The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY z. HOUSE
(Frou Philadelphia Public LsdgssJ

So far as the artistic phase OF the
proposed performance Is concerned,
the column views Buck" Weaver's ad-s
vent into tho field OF vaudeville with
out enthusiasm. Buck" who II one
Of those of whom 1t is alleged he did 1t
for the wife and Riddles" plans to
appear in monologue in an effort TO
rehabilitate himself in public esteem
And, on the subject of monoiogy, the
column is cold and distant, not to say
formal
There is, however, one cleaning
thought in the connection. 1t is that
Buck is again playing the wrong
hunch. In the minds of many persons
selling ball games and the monologue
sketch both rank as offenses. The
| jury that would give a man three years
for throwing ball game likely would
give him seven years for doing mono
logue.
The theory that young Mr.. Garland,
who recently snorted in derision at a
million-doll legacy. got his ideas in
Greenwich Village would be plausible
enough but for one thing. There are
no ideas in Greenwich Village.
So far as ideas go. Greenwich vii
lage is golden oak piano set down
in room done in ivory and gold.
And the gent who is playing the piano
has only one finger.
The return of Constantine recalls old
memories. He is the gentleman who.
for considerable period during the
earlier days of the war, was under his
wife's thumb.
}, However, Constantine negotiated a
round trip and the feat should be set
| down in the box score. He has been
) TO obloquy and back. In these de-
generate days that is a remarkable
performance for a king.
Y Probably we shall not be interested
: in the text Of the message. We seldom
2 are. But We shall be curious to know
whether the president has his wallop
back.
l w. H. c. wants to know il a cold
r bath, taken every morning on arising.
n is beneficial or otherwise. We are not
9 In position to advise as to the physical
r effect of the cold bath upon the indi-
r vidual. But it probably is the greatest
of the inculcators of self-esteem.
( Some of the proudest men we have
e ever known were those who took q
e cold bath every morning. Next to the
r man who can, in five minutes, shave
f himself better than a barber can do ii,
: the one who takes a cold bath every
morning is the peacock of the human
r race.
The psychology of the human mind
{ is ever an interesting study. One OF
d its inevitable conclusions is that II the
n gentleman who possesses 1t voluntarily
e imposes some hardship or discomfort
o upon himself, such hardship or dis
l. lcomfort must be regarded as a virtue.
If Thousands of persons sleep outdoors
d the year round, not because it is COM
II Portable or desirable to do so. but be-
cause it Is an unhappy and unsatisfac-
Our own suggestion to the Illinois
i couple who have planned two honey
moon trips is that the second be sched-
= Most couples. in the first flush as it
were of marriage, are able to get thru
N one long trip. But very few are able
d to Withstand the trials and exactions of
ID two.
Nearly every couple remembers the
g honeymoon trip as the occasion of the
~ first big row.
~ We have no opinion touching the
ii subject of giving the Filipinos their
independence. That is for the gentle
ve men south by east to decide. But we
i regard them about as well fitted for
=. self-government as the citizens of any
IN other country. There hasn't been a
" fnaudlin outburst of poppycock in the
Philippines since General Fred Fun
I'd ston chased Aguinaldo to his incon-
spicuous and ultimate retreat.
That, of course. may be an extreme
~ view. But, such as 1t is, we are proud
5 to be the author of it.
re
sOt We have made certain invidious
4 comment upon Greenwich Village, its
habitues and its patrons. But we con-
y cede the point that its habitues are
e often careless in their search of the
;s persons of their patrons. On the oc-
le casion of our last adventure in Green
1. wich Village we succeeded in conceal
r ing IS bill and escaped with IT,
y At the moment OF that adventure
= the feat would have been impossible
& in any other congested center In this
~ country.