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The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
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w. Halls circus was in town. As eGt-
tor and publisher of the Florence
Weekly Bulletin we had come INTO
contact with the press agent OF the
show Other than those COMMANDED
bv the railroad company there were
no telegraph wires leading into the
town That afternoon the press agent
had said to us, 'I have a special rea-
son for wanting to know the result or
the McAulfffe-Meyer fight early. IL
Won can get me the information before
it is tipped off to the crowd TIL give
YOU $50" We were, then as now, an
yolel, and we fell for
the slicker's stuff
Ed Smith, the telegraph operator
who had the early night trick, was a
bosom friend. We had entree to the
cubby hole, in which he did his work.
So we said to the press agent: Hang
round lust outside the window. When
the flash comes I'll slip 1t to YOU.
THE press agent took the slip of pa
per on which we wrote the word NC
AuIiffe'' and beat it for the circus lot.
II was a. Never crowd and he cleaned
mn. He took the cash and the rocks
of the performers and George W-'s
only camel. He Iaundered that circus
from bandwagon to calliope.
But he never did get back with the
$50 Afterward we learned he was an
extremely absent minded person
Maybe he forgot it.
Well, we bought three of ours yes
terday. How did you get alongE
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HEART and HOME PROBLEMS
Written for The State Journal
BY ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson; am a
woman and have been married a little
over a year. My husbands brothef
who is a bachelor and just my age has
come here to live He does not live IN
our home, but he has taken up work
here. He is just as charming as he
can be and find myself falling in love
with him. He doesn't know this and
am sure he has no such feeling for
me. He comes to our house a good
deal and is always very pleasant to me,
but he and my husband talk and play
chess together and a lot of the time
I am forgotten.
This worries me very much because
nv husband is a very good man and L
wouldn't do anything to hurt him for
the world. I don't know what to do
because 1 don't want to love anyone
wise me to do2 Should I tell my
brother-in-IaW the truth and ask him
to go aWay2 IN DOUBT.
Don't tell your brother-in-law any
thing. It is not necessary for you to
fall in love with him if you take your
self in hand and stop thinking senti-
mental thoughts about him. 1t is evil
dent that the flowers of your romance
with your husband need watering In
place of thinking about your husbands
brother, think of your husband as
you used to in the days before you
mind with love for him. Since he is
so good to you, this will probably be
an easy matter if you really try. Above
all else do not worry about your new
infatua ton As surely as you live you
will find that time adjusts the matter
able charm of your Drother-in-layv
will become commonplace and will no
longer thrill you. Don't place SO much
on the matter.
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JUST FOLKS
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.
GET UP!

GET UP!
In the good old days OF the long ago
In the home unbroken we used to know,
When never vacant chair we kept
And never one tear of grief we'd wept,
Then we were reused from our cozy beds
By father who shouted: You sleepy
headsi
Get upi Get upi' as he passed each door,
Get up at once, for III call no nore."
We'd answer him in a drowsy way,
Eyes, in a minute" we'd wake to saw
But just as soon he'd passed along,
Singing snatch OF his morning song,
We'd all fall back where the bed was warm
In the place which fitted each youthful
And go to tIeep till there came shout:
Get up or III come and pull you out!'
He'd stand at the foot Of the stairs and
sect up. oi' You sleepy heads, one and all,
Your mothers been down for an hour or
two.
The day is here and there's work to do.
There'n De trouble up there if you don't
jump out
And promptly begin to stir about"
Then sometimes he'd come with a rush
and sweep
The covers away and Danish sleep.
Who knows when the last long sleep comes
And the mornings of earthly life have gone
Are wrapped in slumber the angels know.
Perhaps We shall open our drowsy eyes
In a world of wonder and glad surprise
And find 1t the foot of the golden stair
The Father. waiting and calling there
Copyright. 1922 by Edgar A Guesty
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THE FARMERS ADVISERS.

Bernard NJ. Baruch. chairman of
the war industries board during the
war. has Joined the ranks OF those
who are extending more or less free
and d.sinterested advice to the farm
ers. Speaking before the meeting of
the Farm Industries federation in Chi
cago he dwelt effectively upon the
farmers problem
Surplus finally determines the price
OF products. Mr.. Baruch pointed out.
and If the surplus products OF Amer
lean farms caunct be sold abroad they
must remain at home to weigh down
prices in the domestic markets. That
is just what has happened since the
war. Europe. partly because Of its
poverty and partly because of the dis
organization of its market, has not
been able to buy and pay for the sur
plus products OF American farms.
Most of that portion OF the American
crops that should have been shipped
broad has remained in this country
and seriously depressed domestic
prices OF farm products.
Among the many remedies for this
situation offered by various gentle
men in the Baruch class. just which
one shall the farmer choose? One
tells him that his only hope of relief
lies in a subsidy to American ship
ping Another tells him that Europe's
debts to America must be cancelled so
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If a recommendation OF the house
appropriations committee be adopted
there will be a permanent saving OF
about 100000 in the bureau OF print
ing and engraving, it is estimated.
For more than twenty years the plate
printers there have opposed the in
stailat.on of power presses, because
such an innovation would throw many
of them out of work So the tedious
hand printing of paper money has
continued. at great expense to the
government. The proposed change is
in line with President Harding's pro-
gram OF more business in govern
ment.H No private concern would
have tolerated such a condition even
one year.
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Dorothy Dix 7cRs
Would You Marry Your Wife
EY DORoTHT DIX
wGRsdrp IRiRbese PMIa Wruaam WI

In most of the divorce cases the Pc
titiOner is the wife, and her commo on
est complaint is unfaithfulness on her
husbands part.
In society it is very rarely that you
see a middle-aged woman, who is a
wife and mother, neglecting her fam
lily while she toddles around with boys
young enough to be her sons, and tries
to vamp every good looking man she
meets, but nothing Is a more familiar
sight than the elderly husband and
father who 1isports himself with flap
perS and is a gay Lothario.
Every married woman, who has got
a husband whom she is fond of, lives
in perpetual dread of his straying off
after some other woman. That is why.
when she sees herself getting fat and
forty, and unfair. she begins to bant,
and play golf, and massage, to try to
preserve the charms that captured her
lord. But a man makes no effort to
preserve his girlish figure in order
perfectly satisfied that he couldn't
lose her if he tried.
All of which goes to show that man
has a rowing fancy, and wide taste
she sits opposite her Darby of an eve-
ming, wonders what he is thinking
about her and matrImony, ana
whether if he had to make his choice
over again, he would take her or not
OF course, she knows that he knows
that she has been a good, and faithful
wife to him. and thrifty and indus
trious helpmeet. and that he would
give her a gorgeous recommendation
as a working partner, but there are so
many other things in matrimony be-
sides doing your duty. A woman must
be more than just useful to make her
self wanted. How about it?
The man who has gotten his real
soul mate would naturally stand put
if the opportunity offered to get a new
shuttle and deal and a fresh hand in
the matrimonial game, but the man
who has married in the ordinary hit
or-miss, grab-bag way in which choos->
ing ones life partner is usually con-
Quoted would be very apt to throw the
old wife into the discard, and try his
luck at drawing another queen
At last, that would be his first Inn
pulse. He would look upon his OLD
wife, and perceive that she had grown
headed. and plain of face, and
heavy of figure, and that she always
wore her clothes with the air of haV-
ing borrowed them from her worst
enemy. He would think how delight
full it would be to have a living picture
to look at daily in his home instead
Of a faded chrome. He would reflect
upon how pleasant it would be to have
a companion who was full of pep ana
high spirits Of youth, instead of one
who was full of aches and complaints,
ind the dreary forebodings of age.
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QueStions-Answers

Q. Is French taught In the public
schools of Canada? +. w. r.
A. Formerly both English and French
were officially recognized in the primary
public schools of Canada, but in 1915 the
school act was amended so as to do away
with bi-lingualism as a system. Eng
lish must now be the medium of fnstruc-
tion in all state-aided schools, altho this
would not prevent French, German and
other languages from appearing on the
program of studies for elementary schools
as they are now found the high school
curriculum.
Q. Should strong tea be made by letting
it steep longer than weak tea? r. J McC
A. Tea should never stand for more than
three minutes after the freshly boiled water
has been poured over the leaves Regulate
its strength by the amount OF tea leaves
used. In three minutes or less, the leaves
give up all their flavor, aroma and caffeine
After three minutes the leaves begin to give
up their tannin.
Q; Where did the name cantaloupe come
A CantaIoupes are so named from Can
taloupe, Italy, where the melons were first
grown in Europe.
tAny reader can get the answer TO anv
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LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
By LEE PAPE

woak UP last mite 2 o'clock early
this morning on account or heerlng a
noise like berglers breaking in down
in the yard and / got all the ways un-
der the covers as If l thawt l was
asleep, and I ,-eep on heering it and
got out of bed and quick snuck down
in ma and pops room, saying, Hay ma,
hay pop, I h cr berglers.
Wich pop quick sat up in bed say.
ing, Watts that, nonsents, go back to
Watts the matter, wat, wat is it? ma
sed, and sed, Berglers breaking in,
don't you heer that hooking?
Ny goodniss do heer something, 1t
sounds as if its down in the yard at
the side coor, o good grayshiss they
must be using a black jack, meen a
Jimmy or whatever you call it, ma sed.
Its nuthing, pop sed.
Do you meen to say you don't heer
that hooking? ma sed, and pop sed,
Well, do heer a hooking, and ma sed,
Then how can you say its nuthing
with one breth and heer it with the
next, Willyum you'll haff to go down
and scare them away, no, don't you
dare, you stay rite heer do you heer?
Don't get ixcited, haven't started to
move yet, pop sed. Wich he hadent,
and ma sed, Well you wouldent calm
Iy sit there and let berglers brake in
as if they owned the house, would
you?
wy not, If there's enything in this
house werth steeling somebody must
of brawt it in since we went to bed,
pop sed.
Wich I jest then I remembered
something, saying, G., L know, it aint
berglers, it's a stick I hung out of my
window this aftirnoon on a string ami
it must be blowing agenst the side
door on account of the wind. G, aint
you glad its not berglers? I sed.
Back to bed and take this with you,
pop sed. Meening a fearse slap some
place he gave me jest then, feeling
exter fearse on account of me having
L. .,E.l L.
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George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
WHOEVER YOU ARE.

Teacher, perhaps-standing up long
hours before a class of restless. tho
inwardly good and wholesome young
scamps." Knowingly full of RESPONSE
bilfty and love for a better race.
or soil man-rising early and retir-
ing late. rough handed, honest
hearted, wholesome minded. Taught
BY the lessons of the fields.
Or mother-with crying babies. all
the time getting into trouble and call
ing you from this and that, healing
with kisses, comforting with pats and
hugs. All day long, never complain
ing, but willingly accepting, dreaming.
planning loving-far, far ahead.
Or stenOgrapher-drum away
at machine keys for hours and hours,
thinking how best to serve, how best
to please, how best to improve And
then going home with tired back and
aching fingers.
Or scrub mountaineering over
dirty floors. mopping, scrubbing,
wondering, wishing. Mindful of others
or better days, maybe. Active while
the other partSof the world sleeps or
is at play.
Or engineer-Iookfng out of your
cab window thru rain, or fog or storm.
while your passengers read or talk. or
sleep in peace and thoughtlessness of
you. Driving your big engine with
pride of heart confident, glad of lead
ershfp in a world of commerce.
Or poet-writing of the sentiments
the beauties, the wonders. the mys-
teries Lifting by your words. great
populations, cities of men and women
and little children, and leading them
into gardens and heavens.
Or shut-in-bearing your pain or
misfortune with vital fortitude and all
the time thinking of those who walk
and run and play.
You are why there is a God-a real
God. You are the salt of this earth!''
(Copyright 1922 George Maftbew Adars
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Everybody except Samuel Gompers
and the Bull Moose members of con-
gress seems to be fairly we'll satisfied
with President Harding. Even as
staunch n Democrat paper as the
New York World in a recent is
sue said editorialIy: THE federal
budget for the fiscal year beginning
July next, as submitted to congress
by President Harding, reflects great
credit upon the administration for its
effort at economy and business meth
DDS in the government"
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listen. For what you did today I shall
do my best to see the strike settled
without more hurt to anybody. If
that happens-when that happen-I
am coming back to find you-tho I
don't ask your name.''
% Twouldn't do you any good-T m
changing it mighty shortly" the girl
said with a slow smile. You quiet
things down TIE right way and I'll
give ye a bid to the weddin'. VIII
you conner"
Sure" said Moran, adding to him.
self: IF for nothing else than to see
the man brave enough to marry you
copyright. 1922, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.l
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LABoR,s REFERENDUM.

/ Labor unions long have maintained
freedom from pecuniary responsible
! ity for their acts thru refusing tc
become incorporated bodies. But as
the result OF a referendum vote taken
at the recent election in Massachu-
setts labor unions now may be sued in
the courts OF that state, or they may
bring suit, according to circumstances.
The act of the legislature upon
/ which the vote was taken was passed
last year and the Massachusetts, State
Federation of Labor obtained a suffi-
| cient number of signatures for the
I referendum, but the vote taken gave
a majority against it's position, for it
had made vigorous appeal during
the campaign to d.sapprove the act
1t asked union men especially to vote
mo" upon the question.
But there was one of the labor
unions which refused to be dictated
to by the State Federation. Local
2e3 OF the Independent Brotherhood
Of Steam and Electrical Engineers
and Assistants, thru its business rep
resentative. H NJ. Comerford, accord
ing to Law and Labor, wrote to the
~NN~~NNNACAA anu dAlEE LnaL
the federation's letter had not given
any valid reason why union men
should vote against the act, went on
to say:
The Independent brotherhood of
Steam & Electrical Engineers and As
slstants, upon receipt of this letter
(thru their counciD, went into the
matter very thoroly, and as a result of
their investigation voted unanimously
n n AHeTWsaa rY=I >
in the letter and will vote Yes upon
the proposed act.
We as a labor organization, believe
that labor should not seek a way to
we ask for special privileges. If labor
organizations break the laws of our
state they should pay the penalty the
same as anyone else. So we call upon
every voter who believes in Justice to
all alike to vote Yes upon this act.
1t is because labor seeks to become
immune from law that many of our
citizens are becoming dissatisfied with
their dissatisfaction And because we
do believe in having our laws apply to
all alike we are favoring this act
There is no doubt that this frank
square-thought-out action of Local
263," says the Manufacturers Rec
ord, will heighten the esteem in
which its members are held by their
friends and neighbors, as well as by
the general public. Moreover, it may
have a salutary influence upon the |
course OF the American Federation of !
Labor and other nationwide union la
Dor bodies which have held out in op- |
position to anything which would in |
cline to make them legally responsible /
for their acts or for acts OF their /
inspired from central
sources
Commenting upon the action. Law |
and Labor, approving Mr.. Comerford's |
letter as a complete reply to objco- |
tions made against the act, says that |
"a trade union. like any other organi-
zation. should wish to preserve it's dig
nifty in the public eye and its self-re-
spect among its own members
other states may be induced to fol-
low the example set by Massachusetts,
and pass laws making labor organiza-
tions liable to suit in order that the
public interests can be legally safe
guarded against the acts of bodies
which are at present irresponsible.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15

According to press dispatches. the
spokesman for the railway shopmen's
union complains OF the poor condition
Of railway equipment and at the same
time boasts that the shop strike is
still SO per cent effective. Yet the
farmers who are unable to set cars to
ships their products are invited to
unite for political action with those
responsible largely for the car short
age.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15

In spite OF all precautions grade
crossing accidents are multiplying
rapidly. and the loss of life is appall-
ing People seem regardless of dan
ger. or become so occupied in conver-
sation they are unconscious OF it
There IS but one way to eliminate
grade crossing accidents and that
way lies thru the elimination Of the
grade crossing itself.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15

Bandits held up a couple of tour
lists in Los Angeles and took from
them $4,000. The old California
ways of robbing the tourist evidently
have become too slow. The people
out there get all the tourists money.
sooner or later. so they may as well
take it all at once.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15

What its sponsors characterize as
the most important movement for
farmers ever inaugurated has been
launched with the assembling of the
first National Council of Farmers Co
operative Marketing association in
Washington. Let it not be forgotten
that every little movement has a col
lection all its own.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15

It is not all smooth sailing for the
Ia Toilette bloc. 1t has been given
the endorsement OF w. J. Bryan. Sun
dry other Democrats and a few re
dictionary" Republicans abe mani
Testing a disposition to JON the bloc,
possibly in pursuance Of Uncle Ches
ter Thomas's policy. which was: 'If
you can't lick 'em jine EN-"
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Apparently it still is possible for the
railroad man to save a little some
thing out of his pay check. regardless
of the high cost of living. Directors
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers' Cooperative National bank.
in Cleveland, in semi-annual meeting
voted to give shareholders a dividend
CT 1 per cent and depOsitors a divi-
dend of one-half of 1 per cent as their
share OF the earnings of the bank for
the last six months Resources OF the
bank, which is only two years old. arc
about $19.0OO.O0O. The dividend
brings the shareholders earnings for
the year to s per cent, and those of
the depositors, including 4 per cent
interest compounded quarterly. to
over 5 per cent.
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ling are simply unfnformed. But all
His foes were also foes of truth and
enemies not because of any defect in
Him. but because of His virtues. In a
word, his enemies were also the enc
mics of human welfare and of God.
Copyright. 1922, by the Ellis Service)
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Log rolling in connection with the
ship subsidy bill has begun in the
senate. Supporters of the measure,
realizing the impossibility of passing it
without more help have promised to
lay it aside in favor OF the farmers
aid measure in the hope OF winning
the support of the farm bloc. The
members of the bloc will hardly be
caught with such bait. The farmers
are unwilling to pay so high a price
for doubtful federal benefits.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15

the people of that continent will have
the money with which to buy the
farmers surplus. Still another tells
him that his remedy lies in diversified
crops, cutting down on those of which
there is a surplus And yet others
insist that the farmers ills are due to
too high freight rates. The tariff
plan already has been tried and has
failed.
Members OF the agricultural and
other blocs that profess so great So
licitude for the farmers welfare can
help him most not by protective tar
ifs, which he does not need. not by
taxing him to pay subsidies to ship
owners; not by cancellation OF Euro
pean debts; not by reducing freight
rates, but by helping him to a posi-
ton from which he can control the
market price of what he has to sell.
It cannot too often be borne in on
the farmer that his is the only indus
try in the world that permits the pur-
chaser to name the price of its output.
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International
SundaySchoolLesson

By WILLIAM t. ELLIS.

For December II is, Jesus Among
Friends and Foes''-Luke 10: 3s-
1854
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15

We recall the fistic battles which
eliminated in the Sullivan-Corbett
fight chiefly because they marked oui
first actual contact with the dupIicity
and intrigue of the city slicker. or
the night of September 6, 1892, JacL
McAuliffe fought Billy Meyer, the
"Streator Cyclone" for the lightweight
championship of the world George
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We Had Everything Right but Il
Year and the Date

We have no marked talent, no men,
tai or physical gift. But we can near
ly always persuade the other fellow
to do it for US.