The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-31
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} love. Cameron was madIy in
fatuated with Mary Phelps, a south
ern Missouri belle, who broke her en-
gagement and married another man
J 1t was Cameron's own letters to Miss
Phelps, returned by her to him al
the time of her marriage, that the
hermit treasured for so years. Their
recent discovery revealed the secret
of a life that had been a puzzling
mystery"
The inference is that Cameron was
| a broken-hearted man, due to his de-
Ivotion to a woman, who Tilted him.
That is a mistake. He was solely and
| distinctively an egoist, who loved no
body and nothing in the world but
Cameron. Miss Phelps was a FORUM
ate woman to escape his inordinate
| self-love.
| OF all the sentiments love is the
| most beautiful; but it becomes base
when attended by the dross of sordid
| egoism. There is nothing more beau
! teous than the action of John Ruskin;
but Cameron, whoever he was, was
incapable of such sacrifice to promote
| the happiness of her he Vainly i'm
| agined he loved.
AS husband such man as Cam
Eerson would be as jealous as a Turk.
or Moor. The wife of a husband
such as he would have been would
have had but one office, and that to
minister to his vanity and his self
ishness. Her life would have been
miserable as long the marriage tie
bound her to such a miserable crea-
ture.
Yet the world has sympathy. per-
haps tears. for this egoist, who i'm
agined he was in love with a woman
when he was only in love with him
self.
1t is estimated that the proposed
increase in the registry fee from
on
increase of nearly one million dol
lars a year in the general revenue
from the registry branch of the pos
tai service, which Postmaster General
Hitchcock is investigating in connec-
ton with other branches of the pos
tai service with a view to increasing
efficiency and decreasing eXpendi-
lures This estimate is based on the
assumption that the volume of regis
try business will not decrease at the
ten cent rate, but even if it should,
the government would profit by the
change, because if the registry bust
ness is conducted at a loss. the less
business done the smaller the loss.
tee appointed by the postmaster gen.
eral will devise other ways and
means to wipe out the deficit in the
operation of the registry system. We're
all free registry mail the increase in
revenue would amount to $633.000 ad-
ditional. The expense of handling the
registered and other mail for the
government is very heavy.
Colonel Benjamin F. Chase, of Kins-
ley, Kan, president of the council of
administration of the Army and Navy
Union of the District of Columbia, adj
dressed the semiannual meeting of
General William F. Barry Garrison, A.
N. U. last night in the Grand Army
han. Colonel Chase favored the propo-
sition advanced by COMMUNICATED
Chief Allen of the Sons of Veterans for
the erection in this city of a mem orial
building for the use of the patriotic or
CARNATIONS. The garrison. by vote,
Endorsed the memorial building project
Colonel Chase is an ell1pioye of the |
pension office and prominently
Unidentified with affairs OF patriotic OF I
CARNATIONS at the national capital. |
The United States and the Mexican
governments are anxiously watching |
the political situation along the north |
ern border of Mexico, where there has
been recent signs of an impending |
revolution against the administration |
of President Diaz. So far the move /
ment has not gained as much headwaT
as that of last summer. which spread |
over several states before it was |
checked by the government troops. The
the elements of danger and, if not |
checked. there is a possibility of a seri-
Gus revolt against the Mexican govern
ment Ambassatior Thompson says !
Mexico is able to handle any emergency
that might arise
Louis Hostetter. of Kansas, American |
consul at Hermosillo. in the state of
Sonora, also telegraphed to the state
denying the rumors of dis
order, which. he said. were misleading |
and incorrect. Some persons under the |
influence of liquor he added, have
created disorder by yelling in the
streets for political candidates. but that |
except for these instances conditions il.
district are normal.
The postoff1ce department has decid-
ed to test the probability of an adj
Unstable time card for mail boxes, in
vented by William W, Day: an en-
ploye in the division of supplies of the
Washington city postoffice. The pur-
pose of the new card Is to notify the
public as to the exact time when mail
is to be collected. or approximately so.
This was the design of the old card,
but it did not subserve the purpose.
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