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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23
A Hurry UP CALL

Quick, Mr.. Druggist-Quick!-
box of Backlen's Arnica Salve-
Here's 4 quarter-FOr the love of
Moses, hurry! Baby's burned him
self, terribly-Johnnie cut his foot
with the axe-Mamie's scalded-Pa
can't walk from piles-Billie has
boils-and my corns ache. She got
it and soon cured all the family. It's
the greatest healer on earth. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23

part OF the head Of an aristocratic
Bourbon household. the evil genius of
the piece The minor parts, too. call
for the services Of able players. while
the management has seen IL TO pre-
serve the purity OF the little French
spoken in the play by importing such
OF the lesser players as have 10 make
use Of that language. \ lavish pro-
duction is promised scenically. Matt
nees Wednesday ana Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23

boy. and in turning TO see who 1t was
he stumbled and would have fallen
down the shaft had it not been for the
quick action of Miss Ross. who
grasped the boys arm. His welGHI
carried him over the edge, but she
managed TO hold fast until relieved.
Just at this moment the lads mother,
who was in search of him. came upon
the scene. and when she was Informed
of his narrow escape. nearly collapsed,
\ crowd of people soon surrounded
Miss Ross. and a cheer went up Tor
tho exceptional presence of mind eX-
hibhed by that young lady. She mod
estly bowed her acknowledgment ana
hurried away.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23

Ralph. who appears as the ShreWlSn
wife in "Mdrys Lamb in which Rich
ard earle is TO come TO the Grand,
Davenport. Sunday night. is one of The
/ best and most favOrably known women
on the American stage. She has
played such important roles as the
queen in Hamlet" and the witch in
Eugene Aram," ana in vaudeville she
| has given representations of many IA
nous ShakesDearean characters. Dur
! ing TWO whole seasons she appeared IS
| the adventures. Mrs. Dean in Il ;
Minutes From Broadway.
Woodruff Long Before the Public
| 1t is hard to believe. remembering
Henry Woodruf's appearance, for a.
stance, in Brown of Harvard" that
that good-loOking and yoUthfuIly blond
actor was born over in Jersey City in
we'll its hardly fair to the matinee
girls to give it away. and they just
wouldn't believe it. anyway. But it
| was some little time ago. He made
| his first appearance on the stage at
| Haveriy's Fourteenth street theater
| May ]. 1879, as member OF a juvenile
| II. NJ. $. PinafOrc company and his
subsequent appearances as q prodigy
were numerous and interesting As 1;
| child he played with Daniel Bandmann
| in "Narcisse;" with Adelaide Nelson
in "Cymbeline." at Booths theater. on
the corner OF Twenty-third street and
Sixth avenue. III March, 1850: as
| "Fleance"in Macbeth" and as one
of the children Of Captain Grant" in
I"FOyagers i'll Southern Seas" -
| Booth III March. 1881. with a cast in
GLIDING Otis Skinner. Dan Maeuinnis,
| Leslie Allen. Mark Price. John T. Crd-
| ven. Z. y. Blckus. Rachel Noah an.
/ Marie Bonfanti. the famous danseusn.
He toured, 100, as boy actor. As
Ned" in piece called The Black
| Flag" When he was Il he appeared
al the Fourteenth street thcatpr as
Godfrey Browne" in Baron RAJ
dolph," and from 1883 to 1891. at the
Madison Square theater. Just coming
out OF his teens. he was seen in Cap
tain Swift Honor Bright" ~ Pair
of Spectacles.'' a New Years car.
and The Pha~isee and Alabama. -
Since then ne has appeared in a wide
variety OF roles in support of many
distinguished stars. as a star himself.
even in musical comedy. and during
! one or two little trips into vaudeville.
| 1t is in musical comedy that We are
destined next to see him. since he Is
being starred this season in the com
edy III which he made a success in
Chicago last season. The Prince Of
Tonight 1t is in that piece that he 6
| to appear at the Illinois next Sunday
matinee and night
Closes Engagement.-The closing
performance in the engagement of the
National Opera company was given az
lthe Illinois theater last evening when
' Local interest was added by the APP
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23

The Chicago Opera House. - Tha
Chicago opera house is being filled
nightly by palpitating thron2s who are
thrilled Dy the powerful emotional
scenes of the Partisan drama. Madame
X" which Henry w. Savage is offer
ing for the first time in America. It7
success in this country has been as
emphatic as that which it achieved IN
Paris. where for more than q year L
has held the boards at the Porte ST.
Martin theatcr and in London. whera
at the present moment it is the one
emphatic success. A more moving
drama has not been presented to tho
public iii the last % years. and Henry
w Savage has provided a cast OF PLAY
ers of stellar strength. Miss Dorothy
DOnnelly cnactS The leading role. tn At
OF a drug saturated woman. who undar
the stress of strong emotion. commits
murder and by a trick of fate finds
herself at the bar of justice in a Paris
court with her own son as her defenl-
ing attorney The force Of the sirua-
ton is understood when it /, stated
that the mother at the beginning of
The trial does lot know her counsel is
her son and that the son does not
know that his client is his mother
Rarely. if ever. has 4 scene of moro
dramatic strength been presented
than that of the great last act, which
represents Paris court room with Il
murder trial in progress. the judge,
jury. witnesses and spectators present
exactly as in real life. The scene lasts
over 30 minutes and the suspense $
sustained to its tragic close. Madam
" will be at the Chicago opera house
for weeks 10 come 1t is hailed as the
successor OF The Two Orphans"
The scenic effects and the ensemble
are carried out in the usual careful
manner of a Savage production. The
cast includes Robert Drouet. William
Elliott. Robert Patton Gibbs. James y,
Wilson. l.. Rogers I.yttOn, Cecil ker1.
Leonorc Halsted. Mary MallOn. w II.
Denny. Charles Erin Werner. Ben Hig-
gins. Fl. c. Bradley and Floyd x.
Brown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23

pearancc in the role of Gaspard OF =.
$ King. a former professionals who is
now a resident of Rock Island n.
King assumed the part at the invita-
tion OF several members of the conf
pany with whom he vas associated n
previous years in different operate or
ganizatiOns. He gave a finished inter
probation OF the role, the most difficult
in the opera. and also showed himself
voice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23

At the Chicago Grand. - Foreign
Exchange new comedy by Booth
Harrington and Harry Leon Wilson,
will be presented at the Grand opera
house. Chicago. beginning Sunday
night. Sept %. under the management
OF Liebler e Co. Though "Foreigl
Exchange" is produced without a star,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23

Closes Engagement-The closing
performance i'm the engagement of the
National Opera company was given az
the Illinois theater last evening when
The Chimes of Normandy was sung.
Local interest was added by the APP
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23

Julia Ralph With carlc.-Miss Julia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23

'ORCED TO SELL All Taior-Made Suits and SKI
Jew Fall Dress Goods at About Half Regular Retail
Suits and Skirts consists Fall
of Cloths, strictly
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-03-12

keps His werd.

A young fellow IN Havana who oc-
cupied the position Of a reporter fell
in love with girl. the daughter of q
wealthy planter He applied 10 her
father in the orthodox way for his
consent to the marriage.
-Presumptuousr' said the father.
with ewes flashing ~You. poverty
stricken journalist. and my daughter!
Sir. get out of my presence"
The journalist was very angry. Ii
brought forth heated declaration Of
pride:
Your daughter is too good for me,
you say III marry a princess be
fore die" And. with head erect. he
left the irate father.
The journalist went 10 Spain He
wrote poems The poems were read
by the Princess Josephine. There was
a meeting The two fell in love with
each other Ii is said the journalist
was so sincere in his affection that
probably he forgot his declaration to
the Havana planter. They were both
royalty happy. eioped. married In Val
ladolid and were eventually pardoned
by Queen isabella. the one time jour
nalist being received with all the re-
speet due To his new and high rank.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-03-12
The Rack, Pace and Amble.

The rack is gait of the horse be-
tween a trot and a gallop or canter, In
which the fore feet move as In slow
gallop. while the hind feet move as in
trot or pace 1t Is usually an arti-
fetal gait. but Is sometimes hereditary
or natural. There Is much confusion
of terms In respect to this gait. due
to the fact that the gait itself Is some
what varied. according as the racker
carries the one or the other fore foot
foremost in the galloping motion of
the fore feet: that many confound the
rack with the pace. the words often
being used anonymously. and that
many have mistaken the use Of the
words pace" and 'amble." There Is
abundant evidence that the American
pace of today is the amble of Eu
ropeans of the last century and earlier
The motion OF the hind feet is the
same in the trot. the pace and the
rack In the trot the diagonal hind
and fore feet move nearly simulta.
neously. In the pace or amble the
hind and fore feet of the same side
move nearly simultaneously. -Bostor
Globe
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-03-12
Easy to Mix This

What will appear very interesting to
many people here is the article taken
from New York daily paper, giving
a simple prescription, which Is said to
be a positive remedy for backache or
kidney or bladder arrangement, IL
taken before the stage of Bright's dis
ease:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half
ounce: Compound kargon, one ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. three
ounces. Shake well in bottle and
take in teaspoonfui doses after each
meal and again at bedtime.
A well-known druggist here at
home, W hen asked regarding this pre-
scription, stated that the ingredients
are all harmless, and can be obtained
at a small cost from any good prescrip-
ton pharmacy, OF the mixture would
be put up if asked 10 do so. lie further
stated that while this prescription is
often prescribed ia rheumatic afflle-
tons with splendid results, he could
see no reason why it would not be a
splendid remedy for kidney and uri-
nary troubles and baekaehe as il has a
peculiar action upon the kidney
structure, cleansing these most impor-
tant organs and helping them 70
siff and hitter from the blood the foul
acids and waste matter which cause
sickness and suffering Those OF our
readers who suffer can make no mis-
take in giving il trial.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-03-12

Didn't See the hunnor.

A young woman of Irish descent
went 10 a tea that was given on a
Sunday afternoon for the artists of
one of the opera houses. After she
had listened to the babel of tongues in
the drawing room for awhile. for the
singers were talking in French. Ger
man and Italian. she went into the Ii
brary. where one of her aequaintanees
was presiding over the tea table.
With beautiful assumption of fiut-
tering embarrassment the young wo-
man leaned over the table and faltered
out: Il don't know how | came to do
1t. but. do you know, | came with only
eight languages today when | meant
to bring twelve. I've looked In my
muff for the others, but they are not
there. and, do you know. | feel posi-
lively embarrassed without them ALL
And with this she went on her way.
Now. the woman at the tea table
thought this was pretty good bit of
wit and when young Engllshman
came up to her to have his cup re
filed she told It to him. He looked at
her blankly. and then he said. with a
puzzled air:
What an extraordinary place TO car
~ them, DO you think she meant it,
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-03-12
Lucky All Around

An old farmer of the English county
of Durham called at roadside public
house where he was well known The
iandlady asked him to buy ticket for
a lottery they had on there.
Well" he said. Il hae naught in ma
pocket or might
"Oh. that's a'reet. John" she says.
Take the ticket and pay for it any
time"
Some time later John called again,
and the landlady asked him if he knew
who had Won the lottery.
No" he said WHO won?'
We'll. hardly burst tell you, but
DOR sam wen Wasn't he lucky
Ave said John. .he was lucky.
And who was second. Them
Il burst hardly tell xon. Who would
You thiltk, = she said.
II couldn't say said John.
We'll. ii was cor Sally Wasn't she
lucky
eAve. she was lucky" said John.
"AHd who was third?H he asked.
We'll she said. won would never
guess ana might as we'll tell. | was
third Wasn't | lucky,
You We're" he said Did ever
pay You for that ticket. missus -
No. John, you didn't" she said,
fawning upon him.
Well" said John. isn't lueky?"
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-03-12
When Ladies Wore Masks.

In the seventeenth century ladies
wore masks IN public. and great was
the Nariety of face screens that were
seen. Ladies who had "eoralline" lips
preferred short masks. as was natural.
For others who wished TO hide the
lower part of the face the mask was
completed by a chin piece of linen,
which afterward passed under the
chin and over the ears. In 1852 Il new
mask called the MIMI from the Ital-
ian mimics. was all the rage and
threatened 10 usurp the place of the
black one. 1t was even the cause of
violent quarrels between the ladies
who held to the latter and those who
preferred the latest novelty. Some
years later II became the fashion to
trim the upper part of the mask with
ruche of lace. to lengthen Ii with Il
beard of the same material and even
~ cover il mere or less with lace TO
the borders Of the eyeholes. Young
ladies of this period however, fire.
euently eontented themselves with Gov
ering the face simply with piece of
black Grape for cequetry's sake and to
appear the fairer.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-03-12
Knew When n. va. Happy

The soul Of an editor who had died
of starvation was being conducted TO
the Elysian fields. As they passed the
portals of the Internal regions he asked
his guide IL he might not go in and
look around. The guide consented. but
warned him to stay but few min
uteS. rs he could not wait long.
long time passed. and the editor
had not returned. SO the guiding. an
gel went in search of him. He found
him before cage In which number
of doomed wretehes we're being toast
ed GA redhot griddles. over the cage
WIS the sign Delinquent Subscrib-
ersf
Come" said the guide. I'VE must be
going
Don't wait for me-" replied the ed
iror I'm not coming This is heaven
enough for me- Lippineetts.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-03-12
His Bio News .scoop..

An English provincial daily engaged
new news editor He was young
man. very keen, energetic and enter
prising. hut somewhat lacking in the
knowledge necessary 10 the adequate
fui6llment Of his duties. on a certain
OCCASION a public man died in Man
chester. Immediately a reporter was
dispatched 10 his home to CLEAN all par
tieulars Of his deeease. Very soon
came telegram from the newspaper
emissary to this effect: MIR. So-and- so
died of uric acid poisoning
The news editor COINED the message
ard visions Of big scoop" fashioned
themselves in his ardent Imagination
Well make a big thing of this" he
So id as he wired TO the reporter. Find
out chemist who sold poison and get
Interview"
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-03-12
And He Did.

A certain college town in the south
boasts of bridge of privileges. Stu.
dents take advantage Of the liberty
given them through the legend. when
driving with young lady visitors to
ross the famous bridge. To tell the
story and to Illustrate ii at the propi-
tious moment of crossing.
The story was told recently that Mr..
nubose was driving with Miss Brown.
The young lady was affected with a
slight though charming lisp. When
Mr.. Du0ose had related the legend of
the bridge he added, And now. Miss
Brown. when fellow drives across
with his girl he has the urdisputed
privilege of taking her In his arms and
kissing her"
The astonished Miss Brown cried In
wise APPREHENSION. ''Oh. Mithter Du-
both"
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-03-12
Exploding Ice Bubbles.

The intensely cold nights of Siberia
says writer produce curious phe
nemenon Occasionally the silence Il
broken by loud report resembling the
boom Of cannon The noise is caused
by III bursting of an ice bubble on a
river The streams coming from the
hills are incased In ice six to nine
inches thick, and as the water de
sends faster than Ii escapes through
the river the result is a heavy hydro
static pressure. This first causes the
ice upon the river to rise In mounds
often six to eight feet high. For a
time they seem to yield elastically TO
the pressure. but finally can with
stand no more and burst with an ex-
plosive report. The water PUSHES out
soon freezing, however. and causing
further explosions. The writer asserts
that he has seen scores of these Ice
hillocks within few miles.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-03-12
Bounced THROUGH.

Mr.. Sergeant wilkins once defended
a breach of promise case for singu-
larry ugly little man. which he told
the defendant. after reading his brief.
must be bounced" through And the
sergeant did bounce II through In a
truly remarkable manner. Gentle
men OF the jury" he said at the close
az most eloquent speech. you have
heard the evidence for the plaintiff.
nnd gentlemen Of the jury. yon have
Seen ard have admired the most be-
witchiag plaintiff herself Gentlemen.
de ven believe that this enchanting.
This fascinating. this captivating. this
accomplished lady would FIR one mo-
ment favor the advances or listen with
anything save seasa aHG Indignation e.
tie aHseraus prote .afioFls Of the
yEatehea and r4pulsaVe h0munculus-
tbs aaIart.asl aud ossara1ed defend
aasf- His ebert locked ~ from the
well u the court ani pifeonsly muir
rsEresi ~sIs sergeant wilkins. Oh
NJ Sergeant Nsl&ins Silence. sir.
Replied the aerge44st IN @raEatul M
aes,ane. -Geaglenea. be continued
ifsaeiae his Isl dawn heay:iy on the
aesk Lesare him. ..ce yoa think that
this lovely lady. this fair and smiling
creature. would ever have permitted
an offer OF marriage 10 be made to her
By this miserable atom OF humanity
this stunted creature, who would have
to stand on . sheet OF note paper to
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-03-12
Muskrat and Perfumery

The question Is asked US whether
the musk of the common muskrat Is
not used to make cheap perfumery
We have never heard Of such use oi
muskrat musk, nor can we find any
thing definite on the subject In tbs
books. Application to large manu-
faeturer of perfumery. however, brings
out the information that some years
ago musk from the muskrat was tried
out for perfumery purposes. but was
not found available for this use. Not q
single instance of It's being used now Ii
known. The musk of commerce comes
chiefly from the musk deer.-Fores'
and Stream.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-03-12
A SMALL PLACE.
Great Success % . Four Aer> Farr
MANAGED By o Woman.

Successful women farmers are nc
longer novelty. numbers of them
being found in all sections of the ccun
try. Possibly the smallest farm that
has provided living for its owner IL
carried on by Mrs. Jane c. Barrow OF
Connecticut This energetic lady has
succeeded In obtaining living FOL
herself and two children on the profits
Of four acre farm. sending the chill.
dren TO school meanwhile.
The enterprise was started without
capital seven years ago, Mrs. Barrow
being forced TO incur debt to pay fot
groceries and supplies anti the farm
returns began te come in. Bees, small
fruits and poultry were the founda.
ton Only oae acre of the four WAS
suitable for planting. and this acre has
really brought In most OF the income
by means of system Of intensive
farming which Is remarkable. 10 say
the least One fourth OF this one acre
was devoted to poultry. and last year
2OaO ducks were raised and sold At a
weight Of four pounds each when he
tween three and four months old The
feather crop alone amounted to 4oo
pounds.
On this acre OF tillable land. besides
the ducks. were 100 fowls. "a turkeys.
90 pairs of pigeons and Is stands of
bees. Pigeons were profitable spe.
cialty. about 400 pairs of squads hav
Ing been sold Ducks however, are
considered more profitable than nt
geons. AMI Mrs. Barrow thinks of dis.
posing of the pigeons and increasing
the duck area. The turkeys also pay
well. The white variety Is kept be
cause the feathers are more valuable
The birds are sold during the holiday
season and. being especially we'll fat
tened bring the very highest prices
The bees are an excellent Investment
and Mrs Barrow considers the work
pleasant and suitable for woman
Bees pick up their living in the sum
mer but receive some extra feeding In
winter
OF course the large supplies of food
needed for the poultry are not raised
on the farm. They are bought outside
III considerable expense Mrs Barrow
hcsitates IT, buy more land. having
maze such success on Il small area
She is firmly of the opinion that Il com
mon mistake made by women who
take tip farming Is to begin on toe
large a scale
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-03-12
The
Scrap Book
Just One Question.

A coiored woman was on trial before
n magistrate charged with inhaman
Treatment Of her offspring. Evidence
vsas clear that the woman had severe
Il beaten the youngster. aged some
nine years. vino was in court 10 ex-
hist his battered condition. Before
f5,posing sentence his honor asked the
woman whether she had anything TO
tly.
Kin ask 20 honah a question:
incurred the prisoner
Go ahead" said the judge. and the
eeurtreom listened.
We'll. then. yo' honah. I'd like TO ask
yo' whether yo' was ever the PARENT
~ a puffectly wuthless cullud chile"
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-03-12
The Struqql:.

saw not the struggle naught availeth.
me labor and the wounds are vain.
TIE enemy faints not nor faiieth.
And as things have been they remain.
II hopes were dupes fears may be liars.
II may he in Won smoke concealed.
Your comrades chase cen now the fiiers
And. but for you. possess the field
For. while the tired waves. vainly break
Ing
Seem here no painful inch to gain.
Far hack. through creeks and inlets max
ing.
comes silent. flooding in the main
A.; not BY eastern windows only.
When daylight somes comes in the
light.
In front the sun climbs siew-how slow
"
But westward ioek. the land IS bright.
Arthur Hugh Glough.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-03-12
He lost the Bet.

An Irish waiter named Kenny was
noted fer his wit and ready answers.
\ party of gentlemen who were stay
ing AT the hotel heard of Kenny's wit.
and one of them made bet that he
would say something that Kenny
couldn't answer at once
A bottle of champagne was ordered
The one who made the bet took hold
of the bottle and commenced TO open
it The cork came out with bang
and flew into Kenny's mouth.
"Ah.'' he said that is not the way
to Cork
Kenny took the cork out OF his
mouth and replied. NO. but it's the
way to 'Kill-Ken
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-03-12
Rexenee.


A vender of plaster statuettes saw
a chance for q sale in a well dressed
Libulous man who was lacking down
the street
You buy-a de statuette." he asked,
aIluringly holding ont his choicest Of
ferins. Carr ri-baldi-I sell-a him
VERA eheep. De gr-reat-a Gar-r-ri-
baldi-oniy thirta eentsr'
"oh. tell with GarIbaIdir' said the
hibulous one. making a swipe with his
arm that sent Garibaldi crashing to
the sidewalk
For moment the Italian regarded
the fragments: then. his eyes flashing
fire. he seized from his stock a stat
uette of George Washington. You
t'ell-a with my Gar-r-ribaldif" he hiss
ed between his teeth ~So.' He
raised the immortal George high above
his head. and-crash.-it few into fra 2
meHts alongside of the i'll fated Carl
baldi "Ha, t'ell-a wild your George
WASH Ha. ha. Every body's.