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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-16
WITH HIS AUTOGRAPH AWAY
Goes society's Yell Pest, Ever sigma
ture In Quest, and the curses Of
the euest, In HIs Wake.

His mind curls up In signatures
across a ny leaf page. In every other
matter he Is sensible and sage. but
antics with his fountain pen condemn
him to a cage.
He gathered at banquet to . lit
erary lord and tried to trace his
monicker In salt across the board the
while our guest Of honor made q
speech that fairly SCARED. And when
the speech was ending he sat up and
looked alert which made him seem
absorbing all the wisdom of the squirt
Of oratory's finish-where the speaker
bulged his shirt. o, he was up to
something and we passed around the
wink as the whole address finished
and the orator did sink to his chair
for further orders and perhaps anoth-
er drink.
Then the chairman did his blamed
est to string out brief which start
ed with an uproar and which finished
with a sigh. Next, he said, we'd hold
reception If right quickly we'd pass
by. So the hero of the evening tired
his arm at shaking hands-good fell
low, frat, Masonic, and "a dozen diff
Trent brands Of hearty sort of
squeezes they pass out in western
lands. The lineup was quite cheerful
though 1t did tread down on toes, but
the bunch was quite good natured
in it's semi-full dress clothes. Slowly
they passed by the author, who struck
up classic pose.
In that cheerful line Of grabbers
there befell a sudden stop. All those
of US behind him then believed we'd
have to drop. for the busy autograftel
now was on the job to cop" The
hero Of the evening held the fata
fountain pen and with>a nervous dour
ish he linked tracks tust like hen a
he signed a first edition" and then
signed book again. He grew lfttl'
weary when he'd scratched In volume
five why. that author looked as 4
he'd Ike to eat come one alive, but
there was trouble coming It. did not
alas, arrive.
Well. at last the scene was endet
and the line began to sway. and thu
eager autografter tucked his mer
chandise away. though We felt wei
like to wipe of that triumphant lool
so gay.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-16
Rosalie's
Parents


(copyrieht rou. By Associated Literary Prssnl
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Brereton we're in
state Of anxiety bordering on hys-
terra. Their only child, the pretty
Resale, had fallen in love with an
unknown young man who had, few
months ago, moved into their neigh
borhood.
There we're a number Of eligible
youths in Beverly, any one Of whom
would have considered himself only
too fortunate could he have become
the sonin-law Of the Breretons--
youths that one knew all about, and
whose incomes could be calculated
with great nicely.
Jack Chandler was an artist. and
Rosalie's parents believed artists to
be poor, undependable lot. Then,
too, not much more was known OF
Miss Graham, the aunt with whom
Chandler lived The best people "
Beverly had called, and their civility
had met with a prompt and proper re-
turn, and there things had ended.
Miss Graham, It was rumored, was a
woman of literary tastes. and indeed
was supposed to be writing a novel.
It was dreadful to think dear Ros-
allie should be associated with such
bohemian class-but what were they
to do? Chandler and their daughter
we're both of age and unfortunately
Rosalie had a little money in her own
right. All that was left for them was
to try the effect Of a direct appeal to
Miss Graham to see II by any POSSIBLE
ity she could do anything. 1t was
possible that after they had diplomat
ically made her see how Chambers
career might be interfered with, and
had intimated how very slim was
Rosalie's fortune, she might order the
weakllng of an artist to withdraw his
suit RosaIie could then be taken to
New York for couple of weeks and
all would be well.
The plan offered many objections,
and gave but little promise of success,
but neither Mr. nor Mrs. Brereton
could think of anything else, and they
were not the kind In such an emer-
gency to sit and fold their hands.
On this special afternoon they
dressed with elaborate care for their
call on Miss Graham. Just as they
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-16
one Good DEED to Her Record.

Isl An, the late empress Of China,
has not always been regarded as a
model of the gentler virtues, and yet
there is story TO the effect that
each year on her birthday she was in
the habit OF buying from her own pri-
yate purse 10000 captive birds and
setting them free, praying to the gods
as she opened each cage that they
might not be caught again.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-16
In the Profesh.

A negress. very fat and we'll along
in years, sauntered into the lobby of a
Broadway theater the other day aud
asked for the manager.
What can do for you, mammyr
asked the manager.
Il want a ticket into the gallery
boss" she replied calmly.
But why should / give you a tick
et?"
Cos I'm a retired actress"
your What did you do?" inquir,
ed the other in amusement.
Il played in Antony and Cleo
patra.' l was fan-bearer for Miss
Fanny Davenport"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-16
stroke Of Misfortune.

''Lord Landpoore had hard blow
tie other day, which threatens To
strip him Of all his resources"
Dear mel What was IT."
THE blow he gave his rich, high
spirited American wife In the face
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-16

The snapdragon looked Indignantly
across the room.
"Johnny-Jump Up" she called, Ego
over to that Clinging Vine corner
and tell one of those Suckers to get
sweet William away from those Wall
COVERS"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-16
A FINE LINE or COPY.
RIGHTED ART CALENDARS.

The plans for your advertising campaign
this year should by all means include hand
some Art Advertising Calendar for 1913.
We have secured the exclusive agency for
the Copyrighted Calendars produced by the
A. M. Collins Mfg. Co., of Philadelphia.
This is one Of the largest and most sub
stantial Calendar houses in the United
States, and the quality Of their line is SUI
perior to that of any ever shown in this
section.
This line will be handled exclusively by
us in Christian and Trigg counties. 1t in
cludes great number and variety of SUBJ
jects in full color, as well as some hand
colored pictures of exceptional beauty
The samples for 1913 will be in our hands
shortly, and we shall be glad to show them
to you at an early date. MAKE NO PLANS
FOR YOUR 1913 CALENDAR UNTIL YOU
SEE THIS EXTRAORDINARY LINE.
HOPKINSvILLE KENTUCKiAN.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-16
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Time Card No. ia
Efective Sunday April 80. 1911

affective Sunday April 80. 1911
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-01
AT THE POWERS.

Helen Ware in The Price" is the at
traction which will be seen at Powers
theatre. Chicago, for two weeks begin
ming Monday, March 4th. Miss Ware
is under the management of Henry B.
Harris, who was so well pleased with
her brilliant creation of the role of
Annie Jeffries in THE Third Degree"
that he bestowed upon her last sea-
son the distinction and honors of star
dom. This season as Ethel los
mani in The Price" Miss Ware is
said to justify clearly her elevation to
the head of her own company. THE
Price," which opened early in the sea-
son at the Hudson theatre, New York,
has only just started on tour, and will
not be seen in any cities of the middle
west outside of Chicago. Its presenta.
ton at Powers will be with the same
cast and production that figured in the
New York engagement.
George Broadhurst, the author of
The Price," chose we'll when he based
its story upon the "reminiscences with
which fate always pursues an erring
woman. He paints with the sure touch
of a master in stage craft, an easily
recognizable picture of woman who
is tortured in her heart and soul by
the ever present knowledge of her
guilt. He shows the constant fear OF
discovery of her secret which torments
her daily existence, and he brings his
principal characters to the criseses OF
their lives slowly but surely until sud
denly they are confronted by the truth
in all its nakedness.
In the climax of the third act Miss
Ware is said to rise to sublime heights
in emotional acting, and at the ending
of the play she is always greeted with
such demonstrations of approval tha
she is compelled to take curtain cal
after curtain call.
Prominent in Miss Wares support
ing company are Harrison Hunter
Roy Gordon, Jessie Ralph, Margare
McWade, George w. Barnum, Gertrude
Dalton and R. H. Hudson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-01
LOCAL GAGS IN MINsTRELs.

A home talent minstrel show is al
ways featured by a choice assert
ment of local gags that never fail
to create many hearty laughs among
the natives. The Rock Island aerie
OF Eagles will not overlook this part
of the program when they present
their minstrel show at the Illinois
theatre next Sunday night. Tax
payers are always accorded the pTiyi-
lege of making sport of public af-
fairs in a minstrel performance with
out any danger of coming in conflict
with the libel laws. As result,
some choice gossip regarding coBd!-
lions in the tIi-cities will be heard
at the Illinois Sunday night and all
OF 1t will be of interest to the as
sem5led amusement seekers. a par
ticular effort has been made 70 build
up this part of the entertainment
and as the Eagles are known to be
good fellows and generally wei
aware of what is going on in the
world about them, they have SONS
native gags" that will be thorough
" appreciated by their auditors
Aiirth and melody will be combined
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-01
AT THE ILLINOIS,

The Minneapolis Journal of Feb.
present THE Goose Girl at the IL
linois tonight: Those joyous myth
icai lands where romance goes hand
in hand with intrigue, where plots
and counterplots threaten the mon
arch's life, where the gracious sover-
eign converses with the lowliest
peasant are brought back again in
THE Goose Girl which is at the BIZ
jou for the week. There is much of
entertainment in. the result, and
while it is quite certain that no such
realm ever existed save between the
covers of a best seller or behind
the footlight's glare, nevertheless
there is satisfaction in witnessing the
emotions and trials of royalty, trick
ed out as they always are with glor-
ious bursts of passion and sorrow.
In the present instance there are a
goose girl and a princess, an Ameri-
can diplomat and a prince in dis
gUise, as well as a ruler, plotting
high official and an exile returning tC
his country with a strong TeutoniC
accent and a fear of arrest. The
play gives opportunity for some ex
cellent staging and the setting show.
| ing the Black Eagle tavern is es
| pecially well executed. Florence
Nelson as the princess is easily the
| best of the women in the cast, play
| ing with a natural womanliness anC
quiet manner that gives distinc
| ton to her work Virginia Acker
mann, however, is capable as the
goose girl, while Marie Van makes
much of the comedy part of Frau
Bauer. Robert Ellis is dashing ant
spirited, If quite a theatrical prince
while James II. Lewis, although play
ing broadly, manages a finely effec
tive portrait of Grumback. Exactl.
what Victor Sutherland's idea of
breezy young American diplomat is
nc one can discover. With a won
derfully sweet pink-and-white make
up, he resembles most of all the mod
/ el boy of the department store
while at other times he appears t
be under the impression that he i
an enthusiastic fan at a baseball
game"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-01
TYRRELL WINNER
OF CLOSEST RACE
Defeats Jesse Carey by a Very
Few Feet in Two Mile
Event at Rink.
DAVIDSON WILL RACE
Intends to Give Some Sensation to
Windup of Weeks Carnival
Vaudeville Good.

Two miles of the closest racing that
has ever been seen in the Rock Is
land roller rink was put on last night
when Fred Tyrrell, Illinois state
champ, and Jesse Carey, French and
European champ, scampered around
the 40 laps in an effort to land first
money. Tyrrell managed to cross the
tape just a few feet ahead of Carey.
Carey started out with rush and set
a mad pace for the first mile. He
slowed down a little then and Tyrrell
took the lead. Throughout the whole
race the skaters were close together
Fred Martin finished third, Louis Brad
bury fourth and Cioni fifth. Cioni got
bad start and was unable to get by
the last place. The time for the race
was Sol, one second above the new
record established a few nights ago.
Champion Davidson put on some
vaudeville stunts last night that far
excelled anything he has put on thus
far in his Rock Island exhibitions.
PROGRAM FOR CLOSE.
Tonight there is to be a three-quar.
ter mile race in one heat. Jack Fotch
will conclude the entertainment with
some vaudeville stunts. Tomorrow
afternoon the skaters will compete in
half-mile race in heats In the
evening there will be one mile race
Champion Davidson is to compete in
| it and he promises to show the spec
tators a race worth while seeing. II
will be his only Rock Island race. In
addition he will put on some vaude
vile steps that are calculated to bring
down the house. Tomorrow nigh
sees the end of the skating carnival
the most successful that has ever beer
pulled off in Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-01
LAKAFF AND KELLY
WILL BE H0LD-OUTS

Frank Lakaff and Harry Kelly are
hold-outs in signing contracts with De
catur. Big Frank was giving Rock Is
land a hard tussle to land him for the
coming season and he is more than
ever determined now not TO sign up
without getting a nice advance in his
monthly check. He says he is not aHx-
ious to play in Three-Eye ball any
how. Kelly, too. insists that the Com
modore management come across With
more Of the filthy stuff or he viii not
make a good looking Commodore third
saeker for them. What Lige Wooley
will do when they send him contract,
is question He was inclined to balk
on an Islander contract and chances
are that he will be as much opposed to
joining Decatur.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-01
HASTY FALLS MARK
MOLINE MAT BOUTS

Big Bill Finley. Iowa grappler, slip
ped something over on Emil Sporrey,
pride of Moline's wrestling contingent,
when he threw him last night twice in
less than - minutes wrestling time
and won his match. 1t took him 3 SO
TO win the first fall and six minutes
to win the second. Sporrey never
had chance. Some claim that the
Durant grappler had it on the Pillow
City lad in weight. He sure had it on
him somewhere. The match between
Gus Stamas of Rock Island and
Charles. Nordholm of Moline was sum-
marily halted when Nordholm wore
out while throwing Stamas around the
mat. Nordholm got white under the
gills and Referee John Voss put a
quietus on the match. The other
match was won by Robert Bylyndwho
threw Ale Sasoules twice in less than
30 minutes of wrestling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-01
BOWLING SQUIBS.

1t was only a short time ago that
the Clemarnites were hugging the bot
tom position with more security than
they are now embracing the top rung.
Wilson, Clemann and Swanson did
the heavy work for the Cubs last
night, though Ackman and Mixer were
not so far behind.
l.. Ed has just returned from Texas
and Mexico. He says he prefers to
shoot bowling balls rather than hear
the whiz of bullets. He helped win
that last game for the Pillow City team.
Humph! See what Brother Frank
did last night Tee-hee.
Herr Frank WITCH slipped over three
low scores last night but he had his
team going at a three-victory clip just
the same. He came near TO squeez-
ing a lemon with his last score-1O2.
Bleuer rolled better than any of the
rest of the Stocks He copied SIS
pins for his nights work. Joe WITCH
was next with 4S7. Hildebrandt finish.
ed third with 4S2.
If either Schwecke or Oberg had roll
ed over 300 in their two games, we
would have been inclined to put the
Bachelors on the top of the heap.
Hildebrandt is going TO lead his
Stock Leaders to Clinton st. Patrick
day. He expects to win from the
Clinton bunch though the nationality
of his team will keep them from beine
in celebrant mood. The last serie:
was postponed because some of the
Clinton boys were running for Office
Monday. They expect to be done run
ming by March II.
Captain Salzmann has received no
tice that his tri-city bowlers will BIZ
on the alleys in the big tournament il
Chicago a week from tomorrow The!
roll their team scores a week from
tomorrow night and compete in tn,
singles and doubles the next day. TIL,
lineup will include Stouffer, Oren, Don
ahue, ]. WITCH and Saizmann. The boys de
clare that some of that big priz.
money is going to find its way into tn,
Rock Island banks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-01

article of merchandise President Max
Mortsmann of the national league has
appointed a number of committees to
arrange the details for the big tourna-
ment which promises to attract over
5000 players. Everywhere in skat-
playing communities much interest is
being manifested and the league Off
Gals are assured of the largest attend
ance in the history of the national
event. Players are expected from the
New England states, the Pacific slope,
and as far north and south as the Ger
man card game boasts of devotees. At
a meeting held in Chicago during the
past week arrangements were made to
obtain list of prizes that will be more
valuable than any ever offered before.
Leagues in various cities are in com
munication with President Morstmann
Offering to contribute substantial
prizes. II is expected that thousands
Of dollars will be contributed from
outside sources. It is announced that
julius Schiller Of Milwaukee, former
president of the national league. will
oficiate as skatmeister at the opening
event Of the congress. which will be
I held in two sessions. with the first
scheduled May % and the second for
May &c. An interesting and attractive
program of entertainment has been ar
ranged for May 81, including sight
seeing and a trip on Lake Michigan
during the day and a banquet during
the evening, at which time the prize
winners will be announced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-01
WRESTLING CARD
PROVES POPULAR
Announcement That Cyclone
Tommy Is to Don Tights
Again Is Favored.
WANT TO SEE BROWN, TOO
Fans Are Anxious to Glom the Boy
Who Has Easily Defeated All
Other Tri-Cty Wrestlers.

Joy to the fans Cyclone" Tommy
Thompson is back in the game. That
announcement was made a few days
ago, but it still rings loudly in the ears
of the mat fans and they are all pre-
pairing to go down to the Illinois thea
tire next Wednesday evening to see the
local lad go after Carl Brown, the I'M
defeated Waterlooan. Brown has de-
feated everybody who has come into
his domain. This will be his first APP
pearance before tri-city mat fans, and
they all want to see the srappler who
put Harry Brondell, Lucas Lampiris
and George Nicholson to the canvas in
easy fashion. Thompson is in train
ing now, with Bill Gabel and a couple
Of others as partners. That he will be
in At condition is certainty He is a
man with no vices and is in good condi
ton all of the time. Fans will be treat
ed to the liveliest match staged thus
far this year.
BROwN-McCLARY TONIGHT.
Brown is to wrestle Bull McClary to
night at Waterloo. Some think that
it will be real Waterloo for, him
while others say he will have a SNAP
to win. At any rate, the outcome viii
be of interest here Brown and Thomp
son are to weigh in at 152 or under
There are to be two prelims, with Lony
Page of Davenport in one of them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-01
AT THE McvlCkERS.

One of the most important announce
ments that McVicker's theatre, Chica-
go, has made jim a long time is that of
the coming there for limited engage
ment beginning Sunday evening,
March 3, of H. B. Warner in Alias
Jimmy Valentine under the direction
of Liebler & Co.
During the two years run of the play
at Wallacks theatre, New York, Mr..
Warner firmly established his position
as one of the most scintillant stars in
America. The play itself has made
stage history. 1t has commanded al
most universal recognition from the
press. Its financial returns have been
enormous. 1t is looked upon as well
nigh the realization of the much talked
about Great American play Its
paradoxes are delightful. 1t is a pris.
on play without a policeman, a melo-
drama without murder, and a drama
with neither daggers, drugs not mental
dyspepsia. 1t is the famous play which
Mr.. Warner and his associates pre-
scented in the prison yard of San Quen.
tin penitentiary, California, before an
audience of two thousand convicts, and
! the report of which the Associated
Press carried to the four corners OF
the earth. Such internationally fam.
Gus publications as Golfers Weekly
and the London Illustrated News had
their own special artists there to make
sketches of the memorable perform
ance.
alias Jimmy Valentine" has been
tersely termed The production with
the punch" 1t is play with pur
pose. 1t is story of singular sweet
ness, of direct heart interest and quiv
ering with the throbs that give life its
tkeenest pleasure and most subtle pain
Its strength lies in it's utter humanity
1t is a condensed epic of every day ex
istence. Human nature has its littl.
vanities, its lofty and virile unselfish
ness, its weaknesses and its Berserkel
force. Tears lie skin deep to laughter
and the comedy of life, common al
well as divine, hugs the border line O
suffering and tragedy. The veneerini
over all IS very earthly enamel, liable
to crack, split and crurhbIe at the frs
gust of unexpected passion. ALA
Jimmy Valentine" is no preachment
1t is simply one of the most deligh;
full plays ever presented, and frou
the swiftly coursing current of its &C
ton arise little bubbles OF heart beat
and soul throbs. The Wallack theatr
company of the two years New Yorl
run comes with Mr.. Warner, an
McVicker's is well within its rights Ii
announcing the engagement beginnin
March as "a dramatic festival"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-01
FRESHIES DEFEATED
BYL0NGFELL0W TEAM

Longfellow girls basketball quin-
tet defeated the girls team of the high
school freshman class in a game play
ed yesterday afternoon at the Longfel-
low gymnasium, the final score being
10 to 2. The grade school girls had
the advantage of their own gymnasium
and put up better game throughout.
The lineup was as follows: Longfel.
low-Mary Mckinney, center; Melba
Carlson and Genevieve Purcell, for.
wards; Bertha Leas and Irene MueE
Ter, guards; Freshmen-Gladys Pur'
cell, center; Alice Corstan and Marjor.
lie Curtis, forwards, and Andora Lar.
rison and Frances Griswold, guards.