The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08
.LAYHz WKER JOTS

Very likely Mr.. PARROT, who Is run
ming for Office out in Thomas county,
is q talker-
Medicine Lodge proposes to hold a
Barber county Home Coming when the
D. X & G. is completed that far.
As a side issue Postmaster Baxter of
Protection trains bird dogs. He recently
sold one for SIS that he had trained.
A half cent piece. coined in 1923. found
its way into q collection basket at Atchi-
son. Does this indicate that Atchison
people palm off their old stuff on the
churches?
A small branch of an Ellinwood apple
tree contained twenty ripe apples when
it reached Editor Cookies office the
other day. but they didn't stay on the
branch very long.
Following the announcement that the
sunflower is good for something after
besides serving as the official flower Of
Kansas comes the report that Dodge
City girl has raised one over thirteen
inches across the blossom. How is that
for a button-hole bouquet?
One of Bent Murdock's yarns: A Kan
sas congressman was invited to speak
in one of the county towns of his dis
trict where he was up against the usual
''postoffice fight When he faced his
audience it seemed cold. clammy and
irresponsible. AS he started in with his
speech he noticed right in front of him,
along in the old soldier row, fine look
ing man who had an approving smile
on his face. and the speaker warmed up,
and the louder he roared. the broader
the smile on his friend in front HaV-
irg made the speech of his life, receiving
a moderate amount of applause from the
audience. he rushed off the platform at
the close to meet and shake hands with
his appreciative friend on the front row.
But the wife Of the smiling friend ex-
her husband was a little bit "daffy" and
he should not be cast down on account
of the way he smiled while the speaking
was going on
New corn lie by the Hutchinson indie
pendent: Charles Seeley was up from
Spivey Monday and while in the city he
related one of the tallest corn stories we
have had the pleasure Of listening to-
He has a fine field of corn down on the
Chicaskia and, by the way this is
common thing for that part Of Kansas,
but the field Of Charley's takes the cake
so far. He says that he drilled his corn
about ten inches apart, and it has made
a wonderful growth. He says it is about
the tallest rankest corn he most ever
saw and Is growing right along yet As
an example Of the size and height Of
the stalks he said that he was herding
cows in 1t and he goes at it in q syste-
matte manner, too. He drives the cows
into the field and starts one COW between
two rows of corn, each COW being dis
posed of in the same manner. There is
a nice growth of crab grass starting
between the rows since the corn was laid
by and upon this the COWS feed eating
their way from one end of the field to
the other, until the end of the rows are
reached, when a boy at that end of the
field turns the cows back into other
rows. and the process Is repeated until
the cows are filled. The corn stalks are
so large and close together that when
COW starts IN she can not turn around
until she reaches the end of the rows;
and the corn on the stalks is so high
it is out of reach of the cows, conse-
quentiy they can afford ample shade so
that the cattle are kept comfortable.
There is no place except Kansas where
such GODS as this can be raised.