The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-12

charge. Mr.. Alexander, who enlisted
with the Washburn ambulance COM
pany, recently has been with the head
quarters company of the Ssth division.
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LINCOLN
Great Lincoln. Noblest statesman of them
Whose love of right caused slavery to fall :
Who steered our ship of state thru storm
and strife,
And at the close paid forfeit with his
How often does this nation meet to do
Homage and reverence to this hero true :
And as the years pass onward one by one
His fame will live for noble work well
done.
OF lowly birth. reared in a home of want.
Dim light, coarse food, the loft his favorite
Yet was he healthy. rugged. active strong.
And worked from early morn the whole
Then when his frugal evening meal was
Would stretch himself at length upon the
To study hard away into the night
Charcoal his pencil, the fireside for his
His books were few, his teacher only toll,
! Yet lack of these could not ambition foil,
For with his self-reliance. purpose clear
He carved his illustrious future year by
year.
or characters like these are nations made,
And it's for lack of them that nations fade.
In manhood was he still the boy grown
tall,
Kind and humane. yet resolute with all.
| Honest to fault if such thing could be,
/ With humor still for many a joke had he.
! But when he came to settle questions
His wisdom was profound, his actions
brave.
! We thank the ruler of this mighty land
That He in His supreme inspired COM
| Gave US chief. n man that was a man.
/ MIN
Forever told the world a nation reigns
! That stands for naught but right and free
Robert D. Button.
! One might think that the word
conservation prefxed to some of the
a bagain counter price. On the con-
trary, what it really means is that one
must conserve in other ways in order
! to be able to afford these 'conserva
ton" silks and satins''
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DR.. Robert Stewart arrived in Tc-
| peka today with the body of his ia
ther, DR.. s. G.. Stewart. Mrs Stewart
was unable to come on account oil
/ poor health, and her daughters, Miss
Isabel Stewart and Miss Marguerite
Stewart, remained with her at thei1
home in st. Cloud, Fla.
The Rev. Paul Stewart of Green
WILL ~ d DFOI1eT OF DOCTOR Stew
art. and Mr.. Willis Gleed of St. Loui:
will be here for the funeral.
The musical which was to have beer
given Saturday afternoon at the Elk:
club by the social department of tn,
Woman's club, of which Mrs. Georg,
w. Parkhurst is chairman. has beer
postponed on account of the death o
Lieut.. John Carver Mrs. Robert Gar
yer was to be the accompanies for tn,
afternoon.
The Ladies' Aid society of the FRS
United Brethren church will NEE
thursday afternoon with Mrs. Clat
Marshall, 1409 West Sixth street.
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THE 18th COMING HOME.
AS we give vent to our great 10y
think of the loved ones of that bow
who marched away SO steong an,
brave, and now lies in a hero's grave
In that city of crosses, there he sleeps
whlle the world in sadness mourn
and weeps. From st. MihreI and darI
Argonne, our boys will soon com,
marching home, mid beat of drum
and nations thanks, they'll NOT forge
the break in ranks, where stood ;
comrade staunch and true, who CAV,
MS life for me and you And thu
from US that boy has gone, his sou
-, i 81 iharchlnS on, and to hi
ioVed one let us say, his heart is will
You on this day. He never stopped t,
count the cost. he gave to a caus,
mat was not lost-SoIdier bow dea r
God took your soul, recording its deed
on His Honor Roll N s
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Inc wives of the legislators will give
luncheon Tuesday in compliment t.
Mrs. Henry ]. Allen, Mrs. Charles S
Huffman and Mrs Grinstead
The committee in charge of the af