The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-28

After telling its readers that a wo-
man has climbed $4,000 feet up a noun
tain side, the Larned Chronosoope de-
mands Where is the mouse?"
The Wichita Eagle says that Carrie
Nation is making so much money these
days that she has not had time to
smash bar for several months.
The oldest inhabitant has no recollec-
ton Of an August in which there was
as much rain as has fallen this month.
Even so wasn't in it.-Kansas Agri-
culturist.
The first issue of the Brewster Hust-
Ter has just made 1t appearance. d. o.
Bland is the busy editor of this newest
of Kansas newspapers. May success
be his portion.
Speaking Of a mixed metaphor" says
the Sedgwick Paragraph, the Great
Bend Tribune last week told of a girl
who took chips in a game in which
she could not make first base
After the most thorough investiga-
issues this bulletin regarding the fruit
crop: There hasn't been enough frost
any night this week to injure any kind
Of fruit"
A stalk Of corn IL feet inches in
height is on exhibition in an office at
Clay Center. The papers in that neck
of the woods modestly refer to it as a
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abouts.
Ness county has quit Dragging about
big crops long enough to point with
pride to Joe Wood, the baseball player
who has recently been hired by the
Boston Americans. Joe is a native Of
that county.
A society note from the Effingham
New Leaf: Special ice cream trays
have been received for the band con-
cert and ice cream social in the park
Saturday night. You will not have to
eat after some one else"
1t is reported through the columns of
the Atchison Champion that cherry
trees On a farm to the north Of the
town are in bloom again. Shortly after
dropped off and the trees have been
barren until they began to bloom again
last week.
A preacher at Holton recently criti-
cised his audience because they fed to
the cellar in storm. He thought they
should have more faith. He Is getting
questions like the following in every
mail: Why do you send for a physi-
clan when you are i'll? Why do you
open an umbrella in rain storm?
Why do you get out Of the way OF a
runaway team?
A pronunciamento, or hiatt as they
would say in Turkey, has been issued
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effect that the city ordinances anent
automobiles are to be enforced to the
letter. So all owners of motor cars
who have not numbers attached to
them and who do not show lights at
night will be arrested forthwith. Atch-
ison surely does wake up now and
then.
In order that everybody in Rush
county may feel that they have an in
terest in the three days entertainment
in that county this week, there will be
included the poultry show, stock Snow.
agricultural display. old settlers re-
union, old soldiers reunion and A. o.
U. w. annual picnic. That takes in
about everything excepting prairie
dogs.
A band leader in Oakley has succeed
ed in persuading seventeen small boys
to join a juvenile band which is being
organized in that town. After the par
ents of the boys and the rest OF the
citizens have purchased horns and uni
forms for the band, the boys will have
their pictures taken, make several dis
plays and then disband.-wichita
Eagle.