The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-31
JAYMAW KER JOTS

There is always some sort of a way
out for the man who is prepared. The
St Clere correspondent of the st.
Marys Star reports: 1t is still hot
and dry and the farmers are cutting
corn and filling silCs.
Under the spreading chestnut tree,
ETC." One of the h1acksmiths at Cha
mute, who happens to be 10 years old,
invited the little girls of the town to
come to his party not so long ago and
$40 of them responded.
AS the Douglass Tribune argues:
The high cost of transportation must
be paid by the producer or the con-
sumner in the end. The farmer can
not strike and secure an eight hour day
for his work. The housewife, as she
cares and tolls and economies to feed
her family, does not think of striking
for an eight hour day. She works
sixteen hours.
Musings of the Village Deacon in
the Osborne County Farmer: Some
men make good deacons in a church
and are a failure at everything else
| they tackle. . After all, a phono-
graph isn't as lad as some people
You can shut a photograph off by
showing a lever, but you can't stop
some people short of first degree MUIR
der. People often wonder why
it is that a gambler generally wins
but it is easy. A gambler always bets
on cinches, while the sucker will bet
on anything. The other day 1
heard a town fellow kicking because
the farmers didn't drag the roads and
keep them in better condition. There
| hasn't been a weed cut or a tree
trimmed in this mans front yard in
two years.
This story is repeated by the Steele
City Press about young man living
in the vicinity of Steel City who
bought a new Ford a few weeks ago.
The young man got in his car one Sat
urday evening to make business trip
to Jansen and went early to avoid the
rush. Upon arriving there he parked
his car and at the time it was the only
| one in sight. After he had finished
business matters and was ready to
come home, he went to where he
thought he had parked his car and
| was somewhat amazed because I'D and
down both sides CT every street he
could see nothing but Fords, and they
all looked alike. He was unable to
locate the car for he had forgotten the
number and was compelled to wait
until after all the others driving Fords
had gone home end he took the one
that was left.
Speaking of sports" the Oakley
Graphic relates the following: This is
! a good story of the contest for a Ford
| which P. L. Curtenius, a merchant at
parties to the story are good Indians
and hence we tell it freely. Peg
Foreman and Rev. L. V. Hassell were
pretty close contestants for the car
and Peg decided to cinch the thing
on the preacher. He had just sold his
restaurant and sugar looked like a
good investment so Peg goes up to
Mr.. Curtenius's store and quietly buys
$1,000 worth of sugar, meaning there
by to cinch the car and being sure he
could dispose of the sugar. Rev Has
sell got a tip to the deal and he bought
a car of flour to even things up. When
the vote was counted Rev. Hassell won
the car. In the meantime the price
of flour skyrocketed and Rev. Hassell
made a clean up on the flour deal
Sugar hit the rocks and Peg" still has
a thousand dollars worth of sugar or
hand. The moral to this story is
Don't fool with a preacher.