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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-20
Dorothy Dix Talks
To Propose or Not to Propose.

To Propose or Not to Propose.
There are no more profound TRACE
dies than those that are the result Of
long engagement between girls and
boys who are starting in away from
the country, or some small town, to
seek their fortunes.
If the boy does not succeed. the girl
wears her youth out in hopeless wait
ing and lets her chances for settling
herself for life go by her. If the boy
does succeed, nine times out of ten,
he outgrows the girl and only sense
of honor sends him back to redeem
the pledge he had given her. He has
broadened and developed in the big
outside world. City life has polished
him. He has become accustomed to
smarter women, women who speak a
different language, and have a differ
ent viewpoint from his old sweetheart.
But there has been nothing to change
her.
And sad as is the fate of a man who
marries a woman whom he no longer
wants, from a sense of duty, it Is not
so horrible as that of the wife who
knows that her only hold on her hus-
band is his pity for her, and that he
married her because he didn't have
the courage to hurt her by telling
her that he no longer loved her.
But these tragedies of the long en-
gagement are no longer necessary.
Formerly, when a couple had not
enough money on Which, u
all that they could do was for the
woman to wait and weep while the
man worked, and romance grew
threadbare, and thrills wore them
selves out.
Now when any able-bodied intelli-
gent girl can go out and get job, and
earn a good living for herself, there
is no reason why any young couple
should not take their courage in their
two hands and unite their earning ca
pacity as Y. ell as their hearts.
Thus they may take love at its flood
tide instead of waiting for its ebb.
Thus they have the glory and the joy
of companionship in their youth.
Thus they may grow together, develop
together, become one instead of being
two crotchety individuals. with ways
that they have developed and fostered
during years of living alone.
And no husband and wife are so
close to each other as those who stood
shoulder to shoulder and fought the
wolf away from the door, who have
saved and planned, and hoped, and
dreamed together in the years in
which they were getting a. start.
Love, and couraL-, and the high
things in life. They are worth risk
ing lot for, and they surely make an
adequate substitute for the gewgaws,
the swell wedding, and the period fur
niture with which so many young
couples think it necessary to begin
their married life.
Anyway, a man in these days in try
ing to decide whether he has a right to
pop the question or not, should re-
member that the modern girl is not
the helpless doll her grandmother. was.
She's capable of being helpmeet, and
| she has the sentimental suffrage as
we'll as the political, and the right to
| a vote on her fate.
So ask her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-20

with a board of trustees in charge of
eadh group. These boards of trustees
woalld then offer for sale short-term
securities, based on the value of the
warehoused commodities. up to say,
60 per cent of the total crop value.
These slsort-term securities, it is be-
lieved. would have all the financial
standing that present bonds of the
farm loan banks have. the only differ
|ence being that they would be based
ion commodity values instead of land
values. There seems reason to believe
Hhat investors generally, as well as
Ebanks, would be in the market for
these short-term certificates. which
5could be made extremely attractive,
eboth from the viewpoint of return and
sseeurity.
The plan looks much like the old
.Populist scheme with the exception
Fthe financing would be done by the
investing public instead of by the gov
eminent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-20

The work of the reserve board dur
ing the last twelve months, we say ad-
visodly, will. before it is overcome,
cost this country nearly as much as
the World Manufacturers Rec
ord.
That depends upon the viewpoint.
Perhaps there are those who think
that the federal reserve board has
saved the country more than the cost
of the World War. A financial panic
would have entailed losses far beyond
any that have been suffered by those
who have been the victims of slowly
declining prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-20
JUST FOLKS
DISAPPOINTMENT.
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.

DISAPPOINTMENT.
When I was young / used to set
NY heart on joys hoped TO get;
The far tomorrow was q day
On which I'd have my fill Of play,
The picnic that was going to be
Then meant a lot to youthful me.
| never thought that It might rain
And all my dreams would be in vain.
Time was lived whole glad days thru
Planning what / was going to do;
heard, as do all girls and boys,
The whispered promises Of joys,
1 did not know or understand
That life can't run as men have planned,
That hopes we build may go astray
And rain may fall on picnic day.
Sorrow and heartache and despair
Gave me but little thought back there,
without one fear i looked ahead
To happier pathways ] should tread;
/ never understood or knew
That all my dreams could not come true,
had not learned how often then
Must disappointments come to men,
But have trod the path Of Man
And lost full many = cherished plan;
I've seen my dear ones taken. too,s
And suffered as all men must do;
I've learned that / must face my share
OF disappointment and despair,
And when 1 plan for Joys to be,
/ know they may not come To me
Copyright, 1870, By Edgar A Guest)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-20
LITTLE BENNy'S NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE.
THE PARK AVE. NEWS.
ofknr. GAntfva.,nr,e-


Weather. Continuous.
Sissiety. Miss Mary Watkinses rite
stocking came down last Sunday vile
she was taking a wawk on Broad
Street and she had to go all the way
home lobsided holding it up with one
hand, the scandle not being over yet.
Miss Maud LJonsons little sister Miss
Dottie Jonson made her entrants into
sissiety last Satidday aftirnoon by fol-
lowing Mr.. Charles (Puds) Simkins
and Miss Maud Jonson wen they went
to take wawk, and she made her en-
trants out agen wen Miss Maud jon
son warned her sevrel times and then
chased her half way home.
Pome by Skinny Martin.
TO MY BEST GIRL.
I like my oatmeal nice and sweet.
G6g re with plenty of sugar I greet,
aY0 no and a bottle of rum!
I eat lump sugar like a horse,
1 spread big spoonfulls on my force.
But you're as sweet as they come.
Intristing Facts About Intristing
People. Sam Cross says he hasent got
eny grudge agenst getting his hair cut
but wat he hates is the sensation of
setting in the barber chair without do
ing enything.
Lost and Found. Neither.
Advertisements. None.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-20
Mouhon Musings
By ROY X. NfOULTON.

1t will be a very sweet hour. indeed.
when we can sit down to a beefsteak
and have a clear conscience-when
we can sit down to a steak and know
that we are not taking it away from
starving Europe and thereby helping
to break the heart of the world.
Somehow it has always seemed to
US that it is well-nigh impossible to
break the heart of the world. It's a
tough old world with a tough old heart
that has been pounding along for a
good many centuries, all efforts to
break it having failed. The last war
didn't break it, and we will have to
admit that. for a small war, 1t was
rather active. The Bolsheviki are
trying to break it, but they will blow
up before the next winter is over. We
have been trying to break it by not
signing away our rights, but we have
been no more successful than the
others. 1t just can't be done.
However, as we said before, il will
a pleasure to sit down to the beef
steak.
Money was never more plentiful
nor harder to borrow-than now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-20

The California election this year af-
forded a good example of the work
ing of the initiative and referendum.
Twenty-ohe laws were submitted to
the voters. 1t appears that the anti
japanese law was overwhelmingly car
ried. The law to enforce the Volstead
act was badly beaten. The people
would not stand for raising salaries of
high judges from $1,000 and $4,000 to
$50 and $4,000. The proposal to
make rs per cent of voters necessary
instead of 8 per cent, in obtaining the
initiative for tax laws was beaten for
fear the Southern Pacific was back
of it. The effort of "chiropractors''
to obtain a state endorsement by au-
thorized examinations was defeated.
Among the laws which were submitted
was one to prohibit vivisection and
another to forbid compulsory vaccina-
ton, but the Californians turned down
both. other proposed laws voted on
were one for a constitutional conven-
tion, voted down. a single tax plan,
also defeated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-20

President Wilson, Clemenceau and
VenizeBos should get together and
compare notes. Altho among the
most prominent figures in the winning
of the World War. all have been re-
pudiated by their people. 1t may be
fortunate for George of England and
Albert of Belgium that their places do
not depend on a popular election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-20

1t is reported that a Course in
Manners" has been suggested as part
of the public school work in New
York. the matter having been dis
cussed and favorably reported on at a
recent meeting of the Teachers Coun-
Gil there. 1t may seem to some that
the schools already are over-burdened
with work, much of which is of ques-
tionable evalue. Besides, manners,
like charity, should begin at home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-20

predatory animals may be regarded
as a last act in the drama of subjugat-
ing the wild West. When the wolves
and lions are gone the western range
land will be as tame as an Iowa hog
pasture, and there will be no more
need of men who can shoot a rifle and
set a trap.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-20

OF course. the allied nations can
prevent Constantine from again &C.
cupying the throne of Greece, il they
decide to do so, but what becomes of
the principle of self determination of
peoples?"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-16
MANY ATTEND OPENING
Big Rush on Specially Price Goods
which Were Sold Yesterday by the
Grand Union Tea Company

y. rbH opening day Of ~" Gran,
Union Tea company yesterday. which
has pu. n quito nice limo ot groceries
m addit .ou 70 their regular line. tn >
>huu was Swampcd b. eager housewives
.a,r\jous 70 help reduce tho II. G. l..
by putting ~ some ot tho supplies pro-
vil"d by NJ y. Mctra" al cut prices.
IA honor Of tho opening day. AZ on"
O'Clock tho doors were closed for one
hour. and he clerks EaSpinE f"r II
nr"u,hiuS space. were given timn 20 re
cover from tho rush. cat AMI help to
rrrl'ur>n supplies. Some Of them wcre
,u,.r",y sold out.
'.,'"ud",.<"d milk ard renned beans
w.:r especially popular sand NJ \. Nc
Crlc. manager Of the store. and they
wsrr among H." fret to 20. Buckets
tud Other lines such as Ranking powder
had a h.S ruH. Twenty-four doz"r
h,i.kccS wer" sold. quicker than flash.
W. ar" gong - run specials Zach
week, "n one or two popular articles"
=" said.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-16
PRESIDENT Of
H|BERNlANS To
CONE FRIDAY
HON JAMES +. pEERY, NATIONAL
HEAD OF ORGANIZATION, TO
ADDRESS BIG PUEBLO
MEETING.
state President McHae TO Preside ~
Event IN Interest OF Drive 70
Increase Membership.

uor Iarrrs +. pecry 90 Indianapolis
Ind. national president Of the Ancient
order oc Ujherniane. vii, pay Visit 20
Whr.linS Trjda@ evening. March ~
rho ua,ora! president will be IN Pitts
burEh on tn" u!ght - March i. where
=. will atrcnd a big banquet and Will
H., In attendance n another big Hther-
MAN affair on Ia" night % the leth' lie
is coming to Pittsburgh ard Wheeling
n tho campaign 20 increase tho NOM
bership of tho Hibsrnians which Is be
,nC launched throughout the country.
\ public meeting il being planned In
Mr.. nccrys honor. 70 bH held In the
carroll club auditorium Friday evening
a, o'clock Mr.. Dccry will hc ths
principal speaker a. th:s affair. Hon
Frank \. O'Brjen. NJ. ;. Culljnan and
others Yet % b" selected. together with
v;i;r.a' representatives. of the clergy
wsN par,icipAt" N Tho program.
state President ". \ MCRa" - eI-
rsc'c.i - preside a. the meeting.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-16
PAINFUL ILLS OF
THE HEARTWERE
HERS FOR YEARS
Wentworth Brought Relief and
Former Cambridge Resident
Tells About It

This ecthUsIastlc pra!S" -E.Te" ri one
tl,na lived in Camhridg" aud By"Sril!e.
4 few days ago III Canton. where she
now lives she made the following state
mert 10 the Ncrv- Worth druggist
Defenders drug storc--l'or several
years | suffered with nay heart. My
breathing had become short aud diff
rul;. Frcqucnt!y | would have sharp
PANS about M heart. sometimes accom-
panied by r}u'tertnE which would Un-
2c.ya me. Very nervous: poor appetite.
would hlnat up; gases N my stomach:
WASH. abb" - do my houscw"rk.
Physicians prescribed for me VIZ!
poor results. Al las; was told about
Merry WORTH Purchased one bottle. felt
very much better and taking me second
doing my own work. Wouldn't be with
out Merry Worth IN my house.
MRS. u. NTCKLFS.
1883 East TuScarawas st. Canton.
IN Wheeling Gviest's Drug Store sells
Merry Worth Your dollar back II Merry
Worth does not benefit you.
Nerv-wor,h Is sold IN warwoods BY
U +. Mcnamara: Fulton, Fuitcn Phar-
macy; Mirgo Junction. Moore Bros;
Martins Ferry. Ralston & Parker: 81.
claIrsyille, Patterson 6 Sons: Barnes
vile. H!lies Bros; CRmerop. Cameron
Drug Co.: Sistersv!l!a. c. B. DisoGe'
New Msrtinsvllle. Hornbrook's Drug
store. Moundsville. J. II. Beam Drug
Co: Bridgeport, Sclby & Reed (pen'
Pharmacy: ecllairc. Dank~orth Bros
Paden City. Mc-G22 n-cs.: West Alex
ander, F. X. McConn; Lakewood. The
Edgewood Pharmacy: Elm Grove
Rlum's Pharmacy; Bcnwood. Benwooe
Drug Co: McMechcn. Carrolls FnAs~
macy; Wensourx. J. r Elson
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-16
MAJOR-CENERAL CHAS. P. SuMMERALL
WILL Be HONOR GUEST OF THE CITY
CoSCdrrTEE TO Meet THIS MORN
mo AT CHAMBER COMMENCE
TO COMPLETE AR
RANGEMENTS.
Banquet Friday Evening, General Eecep-
son Saturday Evening and
Afternoon Parade.

Crs ot the greatest military oe,"ors'
tons held IN the CITY SiucC the term ma
lion 81 The World War. VII y" that on
Friday evening and Saturday. when tho
city will welcome a. is distln gutShed
guest Maior-C;eueral Charles =. sum
neral. commander OF tho Famous FRS;
Division now stationed a. camp Tay Tor.
Ky. The chief os tho division Will ar
rive IN the Guy At $40 o'clock on Friday
evening and will remain untl Saturday
midnight.
Yesterday morning a, 10 O'Clock a. the
Market Auditorium a meetlnE was held
attended by the following committees;
Mayor Thomas ThoN"r. representing the
City Of Wheeling; Or. Q. ". BurdatS'
the K!wanis Club; Or. Robert Downing.
the Rotary club. H. /. 'orccran ;he
Chamber OF Commerce. re;e- Boyd. the
Press: William Gnn'perS. N" American
Legion: and Captain George y. Ha"i"E.
Archie ~ Nolan and Lieutenant !. y.
Wallace. 10 United states Arm. and !.
z. Rose, OF The Ohio Valley Trades aHG
Labor Assembly. when pla?s were 7u;
into motion fer the formation - .a-E"
committee 20 take final action \ conf
mtttee from thu Boy Scouts. '1"siy In
sstitUte. the public schools and Cathedral
high school. VIII NEE: with the other
committee this mora!nE.
X is planned To have military re-
cepttoH FOR the officer when he arrived
at the depot. followed ~ a dinner At III"
McLure Hotel This = 20 be followed
by an inspection trip over the city on
Saturday morning with meeting az
noon. A parade in the afternoon. when
many organizations VIII participate. Will
he followed BY big rscept!o N the eve
ming az the Market Auditorium. II
promises to DO ono Of the biggest az
fatrs ever held In tho city.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-16
CALOTABS ARE
BEST FOR COLDS
AND INFLUENZA
Doctors Now Prescribe Calotabs,
the Purified Calomel Tablets
That Are NausealeSs,
Safe and Sure.

Doctors arc warning tho public that
simple colds and mild "ases 81 iufu-
cnza often l"nd :" pneumonia and other
srIinus CumpllcattoH. They say that
every cold should receive Immediate
attention and that tn" FIRST step IN tho
treatment Is 70 MAX" sur" 'ha; tn" liver
is active For this purpose 'Rlotabs,
m ncrfcr.ed. nauscaie$s calum"l tab
io,s are the s..rcst. best and most agree
ahlr laxative.
ono Caiotab Al he'd time with a swal-
low Of water--thats all. no salts. no
nausea. and 10 upsetting Of tho diSas-
ton and appetite. Next morning your
cold has vanished. your liver is active,
vuur aystem IS purified and refreshed
and Won -re feeling In" with = hearty
ap7crtc cov breakfast. Eat what you
please. no danger.
For your protection. ColatahS are sold
mi, In original scaled packages price
,rir,v-rvc cents. All druggists recon-
,r~rd ard EunrrI'c" Cal"tahs and are
rt'h,r.zcd TO refund the price II YOU
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-16
HAVE COLUR IN CHEEKS
Be Better Looking-Take
Olive Tablets

II >otIr skin is yellow -compleXIOn
pallid--tonguo coated-appette poor
YOU have bad taste IN your mouth.
n lazy. no-Good tcehng-yol should
tak" Olive Tablets.
DR.. Edwards Olive Iablets-a sub
sututc for ralomel-wcrc prepared by
Or. Edwards after II years oi study
Edwards Olive Tablets purely
Observation-Disclosures Veoi!.
You will know them by their olive color.
Tohave clear. pink skin, bright eyes.
TO pinples feeling OF buoyancy Ike
ch,ldhoNi davsyou must get at the cause.
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets act on
the liver and bowels like calomel--yet
have no dangerous after effects.
They start the bile and overcome con,
stlpation Millions OF boxes are solo
annually az l0c and &c. Take one. or
.worghtlv and note the pleasing results
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-16

:, Tn" greater me necessity for saving
tho greater your opportunity TO use
The lntciiiScucer Want Ads.
Arizona republican., 1920-02-20
By A. A. Carrick

In noting the changes that have taken place in the Salt River valley Tn the past few years, one is greatly impressed by the rapid development of ' mat part commonly known as the north side and especially in the dis trlcts immediately surrounding the towns of Glendale, Peoria and Marin cite.
 This change is perhaps not so notic- able to residents who have but recently come to this district, but can only be appreciated by those of us who have lived here since the time when the memory Of man runneth not to the contrary. We have seen most of the land here covered with sage brush and Sreasewood, we have seen later a large amount of it planted to orchards and vineyards and have seen these oie Tor the want Of water, making this investment a total loss. If there is a rancher in this district today who tninks that the farming conditions here are hard, he should gain courage and inspiration from those hardy pio- neers who stayed by their ranches dur lngfthe late '90s, when the only water they got from the canals for over year was barely enough to fill the "dobe holes" for their stock
 Upon the completion of the Roose- Welt dam, the conditions were entirely changed. An abundant and permanent water supply was assured and men took new courage. Bountiful crops of grain and alfalfa were produced, cattle hogs and sheep went direct from the pastures to the markets. Dairying be. came one of the leading industries or tne valley and the sublime faith of those old pioneers, that-this was the Eden of the universe. was amply justified
 The production of cotton in this dis trict has now passed the experimental stage and is recognized at the present tune as the leading staple product and one that will repay the farmer a very handsome profit. At the same time it should be remembered that the raising of cotton, like the pursuit of any other business. is largely dependant upon the individual. It has been said that all things were created to serve some pur- pose This is probably true, but all men were not created cotton raisers The high price for this staple which has prevailed for some time has in duced many to undertake the raising of cotton who have had absolutely no previous farming experience and it Is beyond question that many of these will make failure of it. To the man who understands the business and is willing to give it his constant atten- tion, there does not seem to be any line of farming at this time that offers more remuneration.
 While cotton has been grown in Ari- zona since the days of a prehistoric race, the growing of the long staple variety as commercial crop in this district dates back to 1911. when Her bert B. Atha. the father Of Egyptian cotton in Arizona, planted five acres on his ranch near Glanda1e. One can easily obtain an idea of the growth of 1 the business by comparing the number 1 of bales raised in 1912 and those 1 raised in 1919.
Arizona republican., 1920-02-20

able cultivated area to cotton this year, according to estimates mace by the cotton men of that district. There, as elsewhere in the Salt River valley, cot- ton has proven itself the king of crops and the farmers more convinced year by year that higher profits are to be derived from the cultivation of that crop than any other, are gradually turning over more available land to cotton.
 Estimates made for last season in dicate that at least half of the Gilbert territory was seeded to cotton and those who are in close touch with the situation now are counting on at least two-thirds of the area going into cot ton this spring.
 The first ginning plant ever operat- ed in Gilbert, turned out last season a total of 1,7O0 bales. The capacity of the plant will, it is understood be doubled during the coming months so that everything will be in readiness for a capacity run when the ginning season opens in the fall.
 While the present plant is doubling its capacity. announcement has also been made that an entirely new con- 12-stand gin. The Attaway- Phelps company of Mesa, operators there of one of the largest plants in the valley, have already secured a property loca- ton here and expect to. erect a mod ern gin between now and the opening of the fall season.
 As a fair evidence of the productive ness of the soil at Gilbert one grower there last year, it is said. after paying all of his expenses netted over $500 per acre from the land he had in cotton. While this is exceptional, all of the growers of the district are said to have averaged net profit of from S100 an acre up
 Coincident with the advent of the cotton industry to the district, the town of Gilbert has taken on added activities. new business concerns are coming into existence, a new high school building was recently completed and is now occupied, and a new bank ing institution, the second in the town, has been organized and will be in operation within the next few months