The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-15


- the place where they raise orches-
tras and goulash.
II war prices ON eats continue to
daily walk by not going home to lunch.
1t won't be worth while.
The peekaboo waist is coming back.
according to reports. But why punch
holes In mosquito netting to make the
A clever travelling man doesn't APP
proach all prospective customers with
q funny story. Not all Of them enjoy
. funny story: about every third man
wants someone to help him cuss the
Prominent among the winning mill
tary experts Of Europe. General HUI
mildly gets honorable mention.
Some people arc natural grouches:
others have summer colds.
Consumers may a. we'll "holler"
about the advance In prices. It re-
heves their feelings, and doesn't both
or the greedy dealers
Z. Romayne Simmons. who VIII be
remembered ~ tho lady-like little par
ty who pounded the piany for Mmo.
Nordica, was left $4,000 In her win.
And it IL worth something like that for
. man to be known for IL years a. part
Of tho scenery back Of q prima donna.
Tho man with suburban lots to sell
always believes that the town Is due
to expand.
Supp after q slant at q mountain scene
postcard. there 10 nothing less suit
able for riding purposes than q burro."
A law In Germany requires that all
products Of that country be DO brand
or 20 widows and orphans be stamped:
made IN Germany"
Incidentally. the Chautauqua circuit il
q pleasanter place than the Tyrol, just
now. In the Circuit" the ye-odelers
the Prince of Peace. while back t.
hum" the general hoo-raw OF war Is
unpleasantly close.
1ronjaw Brown befriended gink
who paid his debt OF gratitude by
stealing his benefactor's horse. But
the Major IL SO accustomed to being
frisked by his beneficiaries that he did
MT give the incident much thought.
But. even at that, it was q horse
ION" the Major.
When the floating junk heaps go in
to a naval battle, the life boats are
all thrown away. That, as may be
pointed out, gives the poor sailor an
obese chance when said junk pile
drops from under him, but it saves fu-
neral expenses.
Jack Supp says he knows a man who
gets all the benefits and pleasures OF
golf without the expense. This guy
takes a long. 1eisurely walk around on
the prairie each Sunday. Every hum
dred yards or 80 he hits the ground
swat with his umbrella handle and
swears like q pirate.
In the rural districts, they sing "Get
out and Get Under" just after supper
. According to a report Of the state
labor bureau. there are 5000 lady STEM
ographers in the state. 1t looks like
an occupation that wasn't in the least
$4,000 men who should secure the ser
vices Of a stenographer before trying
to write a letter.
The modern youth frequently refers
to his father as The Governor" but
as a rule, his mother is the real family
executive.
The ambition Of some people to get
on a misunderstanding grand jury
may be traced to a desire to get some
first hand information on how the rich
crooks got 1t.
A woman never feels any older than
she thinks she looks.
The Mexican system of turning
over" a city is like turning over q
tub Of water-it leaves it empty.
When q father succeeds in quietine
his infant by singing to it, 1t may in
dictate great wisdom on the part OF
said infant, rather than the soothing
effect of the music. Maybe the kid
knows the only way to avoid 1t Is tc
stop bawling.
The hurry shipment of 25o.00t
pounds Of silk to England may be in
tended for ''hankies'' for the soldiers
but that wouldn't be a conservative
bet.
In asking a politician If he has an,
fixed opinions on anything, it ID safest
to avoid putting too much accent OF
the fixed"
the Dove of Peace should alight OF
the French or Belgian border, It would
figure in a German stew Immediately
A man seems to think 1t . distinction
when mosquitoes refuse to bite him. bu
as a rule. 1t merely proves the intel.
lligenee and fastidious taste Of the "Jer
sey humming bird"
How He Was Saved.
"Oh, what q time had last night
doctor. It's only by. the Lords mercy
| that I'm not in 'eaven todayr'-Lon.
don standard.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.