The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-14
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Let me but do my work from day to day.
IN field or forest, at the desk or loom.
IN roaring market place. OF tranquil
Let me but find it in my heart to say,
Wnen warrant wishes beckon me astray.
This is my work; my blessing. not my
OF all who live. am the one by whom
ihis work can best be done in the right
Then shall L see it not too great, nor
small,
To suit my spirit and SO prove my
Then shall cheerfully greet the labor
ing hours
And cheerfully turn. when the long
At eventide. to play. and love. and rest.
Because I know for me my life is best.
Henry Van Dyke.
Ine male quartette of Baker univer-
sity VIII give a concert at the First
Methodist church next Monday night.
Home grown grapes have made
tneir appearance about the Topeka
markets, small basket selling for
Is cents.
The attention of residents on Santa
Fe street is called to the fact that e.
l.; Hugg has purchased property in
tndt part of the city.
Jess Elliott has secured control OF
the Elite theater and will take charge
soon. This theater will continue with
its moving picture show.
Major T.. J. Anderson has closed his
once in the Commercial club building
and Will handle the work of govern
ment statistical agent from his home.
The annual meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance
nnt0n uy71a ~ = Ia
the Lowman Hill Methodist church
today. :.
The baseball season for the Western
Association closes on September o.
over a month away and enough time
to win and lose the pennant several
times.
The ways and means committee Of
the council will meet next week Friday
evening to consider the schedule of the
tax levy to be adopted by the council
for the year.
Pat Coney who was defeated when
a candidate for grand commander Of
the G. A. R. has filed a suit for $780,
600 against the men whom he
charges with defaming him.
Tomorrow is Santa Fe pay day in
Topeka and according to the establish
ed custom the stores will be kept open
after the supper hour for the accom-
mediation of the railway employees
the fortunate ones who passed the
state board of pharmacy examination
held at Norton Friday and as q con-
sequence is now full fedged drug
gist.
Rev. G. A.. Dorf, Mcpherson, Kan.
Is in Topeka arranging for the annual
Lutheran League convention Of the
Swedish Lutheran church which will be
held in this city the latter part Of Sep
TENDER.
Two car loads of navy recruits
passed through Topeka Thursday on
to San Francisco where they will be
assigned to duty on cruisers now in
that harbor.
H. r. Duval,. vice PRESIDENT of the
Kansas City Southern railway, passed
through Topeka last night in his pri-f
vate car No. 100. He was on his way
to the coast, and was travelling over
the Santa Fee.
Reports from Garden City, the
home Of Justice H. F. Mason, in
dictate that he was in a bad auto
mobile accident, escaping without as
much as a scratch. Justice Mason al
ways was lucky.
For the third time this. season the
White Sox ball team is in a pennant
winning position, the place having been
acquired Thursday when the team de-
feated the Oklahoma aggregation in
hostile territory.
George e. Lerrigo, secretary of the
Central Y. NJ C. A. returned from
Estes Park, Colo, last night. where
for the past two weeks he has been
attending the western conference of
Y. M. G. A. workers.
After taking two out Of the three
games played at Oklahoma City, the
Topeka team opened series of three
games in Enid this afternoon. This
is the last appearance of the locals in
Oklahoma this season.
The Shawnee county Jail has housed
all kinds and clarses of criminals
since it's completion a number of
years ago but for the first time in the
history of the structure an even half
dozen Cinnamon have been har-.
bored under its roof. =.
Some of the business men Of Denver
who are interested in securing the en-
actment of a primary law in Colorado
have invited the city attorney who is
visiting there at this time to address
them on the workings of the law at the
last primary in Kansas.
Captain c. w. Perrett, of the Saliva
ton Army. is looking for Is year old
boy named James Rositta. who Is sup
posed to be in Topeka. He is large
for his age, has light hair and blue
eyes. His father who lives at Chico
pee, Kan, is said to be dying.
The superintendent of the Ottawa
city schools, A. L. Bell, has been spend
ing a few days here investigating the
course offered in the public schools for
training in domestic science prepara-
tory to an introduction of a similar
course at the high school at Ottawa.
DR.. Frank N. Lynch, pastor Of the
First Methodist church, delivered a
lecture at Valley Falls last night at an
Epworth league convention, and Mon
day will leave for Ellis where ne VIII
deliver a number Of lectures before
the Epworth league institute during
his vacation.
1--WE should have 100 birth reports