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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-19
R0STAND'S "CHANTECLER."

Conception of French Play In Which
No Human Characters Appear.
Edmond Rostaud, the French dram
atist and author of ''L'Aiglon," "Cyra-
no de Bergerac" and other poetic dra-
mas. in an interview explains the his
tory of his conception of "Chantecler,' -
the long heralded farmyard play, which
was recently presented in dress rehears-
al before an audience of the elect at
the Porte Saint Martin theater in
Paris and may be given in America
next season.
IN 1901" said he, while taking a
walk in the outskirts of Cambo / was
passing a humble farm when I sud
denly stopped before the barnyard. 1t
was just an ordinary barnyard, con-
tanning the usual pigeon loft, wire net
tings, manure pile and. within, the ami
mails, hens, ducks, guinea fowl, geese,
turkeys, cat asleep, dog wandering
about-in brief, a very common spec
tacle
Il watched with interest, when sud
denly in stalked the cock He entered
proudly, boldly. like a ruler. with dis
dain in his eye and a certain rhythmic
movement of the head which produced
the Irresistible impression Of a hero
he advanced like a buccaneer, like a
man in quest of adventure, a king
among his subjects. In a fash saw
in this spectacle a play. l returned to
the barnyard many times, and rapidly
the framework of the play was con-
structed in my mind"
ROstand's "ChautecIer'' is unique
among plays in the fact that no hu-
man character appears in it. The
dramatis personae are fowls, birds and
animals, and as they are necessarily
as large as the men and women who
enact the parts everything which APP
pears on the stage is on n correspond
ing scale. Chantecler. the hero, is
filed with illusions about his place in
the world. He imagines that the sun
rises because he has crowed. The
play dispels this illusion in the heart
of Chantecler.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-19

1t is reported that the Burlington
will doubletrack its line between st.
Paul and Savannah. This is the
scenic route along the Mississippi
river.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-19
President HELPS Orphans.

Hundreds of orphans have been help
ed by the president of the Industrial
and Orphans Home at Macon, Ca,
who writes: 1--WE have used Electric
Bitters in this institution for nine
years. 1t has proved a most excellent
medicine for stomach, liver and kid
ney troubles. We regard it as one of
the best family medicines on EARTH
1t invigorates all vital organs. purifies
the blood, aids digestion, creates appe-
tite. To strengthen and build up pale,
thin, weak children or rundown peo-
pie, it has no equal. Best for female
complaints. Only so cents at all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-19
SilVis

Mr.. Zetterman and family have
moved to Rock Island.
Walter Lloyd and family moved TO
Rock Island last Tuesday.
John Korb, councilman. is quite i'll.
The \. c. Petrie hotel will be open
to the public March 10.
The two coal dealers here. Messrs.
Nichol and Ball. are laying in a large
supply of coal so as to be ready for
the coal famine predicted for April
Mrs S. Bulls daughter, Mrs. John
Brown of Osborn, VINO mas recently
been very i'll. was taken from the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-19

Illinois received a taste yesterday
of federal injunction restraining the
enforcement of state law. An order
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-19
RAILROAD NEWS

With an idea of securing maximum
safety and comfort in travel the man
agement of. the Rock Island line has
decided to set a pace in the railroad
world by using 1OO-pound steel rails
The great Moore transportation sys-
tenn will start the substitution of the
1OO-pound weight for the lighter
weight on the Illinois division be
tween Chicago and Rock Island
Work has been started on the big
contract. There has been rolled
enough to lay 113 miles and work
on putting these down will begin at
once.
In announcing the improvement the
management of the Rock Island
says:
THE laying Of steel weighing 100
pounds to the yard is a long step in
the direction of absolutely safety in
railroading. With rails so heavy and
unbreakable the danger of trains
leaving the track is so minimized as
to cause fear of such a thing to dis
appear. Not only that, but such
heavy steel brings about a stability
of track that results in the maximum
of comfort in riding. These rails.
on solid ties, resting in turn on solid
beds Q ballast, insure against the
rocking and jolting that is so disa-
greeable on less substantially con-
structed track.
Another thing that will make it
necessary to rebuild railroads with
this heavy steel is the massive loco
motives and weighty cars now in use
in the passenger service. Eeach year
has brought its improvement in the
passenger cars, every move adding to
the comfort and excellence OF rail
travel. Also each change has brought
heavier cars, as steel has taken the
place of wood in their construction.
Now, with cars made entirely of
steel, each one weighs in the neigh
borhood of 20 tons. A dozen or more
of these attached to one of those up
to-date locomtives gives a pretty
heavy train and requires substantial
track.
"In these days of heavy travel and
rapid transit the tourist looks first
to safety, then to comfort. In order
that its trains may supply both these
requisites the Rock Island lines
have made heavy rail laying one Of
the steps in that direction.
1t is reported that the Burlington
will doubletrack it's line between st.
Paul and Savannah. This is the
scenic route along the Mississippi
river.
Harry D. Foster, auditor of dis |
bursements of the Burlington west of
the Missouri river. will on March 1 |
become assistant general auditor of
the system, with headquarters in !
Chicago. He will succeed George R. |
Dunbar, who will retire on that day |
after 81 years service. Mr.. Foster |
will be succeeded by Mr.. Shields. now |
auditor of ticket accounts in Chicago. |
Illinois received taste yesterday |
of federal injunction restraining the
enforcement of state law. An order
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-19

tory. They filed a petition giving
the value of the railroads property
in passenger service as 100000.
stating that a fair return upon this
would be at least $4,000 a year
The passenger earnings for two years
ended June 30, 1903. were given as
$51O.23O and the expenses OF the
service, not including fixed charge
or taxes. were put at s521,121, leav-
ing a deficit of nearly $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-19

was issued restraining Attorney Gen
eral Stead and states attorneys along
the line of the Chicago, Peoria and
st. Louis railroad from interfering
with the company charging cents
mile for passenger fares in viola
ton Of the cent statute.
The injunction was secured by Re-
ceiver John p. Ramsey and Henry
NJ. Merriam Of the railroad. They
alleged that the law was confisca-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-19

MIR. CHAS. BROWN, RogersvilIe,
1Sl Tenn, writes: al feel it my duty
TO write you a few words in praise of
your Peruna. Ihave tried many differ
emit remedies, but have found that Pc
M is the greatest tonic on earth, and a
perfect system builder.
GA friend advised me to take Peruna
for indigestion, and it cured me in q
short time. / was very weak and ner-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-19
7 find Pe-ru-na
very valuable for
rebuilding of u
worn and tired
system.
COL WILLIAM CAMP.

vous, could sleep but little at night, but
Peruna cured that tired, all-gOne feel
ing, and made me feel like new man,
so I heartily recommend it to all who
are weak and run down. 1t will give
new life and energy.
''T cannot speak too highly of Peruns,
and will not forget to recommend it."
Peruna is manufactured by the
Peruna Drug Mfg. Co., Columbus, Ohio
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-06-23
Wintering Farm Horses.

At the Michigan Experiment Sta
tion an experiment was recently con-
Quoted for ten weeks using variety
of cheap substitutes for oats and tim
othy hay as a feed for horses. Six
horses at work received a regular ra-
tion of timothy hay and oats at an
average cost of 90. cents per day, es-
timating the feed at current prices.
The horses lost on an average OF
eleven pounds each. Six horses were
fed a cheaper ration, consisting of
shredded cornstalks, oat straw, hay,
ear corn, oats, beet pulp. bran, oil
cake and few carrots, the average
cost of which was III cents per day,
and the horses gained on an average
fourteen pounds each. Four horses
were also fed the cheaper ration, but
as they were at rest part of the time
they were not fed so heavily as the
other lots. The average cost of main
tenance in this trial was 1873 cents,
and the average loss in live weight
for each horse four pounds.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-06-23
Bushel of Corn and Butter.

Cows of fair quality only, such as
will make $50 to 800 pounds Of but
ter per year, when properly fed make
three pounds of butter each bushel
of corn or oats, when the two grains
are ground together and fed. Surely
that is better market for corn than
when sold as grain is sold on the
market. Referring to this matter
Hoards' Dairyman says:
There never was a time when II
paid as good profit as 1t does to-day
to feed a COW we'll Think of it,
Three pounds of butter in bushel of
corn. That is nearly 81 worth OF
butter. What kind of farmer must
a man be that will not turn grain into
butter at that price? One great trou-
bic is that these farmers have not
taken pains to breed good cows that
it will pay big profit to feed well.
If ever a farmer fed we'll he should
do it now"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-06-23
The Sow in EnrrnNy.

Nothing is so certain to produce n
small and improbable litter of pigs
as to have the SOW in farrow to share
her lot or bed with a pen of half
grown shoats or with other sows. In
summer she will go off to some Sc
cluded spot to make her bed and thus
escape the danger of crowding. In
winter or early spring, however, she
cannot overcome the habit of hud-
ding up with the lot even up to her
time and thus endangering her Off
spring.
The thrifty farmer will provide
separate pens, or lots, and plenty
not too much-of straw and shelter
from rain. After the pigs are week
old two or three sows may be run to-
gether. OF course, it takes more time
to water and feed the sows separated
this way. but it pays to do it.
1t is great disappointment and
real loss of time and feed to have
your promising brood SOW turn up
with only one or two pigs. If II is
your fault you cannot make it up
this season, and by another the
golden opportunity may have passed
Farmers Home Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-06-23

covering up his tracks and on his
guard lest he betray his real self
Who bosses his sisters, and does
not think it necessary to show them
the same consideration as other girls.
Who is always talking about what
he will do when 'the old man" is
dead and he gets control of the prop
erty.
Who lets women hang on to straps
in the street cars while he keeps his
seat and hides himself behind a news
paper.
Who regards his cigars, drinks and
other designations as necessaries. but
who would consider his wife's meagre
allowance luxury.
Who would be likely to humiliate
his wife by making her beg for every
shilling she desires for herself and to
tell him what she is going to do with
II.
Who is domineerlng and arbitrary
and tyrannises over the weak and all
who are under him, while he crings
before the rich and powerful.-Tome
Chat.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-06-23
Suffrage Settlements.

Professor Frances Squire Potter
and Professor Mary Gray Peck are to
be at the head of the work of organ
izing suffrage settlements throughout
the country. The settlements are to
be under the auspices If not the actual
control of the National Woman's S Suf-
frage Association. The idea is said
to have originated with Mrs. o. H. P.
Belmont. who at her own expense es-
tablished two in New York, one in
Harlem and the other on Henry
street Baltimore, Chicago and Spo-
kane caught the idea at once and set
Elements have already been estab-
lished in all three cities.-New York
Sun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-06-23
What Cissie Did.

The attractive young women who
had been selected to take the offer
ings in the progressive Chicago
church were about to start up the
aisles.
Suddenly the fair young captain of
the squad held up her hand.
Edith" she whispered. you will
change places with Cissie Pinkley,"
But | like the second aisle much
better" pouted Edith.
Hush" murmured the captain. "I
will explain later, All ready.
March,"
When they came back it was found
that Cissie Pinkley's plate showed
very much the best yield.
The slender captain smiled
"This Is all due to a profound krowl-
edge of masculine nature" she ex-
planned. when | counted up the
audience 7 noticed seventeen dark
young men sitting along the second
aisle. Edith is brunette. Cissie is
a fiaxen haired blonde. The dark
young men wouldn't be impressed by
Edith, but you see what Cissie did to
them"
And she smiled complacently as she
added up the totals Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-06-23

ohaUo" "Su idue, MS dTIuS around ueT,
his lips on hers.
The next day, after her lunch, Miss
Barbara climbed into her attic. Here,
as elsewhere in the cottage, not q
speck of dust was to be seen, not a
sign of disorder.
Miss Barbara opened an old oak
trunk, and bent over it's contents with
smile. Gently she raised soft folds
of white drapery, and shook out a
dainty muslin gown. Pure and sim
pie, it seemed ready for immediate
use.
Then, ere she turned aside, she
drew out a packet of weather-worn
letters. From them there fell the
miniature of young man-the man
she had thought faithless to her long
years ago. Glad tears sprang to her
eyes as she gazed into his, then she
raised it to her lips and kissed it ten
derly.
When Marion, the maid who had
grown old with her mistress, carried
the tea into the little parlor, she
| stopped short on the threshold with a
cry.
Miss Babs, you have gone back
/ thirty years!" she gasped, setting
down the tray and staring at Miss
Barbara open moutned, for in the
middle of the room stood her mistress
clad in n Uhfta oirIieb oou,n N kI,o
ribbon in her silver hair, bunch of
roses in her belt.
Miss Babs!" repeated the old SER
want, tears streaming down her
cheeks. but for your white hair I'd
say you're eighteen again. I'd"
And SO l am, Marion, for he, Car
roi, is coming back to me-" whispered
Miss Barbara.
Marion threw up her hands and
fled to her kitchen.
Lord help her!" she sobbed.
Shes daft. Thinks herself young
again and talks of him, her faithless
lover. May the Lord help poor wom-
en- who eat their hearts away, and
drown all men in the tears they make
them sneu! sne added vindictively,
rocking herself to and fro in her
great despair. -
Meanwhile In the parlor. Miss Bar
bara drank her tea with longing
glances at the steep. white road lead
ing past the windows to the house up
on the hill.
And Margaret's parting words rang
in her straining ears:
you must dine with us tomorrow.
I'll send father for you. and you'll be
able to tell him about Miss Babs."
Az she repeated the sentence to
herself for about the thirtieth time. a
quick step sounded on the path out
side. and she rose palpitating.
The next instant a tall. weather.
beaten man stood ON the threshold. q
man with short, crisp, silvery curls,
and eyes like the blue Of heaven.
And AZ these same eyes fell on the
little trembling figure before him. .
great Joy sprang Into them. and with
loud cry OF "Babs! MY little Babs
at lsst!' he took the no longer lonely
Miss Barbars to his heart.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-06-23

"Yes, I've lived in Oregon all my
life until the last year. Father
you'll see him soon, for he comes to-
morrow-left Ohio as a young man.
He says he left his heart behind, but,
for all that, he married, and I'm his
only child"
The heavenly blue eyes thrilled
Miss Barbara again. Her lips trem-
bled slightly.
1T is rather amusing to hear OF
fathers love affair."" continued the
! young bride, with a chuckle. He's
searching for his first love now. OF
course he's quite serious, but / can
, assure you we are not. Think of it,
Miss Lynn; he wants to find the girl
he loved twenty-five years ago. He
does not realize that she is now prob
ably fearful old trump, with long
thin face, fiat feet, no waist and a
wig"
My dear, my dear" quavered Miss
Barbara, sharp pain at her heart,
for twenty-five years back she also
had loved her blue-eyed youth, and,
although she had grown old, she did
not think she was a trump.
She looked furtively across at her
reflection in the mirror She was old,
yes, seen by the girl, but frumpish,
never. How hard and unsympathetic
was happy youth!
You may laugh" continued Mar
garet, ''for you are so pretty, so sweet
yourself! But think of my dear faith
er remaining faithful to such scare
crow! Can we allow him to find herr"
III your father married he did not
always remain faithful" said Miss
Barbara. demurely, her heart swelling
with fellow feeling for the lonely
trump. "And are you sure that she is
so Objectionable"
Margaret laughed.
mo, but we suppose 1t. A soured,
disappointed old maid oh, don't
you know the type?"
I'm an old maid, also," said Miss
Barbara, stifiy.
You, my dear, are one of Gods
prettiest creatures. Now, II you were
Miss Babs, we'll and good, but you
aren't, worse luck"
Miss Barbara started. Then, in a
low voice, she asked;
'Is that her name?"
Barbara is her Christian name.
don't know her surname. Dad would
never tell 1t to me. Miss Babs he
calls her, but we say. 'Babs the I'm
possible for she Is quite impossible.
am sure"
Miss Barbara smoothed out the
folds of her dress with trembling fing-
ers and ayerted eyes.
Does he love her very much?" she
quayered.
lies mad to find her. Yes, he
loved her and she loved him, but her
father wouldn't allow them to be
married. and she hadn't the strength
| to 20 against his will. In those days
girls feared their fathers, strange to
| tell. So father said goodbye. and
went away, intending to return later
and AK for her again. but he heard
| that she was married. and why.
| how pale you are! DO you feel ill?"
she exclaimed. springipg fsrward, 20
| licituds ppsa her face.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-06-23
The Age of Woman.

Professor Arthur Keith. OF the
Royal College of Surgeons, deserves
to be congratulated; he has correctly
ascertained the age of woman who
refused to disclose 1t. 1t is not very
gallant OF him to declare that she is
100000 years old, but he is willing to
stake his scientific reputation on the
accuracy of his assertion.
The British savant has uhearthed a
prehistoric skull at Gibraltar. and he
argues from the size and strength of
the jaw that II is skull OF the fem
mime gender. The brain cavity is un-
usually large, from which 1t is fur
ther inferred that the lady was strong
minded--a cave-dwelling precursor OF
the type known to-day as the militant
suffragette. Professor Keith says that
the men who were the contempora-
ries of the prehistoric woman had
comparatively short legs and very
long arms. This would seem to indi-
cate that they could not run very fast
or very far to escape the voluble
tongue of the large-brained and
otiOnS-JoWc9 htipihutts ht lohb
arms. however, would enable them to
do very we'll at the wsshtnb or the
ironing board rrter the lynE-eyed SUI
pervision OF the real head OF the
household.
Thus It Is seen that the "emanci-
pated" woman is. after all. type not
SO strange and new as was supposed.
She has existed. II would seem. for
5000 centuries. While the last pter-
odactyls and ichthyosaum were still
roaming at large and eating the tops
of the tallest trees without having to
climb them, the prehistoric lady and
her long tresses were abroad In the
land that had lately emerged from
snder glariai Ice or out Of the bosom
" the deep. Cries of Votes for
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-06-23
The Auto Question.

have received several letters from
parties asking as to my plan to con-
troll automobiles, control of roads,
etc. My plan is to form civic leagues
and enforce the present laws, patrol
all roads and compel all parties to
comply with our existing laws. |
mean all travellers, be they autoists
or farmers, and mean all travel II
you or any other man in Indiana can
suggest anything better or more just
write me. This has been my reply to
all private letters J. New.
If the people are satisfied with the
present laws, and if they can be in.
duced to organize, as you suggest
your plan may work, but these are
big ifs. We don't believe either OF
them can be compassed. But let us
hear from others on this subject -
Indiana Farmer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-06-23

mo, mol" whispered Miss Barbara.
Go on. This story interests me.
have heard of one so like IT.
well, as a man mustn't remain
| faithful to another mans wife, father
| married also. My -.other died two
years ago, and father retired then.
Soon after we came to Ohio. and he
heard that his first love had never
married 1t was her wicked old faith
er who had spread the lie. So now
father is looking for her"
A long silence succeeded her words
| Miss Barbara sat stiff and straight in
her chair, one bright spot on either
cheek. She dared not move, for the
room seemed swimming around, and
hundreds of eyes, the blue of heaven,
looked at her from every corner.
Through a fog came Margaret's s
laughing voice:
And of course she'll be trump
sour old thing! All, IL she could
only be like you!"
Twilight descended upon the house,
whiffs of newly mown hay came in
through the open window, one ray of
the setting sun threw shaft of light
| across the room. IL fell on Mrs.
Dale's upturned face, and for a mo-
ment, Miss Barbara held her breath.
For in the girls place she saw her
lover, as he looked long years ago.
Yes, have heard story like that
before" she said, in tremulous tones;
| perhaps know Miss Babs. And, If
it is the same, she loves him now, as
then. She may be trump, my dear,
and sour-for life Is hard to the lone
ly-but If she can give him the love
he Graves, If he can give her the joy a
| father robbed her of, would you still
wish them apart?''
Margaret dropped her burning face.
mo, perhaps not. If 1t were love,
such love as that l know. But can it
be? She is old and rusty, perhaps"
His love will rub hers bright.
Once she was young, like you. Could
your love die? What is your fathers
name?"
"Carrol Lyle. Colonel Carol Lyle" +"
The drumming at Miss Barbara's
heart quickened, and the hot blood
Kissed and boiled within her brain.
She seemed to hear the clash of thun-
der, and stood one more in the tree