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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-20

ments. Pianos that have tone, har.
mony and durability. The best that
money will produce is to be found In
Bowlby's pianos and talking ma
chimes.
w. c. Hubble, wall paper and paint
store, 1912 Fourth avenue, has paint
ed and papered the largest number
Of houses in Rock Island and every
person will recommend his work and
materials. Every job fully guaran-
teed.
Simmons & White, new and second
hand stores, two big stores. The
largest in the state. Their great
slaughter sale will commence in a
few days. Goods will be sold at I'M
heard Of prices. Everything goes.
l5l7-l5l9 Second avenue.
Glasses in time save sight. Neglect
to have them properly examined may
/ cause a lifetime of sorrow and regret
Small disorders grow more serious
every day. There is satisfaction il
| knowing for sure that your eyes are
all right. Fred Bleuer, the expert
| optician, can tell you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-20

tor s medicines At
everymonthly period
/ had to stay in bed
four days because Of
hemorrhages, an d
my back was So weak
7 could hardly walk.
/ have been taking
Lydia L. Finkham 5
Vegetable Com
pound and now ] can
stay up and Do my
work. ! think II is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-20

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets will brace up the nerves. ban
ish sick headache, prevent despond-
ency and invigorate the whole sys-
TEN Sold by all druggists.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17
SANDERSON LODGE
TO INITIATE DOZEN

Sanderson, Texas, Aug. 1L-SanIer-
son Council No. 512, Modern Order OF
night and initiate a class of about a
dozen This order is growing greatly
IN popularity at this place.
AIRS. J. B. Carter entertained at a
Dutch lunch" in honor Of Mrs. J. Z.
Devices of F1Oresville. Mrs Gregory Of
San Antonio and Mrs. John McClain Of
Dryden \ most enjoyable time was
had b. q dozen ladies.
Supt. G. S Waid, c. r Morrill, and
assistant superintendent II. W Con-
molly came up from an inspection trip
between here and Del Rio. The trip
vas made on the motor car.
The Sanderson baseball club will
give an ice cream social in the Wood
man hall next Wednesday night to
raise funds to liquidate the indebt-
edness against the grand stand.
Mrs. Lou Mckee of Seguin came
out and stopped off a day with her
son, Jesse Mckee, while en- route to
daughter. Mrs. ". +. Fulcher. who is
quite i'll with typhoid fever.
f. A Oswald has gone to Candle
laria, TO enjoy the hot water baths
Arthur Murray has returned from
months vacation, spent with relatives
at E1oresville and san Antonio.
Mrs. Lalla Langford, of Dilley, is
5rother, S. II. Martin. '''''''' ''
Otto Stadler and wife of Brackett-
vie, are guests OF the family Of w.
W. Young. They came down Thurs
day night from FL PasO. where they
have been visiting relatives.
Mart Tankersley was down from
Alpine this week, making arrange
ments to move his family here for
the school.
W. T. Carpenter and wife, of Dryden.
spent a few days here this week
J. L Tarver. Jr., of Sonora visited
relatives here this week.
Mrs. J. c. Stansen and daughter,
Miss Carrie, have returned from a
pleasant visit to San Antonio.
Virgil Ellis has returned from a
business trip to San Antonio.
The Mothers club netted $3.50 on
the shows given by Prof and Mrs. J. W.
May of Alpine. This money goes to
pay for the piano the club furnished
for the school auditorium.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17
$3.50 Recipe Free, For
Weak Men.
Send Name and Address Today
You Can Have 1t Free and Be
Strong and Vigorous.

have in my possession a preScrip-
ton for nervous debility, lack OF viSor.
weakened manhood, falling memory
and lame back, brought on BY ex-
ceSSeS, unnatural drains, or the fOliieS
of youth, that has cured so many worn
and nervous men right in their own
hOmes-WithOut any additional help %
medicine-that think every man who
wishes to regain his manly power ana
Tirility. quickly and quietly, should
have a copy. 50 I have determined TO
send a copy OF the prescription free OF
charge, in a plain, ordinary sealed en-
velope to any man who will write me
for it
This prescription comes from a ply
sician who has made special study
CT men and 1 am convinced 1t is the
surest-acting combination for the cure
OF deficient manhood and vigor failure
ever put together.
1 think 1 owe it to my fellow man
to send them copy in confidence SO
that any man anywhere who is weak
and discouraged with repeated failures
may stop drugging himself with harm
ful patent medicines, secure what be-
Heve is the understanding restorative,
upbuilding. SPOT TOUCHING remedy
ever devised, and so cure himself at
hcme quietly and quickly Just drop
me line like this: DR.. A. E Robinson.
4G4S Luck Building. Detroit. Mich. and
l will send you a copy OF this SPLEEN
did recipe in plain ordinary envelope
free Of charge. a great many doctors
would charge $500 to $500 for merely
writing out a prescription like this
but send it entirely free.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17
HOWARD F0GG BUYS
4 MUSICAL COMEDY
Will Open Here With 1t in
Two Weeks-BOOkings
For the FL PasO.

Howard Fogg today closed a deal for
the purchase Of the COney Island Musi-
cal Comedy company, which is closing
a 25 weeks engagement under Allen
Curtis at Portland. Oregon, and will
bring the company to FL Paso for a
two weeks engagement at the Airdome,
following the Albert Taylor company.
The new company will open here Sept
?. After running here two weeks, Mr..
Fogg will send the company on the road
through Texas, and will bring back
the Taylor company for another run.
reinforced by the return Of Miss Media
Palmer The Coney Island company
has as its principal comedian. Walter
H. Bohne. who appeared here in the
title role OF The Royal Chef two years
ago Ed. S. Allen is another comedian
in the cast and Al Tags Ruben is the
leading man, with Miss violet t1Sner,
a former BelascO sOubret, and Miss
Teddy martin, late with oliver Morosco,
in the leads. The company viii open
with The Girl From RecrorS and the
second bill will be The WlnSome
Widow" The company carries ten IN
the chorus and nine principals
Ell PasO Theater Bookings.
Mr.. FOgg today received some Of the
advance bookings for the FL PaSo
theater for the season. The house viii
omen on saturday. Sept. Il, with
Beverly" to be followed in the regu-
lar order by the following plays, which
include only about half the attractions
he expects to get, the bookings OF the
bigger stars all being held up as usual
until it is settled when they will close
their New York engagements and take
sept % and 2s-"The Common
&C October 20 and 21-"The Heart
Breakers" musical comedy.
November 16-"The Quaker Girl, big
IL November St51fsi Il and 1s.-~In Old Ken
December and 2-"The Rosary"
u December f5tsts Z and S--The White Slave"
December Is and 16-'Nadam Sherry
December Is and 1s-''The Chocolate
December q and 22-"Honey Boy"
Geo. Evans's MINISTRIES.
January 3-"Excuse Ne"
January 12.-"Final Settlement.
January 16 and 1.-THE City"
January Is and 1s-"The Girl IN the
January 2O-"Bunty Pulls the String"
the famous Scotch play.
January 21-'The Lottery Man"
January 22-'Little Women"
January 26-'Mutt and jeff"
January q and 2S-Walker White
side in a new play, The Typhoon-
February 5 and 6-Graustark
February s and 9-"The Prince Of
Tonight" musical comedy.
February 1.-THE Prince of Pnsen,'
musical comedy revival
April S-"The Red Rose" with Nelas-
ka Surratt in the leading role
Mr.. Fogg's booking agents advise
him that this is not half the shows he
will have for the season and promise
that he viii receive more big stars this
year than any time in the history of
the local house, as soon as their road
dates are arranged, which viii not come
until after their New York runs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17
News Stirs Broadway Sew
eral New Productions
Open This Week.
CBy EMORY B. CALVERT.

New York, N Y, Aug. 1.-THE Shu-
berts will produce over so musical and
dramatic pieces this season. The an
nouncement helped to wake Broadway
this week from its habituaI summer
lethargy- One firm taking up 50 pre-
sentations-the news spread a thick
layer of joy over the Rialto, for it was
a weighty promise Of better times in
stageland Fifty shows will furnish
jobs for an army Of leisureIy thespians
whose practice of their art during the
past season has been limited 20 the
climbing of stairs to managers offices.
When the ShUbert proclamation drew
attention to things theatrical the other
day. the vicinity of Times square was
found 10 be thoroughly awakened. Sum
mer is gone, so Tar as that thorough
fare cares.
One of the most important of the
new Shubert productions will be George
Bernard Shaw's comedy, "Fanny's First
Play" This piece, said to be the most
successful Of all from Shaw's pen, has
been running for year in London. The
English company will offer the piece
in New York at the Little theater on
Sept. IL. Another Shaw play to be pro-
duced this season by the Shuberts is
Major Barbara"
The Shuberts control the rights to
many foreign works in addition to
those included in the so plays to be pro-
duced this season. and neither do the
so include productions booked in Shu-
bert theaters throughout the country
but directly controlled by allied man
ayers, such as Lew Fields, William A
Brady, Henry W. Savage, Winthrop
Ames, Lewis Waller, the Authors Pro-
ducing company, Fred c. Whitney, Har-
~ Frazer, George Lederer, Walker
Whiteside, William Faversham, John
Cort, Oliver Morosco and others.
Another foreign play to be produced
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17

at one of the Shubert Broadway the
alters this season is Carl RessleF's COM
edy called in the original THE Five
F'rankfurters, but which will be known
in America by the title, The Golden
Lane" The version which met with
such success in England will be given
in New York. The play treats of the
astonishing rise to power Of the Roths-
childs family. "The Master of the
House taken from the German orig
inally Edgar James, will open at the
Thirty-Ninth Street theater on Aug. p.
Three American plays by prominent
writers which Messrs. Shubert will pro-
duce during the early part, of the sea-
son are a drama by COnstanee Skinner,
formerly dramatic editor of the Chi
cago American, and a farce by Edgar
Franklin and Matthew White, jr., the
short story author and dramatic edi-
tors of Munsey's Magazine The name
of the drama by Miss Skinner is Birth
right" and the other is THE Cinch."
The third is Lucille La Verne's drama
tization of VIII n. narben's novel, Ann
Boyd"
The German field, always fertile
one for the adoption, has contributed
many musical as well as dramatic men,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17
GRANDFALLS BANK Is
NOT TO BE IIOUIn ATEn.


GrandfalIs, Texas, Aug. lit is
authenticity stated that the First
State bank viii not liquidate but viii
remain here and do business al the
old stand" The stockholders have
reconsidered their decision.
w. A White, of FL Paso, has ar
rived for a weeks stay in Grand
falls, looking after his business in
terests here
Messrs. Earle a. Kiefer. of Chicago;
H. W. Jones, of South Bend, Ind, and
J. L. Farley, of De Soto, No, were here
this week with Messrs. Goldstine and
Meier, of Indiana; Ivenson, of Chica go
Tickle, of Wisconsin; Deal, Forbes, and
Carr, of Michigan, and Cortemeyer and
Suhr, of Iowa, showing them the res
ervoir site anc lands in the valley.
Two parties have been enjoyed by
the young people the past few days,
one at Ross Cars and the other at
Mrs. A. NJ StaHings's.
Prof. and Mrs. F. A Ashmore en-
tertained number of the young peo-
pie at 40"
Many attended the fish fry on the
banks of the Pecos.
Misses Eta Brandenberg and Lendie
May Hastings, of Dallas, and Ethel
Sliger, Of Duncanville, who have been
visiting relatives and friends here the
past two weeks, have left for BarstOw.
where they will visit a week with
their uncle, R. L Carr and family be-
fore they return to their homes.
Many citizens have been doing
splendid work in the way of clean
ing up"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17
SECRETARY OF WAR
MAY VISIT Ell PASO
Stimson Is Now on Trip Of
Inspection of West
ern Posts.
ern Posts.

Secretary Of war stimson. who is
now on his way to inspect Fort D. A
Russell in Wyoming. is expected to in
spect Fort Bliss after touring Ari-
IONA
When the secretary Of war toured
the southwest in company with major
general Wood, he expressed the inten-
ton Of returning this way in the
1all TO view the work of enlarging Fort
Huachuca, Arizona, to a regimental
post, and Fort Bliss, Texas, to a
reSimental post. the purpose being to
concentrate cavalry along the Mexico
border.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17
MAY Be MUSCLES
GREAT WHITE WAY
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are making the surprising discovery
that there are phases OF life even more
along the city's crowded thorough
fares.
The MUSCLES musical comedy is an
anomaly which is likely to greet Wis
tors TO New York with a taste for tax
ing IN the shows along the Great White
RI NaE this winter As 4 result of the
crease in rates. the announcement has
gone forth that in 10 well known play
houses there will be no orcheStras this
season and others are eXpecteL to fol-
low the same course The absence Of
music from these houses undoubtedly
VIII be novelty. and as novelty is
what Broadway is always looking Tor
lar approval Heretofore, IL appears.
the travelling musical companies hav-
ing their own musicians have carried
on an average of II men at a weekly
salary Of $50 each, making the cost of
the orchestra S42O. Now, however, the
organized puryeyoTS Of sweet sounds
want each company TO carry 25 1nu-
thus making the cost Of an orchestra
S1Sl5 instead OF 1920 Under the old
scale the cost of carrying an orchestra
for a season of 40 weeks was S16,SOO
as against So, 600 under the scale now
demanded As a result. many theaters
have decided that an orchestra at this
price will be a too expensive luxury
given an opportunity to get away from
the everpresent music and discover
Just what a theatrical entertainments
without musical trimmings is like.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17
POVLTRY DEPARTMENT
Reorganizing the Poultry Association.
(By an FL PasOan tor Ell PasOans)

proportions of the industry purchases
of supplies can be made by coopera-
ton in such quantities as to effect
saving TO such an extent as to largely
increase the revenue to the producer.
Fees Too Low.
The membership fee Of the old asso-
citation has always been 81. and an
nual dues SO. From actual expert
ence this has not afforded funds SUI
ficient to accomplish the purposes Of
the organization and under the new
regime it. is proposed to secure
membership OF so or 70 on member
ship fee of $40, and annual dues Of
50, and at the mass meeting OF pOII-
trymen Thursday night, Haywood,
committee to solicit members and they
are making rapid progress Already
with 4 half days work they report
the securing Of more than 90 sigma
lures and in a week or ten days there
viii be launched a poultry association
with cash balance on hand suffi-
cient TO DO business and it will be
made a paying proposition from every
standpoint. and right here il might
be suggested that not One-half Of the
people of FL P2sO keep poultry who
should and in the country precincts
not one-half the attention is given the
industry that should be given it.
Many people in the city think they
do not have the time In a way it re-
quires time and yet in our dry eli
mate less time than anywhere Place
plenty Of water before them every
morning for the entire day and fill
the hoppers with feed, and the days
work is pretty well over. Hopper feed
ing is said to be the lazy mans way,
but when you are short on time it is
the only way. and from experience I
can say it very good way Even with
baby chicks the busy man can place
before them early in the morning their
days rations, and meet with a fair de-
gree of success. OF course, if you
have the time. feed at regular inter-
walls and all they will eat. but Il you
are short of time. make the best of it,
and do not sell your poultry, but econ
Omize on time with the use of hopperS
and you can make your back yard cut
down your grocery bill materially.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17
Cleaning Glass Vases.

Flower vases which haze become
cloudy and discolored should be
cleaned with a mixture Of vinegar and
salt, poured in and well shaken about
long piece Of stiff wire, upon the
end Of which is a little pad OF soft
rag, should be poked into all the cor
ners and crevices, and the vase then
rinsed in warm water and dried with
a good polishing cloth. Fly marks
upon the gilt frames OF pictures
should be rubbed with half a lemon
and then polished with a channels
leather.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17

Helen Ware will be seen this season
in The Trial Marriage" new play by
Elmer B. Harris. opening in. rev York
in October.
Jessie Abbott is scoring notably as
Maid Marian in Robin Hood"
Lola May is appearing in Just Like
John" Florence Malone is one of the
charming girls in THE Talker," and
Douglas Fairbanks has succeeded Wal
lace Eddinger in the leading role OF
"Officer $685.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17

Pantry association was organ
L ized and at that time interest
!, ,,o,,1+r,, in this section was at low
~ 81 There were few thoroughbred
fowls to be found and not Iaang ny NJ
scrubs The idea had ootaineu TIA
Do,1i4-,, could not be raised or kept al
a nrofit in this southwestern terrltoTy-
4 few had embarked IN the ousiliSSS
and failed, after few years OF ZIP
shod methods, and it seemed th2t every
one had heard of their failures, ana
WRONGLY attributed them to condltlohs
prevailing in the country NO olIS
seemed disposed 10 STUDY causes Uses, u
Failure and to try to overcome tnem-
on the organization, however, OF the
nouItrv association, the industry TOOK
on new life, men who loved the IeaIn
lions. overcame difficulties, proIlteG py
natural advantages and today THOR
oughbred stock is to be seen on ever
hand and as fine as can be 1ouno any
where on the face of the eartn- our
breeders exhibit in northern anu
southern shows never ran TO pIinS
hack more than their share of the rib
bons.
Three annual poultry shows nave
been pulled off by the ASSOCIATION III
the past three years and eacn snow
was a decided success, largely lncreas-
ms interest in the breeding Of thor
oughbred fowls, until the Industry mas
outgrown the plan OF organlzauoh anu
scope of the OLD association, ana steps
are being now taken TO disband the old
and to organize new association on
broader basis and with more capital
The show feature viii continue TO pc
A prominent one and with more FUNDS
it is hoped to make them larger and
better The work of the association
will also be extended along practical
lines. looking to cooperation IN the
purchasing of supplies and the mar
keting OF products Three years ago
with fhe small number of fowls in the
county to be fed there was little that
could with advantage be done by a
combination in buying supplies and
selling products, but with the present
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17

crossed Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Niblo
Josephine COhan) are under a six
months contract TO manager William
son, who also has an option Of Its
renewal. which calls for them to tour
as stars in "Get-Rich-Q Quick Walling-
ford" and The Fortune Hunter over
the Williamson circuit of playhouses-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17
THE GREAT WHITE WAY

From una NArlZ-) sun
The Pioneer Stables blossOmed out
this morning with a new coat OF
whitewash from one end to the other.
George lockwood says it isn't Broad
way but it is the Pioneer White
Way"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17
Mlaht Better Wait.

Many a woman has made the ter
rible mistake of marrying merely to
show the public that she had the
chance
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17

Charles Frohman has decided to
keep The Girl from Montmartre,"
which began at the Criterion theater
last Monday, at the theater for an in
definite run. During the week several
new songs have been added by Richard
earle and Hattie Williams, who are
the joint stars.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17

Ida Brooks Hunt recently featured
with the Chocolate Soldier" and
Cheridah Simpson, late star Of "The
Red Feather company. has formed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17

The regular season at the Columbia
theater began Monday afternoon, when
a spectacular production of burlesque
called The Golden Crook was pro-
duced. 1t is in two acts and eight
scenes, with many novel electrical
effects. A trOup of Russian dancers
is a feature of the performance. Billy
Arlington heads the cast. which in
cludes Ed Johnston, Al Turpie, Jack
Strouse, Ed Boyd, Chick Cameron,
Frank Mackey, Mile. Viola, Eleanor
Cochran, Ella Golden and Jeanette
Buckley. Incidental to the perfor-
nance of burlesque a vaudeville bill
is given.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17

bers TO the Churberts' so new ones.
Some of the composers whose works
are 10 be presented are Johann. Strauss
Franz Lehar, Jerome Kern, Leslie Stu
art Karl Millocker, Anselm Gotz and
Heinrich Berte.
Among the musical pieces which the
Shuberts will put on tour are THE Kiss
Waltz" Two Little Brides with
James T. Powers; Gaby Deslys with
Vera Nioletta,' and Al JoIson with
The Whirl OF Society" The Blue
Bird ''Sumurun.' "Bunty Pulls the
Strings" and "A Butterfly on the
Wheel"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17

The Gaiety theater, at Forty Sixth
street and Broadway, has reopened
with Augustin MacHugh's farce off
Ger $685." the run of which was in
terrupted four weeks ago that its play
ers might enjoy a short vacation. 1t
has the original cast with but one
change, the exception being Douglas
Fairbanks, who replaces Wallace Ed
dinger in the role of Travers GladWin,
the millionaire who wanders completely
around the world in search Of a new
thrill only TO find it, upon his return,
within the confines of his own Fifth
avenue home. Douglas Fairbanks has
been appearing in this role at the
George NJ Cohan grand opera house
in Chicago.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17

The De Koven Opera company re-
sumed the metropolitan run of its re-
vival of Robin Hood" with a cast of
grand opera stars Monday night at the
Knickerbocker theater. Bessie Abbott
the young American prima donna for
whom Mascagni wrote "YsobeF' and
who has sung at the Metropolitan opera
house and abroad, made her debut in
light opera in the role of Maid Marian.
Another newcomer in the cast was
Herbert Waterous, a basso from the
Metropolitan, who sang the role Of
Will Scarlet Ethel Kaestner, a young
American lyric soprano who has been
singing in La Scala, Milan, has the
part of Annabel, while Aubrey Yates
is the new Sir Guy. Carl Hydn, tenor;
Viola Ellis, contralto, and Anna Bus
sert, soprano, have been added to the
company as alternates.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17

The newest of New York playhouses,
William A. Bradys Forty Eighth
street theater. was opened Monday
night with what is announced as a
frankly farcical" play by George
Broadhurst and Mark Swan. It is
called Just Like John" and is II
three acts, with the scene laid at a
fashionable seaside hotel. presumably
IN Atlantic City. The central character
Is a secret service man who has been
assigned to the task OF breaking up
a circle of anarchists. a member of
the group is a young woman of the
fiery Latin type, who is devoted to the
extinction of kings and other heads of
government by bomb or other proc
esses, yet would be Mortified If she
were to step upon caterpillar or do
bodily harm TO any lOwly insect
Thinking the secret service agent is an
anarchist she falls in love with him.
bringing about a situation the more
embarrassing for the reason that the
man has wife.