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The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
The Dark Closet.

From the Housekeeper.
AS a last resort. young Gardeners
mother had shut him in a dark closet
as a punishment Tor running away. and
the cure was certainly efficient for
time. But. alas. one day temptation
proved too great.
Upon his return his mother took his
hand and started for the stairway
Are you going 10 put me ia the dark
place." he cried. shrilly
You understood about that long ago,
answered the lady. going on steadily"
But. cried the boy demanding her
attention by his horrihed eyes. in which
shone the grim determination Of a dip
lomat aren't you going 70 sive me
lantern, nor a hatehet. nor nuflinS9"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08

vember. 1904. Cardinal Gibbons presiding.
ST. IRuatius Church. Ox0n Hill, Md, is
attended by the priests al this church.
Recently a new parish has been formed
at Seat Pleasant Heights. which is IN
charge OF the priests Of st. Theresa's.
The pastor Of St Theresa's Church is
also chaplain OF the Government Hospital
for the Insane Father BaTt's work as
pastor is supplemented by his assistant,
Rev. Martin Z. Egau.
The now school is not only a monument
% the zeal OF the clergy. but 20 the gen
erosity OF the congregation.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08

From Success Magazine
That a cavalrymnn unhorsed IS thu
most easily cowed?
That one can show his temper only aft
er he has lost IL?
That a contractor should be called upon
to expand a house2
That no young man ever rose rapidly
TIL he had settled down?
That the plow must be soiled before the
soil can be plowed?
That a susceptible fellow is hardest hit
by the softest glances?
That in everything except basebalD
you must strike out 10 make hit?
That many students cannot state bald
facts without splitting hairs?
That the papers often refer to mans
double life as q singular career2
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
Automobile MniI Cnr.

From the Portland lOre.l Journal
One Of the most interesting transpOrta-
ton lines in Texas is the automobile line
between san Angelo and Big Springs, a
distance Of 100 miles Two cars make
the round trip each day. one starting
from each place. In addition TO the pas
senSers, each car carries, which often
number six. the line is responsible for
the transportation OF United States mail
between the two communities. The mail
bags and hand baggage are carried on
the hood Of the machines
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
A 0IUNIMIED ROSE.
MAR1E.s HArP1N SPEAKS.

MARIEs HATPIN SPEAKS
When I was born in gardens fair.
Tho summer winds were sighiug.
The sun shone bright and skies were blue
And the dew on the grass was lying.
/ gave my spirit 10 the breeze.
It's fragrant measure dlling.
And lent my beauty TO the sccno
With tender love and willing.
But when one morning / awoke,
10! on bush before ree,
Hung one sweet. older rose than l.
Full blown The gardens glory,
Straight TO my wicked heart there came
An euvious sense Of wonder
II ever Id as splendid be
As 'hat rose over yonder.
While / was still in sulleu mood
There came a windy morning
Which blew those fragrant leaves about,
Scattered and unadoraing.
While shocked at this. and pondering deep
Ger such brief life Of flowers.
A sympathetic fairy came.
With al her wondrous powers
And toOk me 10 a magic pool.
And dipIed me in its waters
And now behold mummied. like
Old EEpts sOns and daughters.
HOLD-UP STEVENS.
Make Hatpins Of Rosebuds.-Hatpins made from
cal rosebuds. By subiecting them to an electr
,ath which deposits metal on the bud preserving i
Nth all It's delicate veiniug and tracery perfectly
re noveity.-San Francisco Chronicle, March :
90
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08

SO steadily has the stream Of eIopers
increased Of late years that soon after
the old Nickels House. in which the min
lister began his career, crumbled 10 de-
cay, eight years ago he began the
erection OF hotel near the union sta
tion. designing II especially for the enter
tainment Of bridal pairs. providing it
with a spacious parlor and reception
room and a half dozen bridal chambers.
The completion Of this hotel brought
week by week larger number than ever
before and they continue TO arrive on ell
trains. on horseback. In buggies and au-
tomobiles while now and then a pair
makes the trip afoOt, climbing mountains
and risking a perlous journey.
Since the establishment of this hotel.
whether guests have been few or many.
the Rev. DR. Burroughs has been enabled
10 live comfortably. During the time he
has oficiated in almost 5000 marriages-to
be exact, the number is at present writing
2.s60 but will probably pass the 5000 mark
before this is printed. II is estimated
that he has earned in fees upward OF
$1,000
These marriages include many that
were romantic. Many pairs came Of aris-
tocratic families; others have been poor
in station. as in this worlds goods II
has occasionally happened that a couple
came without sufficient money 20 procure
a marriage license, to say nothing of that
which was to add 70 the heartiness of the
minister's smile.
II frequently happens that the bride IS
a girl Of sixteen years, while the bride
groom IS a widower Of from forty 70
sixty years. Sometimes the reverse Of
this happens. the bridegroom being a
mere youth. who has permitted some
gray-Eaired. but frisky widow TO entrap
him.
1t is a frequent occurrence for a young
couple TO reach Bristol under difficulties,
escape from the parents having been
narrow one Irate fathers have been
known to follow their ieeting daughters
for miles across mountains and over
frozen snow. sometimes 10 capture and
take them back, but more frequently 10
learn that they had arrived NJ the goal
and undergone the fateful change.
Hardly a week passes that Il does not
bring 10 Parson Burroughs door a pair
OF hardy young lovers who have jour
neyed day and night over mountains on
horseback, sometimes even when ex-
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
For Hi. burning Thirst.

Prom the Bystandor
Waitress-we don't serve spirits. sir
only minerals.
Thirtsy Visitor desperately - Oh. all
right, bring me a piece Of coal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
Elliott in Chicago

Stately Maxine Elliott. always a
that city next Monday night after an
absence of two years. She will be
seen at the Garrick theater in a three
act comedy by Marion Fairfax, enti-
tied The Chaperon." in which she
scored a long and successful run at
her own theater, the Maxine Elliott,
in New York last season. She will
bring with her TO Chicago the same
elaborate scenic equipment and the
same supporting company which won
appreciation i'll New York.
The Chaperon% is purely and sim
ply a comedy where the persons APP
pear real and in which the situations
and settings occur in everyday life.
The locale is in the Adirondacks, and
the time is the present. The story of
the comedy is clever in the extreme.
and new; it deals with a young ma
t-on-the role portrayed by Miss Elliott
who undertakes to chaperon a number
cf girls who fall in love with an equal
number of young men at camping
party. At the same time. she herself
is also much engaged in getting freed
from a matrimonial ENHANCEMENT
thereby ncglecting for the time being
he responsibility and onerous duties.
There are numerous scenes, some fun
ny, and then again there is q bit of
tragedy, but through the whole runs
l thread of comedy that brightens all
he more somber places and makes the
play as refreshing as the cool noun
ain stream in which it is pictured.
The dialogue is to the point, crisp and
just spicy enough.
In her support are Miss Ada Gil
man, Miss Mary Keogh, Miss Suzanne
Perry, Miss Muriel Godfrey Turner,
Miss Rene Kelley, Miss Marion Pierce,
Julian D'Estrange, Arthur Whitby,
Thomas Braidon and Thomas Holding.
The production is under the direction
of Felix Edwardes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
Curing Catarrh
Accept Our Advice and Try this
Remedy at Our Risk.

Catarrh is a disease of the mu-
cous membrane. The mucous mem
brane is, one may say, the interior
lining of the body. Catarrh there
fore may exist in any part OF the
system.
When the catarrhal poison at
tacks the mucous membrane, infam-
nation and congestion are produced
and nature fails TO throw OF the ac-
cumulated poisons. The organ which
has been afflicted ceases. to- perform
its proper function as nature Intend
ed it should The result is. compli-
cation upon complication. which may
lead to. other even more. serious saf-
fietions.
We honestly believe RexaH Mucu-
Tone wiz do wonders toward over
coming catarrh. 1t is made from the
prescription of an eminent physician.
who made long study Of catarrh and
lis great success with this remedy
was an enviable one
We want you if you are a sufferer
rom catarrh in any form, to give
Rexall Mucu-Tone a Thorough trial.
Use it with regularity and persist
ency for a reasonable time, then IL
lou are not satisfied, come back and
tell us, and without question or for
mality we Will hand back to you ev-
cry cent you paid us This is GER
tainly the fairest offer that anyone
could make and should attest our
sincerity OF purpose. II comes in two
sizes, prices so cents and $500. Re-
member you can obtain il only at
our store-the Rexall store. The
Thomas Drug company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
love Cure is Hit Can't Fool the Public

Robert Hilliard. starring III "A Fool
There Was makes this apt observa-
ton:
Il am filed with a great delight
when I behold a manager tearing his
hair. beating his breast. and bewailing
the plight of producers threatened with
beggary because of public caprice or
apathy. AS matter of fact / have
never seen any play producers stand
ing on street corners extending the
cups and appealing for aims. Such a
che would be blind. indeed. to what the
public desires. Most OF the producers
/ know own yachts and automobiles.
and are possessed of stocks, bonds and
other valuable securities.
"The American theater going public
is the wisest in the world. 1t knows
what it wants and when it wants *
1t scents success or failure with equal
accuracy. and it cannot be deceived
Quick action is the managerial idea
now a days. A forced run spells folly.
A play hits the bullseye. or it doesn't
If it does not register close to the ceh-
ter of the target there is quick ext
to the storage warehouse regardless
of how fine or costly the production"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
CLASSICS IN A CAMPAIGN.
Democratic and Republican Candidates
In New York QUOTING Literally.

Democratic and Republican Candidates
In New York Quoting Literally.
The present political campaign .u
New York has been marked not only
by the use of undi=nified epithcts by
some of the candidates and their sup
porters. but also by the frequent use
of quotations from classic authors.
In statement replying to an accu-
sation of tricEery Judge William j.
Gaynor. the Democratic candidate for
mayor. quoted from Epictetus us fol-
lows:
THAT which another saith of thee
concerneth more him who saith it than
it coucerneth thee"
In another speech Judge Gaynor
said:
HE IAIr. Hearst reminds me of the
saying of Cicero about the rich young
man who 'coinhineds tae asrect. OF a
sheep with the face of hog
Not TO be outdone by his Democratic
opponent. Otto L. Barnard. the Repub-
licanfusion candidate. remarked in n
speech:
LET ME call myself the middle of
the road candidate. steering an even
course between Scylla and Charybdis-
Il am rot calling namesv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
Home Best Place,
Says Show Girl

Chicago, Oct. 22.-'Keep off the
road" Such is the advice of May
Lane, a dark-haired chorus girl. almost
penniless, who is a guest at the Har-
rison street annex, craving for New
York and the company OF her aged,
widowed mother. of whom she is the
sole support. III. anxious about her
mother and with 10 employment, the
girl, who is 20 years old. sought the
shelter and comfort of the dark, SCOT
stained building, controlled by Mrs
Anna Murphy, chief matr0n. The
girls tale has won for her the sympa-
thy of the police who have gathered
together a fund to send her to her
home in New York
''The theatrical road is no place for
a girl said May, signing. Il have
learnt my lesson and l want to GO
back TO my mother in New York III
stay there, too. never to leave again.
The stage away from home may be all
right for a man, but it certainly is not
the place for a girl. Three weeks ago
l went with a company to Washington
and I thought everything would be
fine. Alas. it was so different. 1t was
full of hardships and worry In Co
lumbus, Ohio, | was taken i'll and was
left there l came to Chicago. think
ing l could surely get employment
here.
Il failed and soon ran out of money.
would not try to beat the hotel COM
pany where l was staying and with
my last cent paid my bill. The police
are always good, so sought their aid
and they sent me here. l don't care
so much for myself. but l feel for my
poor aged mother; l am her sole sup
port and I want to go to her. We can
get along nicely together and l will
never leave again"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23

has genuine pathos as one of its prin-
cipal features and has thereby aston
ished the playgoing world quite as did
David Warfield when he made a SIM
liar change.
This is in Henry w. Savage's new
operetta triumph, The Love Cure. 3"
now scoring so marked a success at
the New Amsterdam theater, New
York The part suggests in lis essen
tial features the role of David Gar
rick in the famous comedy of that
name, though there are important mod
ifications and there is also a greater
contrast between the serious and the
humorous aspects of the character.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
GIRL WILL BRAVE ARCTIC.

Professor Ross Marvin's Fiancee to
Try to Recover His Body.
Just rs soon as | possibly can l in
tend 10 brave the many dangers of the
arctic regions. and If l am successful
i shall recover and bring back Ross
body" Such WAS the remarkable state
Inent made by Miss Margaret Marshall
of Edgewater. y. j.. who was to have
become the bride of Professor Ross G..
Marvin. the young scientist who lost
his life while with Peary in the far
north.
Miss Marshall. who is just approach
ing her twentieth birt hday. spoke with
an earnestness which bids fair to make
her mission a successful one despite
the many dangers which must confront
one far more experienced than she on
a journey such as this. Miss Marshall
spoke feelingly of her love for the
young Cornell professor she had known
since childhood and of her determine.
ton 10 recover his remains so that they
may be gfcen proper 't3tiTIaf tfere.- -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
Mrs. Leslie Carter Own Manager;
Will Present ''VaSta Herne" Here

There is unusual interest in the an
nouncement that Mrs. Leslie Carter
will appear at the Grand, Davenport,
next Friday, because the famous act
ress will be seen in a new play in
which she portrays the character of a
woman of the present day for the first
time in her career of remarkable sue
cesses.
"Vasta Hene'' is the title of the
new play. 1t is modern in every essen
tial and Mrs. Carriers admirers are ex-
pecting a remarkable success. The
story deals with present day New YORK.
life and the characters are said to be
drawn with the strength and clearness
which has distinguished Mr. Peple S
work since his first successful produc-
ton In the role of the heroine Mrs.
Carter portrays a woman very much
of the world of today.
The play is a theme that is mysteri-
Gus and romantic, in fact there Is SO
much of the element of mysterious
ness about it that Mrs. Carter has
given out but scanty outlines OF the
plot. preferring to let the piece make
its own appeal and go to the audience
without previous explanation.
The story concerns Vasta Herne,
New York woman who has won both
fame and fortune in her literary work.
Her stories are the sensation of the
day and it is a wonder how a girl Of
her bringing up and environment
could have attained such wonderful
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23

/ knowledge of the workings of the
human heart as to enable her to create
such literature. As a matter of fact.
Vasta Herne's writing is done under a
mysterious and pathetic infuence-an
,, influence which ucontroIled threatens
to engulf her. The love interest III
the drama comes from the fact that
two men love Vasta, one selfishly. de-
string to use her marvellous genius
for his own ends, the other finely and
generously caring for her with an in
tense desire to help her.
The battle of souls between these
two men and the struggle in the heart
of Vasta Herne, when called to choose
between them, furnish dramatic inter
est of the keenest emotional kind. TIL
play is in four acts. The first and the
last take place in the library of Vasta
Herne in New York, the second act
shows a villa on the Hudson and tn.
third takes place in Alexandria, Egypt.
The play is produced under the sole
direction of Mrs. Carter. who is about
the only remaining actress manager in
America. She is said to have provided
stage pictures that are ornate and
beautiful. with a marked attention 10
detail. 1t is she. too, who has been
responsible for the engaging of her
supporting company. The list of well
known players includes e. ]. Ratcliff.
John Glendenning. Frank Mccormack,
Joseph Graybill, Louis Mylls, Florence
Malone, Lillian Cahill, W. Fl. Shay,
Charles Hayne and Alice Butler
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
''The City, New Fitch Play, is
in Rehearsal; Hampden is Star

rehearsing for appearance under Shu-
bert direction are: Mary Mannering
in a new play by Rachel Crothers, and
Florence Roberts, who is starting her
first season as a Shubert star in a new
play by Kate Jordan entitled Mrs.
Dakon" Miss Roberts supporting cast
includes Laurette Taylor, Ann War
rington, Ann Wynn, and Thurlow Ber-
gen will have the leading male role
Marguerite Clark is also rehearsing
the new play in which she is to appear
as a star Owen Davis has provided the
vehicle, which is whimsical comedy
in three acts called THE Wishing
Ring" Miss Clark's company will in
clude Robert Dempster, Robert Lee
Hill. Cecil DeA1ille, King Daggett, Ag-
mes Everett, Louise Dempsey, John
Tansoy and Molly King.
Miss Bertha Galland has also started
rohearsals with her former success,
1.-The Return of Eve" Miss Galland's
company will include Ruth Allen. Hat
tie Arnold, Caroline Harris, Edwin
Emery, Ben Graham and James A.
Dixon.
The Shuberts have also started re-
hearsing THE Lottery" a new three
act comedy by Rida Johnson Young,
author of Brown of Harvard and
The Boys of Company b" Jameson
Lee Finney will be featured in the
leading part.
Cora Maynard's latest play is also
in active rehearsal and will receive an
early production.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23

New York. Oct. 23.-(Argus SpecaI.)
The Messrs. Shubert have received
the manuscript of "The City," the last
play written by the late Clyde Fitch,
and the same has been put into re-
hearsaI for early production. In ac-
cordance with Mr.. Fitch's wishes, the
cast will be as he selected it before
his death, and will include Walter
Hampden in the leading role.
The Shuberts also have in rehearsal
Miss Lulu Chaser in Glen MacDon-
ough's new musical play, "The Girl
From the States" with Walter Law
renee. Alexander Clark, Robert Brod-
erick, Roy Atwell, Arthur Donaldson,
Connie Ediss, Nell Fowls, Jobyna
Rowland and Ida Stanhope in the sup
porting company. The music of this
play is composed by Arthur Hubbell
and A. Baldwin Sloane.
Another important musical produc-
ton now in rehearsal is THE Belle of
Brittany" by Leedham Bantock and
Howard Talbot, the lyrics of which
have been furnished by Percy Green
bank. This big London musical sue
cess is to be Frank Daniels first star
ring vehicle under the management of
the Shuberts Mr.. Daniels company
includes Elsa Ryan, Winifred o'Con-
nor, Daisy Dumont, Frances Kennedy,
Frank Rushworth, Hassard Short, Ed
die Garvie. Robert Graham and ]. A.
|O'Brien.
Among the dramatic companies now
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
TEACHINGS OF FERRER.
Some of the Doctrines of Man Called
Martyr by European Radicals.

Some of the Doctrines of Man Called
Martyr by European Radicals.
Throughout Europe men of radical
tendencies have been reused to out
bursts of protest by the recent execu-
ton in Barcelona of Professor Fran
cisco Ferrer. the anarchist teacher and
leader. Some of Ferrer's teachings are
as follows:
Society today is divided into the
privileged and the disinherited. The
former usurp everything. while the
latter die of hunger. That capital
should appropriate the fruit of the
workman's labor is an injustice sup
ported by the law.
Religious education inculcates false
hood and teaches foolishness. The
soldiers uniform conceals crimes
against humanity and the misery of
his own existence To maintain order
is to maintain injustice against the
workingman. All religions are
based on ignorance and imposture and
aim at exploitation and oppression.
The gospels relate the life of the so
called Jesus Christ. and it is truly n
misfortune that such ideas exist for
the deceiving of the people"
An anarchist school I'm Valencia.
Spain. was closed recently by the po-
lice. Over the principals chair was a
large picture representing Anarchy as
a female figure brandishing torch
upon heap of ruins. consisting of the
broken symbols of the monarchy. the
church. the army and other social In
stitutions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
Painful Ailment.

Though govt is generally reckoned a
disease of rich men and free livers.
one of the worst of sufferers from it
was n well known English minister
who died not long ago.
\ friend once said to him. ''Dr. So
and-so, what is govt like"
The clergyman smiled sadly III
you put your hand in Il wise" he said.
land let Il man press as hard as he
can. that is rheumatism. and if he can
be got to press little harder. that is
roilt"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
NEW MASTS A FAILURE.
Skeleton Structures Declared of Less
Value Than Old Ones.

ONCIGtOU OITINNuTC5 OECIdTtu OF EG8S
Value Than Old Ones.
1t is declared on good authority that
the new military or skeleton masts OF
battleships of the Atlantic feet. which
look like small Eiffel towers. have not
been Il success and may be removed
at any time Vibration of the ship
causes trouble to the masts, twisting
them somewhat and making it impos-
sible 10 operate the range finder in the
masts during target practice.
During target practice in southern
waters the vibration was so great. ac-
corGing TO report. that the officers were
compelled to remove the finder from
the mast and go between the smoke
stacks for their work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
Ask Kaiser to Stop pueIs.

The international anti-duel league
has addressed an exhaustive paper
on the foolishness and criminality of
duels to the kaiser. beseeching him
to suppress duels in the German army
and thus set an example for the aris-
tocracy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
Chinese Temple In Boston.

Boston Cinnamon are rejoicing over
the prospect of the fruition of their
hopes for years in the building of a
temple in Chinatown which shall be
the Mecca of their societies in New
England as well as an object of pride
to every loyal son of the oriental en-
pire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23

Angels is being presented, supported
by large company of singers, includ-
ing Viola Gillette. Isabel De Almond
and George MaeFarlane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23

For many years Mr.. Ross was the
unmaker-in-chief of the Weber-Field
forces in New York. Now he has made
the hit of his career in a role that is
more than half serious-in fact, that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
The Bedrock of Success

lies in q keen, clear brain, backed by
indomitable will and resistless energy.
Such power comes from the splendid
health that DR.. Kings New Life Pills
Impart. They vitalize every organ ana
build up brain and body. j. A. Har-
mon. Lizemore, w. Va, writes: 'They
are the best pills | ever used" Csc
at all druggists.