The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-26

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II ne should make a lucky deal,
some fortunate investment pick
Yes, he's the boy to turn IN, the trick.
But II his stock should chance to Tan.
His vanity has still defense
It wasn't fooiishness at all
he shoulders it on Providence.
His self-assurance makes one sick.
Ihe credit he VIII always claim
he is the boy to turn the trick.
You'll find him mS SRas Il n. the pr. e.
OF thinking it's not his AFFAIR
He puts It all on Providence.
Chicago News.
One Mistake Not Fatal.
NOW. hold that society often errs
In not giving q man who has committed
even serious offense against it's laws
chance to redeem himself" said Capt
b. b. Ferry, Of San Francisco.
I was In business down in Mexico
some years ago and needed an expert
oookkeeper and manager. Several ap-
pncants offered, but I was especially
attracteo TO one, splendid looking
young fellow Of 80, who was absolute
master of his profession. He had a
race and manner that inspired conf
dence, and engaged him at once.
Within an hour he sought a private
audience.
I have come to tell you, said he.
that before the day IL over people may
come to you to tell you that I am a
a false name. The last is true. My
name isn't Brown. but Robinson. Years
ago. when hardly Of age, I was insti-
gated by an older man to use some
money that did not belong to me. This
was in little town in Indiana. My
family paid. and migrated to Next
co. I have been here i've years, and
there is no man who can truthfully
say I've ever done a wrongful deed.
My life In this country is an open book.
grace followed me. 1 thought you
ought to know this, and do not hope
that after telling 1t you will want to
keep me-
He said this in the most simple and
natural way. and looking him full in
the face I made up my mind that
here was a man who was on the level.
and who had, indeed. reformed his life.
told him he could stay with me. and
that I believed him to be an honest
man.
HE remained with me till closed
out my business in Mexico, a period of
ten years, and every year put up his
salary till at the close 1t was $4,000.
I trusted him with as much as 1000
at a time, and he never was short a
penny in his accounts. "-Baltimore
American.
Brain Pierced. He VIII Live.
Though his case seemed hopeless
when he entered Bellevue with two
bullets in his head, William Wild, who
tried to commit suicide on the even
ing Of July Is last. after firing two
shots at Veronica Meehan, with whom
he was in love, will leave the institu
ton within two or three weeks to face
a charge of felonious assault Wild
owes his life to the skill Of DR.. Dud-
ley Conley, who performed several
daring operations on the patient.
When Wild was taken to the hos
had no chance Of recovery. The two
bullets had entered his skull on the
left side and lodged in the sphenoidal
temporal lobe. The leaden pellets
were removed when the first opera
ton was performed. and then DR..
formed several other operations to re-
move the bone splinters from the
brain tissue. The physicians were in
doubt whether their effort was sue
cessful until yesterday. Then Wild
suddenly said:
The patient had been deaf since
the shooting, and the recovery of his
hearing was regarded by the surgeons
as a certain indication that he would
leave the hospital alive.-New York
Press.
Hay on Church Floor.
A curious custom was observed at
Old Weston church on Sunday. The
church is dedicated to st. Swithin. and
on festival day the church is strewn
nth bov Mopv uaora soyna Anpnr
left a field to provide money for bread
which is distributed four times
year. The tenant Of the field has to
supply the hay to strew the church.
The custom is supposed to have
originated from the fact that on fes-
tival Sunday the parishioners wear
new boats, and the idea Of the donor
was to have the hay laid down to stop
the squeaking Incidental to new foot
wear. On Sunday the hay was duly.
laid down in the church.-London
Standard.
Sheep as Beasts OF Burden.
In the northern part of India sheep
are put to a use unthought OF. in Eu-
ropean or American countries. They
are made to serve as beasts or burden,
because they are more sure-footed
than larger beasts and the mountain
iayas are steep and difficult. The load
for each sheep is from 16 to 20
pounds The sheep are driven from
village to village, with the wool still
growing, and in each town the farmer
shears as much wool as he can sell
there and loads the sheep with the
grain which he receives in exchange.
After his flock has been sheared he
turns It homeward, each sheep having
on its back a small bag containing the
purchased grain.-Indianapol News.
The Turkish Beggar at Home.
Beggars are never suppressed in
Turkey. The story is told (and they
say it is true) about an American
lady who by mistake gave beggar Of
Constantinople gold piece. The
man had left his post when she re-
turned, but one Of his colleagues told