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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-12-16
woNAN's SPHERE

Dear Hsusehoid: The summer is gone and
Christmas Is almost here ! have planned to
write TO our Household for some time, for I
enjoy the good letter. and Chat more than !
can express
Home Is woman's empire. She has the hap
piness OF all the members OF the family In her
possession 10 a certain extent. and how careful
she should be to make the song Of home q
pure harmony. How consummate should be her
tact in touching the keynote of character in
husband and children, relatives and friends
How she should draw them TO her by love
and teach her children to reverence her In every
Relationship. How many and how pecious are
those who look 10 her and are dependent on
her for their daily comforts. and how bright
q spot OF sunshine may she make OF her cir
cumscribed and sndisputed ,realmi
Mother. wife. is IL not In your power to
make some one happyf Do you abandon
thoughts OF self sufficiently to make the hap
pincss OF others OF more consequence than your
ownf Do you realize that there 10 one heart
az least dependent on you for happiness7 II
you realize that q smile. a word. may make
or mar The sunshine OF a day for that one. and
II you regard this trust more sacredly than
the keeping Of the most precious jewel, then
you need not fear the rivalry Of others. OF
business or pleasure. The charm Of your pres
ence gladdens the spot made most holy on
earth. bearing the sacred title OF home.
CHEROKEE ADMIRER.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-12-16


thing about her viii please write Airs. Loula
Al. Jones, Social Circle. Ca.
Dear Household: Soon the holly will be
hanging. ] can't resist the temp -ation 20 use
my pen on that most important subject, Christ
mas sndN> how IL should be celebrated. Ii
should be time to bring joy and glsdnsss 10
all hearts, but. ooh, 90 many find tnelr pleas
ure IN evil ways, So many deem IL a time 10
frolic and drink. and their only Joy is found
in the bottle. Oh. you friends who are drifting
that way. let your thoughts turn to other chan
nels. Remember that on this day Jesus In
a manger lay. He came here that we might
have life eternal. and for any to dishonor His
holy birthday In as much as to pertake OF
the vile stuff which bids all good depart and
invites all that evil and impure into the heart
Oh friends. don't you think IL is too horrible
to be truel Let's have IL not true this com
ing Christmastide. Just let the thoughte Of
Jesus In your heart abide. He can save you.
but Oh. the bottle. never; Il is full of deadly
poIson-it Will lead you into the dark valley
Of destruction.
wishing al a happy Christmas.
MRS. CARRIE CHEEK.
Royston. Ca. R. F. p. No. 2.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-12-16
rWrIraHr MusrNas

Dear Household; The more sunshine we cast
on the path Of others the more sunshine we'll
find on our way.
some path seems lonely and gloomy. IL 10
true Some are not 90 flowery as others; more
thorns than flowers. but. remember. there
Is never rose without thorn. Some find
thorns at present, but. by and by they will
find the roses. The cross is heavy, but the
crown viii be bright II the cross is borne with
Patience and with . heart to-say. Thy viii be
done. not Mine Our misfortTfnes and disap-
pointments Outlines work out for our good. Those
in bright array ware those who came out Of
great tribuiatioas. and were washed IN the
blood Of the lamb. Dear unfortunate ones.
look up. You'll find more comfort IN looking
upward than looking downward. Do not deem
your pathway IL dsrfcr than others. Yod
have q great promise. yes. much greater, than
After the storm comes the sunshine. All
your clouds have silver lining. By and by.
there win be sunshine for all who welcome the
present darkness.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-12-16
YOUR HEART

Does It Flutter, Pslpitate
or Skip Beats? Have you
Shortness of breath, Ten
derness,N umbnessorPain
in left side. Dizziness, Faint
ing Spells, Spots before
eyes, Sudden Starting In
sleep, Neryousness,N Night
mare, Hungry or Weak
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-12-16
rNroRMAlIoS WANTEp

Please tel me where 1 rind old lady
named Aanah HolI. 80 years OF age She
Iaved with her son. John Holt. near Esst Point,
when last heard from. ANY one knowing any
Al. Jones, Social Circle. Ca.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09

side of Chicago this season. In order
to meet these demands Mr.. Singer has
arranged to have the original La Sale
theatre company leave Chicago for a
short tour beginning April IT Follow
ing are the cities which will get a
chance to see this big Chicago musical
farce this season. with the dates:
Joliet, April II; Aurora, IS; Elein 10:
Rockford. 20; Clinton, 21; Galesburg.
%; Davenport. %; Rock Island, "a;
Moline. 25; Cedar Rapids, 26; Water
loo, Of; Dubuque, IS; Freeport. 90;
Madison, 30; Milwaukee, May 1 to 7.
1.-The Flirting Princess" has a wealth
of music, comedy, telling comic situa.
lions and funny lines, as well as a
cast of stars and what Manager Singer
regards as the prettiest and most tai
ented chorus that any La Sale pro
duction ever possessed. There is a.
score Of feature numbers of one sort
and another Among them are the
original Apache dance, the engaging
dance of the famous Apache of Paris
and the famous Vampire dance, found
ed on the theme of~the Burns-Jones
painting and Kipling's poem. The
Chicago company and production in
tact will appear here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
HoPP,s NEW BILL.

There are three especially good acts
billed for the Hopp theatre next week.
y. K. Emmett & Co., well known in
vaudeville, head the list with a CON-
edy sketch entitled "a Dakota Di-
vorce." This act is reported to be a
scream The Bartik troupe of Rus
sian singers and dancers and the Nal
vern troupe of novelty acrobats are
acts which are considerably out of
the ordinary. Nancy Lee Rice, the
dancing harpist, and Charles Banks.
a character comedian, complete the
bill for the week. The Great Albini
closes his engagement at the Hopp to-
morrow. Last evening he demon
strated how spiritual mediums and
other opponents of the occult sciences
deceive the public. The expose was.
very interesting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
WOMAN eYMNAsr FALLS.

Peoria, April "a thrill of horror
ran through the audience at a local
vaudeville theatre yesterday afternoon
when Henry Potter of the novelty
gymnastic team of Potter and Harris
failed to catch his wife and teammate,
May Harris, on a high trapeze, and
she plunged head foremost 20 feet to
the stage. She received internal in
juries which may prove fatal. The
audience was composed mostly of
women and children. BY misjudg-
ment Potter failed to catch Miss Har-
ris by the feet as she turned through
the air. Potter jumped to the stage
before the curtain could be rung down
and picked up his wife, carrying her
to their dressing room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09

located in a house on City Hall place
by the efforts of the room keepers
to destroy the racing sheets and 9TH
er evidences of play when the place
was raided by the police yesterday
afternoon. AS soon as the prophet
ors heard the axes at the doors, they
threw all the papers into a big sheet
iron can, poured kerosene over the
heap and threw a lighted match into
it. The bonfire emitted volumes of
suffocating smoke. Terrified at the
thought of being trapped in the fire,
the crowd fought and hammered at
the door. There was rush of fresh
air when the door was broken down
and the sight of the police uniforms
quieted the panic The proprietors
were arrested.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
JANIS LIKES "MELLERDRAM-
MERS."

Elsie Janis, musical comedy star,
when she was II, famous entertainer
and vaudeville star before that, and
one of Americas most promising
young actresses at 20 years of age,
notes chief among her diversions her
love for the lurid melodrama of the
thriller type. Miss Janis says:
ION off days when there is no mat
inee in which I have to work I like
nothing better than to slip off to some
of the cheaper theatres where the
rough-and-ready 'mellerdrammer' is
given. Besides the fun, there is a ire
mendous lot of ground work in human
nature to be got in these plays, crude
as they are. And you know 1 have
very great ambitions for myself, ano
like to go where I can study and OBJ
serve human nature like musical
comedy, of course, but can't begin to
tell you how many other sorts of
things 1 want to do. II Is my chief
ambition to become cOmmedienne In
the very highest sense of that word
and to achieve results without having
the aid of a musical setting to fall
back on. And that means. going right
down into the secrets of character and
giving them to the people out front.
1t isn't an easy task 1 have set my
self, but have plenty of time yet to
do it in, you know"
Miss Janis tells of her debut In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
HENRY MlLlER,s COMING.

The announcement that Henry Mil
Ter will be seen in Rock Island next
week in a comedy role will prove eX-
ceptionally interesting to playgoer5.
The actor-manager has never before
offered anything but serious plays in
this city His new play, Her Hus-
bands Wife," according to critics else
where, is pure humor without the anti
thesis of pathos. 1t is brisk, spark
ling comedy, that moves swiftly on a
farcical motif The fact that Mr.. Miller
is appearing in comedy this spring,
however, is not at all in the nature Of
an innovation for him. One of his
biggest New York successes a number
of years ago was his John WorthiDS
in Oscar Wilde's THE Importance of
Henry Arthur Jones Joseph Entan-
gled" followed "Heartsease" and pre-
coded his Sidney CaXton in THE Only
Way" And before he became a star,
his greatest successes were light com
edy roles In the famous Empire thea
tire stock company. of which he was
for years the leading man.
Her Husbands Wife," according to
one accepted authority, is as "irre-
sponsible as summer resort coquetta
and as fresh as a breath of spring"
It's scenes are laid in Saratoga during
the racing season at the Spa, and its
characters, with but one exception,
are drawn from the smart set of that
seaside center of fashion. The eXcep-
ton is a western millionaire (Henry
Miller) who is drawn into a domestic
ENHANCEMENT that strongly appeals to
his typically American sense of humor.
His niece, a young married woman as
eccentric as she is beautiful. persuades
herself that she is about to die, six
physicians to the contrary notwith-
standing, and decides to pick out her
own successor. Her uncle from the
west gravely aids and abets her in her
remarkable Screenings and soon be-
comes the storm center of confusion
worse COMPOUNDED. Mr.. Miller's bril-
liant supporting company includes
Laura Hope Cross. Grace EIliscon,
Robert Warwick, Mabel Bert Orme
Caldara and Elinor McEwen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
LOOKING BACKWARD.

Fanny Davenport was born in Lon
don, England, April 10, 1850. She
made her debut on the stage at Bur
toms Chamber Street theatre, Feb. %,
1857, in a ballet of little girls, singing
verse of "a Star Spangled Banner"
Her next appearance was at the How
ard Athenaeum, Boston, Aug. u. 1857,
in a burlesQue of "Metamora." Her
first appearance in New York In a dra-
matte part was on Feb. IA, 1862, at
Niblos Garden, where she played
Charles l., king of Spain, in Faint
Heart Meier Won Fair Lady"
Charles Burke, the late Joseph JEFF
ferson's half-brother, was the original
Caleb Plummer in Cricket on the
Hearth" It was Burke who gave JEFF
ferson rip Van Wrinkle"
The first American woman to sing
in italian opera was Julia Wheatley,
who, on May Is. 1885, at the National
theatre. New York, sang in "Edwardo
and Christina"
In 1874, in New York, Charles R
Thorne maintained stock company.
in which Nat c. Goodwin played utili-
ty business.
The polka dance was first introduced
in America by May Taylor and H
Wells on June II, 1914, in a sketch
called "Polkamania'
Jan. 1, 1916, THE Tanning Of the
Shrew" was first produced in New
York at the Broadway circus.
On Nov. 10, 1910, at the Bowery
theatre, New York, there was present
ed the great London success, THE
Battle of Waterloo" which, according
to a chronicler of the times, was CIV
en- by introducing 20 horses, 200 SUI
pers, everything new, and handsome
uniforms, cannon, artillery, and bag
gage wagons and moving magazines,
making an exciting scene. At this
same theatre, on Dec. and 5, rich
ard Ill" was played, in which the &C
tors were mounted on horses.
The dog" drama was introduced to
Americans on May IS, 1886, at the
Bowery theatre, New York. Barkham
Cony and William Blanchard and their
dogs were seen in THE Forest of
Bondy."
The character Of Brother Jonathan
was first introduced in a drama called
The Forest Rose" or The American
Farmer 1t was produced Oct. 6,
1925.
Ole Bull. the famous violinist, made
his American debut on Nov %, 1S45.
P. T. Barnum introduced to the pub
lie, in December, 1872, Charles S.
Stratton, the dwarf. afterward known
as General Tom Thumb" Mr.. STRAIT
ton was native of Bridgeport, and at
the time Barnum found him he was 5
years of age. Mr.. Barnum secured
him for four weeks at a salary of SO
and board for himself and mother. He
was advertised as IL years of age. At
the end of four weeks he was paid 81
a week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
lecture on the cIass struaaIe.

Monday evening, April II, Freder-
lex G. Strickland of Anderson, In
diana, will deliver lecture at Tur-
ner hall, Rock Island, under the aus
pices of the socialist party. This
lecture had been advertised to take
place in the old Presbyterian church
on Second avenue. Owing to bad
condition of building the meeting
has been changed to Turner hall.
MIR. Strickland is a brilliant and
pleasing speaker and those who hear
him will be well repaid for so doing.
Admission 10 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
SUNDAY AT THE

During the week that the Henry
Miller Associate Players presented
1.-THE Servant in the House at the
Tulane theatre. in New Orleans, a
number Of clergymen and teachers pc
titioned the board of education to
close the high schools on Wednesday
afternoon so that the pupils might see
the great play. The Henry Miller man.
agement made an especial reduction Of
prices for the benefit of the students
The large theatre was packed from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
LA SALE HIT HERE.

Mort H. Singer, the Chicago theatri-
cal producer, announces that he has
arranged a limited spring tour for
The Flirting Princess the sensation
al musical farce which has shattered
all records Of the current theatrical
season in Chicago by an extraordinary
run of 240 performances at the La
Sale theatre. Following the unprece-
denied popularity on the road of Mr.
Singers other recent productions
THE Goddess of Liberty THE Prince
of Tonight and "a Stubborn Cinder-
ella"-the Chicago manager has been
besieged with requests for the appear
ance of "The Flirting Princess" out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
diana oil fields. is reported to have

diana oil fields, is reported to have
said:
81 have great hopes of finding oil
in this district. II can obtain leases
on 5000 acres of land it will warrant
the company in sinking some deep
wells. For this privilege we are will
ing to pay a small fee whether we
find oil or not"
1t looks very much as though the
Standard Oil company is looking
with considerable favor on Illinois as
an oil field, as representatives of the
company also are at work in the
southern portion of the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09

Sunday school entertainment in Co
lumbus, Ohio, in the church where Mr..
Mckinley, then governor OF Ohio, at
tended. President Mckinley invited
her to entertain guests at the White
house at a diplomatic dinner, and
after that she went on the vaudeville
stage as an imitator and entertainer
Miss Janis appears in "The Fair Co
Ed" at the Grand, Davenport, next
TUESDAY, evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
ALL GIRL CHORUS.

One of the features of the musical
Offering. 1.-The Jockey and the Maid, :"
is the fact that the chorus is composed
entirely of girls This is due to the
fact that the scene is laid in a girls
seminary. and Introduction of the 9TH
er sex would not be picturesque. There
is a chorus of 80 beautiful women
This novelty will make its first ap-
pearance at the Illinois next Wednes-
day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
rs iES|!llEtheatre

floor to dome. The members OF the
company declare that never before did
they play to such an appreciative au-
dience. The original company and
production will be presented at the Il
linois here tomorrow in matinee and
evening performances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
ILLINOIS THEATRE.

Second avenue and sixteenth street.
April 1O-"The Servant I'm the House."
matinee and night.
April 13-''The Jockey and the Maid"
April 14-Henry Miller In "Her Hus-
bands Wife,"
April 15-ATshmaeI."
April 17-Arthur Donaldson in tSThe
NOrseman,'' matinee and night.
April 21-"wiIdfire," matinee and
night.
April 24-@The Flirting Princess
matinee and night.
April 26-GThe Lid Lfffers"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
OIL IN BUREAU COUNTY?
Standard Making Leases and Will
Prospect for Petroleum.

Prospect for Petroleum.
It Is stated by the Eureau County
Record that the Stant ard Oil COM
pany has representatives in La Sale
county seeking to lease farm proper
ty with view of pros getting for oil.
One of their repress ntatives, Mr..
Hoag, who has been in the employ of
the company for over 80 years and
was interested in opening the In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets assist nature in driving all
impurities out of the system, insur-
ing a free and regular condition and
restoring the organs of the body to
health and strength. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
Chicamagua and Chattanooga nation
al park. Colburn is a veteran Of the
civil war, having served in Wiscon-
son regiment.
CASHIER GETS SHORT TERM
Pleads Guilty to EmbezzIement and
Court Is Lenient.

Glenwood Springs, Col. April g.
r. Coddington, former cashier of the
Grand Valley state bank. confessed
to embezzlement and was sentenced
to 10 years in the penitentiary on
nine counts. Sentence was suspend
ed in seven counts and the minimum
sentence, two years, imposed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
THE FAMILY

Second avenue, between Nineteenth
and Twentieth streets. Vaudeville al
3, and 9s15. p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
BURN RAGING SHEETS;
NEARLY SURROGATE CROWD
Peculiar Incident Attends Raid of a
PoOlroOm at New XorlI-2OO
Men in Place.

New York, April 9.-Two hundred
pool room players were nearly suf-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
Commissioner Of cihcksmaeua.

Washington, April 9.-W. J. Col
burn of Chattanooga, Tenn, was to-
day appointed commissioner of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
THE HOPP.

Eighteenth street, between First and
Seconds avenues. Vaudeville at 2:3O
and s y. IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
GRAND. DAVENPORT.

April 12-EIsie Janis In 'sThe Fair
Co-Ed.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-14
BFfII tRDS.
George Moore Defeats John Daly TN
SECOND Wight PLAY 81 Match.

George " Moore turned III" tables on
John " Daily IA the second section nj their
match at McGraw's billiard rooms last
night and more thGn mai" up what hs had
, lost the first night ~ IN" close of the hr-r
nights play Dsly led BY a score Of GO to u
! l he match ls at three cushion billiards and
! DAILY ~ playing $50 points IN blocks OF 80
zach might =" Noores i7" IA blocks OF -.
~ and a.. 50 that Dalv in tue first night had
gained 10 OF 'he ~ points hanlICH
Last nIEh' Moore Wa In fine form and
what was nor" he was successful in Ienvin :,
th.. balls very safe when Daly had 20 play
these tactic, Worried DAILY and he was not
Moore. showing how clever lac j. a. that
style ~ play. lid not l"av. him any open
ings Moore steadily oN.Thaulel DAILY and
made some remarkably good shots. ~
times he had the better 81 N" luck. which
seemed to hav. deserted palv and after
making has !! for III" evening stan ksp'
going Ia an effort to overcorn" Days lead
This he did most satisfactorily, the score
Tor the evening being Moore. 50. DAILY. ~
Moore made high run OF :. while DAILY :
high run was II took iin innings ="
CONF lct. the score. and ~ times the plnv
was vsry tedious because OF the constant
safety play. During the evening Moor"
made forty safety shots
o. Moore. 81. 50 tina, Moore i leading by
points on his handicap. Io-nigh'. whom
'h. match will be finished, Daily has 20 max"
50 points while Moore makes ~
In tho aynhr.ur handiclp -, tournament
n, the Riverside academy last niRht \
Rossnfe.d. go. was defeated by l.. llill,
lSu hv tho scor. 81 IsJ To ?n1 I'o."nf"ld
mad. - high run uf IN and averaged Isl
UiIls bes' run was ~ and n" averaged
] ISL. Parker plays Eos"nield Tonight
Bud Fisher Won last mig \ sHin'' IN tho
thr"" cushion tournament At John '.
DOvlc'z room defeating l.. Wilson by tn"
scor" 81 - 10 - in fOrtv-niuc innings
Fisher mad. high rim 81 Z Eycrs viii
play 4 DurhIn tonight.
,n=r night beating W Nckinnv nv IN"
srnrr 90 81 20 ~ + schmidt will play l.
surnprr tonight
/ Clark Won the Harlem Glass \ -
tournament IT III" MornIngEtd" NraIieruy
ia HurI"rn In tho fnal game PLAYED last
rizI' Clnrl defeated Elrnr- by - -'or. Of
roo 20 - CLARK mn'!a - high run of - and
averaged lI-7I Barnes best ran was 3.
and h" averaged 2i-tl. VI '-iac- finished
second IA -" tpurun rn"Hf and has ChIl-
leuL ,..I i,Arh The management has put
uII u cap for match VaU"-. and The PLAYER
WhO "In win tire" "pn-"cuiive games
VIII DO 'r'f'!"! 10 claim " ~ his property