The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-30

play; she would keep. at any cost to
time and temper, that beautiful con-
fidence which makes her child want
to tell her all about the wonderful
mother is in grave danger of losing
that confidence. Then when the time
comes when she should have her
daughters confidence about bigger
things, she will find herself shut out
If she reads this, 1 hope she will stop
and ponder
The following lines from the pen of
Nora Archibald Smith it might be well
TO take to heart, in this day of paper
shortage:
Save Paper.
There's I worldwide shortage of paper
So the wiseaeres claim today
A shortage that's noted in every land,
From Africa's shore to Cathay
Our newspapers need is for 10 per cent
Than the whole of our land can produce
The shortage mounts up to the thousands
The moral each man may deduce.
If penny piece saved is a penny piece
And many there be that believe 1t,
Then saving in paper must follow the
The shortage, twill help to relieve it.
Here's something that every ones bound
Whatever his age or his station,
For paper today can be properly called
Essential to civilization.
Then smooth out brown paper and fold it
with care,
Your paper bags use them and use them !;
Each wrapper and carton and pasteboard
Each last II you do not abuse them.
Thus, saving in paper, you're saving in
coal,
In sulphur in chlorine, in labor,
In wood and in soda, in cars and in freight,
And thus you are serving your neighbor.
Just think of world without paper, my
of its uses in every employment,
The news that it carries, the help that 1t
It's value in every enjoyment
4 world without paper, world without
Who wants such a world or could bear
But remember. my dears, in the stress of
today,
That who would have paper. must spare
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The announcement of the engage
ment of Miss Ruth Kingman to Mr..
George Avery Washburn has been
made. Miss Kingman, a daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Kingman
of the City of Mexico, is a graduate
of Washburn, and took her masters
degree in Spanish at the University of
California. She has taught Spanish at
WaShburn for eight years.
Mr.. Washburn is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. NJ. Washburn. He is a gradu-
ate of Washburn and of X. u. where
he took a course in electrical en-
gineering. He saw service overseas
with the seth division.
He is now located in Topeka, being
signal craftsman in the office of
the signal engineer of the eastern lines
of the Santa Fe.
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who makes one conscious that ones
coat doesn't fit and ones nose is shiny
and ones hair is straggly and ones
skirt bags at the knees and ones Eng
lish is faulty and ones expressions
crude and ones figure out of drawing
and ones hat on crooked and ones
manners at fault and ones shoes run
over at the heel and ones stockings
cotton and ones gloves out at the
fingers and ones voice strident and
ones blouse in poor taste and ones
collar wrinkled and ones general ap-
pearance shabby and ones walk
awkward and ones conversation dull
and ones achievements mediocre and
ones hands big and ones mouth out of
gear. Otherwise. one feels perfectly
comfortable in her presence.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
MIS- CnarleS kounS VIII arrive next
week from Fort Worth, Tex, to visit
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Elliott and
their son, Charles, and Mrs. E. J. Kulp
left Spirit Lake today to drive to To-
peka.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Parr and Mrs
Kenneth Lewis arrived Saturday by
motor from Lake Okoboji, Iowa.
Mr.. Gale Morgan, Mr.. George Beal
and Mr.. Warren Parr will reach To-
peka Thursday for their leaves of alb
sence from Annapolis. They have been