The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-13

the morning. there was a fire in a resi-
dence which threatened to be very SER
1ous- 1t had gained considerable head
way before it was discovered.
A half dozen people discovered it at
the same time. One te1ephOned for the
police. Another ran toward Kansas ave
nue. for help. Another aroused the
neighbors. Another started to get the
horses out of the barn that was close
by and another woke up the sleepers in
the house. Two policemen on Kansas
avenue heard the cry of fire. One
thought it was east and the other
thought it was west of Kansas avenue.
Each started in the direction he thought
the fire was. Just then a, telephone call
came to the police station and at the
same time man, breathless and hat
less, arrived.
Wire on Van Buren, street." shouted
the man.
There is a fire not a block from
here said the man who answered the
telephone.
Have you called the fire depart
rnent?'' was asked of the man who had
brought word.
NO. never thought of that" he re-
piled.
Have you called the fire depart
ment?, asked the officer who was an.
he exclaimed when his question was an
Swered. well, what do you suppose
we have a department for?" The police
then sent in a telephone alarm and by
senger alarm had been sent in and
man had run all the way to tell the
firemen. And still all these people told
afterwards how cool they were when
they discovered the fire.
It was not more than few weeks
ago that a certain church society in To-
peka determined to give a social to
raise money for the benefit of the poor.
The pews had to be moved and tables
and stands had to be arranged to hold
the eatables that were to be sold for
/ the purpose Of raising money to aid the
needy. The janitor of the church needed
help in making the necessary arrange
ments and employed a young man who
was anxious for a. chance to work for
a dollar day. He was poor and needed
the money. The young man had work
ed two or three hours when the leader
in charge of the social arrived at the
church. The leader found the extra
man employed.
He works for 81 a day." explained
the janitor when questioned regarding
the young man.
well, we won't need him after din
ner" said the leader, II will send
around couple of the young members
of the church who will do the work for
nothing"
The young mans services were dis
pensed with at noon The church social
for the benefit of the poor was given
and great good was accomplished but it
never occurred to the leader that the
young man was worthy and that the
church would be helping needy per-
son by employing him;
The old adage you can't Judge a man
by the clothes he wears" was proven to
| a young man at the farmers banquet
on Thursday night.
The young man dressed in the latest
fashion and wearing a standing collar
that endangered his ears, was seated
next a farmer who wore a pair of high
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side. He was minus a collar and a
necktie and wore a hickory" shirt.
His beard was heavy and unkempt. The
young man, Of course, had that taste
for olives which comes with full dress
functions. The farmer who had never
worn a spike-tailed coat did not like
them. The young man passed him the
olives. The farmer took one, tasted it
and laid the remainder on his plate and
refused to take another. The young
man coughed. When the shrimps came
around the farmer tasted them and
asked his neighbor what they were. The
young man smiled He winl1ed at a
friend and started to talk to the farmer,
intending to display his ignorance.
What is this they are talking about -
| said the young man in a contemptuous
manner, referring to the speaker.
He is explaining the most improved
manner of fattening steers said the
| farmer.
Well. who cares about that" said
| the young man.
Farmers, not FOOLS" said the man
| with the boots and collarless shirt, and
the young man retreated as soon as he
| could.
"a bear story" said Ananias Fisher
as he picked up a smoked herring and
| seated himself in the corner grocery.
''Well, I guess can accommodate you.
I have just one left.
TT is not much of a story but IN
| tell it as near as I can remember it.
! It happened when I was a boy. We
| had an old brind1ed COW that plagued
| US terribly by staying out nights and I
/ used TO get mad as a hornet at the
| old brute.
zone day we were late from the hay
| field. I went to the house, ate supper
| and took the milk pail and went to the
! barn. The cow was gone. put down