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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
BIT DOROTHY DIX
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What IL the Greatest disappointment
Matrimony Has Brought Your.
MY husband does not like to so out
in the evening. so 1 take my amuse-
ments in the afternoon at luncheons
and women's affairs and OF those who
make up my social life he Is totally
unacquainted. Thus he knows one set
OF people and I another.
He reads only the papers and few
magazines. 1 read many books. 60
to art exhibits. and concerts, and
operas. He cares only for musical
comedies. and SO we cannot discuss
many subjects because he Is interested
along one line of topics and 1 another.
no real companionship. I am a lone
some woman. and / suspect him of
being lonesome man because he has
shut me out of his world and would
not come into mine"
MY husband is another blue ribbon
husband" said the second woman.
but too had my disappointments in
marriage. 1t was when I found out
that I couldn't tell the truth TO my
IAN my life I had seen my mother
work my father-fIatter and cajoIe
him into doing the things that were
nothing but plain duties: rub his fur
the right way before she made per-
III.
had secretly despised them both for
1t and determined that when 1 mar
ried l would be perfectly open and
aboveboard with my husband, and use
no subterfuges whatever in dealing
with him.
Alas. I soon found out that IL I
was to have any peace in life and get
anything l wanted. that would have
to follow In my mothers footsteps.
too have TO pretend to regard my hus-
ha M a<SfA a - 4.
about things that / have already decid-
ed. too wheedle money out of him
! instead of demanding II as a right.
because ! earn II as wife and mother,
because he likes to. be officially rec
| ogntzed as the source from which all
blessings f1ow. 1 too have to wait the
psychological moment when he Is
purr1ng under my hand before I can
suggest the thing want to DO. too
nave to camouffage unpleasant truths
ana walk on eggs to avoid treadinG on
1 his pet pre1udices. for big and fine as
my husband is in many ways. he sim
ply Will not stand for candor and truth
from his wife"
MY husband is the best. the kind
est. the most generous of men" said
the third woman, but the blightinE
disappointment in my matrimonial ca :
reer is my husbands lack of enthusi-
asm. am an incarnate bunch OF
thrills. / enjoy things until IL actual
ly hurts; l can weep my eyes out over
sick kitten. can gloat all day over
an old bit of china. 1 want to sing
and shout over a wonderful view.
There Is nothing that God ever made
that was beautiful enough or wonder
ful enough or strange enough TO get a
! peep out of my husband. He is the
great human wet blanket. and there
are times when 1 am tempted TO ex-
plode stick of dynamite under his
feet 10 see IL he'd do more than sort
of grunt.
Believe me. there is nothing that
takes the ginger out of life more than
having to live with person who new
| er effervesces"
| None of US get all we want in mat
rimony. sighed the first woman, and
the others agreed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30

/ was wawking to skool yestidday
wishing 1 was wawkIng sumwares
elts. and 1 started to wonder how far
1 could wawk with my eyes closed
without humping into sumthing.
Wich I closed them and started 70
try. and 1 dident bump into enything
till I had wawked a pritty long ways.
and wen 1 opened my eyes to see wat
had bumped into. wat was Il but a
tree. my thinking. @. I'm glad I was
mite.
And put on my hat agen on ac-
count of having bumped II off and
started to try II agen with my eyes
shut Jest as lite and maybe liter, and
pritty soon / bumped into sumthing
elts. and I opened my eyes and wat
was 1t but a fat lady carrying 2 big
pickidges, saying. Wat on erth aies
you. cant you see ware you're eoinE7
No mann. I had my eyes closed. I
sed.
Well haven't yov eny more rents
than to wawk with your eyes closed I?
sed the fat lady.
No nam. sed.
And / kepp on going and 20 did the
fat old lady. tawking 10 herself. prob
erly about me. and pritty soon ! shut
my eyes and started 20 try II agen 70
see IL could go all the rest OF the
ways without humping into enything
elts, witch dident, humping into sum-
thing elts almost rite away. and wat
was II but Fiatfoot the cop. saying,
Now don't try TO tell me you didn't do
that on perpose, l tried to get out of
your way and you delibritly termed and
bumped into me. got a good mind to
run you in for that. you fresh kid.
And he started to grab q hold of me
and / ran like the dickins insted of
waiting to ixplane. and after that
dident try IL aRen on account OF think
ing times was enuff, espeshiily the
ard time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30
MRS. GRAY GIVES sAND1sA WISE
COUNSEL

MRS. GRAY GIVES sANDRA WISE
COUNSEL.
CHAPTER LYI.
So much had happened, so much
that was disagreeable in connection
with Roses visit, etcetera. that 1 had
almost forgotten the little black trunk
in the attic: and had not been quite
so vindictively Jealous of anything
which reminded me of Leola
Now l determined to find the key
Of that trunk. But how?
One day l was standing before her
picture in the library. Suddenly
there rushed over me such a spasm
of hate that I shook my fist at the
beautiful face, exciaiming:
IT wish 1 dared smash the old
thing"
Mr.. Ora ham would be very angry
Mrs. Gray's quiet voice broke in.
had supposed l was alone, and started
guiltily.
II meant it, Mrs. Gray. 1t may be
would you like to have another
woman's picture staring at you all the
time if you were a mans second
choice? l can't forget her for a min
ute. no matter how 1 try. with pic
lures Of her hanging on the WALL
II would try not to- look at them
or think of them. / am so sorry you
are unhappy" she added kindly.
81 don't know what 1 would do IL
I couldn't spit out at you once in a
while!" 1 exclaimed. and I meant 1t.
After she found she was not to be
disturbed in her management of the
house. that I did not interfere in any
way, she had been invariably kind and
even at times almost loving in her at
titude toward me. Many times had
1 done as felt inclined, l would have
thrown my arms around her neck and
told her how 1 appreciated her. and
that was learning TO love her almost
as il she were a sort OF mother. But
OF course 1 didn't Everett had
warned me so many times to be digni-
fled with the servants, never to talk
to them save about the necessary work
for which they were responsible. that
1 seldom gave vent to my feelings
either for her or Hetty.
s"Teli me all you please, my dear
Mrs. Graham. 1 shall not repeat It,
But be careful before the others
Even Hetty, much as she loves you,
is young and careless.-Don't look SO
unhappy. You have so much to be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30

l. the government admitting that
thc people are dishonest? The de-
partment Of commerce is sending out
a letter reminding the public that the
facts and figures gathered by the CEN
sus enuinerators and supervisors have
nothing To do with the valuation OF
property for taxation purposes. The
department confesses. II seems, that its
Representatives VIII be unable TO gath
er the correct facts unless people know
that they will not be taxed for the
truth. Tax lodging has become a rec
oenlzed industry in this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30
IS YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
Prsea Ne eoiusnas of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

BepeomDtt - lbes-
There "a no doubt about Il, ft II coming
this time. The women OF Kansas have
taken up dress reform and they VIII
make n success where all others have made
failure. The Turkish trousers will be
with Us.
Right here in Topeka more than fifty
reform and II IL presumed at least one
hundred will hive agreed to adopt Il Le-
fore the election. A written agree Inent win
be drawn up and signed By each OF thN
women who consent 10 wear fhem.
Drs. Eva Harding ana Agnes Haviiaad
seem 10 have been the first Of the reform.
era In Topeka. The costume, Intended r.
be worn In business. will consist Of tfa
trousers. Fastened below the knees Over
them Will he worn A skirt nix or eight
inches shorter tbhn those worn now tina
may be anything the weareF hkcs, probably
shirt waist.
Miss blanche Dienst entertained tAs
Douze Whist club this afternoon and a few
other friends ut thimble party which was
Close; Mr. y. 3. Wear: Mrs Arthnf
vim Flora Maxo. Ada Hankia. Lila Rix.
LON Taylor. Eleanor wilson. MARY Wsss
.nbe. susie Wilder. Edna Lakin. Helen aSa
Francis Moon. Edna Rest. fenriee,S
rhomnson. Ariie Ewarf, Franc fJ,ti-ess,n
NAY WATSON. Alice prescott and Rosssnond
Mrs Cbas Blood Smith IL recors,s.~
from three weeks' scrions Illness
:. DR.. c. Z. Hheldon IL expected home 49,.
Aanitou, Coios tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30

But men with heart. and bone in their
backs. are never big enough to slight
the smallest detail on their way to
marks that have to be reached-and
passed.
The way to a worth while point Is
always difficult. The pilgrims pro-
gress is always beset with snares and
blind paths.
But with the mark that has been
set, looming in the distance. who
would not take the chance and risk
all?
Keep betting q mark to-pass!
All the kind gods OF the unseen
world guide and keep from harm the
man who Is not afraid. He who
presses on may have TO wipe away
many a tear. but the sun is always
shining in his heart.
Have something big to strive for
and then keep striving and striving.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30
SETTING MARKS-AND PASSING
THEM.

If we didn't have purposes in life
we would never have anything.
We grow by setting marks to reach
and then, when we have reached
them, by passing on and repeating the
process further ahead.
The man with a goal in sight spends
little time in complaining about the
pay and pain incidental to its gaining.
Each days he sets marks to reach.
specific things to do, real victories to
win,
Carlyle once wrote that the king
was the ABLE man. because he was
the one who did things for a whole
nation. So it is true with you who
keep conquering as you go-you are
an accumulater of ABLEness.
Many of the easy things Of life may
be taken for granted by the careless.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL.

Are you saving the dimes for the
Roosevelt memorial campaign during
the week of October 1927 to honor
the memory OF Theodore Roosevelt?
The people Of the United States are
requested turnout that week to con-
tribute to the fund for memorials to
Theodore Roosevelt.
The Roosevelt Memorial associa-
tion believes that Americans desire to
see two forms of memorials for their
dead leader" says William Boyce
Thompson OF New York, president OF
the Memorial association. The first
OF these forms is one that shall be
immediate and that shall enable all
Americans to subscribe to and uphold
the staunch Americanism Of Theodore
Roosevelt. The concrete expression
OF this memorial will be a series OF
meetings held in every city and town
OF the United States on Roosevelt's
birthday, October 81. All state.
county and local committees COM
prised of representative citizens of all
denominations. political parties and
social classes. are actively engaged at
on that date. Prominent speakers at
these meetings will voice the staunch
patriotic principles of Theodore
Roosevelt and will ask their audiences
to take part in the movement to cher
ish and perpetuate his ideals of Amer
icanism.
'In addition to these memorial
hfNH nil hn ri 20
the genius and patriotic service of
Theodore Roosevelt. there will be per-
manent memorials that will convey to
present and future generations the
character and principles of Theodore
Roosevelt. 1t is for the establishment
of these permanent memorials that
the people of the United States will
be asked during the week OF October
2O-27 to make contributions to the
memorial fund Of the Roosevelt Me-
mortal association.
Every person who gives to this
fund during that week will become
permanent member IF the Roosevelt
Memorial association. In behalf of
this association, call upon the people
of the United States to join in this
membership movement
ut would be contrary to the broad
American principles upon which the
Roosevelt Memorial association is |
founded to fix any amount requisite |
for membership. Any contribution. |
large or small. will entitle the person |
to membership.
Men. women and children by the |
thousand are visiting the grave of
Millions Of others who hold his mem !
DRY In esteem and affection are not |
able TO make this journey, but the |
plans OF the Roosevelt Memorial as |
ISOLATION for the week of October 20 :
"a provide ample opportunity 20 honor |
the memory OF this great American.
The countries of the allies. whose !
cause Theodore Roosevelt espoused so
in the darkest days before |
victory came. are joining Americans in |
this movement Likewise in the Phil |
ippines, Porto Rico. Alaska, Hawaii, |
and in the farthest corner where the !
Stars and Stripes fly. men and women |
are preparing to honor his memory |
during the week set apart by this as
ISOLATION. The officers of the Roose-
welt Memorial association know that |
they have only to explain to the pub
lie the plans for this campaign of Oc-
tober 20-27 In order to receive enthu-
siastic support in all parts of the
world"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30

sit down and figure it out and you'll
find that most Of the fellows who are
advocating revolution and Bolshevism
were sadly lacking when there was a
call to arms to protect the families
which they are so eager to protect
now. Maybe It Is because they didn't
see the suffering and waste OF war like
the boys who have come home and
have settled down to work. or maybe
It is because they had to be small po-
tatoes In the army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BIZ ROY K MOULToN

BIZ ROY ]

PIenlcs.
never saw a picnic spread
That did not have among the eats
Some peanut butter on the bread
And many plates of picked beets
And az for picnic spreads ! know
or many jaunty little trips
where all they had was just a row
OF boxes of potato chips.
l never to a picnic went
And this IL true, hope to die
At which a summer painted gent
Sat down in a soft custard pie.
The picnics don't appeal to me.
With wasps and bugs that sting.
And garter snakes and flies and skeets
And ants all over everything.
The latest fashion hint tells us that
poison green" is to be a favorite
color. It should suit husbands mood
after he buys wife's fall suit.
We heard Of a man in this town who
sat in a poker game five straight
hours All that time he had only one
pair and that was a pair of suspenders.
A Chicago clipping couple started
married life with 50 capital, which was
Just enough to get back to the old
folks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30

A Topeka mother denied herself SUI
gar last winter so her boy in France
might get a little. Since his return she
has learned that the officers took most
OF the sugar. Today. she IL forced TO
deny herself sugar. She's wondering
who's getting It now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30
DINNER STORIES

"Ah, me-" sighed the successful
man who was revisiting the old VII
lage school, how time does fly. Thirty
years ago sat in this very front seat.
and II seems to be as II it were but
yesterday. II I am not very much
mistaken, you'll find my initials
carved on the desk
They're there, right enough" said
the present occupant of the seat II
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30

II might be that the fellows who
really started the Omaha mob on its
course Of violence and murder didn't
have a clean, moral slate themselves.
Fellows whose regulations need air
Ing are usually the real instisators OF
such proceedings. BY the way. there
= as something missing in thnt story.
Who're was the statement: The mob,
fired by liquor. etc?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30

Washington says Mr.. Wilson has
several League Of Nations arguments
'up his sleeve" Apparently what we
need IL a president who viii roll up
his sleeves and go TO work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30

with sox going sky high and the
Reds sweeping the country there
should be plenty OF interest in the
world series.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30

In Alabama a bill has been passed
prohibiting funerals on Sunday. We
arc now passing laws governing death.
Life restrictions have just about run
out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30

II is announced officially that
America has mixed in the Fiume row.
American blood shed in that mixup
may forever be regretted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30

Despite the presidents tour and the
tour OF his political enemies thruout
the nation for and against the League
~ Nations there is more concern over
the high cost OF living.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30

One hundred deputies engaged in a
fist fight in the Italian governmental
chamber. Evidently there is need for
martial law within royal halls.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30

of a Bolshevist ?"
Yes. But I'm cured. You see. |
used TO be one of these people who
wanted to join every new society that
came along"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30

got whipped for doing It just because
my initials happened 20 be the same
as yours"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30

Copyright. 1913. BY the wheeler Syndicate
Incl
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-12-22

Operation of the coal mines by the
government. pending the result OF an
investigation to fix fair wage for the
miners, is advocated by Senator Miles
PoindcXter as ii solution OF the fuel
situation. Wherever necessary the
coal mines should be taken under the
temporary control OF the government.
says the senator. "A thoroughly fair
and complete investigation should ut
the same time be made by the govern
ment. The mines should be operated
while the investigation is being made.
If the operators have been making eN-
cessive profits. that fact should be as
certained; but whether they have been
or not. that would be no reason for
paying excessive wages to miners. II
miners wages are fair for the work
done. considering present conditions.
that fact should be found"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-12-22

Democratic leaders are saying con-
gress will be responsible il the price
of sugar takes a jump after the first
of the year when it is proposed to abol-
ish the sugar equalization board by linn
itatiOn of statute. The republicans re-
ply that the president will be to blame
because he refused to buy Cuban sugar
last summer when he had the author
ity to buy. Both are right in meas
ire. The presidents failure to buy is
a mistake of the past, but congress can
vet pass q measure continuing govern
ment control, and if it fails it cannot
escape responsibility by pointing ii the
failure of the president. Congress has
authority to remedy the blunder OF the
president and it ought to do it. No
matter who will be held responsible II
sugar is allowed TO go higher, the pee
pie are entitled to protection.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-12-22

The American Federation of Labor
is very anxious to form an alliance
with farmers and has of late made
several attempts to induce the farm
bureaus and others agricultural Organi-
cations to unite in some sort OF union.
But the farmers are leery of such a
union. The six and eight hour day
plan does not appeal to farmers. They
work all the way from eight to ten
hours in the winter and from twelve
to eighteen hours in the summer. ana
never go on az strike Very naturally
they do not feel like Joining with an
organization whose chief object is
watching the clock and trying to do as
little as possible for the wages re-
ceived. The Freeman-Journal doesn't
mean to imply that all members OF
labor unions purpose this policy, but
many of them do. Moreover, as soon
mechanic becomes a journeyman the
union insists that he is entitled to the
same pay that other journeymen re-
ceive, no matter how inefficient or lazy
he may be. This policy holds back the
good mechanic and keeps him upon Il
level with the poor Besides, no mat
ter how satisfactory Il job a man may
have he has got to quit and go on a
strike when somebody, perhaps III an
entirely different line of work. or III no
work at all. says he must. NO wonder
the farmers do not want to identity
themselves with such organizations.
The labor unions have done much for
labor; much that should have been
done. They have served a good pur-
pose and it is to be regretted that they
have fallen into the hands of leaders
who have used them and are using
Them tO their hurt
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-12-22

Il the price of coal is boosted to the
consumer it will mean an increase III
the price of manufactured goods, ana
an increase in the price OF manufactur-
ed goods will mean that the miners
will demand higher wages, ana the
higher wages will mean another III
crease in the cost OF coal ana another
boost i'll the selling price of goods, ana
other boost in the selling price OF goods
will mean another demand for higher
wages by the miners and so on ana so
forth forcvermore-and then some.
And the public will foot the bills, as
usual.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-12-22

Senator Wesley l.. Jones of Washing
ton declares that there is wafer power
i'm his state to the extent of 10,0OO.O0O
horsepower less than three per cent OF
which has been developed. That fact
has led the senator to take deep IN
terest in all matters of legislation in
tended to encourage the development OF
hydro-electric projects. a bill with
that end in view is now on the senate
calendar. and as soon as the railroad
1egislato is disposed OF Mr.. Jones
announces that he will try to have II
taken up for action.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-12-22

The chairman of the democratic ma
tional committee says more attention
will be given to the construction of the
platform next year than ever before.
Why? Is some attention to be given 70
the platform after the election? If so.
il will be new departure for the dem
ocratic party. The Baltimore platform
declared against second term and
promised to reduce the high cost Of
living