The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-29
SNAP SHOTS HOME NEWS
YOUNG KANSAS


Is the symphony CT the garnered wheat.
And the melloW1ng winds the strains re-
Breathe DER the land the message. Peace
She's a youth in pride-fun pure she
With a conscious faith in her able hands:
with a love of truth, and an austere
The New England of only yesterday.
She is proud in her vigor and healthy
OF fhe the" things she knows and she doesn't
Hers the pride of youth that smiles at
Ana the burdens and cares of the future
years.
She's youth in her gayest summer dress:
She's a youth in her love and the things
And the strife for the good that makes
shes a youth in her steadfast aim at
A heritancs from the nations birth;
And the honest men on her honest sod
Stand yet as the noblest work OF Goa.
Shes youth in peace; she's youth in
Her unsapped strength won in fields afar
THE primate power of her simple life
Makes men that stand forth in the
No wearied doubters. trembling, grave,
Benoan the initiative of her brave;
But every field in her breadth and length
Sings grandly the song of her youthful
strength.
g. L. Dickinson, Hartford, Conn.
DID your water pipes freeze?
Atchison Globe: How heavy an
empty gun Isl"
Media will be at the Auditorium
Monday. January %.
Charles Webb, with the Santa Fe at
Chicago. is visiting in Topeka.
DR.. and Mrs. H. E. Lyman are spend
ing this week at Minneapolis, MINI.
L. S. Attorney Dean went to his
home in Marion on Wednesday night.
Sheriff Lucas even went to Baldwin,
Kansas, following Nickum murder
clues.
U. S. Marshal Mackey returned yes
terday from his home at Salina, where
he spent the holidays.
The next thing you know, children
will be crying for toy snow plows
such as the city railway is now using.
THE Hottest Coon in Dixie" playing
in Topeka yesterday. was probably
rather chilly for once.
The coolest temperature recorded by
the government weather bureau last
winter. 10 degrees below zero on jan
uary %.
The board of county commissioners
will meet Friday for the first time
since last Friday. Christmas caused
the loss of one regular meeting.
Harold T. Chase and Frank Mont
months term as examiners of the
county treasury with Probate Judge
Hayden The salary is 81.
The Topeka Ieaguers will play
seven games with the Washburn
team next spring, between April 1 5
and 80. The association schedule
commences on the latter date.
No one feels unkindly toward the
forecaster who made the mistake
when he predicted temperature in To-
peka of 10 degrees below zero. In
this case better be wrong than so
cold"
The Cunninghams ought to draw a
large crowd in the city court room to-
morrow when they have their pre-
limInary hearing on the charge of
bile.
One Topeka plumber says he doesn't
necessitating the services e 'n of
plumber. He says it is cold work
thaving out pipes and the owners al
ways complain about the size Of the
c. W. Frederick. B. S. 1892. Iyniversi-
" OF Kansas, who has been assistant
astronomer in the government observa-
tory at Washington, has been sent to
the samoan Islands to install an as
economical and meteorological observa-
tory, of which he will have charge.
Old Aunt Jane Davis had four big
possuNs stolen from her home on
christmas. She would like to have
them back This is her idea of the
way IN which to accomplish the lat
ter; II should like to talk to that'er
Mr.. Stahls bet I'm sure dat if 1 could
gu Bert Lucas after dem. I'd git one
or two oh EN-
The teachers of Kansas who arc Of
tending the meeting of the state
Teachers association in Topeka this
week will be the guests of the State
university at Lawrence on Thursday
paintings will be open to inspection, as
well as the university library, labora-
tories and other equipment
The court house was investigated
from the heating plant in the basement.
the unused elevator, the sIlppIv of ink
the soap used in washing the marble
Walnscoting, the sawdust used in
sweeping, to the three story tower and
the nag pole by the county commits
sloners and county clerks who were
holding meetings at the court house
yesterday.
The museum of the University of
Kansas has received a valuable relic
from Q. Hiatt, of Twin Mound, Kan
John Brown while in Kansas. This
wagon was left with the father of
James Pierson, of Kanwaka township
IN Douglas county, when John Brown
started Tor Harper's Ferry. The wagon
VIII be placed in the museum.
This is from one of the Oklahoma
SSlty papers: Manager Barnes of the
oklahoma City team of the western
baseball association has returned
rom business trip to the Indian
Territory and announces that 49,
week he will begin to organize his
supporters here for the coming sea
SON. Some improvements in SPORTS |
man park already the finest in the
southwest. are contemplated nv M
Barnes. and the seating capacitv Of
the grandstand may be enlarged. Mr.
Barnes will attend the meeting of the
on January IS, when con1n9ittaas lii /
be appointed to prepare the scheduIe |
and fix the circuit