The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-10

Eph Higgins our accommodating P.
NJ tother day received from the P. NJ.
General at Washington 2 doz. speshial
delivery stamps which Eph orderd about
a munth ago Now that Eph has these
2 doz speshial delivery stamps on hand
he says he don't know what the dogma
shion made him order SO menny of EN-
being as he must of been outen his head
at the time to of did so. Be that as it
may, Eph says in order to stimmylate
the market for speshial delivery stamps
he will sell EN- at the rate of cts. each
until his present supply is exosted thus
losing one ct. on catch stamp SO to
speek, or 20 cts on the % stamps Here
is chance to git speshial delivery
stamps cheep-a opportunity which may
never come to you agin. Sinst Eph is
sport enuff to sell these speshia1 delivery
stamps for a ct less per catch than he
paid for EN- whooze sport enuff to buy
somethink they don't need simply becuz
its cheep?
Missus Martha Tucker is almost laid
up with being crippled Missus Martha
went to the co. seat with Gabe Tucker
her husband last wk. and purchased a
new pr of shoes which was No Is. Be
ing as Martha weigh. neerly 800 lbs and
has a No foot instid of No. when
she put on them No. new shoes on her
big feet last Sunday and went to church
she didn't git mulch spiritchool comfort
as we mite say-on the contrary Martha
suferd the torchoors of the lost whilst
the sermon lasted and the cold SWEET
stood out on her forehead like Deeds and
run down and dript often her double
chin. Then she limpd home with a
9roan at evrv step and has been lame
INV he
ish we ask? Anser-Providence only
knows Hen Weathersby. prop of our
general store from who Martha has al
lus purchased her shoes in the past says
it serves her right for not paternizing
home trade.
Jaspar Hawkins while about to enter
the P. o. tother dav to see if there was
emmy mail matter for him (there was
sent) Jest as the Rev Moore, our be-
luvved pasteT, was coming outen the P.
o. door, Jasps foot slipd on the ice and
as he started TO fall he grabd holt of the
Rev Moore for support and as a result
Tasp dragged the Rev. Moore along with
him and they both fell with dull six
kening thud on the P o. steps on top of
catch other. The Rev. Moore diddent
like it very well, and after he had gath
erd hisself up and put on his tall beaver
hat which was considerable dinged up
in the scrirnmaee he spoke purity sharp
to Jaspar but Jasp was as pleasant as
could be and told our behaved paster
that he thort a minister of the gospel
was the proper person for a poor sinner
in distress to grab holt of for aid when
he found himself going down in slippery
places. The Rev. Moore stuck his head
up into the air and marched off without
never ansering word to Jasp.
Samantha Deevers is still on the sick
list as we go to press We was trying to
fgger up tother day how menny yrs. its
been sinst Samantha has been on the
sick list and we calkilated it must be
over IS but Jim Parker SAYS he thinks
its all of 20 Be that as it may. we have
allus aimed to nentchion the fackt of
Samantha being on the sick list in every
isfue of the Bugle becuz when we don't
do so Samantha gifts turrible put out and
takes us to book for it the 1st time she
sees us Samantha shurelv does like to
see her name in the paper.