The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-15

The Sissy Man.
BY ROT K HouLroN.

He picks out all his uife's gowns ana
tells her how to have them made.
and lit and shade,
he loves to fuss around with plants and
10 an expert In point lace;
1avenng upon his coat - nothing short
He dotes on Mr.. Edward Box and Mar
garet Sanenter and the ilk.
Ana ne can tell Just by the feel. tho
snoody from the best of silk
He hangs around the kitchen and ne
passes out expert advice
IN now to cook and how to serve and
now TO DO the thing up nice
He writes q small and perfect hand.
epencerian in every way;
Immaculate In his attire he wears new
shirt every day
rus man1curing 10 Immense He spends
lot OF time at that.
hour in trying ON his hat
No microbe ever gets him. He knows
their little ways by heart.
he 10 sanitary fiend and germs with
him can have no part.
Trot out your freaks and line 'em up
and try to show US II you can
One wo has got thing upon that tireless
pest. the sissy man.
Uncle Abner.
The fellers that admire Europe so blam-
ea much ought to go there and live and
give us satisfied Americans a much need
ed rest.
Wimmen viii have to git along with
american styles for a while. and the
sight better than the they did did before. ~
me only Fellow that looks for trouble
ana can't see it IL q blind man.
Every time there Is terrible calamity.
the old-fashioned religion.
II 10 TO be hoped that most Of the French
tango cancers have been sent to the front
AT the huskin' bee over to Anse Higgins
place last night Rev. Hudnutt got a red
ear and kissed the school marin and the
Official board Of the Hardshen church ex-
pectS to take the matter up and call him
on the carpet. The sewing circle il SO
excited over the affair that they have
had to have three meetings this week.
MISS Pensy Tfbbitts is busy making
christmas presents in shape Of flannel
penwipers for her admirers. Not wishing
to be egostical at all, she says she thinks
five or six dozen will be enough to go
around.
Old Hank Purdy says he has had SO
much tire trouble lately that he Is going
10 put grindstones on his car for wheels.
One thing that the public won't stand
Ter much longer Is jockeyed baseball
Prof. Hank Simms, conductor Of the
silver Cornet band, says he would about
as soon be conductor on a freight train
or street car. where a Teller kin have
some peace once in a while. There is
80 much Jealousy in the band that every
time they give q concert every Teller has
TO nave a solo number excepting the bass
ana snare drum, and this far he has been
able to get them to agree on a duet but
they are both Citing ambitious, and It
wont be long before he will have to give
each Of 'em q solo. The last concert the
band gave lasted all night. They wouldn't
have stopped then, excepting that the
slide trombone player had to go to work
in the sawmiu and the flat cornet was
called away by the death Of his grand
father from old age.
Signs OF the Times.
Here and there Lay be found an
occasional motorist who waits at
crossings for trains to pass Those
who do not wait are NOS found any
where. 'i'.
Sir John French may be a good
fighter, but--he sis aaishty poor war
correspondent.
A peace drama will be senacted in
New York. It would more to the
point to have a peace drama enacted
In one of>the European capitals
A, Bermuda man says he has sighted
a large comet with it's tail up. This
is firmly believed by many to be a sign
Of war in Europe
Every one in -4mericc. will have to
wear white stockings next year. but
there Is one consolation-theyd don't
stay white very long.
Again the 1roofrea -ers are commit
ting suicide. This happens everv
time Russia beco:.Aes involved in a
war.