The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-14
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We shall do so much in the years to come.
But what have we done today?
we shall give our gold in a princely sum.
But what did we give today?
We shall plant a hope in the place of fear,
We shall speak the words OF love and
But what did we speak today?
We shall be so kind in the arted-a-while.
We shall bring to each lonely life smile,
But what have we brought today7
Hnd s to steadfast faith deeper worth,
We shall feed the hungering souls Of
But whom VII have we fed today?
We shall reap such joys in the by and by,
But what have we SOwn today?
We shall build us mansions in the sky,
But what have we built today?
It's sweet in idle dreams to bask.
But here and now do we do our task2
Yes, this is the thing our soul must ask:
What have we done today?"
Nixon Waterman in Christian Inte1H-
gencer.
The Commercial club meets tonight.
A few advance sprigs of holly have
arrived.
In the washburn Review they spell
it "cheque."
Toys are crowding to the front in
the show windows.
The agitation still continues. Wash
burn academy wants a frat
A number of Washburn students have
organized a volunteer band
The Christmas vacation of the city
schools begins December % and ends
January 8.
The Highland Park street cars run
is now limited to California avenue;
the California Limited.
President Jasper N. Wilkinson, pres
ident of the State Normal school at
Emporia, is in Topeka.
Roller skates are not crowding out
the ice skates but the latter haven't had
a ghost of a show this winter.
Gleason will have one of his cowboys
try to ride King Carlo at the Auditor
ium this evening. A hot time may be
looked for.
1t is about time for the might Be
fore Christmas and Snow had begun
in the cleaning recitationists to be-
gin work.
The sidewalks in Kansas City were
icy Tuesday and Charles Blood Smith
was in the confines of the village at the
mouth of the Kaw but he escaped in
jury.
The old soldiers are lining up for
Captain c. H. Titus for election COM
missioner. The old soldiers may do
the lining but Governor Hoch will do
the appointing.
DR.. Fisk, of Washburn college,
leaves Thursday for week in the
northwest part of the state, speaking
ington Kirwin and Gaylord.
DR.. H. H. Keith has formed a part
nerShip with DR.. Rhodes of Clay Cen
ter. DR.. Rhodes will come to Topeka
and have a half interest in DR.. Keith s
practice and the Keith hospital.
Street Commissioner Frank Snyder
got his street sweepers busy today on
Kansas avenue to get rid of the snow. |
That is where two birds are murdered
with one Stone-the dust goes too.
u to 1r.f- |
cages to the Washburn law class.
What he can't tell them about mort
cages is the side of ruortgagor for he is
the mortgage in good many cases.
Are the people who live on the |
West Sixth street car line any more
deserving of warm cars than the pat
rons of the city railway who ride on
the Washburn and Quinton Heights
lines?
Friday the State Journal printed the
fact that the county commissioners |
are considering the plan of boring for |
gas and oil on the county poor farm. |
The fact has just filtered through an
other newspaper.
John Macdonald, who has charge of |
the Kansas educational exhibit at the |
st. Louis exposition, will be home this |
week in time to get acclimated before |
the State Teachers association meet |
ing during the holidays.
Miss Rose Hamill, of National City, |
Cal, niece of Mrs. Mary A. Nickum |
who was murdered in Topeka, has writ |
ten to the State Journal for copies of |
the papers containing the accounts of
the murder and the events following.
This is reported to have occurred at |
a session of the Washburn chemistry |
class: Think you not said the pro- |
fessor to the maiden fair, MY |
moustache is becoming?" The maiden |
answered, as his eyes she met cit may
be coming, but it's not here YETI
A Kansas City paper telling of the |
accidents on account of the icy side |
walks in the hilly city Tuesday says: |
Thom2s Page. Jr:, OF North Topeka,
more avenue near Thirteenth street |
His face was cut by the fall and his |
injuries were attended at No. police |
station.
Christmas will be officially cele-
brated Monday, December &c. That
has been decided by Charles B. Han |
ford, the actor, who comes to Topeka
on that date. Topeka people have
simply had to see Hanford, or moth |