The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-30

Yellowstone park and other places
Of interest. Boone's cabin, near Lex
ington, KY, is among them.
Just as interesting to Americans is a
card showing the birthplace of George
Washingtons greatgreatgrandfath in
Little Brighton, England. 1t is an ivy
covered house Over the door is carved
the Biblical quotation: The Lord Civ
eth. the Lord Taketh Away" Americans
would also be interested in the card
showing the house where Mrs. Muloch
Craig wrote John Halifax, Gentle
man. at Amberly Then there is
view OF Charles Dickens home. a small
brick house in London. The home of
Robert Rake, the originator of the
Sunday school. Gloucester. The build
ing is now used as a grocery store, ac-
cording to the sign over the door.
Perhaps one of the most unique of
the English postals if not in the entire
collections, is one with picture of
tombstone containing a curious epitaph
er. a soldier. is buried underneath the
stone, and that his death was caused
by fever brought on by drinking small
beer when hot. The rhyme closes by
and when hot to drink strong beer or
none at ALL" The stone bears the date
of the eighteenth century, but the ex-
.act figures are somewhat blurred.
Another odd phase of English Gus
toms is called to mind by a view of
ST. Mary's Magdalene church, at Twyn-
ing. Here a charity fund provides for
a sermon to be preached concerning
marriage, every April 20. For this ser
vice the preacher receives &1. (about
s5) the clerk five shiIIings, (about 1929
and s. ten shillings is given 10 the
congregation attending
Another church card is that of
Tewkebury cathedral. This is
pecially interesting to Miss Bundy as
her mother was christened and mar
ried there.
A valuable collection is that show
ing costumes worn in England from
b C. to the present time. These are
taken from pageants which are given
in England every year
Among the views from London
might be mentioned those illustrating
Charles Dickens works. All of the
famous places of this city are re-
presented. These views alone fill two
albums.
Rural England is the title of an
other set of English cards These
views show the sleepy towns, over
centuries old. with quaint straw
matched cottages and smock-coated
villagers. Then there are pictures of
white rock roads winding amid hedge
fences over gently sloping hills and
park like valleys where sheep are
seen feeding.
And the views from North Wales!
They are like glimpses of fafryland
with moss-cOvered stone bridges
hung across thread-ike brooks and
miniature waterfalls
Outside of England. perhaps of the
most impressive view is on a card
showing the Egyptian sphinx by
moonlight in natural colors- In the
foreground is the sphinx
Near by rises the grey curl of a
camp fire and the red gIeam of the
flames which family reveal the gaunt
outlines of a kneeling camel and the
tents of an Arab encampment- In the
background looms the shadowy bulk
of the great pyramid. over head,
the blue sky, studded with stars.
forms a striking contrast to the
tawny yellow of the desert sands
Another remarkable card from
Africa shows a section OF the tree
under which the heart of Livir gstone-
the English missionary was buried.
A card from far away Finland
shows q group of reiRdeers. One of
the interesting cards from Spain is
that of the royal palace at Madrid
Another bears photo OF the mosque