The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-09
by TIE WY
BIZ HARVEY PARSONS.

Wy.-howdydo. Yes. thankya, We
took little rest while giving you
one.
No. Travel notes on the daily
travel from residence to office to
look over the mail, would not be clas-
sihed as vurry int'resting. Hence,
no travel notes. We had intended to
walk out to Tecumseh and write
travel notes upon the journey, but
aside for the trip.
Have you purchased your green
hat with the tag in the rear? Neither
have we-nyther have we. Waiting
for the style to change. When it
gets back to the high-crowned pearl
gray lid of 10 years ago, we shall
purchase new bonnet.
The alleged discovery that Mrs.
Senator Thompson doesn't know that
Kansas women have full suffrage is
liable to start an endless debate be-
tween those who consider it a knock
and the others who view the exposure
in the light of a boost for Hon. Mrs.
Thompson.
Inasmuch as the source cannot be
definitely located, and Hon. Porter is
"all up in the air. about it, one might
be pardoned for referring to it as the
Recall of the Wild Which may be
played both ways from the middle by
any stock company.
The latest Mexican system of kill
ing the captured wounded may be
brutal, but 1t is no more nervy than
the former system of pushing the
wounded of both factions across the
line to be cared for at L. S. expense.
Some day this department will fill
space with a classic entitled: Get
ting Out of Oklahoma on the Katy
Flyer" with assorted definitions Of
the word FLYER"
The best of the bunch of defni-
lions comes from a Katy conductor.
He admitted that nothing was impos-
sible. He admitted further that get
ting out of Oklahoma on said Filler"
was something like taking snort in
everything that opened on Union ave-
nue. at o'clock. Tt was not impos-
sible, but required time-plenty of
time.
The spoilers who worked for Bill
in Atchison are no doubt
duly thankful to him for his refusal
to divulge their names. A bawled
out spotter could stay in town
about twenty minutes without being
pinched for HIGHWAY mopery, fire.
quent floppency and attempt to bum"
AS compared with a spotter, the aver
age harness bulT' coop vernacu1ar
for uniforme ed policeman loves a
rattlesnake like brother.
It does not follow that the officer
is "agin' the prohibitory law. He
may be rank prohibitionist, but he
hold any respect for a crook
who is rewarded for being a cussed
crook. while poorly paid straight"
officers are expected to keep the peace
and offer their uniformed fronts as
thug targets at nothing a throw.
Dodd CASTOR is making western
trip. He will pass-and no doubt
stop to visit-the Grand Canyon.
Having known Hon. Dodd for a dozen |
years, we predict that heE will not |
slop over concerning said canyon. He
will write about it, but will not
slosh, splash and splatter. We rec
that you who have read all |
he slosh, splash and splatter con-
said Grand Canyon, do watch |
and wait for Hon. Dodd's sane, sem |
sible and well written remarks anent |
said Grand Canyon. |
Hobo Kemp tried to invade Eng |
and with no baggage except a book |
IF his own verses. Willum the Con- |
lueror was something of an egotist |
himself, but he took along an axe |
md change of underclothes. We |
.laim this gives our Kansas hobo |
'pote' the championship of some-
hing or other.