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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-08
THE HUMBLE MAN.


He might have prospered by a cunning
trick,
BY mean advantage reached a splendid
goal;
He might have stifled conscience, over
quick
To hint of deeds which undermine the
soul
Wealth nad been his for living out lie.
But gold and silver at such price he
''Ill brave. the. world and hold my head
up higb,"N
He answered. taking only what I've
earned"
Had he but left his children all alone
While he went out in search of worldly
fame
High rank and pomp of power he might
have known.
For these are joys that selfishness may
claim.
But he preferred to tread a humber way,
To be a father good and kind and wise:
To be with them he loved and share their
And find his pleasure in their laughing
eyes.
He spurned the plaudits of the throng to
The comraaeship of his devoted few.
He never held friend he loved so cheap
That he dismissed him for a greater
new.
And tho he passed at last. not widely
known,
His soul went on without one scar or
The joys of earth had all been his to own,
And he was sure he had not lived in
vain.
Copyright 1919 by Edgar A. Guest.
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longer than was necessary that l be-
lieved wrong of you like the Others"
In that instant revelation came to
Rector His bruised heart righted it,
self
81 telephoned Lawyer Allen from
Mr.. Davin's before ! came to town."
the girl went on TREMENDOUSLY. land he
says send on to the warden the prints
OF your fingers-they'd be different
from those of the man he's looking
for"
"Oh. Zoe-rZoe!" he breathed. and
his arms frightened about her. Then
he bent and kissed the wounded arm.
Dolly never loved me-" he cried,
but you-why didn't I know it be-
fore? oh, Zoe. Zoe, I'm not good
enough to ask you to let me love you.'
Two days later a telegram came to
Constable Starr from the Michigan
warden. Prisoner not the same" it
said, release him."
Five hours later there came another
telegram, from Ohio. signed Frank
Rector.
zoe believed enough in me yester-
day to marry me today it said.
tCopyright. 1910. by the Mct1ure Newh
paper Syutlicate.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-08

1t was raining like enything this
AFTERNOON, and I dident have enything
elts to do. so I called up my >cuzzin
Artie on the telefone, and vile 1 was
waiting for him to come on the other
end of the wire other people started
to tawk, being Milderd Jones next
store tawking to the fello she always
tawks to on the fone and keeps it up
for about a hour no matter if eny-
body in our house wunts to use the
fone or not. Milderd Jones saying.
Hello, is that you Herbitt? and her
fello saying, You bet your sweet life
it's me, Id like to see eny other fello
have the nerve to call you up, and
Milderd Jones saying. o you go on
Herbitt.
wich jest then Artie sed. Hello. and
sed, Hello, Artie, 1 dident have eny-
thing elts to do SO 1 called you up, and
Artie sed. G, 1 was jest going to call
you up. amt that funny. 1 was jest
going to call you up and you went and
called me up, amt that funny?
Confound it, sumbody elts is on this
wire, sed N1ilderd Joneses fello, and
Milderd Jones sed. Get off the wire.
please. Meening me and Artie, and 1
sed, Wen. Artie, as 1 was saying, We
bin having fine weather lately. and
Artie saying, Yes, it was fine out to-
day, the ony-trubble was it rained all
day, and I sed, o well. We mussent
complain, and Artie saying, That's rite,
if it wunts to rain, wat do we care?
Did you ever see sutch nerve in
your life? sed Milderd Joneses feIlo.
Meening mine and Arties. and Mil
derd Jones sed, Izzent it the limit, did
you heer me tell you to get off that
wire.
Do you heer enything, Artie? /
sed, do you heer voices tawking or
, enything? and Artie sed. Nc, and 1
sed, 1 don't either.
/ know who it is, its Benny Potts
next store, if you'll jest hold the fone
minnit Ill run in and tell his father
on him. sed Milderd Jones. and i sed.
bIeeve 1 do heer voices tawking.
Artie, maybe sumbody elts is trying
to use this wire and Artie sed. 1t
wouldent serprize me eny, and 1 sed,
Me neither. we'll CESS I'll say Good by
now, and Artie sed. XII rite. say it.
and sed, Good by, and he sed. Good
by. And we hung up and about a
hour later l picked up the reseever
/ jest to see il they was still tawking.
and they was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-08
DINNER STORIES

Andrew Carnegie, complimented one
day on his gifts to the. cause of educa-
ton, said: There is nothing SO pa
thetic as the self-made man who is
conscious of his lack OF education.
These poor fellows seem to think that
everybody is educated but themselves.
Il once heard man with dia-
mond horseshoe pin say hoarsely to
a waiter: Shove over that there
chandelier
'' IL isn't a chandelier, SIR said the
waiter. as he obeyed. It's cruet.'
THE man with the diamonds blush
ed. We'll, never mind what she is
he said. shove her over. We amt all
been to college"
Hey, wa:ter," yelled the indignant
diner. There's a button in this
soup,"
"A button, sir?" replied the waiter.
"Oh, yes; of course, sir, That soup
was made from dressed beef, sir.''
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MY HUSBAND AND |
BY JANE PHELPS

each other. Did he know of its If he
did it was strange that he had not in
vited Mr.. and Mrs. orion to dinner the
night before. No, / concluded he knew
nothing of it, Just then 1 turned
again toward where they were seated.
and saw-Neii come in and join them!
Lorraine had not seen him. Should
I tell her. or should I say nothing?
was positive that Neil had not seen us;
that he would not, If decided to go
without letting him know 1 was there.
But why should 1 act as if either of
us were doing something we wanted
to keep secret?
! called the waiter.
did you see Mr.. Forbes, the gen.
tleman who just sat down over at that
corner table,"
, Eyes. madamei 1 know Mr.. Forbes
Tell him, please, that his wife
would like to speak to him."
The garrulous waiter Immediately
crossed to Neil. He looked surprised,
but rose and came over at once.
MRS. orion has no need of two es-
corts you come over here with U.S."
said, after he had spoken to Lorraine.
That's impossible, much as should
enjoy it. 1 can't even ask you and
Lorraine to join us. We are talking
business today"
For the first time I noticed that ne
had an anxious look; the lines in his
face were unusually prominent.
But 1 thought you had finished
with Mr.. Scott" / would not mention
Blanche.
Not by a good deal He was told
something this morning that seems to
have upset him considerably 1t is up
to me to undo the mischief. Excuse
me now. 1 must run back"
Lorraine told him to run along and
be a good little boy and not flirt with
Blanche Orion. / added: BE sure
you remember"
But while we ate. only one thing oc-
cupied my thoughts:
Why was Blanche Orton with them :?
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS asks Neil for
the same confidence he gives
Bianche.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-08
RURLEsoN AND THE WIRES.

Postmaster General Burleson con-
tinues his high handed methods in
connection with his control of the
outrage is a big advance in the tele-
graph tolls.
AS result of the removal of the
chief operating heads of the Postal
Telegraph company a congressional
investigation is proposed to ascertain
what. is wrong with the government
control of wire systems of the coun-
try. Burleson charges that the men
at the head of the Postal refused to
obey orders and so defied the author
ity of the government. The deposed
officials reply that they refused to put
into operation a wage schedule which
would have had the effect of reducing
the pay OF their employees and that
they likewise refused to advance rates
to the public. In the contention on
the Burleson wage schedule the teleg-
raphefs' union upholds the Postal.
In connection with the controversy
it is pointed out that the head of the
company competing in pelc.~ time
Will the I-OSldl Is at the hCdQ VI the
governments operating forces, placed
there by Burleson. So it might be
charged. says the Buffalo News. that
instead of establishing government
control and operation of the wire sys-
TENS the postmaster-general has sim
ply placed the authority of the govern
ment behind the Postars competitor.
10 % oil lod
been delivered into the hands of it's
business rival. If BurIeson's action
violates nothing else. it violates JUS
tice and decency.
The Rochester Herald, a Democrat
paper, is scandalized at the removal
of Clarence H. Mackay as directing
chief of the Postal company. 1t sees
in this action cause for anxiety and
alarm.
1.-THE removal of Mr.. Mackay is
clearly an instance of the offensive
use of Burleson's dictatoriaI powers,
and it is attended with the sinister
suggestion that it is a part of a Burle-
son scheme to injure the property and
interests of the Postal company to the
advantage of the Postars rivals" says
the Herald. st is altogether a sorry
and disgraceful mess, one of which
the administration ought to rid itself
by the simplest means possible
The Postal formerly had net an
nual income of $12,OOO,OOO. Burleson
reduced it to $4,OOO,OOO. The govern
ment. guaranteed the dividends of
both it and the Western Union and
then increased operating costs to such
an extent that a. deficit must be paid
by an appropriation of public funds
or an advance in rates.
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IMPORTATION FOR ALL EEADERs OE
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL.

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offered the unlimited use OF the largest In
formation bureau In the world,
This Service Bureau Is located In the ma
tlOnal caI'tul. where II Ia In immediate
touch with oil the great resources OF the
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1t cnu answer practically any question
you want to ask, but--it can't give adj
wire. nor make exhaustive research.
The war forced So many changes In the
daily life of the American people that the
services OF this Information bureau will be
Invaluable to all who use II.
Keep 10 touch with your government at
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WAYS II your wants are only mude known.
The State journal pays for this splendid
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ers may take free advantage of it. you are
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Write your request briefly; sign your
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-08

The power of printers ink, proper
ly marshalled, promptly to suppress la
Dor and social disorders has recently
been vivfdly demonstrated in two re-
mote parts of the world. In Seattle.
during the so-called general strike, the
substantial leaders of the community
banded together to publish a series of
advertisements giving the facts about
the situation to the men involved. AS
a result, a series of powerfully written
full-page advertisements appeared in
the local daily newspapers. Their eff
feet was tremendous and on all sides
it is acknowledged they had a power
fully steadying effect on an extreme
~ disturbed situation. Even more
striking in their results we're the adver-
tisements recently published in Eng
lish newspapers by the British gov
eminent TO explain its rehabilitation
plans. Before these advertisements
appeared several successive mobs
marched to Whitehall to protest
against the rehabilitation plans. Sc
rious trouble was threatened. A Sc
ries of strong advertisements was
quickly prepared and published under
the auspices of the ministry of recon-
astruction. AS soon as the information
regarding rehabilitation plans set
forth in these advertisements perco-
lated, the demonstrations ceased and
none has been held since. in other
words. printers ink was used to lay
the facts before the people promptly.
This. says the Iron Trade Review, is
the Kind of propaganda that is effec-
tive. 1t is open, honest and above
board. Such efforts can be made I'M
usually effective in all industrial
crises. provided only the advertise
ments tell the truth and are published
soon enough-before the mischief has
gone too far.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-08
A HOPEFUL OUTLOOK.

The general business situation is
more hopeful than it has been since
the armistice was signed, says a bull
letin issued by the National City bank
of New York, at the beginning of the
current month. The winter season
has been passed without the amount
of unemployment at one time feared,
and outdoors work now opening up
will take care of an army of men.
The farms are short of labor all over
the country and building operations,
altho held in check by high costs, are
showing more activity than for the
year past
The meeting of steel producers held
in Washington at the invitation of
Secretary Redfield resulted in an
agreement for further reduction of
prices, the aggregate since the armi-
stice being now from $12 to SIS per
ton. The producers are emphatic in
saying that this is all the industry
can stand without a reduction of
wages. which it is desired to avoid until
living costs are lower. The total wage
increases in the steel industry upon
finished material, from the beginning
of the war to it's close, are calculated
at 1874 per cent and of the total cost
of the product IS per cent is calculat-
ed to be wages. Reports from the
country uniformly tell of good trade.
The general trade and labor situa-
ton. continues the bulletin, justifies
the view that there will be no head
long decline back to the wage and
price levels of before the war. but
that the readjustment will take place
gradually. following upon lower prices
for foodstuffs. When foodstuffs will
fall is uncertain. but it is now evident
that the facts did not justify the pre-
dictions which were common in jan
uary that their prices would come
down rapidly if government restric-
tions were withdrawn. They were
withdrawn from hogs and the price
went up $2.00 per hundred weight,
with similar rise in the price of
corn. The movement OF provisions to
Europe has been very heavy, but not
nearly heavy enough to meet the
European demand. Thirty German
ships are on the way over here for
food. and they can take only a small
installment of what is wanted. All
Europe is desperately in need of food
1t is not so certain that any great
reduction in food prices will come
even with the next harvest. America
crop OF wheat promises to be the
largest on record. but there is great
lea is the dependence.
The. labor situation will be affected
by an exodus of men to Europe a:
soon as passage can be had. The
steamship offices are swamped with
applications for tickets and for.agen-
cies for the sale of tickets. The lat
ter invariably tell of thousands OF
| foreign-born residents who are want.
ing to return to their former home:
to look after relatives or property in,
terests in the countries that have suf,
fered by the war
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But-Tell Mel
9111I5lsSSlSlSSlSlSSlTSSl5ESls

These little talks from day to Gay
are very unpretentious. 1 know that
1 write them first for my own benefit
1t helps me in my journey to talk
with myself. because in doing so. l
am trying to help you. wonder II l
am? Tell me.
Perhaps there are many things /
talk about that are OF no interest to
you. I hope not-out how am 1 to
know unless you-te1l me? Also, if
there are things that you would like
to have me talk about, Why not-teli
meZ
Sometimes I get very discouraged
and think that 1 shall not write these
little talks any more. But when 1
think of my great crowd of thousands
upon thousands, 1 say that will talk
as long as anybody will read. But
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THE PROMOTERS WIFE
Bah ENCOUNTERS NEIL AND
BLANCHE LUNCHING
TOGETHER
CHAPTER XXI

S11AE En- <A@A<AAAs
The telephone shrilled.
Pm coming for you to go TO the
museum with me. III be there In
half an hour" Lorraine Morton's
voice informed me. There's a new
picture hung that L want to see."
I'll be delighted" l told her, and
1 meant it. l knew l should be think
ing of what had occurred between Neil
and Mr.. Scott; what had been said.
Neil was determined to tell me moth
ing of his affairs; and so long as he
refused, what was the use of making
myself unhappy over them? 1 was
convinced now that it was more be-
cause he was smarter than these other
men, that they were lin a sense jealous
of his success, and that was the rea-
son, and that only, why they had flung
out their insinuations.
1 really enjoyed the morning. Lor-
raine was always good company, even
tho she was inclined to gossip lit
tle-perhaps more interesting because
of this! She insisted that 1 stay out
and lunch with her. 1 was nothing
loath, and we fixed upon Sherry's as
the place where we could see more
people we knew.
The head waiter. who knew US both,
gave US a very nice table on the bal
cony, looking out upon the avenue
We ordered and were waiting to be
served, when, hearing a loud voice OBJ
jecting to being given a certain table,
1 turned. To my surprise, the owner
of the Directing voice proved to be
Mr. Scott. Blanche orion was his
companion. They were finally seated
to please him, but. to my disappoint-
ment, where 1 could neither zee nor
hear them. 1 own frankly that
should have been glad to hear what
they were talking Of
WINS should they be together? Neil
had said nothing of their knowing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-08
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

April .. f8D4.
The Kansas Medical College Building as
sociation of Topeka. capital stock xf5,OOO,
has filed its charter with the secretary OF
state. The directors are John Y. Minney.
Silas j.. Sheldon, William 5. Lindsey. w.
liam Il. Swift, samuel r. Howe. -. W.
Neilis. John Guthrie, II X. Row1ey, =.
q. Stewart. J. G. McCIintOck, J. X. Collins.
l.. ]. Bonebrake.
The scene shifters at the Grand opera
house nave formed a fraternaI oFganiza-
ton 10 be known as the Topeka Thratrfrsi
MechHRicnI association. w. ii. CuIp IL the
president
Miss Blanche Dienst entertained the fol-
lowing young people last evening. at duplir
cate whist Complimentary to Miss Kate
Devkreaux: Mr.. aud Mrs. Arthur Mills,
SIR. and Mrs. Norman Wear: Misses Edna
Lakin. Kate Knowles. Eleanor wilson, May
Hiilyer: MesBrx. Park EwaFt. Francis
Clark. chas. Dick, Fred Cole. Ben Akers
and Dr. West
Mrs J. Il. Bartho1oinew gave a tea marty
Saturday afternoon. Including the follow
ing ladies Mrs Sl1rislon Of isefroit. Mrs.
Duseuberry. Mrs. A. * EIsbree Mrs Chris
man, Mrs. 4. y. Johnson. Mrs. Sheiiabarger,
Mrs. 1oab MulvaBe, Mrs. Geo. Noble and
Mrs. T. u. Sweet
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For House Cleaning.

Wall paper cleaner (requested)-
Mix one cup flour, one-half cup cold
water to smooth paste; add two table
spoons of salt. two tablespoons vine
gar, one tablespoon lamp oil. Boil on
stove until 1T thickens. Stir well. Let
cool and use same as bought kind.
To change color of waist.-The nice
part of this method is that you can
wash IL out and color same waist "A
different color il you wish It's
also nice to brighten faded waists
II you have white silk crepe de
chine or 4georgette waist and you wish
it some other color, here is the way:
Take crepe paper the color you want.
For pink take red paper, Put a small
piece in a cup and pour boiling water
on 1t and let set awhile. Then pour
little at a time of this red into clear
l'ater until you have the desired shade,
remembering, however, that material
is brighter when wet. Have waist
washed and rinsed, then rinse we'll in
the colored water. Wiring and roll in
Turkish towel and in about an hour
iron dry
Reaches Give borax a fair trial.
Sprinkle plenty on shelves and in
cracks. Don't be sparing with it. IL
is good and it is not dirty looking.
Have tn? shelves well covered with il
before putting shelf paper on. This
burns the legs off the reaches
For Insects and Vermin--Dissolve
two pounds alum in three quarts of
hot water: let 1t remain over night,
then with paint brush apply boiling
hot to every joint. crack or crevice
in closets or shelves where they in
trude. Good for croton bugs. reaches.
ants or bedbugs. Keep it boiling hot
while using.
Ink spots-To remove ink spots:
Take up what you can with milk. But
termilk or sour milk is best, If you
can get it. Also take a lemon and rub
some of the juice on it, then sprinkle
with salt. rub well, then work up with
clear warm water. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-08

The Jewish feast of Passover falls
on Tuesday, April 10. this year. The
celebration begins on the evening of
April IA with shutdown. 1t is to be
observed for a period of seven days.
Those Jews who cherish customs that
originated after Bible times will keep
the feast eight days. The ceremo-
malls are such as are calculated to bring
home freedom vouchsafed to Israel
after the long period of oppression en-
dured under Egyptian tyranny. The
eating of unleavened bread is enjoined
a number of times in the biblical regu-
lations touching the observance of the
Passover feast. Unleavened bread is
characterized as the bread of afflic-
ton" and is also referred to in the
Bible as the bread that was unleav-
ened because of the enforced hasty de-
parture from Egypt.
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time and time again. I wish that ]
might have some kind of expression.
l want you to-tell me-
Tell me something to write about.
Tell me how / can help you. will
do 1t. il ! can.
Tell me something that you think
will help me. / want you to help me
-because it makes me happy TO help
you-whoever You are-wherever you
may be.
/ am proud of the chance that this
newspaper gives to me each day. But
unless 1 am able to be helpful to you.
who make up the great ownership of
this paper. then this littIs space would
not make me happy at all So-teIl
me-
what makes Up the soul Of this news
paper
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-08

The high wages demanded by the
various trades in the United States.
says the Christian Science Monitor,
may result in there being less work
for their members. since owners of
property are making the discovery
that they themselves can make many
repairs about their homes which they
would not have thought of making
when prices of labor were more mod
crate. One man, for instance, who
lives in an old-time Boston residence,
painted white inside, relates the Moni-
tor. recently bought a 4O-eent can of
prepared paint and 25-cent brush
and put a new coat on his sitting
room. in his leisure hours with so
gratifying results that he extended his
labors to the hall. and now plans to
do" the whole house. Not only is the
saving worth while in cases like this,
but one gets daily an additional rec
sompense in viewing the successful
outcome of his own efforts.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.
Canned Peaches Farina
Dreamed Clipped Beef on Toast
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Cheese Fondu Stuffed Olives
Buttered Toast
Drop Cakes Apple Sauce
Tea
DINNER.
Vegetable Soup Without Meat
Baked Whitefish Stewed Tomatoes
Escalloped Potatoes Egg Salad
Nut Pudding Foamy Sauce
Coffee