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70 BE- the fashion OF posslmisa {. assure us
that the great American republic with its
bcawcd civilization is simply demonstrating the
cycle Of events which has been repeated over
and over since the beginning Of time and that
the dizzy hclghts to which we have achieved is
only the precursor OF nm awful and disastrous
slump and TO be succeeded by the dominance Of
younger and more vigorous race which shall
begin nearer TO nature ana resume tho path OF
progress whcro We left OF Egypt Asayra
Greece and Rome all had their day Of glory.
but the star OF empire hns passed away In turn
from each OF thcm na they became Havos TO
luxury oud riotous uyIng IL it possible wo
arc growing into ovcrcyilWuon' Does Nature
always rcatoro lts balance aud halt us when We
get too far away from fu-damentns?
Horny wallace IL not ono OF these pessimlss.
but he sees In their contention warning for uH
10 stop and take stock of whore we are drift
ing, and bclcvce that we have Ia us the means
OF roctIfyIng our blundcrs ana reversing the
Lesson OF history. Men who have studied such
matters, says Wallace. t"l us that sufficient
Iccords remain to provo tho existence of some
six or eight great civilizations prior to the one
IN which We are now living, They toll us fur
ther that each OF these great civilizations was
preceded and followed by periods OF darkness
that they all went through certain fairly well
revealed stages, the last being tho period OF
wealth, They tell us that as the pcriod of
wealth develops thero comes the fovercd pur-
suits OF artificial pleasures, the rush to the
cities, the desertion of the opcn country, and
the consequent breaking down OF character
and the lapso more into tho period Of
darkness and despair
II this. which we like to think OF az the most
advanced Of an civilizations, ls to escape the
fate % thaac that have long au.' hc,n sif.rd
over by the sands Of oblivion, we must profit
10y tho experience or those who have gone be
fore. We must terp our people r'o'' TO ma
turc and TO natures Cod Tor IN nv other way
can We implpnt In the young those grand prin-
ciplcs which mako for clear thinking ana right
living. without which an enduring civilization is
not possible In such a task beauty spots like
this are invaluable aide.
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and business a looking upward, although tho
improvement R moro m undertouo than u
volume OF actual orders An outstanding fea-
turo hls been tho fortunate rise In the price ~
cotton which, from lls low Of 1921 shows am
increased valuation FOR the crop carrica over
from lost year of about t35O.OOO.ooo This
striking advance H higidy gratifying and means
much Tor the economic NE of tho south and ll
measure ror the business Of the whole c,uu.
uy The movement has materially Increased
'bc purchl".ng power NJ tho south. has made
ufn worth ryiug again 20 tho multitude whose
comfort and a1Ivoury m largely dependent upon
'ba market demand for the sou'h's eront staple.
and has pivrn hope. courage and buoyancy 60
people who % f.w weeks ago faced a stag.
EorIug loss"
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had feeling OF hatred FOR the great Of people
in other nations Propagandsts should be shot at sun
rise. earlier II the light sufficient
II agreed that the common people Of each nation
represented tho conference had desire to cncroach
upon, the rights possessions OF the other nations
The delegates united in expressing the opinion that
what they wanted 20 go living in peaceful. pro
ductve prosperity free from the dread and suspicion
which naval competition ongendcrs 1t also ngreed
that competition, with It's staggering cost at
time when the people Of the world already groan
ing under their burdens will lead to total bankruptcy
a revolt Of the victims against their leaders.
II then proposed that naval expansion be re
stricted for period Of ten years.
But can we trust each other?" asked a delegate. II
nation honestly stops and another only pretends TO
stop the honest will be caught with hs-that H.
mapping and will be at the Of tho dishonest one"
" That's where come in" answered the chairman
mo nation prepare for without the help OF the
mass people and II sincerely opposed to
war refuse to help"
The proposal carried amid great enthusiasm and
the secretary instructed send embossed copy
TO the rulers OF each country with the pointed demand
that the wishes OF the conference be faithfully carried
out. falling which, said rulers would be carried out
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ruE PREVALENCE or Slang.

So much hua bcou auld on this subject that
p book would not hold o. olL yet we go on
growing into the slang hnbt and the custom
roaclics from the bottom OF society where an
such thlnga start up 20 tho highest grades OF
citizenship There Us a certain dignity TO slang.
for much OF 6, finally finds It's way into
authorized language. aud some ot lt becomes
really useful addition 10 spoken thought.
Much NJ b.. however. la lngunl lazinrs-. bred by
contempt Of rule and reason, and debavug
both to tho language ana to Tie people who
uac b. The climax was reached however, when
lawyer in the supreme court Of New York
lapscd into revolutionary lingo In addrcssIng
the court Hero is what he said
"uncs squawk mnkcs you laugh. The
newspapers arc merely Kidding Hines along
and n h' ever gets ON the ballot Ws
shame what th"y win 40 20 him"
You have heard that kind Of talk before
many q time, but you never expected 20 find Il
profnuiug tho temple Of Iuatlcc but rather fl
luminatlng no conversation OF those lacking
culture and aufforng from II paucly ~ means
ot expression, state Press In tho Dallas News
protests against the PROCLAMATION and dctlorcs
the dccodcnco Of the times great deal, he
saws Of what We call Jazz In modern life may
be traced back To- the general and reprchensibl'
uao ~ slang. In tho above instance we have the
example Of prominent lawyer OF our largest
city addressing tribune Of our greatest state
and employing, in formal manner, language
rakod from the gutter
Ry this It II not meant tnat Il Is rrofanc or
obscene language. There are plenty OF profnn-
tiles and ohsccnitica In the gutter, and tre-
qucntly they are picked up and used by men OF
education. but there Is another sort OF gutter
language. and Il Is called slang Ii consists Of
misplaced words, In the quoted example tho
learned attorney employed no word that may
not be found In the dictionary. But he mis-
placed number OF them and thereby sSva
them a meaning foreign TO their proper defi-
milton.
The habitual use of elang Is Indicative OF lack
OF education OF association with others who
lack education. It Ia no crime to lack educa-
ton. but IN a land OF t-ee schools It has come
Ia be n sort OF shame. II education is worth
having It is worth using, II Il is worth while
20 learn to speak the English language cor
rcctly It is worth speaking correctly
slang has long been the chief oral utility OF
tho type we call layz both male and female
The chicken gardens, the taicum-sccnted dance
halls the Gin Publications reck with slang.
Uul down here IN Texas It Is not a habtue OF
our supreme court room.
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Benny's Notebook

Last Sundcy 7 wawked erround to
SEQ II Mary Watkins was setting on
her frunt steps, wich she was, on 2
pillows, me thinking, Fcrst III make
her think I'm CRATE and then III ask
her IL she wunts to AXE a wawk.
And I wawked up to her wawkins
like Charlie Chaplin, saying, Do you
know who this is imitation of?
My, you certeny are oomical, sed
Mary watkins lafflng like enything.
you awt to 90 on the stage, you
reely awt.
got a ambition to, heers a imi-
tation - clown, | Sod. And I
started to make the werst possible
faces and termed about cartwheels
making clown noises at the same
time. Being a pritty good Of imi-
tation and Mary Watkins sed. My
goodniss, Benny. Wy don't you go on
the stage7
Maybe l will, heers imitation Of
n train coming into a station. I sed
And ! started 90 make sounds like
a fast train going slower, and then
! sed, Heers the same train leeving
the same station And l made
'"NAA"' fAh' II HAhM AlaAAA kNlIk AhFl-
er, being almost az good as the
clown imitation and some people
mite OF thawt Il was better, Mary
Watkins saying, Well you certeny
take 'he cake, wen are you going
on the staso7
Eny day now, sed. And | start
ed 10 get reddy TO ask her II she
wunted 20 take wawk and Jest
then who came up but Puds Simkins
looking even dummer than usual,
and Mary Watkins sed. o Puds, you
swt OF got heer a little sooner,
Kenny was giving the most wonder
tul limitations, wy don't you do things
Ike that pudsf
I don't feel like II. sed Puds. Be
ing good excuse for not saying he
dident know how. and I started TO
get reddy sgeu to ask her 20 60 for
a wawk, and Puds sed, Hay Mary
/ got 90 cents 40 you wunt to go
erround and get some ice creem
soda9
O wat perfectly wonderful
ideer, sed Mary Watkins. Benny will
lNcuse me, wont you, Bennyg And
she jumped up without waiting for
me 10 say weather | would or not.
Proving II YOU got money that's
enuff.
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PretenSe
by NORA COLE SKINNER

II Is almost an instinct for us to
pretend to be something We are not.
Let US hope It's from a desire to
have people think the very best of
US.
We want them TO admire our
traits, appreciate our works. and re-
spoct our family name. who doesn't
and who shouldn't? But there Is
also n tendency to go further. We
want TO make our traits a little more
admirable, our works a little more
appreciable. and our family name a
little more respected, thsn they real
ly are.
a person who confesses ignorance
In refreshing There are more jokes
about the knowing knowing than
about anyone else.
1t brings "A shudder yet 10 recall
the time conversation in our group
turned to books, and an elderly
gentleman asked Il younger one II
he had read Les Miserables--and he
said ne had. His floundcrings after
wards were pitlful and futile. II de-
vcloped ne had only heard the hero
name and knew he stole a loaf Of
bread
Olton people are SELF conscious
and unnatural in trying 90 appear
natural around unfamiliar sur
roundinEs That is one reason why
home brings restfulness. There one
can be natural and relax. How de-
lightful II all could believe the
truth that naturalness Is much more
attractive than pretense.
IL was many years ago when a
thrill for the whole neIghborhood
came in having our town beauty
marry rich and leave on an extended
honeymoon.
Poor as Jobs turkey, she had
never Travelled out OF the state, knew
not the intricate marvels of pull
man berth. nor the seductive fascin-
alton OF a Limited" diner, aud when
she returned We gathered eNpoctant-
~ to hear sung the praises OF Nj
agara, Washington aud New York.
and see the splendid presents we'd
heard her husband bought while
away.
We came away Eiggling--and dis
gtisted. The idea Of her trying out
her airs on us!
Niagara was treated calmly-no
more than the White Rock damn,
we gathered. New iurk had some
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tn" International Conference 70 Discuss Disarmament
mot yesterday with fun attendance OF delegates from
Great Britain, Japan France, and the United HtAtes
All the representatives, --nc'cd from the ranks
or the common everyday citizens. upon whose backs
rest the greatest weight OF naval and military
pcnses
No politicians were admitted. Two representatives Of
on armor plate concern and muuton works
thrown out, breaking the sidewalk In four places.
The conference WAS called 70 order by the chairman
whose remarks were greeted with applause
The world" said no. " has had s belly fun of war
II wants no more. tAppausel We have had five years
OF 1t and the vlcorH almost bad OF the
quished. War doesn't pay-except a few. II our
politicians cant keep out OF war. Wen keep them
out OF office tApplausel
There is great deal OF talk about another great
war. The preparations and expenses OF all our
nations greater than they before the great
The world Is fun OF suspicion, disrust, jealousy
and intrigue. The stage Is being set for the match
that viii touch OF the powder We here 10
what to prevent such calamity civiligation
prolonged applauseI
A spirited discussion followed. In which II unsn
mously agreed that the great mass OF people
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LIVING COSTS AND PRICES.

Average living costs according to the Ma
tional Industrial Conference Board advanced
IL per cent In August Average outlays for the
wage enrners family on September l showed
a decline OF ls.i per cent since July. 1920, which
was practically the peak level II IL evident
that the high cost OF rentals Is figuring largely
in the high cost OF living The fact that the
Rrndatrcct index number OF averages for the
third consecutive month advanced during
August the figure on September 1 being &ll.CS
as against &llo5 the month before. indicates
that merchandise prices throughout tho nation
have probably been fairly well stabilized, This
docs NOT moan, however that prices Tor certain
commodities may moi be lowered. The world
has paid dearly for a-' initiation movement and
We are now only recovering from It's eNcoases.
This explains tho irritation felt in various quar-
trrs at the failure OF certain classes Of retail
crs TO accept the inevitable and lower their
pricos In accordance with replacement values
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The Horoscope

The stars incline but do not corrn.i ,
opt 1921 BY Mcclure Newspaper sJad b


Astrologcrs read this as an ur.
certain day While Mercury is lg
boncflc aspect. Neptune is STRONGLY
adverse.
Advertising and publicity Of all
sorts are subject 60 the best possible
direction of the stars.
Propaganda Of all sorts VIII bs
widely distributed IN the coming
months when many secret aeor,iss
will work unrcmittingiy.
Newspapers are to print many sen.
sational items OF ncWs within tra
next few weeks
Social and political scandals aro
To Doe uncovered and there viii boo
much agitation concerning moral l.
sues.
Neptune IN the eighth house po.r.s
20 many strange deaths. There wifi
be a sudden ending to public ga.
rccr.
Tho building Of a temple 10 9,
oriental faith Is foreshadowcd as am
augury of great mohcnt since u ts
held TO be a harbiuger OF world
peace.
Teachers OF new faiths and old
crccds will vie with one another
during the next few months.
Switzerland comes under o. rule oe
the stars that BODIES ill for the ouun.
try which may be plunged into dtf.
ncultics.
Neptune In forbdding aspect Is
read as prcsaging much uurcs,
among the people and serious labor
troubles
Under this confiEuration the pub.
lie mind is held 10 harhor suspicion
OF government heads and 90 credit
rumors that destroy confidence On
officials of every rank
Railways are 20 focus much af-
tcntion at this time when terrible
accident IS prophesiCd.
Persons whose birthddtc 10 R
should not speculate or take any
risks in the ensuing year Those who
are employed should be excced.uely
dlllgent lest they lose their posi-
tions.
Children born on this day may not
have much business ability bu. ir.
stead are likely to be talented and
[ visionary.
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CHAPTER I.XXIv.
Mother SanueTSon Comes HOl


l would follow Ermas advice and
do all | could TO compel Keith to
give me a home OF my own. Yet
what 10 do more than | already had
done was a question. / had begged
him at times. at others had wept ana
pleaded my unhappiness with Mar
garet. I had said l would be satis-
fled with two rooms-he had laughed
at that. and told me ne wouldn't be
II would, that he had not been
brought up Ia live that way. In
fact, had tried every argument Of
which / could think 20 influence
him. Yet his answer was always
the same:
u have promised Margaret never
10 leave her. / shall keep my
promise"
That he had no idea OF marrying
when he made the promise seemed
TO make no difference. told him
l felt like an interloper, that l had
none OF the freedom, the rights, a
wife should have in her own home,
and he replied;
That is because you take the at
t!tude you do. II you acted Ike a
sister 10 Margaret, instead OF antag-
ons2ing her, | am sure you would
find your home as happy as any
other" Then he added AS I have
told you every time this discussion
comes up, most girls your age would
be only too glad TO live so comfort
ably and easily without any care or
responsibility"
Il should love responsibility for
you and June"
You imagine so now, bur II you
had IL you would feel quite different.
II is no easy matter to run home
and run /: well, Margaret is a Won
der IN that line He invariably
ended with some good word for
Margaret.
II is not to be wondered AZ. in
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The Revolt of Vera Sanderson
BY JANE PHELPS

view Of our frequent arguments on
the subject, that scarcely knew
how TO inject anything new into my
plea for a home of my own I had
used June, tried TO make Keith think
1t would be better for her, but that
also had failed. Was there any
thing new under the sun / could
plead TO win him over?
! felt Ike going to Mr.. Butler and
begging him TO marry Margaret Al
sorts of wild ana impossible schemes
came into my mind Yet tuD days
and weeks passed and nothing fyas-
iblo came to me,
one morning Keith received
letter. His mother would be back
the following week. She asked him
TO tell Mrs. Brown, the housekeDper
80 she would be ready for her
was delighted that she was ~etg~u.0E.
Perhaps [ could go down TO Hills
dale, take June, and stay a while
with her. / almost spoke Of &c. 80
keen was my desire, but restrained q
myself II Margaret saw my 'r-.r-
ness she would surely plan so that /
could not 90.
Keith always ran upstairs after
breakfast TO bid June goodbye, and
I invariably followed him. Re e,il.
allowed Margaret TO have the last
word, the last kiss. when VIC Wer"
alone with baby ] said:
Your mother loves children Per
maps she will like me 10 bring Jun"
down and stay with her a 't'tc
while"
"Of course she will" Keith an
swered whole-heartedly. I sha.,
have 10 be down there a good deal
this spring and II Will be change
for you"
said no more. I did not want
Keith To speak OF 10 10 Margaret. not
at once He would, naturally s0on.
But " she knew / had proposed t'
go the moment I knew her mother
was coming home she would do
something to prevent--surcly X she
knew Keith would bo with me.
10 seemed TO me that my taFs
were q strange sort OF hodge pod %
filled with happiness when with my
baby, hstred when where Ma-ctre'
was, worrisome thoughts when
alone. / saw more OF Keith, because
after had gone TO the club there
seemed no real reason why ahuui
not 20 other places with him b-i
Margaret did not have so Wah'
parties She said the season was
about over. felt sure IL was poe
cause ] would have TO SO. NhfN OF.
entertained at home she lnyHr.a'.
had an odd number, and So s'"'
Keith home with Mrs. De L.s.e.
"Why don't you ask an even H3W-
Der, Margaret" / questioned one
day. Then Keith would not have
10 90 out"
Jealous because he takes A".e
home?' she laughed.
mo. But i don't think o. GH.'
fair 20 Keith 20 make him go nome
with her every time He gets lp
early, you know"
Has Keith complained H'
"No, ne wouldn't. OF course
Then ! wouldn't worry about IT.,
7 knew It was jealousy. Bur Hn.''
Keith complains. which he wont a.,
you may be sure, ! shall ask him 70
escort Alice home" Her lone vas
indescrihable when she said hain
wouldn't complain, | was as IN -l-n
he loved to take Alice De L-7'e
home because he loved her.
This tone which she had OK .ils
adopted made me the more anA!n.a
to get away, 10 have home ct
own Without saying Il. she ma1r
me feel was losing Keith. That ne
no longer cared for me--that h7
loved Alice De Lisle,
ToniorroW---Keith Goes Away Tor
Ten Days.
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good shows but the town was tire
some and hot, and Washington had
ita sights, OF course, but one knew
exactly what they were like from
school books apd pictures, The
jewel-studded mesh bag was indif-
forently shown only after much urg-
ing, and the diamond bar pin and
sapphire bracelet were never once
conceded to be wonderful, marvel )us.
magnificent, or even exquisite. Pos
sibly her seal coat was Acknowledged
to be sweet"
O. Henry loved TO write stories Of
people who tried to be something
different from what they were.
There was tho truck driver who
loved to dress in evening clothes and
go around to all of the best cafes;
the cashier in a restaurant who pre-
tended that she was ;ha ia a'oh.er
OF millionaire, while the man to
whom she pretended, passed himself
off for "A cashier, when in reality he
was quite rich In one story the
heroine pretended she was poor to
3 poor man, who pretended he was
Croesus.
These make interesting stories but
they do not turn out right. Each
person Is looking for the real, and
not finding IL is disappointed.
10 IS the same in life. We look at
the pretense In our search for the
true and cannot easily penetrate in
a. the sure character. 1t is not that
being born 10 certain conditions.
harsh surroundings. we should be
content and not strive TO improve,
II Is but the varnish that's not 70 be
admired, the prctense Of improve
ment, the sham covering self.
II IS alone unattractive. II is not
even honest.
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Oklahoma Outbursts
nv OTIs I.OnrON.

Two mon were actually wounded in a sham
hati'. 90 ti"t"nprc the other day
Wo gather from tho Poet that thoro ls con-
md'n"" "nudii"Js gosoip flyinE about Bar
Among other things developed by tho Ar.
hurN" ,r' 'a that his moth,r-lu-llw Is stand
ine up fpr HIM.
Whr, haa become Of the old .fashloncd man
va" n''.i h,gnn '1 show his age until he bee
came d. EIaudf1ihcr7
Shawnee be- rather inclined TO crow a little
tit over the ft.i that train robbcra and hl-
J''t''a rush 0" Oklahoma city for refuge.
lules no have been mtsiead By over.
wp,K
You can't 'oll thing abou, tho speed laws
lr iHr world any moro. For Instance. We note
that charley chaplin beat editorial comment TO
60 London hy about three weeks.
Live social item IN the Bcggs independents
'bi Nuu know that certain young lady
turned double header when young man
opened certain door at 1880 p. IN. ?"
Tho rrl ON South Main says she mad to show
the got'. 90 tno last young man who has been
calling ou her bcDluso he insisted that A a.
hour week was not sufficient time TO do his
courung
Herb spruldinR Of shawnee News wants 10
know why 900 tho face Of "A weather report
showing such low moral temperature so
many people nro rushing To California right
uo" Maybe they are looking Tor that kind Of
atmosphere.
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barometer Of Public Opinion
Mr.. nnrl.c Inndch Annthcr.

Editor Tulaa World Why ahouid anyone bc
surprised az the number OF divorces as against
the number OF marriages today when one con-
Hders the ughtness with which marriage Is
entered into2
Mr. Burke aska where Ia the girl who can
cook ! Say where Is the man who wants "A
glrl who can cook'' Men prate Of the muchly
powdered and painted girl This ls the only
type that uttractH their attention, and is the
sort thoy marry, Men are not attracted to girls
who can cook. They prefer aud marry the
cute. and "Eiddy' Elrl who knows nothing but
Jazz, and who puts every dollar she earns on
her back Then, after marriage, they expect
hor 20 settle down to home duties and econ
omizlng
| personally know numbers OF splendid girls
who cook, sew, do the family washing" and
know how to ocononi1r, but this sort Of girl Is
unpopular with men.
These mothers who do all tho work while
daughter 'gnda and rGada novels" are, nine
tu's out ol ten, at frtIt us nova laws mo hers
prefer popular rather than useful daughters,
ana girl can't be popular with tho boys II she
spends much time In tho Kitchen. Train up "A
child IN the way he should 20 and when he Is
old ne will not depart from u"
My advice Is don't marry a butterfly II you
want COOK. UNPOPULAR.