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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
SANDRA THE JEALOUS
BY JANE PHELPS

1 wondered II wanting to kiss him had
been what he meant. II he did. no
wonder she did things he didn't like
no wonder she drowned herself IL he
would not let her show her love for
him. For the first time a stir of pity
for her ran thru me. Then l recalled
that Everett had said he loved her so
dearly, and my jealousy was again In
the ascendant.
How / wished he had not made me
promise not to speak of her. There
were SO, many questions / wanted 10
ask; SO much i longed to know. II
Everett would only tell me things.
talk them over with me. L knew l
would be happier. Thee were so
many things that troubled me.
But never would l dare mention
LeoIa to him. Never so long as
lived. But some day-after q Ions
while when it would not seem quite
as much as If were breaking my
promise never to speak of her to any
one, never ask any questions, / would
get Hetty or Mrs. Gray to tell me
what they knew. Perhaps they knew
what Everett had meant by "indiscre-
TONS"
Everett had me set him down at his
office, then L went home. 1 showed
my lovely sapphires to Mrs. Gray and
Hetty, and in their enthusiasm and ad-
miration for them 1 almost forgot that
Everett had repulssd me.
Mr.. Graham loves this color" 1
said after a while in hopes that 1
might draw them out to say some
thing about those other sapphires.
He always wants me to wear 1t"
Neither said anything. and 1 caught
fleeing glance of a look Mrs. Gray
bent on Hetty. Did it mean that she.
Hetty, was to say nothing to her about
Leola's things? Had Everett told Mrs.
Gray that 1 was not to be enlightened
How 1 wished 1 knew.
1 put the sapphir away without
again looking at them. Someway
always resented the fact that l was
never to know about this other wom-
1 was persuaded that he never would
/ love me. That he had married me
simply because he wanted wife
whom he could mould, and who would
| be a mother.
Ono lay ! took my courage in my
hands and asked Mrs Gray:
Did Mr.. Graham and-ever have
any children" / couldn't speak her
name.
Hasn't he told your" she asked,
| bending a keen look on me.
'No-I didn't ask him when we had
our confidential chat, and i dislike TO
bring It up again" I replied, thinking
1 was wonderfully taetful.
Then I can say nothing She
turned away, then added: But there
is nothing for you to worry about,
absolutely nothing"
(Tomorrow-Sandra decides TO be
| indiscreet.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
A GOOD LIFE.

A GOOD LIFE.
II / could know the sclf-same friends and
live the self-same joys.
II could live my boyhood DER with all
the girls and boys.
That made my merry Long Ago, I'd glad-
Nv bear the pain
And sorrow that have come to me to know
the world again.
Whenever I take my years apart and run
their stories thru
find that lifes been good to me; my
skies were mostly blue,
And tho have not come to fame nor much
of gold is mine,
The DAYS that God has given to me have
nearly all been fine.
I've laughed my way along thru life
despite its bit Of care,
Good friends have stood beside me thru
the darkness and despair;
I find as Ger my yesterdays i let my
memory range
Were 1 TO live my life again there's little
l would change.
1 want the same old boyhood friends, the
same good teachers, too.
I'd want the same sweet mother and the
father that ] knew;
And on my second journey thru the smiles
and tears Of life
I'd want the seif-saIne sweetheart to come
back and be my wife
When 1 am moved by troubles here to
grumble and complain,
wonder II I'd ever care to live my life
again 80
And then / find I'd gladly come aud bear
Hfe's pain and woe
To claim the days Of happiness that have
been mine 80 know.
Copyright 1919 by Edgar A. Guest.
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Last mite pop sed to ma, Mother,
how about q little dissipation tonits
how about taking In q movie show?
All rite, sed ma, and I sed, Can
go too, pop?
If you fix yourself up to look less
like an orfin with no father or mother,
sed pop. Meening to wash my hands
and face and brush my hare and shoes.
Wich ran up stairs and did in sutch
n hurry that I forgot my shoes, my
shoes proberiy needing it the werst.
and ran down agen and we started to
go out. pop saying. Did you brush your
shoes?
Gosh, heck, I thawt. Thinking, o
well. 1 brushed them the other day.
that's brushing them And sed, Yes
sir.
That's good, a boy who brushes his
shoes is duhbly blessed, once for each
shoe, sed pop.
And we went out, me taking small
steps to keep my feet frum showing
too mulch, and all Of a suddin pop
noticed them anyway, saying, Watts
this. did I understand you to say that
you brushed your shoes?
Yes sir, sed. Thinking to myself.
The other day.
Wat did you brush them with
handful of mud7 sed pop.
No sir the shoe brush, I sed
Thinking to myself, The other day
And pop looked at them agen, saying
I'm not a CRATE bleever in circumstan-
tial evidents, and 1 bleeve the prizznel
is innocent till he is proven guilty, but
wen did you brush those shoes?
The other day, I sed.
City. sed pop, now IL you can man
age to run back and brush them today
and then catch up to us before we gel
| inside the movies, you still have a
chance.
And quick ran back and brushed
my shoes like lightning and cawt ur
to pop and ma all out of breth jes
as pop was buying the tickets, saying
to the man, 2. please, and 1 sed, In
heer, pop. I'm heer, and pop sed t.
the man 3.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27

Layer Cake, Sour Cream Filling
One cup sour cream, one cup chopped
nut meats. one-quarter cup powdered
sugar.
set in a pan of ice cold water. Keep
beating with a cream or egg whip.
and when stiff fold in the chopped
nuts. Flavoring of almond or vanilla
may be added II desired. If the
weather is very warm or for some
other reason the cream does not be-
come sufficiently stiff, add one tea
spoon of melted gelatin at the end
and then set the whipped cream on
ice to become firm.
Cheap Cake-Sift together one cup
of sugar. one cup flour, with one good
teaspoon baking powder. Then put
into a cup white of two eggs; fill cup
half full of butter (melted). then fiji
cup even full with milk. Beat this
into the dry ingredients. Flavor to
suit your taste. Bake in a loaf.
Rhubarb Custard-One pint rhu-
barb juice. one cup graduated sugar.
one pint milk. two eggs. two table,
spoons pulverfzed sugar, two table,
spoons cornstarch.
Beat egg yoiks, add GRADUATED
sugar and milk; place over fire and
let come to boil; add cornstarch dis
solved in water and cook over slow
fire. stirring constantly. When GUS
tard begins to thicken add the rhu-
barb juice, stirring in slowly. When
done cool. then turn into dish and set
In refrigerator and chill. Beat the
whites of the eggs until stiff and
dry and stir in pulverized sugar.
Fold whites into custard and serve.
Rhubarb Pudding-Mix three cups
bread crumbs, two cups chopped rhu-
barb. one and one-half cups brown
sugar, one-half cup hot water, two
teaspoons ground cinnamon.
Bake until rhnha RI g. fendAr and
bread crumbs Drowned. lightly. Serve
with sugar and cream
ke-Pudding-Cover one and ono
half cups of seeded raIsins with boil~
fns water and let simmer twenty
minutes.
Cream three-quarters of a cup OF
sugar with a quarter cup Of butter.
| Add one and one-hAlf cups OF flour
! and half cup of raisin water. one egg
| well beaten, one teaspoon soda stfted
with the flour. Stir together and add
! two teaspoons of cinnamon.
/ Beat and add raisins well dTedged
with flour. Bake half an hour.
This is nice eaten hot with sweet
sauee for pudding or cold for DARK
cake.
Nut Bread-One cup sugar. one
egg. one cup chopped nuts. one cup
/ sour milk. one teaspoon soda, three
cups flour three teaspoon baking
powder salt Beat egg and sugar.
1 add milk and salt, sift in flour, soda
| and baking powder. Add nut meats
and pour in creased tin and let stand
| in warm place for twenty minuteA
Bake in slow over one hour. very
good made OF whole wheat flour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
EVENING STORY
The Pink Bungalow,
by .IZoIA FoRREsTER.

BY IzoLA FORESTER.
1t was pink, a rampant rose pink
that smote the eyes the instant the
shore train rounded the cove. and its
veranda was a clambering mass of rose
clusters from rock foundation to roof.
Mrs. Demorest took one look at 1t
and leaned back in her car Mortified.
IT can't imagine why you even
horror all summer" she told Dudley.
1T will fairly smoke on hot days with
such ccloring. Who lives there?"
"Oh. mother dear. who cares who
lives there" teased the major, After
all I've been thru a pink bungalow
won't ruffie my happiness. You've
been living too easily over here. Turn
your back on 1t IL you don't like it,"
Which she certainly proceeded TO
do; not only her back. but Venetian
blinds were ordered Immediately for
that side of the Demorest ve-anda.
and Japanese shades for the sleeping
porch and bedroom windows. that no
glare of the offending pink should
hit her eyes.
The major was strictly neutral u He
lounged about the grounds, chatting
with the gardener and chauffeur, or
strolled the two blocks down to the
beach every morning before breakfast.
And here he did have a startling ex-
perience which failed to reach the ears
OF Mrs. Demorest. 1t must have been
about $40.
Just as he came down his steps ne
caught a flash of rose pink running
along the sidewalk from the beach
looking for all the world like a large
runaway rose. 1t turned into the gar
den next door. ran up the steps and
vanished.
God bless U.S." murmured the ma.
tur. thoughtfuly. What was tina
Judd?"
The gardener shook his head.
Deed. sir, 1 couldn't say. It's de
young lady next door. She takes her
dip early. She lives with her grand.
ma, very dignified old lady, sir. I'm.
der stand she got back from wal
lately, too; used to drive her own mo.
tor car full Of sick folks"
This was establishing a fraterna
basis for opening up overtures. Tn,
major waited his chance. and called
not on the rose girl. but on her grand.
mother Mime. Sigourney welcomed
him charmingly. They had come e
America after the invasion OF northern
France, and one granddaughter haC
married here. Diane, the younger
had kept on her work at the front un
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
ROCK BOTTOM.

Groundwork is everything. There
fore it must be solid and lasting.
You can nearly always judge by the
character of a building from the foun-
dalton preparations. The big and per-
manent ones must rest upon bed rock.
The set characteristics of the child
are usually the ones found in the
grown man or woman How impor-
tant, then, is solid ground in character
buildingi
With the framework of your life
ideals built upon solid ground. you can
have an individual freedom Of express
sion and action that is sure to stamp
your every worthy purpose with a fine
nobility.
Standing upon firm footing. you
will be unafraidJ-for courage goes to
those who are sure.
Solid ground inspiresl No wobbIer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27

The federal trade commission APP
pears to be bent upon destroying the
business Of the big meat packers.
Among its latest indictments of the
industry is found the declaration that
the packers control 90 per cent of the
refrigerator cars in the country. 1t
does not appear. however. that indie
pendent packers have been barred
from buying refrigerator cars. But
the commission declares further that
the cars of the Big Five are granted
special privileges and advantages by
the railroads. II this be true, it is a
matter that should be taken up with
the governments director general of
railroads. Mr.. Hines. OF course. all
packers should be treated on an equal
ity in the matter of shipments. not
that II would reduce the price of meat
to the consumer, for it wouldn't, but
merely as a matter Of justice. IL the
recommendation Of the federal trade
commission become effective. not only
will the packing industry be seriously
crippled and it's profits reduced, but
the people will be compelled to make
good the loss thru paying higher
prices for meat. "Busting" the pack
ers may be desirable from the commits
sion's viewpoint but it certainly will
be expensive for the public,
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til the close of the war. Now they
were resting at Spring Beach unth inc
return home.
The major told his mother nothing
OF his visit, but dag after day ne
Strolled over to the rose garden. quite
safe from any home scrutiny, by rea-
son of the shades. ana Diane fe1oiced
in meeting somebody who knew All
of her loved France and had fought
for its safety.
Mrs. Demorest was too much en-
crossed IN her own activities &c notice
what was developing beyond the Veile-
tan blinds. After much argument the
little close corporation at Spring
Beach which comprised local society
had decided to give a Versailles feto
under, Mrs. Demorest's guidance.
We have everything but celebrities.
dear" she told the major. Cant you
find me some heroes?"
They'd run ten miles from being
on parade like that. Mumsie." no
laughed. II wouldn't be responsible"
But Mr.. Everitt will be there, and
ne was on so many committees over
there, and so very important. Jack.
that We must have him meet some one
OF Importance. We're going to have
| the dear countess-oh. / forget her
name Mrs. Vaughn knows her well.
j She Will be guest of honor after Mr..
Everitt, or should she come first"
The major rose restiessiy at a flash
| OF PINK In the garden and excused
Have it your own way, Mumsie."
| he told her. hurrying out to find
Diane. Later on ne did suggest that
they include their neighbors on the re-
sewing committee for the fete. bu-
Pink bungalow, that tells 1t all,
Jack. And. anyway, Mrs Vaughan is
in charge Of the invitations"
The day OF the fete the major de-
clined to attend. He was extremely
busy" IL appeared, and no coaxing
would make him stir.
I'm sure it's that girl in pink"
Mrs. Demorest thought anxiously as
, she turned her head to watch him out
of sight MEN are impossible.
At half past three Diane came down
the steps next door. lovely as n rose
in her new gown. with rose pink
parasol tilted over her. The major
Joined her at once and discovered that
she was bound for the fete over at
Vaughans' grounds. Also, ia bonne
he wondered why her brown eyes
shone with mischief as she told him
by all means he could accompany
them.
AS they entered the beautiful en-
trance gates at Lynwood. he saw
whole receiving line of ladies seemed
to wait their cue. And Diane laughed
with eager outstretchcd hands.
"Oh, but 1t is so good to see you
again. Monsieur Everitti"
The majors heels clicked attention
and his chin was up as he realized the
joke was on him. The Countess de
Sigourney was being welcomed by
Spring Beach's best, and his rose girl
was swept away from him. As the
truth dawned on Mrs. Demorest. she
came to him anxiousIy and laid her
hand on his arm.
I'm so very sorry, Jack. OF course
I couldn't be expected to know, could
L? And pink bungalow is rather
disturbing. Have hurt your
: chances!"
He laughed. his eyes softenins az
they followed Diane.
mo. Mumsie. Madame gave her
consent to our marriage last night"
Copyright. 1919 hy the Mcclure News
pepper, Syndicate.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27

oldest and highest military order with
in the Gift Of the Italian government;
and the Croix de Guerre of Czecho-
SlovalSiz
Gen. Peyton c. March, chief of staff.
IL the next highest In the number Of
decorations, His include the Grand
Gordon of the Order OF the Rising Sun
of Japan; French Grand Cross of the
Legion of Honor; the Belgian Grand
Gross of the order of the Crown;
British Grand Cross of the Order of
ST. Michael and st. George; Greek
Great Cross OF the Order OF George
the First; Italian Grand Cross of the
order of st. Maurizio and st. Lag
faro.
The somewhat promiscuous and
perfunctory way in which foreign gov
ernmenta deal out decorations had al
ready cheapened them in the eyes OF
Americans gifted with common sense
and humor, and the present retail
business in high distinction will prob
ably put one more glory Of war def
initeIy in the discard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27

High costs today, to a sreat per-
centage OF such costs, holds the Bache
Review. are due to the fact that labor
while receiving large wages in many
directions is much less efficient as
compared with what 1t accomplished
before the war. In some caser where
the output has been checked up, it is
shown that labor is turning out only
60 per cent Of normal. If we can ever
get our labor up to 100 per cent, il
continues. we shall have such an in
creased production of needed things as
will tip the scale OF prices steadily
downward-such a production as the
nation brought about when 1t sprang
10 meet the needs of war, and which,
when the armistice came rather sud
denly showed that we were over
whelming the world with munitions,
guns, gas, airplanes, trucks and all
other implements of destruction. After
all, there is but one natural, powerful,
and efficient way to lower the cost OF
living. That is by increasing the pro-
duction of things needed to a point
where the suppl of them is greater
than the demand. This can be accom-
plished only by more work and more
efficient work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27

Whether due to Mexican protests, or
20 the causes a1;sred in the dispatches,
American trcops again have been
withdrawn from Mexico. 1t is indi-
Gated that they will resume their past
policy of waiting watchfuHy for the
preparation OF another outrage by
Mexicans upon Americans. In the face
of such a policy. 1t is not remarkable
that the Carranza government makes
no effort to put a check IN the opera
lions of its outlaw bands and even
gives them encouragement. Shall this
sort OF thing continue forever or is the
administration merely waiting for a
nearer approach OF the presidential
election before undertaking an effec-
tive disposition OF the Mexican prob
lem?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
THE FOOD HoARDERs.


The campaign inauSurated by the
government against food hoarders. It
is reported. is having a slight effect
on prices and on a few articles of food
the tendency is downward. 1t is
doubtful that any permanent relief
will be seen.
In the first place. the amount of
food stored is inconsiderable as COM
pared with the normal consumption.
In the second place. while stored food
tends. to a limited degree, to keep
prices up, that same stored food is a
constant check on rising prices, for
when prices reach an abnormal stage
the stored food is released by the hold
ers In order to realize the profit.
with the stored food gone. there will
be no reserve supply to act as an au-
tomato regulator. and holders OF food
constituting the daily rations of the
country can then name their own
price.
The problem OF cost of living will
be solved in accordance with the uni
versal law Of supply and demand even
II scarcity Of food induce many city
people to abandon occupations of
productive character to go back
to the land to produc the food they
cannot buy at famine prices. More
over. the scarcity and high price of
food will force leaders of organized
labor to abandon their policy of lin
iting production of manufactured
commodities. For several years there
has been a movement for more pay
and less work. With the demand for
more pay no fault can be found, pro-
vided there be no class favoritism.
Neither can there be any criticism of
reasonable Limitation of hours of la
DETERMINATIONS designed to promote
the health and welfare of the country
provided those limitations are appli-
cable to all.
But there is rank injustice. for
which the country must eventually
pay. in a plan of raising wages and
limiting production for the benefit of
only a small proportion of the popula-
ton. When railroad and few other
limited classes of employees force ar
bitrary Increases in their compensa-
tion and reductions of their hours of
labor, while farmers and their wives
and children must work from sun-up
until dark with their compensation
checked rather than enhanced, Il is
only a question of time when such
violation of the laws of common JUS
tice will be penalized.
AS a result Of the war. the whole
world is short of necessities. To re-
store normal conditions there must be
acceieration rather than limitation of
production in every line of useful en-
terprise. There must be every reason
able announcement to the producer
every proper encouragement to the
non-productive consumer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
By DOROTHY DIX
worlds Highest Paid woman wrifnx.
The Perpetual Youth cult.

The Perpetual Youth Cult.
Why are we all welded to the be-
lief that to be young Is the greatest
blessing in the worId7 Why do we Try
to deceive people about our age, and
consider It a fuisome compliment for
anyone to tell US that we look younger
than we are? Why do we insist that
we are still young at heart even after
our bodies grow vrtnkled, and lottery,
and decrepit?
There is no particular virtue in
youth. 1t is just an accident that hap
pens to everyone, and that We all re-
cover from in time. Youth isn't even
interesting in itself.
No old person is As tiresome as q
young one to listen to because the old
person has back of him or her fifty
or sixty years crowded full of expert
ence, of things that he or she has seen
and done that are stranger than any
fiction.
Age of itself is an education. It Is
a degree in Iife's school, and this being
the case, nothing is so strange as that
we treat It as sort of disgrace, that
we are ashamed of 1t, and try as hard
to hide the fact that We have ceie-
brated fifty birthdays as We would
conceal having served a term in the
penitentiary, or any other blot on OUT
escutcheons.
This idlotic Qualification of youth
makes us invest with a radiant halo q
class of people who are really unfor-
tunates, instead of being the darlings
of the gods as we suppose, and whom
we should pity instead of envy. These
are the ones whom we speak of as be
ing SO young for their age" or al
never grown up or as having KEEP
the heart of a child"
If We would stop to think we should
realize that for anyone not to be a.
old as his age really means that he II
suffering from a case of arrested de-
velopment. He is what the alienistI
call a moron. His mind stopped grow,
ing in his youth. His brain has beer
incapable of assimilating the wisdom
that the years should have brought
him.
For a child of six to believe II
Santa Claus and the fairies, and tina
there is a pot OF gold at the end of the
rainbow, is beautiful and touching il
its artiess innocence. But for a man o.
sixty to be so credulous that he car
be taken in by any confidence artist
or to swallow whole any preposteroui
statement, is simply, driveling idiocy
We are filled with contempt, and no
admiration, for an intellect so feeble /
has never learned to distinguish be
tween the false and the true, and tina
has been so stupid experience ha
never taught IL anything.