The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-07


erintendent of public instruction is we'll
known for his facetious nature. While
addressing a bevy of school ma'ams
he can be as dignified as the chief JUS
tiee of the supreme court, but when he
wishes to do so he can almost start the
ripples of laughter on the face OF a
statue.
Not long ago his Righteousness came
near getting him into trouble and he
has never been able to fully explain the
matter to the satisfaction OF those IN
terested. He delights in visiting a GER
tain family in POtwin in which all the
members are of a literary turn. he
is almost regarded as a member or the
family and he does not take his dignity
with him when he visits at this part1cu-
lar household.
A few evenings ago the gentleman
started to visit his friends and when
he alighted from the POtwin car he
Sauntered leiSurely down the street to-
ward Mr.. O's. handsome home. He was
absorbed in thought, but as he walked
up on the porch and rang the bell his
mind came back to things mundane
and as the lady came to the door he
was prepared for his usual joke.
who's there?" said the woman, as
she cautiously opened the door.
"A burglar" shouted the joker.
The lady slammed the door in the
gentleman's face and rushed up stairs,
calling for her husband.
The educator then looked around and
was Mortified to find that he was at the
wrong house. He had unconsciOusly
wandered up the walk of the house next
to that of his friend.
He did not stop to explain, but bolted.
He ran to his friends house and was
admitted before the frightened husband
with the revolver came out of his house
to look for the audacious burglar.
at was a long time ago." said a re-
tired member of the police force, " that
we came near arresting one of our Of
ficers.
Along about 1 O'Clock in the morning
the telephone bell at the police station
rang and woman at the other end
excitedly told the jailer that a burglar
was trying to get into the top floor of a
Kansas avenue building. The woman
who telephoned rOOmed with her hus-
band in Topeka hotel. 1t was warm
night. She happened to be awake and
looked out of the window and saw
man sneaking across the roofs of the
business buildings in the block.
I went up to investigate. l got out
on the roofs and started after the burg
lar. 1 was on a roof 10 feet higher than
the one next to it and I could see him
trying to get in a window I was afraid
to jump down to where he was because
he might get the drop on me, but 1
drew my revolver and jumped. I recOv-
cred myself as quickly as possible and
intended to get the drop on him. He
was too quick for me.
" Throw up your hands, he cried and
pointed his gun at me.
It thought it was the best thing to do
and did so. I wondered what would
come next but I was willing to be still
as long as that gun was Ieveled at me.
I was in citizens clothes but as he
came out of the shadow I saw he was
policeman.
g What the world are you doing
here?' said.
q Looking for a burglar he said as
he saw who I was and put his revolver
in his pocket.
He explained that he was looking
for the burglar I was after and we
started in together. We found he had
entered another building by way of a
window. We followed him and heard
him rummaging around in a. room. We
got our revolvers ready, broke open the
door and rushed in.
Surprised! Why that burglar was
just getting into bed. We found that he
roomed there and that the front door
was locked when he came home so he
sneaked in through the window. He set
'em up and we asked him to say moth
ing about it and left"
A Topeka woman, who is of fas-
tidious nature and who wanted to be an
invalid for a While in order to have a
fashionable sick room, found the task
of foOling the doctors impossible.
She announced that it was impossible
for her to speak above a whisper or to
walk across the room. A young physi-
clan was summoned because he was of
a we'll known family and the youthful
practitioner took the case in earnest.
He could not understand what the trou-
bic was, and as the patient daily as
serted that she was worse, he called
in an older practitioner. The older
man could not be fooled. He exam
ined the patients pulse, felt of her
forehead, looked at her tongue and
placed thermometer in her mouth.
Very slow pulse" he said, looking
very dubious.
"Feverish too" he said to the young
physician.
Temperature high" he said, as he
removed the thermometer. The patient
was really becoming alarmed
"Trephining is a good remedy" said
the old physician.