The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-21

dead man. He came here for an
operation. He told the doctor who
attended him before his death that he
had picked up a kernel here and
there like a crow" His two sons, j.
n. Hawkins and J. G. Hawkins, from
funeral.
Mrs. Sarah J. Osborn. who died at her
home in Rossville, April 15 was the
mother of Mrs. Rosa Osborn. formerly
of North Topeka. now of ParlSdale. Both
mother and daughter married brothers.
She was one of the founders of the
Methodist church at Rossville. She was
well known in North Topeka. Besides
Mrs. Osborn, she leaves another daugh-
ter. Mrs. Lizzie Estis She lived at
Rossyille for SO years.
Blankville, Kan. April 1S-Dear
State Journal and North Topeka Peo
ple:-"Somewhere the sun is shining
but where? This is the thought that
came to me during the past few days
OF rainy and cloudy weather. 1 am tax
ing the opportunity afforded by a day
of practically enforced idleness on ac-
count of the mud and rain, to write
to you again. 1 tried to stick it out in
spite of the weather until the roads
| became so muddy as to be impossible
| on foot. 1 then used a buggy a day
or two. At present I have been can
wasting the town a few miles from the
place where 1 wrote last, but find I
can not put in full time. The rain and
mud compelS one to wear rubbers and
the overshoes are so inconvenient when
making a house to house canvass.
l find that 1 can not average any
more orders per day in town than in
the country. The houses, of course. are
| closer together, but you are turned
down oftener- in the towns than in the
country and is harder even to get a
tricts.
At one place dainty miss of years
old answered my knock. She said: my
mama told me to tell YOU that she
wasn't at home today" I decided to
leave and return later. As 7 left
heard the sound of a woman scolding
and childs voice exclaim: 'FwelI mama,
that's just what you told me to tell
him. poor little innocent, she was try
ing to obey.
account of the young lady of the fam
lily. Just as I have the mother and
father interested, some Young Sweet
Thing Will bounce in the room and say
nov ma (or pa) you know you don't
want them there things, you know you
promised me a new waist''-and "thf
stuff would be off"-as the vulgar hath
it. l do not mind losing the orders sc
terribly much, but it seems strange thai
mature people who have gone through
all of the hardships of life should lei
a young upstart boss them around like
that, even if the same is in the family
nave almost come to the conclusion or
that the oldest girl-in her teens-i.
the boss in the average American home
Most of these are of the high schoo
type and their opinions on life and re
, marks are both wonderful and anus
ing
To one of the above described. wa
showing picture of Niagara Falls
dwelt at some length upon the i'm
| pressiveness of the scene, of the ma
jesty and the sublimity of the might,
! rush of waters. She replied with
. sweet smile, "Oh yes. 1 seen the fall
once and thought they were so cute.
The same young lady said that Roose
welt also looked so cute" 1 almos
believe that the average girl calls ev
I erything cute from a pugdog to
< full grown man or a mountain
Another Y. l. was looking at a pic
D ways was interested in that place
r think 1 will go there on my weddin
j tower" A short time after that on
e of the neighbors said to me that tn
t same girl was engaged to man VIII
e was employed in the livery stable TIL
n neighbor made this remark without an
mention of the girls name on my par
q 1t is strange how people will talk abou
I their enighbors to passing stranger:
d One of these 'neighbors" warned m
the people had lawfully bad children.
: 1 went just the same. but the remark
f seemed not to apply.
A telephone call has just come say
, ing that a man wants to see '4Ther
S there pictures" so 1 will have to Close
1 city in general. Sincerely,
c. M r.