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topics resulted from years spent in that historic place。 

     ``Pilgrims of the Plains��'' which came out in Feb。�察�1913�察�is worthy of a 

place in the front rank of western stories。 In July of this year�察�Grossett and 

Dunlap will bring it out in their ``Popular Edition'' of novels。 

     Mrs。    Aplington     is  now    working     on  a  book    on   ``Art´Museums        of 

America'' and judging from the comments of prominent Museum Directors�察�

this will be as great a success as her novel。 ``Florida of the Reclamation��'' 

a character story with scenes laid in and around Miami�察�Florida�察�is also in 

preparation。 



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               EMMA UPTON VAUGHN。 



       The author of that versatile little book of short stories�察 �`The Lower 

Bureau Drawer'' is Emma Upton Vaughn�察�a Kansas City�察�Kansas teacher。 

These   heart   stories�察   �showing   keen   insight    of   human    natureespecially 

woman naturedeal with every day life�察�each one a fascinating revelation�察�

of character and soul。 

     Mrs。   Vaughn   was   born   in   Kalamazoo�察  �Michigan。   Her   early   life   was 

spent in Kansas。 She is a graduate of the Kansas University�察�and has taught 

in the public schools of the state。 

     She   wrote   the   ``Bible   and   the   Flag   in   the   Public   Schools''   and   has 

contributed both prose and verse to the leading magazines and newspapers。 

Feature   articles   and   many   good   essays   appear   over   her   signature。   Her 

``Passing From Under The Partial Eclipse'' did much to give Kansas City�察�

Kansas   her   recognized   place   commercially   on   the   map。   A  novel�察   �`The 

Cresap Pension��'' exposing a great pension fraud�察�is ready for the press。 



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      JESSIE WRIGHT WHITECOMB。 



       Jessie   Wright   Whitcomb�察     �a  Topeka    writer   of  juvenile   books    is  a 

lawyer   in   active   practice   with   her   husband�察  �Judge   George   H。  Whitcomb 

and a mother of a remarkable family of five boys and one girl。 The oldest 

son gained his A。 B。 in 1910 at the age of eighteen�察�in 1911 was appointed 

Rhodes scholar for Kansas�察�and is now a student at Oxford。 His father and 

mother are in England at present visiting him。 

     Mrs。 Whitcomb is a contributor to the magazines and in addition�察�has 

written ``Odd Little Lass��'' ``Freshman and Senior��'' ``Majorbanks��'' ``His 

Best   Friend��''   ``Pen's   Venture��''   ``Queer   As   She   Could   Be��''   and   ``Curly 

Head。'' 

     She    is  a  graduate    of  the  University     of  Vermont     and   the   Boston 

University Law School and was the first woman to lecture before a man's 

law school。 



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         MYRA WILLIAMS JARRELL。 



       Myra Williams   Jarrell�察  �the   daughter   of   the   late Archie   L。 Williams�察�

for thirty years�察�the attorney for the Union Pacific Railway in Kansas�察�and 

the   grand´daughter   of   Judge Archibald   Williams�察  �the   first   United   States 

Circuit Judge of Kansas�察�appointed by Lincoln�察�comes of a literary family。 

All of the men and some of the women on the father's side of the family 

and also�察�on the mother's to a great extent�察�had literary talent。 

     As a child�察�she cherished an ambition to write and when occasionally 

one of her letters to St。 Nicholas saw publication�察�she felt she had crossed 

the Alps   of   her   desire。   Her   first   real   story�察  �however�察  �was   written   as   she 

rocked the cradle of her first born。 The day�察�when she first saw her ``stuff'' 

in print�察�stands out in her memory second only to the hallowed days of her 

personal history�察�her wedding day and the days upon which her children 

were born。 

     Since   then�察  �Mrs。   Jarrell   has   contributed   to   almost   all   the   high   class 

magazines and has furnished special feature articles to newspapers。 

     Some   years ago�察�a small book�察 �`Meg�察�of Valencia��'' was written   and 

now�察�a novel�察 �`The Hand of The Potter'' is ready for publication。 

     In 1894�察�Myra Williams and J。 F。 Jarrell were married。 This union was 

blest    with   four   children�察   �three   sons   and   one    daughter。    Mr。   Jarrell   is 

Publicity Agent   of   the   Santa   Fe。 A  number   of   years   ago�察  �he   bought   the 

Holton   Signal   and   in   trying   to   help   her   husband   put   some   individuality 

into the paper�察�Mrs。 Jarrell began a department headed ``Ramblings。'' Later 

this was syndicated and finally issued in book form。 

     Last   winter�察  �a   play�察   �`The   Plain   Clothes   Man��''   was   produced   by   the 

North   Brothers   Stock   Co。�察  �at   the   Majestic   Theatre�察  �Topeka。   This   well 

written play�察�with its novel and original characterization and its effective 

comedy lines�察�is now in the hands of two New York play brokers。 Before 

many months�察�Mrs。 Jarrell will be enjoying a royalty。 

     In   preparation�察    �are   two    plays�察  �as   yet   nameless�察    �also�察  �a  play   in 

collaboration   with   Mr。   North   of   the   North   Stock   Co。   With   her   brother�察�

Burus L。 Williams�察�of Kansas City�察�Mo。�察�Mrs。 Jarrell has written an opera�察�



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``The Mix Up in the Kingdom of Something´Like��'' which awaits only the 

lyrics Mr。 Williams is writing and the music。 An opera�察 �`The Kingdom of 

Never Come True��'' also�察�in collaboration with Mr。 Williams�察�is being set 

to music by Arthur Pryor�察�the bandmaster。 

    A serial story�察 �`John Bishop�察�Farmer��'' a collaboration with Albert T。 

Reed�察�the artist�察�is to be published soon in the Kansas Farmer。 Later�察�this 

will appear in book form。 A novel�察�which Mrs。 Jarrell believes will be her 

best work�察�is in construction and is clamoring to be written。 



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         ELLEN PALMER ALLERTON。 



       Ellen   Palmer    Allerton�察   �the  sweet    and   gentle   poetess�察  �beloved    of 

Kansas�察�lived at Padonia�察�in Brown County�察 �when she wrote her famous 

poem�察 �`Wall of Corn。'' 

     She was past her prime when she came to Kansas from the Wisconsin 

home�察�the subject of many of her noble gems。 As she grew older�察�she grew 

stronger in poetic strength。 

     Three   volumes   of   poems   have   been   published�察   �`Walls   of   Corn   and 

Other Poems��'' ``Annabel and Other Poems��'' and ``Poems of the Prairie。'' 

Her ``Walls of Corn��'' written in 1884�察�famous from the first�察�as used as 

railroad immigration advertising�察�was translated in several languages and 

distributed all over Europe。 This and her ``Trail of Forty´nine'' are her best�察�

although the classic beauty of ``Beautiful Things'' is unsurpassed by any 

other American writer。 

     ``Beautiful twilight�察�at set of sun�察�Beautiful goal�察�with race well run�察�

Beautiful rest�察�with work well done。'' 

     is a fitting close to the beautiful�察�useful life of the author。 

     Mrs。 Allerton was born in Centerville。 New York�察�in 1835 and began 

writing verse at the age of seventeen。 Much as she has written�察�yet writing 

was     only   a  pastime。    She   never    let  it  interfere  with   her   housework。 

Thoroughly practical�察�she did all her own work�察�just because she loved to 

do it。  Her   flowers   of   which she   had   many�察 �in   doors   and out�察 �resulted   in 

many noble�察�inspiring lines。 In 1862�察�she was 

     married to A。 B。 Allerton of Wisconsin�察�coming to Kansas in 1865。 She 

was   best   appreciated   for her social   qualities and   her   interest in   charity 

that broader charity that praises the beauty and ignores the blemishes。 Her 

last   poem�察   �`When   Days   Grow   Dark''   is   a   beautiful   pen   picture   of   her 

sweetness and resignation in her growing blindness and her love and trust 

in him who had been her companion down the years。 

     ``You take the book and pour into my ear In accent sweet�察�the words I 

cannot see�察�I listen charmed�察�forget my haunting fear�察�And think with you 

as with your eyes I see。 In the world's thought�察�so your dear voice be left�察�I 



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still have part�察�I am not all bereft。 

     And if this darkness deepens�察�when for me The new moon bends no 

more   her   silver   rim�察  �When   stars   go   out�察  �and   over   land   and   sea   Black 

midnight falls�察�where now is twilight dim�察�O�察�then may I be patient�察�sw
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