The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-16


on, the doctor told him that he'd have
to give him up.
Indeed p
Yes. and then he got mad and got well.
Said he was no conundrum. Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Napoleon marched from Moscow.
It's too cold here. he said
GU ought to see Vice President Fair
banks" shouted the slivering legions.-
New York World.
Ruffon yyratz-IIev ye swore on I'm any
saymoid storey-You insultin' scoun-
dreli There amt nuthin I need to swear
OF from.-Chicago Tribune.
Your grandfather said: TT is in the
Your father said: 1T is in the stable.s
Your daughter says; 1T is in the gar
age ''-Somerville Journal.
Il can't understand how that young
lowyer lives I've never heard of him
You haven't? Why he is one of the
people who helped to break old Bigger
sons will He doesn't need clients
Chicago Record-Herald.
Tommy docking over the news columns
of the paper)-Paw. what's a holding
Mr. Tucker-It's the company thai
holds, Tommy. For further particulars
consult your older sister, who-what are
you looking so furious about2-Chicago
Your brown bread is excellent, Della
SAID the mistress. 4 m glad you don't
object to making it.
''Yes'm.'' replied the new servant. ct
like to make brown bread, fur I don't
have to be 50 particular then to wash my
hands. philadelphia Press.
Piekpocket Ito lawyer who has got him
freel-Even you believed me guilty.
Pickpocket-Then why did you leave
your watch and pocketbook at homer
a n al
Mrs. A.-That woman next door went
Mrs. Bid you make a fuss about it2
Mrs A-No: gave mine to the cook
Royal Magazine.
Miss Passe-Afost things have improved
in the past 20 years. but not photography.
Miss New-How do you make that out?
have taken now don't suit me half as wen
as those had taken then.-Ex.
Wigg-Bombskf is rabid anarchist.
Wagg-He is on land
Wigg-On land-what do you mean?
Wagg.-W ell you see its this way. On
land it's down with everything with
Bombski. but at sea it's up with every
thing.-Ex.
Mrs. Naggers-Have you forgotten that
TINS IS our tWenty-ffth anniversary
sNaggers fWeariIy)-No, I've not forgot
ten, but I've forgiven.-Familie Journal.
Magician nad discovered his straits. 81
could make good thing out of this
ditch he said, 'if I had it up Panama
way
Regretting that=he had taken so much
latitude with the crude Biographies of the
period he retired to the cabin to splice
the Chicago Tribune.
Goodfellow-Say what you will. we
Americans admire commercial integrity.
We all bow to honesty
Cynicus-Yes, bow to it and pass on
Boston Transcript.
ct wonder how old Miss Valentine real
" is?'
i should like to see her birth certih-
cate
Between ourselves it was burned up
during the civil war. Tales.
Minister-Bobby. do you love your
teacher?
Bobby (aged 6)-Yes. sir
Minister-That' right. Now tell me
why you love her.
Bobby-Because the Bible says we must
slOve our Philadelphia inquirer
Little Freddy latter listening to the
usual matutinal quarrel between his faith
er and mother)-Mamma, if a little boy
IS very very good all the time when he
is little does he have to get married
when he grows up?-Familie Journal.
Pat-The throubIe wild Dugan is he has
no backbone.
Mize-Faith. he has backbone enough If
he only bring it to the front.-Ex.