The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

men generalissimum, and includes ev-
erytning fixed to the ground and ev-
erything above or below it." Apply
ing this definition of land, il is easv
to see that he balloon or aeroplane
may pass through the property of
many owners during a single flight. 1t
may be that the flight does no ac-
tual damage; but that is immaterial
A A man may walk across the property
OF another and do no damage, yet
he is a trespasser, against whom a
remedy may be pursued in the courts.
1t may be added that Mr. Quick
wrote his Virginia" long before the
postmaster general recovered his les.
it.
The woman superintendent of
schools in Chicago has recently at
tracted much favorable comment by
her decision to substitute a labora-
tory study of Chicago for the algebra
taught in grammar schools. A New
York paper has suggested that a
similar change would not be amiss
in New York city. Not only the
schooI children, but unfortunately all
OF us know too little about our cities,
their historical associations, their
characters and ideals. In the case
OF New York a splendid aid to such
study has just been issued by Fred
erick A. Stokes Company. 1t is called
liz A4i11Oi iCal OulOe TO the City OF
New York. and is edited by the City
history club. This book consists of
series of excursions with complete
maps, illustrations and directions, in
ciudlng the entire city and suburbs.
Even the best informed citizen will
be surprised on looking over This vol
ume to find how little he knows about
his city and its history
Apropos Of the appearance of F.
~ ron CraW1ordS pOSthumouS nov
Ell, Stradella - the Rome corresnond-
ent OF the Philadelphia Catholic stand
ara and Times contributes some in
terestlng information concerning Mr..
crawford in an aspect which he rare
~ turned to the public. Despite the
Iact that those who knew him we'll
were all impressed by the evident sin
Gerlty OF Mr. Crawford's religious be-
neI, IT has nevertheless been some
what the custom to write of him as
pagan Of the Renaissance The
correspondent thought il worth while
TO ask the head of one of the great
roman families which Mr.. Crawford
knew so we'll and which he loved to
write of. what she thought of his re-
lglous belief This was her answer:
- Marion Crawford's memory has
Deeh very badly treated, especially
by American journals, for truly he
was a sanity man. On visiting Rome
one OF the first things he did, on al
most every occasion, was to go to
confession. If I remember nightly. he
mentioned San Clemente, of the Irish
| Dom1n1car1s, as the residence of his
! con1essor- l know he often came di-
| rect from there to visit my husband
ana myself He usually used the
| french language when writing to me
and so sublimely beautiful were some
OF the thoughts contained in these
letters that have carefully preserv-
ed every one of them. We often spoke
ABOUT his novels. and on one occas-
ION told him plainly that book OF
MS which 1 had just read could not
De called qul+e moral. l remember
| Wen ali he used to say about the temp
| tatlons he had to make his plot work
OUT according to the way many ar
| tlsts IKE out which at the same time
| would be countenancing doctrines
| condemned by the church. His fideI-
! lty against these difficulties often
caused him much thought and labor
He told ma how he came to be con-
verted TO Catholicity. While in In
ola ne began to study Buddhism. and
one day, in the middle of his study
ne grew convinced that he had al
! length found the true church-anC
mat was the Catholic church. Thai
| same evening found him with
the Jesuit Fathers, commencing ter
days retreat, according to the method
! prescribed by St Ignafi1ISs