The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15
SARCASTIC VEIN.
Editor Howe Notes the "iFeak
Points, in This Letter.
Observes sesour Side" Rather
Than the Pleasant.
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SAW BUDHA'S TOOTH.
Also Went With a Timid Woman
to a Dentist.
Has Changed All of His Habits
Save One.
The kansan Abroad Draws the
Line at Pajamas.

Monday January /, 1905.
I am a little late, but I wish every
reader Of this a happy New ear.
have made but one New ear resclu-
ton. fl relates to remaining al nome
more contentedly, should ] ever reach
there.
You NAV think am a stranger IN
arrange land. but 1 am not. AZ tnls
I hotel, there are twelve people ~"
on the siberia nearly Two Us
ago In addition, / knew as many
more on the "Simla." / meet these
! acouaintances wherever / go me-
six of them In the mountains al nanny
yesterday, and several OF lneIl y" - ~
& embark with me on the 'Samata To-
+ morrow for India, l snail meet mem
/ in Egvpt and probably in Paris ana
: Tondon. These acquaintance are
+ great frauds. as are all tourists SUN
+ of them laughed at me Aor HuIt Ail5
/ through Japan as ] did. but they tuih-
ed up on the ship at KOBE, men ll0s
Iau~hed at me for hurrying through
China and the Philippines, but 1 met
+ them on the "Simla, bound Tor Nsy
ION. They said they intended remain
ing in beautiful Ceylon al ledst
month: but they are booked on the
ssSamala" for Calcutta one young
i lady has ouarrelsd with her party
tourists IN the same party always quar-
rel-and talks Of going on with US 70
London; leaving her friends behind
Travelling is a good deal like eating
yffasfing ears: no one does it very
gracefully All travellers buy strange
suits. don't like them, ana Duy new
ones II the twenty travellers know
should turn up in Kansas in the CLONES
thev- are now wearing, they would at
tract a much attention as would TWEEN
" Hindus4
Perhaps readers of these letters
will think 1 should have paid less at
tention to personal observations and
more to guide book information. the
guide books are not very lnterestIhe'
either. Here is an extract from one
a description Of Colombo. Colombo,
the capital of Ceylon, latitude de-
grees 81 N; longitude, 1850 E.; dis
tant from London. 5,S68 miles; local
time hours IS minutes before
Greenwich; currency rupees; Ceyloh
government notes, RS 8, 10. 5U, 1Uu,
900. Caution. Visitors should be
careful to use umbrellas and not ex-
pose themselves to the sun, even for
a short time. during the middle hours
OF the day Hotels-Galle Face,
Grand Oriental, Bristol, and Mt La
vania etc.
do not suppose will be treated
with any particular veneration be-
cause of the fact. but have seen
Budha's tooth. which is preserved in
temple here. 1t is no exaggeration
TO say that the tooth is as large as
mans head; yet the natives regard
this piece of wood as a very sacred
relic. have also seen Budha's foot
print, and so many other sacred relics
that I cannot make a list Of them.
Speaking Of teeth, one of the young
ladies I knew on the "Simla" had a
violent tOOthaohe today. and I went
with her to see 1t pulled You can
imagine from this incident that I ind
IL pretty dull In Colombo. You hear
a good deal of the bravery Of women
when they have teeth pulled=four or
five out without hinching-but this
girl kicked and screamed. You usu-
ally hear about bravery; you don't
see it.
Several English papers are printed
here, but they print no American
news. Except that I saw a telegram
saying Alice Roosevelt would marry
Congressman Longworth, I have seen
nothing In the papers here to indi-
cate that America is on the map. BUT
the news from Russia is exactly the
same Russian news read before Ieav-
ing home. and the papers are crowd
ed with it.
Today I presented my native servant
With full suit Of clothes. as New
Year present. In leaving the "SinIa.
1t seems I packed a bed sheet for my
nightshirt. Z gave this sheet to the
person, and use 1t for a SUNDAY suit.
hope the P & o. Steamship company
VIII make equally good use of the night
shirt found In room 43.
A drink rapidly gaining favor here
IS known as Tonic Water and Scotch
Don't try it. in case you hear Of it: 1t
is nothing but Quinine and whisky.
An American. when he wears Pan
anna hat pulls down the bFim in front
An Englishman does exactly the re-
verse. Put on hat, reverse the Amer
lean custom, and see how funny you win
look.
In Ceylon. no man pretends to marry
q woman unless she has a dowry A
native saying among women is: Here
the men marry US for our money: in
America, women marry the men for
money.
The sunsets in Ceylon attract the at
tertion of all travellers. After the sun
has disappeared. there is an aftergIow
that is said to delight the souls of ar
fists.
Yesterday morning an acquaintance
OF mine who IS a guest at this hotel
ordered an early breakfast IN his room
00 MANY W0mCN