The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-17
LAYHAWKER JCTS

Congressman Scott refers to the
sunfower as "a noxious weed that
overruns the state" Charlie Blakes-
ley says this is almost as treason
able as if he had spoken dis
paragingly of old John Brown"
There is a chance this isn't very
old says the Atchison Globe: A man
who wore wig died. When he was
placed in the casket the wig kept
slipping from his head. His wife
and the undertaken started to look
for a bottle of glue. When the I'M
dertaker found the glue and returned
who had the wig in place. Never
mind she said, 'I found a tack
Two Kansas telephone girls were
talking over the wires. Both" says
the Salfna Journal, "Were discussing
what they should wear In the midst
masculine voice interrupted humbly
asking for number. One of the
girls became indignant and asked,
What line do you think you are on
anyhow Well said the man, I am
not sure, but judging from what I
have heard I should say I was on a
clothes line.''
short time ago some men were
engaged in putting up telegraph
poles on some land belong to an old
farmer who disliked seeing his wheat
trampled down. The men produced
a paper by which they said they had
leave to put poles where they pleased.
The old farmer went back and turned
a large bull into the field. The saw
age beast made after the men, and
the old farmer, on seeing them run
ming from the field, shouted at the
top of his voice: "Show him the
paper''-Elk City Sun.
Capt. J. H. Aten has in a glass case
at his office samples of ''shinp lasters''
issued during the civil war in enor-
nous volume. They sufticed to pay
10 !, Nv Tre~ E7n
field while the spectators in the
governments extremities remained at
home and were paid their interest in
gold. The samples which can be seen
at the captains office are in denomi-
nations of three, five, ten, twenty
five, fifty and one hundred cents. At
ter the war this fractional currency
was retired and burned by the ton
by the hundreds of millions of dol
lars Worth.-Hiawatha Democrat.
Miss Lois Harger of Abilene, has
a vacation article in the last issue
of Golfers, which is illustrated with
a number Of snap shots in which
Lawrence people appear. Miss Har-
mer in Colorado with the family of
Prof. M. w. Sterling. Her article
is an account of what was done in
the summer camp and the pictures
show the members of the party en-
gagged in various occupations. Miss
Harger is the daughter of c. M.
Harger, director of the school of
journalism at the university. She
will be freshman on the hill this
falI.-Lawrence Journal.
Because of the fact that DR.. Eliot's
selection of books for a five foot
library shelf has met with consider
able disapproval Walt Mason has I'M
dertaken to compile a selection that
should appeal strongly to DR.. E1iot's
critics and offers the following.
Lovers Once But Strangers Now" by
Laura Jean Libbey; "Old Sleuth
Among the Counterfeiters. by Old
SIeuth; How to Mix Drinks" by
Richard K. Fox; 'Ten Bar Rooms in
a Night" by Carrie Nation; 1.-THE
Stolen Bridegroom" by Nick Carter;
1.-THE War Cry of Buffalo Bill by
Ned Buntline; 1.-THE White House
Cook Book" by Marion Harland;
''OficiaI Baseball Guide" by A. J.
Reach; True History of the Guinness
Case" by J. H. Appleget; Some Fans
Have known by o. NJ White.