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The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-26
LITTLE BENY'S NOTE BOOK

Ne and Puds Simkins was setting on
Mary Watkinses frunt steps tawking
to her, me trying to seem greater than
him and him trying to seem greater
than me, and Mary Watkins sed, L
made a cake yestidday.
bet it was swell, I sed. and Puds
sed, I bet it was wonderful, and Mary
Watkins looked modest. saying, o 1
Sounding as If she RELY thawt it was
CRATE, and sed, bet I could of ate
half of it all by myself.
1 bet could of ate the hole thing
and asked for more, sed Puds- Me
thinking, Darn that guy, and Mary
you wunt peece, but now mind, I
dident say it was good.
Sure. G. gosh, I should say so, you
bet I do. o boy, C. sed me and Puds
and Mary watkins went in and came
out agen with 2 big hunks of cake,
being sutch big hunks that IL we got
them that big home we would of
thawt they was big, and I took a bite
of mine and it was the fearSest cake 1
ever taisted, and I looked at Puds and
he looked as if he was thinking the
same thing and trying to look the op-
posite, Mary Watkins sed, Well, you're
both certeny eating it slow. don't you
like it?
Sure certeny, gosh, sure, sed me and
Puds. And we started to eat 1t fast as
enything as If we dident care wat hap
pened, wich the more ate the verse
it taisted, and by the time I got it all
down had one of the fearsest feelings
around my stummick I ever had in
clooding the time got sick at Skinny
Martins party, and I looked at Puds
and he looked as if he never felt
verse, and 1 sed, C, that was CRATE
cake all rite. hay. look at Puds, 1 bet
he's got a stummick AXE
Aw. I have not, sed Puds looking as
If he had, and Mary Watkins sed, Puds
Simkins. I think you're terrible, I've
got a good mind to send you rite
home.
I was jest going enyways. sed Puds.
Wich he quick did, me keeping on set
ting there acting CRATE but feel pain
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-26
QuestIons-Anstoers

Q. What will make artificial honey
granulate and become hard2 NJ. II.
A 1t Will granuIate and become quite
hard If it is cooked a trifle longer than
usual
: @ swhere do We get. the expression. "a
A Fly-up-the-creek is n local name for
the little green heron, a bird common thru
out eastern North America.
Q. Is Spanish leather genuine leather?
A This is a trade name applied to gen
uine leather which has been given q certain
process in dressing.
Q. What deep sea fish has the largest
<. The bureau Of fisheries SAYS the eggs
of the haIibut are the largest OF the deep
sea fish. One fish, Weighing 100 pounds,
was observed and the total weight of its
eggs was II pounds, ounces. 1t is esti-
mated that they would number 21s2. .00O--
g Have Quakers any other name? B; NJ
A. Quakers have frequently been called
"Ohadiahs", probably because in several
well known works of fiction about Quakers
the prominent male character has been
named Obadiah
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was only necessary that he should
do his duty and speak his message.
Nowhere in God's s law do we find the
craven maxim, "A man must live; by
precept and by example the Scrip
ture teaches that man must lay down
his life for holy ends outside of him
self The one important mission for
Jeremiah, as he saw it, was that. he
should warn his nation that unless it
returned to the living Jehovah it was
doomed.
Whereupon the comfortable and
prosperous decreed that this icon
oclastic prophet should die. 1t is an
old, old fashion to slay the bearer of
unwelcome truth. If you don't like
the medicine, kill the doctor. 1t was
the priests, who from being Gods ad-
vance-guard had become mere camp
followers, who were loudest in de-
nunciation of jeremiah. His answer
was simply: The Lord sent me
therefore, now amend your ways and
your doings and obey the voice of the
Lord your God" No compromise or
cowardice there.
princes who, with the sanity of
democracy, recalled the priests to the
obvious principle, This man is not
worthy to die; for He hath spoken to
US in the name of the Lord our God"
They preferred truths tempests to err
ror's ease. So jeremiah was spared,
the most precious possession of the na-
ton, as prophets always are; but tho
the people let him live, they needed
him not; and the doom which always
overtakes a people deaf to- truth and
righteousness soon came upon Judah.
Copyright, 1922. by The Ellis Service.)
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-26

The signing Of commercial treaty
tbetween Germany and Russia has
been followed by the signing of sim
+. liar treaty between Italy and the lat
{ ter country. While Germany perhaps
can supply many Russian needs. Italy
? is not so fortuna.e-y situated. But the
. Italian treaty nay 0pen up a way
( thru which American goods can reach
~ Puss Ia without this country's entering
into any sort os agreement with the
s soviet government There seems to be
: nothing to prevent Italy from becom-
ing the "middleman' by buying from
= America and passing the goods on to
Russia. The necessity for a confer
: ence at The Hague appears gradually
$50 be disappearing. If Russia but get
. hack into a sta,e of productivity it
s. cannot matter greatly how SIZE shall
= accomplish il.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-26

"Fine-for you. But I couldn't pos
sibly take anybody else. You see, my
coupe is fun of luggage. I've been on
a business trip to Creston. Come on
Julia
She accompanied him to the car.
and as she entered she smiled malic-
iously at the group in the cave. Soon
she and Hiram were vending their
splashy way along the road.
Little was said for several minutes,
then Hiram spoke.
Julia. I've quit my job at the
weather bureau and am going to work
for an umbrella factory in Creston.
This is one of their samples. It looks
like a good proposition, and II won
der-how about marrying me now?"
I'm willing" she said, especially
since you made good with Saturdays
prediction of rain"
Hiram cleared the water from the
windshield, opened his mouth to speak,
but held his tongue
''Guess L better not confess I was
away Saturday and my assistant in
the weather bureau, made the forecast
of rain for today" he told himself
Copyright. 1922. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-26
.ANIER1cA RIGHrING HERS

Government compiled statistics
show that a marked revival OF build
Ing has been in progress for the last
year. building Psrmits being two or
three hundred per cent more numer-
Gus than in the period of great de-
preston. Combined dwellings and
\ stores are reported to have been the
most popular new buildings. double
dwellings next. with apartments a
close third, single dwellings a fourth.
and purely business structures last in
comparative figures OF erection.
New Jersey cannot find enough
hands for her building Jobs, Michigan
reports more opportunities than auto
mobile mechanics, and Minnesota and
ether northwest sections are asking
for farming help.
General business conditions thru
out the country as reflected IN reports
made to the department of labor en-
ployment service show plainly in the
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-26
George Mdtthew Adams
Daily Talk
APPRENTTCESHIP.

In a large sense we are apprentices
for life. For no matter how high We
excel there is always something in
finitely bigger and greater that lies
yet there is this natural law of
growth and progress thru which we
must all go.
The satisfied remain on the lower
ground and play their lives away,
content to be disconnected For they
can arouse no power within to stimu-
late and spur them out of their leth-
argy and sleep.
Stevenson, writing along this line
of apprenticeship, has this to say:
THE life of the apprentice to any art
is both unstrained and pleasing; 1t is
strewn with small successes in the
midst of a career of failure, patiently
supported; the heaviest scholar is con-
scious of a certain progress But the
time comes when a man should cease
prelusory gymnastic, stand up, put a
violence upon his will, and for better
or worse, begin the business of crea-
ton"
Hook into my yard where a gardener
is working. I watch him. He is past
middle life-yet he is still serving his
apprenticeship-for he has not learned
to be a creator. He can only do as
he is told.
The world admires the man who
drops his playthings and enters upon
the task of man.
1t is true, however, that we must
all pass thru our own apprentices.
And we must be patient during them.
But we must keep learning and test
ing out our strength for the day when
we shall pass into real creative work
for ourselves.
We must not only delight in the
thrills that expertness and prepared
ness bring, but we must keep fortify-
ing every faculty at our command to
keep this ability for appreciation fresh
and lasting.
For who is so to be pitied as the
one who can no longer rejoice in the
zest which life daily affords?
Serve your apprenticeship - and
then pass oni
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-26
JUST FOLKS
OYER THE CRIB
AZ EpGAR a. GUEsT.

OVER THE CRIB
over the crib where the baby lies
Countless beautiful visions rise
Which only the mothers and fathers see,
Visions of splendor that is to be,
Pictures of laughter and joy and song
As the years come sweeping US all along.
Care never startles the happy eyes
Over the crib where the baby lies.
wonderful baby lying therei
And strangers smile at the happy pair,
Proud and boastful. for all they see
Is the dimpled chin and the dimpled kneei
But never a little one comes to earth
That isn't wonderful babe at birth,
And never mother who doesn't see
Glorious visions Of Joy to be-
Over the crib where the baby lies
Dreams of splendOr and pride arise,
Deeds of valor and deeds of love
Hover about and shine above
The tiny form, and the future glows
With a thousand dreams which the mother
knows,
And beauty dances before her eyes
over the crib where the baby lies.
Yet we smile at her and we smile at him,
For we are old and our eyes are dim
And we have forgotten and don't recall
The visions We saw when our babes were
Yet world wide over the mothers dream
And ever they see in a golden stream
Wonderful joys in. the by-and-by
over the cribs where their babies lie
Copyright, 1922, by Edgar A. Guest)
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-26

Apparently few persons, outside OF
the golf and tennis players. approve
-daylight saving without clock
changing. now being tried out in
Washington. by suggestion of Presi-
dent Harding. The change in hours,
without a change in clocks, it is said.
has worked much hardship and great
confusion Schools have followed the
departnrNnts and require children to
report at a. m. This means an hour
earlier getting up for the whole fam
lily. with no CORRESPONDING gain at the
other end of the day. No one goes to
bed any earlier. and all theaters and
other amusements operate on the old
schedule. Banks observe their usual
hours. the postofffce has not altered
its schedule. so business men who are
compelled to follow the departments
have an hour of useless sitting around
offices in the morning. which cannot
he made up by remaining IN office an
hour after other offices and depart
ments close.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-26
THE ST. LAWRENCE PROJECT

I
Governor Allen. in his debate with
Governor Miller on the proposed
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence waterways.
charged that New York opposition is
inspired by provincial self-interest.
There is not only much evidence that
this is true. but an effort is being
made by the same interest to enlist
tEc support of the south IN the more
TO block the improvement.
while the advocates of the St.
Lawrence plan" say its opponents,
''are emphasizing the short haul from
Dusuth and Chicago to Liverpool.
they are ignoring the favorable for
etgr trade routes now in use. They
say nothing to encourage the gulf and
South Atlantic ports which are re-
suming the trade with South America,
the far east. SIexico and Cuba which
during the war was overshadowed 10y
the great export movement to the all
lied countries"
There spoke the railroad interests,
the same interests which have been
able to throttle water competition by
way of the Mississippi and other riv-
ers. This sudden solicitude for the
welfare of southern ports on the part
of New York probably is largely due
to the fact that a majority of the stock
in western railroads is held in that
city.
The possibility tAat southern ports
would suffer as the result of the St.
Lawrence project, however, is re-
mote. There will be business enough
to go around. Whenever and wher-
ever southern ports can offer better
facilities and lower costs they will get
the trade.
The country will lose nothing by
looking after the welfare of the agri-
cultural regions as well as the we'll
being of the transportation interests.
Should the st. Lawrence project be
carried out probably southern ports
would retain South American trade,
while lake ports would get the Euro
pean trade.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-26
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fact that in 65 cities where studies
were made April showed 40 in, which
more workers were given places on
pay rolls, and only 25 in which en-
pIoyment decreased.
Despite few disquieting indus
trial features" sayc Director General
Jones of the department of labor,
America is surely righting herself.
April recorded an upward movement,
with industrial lines broadening out.
which will show increased activity in
succeeding months
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-26

Ralph McEntire's administration as
3 president of the Topeka Rotary club
z closed Thursday 1t was one of the
Z most energetic and forceful years in
local Rotary history. The club ac-
{ complished more of the international
program and imprinted itself more
deeply into the hearts OF the citizens
than in any other one period in its
history. The one outstanding feature
Of the last fiscal year has been the
Rotary interest in the boy. And youth
never forgets. T W. Williamson is a
worthy successor to Mr.. AIcEntire in
the leadership OF the organization.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-26
Dorothy Dix 7aLks
III DOROTHY DIx
wozId's H1EheSs Paid Woman Writes.
The Perfect Wife,

a short time ago a man died in
England, who paid a glowing tribute
to his wife in his will. He said that
she had been a perfect wife-that in
all the seventy-seven years they had
lived together she had never said an
unpleasant word to him, and that in
every way she had been a help and
an inspiration to him.
According to the newspaper reports
of the case the widow has been
flooded with letters, not only from
men anxious to secure such a house
hold treasure for themselves, but from
other women who are desirous OF
emulating her example, and who ask
her recipe for making a husband
happy.
What the perfect wife replies to
the queries of her sisters we do not
know. Perhaps no woman can tell
another woman how to be an ideal
wife because husbands are kittle cat
Rrent tastes, and demand such dif-
ferent things in their wives that no
universal rule can be given for pleas
ing them The very qualities that ap-
peal to one man, bore another man
stiff. The very charms that fire one
mans fancy leave another cold. Men
are even unreasonable enough TO de-
mand absolutely contradictory charac-
teristics in the same woman. as fer
instance, that a woman shall be both
shall dress like a daily hint from
Paris, and yet be as thrifty as Hetty
Green.
And there you are. Hence, the i'm
possibility of even one. who has her
self pulled off the-difficult stunt of
being a Perfect Wife, telling anyone
else how she did it.
Also, in this connection something
must be said of the man, for marriage
is not solitaire that the wife plays
alone 1t is a two handed game in
which the man has just as much a part
as the woman, and which he must help
win or lose Which Is to say, that the
husbands must respond to their wives
efforts to please them, and show ap-
probation and gratitude for benefits
other husbands that no woman on
earth, no matter if she were an angel
from heaven, could please, no matter
what she did
1t is interesting. however, to specu-
late upon the method of this one Per-
feet Wife who got the glad hand from
her husband.
I think, to begin with, she was a
good housekeeper. I think her hus-
band always thought of his home as a
place of peace. and rest, and good
cheer-a place of order, and cleanli-
ness, and beauty. I think that when
were always lights in the window to
welcome him. a good dinner waiting
for him, his chair and his book placed
just where he liked them, and that a
woman's tender hands drew him
across the Threshold, and shut the
door upon the outside world behind
him.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-26

Members of the Independence"
party in the Philippines. probably
found little joy in the finding of
General Wood. Probably nothing
would give these gentlemen a greater
feeling of satisfaction than the loss
Of the general His method of con-
Quoting the affairs of the islands is
destructive of the plans of those who
would use the Filipinos for their own
private profit and aggrandizement.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-26

The New York Times recently an
nounced in special dispatch from
Washington that the Democrats
count on a lag Of prosperity to win
the next house OF representatives. If
this be true, they probably are
doomed to disappointment. There are
no present indications of lag of
prosperity. If the Republicans lose
the house it will be because of action
on the tariff. the bonus or both.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-26

In ordering a reduction in freight
rates the interstate commerce COM
mission has set a pace that the rail-
road labor board may be expected to
follow. 1t can make of the commits
SONS action an excuse for lowering
the wages of the railroad workers.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-26

Col. Leigh Hunts proposed 1000
dolIars-a mile roads might suffice for
the use OF light pleasure cars, but soon
would go to pieces under the wear
and tear incident to their use by farm
trucks. Many Kansas communities
have experimented with cheap roads
and these will not care to repeat their
experience
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-26
what is your favorite novel;"

EUuI
" Jack the Giant Killer" replied
Miss Cayenne.
THAT is only a fairy tale
Which is my reason for liking It.
Nobody is going to get you into an
argument about it by saying. How
true to life the characters arei' and
Isn't the philosophy a wonderful rev.
elation of the human soul" wa sh-
ington Star.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-26

1t is declared by the Republican
Publicity association that the Dem
ocrats are standing by the importers
the Republicans are standing by the
American producers" 1t might be
pertinent to ask who is standing by
-the consumers that pay all the bills.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-26
Good stud and Truc.

Sir-YOur comment on politicians
recently is to the point. There is more
of it. elf-government is a fallacy.
No one wants it. All he asks is to be
well governed, and as little of it as
possible. Given that, he is entirely
willing to let George do it and to pay
moderate taxes for the chance to mind
his private affairs. The politicians
is a profession-for a lifetime. He
goes in young, and if he makes fairly
good, stays in for what there is in it.
If he doesn't, he is thrown out. The
citizen only gets busy when govern
ment pinches him seriously. The
outs try to make him feel that way
That takes a campaign of abuse.
which the citizen largely discounts
and goes his way. Sometimes an
amateur breaks in. The regular feels
fessional feels for an amateur. Usu-
ally he doesn't last very long. The
advantage of republic is the oppor-
tunity it gives to change George"
without bloodshed. c. H. D.
Notice to Shakespeare fans: Except
as We may revive it incidentally, the
discussion is closed for the year. The
advantage of columnist in a closed
discussion is that he may refer to IL
at any time without reopening the
argument. Probably that's the reason
so many folk want to write columns
President Harding solves the day
light saving controversy by going to
work an hour earlier in the morning
The presidents hold on the column
tightens. We have unbounded ad-
miration for a man who can get some
thing done in the forenoon.
As a matter of general pra actice, we
deprecate the presidents method. 1t
would do away with the row about
daylight saving. There are none too
many rows now. AS it is, we go for
days at time without getting into
one. We'd hate to lose one of the best
remaining in the repertoire.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-26
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY E. HOUSE
tFrom Philadelphia Public Ledger.)

J. c. T., Jr, wants the column to
oblfge its customers by defining Re
publicanisn'' and -Democratls1n.
He has written us twice about it. and
we assume he considers the matter
important We wish him luck. but
the trail is cold. We fried for ten
years to get somebody to tell US the
difference between a "standpaIter
and a progressive" Nobody could
tell u.s. We finally had to write our
own definition. It must have been
satisfactory asIdefinitions go. At any
rate, We sold it for cash on the nail.
Republicanism means one thing TO
one man and something else to an
other. So with "Democratisn-" They
are labels. Either means whatever
the man who espouses it thinks 1t
means. Government is best and most
effectively conductd thru party or
ganization. Party names have a con-
crete value, but in the abstract they
mean nothing much, one way or an
other.
II that doesn't satisfy J. c. T., Jr.,
we can write him another definition,
altho we do not agree to do so. There
are thirty or forty definitions-an
good.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-26

Copyright. 1922. by the wheeler Syn
dicate Inc.l