The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-27
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Kansas drought sufferer" saws
Hondo Murphy. thinks he realizes the
Nalue OF water. But he does not. For
ne lAck or rains he may lose his CROPS
oot MS life is in no danger. To fully
apPIeclate water, man must go through
experiences that ruin his nervous s,rs
tenn and mark him for life.
one time a poor boob was caught
out IN small sail boat on a certain
section OF southern coast. He had
started along stretch of coast limo
eilat was at that time, uninhabited for
over sixty miles. and he was one OF
silose nard-headed specimens who re-
USED TO turn back when he realized
mat ne was out of drinking water The
Wlnu died, and his sail was useless. FIe
ueclded to row in to the shore, 20 into
me sWanps and find water. He rowed
1our miles through lane in the saw
srdss- The lane looked like it might be
me outlet TO creek, but it wasn't-it
vas man trap. Within half a mile OF
shofe' the lane came to an end. The
saw grass was too thick to permit the
Passage OF boat, and he knew better
' sllsah 60 try to wade through it. He
roWed four miles back to open water
aIlo tried the next blind lane, with the
same result. The next Is hours were
consumed in other attempts. BY thai
s siiile the boy couldn't get his teeth to-
s 9e.aler- he was tempted to drink sea
oldnt. At o'clock, or thereabouts
uhoer tropic moon that seemed to
psrn, the boy got to shore, climbed our
OF the boat and staggered along :.
atllluy oeacn He was whining like
poisoned pup. and occasionally ne fell
down. After a long time he fonnd a
mouse. 1t was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hut
ueserteo by fishermen. but he didn't
note the apparent signs of abandon
lleht; In the house was shelf, and
III mat shelf gallon tin bucket.
through hole in the roof. a raw Of
moonlight fell squarely upon that can
ana through the clear LIQUID it con-
tanned The boy grabbed that can am,
TOOK big drink. And it was fish oiI-
How he crawled around the
SNACK until he found the path leading
10 the shallow pond, full of frogs ana
snakes, is dim chapter in the story
out when that boy awoke at snn1,T
with his face in that Shiny green md,
q qIt HE REALLY APPRECIATED
Sometimes" added FJondo sstau
visit to the water cooler ..T. 5roa,,,
ABOUT 1t. And when I wake IN I knovy
tnat am not thirsty,-that NV throat
is not dry and that my tongue is ,,Oi
sWelled, but something forces me to oet
up and drink about a quart Of water /
oon't need, just to prove to nv shat
tered thirst nerve that water 10 stiI:
Wet N' A0 II
The late Hon. Hogan was not the
flrst OF Rev. Freidenhagen's pets fo
Suffer a relapse in Topeka. and any
movement toward utilizing Topeka for
some purpose other than a dumnine
ground for ex-convicts would he bist1S
appreciated - my
NOW, on the square, that is no place
to strike man with shovel:
Alvin Radeen, the Union Pacific
construction man who was str,,clx
on the road with a shovel in fhe
hands OF VIM. Skaggs, while the
men were working at Chapman
tuesday, will likely recover.-Abl-
Equal suffrage may have its advan-
tages, but 1t has DISADVANTAGES: inter
est woman in politics, and she would
follow the example of her husband ana
ne would have to pay for the hat shs
bet on the election And woman
would bet $50 hats instead of IS ones.
Kemp, hobo poet. tried the harvest
.leios' out was soon fired Details lack
ing, we are unable to state the rae so,
OF MS discharge, and it is possible thar
we may never know whether he vas
canned because he wouldn't work or
because he abused the horses nv recit-
ing poetry. ~
No Kansan would think Of going m
Dry Tortugas in the Summer time. b1,t
one may sleep comfortably under a
blanket any night In the year on DR.,
Iortugas, and there are no hot winds
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