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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07
ADJUSTMENTS

Riding on an aeroplane with Lincoln
Beachey via Lyman H. HoWe'S Travel
Festival at the Grand tonight and tonnor-
row IS an experience that tmparts feel
ing of exhilaration that is difficult TO de-
scribe At first the scenes show a steady
upward climb which is so realistic that
but with the return of confidence that
you are perfectly safe, comes the in
speed-more risk-and this is gratfied by
the weird sensation of volplaning to
earth.
strel end men and comedians. is again
featured with George Evans Honey Boy
Mfnstrels this year. King is also known
as the best inpersonator of wench char
afterp1ece of the Honey Boy Show is al
ways source of sure laughter To be
at the Grand November g
After run of nine months at the La
Sale opera house, Chicago, Manager
Harry Aslxin is to send Topeka the musical
comedy The Sweetest Girl in Paris,
with Trixfe F'riganza as the star, anu
with a large company of capable players
to the Grand Friday This extravaganza
is the work of three authors, that have
many successes to their credit Il he
Sweetest Girl in Paris is the invention
of Addison Burkhardt who has written
The Runaways'' and "Chow-Chow- and
Collin Davis, who rewrote THE Three
Twins" Mr., BurkhsSdt has prepared the
dialogue; Mr.. Davis the songs and
rhymes, while the music is by that very
popular writer, Joseph E. Howard, who
has nearly a score of comedies to his
name, among them being THE Time, the
Place and the Girl THE Land of Nod,
and others.
Direct from the Globe theater. New
York city, John c. Fishers beautiful
the Grand next Monday. November 1S,
and should attract a capacity house
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07

are twenty-one towns1tes where at one
time existed lively settlements, and
which have been driven off the map
al within comparatively a few years
because the railroads failed to hit the
townsites.
A map Of Kansas published in 1885
gave the towns of kingman county,
Butterfly, Loette, Maud and Eunice.
ed but one brief summer season. And
the others. with feminine names, also
proved tickle to their founders
Not Even Hole Is Left.
That map OF 2S years ago indica-
ted but three towns in Comanche coun-
ty; Evansville, Bannville and Soldier
Creek. None Of them survive
In Clark county was but one town,
Deep Hole. Not even a hole is Left
where Deep Hole once stood There
were then four towns IN Meade coun-
ty. anz four only: earlette, Belle
Meade. Odee and F'ringer. Not a one
survives. Seward county had but one
town. Adobe. And Adobe, like its
dolly houses. long ago PASSED away
Other southwestern Kansas towns
which are wiped out Of existence, and
almost out of memory are Buckner.
one time county seat of Hodgman
county; Retreat and Arthur, also Hodg-
man county towns; Mount Nebo Pratt
county; Painted Post, Barber county,
Zamore, Gray county and Crooked
Creek Ford county
And the names of a hundred more
might easily be added to the list.
Prairie owl Hoots No More.
There was Fargo Springs for in
stance where less than quarter d
a century ago, down on the banks of
the Cinarron. there stood a town OF
1 600 people. It was a real town, VITA
good sized business houses, and news
paper, the Weekly Prairie Owl But
the Prairie Owl boots no longer, and
Fargo Springs long ago went off the
map.
also was a thriving town and also had
A newspaper, the ''Pearlette Call But
it called its last call many years ago.
Bill Joblin, who ran The general mef-
camille store hauled his goods over
and from Dodge City.
Cash Currency Is Gone.
Cash City. another town off the map,
vas a thriving place on the Clark
N eade county line And Cash City
,Iso had a newspaper-most of those |
i've pioneer short-lived towns had
It was called the Cash
sity Currency.
And there's Montezuma. down south |
vest of Dodge City, which at one time |
lad a railroad. as we'll as nearly 1000 |
inhabitants. But the railroad was torn |
70 the housAs were torn down and |
dontezuma is today deserted, with |
,nly the remains of the old railroad I
,rade-
Only Ghosts Remain.
How many ghosts of towns there are |
n Reno county - all through south |
vestern Kansas. Towns that once
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07
MARION GREEN
BARITONE
Washburn College Chapel
Tuesday Evening, November 9TH
Admission SOC
A LIBERAL OFFER
Anyone Can Try Samose, the Remark
able Welsh Forming Food.

When one Of the leading druggists
in Topeka tells you that he has a prep
aration which he thoroughly believes
in that he will refund your money if
it does not do all that is claimed for
it, it shows that the article must have
unusual merits. 1t is in this way that
George w. Stansfield. druggist, 632
Kansas avenue, is selling Samose, the
remarkable fiesh-bulIding food
Samose is in reality a concentrated
food, and restores life and vitality at
once to the blood. 1t mixes with the
ordinary foods and aids digestion it
extracts from the food that you eat the
hesh-forming and strength giving ele-
ments building up the tissues and the
general health
Any one can get a so cent box of
this remarkable forming food,
knowing that their money will be re-
funded if it does not increase weight
and restore the system to health. Sent
postpaid on receipt of price, soc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07
AT THE PLAY.
Majestic.

| One of the interesting and unusual
features Of North Brothers presentation
of barriers Burned Away" George
Middleton's dramatization of Z. P.
Roe's novel, at the Majestic this week,
are the old fashioned gowns worn by
Miss Genevieve Russell. Some of
them were loaned for the occasion and
also donated, have been in the family
of Mrs. George Foster of 1131 Tyler
street for over three generations. The
black lace shawl Miss Russell wears
in the second act was worn by Mr..
Fosters great grandmother way
down east" An or fashioned black
silk brocade, hand worked, worn in
the third act by Miss Russell, given
her by another friend. is nearly sixty
years old. The brown silk poplin worn
by her in the first act is from the Fos-
ter home. 1t is all hand shirred and
tucked. All of the costumes in the
play, both of the men and women, are
cut after the style of 1871, the year of
the great Chicago fire. Upon this dis
aster hangs the plot The confiagra-
ton burns the barriers of property and
wealth away which had existed be-
tween poor young man and the rich
Christine Ludolph, was taken by Miss
Russell. She had difficult role, that
of a young girl who constantly strug-
gled against family pride and differ
ence of environm ent whose soul was
striving for expression although
smothered and blinded by generations
Of wealth, whose heart. that of a true
woman, pitted itself against love of
man and love of art. And Miss Rus
sell brought out all of this.
The last scene in the third act, the
climax. in which the Chicago fire is
seen from the window of Ludolph's
home. is thriller
With its heart interest, its quaint
costumes. its comedy and drama Bar
riers Burned Away will doubtless be
rem EN- bered as one of the best plays
at the Majestic this season.
One of the largest Monday night
crowds in the history of the theater
saw the play.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07
THEY WANT PHONES.
Utilities Board Hears Many Complaints
From Depot Patrons.

Every week in the year the old rail
read board and the new utilities com
mission have had a complaint filed
from some town in regard to the rail
road of that place refusing to maintain
telephone service at the depot. The
citizens complain of the inconvenience
and the written story of their wrongs
covers miles of paper and the docu-
merits occupy many filing cases and
d Ell shelves and boxes and closets in
TIE commission Offices
1t appears to the general public as
though the railroads are in the wrong
in this matter. Every road, depend
ms upon the patronage of the public
as it does, it would seem ought to have
a telephone in the depot for the bene-
TT of the townspeople. In most coun-
more or less, from the business sec
ton. Trains are late half of the time,
through no fault of the public. Most
people naturally want to find out about
their train before they go down to the
little old uncomfortable depot.
Merchants like to telephone about
the receipts of freight, and who can
blame them ? Yet dozens and dozens
OF towns are complaining of the re-
fusal of railroad com panies to keep
telephones in their depots. 1t may be
that the railroads have a side to their
case, a reason for this petty economy
at the cost of public convenience. But
there is a general demand for some
kind of general ruling on the part of
the utilities commission that would do
away with this constant complaint and
condition of affairs. If the commits
sion prom ulgated rules and regulations
regarding the installation of telephones
in country town depots, then the rules
would fix the status of the case and
constant complaints and eternal litiga-
ton of trivial character before the
commission would cease
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07
TOWNS ARE GONE
Maps of twenty-five Years Ago
Recall BoOms.
Cities Of 1000 Waited in Vain
for Railroads.
GROW UP IN CORN.
TOwnsites of Yesterday Are
COrnfieIds Today.
Owl No Longer HoOts and Cur
rsncy Is Gone.

Hutchinson, Kan, Nov 7.-Where
once was the thriving city of Spring
field, at one time claimant of the dis
tinction of being county seat of Sedg-
wick county. is now a prosperous Look
ing field of wheat.
The Morgan brothers of Whitewater,
Kansas, recently bought the townsite,
have put the ground in wheat and
there is now a good crop growing
where once was a prosperous little
city.
Former Population 1900.
Springfield at one time had a poDu-
iation of close to 1900; there were
brick buildings, a fair court house; a
Waterworks system, and splendid
prospect But the Rock Island missed
The town and was built through Lib
eral which eventually became the
county seat.
And so Springfield died One by one
the buildings crumbled, finally only the
waterworks system remained, il stand
ing for several years after the town
had become deserted. A year or more
ago the old water system was removed
from the townsite, the mains being
dug up. the hydrants removed and the
last vestige of Springfield passed
away.
Judge Apologize, who owned the
TOWNSHIP of late wears recently sold it
and the land which. since the dying of
the town has been used only for pas
turage. IS now being cultivated and
converted into a farm
Many Deserted Towns.
But there are many Springfields
throughout southwestern Kansas.
Every county has its deserted town
sites, where once stood prosperous
towns, all hopeful of becoming county
seats. or at least getting railroads And
now they are off the map. to make way
for more fortunate towns when the
long expected railroad missed them
In Reno county, for example, there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07
No More Baby Matinees.

The first matinee for mothers with
babies under 3 years given at the Ma
Jestlc Monday afternoon, will likely be
the last for some time. Only a small
audience was present. The babies cried
continuously while the North Bros.
company acted against the cries as
they went through the rather emotional
parts and dramatic situations Of Bar
riers Burned Away" The management
and company voted that considering
everything it was too much of a strain
and unless in the case some slap stick
comedy is ever given, according 10
Harry North, manager of the company,
it is improbable that the baby matt
nee will be tried again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07
new LEADING MAN.
Herbert Bethew Will Take Mr.. Ctase,s
Place With North Brothers.

Herbert Betbew, from the College
Theater of Chicago, will be the new
leading man at the Majestic in place az
Howard B. Chase, who will go into
vaudeville next week. Mr.. Bethew will
star in Miss winthrop, the bill for next
week at the theater. Last season Mr..
BetheW played with the Lyceum thea
ter, at Toledo, o.
Mr.. Chase opens at Leavenworth next
Monday with Percival and company in
"A King for Day" This company
was at the Novelty week before last.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07
WOLF DRIVER ICEBoUND.
John johnson Must Spend Winter in
Siberia.


Nome, Alaska, Nov. John John
son, the famous dog team driver, is
marooned on the Siberian coast. He
crossed over early in the fall to get
Siberian dogs to enter in next year s
all Alaska sweepstakes race. The ice
moving down from the Arctic drove
away the boat on which he expected to
return. Johnson's boat arrived here
today with news of his plight. He
will be unable to get back to Nome
this winter.
Johnson is one of the most noted
drivers in the north. Driving Colonel
Sir James Ramsay's team of Siberian
wolves, ne won the sweepstakes in
1910, and established the record of rs
hours, 10 minutes and 20 seconds for
the 412 miles course.
He drove. the Ramsay wolves in the
race last winter but was stricken with
snow blindness and had to drop out of
the contest when only "A miles from
the goal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07
Novelty.


One of the comedy features of the
show at the Novelty this week by Ro-
zell's Ministries is the burlesque of
Scottish Highland costumes worn by
black faces. The dresses include regu-
lation kits. The scenery used includes
the deck of a battleship, a sea coast
fort and weird, almost uncanny eff
feet in the last act called "In Frog
land The Waldo brothers billed as
the Roman ring experts, may not be
Roman, but they are as clever aero
bats as ever roamed- Four of the
company called the University Four
sing songs. Another four play saxa-
phones The house was crowded both
Monday afternoon and evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07

held bright futures; some worthy of
being called towns.
And now they are off the man, lit
orally stricken from the face of the
earth; many of them really forgotten.
In Reno county alone there are of
these ghostly towns of the past-and
of a past not far gone, either, for the
history of Reno county is told in
sDan of 40 years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07

This is one of the highest COM
pliments ever paid to the level
headed, common sense of Ameri-
cans who cut off about two hundred
million pounds of coffee when they
found by actual experiment lin the
majority of cases. that the subtle
drug caffeine, in coffee. worked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07

Casey's wife was at the hospital. where
she had undergone a very serious opera
ton a few days before.
Mrs. Kelly called to inquire as to Mrs.
Casey's condition.
Is she restin' quietly?' Mrs Kelly
asked.
No; but I am said Casey.-NationaI
Monthly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07

Philadelphia, Nov. The clinical con
gress of surgeons of North America. said
to be the largest organization of surgeons
in the world, opened a ten days conven-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07

discomfort and varying forms of
disease.
Some people haven't the charac-
ter to stop a habit when they know
it is killing them, but it is easy to
shift from coffee to Postum for,
when made according to directions,
it comes to table a cup of beverage,
seal brown color, which turns to
rich golden brown when cream is
added, and the taste is very like
the milder grades of Old Govt
Java.
Postum is a veritable food drink
and highly nourishing, containing
all the parts of wheat carefully pre-
pared to which is added about 10
per cent of New Orleans molasses,
and that is absolutely all that Pos
tum is made of.
Thousands of visitors to the pure
food factories see the ingredients
and how prepared. Every nook
and corner is open for every visitor
to carefully inspect Crowds come
daily and seem to enjoy it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07

Here we see the cause for the at
tacks on us and the Brazilian sneers
healthful, homemade breakfast
drink and incidentally keep the
money in America, rather than
send the millions to Brazil and pay
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07

for an article that chemists class
among the drugs and not among
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07

Then follows a tiresome lot of
statistics which wind up by show
ing a decrease of consumption in
two years of, in round figures.
two hundred million pounds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07
the foods.

Will the reader please remem Der,
we never announce that coffee
hurts all people
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07

Some people seem to have excess
vitality enough to use coffee, to-
bacco and whiskey for years and
apparently by none the worse. but
the number is small, and when
sensible man or woman finds an
article acts harnlfully they exercise
some degree of intelligence by
dropping it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07

We quote again from the article:
These figures are paralyzing but
correct, being taken from Leech's
statistics, recognized as the most
reliable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07

down the nervous system, bringing
on one or more of the dozens of
types of diseases which follow
broken-down nervous systems,
many people don't know it.
But it remained for the man who
has coffee, morphine or whiskey to
sell, to have the supreme nerve to
say: You only imagine your dis
orders. Keep on buying from me-
Let us continue to quote from his
article.
notwithstanding the enormous
increase in population during the
past three years. coffee shows an
appalling decrease in consumption
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07

discomfort and varying forms of
disease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07

Then the article proceeds to de-
nounce Postum and works into q
fine frenzy. because we have pub
lished facts regarding the effect of
coffee on some people.
The narrowing tale goes on.
Where a few years ago every
body drank coffee. several cups a
day. now we find in every walk in
life people who imagine they can
not drink it. CThe underscoring is
ours.) Burly blacksmiths. carpen-
tiers, 1aborers and athletes have dis
continued or cut down the use OF
coffee; as there is not a person who
reads this and viii not be able to
find the same conditions existing
among his own circle of acquaint-
ances. is it not well for the Brazil
ians to sit up and take notice ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07
There's a Reason"

Postum Cereal Company, Limited
Battle Creek, Michigan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07

If imagination" makes the caf-
feline in coffee clog the liver, de-
press the heart and steadily tear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07

Isn't it curious these "burly''
strong men should pick out coffee
to lima CINE about? Why not i'm
agine" that regular doses of whis-
key are harmful, or daily slugs Of
morphine?
, 1911-07-26

from St. Kits arrived $50 P. m. on Sunday
and is now loading Sugar for New York.
Passengers from Antigua Mr. Walter Car
Isle, Master Frank and Oliver Heyn, Mas
ters Frank, Kenneth, Keith, and Wheeler
Armstrong, Master Henry Watson.-From
st. Kitts-Holman, Brown, Rebecca Powell
and infant.
Yesterday the Reyd VIM Hendricks. preach
ell at both noon and evening services IN 81.
Paul, Church, and had a very arpreciative
audience, both at noon and evening, more SO
at evening when there We're scarcely seats to
accommodate.
FrederiLsted, n July, 1911.
, 1911-07-26

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DANISH West IhdIes.
Deal MI. fdItot
1t was WIN a deep sense OF duty.
1faoS1t Wllh 4eII9hl ana pllde' that | went
aboard - Wllan" yesterday TO ma God
speed 70 NJ, "hIi'hl T. Hendricks and has
@lhl"DIe 0floe' whose presence on that snip
was lof the purpose OF paying a VISIT to the
ISI"hd OF nS p"iH Pli"I 70 taAIho charge OF
ms PaIlsn on | oI'o hiGah SOIL
Many OF your readers are, | am sure,
acquainted WIN lhe DflSht and winning
movements OF NJ HehdflekS through the
colleges, and with great interest followed
, 1911-07-26
SIR GROIN STATION

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, 1911-07-26
THOSE TERRIBLE BEETLES.

Mr. Jean Petersen has been kind enough to
send us the following letter for publication.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-11

LONDON, Feb: 10.-F'rom the
Shoreditch borough council comes
a message which should appeal to
men and women interested in the
social uplifs.
Teach the boys to box and re-
duce crime.
This is the gist of the message.
1t is founded upon the successful
experiment of the Shoreditch
council in London's East End,
where, prior to the opening of the
municipal gymnasium, hooligan-
ism, the English definition of
American rowdyism, was rampant.
'HooIiganism can't live where
boxing is permitted" say the po-
lice. Since the gymnasium was
opened the complaints against
youth between the ages of Is and
20 have been reduced 80 per cent.
This isn't guesswork, 1t is taken
from the report of the police rec
ord.
How TO get rid of the hooligans
was big question before the
council. The gymnasium, fitted
with the ordinary gym apparatus,
and two 12-foot regulation rings,
was tried. 1t proved to be the an
swcr. The art of se1f-defense is
as English as plum pudding,
roast beef or misplaced his. Tough
boys took to che gymnasium lske
ducks to water. Where they had
spent their evening hours in the
past knew them no more. Every
night from 0 to 10 O'Clock they are
~ the gymnasium. exercising with
the apparatus and awaiting their
turn Ia the ring.
Under the direction OF boxing
instructors Seaman Hayes. who