The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-05
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When you sneeze, explains the Nor
ton Champion, you pronounce the
name of some Russian, such name
az Katzoff.
"Ahme," and THE Man without a
Name" are among the county CORES
pondents of the Cove County Repub-
lican- Gazette.
A Conway Springs man. reports the
Jewell County Republican, allowed MS
wife to have her teeth fixed, as
Christmas present.
1t is good last will and testament,
thinks the Norton Champion, that
does not divide the heirs, beneficiaries
and legatees, as we'll as the property.
A prose-poem in the Horton Head
iight-Commercial: There was man
who hustled MOTTO luck he trusted;
he would not advertise a dot-and so
he rusted, and likewise busted.
An ''old story to the Cove County
Republican, Gazette: At the opening
of school the teacher of the first grade
asked the names of the new pupils.
One boy said his name was Julie"
The teacher corrected him. 1t is JUL
ius. not julie" she said to him. She
asked another boy his name. Every
body calls me Bill, but 1 guess you'll
call me bilious he said.
The Slav names in central Kansas,
which many people think most out
landish, (until they get used to them)
are interesting when their meaning Is
his Russell Rustlings' in the Luray
Herald. Take the Bohemian names
of Russell, Lincoln, Ellsworth and
Trego counties. The meaning of a few
are here given: Voda, water; Kapka,
drops; Rodina. family; Dite, child;
Hoch, boy; Nadeje, hope; Zaludek,
stomach; Stehno, thigh. Kat, hang
man; Houska, German. semmeD
brewer; Pekar. baker; Krejci
(Krachy) tailor, Hrebik, nail; Jedla,
needle; Psenice, wheat; Pisek, sand;
Siroky, broad; kratky, short; Dlouhy,
long; Cerny, black; Veverka, squirrel.
All of these names are in local use,
Rabbits are thicker than hops this
fall. Many stories of phenomenal
kills are being told. The best one
we have heard is about George Dews
up in the western part of the county,.
George has a little streak of alfalfa
and it is full of rabbits. One night he
rugged up a lantern, made circular
reflector to hang behind it from
piece of tin, then hung the lantern
around his neck with a strap The
lantern made q search light. and
hanging from his neck gave him the
free use of his arms for gun work.
He walked out into the alfalfa field
and killed 35 rabbits in a few minutes
when it was dark as Egyptian mid
night. Whenever the rays of light
from the lantern would strike a rab
bit, up he would get and scoot away
by the lantern, only to be shot for his
trouble. We claim this is some novel
way of killing rabbits and that it ought
to be some sport-Oakley Graphic
A dollar and a penny once happened
to be together in the same pocket and
the dollar began to put on airs, relates
the Lyons Republican. 4 am a big
gum said the dollar, land you are
nobody. / am white and bright and
you are only a dull mud-colored little
Indian. I am religious. for / am all
the time saying, In God we trust and
you are only a pagan. 1 am patriotic;
for on one side I have the American
eagle and the other the Goddess of
Liberty, and 1 buy lots of fireworks
on the Fourth of July, am heaven
ly minded, for 1 have stars to think
about and you don't have anything.
am precious, for everybody wants
me, but you are the base copper and
nobody cares a snap for YOU That
may all be So said the poor little
penny You may be more patriotic
than I am. but go to church more
than you do and am oftener found in
| the contribution box than you are
replied the penny.-Lyons Republican.