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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27
HEART AND. BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
by MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs. Thompson: am in ,love
with a fellow and went with him one
year. Now I do not go with him altho
he still likes me.
He used to come to see me off and
on and promises to come now, but
seems to be very busy. or course he
goes with other girls and just gives
me some of his spare time.
1t does me good to see him and no
matter how short his stay. am sat
isfiod. I have him on my mind all che
time and wherever l go L look for him.
What would you advise me to do
Would it be proper to write to him :.
He told me 10 call him ups Shall L?
SIG.
The young man may like you, but
he is far from being in love with you
Do not write to him, call him up, or
even ask him to come to see you. He
may be busy, but he has time for
other girls and would have time for
you If he were deeply interested in
you.
If there is one thing a man dislikes
it is to be pursued by a girl. Be very
careful not to do this or to let him
know how much you care for him.
1t is unwise for you to give him so
much thought. since it is evident he
does not think of you. Try to take
an interest in others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27
Dinner Stories

A woman who was troubled with
chronic nightmare, and who frequent
ly cried out in her sleep. advertised
for room and board, with q family
who would not object to screaming
in the night
Among the answers she received
was one which asked:
How often would you require US
to screamT"
A little 4-yAar-oId boy, had been
unusually unruly, and in Consequence
had received reprimands. threats and
finally corporal punishment from his
father.
With wounded dignity. the child
mounted the stairs to his mothers
room. RS
Mother" he said in voice OF ex-
ASPIRATION. Il can't stand that hus-
band of yours much longer"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

sea cannibals paid no attention to
proclamations by presidents OF the
United States
Joe rowed her ashore and they fol-
lowed Il faint path into the woods. The
underbrush was not so dense as it APP
peared from the deck of the yacht, and
they made fair progress, presently ar
irving at a clearing. Here they
of a struggle. with numerous prints
from bare feet.
She was kneeling to examine these
prints, when Joe suddenly cried:
Look out!'
The next instant she and Joe were
! the center OF Il bowling. cavortinG
vortex of black humanity. Their arms
and feet were tied and they were car
ried into the forest.
Swung across the shoulders of a
black man, Margaret gave herself up
for lost; but she didn't care much.
IF Ralph's dead ! don't want to
live" she told herself, and hoped it
would soon be- over with. The only
thing that made ller shuddeE pow was
the thought of being served ct the
kings Thanksgiving feast.
After being carried about two miles
thru the jungle, the party emerged in
an immense clearing dotted with ham
boo hutS, with an exceptionally large
one in the center. The prisoners were
.Splaced in q hut on the outskirts and
! guards with spears stationed at the
doors.
They're preparing the fire to cook
u.s. Joe groaned, struggling Vainly
with his bonds. Margaret maintained
| silence.
Presently the black man who had
peared, cut the thongs from their feet
and surprised the prisoners with these
words of English:
Now me take UNI to king"
In q short time they were uShered
/ into the largest of the huts in which
| was a rudely-constructed throne, about
| which were grouped several natives in
fantastic costumes made of skins and
\ feathers. The captives were placed in
! front OF the throne and the attend
ants at once began a chant kneeling
/ toward a door at one side of the raised
: seat of, royalty.
| The king appeared thru the door.
| walking with n Broadway stride. He
mounted the throne with a majestic
/ mein and surveyed the captives. Mar
1 garet stared at him for a moment in
astonishment. then threw herself at
stop her and clasped him in her
arms"
Ralph, Ralph she sobbed. What
can this-what does it all mean"
/ She stepped back down from the
throne and looked up at him, wonder
ingly.
He was clad like the natives. only
his attire was more fantastic and pic
| turescue.
1T means" he said, simply, that
pulled a few stunts in magic that
showed the old l1ingNp and he lost his
! tob-and I am now ruler of Kondo
| Island. I bad to either be a king or,
/ be eaten by one. and 1t didn't take
one long to decide. I'm about to re-
| sign. tho. as soon as we have our
! THANKSGIVING dim er-and a royal one
! it is. It's in the next hut
| She grimaced.
"CannibaI stew" she inquired.
| NO, wild turkey. l ordered them
| prepared when messengers brought
! word that a, white woman and man
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

, Figures given out by the United
States department of commerce indi-
/ cate that we are carrying on an i'm
mense trade with the remainder of
the world. but the. volume of goods
cannot be easily estimated on account
sof the high prices. Exports in Octo-
Der. 1919. were valued at $632. 900, 900.
A gain OF ss5.00a.O0O over September
and OF s13O.O06.O0O over October of
the previous year. Exports for the
ten months ended with October are
placed at ss,5O1, 600. OOo. an increase of
81, 44O. 000.OOO as compared with the
corresponding period of 1918. ,Octo-
Der imports totaled $416.00O. goo. a
falling off of $40. 900. 600 from ehe high
mark of September. but an increase of
s169. 100000 over October of last
year. For the ten months ended with
October. Imports amounted to ss,113.-
100000, a gain of $543.0OO,000 over
the similar period of last year. This
figure for the first ten months of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27
A BONE.
CHAPTER CYL.


Did you call Miss Grandon?" said
to Het;y. 1t was the last night of
Roses stay and we were dining alone.
We had been very gay. had had some
thing on nearly every evening My
dinner for her had been a great sue
cess, and Everett had complimented
me because of it.
Everett had taken us to the theater
three or four times. Alice Sloane also
had entertained for Rose, and Irma
Barton had given an afternoon bridge.
felt that the report Rose would take
back home with her would be very
different from the one she took after
her first visit.
Yes Mrs. Graham. 1 raped and
announced dinner"
'.Perhaps she was lying down and
didn't hear YOU Co UP again.
Miss Grandon Is not in her room, -
Hetty declared a moment la.er.
! She must be-" l returned, II should
have known if she were out" Then
all suddenly Walter Kemp came into
my mind. Had she stolen out to be
/ with him? IF you'll excuse me a mo-
ment, will run up l said 10 Everett.
And without waiting for an answer
almost flew upstairs.
| l had been talking to Rose about
: half an hour before. We mad separ-
! ated to dress for dinner. She was not
j IN her room, nelther was there any
thing to show where she had gone
After a moment / went slowly down
stairs, dreading Evere:ts questions.
shes Not there. can't imagine
where she has gone"
Wen have dinner She'll probably
turn up in few moments"
! But altho we tarried over each
course, we finished dinner and still
che had not come.
You don't suppose anything has
! happened TO herr" L asked Everett
loath TO believe she would go to NEE
Walter Kemp at night when she knew
her absence would be known to Ever
EFT. She might have slipped out tC
post a letter or something"
i No. she has met someone and beer
detained. Don't worry abou: her. /
is only eight O'Clock. and scarcely
dark. She wouldn't be at Alice Sloane's
would she 2"
/ "No-I don't think so-we made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

Probably every boy in the country
ihas been advised to place salt on the
tail OF a bird in order to catch it. But
an oregon man has plan to capture
clouds and make them rain by sprin-
l:ling salt on them from an airplane.
In letter to the governor he calls at
tention to the fact that in flying one
passes thru zones where there is mois-
ture in the air. but not enough to con-
dense and form raindrops. Common
salt would Graw this moisture, If
cropped from high above such an air
current, he maintains. He hazards the
. opinion that clouds and rain would re-
suit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

work and to look back upon it with
satisfaction. where method and care
have been used to guide.
A day IS only SO long. And to crowd
more of work into a single day than
1t Will stand, is to court onfusion and
exhaustion of mind and body.
1t is better to do three things well,
than dozen only half we'll
And take pride in what you do.
Sometimes L think that people are be-
ginning to forget that the gods see
everywhere" There seems to be such
a scurry for money and show. But
the gods are just as watchful as they
were thousand years ago. They still
hand to the worker. who does his work
we'll their need of unbuyable praise
and glory.
The man OF method is the man of
might
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27
METHOD IN WORK.

A person may work very hard and
use up full days in the process, but if
that work is not pursued with exact
ness and method, waste enters and
tine and effort is lost
The scatterer always compeis others
to follow him and do over much that
ne merely attempted.
Where there is no method, there you
will find unfinished business which al
ways points to chaos. Thoroness IS
always the forerunner of ease and in
dependence.
Hard work is what instills ambition
and crouses enthusiasm for place in
the world
The one who accomplishes most is
the one who has planned out best. And
there is always time to finish the day 6
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

g The entrance of organized labor into
politics as distinct force augurs well
for the future. 1t indicates that it will
henceforth try to Attain its ends, not
by strikes, but by the good old Amer
lean way of outvoting the opposition.
Whatever labor can attain in that way
should be accorded it cheerfully. This
is country where the majority rules
or can rule if it see fit to do SO. But
no party or class of citizens can egis-
late itself into a condition of pros
perity at the expense of another party
or class and maintain it's position in
definitely
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

Yestidday after luntch was wawiz-
ing to skool with Pubs Simkins. being
CRATE day with the wind blowing and
everything and Pubs sed G.. this feels
more like a holiday than wat it does
like a day TO go back to skooI on.
That's wat / vas thinking, wat do
you say, we bag skool this AFTERNOON? L
sed-
That's wat ]. was thinking. sed Pubs.
And we termed erround and wawked
was run like they awt to be they would
ony be open wen 1t rained and there
was no place elts to go.
And we kepp on wawking GROUND
without going ncer Pulses house or
my house in case sumbody Tnsxs see
us. Pubs saying, Heck, this ANT SO
mulch fun.
well. its proberly verse in skool,
l sed. And we kepp on wawking err
round. running into peoples vestibules
TO hide every time we saw enbody that
looked Ike ma or Pulses mother
coming in the distants. being about y
times. and all of a suddin who did we
see coming Ground a corner but Miss
Kitty. being our teetche.
Gosh. G WIZ. holy smokes Jimmy
Krissmus. sed Pubs.
Watts she doing out of skool. 1 sed.
Being too late to run on account of her
having saw US and she sed. Good aftir-
liday2
Nam? Yes mann. I sed. and Miss
Kitty sed, I suppose you boys wish the
skool lad TO be fewuigated every aft
frnoon. go you could have q half hollf-
day every day. don't your
. And she kepp on going. and I sed
net the follows all went to the park
or some place, and maybe we missed
swell time
! Aw heck. sed Pubs.
Being wat L was thinking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27
Moulton Musings
BY ROY Il. MCULTOE.

The Drug Age.
A beauteous maiden is my Grace.
Her check is like the rose.
And every time l kiss her face
i get bright rcd nose.
And when | plant upon her lips
A small salute and chastc.
The lipstiek that she uses leaves
An unromantic taste.
Whenever ! salute my girl
AEid add some cheerful tugs.
l swallow. in my boundless JOY
Nine different kinds OF drugs.
So mine Is but a sorry lot
And mournful Is my place.
| must become n drug ficnd if
l want to stick with Grnce.
And when my friends walk SLOW behind
This stark and rigid frnme
And scatter flowers upon my bier
Just say that died game
Fill Has Nothing oa Us.
WANTED-At once. 400 bushels
new potatoes. Apply William Nugent.
manager Creedsville General Store
Creedsville (Vt.) Clarion Herald.
When Edgar Allan Zoe was editor
of New York magazine he got SO
Il week, but $40 was some money in
those ancient days.
Good for Man or Beast Sure
Cure for LumbaSo," was what It said
on the bottle.
A PENNSYLVANIA man took a dose of
it and it cured the lumbago all right
The funeral was held from the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

THAN ASSIGNING.
For the laughter of our children and the
courage of our youth,
For our land of peace and plenty and /her
Starry Fling of truth,
For the sunshine the hiIltops and the
fields of golden grain
And for all His gracious kindness, now we
offer thanks again.
For the bounty Of His giving. and the
richness of His years,
For the strength that has sustained US
thru the nighttime of our tears
For His blessing on our labor and His
ever watchful care.
Now turn from selfish living to make
this 4 time Of prayer.
For His presence Mt each bedside where
the sick and wounded lie.
For the peace and rest of heaven that are
theirs He calls to die,
For the glory of the living and the triumph
Of the dead
And the splendor Of our nation. now our
grateful prays are said.
Copyright 1919 by Edgar a. Guest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

Burleson favors reducing letter
postage to one cent. No public de-
mand has been heard for this reduc-
ton. What the people want is service
and they are willing to pay for it.
fhe postmaster general cannot hope
to hide the shortcomings of his de-
partment by reducing letter postage
He has made a record for inefficiency
that nothing can erase.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

Professors in the Carnegie Institute
are reported to be SO poorly paid that
they cannot buy eggs and shoes why
net mention diamonds in the list Of
ARTICLES prohibited =? Do these profess
sors want the earth? How many per-
sons in this country can afford to buy
eggs and shoes?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

current calendar year is higher than
that recorded for any previous full
calendar year. There is little chance
for prices to fall here while commodi-
ties in so large volume are being
Shipped abroad. A decline can come
only thru increased production, les
sened demand or both.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

Continuation of the strike of BIZ
luminous coal miners will have the
effect of closing industries. curtailins
production and raising prices of ne
ccssities, 50 that whatever increase of
wages they may obtain will be eaten
up hy the higher cost of living.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

It is held by the Los Angeles Times
that the Ten Commandments could
not get by the American senate with
out at least nine reservations and in
terpretatiOns and even then Senators
Johpson, Borah and Reed would be
sturdily opposed to the whole shoot
ing match.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

T. The Atlanta Constitution makes note
of jails for sale on account of prohibit
tion. But if the jails be sold what is
10 be done with bootleggers and moon
sinners?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

The ultimate in futiiity has again
been approached, this time by an IN
disnant citizen of New york CITY wn 't
has written to the World in protest
against the price he is compeiIeo 10
pay for bootleg" liquor
There has been some controversy as
to who won the war. We offer no
opinion in the matter. All we Know
about il is that the Hearst newspapers
will take the credit for it,
We have no wish to reflect upon the
handiworlx of nature, but We give 1t as
oud opinion that the finest sight III
this country today is u cellar belonging
to a sheepman whose winter habitat
is Cheyenne, Wyo.
While the weather is fine, most or
the presidential booms are down 10
zero and numerous cases of frostoite
are reported. If we have judged them
Alright, what the people demand is a
candidate who knows a good recipe
for distillinS gin and there will be no
real enthusiasm until one such is pro-
jected.
Probably the disgrace most difficult
to live down is TINT of having been
elected mayor of your home town.
We offer no opinion as to the adj
visibility of nominating Governor
Coolidge for president and Ole Hanson
for vice president but we are satisfied
it would cost the Republican party the
Russian vote.
However. We anticipate no such
calamity Intestinal investiture, like
virtue is, generally speaking, its own
reward.
The late Mr.. Shonts, it appears.
owed his wife 100000. Those of US
! who have experienced the disappoint-
ment and humiliation attendant upon
negotiating small loans in that quar-
.ter are curious TO know how he man
aged it.
| A womcn's idea. we/nay add, of Il
! husbands financial responsibility is
that a loan of 50 strains it, and her
chief curiosity concerning him relates
to the manner in which he wasted the
two dollar bill he had the week before
last.
! The column has been in a state of
inactivity for nearly a month. During
| that period we lost touch with affairs.
What We desire to know is whether
the jokes with which the president
regGled his family at the crucial mo-
ment of his illness were ever revealed.
Sitting the details of play in the
! Princeton-H Howard game, as compiled
| by the experts who witnessed it, We
CHANGED upon one remarkable feature.
Princeton, it appears actually was
able to gain ground thru the use of
! the forward pass.
But, generally speaking. the for
i ward pass continues to be the play
thru which the team on offensive loses
the ball to itsAopponent.
The founders had their ''hunches''
1t will not be necessary for Judge An
derson to run for reelection next fail
in q community in which the cocl
miners control the situation.
The more one studies that common
| place document Familiarity known as
| the constitution tho more he is in
| clined to believe that inscrutable wis
! dom has no small part in it's ma king.
Social and personal: Eph Wiley.
whose physician prescribes wooden al =
3, derwear, yesterday began serving hi :
| annual sentence. Hr. Wiley's term of
punishment is for a period of five
| months. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

While the good ladies of the W. C.
IT. L. were planning to carry prohibit
ton to all the world. in their conven-
ton at st. Louis, the beer spigots were
turned on under their very noses, fig
neutrality-suspicious..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

The steady decline in the price OF
.librrty bonds probably is due largely
to the fact that bank robbers are bear
ing the market.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

had been captured. Come to the royal
feast-you and Joe-and We'll discuss
q way of diSowning this kin DOM
Copyright, 1919. by the Mcclure News
pcper. Syndicate.i
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

One more incentive fer doing Christ
mas shopping early is that the stores
may I've forced to close, later, by lack
OF heat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

We offer no opinion as to the adj
visibility of nominating Governor
Coolidge for president and Ole Hanson
for vice president. but We are satisfied
il would cost the Republican party the
Russian vote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

Probably the disgrace most difficult
to live down is TINT of having been
elected mayor of your home town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

There has been some controversy as
to who won the war. we ofter no
opinion in the matter. AL we know
about il is that the Hearst newspapers
will take the credit for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY E. HOUSE.
(From- Philadelphia Public LedGefD

The ultimate in futiiity has again
been approached. this time by an IN
diSnant citizen of New York City VINO
has written to the World in protest
against the price he is compelled 10
pay for bootleg" liquor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

The late Mr.. Shonts, it appears.
owed his wife 100000 Those of US
who have experienced the disappoint-
ment and humiliation attendant upon
negotiating small loans in that quar-
ter are curious to know how he man
aged it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

While the weather is fine, most or
the presidential booms are down to
zero and numerous cases of frostbite
are reported. II we have judged them
Alright, what the people demand is
candidate who Knows a good recipe
for distilling gin and there will be no
real enthusiasm until one such is pro-
iected,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

However. we anticipate no such
calamity. Intestinal investiture, like
virtue is, generally speaking, its own
reward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

We have no wish to reflect upon the
handivork of nature, but we give 1t as
oud opinion that the finest sight in
this country today is u cellar belonging
to sheepman whose winter habitat
is Cheyenne, Wyo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

A womcn's idea, we/nay add, of Il
husbands financial responsibility is
that loan of So strains it, and, her
chief curiosity concerning him relates
to the ma nner in which he wasted the
| two dollar bill he had the week before
last.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

On Monday. November II, a printed
card appeared on the front door OF
thousands OF houses and apartments.
reading. Milk strike. No more milk
until Thursday" In some districts a
house to house canvass was carried
on by Boy Scouts for recruiting new
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27

The column has been in a state OF
inactivity for nearly a month. During
that period we lost touch with affairs.
What We desire to know is whether
the jokes with which the president
regEled his family at the crucial mo-
ment of his illness were ever revealed.