The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28

tween the cultivated Aryan races and
these barbarian brothers. if brothers
they We're, was that with every ma terial
advantage the one retrograded almost
to the point of literal extinction, While
the other under every material -disad-
vantage, progressed from condition
of the crudeSt barbariSm into d state of
high cultivation. Conquered, oppressed,
downtrOdden, and almost forgotten as
being the most ancient of the known
races of men the Kettle people have pre-
served their individuality, and their
national characteristics to remarkable
degree.
And this is particularly true of the
Welsh. They have not simply not been
absorbed by Norman. nor by Anglo
Saxon environment, but they have act
ually given Cambrian color to some of
the adjacent parts of England. Cum
berland is really Cambriland and this
from kymryland.
At the Welsh banquet on st. David's
Day, as one listened to the addresses
and songs in national Welsh he could
but ask: Where in the civilized world
is there Greek or Roman national relic
where like example can be found?
Where a Greek or Roman community,
where the old native language could be
spoken and understood by an assem-
blage of native Greeks or Romans?
While they have disappeared from the
earth the old Cambrian people still sur
vitality can be found. and this, too, by a
vitality can be found, and thiStoo by a
community of people in a foreign land.
II is not out OF place IN LnlS cOnnec-
ton to note that some of the most
learned anthropological students of It
all are now claiming that the ancient
Hyperborean races were the actual
progenitOrS of the old Egyptians, the
oldest of historic nations, while recent
French servants hold that these same
northern races antedate the Aryans and
were the actual ancestors of the present
I,aplanders, Esquimaux and other ex-
isting Arctic peoples.
AS matter of local interest probably
the number of Topeka citizens who
would be entitled to sit in meeting of
Welsh descendants would be surprising
even to the persons themselves For in
stance the Eastmans of America (for-
n erly Easman) are practically all de-
scendants of Roger Easman, Welsh EN-
igrant to aSSachusettS On the faith
ers side alone the Joneses, Evanses,
Griffiths. the Williamses, the Johnsons,
DaVidS, Davies, and DaviSeS, the Har-
ries, Harrises and Harrisons, the Thorn
ases, the HoWels and PoWels. Thomp-
sons, Richards, Roberts and others too
numerous to mention are almost invari-
bly, of Welsh descent. and these not
counting those descended from Welsh
mothers. But the same would be true
if we were to take up those of Irish
Scotch. or English and largely of Ger
man descent. We are a cosmopolitan
people after all. " G. F. KIMBAIL.-
And now. my SOM said the father. 'as
you are about to go into business for your
honesty is the best policy
Yes, father said the noble young man.
THAT honesty is the best policy And
continued the old man. IF You will study
up the laws you will be surprised to. find
how many things you can do in business
way and still be onest.'-Tit-Bits.
Remember, children" said the school
teacher to her charges, that Bobby Smith
has no father now and you must treat him
very kindly. How would you feel if you
had father?''
And Immediately ,youngster.. whose
father had evidently chastised him that
morning for some misdemeanor. said:
''Well. L guess I'd feel better'n l do
now. .'-Tit-BitS.