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LETTERS OF TESSIE AND JOE

Dear Joe:
Your letter on politics interested me
very much and when you say you wouldn t
accept the election for President 1t 1t
was offered to YOU why YOU don't shock
me as much as you might think Not
that ! don't belive you'd make good
president. We've had homely Presidents
before. and when you once get 10 talking
there amt any stopping you, and don
doubt but what you've got other recon-
mendations too. My objections are purely
personal BY nature shun notorietty
don't YOU remember how refused 70
give that reporter my photograph the
time we had the fire in the back Kitchen
and ] believe being Presidents wife
infringes on your privacy. :,
But still as you say if the baby feels
il his duty to be President when he grows
up. we ought TO be the last ones to try to
stop him, and if his wife feels askancf
about it, let her fight her own battles
| I looked at the little angel laying there
SO innocent this morning and the thought
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came over me that at one time in their
life all tho presidents we ever Ind must OF
looked exactly the same way.
Meanwhile | keep reading the different
political speeches SO in case / decide To
vote I'll at least know what the main can
didatcs think Of themselves and what
they think of each other II seems to be
tie in both respects 10 far Mrs. Fink
says we ought 10 know what the big If
sues are even if We forget who stands for
which. Dosyou think well ever have a
lady President, Joe? / kind of hope not,
because in that case then her husband
would be known as the first gentleman OF
the land, and can you imagine that, JoeY
No riding lesson today, all IN all it's
kind of a relief, II you know what mean.
Maybe it's relief for that horse too.
Lovingly,
Tesaie.
Tomorrow Joe throws some sidelights
on the troubles Of the G, Chaplins.
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THE GIRL ON THE JOB.
BY Jessie Roberts.
Copyright. ip2D. by Wbcnsew SynH .ate nr.
SOMEBODY EISE's CHANCE.

What wonders we should all accomplish
II we only had the chance some others
havel There's Miss Smith, who had been
appointed private secretary to Mr. Brown,
who is going To take her abroad. Or
there il Miss Jones, just promoted To the
head Of her department. Or Miss Greene
who is TO travel for big firm Of millnors,
and who will see all the capitals of Europe
where such things rs hats are still made;
and at big salary too. Some people have
all the luckl
Are YOU sure it's luck7 Arc YOU sure
YOU'VE not had just "a good a chance AZ
any Of these womenf
They didn't start where they are now
That's sure. What was the chance that
got them there3
Ten To one the chance was one YOU
looked at and let GO II consisted OF hard
work, constant improvement, earnest
business ambition and a desire tn do what :
ever had 10 he done as we'll as IL could
possibly be done. Perhaps the chance
was a half-hour's extra study Mt night
Perhaps IL was keeping the infallible rule
Of promptnoss perhapsit was keen in
terest in the job on hand.
You may be pretty sure that your chance
comes too The chance some other CIR
would give much to have 1t is there nearly
every working hour The successful man
or women takes IL, The unsuccessful does
not But it's there
Don't waste time thinking about some
body elscs chance Get busy with yotil
own Opportunity is not really comung t.
Won II YOU sit and wait for t. That's a
fairy tale. You have To 20 chaae IT. II
is the chance Won take that IS your chance
the chance the other girl takes ~ hers.
Your chance is right there, waiting fol
YOU Ia zee IT and gn for 1T.
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organ IN vaudeville, You orgsnisf- might
be able 10 help each other Columbia state.
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DOROTHY D X TALKS
,, Paid Woman

of their honor.
No man, for instance can be bound and
free at the same time. He cannot have
both the peruuisites of the bachelor and
thf married man. As long as he is single,
he has a right to stay out as long as he
phases of an evening and to spend his
money upon such diversions as appeal
to him.
But he forfeits these rights at the altar.
When he vows to cherish n woman, he
un dertakes to keep her happy and CON
tehted, and to bear her company. Cher
islIing woman certainly doesn't mean
ledving her to spend lonely and anxious
evenings wondering where her wandering
husband is and suspecting the worst.
Also when man endows his wiie WIN
all the worldly goods he signs away h's
intome in favor of his family. lie has no
lohgcr any right to blow in the money that
shbuld 90 for groceries, and rent, and
shbes. in poker game, or to spend 1t ior
hill own sole behoof and benefit.
Therefore. man commits n grievous
vtong against anv woman by marrying
hdr until he gets To the place where he
wants to settle down and slt by his owr
! frieside and where he bankers for tho
domestic hash instead of the flesh pots
! of Bohemia As long rs he wants To run
/ anound with the boys at night, and pre-
! fets golf to pushing baby carriage OF
/ hik afternoons off, let him stay single. S'
! shall he escape curtain lectures, and keeT
/ n monopoly on his own pocketsbook, hnc
! pIcservc some poor unfortunate woman
! irbm being a neglected wife who has u
pdt M with grouchy husband.
Exactly the same thing may be SAID q
wbmcn. The woman who merely get
! bdll payer, and dancing partner, ana
/ fi1ttercr. and purveyor OF amusement
when she marries. Is n myth. There is
/ any such husband.
/ Marriage for the average girl means sac
! rihcc. and self denial, and dong wthou
! the pretty things she has been used to. an
/ hhrd work. and unless she is ready TO tak
uhon her shoulders these responsibilities
she Is dishonest and dishonorable Z
MARRY
She has no right to marry if she want
tb bc free to flirt around and play aroun
With other men. She has no right to MARI
Unless ,hc IS willing to make her hushan
a comfortable and thnfty home. n
has no right TO marry unless she is wlllin
tb bear children
Both men and women can easily cnong
figure up tho cost Of matrimony cspeclail
Id people IN moderate circumstances, an
unless thcv are willing to pay the prlc'
thcy should stay single Love. the pea'
III home, the lov that comes of n man nm
Woman working and striving together th
cAInring arms Of little children, these al
the rewards OF marriage hut they mus
tie paid for You cannot have them an
the freedom If the bachelor man and won
an at the same time.
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Canned Consomme
Chicken Canned for Fricasscc
Baked Macaroni Nests with Tomato
Canned Pea Dalad; Dressing
Coffee Preserves
Fricasseed Chicken Wash, clean and
cut a chicken into pi, ces, Place in a sauce
pan, add 3 onions peeled and sliced, AMI
cover with boiling water Cook slowly
until the fowl is rearly tender, adding
salt 10 taste. Now pack into hot, sterllzed
lars. fill the Jars with the boiling hqu'd
in which the fowl was cooked: adjust
rubbers and covers, partially seal, and
sterilze under boiling water for ninety
minutes. Seal. test for leaks, and you have
a ''main course for an emergency din
ner on your shelf All that is necessary
TO prepare the fowl for serving. Is To turn
il out Of the can with the liquid and heat
all n a saucepan, allowing 1t to cook but
a few minutes.
Make tha MacAroni Nests with To-
mato by boiling . few pieces of mae
aroni this recipe Is for one portionl,
then forming the cooked pieces into a
small nest; In he centre OF this round
nest place a tablespoonful OF canned
tomato; bake tho nest for few min
utes in good Oven. and serve. In serving
the Canned Pea Salad, simply turn the
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SANDMAN STORY.
by Mrs. q. A. Walker.
C,opyriuht 1919 by tn Mcclure News
nnpcr SypdicAse. New yorx CITY
WHEN ACKFROsT OVERSIGHT.


The fairies have all the summer time
for their festivals when the woods are
green and the valleys moss covered, but
the Elves and Goblins and the Gnomcs ms
well look upon the fall Of the year hs
belonging to them.
IL was time for Jack Frost to pant
the trees and shrubs for the glorious
color festival and the little men were
waiting about for him to come.
The Goblins were peoping from Dc
hind rocks and the Elves from under the
very edge of the woods looking for Jack
Frost
"Where can he be?" they asked each
other as they ran kisher and thither one
night in tho moonlight. "If nc does not
hurry all the leaves will be brown and dead
and we shall have no festival
The truth of the matter was that
Jack Frost was asleep and though Mother
North Wind had called him Jack slept
on.
Jack Jackr' called his mother n
| second time. "Do got up. IL Is time Tor
you to be off. | have all your collors ready
do wake up.
| But Jack Frost, like many other Jacks
and Toms and Jms, did not want tc
| get up when il was time, for he had stayed
up late that year, so late that Mother
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PAYING THE PRICE.

Among my acquaint-
: nces area young mar
ricd couple whose mar
riage is a failure be-
ca,,se both of them
WEIGH on the price oi
matrimony. ~ =
Their home Is fun OF
unrest and discomfort
Thsy bicker and quar-
roI and the domestic
atmosphere Is charged
with crimiIrations -, ana
examinations. They
arc miserable, and Yet
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GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
by Laura A. kirkmnn.
EMERGENCY SHEL MENUS.

IT'S all very well having an ernar-
geucy shclf. writes reader Of thus
column. but when IN unexpected guest
turns NJ the front walk. get So rat
tied that | can't think what 10 serve
from my emergency shelf. OF how to use
the glasses and tins in good comb'na-
ton. Wont YOU please make some monus
for mo consisting of things which an
emergency shclf should have. so that
could hang these menus over the shelf
and turn to il IN any ratified state
think this readers idea rs splcrl-
did one and bolieve that othcr women
readers may like 10 have the sarne set
Of menus The following ones are Tor
dinner, luncheon and supper, and the
dishes embodied in them arc all made
from foodstuffs that should be kept on
the emergency shelf.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-11
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
by Lee PaDe.
wARE las srMMER FLEw no? E

WARE HAS SUMNER FLEW TO? q
lrhc dav was far but windy
! And the leaves blew 70 and fro,
For the hreezcs kepp on chasing them
And they had no place 70 20.
a lot OF herds sat up a tree
Wishing their feathers fit closer,
And one sed, Amt this wind crate? CT
| And another ansered No sir.
t''Where has the summer few to?
Sed one little berd to another.
F'Ny does it worry you 2?
Sed the End bttle ones brother.
"For it will come back agen next yeer
The same as its did all along,
SO lets all fly as its Southwerd out Of heer
Keeping III step with song.
80 they all rose up in the empty air
And started South with a cheer,
For its always summer sumware
No matter wat it is heer.
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,b.,. have all tho raw materials for happll-
-. ~ choir hands For they have youth
and hcahh two beautiful children, ana
the man earns enough money ior then W
Get along in moderate comfort II tie9
vorc willing to make the best ot what I'''S
have ,hoor
But they are not They never have been
able 10 reconcile themselves TO the to-
straints and privations of domesucity.
The man comes home at night mourhl,'E
about the boxing match the boys III 'iS
office arc gong To see, or the play theH al.
gong 10 attend, or the little gnihc t"eS
are gong 90 have that he had to- iotSeu
because he couldn't afford IT, ana iG'u "
p,lnch the home time-clock, anyway
When summer comes, ne groais u' anII'.
the ne ed Of golf to keep hum ht' ana ta'Ns
about how we'll he used to play before ny
was married. ard the good times ne il'u
then. and he goes about looking nke =
martyr because tho only vacation that is
within the limit Of his salary rs 10 stay
homo and help nurse the children.
The wife was n business woman before
she married and earned enough 10 sup,
mort hers II comfortably, dress wen a''"
enjoy tho pleasures Of theatres ana co'T
ccrts, and little trips.
She sheds bitter tears over her shat'''i
clothes. and as she walks the baby with
cohc. or stews over tho kitchen stove NY
ing 10 accomplish the impossible tasS
of camouflaging chuck steak SO II VII
taste as good as tendcrloin, she thnN'
snviouslv and rrbclhously OF the eG"'
old davs when she went 60 balls at night
and Kept her hands manicurcd and he'
hair marccllcd.
Now the trouble with these people ano
mahv others like them. Is that they wai'
e. eat their cake and have II too An'
that can bc done. not even with anseis
food.
Ii Is only in novels that marriage oe
comcS beautiful annex to all the pleas
ures Of life which the has previously en-
ioved In reality. even under the mos
auspicious conditions, IT imposes penait~'
on both men and women that are ainnoS
nrohIt,tivc but that they must endure
~ else be quittcrs. More, which theN
are bound 10 meet cheerfully for the saN'
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Oh when vou arc ready, wire him and he II
tAke a few davS off and come up IN the
chr and get YOU and drive YOU down. lie $
hfcn awfullv busy with Bud case and
gbtting his ofi GO SO he can leave It for that
gbrgcous wedding trip he $ planning Most
al II Is to be a secret from YOU, YOU II only
know where you're going as you get
tAken alorg- but | know All about ltl
I've saved up Buds affair till tho last ;
Ilexpect because ii Is the most important.
lie got off, didn't hc2'' James asked
q ekgerly.
RI inning rapidly down the fres q the
PAPER.
'"Thc last part of the hearing was YES
ttrdav. and Uncle Francis took me down,
and / skipped couple Of lectures to he
ther, II was awful / was simply terri-
fled They had Bud up for a few questions.
ahd Pete. too. and that awful Mr., Simons.
loot is working somewhere, Pete told
nbe later. IN 81 e of the department stores
shes really a nice sort, after all,
Then there was dreadful wait. and
IIwanted to shrek was SO nervous. Uncle
IlraIcis sand 1t was all night, this last was
rlartlv fornaIIty. everyone knew what
Would happen Ii was the last Of the in
,lcs sficstion into the Wall Street kidnap-
rhrqs-ard Simors isn't the Master
Mind. he's only the tool for man opcrat-
itC from Canada. But Simons got long
jhil term. and poor Pete got SIX months
but Uncle Francis SAYS II viii sober hIm
d h. and he viii keep III touch with hum.
ar d will try not to let tho Jail term harden
linn. as il often does young men Pete
HAD been in jail once bcforc-it WASH I
4 first offerse, YOU sec. And Bud was let
dff and was even praised because he had
diven very good evidence at the end ot
the case. Oh, Aunt Enid, nearly died
fFom JOY !,
But Mother she acts Just AS # he
had stolen al lower New York and was
lbidlrC il in his pocket,Shc as mean-why
dan't she be soft and sympathetic? You
dIwavs understand she's = mother
,he ought to- But anyway, Uncle Francs
took Bud and myself up to his house tol
dinner that ight-his mother was away
. krd then after dinner. man came K
se.e him and they vert into ms study t'
/ dalk, and Bud and sat III the big library
dherc and had the first real visit togethe
&c before Christmas But ] miss yot
lo. the letter went on illogically, pleas
home back right away. Mother wants t
h. home anyway.
Tomorrow Francis Comes
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peas out of the cnn onto individual salad
plates and mix each portion with bottled
salad dressing VERY delicious brands o'
prepared dressing are to be had at grocery
etoresl.
Luncheon
Creamed Shrimps
Canned Asparagus-Tip Salad Dressing
Cocoa made with Evaporated MIX
Preserves
Supper
Canned Tongue
Sweet Cucumber Pickles
Baked Corn Dish
Tea Sweet Crackers
Baked Corn Dish---To make this,
turn can of corn into a casserole, sea
son with salt and pepper, sprinkle WITH
breadcrumbs IL you have them (tbe dist'
~ lust 40 delicious without the erurnbsl
and put the dish into hot oven ~ bake
until heated through and orusted ove'
on top. n one has an egg rt hand. onr
can add this 10 the dish TO advantage but
simply the hot baked corn If delectable
Tomorrow Answered Letters on
Curtain Making.
All Inquiries addressed to Mrs Kirk
man in care of the Efficient Hotisekeep
ing" department will be answered II
these columns in their turn. This requires
considerable time. however, owing tn tbs
great number received. SO II personn
or quicker reply is desired, sta mped ant
sclf-addressed envelope must be encloee'
with the question. The Editor.
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crtoirc narrows down. This is true Of the
musician who If he is not constantly
studying finally pots To the point where
has but two or three things 10 play.
and il II also true Of the housewife who
makes no effort to receive outside sug-
gcstions.
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Fellow Artists.

Mr. pedaibassI am musician. ! give
recitals on the pipe organ.
Mr. proudfather--|fha 50 : 7 wish you
could meaf my son. He plays the mouth
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-12-16

farmer from the independence that
might be his. Speaking of cO-Opera-
ton of farmers, we are partly to
blame for not giving our own insti-
tutions better patronage and furnish
ing finance to run them in the shape
they should be run, and think we
should ask the coming legislature to-
make some laws for the protection Of
CO. operative movements Of the farm
ers that will put them on as staple a
financial basis as our banks of the
state are today. They should pro-
vide a system Of examination Of the
conditions Of all such institutions and
make all stocks issued in such insti-
tutions doubly liable for the debt Of
such, thereby giving the credit and
standing In the markets and finan-
cial field such as we deserve and
ought to have to maintain our busi-
ness with our competitors. Under
the cry Of war time our commission
merchants In all ines of trade have
doubled their commission, rail
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-12-16

Indications are that the reward
for capturing the WoOdbine bank
robbers will be split several ways.
Two Junction City men claim they
are In on It; the WOodbine men who
| followed and located the robbers
want their share and the White City
men who brought them out Of the
brush have made formal application
for the money to the Kansas Bank
ers' Association. The White City
men story is: )
within an hour after the robbery
had been reported to Constable A. II.
Allen Of White City, the men were
arrested by a posse led by him.
Aliens promptness In organizing
posse Is receiving the commendation
Of his neighbors. He called on Steve
Hinshaw. Ross Wallace, Joe Becker
and T. G. Gish to aid In the search.
Hinshaw, Wallace and Becker are
ex-service men who served overseas.
The first two were at one time star
athletes at College Of Emporia."
Wenzel, the farm boy who was
one of the robbers has wife and
four months old child near Skiddy,
his home His brother was here to
see him. 1t develops that Wenzel
had an old acquaintance with True,
the older man, both having been to-
gethcr some time ago at Bridgeport,
Neb, The story that the younger
man was "picked up" and talked
into" the robbery is looked upon sus--
piciously by the officers
WenzeI's Story
According to Wenzel's story he
met True at Marysville, where they
were working on paving gang.
They worked together five days,
staying at the home of widow on
Elm. between Eighth and Ninth.
They do not recall her name. 1t
was during this period, Wenzel
says, that True, who Is much old
er man suggested that they steal
car and rob bank.
They quit their jobs and came to
Junction City on Friday. They tried
to purchase gun at the William
Brickell store, but left without buy
ing. Then, according to Wenzeps
story, they waited around town and
on Friday evening stole the Ford
coupe belong to Lieut.. A, williamson.
They drove out south of town ways
and True got out of the car, Wenzel
driving out to the farm where his
father Is located. on Clarks creek.
He told his father that he had Dor
rowed the car from friend. Wen
zel's wife and baby have been stay
Iang with his parents on the farm.
.sTllAs s&amaindarsA a. hin, lAtoty Is sub.
stantially as previously published IN
the Reflector. .s.,,,,,
Wenzel's family lived in Junction
City for some time and only recently
rented farm in the Skiddy neigh
borhood. Wenzel formerly drove
delivery wagon in Junction City.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-12-16

roads have increased their freight
charges through the war time basis
I think the State Grange at this
session should pass urgent demands
upon our legislature and executive
power to use all means that are al
the hand of the state to reduce same
to the pre-war times as the farmer
has rad to reduce all his products to
that or lower"
Worthy Ceres Report
Miss Maude Linck made the report
for the degree of Ceres. She said:
1--WE are thankful for the bounteous
harvest that our patrons have re-
ceived from their labors In the fields
and sincerely hope that they may
receive a just compensation. While
we all work for the financial reward
in life, yet the Grange and Its In
fiuence should be, and Is, OF higher
ideals than commercialized value
alone, always working for the bet
terment Of our country"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-12-16
Two CONFESSED
WOODBINE BANK ROBBERS ARE
IN COUNTY JAIL
One h Farmer Boy and He Helped
Older Man With hoidup-
How Capture Was Made

Accompanied by a dozen men who
were walking arsenals, the two banh
! robbers who entered the Woodbint
State bank Saturday noon were
brought to Abilene at @ o'clock that
day, their career Of adventure hav'
ing occupied only six hours. They
were taken to County Attorney
Smiths office where ne and Sheriff
Sherman gave them one Of theiI
famous grillings, with the result that
the entire story and confession were
obtained.
william u. True, aged 80, VINO
gave his home as Kansas City,
though he said he really had no
home, and Ernest w. Wenzel, aged
81, son Of farmer living near
Skiddy. were the bandits. True's
story as confirmed by Wenzel is that
he stole Ford coupe at Junction
City Friday night; four miles south
of Junction he picked up Wenzel and
"just talked him into" the plans for
robbing the Woodhine bank. Wen
gel took the car home for the night
and True hid out. The next morn
ing Wenzel met him and they drove
to WoOdbine. t-
Cashier Was Surprised
Milton Gugler. assistant cashier,
was alone in the bank at 1925 when
the men entered. True passed five
dollar bill through the grill and ask
ed for change. When Gugler looked
up he was covered with revolver
and told to hold up his hands which
he did. Wenzel went around the
counter and also covered him until
True came when the latter struck the
cashier with screw driver handle,
presumably knocking him uncon-
scious. They dragged him to the
vault and Gugler accOmmodatingly
"played dead" They could not lock
the varlt but left him and gathered
up $3.50 which was in trays on the
counter. Gugler watched them I'M
til they left the bank when he i'm
mediately gave the alarm. He was
not greatly injured and went on with
business. =
Had An Easy Chase
Two men with guns entered car
and with driver followed the Ford,
keeping IL In sight soon after lesyins
town as 1t went toward Skiddy. In
the. meanwhile White City and
Skiddy had been notified by phone
and several men from White City,
armed, came to meet the robbers.
Seeing they were followed, the men
left their coupe and ran into a