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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

and his daughter to Europe. The home
with its lares and penates Pettijohn
leaves in charge of his nephew, Alfred
Hastings. Alfred, who is down on his
luck and generally hard up, promptly
converts his uncles domicile into lodg-
ing house. He offers as an extra induce
ment "all the comforts of home.' and
the dodgers thus lured there consist of a
dude-Johnson Langham; half-crazy
musician Christopher Dabney; suscep-
tible retired grocer, Theodore Bender,
with a majestic wife and pretty
daughter, and a very fascinating but
worldly dancer, Fih Oritansh. Bender
flirts with F'ifi and everybody and every-
thing plays at cross purposes. The lines
of the farce sparkle with clean, whole
some fun and infectious merriment and
the offering doubtless will prove popular
with Burbank patrons who, by the way,
are partial to this sort of entertainment.
oRPHEUM-A big girl act under the
management of Joseph Hart heads the
Orpheum list this week. 1t is THE Elec-
tric Crickets," and If the photographs
shown are to be accepted in evidence the
''crickets'' are a bunch of good looking
and lively girls. They are accompanied
by Katherine Bum, soprano, and N. W..
Cripps tenor. Inez Macauley is well
known as an actress and stage beauty.
Her offering will be playlet by Edmund
Day entitled "The Unexpected" Paul
Barnes is monologist, and the Christie
duo are new figures in American vaude-
vile who do series of dances of repre-
sentative national character. They are
billed as 1.-THE Anglo Russians" Houdini,
the expert in escape, remains for another
week and will give series Of sensational
exhibitions. changing his performance
each evening. The Rupperts, in mid-air
balancing and acrobatics, Mueller and
Mueller and Guyer and Crispi. with new
motion pictures, complete the program.
UNIQUE-svengali' will be the feature
during the coming week at the Unique
This hypnotist has been entertaining
audiences for years with his marvellous
powers and remarkable eyes, his act never
ceasing to be a source both of wonder
and amusement Melville and McLeon
are also on the new bill with an eccentric
comedy sketch that is said to be far re-
moved from the stereotyped, while the
third number on the olio will be presented
by Stanton and Sandborg, singing and
dancing comedians. Richard Cummings
has written for the Unique comedy
company farce, 1.-THE Two Senator's"
that rivals any of his former efforts. The
illustrated songs will be sung by Tracy
McDermott and the Unique-o-scope ope-
rator has just received half dozen novel
films from New York to wind up the en-
tertainment.
GRAND OPERA HOUsE-At the Grand
the Ulrlch stock company viii present
"A Millionaires Revenge" Harry Thaw,
Stanford White and Evelyn Nesbit. un-
der thin disguises. will re-enact the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

GRAND OPERA HoUsE-At the Grand
the Ulrlch stock company viii present
"a Millionaires Revenge" Harry Thaw,
Stanford White and Evelyn Nesbit. un-
der thin disguises. will re-enact the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

James A. Bliss, one Of the original mem
bers Of the Belasco stock company, writes
me from New York that he is now a
member of the Rogers Brothers company
at the broadway theater. The piece is
..The Rogers Brothers in Panama" and.
as usual the assassinators OF the Anglo
German near-language are doing Mg
business. In the first production of the
ReIascoites, "The WIFE,, Jimmy Bliss
PLAYED Mr.. Randolph. His many Los
Angeles friends will be glad to hear OF
his New York success.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
BILLS OF THE WEEK

5 AUDITORIUM-Dark
3 BELASCO-"The Only Way"
3 BURBANK-"AII the Comforts of :
D Home"
GRANDPA MiIIionaire's Re-
8 yenge."
Los ANGELES-"The StrolIers."
3 MASON--OIga Nethersole In rep
D ertOire.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. vaudeville.
3 EMPIRE--Vaudevil
3 FISCHER'S-Musica comedy.
3 PEOPLES-Vaudevi
UNIQ
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

The dramatic tastes of the king of Eng
land may be judged from the following
list of plays, performances of which he
attended during the late London season.
They were: Ills House In Order" 'The
Bondman," LES Marveilleuses, :. Peters
Mother" "The Dairymaids." THE Man
from Blankley's,' THE Morals Of Mar
GUS" "Toddles,' LIE Voyage de M. Per-
richon," "Education de Prince "The
Stronger Sex" when knights Were
Bold" LES Affaires Sont les Affaires. .
'L'Age Difficile," .'Sixes and Sevens,'
''The Imprudence of the Creature, "The
Merry Widow" THE Corsican Brothers. -
MRS. Ponderbury's Past" MY Wife,
and lie Maitre de Forges."
1t will be noted that the king gave nc
encouragement to the American inva-
sion" of London theaters
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
THEcH A

bristle with names of@native playwrights,
many of them aspirants who are as yet
entirely unknown to fame and who a few
seasons ago would have enjoyed little op-
portunity to place their work at all.
Yet other announcements contain glow
ing promises Of plays by men and women
who were practically unknown a year or
two ago, but who brought prosperous
times to the theaters where their first
plays saw the light To this little band
of pioneers the future dramatists of
America will be much indebted, for in the
theater as elsewhere nothing succeeds
like success. They were able to take ad-
vantage of the opportunities the times
afforded able to provide material which
the public has eagerly accepted, and as a
result they have been instrumental in
creating a condition of confidence in ma
tive talent. Today doors are open to the
American dramatists which had long been
closed. ~
That the present season promises to be
an intensely active one no one can doubt
who will scan the announcements of the
producing managers. There will prob
ably be some changes in the plans as the
winter progresses, but in the main the
schedules will be followed.
Much interesting work is promised, ami
1t will be noted that for the first time in
several years the promise of drama is In
excess of that of musical comedy, bur-
lesque and the lighter forms which for so
long enjoyed a practical monopoly of the
theaters.
There is to be no dearth, however of
musical plays. A little nonsense now and
then is relished by the best Of men. and
no one will begrudge the time, effort and
money expended in the production and en-
joyment of these popular entertainments
so long as there remain a number Of
theaters devoted to more solid things.
Even the most pronounced advocate of
intelligent drama will want his evenings
of fun and foolishness during the season,
and for that nothing is better adapted
than the highly colored musical comedy
or variegated vaudeville. There is promise
of an ample quantity of both to meet all
needs.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

II you want % go east, {; 3 9aydcs,s. y e (
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23

reals all show very full yields; cotton
exceeded but seldom; hay short Of
some recent years, but made up in in
creased value; potatoes, onions, hops,
cranberries, etc, full crops; apples a
BALI better than last years short yield.
The prices paid farmers might well be
higher in some instances, yet consid-
ering the volume of the crops the stu
alton has often been far less satisfac-
tory than now.
More or less congestion in transpor
tation is anticipated owing to shortage
in cars. This has somewhat interfered
with the farmers business, yet the
crops are moving normally and fairly
satisfactorily The farmers balances
In bank are proportionately better than
ever before. During the year there
have been established many farmers
national banks.
The economical evolution that has
taken place in agricultural science has
been one of steady development Mar
velous as the results have been, 1t
would be no great task to increase by
one-half the present corn crop and dou-
BILE or even treble the production of
cotton per acre.
Provides Greatest Exports.
important as Is the workshop. fac
tory and mill, the farm still overshad-
ows them in providing exports. The
fleets of the oceans viii be loaded with
the surplus crops of 1906. For the
next fiscal year, it is safe to say, the
value of the agricultural products sent
abroad will exceed those OF any year
IN our history. Cotton will without
doubt maintain long lead over other
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
ENRIQUE C. CREEL.

devise new currency system for the
country and in furtherance of his du-
ties visited the United States and the
leading countries of Europe. The work
of the commission resulted IN the adop-
ton of the gold standard by Mexico.
Senior Creels father was Kentuckian
and was sent to Mexico as United
States consul at Chihuahua. He fell in
love with beautiful Mexican girl, Sc
norita Guilty, and they were married.
The ambassador, who was born fifty
four years ago, is very loyal Next
can. but is an enthusiast on the subject
of close relations between his own re-
public and the United States. He has
been acting governor of the state of
Chihuahua, in which much American
capital is invested, and married the
daughter of General Luis Terrazas.
present governor of that state and per-
haps the republics richest citizen. Am
bassador Creel is interested in several
Mexican banks. His name in English
IS Henry Clay CreeI.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
mCnrasuI.-Its Etxmo1orx.

1 have often been asked for the ety.
mology of 'caracul," which is term
now largely used by furriers to denote
variety of the fur called astrakhan.
The new English dictionary does not
contain caracul, but it has caracal,
which is liable to be confused with it,
though really quite a different word.
The caracal is an animal, but caracul,
like the nearly synonymous term, as
trakhan, is the name of a place-Kara
Kul-i. e., the Black lake, near Box
hara, which has long been celebrated
for its output of furs. The earliest
reference 1 can find to it in English is
in Matthew Arnold's "Sohrab and
Rustum:''
And on his head he set his sheepskin cap.
Black. glossy, curled, the fleece OF Kara
Kul
London Notes and Queries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
JAMES BRYCE.

retaryship. He was one of the chief
bulwarks of the Gladstonian home rule
policy and has battled in the interests
of Ireland during all his long public
career He was born in Belfast ia 1888,
his mother being Irish and his father,
the late. James Bryce. LII. D.. Scotch
man. The future ambassador was ed
ucated at the Glasgow High school and
university and at Trinity college, Ok
ford He practieed as Il barrister. was
for nearly Il quarter of a century re-
gius professor of civil law at oxford.
has represented the South Aberdeen
district in parliament for over two dec
AIDES and has served in important cab
met positions under several govern
ments. He has written numerous his
torical works, one of the best known
being his history of THE Holy Roman
Empire Like most English states
men. he is fond of outdoor life. and his
speciality is mountain climbing. He
has been president of the Alpine club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
Birds and Kites.

No bird, SO far as known records
show, has ever alighted on n kite or
attacked one. While a scientist was
flying n train of five kites some years
ago Il large silver tipped eagle came
suddenly out of the higher air and
swooped round and round the first kite.
looking against the sunset sky like
huge silver ball. AS the train of kites
was pulled in the eagle followed, visit
ing one kite and then another, seem
ing uncertain just what to do. In a
few minutes, when lie seemed to have
decided that they were not good TO
eat and he knew nothing about them,
anyway, he Indignantly flew off and
was lost to view. While the scientists
kites were high in the air one March
flocks of geese flying in the wedge flew
over. They Invariably stopped. broke
up, lowered above the queer object
and at last slowly reformed and flew
away. While the larger birds all come
from heights above the kite. the small
birds of the air will alight on the
string holding the kite and sway to
and fro.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
STATESMAN AND SCHOLAR
James Bryce, Who Comes to TIL
Country as an Ambassador.


The selection of James Bryce as
British ambassador to the United
States has met with much praise on
both sides of the Atlantic, and the
choice Is an unusual one. in that Me-
Bryce has never served in diplomatic
position before 1t is considered that
he confers dignity upon the position,
for he is not only statesman of a
high type, but scholar of, varied and
exceptional attainments He is best
known in America as the author of
THE American Commonwealth" which
is esteemed by many the most discrirn-
mating, frank and yet friendly crit
icism OF our republic and its institu-
tons ever written. The American state
department was sounded by the Brit
ish government on the subject of Mr..
Bryce's. appointments previous to his Sc
lection for the post. and the reply Of
our government was to the effect that
his appointment would be especially
acceptable. 1t is said to be the first
time a man without a title has been
chosen to represent the British empire
at Washington. 1t was. thought that
Mr. Bryce would be raised to the peer
age before leaving England for this
but 1t is now reported he will
refuse rank and title OF, this kind. thus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
Nervous
Prostitution.

The symptoms of nervous prostration
well illustrate the fact that there is
not single organ in the human body
but is entirely and absolutely depend
ent on the nervous system for the en-
ergy and power by which its functions
are performed.
You feel tired. weak and worn out,
lose interest in life, have no appetite
and poor digestion, disorders of liver,
kidneys and bowels, you cannot sleep,
your head aches and you feel discourag-
ed and Respondent.
2 DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills cure
nervous prostration and exhaustion in
the-only way it is possible to really cure
them-by actually forming nerve force
to revitalize the wasted nerve cells.
It may require dozen or more boxes
of this medicine to bring about q thor
ough restoration of your health. but you
can be certain that each dose is. at.
least. doing you some good. and the
cure is bound to be natural and thor
ough. DIR. A. w. Chases Nerve Pills.
Soc a box at all dealers, or DIR. A W.
Chase Medicine Company, Buffalo.
n. Y.
HARPER HOUSE PHARMACY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
Mysterious Glass Balls.

According to foreign correspondent
of the geological survey at Washing
ton, among the most interesting fea-
lures of the small island of Billion,
between Sumatra and Borneo, an is
land long famous for it's rich tin mines,
controlled by the Dutch government,
are the "glass balls of Billion" found
among the tin ore deposits. These nat
ural glass balls are round. with grooved
surfaces. Similar phenomena are oc-
casionally found in Borneo and Java
as we'll as in Australia. The CORE
spondent quoted thinks they cannot be
artificial, and there are no volcanoes
near enough to support the theory that
they are volcanic bombs. Besides, it
is claimed, the CLASSY rocks produced
by the nearest volcanoes are quite diff
ferent in their nature from the mate
rial of the balls. 1t is suspected that
the mysterious objects were elected
ages ago from the volcanoes of the
moon and afterward fell upon the
earth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
BOOKINGS AT THE ILLINOIS.

Jan. 27-"Driven from Home" mat
inee.
Jan. 3o-Arthur Dunn in "The Little
Joker"
Feb. IA Trip to Egypt"
Feb. FLAMES J. Corbett in "The
Lady and the Burglar" matinee.
Feb. 3-"The Redemption of David
Carson" matinee.
Feb. e-"Dorothy Vernon of Had
don Hail." matinee.
Feb. 1o-YaIe's "DeviI's Auction"
matinee.
Feb. 15-"The Man of Her Choice"
Feb. 1.-THE Time, the Place and
the Girl" with Arthur DEACON in the
cast, matinee.
Feb. 19-"The Old Homestead"
Feb. 21-"East Lynne"
Feb. 24-"Camille," matinee.
Feb. 25-Grace Cameron Opera COM
pany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
MINNESOTA BANK is CLOSED
Assets Reported as $s7, so6, With Liza.
blities of $77,e74.

Mankato, Mimi. Jan. 23.-The Mer-
chants and Farmers bank of Fair.
mount has suspended The bank is
managed by Percy Wallaston, Jr.. who
is said to be en- route home from a Wis
it to British Columbia. Cecil Sharpe.
the cashier, i'm a published statement
says the liabilities are S77.974. with
assets of $S7.90G Providing time is
given to turn the banks real estate
into cash, all claims will be paid i'm
full
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23

Get Also Gum.-This week at the
Elite tbeater, some of those who have
been fortunate enough to secure front
seats by coming early. have been
treated in an unusual way by Darling
and Reynolds, the two young ladies'
who give one of the entertaining acts
of the weeks bill. AS a part of their
performance, Darling and Edwards
sing a little song of Chewing Gum"
and fitting their actions to the words.
they toss out into the audience. a
number of sticks of gum. The main
feature of the weeks bill at the Elite
Mimic 4, a quartet of two gentlemen
and two ladies, who give q very clever
comedy sketch. and conclude their act
with pleasing character songs The
quartet is one of we'll blended voices.
and the characters are well represent
ed. Lynn and Una Wesley, in the
Girl from Hackerdam.' present
pleasing musical act, with character
changes OF very different charac-
ter from the other numbers of the bill
is the performance of the great Rich
ards. known as the upside down dan
Ger. from the fact that he executes a
series of difficult dance steps on a ia
BILE which he balances on his feet.
while he lies on a table on his back.
He includes in his performance a
number of other unique feats of Jug
oIiDe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
products. The agricultural products

products. The agricultural products
exported for the year ended June 30,
1906. were valued at $9T6,000.0 600.
There is 10 place in the world where
skill, energy and scientific methods
count for so much as on the farms in
the United States The American
farmer has not been handicapped by
the traditions of centuries, as have the
farmers of the old world. Our farmers
have been hoeing their own row. With
the help Of the government and state
experts at the agricultural colleges and
experiment stations and exchange Of
practical experiences through the agri-
cultural press our farmers have adj
vanced more rapidly in technical, spe-
cific and practical knowledge than any
other class. Farm homes are connect
ed with telephones, served with daily
mail and enjoy all the comforts found
in the modern city home
1t would be impossible to find Il more
cOntented and happy family circle than
THAI around the farmers fireplace.
Modern equipment and furniture make
his the best home in the world. His
children are given better advantages
for education than ever before In
fact, as the farmers power to purchase
Increases his home approaches the con-
dlt1On of the most comfortable and
happy American ideal. He faces the
new year with confidence that his is
the best of all vacations. He is the
supreme master of the soil and Of our
prosperity.
All the npwq all the timp-THE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
SHORT s35, 600; FINED Sl,5OO
indianapolis Attorney Pleads Guilty 10
Illegal Use of Mails.

indianapolis. Ind, Jan 23.-Philan-
der H. Fitzgerald. a wealthy attorney
of this city, who was indicted on the
charge of using the mails with intent
to defraud, appeared before Judge A.
B. Anderson yesterday and entered a
plea of guilty. He was fined 81 800
and costs. Fitzgerald was alleged TO
have failed TO account for $4,000 out
of $4,000 received for lots in a Geor-
gia colony.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
ENRIQUE O. CREEL.
New Mexican Ambassador to the
United States.

The newly appointed ambassador
from Mexico to the United States. En-
rique c. Creel, is considered one of the
ablest of the public men of Mexico and
has been best known heretofore in our
own republic as n financier. He was
chairman of the commission appointed
by the Mexican government in 1902 to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
At the TbeQfer.

Torrance, and the negro replied: Yves
time is not out till next Tuesday. You
see. Yves was accused OBJ stealin' tick
cts from de agent oh your show while
de agent wuz heah putin up yer bills,
an dey done sent him ter Jail 10 days.
He won't get out till you'se all gone.
an he done tole me ter tell you dat he
couldn't see you dis yere."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
Wise Counsel from the South.


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vice to those who suffer with lame
back and kidney trouble" says J. r.
Blankenship, of Bee, Tenn. 81 have
proved to an absolute certainty that
Electric Bitters will positively cure
this distressing condition. The first
bottle gave me great relief and after
taking a few more bottles, I was conf
pletely cured; so completely that 1t be-
comes a pleasure to recommend this
great remedy" Sold under guarantee
at w. F. Hartz's drug store. Price soc.
The medicine that sets the whole
world thinking,
The remedy on which all doctors
agree,
The prescription all your friends are
taking, is
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
IT. H. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
BOOKINGS AT THE MOLINE


Jan. 21-26-Dubinsky Bros.
Jan. 28-"uncIe Josh Perkins"
Jan. 31-Arthur Dunn in "The Little
JOKER"
Feb. 2-AmeIia Bingham, in "The
Lilac Room"
Feb. ga Trip to Egypt" matinee
and night.
Feb. 4-e-"The Ferris Comedians"
matinee Wednesday.
Feb. 10 1.-THE DEVILS Auction,
matinee and night.
Feb. 11-"The Redemption of David
corson," matinee.
Feb. 11-"Dorothy Vernon of Had
don Hail.
Feb. ST Time, the Place and
the Girl"
Feb. 16-"The Man of Her Choice"
matinee and night.
Feb. 17-"Papa's Boy" matinee and
night.
Feb. 2o-"East Lynne"
Feb. 21-22-"Swedish Dramatic COM
pany.
Feb. 25-McRay Comedy company,
day.
Why He Couldn't Be There.-Doc
Quigley. the black-faced comedian with
the AL G. Field Greater MINISTRIES, is
Familiarity known over the country rs
the man with the comedy legs" He
is especially well known TO the negro
theatergoers, who usually crowd the
galleries of the theaters TO see him
dance. While in Knoxville, Tenn, last
season, a negro approached Mr.. Qpig-
ley as he walked along The street, and
said: "Howdy, Mr.. Quigley.'
Hello. George" for Doc calls them
all George "'Skuse me for speakin'
TO you. Mr.. Quigley." continued the
darkey. but l wants ter tell yer that
Yves Mitchell, he done says he can't
cum ter see yer's dance dis yere.
Quigley, with great politeness, express
ed his regrets that Yves could not at
tend the show. adding that Yves was a
fine. honest fellow. AS a matter of
fact, Quigley had no remembrance of
Yves, although he pretended 10 be well
acquainted with the "culled gemman.
He continued to praise Yves, and spoke
of him as one of his best friends. FL
nally Quigley asked the negro why
Yves could not be on hand at the per
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23

showing his sympathy with demo-
cratic ideas.
The post which Mr. Bryce will sur
render to take that of ambassador to
the United States is the Irish chief sec
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23

All the news all the time-THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23

BOOKINGS AT THE GRAND
At an Early Date-"The Light Eter-
nall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
Best for Home Use.

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