The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-26

tonEued Joke smith. was also present,
and made q speech There Is consider
able hostility between Zeus and Nulc-tn
since the delivery OF the last invoice OF
I thunderbolts Vulcan tried 10 get fuu-
ny with the much-conrr1V1ng Leus- ana
at one time IL looked as though It might
be necessary to call in phalan1 OF
/ mercenaries to preserve a sembianee OF
/ peace.
There were. altogether. IS guests and
a corps Of reporters, who sat down % z
/ sumptuous repast Of arnbrosla ana nee
tar served by a horde OF duS2y par BAR
ian cautives in the marble courts or the
Throop temple To prOpltlate the JoNe-
nurtured guests. smoking hecatonlos OF
broiled lake trout. fried spring chicken,
and hllet OF young beef were offered al
a prOrra urne of toasts had been pre-
uared BY the three fateS. Clotno. Lam r
sis and AtrOpOs. and TO the crediI OF lh-
victims it must be said that they met
their fate bravely- It reminded the OIL
timers Of the way the youths ana mad
ems set out 10 be devoured py the Alno-
taur. back in "a
The Apollo family was well represent
ed. both Phoebus Apollo R B. WeleIs
the old man and his son. Phaeton ARfsi-
10 Chas. Welch. being present Pnaet9A
acted as POSTMASTER. II VIII Dc re-
uembered by our readers that fEaaes 7.l
IS the young man VINO vas 1850
soros line ago FOR fast driving NJ saE-
giad to observe that he is doing better
Cincinnatus B. H Pugh, a Roman q
some note and q new meu2ueE o. ~
rlub was given an initiation cs1erAieIte
z4-fier he will not soon forget IN MS
5ax Cincinnatus was ranked fiSnN ~
alone with Coburn and Dewey ana =
one Of the best examples we nave u I
ausf-p1rpose animal ClncinnaSls atsss
TO speak on the subject, me 1afi =
.sTgz wears pretty good clothes Tor .
farmer exclaimed Ganymede Ssvllzss'
who is something of q dresser h.s-As71 4
ICES going TO read his speech So.
Scylla Doran. as Clnclnnalds Pr
. ~nass OF typewriter manuscript
Mr. President said Chary oflis
E1iere. Il don't see the use II nsteIl-..s
70 this speech move tlaas = =
The The motion is carried said the
toas--r-E-er-
7 think Cincinnatus is getting x
cited shouted Pluto o P NJ Neeii=ls-
ock who has record Ior raising mo-
trouble than ANYBODY else
4 committee of three vas al on
a1roinrsd to fan Cincinnatus The
.-y7-lief vas composed of Pluto Ne
CIintock. Vulcan AcNeal ana Neiasss7
watkins
.sPass him up some water. quick.
ordered the long bearded = l-ks71sss =
Wvman. priest who gained consider
able notoriety BY forcing hInnselt lhS7
What he needs IS sterilized milk.
declared the gay-voiced baccnus. l. \
.sNTeIIin's food is better. 50 Thucydidss
saws on mage 4e7 Of nv history OF the
United States" objected Adonis la
Meantime C-iucinratus was calmly
reading his speech II was something
about Adam and Cain. and other ante
b=fIt1u farmers who knew nothlns
about self binders or traction ployvs
FL q =
cred il improper 10 drag before the
audierre the scantily clad forms Of
these residents Of the first ~arden-
Pluto snatched the manuscript from
CiucfnnatIs' hand. and proceeded &c
axuurSate the objectionable passages
II was a rude thtng for the dark
visa ged monarch OF the underworld C
do and as the official city paDer 81
Mr OLYMPUS we feel il our duty tC
remind Pluto that some things whicf
may be all right in hades do not 80 II
the polite society OF this arIstoerslis
o-s--urstv-
Cincinnatus was inclined to he angry
at this breach Of etiquette. and we car
hardly blame him though IN general vs.
firmly believe that such spiteful looks
az he gave Pluto should be left 70 ths
ox-eyed Juno. the long necked Venus
and the other ladies'
Suff7ce It TO say that CincirnatIs Was
allowed TO deliver the last verse OF tn
poem which closed his address vita
out interruption 1t had something K
do Wirh a kansas man. and We are
inclined 10 censure Cincin1afus foi
dragging in any reference TO this com
uaun5ty which is now giving eur ad
vertfsinE agent so much trouble as
connective IarSiuul
DID NOT TAKE WATER
Next on the programme was Neptune
Clemens who has been secretary Of tbs
navy under Zeus' administration Nep-
tune is familiar with all the waters 81
the earth. but his home Office IS IN tn
Aegean sea But in spite # the annoy
ing 5ihes. and the frequent suggestion:
that he comb the seaweed out Of hi
low hanging locks Neptune did no
take water last night For he IS deaf
He turned % the press table and SAT-
in impressive accents. Howl on speal
to all civilized nations here
Neptune made an fU1pasSIoued plea 70
+ Cerberus- the tl1ree-headed dog VII
guards the entrance to Biuto's domain
It seems that Pluto Is little hard al
Just now. and he is violently opposed g
the proposed ordinance imposing sep
arate dog tax On each head Of Cerberus
T plead for poor Proserpi1as sal