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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-26
NAzIMovA's NEW PLAY.

NAZIMONA'S NEW PLAY.
1t thus became the good fortune of
the unknown Algernon Boyesen to
have his new play, THE Other Mary"
chosen as the seasons vehicle for
Madame Ala Nazimova. 1t will be the
American authorship ever performed
by that actress, who has been so long
identified on the English speaking
stage with the William Archer YER
sions of Ibsen's plays. The Other
Mary" will be staged and personally
rehearsed under Madame Nazimova's
direction In workmanship the play is
not unlike that form Of dramatic
structure perfected by Ibsen, but of
course never even approached by any
of his followers. The significance of
the title lies in the thought recurring
through the play, that, in natures
scheme Of things, Mary MagdaIen has
her place in life as well as Mary the
virgin; there is a different kind, but
just as potent a good in the one Mary
as in the other. All the scenes of The
Other Mary" which is in three acts.
are laid in the New York of today.
The cast that will support Madame
Nazimova in The Other Mary is fl
nally completed. Its principal mem
bers will be Brandon lyman, Malcolm
Williams, Frank Goldsmith, William
Hasson, Lucia Moore and Grace Reals
Last Monday the company was assem-
bled at the Garrick theatre and Mad
anne Nazimova read the plot aloud In
the presence of fits cast. Madame MAJ
imovas first season under Charles
Frohman's management will begin
Sept. q.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-26

Majestic bin in Chicago severe!
times. The Ballet of Roses a trans
formation scene is said to be the
most pretentious thing attempted 10
vaudeville.
TWO PICTURE REELS.
Thiessen's Pets, canine act, will
introduce novelty to the bill while
Elizabeth Otto, known as the Piano
Girl. will sins, talk and play. There
will be two sets of moving pictures.
one to open and the other 10 close
the show. Manager Quinn has a new
machine and has arranged for the
best films.
The Majestic will change Monday
and Thursday as usual.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-26
Ohio Colleges Are United.

Steubenville, Ohio, Aug. 26.-Scio
and Mount Union colleges OF the East
Ohio Methodist Episcopal conference
were finally united at a meeting OF the
trustees here. The unified college will
be at Alliance and An academy will be
conducted at Scio this year The fac
ulties are to be unified and the endow.
ment fund increased from S35O.OOO TO
$780, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-26
GERMANS WILL PICNIC
At Central Park, Davenport, on La
Dor Day.

The societies of the German-Amer-
lean alliance in this city and Moline
will gather for their annual outing at
Central park on Labor day. A pro-
gram of speeches, music and dancing
is being prepared to embrace the en-
tire day. Members OF the alliance
and their families will gather at the
park in the morning and spend the
entire day and evening.
Albert Huber has been engaged as
speaker of the day. He will deliver
an address in German. There will be
several speeches in English
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-26
JAPAN PREMIER RESIGNS
Count KAtsura, Minister of FiDance.
Leaves Post.

Toxic, Aug. 26.-Count Katsura
rendered his resignation as premier
He recommends the appointment of
the Marquis of Saioni for the post.
The cabinet Of which Count Katsura
il premier and minister Of finance
was formed July IA, 1908. His res
ignation was forecast nearly a month
ago and II was known that many
changes IN the cabinet had been IN
der considers. On.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-26

suspended today i'm front of the the
atre. Car lines, including every one
in Rock Island, are but block from
the playhouse.
Tomorrow, residents of the tri-,
cities will have an opportunity to see
behind the scenes as we'll as in the
playhouse proper. No effort has
been spared to make the stage and
dressing rooms as good as possible.
Mr.. Dolly states that $4,000 has
been spent for scenery and he is GER
tain that the effect of the drops and
props will merit the expenditure.
The asbestos curtain is as good as
can be procured The dressing
rooms-seven in number-each have
hot and cold water, a radiator and
window. The stage opening is SO
feet and arranged in such a manner
that large acts can be played and
will be shown TO the advantage of
the act itself.
ONE BILL A WEEK.
There will be but one change of
bill each week, the shows 10 begin
on Monday and leave after the per-
Torrance Sunday evening Only two
shows will be given each day, the
matinee beginning at $3.50 and the
evening performance at S:15. The
acts are of the quality that will not
warrant more than two shows daily.
This same class Of show will be main
tanned throughout the season and the
seating capacity is such, that the
owner can afford to continue the pro-
duction of the same class OF show.
PLANNED HOUSE HIMSELF.
Mr.. Dolly himself suggested the
plans for the entire house, and has
assembled IN It, all OF the conven-
fences in many houses which he Wis
tied before going into details for his
building. He says that he is in the
theatre business to make a reputa-
ton for himself as well as for the
city and those who have already had
the pleasure OF viewing his play
house, will agree that he has already
surpassed anything of the kind in the
vicinity.
A CONVENTION HALL.
In addition to giving Rock Island
one OF the finest theatres in the west
or In the country for that matter,
the Empire affords as fine e conven-
ton hall as any place in the middle
west can boast Of. With an i'm
mense seating capacity all on the
ground floor, Rock Island has place
that will enable IL to go after any
size convention with the assurance
that It can be properly handled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-26
BRICKLAYERS IN OUTING
viii Go to Cordova on Steamer Sid
ney Tomorrow

ney Tomorrow.
Bricklayers OF the tri-cities togeth-
er with members of their families,
are planning an .all-day outing to-
morrow. They will board the steam
er Pearson at the Eighteenth street
landing in Moline at a. m, going
to Woodward's grove. There are
more than one hundred bricklayers
in the three cities and the day Is
being looked forward to with .consid-
cradle expectation Dinner will be
served at the grove and there will
be program OF sports and other en-
tertainment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-26
one of the seats will be occupied
oRPHEUM CIRCUIT SHOWS.

Mr.. Dolly and his friends that every
one of the seats will be occupied
oRPHEUM CIRCUIT SHOWS.
AS has been the custom Of theatre
owners in other cities in the past
Mr.. Dolly has arranged a special
price for seats for the initial per-
Torrance. Prices Of so cents, s 1 and
81 will be charged. Beginning Tues
day afternoon, however, the standard
price which will be maintained
throughout the season, will be charg-
ed. Ten, 20 and 80 cents will be the
regular admission charge. Through
out the season, flve-piece orchestra,
at least, will furnish musical num-
bers and accomplishments. Two mo-
ton picture films will be produced
and six real acts will be staged. The
quality of the acts will be maintained
throughout the season. Bookings
have been arranged with ]. c. Mat
thews controlling one of the best met
ropoIitan circuits in the country. The
program for Monday evening in
cludes the overture, motion pictures,
the Zeb Zarrow troupe, which pre-
sents I'm the Isle Of JOY; Three
MasQuerin Sisters, dancers and in
strumentalists; Clara Knott and
company. presenting ''Wau Street
Battle" Mrs. Bob Fitzsimmons, ia
nous lyric soprano: Alice Raymond
and company IN a spectacular musical
production, "a Night in Egypt" and
Shayne and King. comedians and
parodists.
But ONE FLOOR.
Besides Offering q first-class vaude-
Vile bill, Mr.. Dolly deserves patron
age because Of the splendid play
house which he has erected. The
seating capacity is 1910 and every
seat is on the ground floor and com
mands a view of the, entire stage.
There are six boxes. decorated with
grape arbors and foliage, set of 70
advantage with electric lights. In
sDite of the large capacity, the the
ire may be readily emptied in four
minutes at the outside. and in case
Of danger. in a little more than one
minute Nine exits have been placed
on the ground floor and all are read
lily accessible. The seats are placed
IN concrete There is 5000 square
feet of concrete in the floor.
FILM MACHINE PROTECTED. -
The cage from which the calcium
light and motion pictures are shown,
is above the middle portion Of the
house. 1t is seven feet square, lined
with iron sheets and so protected
from the house. Fire extinguishers
are in conspicuous places and two
hose, 90 feet in length, are kept In
readiness on the stage. The furnace
is outside of the buildings, as there
is no cellar under the entire theatre
building. Therefore, there is little
danger from fire and the protection
against II is maximum.
PRETTY DECORATIONS.
The decoration of the walls and
ceiling of the dome of the theatre is
of old rose and ivory colors. The
light fixtures are simple and pretty.
The arbors about the boxes, help TO
set OF the beauty of the house.
The office is in the east room of
the building. A large arc light was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-26

When the digestion is all right, the
action Of the bowels regular, there is
q natural craving and relish for food.
When this Is lacking you may know
that you need a dose OF Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They
strengthen the digestive organs, i'm
prove the appetite and regulate the
bowels. Sold By all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-26

An the news an the tine-Ths
ArYU1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-26
/ CONVENTION HALL.
Pleasant Sunday Trip.

Steamer Helen Blair to Muscatine
and return Leaves at 3 p. m; returns
10 D. N. Fifty cents round trip. Call
phone 1SS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-26

tour will open Sept. II, at Atlantic
City.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-03
HOW TO HELP.

Drivers Are Given Cards Of instrue-
ton.
The North Carolina Good Roads as
sociation is distributing throughout the
state cards which read as follows:
.'How to Keep This Road For Years:
''This road was constructed for your
use.
Don't drive in one track. Avoid
making ruts.
IF all use one place all the wear will
be in one place and make rut
IF you use a little care and do NOT
drive exactly where the last wagon
did the wear will be distributed. which
will keep the surface smooth and the
road will remain good for years: 9th
erwise 1t will soon be rutted and the
smooth surface gone"
1t IL believed that If those who use
the road will give little attention to
where they drive. so as not to drive d.
rectly In the same track as the team
ahead OF them has done. 1t will pre-
vent the roads from becoming filed
with rnts and will have general tend
ency to pack the greater portion Of
the road.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-03
BIBLE BRILLIANTS.

would hasten my escape from the
windy storm and tempest.-Psalm ", s.
Every day they wrest my words: all
their thoughts are against me for evil
Psalm lvi, 5.
They delight in lies: they bless with
their mouth, but they curse inwardly.-
Psalm xii, 4.
Restore to me the joys of thy saliva
ton; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
Psalm Ii, II.
All my inward friends abhorred me:
and they whom loved are turned agains,
me.-Job xix, 10.
Then shall the earth yield her in
crease; and God, even our own God.
shall bless us.-Psalm Xvii, 6.
Do We indeed speak righteousness, @
congregation? do we Judge uprightly, G
We sons of men?- Psalm lviii, I.
Thou hast given banner to them that
fear thee, that it may be displayed be-
cause of the truth.-Psalm X, 4.
Surely men of low degree are vanity
and men of high degree are a lie: to be
laid in a balance, they are altogether
lighter than vanity.-Psalm lxii, 8.
Salt is good: but if the salt have los'
his saltiness. WhereWith will we season
it? Have salt in yourselves, and have
peace one with another. Mark il, 50.
They have prepared net for my steps;
my soul is bowed down: they have dig.
ged pit before me, into the mids1
whereof they have fallen themselves.
Psalm lvii, s.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-03
Roads Affect Livjro Costs.

The National Grange prints an arti-
Gle showing the relation OF the good
roads question to the problem Of the
increased cost of living and the rela-
lively decreasing population OF the
farming districts. which are now Mt
tracing universal attention The arti-
Gle shows clearly that improved roads
will increase the productivity OF Sour
farms. make effective cooperation
among the farmers possible. create a
market for many Of the smaller farm
products which are now unstable. af-
ford better educational facilities for
the farmers children and in many
ways make country life more desir-
able aud profitable
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-03

TYPICAL COOPERATIVE CR6AAGRY IN
EASTERN IOWA.
United States are worked by tenants.
Germany has solved this problem by
cooperative loan associations which In
clude all the farmers In community,
and the entire assets Of the community
are pledged to the company as secur
ity. On this security the company
borrows large sums Of money at very
low rates of interest This money Is
used to purchase land for members
upon approval of the board of di.
rectors. The farmer who bOrrOws
money from the association pays It
back in easy payments extending over
a period of forty years or so. He IS
charged a quarter Of . cent more In
terest than the association pays. This
quarter of a cent is used to pay ex-
penses and to provide sinking fund
to cover losses. 1t has always been
amply sufficient for these purposes.
Under this plan the farmers can buy
land by making annual payments thai
amount to little more than the rent
Tenancy In Germany has been decreas-
Ing ever since this plan went into op
sration.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-03
SLEEPING SICKNESS.
The Grip This Dire adfui Disease Takes
upon It's Victims.

Upon It's Victims.
The course of the dreadful tliscaSt.
sleeping sickness. is an extremely Sow
one. The first stage IL said to last u
year or more, and the cause Of the dis
ease may be In the blood long before
any symptoms whatever present them
SELVES The patient has occasional
fever: indeed disease hitherto called
Gambia fever has recently been rcc"g-
nized as the first stage of sleeping
sickness. 1t Is said that the swelling
of the lymphatic glands OF the neck Is
Il characteristic early symptom. This
was known in 1903 to Dir Wintcrhot-
tom, who states that slave traders.
recognizing the symptom Of fatal
disease, would not buy slaves who had
this glandular enlargement. The pa
tient feels well and strong and Is able
to go about his usual occupations.
The second stage is indicated by a
distinct change in the appearaifce of
the patient His expression grows
heavy and dull; lie becomes apatl,eiic.
lies around great deal and cannot
exert himself. With the progress OF
the disease these symptoms become
more marked: walking and speacl. be-
come difficult and finally impossible.
During the last week the sufferer lie;
in state OF complete coma. from
which the illness derives its name.
Often during the second stage Of the
disease the brain becomes afTe..ted.
and some of the patients try to run
away into the forests or swamps.
| where they die of exposure or starv;,-
tion. To prevent this the relatives OF
sufferer frequently chain him down
until the time comes when he I III no
longer mOve.-AlcClurc's Magazine
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-03
NOT A GAME OF CHANCE.
The jury Decided That ssvsn-up Was
Purely Scientific.


Purely Scientific.
One of Mark Twain's old time sto-
ries concerned the game OF seven-up,
or old sledge. Some Kentucky boys
were arrested for playing this game
under the usual charge Of playing q
game Of chance. When they were
brought before the Judge their lawyer
claimed that this game was not a
game Of chance, but was a game of
science. The court, puzzled, asked for
Z suggestion, and the lawyer declared
that II jury Of six gamblers well ac-
quainted with the game in a scientific
way and six deacons be impaneled
with pack of cards their decision
sught to be determinative So the sto-
~ goes:
There was no disputing the fairness
OF the proposition. Four deacons and
the two dominies were sworn in as
the chance jurymen, and six inveter-
ate old seven-up professors were
chosen to represent the science side
Of the issue. They retired to the Jury
room
"In about two hours Deacon Peters
sent into court to borrow $3 from
friend. In about two hours more
Dominic Miggles sent into court to
borrow stake from a friend Dur
ing the next three or four hours the
dominic and the other deacOns sent
into court for small loans
THE rest of the story can be told
briefly. About daylight the jury came
In. and Deacon Job, the foreman, read
the following verdict:
We, the jury in the case of the
commonwealth of Kentucky versus
John Wheeler ct al., have carefully
considered the points Of the case and
tested the merits Of the several theo-
ries advanced and do hereby unani-
mOusly decide that the game common
| " known as old sledge. or seven.up.
Is csninently a game Of science anil
not Of chance In demonstration
whereof 1t Is hereby and herein stated.
iteratcd, reiterated. set forth and
made manifest that during the entire
night the chance" men never won u
game or turned jack. although both
fcats were common and frequent tn
the oppos:t.',n. and furthermore h,
support of this our verdict We call Mt.
tcntiOn to the significant fact that the
.'cl,ance' men are all broke and the
"scicnce'' men have got the money.
1t Is the deliberate opinion Of this Jury
that the "chance" theory concerning
sevcn-up is pernicious doctrine and
calculated ta inflict untold suffering
and pccuri rv los. upon any comm,i-
nifty that takes stock in IT. 80
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-03
Some Famous Men Of Old.

The 'nine WORTHLESS" We're Joslun.
David, Judas Maccabeus. Hector of
Troy, Alexander the Great. Julius
Caesar, King Arthur OF Britain. Cll;,rle-
magile Of France and Godfrey cf Hpu-
ill0n. The list varies somewhat. but
this Is the most popular one. The
''seven wise men Of Greece" were So
Ion. Thales, Pittacus. Bias. Cleobo!us.
Myson and Cheilon Of Sparta. The
suppOsition is. Of course. that these
were not the eniy wise men in Greece.
but the wisest.-New York American.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-03


miliar with the method of construc-
tion of the macadam road. but he
must also know when It is possible to
use a thinner layer of stone. thus re-
ducing the cost of construction. He
also must be SO familiar with this type
of road that he will not make a mis-
take of using too thin coating Of
macadam. According to the character
of the subsoil and the hardness Of the
roadbed. the thickness Of the macadam
will vary from four inches to ten
inches. The cost of four inch mac
adam is SO much less than ten inch
that an engineer will wish to use 1t
as often as possible. and there IL often
a tendency to use the thin coating
where the thicker one would give bet.
ter results.
1.-THE character of rocks suitable for
use In the construction Nof a macadam
road must also be known to the road
engineer for the reason that many
rocks are not at all adapted for this
purpose on account Of their softness
and lack Of minerals that make good
binding surface. The best rocks for
this purpose are trap. diabase and CAB
bro. These rocks are all basic In
character and when used as top
dressing for macadam give the very
best binding qualities Many other
rocks, as granite. gneiss. quartzite.
limestone. ETC.. have to be used on ac-
count OF the inaccessibility Of rocks
Of the other type. There ii a great
variation in GRANTEES and gneisses In
their chemical composition. those
which contain great deal of horn
blende giving the best results in the
construction Of macadam roads They
are. however. rather soft and wear
down quickly II the traffic Is very
heavy The limestone. although a
soft rock. has exceptionally good bind.
ing qualities and makes good mac
adam road, but one that has to bt
watched constantly.
.sThe sand clay road which Is coming
into general use throughout many OF
the southern states Il one that the road
| engineer must know how to build. Il
some instances this road can be bull
to better advantage than macadam ant
will give just as good results. All SAM
or oil clay will not make good sane
clay roads. and IN building this typ,
OF road both the sand and the ella!
must be tested AZ to IT'S adaptabilit,
70 use for this purpose"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-03
Just What Ii Needs.

The National Coed Roads association
met at Niagara Falls. and the most in
teresting of many resolutions was that
which called for the cooperation Of
state and federal governments in the
good work. says the Florida Times
Union. At present the work is a great
body without a head. What it need;
more than anything else il intelligent
direction to a fixed purpose. II will
prove cheaper to work toward this end
than to change the lines after build
ing. as we had to do with our railroads
to make them effective as whole for
the good Of all.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-03
Dt..Ok TO
THE FARM
XVl.-What Cooperation Is
Doing For the Farmer.
BY c. v. GREGORY.
copyright. 1910. by American Press Asso
ciatiOn1

copyright. 1910. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
- UTSIDE of education. the
greatest force which Is work
~ ing for the uplift Of the
farmer is cooperation. Co
operation is bringing the farmers to-
gether. teaching them to think and act
aud work In unison. 1t Is enabling
them to market their products most
efficiently and at least expense. Co
operation seems to be the only logical
mems of reducing the great army of
nonproducing middlemen.
There are many sections of the
United States where cooperation Is
working successfully One Of the
striking instances of successful coop
Grafton is the grain elevator business
of the middle west The idea Of CO.
operative buying and selling had long
been talked Of among farmers, but it
was not until 1890 that the first sue
cessful organization for this purpose
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-03
uncia Sam Won,t Pay

The city authorities OF Leavenworth.
KAN. levied paving assessment
against the federal building in that
city. They we're surprised to find later
that federal building site il gnv.
ernment reservation. the sovereignty
over which has been ceded by the
state. and IS therefore not taxable. A
special appropriation by congress- r.
necessary 70 pay for the paving. If II r.
u b paid.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-03
Hello, Bill!
Whee are You going2

Where are you going?
= am going to Plain Dealing.
Wsiat are you going to Plain Dealing for?
i / want to buy some Wall Paper and Paint.
@anN 70 repaper and paint my house.
e bas why go so far to buy, can't you buy nearer
honaae
! eohSfaetofs and decorators, handle the very best
etha at prices far below those of any one else,
Z A'la ! went them to do the work for they always
9 aafe satisfaction. have seen their work and 1t
s = IN the latest style.