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matter what the day。 If�察�in a bird´heart happy sunbeams shine�察�Why not in 

mine�拭�

    If�察�in a flower´face�察�beat down by rain�察�The hope of clear skies be in 

spite of pain If�察�in a flower´face a great hope shine�察�Why not in mine��'' 



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                      AMANDA T。 JONES。 



       One of the few Kansas women to have a place in ``Who's Who'' was 

the   late   Amanda   T。   Jones   of   Junction   City。   She   was   one   of   the   most 

prolific poets of Kansas。 

     Her ``Atlantic'' is a story of the rebellion�察   �`Utah and Other  Poems��'' 

``A   Prairie   Idyl��''   ``Flowers   and   a   Weed��''   and   ``Rubaiyat   of   Solomon 

Valley''   are   volumes   of   verse。   Her   prose�此   �`Children's   Stories��''   ``Fairy 

Arrows''      and   ``The    White     Blackbird��''    ``A    Psychic    Autobiography��'' 

published      in  1908�察    �`Man     and   Priest��''  a  story   of  psychic     detection�察�

``Mother of Pioneers��'' and a novel ready for publication�察 �`A Daughter of 

Wall St。'' 

     Miss   Jones   originated   a   working   women's   home   and   patented   many 

inventions�察�mostly household necessities。 

       * * * * 



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              CHARLOTTE F。 WILDER。 



       Charlotte Frances Wilder�察�Manhattan�察�has been writing half a century 

and it has won for her a place in Bibliotheque Nationale�察�Paris�察 �`entitled 

to go down to posterity�察�her life´ work preserved as information for future 

generations。''    She    has   written   ``Land    of   The   Rising    Sun��''  ``Sister 

Ridenour's      Sacrifice��''   ``Christmas     Cheer     In   All   Lands��''    ``Easter 

Gladness��''     ``Mission    Ships��''   ``The   Child's    Own    Book''    and   ``The 

Wonderful   Story   of   Jesus。''   Her   essays�察  �alone�察  �would   make   a   volume�察�

original and interesting。 She has written for the press since sixteen years of 

age and has been a Bible teacher forty years。 



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                     ANNA L。 JANUARY。 



       Osawatomie      claims    Anna    L。   January�察  �the   author   of  ``Historic 

Souvenir      of  Osawatomie�察     �Kansas��''    ``John   Brown     Battle   Grounds��'' 

``Calvin Monument��'' and ``Lookout and Park��'' also�察�numerous poems。 

    Mrs。   January   is   a   native   of   Wilmington�察  �Ohio�察  �coming   to   Kansas   in 

1898。 She taught school three years and in 1901 married D。 A。 January of 

Osawatomie。 They have one child�察�a son of four years。 An active worker in 

the Congress of Mothers and interested in temperance and suffrage work�察�

Mrs。 January still finds time to write many short poems。 

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        HATTIE HORNER LOUTHAN。 



       Hattie   Horner   Louthan�察  �a   former   White   Water�察  �Kansas   girl�察  �is   the 

author of five books and many contributions to newspapers and first class 

magazines。 After graduation at the Normal School�察�Emporia�察�in 1883�察�Miss 

Horner engaged in teaching and literary work。 Ten years later�察�she became 

the wife of Overton Earl Louthan�察�who died in 1906。 

     She is editor of the Great Southwest and a member of the staff of the 

Denver Republican。 Her first volume of poems came out in 1885�察�the next 

year�察 �`Some Reasons For Our Choice。'' ``Not At Home��'' a book of travels�察�

was    published    in  1889�察   �`Collection   of  Kansas    Poetry��''  in  1891�察  �and 

``Thoughts Adrift��'' in 1902。 Her work is versatile�察�the rhyme easy flowing 

and strong。 



    GEORGIANA             FREEMAN         McCOY。           MARY       FREEMAN 

STARTZMAN。 

       Georgiana   Freeman   McCoy�察  �Wichita�察  �has   taught   music   in   Kansas 

longer than any other teacher in the state and incidently writes verse。 She 

remodeled      Elizabeth   Browning's     ``A   Drama    of  Exile''  and   wrote   the 

musical setting for Simon Buchhalter�察�the Viennese pianist and composer。 

A   sister�察  �Mary   Freeman   Startzman�察  �while   living   in   Fort   Scott�察  �wrote   a 

volume of poems�察 �`Wild Flowers。'' 

       * * * * 



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              EVA MORLEY MURPHY。 



       Eva Morley Murphy of Goodland�察�recent candidate for Congress�察�is 

author of two books�此 �`The Miracle on the Smoky and Other Stories��'' and 

``Lois Morton's Investment。'' 

     She is a descendant of Nathaniel Perry of Revolutionary fame�察�and of 

Rodger   Williams�察  �an   active   temperance   worker�察  �and   one   of   the   women 

who made equal suffrage possible in Kansas。 

       * * * * 



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                        SALLIE F。 TOLER。 



       Mrs。 Sallie F。 Toler�察�Wichita�察�has written on every subject from pigs 

and   pole   cats   to   patriotism。   She   is   the   author   of   several   plays   and   three 

vaudeville      sketches。     A   comedy�察    �a   racing    romance�察     �`Handicapped��'' 

``Thekla��''   a   play   in   three   acts�察   �`On   Bird's   Island��''   a   four´act   play�察  �and 

``Waking Him Up��'' a farce�察�are played in stock now。 

     Mrs。   Toler   contributes   to   many   papers   and   lectures   on   ``The   Short 

Story'' and ``The Modern Drama。'' 



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                 MARGARET PERKINS。 



       As a 1914 Christmas offering�察�Margaret Perkins�察�a Hutchinson High 

School teacher�察�gave us her volume of beautiful poems。 ``The Love Letters 

of a Norman Princess'' is the love story�察�in verse�察�of Hersilie�察�a ward and 

relative of William�察�The Conqueror�察�and Eric�察�a kinsman of the unfortunate 

King Harold。 

     ``I thought once�察�in a dream�察�that Love came near With silken flutter of 

empurpled   wings   That   wafted   faint�察  �strange   fragrance   from   the   things 

Abloom where age and season never sear。 The joy of mating birds was in 

my    ear�察 �And    flamed    my   path   with   dancing    daffodils   Whose     splendor 

melted into greening hills Upseeking�察�like my spirit�察�to revere。'' 

       * * * * * * 

     ``Before   you   came�察  �this   heart   of   mine   A  fairy   garden   seemed   With 

lavender and eglantine�察�And lovely lilies gleamed Above the purple´pansy 

sod Where ruthless passion never trod。'' 

       * * * * * * 

     ``If Heaven had been pleased   to let   you be A keeper of   the sheep�察  �a 

peasant me�察�Within a shepherd's cottage thatched with vine Now might we 

know the bliss of days divine。'' ``We are part of Heaven's scheme�察�You 

and I�此�Child of sunshine and the dew I was earthlyborn as you。 

       * * * * * * 

     ``Yet my little hour I go�察�Troubled maid�察�Even where the storm blasts 

blow�察  �Unafraid�察  �Confident   that   from  the   sod All   things   upward   wend   to 

God。'' 

       * * * * * * 

       ``Dear heart�察�the homing hour is here�察�The task is done。 Toilers�察�and 

they who course the deer Turn�察�one by one�察�At day's demise�察�Where dwells 

a deathless glow In loving eyes。 I hear them hearthward go To castle�察�or to 

cottage on the lea�察�But him I love comes never home to me。'' 

       * * * * * * 

       The   peaks    that  rift  the  saffron   sheen    Of   sunset   skies   In  purple 

loveliness�察  �when   seen   By   nearer   eyes�察�Are   bleakly   bare。   To   brave   those 



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boulders   gray   No   climbers   dare。   O�察  �in   some   future   may   This   mountain 

mass of unfulfilled desires Be unto me as yonder haloed spires��'' 

       * * * * * * 

       Miss    Perkins    is  the  compiler     of   ``Echoes    of   Pawnee     Rock��''   and 

writes   short   stories   and   poems   for   the   magazines。   Some   of   her   verse   is 

published in Woolard's ``Father。'' 



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                       ANNA E。 ARNOLD。 



     Anna E。 Arnold�察 �Cottonwood   Falls�察�Superintendent of   Chase  County 

Schools�察  �is   a   thorough   Kansan�察  �and   a   farm   product。   She   was   born   at 

Whiting�察�Jackson County�察�but when a very small child�察�her parents moved 

to Chase and all her life since has been spent in that county。 Until the last 

few years�察�she lived on a farm。 

     She is a graduate of the State University and has taught in the grade 

and high schools。 In 1905�察�she became a candidate for Superintendent of 

Schools of Chase County。 Her success and her unusual ability as a teacher 

were rewarded by a two to one majority on a close county ticket。 At the 

second     term�察  �she   had   no   opposition    and   out   of  1214    votes   cast�察 �she 

received all but 29。 The present year�察�after four elections�察�is her seventh 

continuous   year   as   Superintendent   of   Chase   County。   In   addition   to   her 

official duties�察�Miss Arnold has written two text´books。 Her ``Civics and 

Citizenship''     in   1912    was    adopted     as   the   state  text´book     on   civil 

government for use in the public schools of Kansas。 It is being used by a 

large   number   of   womens'   clubs。   Many   outlines   for   club   work   on   civic 

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