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Rock Island Argus., 1905-11-27
"Pefer Pan. "
Maude Adams In 7. NJ. Bar.
rfe's Latest Dramatic
Success.

fFrom Our New York Dramatic Corre-
spondent1
J. NJ Barrie's latest dramatic offer
ing, Peter Pan" in which Maude Adj
ans is appearing at the Empire thea
ter. tells in a captivating manner the
story of "a boy who would not grow
up The play cannot be adequately
described In print. Mr.. Barrie has out
done all of his previous dramatic eff
forts except possibly The Little Min
ister' and has provided Miss Adams
with a vehicle that spells success with
letters six feet high and four feet
across.
Peter Pan is a highly imaginative
word picture that appeals patiently TO
young and old, and i'll the title role Miss
Adams cannot be eXcelled. The role is
superbly suited to her personality and
capabilities.
The story of the play gives an idea of
the manner in which Mr.. Barrie has
developed the action.
Peter Pan at first did not know what
il meant to be grown up. He knew
what il was To be a boy, and with that
happy state he was entirely content.
One day he overheard his father and
mother planning a future. whatever
that might mean. for him. Their fell in
tent was to make him a great man.
Think of such disregard of the rights of
childhood,
Not long afterward Peter Pan fell
out of his perambulator while his nurse
was wheeling him in the park and of
course when he wasn't claimed was
sent where all the other lost children
go. 10 the Never Never Land.
Now. once upon time-the same
once upon time-the Never Never Land
was Inhabited by fairies. But owing to
a growing disposition of children under
the malign influence Of grownups TO
disbelieve i'll fairies the number of
these wonderful creatures has been
steadily growing less. AS Mr.. Barrie,
an authority on fairies. has explained
ii, every time little child says that he
or she doesn't believe in fairies fairy
in the Never Never Land drops dead.
Well. when Peter got to the Never
Never Land he very naturally became
captain of the band of Lost Children.
One night Peter was sitting outside q
window ledge listening to Mrs. Darling
telling stories TO her children. Just as
the story of Cinderella" got TO the ex-
citing period the lady closed the win
shadow.
Imagine that-a boy without his
shadow.
Peter simply waited about, and one
night when Mrs. Lady and her husband
Rock Island Argus., 1905-11-27
Oyster Soup.

Pour a cup of cold water over two
quarts OF oysters; look over one by
one II remove bits of shell. Strain the
liquid through a cheeSccloth. add II
pint Of chicken liquor ana heat to the
boiling point. Then add the oysters
and again heat to the boiling point.
Skim out the oysters and add, with the
strained liquid. to soup made as fol-
lows: Cook two-thirds Of a cup of sift-
ed -four. Il teaspOonful OF salt with a
dash of black pepper and half cup
Of butter and stir into three pints Of
milk scalded, with two slices of onion.
two stalks Of celery, sprig of parsley
Rock Island Argus., 1905-11-27
MAUDE ADAMS.

had gone to party he stole i'll through
the window and was just getting his
shadow attached again when Wendy,
the eldest of the three children who
owned the nursery, woke up.
Peter tells her about the fairies and
how long ago a baby's smile broke into
a thousand pieces and each piece be-
came a fairy. She Is fascinated, and
he tells her about the Never Never
Land where he lives with his band.
He shows her how easy it ~ TO fly.
The other children awake, and they
soon learn how TO fly, and Peter per
suades them to follow him to his own
land. They agree, and, soaring above
the nursery floor, they fly out of the
window.
The next scene Is In the Never
Never Land. and Peters band is build
ing a house for Wendy. And here
is where we first meet the bold pirate.
Hook, who is an arch enemy of Pan.
Always on the track OF the pirate is a
crocodile. which. having tasted of one
arm. wants the other Pan and his
children go TO live in his house below
the woods, where Wendy becomes the
imaginary little mother.
Later the little darlings start fof
their homes. but they and all OF Pc
ter's band are seized by the pirates and
carried off 10 the black flag sloop. But
Peter comes TO the rescue and throws
the pirates into the sea
The children reach home safely. and
wendy begs Peter TO remain. He begs
her To come back TO the Never New
er Land, where there are no moth
ers 10 tell stories aud no one 20 tuck
the little follows in bed at night Wen
dy stays at home. as all good girls
should, even though after awhile they
must leave the nursery and become
more important people. Peter does not
want TO grow up, so he files away TO
his home in the treetops, where Wendy
visits him every year just TO do his
house cleaning.
ROBERT BUTLER.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-11-27
Submarine Bells.

Two submarine bells lately put in
position off the coast of Nova Scotia
are said 10 be working admirably
They can be heard at Il distance OF
five miles, as tested by Il steamship
equipped with Il receiving instrument
on which the sound is heard. Submd-
rine telephone signals will be estab-
lished at several other points on the
Nova Scotian coast in the bay of Fun
dy and on the Cape Breton seaboard.
The Canadian department of marine
has contracted for large number of
these aids to navigation. and it is ex-
pected that all steamships running 10
Canadian ports will soon be supplied
with the receiving apparatus. which
will enable approach TO the coast with
safety in all kinds of weather.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-11-27
A NeM Paini.

If one-half that is claimed for the
lew German paint is true, says the
Philadelphia Record. the white lead
base of paints so universally used is
doomed. The new pigment is obtained
from Il burnt limestone which contains
Il considerable propOrtion-20 per cent
or more-of magnesia. the best com
binatiOn being that found naturally in
dOlOmitic limestone. This is mixed
with hydrocarbon and fired until all
the carbon is consumed. Among the
desirable features claimed for the new
paint are tineneSs and smOothncSS Of
surface, covering power, permanence
and cheapneSs, quick drying qualities
without addition of dricrs, freedom
from yellowing with age and natural
hardening or enamelinG after Il few
months Greatest of all. il may he
washed without destroying its OrSi-
nal smoothncSS.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-11-27
NATURES THERMOMETER.
Scientific Forecasts Made From Queer
Mexican Weather Plant.


The Austrian metcorologist. J. ".
Newark has constructed Il new sys-
tenn of weather forecast by means OF
plant called Abrus precatorius, dis
covered 10y him i'll Mexico some years
ago.
The abruS is exceedingly sensitive
to all atmospheric changes and dis
turbanceS, indicating them several
days ahead by the peculiar positions
of its leaves This natural faculty of
the plant. Newark states, has been
considerably developed by a special
method of cultivation.
His system is built upon close OBJ
ServatIun of the plant in connection
with the solar spots during twenty
years Newark has obtained means in
England and Austria for working his
scheme. His first weather stations
will be erected in Vienna and London.
Newark maintains that one station
commands radius of 1000 kilometcrs.
equivalent to the whole of Europe. in
Guiding the Mediterranean and the At
lantic. and that his forecasts are OBJ
tainabe from three to eight days
ahead
In cases of earthquakes and erup-
tions Of volcanoes, forecasts are OBJ
tainable twentyfour or twenty-eight
days ahead. Newark will go to Mexi-
co next summer to get 1000 grownup
plants. He expects TO be able to open
his first station about Easter, 1906
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-11-27
sugar and Stature.

A Philadelphia physician has a new
theory as to the reason why the mod
ern maiden is larger of stature and
stronger and longer of limb than she
used 10 be. which he does not, however,
promUlGate too publicly or urge too
warmly because it flies rather violent
ly in the face of certain prevailing no
tions. The increased development re-
ferred To is not TO be accounted for by
athletics and outdoor life, says this
doctor, because the girls are outstep-
ping their brothers, who indulge in as
much or more athletics than they. The
Rock Island Argus., 1905-11-27

''The Earl and the Girl has started
the new career of the rebuilt Casino
with a whoop. The whoop is prOmi-
nent throughout almost the entire play
that is. whenever a certain bad
man from America, with desire 10
shoot any one and every one at first
sight. is turned loose on the stage.
The Earl and the Girl is an Eng
lish production without humor. tune
fulness or point. 1t is tiresome. The
dancing is well done, and the chorus
is lavishly dressed. and that is about
all Eddie Foy. is the one thing that
makes the play passable for Il single
moment. As Jim Cheese, Il dog trainer.
he succeeds in lighting up an otherwise
very dark evening.
Seymour Hicks, the English writer.
is guilty of the book. and when SEN
fenced the judge should show no mer
c.. / don't know who wrote the
whoops, unless il was Il. II. Burnside,
the Shuberts' stage manager.
Pauline Frederick has scored a de
cisive dit as leading woman for Lew
Fields at the Lew Fields theater in 1T
Happened In \ordland
Miss Frederick succeeded Blanche
Ring. who recently left the east i'll IA
Rock Island Argus., 1905-11-27
IN,O Ne1O
NUsgCnI
COWedleS
THE U'hitc Cat" Has
Spectacular Features.
Maca1t Scores as dyed
Chorus Lady - The
Earl and the Girl"
Pauline Frederick.

tFrom Our New York Dramatic Core
spondent.l
The White Cat" Klaw * ErlanEer's :
latest importation from the Drury
Lane thcatcr. London. is attracting
huge audiences at the New Amsterdam
thcater. The spectacular features of
the production are nothing short of sen
sational. Color and beauty run riot on
the big stage OF the house beautiful"
Humor is lacking 10 a conSiderab BILE
extent but William Macart as Methu-
salina, "a veteran fairy" helps in a
measure 10 fill the want. Macart, I'm
fact, is the hit of the production. lie
keeps the audience in good spirits
mot by dispensing alcoholics when
ever he is Oh the stage.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-11-27

and a biy leaf Stir and cook un:ll
smoothly thickened. then stir occasion
ally for twenty minutes and strain
over the oysters and liquor Finish
with half cup of hot cream and two
tablespoonfuls OF butter. stirred in at
the last in little bits. The quantity will
serve from ten to fifteen persons. ac-
cording to an exchange. which gives
thjs recipe
Rock Island Argus., 1905-11-27

Maud Lambert as Prince Fearless
also does acceptable work. She sings
well. and so does Edgar Atchison- Ely
with a hyphen. bah Jove.
William T. Hodge, who made a de
cided hit as Mr. Stubbins in Mrs.
Wigs of the Cabbage Patch" appears
TO advantage as Jonah. the thirteenth
king OF Malaria. Hugh /. Ward Is
good as Simeon. the missing link.
The book of the play Is by J. Hickory
Wood and Arthur Collins and ADAPTED
Rock Island Argus., 1905-11-27
First Electric street SprIuIsIcr.

The city of Hartford, Conn. has the
distinction OF being the first 10 use an
electric street sprinkler The water
tank resembles that of an ordinary
horse drawn street sprinkler. but the
vehicle is driven by a storage battery
and is able TO cover I'm a day twice the
ground covered by a sprinkler drawn
by team OF horses.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-11-27
PAULINE FREDERICK

hurry. believing her dignity To have
been shattered by Mr.. Fields. Mr..
Fields isn't sorry now that Miss Ring
made an unexpected exit. for Miss
Frederick's work has won favorable
mention from all the critics.
ROBERT BUTLER.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-11-27

Cure the cough and save the life
DIR. Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures
coughs and colds, down to the very
verge of consumption.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-11-27

real explanation. he thinks, lies In the
increased consumption by young wo-
men OF late years OF sugar in the vari.
GUS SWeetmeat forms.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-11-27

TO the American stage by Harry 3.
Smith. Ludwig Englander wrote the
music an1 Harry B. Smith, William
jerome and Eugene Schwartz the Tyr
les
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-01
The Baby Beetle. Cradle.

II, at almost any time of the year. we
walk through the woods where the red,
scarlet, black or pin oaks are growing
that is. where we find those that ripen
their acorns in two seasons and there.
fore belong In the pin oak group-we
shall probably find on the ground fallen
branches that vary in size from that OF
a lead pencil to that Of ones thumb or
even larger. These at the broken end
appear as If cut away within the wood,
so that only thin portion is left under
the bark. Within the rather uneven
cut generally near the center OF the
growth, is small hole tightly plugged
by the powder post of beetle larva.
Split open the branch or twig. when a
burrow will be seen, and the little,
white, soft, hard iawed larva that
made 1t will be found or perhaps the
inactive pupa.-St Nicholas.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-01
YOUR GRIP ON YOURSELF,
Retain That Though You Have to Let
Everything Else Go.

Retain That Though You Have to Let
Everything Else co.
Some people get along beautifully for
half a lifetime perhaps while every
thing goes smoothly. While they are
accumulating property and gaining
friends and reputation their characters
seem 10 be strong and well balanced,
but the moment there Is friction any
where, the moment trouble comes-a
failure in business, panic or a great
crisis in which they lose their all-they
are overwhelmed. They despair. lose
heart, courage, faith, hope and power to
try again-everything, Their very man.
hood or womanhood Is swallowed up
by mere material loss.
This is failure indeed, and there Is
small hope for any one who falls to
such depth of despair. There Is hope
for an ignorant man who cannot write
his name even II he has stamina and
backbone. There Is hope for a cripple
who has courage. there Is hope for
boy who has nerve and grit, even
though he Is so hemmed in that he has
apparently no chance In the world. but
there is no hope for man who cannot
or will not stand up after he falls. but
loses heart when opposition strikes him
and lays down his arms after defeat.
Let everything else go II you must
but never lose yoar grip on yourself.
DO not let Your manhood or woman.
hood go. This is your priceless pearl,
dearer to you tAan your breath. Cling
TO 1t with all your might. Give up life
Itself first. Success.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-01

Probably not many people, including
the wearers themselves, know the or.
igin Of the sailors collar. Many years
ago when Jack Tars wore their hair in
pigtails, which they were In the habit
Of keeping very greasy, the backs OF
their coats used to get in a very dirty
and untidy condition owing to coming
in contact with the hair. consequently
the order was given for a detachable
and washable collar to be worn, so that
they might look more tidy.-London
Standard.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-01

The health of the body as well as Of
the mind depends upon forgetting. To
let the memory Of wrong, of angry
words. of petty meanness. linger and
rankle in your memory will not only
dissipate your mental energy, but it
will react upon the body The secre-
tions will be diminished, digestion i'm
paired, sleep disturbed and the general
health suffer in consequence. Forget
ting is a splendid mental calisthenic
and good medicine for the body.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-01
A Notable Deficiency.

The Professor-Of course In many re-
spects the ancients were far behind US
in civilization. His Wife-Yes. Now,
never heard you say that anybody had
discovered the ruins of an ancient re-.
tail dry goods store.-Brooklyn Life.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-01

man had some to Julesberg with her
and, since the murder, had been con.
tlnually washin' bis hands.
JOHN TURNER wYETH.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-18
AGAINST TRAININe NEGRO.
Paper is Read at Cape Town on the
American Race Problem.

Paper is Read at Cape Town on the
American Race Problem.
Cape Town, Aug. 1S.-This was an
other busy day for the members of the
British association, who disposed of a
large number of papers, mostly of a
highly technical character.
Professor Kapteyn, Of the University
of Groningen, Holland, read a most
important paper on "Star Streaming"
He explained that he had been inves-
tigating for many years the structure
of the stellar universe and had arrived
at the remarkable conclusion that stars
were not distributed at random, but
that greater part of the brighter
stars belonged to one or the other Of
two great streams moving in the plane
of the milky way" and meeting one
another in space.
Miss FULTON BURY read a paper on
the American negro. She contende5
that the higher education Of the negro
was a source of evil and that good
only could be accomplished by indus
trial training. The paper was discuss
ed at length by Professor A. G. Had
don, of Cambridge University, who de-
clared that the negro should not be
educated to a position he could not oc-
cupy. Other speakers took an opposite
view.
The University of the Cape Of Good
Hope yesterday conferred the degree of
doctor of science on Professor Davis
of Harvard and Professor Porter of
McGill University.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-18
National Association of Rail-
way Commissioners Hold
Meeting at Deadwood
TAXATION is DISCUSSED
Great Interest Taken in the Debate on
the Subject Of Observation-Disclosures
Member Causes Sensation by De-
nouncins Counsel of Southern
Road.

Deadwood, S. D., Aug. 1S.-The first
business session of the National Kali
way Association was held yesterday.
Consideration of the reports of COM
mittees on railroad legislation, railroad
statistics, enforcement of commits
sioners' orders and classification OF the
construction, equipment and operating
expenses of electric railways occupied
the first session. The entire delegation
went to Lead, where a business session
was held after which visit was mace
to the underground workings OF the
Homestake gold mine.
Stett Burr, commissioner from Flor
ida, created a sensation when ne OPP
emily denounced Walker d. Hines, ror-
mer assistant general counsel and now
first vice president of the L. & N. road
as a liar and a perjurer. he sala
Hines made a sworn statement OF the
valuation OF the property of the Louis
vile & Nashville railroad to the con-
troller of the state of Florida Tor the
purpose of taxation for the year OF
1902 He said he made another state
ment to the commissioner OF Florloa
on the value of the property TOT
fine same year for rate making pur-
noses and which was much greater
Later he said Hines made sworn
statement of the value of the property
for the same year when applying Tor
temporary injunction in the Unitea
States district court to enjoin the
commissioner from forcing reduction
In passenger rates, which was double
the statement made to the commits
sioners or to the controller. Burr ask
ed the national railway commissioners
to not give any credit to statements
made by Hines before the committees
of congress. Benjamin F. Chadbourne,
railroad commissioner OF Name maze
a heated reply to the charges.
Discuss Railway Taxation.
Discussion of the questions OIL ran
way taxation in various states aroused
the greatest interest thus far MANIFEST
ed. Charles T. Staples OF Minnesota
presented a report which showed mat
the valuation per mile on ra1lroaus on
which taxes are levied differs in differ
emit states from 1914 in South Dakota
to s1,366 in Massachusetts and tnat
there are over half dozen methous
of arriving at basis of taxtion in the
various states. The methods OF taxa
tion in Connecticut, Pennsylvania and
other states were considered.
Judge Robinson, of Kansas,
called attention to the fact that such
railroads as the Illinois Central and the
santa Fe had special reservations IN
their charters which prevented taxa
tion the same as other railroads. The
convention decided that unifom taxa
ton of railways in all states was SO
important that the matter should be
handed over to the committee on rail-
road taxes for the ensuing year with
instructions to report uniform plan n.
The next convention Of the National
Railway association will be held at
washington, d. c., Feb. 81, 1906.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-18
WILL FACE "MR. DOVE"
CHICAGO Detective and Others to See
Marsh, Bate Suspect.

Brockton, Mass, Aug. 1S.-Detective
j. I. Sheehan of the Chicago police
force; Peter Startz telegraph opera
tor at Romeo, ILL.,, who recognized a
photograph of George Lawrence Marsh,
and Thomas Slavin, telephone booth
attendant at the Auditorium Hotel,
Chicago, who saw the mysterious Mr..
Dove" suspected of numbering Chauf-
feur William Bate, arrived in the city
Wednesday night to try to identify
Marsh, who was arrested here Tues
day.
They did not see Marsh. as he is in
the county Jail, in Plymouth, and the
hour was too late to go to that town.
Word was sent to Plymouth to have
Marsh lined up with dozen or more
other prisoners at $3.50 this morn
ing. when the Illinois men reached the
Jail.
Marsh's family remains firm in the
intention to resist extradition if Shee-
han decided to try to take Marsh back
to Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-18
AMERICAN FINANcIERs BUSY.
w. x. Vanderbilt and j. p. Morqan's
Representative at Portsmouth.

Portsmouth. N. H., Aug 1S.-W. K.
Vanderbilt, the head of the house of
Vanderbilt and the official manager of
Vanderbilt interests and properties, ar,
rived here on his yacht last night. He
wired for rooms at the hotel late yes
terday afternoon, which would indicate
that his purpose to come here was
reached suddenly. There is now at the
Wentworth one of j. P. Morgan's conf
Dental men. This man has been here
several days, keeping himself aloof from
newspaper men and other visitors and
remaining in the background.
The Morgan and Vanderbilt interests
are closely allied, and between the
Morgan house and Kuhn, Loeb & Co,
of which firm Jacob Schiff is the man
aging partner, there is keen rivalry. If
Russia hopes to raise a loan in Amer
lea, for war or peace, and at the same
time to ameliorate the condition of the
Jews at home, tie house of Kuhn. Loeb
& Co. may naturally be expected to
play part in the transaction. That
would not suit Mr.. Morgan. 1t is
not known whether these people came
here on their own motion hoping to do
little business, or whether they were
sent for by NJ. White. For some days
there has been hints that the chief
Russian plenipotentiary hoped to make
arrangements, while in America, for
floating part of new war loan in this
country.
NJ. witte had so many cablegrams
to put in cipher last night and so much
work to do that after dinner he sent
for his colleague, Baron Rosen. and
other members of his suite, who were
dining with Assistant Secretary Peirce
at the latter's cottage. Baron Rosen
and his associates returned post haste
to the hotel and went to work under
NJ Whites direction.
The japanese ENJOYS also were pls-
ily engaged to a late hour dispatching
and receiving cables.