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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-30

Albany. \. Yin his efforts to solve
the problem of providing labor for the
vast army of unemployed men in New
York and in order to set an example
for other cities where similar indus
trial conditions exist Governor Glynn
and his investigators have hit upon a
novel scheme and one which. it is
hoped will in measure solve the veX.
ing question.
Investigators for the state get into
communication with farmers who need
farm hands. Their expenses are paid
to the farms, and the men accept jobs
that pay from $50 to $35 per month, in
Guiding board.
This was the first practical applica-
tion of Governor Glynn's plan of solv
ing the problem of unemployment in
the cities and meeting the unprece-
dented demand for labor in the rural
districts. Two car loads were shipped
first under the direction of c. w.
Larmon, deputy state commissioner of
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-30
REALLY A BROADSlDE.
Tests or New Ship Shook Teeth II
Mouths of Her Crew.

Mouths of Her Crew.
Boston.-With rubber pads between
teeth and cotton stuffed into their
ears to ease the jar, the crew of the
new Argentine Dreadnought Rivadavia
stood on tiptoe while twelve twelve
inch guns and six six-inch ones were
fired in enc broadside from the port
side of the giant fighter.
Just to show that she could do 1t and
still fioat-that was the condition of
aer acceptance By the Argentine gov
ernment.
The Rivadavia survived the test and
the builders said that every require
ment was fulfilled. The Dreadnought
was somewhat shaken and some glass
was broken, in spite of special copper
shutters, but the structure stood firm
and another test salvo was fired for
good measure.
The Rivadavia is called the heavi-
est ordnance warship af1oat. She will
carry 1900 men and cost $11.OO0, 900.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-30
DOG LEADS TO CHILD.
Tugs at Mothers Apron Until Sh
Understands What Is Wanted

Harrison, Ark.--If Mack, the Eng
lish setter belonging to the family OF
Jim Jones, one mile west of town, did
not save the Jones baby from injury
he at least eased the little fellows
fear from being lost when he sum
moned help. The baby strayed from
the Jones home to the main road Il
quarter of a mile away and succeeded
in losing himself in the underbrush
and weeds. His cries did not attract
any one. but they worried the dog, and
he scampered to the house.
When Mack scratched on the door
and Mrs. Jones opened it, the dog
seized her apron and tried to make her
follow him toward the road. He re
peated his effort before Mrs. Jones
guessed what was wanted. When she
started Mack ran before her to where
the child was hidden in the weeds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-30
Jupiter, Electrically Driven, Exceeds
Speed at Which She Was Rated.

The electrically driven collier Jupiter
has scored n signal success on her trial
trip, just completed off the Lower Cali
fornia coast. Though rated as a four
teen knot boat she maintained an
average speed of 15.1 knots for forty.
eight hours, during which time the
electric machinery revolved the pro
pellers at the rate Of 115.7 per min
ute, developing G94O horsepower.
This Is the first time the system of
electric propulsion has been tried on
any naval vessel, and the department
officials are greatly pleased at the re-
suit The Jupiter was, In competition
with the collier Neptune. fitted with a
reduction gear calculated to bring the
speed If her turbines down to the point
Of economy by gearing, and with a
third collier, the Cyclops, fitted with
reciprocating engines. All three YES
sells were of the same size.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-30
CLASHES WITH PANTHER.
Hunter Wins, but Gets Pretty Well
Clawed In the Fight.

Ukiah, CaL-Albert Jeans, rancher
of the Anderson valley section. is nurs-
ing bruises received in a hand to claw
fight with a panther The animal
sprang upon him while he was bending
over the body Of its mate that he had
just shot, and 1t was only after des-
perate struggle that he managed to
break the hold OF the beast and to
shoot It.
Jeans caught the first panther in a
trap and shot the animal. 1t measured
nine feet FIVE inches from tip to tip.
The second, with which Jeans had the
fight, was only a trifie more than six
feet long.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-30

Mail Carriers In Mining Districts Face
Hard Problems.

Butte Mont.-The mail carrier on
the route between Sites and Elk City,
Idaho, got notice that three mines in
the Elk river district will ship three
carloads of concentrates in fifty pound
packages by parcel post to the smeiter
at Butte. A requisition will be OBJ
tanned from the postoffice department
authorizing the carrier to employ
treighters.
Mines in the Elk river district ex-
pect soon to ship all their concentrates
by parcel post instead of by freight
as in the past
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-30
UNEMPLOYED Get
WORK ON FARMS
State Lends Aid In Solving
Vexing Labor Problem.
EXAMPLE FOR ALL CITIES.

Following Recommendations by Gov
ernor Glynn of New York, Labor
Bureau Sends Jobless Men to Farm
ers, Who Find Great Difficulty In
Obtaining Laborers.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-17

stage chaser" be it known, is tbs
final turn in the four-a-day vaude-
vile houses, that is used to wear out
the audience and chase them out in
time for the next houseful The first
night audience, even the veterans whe
survived Golfers early season frosts
who's Who" and The Brand OF
Cain" sat through to the last cur
tain.
The hero of the piece is a rural
ite whe stays in New York long
enough to acquire the London clothes
and cigarette propensity and then
goes back home. He owns a strip OF
land, with "a little water on the side,
that is worthless until his dead faith
er's arch enemy, the town tightwad
wants it for a railroad bridge. The
hero worsts him in the deal. gets rich
and marries the skinflint's daughter
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-17

tails, things that could not possibly
be noticed "out front" Harriet Otis
Dellenbaugh, now appearing as the
eXcellently acted character woman
with Frances Starr in Henri Bern
STEMS "The Secret" under Belasco's
direction, tells this one. 1t was at
an early rehearsal of the piece, in a
scene where the character woman,
who is hwpochondriac, uses a hand
kerchief almost continuously. The re-
hearsal being in way informal, Miss
Dellenbaugh carried out the business
with one of her own handkerchiefs,
monogramed, by the way, and deli
cately scented with perfumery. In the
middle of the scene Belasco shifted
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-17

audibly and halted the rehearsal. "Let
me see that handkerchief" he said,
walking over to Miss Dellenbaugh.
The great director took the bit Of
cambric, examined it minutely and
then smelled of it.
"Tut, tut" he said. "The character
would not have her initial on her
handkerchief, nor would she use that
brand of perfumery." Miss Dellen-
baugh obediently consigned the Of
Tending bit of finery to her pocket
and sent call boy out to the near
est shop to buy her a plain handker-
chief, not even hemstitched, and in
nocent of scent. But she wondered
how many of the first night audience
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-17

The great artists in the theatri-
cal profession are sticklers for real
ism in detail to a degree that would
astonish the unInitiated. A remark
able instance of this is to be seen
in Sarah Bernhardt's remarkable sue
cess, Jean Dore," now running at
her theatre in Paris. Nine. Bern
hardt, of course, is "a star, and she
Is also the director In one scene a
purchase of eggs is made. The great
actress was at loss to known wheth-
er the eggs should be placed in a
paper bag, or done up in a small
pasteboard box, as some exclusive
dealers deliver them. The members
Of the company were divided on the
proposition. "What difference did il
make, anyway? they asked. But it
made a great difference to Bernhardt.
She would go to real life to solve
the problem of the eggs. According
ly she ordered her automobile and
drove to a dairy nearby.
Il want half-dozen eggs" she told
the old woman who kept the shop.
The eggs were produced and the'wom-
an wrapped them carefully in an old
newspaper drawn from under the
shelf. That settled it. In "Jean
Dore" the eggs were wrapped each
night in newspaper.
David Belasco, perhaps the most ar
tistic producer in America, is equal
ly insiStent on the smallest of de
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-17

THE Legend of Leonora," at the
Empire, presents a queer anomaly,
In it Maude Adams, of Peter Pan
fame, appears at her best, while
(SH} James NJ. Barrie (Bart.) the
author, is perhaps at his worst. Miss
Adams does some superb serious and
emotional acting not at all compor-
able to her Peter Pan, but consider
ably better than her work in What
Every Woman Knows Barrie may
have written worse plays, but if SC
they are still in his barrel and have
never been produced on this side.
Barry has written almost every play
in which Maude Adams has appeared
and she has exploited his most sue,
cessful work. In this play Leonora
is mother, riding in a railway car
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-17

The finest diamond in the valley
at 1915. Diamond rings $12.50 up.
Elgin and Waltham watches-lowest
price in the valley. Expert watchmak
ing. J. F. Lukens, 522 Main St.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-17

New modern Photo Studio, third
door west Of Postoffice, opens Satur-
day, Jan. II, for business.
221 EVAN DAVIS, Photographer.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-17
Notes from New
York Theaters
BY Beau RialtO.
Written for the United Press

(Wrltten for the United PressJ
New York, Jan. IA Little Wa
ter on the Side," at the Hudson, Is
about as meaningless as its name. Il
is a one-man show William Collier
wrote it-with little help from
Grant Stewart. William Collier named
it. The same person makes all of
what fun there is in it, and the Col
liers, the aforesaid William, and his
wife, Paula Mari, and his son, Bus
ter" make up the bulk of the cast
But "A Little Water on the Side" Is
no chaser, as might be inferred. A
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-17

riage with a sick child. A man shar
ing the compartment refuses to al
low the window to be closed and Leo
nora pushes him out Was he killed?
Is Leonora a murderess? That's the
thread of the piece.
Perhaps never before in Broadway
was winning production closed in the
midst of a highly successful and
profitable run. That is what happened
to Ethel Barrymore's "Tante." The
play was taken off at the Empire
while Miss Barrymore was packing
the house nightly, to make room for
Maude Adams in "The Legend of Leo
nora" Charles Frohman could dc
nothing else, because his contract with
Author Barrie, made many months
ago, called for the staging of his
play at the Empire on a certain date
in January.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-17

Best equipped and most careful
piano mover. Ed Royce Transfer. If
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-17

could have seen an initial on her hand
kerchief or smelled its dainty aroma.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-17

That's all except country store COM
edy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-26
MusInsly strinsins a Chain Of Daisies.

mus'ne'y Strin0in0 Chain Of Daisies
him on to his fate. He waded ahead
confidently, anticipating no trap. Sud
denly those quick hands Of the little
sprite went out paddle fashion. Eyes
mouth. face-he received q deluge OF
water slap-dash: half blinded, ut
terly taken off his balance, he noted
that she had sprung at him. With q
deft whirl she sent him OF his feet, de.
Nvered a resounding box on one ear,
and he went fiat into an aqueous bed,
struggling. spluttering, baffied.
"Goody!" rang out silvery hail OF
lofty disdain and triumph, and shore.
wards sped Elida to vanish among the
wildwood verdure before the discom.
fitted Dick couldorecover his wits.
shes jewell" voted Dick, en-.
thusiastic for all the dampness and
discomfort as he waded ashore bedrag.
gled. He did some serious thinking as
he proceeded homewards They had
been friends. chums since early boy.
hood and girlhood. They had shared
youthful hopes, fears and mutual mis-.
chief scrapes. Never had that bright
spirit appealed to Dick as upon this
bright June morning.
Two evenings later, with mournful
mien and laggard gait, Dick appeared
In the Mason grounds looking for Elida.
He found her at last gathering some
apple blossoms.
"Well, did you get wet?" she hailed
as he approached.
"My handkerchief has all day
long," replied Dick. lugubriously
"Elida. I'm going away"
Good! Then I'll have some peace
in my life." retorted Elida, but quick
darkening shadow of the lustrous eyes
told that she was aroused.
"Yes." said Dick. Uncle says I've
wasted my life. He tried me in his
bank. I made a muddle Of 1t. The
law-I rebelled. You know all I can
do is to write. He's discouraged that
But finally he's given in. and I'm to
become a sort of reader or editor with
q city publishing house he's interested
In"
"Poetry!" shifted Elida in affected
contempt. Fine living that will bring
you'll"
"Oh, no, novels, essays, they prin1
everything. II make It 60. Uncle
Drake will start me out big. Then I'm
going to marry-you."
"Hoity - toity!" screamed Elida
"Who told you that?"
my longing hearth" declared Dick
"Yes. I'm coming back to claim you"
why. that win be years and years
You'll be quite gray and decrepit"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-26
MANY TROUBLES At ONCE
They Seem to Be Most Plentiful When
You Take Your Girl
Riding.

He started to take his girl to ride
in an auto the other evening. Drove
up to the house just before dusk, and
she tripped down the steps and into
the front seat beside him and they set
of. They meandered through this and
that street until they had traversed a
half-mile and then all of a sudden the
engine died. Tinkering with the bat.
terry, repeated cranking and gazing at
the engine did no good. Then he hap.
pened to think of his gas" and found
there was none.
1t was only a quarter Of q mile TO
the garage, and he knew Of another
machine they could getoto haul the
thing in" So while she waited he
trudged to the garage and getting into
another machine started for the scene
OF the stalled auto. He had not got
100 feet from the garage before his
latest machine died on him. With a
view of starting at the other end of
things he tried the gas" tank first
and found 1t empty.
Twice within a half-hour with two
machines came near getting his goat
He began to think there surely was a
hoodoo on the ride with his girl that
evening. But he toted gas from the
garage to machine No. 2 and then
hfked back to machine No. 1 and the
girl. and finally got the latter to the
garage. where It was "gassed" up and
ran all right after that.-Brockton En-
terprise.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-26

EL|DA, THE JEWEL
By JESSIE ETHEL SHERGOlD.

Copyright. 1914. by w. q. Chapman.)
stop, oh, stop!" Dick Wetherell
chuckled. Higher and higher he sent
the swing. 1t was suspended from a
tree branch, and every time he sent it
whirling with its precious freight, elf
ish sparkling Elida Mason, it took her
way out beyond the bank, directly over
the purling brook fifteen feet below.
Promise me kiss and Ill let up"
bargained Dick.
"a kiss" flared forth the spoiled
beauty. "Impudent! 1t will be good
hard box on the ears, If ever get down
to earth again."
(Which you won't until you prom.
ise," declared rollicking. mischief-lov.
ing Dick. "One more!" and he sent
the dainty passenger with wildly kick
ing feet and expostulating voice of on
venturesome parabola curve that
was fairly terrifying.
"Oh, you tease-I wouldn't kiss you
II you were the last man in the world!"
breathed Elida furiously.
"Say, I'll just catch and stop the
swing next time, and take my pay
highwayman fashion," insisted Dick.
"Wil you! There-smarty!"
"Gracious!" gasped Dick, and stood
appalled,.
Elida had let go of the ropes. There
was feeting vision of waving hair
and flying skirts.
Splash! She went out and down
like an expert diver. Then twenty
feet from shore she landed on the soft
bottom of the stream, waist deep in
water, but glorious in her wild way.
ward beauty, defiant and daring.
"Oh, say!" cried the enraptured
Dick, sliding down the bank and max
ing recklessly for the heroic figure in
mid-stream. THAT was grand! Why,
l love you ten times more than ever
for such grit. You're a famous one.
Why. I'd wade through fire to get you
now. and here goes!"
With hooking half smile on
her lips Elida stood almost inviting
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-26
To Mend CelluIoid.

Any article made Of celluloid may
be mended with collodion. Scratch
the broken edges to be mended with
sharp knife until a smooth surface
is secured. Apply the collodion and
press tightly together for several min.
utes. Let stand for ct least twenty.
four hours Liquid court plaster win
answer as well. since the main ingrs.
dent u collodion
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-26

She had hurt him, but her tender
soul was hurt at his news Of going
away more than he thought
"You see." she went on perversely.
by the time you're rich and famous
and real man I'll be married. Good.
by, Dick. l hope you won't torment
the city girls the way you have me-"
and she turned towards the house.
"Elida!" gasped Dick, sick at heart.
And then he saw it all as she turned
and ran towards him. Tears were
raining down her cheeks. She was
sobbing Around his neck went two
clinging arms, for a moment only. A
pair Of quivering lips met his own. She
flashed from him then and sped for
the house. with the ringing wall.
"And you stayed here just long
enough to break my heart!"
A veritable beacon light was the
memory Of that last meeting with
Elida. He had been a harum.scarum.
happy-go-lucky fellow before. Now.
headed for congenial employment, be-
lieving that Elida loved him, Dick re-
solved to make his uncle and all the
rest Of his friends proud Of him.
And he succeeded. Only one or two
merely friendly letters came to him
In the city from Elida. Then almost
a year to day. his heart filled with
triumph and hope, he returned to his
home town.
His first thought was of Elida. He
leaped the fence of the Mason place
when he reached it. There was Elida.
She was seated on the ground end of
the big teeter upon which both had
engaged in many a past and gone
youthful frolic. She was musingly
stringing a chain of daisies. There
was slight scream as deftly Dick
leaped up, gently pulled the other
end Of the teeter down, sat on it and
blandly smiled up at his lady love,
perched way aloft.
ITS me-" announced Dick joyously.
Elida, clinging to the board, breath.
less, abashed. hastily arranged her
skirts.
"Oh. just let me get at you once!"
she painted.
"I've come back for that kiss you
promised" remarked Dick coolly.
II promised" cried Elida, aflame.
well, I've earned it," declared
Dick. 1T was just the memory of our
last parting that has helped me to
make my way towards riches"
Elida shifted CONTEMPORARY. Love
with Dick and only a crust of dry
bread would be contentment ineffable,
although she would not tell Dick so.
"And fame" added Dick. rather
proudly.
"How, fame? was the dubious
query. Let me down and tell me-"
I'm gong to keep you up there
you near to the stars. me a suppl.
ant-until I've had my say" insisted
Dick. Eyes. I wrote book. It's a
big go. Uncle is delighted and has
bought me half interest in the bust.
ness. I'm able to keep wife. Elida,
won't you have me?"
She looked down at that earnest,
appealing face searchingly. There was
no guile there.
shut your eyes, you torment" she
directed, land III see. I'm a woman
now, you know, and mustn't be hoy.
denish, but"
He closed his eyes dutifully. He
opened them ecstatically. For Elida
had slid down the teeter.totter.
straight into his waiting arms.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-26
"Raek" 10 the Only Way She Talks

Back" 10 the Only Way She Talks.
when yo' has a quahf wild yo' wife,
do she pout and sulk or do she talk
back, Brudder Rumpus," She talks
back. sab! And she not on'y talks
back, but she talks front ards and side.
ways and acrost and endways and
diag'nal and round and round. and den
she comes all de way back and re.
peats herself. Aw. yassah: she sho'
talks back"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-07
Al tl,e Hinpodrome.

"How docs he do IT, Is The Ques-
sion every one asks after they see
Crcn at lipp this week, "Creo" is
the hcadlincr of an all-star bill and
Is. a mystfrtcr that puzzles everyone
who sees thu act. even to the theatel
attaches. for Prof. Bochikc has cy.
ti0ruma or circular drop SO that he
cannot lie watched by stage hands
rs the value OF his act lies in absolute
secrecy!
\ woman is formed out of wood.
plaster and cloth by Prof. Bohike be
fore tile eyes of the audience, the lin
gradients being wooden tripod, II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-07

It'll was quite big girl, Rltcrnat-
CO my lessons at school with stage
work"
The conductor came and collected
the fare.
1t was hard work, the interviewer
learned, to fight toward the top. o.
the professional Iadder-hard work
and grind, a constant struggle
against many obstacles. But she got
there with rapid strides while play
ing in "Rebecca of Sannybrook
Farm" She rose from understudy
to leading woman. She went to Eng
land with that company.
81 had played in many Legitimate
companies up to this time" she con
tinued further. "plnying in motion
pictures in between seasons. After
closed with the 'Sunnyhrook Farm
company played the title role In
'spitfire' for the Famous Players"
Immediately following this MIS-
Niersercau decided 10 make photo
play acting her lire's wor kand Joined
the Universal forces. In the Imp
company. over which Herbert Bre,
non is director. Miss Mcrsereau sup;
ports MILAN Shay. i'll.
The. car jcrked 10 a standstill at
Eighth avenue, then ratified alonS
again.
81 love to row, swim, ride horse
back and do everything that keeps nc
out OF doors" again continued the
fascinating girl, land take Ions
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-07
.Nlis5Nle 5 ere an.
IsVeryT alented
Imp Leading Woman One of Young.
est In Profession.

q
The scene was on u iolting Forty
second street crosstown cur.
II was born in New York eighteen
years ago" Wallet Mersereau told the
interviewer, my parents Being
French"
Miss Mersercau land the interview
er found a seat,
She is delightful girl. Miss Mcr-
'sercau, and 1t Is hard to believe that
such young lady (only eighteen)
with so girlish manner could posi-
bly, 20 in behind the flickering arcs
end even through any sort OF cnar-
acter that might be chosen for. but
She most certainly can, and Il was
only recently that she went so far as
to play in one picture first the part
OF young girl and later the clarac-
ter OF an old lady. 1t is just such in
stances as this that have earned for
Miss Mcrsereau the reputation of be-
ing one of the youngest and most cf-
hcient leading women on the screen
today.
when was but nine years old"
Miss Mersereau continued. II lost my
father. Circumstances changed, and
when my mothers friends advised
that | accept a child part in certain
New York stock company, my moth
or. after u great deal of coaxing.i n.
nally consented. From that time un- !.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-07

THE Winning of Barbara Worth. !"
Ono OF the new and most imports
mt stage offerings CT the present sea-
son will be that of the big Klnw and
Etlanger scenic production of THE
Winning of Barbara Worth" which
will be presented at the Grand on
Monday night.
AS tile title indicates, the piece i
stage version of Harold Bel'
Wright's most popular novel and tls
tramatization which consists of q
prologue and three acts, is by Mr.
Mark Swan.
Tho story is visualizcl and real,
lied. The several Western scenes
Including a sand storm on tie desert
and several other elaborate effects, i
portrayed of the wild locale of tht
romance. are hcruGled MS master
pieces of stage depletion.