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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-06
Chapter 2s.

Chapter %.
SAY Gerry, what do you think has
happenedz' Mary Ryan said the next
morning. She was required to be at
the shop half an hour earlier than L
was and often retailed a bit of gossip
when 1 came in.
II haven't the least idea" 1 still
felt bit hurt and worried over Rob-
ert, and my mind was upon my own
affairs.
Yours truly is full-fiedged sales
woman. No more hustling down
mornings for little Mary. Let George
do it now; George or Annie, it makes
no difference to me. Watch out or
I'll grab your job. I'm out to make q
record" Then more seriously: Amt
If 1 hadn't been walking behind
madame that day and picked up her
pocket book I wouldn't have been
here. Then I wouldn't perhaps ever
been in a millinery shop at all; 1
wouldn't have known you or-any-
thing"
Yes, it is sometimes a very inslg-
nificant action that affects our lives.
/ am very glad for you Mary. 1t isn't
anything more than you deserve. You
can sell as well as L can now. But
don't have your eyes or your heart
fixed on my position; l shall keep it
myself-unless / am discharged"
mo danger of that she returned
then muttered something that sound
ed like I wish there was but Gus
toner came in just then and I forgot
all about Mary.
For several days Robert came home
regularly. We spent one evening with
the Weeds. At first I enjoyed myself,
but later in the evening something
happened that made me sorry 1 went
Betty and I were talking of clothes,
had helped her fix a hat, when I over
n Nd y1k IN r Robert.
81 got my expected raise yesterday
Bob"
That's fine" Robert replied. 81
didn't
at must have been favoritisn.
know they have always thought heap
of you down there. They used to blow
about your ability"
used to. is right" Bob's voice was
full of bitterness.
.'Buck up, Bob, don't let it make YOU
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The Woman Who Loved-and
Earned 4 Modem s.o.y q Home and Business
Blu JANE PHELPS

bitter. You'll get boosted next time"
81 doubt it,
'Pshaw. brace up; didn't think it
had cut quite SO deep"
at is my own fault, Frank. I
haven't been worth a damn for some
time. I can't fix my mind on my
work. I lost a splendid order today.
The customer said l was inattentive.
thought of the customer. instead$ of
their own affairs. The boss was
pretty mad
I noticed the quick glance Frank
gave Bob an apprehensive look.
Neither said anything more. and we
worried was by what I had over
heard.
1 wanted to talk with Bob about it
terribly. but I feared to hurt his feel
SO quick to resent any suggestion. So
I chatted of impersonal things all the
way home.
Betty Weed is so helpless about
some things" l opined. TT was funny
to sec her try to fix that hat
She can fix food il she can't fix
hats. That was an awfully good sup
per. I could have drunk a quart of
that coffee
Then stayed awake all night"
Might as well stay awake for cof-
fee, as to lie there thinking"
DO you lie awake much?"
ooh, 1 guess I'll stand it"
Some way it wasn't easy to visit
with Bob nowadays. He seemed al
ways impatient. Not really compan-
ionable as he was when we were first
married.; nor did he seem to be par
ticuiariy interested in much of any
thing. He didn't enthuse as he did al
first over visiting his old friends. De-
| INJURED sometimes when I proposed it
Really l was at a loss to know what tt
make of him at times
IT wish you would tell me what wor-
rfes you Perhaps talking it over with
me would help" I finally said.
Nothing will help!" was hi:
brusque reply. He had reached home
so I dropped the subject. Later in thu
night I heard him up and reminded
Il told you the coffee would keel
you awake
"Oh, damn!" was his muttered re
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off the old sixty-five. I got your letter
in person"
Much excited conversation followed.
And at the end, while Billy made
away with the mate to Caroline's apple
pie, 'Tll buy the house, Aunt Sarah"
he said quite casually. Its just what
I want
.'Why-why. you sound as if you
had made your pile said Fanny
shyly.
some.''
But will you want SO big place ?"
asked Sarah.
Il think we will-caroline and IT,
said Billy.
Gardiner"
who else? ?" asked Billy, indignant
ly. II always said I'd come back to
her, and 1 just stopped now on my way
up from the station to ask her to
marry me very soon. She said yes
And you needn't woriz<in this old shop
any more"
Sarah and Fanny each gave a little
gasp. They would have said it was a
sight of relief.
But Caroline some days later, dis
cussing the matter with Billy. said
Don't take the shop away from them,
darling. 1t will be wonderful to buy
the house and have them make their
home there-but they would miss the
little store, even if they don't admit it. -
Whatever you say, goes" said Billy.
And as Fanny remarked one day to
Sarah, as she gently busted Chinese
bulb: You can't go against Proyi-
dence."
Copyright. 1920, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
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Attorney General Palmer. who near
~ developed a presidential boom by
the way he took up the matter of re-
ducing the high cost of living. having
failed to accomplish anything, has ap-
parentiy turned the effort over to his
assistant He announces that prices
are coming Gown, and so washes his
hands of further responsibility. Mr..
Tigg. his assistant, would like to ac-
complish something for the public. but
seems as powerless as his chief. He
is laying the blame for high prices to
extravaganza, declaring that people
are rebounding from the privations of
war times and do not care what a
thing costs If they want 1t. And he
adds that they are able to buy because
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a basis of petty prohibitions. She
must display the present power of her
Lord in hope and help and healing.
The Harbor of Seasickness.
Twelve miles from Judd is the city
of Jaffa, the ancient Joppa where
Peter raised Dorcas from the dead.
Most modern visitors to Jerusalem
entered the Holy Land by the port Of
Jaffa, where the tumuItuous seas and
difficult landing made it one of the
centers of seasickness, if such a
phrase may be permitted. Those old
days have passed. Jaffa has been
abandoned as a principal port of en-
try. and great harbor improvements
have been planned for Haifa. The
railway between Jaffa and Judd is
not likely soon to be restored; altho
the normal business of the thriving
Jewish colonies around Jaffa insures
the eventual resumption of the line.
This city was the scene of a
miracle that awakened the people to
potency of the new Christian faith.
Here was situated the beautiful story
of the raising of Dorcas from the
dead by the hand Of Peter. Dorcas
the name meaning "Gazelle,' in
the flowery oriental fashion-"was
full of good works and alms-deeds
which she did"
What a monument that one woman
erected for herself! Nobody can Use
the name Dorcas without thinking of
her. Countless thousands of "Dorcas
societies have ministered after her
fashion and in her name. The very
marvel OF her restoration to life is
obscured by the memory of Eer
humble ministries of love. Cleo
patra's Needle,'' an obelsk of stone,
has been transported from Egypt to
London, but it is no such monument
as Dorcas Needle. After all, there is
no career possible to woman or
to a man equal to sincere goodness
and consistent helprulness.
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The appropriation committee OF the
house continues to cut down the sums
demanded by the departments in the
bills introduced. This~fs an important
move in the direction of economy and
one that may permit a reduction in
taxes without resorting to new loans.
But there also should be lessening of
current federal expenditures. The
war ended more than year ago, yet
some departments. of government are
carrying a greater payroll today than
they did when the war was at its
height. To make matters worse, the
tendency is apparently toward further
increase in the number of employees
instead of toward a decrease. The
money we are spending in some of
the departments today would have
run the entire government twenty five
years ago. The question is not merely
one of saving money for the men who
pay the taxes. It is contended that
high taxes. especially corporation
profits taxes. are a fundamental cause
of high prices. Certainly they are a
direct cause of extravaganza, looseness
in business methods and a disregard
for the earnings that "go to the gov
eminent anyway The objections
that apply TO the cost plus system of
contracting apply with equal force to
profits taxes-they result in the same
sort of abuses and waste.
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Observation-Disclosures ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

young man had to look down to see
him-for he had no legsi But he
was a master whistler.
Pencil please, pencil please-pen-
ell. mister?''
And the young man who had been
seeing nothing in hope or in life, im1
mediately went into his pocket and,
pulling out his solitary ten cents.
handed it to the whist1ing street man.
This Is a true story, told to me by a
friend. And the young man about
whom it is told, is today one of the
greatest lawyers of a great American
city. He was saved by a whistlei
There are things achieved by the
simple agencies of this life-by the
human whistle, for fnstance-of
which the world little dreams.
And when we seem to have lost all.
there is one thing that still remains
our whistles
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Dinner Stories

A man who was wanted by the
police had been photographed in six
different positions. and the pictures
sent to the chief of police of a pro-
vincial town, where it was thought
likely the fugitive was in hiding. At
ter the lapse of a few days the follow
ing reply reached headquarters:
"Sfr: duly received the portraits
of the six miscreants whose capture
is desired. I have arrested five of
them, and the sixth is under observa-
ton and will be secured shortly"
-
''Why do you walk around by Algy' s
office every day."
81 Tilted him last week."
what of that?"
And he's trying to forget me-"
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Following the general trend toward
higher prices the federal reserve banks
have advanced the price of loans. As
result of this action, the prices of
in on change have gone tumbling.
The inference is that those who have
been specializing in these things and
Keeping prices high have been doing
so on borrowed money. Not only
have the banks advanced the rates but
to a large extent they have refused to
renew loans to the spectators, all of
which may prove beneficial to the
public interest
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the country is prosperous. Probably
nobody outside the attorney generals
office expected that prices would be
reduced thru the efforts of the gov
eminent. 1t is doubtful that Mr.
Palmer expected to accomplish any
thing along this line. But prices are
certain to decline sometime, and the
official who happens at that time to
be engaged in an effort to reduce
them may get the credit for the re-
duction.
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HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
BIZ MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs. Thompson. Is it proper
for q lady upon receiving an introduce
ton to gentleman to shake hands?
L. o. S.
Either way is correct. To shake
hands is little more cordial. Do
not start and hesitate. If you hold
out your hand wait until the man
shakes it. So often the woman takes
back hers just as the man reaches out
and embarrassment is caused.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: If a boy has
been invited to party and the girl
he keeps company with is not, should
ne attend the party? r. D.
Circumstance would decide such a.
case. If the boy is very young, he is
foolish to have only one girl and
therefore should not stay away from
the party because OF one girl unless
he feels an injustice has been done
her. Also, if the people who invite
him are not acquainted with the girl,
he should feel at liberty to go.
Unpopular: Many girls of six
teen are not popular with boys. En-
joy your girl friends and try to for
get boys until one of them notices
you and asks to come to see Won.
Popularity with boys comes naturaI-
ly and cannot be forced.
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Moulton Musings

BIZ ROY *. MoUITON.

Those Defunct~ Resolutions.
Ten resolutions, standing in line,
the League of Nations, then there
were nine.
Nine resolutions waiting for theirfate,
Cussed the cost of living, then there were
eight.
Eight resolutions looking up to heaven
Stood another boost in rent, then there
were seven.
Seven resolutions. how the memory sticks.
Bought a seyen-dollars steak, then there
were six.
Six resolutions, very much alive,
Paid out nineteen bucks for shoes, then
there were five.
Five resolutions, just five and no more,
Criticised my wife's folks, then there were
four.
Four resolutions, virile. pure and free,
Stole a pound Of sugar, then there were
three.
Three resolutions, pretty howdy-do,
Dallied with the pasteboards, then there
were two.
Two resolutions. Ere the day was done,
Mortgaged the house for dozen eggs, then
there was one.
One resolution-nor so very many,
Took a swig of wood alcohol, then there
wasn't any.
We are launched that Mr.. Hamburg
runs butcher shop on Bathgate ave-
nue. and that Doctor Ill is a leading
physician in Newark.
81
February. 1seo, is also a leap
month. 1t leaps from Sunday to Sun
day. ,-a
Holland seems to be between the
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THE WHISTLER.

He was standing in the shadow of
dark building at night. The street
was quite silent. He was very much
discouraged and felt alone as he pom
dered on the heartlessness of the great
city. His total wealth was in the
sum of ten cents.
Nothing seemed worth while. He
was contemplating suicide.
But just then, out of the night, the
weird, strange, yet cheering sound of
q human whistle penetrated the air
the softness of the still night, but
emphasizing the beauty Of its tone.
The young man listened intentIy. He
had not heard a whistle for a long
time-nor had he any desire to invent
one.
Nearer the wholesome sounds crept.
He waited. He thought. Presently
from the corner q man appeared. Ths
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The publishers of the country are
doing their bit to relieve the shortage
in print paper. In December they
used 1855 tons less than in Novem-
Der. Production in the same period
increased 21.T46 tons over November.
reaching a total of 122,7s1 tons. If
the publicity bureaus maintained in
practically every one of the govern
ment bureaus at Washington were to
try as sincerely as private printers to
conserve the supply of paper. the
present shortage might be speedily
overcome.
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Dorothy Dix Talks
no PraIsc on Not no PraIse-z,


If YOU were a man. Mary, and Spent
ali YOUR life toiling to support you.
family. and to keep your VINE 49,
children soft and warm-n ali tnae
YOU got out of your hard iapor w.
Just your board and clothes. anu en 10,
the worst in the family-woulu You
prefer a wife who took the sacriIice
YOU made of yourself as just a master
of course, and who never expressed 70
YOU one word of thanks, or apprecia
ton. or would it cheer you along your
way to have a wife who told you con-
tinuaIIy that she understood how 1ine'
and unselfish, and brave, ana uh-
complaining you were, ana tnat sm NE
thanked God on her knees conunuaiiy
for having. bestowed the blessing Oh
such a husband upon herr
You won't find it hard to answer
these questions from won1an's stand
point You will say, OF course,
woman wants to be told that she IS
loved. that she wantsto know that her
husband still admires her. that she
wants him to appreciate all the sacri-
fees that matrimony demands OF her.
Believe me. Mary, men are JUST as
hungry for love and just as ANXIOUS
for a little praise, and long just as
much for a lite understanding, ana
appreciation. and gratitude as any
| woman does They are ashamed to
come right out and ask for 1t as We
women do, but just try giving a poor.
| tired. overworked, neglected husband
a few kind words, and you will see
that he is just grateful as stray
| dog is for pat on the head.
! Praise is the cocktail of domesticity.-
| 1t is the appetizer that makes family
| life palatable. 1T is the magic that
converts drab duty into rosy pleasure,
/ that turns a homelv face a-ross the
! label from us into a thing of beauty;
/ table from us into a thing of beauty;
chronicle of everyday life.
/ No man fingers away from his own
fireside, If he knows that his wife is
waiting with the laurel wreath ready
to crown him on his return home.
No man minds the work he does, If his
| wife is going to tell him how she ap-
preciates every lick he has put in for
! her. No man ever discovers that his
wife has grown old and fat if she
shows him to himself as forever young
and beautiful.
1t is only when the supply of salve
runs out that the household ma
chinery begins to -creak, and fyroan,
and fall apart
And listen, Mary, if you don't tell
your husband that you love him, and
that you admire him, some other
woman will A man cannot live with
out flattery any more than he can
without air. No man can exist with
out some woman to tell him how
handsome. and wonderful he is, and
when wives cease to do this husbands
: go out and hunt up some lady who
! does
That is the secret of the vamp. and
explains why SO many middle aged
: men are easy marks for any woman
{ with glib tongue. They are starving
Tor appreciation and praise, and will
swallow anything that is handed to
them.
Think it over, Mary
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Ouesfions-Answers

Q. Is the shortage of school teachers In
the United States very Create. I'll.
A. The United States Bureau of Ednca-
ton says that because of the impossibility
of living decently on the salaries paid, there
is an acute shortage of school teachers III
the country, and unless the wages of teach-
ers are increased this situation will become
more serious next fall. The bureau esti-
mates that about $4,000 schools, mostly
rural, are now closed because of the lack OF
teachers. There are also about G0.000 per-
sons teaching school in the United States
who have not the minimum qualifications.
They have to be used because they are the
only teachers available
O.. What has been the increase in the
since before the war 1T. q. b.
A. In April, 1917. there were in this
country only sixty one ship yards with "a
tons could be constructed. In November,
1919. there were 223 yards with 1000 ways,
or about four times as many as there were
quart of cream?-E. r..
that a quart of milk is the heavier. This
is explained by the fact that there is more
fat In cream than in milk, and that fat is
Q. What is the annual salary Of Samuel
Gompers, president OF the American fed
A. he Is paid yearly salary of $4,000,
which is the same as the base pay of a
general in the United States army.
troops carried by the Leviathan on any
one trans-Atlaptic trip IL. NJ Fl.
A. The record number of troops carried
by the Levtathan, which the largest
ship in the transport service, was 1900
This ship has eleven decks.
Q. How many times did Christ appear
on earth after his resurrection A. 8. d.
A. The Bible records thirteen physical
, appearances. Ten of these occurred be-
fore the Ascension, and three afterwards
The Inst three were to Saints Stephen. Paul,
and John.
Q. What does the word soviet mean :
Il. N. c.
A. Soviet is Russian word. which
| literally translated means council. The
name is most usually applied to workmen
and soldier councils.
-fAny reader can get the answer to any
question by writing The Topeka State
! Journal Information bureau. Frederic J.
Haskin, Director. Washington, ID. G.. This
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| bureau cannot give advice on legal, medical
! and financial matters. 1t does not under
| take to settle domestic troubles. nor to
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The secretary of the treasury init
mates that the financial stability of
the world IS not to be had thru Amer
icaas backing of international loans.
but thru ceaseless and expeditions
movement of goods and gold in the
channels of legitimate trade. If the
vtlid get to work producing some
thing the financiers will take care of
the money prob ems without special
government authority or support.
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II is announced that Director Cen
erai Hines will furnish enough cars
to move out the Kansas wheat crop
with a rush. This plan to unload an
enormous volume of wheat on a fall
ing market may be good one for the
millers and the exporters but it will
be hard on the producers. The wide
spread opposition OF the farmers to
government operation OF railroads can
be readily understood.
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E29arI Eus5t

THE BLAME.
When Walter Notanickle fell in love with
Mabel Lee,
Her parents said: Good heavensI Such
match can ever. be!
This young nah is beneath her; he'd dis
grace our family name:
To have him for a son-in-law would be
lasting shame
So they promptly said to Mabel she must
choose another spouse.
And they ordered al the servants not to let
him in the house.
Now Walter Eotanickie heard the orders.
and be said:
Tho the old folks do not like me, it's not
them | want to wed;
They can think up names to call me til
their brains are In a whirl,
But they'll wake up some fine morning
and they'll find I've got the GIRL
And fair Mabel said to Walter. spite of
all my parents say.
I will take you for my husband So
one night they ran away.
Now the honeymoon is over, and fair Mabel
sits at night
And sadly realizes that her parents had
1t right.
For Walter NotanickIe has turned out to
be no good
And is treating pretty Mabel as her father
said he would:
And the old folks sit in sorrow, and they
say that it's a shame,
But they never think one minute that fer
this match they are to blame.
Copyright 1920 BY Edgar A. Guest.
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Persons apparently well informed in
financial matters fear that the decline
in European exchange will bring dis
aster to this country thru cutting off
our export trade. But compensation
may be found in the fact that a cur
tailment of exports will leave more
for home consumption and at lowered
prices