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