The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-22
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY E. HOUSE.
(From Philadelphia Public Ledger.l

A. ". takes issue with the column
in one OF its conclusions pertaining to
the marital relation, You have
mixed your lenses" he writes. My
personal observations would lead me
to suggest that a wife's train of
thought under such circumstances
would be, What has the old reprobate
been doing now?
A. v. may be right about 1t. We
know very much less about the marital
relation than we did previous TO our
marriage eight years ago. And we
are not sure the little we do know is
true,
1t is our wish to make the column
a sort of home circle. We. therefore,
take the liberty of introducing a
purely personal probiem which has
arisen to vex us. A friend in New
York has written that he is interested
| in having us meet Miss Constance
Binney, now engaged in the projection
! of "S9 East at local theater. Now
what We want to know is, how does
| a fellow go about it to meet an ace
tress? And what does he say to her
after he meets her?
If one cannot lean upon his readers
in-the matter, of settling the vexatious
problems Of personal conduct on
when can he lean, say We.
I 1.-The Indian language" we quote
Mrs. Minnie NJ. Wilson, who is an
authority, sis full of pithy and de-
on to say that "ugh!" probably is the
most pithy. and descriptive of the lot,
Mrs Wilson makes no reference to
linguistic attainments of the noble red
man. We undertake to direct atten-
! ton to It, An Usage Indian can grunt
in six or seven different languages.
| Likely it was all right to compel the
Bolshevists in Wierton to kiss the flag.
| We express no opinion upon that
point. But what, we, desire to ask,
what does it get us?
The temperance of Charles II.
Meyer and his activity lin the steel
strike doubtless stirs vague memories
lin many. We take pleasure in clear
ing the matter up. Meyer was one
| of those finally acquitted of the muir
der of Governor Steuenberg.
1t is as we'll to keep cases. When
the revolution is over everybody will
want to know who its heroes are,
We contemplate Norway's drastic
prohibitory liquor law with a feeling
that human liberty has again been
tampered with. A liquer law which
drink nothing but beer, wines and
champagne is a most damaging blow
to individual freedom. s-e
The president, we gather from the
Washington news,A is again permitted
II to do a little reading. The president
has been deprived of the pleasure of
perusing the column for a couple of
weeks now, and doubtless will thoroly
enjoy the opportunity his enforced
idleness gives him to run thru the in
stallments with which he is not al
ready familiar.
The word 'enjoy" is used advisedly.
We hardly ever get cut column with
out saying something about the presl-
dent and his lady sla s-Is 'f..t" .
"The president has negotiated a
treaty" we quote the esteemed New
| York American, very important
parts of which he had no lawful au-
thority to negotiate. The senate. has
no lawful mower to ratify these unlaw-
fully negotiated agreements of the
treaty"
Very wellIA The president negotiated
the treaty and the senate is going to
ratify it. What does the esteemed
American purpose doing about It?
We have ne wish to discount virtue
| and hefoism, but we are persuaded
there is no place in which they tri-
umph so frequently and completely aaI
in the motion picture theater.
IEDOROTHY DIX TALKS |