The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-15

organ to furnish music. Kerosene
torches light the scene. The Cunkle
children-nine. count them, nine-in
their party clothes and wearing shoes
and stockings for this occasion "as-
sist through the rooms as the society
reporters say The company though
not large. is varied. 1t includes the
people of the neighborhood, both
black and white. but the color line is
drawn and the former are mere inno-
cent bystanders. They don't join in
| the dancing but help to turn the ice
cream freezer or sit around the side
of the hill enjoying the festivities
from the spectators point of view.
| There is also an occasional hired
girl from town, feeling disdainfully
| the impression made by her bought
| en-" clothes, her big rat" and her
complete mastery of the dance-hall
glide and snuggle.
One of the"Potato Hill" natives whom
every visitor hears about is BLACK
| Ruby" so called at the Howe bunga-
| low to distinguish her from another
young woman of the same name but
a somewhat different station, who is
also at Potato Hill" a good deal, Miss
| Ruby Chisham of Atchison, the fiancee
| of Mr.. Howe's younger son, Eugene.
BLACK Ruby is a good looking young
COlOItu SlTl anu Is d SiuuSHI at lHC
| University of Kansas. She will grad
| uate next year and is preparing her
| self for teaching, but, meanwhile, she
earns money for her education by
washing for the neighbors, hoeing all
| day for a dollar and helping the
housekeeper up at the bungalow when
there are visitors. Ruby" demanded
Mr.. Howe showing off before COM
pany, didn't I have a big audience
at the University when 1 lectured
| there last winter
"Yessah," answered Ruby grinning
appreciatively. THAT was the biggest
crowd in the chapel last yeah"
And weren't you proud" asked a
visitor, ito have an Atchison man
| making such a STIR
You bet 1 was" replied Ruby. her
black eyes and white teeth cleaning.
Il jes' strutted!'
The bungalow at Potato Hill which
was built last spring and which is
| now the Globe editors permanent
| home is a most attractive structure on
the Missouri bluffs three and a half
| miles south of Atchison and is sur
rounded by farm of JOB acres which
recently passed into Mr.. Howe's pos
| session. 81 built this house." says its
| owner "for a home for my old age.
You know how most old men stand
around in everybody's way and don't
know what to do with themselves
else and a burden to themselves. Well.
when I'm too old to work on the
Globe shall spend all my time here
pottering around printing a magazine
to be known as Smiths Quarterly. I
shall do the mechanical work as well
as the writing and it will keep me
busy and amuse me. Being entirely
Independent Smiths Quarterly shall
reflect my real views. opinions which.
from cowardice or policy or a dislike
of offending people, I have never ex-
pressed. You may think the Globe Is
fairly frank and outspoken but no
newspaper writer ever says what he
thinks on many subjects and it is a
luxury we would all enjoy. Therefore
when I am too old to care what the
people say or think abou, what I
write and when 1 can no longer ride
into Atchison daily to work on the
Globe. 1 shall stav at Potato Hill and
publish Smiths Quarterly
Potato Hill bungalow is a mans
house. built by and for a man to suit
his own ideas and convenience and
occupied by him alone. Mr.. Howe-s
son Eugene who is a reporter on the