The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-25
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Concordia has got in early and has
| already secured Senator Curtis for its
Memorial day address.
Mcpherson county's probate judge
was locked in irons last week He did
1t himself while mOnkeying with q pair
of handouts, and wore the bracelets
until the sheriff returned from a days
trip in the country
A load of produce was hauled to mar
ket in Lane county recently tina.
brought $535.70. 1t consisted of SO bush.
els of alfalfa seed, can of cream, anG
thirty dozen eggs. No wonder KansaI
farmers are getting rich.
Lindsborg is preparing to erect a
monument to the memory of Dr. Carl
Swensson, late president of Bethany
college The pedestal is made in the
United States, but the monument itself
was made in Carrara, Italy, and is now
on its way to Lindsborg. Memorial ex-
ercises will be held at the time the
monument is unveiled.
Some time ago the State Journal
printed an item about "A Great Crows
Roost" down in southeastern Kansas.
The item has travelled all over the coliri-
try, and 1T has called forth this COM
rlunicat ton, addressed to the State
Journal from Westfield, Mass: -''I have
before me a clipping entitled "A Great
Kansas Crow Rooste If there are too
many crows to suit. I would advise to
ton or two of dynamite, by having a
half OF a whole stick fastened to poles
or small trees in the vicinity of large
trees or in the large trees If you did
not care about the killing of them and
near enough to each other so that when
all were exploded at once it would
make such a concussion that every
crow would drop dead, or so near it
he would not know what he was after
ward. OF course this would take con-
ct Ill y Il l..
troyed. 1 hardly think If any escaped
they would trouble that vicinity again.
Please let me know what you think of
this way of proceeding" The plan is
undoubtedly an excellent one And then
if 1T didn't work we could fall back on
that old idea of sprinkling salt on the
tail of each crow and catching him that
way.
Deacon Walker: You will also notice
that the brand of mans politics never
helps nor hurts his credit at the store
half as much as the brand of his thirst
account covereth a multitude of I'M
couth ways and ungrammatical SEN
fences. l don't know what you
think about it. but ] don't believe that
original obituary poetry helps a man
any when he comes to argue his case
covered my most treacherous friend. I
have been suspicious of him for long
while but heretofore have always de-
Tended him. This treacherous friend is
my memory. No woman ever
criticises another woman's new hat-to
her face. 1t isn't etiquette.
You will notice that when a school boy
and a school girl fall In Love, they
have no difficulty in always getting to
a certain corner to walk back to school
together. / feel it my duty to
shatter another popular tradition. Some
of the wealthiest men I know never get
up until half past eight in the morning,
while some of the poorest ones on earth
are always up at daybreak. 1 believe
1 will take my chances with the eight
thirty fellows. When L go to
shall vote for measure that
will compel factories to make under
wear that doesn't shrink and socks that
won't stretch an inch more at the top
every time they are put on.
When woman steps up to the matri-
monial bargain counter she doesn't care
how high goods are marked. If she
sees a man she wants she never counts
the cost. Same way with a man, too.