The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
ON SECOND. THOUGHT
BY JAY e. HOUSE.
(From- Philadelphia Public Ledges,

While we shall feel an interest in the
| Daniels-Sims war, our participation IN
\ 1t will be extremely casual As enc
who fought valiantly in the sampson
Schley war, we recognize the fuuiity OF
internecine strife. and snaii eAerss s.,
the privilege of the veteran TO remain
at home and assist in caring Tor the
women and children.
| The Sampson -Schley war was fought
1 less than twenty years ago. NOBODY
now recalls what it was about. Nobody
knows who won. We can't remen. Der
/ whether We were with Sampson or
with Schley. We generate no en-
jthuSiasIn for another conflict of that
nature. Let the gentlemen south by
east fight it cut. Ours shall be to con-
sole the war widows, il such there are.
L. T. BIS complaint that hotel towels
are of such poor quality nowadays that
they no longer are worth stealing, in
terests us in a psychic sort of way.
Somebody seeias to bs holding the
thought. No longer than the week
before last We made precisely the same
observation to Adelaide.
Prohibition also wipes out the stock
in trade of the reformed drunkard.
He will no longer be able to arregats
to himself the credit for having re-
formed. There are men in every COM
immunity whose chief distinction is Il at
they were once hard drinkers and CUB
sequently cured themselves of the
habit.
) Most of the plans for saving the
world are invented by men so useless
to their communities that they have
, nothing else to do.
A large family of children is the
/ poor mans favorite load.
Frankness is one of the admirable
, qualities. but it is much more effective
7 il its protector has acquired skill in
: coating it with a conversational ungu-
ent.
The people want-to do the right
thing. The trouble is that, due to 4he
people don't know what it is and can't
find out.
: Formerly school teachers whipped
| recalcitrant pupils, and 1t was not
uncommon thing that a boy who had
J kbeen whipped in school was whipped
again by his father when he reached
nome. In recent years new disciplin-
larry methods have been invented and
accepted. In the way of corrective
measures, all that is expected OF a
teacher nowadays is that he shall
apologize to his pupils when he, wit
tingly or unwittingly, hurts their feel
ings. And it may be that is the better
plan.
Some observe Lent. Others merely
turn off the porch light and draw the
blinds.
1t is woman's business to be
beautiful. If reasonable use of cos
metics assists her in attaining that
.. end, so much the better for cosmetics.
The best recipe for palatable food
is more cream and butter. A good
cook is one who uses plenty OF both.
ssmpathize with a man and he will
follow you around for more.
: Surprising as 1t may appear. good
many envy Rip Van Wrinkle. Rip Van
Wrinkle, it will be recalled. slept TWEEN
; ty years, and nearly every tired wom-
an wishes she could do the same
: thing.
Up to the time a man is fifty he
; doesn't particularly mind it il they
refer to him as ''the old man
/ whilesit costs a great deal more 70
live than it did thirty years ago, it is
the opinion of practically all aged and
: middle-aged persons that it is worth
more.
= The basis of computation employed
by those who prey upon their kind Is
that three credulous persons will at
I ford a confidence operator a bare liv-
. ing. while seven will keep him in the
: luxury to which he wishes to accus-
tom himself
: 1t is entirely probable that the
/. women, when they become accuse
toned to the ballot, will be able I'd
accomplish something in the way of
better government The men have al
ways been so busy talking about what
ought to be done that they have been
unable actually to do anything.
In this country the fayorite way of
! correcting an abuee IS to write letter
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