The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-01
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IFrom the Chicago News.l
"A miner is seldom happy until his tri-
uInph is ore.
Women tank more than men. but the
latter say the most
Ingratitude is very apt to sour the
milk Of human kindness.
Success comes from not making the
same mistake twice.
Trees grow out Of doors ana doors are
made out Of trees.
The average man suspects at least
twice as much as he knows
A farmer works a miracle when he
turns his horses to grass
Some men acquire that tired feeling
from looking for an easy job.
Never laugh at a boy with pug nose.
You don't know what may turn up
The farmers foot is a. corn field that
requires neither blowing nor sowing.
Ghosts may talk. but few people un-
derstand The dead languages.
The man who is always looking back
is very apt to travel as he looks
If you happen to ind your feelings all
worked up you should order a fresh
supply.
Glory is Of little consequence to the
poor man with q large family of starv-
ing children.
A mean man only thinks himself eau
tious-just as a near-sighted person
seems to be looking far away.
Probably more epitaphs are written
to show the wit or genius of the living
than to perpetuate the memories OF the
dead
It is reported that two brothers living
on the north side look so much alike
that they frequently borrow money
from each other without knowing it.
Some men are unable to see through
a milestone after they have been shown
the hole.
It is said that time win telI-yet peo-
pie are constantly asking you what
time it is
A man who gets into the habit of
never making mistakes is altogether too
near perfect for this world.
When a fellow Is just cut out for
tailor he has fitting occupation.
No man is 50 obstinate as to refuse to
give an automobile the right Of way.
Christmas2" she-~The bargain sales
afterward."
Even the professional animal trainer
shudders when he meets the gaze Of a
literary lion
No. Maude. dear: they are not called
New Years shooters because they are
liable to get at least half shot.
The shortest day Of the year is just
US are shortest just afterward.
Nell-'.why did you postpone the
date Of your wedding?'' Belle-"I for
got that our whist club met that day"
Don't cali a man lobster Just be-
cause he doesn't agree with you. A
Welsh rabbit is equally hard on the di-
gestion-
what are your reconections Of West
Point2" asked the social reformer.
Rather hazy." replied the ex-cadet,
sententiously.
'@The best man in an argument
says the Manayunk Philosopher, lis the
man who says the least in the most con-
fusing manner"
What makes you think he has had
his salary raised?'' asked Cheerful Mug.
He's taken up golf" replied the Wise
Guy, convineingly.
When a man gets a divorce just be-
cause he doesn't like his wife's cooking,
and then marries again, it serves him
right il he jumps from the frying pan
into the fire.
Wigg-'fWhy does ne assume that
air Of superiority? What has he ever
done2'' Wagg-"Great Scott. mani He
once guessed the number OF seeds in a
pumpkin at a church fair
Says a poet: "9er face was fair but
sorrow came and left its traces there
What sorrow did with the rest of the
harness the deponent sayeth not.
Footprints in the sands of time
Are but a poets gush;
And yet, forsooth. they're more sublime
Than footprints in the slush.
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