The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-20
PIPES. IN Topeka
Capital City Smokers Take on
New Methods.
Tobacco Holders From Every
known Land.
STILL USING THE CORN COBS
But Kansas Avenue Seldom
Witnesses Them
Skeletons and Small Editions
of Boo Cows.

There are new fashions in mems
pipes this fall as in articles of cloth
ing and hat wear, and every enthusi-
astic pipe smoker tries to be in style.
This year there has been an increased
demand for pipes among the smokers
and men who have always smoked
only cigars, now publicly smoke the
new models of pipes. And the new
models are certainly extreme-some
as much SO as the diaphanous skirt al
though they have not had the pub
licity nor attention Of the dress. Pipes
of every description can be found in
the Topeka, cigar stores; pipes that are
of a strange and weird foundation
have had large sales. Men walk down
Kansas avenue smoking old Indian
pipes as calmly as in the days of the
buffalo and wildcat. The Pottawat-
omie Indian from the reservation
north of here smokes a modern pipe,
While at the same time the well
dressed Topeka business man blows
rings from the bowl of true Chero-
kee.
One of the popular forms is the Kit
ties pipe. This pipe is rarely seen in
Topeka but it has had an immense
sale in the east and will come here
shortly. 1t is in the shape of a cigar
and is made for the convenience of
gentlemen who prefer pipes to other
forms of tobacco and who wish to
smoke before ladies. The women who
object to regular pipes cannot tell the
difference between a Kittle and a cI-
gar This pipe originated in the Brit
ish Isles where it is as common as a
clay pipe is in a country community.
The old fashioned corn cob pipe is
still a favcrite with many and still has
a large sale in Topeka stores. The
corn cob is not seen much on Kansas
avenue but is much in evidence on the
porches at night-that is in the sum
mer time Many persons do not think
it necessary to purchase a corn cob,
but find it an easy matter to manu-
facture them by hand. On farms and
in the smaller cities and towns the
corn cob pipe is seen more than the
cent cigar and is used a great deal
in the winter time. New fashions in
pipeoloey do not bother those who
consider the old corn cob luxury
enough.
Railroad Officials Use En-.
A visitor in the railroad offices in
Topeka would be surprised at the
number of pipes used by the officials.
Most of them smoke a straight
stemmed pipe to keep the smoke out
of their eyes, a habit evidently ac
quired in travelling. Instead of the
usual belief that the officers smoke o5
cent cigars, they indulge in an eco
nomical pipe which gives them as
much pleasure as the high priced
cigar.
Usually those who smoke much in
an office have the pipe that rests COM
fortably on the smokers lower lip and
makes it easier for the man to do
his office rk. The Calibash is the
favorite to this kind of d smoker,
although many old timers still stick
to the Chesterfield. The Calibash has
just come into favor after making a
hard fight for recognition and dealers
say that it will have the heaviest sale
this fall.
Many smokers use the fantastic
Kongo wood pipe. imported from All
RIGA. These are very expensive and
are not used extensively as the
cheaper brands Of African pipes
The Meerscllaum has been the leader
of pipes for nearly century and still
is used by many smokers The Nicer
schaum IS one of the most .comforta-
BILE" pipes made and has been in use
for years.
Last among the we'll known pipes is
the Jimmy pipe the common pipe
from the time of the first smoke of
Sir Walter Raleigh. 1t is even stated
that Julius Caesar smoked a jimmy
long before America was discovered.
The we'll known jimmy pipe is where
youthful followers of the smoke evil
start in on their wild career of pipe
smokers. 1t is this pipe that causes
that faint nausea to Young America on
the first attempt but later gets to be
a strong favorite among them as they
reach an age when it does not make
them very sick. The jimmy is the
commonest form of pipe manufactured
and at the same time is one of the best
cOnveyerS of smoke.
The new pipes for this fall range
from bulldog heads to bowls carved to
represent ping pong rackets. Tt is not
unusual to see ''brutishf man walk
ing along the street smoking a human
skeleton or small edition of a COW.
The marvellous carving on new pipes
has developed into an art and all or