The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-09
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BIZ JAY E. HOUSE
fFrom Philadelphia Public Ledger)

to those who still are Watcn1nS the
surface of the stream we send up
few, bubbles. 1t is a matter of taste.
Those who like the heavyweight cham
pion are well within their rights. Men
reveal themselves in the heroes they
follow. We trust jacques will find
the ham and eggs to ms taste II ne
doesn't he can send them back. He
has money enough to buy all the ham
and eggs in the world, and it is en-
tirely possible that he will make the
purchase.
Is Having again NEEDED an alliance
with the royal line. Jacques is entitled
to a coat of arms Georges has his
decoration. Jacques will want one.
We assume the liberty Of offering a
suggestion. 1t contemplates golden
disk. On one side it shall bear the
raised figure of q man recumbent
upon the rods of freight car. On the
other side shall be craven the picture
of a forest adjacent to the railway
tracks, the whole lighted by an open
fire around which is gathered q group
of weary wanderers, and, boiling in
! the center, tin receptacle containing
"mulligan.
Underneath this picture we should
engrave in raised letters the lyric song
of the BALD Knobbers." You never
heard the song of the bald Kuob-
bers ?" Well. the first two lines of
the chorus ran something like this:
Them Bald Knobbers was hell OF
They'd take poor man and run him
right thru"
We know the remainder OF It. Its
fragrant language fingers ever in
memory But 1t is unsuited to publ
cation in a family journal.
Ono Can Be Hoist Either Way.
Sir-There are a number, I feel
sure, who would like a local investi-
by His Own Petar-" Will you under
take it? Mrs. Willsie in her 'The En-
chanted Canyon" you may recall, en-
ploys the pharse a number of times to
greater or less advantage She does
add a Cd to the last of the group, l
think. She it was who had things
"plash.'' w. S. r.
| After the argument started some Of
| the boys looked it up. Hoist by His
Own Petard" is preferable and. in
point of fact, the only form now
sanctioned. The authorities deem the
other form archaic. Former Cover
| nor Cox. who was forced to undergo
the experience last fall. wrote the
final word with "a
Our own 'plashing'' about has not
brought US into contact with much of
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| look her up. We get some solace
from those who burble with their
verbs.
| Let 1t Go to Conference.
| Sir-In Room 1907 of the Railroad
Administration building in Washing
| ton Mr. knight and Mr.. Noon occupy
| opposite sides of the desk. There be-
| ing a vacant table in the room and in
| view of the present budget" agitation
| .0tax - r,d
servation of clerical energy, would
you concur in the recommendation
| which has been made that, as a pre-
I. cautionary measure against complet-
| ing the diurnal calendar. the office be
closed during September? w. Z.
There are those whose passion it Is
to play with names, just as there are
those whose passion it Is to read signs.
Here is small field for their activi-
ties. Let them go ahead and play
in 1t.
We trust there is nothing in the
story that Governor Edwards appeared
at the fight wearing a derby hat. We
| had begun to like the governor.
The feat of the Public Ledger in
Hosting" a gentleman 'by His Own
Petar'' has attracted the attention of
the Chicago Tribune. Without pre-
Stunning to discuss the matter with
the Tribune, we suggest that 1t have
one of its bright young men look 1t up.
If the rate of compensation which
i we have fixed is sustained by the
courts, Mr.. Ford owes us $739 addi-
tional. That number of motor-pro-
i PEELED vehicles bearing his mark
/ passed our house in the thirty min
utes preceding the storm wednesday
| night.
Our claim for monetary remunera.
ton from Mr.. Ford. we may say to
those who do not read this palladium
of thought closely, is based on our
/ contention that a man who is COM
| PEELED to look at a Henry car should
be paid a dollar for the annoyance to
which he is thus subjected.