The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-16
SNAPSHOTS ATHOME NEWS

There lived great Julius Caesar
Who wore the crown with naughty frown
And was a frosty geezer.
Three times. they say. upon the way
For him to wear. but then and there
He said they should have stretched it.
And we are told that julie was cold
And frigid as Alaska,
Ambitious, tOO-that would not do
For CasstuS and Casca.
They told their friends: TT all depends
On having things 20 suit US
We think that julie is much too cool;
Let US ccnspire with Brutus."
They furthermore let out this roar:
Shall Caesar further scon US?
Next week. they say, he'll have his way
About the Rome posrofrice.'
With dirk and sword in togas stored
You know those times thew wore 'err1-
They made a muss of Julius
One morning in the Forum
With EFT tn. Brute?'' ]. C. grew mute.
VS. Some ot claim 2. its U.s. EFT tp Bru-te;
As is our bounden duty.)
Mark Antony arose, and he
Talke1 some-we shall not quote it:
We've understood Z was not as pood
As when Bill Shakespeare wrote it.
Then Brutus skipped lest he be nipped-
And since his dissolution
He's been accused and much abused
In schools of elocution.
Chicago Tribune.
The Kaw river is very low.
The court house was warm yester-
day.
This is the sort ofsweather for colds
to thrive.
One week from tomorrow is Thanks
giving day.
Quail hunting is good in the country
near Topeka
The V NJ q A rnapobarr ohSa-1,a
this as week of prayer.
Judge McCabe of the city court is
still confined to his home by sickness.
]. U. White is conducting revivals at
the State street school house, Oakland
General Manager H. U. Nudge of the
Santa Fe returned from Chicago to-
day.
The new First Baptist church is near
ly completed. The roofing is now being
put in place.
The fact that Sheriff Lucas led the
county ticket cost him a box of cigars
for distribution.
The Haskell Indians plays the Wash
burn football eleven in Topeka Satur-
day. Look out for something to drop.
A. A. Robinson of Topeka, president
of the Mexican Central railroad, is in
New York City. He is expected in To-
peka within week
The business of the United States dis
trict court, during Frank L. Browns ILL
ness, is being attended by the United
States marshaPs office.
Richard Golden, a Topeka favorite,
will appear at the Willis Wood theater
in Kansas City Thanksgiving week in
Common Sense Bracket
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon will lee
ture in Chicago at the Drexel Boule-
ward Congregational church Deem
Der 6. He Will read his story Sunrise
on the Mesa
The Elks' minstrel tickets are on sale
at about n dozen of the principal stores
in the city. Two performances will be
given on the evenings Of November %
and 90.
Wallace Thompson will return from
New York to visit his father, DR.. A.
h Thompson, on Thanksgiving day.
He will afterward make a trip to the
City of Mexico. a.
Commercial club will be appointed at
the December meeting of that body.
The election of the officers for the next
year will take place at the January
meeting.
Williams and Walker are coming but
they will not be in the reckoning along
side the ElkS' minstrelS. Besides it
will cost $3.50 to see them here instead
of rs cents as in Kansas City.
1t is expected that the last official
township and road districts. will be
completed some time this year The
road district vote is not yet canvassed
T. ]. Junkin appeared at the county
attorneys office yesterday and secured
a warrant for the arrest of Grant
Cornish charging him with stealing
ten cents worth of corn from Junkin's
farm.
The Topeka Choral society have de-
cided to give the cantata 1.-The Rose
Maiden" by Frederick H. Cowen on the
night of December %, in the place of
the cancelled concert to have been Civ
en- by Nina David. Those who own
copies Of the music are requested to
take them to rehearsal tonight
The Y. NJ. c. A. debaters have
formed a debating club. The mem
bers are Carl Erwin, c. E. Gresser
Alfred Thistlethwaite, Fred Skeen, L.
R. Manley, j. R. Schnebly, W. G.
FairCnild, J. J. Biddison, Raymond
Eye, Francis Anderson, David Page
viii Eberle, John Doane, r. 3. Mel
son.
w. J. Dustin, commander-in-chief of
the Sons of Veterans is in the west in
specting the order. On Saturday night
at Security hall, a reception will be ten
dered him under the auspices of Old
Abe camp S. of V. The Modocs and
Whitney's orchestra will furnish the
music. Captain ]. G. Waters will speak
for the Union veterans, and Colonel
George w Veale and Captain J. r.
MacVey will also address the meeting.
Commander Dustin, Congressman Cur
tbs and D. c. Tillotson will speak for
the Sons of Veterans. A special invi-
tation is extended to Union veterans