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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-15

TOXIC. Oct. i5.-The Kawathi.
20.So0 tons. Japan's largest battle
ship, was successfully launched az
Yokoseka today In spite OF a heavy
storm that prevailed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-08

Tell Me Pretty Maiden, Are There
Any More at Home Like Your"
1t is now almost nine years since the
theatregoers first heard lifting strains
of this most tuneful of Leslie Stuart'e
melodies. The musical play, "Floro-
dora" in which the Pretty Maiden
sextet song was the one big hit. not
only marked a new era in musical
plays-that of sudden departure
from shapely girls in tights, the cos
tuning with which many of the musi-
cal plays and comic operas of former
years depended for their sUccess-to
one in which all the female members
of the company were appropriately
gowned in the latest fashions, but 1t
also marked the passing of the reguIa
ton merry, merry chorus and the in
PRODUCTION to theatregoers of the show
girl
How many Of the thousands who
witnessed performances Of 'Florodora"
over and over again during the record
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-08

and has never since returned to the
stage.
Agnes Weyburn, then the wife of
Ned Weyburn, the stage director, was
one of the first to retire from the sex
tet. After her divorce from Weyburn
she dropped out of sight.
That is where Susie Drake comes
into being the first near original. Miss
DToke. who when she joined "Floro-
DORA" insisted on being programmed
as Susan, was one of the best first
aids to the overworked press agent
that ever appeared on the stage. Long
before she felt the call of the foot
lights she learned that the assistance
of press agent was necessary for the
success of a stage career, even in fall
ing backward off the pier at Atlantic
City, getting her new flannel yachting
suit all wet and fainting as soon as she
was rescued That she was right ii
her deductions about the press agent
is attested by the fact that it was only
shortly after this episode that she
Joined the sextet.
Miss Drake did not long remain a
sextetter. She soon acquired the
globe trotting habit and after two trips
around the world she met a wealthy
EnglishmEn in Japan. married him, AMI
now lives comfortably and evidently
happy in England.
Vaughn Texsmith, whom many con-
sidered the beauty of the sextet, mar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-08
HARD TO DROP
But Many Drop II.

|
A young California wife talks about
coffee:
ut was hard to drop Mocha and
| Java and give Postum a trial, but my
nerves were so shattered that / was a
nervous wreck, and of course that
means all kinds of ails.
cat first l thought bicycle riding
caused it, and 1 gave it up, but my con-
dition remained unchanged l did not
want to acknowledge coffee caused the
trouble, for was very fond of it. At
that time a friend came to live with
US, and 1 noticed that after he. had
been with us a week he would not
drink his coffee any more. 1 asked him
the reason. He replied: I have not
had a headache since 1 left off drink
ing coffee, some months ago, till last
week, when 1 began again, here at
your table. 1 don't see how anyone
can like coffee, anyway, after drinking
Postum,
81 said nothing, but at once ordered
a package of Postum. That was five
months ago, and we have drank no cot
fee since, except on two occasions
when we had company. and the result
each time was that my husband could
not sleep, but lay awake and tossed and
talked half the night We were con-
vinced that coffee caused his suffering,
so he returned to Postum, convinced
that coffee was an enemy, instead of
a friend, and he is troubled no more
by insomnia
81, myself, have gained pounds in
weight, and my nerves have ceased to
CULVER 1t seems so easy now to quit
coffee that caused our aches and ails
and take up Postum
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" in packages. There's a
reason"
Ever read the above letter? new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true. and full of human
interest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-08

bill so as to reinstate the senatorial
sections.
They were knocked out In the house
without debate and with little consid-
Grafton under amendments offered by
Representative Eucius 1. Butts of Pc
oria-
Election of state Senators.
State senators from the odd number
ed districts are to be elected in No
vember, 26 OF them. Several of the
sitting senators have no desire to be
returned, according to the reports at
Springfield
Corbus P. Gardner of La Sale county,
who has been a conspicuous figure in
Springfield for many sessions. 1t is
understood at the state capital that he
expects to engage permanently in the
practice of law in Chicago. H. w.
Johnson of Ottawa, present member Of
the state internal improvement COM
mission, is a likely candidate to sue
coed Senator Gardner.
In the Alton district Mayor Beall of
Alton is an announced and active can
didate against Senator Mccormick,
who is charged with strong Lorimer
tendencies. James B. Blackman of
Harrisburg, present member of the
state board of equalization from the
Chapman district, is preparing to be a
candidate for the seat of Senator Doug
las w Helm, who is about to retire,
and in the DeKalb-Lee-W hiteside dis
trict Representative Gray of White
side and Cliffe of DeKaIb are after the
place now filed by Senator Downing
of Lee. who is expecting to be made
United States appraiser in Chicago by
gift of William Lorimer.
ReappOrtionment is Involved.
Congressional and senatorial reap
portionment. which are due to be made
by the same session of the legislature
which will elect Senator Cullom's sue
cessor, are involved in the scramble for
the &c senatorial jobs this fall
Possible congressional candidates.
against sitting members of congress
are being soft pedaled until something
definite is heard about the final text
of the primary law now in process of
making at Springfield.
Congressman Charles E. Fuller, who
says he is strong for a direct primary
law, is about to have a chance to try
It out. Representative Earl d. Rey-
nolds of Rockford is on the point of
announcing his candidacy against Con
gresham Fuller, it is reported from
Winnebago county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-08
J. P. WALLACE OF GOTH
STREET AND 3RD AVENUE
Writes Letter Which May Be of Great
Interest to Skin Sufferers of
This City.

Rock Island, ILL.,, Jan. IS, 1910
wonderful and one that stands alone
in it's class l suffered years with
chronic eczema. trying most every
thing l could hear of without results.
l finally purchased a bottle of ID. D.
D. and l thought it made me worse
at first. but by the time I got the bot
tie used up | could see the eczema dry
ing up. the itching entirely ceased.
got two more bottles and it made me
a permanent cure.
''I also call it matchless for cleans
ing the scalp and allaying itching,
scalp humors, eradicating dandrufr
and removing obnoxious odors and
prevents falling out of hair. l gave
u. D. d. trial on my scalp and find
it just as 1 say and cannot recon-
mend it too highly to my friends as
an article of true merit.
Should you ever want to put this
in print, you may do so as it will be
the cause of doing someone else good.
j. P. WALLACE"
Twentieth street and Third avenue.
So many convincing statements,
similar to the above, have been made
to us privately by sufferers from ag-
gravated skin diseases to whom we
have sold the d. d. D. Prescription,
that we feel bound to give it our I'M
qualified endorsement. By special
arrangement with the ID. D. d. COM
pany we can furnish anyone who has
not tried the remedy with a special
size bottle for rs cents. The Harper
house pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-08
ONLY TWO FIRST SEXTETTERS
STILL REMAIN IN THE RANKS

breaking run can now, after a lapse
of almost a decade, name at first hand
the young women who appeared in the
famous sextet song? Or how many
can tell accurately what became of
them after "Florodorc" had run its
course?
A slight history of the start and
finish Of the members of the original
cast is herewith chronicled
While there were only seven original
sextetters (sounds odd that seven sex
letters, doesn't it?) Yet, rs Mr. Wolf
agtly wrote some time ago, if a re-
union of the original sextetters were
to be called the Polo grounds would
have to be engaged to accommodate
the overflow from Madison Square
garden.
Following are the names of the orig
inals: Marie Wilson, Agnes Weyburn
Marjorie Relves, Vaughn Texsmith,
Daisy Green, Margaret Walker.
Original sextet substitute: Elaine
Won Selover.
First almost original sextetter:
Susie Drake.
AS it was early predicted that the
members of the sextet were the pref
test and most graceful young women
ever gathered together in one musical
play, and as the manager of the COM
pany expected that there would occa-
siOnally be vacancies through the hun
dTed and one ills to which chorus
girls are always subject, it was de-
cided to have one regular substitute,
and Elaine Won Selover, who played
the part of the typewriter, was Sc
lected for this important position. That
she was needed was discovered before
the play had run a week. The song
and the singers created a furore, So
ciety took the singers up, ana through
afternoon teas. dinner parties. and
other causes there were many perform
ances given at which. even with the
substitute the curtain rose on a five
tet instead of a sextet.
Marie Wilson was the first member
to gain widespread notoriety
One morning the readers of a GER
tain paper learned that Miss Wilson,
having through investments of her
savings in Wall street, accumulated a
fortune of three quarters of a million
dollars, was about to retire from the
sextet.
"Fake!" and What a fine press
agent yarn!" howled the theatrical re-
porters who had been beaten to the
story. But it was no fake. as even
the press agent of the show was not
aware of the good fortune that had
befallen one of the sextetters until he
read the particular paper, so quietly
had the newspaper man who handled
the story worked.
1t was all true. Marie had won for
tune in Wall street. She did retire
from the stage and took her HUSBAND
across the seas on a pleasure trip
After divorcing and remarrying the
husband of her girlhood days in Wash
ington before she ever thought she
would be star show girl Miss Wilson
became the wife of Freddie Gebhardt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-08

ried a banker and retired to private
life over in New Jersey.
Margaret Walker, after one or two
trips abroad, married a physician from
her former home, Washington, and
now is devoted to a domestic life in
the capital city.
Daisy Green still is a show girl.
So is Marjorie REEVES.
Elaine Won Selover is married and
living quietly in the upper part of New
York state.
There you have briefly the start and
finish of the original members of the
sextet, Marie Wilson the most FORUM
ate in the way Of wealth and husbands.
with Vaughn Texsmith, Margaret
Walker and Susie Drake next in the
comforts of home and the happiness
that goes with it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-08
Saved From Awful Peril.

"T never felt so near my grave, .
writes Lewis Chamblin of Manchester,
Ohio. R R. No. 8, ''as when a frightful
cough and lung trouble pulled me down
to lis pounds in spite of many rene
dies and the best doctors. And that l
am alive today is due solely to DIR.
Kings New Discovery, which COM
pletely cured me. Now l weigh $50
pounds and can work hard. It also cur
ed my four children of Group" Infalli-
BILE for coughs and colds; It's the most
certain remedy for grip, asthma, des-
perate lung trouble and all bronchial
affections. so cents and 81. q trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-08

OF the hundreds OF other sO-called
originals. some have gained fame in
other directions.
Washington, d. c., leads in the num-
Der of sextetters furnished. as both
Marie Wilson and Margaret Walker
call the capital city their birthplace.
as does the famous Nan Patterson,
who was an original with the No. 3
road company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-08

A few minutes delay in treating
some cases of Group, even the length
of time it takes to go for a doctor.
often proves dangerous. The safest
way is TO keep Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy in the house. and at the first
indication of Group give the child a
dose. Pleasant TO take and always
cures. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-08


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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-01
Life i'm The Philippines

Mrs. William Hunter has received
a very interesting letter from Guy
Norton, formerly Southern Pacific
agent here, who is now located at
lloilo. Through the courtesy of
Mrs. Hunter we are permitted to
make the following extracts, dealing
with the life of the natives of Uncle
Sans far away possessions:
ut makes me shiver to read of
the cold weather you are having
there now. My! am glad | am
over here, Wish you could enjoy
the climate we are having over here
now. haven't worn anything but
white clothes for six months. Am
going over into the city tonight for
a carbonate drive on the beach.
People in the States have a wrong
idea of the Islands in general.
This is the most hcalthful part of
the tropics inhabited by white men.
] would much rather be here'than
on the lsthmus. Mas told in the
States that to stay here one year
meant to lose ones health, two
years meant permanent breakdown
and three years was certain death.
It's all false.
| often take a drive into the
barrios and | wish | could picture
one of these places to you
tropical dirt and peace reign
supreme one long narrow street.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-01
Lucin Cutoff Badly Damaged

An Ogden dispatch of the Goth
says:
The worst storm experienced on
the Great Salt Lake since the con-
struction of the railroad across the
lake early today churned the salt
waters into a maelstrom and sent
waves Of great height against the
great entertainments of the Ogden
Lucin cutoff, washing out part of
the east and west approaches to the
bridge, and causing the tieup of all
traffic on the Southern Pacific for
an indefinite period.
The railroad officials expect to
announce this afternoon whether
the damage is repairable so as to
permit of the resumption of traffic
without long interruption. If the
breaks cannot be closed within a
short time, trains will be detoured
at Cobre, New, sent south over the
Nevada Northern to a junctiua
with the Western Pacific to Salt
Lake City and then north over the
Oregon Short Line to Ogden-a
most circuitous route.
The wind attained the proportions
of a hurricane at an early hour this
morning, the storm gauge at mid
lake, in the center of the trestle on
the lake, recording a velocity of 20
miles an hour.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-01
Intended 10 Plead for Brother

The Virginia Enterprise, in speak
ing of the deatho f J. L. Peart, the
miner who was killed in the Ward
shaft Wednesday, says:
A cruel fate seemed to pursure
Peart, who occupied the room in
the Dunlop building from which the
side fell a few days ago and he has
been striving hard lately to save his
brother who was recently tried in
Humboldt county on a charge of
murder and sentenced to be hanged
at Carson next Friday. He intend
ed to go to Carson yesterday MORN
ing to make a final appeal to the
governor to commute the sentence
of his brother, but fate decreed
otherwise. 1t was stated yesterday
that his mother was also expected
in Carson to plead for her condemn
ed son.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-01
Banks not Affected

That none of the other banks of
the state will be affected by the
closing of the Eureka County Bank
is the positive assurance given by
Sam Bedford, one of the members
of the State Board of Bank Commits
sioners. He says that the affairs
of all the other banks are in an
admirable condition. The Banking
Board was not in session yesterday
but will probably be in session in a
day or so. w. B. Fowler, assistant
to the encouragement, left yester-
day for Eureka where he will make
application before Judge Breen to
have a receiver appointed for the
Eureka bank. Mr.. Van Vleet, the
State Bank Examiner, has already
taken charge and is making a
thorough investigation. His report
will not be available for several
DAYS.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-01
Trees Planted at Tonopah

Tonopah's ball grounds, that
formerly resembled a beaten spot in
the desert and were entirely free
from vegetation, were yesterday
transformed into what might be
termed a Garden of Eden. Pardon
the phrase, but with the transplant
ing of $50 trees, the appearance is
so great that the park may well be
termed as something better than an
oasis in this desert country.
Under the charge of the COM
mittee appointed at the meeting of
the volunteers and ball fans We'd
nesday night, a half hundred
citizens journeyed to the grounds
yesterday morning and within two
hours the work had been completed.
The high school students volunteered
and attended in a body. The trees
will be given all the care possible
under the supervision of the vol,
unteer fire department, who will
safeguard their growth from what.
soeyer injury that may arise.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-01
Wilson--Doy

Last evening witnessed the we'd
ding nuptials of Elliott O. Wilson
and Mrs. Alley T.. Dove. the core
mony being solcmnizcd by the Rev.
S. c.. Gilman. The wedding was a
quiet one. only the intimate friends
and relatives Of the contracting
parties being present. The ring
ceremony was used. The bride and
groom are quite well known in
Elko, whore their many friends join
in extending congratulations. The
following are the names of those
who were present at the ceremony:
c. NJ. Haws, Mrs. Estclle Haws,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rutherford, VIM.
Flynn, Enos Woodward, Gcrtie
Bower, A. Stcpanck, James, and
Howard Dove.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-01
Bond Case is Reset

The secretary of state was surely
making money I'M way for the state
yesterday, as n of his clerks was
putting the gilt seal on a large
number of bonds that had Just been
issued and every gilt seal that was
stamped on the paper meant 50 for
the state. There were 1O5 $1,000
bonds that the state has borrowed
from the school fund to be used in
the prison building fund. They are
four per cent bonds and are
rcdcemable at any time not 10
extend over a period of twenty years.
Carson News.
Owing to another case that has
precedence, the petition for a writ
of mandamus to compel Governor
DickersOn to accept some 500, 900
worth of repudiatcd North Carolina
bonds, that was to have been heard
in the Supreme court on March %,
has been set over until March 81.
Several days ago the report was
current that the petition would be
withdrawn. 1t is stated that on ac-
count of the objections that had
been made against it. the bond
holders in New York had decided to
stop all proceedings to prevent a
similar cutlery in other states.
1t seems that at the time the law
of 1901 compelling a governor of
the state to accept a gift of bonds
on behalf of the state, was adopted
in Nevada, similar laws were enacted
in several other states, particularly
the Dakotas. If the plan failed
here to have the governor accept
the worthless bonds and force the
state to bring suit for collection.
then the procedure would be at
tempted in other states. Now.
however, it seems that the New
Workers are determined to fight
the case to a finish, and the petition
will be argued as originally planned.
Attorney Alling, who has been
engaged by Governor Dickcrson to
protect his interests, is confident
that the governor cannot be forced
to accept the bonds. ~ Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-01

standard-gauge road from Winnie
muca to Paradise Valley, q distance
of ~ miles. Stocks and bonds will
be issued for a half million each or
a total of 10000, 90. AS fast as
completed the road will be bonded
for Sl2, 900 per mile, the securities
to run for 20 years, bearing inter
est at six per annum OF the total
amount required Mr.. Jacobs has ar
ranged to float so per cent, and his
visit TO Humboldt county will be
for the purpose OF disposing of the
remaining 40 per cent, or S400,OOC
to local investors. The bonds viii
be issued in denominations of $1,000
each and will be sold at 80 cents OF
the dollar. -Silver State.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-01
Times Have Changed

The Norwalk (Ohio) Evening
Herald has an idea that things have
changed a good deal since the days
of that great but meek man Moses.
1t quotes Dean Walter Williams of
the school of journalism at the Uni
versity of Missouri as saying:
Moses was the great editor. He
wrote more graphically than today's
newspapers would dare"
Maybe he was" replies the Her
aid. But at that we will just
venture the guess that if the late
Moses were in the newspaper bust
ness today he would have his troub-
les. Irate relatives of Adam and
of Noah and Of Abraham would
hOtfOot it down TO where he had his
office and demand instant satisfac-
ton. The people of Sodom would
order their paper stopped to a man
and refuse to pay up their back
subscriptions. And lawyers fees,
defending him from libel suits,
would eat up his substance. Fur
Their more, on top of all this, we'll
bet he would find himself in trouble
with the postoffice authorities be-
fore the end of the first week.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-01
She Was Mad

She came down the street three
steps at a time and sailed into the
country newspaper office like a
whirlwind. She waited for no ccrc-
mony, but wildly asked:
as this the printin' Office"
YES, madam"
Il want to stop my paper"
All right, madam"
stop it right, away, too"
IT'S stopped" we replied, max
ing q blue line through her hus-
bands name on the subscription
list.
"Mcbbe that will learn you some
h~oss-sepse and how 20 do the square
thing next time, and not slight pco-
pie just because they are poor. If
some rich, stuck up folks happen to
have n bald-headcd, k~nock-knccd,
~cross-eyed brat horn to 'em you're
in an awful hurry to put it in the
paper and make il out an angel, but
when poor people have a baby you
cant say a word about it. even if il
is the ''purticst" child born. That's
what I'm stopping, the paper fur"
This ought to be lesson to every
paper in Michigan" and she went
out of the office as mad as n wet hen.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-01
Business Locals.

Received at the Elk and Club saloons
"A consignment of La Majestic cigars. :
Sweet. Orr IL Co.'S corduroy trousers
and oyerallS-the best in the world at
Eugler Co.
For sale at = bargain-A New Home
sewing machine, direct from the factory
Inquire at this office.
Save those natural teeth, thereby re.
tain your facial expression. DR.. Gill
land the dentist" Office ovcrthc Drug
Store. Eiko
DuttenhOfcr shoes for ladies; Red
School House shoes for children;
Flurshrim shoes for men, the best in
the market at Englcr Co.