The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-21

the situation to a customer. the Gus
toner thinks it were better to suffer
the ''slings and arrows of outrageous
fortune"-to perish with the cold.
rather than wound his sensibilities by
being insistent in the matter of fuel.
Last winter when the coal famine
was on. a woman of southern birth
was calling on some friends. and the
subject turned, as it is wont to do un-
der the circumstances. to fuel. The
man of the house, where the kentucky
woman was calling, told where he
bought his coal and of how harmon
ious and satisfactory his dealings had
always, been with this particular man.
"Oh, yes the southern woman
drawled, Claude is a darlin' over the
telephone, but he's such liah.A
The program for the annual con-
vention of the Shawnee County W. C..
T. u, to be held next week, August
rs and 27. includes number of inter
esting features. The song. service
which opens the Thursday afternoon
meeting will be conducted by Mrs. E.
r. S. Blair, and the memorial service
, will be in charge of Mrs. r. P. Taylor
| Friday morning the deVotionals will
| be conducted by Mrs. Alice Wright.
Mrs. John Marshall will have charge
| of the report of the Jubilee drive, and
Mrs. C. H. Buck will conduct the noon
credential committee, and the election
of officers will be at this session.
Friday afternoon. the Rev. Clara r.
| Hazelrigg will conduct the devotional
service. There will be reports. from
| the county superintendents, and con-
secration Nof white ribbon recruits in
/ charge Of Mrs Mary z. Jones.
The meetings will be held in the
! United Presbyterian church at the
corner OF. Huntoon and Fillmore
streets and viz 7 be free to the public
The following picnicked together at
| the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ghas. E.
Yewell, Gil West Eighth street. Fri
day evening: Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Barrett, Bernice Barrett, Mrs. Charles
Brewer and little granddaughter, Max
me Gardner, Miss May Brewer. Mrs.
Clara Walton. Will Walton, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. w. W. Carr. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles 1ewens =
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Gossett, 1211
Mulvane street. viii hold an informal
reception this evening for Rev. Mr..
and Mrs Willis l. Goldsmith of
Marietta, O., who are in Topeka for
a few days. The Rev. Mr.. Goldsmith
Congrega tional church here. Friends
are invited.
Dear Miranda: Now that Frances
has gone. and can't chat over the news
! Of the day with Eiizabeth-her as
used to live in Fopeky, and Is allus
wantin' to know what's gein' on, I
! feel as if I'd oughter fry to take her
place. But, la, Elizabeth wouldn't be
interested in the latest crochet stitch,
/ and there don't seem to Be much else
| goin' on this summer.
| OF course there's goin' to be lots of
weddings this fall. Everybody knows
| that. And I'd be the last person in
the world to discourage romance. for
1 amt so old that 7 can't sympathize
are these pore Children goin' to do
about keepin up expenses?
You and both know that Happiness
don't depend upon motor cars and
such like things. La, if that had been
the case. Ia a been smashed on the
rocks long ago. I know, and YOU
know. that a body can be happy when
| they's plenty Of love and self respect
and congeniality between folks But
the trouble is that nowadays, girls
don't seem to think that LIES worth
| living without motor car and a hired
girl and vacation trips and furs and
silk stockings. Mostly they turn up
their noses at Isle or cotton.
Then there's the rent profiteers to
deal with. 1 heard about a shanty,
the other day, that was all smoked up
with coal stoves. there bein' no other
way to heat, five little bit Of rooms.
and the paper a hanging often the
ceilings in patches, and the front
steps sagging, and the paint all wore
off, and no electric lights, and the
owner was askin' $35 a month for it,
and said as how he wasn't goin' TO
spend a penny on It for repairs.
And hearR tell of a man that
thought he'd buy tent, and stick it
tent man wanted SIPS for q tent, or
S4S month if he rented It.
Mebbe the young fellers that's tryin'
to persuade some gilded gin that s
never had no more responsibility than
lodging the traffic cop in daddy's car,
to share their dreams with 'em, amt
looked into these things. Anyway, if
they've just got their own earnings to
live on, the Lord have mercy on their
souls, I sayi
But that amt goin' to stop them a
mite. Frances has got EN- all jotted
down in her notebook, just waitin' for
the word to let 'em out to the public.
There's the girl with the killing
eyes that's goin' to marry a big, strap
ping Teller that was in the navy. Say,
| If 1 was man, couldn't any more
a stood put against those eyes. than
has this young feller, or several 9TH
ers, from what folks say.
saw young feIler eatin' soft
boiled eggs and toast at the tea room
the other day, and he done it so
daiHtily that 1 couldn't help thiniSin'
he'd make a hit, if any girl should
happen to See him. Most men get it
on their. n4dstaches, but he didn't. If
L was a girl. I'd almost have to see
a man eat soft-boiled eggs before I
could quite make up my mind to mar
| ~ him. They's lots of things more
trying than being beaten, tho / amt
had no experience either with bein'
abused. or squifming over Pa Jimki6s
table manners.
There's d little girl in the Santa We
that's q goin' to be married this fall
several Of EN-, I reckon. But the one
I'm thinkin' of is little and blonde,
and she don't want a word in the pa
pers about it. I bet she likes to read
about other girls, tho!
Then there's tall, graceful blonde
girl, that's got so much charm that a