The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-26
JAYHAWKER JOTy

A low baron eter always means rain
in wet weather, insists the Ottawa
Republic.
The hardest part of a sinner to con-
vert is his pocketbook, says Layman
in the Stockton Review.
Something new in the way of a cold
drink that is extensively advertised in
Esbon is called Gee Fuz.'
The Stafford Republican knows a
man who is so lucky that he always
has some other fellows silk umbrella
every time it rains.
A woman can go into the biggest de-
partment store on earth, says the
trying, ask for something they haven't
got
A locality from which the Miami
Republican gets string of items each
week trudges on it's way under the
name of "Hobble Skirt" This is GER
tainly keeping up with the fashions.
Having become discouraged in its
fiy-swatting campaign, the Potter Kan
san announces that 1t is now expert
train it to wipe its feet before coming
into the house.
One of those tantaIizing items from
the Odessa correspondent of the Esbon
Times: We saw H. w Brody fall out Of
q cherry tree few days ago, landing
on his back with fearful fhud but were
unfortunate in not being close enough
to make out what he was saying when
he got up.
We hear of another chance for a
legal battle, reports the Lebanon COR
respondent of the Smith County Jour
nal. A certain farmer near town
took up a stray mule. He then tied
the animal around the neck. Mule
like, it broke that neck. Who loses
that r1au1a0
Fish stories were just as unusual in
Kansas a generation ago as they are
today as is evidenced by the following
twenty one-year-old item in the Erie
Record: A sixty-hve pound blue catfish
was one of the attractions in town
Monday morning It was caught on a.
trot line in the river by Jimmy Hager-
son.
Editor Williamson of the Athold
Record left his paper for the "Devir'
to get out last week, and here is some
of said DEVILS work: The BARRIERS
think they have the biggest kick COM
ing of anybody these dry times. The
faces of the people are 30 long that it
takes about twice the work to shave
a man.
Reporting a local baseball game be-
tween teams from the north and south
sides of the town, the Wamego Re-
porter says: IN. D. Welty, Frank
Miller and Jesse Ferrill show little
benefit from their years rest at base
running, but league teams would fall
down in an effort to produce three
players more anxious to get in run
for their team, or who failed more fire.
quently."
Solomon. we are led to believe,
never knew the potato bug" says the
Downs Times. ''or he would have given
him some Of the honorable mention for
industry he heaps on the ant Early
in the spring the potato bug looks over
the gardens and he is on the job before
the vines break through the surface.
The ant that beats the potato bug
when it comes to being en- the job all
the time must be an early riser"
Under the caption. Editorial" c. E.
Ingalls,, editor of the Washington Re-
publican egister printed the follow
ing in last weeks issue Of his paper:
Its a GIRL, and we guess that's
about enough for this week Enough
editorial we mean of course. This
makes three times this year that we
have had to set 'em up No. no, not
for the same offense. whe first time
was the county printing. the second
was the postoff1ce appointment 1911
is stand pat year." CONCENTRATIONS.