The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-24

The poet sent his song away, 81
And back the postman brought it,
But finally, one blissful day.
A publication bought it:
The poet for a week or two
Lived in world of gladness:
The modest little check he drew
Had banished all his sadness.
He'd never seen a daffodil. e
And penned up in his attic,
He strayed not over any hill
To learn to be ecstatic:
Few songs would ever serve to Lift
Mankind to exultation
If poets never had the gift
Chicago Rscord-Herald.
Two Tickets for the Poet
'I met William Sells. the circus
man, who died not long ago, once
only" said the long-haired man, as he
stopped writing a sonnet on his frayed
cuff, but have reason to remember.
that interview.
"On that day I was practically.
broke and had been downtown, TAX
ing with me book in which I had
pasted q good many of my poems
which had been published. There
were few prose items. too, but the
bulk of the book was made UP of
verse. ,...-,-.
Having no luck in finding. any edi-
tor who would give me a commits
sion. wended my way back home.
Passing Madison Square garden saw
that Sells circus was holding out
there. An idea struck me. and in I
walked.
'I asked to see the press agent He
was out. but Mr. Sells was in, so I
marched with all the importance
could command into his private office.
What can I do for your said
Sells.
q WELL stammered, 4 should like
two seats for tonight's performance.
"sWho may you be?' asked the cir
Gus man.
ct told him my name, whereat he
smiled and said:
"'Oh, yes! I've heard Of you. You're
a poet, aren't your
II blushed.
"'well.' he continued. but why
should I give you two tickets?'
81 said something about the
courtesy of the profession and then
added:
"'Of course. you may not believe /
am the person I represent myself to
be. II you wish for Identification ]
have here book, Of my accepted and
published poems. which
but Sells started up and shouted
out to a man standing by:
Here. give this gentleman two
seats for tonight!' and then turning
to me:
"Td sooner give you the whole
house than read your poems!
"But got the tickets"
And the bard resumed his sonnet.
New York SUM-
Prejudiced Against Overcoats.
"My venerated grandmother looked
at me rather scornfully, when I ap-
preached her clad in my first over
| coat, and I'll never forget the roast
ing she gave me for having such q
nj Mr ~
st. Louis, at the Hotel Herman.
"She said that no sensible man
would descend to the effeminacy OF ar
overcoat and that the effect OF wear
Ing one was to reduce vigor and the
hardness that comes OF battling with
cold weather. She pointed to the 1ne
example of a statesman with whom
| she had a personal acQuain tance, the
| Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, elected vice
| president of the United States with
Ldncoln, who In his whole career
never put one on, no matter how
more American.
News in Turkey.
The Turkish. papers have publish
ed their version Of the tragic deatl
| of Dom Carlos OF Portugal. In tbs
king and the crown prince "died OF
I their way back to the palace afte
an excursion" The Stamboul says
Dom Carlos is dead. His son Man
uel has succeeded to the throne
There is. therefore. no change in tn
destinies of the country" An this, o
course. is in accordance with tn
traditions Of the Ottoman press
which is never allowed by the cen
} sor to admit that any chief Of an,
state or any member Of any roya
family has died a violent death.
stated that Alexander, of Servia, an
Queen Draga, died OF indigestion. a
Carnot succumbed to "chil1," an
that the Empress Elizabeth of Aus
tria, had a sudden attack Of apop
lexy on one of the steamboats, on tn
Lake OF Geneva. va.''--Westminster Ga
, zette. t
Appearances Deceitful.
It was high noon when he entered tn
i crowded restaurant. He stood fully 81
feet three inches in height, was bui
in proportion. and must have weighe
, at least $50 pounds. AS he strobe dow
{ between the rows Of tables he locke
/ as If he could eat up the house. II
, took a seat beside q diminutive, fuss
, little man with bald head and cho
} whiskers, who was bravely and sue
D | cessfully polishing of a sfrloin steal
: with onions The little fellow with hi
, napl-in tightly wedged under his chi
and his mouth full Of dinner. looked u
in wonder at his gigantic side partne
and then down at the frail cane-bot
toned chair, which creaked and groar
ed piteously under its immense weigh
But the big fellow took no notice {
, the little one. When the waitress ar
preached him he gave his order in bus
. inesslike fashion.
Bring me-" he said in falsett
; voice, "a cup Of weak tea and a coupl
: of doughnuts."-New York Times.
Clothing to Save From Drowning.
A Norwegian inventor has patente
{ | q suit of clothes which will protect II
| wearer against drowning.
t The clothes are lined with a nor
absorbent material made Of special
t prepared vegetable fiber which with or