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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-22


ton and dieconeent- A eross oay WM
upset a whoas household
The heat e summer Is trying % a
the members OF the family, But. waeh
the exception az the baby. dAngW b
rare. ~.
The baby must be watched ana pre-
teceed His health must be guarded
with more than ordinary care dm4ng
the hot days and nights The 6<St sum
mer is the most trying season Of the en-
tire lifetime OF this Individual
Dear mother. you are the one always
called upon to make sacrifices, but Ms
sacrifices Of this summer win meAn
everything to tho young lie given yoa
to guard
What happens to your child this SUM
mer Is the foundation upon which his
future VIII be b1f1t II he has the right
start he win grow into youth and
maturity strong and vigorous. ready Tor
the battle of HE.
Your sacrifices are wei worth WtflAf
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~ OEIgHE1O noors with rugs are the
rule nowadays. instead Of the excep-
tion The rugs are chosen to 1T the
r,,r-a where they are to be laid. and
even the largest rugs are rarely allowed
IN nm under the furniture at the side of
the roeua. though in case = bare pol
isAcd noor IN objected to. a rsAin-colored
cm-pes ming, which comes by the yard
may DO used This nIling may be either
of plain feat1ng or CT q light velvet or
other carpet material
Round and oval rugs are finding favor
among buyers. especially for use IN
country houses. and they add home
IKE note that no other rug seems 10
c1ntribu&s to simple furnishings There
are classes for training women IN maxi
ing the old braided rugs in these shapes.
and many are learning the art The
completed rugs of this variety on sale
m the shops are very expensive. but
they can be made at home very cheaply
when one has learned how
II any one asks you to save your old
stecR1nrs ana knitted underwear for
them 4 is safe to ber that they are
making ne new croeheted rugs, which
are the fad Of the hour. The border OF
thu erochet@d rug is usually black. and
for n the stockings are cut up into half
inch strips and sewed together nat with
the sewing machine IN order to be sure
that the material Is extra me IT is a
good idea 20 stitch the raw edges along
their length
The crochet needle used is coarse.
and the work N done in afghan stitch
The strips are limited IN three-t1ch
strips. which are afterward either sewed
together or crochcted together The
afghan sestch rs n sort Of weaving stitch
and very nrm for this sort OF work
The rags for the centre Of the rug
may be dyed any color desired after
cutting and sewing them ready for the
needle Rugs of this kind are usually
made rectangular in shape or square
though with a little practice they may
be fashioned into an obiong shape with
out humping in the middle It takes q
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The Easy Way

~But anyhow through
her i'll will luck
We've neghbors friendly yearsbut
garden,
brornaw the wheel of his and sister
and doesn't
thee xe1fo me and Bingham.
row? 1 shou sayno so
the hands and
lovely
out
the
death,
she'll pick up somebody and let alone
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YOUR II EALTH
Why Calmness in Mother
Means Much to Her Child
By. ROYAL S. COPELAND, NJ. D.
Commissioner of Health, New York City

wv are in the midst of the when the babies
. w require especially iwatchful The summer
time-from the frstwarm days till the cool nights
of fail appears trying time for Sir Infant Tho
heat is felt babies than it IS by
Judge Cheate used to say of the Pilgrim mothers
that they had to endure all the hardships the Pilgrim
fathees had undergo and besides had to endure the
Pilgrim fathers!
Did you ever think that baby is influenced a lot
by the temper Of his mother? If the mother suffers
from the effects of heat naturally she suffers m tenn
per. Unless it is of the unfang variety, her good
cracks under the strain of this trying crcnsa1
So, you see, the baby must endure bis own suffer
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DEAR ANSa- LAURIE.

DEAR AesrS4v Laurie:
am a EIzl il Ezy teens and
would IKE Ia have SOME sdvfeA
How kong shouic a young man go
with = girl before, she invites him
into the house?
. have been going with a young
man about seven years my senior for
short time. He and his people have
invited me to their home, but have
not accepted the Invitation. Do you
think IL proper TO spend the week
end with him and his people2
Should 4 girl give her young man
friend her photograph ANXIOUS.
a NxIOUS: When you meet a young
"A man and are sure that he is a
suitable friend for you it is well
to invite him TO your home early in
your acquaintance and Introduce him
to your family. Then your friendship
is on a proper basis
1t would be entirely correct for you
to accept an invitation nom the young
mans family
It is unwise. to give a young man your
photograph unless you are engaged to
him You might regret It later on, my
dear
nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
am "a years of age Ny husband
- 81 During our marriage Of four
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when we were hrst married. II
stretch of the road doesn't please
Won. don't bother about it, just step
on the gas-and forget it.
"rm going to step on the gas
right now-it's the best thing to do
for Mrs. Bingham and for me-"
And Pm really glad because the
woman who knows how to live and
Mrs. Bingham were steering right
straight to an ugly ditch In the road
and / should hate to see either of
them thrown into It
There's a good deal in knowing
how to do things, even how to end
gracefully an intimacy which IS no
longer agreeable.
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Answers to Health Questions

r N Q-Is white bread more bsne-
ncsul to the heal4h than rys bread. ana
not, why7
A-on the contrary. benevsrye bread
containing the minerals Of the outside
of the grain
r. G. B. o-whAt are the nrs& symp-
toms of nervous breakdown?
Al don't like to suggest symptoms,
but loss of weight, irritable temper.
dependency and loss Of appetite and
sleep are early symptoms
MRS K o. am a sufferer fron
rheunaa tisrh WIN you kindly adviss NJ
IN regard to treatment7
Al wound advise that you follow
Yoxr physicians advice You should
expect to be on a diet and under treAt-
msnt for some time. TAI sSft'iA p
80 -Tt 1879 ssc ~
FATIGCED CT am u Svutnan ID
yeArs of age, and weigh, fTE pounds.
am always &c tired that 7 nnd IL nm
possible to perform my duties win
you kindly tel me the cause q this
cOnditfon7 .
A-You are underweigfit The t1red
feeling may b due to eyestrain. Have
u thorough examination to locate any
possible trouble. correct this troubls.
and the symptoms win disappear
capyEieht. Is22. By NszsDaV< Bs~aus sur1au Ia
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Tomorrowea -. 90
HOROSCOPE
By GenevteOe Kemb1s
SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
jolly 23-2A.

Sundays horoscope points 70 souD
sudden change. removal or Journey
which may come TO some persona II
should bring success, provided money
is not Subjected TO undue rssk OF zRccu-
lat1sn- Social. domestic aud remnants
affairs SHOULD thrive 81.
TEose whose birthday II Is should
have an active and SUCCESSFUL year. wiki
advaD tzG4ou= change or travel. but they
should not risk their money. A child
born on this day win be clever. original
and industrious. bot may be Of unset
tied disposition unless carefully trained
Mondays astrological map Il rather
unpronis1nE. especially for those tn the
employment Of others They should be
careful not to give Offences TO their SUI
pertorE All tendency to QuarrelifnR
and fault finding should be subdued.
Keep quiet and attend strictly to bunf-
ness is the advice of the stellar sMwea
Those whose birthday It Ia should BE-
careful of their positions IL IN the en-
ploynent OF others. They should quiet,y
attend to business. A child born on this
day may be disposed to be quarrelsoue
and fault finding, and very fond q pleas-
ure unless well trained from babyhood.
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'G1SoodIM&ht
Nt8Sg!E!lEs;:s!:
DAVID SEES A QUEER WATER



n III goodness. but David was cross
-IN when his mama called him IN
n from his ball game to get her a
bucket of water. This was one thing
David did not like to do-carry water!
III your bucket were heavy you might
complain" chuckled a tiny voice, and
David turned around to see his little
friend. Gocomeback. smiling at him
afraid you're inclined to be lazy, David.
he laughed. jumping down and running
over to David's side
-s oh, no. Gocomeback! At least. X
arm I really don't mean TO be- replied
David But II seems a dreadfuny long
way down to that spring. and the bucket
grows pretty heavy before get back !"
You know last week when took
your sister for a trip had a notion to
invite you to go along. too" laughed the
eihnL But never mind. you run and
get that bucket Of water for your
mama. then IN show you the strangest-
looking bucket you ever saw"
David needed no second Invitation. ana
buboling spring and returned with the
bucket fun.
Nothing takes very long when you
once go after it," laughed Gocomeback.
'sBut here, Wen have to hurry" and
before David had a chance even to ask
where they were going. they landed in
q strange country.
A quser-looking animal, unlike any he
had ever seen before. stopped IN front
IF them. and the little brown boy seated
on its back waved a welcome to the lit
tie elffn-
what funny borse!" laughed David.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-22
MY MARRIAGE
P r o B LIE M S
AGefe G0Tison's Ne1v Phase 81
Revelations
of q Wife
What the Accidental Guests
Demanded and Commanded.

lust what game was Harry Under
/ wood playing? This was the ques-
- ton that said itself over ana over in
my brain as, with my supporting hand
upon the arm OF the young girl had
Just brought into the house from the
| automobile wreck. followed Lillian up
the stairs 60 her room
Rarely. reflected could one md q
more bizarre situation than this. with
Lillian and this girl both ignorant Of the
fact that the elder wonaan's recrsant
husband and tho object Of the younger
woman's romantic alteration were the
to keep them both In ignorance So
postponed my reflections upon the char
actsr Of Harry Underwood's schemes
untn I had decided how best to pre-
serve his assumed Identity.
"She Can't Rest Here"
With the opening Of LInian's door.
however. found myself plunged into a
nAelstrom of excited talk. as father and
neither greeted their daughter. This ef-
fectgany banished all introspection and
retrospection. ami made me come peril
ousIy near to losing my temper in child
lsh. futile fashion
Are you sure you're ali right Helen 2"
the mother demanded Why You're
letting her stand alone by herself!'
She turned on me as accusingly as II
had been paid attendant. derelict IN
duty. I made her no answer. but turned
to help Lillian move an army cot made
Ooft and comfortable with gay1y-coIored
blankets and pillows to q position near
the bed where the captious mother was
reclining.
IF your daughter wishes to lie down."
Lillian said, she can rest here
rs there no bed" the man demanded
pompously. where she can be COM
where Is Junior turned to Lillian
In Mother Gfaham's ROOM" she re-
Piled 7 turned Marion and Junior over
to her"
''Tl%n." I turned to the man, your
daughter may come into my room II she
wishes"
THAT Is more IKE IT. he reterted.
And, we must have q doctor mt once |
No one knows what Injuries any OF MS
may have sustained Please Telephone
the nearest physician s well as DR.. x |
from Southampton Then we WIN have
some attention right away"
-Ohi II could only see DR.. r" the !
woman sighed, and her husband re-
sponded promptly.
why, you shall Just telephone New
York while you're about it HereI IN
give you the address and the money.
There il no telephone in the house
said frigidly. for my nerves were get |
ting frayed by the mans impertinence-
A Way Out
NO telephone. No telephOne.- he re-
peated with an air OF having discovered |
me in the objectionable sin ''Wen! |
you will have to go after the nearest /
doctor, and telephone the others on your
way. How about thu cart WIN It start.
Or can that taxi man get his hIvver 1
started?~
II do not think either car iE disable /
lust now" returned
His irritation exploded into an oath for /
which he made no apology
But you must have some kind Of =
Ear here" he said ~AH farmers have
generally. You certainly can go to the
nearest telephone in 1t Look here. my
dear: wrOman"-he evidently Enisinter-
preted the amazed look I gave aim-l
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NEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

ANA young girl in my -teens.@
and have been going with a young
man about seven years my senior.
am very undecided as to whether
really love this young man He has
often said he loves me. and has
proved it in many ways.
There Is another whom at times
think love. but as long as am
with the first I am positive love
him-that IL. until I see the other.
How can 1 test myself as to which
I really do love7 Each week 1 seem
to care more and more for the first.
But do you think there is too much
difference in our ages II we truly
love each otherz UNDECIDED.
7 Undecided Don't worry aboui
which young man you care NOR,
for. my dear. Have them both 70.
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WORDS of WISE MEN

Men always worship something
40 Misery stIn delights to trAe~
Its semolaEce in another's casa
The chfld Is the father Of the naan-
.E Hours are golden links-God's eakens
( reaching heaven
The surIcIency of my merit IN 70 know
that my merit is not sufficient
Immodest words admit OF NO defence.
For want OF decency is want Of sense
an s-Impossible- is word only - be
sound In the dictionary % fOOls.
Life. however short. - made SIN
shorter BY waste Of time
= A blythe heart makes a SaSomias
10 visage-
.-ia Set an things in their own peculiar
And know that order Is the greatest
tires in = mile
1t is more disgracefol to distrust than
to be deceived by our friends,
KIN the weeds when the weeds are
Young
Call not that man wretched who.
whate'er he suffers, has a child to love
.
A lie has no legs and cannot stand
bat It has wings. ana can ny fAr and
wide.
No LIBERAL man would irnpueS q charge
Of u1s4eadiness to another for having
changed hls opinion
Clap an sxfInguishsr upon your irony.
n you are unhappIly blessed with
vein Of It.
The boundary OF man IS moderation
When once pass that pale, guar
dian angel quits his charge OF US
Ehsre is no resolution like brave mind
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oDDFAcTs

The octopus is the greatest enemy of
crabs and lobsteFM
In Angora, the capital af Nationalist
Turkey. stori<s MAJ be seen evety-
wheres In TACT, this city fs a birds
paradise for the Turks never shoot
them or destroy their nests
The greatest tide is In the Bay OF
Fundy, Nova Scotia The tide rises and
falls as much as so feet twice 4 day.
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Diary of a Fashion Model

=By GRACE THoREECLIFFE

n FRS. STOKES, who Is fashionable
mi client of Madame's. came in the
other day to buy some frocks- She
looked at SO many things and. stayed So
long was beginning to wish she would
decide quickly SO I could go back and
talk to the girls.
my dear. here are tive tickets for
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away from him Nor would you put the
stigma of having divorced her father on
her innocent little head Have you q
right to do this and not keep the home
together7
You should do your part and more
than your part to keep your little fam
lily together. Your husband may change
and you may all be very happy togethert
Good luck to you. my deaf
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~Just-FOrsst L."

wonder how earth
going viii have of it once
practical but shouldn't have
the does to take down too many fences
with
good and Mrs Bingham and vii
helm. NV band tat Eae method
the useo of about things? said
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By Annie Laurie

friendA You WIN not need any text 10
md out whom you love when you really
do fan tn love. and there viii be no H.
decision in your mind.
/ do not think the young nan IL -,
old for. you to have for a frlsad - Z
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am a girl IN my ~'teea.m~~
Would It be proper for me TO 49, a
young man with whom I am ae-
quainted to 60 to an entertainments
with ne7 BASHFULA
ID ASHFUL: Under ordinary eirerr,-
n stances. II Is not considered proDaz
for a girl TO ask a young man 70 An.
entertainment The yourg man haaS the
privilege of asking a young woman ~
he wishes her companionshin-f Bus tf,.r.
are exceptional cases II you have beer
asked To eon1plete party b. inviting a
young man Of your acquaintance 10 ac-
company you. or II you have Tickets n
an entertainment and wish an escort 4
would be perfectly correct 10 .astc =
young man friend to go with you.
Annie Laurie tcfH toeLcoD1e Letters n,
inquiry on subjects Of feD1f1bfae intsresf
from yoH"o tOoD1eH readers Of this pepsv
and toiJi reply to them IN these cofsxzr,,s
Letters to Miss L0Nrss shoasLd ks a,
dressed to her. IN core Of thts oHkaS
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eoraetbing that might interest you" she
said as she left
thanked her. and she explained what
they were
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tie best thing do to leave each its little
let that
She Bingham and vevet-wen that's what really
think Anyhow,
the thing the tub
from the ironing board crisp and fresh and looking brand
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r. NJ DIS white bread more bsne-
ncsul to the heaIth than re broad and
n not, why7
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WINIFRED BL OK.
1 zs694 Putting up a Fence
BY No

~ b, NOT" said the who knows how to live.
"I'm not going to quarrel with her, and 19n not
going to worry about her. She means we'll,
really think she does But somehow, she's made of
different material-you can't put cotton and silk to-
gether in dress and make success Of it =.
"Not unless you great genius with sinspira-
ions' and effects in the back Of head the top
of it wherever such things live Bingham and vel
- Il
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nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
am "a years of age Ny husband
= 81 During our marriage of four
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t
-
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n III goodness, but David was eros
-Nt when his mama called him
a from his ball game to get her
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F. G. B. o-what are the nrse Eymr
toms of = nervous breakdown?
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MRS K o. am a sufferer troz
rheumatism WIN you kindly adviss ~
In regard To treae1nent7
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A-On the contrary. befieverye broad
In better. because 1t L. made from -four
containing the minerals Of the outside
of the grain
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CNAUAP|N MASTER
FIGURE OF OPERA
"Mefistofele" Gives MetropoIi.
ian Season Most Success
full Opening In Years
Audience BRILLIANT ONE

Il. rf h0 NNl ~.
The Philadc'pnla seaso" ". wv n..'.I. .p,.,
politnn Orera .o!npInS opmv" p.,,. :" ,';.,, ~
Academy OF MUSIC 'nst c.rm'"s wv.
what was ncrhnps w. ,vs. .n;' u.'tn'". n
opefatic pcr,orm",nss u,.a. I'VE .,s ,'hS .hs
,vcr witncssed; Me"s,v." w.. '"u
production; III Mas hn;i,;nm,,. '' ,.a,, ~"
audience OF cAcsT.,o. lT,,.,,;.,,, Iii, '''"
FOR nm opening Nc'l'P""'"' .'s"''
But the. musical feature iairiy over.
wh'Ilne"d whnsod ,,' ~ nil those enumerated in the
'o";al register. and II good many not
u;,bin those sacred portals. They came
"n time and most Of them remained to
,he close of what Is. under any circum.
stances. long opern.
p... hcforc Tho performancc and after
Nv ."'~ r". Tho us,ni ''shouting and the
,n',," ,nrr., which is supposed TO and ccn.
...in .n"i,x docs accompany any grcnt social
c,nt nt hmt when the work began these
s,,nds died more rapidly even than in
Sn'; s"u W;,iin- classic. The audience was
.I.ro 20 hcnr the opcra above every.
ILL.,. ,.n, also and II did.
tmng e'I ,ho b,ch noints of "Niefsto.
,.,o" 10 .hc nrolocue, The mnnnge.
i'n Ind warned prospective henrcrs
n,."t w ~, onern Of this and advised nm
'" ,r,,. ,"n n rival Usually these managerial
rn,., .,s,m.. orc taken With tho nroyerbinl
,,,I,, ua."e nf s,lt Rut not Inst evening,
rIn audience arrived with tho general
,,roc;.ion of n musical student body,
rnJ ,herc wns lcss disturbance due TO
n',o i.,n orrivoIs tban for n long time ut n
To,rnnol;tan u performance. There were
..n ,iomonstrations demanding silence.
NV" Nv. oniv during the marvellous pro.
iooue hit nil through the opera.
q "e"''
ChaIiapln dominated Cast
Nusically, the work was the best that
hos been presented in this city for
many years. The gigantic figure Of
Chniiapin not only lowered above all
Ono other giants Of the cast. but actually
inspircd them to efforts unknown here.
tofnre In technique and spirit. This,
with the added scenic and lighting
cffects which have never been eIualel
cven nv the METROPOLITAN Company, In
philadclphia, gave a presentation which
viii become history in PHILADELPHIA
opern.
Il is not too much to say that Chalia.
min was the whole show. From tho
moment Of his dramatic appearance in
tbo nrolocue TO the closing scene he
dominatci the situation wherever he
appeared. Dominant ns Boris, he is
s,il greater MS Mcfistofcle, Situation
after situation rcvolyed around his
marvellous personality, and hc showed
himself TO be the real master in what
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The scenery and stage settings were
magnificent. Each seemed to ip de-.
signed I, creatp in the minds Of the
n'i'licn"r the especial emotion to be
portraNcl in the music and the action.
Mr.. MOranzOni conducted with rare
skill experienced as he is. and seemed
10 be inspired by the gigantic person.
ali'y Of Mr.. Chalinpin.
II is true that there wcrc spots here
and there where more accuracy Of
pitch would have been desirable. cs.
pccinl In the superb duet of Mar
gurritr and Faust IN the first scene
Of the third nct, as well us the chorus
effect Of the prologue. But these minor
deficiencies we're entirely lost sight Of
In the general ensemble. to which all
the participants seemed to be working.
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READY FOR MAIL RUSH
Postmaster Hopes Christmas Pack.
aces VIII Come In Early

Postal authorities prepared ycstcr.
day 10 handle the holiday rush Of mail
mn,tcr due this week. Postmaster
Kemp asked that citizens do their
Christmas mailing early and thus pre-.
vent congestion.
Room has been made for 300 nddi.
tional clerks. and 1t Is expected that
in tho coming month more than 1000
trail and branch Offices. II will take
more than $3.50, 900 to pay these men.
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which are the very life and strength
Of the hair, can not ooze away.
Danderine is not sticky or greasy.
1t has made weak, sick, neglected
hair strong and healthy for millions.
Your comb or brush Is warning you.
Hurry to any drugstore and get .
bottle now,, Don't wa!t!-Adp.