The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-09
.LNYHAWKER JOTS

Charlie Blakesley notes that the
Kansas Magazine "has progressed so
far that it is now printing pictures of
actresses"
The Wellsville Globe insists that liv-
ing is cheaper than it was twenty
years ago because a half dollar will
buy lot prettier valentine than it
would then.
Noting that Chicago restaurant
hires only red haired girls for walters,
the Beloit Call remarks: This color
must show up in the hash a good deal
more clearly.
We had some summer weather in
January, remarks the Lawrence Jour-
nal, but it is too much to hope that
winter will return the compliment and
send us touch of January weather
next August.
Mack Gretchen hits another nail on
the head by saying: BY the time a man
is old enough to learn how to make
and save money he is also old enough
the cemetery.
1t occurs to the Lawrence Gazette
that one of the laws that seems to be
absolutely necessary just now is one
that will put the lid on prize fighting.
But the Gazette is careful to point out
that the act need not apply outside the
state house.
There is a careful woman in Hiawa-
tina. According to the World of that
town when one of the young men had
some flowers delivered to his lady
friend for the dancing party Thursday
evening the girls mother asked if they
were paid for.
AS an inducement to obtaining the
services of "a good, live correspond
eth" at Willard, the Rossville Reporter
delivers itself of these words of en-
enlargement: Most of the great writers
l1rs-- .aF1fr1
as correspondents for the country
press.
Suspicion is held by the Salina
Journal that the following is a new
one: A school teacher asked all her
pupils who wished to go to heaven to
hold up their hands; All held them
up but little boy by the name of
lizzie. "Izzie,' said the school teacher,
don't you want to go to heaven?''
| What? With that bunch?" said lizzie.
A bill introduced in the Kansas leg
islature would make another legal hol-
iday- Great Scott, haven't we enough
legal holidays? Instead of naming
more days calling busy people from
work there ought to be a few days
named by the legislature when the
idle people should be required to get
busy, under penalty of the law.-Doug-
lass Tribune.
When the state penitentiary direc-
luis 1Od1iO that bAAC PdNtNAAl5 II 0S( w a.
trying to gouge them just little hard
er than ever, they determined simply
that hereafter the institution should
do its own butchering. Well enough
Finei Leavenworth families, havin
no redress, however, are compelled tic
Keep on standing the trust gaff; thai
| is. unless thev decide to go to the peni-
| Tertiary. Times.
| Saturday when a farmer started
| home his team did not want to wait
| on him. He united them and they
| backed up, whirled round nearly up
set the buggy, dragged him across the
| street, became unhitched and were
! only kept from getting beyond contro
! by some bystanderS. When all was
! quiet a man said, Nearly got away
from you, didn't they2" He replied
mo, that's the way l always unhitch.
Marquette Tribune. -
! A one-legged Welsh orator named
Jones was pretty successful in banter
/ ing an Irishman, relate the Sabetha
Star, when the latter inquired: "How
! did you come to lose your 1eg?'
WELL said Jones, ION examining my
pedigree and looking up my descent
I found that there was some Irisf
blood in me, and. becoming convinced
that it was settled in the left leg.
had it cut off at once" ''By the pow
ers,' said Pat. ''it would have been E
very good thing if it had settled il
your head"