The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
HuMOR OF THE DAY.
h due ciyility

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say with due civility
That some time. soon or late.
The thought comes unto each and all
That they might soon be rich and great
If. with their own ability,
They had their neighbours gail
Chicago Record Herald
II believe this slump in Wall street /
is all for political effect. They want TO
scare Roosevelt
well, judging from the present prices |
they must be finding that he keeps on |
being a mighty hard man to scare
Exchange.
You don't make many pretensions as
a speechmaker.
No" answered Senator Sorghum; lit
is misfortune for public man to set
into the habit of saying clever things. |
They are always remembered and held
up against him in case he wants to
change his mind. "-Washington Star.
Some men are born great. some
achieve greatness, and others manage
to grow smaller each day.-Exchange
Pity the man who finds home such
cheerful place that he always wants to
hurry there as soon as his days work Is
done. Heaven won't be much OF an I'M
provement for him-Exchange.
He-"But / love you, Carrie," She
see as that fact is calculated to make
caramels happy. Boston Transcript.
Fifty miles an hour" yelled the wild
chauffeur. Are you brave?' Yes,
am Just full of grit" replied the pretty
girl as She swallowed another pint of
dust.-Chicago Daily News
II see there's talk of some members
of the legislature framing a new troll
ley bill, remarked the inquisitive- youth.
Yes replied his father How is a
trolley bill framed, anyway In guilt,
usually. "-Philadelphia Press.
But why" asked the stranger, 'are
you all trying to cultivate a Scotch dia-
lect? Is il golf" NO" replied the ma
tive. Then what is it?" Why, we
sort of thought it might hurry Carnegie
a little in the matter of giving US Ii
brary."-Chicago Evening Post
Great Man-"Have you begun my pre-
liminary campaign work YETI? Private
Secretary-'I have ordered from one OF
the members of the American Press
Hunorists a complete set of anecdotes
of you. together with eight personal
"reminiscences guaranteed to be aDSo-
lutely original, and to have been USED
in connection with no other public mai;
"A
among the newspapers you may crack
your whip and away We'll go.'-Balti-
more American.
But why did you, not send for the
doctor next door when you became sud
denly ilI?'' asked his friend.
You forget answered the sufferer.
chat / have been learning to play the
cornet recently. Puck.
The instructor was trying to teach the
class the lesson that brain work is no
less important than the work OF one
hands.
MANY kinds of labor are there?'
"Tyo." replied the solemn-faced young
man. organized and agonized. Chi
| cago Tribune.
Il suppose your son is still studying
hard to become doctor2'
ooh no he's taking good long resi-
now. with nothing to do. He has grad
mated and started to practice '-Phlia-
delphia Press.
Don't wholly condemn, though his 1erce
exhibition
of ire cause your sensitive nature te
shiver:
Perhaps it is due to bad disposition,
And maybe, again, it is only his liver
washington Star
Farmer Way Back-Wall, OF all ouri
fools, that artist Teller takes the cake
Mrs Way Back- " MAJ al ne 9o 0o1h vonde
naintin' a, picture OF. that old tumble dow
barn. an there's a brand new barn rlgn
behind him.-New York Weekly
!. He used to kiss me every tim time :, " "
5 LACE said The little woman, with sa
fs saAnd does he do so now?" asked tn
r 0e 'sSo h he takes a drink."-chicago Rec
: ord-Herald-
' Our arctic expeditions
. In future. 1t is said.
e Will start the party OF Tehel
l. A month or two ahead
: Washington Star.
= ..7t;,a,. said PIodding Pete. ''wha
1ro1,Id vo, do if YOU was to wake up an
and Yourself a railway president?
I II dunno answered Meanderlng MIX