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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-09-22
HUNDRED PERSONS DEAD
Partial Establishment Of Wire Communication Indi.
Gates This Number Met Death IN Storm.

widespread. That part of Mississippi
has often been referred to as the
Riviera of America. For hundreds of
miles it is lined with summer homes,
fronting on the ordinary placid waters
of the Mississippi sound, hidden be-
hind anciet oak trees, whose extend
ing branches are laden with festoons
of Spanish moss. There are spacious
hotels for transient visitors, and every
few miles there is more or less pre-
tentious collection of homes and bust
ness places, amounting to the dignity
of village or town The beach is
lined with bath houses, setting far
out in the water and reached by long
approaches raised out of the water
on slender stills. For many miles
along the coast an electric railway
runs, connecting Biloxi and Missis-
sippi City, then through Gulfport and
on to Ocean Springs and beyond. :
Havoc Along Beach.
At Gulfport are the costly piers and
basin which constitute the glory of
the only deep water harbor owned by
Mississippi. All that country has
been at the mercy of the storm for
the past two days. Dispatches have
come out from there telling of the de-
struction of the bath houses, the
crushing of houses, of railroad con-
struction, the Bleaching and wrecking
of smaller craft that navigate the
sound and the blowing down of trees.
1t is known that this process of de-
struction extended all the way from
New Orleans past Psscagoula and Mo
/ Q Q Cod5G OF
FL The full intensity of the
storm was felt between Waveland,
Miss, and New Orleans, that is the
part of the country out of which it has
been impossible to obtain informa-
ton.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-09-22
IS MADE MINE INSPECTOR
Taylor of Milan County Gets Appoint
ment From Governor-Good
JOB at Good Salary.
CHeraId Snecial.A

Austin, Texas, Sept. 22.-It is an
nounced from the governors office to-
day that s. ]. Taylor of Milan county
has been appointed state mining in
spector, at a salary of $4,000 annual.
ly, and $500 for expenses.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-09-22
CHerald Special.l

Galveston, Texas, Sept. 22-The
abatement of the gulf storm and the
partial establishment of wire COM
munication today brought to light
that probably one hundred, or more,
persons met death in parishes of
Louisiana. A number of small inland
towns have not yet been heard from,
and it is believed they will report ad-
dftionaI death losses.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-09-22
Winnipeg Exposition.
(Herald Specially

Winnipeg, Sept 22-Winnipeg
plans an exposition in 1912, to COM
memorate Earl Seldrk's foundation
of a flourishing city, that centre of
progressive population
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-09-22

public official That a man of his
parts and of his capacity for great
public usefulness should be taken now
at the age of 4S should be and is
source of national regret"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
Divorce Closes
The Romance of
Van StuddifOrd

Grace Won Studdiford, long separ-
ated from her husband, sues and wins
her case"-News Item.
The sordid little announcement in
the papers of st. Louis, while 1t
means but little to most who read it,
throws open, to those who know, a
book of romance which has for some
time been closed, and brings back
memories of the time when Charles
Van Studdiford wooed pretty Gracia
Quive 10 years ago, when she was
singing with the Bostonians.
Grace Van Studdiford was born in
North Manchester, Ind. She went to
school there and when she was yet in
short skirts sang in the church choir.
Local teachers had always praised her
voice, but she had thought nothing
particular about it until one time when
the Bostonians were singing in her
town. Then several of them attended
the church. and after hearing her
voice advised her to go on the stage
and offered to take her away with
them
While she was en- tour with them
the company sang in st. Louis, and it
w DIS IASA z IIlcI BIC -uCI I'LL
ford, heir of a millionaire racing en-
thusiast and patron of sports. Miss
Quive was introduced to him at his
earnest request by Will j. Davis Of
Chicago, who was in the city at that
time.
For many months then Van Studdi-
ford pursued the beautiful singer. No
matter where the company landed he
was sure to be there. For long time
Miss Quive refused his offers of mar
riage Finally she consented and the
two were married In Chicago by a
priest on the north side. Mrs. Van
Studdiford gave up the stage and took
up her residence in st. Louis where
she mingled in the best society.
The millionaire's expensive tastes,
his racing propensities, etc, ate away
his fortune, and the young wife re-
turned to the stage, singing in two
operas written for her by Reginald De
Koven Marguerite" and "Michaela,"
in which she appeared at the Metro
palitan opera house. New York.
1t was about this time that the two
became estranged. for Grace Van Stud
diford objected to being the sole sup
port of herself and a husband who
would not work-because he did not
know how, his case being the hack
neyed one of the son of rich father
and an adoring mother without fore
sight enough to prepare him for ad-
versity should it come.
NO matter how much money l
make" Mrs. Van Studdiford said 70
her friend, Mr.. Davis, Charlie always
manages to get rid of It,"
And so the breach grew until it has
eliminated in the suit for divorce,
brought and won by Mrs. Van Studdi-
ford
incidentally Charles Van Studdiford
brewed a cup of coffee for Mrs. Leslie
Carter in st. Louis recently, pleasing
Mrs. Carter thereby to such an extent
that she engaged him as her manager.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
FATE OF LITTLE WEED.

Miss Laura Nelson Hale recites this
song to piano accompaniment as IN
example Of her youthful follies:
"a little weed grew at the foot Of a
rose
And both breathed the soft summer
air.
The little weed sighed as it looked at
the rose,
For the rose was SO tall and so fair.
"At twilight the little weed tremblingly
spoke
And told of its love for the rose.
But the rose did not hear, for the lam
guage of weeds
Is a language a weed only knows.
so the little weed wept, washed the
feet of the rose.
And the rose was refreshed for the
night.
The song of the morning bird opened
her heart
AS she lifted her head to the light.
And taller she grew and the green
leaves spread wide,
TIL they shut out the sunlight and
air;
And the little weed died at the foot
of the rose,
And the rose never knew it was
there"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
FAMOUS ACTORS OF THE PAST.

RICHARD BURBAGE-Richard Bur
bage was a son of James Burbage, the
actor and the first builder of theaters
In England. From a child he was
brought up as an actor, and like most
of the old English guilds. he was soon
initiated in the mysteries of their art,
as it was understood and expounded in
those early days. The first record we
have of his appearance as an actor was
in ''The Seven Deadly Sins" an impro-
visational and spectacular play that I'M
doubtedly was given during the earliest
years of his fathers repertoire. Rich
ard. being younger than Shakespeare,
il was no more than natural that the
young actor drew from the great au-
thor the principles which permeated
the writing and acting of the greatest
theatrical genius the world has ever
known. 1t is quite true that Shakes
peare, not feeling qualified to play the
great principal parts of his play, es-
pecially those that were of a violent
character, such as Richard Ill, Shy
lock, Othello, and Macbeth, imposed on
young Burbage the task to play these
parts, and from such records as we
have it seems that he played them so
well as to receive unstinted praise from
his contemporaries. Not alone was his
work commendatory in the parts which
demanded violent defamation, but
equally successful was he as Hamlet,
and Brutus. Flecknoe in his short dis
course of the English stage, published
in 1864, said of him: HE was a de-
lightful Proteus, so wholly transform
ing himself into his part, and putting
off himself with his cloaths, as he new
er assumed himself again, until the
play was done. He had all the parts
of an excellent orator. animating his
words with speaking, and speech with
action; his audience being never more
delighted than when he spake, nor
more sorry than when he held his
peace; yet even then he was an excel
lent actor still; never failing in his
part when he had done speaking, but
with his looks and gesture maintain
ing it still to the height
OF Shakespeare roles it is writ that
Burbage played Shylock, Richard Ill,
nv ALShAy ANOAhCOs I1Snly W.
tus. Hamlet, Othello, Lear, Macbeth,
Pericles, and Coriolanus. His death
occurred May 13, 1919, and aroused
universal grief in London.
Herewith is given a genuine version
Of the elegy to Burbage:
"Hee's gone, and with him what a
world is dead
Which hee reviv'd; to bee revived so
No more:-young Hamlet, old Hero
nimo,
Kind Leir, the grieved Moor, and more
beside
That lived in him, have now for ever
died.
Oft have scene him leape into the
grave,
Suiting the person Chat he seemed
to have)
OF a sad lover with so true an eye
That then l would have sworn hee
meant to de-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
Special Taxation Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested that the city council of the
city of Rock Island, state of Illinois,
having ordered that a local improve
ment be made by the paving of Ninth
avenue from Twenty-seventh street 10
Twenty-eighth street, the ordinance
for the same being on file in the office
of the city clerk, having applied 70
the county court of the county of Rock
Island for an assessment of the costs
of said improvement, according TO
frontage, and an assessment therefor
having been made and returned to
said court, the final hearing thereon
will be had on the I'd day of Deem
Der, A D. 1909, or as soon thereafter
as the business of the court will per
nit All persons desiring may file OBJ
jections in said court before said day,
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense. Said assessment
is payable in ten installments, and all
installments except the first shall bear
interest from and after date Of the
first voucher issued on account Of
work done until paid, at a rate OF 5
per cent per annum.
EDWARD SCHOEDE,
Of1cial appointed to make said is
sessment
Dated Nov 16, 1903.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

I'VE, the undersigned, cheerfully
recommend and indorse the use Of
Father Johns Medicine as a sure and
immediate relief for all colds, throat
and bronchial trouble, having used it
with success for one Of the members
Of our institution who was threatened
with consumption OF the throat.
Hearing of the many cures by Father
Johns Medicine, we made trial and
are glad to state that after taking
three bottles, a decided change took
place, the patient having recovered
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
WOULD THAT EVERY FAMILY knew ITS VALUE
Wish of Ursuline Sisters of Watervie, Me-, in
dorsing Father Johns Medicine for the
Cure of Consumption.

her voice, which had been impaired
for nearly two years. Would that ev-
cry family knew it's value" (Signed)
Ursuline Sisters, Ursuline Convent,
Waterville, Me.
Remember. Father Johns Medicine
is free from opium, morphine or pois-
onous drugs in any form upon which
80 per cent Of the so-called cough
cures depend for their temporary ef-
feet and which are dangerous-we
again warn you against them. Not
patent medicine. Fifty years in use.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

Dramatic criticism from the Esther
vile Qowa) Reporter: Jack Maha-
ra's Ministries here Oct. 13, to fair
business. Good street band but poor
show. jokes old and stale. performance
course (sic) with only one good feature
namely. the Acrobats who were very
good. Performance far from satisfac-
tory, vulgar instead OF refined. Com
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
Does This Mean You?

Indigestion. sour stomach, constipa-
tfon-then headache. backache and
general miserable feeling. Do you know
that the pleasant herb tea Lanes Fam
lily Medicine. will remove all these
troubles almost Immediately? If you
do not know il. get a package today at
any druggists or dealers (25 centS),
AID you will be glad we told you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

is playing in Lew Fields Herald
Square house
An attraction soon to be seen at the
Garrick theater, Chicago, is Miss
Blanche Bates, who is starring in THE
Fighting Hope"
THE Golden Widow new music Al
play which the Shuberts brought out
last week in Washington, is now mer-
lily on its way. The play is soon to be
taken to New York. Louise Dresser
is the golden widow in question.
Hello People!", the song chit of
Havana" in which James T. Powers
is featured, has been pronounced by
New York critics as the best song
that has appeared in musical comedy
In 10 years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
The TheaterS
THE ILLINOIS.
Second avenue and Sixteenth street.

AT THE ILLINOIS.
Nov. 21-HJesse James," matinee and
night,
Nov. 23-Rock Island Musical club.
Nov. 25-E0The Sport and the Girl,
matinee and night.
Nov. 27-"UncIe Toms Cabin, NATL
nee and night.
Nov. 2S-Dec. Morgan Stock COM
pany.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, DAVENPORT.
Nov. 2I-"A Gentleman From Misais-
sIppI," matinee and night.
Nov. 22-CharIes Frohman's Company
in s"The Thief"
Dec. 5-'sThe Soul Kiss"
Dec. 6-BInie Burke.
THE ELITE
Eighteenth street, between First and
NI15 p. m.
THE FAMILY.
Second avenue, east of Nineteenth
street. Vaudeville at 5, 8 and 0,15 p. m.
Jesse TO Sunday In Our Midst.-We
are to have a real tough citizen to pass
the day in our city tomorrow. Jesse
James" is booked at the Illinois
There will be afternoon and evening
performances.
"MarceIIe."- the Pixley
& Luders opera, was presented at the
Moline theater last evening and
proved most pleasing. The company,
which is headed by Miss Louise Gun
ming, is strong one, numerically and
otherwise, and has a beauty chorus
that is hard to beat. There are sew
eral good voices and the music Is
tuneful, two or three of the numbers
being pronounced hits. Jess Dandy,
as Baron Berghof, the leading man,
has purely comedy role and Is really
the chief luminary about which all the
others revolve. including Miss Gun
ming. His rendition of Never No
More was the best thing Of the even
ing. "Marcelle' win be presented at
the Burtis in Davenport tonight.
All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

Lieb1er & Co. have sent a query 10
the proprietors of more than $4,000
newspapers in the. United States ask
ing for a criticism of the incident IN
"The Fourth Estate in which the
managing editor Of a paper yields 10
the demands of large advertiser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

After a prosperous tour of the west
ern cities, John Mason has returned
to the Academy of Music, New York
for another engagement in 'ThE
Witching Hour"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

Tully Marshall has been engaged
for an important part in The City.
the last play written by Clyde Fitch
before his death
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

Walker whiteside in 1.-THE Melting
Pot and 1.-The Chocolate Soldier" are
two plays which promise to have an
all winters run in New York Mr..
Whiteside Is playing at the Comedy
theater, while 'SThe Chocolate Soldier
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

Charles Cherry and "The Bachelor"
company made one of the longest
jumps on record last week, leaving
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

New York upon the conclusion of the
engagement at the Metropolis theater
and opening in Seattle the following
Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

ing The Man on the BOX, The Fight
ing Parson. The Girl and the Gawk.
Wanda Enos and Her Girls. Moving
pictures all open nights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

The numerous Rock Island friends
of this charming singer, who is in her
first season in professional work, will
be gratified to know of the success
she is meeting with as prima donna
in "a Stubborn Cinderella" in which
she appeared here two months ago.
Miss Kennicott is a Chicago girl. The
Grand Rapids (Mich.) Herald said of
her after her company played there
recently: Grace Kennicott reminds
us of Lulu CHASER in the days when
she was petite and winsome and first
sung and danced her way into our
hearts"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

That Grace Thorne, who for a num-
Der of years was with THE Lion and
the Mouse" company, and who has
been engaged for The Next of Kin, -
is the daughter of Charles Thorne, one
of the most famous actors Of his time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
LITTLE STAGE STORIES.

May Mackenzie has been engaged
for a leading part in Clyde Fitch's
'Kitty and the Canary
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

That Miriam Nesbitt OF the western
company Of THE Travelling Sales
man" made her American debut on the
stage in support of James K. Hackett
in"The Prisoner of Zenda"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

of Kin" company made her debut on
the stage with Edwin Booth in rich
ard Ill., Miss Fielding playing the
part Of the young prince.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
LITTLE FooTLIeHT FLASHES.

The Shuberts have acquired the
rights to a play of foreign origin
called ''The Bridal Eve
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

That Beatrice Craven, who plays
Jane Deetle in 1.-The Lion and the
Mouse" is the granddaughter of the
last governor of the English penal set
tlement in Australia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

That Ralph Stuart, who plays
Adolph Lauman in support of Elsie
Ferguson in 'Such a Little Queen
made his New York debut in a de-
tective play, Green Lights"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
Facts Not Generally Known

That Ruth ST. Denis, the worlds
most famous exponent of Hindu
dances, has never been in India. The
knowledge she possesses of Oriental
dances was gathered from reading
books and interviews with Hindus OF
high caste.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
THE ELITE.

THE ELITE.
Eighteenth street, between First and
Second avenues. Vaudeville at 3, aad
0I15 p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20

THE FAMILY
Second avenue, east of Nineteenth
street. Vaudeville at 5, and e,15 p. m.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-11-17
Unique Honeymoon.

A story of thoroughly unique
honeymoon mes from Mason
county. Sampson Tillotson and
Mary Lively had been in love ever
since they could remember. Step
parents obj cted to marriage.
Nothing daunted, the young lovers
fitted up cave some distance from
their homes. Before leaving for
their cave home friendly Justice
had united them in marriage.
When the supply of stolen food
gave out they were compelled to
return to civilization. They found
forgiveness and now they are liy-
ing with the young groom 3
parents.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-11-17
ELECTR0CUTED AT
CAMDEN PARK
Charles Reynolds Meets
Instant Death While
Repairing Line.

Charles Reynolds, lineman of Ash
land, KY, met horrible death at Cam
den Park last Monday morning. Mr..
Reynolds aud fellow workmen were en-
gagged in rebuilding the line of the Ohio
Valley Electric Railway company from
Huntington to Ashland. The men had
begun work after the power had bee,s
shut off and expected to quit before the
current was again turned on for the op-
Grafton of the morning cars. The line
man had climed pole and was holding
a wire when from some unknown cause
the current was turned on. The effect
was terrible After writhing moment
III great agony the lineman's hold broke
and he started 10 fall. During the de-
scent his climbing paraphernalia caught
and he hung short distance from the
earth.
Fellow workmen attempted to release
Reynolds. but his body is said to have
been so hot that it was fifteen minutes
before the task could be accomplished
Mr.. Reynolds leaves wife and four
children.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-11-17
New COlOrS PhOtOQraDhed.

Baltimore, November I5.--Dr. X.
w. Wood has photographed light
waves or colors invisible TO the bu-
man eye. Before the Photographic
club Prof. Wood will exhibi, thes e
photographs for the first time and
explain the method of their max.
ing. They are landscape photo
graphs, in which the infra-red and
ultraviolet rays never before photo
graphed ard never seen, producing
startling and beautiful effects, some
like snow scenes. The discovery is
of value TO astronomy as we'll as
photography, for DR.. Wood has
already taken pictures of the moon
by his new method.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-11-17
FORFEITED THEIR
RIGHTS TO MINERAL
When They Compromised,
Did the Land Owners
of This County.

OIL operations along the Tug river
valley promise TO become something
important in the very near future. For
some time prospectors have been pro.
curing leases until they are now said TO
have almost all the available territory
under lease. 1t is very unfortunate
fact that many Of the land holders along
the West Virginia side of the river have
no mineral rights in their lands Over
thirty years ago when Aspinwall Lowe
" Co f, of New York, had sued for pos
session of the lands of many of the
Wayne county farmers, claiming that
the former had prior right to the lands,
compromise was effected in which the
plaintiffs were to have the mineral
rights while the farmers who had had
possession of the lands for many years,
were to hold the surface.
AT that time the average, unsophisti-
Gated farmer never thought of anything
like oil being found beneath the sur
face and was very glad to enter into
such compromise. Now, however,
have made.
Only a few of them have the rights to
the mineral and though those who hold
the rights may realize millions out of
them. it will be no benefit to the old
citizen who has lived there for life
time.
The word reaches the city that sew
eral wells are to be put down on what is
known as the Hayes lscas- near York
Vile, and should these tests prove sue
cessful other wells are to be put down
and the territory fully developed. AL
ready, it is said that operations have
begun and there is to be no cessation in
the work until developments shall
have been made.-Huntington Herald.
Dispatch.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-11-17
Forced Into Exile.

VIM. Upchurch of Glen Oak, Okla
was an exile from home. Mountain
air, he thought, would cure frightful
lung-racking cough that had defied all
remedies for two years. After six
months he returned, death dogging his
steps. "Then began TO use DIR. Kings
New Discovery" he writes. "and after
taking six bottles / am as well as ever"
Ii saves thousands yearly from desperate
lung diseases. Infallible for Coughs
and Colds, it dispels Hoarseness and
Sore Throat. Cures Grip, Bronchitis,
Hemorrhages, Asthma, Group, Whoop-
ing Cough. SOC and 81 90, trial bottle
free; guaranteed by Bloss Drug Store
Ceredo, and Il. Ney Williams, Kenova
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-11-17

Franchise Granted.

The board of commissioners of
Huntington have granted a iran
chise to the Huntington & Northern
railway for a bridge across the
Ohio river at that point. The erec
tion of this bridge and the building
of railroad to Jackson, Ohio,
means that the Chesapeake & Ohio
will be given a direct outlet to TIE
lakes for the coast coal shipments
from southern West Vir. iaia.
These shipments a-e now made VIA
Cincinnati and many delays are en-
countered and the operators allege
that the rates Of the connecting
lines in the Queen City are exces-
sive. Work on the bridge and
railroad will be started within II e
next year.