The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-25

AZ nSn loveiy woman stoops to FOLLY,
, And finds too late that men betray,
says Goldsmith. she'll be melancholy,
ana naught can wipe her tears away"
That was the truth when Goldsmith wrote
But maidsns change with centuries.
All changed around in words like these:
And finds too late that men are gay,
How soon she learns the game of Jolly.
And turns the trick the other wayl"
Cleveland Leader.
Rich Mems Forgetfulness.
It does seem to be established as
an unexplainable tendency of men
who have large wealth, and who in
sist upon receiving every cent that is
their due, to forget exactly where
some of their possessions are. how
placed. in whose hands kept, often
even being in perfect forgetfulness as
TO their ownership in some property
Ihat was a peculiar feature OF the
Vanderbilts. at least the elder mem
Ders of that family
Commodore Vanderbilt knew to a
dollar how much he was worth, but
often forgot where his possessions
were or some part Of them. He held
tenac1ously to his own and that was
manifested often by a peculiar clutch
ing or gasping movement of the hand.
In his earlier life. while still obscure.
not dreaming of his future, the COM
modore pursued the vocation of a
ferryman. which has become tradi-
tional in his history. He actually
rowed his passengers across from
State Island to the mainland, grasp
ing the oars with firm energy. Years
after those who were brought in close
association with him observed that
whenever he took up any paper or
book or other article convenient to the
L = l. a - = u ~
most Identical motion with that with
which the handles OF oars are
grasped. And that purely physical
and unconscious mannerfSm merely
| illustrated one OF tho qualities of the
commodore's temperament. There
| be of forgetful disposition, not as to
| the amount of his fortune, or as to
| the income which was rightfully his,
but as to the location of some part
| of it.
Upon one occasion the commo dore
| was persuaded that he could utilize to
| better advantage than his great cor
poration could some portion of the
funds that were lying idle awaiting
dividend day. He was willing to re-
ceive this money and to make record
of and security for the transaction.
He offered to deposit with the COM
pany some 1900 shares of New York
Central stock at the quotations for the
stock at that time, its market value
being somewhat in excess of 100000.
Promptly upon the day fixed the COM
modore repaid his loan and went to
his accuStom ed vocation.
Months after that the commodore
| made inquiry, searching the ledgers
that he might learn whether the
stock credited to him upon the COM
panys books was identical in amount
with the stock which he had credited
70 hi - S a
discovered that 1t was identical, but
he declared that he had been unable
to find a considerable block Of stock.
There were 1900 shares missing. He
did not know what had become OF
them. He was sure he had not sold
them At that day he never sold New
York Central stock. He feared that
the block had been m1slaid.
And it was not until some weeks
later that by mere chance this block
Of stock was found in the company's
vaults and then the whole transaction
was recalled.
1t SO happened that in a. piece Of
important financing for the New York
Central involving the procuring of
money upon the security of bonds
the commodore himself bought the
bonds and from his private fortune
furnished the money. These bonds
were bound with some elegance of
the binders art, considerable tooling
upon the covers, into a sort of port
folio, for the better convenience OF
the commodore. Some months after
Commodore vanderbilt's death, the
remnants of these books, the mere
covers, were discovered in what
seemed to be a rubbish heap or
place for cast-off papers, and these
were to be deposited in a wagon to
or otherwise disposed of. By mere
chance, the covers of one of the books
flew open while being thus handled,
and it was then discovered that be-
tween the covers was a bond for $1O,-
900, the remaining one, and it had
long.-Holland in the Philadelphia
Press.
Dawson's ssNIoon Dog Phenomenon.
A moon dog greeted the vision of
those who happened to be meandering
through the streets of Dawson shortly
before 8 o'clock this morning. The
phenomenon seldom has been seen
here, and on this occasion was of such
rare beauty as to excite the greatest
admiration Of those fortunate enough
to be up so early or 50 late as to see
it.
Tt was still dark when the singular
affair was visible. The queen OF the
night shone resplendently, and was
apparently surrounded with royal
regalia OF the heavens, bedecked as
lavisffy as a bride in waiting for the
nuptial march.
a glowing segment of light, with
needles Of bright light radhating to-
ward the zenith, and the concave side
toward the moon. At right and Left
of the moon, were two Wide bars OF
Tight. playing of interminably, with
me ends nearest the moon the same
distance away, and with the same
curve as the inside of the radiant
form at the top thus describing a
series of decorations In circular form
about the great luminous cehlrai
disk.
The whole luminous phenomenon Is
akin to the sundogs. which are sup
posed to be caused by the intersecton
of halos, which in turn are Lne