The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-08

replied David, Il paint only historical
r. T. Lingley, New York reaI-es-
tate man who lives in the suburb of
Park Hill. was moving from one street
to another where he had just built a
new house Observing with dismay
the carefree way in which the moving
crew yanked his cherished antiques
about Lingley was filled with desire
to save from possible damage a tall
grandfathers clock that he priced high
~ and that was reliably reputed to be
more than a hundred years old.
Taking the clock up in his arms he
/ started for the new house. But the
clock was as tall as it's owner. and
heavy besides, and it's doors kept swing
ing open, so that he had to put it down
every few feet and rest his arms and
mop his streaming brow. Then he
would clutch his burden to his heaving
bosom and stagger on again.
Before Lingley had gone a block he
had repeated this operation a dozen
times and was painting from exhaus-
ton. Every time he put the clock
down he would gaze into it's round i'm
passive face and curse it for weighing
so much and for being so unwieldy.
After an hour of those strenuous ex-
ertions he was nearing his destination
when an intoxicated person who had
been watching his labors from the OPP
posite side of the road took advantage
of halt to hail him.
Mister" he said thickly, could
ash you a quest'n?"
What is it?" demanded Lingley.
why in thunder don't you carry a
watch?"
Professor Woodrow Wilson isn't the
only professor that Champ Clark has or
posed in politics. Professor Treloar,
very capable instructor in music, once de-
feated him for congress just because or
the overconfidence of Clark's friends
The next time there was an election
Clark was not confident, and he went
back to congress.
one of the times Clark was beaten fer
office he running for the state legis-
ature. The Republicans and the Green
hackers fused against him. Early in the
evening the young lawyer knew what had
happened and went to bed. He lived in a
little room back of drug store. Tie
Republicans had a Qualification and, az
the night wore on, concluded they would
wake the defeated candidate, who was
their personal friend and fellow citizen.
The man who had been elected was
named Enoch Pepper.
The crowd had cheered Pepper and from
Peppers house went to the drug store
and hammered on Clarks door. The. tau,
gaunt, raWboned young lawyer appeared.
he looked out of sleepy eyes at the cheer
ing crowd. There was silence-a long
silence. Then Clark beloved forth in that
great voice of his:
men. I am beaten. When the cow kicks
the bucket over always get up and mix
another COW. Henceforth and forever
am out of politics, and I shall devote
whatever talents I may possess to tfc
prac- ce of law. / feel great deal like
the old farmer at the time of the famine,
who prayed: oh. Lord, bring us bar
of pork, and a bar'l of SALT and bari
pepper. Oh he'll. that's too much pep
peri 7 feel, fellow citizens, as though 1
have had too much Pepper. Good night.
The schoolmaster wanted to know
whether the boys had understand
ing of the functions of a British con-
sulate. 'Supposing," he began, franz
ing his question in the likeliest way
to arouse the interest of his hearers.
"supposing some one took you up in
an aeroplane. and after long, ex-
citing flight dropped you down thou
sands of miles from home in country
quite foreign, what place would you
seek out first of alp
An eager hand was instantly up
lifted.
''wer. Willie, what do you say?"
please, sir. the hospital "-Weekly
Telegraph.
Elsie-"cIara's got tongue like a
Jane-"Like motor? How's that?'
Elsie-"She's always running people
down.
john said the newly married
business man.
Ives. sir responded the office boy.
call I'D my wife every is minutes
and humble Lovey-doyey tootsey-
wootsey' about seven or eight times"