The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-28
England Will Keen Penn.

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England Will Keep Penn.
Inc movement recently revived by
| WeL-meaning persons looking to the
transfer of the remains of William
Tenn TO this country seems certain
OF iallure. The question of removal
was last discussed in 1881. when such
actlon was strongly opposed by Quak-
trS IN England. Negotiations were then
| entered into by a commissioner repre-
| sentlng the Commonwealth of Penn
| sylvan1a with the trustees of the lit
tie burying ground of the Society of
| Friends known as Jordans near Chal-
Iont st. Giles. in Buckingh
but they fell through.
Ihat Philadelphia should be regard
ed IN this country as the proper rest
| ing place for PENIS bones is natural
enough But. as a matter of fact it
was PENIS express wish that he
should be buried at Jordans. as the
place was near one of his English
homes. There he. his two wives, and
several of his children were Inferred.
| 1t is shrine which many Americans
nave visited. quiet. unostentatious
| spot, in keeping with the simple man.
| ner of life of the man who established
home for his coreligionists on the
banks of the Delaware. No snowy
monument, no costly tribute in stone,
could ever so worthily become his
character and his principles that in
| SplTeQ MS HE or sincerity.
There is also the practical point to
| be considered. Of all other objections
We're overcome. that for manv years
the graves of Penn and the mem berS
of his family were without headstones.
No one is sure today that the spaces
. are correctly marked. A thorough
search would be necessary. and many
legal and other formalities under the
English system must be complied with
before the bones could be removed.
There is no reason to believe that
either the Society of Friends in Eng
land or in this country would ever
sanction such a transfer from senti-
ment or more vainglorious motives
New York World.
The Barbless Fishhook.
In all of the books on fishing will
be found treatises on the theory Of the
1ishhook, it's shape. and the position
IF the point with reference to it's
&hliity so to hook the fish that the
barb will be embedded and escape pre-
vented This is the function of the
barb-to prevent the fish from getting,
away. AS a rule, it is effective, but is
it necessary? For still fishing it is
necessary, but for fly fishing it may or
may not be. Much depends on the
skill of the angler.
If all Of the trout hooked by fisher
men were to be kept and killed there
would be little if any trout fishing in
few years. If all of the trout that are
returned to the water live. the popu-
ar form of hook would leave nothing
to be desired, but injured fish may not
and many of them do not-survive
the injury from the barb and from
handling. Therefore the needle point
cd barblesS hook deserves considera-
ton by those who put back understood
trout and for fishing where trout run
small.-Forest and Stream.
Life in an Oasis.
The opening Of a railroad from
desert has rendered easy the approach
to the oasis of Khargeh. which is
regarded as typical example of these
isolated centers of life. For three
years past H. J. L. Beadnell has re-
sided in this oasis, studying the phe-
nomena of springs, moving sands.
wells, and SO forth. The LibyaE GASES
are deep depressions in a lofty pla-
teau, which has a maximum eleva-
ton of nearly 1000 feet, but the bot
to 900 feet above sea level. They are
underlain by beds of sandstone,
which are sources of the water supply.
Artesian wells 400 feet deep form
practically inexhaustible means of irri-
cation, and such deep wells have been
used from ancient times. The depres
sions were once the beds of lakes,
and the water in the sandstone pro-
badly has its sources in the Abyssin-
;an highlands.-Youth's Companion.
Bangkok's First Census.
The first general census has been
taken in Siam. According to the re-
turns, Bangkok city proper has a pop
ulation of 628,675. while the entire
Bangkok district has S67.451. The
kok have been until now estimated
to be between 100000 and 100000, |
of which total about half, according
to some authorities. is Chinese.
was completed in 1904, all previous
of the people only taking
men into account. The 1904 census COM |
prised only twelve principal circles, or
''monthons,' that of Bangkok being |
omitted. The total population of the
amounted to 3,30S,032 souls, of which |
2,667,9S7 were of the Siamese race. |
Upon the result of the 1904 census
the population of the whole kingdom |
was estimated at about $3.50, 0O0--l
Bangkok Gable to New York Herald.
How Uncle sam Teaches Farming.
The department of agriculture is |
maintained by the United States, at an |
expense of $11,000,00C annually, to |
discover and. teach improved methods |
of farming. Cooperating with it are
s:xty-three state agricultural colleges, |
with free tuition. And a further i'm |
DC rtant feature of the system is some
j 900 farmers institutes, by which the |
classroom is taken to the fields wher- |
ever fifty farmers will gather together |
to hear lecturers and experts. Some |
times these Institutes are sent on |
wheels: railroad train is chartered /
and an entire equipmentford emonstra !
ton purposes placed aboard, accom- |
ranied by horticulturists, entomolo-
pists, and botanists. At each little sta |
lii H.
from the rear platform address the |
crowd that gathers round. Such are
The corn specials" of Nebraska and /
Iowa, the wheat special of Washing /
ten. and the fruit train" of Idaho
Delineator.