The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-01
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Softly down the winding years
From some sweet other time.
An echo comes as musical
And mellow as the rhyme
The poet makes while dreaming
In his mood of ecstasy
The voices of old women at
The old-time quilting bee.
They talk of knitting needles, of spinning
- wheels, and such,
cloth a finer touch;
Of husbands. too. they gossip (oId angels
OF crops and sows. of whooping cough.
and several other things
But never once of politics, except perhaps
The youngster in the cradle was the big
man of today.
Softly down the winding years
From some sweet other time.
An echo comes as musical
And mellow the rhyme
The poet makes while dreaming
In his mood of ecstasy
The voices Of old women at
The old-time quilting bee
Thev never spoke of fashions then, the
low-cut neck and train;
The styles were very simple and every
The pictures were the grass-knit lawn,
the waving wood-slIirt field;
The music, Of bright-throated birds, and
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They never spoke of politics, except per-
The youngster in the cradle would be
president some day ,,..4
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Tomorrow is ground hog day.
Ash Wednesday is two weeks from
next Wednesday.
Lincoln's birthday anniversary is a
week from Friday.
Glenn Hostutler of Palmer has been
making a short visit with his parents.
The ideal winter weather for Ralph
Brighams cold weather show contin-
ues.
The fourth annual banquet of the
Silver Lake school was held last Friday
night.
Bestor G. Brown and S. Kronber of
Topeka were visitors in Kansas City
Sunday.
Paul Jones has resigned as national
secretary of the Knights and Ladies of
the Orient.
Winfield Foster Runyen has made a
record OF attending school five terms
without being absent.
February 6 will be Washburn day
proper, but the celebration at the col
1ege will be held Friday night.
February has five days Of note:
ground hog day, LincOln'S birthday,
Washington's birthday, st. Valentines
day. Ash Wednesday.
Truman Wolf has accepted a position
with the Santa Fe as foreman Of repair
work between the Missouri river and
the Newton division point.
Topeka council No ~ of the Com
nerciaI Travellers has issued invitations
for the grand bali to be given at the
Auditorium on February 10.
A Republican rally will be held to-
night at Chiles' hall by the Fifth Ward
Curtis Republican club. Speeches will
be made by H. I. Monroe and John Daw-
son.
Marshall and Gill won the first winter
tournament of the Topeka Whist club
The new tournament will begin tonight
and the style of play will be on the
progressive plan.
The Rosebud club will entertain the
husbands of the members at a dinner
given at z p. m. Friday, February 5, at
the home Of Mrs. John 3. Jones at 1405
Jackson street.
The San Bernardino Times-Index
says: Henry Marston arrived here
from the east yesterday, broken in
health as the result of long series of
misfortunes which started last summer
at Topeka, when his entire family was
drowned in the floods which swept that
district. He states that he had former
" been prosperous in business in Iowa,
and after being burned out, moved to
Topeka and took a place with the San
ia Fe. While at work the flood came,
and after battling with the angry
waters for hours in an effort to reach