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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE J OPBNAL-FBIDAY EVENING JANUARY 29, 1909.
TOPEKl STATE JOURNAL
By FRANK P. MAO LENNAJf.
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ganization for the excluflvs afternoon
publication In Topeka.
The news Is received in The State Jour
nal building: over wires for this sol pr-
Coquelin. the great French actor, is
, no more. Possibly there are a few
theatrical managers In the world to
day who look with envious eyes "on
the other shore" where such an all
star cast has congregated.
Why wouldn't it be a good plan (or
a movement to be started, possibly by
the legislature, for' the holding of
exercises of a state scope on
February 12, for the purpose of commemorating-
in some signal way the
centenary of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln?
Candidates for office, especially
those of a municipal and local charac
ter should hail with glee the proposed
legislation which seeks to prohibit the
hauling of voters to the polls on elec
tion day. This is an excellent meas
ure even it will deprive the hoi polloi
of free rides at least once a year.
Topeka is entitled to ' distinction
ftbove all the other places on the
face of the earth because she is the
home of a most remarkable hitman
being. He's a negro, who is not only
able to read the souls of others, but
Is also able to speak every known
language which he numbers at eight
hundred and sixty, or, at least, he
says he Is.
It is perfectly proper for a captain
and his first officer to be the last to
leave a sinking ship, to see to it that
all of their passengers and crew have
gotten away first, but It Is surely only
heroic In theory for them to remain
after this period and until the ship
actually ' sinks Into the sea. Their
lives are worth more than such ' a
grandstand play, when there Is an
opportunity for them to leave the ves
sel In safety after everyone else has
been taken care of.
A report comes from Muskogee now
that an attempt Is to be made to let
Governor Haskell escape from charges
' of any fraudulent connection with the
town lot frauds. If such a scheme is
effected the chances are he will be
lifted out of one frying pan only to
be placed In another for William
Randolph Hearst Is the man who Is
after him. Hats certainly should be
doffed to Hearst when he camps on
the trail of anyone, even If he does
use unscrupulous methods once in a
vrtjile.
Mr. Roosevelt ought to forget his
enmity to congress long enough to at
least say "thanks" to the members of
the house of representatives fpr their
action In expunging from the official
record the rather derogatory remarks
against his character which were
made recently by Mr. Willett of New
York. This would be a fitting ending
for -an unpleasant incident and might
do much toward healing the breach
between the president and the lower
branch of congress.
Steps are to be taken by congress
to compel the equipment of each pas
senger steamship leaving the ports of
the United States with a wireless tel
egraph apparatus and an operator. A
measure to this end should " go
through with a rush, although It
would seem' "that" such legislation
ought to be unnecessary. It la hard
to imagine that any steamship com
pany could possibly be. so negligent
as not to provide its ships with such
essential equipment, the great, the
immeasurable value of which was
demonstrated so conclusively by the
recent collision of the Republic and
the Florida.
A well-developed opinion appears
to prevail In national political circles
at Washington that after his bout
with the elephants, the lions and oth
er things In Africa Mr. Roosevelt will
return to this country with an Idea
that his proper vocation In life lies
In the United States senate and that
he will endeavor to succeed Chauncey
M. Depew, of New York, when his
term expires two years hence; Anoth
er Btory Is going the rounds that Gov
ernor Hughes of New Tork Is also
likely to be a candidate for this ; po
sition! A United States senatorial
contest with Hughes and Roosevelt
as the contestants would certainly be
worth, witnessing.
Any fear that may have existed that
Mr. Harrlman was going to let the
great New Tork Central system of
railroads slip through his fingers has
now been dissipated. He has been
elected to membership In the board
of directors. The next step will be
his election to the chairmanship of
this board and then he will have the
property under his thumb. The ob
vious question is as to which of the
In-
other big railroad properties now
dependent of his sway will be the next
to fall into his hands. And, by the
way, there are really only a few of
them left. There la this consolation,
however,, they are getting Into pretty
good hands.
PRINTERS AXD TUBERCULOSIS.
While the subject of tuberculosis is
uppermost in the local mind because
of the valuable exhibition on the fea
tures of this disease and the treatment
of It which is being held in this city,
it may be interesting to know that one
of the prominent labor organisations
in this country, the International
Typographical union, has been pro
viding means for the past few years
for the treatment of its members who
are afflicted with this malady.
This union is the" only one in the
nation which provides-a home for its
aged, infirm and otherwise dependent
members. It is known as the Union
Printers' home and is located at
Colorado Springs. For the last few
years a tuberculosis pavilion has been
one of the features of this excellent
institution and the consumptives of the
order have been treated there along
scientific lines and with wonderful
success. Since this particular branch
of the institution has been in opera
tion nearly three hundred printers.
who have been seriously afflicted with
tuberculosis in its more advanced
stages, have been treated. Of this
number eighty have been discharged
as permanently cured.
Surely these fine achievements by
the typographers of the country in
helping out so materially in the cru
sade against the great white plague
ought to be an Incentive to other
powerful labor unions, which have
adequate finances at their command,
to engage in similar undertakings, the
worthiness of which is inestimable.
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES.
Valid objections assuredly cannot be
raised by any honest man to the bill
which has been presented to the legls-
ature by Senator J. F. Overfleld of
Montgomery county and which pro
vides that all candidates for offices, as
well as all chairmen of political com
mittees, shall file with the designated
public authorities the accounts of their
expenses during political campaigns.
If there are excellent reasons why
political committees ehould make pub
lic the amount Of money they expend
n a campaign and the sources from
which this money was derived, as there
most certainly are, the reasons are just
as essential why candidates for office
hould be compelled to do the same
thing. Under the new and more de-
irable methods of securing .nomina
tions for public office which now pre-
ail in Kansas, it will often be the case
that men who are not allied with any
particular party organization will bs
nominated for office. They will con
duct their campaigns for nomination
and election on their own hook and
they and their friends will bear the ex
penses of their campaigns. It is quite
as possible that men under these cir
cumstances will spend more or less
money in- such campaigns and the
public is entitled to know Just how
much money they spend. Just, what
they spent It for and Just where they
received It from. The same is also
true of all candidates, for office even
if they are allied with party organiza
tions which help out in the waging of
their campaigns.
New Tork state was one of the first
to compel the treasurers or chairmen
of political committees to file accounts
of the expenses of campaigns, but
many years before this law was passed
candidates for office In that state were
compelled to file their individual elec
tion expenses. And Kansas should be
no longer behind New Tork in - this
particular regard.
RAILROAD STOCK WATERING.
Among the many forcible utter
ances In the address of Joseph L.
Bristow, of Salina, to the members of
the -legislature on his election to a
United States senatorship, none was
more to the point than his arraign
ment of certain of the high railroad
financiers for their excessive "water
ing" of the stocks and bonds of the
properties under their control.
Two or more measures seeking to
curb this evil have been presented
already this year to congress, and Mr.
Bristow will take his seat In time to
lend his aid to the securing of
legislation along this line, which is so
sorely needed. Of course it will be a.
hard problem to pass legislation that
will squeeze out the "water" that Is
already so great a part of much of
the' Indebtedness of many- of the
large railroad properties and on
which they must make sufficient
earnings to pay dividends, or at least
to pay interest on bonds. But there
will be no trouble in framing legisla
tion to prevent overcapitalization in
the future and that will be helping
out considerably. There probably
would not be much talk now on the
part of railroads of the necessity for
increased freight and passenger
rates, if they did not have to meet
the dividend and interest demands of
overcapitalizations and ..excessive
bonded indebtedness.
But national legislation is not all
that Is needed to cope with this sub
ject. Similar legislation is also
requisite in the various states to
handle the same situations 'which
might develop In railroad and other
corporations doing a business entirely
local to the -respective common
wealths. And one of the most im
portant of the features of the public
utilities bills which have been pre
sented to the Kansas legislature by
Senator Clad Hamilton, covers this
very point.
By the time an anti-lobby bill Is
whipped into such shape that it will
be able to pass both branches of the
legislature, it will probably become a
law at too late a date to be of much
service at this session of the legisla
ture. If tliere are such things as cor
rupt lobbyists floating around Topeka
they have pretty near had time
enough already to do their fine work
if there are any number of legislators
susceptible to their charms. It does-
I n'
t take money long to do effective
talking if it. Is thcssTlght-olor and of
sufficient dimensions. But then again
a corrupt lobbyist will t able to ply
his trade nos matter .what kind of ail
anti-lobby laV Is passed if there are
legislators who are- willing to' be cor
rupted. " "
JOURNAL ENTRIES
If most People's feeline-s libed with
their looks tljey would be in a sorry
way.
Many things which are characterized
as necessities are luxuries In reality.
'
The average hired man on a farm
might be more properly referred to as
me iirea man,
m-
If many men were as rich as they
iook ana act tnere wouia be more
millionaires In the world.
Women certainly owe a heavy debt
to whoever was responsible for inject
ing the word "because" into the lan
guage.
JAYHAWKER JOTS
They've got some hen hatched chlpk-
ens in Chanute to wonder at these
da:rs.
Henry Miller, of Lawrence. . Js alleg
ed to have caught a five pound pick
erel in the Kaw. As a Lawrence paper
says it. is unusual to catch such a fish
in the Kaw or any other Kansas
stream.
A Colby newspaper says that there
is a good deal of moonshine about the
stories of great quantities of stock dy
ing in the western section of the state
for want of proper feed. This is pro
bably the exact truth.
The Kansas City Star says that
when Concordia and Salina do not
corne forward with a story about the
mercury freezing and the cattle on
the range turning to icicles, weather
condition cannot be so very serious in
Kansas.
Something In the way of a hog rec
ord is held by J. I. Aeschliman -of
Sabetha. He shipped a carload of
Duroc Jerseys to market some time ago
and the average weight of these hogs.
which were not over eleven months old,
was 352 pounds.
The Norton Telegram is not in sym
pathy with Ewlng Herbert's Idea for
the establishment of a school for
printers. It thinks Mr. Herbert is la
boring under the delusion that print
ers are not very .numerous. The Tele
gram says that in response to a want
ad it inserted in an out of town pa
per for a printer It received 21 replies.
There are several ways of express
ing your gratitude, but a, recent ex
ample is something new along that
line. During the lire Tuesday morn
ing, while part of the nre boys were
throwing water on the Valley House
to protect It from the fire, several of
them went into the hotel to get a
cup of coffee for which the proprietor
charged them five cents per cup
straight. That's the way the firemen
tell it. Great Bend Tribune. '
Solace for the bald-headed men from
the Atchison Globe: About 30 years
ago J. W. Low was as bald as a bil
liard hall. The top of his head was
slick and shiny. He says that a friend
recommended that he rub a prepara
tion of one-third glycerine and two
thirds alcohol on his head. He says
that he actually succeeded in growing
rathef thick fuzz which never left him.
He has considerable hair now on his
head.
GLOBE SIGHTS.
From the Atchison Globe.
Some men, who are supposed
to
work, have mighty little to do.
The fools are not all dead yet, and,
what Is more, they never will .be.
Of what avail If a man works to
save his country, and ruins himself?
Nearly every man says of his dog:
"His father cost a thousand dollars."
We heard It remarked the other
day that carelessness Is the first step
toward stealing.
A woman changes everything about
her husband, from his habits to his
middle name.
It Is all right to vote for the coun
try's prosperity, but you must work
for your own.
People are becoming so quarrel
some that , bull dogs are lately more
popular than ever before.
The fashion notes Indicate that the
exhibition of skinny elbows will be
less popular next summer.
Don't feel sorry for a man because
he is cheap. He doesn't know he is
cheap; he thinks he Is superior.
An Atchison woman who knows
how to cook. If she doesn't know
French, calls them "chicken crokay
balls."
When a party of men return from
a trip, they tell great whoppers of
the mysterious things that happened
to them.
Men's night shirts should be made
long enough to touch the floor. If
there Is anything homely about a man
it is his feet and legs.
One of the things a man has to
wonder about is how so much com
pany gets into the house when he so
rarely sends an invitation.
When a man goes to town to visit,
It is thought funny if he remains two
days, but a woman is expected to re
main at least two months, and have
parties given In her honor.
If you have tact, always call a lit
tle baby In long clothes "he." A
mother does not mind It when a girl
baby is called "he," but It makes her
furious to have someone . call a boy
baby "she."
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
From the Chicago News.
If bread doesn't rise in baking it's
a flat failure.
Speaking of work, that's as near as
some men ever get to it.
It doesn't take much of a carpenter
to construct an air castle.
From a dog's view point an ounce of
freedom Is better than the pound.
A man's money and credit usually
disappear about the same time.
Wise is the man who discounts his
expectations at 50 per cent for cash.
Some girls who wear false hair have
queer ideas about women who have
false teeth.
Make the best of the present if you"
are unable to exchange It for some
thing better.
It sometimes happens that a man
gets what he is looking for after he
has ceased to expect it.
A woman Is always discovering
cheap hats In milliners' windows that
look absolutely fascinating on dum
mies. - .
She is a wise mother who keeps well
in the background if she is anxious to
have her daughter married.
KANSAS COMMENT
" .'" BREACH nw ddi-iuisf
' It Is the deliberately expressed opln-
n Lin, jniuia.iia.pons jsews mat no
sorrow like blighted lov is known to
man, and In this opinion the News Is
supported by all the poets and writers
of romances. Whoso rouses tender
sentiment ia the heart of another and
then renigs, so to speak, is either a
oa viuaiii or a neartless jade, accord
ing to circumstances. You can find
literary authority for this verdict any
where from Shakespeare down to Mary
J. Holmes and David Graham Phillips;
and that it is recognized in the more
matter of fact circles, as well as
among the literati, is attested
by the fact that it is- incorporated in
the laws of our land. Hence the "legal
actions known as suits for breach of
promise,
A New York phvsician has sued the
daughter of John Deere,' - the great
plow and reaper inventor, for breach
of promise. She Is a widow, aged 70
years, has rheumatiz, and walks with
a cane. She also has two million dol
lars, which is too much. The doctor
alleges that the heartless creature
won his affections and promised to
wed him about three years ago, but
nas reiusea to rulflll her promise; ana
the laceration of his feelings he esti
mates at $150,000 worth, for which
amount he sues the lady.
There is no disputing that he Is very
reasonable In his demands. What he
asks for is only 7 per cent of the
total assets of. the widow not more
than two years' interest and 'she is
70 years old. old enough to De re
sponsible for the breaking- of a solemn
promise. We hope the doctor will get
the decision, for none but the brave
deserve the money. Ottawa Re
public.
PESSIMISM" A MISTAKE.
It is a mistake to be so pessimistic as
to think that tlus old world Is growing
worse. It Is only people with sauer
kraut In their veins who constantly
make these protests and the world is too
busy In its progress up the steep or
time to pay much attention to these
Idle ruminations. The world is Digger,
better and greater than It has ever
been before. We look back on the past
and view the men and achievements
not as they were but through a mag
nifying glass. We conceal their little
ness and enlarge upon their great
deeds. It Is all very well to pay hom
age to the past but idoltry Is all
wrong. The men of today in the state
and nation are stronger, bigger, brain
ier than the past can boast. We are
today building the grandest nation of
all time. Let us live In the bright hope
of the future and not In the despair of
the past. Lawrence Journal.
FROM OTHER PENS
AUSTRIA AND TURKEY.
The essential noint in the reported
rejection by Turkey of the offer of
Austria to pay some $10, 000,000 in tne
nature of indemnity for Bosnia and
Herzegovina is not in the rejection.
but in the fact that the indemnity has
been officially offered. This is a prac
tical acknowledgment of obligation on
the part of Austria, and the rejection,
which is based on the insufficiency of
the amount, is a recognition by Tur
key that money can, if there Is
enough of It, settle pending differ
pnrpa
There is reasonable ground for hope
that a sum will finally be agreed on
between the two governments. The
loss to Austria if the delay should r
suit in the extension of the boycott bf
Austrian products in Turkey would
very soon equal the difference in the
sums proposed by "'the two govern
ments. The effect of the boycott is,
moreover, quite serious apart from
the mere loss of business. It is pro
ducing growing dissatisfaction In the
public opinion of Austria ana Hun
gary. Added to this is the discontent
with the expense and hardship of the
heavy military force that Austria has
hurried to the frontiers or Bosnia.
The presence of these troops has
tended to a good s deal or disorder
along the Servian border, which will
almost surely be aggravated by the
advent of spring and an early and
peaceful settlement : of the questions
aroused by Count Aerenthal's coup of
October la urged by many considera
tions. 'New York Times.
THE CANAL.
The members of the house who made
the journey to Panama have returned
with a most favorable impression of
canal conditions. Their time was lim
ited, but they devoted it to an Inspec
tion of the work in hand under the
guidance of those able to explain it.
They are epeaking, therefore, from
first-hand knowledge, so far as their
ability goes to appraise matters.
The question of total cost Is of course
Important, but not as much so as the
engineering problem. The country
wants and the world's Interests demand
a canal complete in every particular.
Few, If any, expected the first, figures
presented to be final. A liberal raise
was in the nature of things. But the
talk of half a billion dollars sounds
"steep," to say the least. We may all
be sure that that amount will not be
necessary, no matter what changes
may be made to meet recent develop
ments. The canal is, and will Remain, our
"big thing." As to the tariff, the rail
roads, the trusts, and what not, they
are In reach and, if not easily handled,
offer no great anxieties. But the canal
is not only big, but new. We are com
mitted to it. We must surmount all the
difficulties presented. Failure is in no
body's calculation. All parties are will
ing to vote whatever supplies may be
required to redeem the national prom
ise in a spirit of liberality, though not
of extravagance. And, when the ships
go through from ocean to ocean all
America will rejoice. Washington
Star.
CONTROL OF THE AIR.
The first international aero con
gress, now In session in London, will
discuss the "art, science, law and busi
ness of flying." The three days allot
ted to the congress is probably insuf
ficient to discuss these matters ex
haustively, even at the present stage
of the development of aerial traffic.
Fundamentally, there is a legal prob
lem which persons who have no notion
of flying themselves may some time be
compelled to take cognizance of. It
relates to the right of the aeronaut to
use the air at all. For the air all the
way to the sky belongs to the owners
of the ground. Cujus est solum, ejus
est usque ad coelum. Is the maxim of
the law. The ownership of the land
owner includes not only the face of
the earth and everything under It
down to the earth's center, but every
thing above to the zenith, or aa far as
he cares to go. The modern sky
scraper threatens to Invade the an
cient common rights In the elements
of the light and air which man may
occupy; the development of aero
nautics of individual property rights
or novel provisions' for allotting rights
of way, of applying the law of emi
nent domain. Perhaps it is not too
early for an international aero con
gress to consider the problem. Prov
idence Journal.
LIFE'S LAZY PERIOD.
I meant to play baseball last spring,
And swim each day in summer.
And with long walks-, as when a boy, .
Make autumn Just a hummer.
T riMn'fr Art - i ' '
But spent my time in lazing
Th,7Hch I,.d"1 week after week
With faculty amazing. '
1 ri?lso peant, when winter came.
To take again to skating;
"if that winter's really here
I lind my zeal abating.
The radiator draws me more;
A pipe, a book a paper
Has strong appeal, while gone the wish
. Lpon the ice to caper.
The fire for work and active sport
lias sunk Into a smolder.
From whlch-I Judge I'm growing wise
Or else am growing older.
New York Press.
Defends Office- Workers. . .
I suppose It is due to the
contumely which has meen pub
iicly --inrown on "officeholders"
for 133 years that In half the
conversation you hear which bears on
such subjects, the occupants of these
200 offices here in -Washington are
spoken of as incompetent, lazy and
good for nothing else. An old Joke In
Massachusetts says that, if a man is fit
for nothing else, he can keep tavern or
go to the general court. Half the peo
?I yo taIk to seem to think that the
200 offices in Washington are filled
with 30,000 such nersons Thf Is
very unjust to them, and it shows great
oiupiuuy ana ignorance on the part of
people who say such things. The truth
is, as any examination of the facts
shows, that in very many departments
of administration th wort rinn
Washington challenges the wonder and
respect or tne experts of the world.
Whoever-will take the trouble .to read
the reports which issue from these 200
offices will find that he is reading the
work of men and women whom he
can not helD respecting, who are thor
oughly up with the times. The winter
season is a little apt to call together
the chiefs of administration from all
parts of the world, indeed, where they
have been engaged in their duties.
Of this the consequence is that for the
six months of winter there axe an un
usual number of scientific men of the
flsrt ability Joined to such men who
are always there. Probably no univer
sity m tne worm coma bring together
so large a body of accomplished men
of science as could be collected at once
in the winter months at Washington.
ine eaucaiors or America have found
this .-out. Different religious bodies
have found it out. and. whollv
apart from the larger system
of popular education maintain
ed by the district commissioners
and by the other, national schools
wnicn 1 have named, there are five
universities in Washington, some of
which are largely endowed. They
bring together a large number of stu
dents men and women who have
found out the advantages of Washing
ton as a place of study. There are a
great many private schools, mostly for
young women, which collect scholars
irora an parts or the nation. . I do not
wish to touch any personal suscepti
bilities, but I will say that there is no
public library in America where one
works with more thorough satisfac
tion than he does In the Library of
congress, u ne trarnegie library, also,
admirably administered, is an object-
lesson for people who are learning
how to administer a public library.
Edward Everett Hale in Christian Re
gister.
Never Paid Peppercorn Rent.
Miss Sarah T. Nivison, who held a
piece of property at Orange and Elev
enth streets. Newark, for 27 years,
testified before Vioe Chancellor Stevens
Friday that .never in that period had
ohe paid to Trinity Church of that
city as much as one peppercorn. This
testimony was given to combat the at
titude of the rector, wardens and vest
rymen of the old church that the land
was simply leased, and that the title
did not pass.
It was brougnt out that under the
terms of the old lease or sale as It is
now held by the present owner of the
property, the church was to receive
from the lessee one peppercorn annual
ly as payment of rental. By the testi
mony of Miss Nivison that the terms of
the agreement were not lived up to
because she paid no peppercorn, the
lease, is held to have been broken.
This is the contention of attorneys for
Theophile Weil, of Brooklyn, who pur
chased the plot more than a year ago
for $15,000, and he ia trying to estab
lish his title.
The property came to the church
more than two hundred years ago, and
soon after the trustees, to raise money.
gave the peppercorn leases, getting
$237 ae the initial consiaeration ana
a peDPercorn a year thereafter. The
entire plot leased for the consideration
of $237 is now worth in the neigh
borhood of $250,000. The church
holds that the land was never trans
ferred, and could not be under the
terms of the gift to the church.
New York American.
What Circus Life Meant.
Georee W. Dunbar joined Dr. E. Bac-
constow's Cosmopolitan Circus, a boat
and waeon show that played the towns
located along the Ohio ana Mississippi
valley, in 1868. The feature of this
imoosine traveling ana sailing" ag-
e-rea-ation was the Forty Horse Parade,
which In those days and in that territo
ry was a sensational attair. ;very one
connected with the enterprise, from
Dr. Bacconstow himself to the bearded
lady had to drive a single horse, a
tandam, or a four-ln-hand equipage.
Young Dunbar came well recommend
ed as a whip, so besides performing on
his horizontal bar in the circus, ring
and a blackface act in the after con
rcrt. he was assigned to a four-ln-
hand in the big parade. Bill Board.
$5,000 for Perpetual Prayer.
Tviiti, o.-orlf? Inst and thft Roman
Catholic Church is in existence a pray
er will be saia aaiiy tor tne soui 01 mo
ir.ta ctfli- ro crcror -nf ilhanv. Mr.
Cagger left $5,000 to Bishop T. M. A.
Burke, of the diocese of Albany, in
consideration for which a prayer is to
be saia aunng mass at iea.51 once eareii
dav forever, for the repose of Peter
Cagger's soul. The prayer is to be
called the Elizabethan, in memory of
his mother.
rrhia flinatinn which in a. CfLSe of
another bequest for masses, was recent
ly declared valid ' by the court of ap--nnii
aqtvia nnhlli- TTV Mav In the aur-
1 I---, it,on'.v. - - -
rogate court when Judge Vanderzee
proved tne nnai accounting 01 mary -:
Cagger, of the Sacred Heart Convent,
l Kenwood, executrix 01 tne estate 01
er half-brother. Albany dispatch to
few York Herald.
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.
A woman can increase her faith. In
a man immensely by becoming his
widow.
The usual flaw in the average man's
financial, judgment Is he is sure it
isn't.
The thing we admire about our
faults is that we don't when they are
other people's.
The time a woman specially enjoys
being In furs is when she is with an
other woman who isn't.
Where a woman's heroism cornea in
is in applauding the meji of her fam
ily in iiieir roies 01 Heroics.
THE EVENING STORY j
When the star Shone.
By Philip Kean.1
The northbound train was waiting
for the Palm Beach express.
"Don't you get me into New ; Tork
late," Markham admonished the porter,
"I don't want to miss my Christmas
dinner."
"We'll make up time," was the ne
gro's consolation, as he hurried down
the aisle, and Markham settled down
in his berth and prepared" to go to
8lees.
But he sat up as he heard ' a crisp
feminine voice.
"Porter!" There was a- rustle of
skirts as the new arrival settled herself
In her section. "Porter. I'm starved.
I had planned to have dinner at Jack
sonville, and we were so late I simply
had to race to make this connection.
Markham peeped between the cur
tains, and saw the back of a charming
head surmounted by a hat with smoke
colored plumes.
"A cup of coffee and some bread and
butter," pleaded the crisp voice, "and
an egg, If you can get it."
There was the jingle of silver as she
opened her purse, and the eagerness
of the porter's "Yes, miss," proclaimed
the liberality of her tip.
"Wish I could see her face," was
Markham's thought, and, as he sank
into slumber, he was conscious of di
rections issued by the crisp voice, of
the passing of the porter on breath
less commissions, of the tinkle of glass
and silver, and of a light, .low laugh
that echoed In his dreams.
In the morning he awoke o find the
train further delayed on account of a
snowstorm and still losing time."
After breakfast he went back to his
car and found the girl in the opposite
section, sitting by the window, looking
out. .
It had stopped snowing, but as far as
she could see the white drifts were piled
high against the background of pointed
pines.
As Markham took his seat, she lean
ed across the aisle. "Who ever heard
of a blizzard in this part of the coun
try?" she demanded. "Do you think
we will get to New York on time?"
He was so occupied by the vision of
delight presented to him in the hign
hred face, framed by the braided, bur
nished hair, that he almost forgot to
answer.
"I hope so,'1 he got out finally.
"You don't know?"
"No."
"Thank you." And so definite was
her air as she turned away that Mark
ham did not have the hardihood to con
tinue the topic.
Presently she went Into breakfast,
and after that the day dragged out Its
tedious length, as the train made its
wav slowlv northward.
The passengers, coming together on
the ground of mutual boredom, formed
themselves into social circles, but the
e-oddess with the burnished hair kept
to herself, and Markham, studying
ways of approach, found none, for she
was supplied with books ana maga
zines, and her eyes gave no encourage
mput for conversation.
But as the shadows deepened and
darkened he saw her lean back and
look wistfully out of the window.
The nines of Georgia and of South
Carolina had been succeeded by the
live oaks of North Carolina, and high
up in the branches was the mistletoe,
great bunches showing dark against
the orange sky.
"Oh it's Christmas eve," ehe said;
"think of it. It's Christmas eve?'
She was like an unhappy child, and
Markham answered her as he would a
child.
"You want to be at homer he asked.
Her eyes filled. "Daddy and mother
will be all alone."
"It's a beastly shame," Markham as
sured her. "I don't mind awfully, ex
cept that I'm down for a speech at the
Hungry club. I hate to have the fel
lows think I've gone back on them."
"Then you know Reggie Dilling
ham?" ehe said, eagerly. "He's a char
ter member of the club."
"He's my cousin. I'm Peleg Mark
ham." "Oh," she laughed a little. "He has
told me how you hate your name."
"Who wouldn't? It's a family night
mare, and every generation has to have
a Peleg in it, worse luck."
"Well, I like It." the girl decided;
"there are so many Toms and Dicks
and Harrys."
She hesitated, and then she said with
a swift blush, "Reggie and I are very
good friends I am Dulcie Foulke."
For a moment Markham was silent,
then he said slowly, "Reggie Is a lucky
fello'w."
. Again the swift blush, "Isn't he fine?
I've known him since. I was a little
Kirl " . , .
Markham, remembering Reggie's
little boyhood, winced. Reggie on
dress parade had been a model, but
his cousin Peleg had known him be
hind the scenes, and oh. well, he hoped
that the gossipy little Florida sheet
had erred when It had announced the
engagement of - Dulcie Foulke and
Reggie Dillingham.
"When I go home," he said, slowly,
'T shall congratulate Reggie. Now
that I have seen you I know how for
tunate he is."
"Oh, you read that?" she question
ed. "But It Isn't true."
Markham's heart leaped. ."Then
vou aren't engaged?"
"Not yet," her eyes were dreamy.
"T'm not sure of myself
After that she talked eagerly of
Reggie, and through it all Markham
caught a note or wisirm appeal.
"She feels the truth about him
was his mental comment; "It Is that
which held her back."
Suddenly she stopped. "Oh, what
must you think of me?" she said, dis
tressfully. 1 nave taikea so iranniy,
and I have Just met you "
"There are some friendships,"
Markham told her gravely, "that are
not measured by time. I hope this Is
to -be one of them. I feel as If I had
known you all my life from the be
ginning of the world "
"Why." her eyes were startled, "I
believe I feel that way too!"
That night Markham lay awake In
his berth, thinking of her, and when
toward morning there was an awful
crash, the rending or timbers, the
screams of frightened women, her
name was at once on his lips.
"Dulcie."
"Oh, here," he heard her frightened
voice. "Isn't It dreadful?"
"In a minute," he assured her, as he
found her In the darkness, "you will
be out of danger," and he carried her
in his arms to safety.
The drifted snow had saved the de
railed train from serious disaster, but
It was a huddled-up and frightened
groUD of passengers that stood beside
the burning wreck.
High up on a hall shone a light in
some lonely cabin, and toward that
light the travelers made their way.
It was very cold and the path was
slippery, and at last. When Dulcie
stumbled over a drift. Markham sup
ported her on his arm. and thus they
went on together. And as they
reached the top of the hill, the awn,
creeping up in silver mist, dulled the
stars, all but one that shone In the
east with undlmmed radiance.
They stood for a moment silent,
and then Markham said: "For w
AMUSEMENTS.
At the Grand.
Tonight Adelaide Thurston. ,
Wednesday Night Clyde Fitch s Girls.
At tho Novelty.
Dally Matinee 2:80 High claaavaudevilla.
Evenings 7:15-9:15 High class vaudeville.
At the Majestic.
rw. t v. . e.,c ri. OIamIt r n TT1
pany in "The Little Minister" and vauda-
viie.
Daily matinee 2:30.
'For particulars, prices and amusement
details, see announcements In this paper
elsewhere.
have seen His star, and are come to
worship Him." .
She caught her breath. "Do you
feel that way?" she. whispered.
"Yes."
"Not many men do. They laugh
at the deeper things."
And after another silence, "Reggie
laughs. Do you think a woman
should marry a man who cannot un
derstand the best there is in her?
Reggie loves me for my good looks,
because I amuse him but the real
me he doesn't understand."
For a moment be let himself go.
"Little child," he breathed, little
child, a woman like you had better
be dead than marry a man who can
not help her to reach the heights."
She did not answer, and presently
they went on In silence of the won
derful morning.
He found her shelter In the little
cabin, where the good people built up
a roaring fire and cooked a warm
meal, and then he went back to the
wreck-
He returned with a little child In
his arms and handed it to Dulcie.
"The mother is hurt.' "They have
taken her to the nearest town," he
explained. " -
All the morning she brooded over
the child, and when at last he came
to her with a bunch of mistletoe in
his hand and said, "A Merry Christ
mas," she smiled at him. -
"How strange it seems to be' here,"
"Poor child, you haven't had a
single Christmas gift."
"Yes I have," she told him,
gravely.
"What is It?"
"The gift of understanding. I am
not going to marry Reggie."
His pulses throbbed. "Why not?"
"Life seemed so different out there
In the snow when the star shone."
"If I dared if it were not wronf
lng Reggie I might tell you how
much life might mean to us."
"Don't!" she begged, but a little
flame of color crept Into her cheeks.
He broke a piece of mistletoe from
the bunch and tucked it Into her
burnished hair. Then his eyes caught
the curious glances of the women
about them and he checked himself.
"This Isn't the time or the place,"
he said in a moved voice, "for the
end. But It Is the beginning, isn't it,
Dulcie?"
And her radiant face answered
him. (Copyrighted, 1909, by Asso
ciated Literary Press.)
HUMOR OF THE DAY
First Comedian What's the difference
between a beautiful young girl and a cod
fish? Second Comedian Give it up. Firat
Comedian One has a chance to become a
fall bride and the other to become a ball
fried. Brooklyn Eagle.
Husband Our little boy Is sick. Doctor,
so please come at once. Physician I can't
get over much under an hour. " Husband
Oh, do. Doctor. You see, my wife has a
book on "What to Do Befora th Doctor
Comes," and I'm afraid she'll do It before
you gvt there!" Harper's Weekly.
She Anything that is worth wlnlnng is
worth working for. He TeB, but the ques
tion Is. will your father thaw out, or will
I have to keep on working for you after
I've won you?" Philadelphia Inquirer.
"Do you think that most men nowadays
worship money?" "No, I won't go as far
as that," answered the home-grown phil
osopher, "but I will say that the love of
money is seldom Platonic." Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Angler Is this public water, my
man? The Inhabitant Ay. The Angler
Then it won't be a crime if I land a fish?
The Inhabitant No; It'll be a miracle.
Sketch.
"Alas!" confessed the penitent man; "in
a moment of weakness I stole a carload of
brass fittings." "In a moment of weak
ness?" exclaimed the Judge. "Goodness,
man; what would you have taken If you
had yielded In a moment when you felt
strong?" Boston Globe.
Katy, aged 5, and a resident of Ameri
ca's seat of culture, ran to her father one
morning, exclaiming: "Father, Brother
Howard swore." "Swore, did he?" In
quired the parent, grimly, reaching for the
slipper. "What did he say?" "He said
'ain't.' " responded Katy solemnly. Suc
cess. Prettv nearlv all Ohld" la now eatine
about sixteen buckwheat cakes for break
fast and charging whatever physical ills
are suffered to the coffee, Ohio State
Journal.
The Size of It. "It's, dish-u-way. sah."
explained old Brother Swank to a be
fuddled friend, "Orthodoxy am de doxy
dat I makes muhse'f dat I'se de orthor of
yo' understand? Uh-well, and dia yuh
hectordoxy am de udder man's doxy dat
he's alius uh-hectorin' me wld. Do dat
make it cl'ar to yo' apprehension. Brudder
Taru?" Puck.
His Regular Line. The palmist had been
arrested for swindling his patrons. "Great
Scott!" he exclaimed. Impatiently, "what
did they expect when they came to me?"
Philadelphia Ledger.
Removing a Blot "Mister." Inquired the
tramp, "would youse contribute a dollar
to help beautify your town?" "VVhat'a the
idea?" "Fer a dollar I'll move on to de
next town." Washington Herald.
QUAKER MEDITATIONS.
From the Philadelphia Record.
Nell "Maude has a Job as a cloak
model!" Belle "What a trying situa
tion)!" After a woman passes 35 she
doesn't observe her birthdays, but
her friends do.
The poet who sings of the modest
violet evidently never priced a bunch
about this time of year.
The peacemaker Is applauded by
everybody except the fellow who ia
getting the best of the fight
When you ask a chronic invalid
how he is and he says he can't com
plain he must be pretty sick.
There wouldn't be plenty of room
at the top If all the people who think
they ought to be there really were.
Starboard er "The landlady sari
fish is good for the brains." Hallroom
"Well, If she continues to give it to
ns six days a week we'll soon know
enough to leave."
Hubbubs "Do you have any po
lice protection out where you live?''
Subbubs "Oh, yes, no trouble about
that. We have a saloon on the next
corner and an Irish cook in tho
kitchen."
Tommy "Pop, a man is a bache
lor until he gets married. Isn't ?
Tommy's Pop "Yes, my son." Tom
my "And what does he call himself
afterward? Tommy's Pop "I'd hat
to tell you, my on."