The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-27
JAYHA WKER JOTS

A Wheat Belt" baseball league has
been formed. Kinsley, Larned, Great
Bend and Ellinwood are 1t.
Ralph TennaI observes that when a
purpose, each would sacrifice his life's
blood rather than do anything unpar-
liamentarY
During the recent little breeze near
Emporia, a Jar of milk and chicken
coop that were within ten feet of each
other, were carried fifty rods In OPP
posite directions.
Although the house fly is just as
busy as the bee Wichita man grum-
bles that nobody holds up the fly as
a model of industry. The trouble with
the fly is that he overdoes 1t.
Some people had Strawberries this
year. Listen to this from the Sabetha
Herald: Samuel MagilPs strawberry
patch is laden with enough berries to
last three weeks. 1t bears punches
patch six feet square two crates were
gathered in one day. w. e. Bruce on
the Albany road has a patch of black
berry bushes that are SO laden with
blossoms that they resemble SNOWFALL
bushes in full bloom"
Observations of Will Palmer: A
modern love story ends thus: And so
they were divorced and lived happily
ever afterward.". Mr. Turtle
Dove must get nightly Disguised with
of sticks that will keep two eggs from
falling out on the ground is good
enough nest for her. When this
old world gives a man contentment it
more to add. -. The days are SO
long that an industrious person can do
half a days work after supper. $500.
Judging from this years colts the
coming horse is going to be a mule.
No man should get such
clutch on surplus money that nothing
but death can open his hand $500.
There are not many dead beats among
the women. but once in awhile you
find one. Nine women out of ten will
pay every debt they owe and some
times they nag the head of the house
until he gets mad and pays his too.
"O1d Bill Shiftless," says the Os-
borne Farmer, sis again making his
yearly announcement that he is going
to leave this Internal country. Bill
says he has made up his mind that the
Almighty never intended that decent
people should live here Once in
awhile we get a. crop of wheat, but
generally a man simply loses the seed
wheat he puts into the ground. Bill
put out a few acres of wheat last fall.
He didn't half prepare the ground and
did a bum job putting it in. He did
mt get a very good stand. Bill don't
know where he will go. but he is going
to leave. Bill left once before. He got
away a couple hundred miles and then
had to send back to his wife'S folks
for money to come back home on.
Rill's idea is to leave his wife and kids
with the old folks this summer, while
he gets a job as canvassman with a
circus. This will enable him to see a
lot of country at no expense to himself
and by fall he can have his mind made
up just where he wants to locate. He
will then also have enough money
saved up to send for his folks and get
started right. Just give me half a
chance said Old Bill. and will show
these knockers around town here that
can cut some ice. They've got it in
for me here and won't let me get
ahead Bill has written to three cir
cuses for. job and in every instance
signed his name Hon. William Shift
less Bill claims he has a right to
use the word Honorable because he
was an applicant for a job before the
last legislature"