The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-10
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

''Dey is gwinter put a stop to ragtimel
music in white folks concerts" said Miss
Miami Brown.
WELL said Erastus Pinkley, 'if deyll
turn up DER noses at chickens an water
millions along wifi ragtime, 1 reckon meb-
be de cullud race will hab chance to en-
JOY itself wifout SO much Interference
Washington Star.
DO you belong to the Law and Order
Society,"
yes. sir: anybody you want Iynched?'-
Atlanta Constitution
Her Papa-"Yo' aspiah ter marry nah
daughtah, san? Him. Whad am yo'r pros
The Sutton "a widower)-Ebery single
one OBJ de pussons TO whom nah late la
mented wife done washin TO hab prom
ised ter liberty paternize her successful
Judge.
you never can make that kind of dog
fashionable" said the expert.
why not?' asked the novice in canine
affairs.
because" said the expert. "he isn't
small enough to be useless. stupid enough
to be utterly worthless or ugly enough to.
be interesting
This man. it may be said. had made a
study of the pets of fashion.-Chicaso
Post
Larry-Did yez notish Mulcahy's head,
how it's shwelled now he's made boss Of
Mike-Yis; an did yez notish the sore
heads of the section men?-Indianapolis
News.
IT see that Johns speakin' on the hnan-
cial question:"
ooh yesr
what's the old man doin'?''
'F'urnishin' the nces!'-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
Gayboy-They never say in Kentucky
that a man takes to anything like duck
to water. They have better phrase.
/ Rounder-What is it?
Gayboy-Like a colonel to juice
Judge.
There's joy and the strength for sorrow
In winter time and May;
The Lord-He's keepin' Tomorrow,
And all we want is To-day
Atlanta Constitution.
Belcher-what was the use in showing
Nuritch through your art gallery? He
couldn't appreciate your paintings.
Kulcher-Well, he seemed interested
and surprised.
Belcher-Rea1ly, and what did he say?
Kulcher-"Geei what lot of 'em you've
got You must a bought an awful lot o.
tea in your time.'-Philadelphia Press.
Ion you Know That your OIIlce DON
is q very aggressive and overbearing per-
son?''
YES" said the business man. TITS not
a bad idea. No matter how hurried or
annoyed ] may be, I impress a caller as
good-natured, compared to the office boy"
Washington Star.
she-Yes!- I'll go. if you'll promise not
to get impatient while I'm dressing. You
always seem to think that my appearance
/ is matter Of no moment.
He-On the contrary my dear. it is
usually a matter of great many
Brooklyn Life.
Now that we're engaged she said. ''of
course can't call you Mr.. Parkinson and
even Sebastian seems too long and formal.
Haven't you any short pet name?'
We'll" replied the happy Parkinson.
| "the fellows at college used to-er-caH me
.Pie-face. '-Philadelphia Press
81 wonder what makes a mans hair fall
out so fast when once it starts?''
Worry answered the man who al
ways has an explanation ready. Nothing
tends to make man bald so much as
worry. and nothing worries man so
much as the idea that he is becoming
bald. ',--Tit-Bit
Minister Visiting prison)-How can you
say there have been successes in your
life?
Bunco Pete-Why, man. in my time I've
fiim-fiammed a -phrenologist writer of
detectives stories. a character reader and
a criminologist.-Judge-
| "Gracious." exclaimed Farmer Krafts