The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-12
JAYHAWKER JOTS

Quite a number OF election bets were
made in Erie among the women. some
Of them betting as high as fifteen tents
on q single candidate, according to AL
mira Todd.
Atchison Globe: An effort will be
made in Atchison to have Hon Bill XIII
ana Hon Lon Wilcox make their maid
en- speeches in the legislature on the
day and an excursion train VIII
be taken to Topeka for the event.
The Kingman Leader takes two col
umns and a half to tell about the Great
Republican Victory in Kingman county.
At the tail end as a sort of postscript
or a~fterthOught are these three lines:
Harris, Democratic nominee for gov
ernor, has a plurality of about 200 IN
Kingman county"
Adam Croaker in the Holton Record
er: 1 did not poll my o district this
year for the reason that on inquiry L
found most of the people did not know
how they were going to vote, and did
not find out until they found them
selves in the election booth and then
voted mainly at random.
Observations by Deacon Walker: I
have always noticed in our church that
when the choir is well supplied with
good looking young ladies who are not
married or m~ortgaged there are always
plenty of bass singers. When
a worthless deadbeat of a fellow gets
drunk he is always sensitive to two
things: His homo and his Importance.
. = : Again referring to the subject of
Battenberg lace n hand painted dali
sizes on doilies, have you ever run across
a case where it constituted strong evil
dence in the prosecution of a case for
alimony. > Too many of US,
brethren. gauge our own chance OF
getting to heaven by those of our neigh
Dor. . . . I rave often wondered why
it is that men who always know ex-
actIy how h Overnmen ought to be
run and what is the right thing to do In
politics. should max such a failure In
their own business.
Old Bill White hands himself this
bunch of consolation: The Gazette is
particularly impressed with the yoeman
service done for Governor Hoch by
Henry Allen, Chester Long, Joe Brls-
tow, and Willis ]. Bailey, whO left their
homes n went tromping over the
state bawling themselves black in the
face for the Cause. They certainly
Done Noble. But while these old roOst-
ers were off their nests the eggs seemed
to have got most inexplicably chilly
For Henry's county rave Harris 125;
Chester's county gracefully compli-
mented Harris with a majority of 20,
Joe's county put the trimmings on Hoch
for a 535 goose egg, and Willis's county
handed OUT beloved governor a bunch OF
carrots with a Harris majority Of 321
carefully pinned on to 1t. By refraining
from unnecessary strain on his delicate
vocal organs. by getting to bed at Q
o'clock every night, and by carefully
~bandaging his worry bump so that II
would be protected from the frosty air
of autumn, the editor of the Gazette
managed to reduce Harris majority in
this county to 357, in Lyon county-giv-
ing it absent treatment. The writes
hereof is like little Johnnie Read, in
that he does not touch the nasty weed,
but he has a great tooth for the succu-
lent oyster Of commerce, n any time
Hank and Chef and Joe and Willis
care to meet the affiant at the Cremerie
restaurant in Topeka, they can divide
the bill among them and no questions
will be asked.