
conclusively the Importance of edu-
cation to every nation. England, for
example. found that she did not have
enough technically trained citizens
properly to carry on the war; that all
down the line soldiers died simply be-
cause England was under-educated.
So England has just passed an educa-
ton BILL providing for compulsory
education for every citizen up to the
age of Is. If a boy or girl has to
leave school to seek a job, his or her
education proceeds in what is known
as a continuation school" The same
be employed at all; that no child be-
tween IL and IA shall be employed
for more than two hours on a school
day or on Sunday; that his employ
ment must not take place before in
the morning or after 8 at night, and
that under no circumstances can a
child under IA be employed in a fac
tory. workshop. mine or quarry.
Thus, while the childrens bureau is
grateful for the new law, it calls at
tentjon to this English one, and init
mates that we have still quite a dis
lance to travel. Who knows? Per-
haps the supreme court may yet do
us another service. Perhaps it will
declare the present federal law uncon-
stituIiOnal, and thereby urge congress
to pass an even more desirable child
labor measure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10
MY HUSBAND AND |
BY JANE PHELPS

WANTED only to do good. BY and by
when he had worn himself out with
the violence of his emotions, i coaxed
and petted him back to semblance
of good nature.
at takes two to quarrel, Neil. You
will have to do it without me. 1 have
said nothing to cause this TRADE; and
1 shall not talk to you any more to-
night. Come, dear, kiss and make up.
1 know you do not mean half YOU
have said. If you had-if / thought
you did would have to go home,
couldn't stay"
To this day, do not know whether
1 meant what I said or not. But it
seemed to sober Neil Immediately. He
mumbled something about being tired
and worn out when he came home,
and then about my pitching into him
when he was in that condition. But
after a bit he said shamefacedly:
Forget it. Bah, please. 1 guess /
have been more or less brute to-
night" Then: Forgive me and kiss
me dear. And Bah, you didn't mean
that did you-that you would leave
| me?" fear was in his voice. Tell me,
! Babsie. that You will never say that
again."
The old pet name was like a kiss.
He seldom had used 1t since our mar
riage. Never save when in a tender,
| loving mood.
| Suddenly it came over me that Neil
was unhappy. That he had perhaps
| begun to drink more than was good
for him because he was anxious and
worried. But what awful things he
| had saidi Yeti 1 found myself saying
| inwardly:
Poor, darling fellow!" with a pity
that entirely swept away all sense OF
personal wrong, Tho thought was so
poignant that my eyes filled with tears
and ! replied:
"Of course I'll forget and forgive.
both. And 1 couldn't have meant
| what I said. dear. because I couldn't
live without you. / couldn't"
With curious impression of effort
he brought out:
"Then-never-say it again. Bah,
never"
Someway, in thinking of it long
after he slept, his fear that i might
leave him comforted me- And it was
the only thing about our talk that did
that and his calling me "Babsie."
| (Tomorrow-Barbar Lunches at the
club with Neil-and Blanche.)
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THE HARBoR OF LIFE.

THE HARBOR OF LIFE
Some dream of a land that is fairer than
And picture a realm in the sky,
But the beauty surrounding them down
As thew search for the splendors on high.
Leave death for the dead. There are songs
There are joys to be norm out of strife:
should be young,
The earth is the haroor Of life.
There are goals to be reached, there are
deeds to beSdone,
There are joys for our children to know.
There are battles with evil and hate to be
That the world with contentmeut may
glow.
And the mission of man from the time of
To the day that his spirit shall soar,
Is to make for the living a happier earth
Than ever it has been before.
We can change not the realm that is
promised for all.
Nor comfort the souls OF the dead
But here we can tighten the burdens that
And level the pathways we tread
We can make of this earth a more beauti-
To life many charms We can give;
We can FIJI II with laughter and music and
We can make it a pleasure to live.
Let us toll while we may for the splendor
of earth.
Let us brighten the days with our song:
Let us I'LL the dark corners with sunshine
Let us dream not so much of the Heaven
afar
That the beauty about us we miss:
Our duty lies here, where at present we
Let us make a good world out of this.
Copyright 1910 by Edgar A. Guest. }
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
BIZ DOROTHY DIX
Wsrid'u Highest Paid woman writer.
A Few Kind Words.
\ man asks this question:


A man asks this question:
rs it proper for a husband who
loves his wife dearly, and admires
face, or should he remain, silent and
keep his good opinion of her to him.
self?''
This is a matter. Mr.. Man, con-
corning which the two sexes hold
Numerically opposite points of view.
Every woman in the world hungers
and pines for her husbands COM
mendation and the assurance that his
affection is still existent, as the
heart panteth for the water brook.
and SO every woman would say that
it is not only right, but mans first
duty to give his wife the continuous
glad hand.
The majority of husbands. how
ever, apparently regard praising
wife as a crime in the same class
with lese majesty, sedition and the
kind of Bolshevik talk, generally
they carefully avoid committing the
offense.
Probably most men do love and ad-
mire their wives, since the said wives
represent their taste and were the
ladies they picked out of the whole
feminine herd for life companions,
but if they do entertain any compli-
mentary opinions towards their
wives. the wives never find it out.
It is literally true that while the
average husband grows eloquent and
, fluent of speech before his wifes
faults. he is stricken dumb in the
presence of her virtues, and while he
may boast of her charms and good
qualities to others, wild horses
couldn't drag the admission from him
in her presence, that he thought heI
the paragon of her sex. and consid-
cred himself lucky to have gotten her
The first time many a woman. who
has starved for a little love and a
few kind words from her husband
ever finds out what he really thought
of her is when her ghost returns to
earth and roosts on her tombstone
| and reads what is written there.
And it is doubtful If this pos,
I mortem appreciation squares matters
up with her, even if it does justify
| the husband to his own conscience.
Why men assume this callous and
unresponsive attitude towards theiI
wives is one of the inexplicable mys-
| teries of the masculine mind that nc
psychologist has ever been able tC
| fathom. For all men know that all
women love to be loved, and to be
made much of, and to be praised
and then when anyone does love
them, and admire them. they want
| to be told so, often and long.
~~T T
Copyrighted. ,sn: ~ IN. wA.ss-.s synai.
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ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BY ROY z. MOULToN

Returned soldiers tell of a negro
trooper still over in France who quick
" tired of the war and ten tired
again of the war after the war;" and
now says: EFF 1 even git back home
dey'll haff to burn de woods and sift
de ashes before dey even get me in
anotheh war"
To Mrs. Fiske-
know n garden spot where jasmine blows
Upon the moon drenched magic of the
night;
Where swinging lanterns add in elfin
From old Japan-violet, gold and rose;
Where notes of fairy music softly steal
Athwart the rainbow lights and seem to
Into a melody that would entrance
The dullest sense and make enchantment
Where, in your garb of long ago, you
Your witching, laughing, winsome way.
All thru
Times breath may dim minds mirror of
this place,
BIurring the Tairest outlines. still know
Two memories times self cannot erase.
Your lifting voice, your lovely, radiant face
e. Il. NJ.
Dear Roy-Speaking of famous per-
sonalities whose names end in m
how about this array: AL Jolson. Irv-
ing Berlin, Major General Organ,
George NJ. Cohan, Mischa Elman,
Heinie Zimmerman, Samuel Shipman,
Christy Mathewson. Oscar Hammer
stein. Louis Mann, Jack Britton. Julia
Sanderson. Otto H. Kahn. H. B.
A twelve-fingered pickpocket has
been arrested in New York. He prob
ably uses the extra two fingers to ring
up his receipts on the cash register.
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a long time to come. Building ma
terials are high, of course. and in
some instances much higher than they
ought to be-" he is quoted as saying.
However. a man is foolish to delay
construction work in anticipation of
minor fluctuations which will cause
only immaterial reductions at best. So
far as the cost of labor is concerned.
do not want to see any decline. nor
do I expect it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10

sealed package-at birth. What you
are to the Day-by-day is a revelation
of what you take frorl your own pack
age-or of what you take from the
package of someone else
The important fact in the develop
ment of strength and power is that
what you take from the allotment of
someone else, you just that much
cro.fd and disarrange what was orig
inalIy made for you.
What you have in you is capable OF
infinite development and expansion
and multiplication, but not of imita-
ton.
read of. or talk with. or take from
lin inspiration-by using my eyes and
ears and instincts and powers of in
depreciation but I must respect the
Not Mine-lshether of fact. or story
or person-or else do not respect my
self Nor do you.
You are a person of worth and mo-
ment-if YOU know-and demon
strate il.
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Negotiations regarding the peace
terms and the league of nations still
drag on in Paris. America. France
and Italy appear to be responsible for
the delay. England is having little to
say. She entered into the conference
with a determination to get what she
wants. Her attitude in this regard
has not changed Standing pat on her
own program she is willing to let the
other nations settle their differences
in whatever way they can. Britain's
huge navy gives her a grip on world
affairs which she has no intention of
relinquishing under any consideration.
If other nations do not realize this
they must be extremely short sighted.
A league of nations covenant which
does not include disarmament is as
likely to prove trouble maker as 9TH
erwise. 1t is a fine thing If it can be
made workable, but the outlook al
present does not appear to be so bright
as it's friends would wish it to be.
There are indications that President
Wilson is about to quit the game and
come home. Perhaps it will be as
: well. 1t is unfortunate that he cannot
bring our soldiers with him.
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Today,s Best Recipes.


Dreamed Dried Beef on Toast-Six
slices of bread. twenty cents worth
dried beef, butter size of walnut, one
half pint of milk, one-half pint of
water, heaping tablespoon of flour.
Toast the bread and place on plat
ter. Put butter in skillet, chip the
dried beef and let brown in butter.
Then add milk and water and let come
to boil. Add flour dissolved in water
and cook until IL thickens. Pour
creamed dried beef over toast and
serve very hot.
Bean Pie-One pint of hot mashed
potatoes. one tablespoon melted but
ter, one tablespoon flour. one pint
navy beans, two small bay leaves. one
spoonful of salt.
Cook the beans with the salt and
bay leaves until beans are well done
and almost dry. Remove bay leaves.
Mix together the mashed potatoes,
butter and flour; grease a pie tin and
line 1t with the pastry spread out to
a one-fourth inch thickness with
spoon. Place in the oven and let
brown. When brown fill with the
beans and serve.
Garnish with parsley IL desired. This
is an inexpensive. easily prepared
luncheon. The bay leaves impart q
delicious appetizIng flavor. Leftover
mashed potatoes may be used by re-
heating.
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ambitious.
man." he said, there is no use
having ambition in this mans army;
Uncle Sam gives me the same dollar
if rs got ambition or if 1 amt got
ambition"
Little Billy on his fourth birthday
had received $40 from his grand
mother and was taken to the bank
where it was deposited for him-the
clerk giving him the usual hank book
in which he entered, by cash, ten
dollars"
The next time Billy saw his grand
mother. he said: my, grandma! !
was 'sprised you gave me such a lot
of money for my birthday-anG SO
was the man at the desk. cause he
wrote in my book, BY gosh, ten 'Lol-
lars"