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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-20
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
By DOROTHY DIX
worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.
The secret Of Charm-2.

INC SCCFCJ Oh OA1dEHl-@ss
II a girl hasn't beauty she needs
brains The homely girl should re-
member that she must make herself
attractive by some other means than
her looks so she should read and
Study, and improve her mind. but by
the same token she should avoid be-
( coming a pedant and trying to show
off how much she knows. The clev-
crest thing a clever woman ever does
is to conceal from men just how clever
she Is.
In this connection, the ugly girl who
is bright and humorous should espe-
cially guard herself against exercis-
| ing her wits at the expense of others,
and gaining a reputation of being
sharp and sarcastic. Nothing Is more
fatal than that. People may forgive
cutting speeches from Cupid bow lips,
but they never do when they issue
from mouth that looks like slit in
letter box. Beauty is a cloak that
covers a multitude of faults, but
homeliness has no camouflage.
Unfortunately, there is no recipe
one may give for becoming an enter
tanning conversationalist. The talent
of the spell binder is a gift from
Heaven itself, and no amount of
thought or study, or memorizing good
jokes, and snappy stories, and bril-
liant repartee will serve as substitute.
But while no girl can learn to be a
fascinating talker she can acquire the
art of being a thrilling listener. and
that Is a far more potent charm to
conjure with. She can learn to look
the person who is speaking to her in
the face, to follow the thread of his
or her talk, to ask a question that
| shows how absorbed she is. She can
even acquire heroism enough to urge
the narrator TO go on, and on, with
his or her monologue, and the young
woman who can do that has got the
best talker in the world backed off the
boards in the popularity contest.
As for self-consciousness, the one
and only way to get rid of that is to
quit thinking of yourself, and devote
every particle of your attention to
others. circumstances is only an
excess OF egotism. Get busy turning
| the spotlight on those about you, and
| you will cease to think of how you
| look yourself. Think of other people
and you will not remember yourself.
Finally, 1 would remind the homely
! girl that there are charms of the spirit
| more compelling than any charms of
| the body, and that even in this sordid
world the girl who has a sweet dis
position and a sunny temper, who Is
unselfish, and has heart full of SYM
pathy and understanding. need waste
| no tears on bemoaning her lack of a
peaches and cream complexion, and
| golden locks.
For the charms of the soul are the
charms that win and hold us.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-20

The plan OF the railroad br, Their
hoods. on which they now propoce to
go to the country. reduced to its lSw-
est terms means that the railroad en-
ployes will take the money of all the
people out OF the treasury and buy the
roads. After that has been done they
propose to give 100. 100000 people
half OF the profits of operation. Five
million people will keep the other
half. assuming that there are 1.OoO.-
coo employees and that each represents
a. family OF five. In other words each
member OF the brotherhoods will re-
ceive in profits twenty times more
than any other citizen. and. in addi-
ton will get his share as a member of
the total population. The people will
have no difficulty in reaching a deci-
sion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-20
DINNER STORIES

The official pessimist of a small
western city, who had wrestled with
chronic dyspepsia for years. stood In
front of the postoffice as the noon
whistles sounded.
Twelve o'clock. eh?" he said. halt
to himself and half to an acquaint-
ance. We'll. I'm going home to din
ner. If dinner amt ready I'm goins
to raise hell; and IL it is ready 1 amt
going 20 eat a bite"
What part of the scenery around
here seems to attract the most atten-
tion?"
well, said Farmer Corntossel,
i've studied the boarders pretty
close. I should say it's the ham and
eggs on the breakfast table"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-20
FOOD.


Some foods are useful on account
of their nouriShmint, like potatoes,
vile others are populer on account
of their taist. like pie under ice GREEN
II it wasen't for food the stummick
would be USELESS.
Cows pervide us with milk and roast
beef and would proberly be more
satisfied IL they jest only had to per-
vide us with milk Lambs pervide us
with lamb, being how they got their
name
CHICKENS pervide us with eggs, Blu:
on the other hand eggs pervide us
with clickins. For thtis reason the
supply Will never be Exhausted. Young
CHICKENS and young eggs are the best
for food. Hard berled eggs are the
best for picknicks and fellows have
bin known TO eat as meny as 10 of
them without feeling like stopping.
Some foods always go together.
sutch as bred and butter and corn
beef and cabbidge, vile others never
do, sutch as pickles and rice pudding
or waiter melon and mash potatoes.
Ostriches can eat enything without
getting indigestion or feeling they have
made a mistake.
Dogs will eat enything that enybody
nuthing elts left, never knowing wen
they have enough, proberly because
they never have.
One of the advantages of being poor
is that you-are less libel to eat too
mulch and spoil your stummick. but
it is not a very Enjoyable advantage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-20
MORE ABOUT LEOLA.


From that time we quarreled con-
stantly," Everett went on in the same
repressed tones, yet often after our
fiercest quarrels we would give voice
TO our love for each other Just as
fiercely. Leola was the most beauti-
full woman ever have known. Also.
the quickest to take offense. She
could not brook restraint. Instead OF
trying to prevent my jealousy, she
laughed at 1t, and deliberately did
things to arouse it. Things mo man
in love can endure with calmness. But
Leola was just as proud as she was
reckless. I threatened to divorce her.
We had been at the seashore for sew
eral weeks. That night she. ran away
and-drowned herself. Her body was
not found for hours. But that we
kept secret, no one knows she was q
suicide-no one but me.
1T beg you will not speak TO any
one here OF her-Leola. We were not
living here when it happened. 1 had
taken her away some time before In
the hope that she would be kinder To
me. 1 have intended to tell you OF
her, but l cannot talk OF her calmly
even yet-so 1 waited
That yet" hurt me. I had felt q
certain relief when he said she was
dead. But-he still loved her, or
did he? I must find out
left me-nine years ago" he added
after a few monents-"1t seems like
yesterday" again he seemed to be un-
aware of my presence as he said the
last few words.
1 could keep still no longer. This
Leola had been dead nine years yet
he still grieved over her. I gathered
my courage to ask:
IF you were SO unhappy with her
why did you want to get married
again, why
Unhappy" he interrupted. agair
seemingly forgetting to whom he
was talking, II shall never know
what it means to be happy
Thi$ time 1t was I who interrupted
excitedly. He was hurting me toe
| dreadfuliy.
"Yes-you have a right to ask thai
too. 1 was attracted to you from the
first. You are very like Leola In
coloring. She had just that wonder
full hair-that you have. But 1 had
no thought then of marrying again
But you seemed to like me, to enjoy
being with me. I saw the simple way
you had been brought up. The kind
of parents you had. You would be 3
wholesome woman. You had none Of
the diabolical destinations some
women possess. But you WOULD make
good wife and mother. wan
such a wife, and I want children. Il
you are what you promise to be We
will be happy together. Now pleas,
leave me alone. 1 am very tired to.
night have had a hard day. And
this has been hard for me as well &
1 for you. Before you go there is Jus
/ one thing / want to say. Never a
long as We live together mention-hei
to me again. have been perfeetl,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-20
EVENING STORY
A Biased Trail.
BY DORA NOLAN.

BY DORA NOLAN.
..If for any reason you want TO get
a line on a mans true character. Iino
out how he treats his mother, Juna
heard the foregoing bit of wisdom:
neither could she see how II mlsnt
he brought to bear on the present OH
ficulty. Gilbert Downing had no
mother To be sure. he treated Juha :
with perfect courtesy; but so ne olu
every woman; that was no criterion:
There were so many things that coulo
be said for this man who was await
ing her answer to the all-important
ouestion-and after all. the glrl Who
was sharing the couch hammock Win
him on the hotel veranda that moon
light evening had but one thing
against him. Downing was lazy. Ana.
arousinE herself from her revere
Julia Benton told him SO, fatty. Tne
man was plainly amused.
Because 1 am idling away the sum,
mer here?" he Queried. II explained
that. 1 thought The newspapers are
full of it. There are two men to every
lob during this difficult Reconstruction
period, Why should I take one away
from some poor devil who needs It!
Dad left me money enough, Julia;
enough for two"
mo. it's not because you're idling
this particular summer that l called
YOU lazy It's because, to quote your
own words. you never did q stroke OF
feal work in the service worked TO
the limit of my strength last winter
ard l didn't take any one else's JOB,
eIther-not a cent! There's always
plenty of that sort of work In the
world staring one in the face"
Downing looked searchingly around
the deserted veranda. II don't see
any one looking my way just now to
help me disprove your assertion"
mo: you wouldn't see 1t II you
stumbled over it," Julia exclaimed.
suddenly arising. Good night" And
she started toward the hotel entrance.
"You don't get away like that!
With surprising alertness for a man
who had just been accused of inertia
Downing reached the side of the de-
parting girl: when am 1 to have an
answer, dear?"
Some time tomorrow. perhaps.
She vanished thru the doorway.
Very carly the next morning. before
the other guests were astir. Julia
started out on a tramp, taking wind
ing wood road.
Two miles away, down this road,
lived an elderly couple whose farm
had often been the objective of Julia
walks, ever since the day when she
had stopped there to beg drink of
water and noted their obvious pleasure
when she tarried and ehatted with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-20
MExIcos ANSWER.

The administrations policy of
"watehful waiting" again has been
rewarded. Two American army avia-
tors have been captured and held for
ransom in Mexico. This act is Mex
ico's real answer to our governments
ultimatum.
II the reign Of bloodshed and vio-
fence in Mexico were renefiting any
worthy part of the Mexican people, or
II by any stretch of the imagination 1t
could be predicted that these condi-
tions would ultimately benefit the
Mexican people. there might be some
excuse for a further exercise OF pa
thence with CarranEa, but every one
knows that the only class OF society
profting under his rule is q small
military oligarehy, numbering less.
perhaps. than one-tenth OF one per
cent of the population. This infin-
itesimaI minority keeps under Its con-
troll by force, or by an appeal to the
vilest mercenary passions. some so, 900
or 5000 so-called Soldiers" recruit
ed from the very lowest strata of Mex
lean society. by means OF which 1t
terrorizes the great majority of peace
full. lnoffensive Mexican people. and
carries out its schemes of plumber and
spoliation against the persons and
property Of foreigners.
For seven years the United States
government has been trying to deal
automatically with a succession OF
dictators. and at every turn has been
deceived. cheated and outraged.
American citizens attempting to carry
on legitimate enterprises within the
boundaries Of Mexico have been
robbed, insulted and murdered, and
American citizens, engaged in peace
full pursuits on their own side OF the
border, have been subjected to similar
indignities and outrages by Mexican
invaders of the soil of the United
States.
Mexico is goven over to anarchy.
murder, robbery. arson and other
crimes of violence, and its so-called
government has neither the power
nor the will to protect it's own citizens
nor foreigners within its boundaries.
Henry P. Fletcher, American ambas-
sador to Mexico, testified before the
rules committee of the house of rep
resentatives that fifty American citi-
gems have been murdered in Mexico
during the past three years. and not
ono murderer has been punished.
The present administration mainly
is responsible for Carranza. Isn't it
about time 10 begin undoing It's work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-20

Much has been heard in this coun-
try of monopolies which drive the
small concerns out OF business and
eliminate all forms Of competition. It
may be noted in this connection that
standard oil. generally regarded as
one OF the most powerful monopolies,
is in the market to sell 500. 900, 900
OF preferred stock for the purpose OF
obtaining money to enable it to hold
Its own with the independent COM
panies. II the Standard ever were a
monopoly. abundant evidence that It is
no longer so is afforded by the nu-
merous service stations which other
concerns have established in Topeka.
II might drive out one or two compet-
itors but it could not overcome a host.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-20
THE GENTLER SPEECH.

THE GESTLER SPEECH.
Talk in the language of friendship and
walk thru the world friend
Don't set yourself up as too big to be kind,
with nothing whatever TO lend.
The soft spoken word is the surest, the
speech that Is gentle Is best,
And the arrogant voice of displeasure and
pride Is nothing but hatred confessed.
Don't snnrI at the stranger who Ereets you,
he may be friend in disguise.
The boy that comes into your office tomor-
row to greatness may rise,
And he shall remember your manner the
day that he called upon you.
AND Know from the tone of your greeting
your worth and your character, too.
Talk In the language Of friendship, the
greatest of men can be kind.
be patient with youth That is trying.
Complaint Is so easy to find
That men of the big vision scorn IL. and
men that have come to their best
Give never an arrogant order but gently
and softly request.
Talk IN the language Of friendship and
WElk In the way of a friend,
We shall all look for kindness and mercy
when the struggle called living shall
And it's easy TO win men to service, and
easy their friendship to reach.
II only you're kindly Of manner and gentle
and thoughtful in speech.
Copyright 1919. by Edgar A. Gucst.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-20
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QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.

Q. What part Of the worlds wealth was
used up during the wnr?-K: b. o.
ed by financial experts TO be $50 billion
dollars. The war cost the world 200 hill.
lions. SO does 1t appear that more than
fourth Of the worlds wealth was con.
sumed in the prosecution OF the war.
Q. Is zebra white with black stripes
or black with white stripes TX. II;
forms us that the white In the ground Plan
OF the zebra and the black stripes are
imposed upon II. 1t is white with black
Q. Before the advent Of the white man
did the Indians of America shave &c. II.
strument that would serve the purpose NJ
rasors before the coming of the whites.
Insir boards were naturally very thin.
pluck out By the roots those hairs which
appeared on the fnce
@. What division In the army had the
, mSnes pcrccnngs OF National Guard
A. The. 18Th divirion was made up al
G Goss entirely Of PENNSYLVANIA National
GuardsneS than any StEsr The 18th sS
OF New York troops. followed closely
9. II one were sent 10 the brook with
I'VE gallon can ond three gallon can.
and tod % bring back four measured gall
Ions OF water, how could he do IL.
Ihls was one OF the questions asked by
the Psyehclogieai expert. Of the war de-
answer is that the five gallon can might
be filled and three gallons poured from il
INTO the three gallon can. This should he
smpted and the remaining two gallons in
the llFe gallon can poured into the three
gallon can. Then the five gallon can
shouid pc filled. ana ono gallon poured
from iron I into the three gallon can. thus mn
mea sured gallons In the five gallon ran.
y. Can you give me the origin Of tbs
names ArkansaH and Kansas and why
should the former be pronounced Arkan-
A.. kansas" IL Indian for smoky wa.
yer, The French first owned this terri
.ofy and nirst wrote this name. whrn
course. in accordancc- with the rules Of
nls Language. declined. 10 pronounce the
nnaI SO IL becnne "KanSa." Arc"
IN French means "bow" So Arkansas
means the bow Of the smoky water" The
.eglslhtMre nj Arkansas has declared AR
kansa" the proper pronunciation Of that
..t 2; ,, Whit + the origin of the term
Proprietor Of the Kings Head Coffee
House In London placed n box by the door
on which he wrote ito insure prompt SER
vice His patrons dropped coins Into
this hox. The word tips" r. taken from
the first letter in each word IN this
phrase.
gnestfen by writing THE Topekn state
Journal Information Buraau. Frederic 7.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-20
BARNES AND THE HOUSEWIVES

Julius H. Barnes. United States
wheat director. in his anxiety and de-
sire, as he states. to correct what he
regards as a public misapprehension
OF the wheat situation and OF the
fixed price OF $2.2s a bushel. which
many believe is the basic reason for
the high cost OF living, has come out
with a statement accusing the house
wife of falling. by careful study. to
buy the foods that will bring down Iiv-
ing costs.
Exactly how the housewife, by dis
elimination and careful study" as Mr..
Barnes puts It. could bring down the
high cost OF living. which involves the
cost of bread to beans and of prunes
to pepper. says Investment News, is a
problem which the wheat administra-
tor alone probably can explain.
The housewife goes to market and
she pays Cor a pound loaf OF bread
10 cents which formerly she bought
for cents. Mr.. Barnes has left her
no alterRative-pay or go hungry.
She buys a beefsteak. for which she
formerly paid IL and IA cents, and
finds the butcher charges her 80 cents
a pound and up for the steak. Wheth-
err she buys sausagese or sauerkraut.
same thing-a hard knock upon the
family pocketbook which scatters its
contents all over the place.
Mr.. Barnes also declares that the
price of wheat is not followed by the
prices OF other grains and provisions.
Recently Mr.. Barnes called at the
white House and the newspaper cor
respondents were given to understand
that the administration was contem-
plating a change in its wheat policy
Straightway corn and other grains and
provisions shot downward. Later.
when Mr.. Barnes Issued his statement
announcing that wheat would stay up
and that the fixed price of $2.26 a
bushel would continue, corn and 9TH
err cereals and provision again shot
up. Was this merely a coincidence
In his formal statement to the pub
lie Mr.. Barnes declares that II flour
were supplied to bakers free, tho pres
ent cost of labor and other material
! remaining the same. we could hardly
expect to get back the retail scent
pound loaf of bread. He adds: 'Tf
the consumers price of wheat were
cut 65 cents a bushel. 1t could take no
more than a single cent off the 10
cent loaf OF bread"
1t isn't so much the additional cost
to the pound OF bread that is driving
the American public frantic now, con-
tinues the News. but 1t Is all the food
products and all the commodities. II
is the bread that we eat and the milk
and coffee we drink and the eggs and
the butter and the lard and the steak
and the bacon we need and consume
It is the higher cost OF all grains and
all farm produce which helps 20 keep
the COW in milk. for which the retailer
is now paying 2 II times as much as
he formerly paid. 1t is the chop feed
that goes to hens which comes homs
TO us in the price of eggs at SIS to Sc
cents a dozen; 1t is the corn fed tc
cattle which is costing so much more
to raise killers and which naturally
puts up the price of beefsteaks; and il
is the corn fed 20 hogs which has
driven up the cost of ham and pork
and lard and chops until prices are SC
high that the average individual
would need a Jacobs ladder to reach
them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-20

member this: the greater your belief
becomes, the greater your responsible
ity and the larger the number of those
who are apt to oppose you.
Belief is able. II Is resourceful. 1t
is the essence Of patience. and the
very source Of all courage.
Before you can believe in anything,
however. you must believe In your
self And that belief must be as dog
ged as your will can make II.
Believe and il doesn't matter
whether IL rains or shines. Believe
and each step in the progress Of the
thing you do, grows simpler and plain
er. Beheve-and you may name your
own station in life.
Only as you believe. are you real
factor In the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-20

The greatness OF anything done Is
always proportionate to the belief that
backed 1t from its inception.
Most of the things which we believe
we can dove do.
Back OF every fine enterprise, every
notable achievement, every coura-
geous act, has been the believe-spirit
which lived and grew in the heart Of
man whose blood never ran cold.
Only as you believe, can you be
sure that ultimate winning will be
yours.
Small belief only gets small things
across-but BIG belief may reshape a
whole decade. or a world. or an end
less number of human lives. Only-Pe-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-20

When buyers cease striving for
goods. because either satisfied or ex-
hausted. then the advance in prices
will surely end and dullness ensue un-
Ill demand receive fresh stimulus from
new inquiries or lower prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-20

II has been suggested that college
professors might be prevented from
teaching Bolshevism by paying them
better salaries.