The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-13

child on a street corner. The reporter /
had duly chronicied the event and told
of the poverty and want in the wretch
ed home of the mother The home was
fireless and cold meant death to the I'M
fortunate woman. In another column
was the brief statement that the sister
of the mother had been arrested in the
railroad yards where she was stealing a
few Jumps of coal The girl explained |
to the policeman her sisters con6ition |
and that she was suffering from cold, /
but the guardian of the peace was I'M |
touched by the story. The coal was ia
ken away from the girl and she was
sent to the city Jail and locked up. |
When all this had been written the re- !
porter went home to bed. He had done
his Dart.
The Real Philanthropist read no fur
ther. He did not send the news broad /
cast that he intended to de a kindly act. |
He did not report his thoughts to any
associated charities and then go home
and wait for the usual amount of red
tape to be gone through with Instead
of that he acted upon the impulse which
prompted him and he administered a
little applied philanthropy instead of
misapDlied charity.
The Real Philanthropist went to the
telephone and called up the police sta
ton. He delivered a long distance lee
ture to the blue coat az the other end
which may and may not have opened
the eyes of that sturdy officer of the
law He said something about the
the sufferings of the mother. the arrest
Of the girl, the blindness of Justice and
said TO set the girl free and collect the
fine from him. Then he ca He'd up a fuel
company and ordered a ton of coal sent
to the destitute family. The>police now
claim that they saw the connection be-
tween the two newspaper articles and
released the girl and requested the poor
commissioner TO send the family some
coal That may be true. for the chief
of police is a tender hearted man as
everyone knows, but the assertion III no
way lessons the goodness of the act of
the Real Philanthropist and the poor
commissioner is not always prom9C.
But this is not the only act TO be
credited to the sar-.e source This Real
PhilanthrOpist was not alWas-s able to
give to those in need He has had his
reverses like all: more te-an some ard
/ less than others. but he has been r--e
same man at heart when his cupboard
was full as when it was empty He
can afford to do good now and he tstes
/ it. There are scores of men in the city
who could buy and sell him. but few
/ if any of them divide their abundance
with the needy as does be.
1t was this same Real Philanthropisf
who sent two dozen dressed chickens to
q struggling charitable institution in the
city on Thanksgiving day It was he
who visited half a dozen or more gro
Gerry stores before Thanksgiving and de-
posted 81 with each proprietor with in
structions that it be expended for those
! WfO came TO the stores begging tie dis
tributed several tons Of coal, which gave
many families something to be thankful
for. Not hungry man or needy per
son has been turned away from his door
/ unprOVided. The wife of the Real Phidn-
/ thropist furthers his kindly acts Not
long ago size took from her own ward
robe sufficient good clothing, not the
castof kind, to supply poor woman
in need.
All this is true, and the Real Philan-
4 thropist and his wife live in Topeka
They administer their charities in an
! unostenta tiOus manner. They do not
drive to the abodes of the humble in &
fine carriage, for they have no carriage.
but they have a pleasant home a full
larder. well stocked coal bins and snug
/ bank account They remember the days
when they had to be saving. Now they
are not extravaganza They are doing
( good. and not once has their name APP
peared on any list Of persons doing
charity work. This is a sermon for 9TH
ers who have homes and plenty. Go
1 thou and do likewise.
Il Used to think that Albert Reid. who
draws pictures and composes music,
was horn with a silver spoon in his
mouth" said Ananias Fisher but since
I have heard of Albert Setback. who,
summer and bowls tenpins with the All
American bowling trio in the winter /
have decided that he is rather the most
hoggish man in regard to talents that
1 know Of.
with all my indiscretions,', said Billy
Woods Il have never been guilty of
seeing Lewis Morrison in Faust ana
James O'Neill in Monte Cristo''
Those who think that the administers
of justice have the patience of Job will |
occasionally find themselves mistaken. |
In the case of Lizzie Wooster againss |
Crane & Co the attorneys asked per
mission Of Judge Hazen to introduce il |
pV a fra Ia into
ish. 1t may be introduced if you will /
not read it," said the Judge.
Is this Cidersmithweather or is it the
MISUNDERSTANDING style?
There are two things a woman can
not do: pour half cup of coffee and /
cut cloth to measurements
Governor elect Bailey being bach /
elor will deprive a multitude of women
of the pleasure of satisfying their |
curiosity as to how The first lady of the
land combs her hair and whether she
uses musk
What was the most remarkable
thing you noticed in Chicago?'' asked
Nate Rawson of Jason Snod grass who
had just returned from the Windy City.
1.-The most surprising thing to me-,
said Jason with due elaboration. was
that the street car conductors did not
say there is plenty of room up front .
Two Republican politicians came near
| exchanging blows in Copeland county
recently just because one had the I'M
mitigated gall to tell the other what
he thought of him as politician.
Veritas. A theatrical Dress agent is a
man who is paid to sit up nights and
think out true stories and spend the next
day getting them into print in some news
| PAPER. William A. Brady pays Claiming
Pollock a good salary for perpetrating
stories like the following:
1T is not an easy matter to sbunco
William A. Brady, but there has just leak