The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-19
By The Way
BIZ HARVEY PARSONS.

OF Dear OF Lunnon, q report, Official,
concerning the rupture of diplomatic
relations between England and Tur-
key. The report is commonplace. like
any other official document. but the
little printed note with 1t Is q classic
Of the W. K. English idea Of courtesy.
"Sir Gilber. Parker begs permits
sion to send you the enclosed ofhctal
papers on the war and asks you not
to give yourself the trouble OF writing
an acknowledgment.
: "2O Carlton House Terrace,
; London S. W."
That is the little note. Gould YOU
pass up proposition that was accom-
panied by a note like that? Neither
coul' we. neither could we.
George Washington learned his
English from the English. One time
he wrote note to Lord CORVALLIS,
and 1t read something like this:
Most Highly Esteemed Sir: It ts
with most profound regret that beg
to announce that perchance you neg
lect to surrender before breakfast to-
morrow morning, 1t will be my pain
full duty to whip the assorted hay out
of you and your highly esteemed gang.
at -lieve me, your most faithful and
highly Nbedient servant.
In this country, the flowers Of cour-
tesy have withered. The only spec
linens are under glass domes ON the
NANTES OF the Old Residents. But
the flower Of courtesy still blooms In
British Official circles.
The office boy says: Every time
get to feeling fairly good, some one
says 'Christmas' in my presence"
He who hesitates is not infrequent-
ly bumped by a Ford.
While Mr.. Capper is besieged with
candidates for jobs, it is to wonder
that he does not avail himself of the
relief offered by his advertising sys-
tenn. Why not hold q subscription
the state jobs and all others to get
specimens from the W. k. Capper cup
foundry?
Coat of Arms for Old Man Winter:
A plumber couchant. above a coal
wagon rampant; basis: common guy
cerulean.
According to recent dispatches.
England and Russia are holding
good old-fashioned Turkey shoot
and they are using guns instead of
dice.
And, ge-speaking of "successful'
attacks, what will the civilization OF
t, next century think of the historic
raid on the English coast by German
warships? They shot three unfOrti-
fed towns, killed a hackman. two wo-
men and q number of small children,
knocked the stuffing out Of a school
house and three churches, and got
Il 90 -
toree," as little Peterkin's grandpa
observed, but the fact remains that
the uncivilized t.ibes Of Africa, when
raiding some other tribe. stand off
and yell an hou- or two to permit the
women and children to take to the
brush. We toss our dimes into the
church missionary box to help the
good work of teaching said Africans
how to be civilized.
When a man can't think of any
thing else for a Christmas present to
q man, he compromises on a box OF
cigars. When q woman buys some
thing for a man, she usually makes
it a pair of slippers or a purple neck
tie.
Jack Supp is satisfied that the
watchful waiting policy will make
good eventually. 1.-The Mexicans will
stop shooting over the border some
time" says Mr. Supp. ''They will run
out of ammunition"
LET us talk sense" says Judge
Senator Price. He has. does and
will, but others are not SO DANCED
particular. It looks like the senator
has suggested q mono1ogue for him.
self.
1t may be the result Of suffrage.
but the case of the woman who Is
serving time for trimming men. is a
trifle out of the ordinary. 1t has
been the general superstition that
anything a woman could put over on
q man was not a crime, but a Good
Joke.
1.-THE attack Of old age has its adj
vantages.'' says Hondo Murphy. lone,
or mayhap several, may observe
that it is not the old man, who drills
along the principal pike with a head