The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-27
ON SECOND THOUGHT
By JAY z. HOUSE.
CFrom Philadelphia Public LedgAF.l

Mr.. Frank c. Payne, who endorses
Mr.. Arthur Kane's idea of a National
Laugh Day. thinks we treated Mr..
Kane rather stability in laughing it
out of court. What does Mr.. Payne
mean Laughing 1t out of court? We
gave Mr.. Kane and his idea three
quarters OF a column of delicately
blended wit. humor, calculated
thought. "reminiscences and sentiment
Did Mr.. Kane need it, We would give
him the shirt off our back. Few mo-
tion-picture impresarios have had the
benefit of thI ee-quarters of a column
of publicity in this torrent of phrase
ology. There are those who would be
glad to get three lines.
The thing, perhaps, that Mr.. Payne
does not realize is that we have
changed since we last met him in the
glad, free days, now nineteen years
ago. He certainly was q. handsome
duck and sartorially impressive We
were hewing our way with a wide AK
then; now we wear rubber soles.
We're as careful as q New York sport
ing writer, if less mushy than some OF
them. And so we gave National
Laugh Day q ride without tying the
say. why, we originated the idea"
If it fails to take hold we can say. 1T
was put UP to US, but we didn't think
much of it,
Personally, we feel no need of such
a day. Grim laughter crackles ever
upon our lips. The world is so dad
blamed funny that sattric grin per-
ennially iIlumines our countenance.
But we can understand the feelings of
Mr.. Kane al Mr.. Payne. They are in
the pictures. They are compelled to
They need the inspiration and the
look at pictures year in and year out.
salving influence of widespread
laughter.
The Whispering Post.
Amelia, Josephine ct al: Leroy.
Ohio. holds no allure. Instead, let's
all get together at the First Annual
Dinner of the Friends of the Column,
to be given some time next winter.
T. H: It'll a warm trail. Byerly's
Spelling Book. copyrighted in 1885.
the copy in our possession having been
printed in 1862, was compiled by
Stephen Byerly, of Mooreland town
ship, Montgomery county, Pa.
W. S. S.: Likely it is there, but we
couldn't find it, AS a rule, the sopo-
rifle wallop springs at colunnist from
the darkness of his own consciousness.
1t is only occasionally that it may be
unleashed by the hand of a friend.
c. S. K: Why not take it up with
Mr.. Cain? Our responsibility for that
lucky stiff ended when he made his
connection with the payroll.
a Philadelphia woman who set out
to scale Mount Everest a couple OF
years ago has assembled to an altitude
of 1850 feet, and bets are being
posted that she will reach the top.
No, not many of them will get it,
but we had the joy of writing 1t, and
that Is ample compensation.
The million dollars which the ESQ.,
teric Mr.. Garland at first spurned and
later kissed is to go to Greenwich VII
lage. The donation is satisfactory to
US; and since it gives them two stated
sources of income, doubtless will be
welcomed by the Villagers. The other
source of Village income is found in
the middle west buyers.
We have referred to young Mr.. Gar
land as ''esoteric.'' We don't know
whether he is or not. But we have
long wanted to use the word, and it
seemed an opportunity too good to
overlook.