The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-08
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY E. HOUSE.
(From rhiladeiphia Public Ledger.D

| From contact with various and sum
dry Philadelphia audiences we come
away with, this impression. Practical-
! ly ali of the pearls worn are genuine.
1t is an unusual circumstances. TAX
i ing the country as a whole. we should
say not more than half of the pearls
disclosed boast an uncIouded genesis.
! How can we tell? 1t is a simple
exercise in psychology. The woman
whose scenic investiture is "phony"
unconseiously but inevitably reveals
! the fact to those who observe her
closely.
That ought to start the women talk
ing. 1t will. we fancy, give rise to
controversy as to whether the column
possesses unusual powers of divinatiom
or merely is ''bluffing." At any rate,
that rs the purpose of the paragraphs
imm sdiately preceding the present
frank confession.
There was a melodrama, once pop
ular on the 'small-ttme' circuit and
elsewhere, called Nellie the Beautiful
Cloak Model" In the first act the
villain threw the heroine in front of
a moving train. In the second he
threw her off Brooklyn bridge. In
the third he threw her off steamer
in New York bay. In the fourth he
asked: why do you distrust me,
tSeilie?"
Not that we wish to point a moral or
adorn tale, altho Nellie, the Beau
tifui Cloak Mcdei," Yields Readily to
such purpose. 1t is merely that we
occasionally put to sea in an open boat
In an attempt to save unconscious hui
NOR frons a watery grave.
In a general way we view the end
of the world. scheduled for December
II, calmly and Without regret. But
We have not yet been able to reconcile
ourself to the fact that if the expected
happens we shall lose half a months
rent.
We note the complaint of a Phila-
delphia man that he is compelled to
i've in stable with some interest.
| III he concludes to move out we take
this method of advising his landlord
that Wen take it.
We do not, however. wish to place
all of our eggs in one basket Our
palpable bid for the stable in oues-
tion need not be construed as a repuIse
by any one who is willing to open his
chicken house or his dog kennel to
paying guests.
Every community has its weakness.
but New York. We believe, is the only
( place in the country where a six-day
, bicycle race takes in money enough
Fl
ject to promoters.
t ''I don't know how he heat me-"
one of Governor Coolidee's Forgotten
E opponents is quoted as saving. ..except
that he refused to answer any of the
questions 1 asked him. I challenged
MIN again and again to tell the people
S wnat ne would do IL elected, but he
never would do it, and he never re-
= Piled to any of my questions"
|
! Withoutapplying the moral to Gov
! ernor Coolidge. we have observed that
5 sense, wisdom, liability. ca pa bility and
invircibility by the simple advice OF
keeping his mouth shut.
The disclosures concerning the tre-
5 mendous sums of money spent in COM
passing the election of Senator New
berry are shocking. but our Unsuitable
curiosity still is unsatisfied. We should
like to know how much II costs to
! lose senatorial contest in Michigan.
To us the price of $25 a day for
workers" seems exorbitant We
lived long in a state where $40 was the
|, esta blished emoiument. But customs
vary with localities We have known
n Republican candidate for governor
to be elected on an expenditure OF
$4,000. Democratic governors came
little higher. but their election in
. volved no such extravagent expendi-
ture of money as seems to have been
customary in Michigan.
The trouble in this country is that
the people have been spoiled. Any
old timer can remember when votes
were to be had at So apiece
We got it from Sir Conan Doyle
that one may smoke and drink in the
next world. Now. IL we could be as
sured that the ladies would be present
We should look forward to the here
after without tremor.
The favorite American authors Of
Senor Ibanez are Edith Wharton, Ed
[ Upton Sinclair. The list will appeal
to the serious minded as an admirable
one: but II Senor Ibanez cares at all
for comedy. he should add Harold Bell
Wright to his library.
: Not that Mr. Wright is much fun
nier than Mr.. Sinclair. but that he
springs his jokes with greater FREE
|; quency.
The British. II appears. were as
much worked up" over Lady Astor
as were the people of this country
There was much excitement in COM
mons when she took her seat that
somebody shouted Hear. Heart
While an attempt was made TO cover
Lady Aator's first appearance In com.
mons to the ninutest detail, II was n
sfngularly unsatisfactory piece of re-
porting. Not the slightest reference
WIS n1adc To what she wore.
III TY.