The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-01
AYHAWKER JOTS

The Kansas hen. is laying. but the
| general complaint is, says the Leav-
enworts lines, that she is laying of
| instead of laying op.
An Erie barber, reports the Record.
believes that young people are de-
generating. He says that ten years
ago boys had more fights. in day
than they have in a week now.
The bottlers in state session at
Hutchinson last week were inclined
to raise the price Of soda pop on the
ground that both wind and water
cost more, says the Ottawa Herald.
1t is the idea of the Osborne Far
mer that the Kansas university stu
dents who have learned to live on
dollar a week ought to receive their
diplomas from the school of journal
ism without further delay.
The Kansas rabbit may yet be put
upon the plane on which the slothful
hen was placed by Mr.. Coburn when
the hen was in laying form. The rab-
bit has furnished great deal OF the
meat for many Kansas families this
winter when the price of beef and pork
have been up in the clouds. If the hen
doesn't get into laying condition pretty
soon. bunny will usurp her sphere OF
usefulness in the produce world
Leavenworth Times.
The Lysander John Appleton family,
reports the Atchison Globe, is talking
and such minor details as plans. cost,
paying the bills etc, will be attended
to after the family has decided on a
name for the new home. Daysey
Mayme wants to call it Sylvan Shade,
and her mother favors Glen Glade.
Lysander John isn't asked for his opin-
ion. but he gave it last night when the
controversy was at it's f1ercest. Il would
suggest" he said timidly, coughing be-
hind him as if for way out, then
glancing suggestively at wife's and
daughters heads that were covered
with false hair, that we call it Switch
Shanty."
A school teacher from a neighboring
town attended the meeting of the
teachers association held recently in
Topeka and while there decided to blow
herself for a pair of shoes. She went
into a shoe store accompanied by two
other schoolma'm and as they were
busy discussing school matters the one
who desired the shoes told the clerk
what she wanted and went on with the
conversation without paying much at
tention to what the clerk did. He took
a look at her foot and then went to an
other part of the store where he pulled
out some boxes and put them back,
Strengthened out a part of his disar-
ranged stock. put away some shoes he
had been showing another customer,
busted off a counter and cleaned his
finger nails and then came back and
took another look at the foot of the
teacher who was still busy talking
shop. Then he went away again and
after he had fiddled around for ten Or
fifteen minutes more, the teacher sud-
denly decided that she was being neg
lected and became impatient. She de-
cided to show that clerk that though he
was a Topeka clerk and she was from
the country she wasn't afraid Of him
nd she called sharply to him, 81 came
in here to buy pair of shoes; will you
have the goodness to tell me when you
are going , fit me?" 81 will, madam -
replied the clerk as politely as it is pos
sible for a clerk to be, IT will, madam,
when you pull up your stocking far
enough to let me get at your foot
Manhattan Republic.