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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03
little BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BIZ TEE PAPE

I was tawking to Mary Watkins on
her frunt steps yestidday aft1rneon,
and made a date with her TO come
erround after supBir ana tawk to her
on them agen. and vile I was eating
suppir 1 had a ideer, and I got thrco
eating the ferst ands went up to my
sister Gladdises room and spriakled
lot of her coione on my HANDKERCHIEF,
making IL smell crate, and then I
started to hunt for my hat and vile
was locking in the setting room ma
and pop came up. pop smelling up
words and saving. NV o my, wat a
fragranis we have with us this eevn-
ling.
o, do you smell it. l smell it toe.
sed ma. WITCH jest then I started to
Wither away, Benny? Meening ware
was 1 going, ana 1 sed, Out.
Out is q big place, sed pop. Meen-
ing he wunted to know ixaekly ware.
and I sed, rgot a Engagement to see
Mary Watkins.
o. him. sed pop. Wich Jest then
GladdiS ran down stairs from her room
and came in looking mad, SAYING,
Mother, this has got to stop. 1 jest
locked at my new doller a bottle
perfume and about quarter of it is
tgone, it must be Nora that's taking II
and ! wish you would Epeek to her
about It, I think its perfectly diskust-
ling.
Haw haw haw. Mary Watkins. hayv
haw haw, sed pop laffing,
Hee hee, I never herd enything Sc
funny in my life. hee, hee, sed ma.
Well il you'll kindly ixplape ware
the joak comes in maybe Ill laff too
ised Gladdis. Pop and ma jets laffine
Imore insted of less, and Gladdis
Hooked even madden and went dowr
to the kitchin to tell Nora herself and
I quick went out without my hat and
Mary Watkins was on her frunt steps
lalreddy and the ferst thing she die
Twas smellthe colore, saying il smellee
lhewtifill. and I rubbed my handksr
Ichiff on hers. making hers smell
pretty neer as mulch as mine without
tchanging the smell of mine hardl,
eny.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

The Democrats promise that if they
be continued in power in national af-
fairs their pledges will be fulfilled in
the future with the same fidelity that
has characterized the fulfillment of
their pledges in the past. This prom
Use calls to mind the one they made in
1892 to reform the tariff downward.
Instead of carrying out their pledge
they passed a tariff law carrying q
higher average rate than anything the
Republicans had ever thought of.
Even President Cleveland denounced
his own party for its ''peFfidy." Later
the party assured its protection to ev-
cry American citizen in the enjoyment
of his rights at home or abroad. but
there has pot been day since that
party came into power when any
American could enjoy his rights under
eur treaties with Mexico.
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torians and commentators dwell
There is another significance, how
ever, which is commonly overlooked.
Just as inside the tabernacle and the
temple was the holy of holes, and
within the holy of holes was treas
ured the Ark; so, inside of the Ark
itself, the heart of the whole mat
ter, were the two tables OF stone on
which were cut, doubtless in cunei-.
form Characters, the Ten Commando
rnents, or the4Law.
That is the word for a lawIess
time. At the very center of religion
Is the Law once for all delivered
from the Mount. In vain do we
hold fast to the moral code given by
Jehovah to Moses. Any conception
of Christianity which lessons the en-
phasis upon the Law of God is per-
version of Scripture.
At present, We are witnessing
worldwide slump in : obedience to
law Children are no longer reared
with deepest reverence for the laws
of God and man, Including respect
fop. parents. Even good citizens
have, in the interests of business or
politics, gone to great lengths in
disregard of the civil law. Whole
nations today are turning to anar-
chy. The old SATELLITES have been
shaken.
Before any other consideration In
1ife comes the eiSdE law OF Axou.
The primary question. in facing any
opportunity or problem. should be us
it right?" That is first. No political
or pecuniary or personal advantage of
any sort should weigh until the divine
law has been faced. Men and women
whose. instructive reaction is always.
"Is it right?" are the pillars of society.
Within the very innermost shrine of
| life should be the law OF God.
Keep We the law, be swift in all
obedience
The Light Through the Window.
Our majestic Biblical narrative
concludes, "And the glory of the Lord
filled the house of the lord When
the Ark is in the temple the house is
spirit and law of God shine forth
from a church or a life, like a light
through a stained glass window.
A few evenings ago, in a. small New
York town, I noticed d practice that
might well become general. Passing
church, I saw the large stained glass
window, which was a representation
! of Jesus in Gethsemane, lighted from,
within. There was no service in the
church. The light burned only to re-
veal the beauty and the benediction OF
! the window to the passerby. 1t was
simply a gospelling device. Without
| the light, the stained glass would have
been dull and unintelIgible to tbs
passer-by. @ s
Life and work are like that; they
are meaningless unless there is the
outward shining of an inner life. The
| Ark must be within ere the glory car
glow without.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03
Dorothy Dix Tails
The Touch OF Nature-1.

H
THE reason that like the BUSH
ness girl better tfzn the stay-at-home
girl, is because the business girl is sell
dom CRATER, and the stay-at-home
girl nearly always is" said a young
man in discussing the ever-interesting
girl proposition.
The girl who has never done any
work except to work Papa, feels that
she has a perfect right to dip her
hand as deeply into every masculine
pocketbook as she can. To her, man
simply exists to be exploited by wo-
men, and beau is a poor simp merci-
fully ordained by an All Wise Provi-
dence to supply her with taxis. and
flowers, and theater tickets, and little
dinners and suppers.
when you take that type OF girl
out, you are bankrupt for the next
month, and press your own trousers
and dine at lunch counter. She can
think of more ways to spend money in
minute. than Coal Oil Johnnie could
in a month. She always wants to go
to the most expensive places to eat
and invariably orders the things that
are out of season and whose prices
make you wonder If she is under the
misrepresentation that you are a mill
lionaire in disguise.
ASK her to go to the theater with
you and she says she is SO anxious
to see some play whose tickets are in
the hands of Spectators, and that
cost you a fortune to buy And ~she
naively suggests that If you are going
to send her some flowers that orchids
are her favorites. and you have to
haul her back and forth in a taxi, for
she gets paralysis in er~IoWer limbs
and can't walk step whenever there's
chance to hold a man up for a ride.
"Oh, the stay-at-home girl is no
cheap skate whenever somebody else
is paying the bill. She goes on the
principle that this may be her last OPP
portunity at a good thing and she had
better get the most out OF il while the
getting is good. And iii say she's
wise, for not many of us are foolish
enough to give even the prettiest hold
UP artist a second shot at us.
"On the other hand, the girl who
not regard men as her foredestined
prey. She looks upon them as broth
ers and comrades, and instead of vast
ing their money, she tries to help them
to save it. Invite a business girl to
lunch, and nine times cut of ten she
will suggest some cheap little place she
knows of. and she will look twice at
the price OF dish before she or
ders it.
ASK her to go to the theater and
she will pretend she prefers the
| lery," and she won't hear of taxs.
The street cars are coed enough for
| her. You never spend more than you
should when you so out with a bust
ness girl. and il you develop symp-
toms of extravaganza, she will lecture
you on thrift, as if ahe was old Ben
Franklin himself.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03
THE TARIFF AGAIN.

Tariff agitation is appearing in a
new quarter. Hitherto the south has
seemingly been content with protee-
now it is calling for protection for its
cotton and peanuts.
Renewed interest in the question of
a protective tariff in other quarters
indicates that some parts of Europe
at least are beginning to function
again. AS long as world conditions
made the tariff a more or less aca-
about it. Now, it seems, the political
campaign and an increased flow of
manufactured goods in this direction
promise between them to develop it
into an issue.
A revival of proposals for a pro-
tective taxiff will undoubtedly result
in important new political aiignn1ents.
All OF those who favored 3 protecl
tive tariff in 1900 will not espouse it
today. The world has turned around
since then. and where once there was
solidarity on a question of the tariff
there now is division. Then we were
q debtor nation and had nothing to
lose by shutting out foreign goods.
Now we are = creditor nation and
have everything to lose by shutting
them out.
In addition, to putting our indus
tries on their feet and raising them
from infants to giants. the tariffs of
1900 and before probably enabled US
to pay off our trade balance without
serious harm to our monetary system.
We derived innumerable advantages
then, but now many believe that we
will be injured more than we wifi be
helped If we go back to the principle
OF protection. Europe owes us about
$4,000, 100000 and may owe US a
great deal more before she gets back
on her feet.
There are only two ways to pay
world trade balances-in goods and
in gold. There is only about $1,000
coo, geo monetary gold in the world
and we hold more than a third of that,
so we can not be paid in gold. If We
shut off the flow of goods from Eu-
rope to tins country exchange would
go to even lower levels, and we
would automatically shut our own
goods out of the European markets
and, more important still. we would
never get the money Europe already
owes us
In the past it has been the farmer
mainly who has opposed the tariff
because he could see little benefit t.
himself in its operation If the pro
tective policy shall be made to in
elude agricultural products, it may
regain some of it's lest popularity.
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TUSTFOLKS

EY EDGAR a. GUEST.

THE ROAD TO A<AUGATEA.
This is the road to laughter
Hands. clean from the CRIME Of shame,
No sin fhat may follow after,
Ne smudge on an honored name,
Kindness aud open dealing.
And tho you may weep awhile,
In days when the daughters peahng
You shsI be free TO smile.
This is the road to giadness-
Courage in time Of test.
Faith in the hours OF sadness.
Believing that all Is best.
With never n wrong behind you
And none who may doubt your worth,
When the glorious joys shah find you
You may give up yourself to mtrth-
For laughter and joy are treasures
Which those who are false must loose,
shame offers men tawdry pleasures
But better the hurts which oFuise
And better the failures burning
Which pass in = little while.
If down where the road is turning
They leave US the right TO smile.
For this is the road to laughter
Honor and truth, my boy.
For never, IL shame comes after,
Can man know an hour of joy.
Sorrow shall set you weeping.
And burdens shall fret awhile,
But in the name you're keeping
Lies ever your right 70 smile.
Copyright 1920, by Edgar A Guest)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03
George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
ONWARD.


1t is difficult for all of US not to
lock back. The story about Lots wife
in the Bible is very impressive. She
was told not to look back upon the
scenes of her former aotivities-but
she forget--and looked back, and
thereupon the Lord turned her into
stone.
Everyone who looks back lessons his
grip upon the things that are ahead.
The natural movement of all life is
forward and onward. So that the enc
who gets out of step and lags or
dreams in the past, is soon wound
tightly in the mesh of stagnation, idly
flirting with ruin.
You lose momentum in going back
ward. you gain it by going forward!
When one is stricken with great
suffering, sorrow or misfortune of any
kind, it is of little encoura cement,
maybe. just to tell that person, or TO
thing to do is to leek UP, to keep ene's
eyes frentward, and yet that is the
only thing left for anyone to do.
You must never lose sight of better
things ahead. for they are always
ahead-never behind.
Onward thinking, onward worxins
and living-these live only in the
heart of the daily conqueror.
The engineer Of a railroad train or
the driver eff an. automobile has tie
keep looking ahead and keep COINS
onward. If either looked back fer
the fraction Of second. disaster
might come. It's because the train
or car is going somewhere, and to get
there. it has to go on-forward-oF
else there is no destination reached
We are each eff US engineers of a
machine greater and more intricate
than any ever built by n1an-the man
machine itself.
Let's take this machine onward!
Thru trouble, discouragemen failure,
mistakes. piness-everything. Let
us enter the spirit-and make IL our
ewn-of Brewning's wonderful lines.
and each one of us be
zone who never turned back. but
marched breast forward.
Never doubted clouds would break.
Never dreamed. tho right were
worsted. wrong would triumph.
Held we fall to rise, are haffied to
fight better. sleep to wake."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

Opponents of suffrage in the Ten
nessee legislature have endsavored to
nullify the amendment by resembling
the action of that body but their
course promises to be ineffective.
There seems to be no provision in law
for certificatien- by the governor of
such action to Washington. The ma
tienal capital probably will officially
remain in ignorance of the action of
the Tennessee house OF representa-
tives Already women are voting un-
der the new law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

consul. effected a change in frances
form of government. BY clarifying
the army and tyrannizing the people,
and occasionally butchering those who
fail to do its bidding. the extraordi-
nary commission that rules Russia has
up to this time successfully kept to
itself the power of control. OF course.
all this cannot 20 on indefinitely. and
the military defeat at the hand of Po-
land has undoubtedly fastened the in
avitable end.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

Already the Bolshevik rule in Rps
sic has lasted longer. than was gener-
ally expected by the rest of the world
on 3 number Of occasions it has
seemed te be near its end but always
il has GENE back apparently stronger
than before. The plan for united ac-
ton by the forces opposing the soviet,
announced in the dispatches, gives re-
newed hope for the speedy smashing
OF the red" power, II was more than
five years, from the middle OF 1883 to
revolution and Reign Of Terror
reached climax. and it was another
five years before Nspoleeni as first
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

1t is charged that Wall street the
liquor interests and leaders of organ
ICED labor are backing Cox. The spec
tacle Of the noneyed interests and Ia
Dor supporting the same candidate is
anomalous, but why call attention
20 IT?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

The treasury department announces
that the public debt is in excess Of
twenty-four billion dollars. But since
the country will harvest crops valued
at approximately twenty-five billion
dollars this year and Europe owes us
ten billions there seems to be no cause
for vvnrrv
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observation-disclosures

O.. viii you tell me what the emblem
on the new dime represents IN: n. NJ.
fasces. IL In Rome. this buSdie Of rods, hav-
ing. among them an axe with the blade
projecting, was borne before magistrates
q. Which are Considered the greatest
potato;produeing states "a. H. f.
the iist Of potato production in the order
named. .-.
obtain the needed gun stocks and airplane
materials during the, wsr?-G: L.
for this wood, this was found unnecessary.
Walnut is not SO plentiful as such woods
as oak or even hickory and ash, but it is
plentiful seoe est # iih s ymoS feet u
lumber. This production was maintained
o er Se a Wood sons psSor d Since The
try. American industries now consuming
walnut at the rate Of fifty million feet q
q. How many men went on the Lewis
and Clark Expedition III J. c.
A. This expedition sent ont by PreG-
dent jefferson, to. explore the LOUISIANA
Purchase, had originally 2e members. At
trip. 0e Of these, il we're sent back with
collections and reports, but tive recruits
we're added. making party Of IS Oh the
'a 3. Were is is dislike seed raised:-A. r.
H.
a. Aisike Is best grown in the states
which border on Canada. aitho parts of
Kentucky. Tennesses and Missouri are
adapted 10 this clover It furnishes large
amount of pasture and the quality of the
hay is excellent. While IL makes a very
suitable hay for horses and cattle 1t Is
peculiarly adapted to sheep, eTing to its
ffHeuess.
a; which are the Romance lansuasess-
y. l. E
A. The Roman Languages are the
languages sprung from Latin and bear
ing its impress strongly la vocabulary and
grammar. Is Is usual to speak Of or :
Romance languages, even tho such a d.
visieH is NOT always scientifically accurate.
These are RrmaBiaH- Romansh fRhetian,
Latin. italian, French. PFoTeneal, Spanish.
aud Portuguese. TO which NAY be added
Catalan. Franeo-Provercal- Sandman, and
Dalnatian.
fAHy ssaaer ran ger the answer TO any
| question by writing The Topeka State
| TaHyna Iaformatien IsuFeau, Frederic ].
! Haskins- Director. Washingiah, D. e
TIlis- offer applies strictly . information.
The Bureau esHnot give advice on legak
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

Great Britain announces that Egypt
is to be free. Egypt and the rest of
the world probably will ask to be
shown. John Bull never has been
known TO surrender voluntarily any
territory on which he once got a grip,
Probably there is a string to that
promise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

Every time prices rise, a govern
naent agency investigates, and after it
has spent some thousands OF dollars,
the prices rise again. The Christian
Science Monitor offers the suggestion
that the American people devise 3
means Of preventing governmental in
quiries-as direct method Of redue-
ing prices
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

medical, and financial matters. u does
not attempt to settle domestic troubles,
nor to undertake exhaustive research on
any subject. Write your question plainly
snd briefly. Give fall name and sddeeas
and enclose two centa in stamps for return
tnauirer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

There seems to be little chance that
Howat will go 10 Jail If he appeal
to the federal supreme court and in
the course Of. a few years that tri-
bunal decided against him. he prob
ably will conclude 70 testify before the
court of Industrial relations. In that
ease the public may learn all about
the strike of 1919.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

In thu Chicago platform is pro-
posal to base representation ih future
national conventions on the party's
voting strength in each state. This
plan might enable Pennsylvania to
control the party action.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

The man who charged that British
money was being used in this coun-
try to aid in the election Of Cox, it
seems could net substantiate his alle-
CATION. This is lucky for the Demo-
Gratis. Nothing arouses the American
public like a belief that England is
trying 70 NEEDLE in our affairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

Senator Harding has declared his
opposition to the League Of Nations
sn any form. Did he find it too diff
cult to defend the Lodge reservatious2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

6Any psaaer ran ger the answer TO any
question by writing The Topeka State
IaHrnai Information BuFeau, Frederic j.
Hasklns- Director. Nashingsah. r. z
The Bureau cannot give advice on. legsk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

A reader who. we suspect. scans the
events Of the dav somewhat ca sually
Wants TO know whether Harold Bell
Wright is married again" or yet.
Both.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

ut is an open secret" says the Nav
York Times, that the Republican
leaders are worried" Irasrnuen as
the Times probably believes its own
stuff, let it GO ahead and, laugh its
head off The probabilities are it
went have another chance this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

Meanwhile, we watch Mr.. HAYS go
to confessional before the senate com
raittee with no nisgivtnEs. Mr.. Hays
is not impressive. but he Is as smart
as a fox and no smart man permits
his hands to become defiied in a ma
tional campaign
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

The Rev Mr.. Kopfman's ideas en-
bathing suits and kindred topics ar g
net worth a line in this column. Ihey
should be equally valueless aFeuno
Washington's Crossing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

The first thing We did after assume
ing marital responsibilities was to es-
tahlish our theory that emptying the
pan under the refrigerator is not q
mans work. Every reader will UNDER
stand that il is Impossible for US to
vote for a man who does il.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

Keeping track of the unimportant is
our chief business, but We pay some
casual attention to the unusual. As
an instance, Miss Florence Charles
worth, of Oak Park, Ill, waited until
her soldier boy" returned from
France before deciding TO marry him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

We sense your unspeken thought.
We wish. toe, we might find something
besides politics TO write. But what
else is there?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

Which reminds us that there is
new contender fer the lightweight
championship who, II we are an.
Judge, is entitled TO consideration. He
is the Illinois congressman who
sprung" the story that Great Britain
had contributed sS7,soe to the Demo.-
cratic campaign fund.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-03

We yield to the theory. generally
prevalAnt in newspaper circles. that
the Rev. Mr.. KepfrnaH, of Iitusville, Is
news Had we been making up the
paper we, doubtless, would have given
him front-page position. But IL ne -
news the too excitabls summer colony
at Washington's Crossing has made
him such.