The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-11
KANSAS COAAENT
THE sUPERrJ1oUs MAN


larry Kendall Thaw will remain in
Jan a. Foughkeepsie until further no.
t.ce' the court having declined to have
MN Ia, transferred to another prison.
ms custodian. of the Jail made an
eto9 1 ueht plea in favor of the removal
- nav pointing out that he was a
.iuisance: He occupies an entire COR
iIIoT' with the contiguous cells; his
apartments look like the private offices
W captain of industry; he has his
meals sent in from the hotels, and he
L Las everything that contributes to
naturally, the other prisoners, who
nave none of the comforts of home,
ana VINO have to eat whatever is SHOW
eIeQ INTO them, are mutinous. These
anu many other grievances were
dWelIed upon by the stately warden,
ne OF the wrought iron bar, but it was
ueclded that Thaw shall remain where
ne is, until the tangle of litigation in
Whlch he is involved is Strengthened
out.
There must be something extraor-
olnarlly disagreeable about Thaw; he
mas wonderful faculty for making
enemies; wherever he goes it is always
the same; jailers, prisoners. doctors.
lawyers, all sorts and conditions of
men, begin to hate Thaw as soon as
tney nave anything to do with him.
he is a universal nuisance, and the
e1Iort OF the stately warden to have
him removed from the Jail was prob
ably inspired. not so much by consid-
Grafton for the welfare of the other
prisoners, as by a cankering dislike of
Thaw.
1t is said to be impossible to feel
any sympathy for the young man, once
having met him. He grew up with the
IDEA that his money exalted him above
the ordinary run of human beings, and
he regards others as inferior beings,
graciously provided by Providence, to
act as his servants. He doesn't know
how to ask favor. but is always issu-
ing commands. No Abyssinian po-
tentate was ever more arrogant. In
jails and asylums he treats the ward
ems and keepers as feudal lord might
have treated his vassals. and they
naturally don't take kindly to it.
The superintendent of the Mattea
wan asylum for the criminal insane is
quoted as expressing the heartfelt hope
that ThaW would never again darken
the doors of that institution. And so,
whether he is insane or not, the STAY
er of White occupies a position unique,
as being the most disagreeable man
in the WORLD so diSagreeable that he
is considered a bore in jails and asy
lums, where the worst is expected In
this capacity he is worth studying, but
the student will find it comfortable to
make his researches at long range
Emporia Gazette
OLD AGE.
One of the difficulties of attaining
extreme old age is the numerous meth
DDS of living recommended for long life.
Mention was made in the Globe yester-
day of a woman. living in New York,
who has passed the century mark, and
who attributes her longevity to long
walks and cold paths, both of which
doubtless have health producing quail
ties. Mrs. Mary Mcclellan was 106
years old last month. and still works
about her farm in County Donegal,
Ireland, with all of her faculties unim-
paired. She attributes her good health
and extreme age to a diet of oatmeal,
which has been her principal food Tor
years. And nearly every person who
outlasts the. allotted span gives a diff
ferent system, which makes the pro-
blem difficult. But at least one general
rule seems to apply to most of those
who enjoy good health for a long life:
They are simple in their habits, and
temperate as to food and drink. The
kind of a physique and constitution you
inherited from your ancestors has a
bearing on the matter, of course, but
a good constitution can be suddenly
wrecked through dissipation and abuse,
and a weak one can be strengthened by
proper care.-Atchison Globe.