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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
FIND GEOGRAPHICAL CENTER.
Del Lewis Owns the Location That
Once Wanted National Capital.

Smith Center. Kan. May 17.-An
elaborate feature story recently ap-
peared in a Kansas City publication
relative to the discovery that the geo
graphical center of the United states
was located on the farm of Del Lewis.
ten miles north of this city. To the
average old timer in this county the
story sounds a good deal like barking
back a quarter of a century ago
About that time there was cOnsiderab BILE
talk and the speculation concerning
the geographical center of the United
States which the authorities at Wash
ington had established near the little
inland town of ReamsvilIe. in the
north part of Smith county. AT that
time an eccentric genius by the name
of Ben ShOllenbarger printed a little
newSpa per there and made a wonder
full cam paign for the removal of the
national capitol from Washington to
that place. contending that the central
location made il the ideal spot for that
purpose. The ambitious newspaper
man moved away and the fact that
the exact center of this great country
was located in this county had almost
passed from memory until revived by
the Kansas city newspaper. Nothing
was ever done to mark the spot and
1t gets most of its fame from the fact
that every year il produces sixty bush
els of corn to the acre.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17

kind of snail from that which the
average MAJ is continually clearing
out of his back garden, though it is
rather similar in appearance. 1t is,
however, about five times as large as
the ordinary garden snail The best
for the table come from Burgundy
where they are gathered by the hun
dred thousand in the vineyards.
These snails during the season cost
from fivepence to Sixpense a dozen. A
dozen snails form just an appetizer, as
it were, before a meal The season
lasts from November to February,
those months when the snail buries
itself underground to pass the winter.
Another mistake the teacher made,
besides choosing the wrong kind of
snail, was to get one of her pupils to
eat it raw. Edible snails are never
eaten raw, but are always grilled or
boiled.
They are cooked and eaten in vari
Gus ways. In Paris a dozen snailS are
served piping hot on dish, and they
are extracted from their shells with
special snail fork and eaten whole In
parts of France the cooked dainty is
chopped up with butter and herbs be-
fore being eaten. In MarseilleS the
snails are stepped for one or two days
in milk to make their flesh tender
PearSOn'S Weekly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17

OF medium height and medium
build, with a good head and forehead,
deep set blue eyes and a grizzIed gray
Van Dyke beard, giving business air
to a keen intellectual face, Spring
Rice is not of the physical type of the
big. imposing. rudy faced diplomat.
picturing magnificent audacity, but his
looks betOken rather methods of great
affability, powers of analysis and the
ability to use the lancet rather than
the big stick.
The ambassador is Irish by de-
scent. He is the grandson of Lord
Monteagle of the second creation. His
father was the Hon. Charles Spring
Rice, and in 1904, Sir Arthur married
Florence, the daughter of Sir Frank
Lascelles, who was his chief in the
1905. Sir Frank sent him hurriedly to
London to confer with Lord Lands
dOwne and King Edward.
After the conference he made
hurried trip to this country, called,
with Sir Mortimer Durand, the British
am basSador at Washington, upon
President Roosevelt at midnight of a
of mediating between Russia and Jap
an. In eight days Sir Arthur was back
in London.
Ambassador Spring-Rice was born
in 1856, and educated at Eton and
BaIliol, Oxford. He was clerk in the
war office and the foreign office, as
sistant secretary to Earl Granville,
precis writer to Earl Rosebery, secre-
tary of legation at Brussels. Washing
charge d'affaires at Teheran, minister
to Persia, and on Septembe 1. 1908,
he assumed the duties of British min
lister at Stockholm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
A Clean Scalp Means
Beautiful Hair
HERPIcIDE
HERPICIDE

There is nothing Just as good as
Newbro's Herpicide. Some dealers will
even go so far as to tell you they
have something better.
That dealer has an axe to grind.
You can't stop his grinding, but you
can prevent him grinding it at your
expense.
There is one sure, swift way to do
Go where you can get what you ask
for.
You wouldn't be obliged to do this
very often, as fortunately the majority
of druggists are honest and conscien-
tious.
Newbro's Herpfcide has been so long
and favorably known as the original
dandruff destroyer that no one should
be deceived.
When you need a hair remedy, you
don't want one which merely promises
to kill the dandruff germ and prevent
the hair from falling
You want one that will do it.
Herpicide does it.
The hair becomes soft and Iustrous
There is life snap and beauty where
formerly the hair was dead, dull and
brittle.
Applications of this wonderful pro-
phylactic may De obtained at the best
barber shops and hair dressing parlors.
Send ten cents in postage or silver
to The Herpicide Co. Dept. R., De-
troit, Mich, for a nice sample of Her
picide and a booklet telling all about
the hair.
Newbro's Herpfcide in soc and s1.O0
sizes is sold by all dealers who guar
antee if to do all that is claimed. If
you are not satisfied your money will
be refunded. Geo. W. StanSfield 632
Kansas avenue. special agent.-Adv-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17

| The secretary is a great believer
| in education, though all that he will
say about his own career is that he
was born in Union county North Caro-
lima, February Il. 1866, and that he
| has served as professor or principal at
many of the leading educational insti-
! tutions, in the country.
He's believer in educa ton gen.
orally, and is especially earnest in his
stand for education of the farmers.
He believes they have been sorely neg
! lected in that respect; that their adj
vantages have been few as compared
to those enjoyed by city jewellers.
Have you discovered any induce
ment to persuade young men on the
farms to remain on them" he was
asked the other day.
1T is a problem which cannot be
easily solved" replied the secretary
You can't hold men on the farms I'M
less you offer sufficient inducements.
1t is little wonder that farmers and
their sons have flocked to the cities
for more Iucra tive and congenial en-
ployment. For many years they have
been contributing to the partially arti-
fetal upbuilding of our Industrial CEN
tiers, to the development of the cities
as against their own communities
and what have they received in return?
You cannot find the best educational
advantag es among farming commune
ties. They are to be obtained only in
the larger cities.
Take a farmer with six small chill
dren, for whom he desires to provide
an education. They will be sent to the
country school as long as some one
can be found to take charge of it. but
at best the education received there is
meagre. If he would give them an
education which will be of benefit to
them, he must send them away to
some institution of learning, entailing
-E.ar@ IL,
afford. He must either maintain his |
farm at the expense of the educa- |
ton of his children. or move to one Of /
the large cities So, education, among
other things, is driving occupants of
farms to the cities.
Don't think that the department of
agriculture has any idea of a policy
Of 'uplift' among the farmers" con-
tinued the secretary What I have
in mind. and what 1 believe will be
for the best interests of all concerned,
IS education along the lines of better
production and better marketing More
scientific methods must be devised to
benefit both the producer and the con-
sumner. The farmers. especially those in
he south, must have better banking IA
eilitieS; they must be able to secure
oans at a lower rate of interest. A
system of rural credits must be devised
o give them equal advantages with
,ity folk
The secretary believes that a gen.
,ral reduction of the tariff will also
lelp the farmer by reducing the prices
If necessaries.
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WISNER WILL FILED.
Western Kansas Philanthropist Leaves
$4,000 to w. c. 7. L.

Medicine Lodge, Kan, May 1.-THE
will of the late Dr. Henry Wisner of
Sharon, Kan, who died early last Sun
day morning has been filed for pro-
bate at the courthouse here. He be-
queathed $4,000 to the Women s
Christian Temperance union of Kan
sas for the purpose of which said or
ganization was incorporated as shown
by its charter"
The daughters of ex-senator Chester
L Long share in a gift of S25,OOO- Mr.
Long had been DIR. Wisner's attorney
and friend since the SOS.
Dr. Wisner was of a philanthropic
turn of mind. Just prior to his death
he donated $1,000 toward a fund for
the erection of a Wisner library at
Sharon.
He was a friend of dumb animals
he intended to will the $4,000 to the
American Humane society," but he dis
covered that there was department
of the Women's Christian Temperance
union that dealt with this phase, and
as he had a general antipathy toward
liquor and all other forms of intoxi-
cantS that settled it. as he could de-
liver blow at the liquor traffic and
al the same time assist an organization
which was doing work IN Dena1 OF MS
animal friends.
He established at Medicine Lodge
drinking fountain-''for man and beast
and bird and frog" he told his friends
He also contributed literally toward
fund for the library at this place.
Dr. Wisner was a personal friend of
both Abraham Lincoln and stephen A.
Douglas He heard the debates be-
tween them that are now historical
He was Master Mason since 1916,
taking his degrees at South Bend, Ind.
He was buried a [ Medicine Lodge with
Masonic ceremony and in the cemetery
that he helped to make one of the best
in southwestern Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
BIG K. S. N. CLASS
Numbers $50, Which Is so More
Than Former High Mark.
Rev. HI. Percy Silver Will Give
Commencement Address.

Empor1a, Kan. May 1.-Two hum
ored sixty diplomas will be granted to
the students of the state normal school
| at Emporia this year at its annual
commencement. This by far is the gfeat-
est number ever graduated by the
; school at any one time ard totals 80
! more than last year, a record breaker
up to that time
commencement time is always the
browning season of the year at the nor
lrIal scnool and this year will be no
exception The festivities will begin
May 26 with reception by the presi-
cent TO the seniors and faculty for
Whlch $50 invitations have been issued.
On May p the German department Will
present its annual German play. This
Sedr the department has planned more
eIaoorately than at any time before
Inc entertainment consists of three
parts, the last two being in commemor-
alton OF the hundredth anniversary Of
the publication of Grimm's Fairy Tales
On May 81 the secondary school will
noIu us commencement exercises. One
OF the features this year will be an
Old English pageant participated in by
an the girls of the secondary school. In
the evening the diplomas will be pre-
sented.
Sunday. June 1. the baccalaureate
exercises will be held in Albert Taylor
nan The Rev. H. Percy Silver. of
Iopeka, will preach the sermon. Mon
DAY, June :, will be class day. IT is
on this day that the various classes
make their final calls the juniors and
seniors bury the Ratchet ard forget all
thelr differences of the past year. In
the evening the senior class play In
gomar the Barbarian, will be present.
ed Tuesday, June 8. will be Alumni
day At this time the old grads re-
turn to renew friendships and to tell
the budding seniors what to expect
when they get out into the real active
world In the morning will occur the
alumni business meeting and in the
afternoon the president of the school
Will give reception to the returning
alumni. On Tuesday evening the de-
partment of music gives its annual
concert The browning event of COM
mencement week of course will be COM
mencement day June 4. On this day the
seniors and faculty will meet in the
large gymnasium building and then
march in academic procession to AL
bert Taylor hall where President JOS
eph H. Hill will deliver the address
after which the diplomas will be pre-
scented and degrees conferred. The ex-
ercises will close with an alumni ban
quet where cheer and good fellowship
a bound
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
EXTEND TO DENVER
Midland Valley Will Issue
S15,OOO,OOO in Bonds.
Will Probably Take Over Scott
City and McCue Roads.

Hutchinson, Kan, May IA bond
issue of $15.0C0,O00 authorized by the
bondholders of the Midland Valley
Railway company, at a meeting at Fort
Smith, Ark. last week, is taken here
to mean that the NJ. V. is to be pusheo
on to Denver
1t has been the plan of the company
ever since the extension on as far as
Wichita, to eventually push the road
on through Hutchinson and western
Kansas to terminus at Denver
route now projected, for the Mid
land Valley, and which 1t Is said is
being seriously considered is in a gen.
eral way as follows:
Wichita to Hutchinson, directly up
the river. ~robably on north side: then
west from Hutchinson through Hunts
willie and Hudson, along route originally
surveyed for Hutchinson & Western;
then west though Larned to Scott City.
From Scott City, the Scott City
Northern road may be taken over,
which is now in operation to Winona,
on the Union Pacific, and the Midland
Valley would here have Union Pa
ctfic connection on into Denver, or be
in easy reach of that terminus.
Engineers of the Midland Valley
have looked this route over, and it is
rumored that their reports have been
very favora BILE.
The Scott City Northern road is for
sale. and is now in receivership-
1t is understood that it could be &C
quired on reasona BILE terms 1t is a
splendid bit of road construction, built
for through line purposes.
That the Midland Valley railroad
will be built from wichita to Denver.
Col. or a Denver connection with the
Union Pacific within a short time is
the belief of many railroad men in
Wichita" says the Wichita Eagle
l. L. Make. general passenger and
freight agent for the Midland Valley
in Wichita, when interviewed. stated
that he had not been officially noti-
fed about this extension. He said that
when the Midland was constructed it
was with the intention of finally
reaching Denver.
c. H. Brooks, attorney for the Mid
land Valley here, stated that the S15,-
900, 900 would be used in paying off the
present Indebtedness of the railroad
and in making the extension to Denver |
and a southern extension to Shreve- |
port La.
These Improvements will not be |
made at one time" said Mr.. Brooks, !
but will be gradual. The bonds will |
be issued only as they are needed"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
DEDICATE MONUMENT.
Lincoln County Completes Memorial to
Old Soldiers.

Lincoln, Kan, May lie. r.
Frobenius has completed the work of
erecting the soldiers and sailors
monument which is to be dedicated
by the Lincoln county patriotic organ
izations on Memorial day. The monu-
ment which is erected by popular sub
scription at a cost of $1,000 is novel
in that the figure surmounting it is
that of a private soldier in uniform,
instead of any of the we'll known war
heroes The statue and base stand 16
feet high. The monument is located
on the courthouse square Captain
clad Hamilton of Topeka will be the
principal speaker at the dedicatory
exercises.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
SANTA FE WILL OIL TRACK.
Use Crude Product on Line From
NickerSOn to kinsiey.

Hutchinson. Kan, May 1.-THE
first bit of oiled track on railways in
this section has just been completed
by the Santa Fe on the main line be-
tween NickerSOn and Kinsley.
Crude oil has been placed on the
roadbed, soaking it thoroughly, and
effectuaIly laying the dust. There is
no experiment about it, but this is the
first road oiIing done in this part of
the country.
The track east of Nickerson to
Hutchinson and on east is ballaSted
with rock, but the main line west of
Nickerson has no ballast excepting
cinders 1t is rather dusty, in conse-
uuence The oil sprinkling has settled
the dust
The oil was applied by running
sprinkler connection from the bottom
of standard oil cars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
DODGE \ TRADE CENTER.
Next Few Years Is Critical Period for
Ford County Metropolis.

Dodge City, Kan, May 17--Accord-
ing to many members of the Dodge
City Commercial club the next few
years will be the critical period in the
city's history The building of the
Santa Fe's Colmor cutoff has made
Dodge the logical trade center of the
southwestern counties and it is now
up to the business men to provide the
facilities required in a trade center.
Among the projects now planned are
shipping facilities, hotel and residence
accommodations and amuSements-
The irnm ediate necessity for these is
imperative and the city is bending
every effort to meet its requirements
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
DRUNK STOLE ENGINE.
Discharged Fireman Ran Away With
Santa Fe Locomotive.

Chanute. Kan. May 17.-Byron Fort
ney. engineer. left his engine standing
in front of the division offices of the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa F'e railway
here Friday night while he went to get
his check. He came out and saw the
engine disa ppearing down the yards
with the fireman, who had been at
lunch counter across the street, in pur-
suit A discharged fireman was ION
a drunk and had Communicated the
unguarded engine. Police and railroad
men gave chase in another engine and
ca ptured the runaway before any dam
age was done.
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MEET SAME DEATH.
Brothers Killed by Mean Horses
Four Months Intervene.

Pittsburg. Kan, May Injecting
death in almost exactly the same man
ner by which his brother George lost
his life last January, when George was
crushed while saving Gustave from
injury. Gustave Steffens died here last
night. The brothers were sons of a
farmer near Brazilton-
In January, Gustave found himself
in a perilous position between vicious
horses George saw his danger and
went to his assistance. He was injured
but Gustave escaped George died af-
ter being brought to a hospital here.
A few days ago, Gustave was riding
a horse when the animal fell. Gustave
was brought to a hospital but was so
severely injured that he died.
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OBJECT TO EARLY CLOSING.
Great Bend Business Men Want
Longer Postoffice Hours.

Great Bend. Kan, May 17.-Peti-
tons are being circulated here pro-
testing against the closing of the post
Office at Z o'clock. The bad condition
of train service at this point makes it
impossible for many business concerns
to get out of town orders filled on time
if the recent closing ruling of the post
office department is not revoked. The
ruling delays exports at least "a hours.
Leading business men are protesting
against the ruling and it is thought it
Will he revoked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
GRADUATION IN SMITH CENTER.
Class Numbers 14-Seven Boys. Seven
GirIs-Commenceme May %.

Smith Center. Kan. May 1.-THE
graduating class of the Smith Center
high school this year will consist of
I I and is composed of seven boys and
seven girls. as follows: Edgar H.
Barger, Fernal Clark. Joseph r.
Werts. Katherine D Kiddoo Eunice
f. Dyer. Zelda Clark. Alma B. Payne.
Edith J. Kiugsbury, Margaret NJ. Cole
Clarence l. Myers. Miles Grouse. Rex
Moberley. Loran Bates and Clare
Morgan The exercises will be held on
Thursday, Nav %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
Police Docket Stolen

Dodge City, Kan, May IA number
of thefts were reported from the city
building last winter, but the height
of the audacious work was reached
when some one went into the police
judges office and stole the police dock
ct. The big book that contains the
record of 500 or more cases has disap-
peared completely. Many of the cases
in the book have not been settled and
in some instances the records would
nave important bearing on the new
cases brought against persistent Of
tenders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
GIVE INDIANS RIFLES.
Government Will Teach them Military
Tactics.

Lawrence. Kan. May 1.-THE first
shipment of a consignment of rifles
from the Rock Island arsenal for the
use of the students at Haskell insti-
tute for drill purpose was received at
the school. The shipment contained
about $50 guns and another expected
in few days will bring the number
up to 800, sufficient arms for a bat
talon of the students.
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INJURED IN RUNAWAY.
Motorcycle Scared Horses-Dragged
Over ROad=PoIice Hunt Rider.

Pawnee Rock. Kan. May 17.-Scar-
ing at a motorcycle a team driven by
Mike Strobl near here ran away,
throwing Stroll and his little boy out
of the buggy and dragged them more
than a quarter of a mile. Both were
seriously injured though their condi-
ton is not thought critical. Police are
searching for the motorcycles who. it
is thought, Intentionally scared the
team.
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Old TIMERS IN SMITH.
Census Returns Show 60 Who Are
Moro Than S0-OIdcst l. 100.

Smith Center. Kan. May 1.-THE
compiled returns of the deputy coun-
~ assessors show that there are in
Smith county so persons 80 years of
age or older. which is probably a rec
ORD Unequaled by another county in
the state of the same population. The
oldest person in the county is J. H
Lee of Lebanon. who has just past the
100 mark and who works as hard as
the average man of half his age
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new AMBASSADOR ON
JOB AT WASHINGTON

Washington, May 17.-Sir Cecil
Arthur Spring-Rice. the new British
ambassador to this country. is hard
at work at his new diplomatic duties.
though he has been at the capital
only since the first of the month. Most
democratic and approachable, he bids
fair to be almost as popular in this
country as was Am basSador Bryce.
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ing to him recently Matched out Is
chicks One had difficulty in getting
through the shell and Cole broke the
shell for it. 1t was a freak with two
perfectly formed bodies, joined at the
breasts, the heads facing each other.
1t lived but a few hours, owing to its
incessant struggle to pull the two
bodies apart Cole has preserved the
freak in alcohol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
BOOTLEGGING CIGARETTES.
Lawrence Club Women Want Traffic
stopped.

Lawrence, Kan, May 17-Warrants
were issued for the proprietors of two
poolrooms and one cigar store in Law
renee. charging them with selling
cigarettes in violation of law. C1ar-
ence Wilson, Charles Bringolf and A.
warrants.
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HAS PLAN To KEEP
BOYS ON THE FARM

Washington. May 17.-Secretary of
Agriculture David F. Houston has been
doing lot of thinking for a long time
about the farm problems of this coun-
try He knows pretty much what they
are and while in office he hopes to
solve some CT them.
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Barton Wants More Rain.

Great Bend. Kan. May 17.-Accord-
ing to several wheat men living north
west of this city rain is badly need ed
by the wheat in that section. The re-
cent rains there have all been light
and intermittent dry winds have dried
out the ground so that more moisture
is imperative.
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Matches Freak Chicken.

Great Bend, Kan. May 17.-Harry
Cole, a plumbe has a freak chicken,
the first of its kind ever Matched out
in this section. A setting hen belong