The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-27

Just Mother darling I''-that no more;
They call it softly Ger and DER
Oh, what is grief and what is care? !.
Three little bowery rooms still keep
My hearts delight safe and warm,
Where angels watch their innocent sleep,
Oh, what is night and what is cold?
And are the birds all flown away?
My nest of singing birds I hold
The shortest and the longest day.
As through the house I come and go,
Three little sleepy voices dear
Call Mother darlingi'' soft and low.
More to their own hearts than my ear.
Katharine lyman, in the American.
Building the Union Pacific.
Fighting Indians with a gun in one
hand and working with a pick in the
other was one of my most exciting ex-
periences. while at work on the Union
Pacific road in 49," said James Parks
the other morning, at his home, while
sitting in the big leather chair which
was gift from the Union Pacific upon
his retirement, after 10 years in their
service.
AT that time he continued, 1.-The
Indians were more aggressive than
ever, and a band of several hundred
came down on q grading outfit in sight
of temporary military fort. They
sprang from ravines and leaped upon
they cut our stock loose and a panic
followed
I'm our work over the entire road we
were never free from attacks and
depredations from the hostile tribe.
Every mile was run in the range Of
the musket, and we pushed forward
through the greatest dangers and hard
ships. We would as soon have gone to
work without our breakfast as our
rifles. Troops were stationed all along
- Il
the hilltops as We worked around the
foot of embankments; but, while every
precaution was taken for our protec-
ton, many lives were lost-many scalpS
captured by the Indians.
I'VE had much to contend with, too,"
said Mr.. Parks, lin the extremes of
weather. The coolest day remember
was 81 degrees below zero. All the men
suffered terribly, many of them having
their ears, hands, or feet frozen.
"Once, when snow and ice covered the
track for days, after the thaw set in.
it resulted in the whole trainload of
cars. track and all, sliding off into the
ditch.
1.-The hunting Of bear and buffalo &C.
casionally provided good sport for the
engineers. Sometimes, however, their
party would encounter a bear which
was also the game of the Indians, and
in that case the bear usually escaped.
Lack of water was often the cause
of much suffering, and some deaths re-
suited from it. Many exploring parties
were rescued, exhausted, and with
thick tongues. after a two or three day
search for water.
'1t was no unusual thing" Mr.. Parks
continued, "to sleep in dugout, sod
house, or a strawstack-which, after
all, was better than the time I arrived
lin Cheyenne and paid a dollar for
skinny allowance of floor space, and
f71rt, I,al op1y al a% hot
| Mr.. Parks was born, near Belfast, Ire
land, and was brought over to this
country by his parents when he was, q
years old For years he lived in Penn
sylvania, later going to war, where he
fought in the Sixth corps, under Sheri-
dan and Grant. In the year 1867 he de-
cided to '.go west" Since that time he
| has resided at various places in Colo
rado.-Denver Post.
Took Both Kinds of Money.
adams county. Ohio, must have
the United States,'' said Representative
Nicholas Longworth. 81 have been
greatly interested in the reports from
/ the county court, where the sellers
and buyers of votes have been fess-
/ ing up at the rate Of a hundred a day.
s"The most remarkable case was pre-
scented by an old farmer, who came to
court to tell all he knew His con-
fession was a complicated affair. but
| it was funny.
Eyes, yer honor he said. T got
1910 from the Democrats. but after I'd
sold out to them thought I might as
we'll make a XII lin, SO took another
sawbuck from the Republicans, and
after that Teller came around an
asked me to scratch the Republican
ticket and vote for the Democratic
candidate for sheriff. Now, 1 warn't
unwillin' to make as much as thar
wuz to make, SO took SO for that !
cleaned up $23 on the day, an I
thought it was purity fair pickins.'
/ ".I will fine you s23 for accepting
! a. bribe and disfranchise you for five
! years. said the judge. ashington
dispatch to the New York World.
Poker Joke Cost $1,000.
/ John Kelly and Patrick Duffy en-
gagged in a game of poker. Friends
| were expected and Kelly says he had
bank to make a payment on some
1--WE agreed" said Kelly, .to make
the limit $500, so as to give our friends
an idea of the kind of sports we were
The one that won was to pay the
money back to the loser.
saThe friends dropped in. I dealt
duffy a hand. He bet $500 in money
and 1 raised him $500 He raised me
$500. That was $500 I had put in
the pot was $3,400. I had pair OF
mines and he had jacks. He raked in
the money and our friends almost
dropped dead with excitement. That
finisher the game.
seTen minutes later saked him to
hand me back my $1.700. He told
i me to go to the divvul; that he had the
1 best hand and won honestly"
Duffy said there was no agreement
to give back money. The court dis
i charged Duffy and sent the case to the
/ civil courts.-Chicago dispatch to the
| New York World.