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After leaving the school room�察�the teacher instinct still strong within
her�察�she argued if she could teach out of books written by others�察�why not
out of books of her own�拭�Then followed poems�察�short stories�察�biography�察�
textbooks�察�the editing of Crane Classics�察 �`One Hundred Kansas Women''
and miscellanies。
In 1902�察 �`Cuddy and Other Folks'' was written and in 1903�察 �`The
Cottonwood's Story。''
This same year�察 �`The Overflowing Waters��'' the story of the 1903
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flood�察�and one of her best bits of heart writing paid for the school books of
almost a thousand unfortunate children。 ``Cuddy's Baby'' appeared in 1908�察�
followed the next year with ``In Old Quivera��'' a thread of Coronado
history。 ``The Price of The Prairies��'' three weeks after publication in the
fall of 1910�察 �became Kansas' best seller。 ``The Peace of The Solomon
Valley'' came out in 1911 and proved a popular gift book。 ``The Wall of
Men��'' Mrs。 McCarter's 1912 offering should be one of the required books
in Kansas schools。 It is authentic history and the close of the story leaves
every Kansan with a greater respect and love for the state and the heroic
pioneers who stood as a living wall between Kansas and the slave question。
1913 gave us the ``Master's Degree��'' considered by many her best work。
This year we have ``Winning The Wilderness。''
Mrs。 McCarter founded the Club Member and organized the Sorosis�察�
serving as president seven years and two terms as president of the Topeka
Federation of Women's Clubs。 Baker University�察�at Baldwin�察�Kansas�察�gave
her an honorary Master's Degree in 1909�察�its semi´ centennial anniversary。
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BESSIE MAY BELLMAN。
JUNE BELLMAN HENTHORNE。
Bessie May Bellman and June Bellman Henthorne�察�her daughter�察�hail
from Winfield。 They write both prose and verse and Mrs。 Henthorne was a
reporter for years。 Mrs。 Bellman�察�when a girl�察�lived five years on a cattle
ranch and to those five lonely years she credits her habit of introspection�察�
meditation and writing。 Much of her poetry and short stories are used in
platform work。
Red Leaves。
Red leaves Aflame in the air�察 �aflame in the trees。 Blue streams�察�
smoky hills Gold�察�gold the sunlight spills Red leaves� �
Dead Leaves A swirl in the air´asleep 'neath the trees。 Gone every
lark and swallow Haunting echoes bid me follow Dead leaves� �Bessie
May Bellman
Mrs。 Henthorne's ``If'' is published in a New York reader。
``If�察 �in a bird´heart�察 �beating 'neath the gray There chants a song�察 �no
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。
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