The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03

An educational note from Ralph Ten
mai: What is the object of ever SPELL
ing chiggers in that Frenchy fashion
'chigres. The chigger is a Kansas ami
NAL, pure and simple, and he ought to
be spelled Kansas
According to the Globe, about the
best thing In Atchison these days is a
combination of buttermilk and a ham
sandwich. The Globe adds that butter
milk is becoming popular and to drink
IT instead of soda water is becoming a
craze.
1t is reported in the Abilene papers
that young man from South Dickin-
son In writing to the county superin-
tendent said: viii you find me
place away from the girls and the flies"
Verify this young man Is old in expert
ence and his wisdom is like unto Solo
mons.
Pratt is feeling good over the fact
that 1t has been possible for her to
begin the construction of an up to date
school building. The plans and speci-
hcations are already out, and provide
for beautiful building, with modern
plumbing and heating systems, and all
the equipment necessary to make
f1rst-class structure.
A timely news item from the Sabetha
Herald: Your clock is Slow" COM
planned Sabetha man to his wife at
the breakfast table. Yes" she snap
ped back. "it is always behind time
when you are in a hurry to get off in
the morning; and always ahead of
time when you come home late to din
ner."
Mrs. c. S. Cross, Of Emporia, has
given the Phi Delta Theta fraternity
of the state normal college an English
bullpup. The pup is thoroughbred,
its mother and father both being inn
ported dogs. Brock Pemberton Is keep
ing the dog till school opens in the
fall. The Betas at Lawrence also have
one of the dogs from the Cross farm.
A man driving an auto down at Hia-
watha, while running a pretty good
clip. ran into an ice wagon and smash
ed his machine pretty badly. When he
saw what was going to happen he got
excited, and being used to driving
horses began shouting: whoa, whoa"
and forgot to use the brakes on the
machine but the thing wouldn't
whoa"
According to the Kansas City Star
the Hutchinson Times holds the cham
pionship for giving long titles to it's
editorials. One editorial, although only
two columns in length, was headed:
Long May Be in Line With the Lead
ership of the Party and Still Wrong
and Unprogressive and Not in Line
With President Roosevelt's Progressive
Republicanism.'
Barney Sheridan, editor of the
Paola Spirit. hates peddlers. and has
written to w. P. Hackney that he will
contribute $40 to the defense Of the
Winfield woman who took a shot at a
peddler. 'Tf there is a class Of people
on earth who deserve to be shot," re-
marks Mr.. Sheridan, cit is the ped
dlers. 1 have a STANDING reward In
this county of s25 to anyone who will
whip a peddler.'
Here's a queer fish tale from the
Colony Free Press: w. F. Wells was
exhibiting a peculiar species Of catfish
he caught recently. 1t was real
curiosity. Mr.. Wells caught it in the
Pottawatomie river, north of Garnett
1t had a mouth as large as a 20 pound
catfish, with feather-shaped bill about
ten inches long extending from the
mouth, also a pair of ears. The body
weighed three pounds and was very
short. Mr.. Wells said. when he raised
his hook and witnessed this curiosity
dangling from it, he thought he sure
had caught the "Old Scratch" but on
examining it found there was no dan
ger, and took it from his hook, and de-
cided he would quit fishing for that
day. Mr.. Wells is fisherman Of long
standing. but declares he had never
caught such a fish before.