The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-29
by THE WAY

II Is the first time. since the war,
that Cy Leland ever drew a gun. Cy
Leland is our idea of war, (not a
polfticaD nerve specialist. EN- durin'
OF thuh wah.'' as Cy's nearest Missouri
neighbors would put it, Cy, who was
but a mere chee-ild of % at that time,
crossed the river with John Wilker-
son and three other gun fighters, and
attempted to see a Missouri girl. Dur
ing the festivities, he shot some WON.
an-preSumably an old maid aunt OF
the girl in question-in the off leg
To the best of our knowledge, this is
the hrSt time Cy has reSorted to any
thing but acrotGtic politics since the
late unpleaSantLeSs.
Cy, perhaps Senator Cyrus would
sound better, is a man of parts. No
man in Kansas has a decenter, cleaner
Personal friend than the man who
is a friend to and of Cy Leland. He
is SO DANCED square that an ordinary
county surveyor could not find slant
In him, but in politics-that is some
thlng else again yet-as MaWruSs Feri-
terest enemy Stubbs encountered dur
ing his first campaign. Cy then de-
clded that Stubs was due a second
term-a bet that less observant poll
ticians overlooked for while-and
the next record of good old Uncle Cy
is that of a staunch Stubbs-hooraW
supporter of the worst type. Bets are
posted that Uncle Cy will go down
one that he will join Curtis within 80
days after Stubs is defeated.
During the past month-in Kansas
Id boys and 1921 girls have reen
projected, as il were, into this trouble
some world. We are sorry Tor the
1921. Before their majority, the l.,
sos will be listed as Kitchen help,
e<1,-r, al
be out of their hands and on the necks
of the 1921.
Some dinkey, obscure preacher has
broken into the A. P. (via K. c. dis
tributing station) by making a feeble
squeak about old maids What is
worse, he got a return trip over the
same route when Miss Helen Gould
tried to answer him. Miss Gould, the
queen of old maids, should observe
this medical advice: there is no cure
for warts; in the course of time they
pass away as result of natural dis
Indignation. Furthermore; tne Ware
on society, sociology, politics or any
other branch of the tree of human
furtherance will not leave a scar.
The gent who stopped smoking aft
ter "a years on the tu1nlgaIlns s1 IN,
has nothing on this department Inc
life of a paragrapher is neither long
nor vicious. s1T
The principal asset of the European
who wants $1,000 q week
to appear in America. is based upon
her press agents report that she has
been kissed by some doodle-bug KING
of some seventh-class European mon
archy Nearly zone million dollars
were expended by the nervy promot-
ers of the past, in, introducing Jenny
Lind. Florence Nightingale and PATTI
into America. It's hard thing TO say
but the onlyI Inference is that legs
and scandal are greater assets than
art and abilitysin this country.
People who followed the story or
the Willow Park fish, should Femem-
Der that a fish story is always fish I
story, and that the reporter who put
II over has a family to support and no
life insurance.
Is Thaw still crazy, or crazy yet?
One form is used in well edited news
papers for want of synonym or edi-
.oriaI hurry and the other is used IN
he Bottoms" and neither of them
s correct Answer from D. G. will
De appreciated.
1t is almost dangerous, during this
here hot spell, to suggest that the
luto bandits who stole the auto tires
1t Minneapolis might be rubber band
ts but we take all kinds of chances in
lot weather.