The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-11
The ROUND WORT. D
Three Kansas Boys Went All
the Way.
West to East From Topeka to
Topeka.
CHARLIE RAMSEY'S STORY
Topeka Boy Started in Twen-
tieth Kansas.
Orient, Occident and Then
Manhattan Island.
|ARuE RAMSEY'S STORY

There's a man in Topeka who hat
had many adventures as an Alex
andre Dumas hero. He Travelled arount
the world with a couple of comrade!
and fell into as many mishaps as the
Three Musketeers The mans name i:
Charles Ramsey, sol Fillmore street. He
was just old enough to enlist with the
both Kansans under Funston in '97, but
the story of his life begins after the
peace treaty when he encircled the
globe in a transport, $145 in his pocket
and lively brain in his head
Most of the troops at Manila re-
turned via San Francisco, but Ramsey
and his two comrades decided to fol-
low the paths of Columbus and prove
that the world was round. Disaster fol-
lowed them as rapidly as 1t pursued the
Genoan who, you will remember, sailed
upon the ocean blue in fourteen hun
dred nine-two.
The three friends first stopped at
Hongkong, and, having no spare cash.
applied for rooms at the Salvation
Army. No sooner were they snugly set
tied than headquarters burned about
them, and they were thrust homeless
into the streets. They amused them
selves by taking pictures, and were Sc
verely whipped by six Cinnamon who
refused to be snapped. They strolled
drearily back to their steerage hunks,
and were glad when the transport
gathered coal and steamed away to
Singapore.
I'VE were passing through the Malac-
ca straits,'' remfnisced Mr.. Ramsey.
when we broke our adder. Up came
one of those tropical storms-typhoon,
or something. Rain beat down, waves
dashed over the snip. and we spun about
in the worst gale ever hope to see.
We were headed for q boat that looked
three times as long as the Oceanic.
Seemed as though we were going to
crash into her any minute. The deck
passengers were mostly Mohammedans
They mixed their prayers with the
scream of the whistles and hurly-burly
on board. They stood with their arms
stretched toward Mecca, beseeching
Mohammed to save them from death:
The big ship zig-zagged around US, and
finally got by
A Crazy Man on Board.
Succeeding excitement concerned
pugilistic passenger, who challenged
everyone to fight He fought every
one declared Mr.. Ramsey, land never
owned he was defeated. Finally the
ship physician examined him, found
he was crazy. and locked him up. We
reached Singapore o. K.'
Singapore, you know, is near Man
dalay.
.Sbfp me somewhere east of Suez
where the best is like the worst,
Where there amt no Ten Command
ments, an a man can raise thirst;
For the temple-beIls are calm, an
it's there that 1 would be
BY the old Moulmein Pagoda, lookin'
lazy at the sea-"
Kipling's trooper scorned the Chelsea
'ousemaids and gloated,
I've a neater, sweeter maiden in a
cleaner, greener land
In which connection, NIX observ-
ed Mr.. Ramsey, they wear rings in
their nose, and, what's worse, in their
toes. Not for me.
1--WE were in Singapore at the time
Upton was yacht racing" Mr.. Ramsey
went on, every Britisher was ready
to fight US if we mentioned the Z.
S. A.
The Advertisements at Ceylon.
The next stop was at Colombo, the
capital of Ceylon, a picturesque little
city with 10000 inhabitants. All pick
ing packing, or drinking tea. The
transport gathered coal at Alden, which
with black skins and white hair. The
vertisement reading as follows: Good
morning! Have you used Pears soap?"
This greeting overcome the husky
ness. The ship sailed on to Naples,
home of the Malta.
Did you see the Black Hand?'' Mr..
Ramsey was asked.
Not exactly he chuckled, "but we
saw lot of hands. Dewey had just !
been there, and drove about in a vic |
toria with a bucket of pennies beside !
him. The NeopoHtans observed our |
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