The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-25

Their message to my soul. crave to
i The victory of the Mortimer. such as
| call
Ger berg and floe to deeds the brave may
So would meet death. dauntless and I'M
| grieved,
With heart Of courage not by dreams de-
Theodore C. williams. in the Boston
| Transcript.
Jane Adams Cigar.
One of the largest gatherings of Set
| tlement workers that has ever assem-
bled in this city heard Jane Adams,
the veteran settlement worker of Chi
cago, tell how brand of cigars was
once almost named after her because
of small act of courtesy she showed
to a municipal body of Chicago politi-
clans with whom she served.
1T was in Chicago Miss Adams
said: In Chicago, where SO many
stories which are incongruous, but
which are also very human, come
from. 1 was serving on a certain
quasi-municipal body. Almost all of
the others on the board were men.
But four of us were women. We wom-
en- always voted solidly together, and
we were generally able to win several
of the men over to our way of think
/ ing, SO that balloting on pretty nearly
every question took long time.
''Once particularly important
matter came up. The balloting was
unusually long. There were more than
100 ballotings. 1 remember distinctly.
Even we women were somewhat tired.
although we had learned to be patient.
i But the men were frightfully tired
and restless.
i Finally one of them, after a little
whispering with his neighbors, rose to
his feet. He seemed confused, and
turned rather red. We women won
dered what was coming. In the end
he stammered that the balloting SEEM
ed to promise to last a long time, and
the men on the board wanted to know
whether or not they could smoke.
1.-The other three women were rath-
er strict, I think. Or perhaps they
were startled. At any rate. they
said nothing. So I felt it was up to
me- as the phrase goes. So I got up
and said that, of course, the men
could smoke if they wanted to- So
all the men Immediately pulled out
cigars and lighted them. You have
no idea how grateful they seemed and
how comfortable and relieved they
balloting again. But the smoking did
the men so much good that we soon
| came to an agreement.
''Of course, never thought any
thing about 1t. But next day I found
/ that my letting those poor men smoke
had raised a great hu1labaloo. I got
ever so many letters and kilograms
from members of the w. G. T. U. and
| similar organizations saying that
shouldn't have countenanced the
smoking habit However, one very
nice letter came to me, which quite
consoled me. It was from a cigar
manufacturer. He said he thought
my stand on the smoking question
was splendid. He offered to name
! one of his best cigars after me- and
wanted me to write by return mail
| and tell him whether I would mind"
New York Times.
How Washington Escaped.
Among the many anecdotes told of
| Washington is one of how he escaped
capture at the hands of a treacherous
| host, whom he afterward pardoned at
/ the earnest pleading of the culprit's
i family.
The American army was encamped
near West Point. when one day their
| commander was invited to visit a near
i by mansion and dine with an old gen.
| tleman at precisely 2 o'clock. Having
been accustomed to visit the family,
he had at first trusted this old man,
but whispers got about questioning his
| fidelity to the patriot cause, which at
/ last Washington resolved to put to a
test. The host had peen insistent as
| to the hour for dinner, and intimated
that a guard would not be necessary.
This somewhat aroused Washingtons
/ suspicion. so he decided to arrive at
| least an hour earlier than the appoint
on the piazza, and by his nervousness
j soon made it evident to his guest that
something was wrong. Washington
i brought the conversation around to the
subject of traitors and he wondered at
the lack Of principle that would cause
| IlatiVe-born Americans to join the enc
my for a little glittering gold. His fixed
i look, as he made these remarks, made
the traitor quail: but now the sound
of horses hoofs was heard, and up rode
company OF dragons in scarlet coats.
Il What cavalry are these?' exclaimed
! Washington. What does this mean?"
"A party Of British light horse sent
for my protection" answered his host.
/ British horse-to protect you while
am your guest-what does this mean,
sir?''
The troops. now dismounting came
i toward the piazza, and the old man,
getting close to his guest, said: Cen
eral, you are my prisoner!"
81 believe not said Washington,
"but, sir, know that you are mine!
Arrest this traitor officerl'
/ Not knowing what to make of this
turn of affairs the hypocrite looked
from Washington to the troopers, and
i then saw that they were American cav
alrymen whom Washington had dis
/ guised in British uniforms, and who
arrived promptly at a quarter before
z, in order to protect their general and
| aid him to test the truth OF falseness
of his host
being cOHQUCl6O. d pIlSOHeI, 70 Tic
camp, the false friend afterward con-
/! fessed that he had been bribed to de-
i liver washington to a squadron of the
I enemy at o'clock on the day when
i the American commander was his WISH
| tori. A. Ogden, in the ST. Nicholas.
i Climbs Trees at 81.
! Miss Libby Scudder of Park avenue,
4 Huntington, L. L, is "a years of age.
She saws she Is as active as when a
i school girl. She is very Jealous of her
| activity
! During the winter, Miss Scudder
saws all her own firewood, handling
the saw with strength. In cherry
| time CHI oJin1hs tbo trees and niokS