The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-01
AYHAWKER sJ0TS

Walter johnson backs up the asser-
ton that Mr.. Lady of Clafin is q
Perfect Gentleman.
The Leavenworth Times believes
that none of the bad press work on
Kansas weeklies this year will be at
tributed to the use of apple butter in
stead of ink.
eff a man loves his wife he will quit
smoking and chewing If she asks him
to- says Tom Thompson of the How
her husband will never ask anything
of him SO hard to do as that"
Victor Murdoch: 'This." said the
guide at Fort Riley. pointing out the
legislature met lis where the first leg
islators in Kansas assembled. "Gee''
exclaimed the visitor. "they carried
even the doors away. didn't they?''
In writing up a funeral an exchange
says: 1.-The deceased lay quietly in his
coffin" That comments the Ross
Vile Reporter, was eminently decor
Gus to do. There is nothing that mars
the solemnity Of a funeral more than
for the corpse to get up and cavort
gentility of his breeding"
There are different ways of saying
things Under the headline. I'VE
Haven't Got Much to Say the Con-
ic criticism: IF you can't say good
of one, say nothing-anyway, not very
much. The Belcher-Wright company
presented Under Two Flags at the
Brown Grand last night"
Conner Davies has just found out
what ai1s him. 1--WE have noticed re-
Gently" he says, that we are tired
much of the time, and we thought that
it was the result of old age. or else we
ought to take some of these nostrums
especially concocted for that tired feel
ing but we have concluded that it was
the result of overwork-we notice by
some of our exchanges that we are
editing several of them, besides our
own paper. Really we are pleased to
see some Of the brethren consider our
stuff good enough to be used as their
own, but 1t makes us pretty sore for
third paper to copy and give credit to
the fellow who appropriated it."
Since so much has been said about
killing the germs, Bent Murdoch hands
out the following suggestion in the
interest of sanitation: Packs of cards
parties sooner or later get soiled by
contact with the human hand. Prior
to dealing some person may even be
caught moistening their finger tips
the dealing out process. The cards be-
come discolored and get sticky and
thus form a favorable developing
ground for micro-organisms which are
partners and opponents, the game
serving in this way as a very effectual
means of distributing unsanitary ma
terials. Bridge players are cautioned
to boil the cards before commencing d
game
Good stuff by Deacon Walker: At
ter all, you will notice that the fool
laughs ten times as often and three
times as loud as the wise man. But
that's no excuse for being a fool.
Crusty old bachelors always get mar
ried so they can have nice home of
their own, but the woman in the case
has never advanced a reasonable de-
Tense. Appearances are very decep-
tive. Possibly the smoothest Walter
on the floor may be unable to write
simple sentence without misspelling
every other word. "A fellow can tell
the same lie so many times that he
will finally get to believe 1t himself.
have cut eight years off my age SO
many times that the other day I
caught myself looking into the old
family Bible to see If 1t really wasn't
so. -. When a woman sends away for
anything, If it isn't something to wear
It is a new song. When most men
send away for anything, it is the kind
warranted to leave no headache.
My daily paper, which runs column
of Fashion Hints, says the practice of
giving wedding presents Is rapidly go
ing out of date and will in a short
time become obsolete. Just my luck.