The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-27
ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT
~ 10Y z. MOULTOM.

Whatever be his little joy,
He makes the most of it.
Tho he is very old, in truth
Tho fortune passed him by.
A-shfning in his eye.
Tho grief he's suffered more than some
And not a few of woes,
He looks for any joys that come
ana makes the most OF those.
And so his eyes are always bright
l envy Uncle Lem,
Who tho his joys are few and slight,
He makes the most of them
Happy Thought.
Have a little push and you won't
need pull.
Pedestrians.
There are pedestrians so rude and
incons1derate as to brush thru the
crowded traffic hurting the motorists
to either side and injuring their cars.
Others are more good-humored and
curteous and are thoughtful enough
to ask the motorists pardon if they
entangle their neckS IN his gears. AT
such time it is only decent to say,
This is very regrettable," or Il am
very sorry this occurred" Be kind to
the motorist. Consider his many wor-
ries. Consider the price he must pay
for the tire that embosses your Adam S
apple. The few people now living who
do not own automobiles and who de-
mand their right to walk are very
often a bit too selfish. Many of them
II they meet their just deserts will buy
automobiles and some day be knocked
about by pedestrians themselves
Health Hint.
If you wear a toupee
And 1t should blow off
Always put it on again
Or you'll get cough.
In Prafsa aF puDs
The world has lot of number of things
That always are pleasant to see
Of pretty girls eyes and blackberry pies
And roses and paydays and glee;
And waffles and movies and blue china
And bargains and full dinner pals,
But pleasantest far are the nice little pups
That wiggle and waggle their tailsi
A nice little, brown little puppy, who
Just Drumming with wiggles and wags,
His damp little nose, as pink as a rose
Two ears that are pert little rags
And half of him shrinking in fear of
And half of him wiggling a plea,
And all of him ready for any old prank
There's nothing so pleasant as he!
And how can they say that creature is
That's wise in its own sort of way?
Altho we suppose there's little he knows
Yet oh, how he knows how to play!
He knows how to find all the fun he
Thru his life in this sorrowing vale.
And especially were glad that each little
How to wiggle and waggle his tall
Saving Coupons.
With a knowledge of the few SIM
pliest rules of arithmetic, such as four
and six are ten, the average person
can spend a pleasant lifetime saving
coupons. Many persons starting in
a modest way and saving up for an
egg-cup are inspired to greater ambi-
ton and start saving up for an egg.
There is something noble about the
way some people save coupons. A
Wisconsin man saved coupons ten
years to get pair of military brushes
and when he finally had enough he
happened to realize that he had grown
bald in>the meantime. He died in a
convulsion of grief. Fortunately his
wife was able to add her coupons to
his and get a casket. So the coupons
were not wasted after all. Equally
fortunate was the st. Louis man
whose baby ate ten of his coupons
He didn't have enough coupons left
to get a stomach pump for the baby,
SO he got shotgun for. it instead.
Today's Sheer.
It's only human to be only human.
save a drowning man had probably
recognized him as the party who sold
him his secondhand car.
Lines to a Lady in a Magazine Ad.
Lady, tho your smile is charming,
Tho your face is quite refined,
Your appearance is alarming
To a chaste and modest mind.
To be plain and blunt, and such,
You're not wearing very much!
Lady. we are loath to flout you,
But you're showing horrid taste
There is something now. about you
(And it's not about your waisto
That compels for to sob,
Lady, get another job ~
Advertise say. three or four sets
OF new doilies, a hat.
But this advertising corsets.
Lady. you're roo nice for that.
You have suchNa cultured face,
Lady, get another place.