The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-09
Explorer Says Garden of Eden
Was at North Pole.
Satisfied Animal and Plant Life
Originated There.
LIFT UP THE ICE.
Then History of Animal King.
dom Would Be Found.
Stock Breeders Banquet a Not
able Event.

That the Garden of Eden was loca-
ted at the North Pole, or in that neigh
borhood. is the idea advanced by Prof.
il /. Dyche in his talk at the stock
breeders banquet last night.
Prof. Dyche was introduced by Secre-
tary Coburn, who said that from what
he had read of Prof. Dyche's writings
and heard about him. and from what he
had read of hunters in general. he be-
Heved Prof. Dyche is the greatest hun
ter of whom he has ever heard. Because
of Prof Dyche's well known reputation
as an Arctic explorer and because he is
president of the State Poultry associa-
ton he was given the subject. From
the North Pole to the Cacklefest
You have started me a long ways off
up in the Arctic regions" he said, Ito
let me work my way back to the hen
<how, all in five minutes. In the begin
ling 1 want to say that those polar re-
gions is where animal and plant life
first started on this planet That is the
place where man originated ad-
vanced this idea when I first came
back from the Arctic regions dozen
years ago, and 1 was hooted at Today
the idea has been adopted by great
many scientific men, President DAVID
Starr Jordan and others. Animals and
men came south in migratory waves
This region here was intensely warm
then, in those ages long ago. There
was time when the oak and the syca-
more and the giant sequoia, which now
f1ourisheS in California, grew around
the north pole. If you could lift up
would find a complete history of the
animal kingdom There is a race hv-
ing in the extreme north whom we call
the Exqu1maux, but the most northern
of all are the Arctic Highlanders, but
even those people have a legend that
they came down originally from re-
gions still farther north"
The banquet was spread in the halls
of the State Horticultural society and
was a successful finish to the most
successful meeting ever held by the
Stock Breeders association. There We're
nearly $50 plates laid. The banquet be-
gan after the meeting of the State
Board of Agriculture about 9:45 o'clock
and it was just o'clock in the morning
when the last toast was offered Sec
rotary Coburn was POSTMASTER. but he
compelled H A. Heath to do half the
work. as there were Is numbers on the
programme
one Of the best hits made during the
evening was by o. F. Nelson, an old
wIite-haired. good-natured Swedish
gentleman, who is popular member of
the association. Mr.. Nelson came
good way down the programme, and
he prefaced his toast, which was on
THE White-Faced Cow" by saying:
'sAy tank da bane guide deal talk hare
already en- dare not bane mooch more
ia bae said, but Ay tank Ay hat got
Something's Ay skal hat to say anyway
Ay hat got sbeech to max en- Ay
-Ay tank Ay hat got him in mae
pocket en- Ay skal rade eet- Maybe
some gentlemens not lail1 eet, but Az
can't help eet.''
Mr.. Nelson then adjusted his glasses
and read a jingle which contained
among other things the following:
The official board of Kansas are men
very great and tall,
But Secretary Coburn is the greatest
man of ALL
He is doing more for Kansas than
either 1 or you,
And every word he tells you, you will
find it strictly true.
I think you will all agree with me and
think just like do,
That the time is coming soon that he
will be our governor too.
W. H. Barnes. secretary of the State
Horticultural society, was the first
speaker called on and he was given the
subject THE Fruits of Kansas" Sec
rotary Coburn had previously arranged
with the cornetist of the orchestra that
when a speaker had occupied five min
utes he as presiding officer would give a
signal and the cornetist should make a
disturbance.
Just about the time Secretary Barnes
got we'll wound up, "Twinkle-twinkle,
twinkle twinkle went the cornet.
Another point I want to speak Of"
began Mr.. Barnes again
Bla--a-ar-rer" went the cornet- lis
the"
.'Tweedle-tweedle, tweedle-tweedle, ;"
sang the cornet-
Mr.. Barnes tried to run opposition TO
the cornet for about a minute, but at
last he was compelled to stop, amid
roars of laughter.
John M. Stahl. editor Of the Farmers
Call, was called without previous no
fice. He started by saying:
eff ever I get that man Heath in
Chicago I'll settle this score with him
Tor calling on ne to talk 1 have a