The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-12
FROM OTHER PENS
NOT Al FREAK.

Inc case or Enr1co ToSell1, the
Italian pianist who recently married
the divorced wife of King Frederick
August of Saxony, is called to the at
tention of persons who think that mu-
stcians and others who entertain or
amuse the public regard everything
unusual In their lives as so much ma
terial to be used=for advertising pur-
poses. This gentleman, his story runs,
refused to make professional tour
through Warsaw, Russian Poland I'M
less he could leave his wife at home.
Nothing but his artistry should pro-
claim him. By that alone, he seemed
to feel. should audiences come to him.
He would have no assistance through
the curiosity which the presence Of his
wife would create. The pity of the
situation lies in the action of the mu-
sician's managers. They, taking diff
ferent view of what makes for fame
tracts with him. A rude return, in
deed, for a decision animated by a
high motive. Still, it is possible that
in other places there will be mana
gers and press agents able to make
good capital Of the reason for Signor
Tosellis present disappointment-
Boston Transcript
FELLOW VILLAGERS.
America is a nation of villagers"
Bernard Shaw is impudent, but not
original. Dickens and Mrs. Trollope
said it all long ago. When Americans
see effeteness and decay in England
and Germany they only tell Of their
when they mean to describe English
men and Germans Mr. Shaw tells
only that he judges other men by a
standard of limited sympathy.
In this country a man reared in an
old section. where social order and
habits are solidif1ed, feels his nerves
get into distress when he strikes peo-
pie who disregard his religion of con-
vention. In England social habits are
so ingrained that they govern every
mans view of meta physics. 1t has
always been hard for Londoner to
see much of good in Americans,
though it is the Londoner abroad who
causes Russians Frenchmen and
Italians to detest the loud, unreason-
ing, uncouth, intruding island villager,
Haunting his money and his clothes
with untamable bad manners and
Quitting in" upon other peoples bust
ss.-Philadeiphia Public Library
U. s. EVER THE GOAT
In his defense of Standard Oil, John
D. Archbold admits that II 1T becomes
necessary to sell oil at loss in Europe
in order to meet competition there,
the company will probably increase
the price of oil in America to make up
the deficit in Standard earnings. Mr..
Archbold probably does not under
stand that this admission confirms the
main objection to the Standard OIL
monopoly in America. If the Oil trust
had the same competition In the Unit
ed States that it meets in Europe it
would require something more than an
order from the Standard to Tiff the
price Of oil.-Kansas City Star.
MAYBE HE IS DEAF.
Congressman Calderhead says he
has heard of no demand from his dis
trict for a primary election If Mr..
Calderhead is really getting deaf. it
wouldn't be bad plan for the peo-
pie to send some one who can hear to
represent them at washington. Mill
tonvale Record.
HYDRAULIC METHODS.
Rudyard Kipling tells the Canadians
to Pump in European immigrants; |
pump them in Judging from the
number of Canadians who move to the
United states the main trouble is to |
control the stream after the pump has
been applied.-St. Louis Globe-Demo- |
crat.
REASON FOR QUIETUDE.
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