The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-09


be wise, perhaps, but oftentimes it is
mighty uncomfortable That is what
| prominent citizen of Topeka can tell
/ you. He is other things beside being
prominent in his profession He Is ar
ardent prOhibitionfst and IS always III
| the front row in every temperance
movement.
He was on Kansas avenue the other
evening. tending to half a dozen matters
at different places and booked for an
| engagement and public appearance q
little later in the evening, when he made
! the discovery that his boots were decid-
eddy muddy and not at all presentable in
a conspicuous place in public. No boot
| black being available on the street at
! that hour, he betook himself to a prom
\ lnent cigar store, as II innOcently looked
| on the outside. His worry about his
pedal extremities was soon relieved by
the dusl1y sinners. Their bright red
caps bodied up and down, their fashy
green coats swayed back and forth as
they diligently rubbed and rubbed. The
| job was soon complete and the immacu-
1 late advocate walked proudly out of the
place still unaware that he was emery
ing from the jaws Of the dragon
mouth, the haunt of the very demon IN
on which SO much of his time and ena--
gleS are 1nduStr1ouSly spent in fighting.
But some acquaintance saw him COM
ing out of the joint Ever since mis-
friends keep him industricusly busy ex-
planning.
''They do be very fash'nable. nova
days. SEE Mister O'F'lynn. AIissus Bran
s'Phat's that, Missus O'F1ynn7"
"A nate bit of rale estate feminist the
knob O yer brane, to be sure bechune
tn angle O. yer eyebrow an tn bridge
O yer nose" she answered. preparing
for another confidential chat over the
backyard fence.
IT seems as If Everything runs to tim
prince these days, Missus Brannigan.
Nobody hears a worrud amy more
about GouId,s sthandard or emparallism
Miss NaShun is tn whole bOkay. an
tn legislaShure is not aven a pink posey
in ut. An family jars are incrasin'.
Dim hearin' since that ould gran mother
come aroun' wild her hatchit. You saw
Missus Mulligan pass tn dure. this
marnin', hidfn' a Nashun soOvenier all
she cud undher her vail. didn't you2
An Missus Flaherty beyant Wild a sthrip
O. rag Slowed over her hid? Yis2 An
you reminder yesterday they SEE they
was goin" out an smash j'ints wild Miss
Nashun2 Well, Mulligan an Flaherty
consphired, OF do well and troolyl be-
lave, to sthop tn crewsade- They made
up a leckshure on tn emproprietay wv
wimmen mixin' up in such bizness an
volunteered to give them all tn fun an
argewmint they wanted at home. Wen.
that's how Missus Muligan came to run
against tn dure, thryin' to avoid an ar
geWmint wild Mulligan. an Missus FLAX
erty, runnin' away FIRM F'laherty into
tht' back yard stheDDed an a barrel
hoop. OF asked Mister O'Flynn. to be
shure av it. but ne on'y SEE he thinks
Missus Muiligan an Aissus Flaherty
two esthimible winner, AIissus Branni-
gan, but they wud be dacinter If they'd
lave aft thryin' to be fashnable."
"Oi'n glad we're not fash naole.
Afissus O'Flynn."
Som OF, Missus Braunigan."
In the middle Of the night during the
a ring at the telephone at the home OF
one Of Iopeka's vel known physicians
WhatH You charge to drive out with
me to Blank's2" Queried a voice naming
place about three miles west
'TWO dollars"
"Ali right. BE at your office to meet
you in ten minutes"
The man was there when the doctor had
got out his carriage and driven around
There was not much said during the
bleak and cold drive. The man showed
more Of an inclination to sleep than to
man got out. handed the physician his
two dollars and said.
Good night"
surgeon, ~ramming his kit back under the
7 didn't say anybody was sick. did r.
Just asked what you'd charge to drive
Yes"
Well, nobody's sick that know
Folks that was to go out with went on
one Of the night-hawxs to take me ont IN
q hack for less than i've dollars. Mach
oDnseo :" you. Gooe night"
A powerful engine cannot be run with a
strain Of an active life With a wsa w e,d dne
ach. neither can we stop the human ma
chine to NAL, make repairs. Il the stomach
body strong such a preparation as Kodoi
Dyspepsia Cure should be used IT al
help but do you good At all drug drug stores.