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    Address delivered at the quarter-centennial celebration of the admission of Kansas as a state
    Address delivered at the quarter-centennial celebration of the admission of Kansas as a state
    Address delivered at the quarter-centennial celebration of the admission of Kansas as a state
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    Address delivered at the quarter-centennial celebration of the admission of Kansas as a state

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    "Address delivered at the quarter-centennial celebration of the admission of Kansas as a state" by John Alexander Martin. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateDec 16, 2019
    ISBN4064066169091
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      Address delivered at the quarter-centennial celebration of the admission of Kansas as a state - John Alexander Martin

      John Alexander Martin

      Address delivered at the quarter-centennial celebration of the admission of Kansas as a state

      Published by Good Press, 2022

      goodpress@okpublishing.info

      EAN 4064066169091

      Table of Contents

      THE ATHENA OF AMERICAN STATES.

      THE CHILD OF A GREAT ERA.

      NOT THE HISTORIAN.

      THREE PERIODS OF DEVELOPMENT.

      THE PERIOD OF UNCERTAINTY.

      THE PERIOD OF TRIUMPH.

      THE FACTS OF THE CENSUS.

      THE GROWTH OF KANSAS WITHOUT PARALLEL.

      TOWNS AND CITIES.

      ORIGIN AND CHARACTER OF THE POPULATION.

      THE MATERIAL RESOURCES OF KANSAS.

      AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

      THE AREA OF KANSAS.

      VALUE OF FARM CROPS.

      FARMS AND FARM PRODUCTS.

      TAXABLE ACRES.

      LIVE STOCK.

      THE WEALTH OF AN AGRICULTURAL STATE.

      COMPARATIVE VALUES.

      PROPERTY VALUATIONS.

      KANSAS MANUFACTURES.

      TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.

      THE SCHOOLS OF KANSAS.

      CHURCHES AND NEWSPAPERS.

      WHAT OF THE FUTURE?

      A PROPHECY FULFILLED.

      Mr. Chairman, and Ladies and Gentlemen:

      In Grecian mythology it is related that Zeus, warned by an oracle that the son of his spouse, Metis, would snatch supremacy from him, swallowed both Metis and her unborn child. When the time of birth arrived, Zeus felt a violent pain in his head, and in his agony requested Hephæstus to cleave the head open with an ax. His request was complied with, and from the brain of the great god sprang Athena, full-armed, and with a mighty war-shout. She at once assumed a high place among the divinities of Olympus. She first took part in the discussions of the gods as an opponent of the savage Ares. She gave counsel to her father against the giants; and she slew Enceládus, the most powerful of those who conspired against Zeus, and buried him under Mt. Ætna. She became the patron of heroism among men, and her active and original genius inspired their employment. The agriculturist and the mechanic were under her special protection, and the philosopher, the poet and the orator delighted in her favor. The ægis was in her helmet, and she represented the ether—pure air. She was worshipped at Athens because she

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