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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13
STATES REAL FACTS
J. II. Ginter Obtained Excellent
Results Recently.
Had Almost Lost Hope of Ever
Recovering Health.
ALL SYMPTOMS VANISH.
People Rapidly Awakening to
State of Affairs.
Means of Combating Modern
Malady Are Imperative.

The people of Topeka are rapidly
awakening to full appreciation OF
| 'Tona Vita the new tonic now beinG
| introduced here. Statements by the
thousands who have tested the prepar-
alton are of an extremely favorable
! character and the demand is growing
steadily larger.
j. H. Ginter. of Rural Route No. 6,
North Topeka, a prosperous farmer
and well known throughout this state
in discussing the value of the new
tonic recently said: Il have been In
very poor health for the past five
years, during this time have doctor
ed continually. but could get no re-
lief. 1 suffered principally from stonI-
ach trouble.
Il slept poorly and the little sleep
did get did me little If any good. /
felt very dull most of the time an
never was " ell a moment but was al
ways nervous and fdespondent. 1 sell
dom had a good appetite and when ]
did eat 1 felt bloated from gas and
would taste the food for hours, and
wasn't really able to work
Il purchased a bottle of 'Tona Vita
and started taking it only a short time
ago. From the very beginning L felt
the beneficial effects of this new tonic
and 1 now feel for the first time in
several years like well, healthy man
I now seem to get nourishment from
my food and no longer have stomach
trouble or feel tired and depressed, and
now feel able to resume my duties or
the farm. 'Tona Vita has done me
lots of good and recommend this tonic
very highly"
Mr.. Ginter's was a pronounced case
of nevouS debility, which is likely to be
found existing in any Topeka family
said one of the specialists who are here
introducing '"Tona Vita" Half of the
people in the large cities find life q
burden as a result of this modern all
ment," continued he.
Such people have uncertain appe-
titles, poor digestion, uneasy sleep, lit
tie ambition and they feel too tired 20
do justice to their work most of the
time. They suffer from timidity, have
no initiative, are droopy, and haven
enough good rich blood in their veins
to make them capable or self reliant.
Their nerves are in such a state that
they imagine themselves afflicted with
various diseases at different times. The
real trouble with them is debility pro-
duced by the strain of the modern life
they are forced to lead
g |Tona Vita will remove this niser-
able condition. The tonic must do the
work or We don't want money for it
I'VE will be at the Arnold Drug Co.'S |
store, 523 Kansas avenue, from a. M |
to p. M, to meet the public and ex-
plain the nature of the tonic. The |
sale of the preparation in Topeka is |
entirely satisfactory to US and is grow
ing larger very fast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13

If there is a county in the United
states where such a sale could have
been held under such unfavorable
weather conditions
The Democrats of the Thirty-third
senatorial district are hunting for a
good man who can beat the Republic
can nominee, whoever he may be.
They are liable to center on A. Swope,
ex-member of the legislature from
Jewell county
Glen G.. White of Beloit, has
branched out in a literary way, COM
bfnfng this with his business as 1uIn-
Der merchant. The author has been
studying and posting up on silos, and
has compiled a pamphlet of SO pages
of facts and figures concerning silos
and silage. The first edition of 1000
copies has been sold and the second
edition of $4,000 copies is being print
ed. The book is filled with practical
Information for the farmers of which
Mr.. White has made a careful study.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13

Lewis Single Binder gives the smoker
. rich, mellow-tas &c cigar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13
TRIED TO BRIDE JURORS.
Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty and Gets
Light Fine.

Wichita, Kan, March 13.-George
W. Smith of Syracuse, Kan, entered a
charge of attempting to bride the
grand jury that indicted L. s. Naftzger.
former president of the First National
bank of this city. eighteen months ago.
Smith was fined 500 and $50 costs,
the sentence being made light on the
suggestion of District Attorney H. j.
Bone, who asked the court to be
lenient with Mr.. Smith. Smith was
specifically charged with attempting to
get the jury to disagree on indicting
Naftzger on a charge of disposing of
stolen postage stamps for John Gala
han, the bank and postoffice rObber,
now serving time in the federal peni-
Tertiary at Leavenworth, Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13
SAYS RAILROADS KEEP COAL.
Dealers at Fort Scott Unable to Fill
Their Orders.

Fort Scott, Kan. March f5.4With
five hundred cars of coal passing
through this city daily from the Craw-
ford county minesfs over the Missouri
Pacific and st. Louis & san Francisco
railroads, every coal dealer in the city
is out of coal and unable to fill the
many orders resulting from the col,
weather and snow
The dealers complain that the rail-
roads refuse to deliver coal to them.
They have had their orders in for the
usual supply, but are nab1e to get
them filled. The railroads are storing
vast quantities of coal here and at diff
ferent division points in anticipation
of a strike and are hurrying shipments
from the mines in extra trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13
is OATS CROP IMPOSSIBLE?
Farmers Fear Late Planting Will Not
Escape Rust.

Peabody, Kan, March 13.-Farmers
are worried because it may be i'm
possible to SOW the oats crop this
spring. The continuous snow and rain
has put the ground in such condition
that it will be impossible to get into
fields in time to have the oats har-
vest early enough to escape the rust
next summer. The roads were never
in such condition at this time of year.
Country mail delivery is practically
stopped on a part of the routes, while
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13
DAUGHTERS IN COURT
Murder Case Attracts Little Attention
on Third Hearing.

independence, Kan, March -
When the taking of testimony in the
third trial of A. A. Truskett, charged
with the murder of ]. D. S. Medley,
got under way today indications were
that the evidence would be practically
a repetition of that of the two previous
trials.
The defendants two daughters were
in court today
Small interest is being displayed in
the case, which when the murder was
committed more than a year ago,
caused a sensation throughout the
southwest.
A jury to hear the case was obtained
Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13
KANsAN. EDIsoN's TEACHER DIES
Judge Hubbard Left Atchison Thirty
Years Ago for Denver.

Years Ago for Denver.
Atchison, Kan, March 13.-Word
has been received here of the death in
Denver of J. G. Hubbard, at one time
judge of the district court. Judge
Hubbard was 70 years old, and left
Atchison thirty years ago to practice
law in Denver
Judge Hubbard at the age of 10 was
a school teacher in Port Huron. Mich,
and Thomas A. Edison, the great in
Ventor, was one of his pupils. Edison
was then 16. They were great friends,
and had correspondent regularly for
nearly half a century. Hubbard served
through the Civil war, rising from lieu
tenant to colonel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13

been for the policy of the Santa Fe in
encouraging the early settlers. Hard
work and hard wheat have told diff
ferent tale since the country found
itself in the latter nineties, and the
present holdings of the five sons and
widow, including the estate just left
them, amount to nearly 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13
VOTE AGAINST PRIMARY PLAN.
Independence Delegates Are Instruct
ed to Work for Convention.

Independence, Kan. March 10
with only five members absent the
republican county central committee
met here yesterday and voted against
any kind of preferential primary
They also urged the county's repre-
sentative in Topeka to work for the
state convention and to use their inf1u-
ence against a state wide primary.
There was but one dissenting vote
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13
HIS FAMILY WORTH 5000, 900.
Kansas Pioneer Leaves Estate Valued
at $4,000

Larned, Kan. March 13.-The will
of the late J. B. Zook. a we'll known
pioneer of this section of the state.
has been admitted to probate and
shows an aggregate valuation of about
$4,000. Mr.. Zook came here with his
family in 1886 and for a long time
lived on mortgaged railroad land
which he would have lost had it not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13

Fix up the lawn for spring. Time
now to SOW Kentucky blue grass and
white clover. Zimmerman Seed Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13

1t is not alone the con-
venienCe, Or the fresh
ness, Or the crispness, or
the unusual fOod-value,
or the digestibility, Or
the cleanliness, or the
price, that has made
Uneeda Biscuit the
National Soda Cracker.
1t is the remarkable
combination of all of
these things.
If everyone, every
where, knew how good
they are, everyone,
everywhere, would eat
them every day.
Sold by grocers in every city
and town. Bought by people
of all classes.
Always 5 cents in the moiS-
ture-prOOf package.
NATIONAL BISCUIT
COMPANY
New-York tribune., 1912-02-11
IMPRESSIONISM IN ACTING

/ hrrcd 10y all who saw them. H'r l''rSl ~,
pf work was seen iu "MaGgi" Pepper WIN
Rose Stahl. But thcr" are many dl'l''I''7
ir tho WAY of leading actress III l".s'
J..y.s who Is not suited 60 the part ol '"'
conventional heroine. There are not HId"'
"cbaract,r' parts written for women
Wb,r Niey Sitgrcaycs first went to P''.sr
s.mc wears ago to study FOR the stage s"'
inst missed. by iI fortune the very cha"c,
which would nave developed an actress o.
r,r ,,,,c tn tho fullest extent. IL seems
not ne-ub1rdt saw her I'm tho portrayal o.
~, sr,,I mart somewhere. and sought h'r
ont al once 20 give her place In her own
,.,..,r..r.. E..b.r Rostaad or Sardou, TOR
,ro rrorc1, ID is impossible to recall "hich
of trcm il was, had half finished pay I"'
IcruhouIt. ana sine was making h't i'''.
then Tor its production. u was i"I p"''
{, this play that Miss Sitgrca'es was 'h"S-
o., Delighted. OF course, al the oppo''ui"''
IN. Young actress abandoned every '"'"7
she was busy with at the time w "Td'r ''
%. with tha great Sarah. AlI "' one
R,rubardt was taken i!, aao El" TO give
nm the stage for months. The play "rl7A'
aIaudur.d hla play temporarily, ana lh'"'
I,eius interest u it never finished H. Nhe'
IA Divine recovered she CHANGED h"T pre-
,.o,rt p!anr ard went on on one oi "''
famous world tours 10 produce old plays VI
her IeYeroty.
It has been said time and again IN VAIL
ous articles tiat have been written aDou,
her that Beverly Stgreayes once supporter
Beruhatdt. but the story is always vIgor-
orsIy denied by the actress hers, IT, VINO
piyas the facts as told above.
II only wish the tale were urue'' she
said vistfully the other day. but as II y
not. ! cannot bear ~ hear IL cold. nave
the pleasure of knowing Nine. Bornhardl
very well. though" she added. "ard nave
got a great deal merely ont Of seeing her
act Then she gave me this ring, too "hI'n
I always wear" aud Miss Stgrcdv"s
slipped from her finger piece ot the
Florcutinc transparent enamel WORK 'ha
colurs Of which are most radiant when h'l'
Tp To- the light.
"Artcr "A wear or two of acting IN Lon
don. she went on. II came back to Amer
lea to make "a place Tor myself. u Is hot
easy though FOR one who has genuine act
ing at hcart and who does not care Tor tue
plain conventional stage work nor Tor the
kind of success that wins merely set OF
electric lights which spell ones name out
side the theatre.
"As for real character work. IL seems
to me that the privilege of playing s''cN
OF candy in The Blue Bird or say one Vi
the tail feathers i'm THE pigeon Is apou'
as near as we usually set to 1t III hhs'iSi'
speaking plays"
New-York tribune., 1912-02-11
THE CHINESE THEATRE.

The theatre in China is the great na-
tional amusement and the Chinese VIII
attend a play that lasts Tor several days
without getting the least tired OF it.
Figure 10 yourself Il huge. d!ngy oarh
crammed fun of Chinese, mostly 81 tnc
coolie class, the men all on one sldc anu
the women on the other; attenoahts 20
round selling saucers Of fruit. melon seeus,
sweetmeats and cups Of green, uhste"'u
tea. Up above il a huge gallery ais'
crammcd with tier upon tier oi me-"
women and children, smoking eauns'
splitting and gesticulatinS, but, as rue'
perfectly well behaved. In the last te
spect they could give many OF our own
music hall audiences points, and they new"
applaud. =.
Some have taken their shoes OF anu =.
With their bare feet up on the ledge III lio"'
OF them, where also is placed the p'V
gramme dn Chinese and written from 'he
bottom OF the page up to the topl ana 'ne
saucsrs Of fruit and other CHOW Pui
chased from the half-naked attehuah's
The odor from this unwashed mass oil hu-
mauity is appalling.
As YOU push your way through the
crowd TO your reserved pew, because tlA'
is exactly what is Is like, you hear th.
heating Of tomtoms and the stTidsn'
squeak of hddles completely out OF tune
mingled with a sound as though all ~
sreirons in Christendom were oeins
thrown downstairs This is the orchesrS
ord n plavs throughout the performance
tbsre is no escape from il, even ior NV
ment and the crash OF cymbals an" o'
ing II gongs never give you ono ho"''"'
respite ,ou
Through the dim. cloudy atmosphere you
catch sight of what ~ happ"hlhe Oh NV
starc There is no scenery no ulpP
49,, ,.irce and no footliGhts TIC az
-, treir entrance from doors Al ''e
,,,. - tho stage. one of which Is ~ '"'
,o,, and the other on the right
Vo actresscs appear Although moi ac''.
~, sorrtdden. il is considered eNtremeH
nod form for a woman to appear VI, ~.
-, q, china All the womens parts hA''
- taLer nv men, and the impersonauo'
G. absolutely perfect as TO oepo' ~, -,
gesture. dress and figure ana aoo,o az.
yo,ce The shrill falsetto twitteflns = .s.
eectlv produced, and the little nan sn1 80.
hoIf run. the expression, etc. are All '"''
fully portrayed
was lucky in seeing two distinct p'ss ,s
.,.,, IRISH set of actors in each. son's
~ ,no dresses are really gorgeous ana ~
make-up is particularly good In the -
rIav we were shown reproduction % a,
,ool chinese criminal court IN "i'o" ~
,ny trial in true Oriental fashioh, ars ."
torture and punish the prisoner long ''s,,y Ds
tbav decide whether or not ne Is sun
and in the second play two mighty .a,,
r;ors twins and rivals for the same To-
r,aiden's hand fought long ana n's Ds,h
roalis,Ic duel, first with daggers' then w." va
Inc swords, and eventually they inau.s
,u = spirited wrestling match, quite az. -.
hattie in it's movements. until one poor
low whirled madly in the air, turheu
,rick somersault and expired dong "a.
wheel II was really funny, but the a'.
once took il all quite seriously. Many -,
The women broke down and wept In.
u.oes tho heroine had 10 so througn' N
20 tho European eye the whole th'ns
si,prI, hIdiorous.- Westminster GaSss'"
New-York tribune., 1912-02-11
Mr.. ANES on THE DRAMA
Continued from sixth page.

lrom the bottom of my soul and think it is
flr and away the best school of acting
Elt the plain facts are that in these days
tla expense of maintaining a stock COM
pany is too great for any manager to
bear
Mr.. Ames gave an explanation Tor the
present day difficulty Of getting and keep
ing together FIRST class stock company
which il may not be out of place to call
attention To as an original and unusual one
1T Is not that salaries have gone up or
the starring system become SO attractive
which make, GanaEcrs Unable to run stock
companies. II Is because the style OF play
has changed. Dramatists are cnGcavOring
more and more all the time to draw Spe-
cIalizcd characters. The persons in drama
arc getting Ia ho no longer tho stage types
into which the characters in the dramas OF
twenty or thirty years ago could be grouped
They are carefully drawn individuals in a
complicated and highly varied society. In
orGer To maintain a company with enough
different talent in it for the Interpretation
Of these subtle types a very large organi-
zaton would be necessary, too large to be
financially practicable
one of the pet projects Of the Little
Theatres manager is the matinee. feature
which is to be a daily affair, with the ex-
ception Of Saturday
ION Saturday" explained MIR. Ames, 'the
evening tilI wiz bc played, but or other
days different programmes viii be offered.
The matirces are TO tc flexible affairs in
which anything can be tried out Some
times there will be one Ing play, some
times two short ones-or perhaps thre
Une-act sketches play genuine y
written for children will be one of
the first TO he presented at the mattress
1t will not be OF the kind really intended
for grown-up children only as many So
called children's plays are, although hope
it viii he of a fine enough kind for grown
up people to enjoy, too. But there Is moth
ing for children on the stage and there
very seldom is, so | am going to give them
something tney can understand and appre-
clate.
I'm fact, If / can carry out my idea the
Little Theatre Will be a place for every
body to go. It will not make a limited ap-
peal, / hope. 1t seems 10 me that il | give
New-York tribune., 1912-02-11

involved breaches of contract and loss
and Inconvenience to everybody con-
cerncd The play has been Withdrawn
II is to be rewritten. Whether or not
the rewritten play will be produced by
Margaret Anglin the Tribune's critic
does not know But Miss Anglins act
ing in the play as seen here was remark
ably fine. and in some passages superb
When Lydia Gilmore reappears be-
fore the public it will ne in quite dill
fcrcut form SO far as the last two acts
are concerned" says Henry Arthur
Jones' His pains will be worth while.
No one needs 90 he reminded that he
knows how to write convincing and pow
erfuI plays. 4 generation has witnessed
them And it wishes him a long con-
inuance Of success.
Tomorrow night Miss Anglin revives
The capital comedy which won favor
earlier in the season, Green Stockings"
H. Rcevcs-Smith, whose acting contrib
utcd so much to the success Of this piece,
will then. with other members of the
original cast, rejo.n her company.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-11

pressions. In contradistlnction to those of
realism problems or musical Jolilh-
cations, Miss Stgreavcs Will continue her
matinces, not necessarily limiting them to
productions IN French, and will make the
Hudson Theatre the Scene Of monthly pres
entations OF artistic sketches OF this kind.
That there Is already considerable autioi-
patOry interest in the idea IS witnessed by
the fact that Miss SitGrcaves has already
secured tho patronage of number, Of per
sons we'll known I'm artistic circles. among
whom are Mrs. j. Picrpont Morgan. Miss
Anne Morgan. Miss Elizabeth Marhury,
Princess Amele TroubctzkOy, Nine. Nor
dica, Ms. Payne Whitney, Mrs. August
Belmont, Miss Elsie De Wolfe, Victor
Maurel Prince Pierre Troubezkoy, Fred
ericll Townsend Martin and Albert Basby.
Beverly Sitgreayes attracted considerable
attention in her parts at The New Theatre,
OF whose repertOry company she was for
some time a member. Her Annie Roberts,
i'm strife: her Mrs. Morrison, in THE
Cottage in the Air." and her jimmy, the old
woman in "The Niger" are well remem-
New-York tribune., 1912-02-11
Novel Basis in Work of
Beverly Sitgreaves.

Another venture I'm thcatricals Il about to
be presented 10 New York in the French
matinee plan of Miss Beverly Sitgreaves.
who. although fairly well known TO New
York and. perhaps, better known in London
and Paris, will be seen in a new light here
on Tuesday afternoon next at the Hudson
Theatre. when the first of her programmes
is 10 be given
Miss Sitgreavcs's theory OF acting Is that
It should be rather more OF an impression
istic than an initiative art. and with this
idea as a basis she has constructed pro-
gramme which she hopes will Gve an Op-
portunity both to herself and TO those who
will be associated with her TO illustrate her
theory. She herself will, with the help Of
Jose Ruben. a leading actor In Nine. Bern
haTdts company on her recent American
tour. give Francois Coppee's passionate
Florentine romance LIE Passant" In this
little drama, with its searching reality Of
feeling and poetic unreality. of incident,
Miss Sitgreaves will take the part Of the
famous Florentine cOurtesan who fell In
love with a young street singer as he
stopped one moOnlit evening beneath her
balcony TO sing. The play is in one act and
Is lighted only by the shaft OF moonlight
which falls across the faces Of the woman
and the boy.
Besides this, Miss Sitgrcaves will give
impressions Of Sarah Bernhardt and Flea
nora Duse. both of whom she intensely ad-
mres, and who have produced in her such
definite moods that she is able TO act these
moods and in that indirect way give an
impression of the original.
81 do not call these things limitations"
said Miss Sitgreaves. because they arc not
detailed. ! have not studied Beruhardt and
Duse so as to be able TO initiate them. All
can do is TO give an impression o. them.
and this I have attempted In London.
where ! was told had achieved something
entirely new.
Nothing that will be on the programme
Of the Matinee Francaise will depart very
far from the mood producing type Of
dramatic art. Nine. Pilar-Morn will give
an act OF the pantomime "LEnfant Pro-
digUe." and will also recite dramatic mono
logue entitled '"rhe Actress" NJ. Ruben.
besides appearing In lie Passant," will re-
cite "Enrage." French songs by Miss
Marie Guide and NJ. Paul. Dufault will COM
pIete the presentations OF the afternoon.
II she finds that there is a sufficient
number of people in New York who like
performances composed of dramatic i'm
New-York tribune., 1912-02-11

Miles little problem play of Ia" iu'u'e'
.Jn 1899" will be retained the second week
with the same cast. Florence Nash. Minet'e
Rarrette and Joseph jefferson. The Euro
mean instrumentalist Yyette presents
novelty in violin playing. j. c. Nugent ana
company present an original oddly, the
Souarer" Butler Haviland ana Ahce
Thornton will give their travcsty "A Qucs-
ton of Policy"
The patrons of Hammcrstctn's Victoria
Theatre next week will see Charles J. Ross
and Mabel Fenton in their original travesty'
entitled "Fedora's Defence: Frank Tenney'
late Of the Winter Garden, will tell new
string Of stories MY Lady's Fans the
latest Franco American novelty; Ameha
Stone and Armand Kalisz. in THE POOL
ROOM" a dramatic playlet. with Charles
+. Wildish and company of five; McConneh
and Simpson, presenting their one-act
comedy, THE Right Girl; Jarrow, the
witty trickster: the Three White Kuhns |
frisco entertainers; White and West IN
their dancing speciality introducing the
turkey trot"; Ellis's Eight IIawaiians'
Countess Leontine. the singing comedienne;
] a Vier, in trapeze novelty: the singing !,
Comedians, the Dorothy Sisters. Williams
and Cane and the Jacques Brothers VIII be |
other features Of varied bill. !
New-York tribune., 1912-02-11

as neglected on our stage by our own
players, that there is no occasion for
surprise in the circumstance that Nine.
Simone has been praised rather more
than she deserves for overcoming the
difficulties of public expression in Ian
guage not her own. She Is, however,
clever enough to overcome all the diff
culties, and when by skill and persist
ence she has done SO she will find thai
the merits Of her acting carry further
than they now do with public which,
when all is said and done, cares less for
acting itself than for the stories which
acting illustrates. our playgoing public
is like that equally large public which,
when visiting an exhibition Of paintings,
is most pleased 10y the pictures which
tell story.