The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-12
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FROM REAL LIE
Tie Cigar Man Drops.a Hint on the
Fragrant Weed.
The MAN WHO HAS A HOME.
oIemento That Topeka joe Was
III This City-The Prop
erty of a Isioh
1nonder.

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Mr.. James A Gibson, son of Detective
memento of the late, lamented To
peka Joe.H at once an inmate Of the
city jail. The memento is pretty gold
mark, a badge of The Knights of Pythias,
which Mr.. Gibson wears on his watch
chain.
The work was recovered from a local
pawnshop, where the bank burglar and
safe blower had put it, soon after his ar
rest when he was in need of funds. The
work has no engraving or anything on 1t
that would lead to its restoration to the
owner. The pawnbroiier gave the piece of
god to Officer Gibson. who in turn.
gave it to his son, and the latter exhibited
it with no little show of pride.
Mr.. Gibson. Jr.. now wants the wooden
key, with which the famous prisoner made
his way TO liberty. to add to his collection
of mementos OF the far-famed Topeka
Joe
See the man who a moment ago light
ed his cigar and left the store?" queried
a well-known Ma:n-Street cigar leader Of
a party of friends standing about. Well,
continued the retailer Of the, weed, .'it's
ten to one that l am offering that the
next time he comes in here kick will
be lodged against that cigar, and yet it
IS one of the best that I have in the
house, and, he added with show of
pride, that's saying a whole lot too.
How do l know that he is going to
kick? Well I'll tell you. Do you fellows
know that there is as much in the light
ing of a cigar as there is in the stuff that
It IS made of? I'll venture the assertion
that there is not one smoker in ten that
knows how to apply the match to the end
OF a cigar. First of all, you should have
good strong flame: then hold it just
under the end of the cigar and turn the
roll of tobacco, drawing steadily OH it all
the time. BY SO doing you ignite thor
oushly and have it burning over the whole
area of end evenly. If you don't do it.
the cigar will burn to the side and that
is one of the best ways known to lose the
greatest pleasure of a good smoke. That
is Just what the gentleman. who left here
a moment ago did. Next to having good
tobacco. is to have good light and evil
IDENTITY the gentleman in question is not
aware of that fact He will come back
at me and blame it on the cigar
Talk about Patriotism. says the Full
ton Philosopher, why everybody in this
country breathes the national air.
line ard rumors Of a terrible accident
quickly spread. OF course the longer the
rumors of the awful accident travelled
and the farther they. went, the greater
the horrors grew. The passengers,
quickly spread. OF course the longer they
traversed and the farther they went, the
greater the horrors grew. The passengers
became alarmed and inquiries at both ends
of the line We're made by anxious ones
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Finally a surgeon was dispatched 10 the
scene Of trouble, and in due course of time
he arrived there. All was great excitement
for the time being, but the surgeon soon
had matters fixed up all o. X.
Don't ask the surgeon anything about
the accident. II was only a COW that had
tried to dispute the cars right of way
and came off second best and with a
broken Lego
Funny, isn't it. that a girl never con-
sders herself belle until she has several
rings.
OF course. almost everybody will agree
with the individual who said that one half
the world does not know what the other
half is doing, but there are times when
the other fellows troubles viii crop out.
There was a postal card received at The
LILIES oiiiSe Il LSN Jay ago. anu tllE 1Lui-
vidual whose trembling hand penned the
pitiful lines has all the ear-marks OF the
man who belongs to the class who "have
troubles of their own Read and drop a
sympa thetic tear:
'.My Dear Mr.. Editor:
What you done for me was plenty.
Things We're bad enough around home in
the way of my darling Cindarilla weering
the britches but when she read your edi-
torial this evening that clipped the Climax
and it was Katie bar the door for me, and
l amt no bad husband: either The first
order after reading the editorial was
night-la,ch key, active membership to my
club. End pony up every Sat. night, and
work extra every ether night. and stay at
home the nights I do not work and nurse
the baby 3rd, She to do all the shoping
including my chewing tobacco and che
roots. Q, if you only knew what you done
for me you would get down on all 4 and
pray"
..Talk,'' declared the Fulton philosopher,
"may be cheap, but gcd parrot costs
money