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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10
"PoLLY OF THE CIRCUS"

Frederic Thompson Polly of the
Circus comes to Illinois theatre to-
morrow, matinee and night. One of
the most realistic scenes ever shown
on the stage comes in the last act,
for which Mr.. Thompson, the young
wizard of Luna park and the HIPPO
drome, New York city, may be thank
ed, in that which shows the circus
There are three scenes in this act, the
first showing the performers quarters
Just outside the main tent, with
clowns, acrobats, bareback riders
masters, trained animals. horses, dOgs
and elephants, and all the beings OF
the circus hurrying to and fro in the
haste incident to the performance.
The second act shows the inside OF
the big tent and a remarkable bit Of
stagecrsft it is. It is practically a
thTee-ring shows given la the confines
OF q stage. There is the ring with a
genuine bareback act in progress. with
the funny clowns prancing around,
just as we saw it on the lot many,
many years ago. In another ring a
family of European acrObats and equi-
Hbrists give their remarkable feats
anu al dAOIlGE one II dlLISu IiuiSS0 S1liU
ponies go through their performance.
Mr.. Thompson has succeeded in plac-
ing a circus on the stage of a theatre
and the grOWn-ups have a chance to
go and see it with comfort and with
out resoTUing to that venerable eX-
cuse, Were going Just to take the
children" The story of Polly of the
Circus deals with the little bareback
rider, who comes of a "circus family"
and who meets with an accident while
the circus is exhibiting in a small
town. She is carried to the home of
the young minister nearby and has 10
remain there for many q month while
recovering. She is entrusted to the
minister by Uncle Toby, the clown,
I and Big Jim, the boss canVasman,
who are her protectors. How her stay
in the minister's home stiFs the gos-
sips and naTrow-minded members of
his flock causing Polly 10 flee back to
the circus whence the minister recalls
her to share his home for all time,
affords the action of the play. Mr..
Thompson has provided an exception
ally strong cast of weIIknown play
ers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10

| the body of the little chorus girl, at
midnight. Nor could priest or prophet
more eloquently describe the trans
cendent mercy of the Saviour's sacri-
fee for man than was expressed in the
simple language of the Episcopal fu-
neral service. A hundred forty stage
people felt themselves stirred TO the
very depths of their souls by the emo
lions it is their business to arouse in
others. And through the death of the
chorus girl, whose part. in life, was not
important, they all were impressed
more forcibly by the true meaning Of
the great scene in their play.
STOVE FUMES FATAL.
Miss Ethel M Coleman, a cOrus girl
in the company playing Ben Hur' al
the Joplin theatre. was found dead in
her room at GA Joplin street. Her
death was due TO asphyxiation from
the fumes of a gas stove, which she
left burning in the room when she
retired. The action of the gas was
probably rendered fatal by an affection
of the heart, which had caused hes
considerable trouble
Miss Coleman had been a member OF
the company eight years, having Join
ed II in New York in 1902. She was q
native Of Belleview. Ontario. where her
parents live. and had no relatives in
the company.
When news Of her death was made
known to other members of the com
pany, they insisted that funeral serv-
ices be held IN Joplin before sending
the body to Canada for burial. There
was no time to call them all together
in the afternoon, and it was decided to
hold the services at midnight, aftef
the evening performance.
Accordingly every member of the
company, some 14O persons in all, as
sembled at the undertaking parlors as
soon as the curtain fell on the last
scene Of Ben Hur." Rev Charles A
Weed, rector of St. Philips Episcopal
church. conducted the service. The
members Of the chorus sang Nearer.
My God, to Thee" accompanied by the
wind instruments of the orchestra, and
Musical Director Kiesewetter and First
Violinist Max Schmidt played Handles
largo.
Is ORA Matte SCENE.
The very air was charged with the
dramatic intensity of the situation when
Mr.. Weed began the service. Il am
the resurrection and the life" he read.
and the scene in which they reach the
climax Of their efforts every night
flashed into the minds of those who
! heard. The true Significance of the
powers which healed the lepers was
borne into their hearts. When the
service was concluded there was
scarcely an eye in the crowded cham
Der that was not wet
In the presence of death those mem
bers of profession, noted more for
the gay abandon of it's points of view
betrayed q full measure of those emo
lions that bind slI men together in q
common bond Of sympathy. From star
to stage-hand they dried tears that
came from 8 deeper source than the
mske-believe hearts of a playwright's
characters.
That midnight funeral service will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10
"THE THIRD DEGREE

In The Third Degree" which
comes to the Illinois theatre next
Tuesday. interest is aroused immedi-
ately after the curtain goes up on the
first act and is sustained through
out the entire performance. The sub
ject matter of the play is such that il
invOkes our attention and starts our
minds thinking and arouses our best
emotions, leaving an impression that
is indelible. The production is said to
be of unusual magnitude and dis
plays a scenic as well as dramatic
art TO the greatest advantage. Among
those prominent in the company are
Sarah Padden, Ralph Ramsey, H. H.
Forsman, Raymond Wells, Arda La
Croix. Harry Farnham. Grace Lord,
Joseph Garry, Florence Pendleton
and Others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10

saw the knives, rose from her seat,
screamed and tainted. It seems that
her husband had been lost and found
ard killed in this very same manner
in an African jungle two years ago.
and this reduplication of his death
WIS too much for her overwrought
nerves. 4 physician happened to be
in the theatre, the historical lady
was finally quieted and the scene went
on, but an added horror was given
to the scene that the actors in it will
not soon forget
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10
mAcAuLEY IN CLASSMATES"

MACAULEY IN "CLASSMATES."
The savage realism in Robert EIDE
sons successful play, Classmates, -
in which William Macauley viii ap-
pear at the Illinois theatre next Sun
day, matinee and evening, nearly
caused the ringing down of the cur
tain OF an unfinished act the other
night say the press agent In the
third scene Duncan Irving penetrates
the South American jungle a thousand
miles up the Amazon, in search of his
rival, Bert Stafford, whom he has
sworn TO find and bring back to his
sweetheart Stafford is found by the
rescuing party, but the members of
the party are lost themselves. Dun
can Irving has in his canteen a drop
of brandy left, which he intends TO
give TO the dying man. One of his
own party demands it and rather than
see him have 1t the two famished
men struggle for the bottle and end
by drawing knives On the night in
question q woman in the audience
had watched the play with intense il
terest up to this point, and when she
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10
The Theatre
ILLINOIS.

ILLINOIS.
March 11-"PoIIy Of the Circus"
March 12-"CIass mates" matinee
and evening.
March 14-"Third Degree"
March 16-"Passing of the Third
Floor Back"
March 19-"BacheIor's Honeymoon"
matinee and evening.
April 12, IA, 15-"Ren Hur."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10
THE Passing of the
Third Floor
Back"

Ian Robertson and the Actual
An English Company.
Dsrect From 400 Performances IN
Great Britain and in Chicago.
SEAT SALE TUESDAY.
Prices SOC to $50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10

linger in the memories of those who
play in Klaw & Erlangers production
of Ben Hur." And with it will live
remembrance of the little chorus girl
who did not live to see the heart-stir-
ring climax of her obscure career.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
l0RAClC ACID IN COMMERCE
Scientists Finally Have Devised a
Way to Produce Commodity
Comparatively CheapIy.

Formerly all the boracic, or boric,
Icid of commerce was obtained from
,orax by heating it with calcined fer
lous sulphate in closed vessels, where
~ sodoforic acid was formed, and
,oracic acid was carried on with tho
watery vaporS, which escaped.
This was a long and tedious pro-
cess, and not much progress was made
until it was discovered that boracic
.cid could be obtained from the boil.
ing springs and jets Of vapor in Tus-
:any. Long after the discovery OF
,oracic acid in these springs, the bril-
liant idea struck the physicist as well
Is tho chemist to employ the heat
If the natural steam jets. This
method had the effect of converting
IN improbable branch Of industry
INTO one of the most successful.
The lagoons are situated near tho
TOD Of one Of the highest hills. Az
Tho volcanic vapors pass through the
waters of tho lagoons the boracic acid
IL arrested by the water, which be-
comes impregnated with it. In Cali
!ornia it occurs as the mineral sasso'
lite, and as a saline incrustation on
The crater of Z mountain In the Lipari
group, north Of Sicily.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
SUMMER ON 4 H0USEB0An
Vessels in a Colony Out In Oregon
Have the Conveniences Of
City Flat.

HOUSEKEEPING on tho Willamette
river is the proper way for the people
Of Portland, Ore, to spend their SUM
mers, according to writer in Subur'
ban Life. He says that there is an
entire colony of households just above
the city. Probably there Is no similar
houseboat village anywhere.
"They possess almost all tho con-
vsnisnces Of 4 city nat, the houses
arc lighted with electricity. city water
10 piped to the door, and in some
cases the houses are supplied With
It," he says. Telephones are in
stalled in most Of tho houses, and an
electric street car runs within easy
reach. but just far enough away to
give the colony tho desired seclusion.
ITO make it still more citihed It 10
proposed to install gas from tho city
system during the present year. The
finest boat in the colony cost $500.
and 10 81 BY go feet. The average
houseboat, however, 10 worth about
ooo.half this sum-"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
Tho Antiquity Of Man.

1t has been known during = long
time that in western Europe man ex-
listed during the glacial epoch. We
now know that the great Ice age con.
sisted of different glacial times sepa-
rated by interglacial times. In glacial
times the snow line dropped 5000 or
1000 feet below its present level in
the Alps, whereas in interglacial times
1t lay about 1000 feet higher than at
present Thus the temperature seems
to have been higher in the interglacial
periods than it Is now.
There is abundant evidence, in the
opinion of Penck, that man existed du-
ring the beginning of the last glacial
epoch. There is some reason for
thinking that at least 10000 years
have elapsed since the last glaciation
and that the man whose jawbone was
found in 1909 near Heidelberg lived
100000 years ago.-Scientific Ameri-
can.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
WeIl-Dressed American Men.

The best-dressed men are to be
found in New York, says a German
paper in an article e the cecadence
in male fashions, in which the writer
laments the fact that men of the pres
ent day are content to be clothed
and no longer trouble about elegance
IN dress.
Germans, this authority asserts,
don't look we'll in civilian dress, not
even the Emperor. He sails danger
ously close to lese majestic by further
stating that the Kaiser wears his
trousers too short; that the Crown
Prince is too much Influenced by
French fashions and that the rest OF
the royal family simply know moth
ing about clothes.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
Inviting Temptation.

Many people plan for defeat like
the boy whose mother told him that
he could not go to the river, nor
swimming, but he did. When he re-
turned and his mother saw the signs,
he confessed that he was tempted
and went with the boys. She noticed
that his coat bulged out. Putting her
hand in she pulled out his bathing
suit When confronted with it no
said, II was afraid that I might be
tempted when got there, so l took
these along" Some people expect
to fall, and plan for 1t.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
FOR RENT-Two modern houses.
Apply Fred Carstens.
SuMMoNS.

SIMMONS.
State of North Dakota, county of
Burleigh, SIS:
In District Court, Sixth Judicial Dist.
James D. Mcdonald, Plaintiff, vs.
William Richardson, William p. Mar
tin. and all other persons unknown
claiming any estate or interest in
or lien or incumbrance upon the
property described in the complaint,
defendants.
The State of North Dakota to the
above named defendants:
You are hereby summoned to answer
the complaint in the above entitled
action, which is filed in the office of
the clerk of the district court Of the
sixth judicial district, in and for the
: county of Burleigh and state Of North
Dakota, and to serve copy of your
answer to the said complaint on the
subscriber at his office in Bismarck in
said county and state, within thirty
days after the service of this summons
upon you exclusive of the day Of such
service; and in case of your failure
to appear or answer, judgment will
be taken against you by default for
the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated June 16, 1911.
JOHN F. PHILBRICK,
Plaintiffs attorney,
Bismarck, N. D.
To the above named defendants:
You will take notice that this &C
ton relates to lots 5, s, Z, and 8 in
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
WAS STILL MAUD LILLIAN
New Head and Body for ChiId's g.
loved Doll, But bair Was
the Same.

With tears in her eyes and a large
and very much damaged doll in her
arms, a very little girl appeared at
the mending counter Of dolls hos.
pital the other day and displayed her
broken treasure. The dolls face was
broken, one arm was completely gone
and one foot was minus all the toes.
The very little girl confided to me
clerk that she wanted dolly made
we'll again. I'm afraid it won't be
worth while to fix It," said the clerk.
regarding the new patient obviously.
"You see there would have to be q
new head and new arm and new leg.
I really think 1t would be better for
you to get new doll"
The tears overran the eyes Of the
very little girl at this suggestion.
But l want her to look like this
DOLL" she protested. Il love Maud
Lillian too much to have a new doll
In her place. You can get a new
head for her and a new body. too, II
you like, but l want her to have the
same hair that she has now, 80 she'll
look like her old SELL"
The toy shop people are used to
carrying out the individual ideas Of
the little mothers OF the dolls. and 20
no objection was made to preserving
Maud Lillian's identity by means OF
her somewhat crumpled golden locks.
A beautiful new doll Of. the proper
size was chosen, her glossy new wig
removed and the broken dolls wig
substituted. Newly bewigged in this
fashion and robed in the garments Of
the discarded doll, Maud Lillian bore
. resemblance TO herself that was
startling, considering the rather o.
tensive anatomical alterations that
had been made In her. The very 1T
tie girl seized her triumphantly and
bore her away. but the onlooker who
had witnessed the operation could
not but wonder in wat Maud LII
liau's ego really consisted.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
AIay Telephones.

Algy staggered into the postohaoo
and entered the telephone box. He
vas Immediately clad. and in q lord
y humor.
"Hello!" he drawled, putting the r.
ceiver to hts ear.
A minute passed. He repeated tho
summons. His lordly humor began to
descend in rank.
"Hal-lo!" he called.
No response.
"Hallo!"
Still no response. His lordly humor
was now 40 gone as his temper. and
he shouted things into the receiver
which must have made even that e.
perienced instrument tremble.
At last. when the Precipitation drib-
bled from his bursting brow. and his
hat was limp, and both he and his Ian
guage were exhausted. = notice caught
his eye. It read:
GIVE the number you require to
the clerk at the counter, and wait un-
til the connection is made"
He skunk away so quietly that no
one saw him go.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
1885,"

1885,.
Purchasers Of automobiles establish
IN etiquette Of their own" said tho
city salesman. Last week l received
IN envelope containing the visiting
card Of . friend on which had been
inscribed 76.s63. or some such impos.
Ing number.
II was mystiaed. could not
imagine what It meant Had my
friend been convicted Of crime,
thought, and had he chosen that dell
cate way Of spprising mo Of his
prison number?
Inquiry revealed that my friend
vas not Z criminal. That card meant
that he had bought q new automobile
and was notifying everybody Of bis
license number.
pride Of possession alone impelled
him to do 1t. Since his friends are
not trafhc policemen his license num-
Dor can never benefit them in the
least, but this summer that seems
the most approved way Of letting peo-
pie know that you have bought a new
machine"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
New Musical instrument.

Army men recently returned from
the Philippines brought new must
cal instrument which is proving a d.
lightful acquisition for the drawing
room. 1t Is called a mandola, and 70
larger and contains more notes than
the ordinary mandolin. Mrs. Rebsr.
daughter of Gener Il Miles, INTRODUCED
the first mandola In WashinGton
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
MISCELLANEOUS.

ESSMAklNG-House dresses, $1.25
to $500; afternoon and evening
gowns, $500 to $500. Mrs. r. A.
Sheldon, 119 Mandan Ave.
WILL trade for improved city prop
erty or farm lands, Hart-Parr Trac.
ton engine and gang plows COM
plete, and ready to use. Frank j..
Fox, Bismarck N. D. -.
FOR "ALE-Cheap and on easy
terms, or will trade for city prop
erty, two sections of land tributary
to Beach, N. D. Frank A. Cousin,
Bismarck, N. D.
FOR SALE CHEAP-150 or 800 feet
heavy wire lawn fence with iron
posts and gates. This is a bargain.
G. w. Wolbert, Bismarck.
FOR sALE-Or would like to trade
for land, 1.-THE Connoisseur," racing
record 2:21A, chestnut sorrel stall.
lion, weight 1850, one of the best
bred stations standing for public
service today; has just finished a
heavy stud season and will at once
be prepared for the fall races. II
interested, send for tabulated pedi.
gree. Also Senica Maid, 2:2O (dam
of Panica Maid, 2:O4A) and her
sucking colt. by 1.-THE Conniosseur.'
This is richly bred colt and is
heavily staked. w. F.. CAMERON
Vinton, Iowa.
FOR sALE-At a bargain, furniture
in good condition, at once. PA Sec
ond street.
FOR SALE-Light double.seated bug
gy cheap for cash. Inquire John
Lery.
FOR sALE-Want ad space at one
cent a word for the first insertion
and half a cent word thereafter.
when paid in advance. They do the
business. Have you tried It?
FOR SALE-400 acres, 5 miles from
Bismarck; all good land;l 200 acres
improved; windmill and small build
ings; right distance for dairy; will
sell on long time; might divide; fol
all might consider other property
for down payment. J. w. Bull, Bis
marck
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
COMMERCIAL CLUB.

CLUB OF BISMARCK
Regular meeting Of club member
ship the first Tuesday in each
month; regular meeting Of board Of
directors he first Friday of each
month. at Commercial club rooms,
Third street. Geo. A. WEIGH, presi
dent; A. B. WEIGH, secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
block seventyeig in the Williams
addition to Bismarck, North Dakota.
Dated June 16, 1911.
JOHN F. PHILBR1CK.
Plaintiffs Attorney,
Bismarck, N. D.
SEALED BIDS FOR BRIDGE.

Office of County Auditor, Bismarck,
N. D.
Sealed proposals are respectfully re-
quested for the material and construc
ton of one steel bridge across Apple
creek. between Sections "a and 25,
township 1879, range 70, to be about
sixty-five feet long, width of roadway,
eighteen feet approaches to be graded
by contractor.
Bidders are requested to furnish
their own plans and specifications
with bids for the construction of both
arch and beam bridges.
Bids will be received u pto two
o'clock July 26th. All bids must be
accompanied by a certified check of
per cent of bid.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
T. f. FLAHERTY,
Auditor.
Ey order of the Board.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
Professional and Business
Directory

NIELSEN CO.'S millinery STORE
First class Shampoo, Hair dressing,
Manicure, Massage and Scalp treat
ment. Puffs and Switches made from
your combings. An Expert from the
East has charge of our Hairdressing
parlor. Phone 24S.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
4. {. y. W.

BISMARCK LODGE, No. 1870. Meets
the first and third Tuesdays at
Baker Hall at 8 o'clock. e. T.
Vyncoop, NJ. w.; Bradley c. Marks:
recorder.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
MACCABEES.

K. O. T. NJ. Meets every first and
third Thursday of each month at
8 o'clock p. m, at l. o. o. F. hall.
Visiting members cordially invited
D. c.. Ramp, commander; Erich
Erickson, record keeper.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
ElkS.

B. p. o. E. No. 1899 meet at Elks'
hall first and third Fridays Of the
month. Visiting brothers welcome.
r. L. Best, E. R.; Carl Peterson,
Secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
I. O. OF r.

COURT BISMARCK, No. SS7. Meets
every fourth Thursday in each
month at Odd Fellows hall. john
Yegen, C. t.; r. D. Hoskins. R. S.;
I. w. Healy, +. s.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
HOMEsTEADERS.

CAPITAL CITY HOMESTEAD, No.
300. Meets second and fourth Fri
days of the month at l. o. o. F.
hall at 8 p. m. John. A. Larvau,
president; J. C. Whitfield, secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
G. A. r.

JAMES B. MCPHERSON POST, No
2, Department of Norti Dakota
Grand Army of the Republic. Meets
at their rooms in the Armory on
the second and fourth Thursdays
OF each month. John w. Millett,
comm ander:: A. D. Cordner, adju
tant.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
LABOR UNIONS.

UNITED BROTHERHOOD o. CAR.
penters and Joiners, No. 1118.
Meets every Thursday evening at
Kuntz's hall. All brothers cordi-
ally invited to meet with us. c.
B. French, president; John Danrot
treasurer; W. G. Gorsuch, secretary.
Fred Anderson. financial secretary
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
RE6EkAHS.

NICHOLSON LODGE, No. 40. Meets
the first and third Wednesdays in
each month in Odd Fellows hall.
Rebecca viii, N. G.; Mrs. Nellie
Evarts, secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15

TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NO. 40.
LIeets first Sunday in each month
at 3 p. m. Gus Syvertson, presi'
dent; H. C. Hines, secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
Travel Made 9hurtor.

Travel Made Shvrtor.
The journey from Paris to Toxic
soon will be shortened from fifteen to
less than twelve days ty the compile.
6on Of I. new railroad in Manchuria
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-15
PYTHlAN SISTERS.

PYTHlAN SISTERS.
LINCOLN TEMPLE, No. 8. Meets
second and fourth Thursdays each
month at X. P. hall. Mrs. C. L.
Vigness, M. E. c., Mrs. Nellie Ev'
arts, NJ. of r. & C.