The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-27
Man and LIS Pockets.

His new suit had just come from
the tailor's, and on DOMINIC it he pro-
ceeded to the all-important matter of
furnishing the pockets. His wife was
an interested spectator of the transfer
of sundry articles from the clothes he
had just taken off to their new abid-
ing places.
Talk about men not being fussyl"
she confided later to q friend. You
should have heard Jack this afternoon
when I was bold enough to suggest
that a less conspicuous position for his
bunch of keys might be found than
the lower righthand pocket Of his
vest. He simply looked at me in
blank amazement.
Why, that's where I always carry
Them he said.
at know replied. but they
wouldn't show so much If you put
them in another pocket
And have me feeling all over my
self, when 1 wanted Them he re-
Joined. Well. guess not and in the
lower righthand pocket of his vest
they went. 1t was the same way with
every Identical thing that he shifted
from one suit to the other.
Jacks regular walking office,
you know, and he's in such a deep rut.
so far as the disposition of his impedi-
menta is concerned, that it's an absO-
Lutte impossibility to get him out. He
said he'd be lost If he didn't know
where everything was. And the num-
Der of things my deari His wallet
and all that therein is; letters enough
to I'LL stable file, newspaper clip
pings. a choice collection of bits of
paper on which memoranda are
scrawled, cigar case, a watch, of
course, and his handkerchief; gloves,
a knife, fountain pen, and a pencil
or so; a match safe. and two pocket
pieces, to say nothing Of his change.
I don't suppose I've mentioned all the
n RI hIIf " ho civ
you Is a working list. Every one of
these things has its own special place.
II wonder If Jack has developed his
own ideas as to the pockets devoted
to certain uses, or whether he is fol-
lowing out some powerful masculine
law of general application. 1 lean to
the belief that this sort of thing de-
sends from father to son, and that
it's one of the factors uniting men in
a common brotherhood. At any rate,
it's an interesting subject for specu-
lation. New York Press.
When Central" Says Line Busy"
1t is easier for an operator to es-
tablish a connection than reply Line
busy" Recollection of this simple
fact may perhaps smooth out the as
perities of a state of mind evoked by
is simply Sinking. Follow call into
the main exchange, for example. You
ask for a certain number. The oper-
ator Immediately informs you the line
is busy. How does she know? Simply
by a little admonitory click in the re-
ceiver when she tried to "plug I'M on
the line asked for. She can not tell
you who is talking on the line, how
long 1t has been in use, or how long
it is likely to be busy All the in
formation she possesses is a "click."
but it is sufficient to advise her that
some one of the $50 operators in the
exchange had a prior call from or to
that number. Had the line been clear,
the effort would have been no greater
than that required to get the click"
hence, the task of informing a caller
that the line is busy is just SO much
extra labor-in fact, 1t involves a
double burden, as the subscriber will
usually repeat the call until he is able
to transact his business. Obviously,
the desire of the operator
to establish the connection when it is
first called for. She has no motive In
doing otherwise.-Telepho Talk.
The Cowboy Bishop.
Once, while still bishop of Wyoming
and Idaho Bishop Talbot went TO ST