The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-05
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY E. HOUSE.
(FrOm Philadelphia Public Ledger.)

4 (From Philadelphia Public Ledger.)
A man thinks and thinks, and then
orders apple pie and a glass of milk.
If a woman has the money, the
men care very little whether it is ali
mony or life insurance
There are some things Mr.. Bryan
doesn't know" writes Arthur Bris-
bane, and some of the things ne
knows are not true
AS nearly everybody knows. Mr..
Brisbane is our favorite political seer.
We make obeisance to his gift of pre-
olson. But there are times. pnrtiCt-
larly in ris discussions of Mr. Br3 al,
when we feel he is too const rvati- g
of mind and hydrocarbons IS to
words.
Developments, say the New York
papers, are foreshadowed Inc the FL
well case. Except in one of its
phases, the Elwell case has ceased to
intrigue US, but upon one point we
still maintain a lively curiosity. We
refer. of course. to the lady described
as "mud-gutter blonde"
We fondIy believed we had -scruti-
nized the blonde in all of her vartoss
manifestations from the taffy-coiored
to the copper-hued. but the rmud-
gutter" is a new type and one which
We fain would study at closer range.
"It is known" says a middle west
newspaper in its comment upon To-
cal criminal mystery. that he mar
Doubtless, in asking the question, we
shall reveal our utter ignorance. but
what is the objection to a man marry
ing woman older than himself?
We refer to the matter here because
nothing seems TO deeply to shock and
offend the people, and there must be
some reason for it.
Another of Mr.. Bryan's mistakes,
and it is the mistake made by nearly
every man who makes a profession Of
goodness and morality. is that those
who oppose prohibition and the Vol~
stead act necessarily are in the employ
of the liquor interests.
No good cause has any reason to.
fear its enemies Its only dangerous
opponents are its fool friends
While our Mr.. Palmer may not be
nominated for president, it is conceded
he hollers "Wolfi' as ably as any
man in public life.
We should not go so far as to say
the story Pants" projected in the
current number of Golfers. intrigues
us. but the artist who drew the pic
lures has reused in us something akin
I to speculative interest. If we get
what the author means, Goggles
arose after retiring and drawn ire
sistibly TO the slightly ajar door of
, his mothers room, across the hall
/ overheard the conversation of which
! he was the chief subject. The artist
| depicts Goggles with his ear to the
crack fully clothed and sartorially
| impeccable.
Now what we wish to know. and
we have reason for asking is
whether Goggles" slept in them
Has. we go on to say. has that old
custom been revived by the oncoming
generation
! In the old days on Kansas claim,
particularly when a Whistling wind
blew ''birdshot' snow out of the north
west. we used occasionally TO resort to
that method of defense against the as
saults of winter. II was a weli-recog-
nized tenet of the strategy OF the
plains country. But 1t would appear
to be a too meticulous precaution in a
steam-heated house.
While it may be your disposition TO
accept it, we give little credence to the
story that women now are~painting
dimples on their knees. We get about
GOOD zeal ana we pay more IMAM
casual attention to the fashions But
We haven't seen a painted dimple yet.
And the go farther. If the dimpIe
were there, we probably should be the
first gent to observe it.
AS an expert student Of the psy-
/ chology of the crowd. we expect the
fact that Mrs. Harding is a grand
mother to offset the disadvantage at
! which Mr.. Harding l., placed thru hav-
| ing married a widow.
The people are touchy and they
have certain fixed moral standards.
! but there is one plea they cannot re-
I sist. We refer to the circumstances Of
/ a woman being also a mother.
If in addition to being a mother
! Mrs. Harding can be graphically pic
tured by the Republican press bureau
! as a 'fraiI little woman" the election
/ is as good as won.