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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-06
The MauulvoS,

The MagnavoS,
The great sound magnilying instru'
mont VIII play the July Victor rec
Crds tonight al the city park.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

20 widely has the wave OF interest in the
test of intelligence submitted by the
- University of Washington spread in
OF questions in recent issue OF THE NEw
YORK HERALD this newspaper has received
many letters enclosing solutions. letters
asking for the correct answers letters OF
criticism. &c. Certain Of these letters seem
ing to contain matter OF moment the
subject have been drawn from in an effort
to satisfy this general curiosity. II is obvi-
Jus that THE HERALD has no right to publish
the answers accepted by the university a.
correct and application for these should be
made direct TO the university authorities at
Seattle.
A writer who signs himself "Unintelligent
But Curious" asks pertinent questions about
three types OF question. The type G prob
lem puzzles him In instances. Type r also
affords him ground for criticism. He says:
The problems under type + present some
interesting suggestions to the average un-
intelligent like myself. The instructions are
specific and unmstakabIe; if the statement
Is true, underline true and vice-versa.
This statement precludes any liberty Of de-
cision that some may be half true and half
false. or any other percentage OF truth"
He then studies problem No. 80 which Is
Chicago Is nearer st. Paul than is Mem
phis, but farther away than Milwaukee.
Therefore Milwaukee IL farther from st.
Paul than Is Memphis"
OF this problem "Unntelligent hut Curl
GUS says: Here we have three alleged
statements OF fact. one OF which is the con-
clusion. The first statement is correct the
second incorrect and the third contained in
the conclusion Incorrect. II does not appear
difficult to the average unintelligent to de-
eide that the propounder of this problem was
out to catch the victim and that we are only
concerned with the truth or falsty OF the
second sentence and conclusion Never
theless here is a problem that Is mathe-
maticaily wo-thirds lie and one third truth,
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
NOUS OLD PLAYS REANIMATED AS SCREEN DRAMAS
Delight of Our Grandfathers in Plays of Their
Day May Now Be Shared by the Young
of the New Generation

weather her daughter tended the stand for
her. One week the old woman had come
back after a vacation.
sell me the clothes your daughter had
on last week." / suddenly asked her after
having struggled to get up my courage. II
want to wear them in our new play"
The old woman protested but after
while gave in. So / had at leaSs ~omc rags
to begin with / patched thar out with
some others, and my costume for the parts
of the play in which | do not wear the
Breton dress was ready. How much more
easily all that sort Of thing Is menaged
to-day. Lillian Gish had wonderful outfit
of rags quite easily prepared for her at the
studio Speaking of dress Mr.. Griffith
often shows the compliment Of inviting
me to sit next to him during the filming of
the scenes. The material of the gown worn
by the Countess costs no less than $40
yard. expressed my horror at such ex
travagance. But / learned that Mr.. Griffith
had his reasons.
He explained that there no colors for
Him i'm the pictures but black and white.
But the design OF the silk is in such colors
that there will be no less than twelve shades
Of gray ranging from the white TO black
Of the film.
"One night we saw Bronson Howard sit
ting in box at the play" Miss Claxtcn
S.id, ana a1ter the ne was
courteous enough to come on the stage 10
speak to me. We had been playing all week.
with extra matnees to accommodate the
crowds IT was Saturday night. and we were
exhausted
How in the world asked him, can you
sit through this play? You must already
have seen il often. We were so tired we
could scarcely get through
Why, I've been having the greatest
lesson of my life in dramatic construction
he said. The way in which the authors
blend four stories. weave one in and out of
the others and keep them all the while per-
to any dramatst.'
Miss Claxton says she has no idea how
many times she acted the part Of the blind
girl. For quarter of a century Miss Clax-
ton PLAYED the role. She acted in such other
plays as THE Sea OF Ice, THE Double Mar
rage" "The World Against Her" and Con
stance" But there was always a demand
for the D'Ennery melodrama. Il am always
50 delighted" Miss Claxton said, when
somebody remembers me in some other role
than Louise. But that doesn't happen often.
I am glad that | have forgotten how often
played the blind girl It's a good thing not
70 remember what one has been doing for
so long. you know, just as it is not TO recall
be exact just how old you are. Don't you
agree with me?"
Then Miss Claxton smiled in way to
drive all thoughts Of the years from any
body's mind.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Millions Now Saved by Chemistry

the making of lemonade and other fruit acid
drinks which vended on the streets and
also in a wide variety Of bottled beverages.
baking powders. and in numerous chemical
processes
Holyhock oil is a food product which
the chemist finds an excellent fare for poul-
try, while the new sawdust cattle feed pro-
duced in a Western State during terrible
drought probably will create a rival 70 the
ostrich and billy goat among the lowing
kline. representative of the Forest Prod
ucts Laboratory at Madison. Wis. reports
that by the use OF diluted sulphuric acid
afterward neutralized BY lime a very satisfac
tory provender may be made from the waste
Of the buzzsaw After the lime and acid
have been eliminated there remains soft
branlike food containing about 10 per cent
Of water and rich in sugars. Three cows
at the laboratory took this ligneous diet on
trust. believing it 70 be Of grain. and not only
did they fatten on IL for three months but
gave more milk.
The American Peat Society exhibits prod
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

ucts from peat This organic residuum OF
emi-decomposed leaves, twigs, roots, trunks
OF trees shrubs. mosses and other vegeta-
ton in areas continually covered or sat
urated with water, when worked up pro-
duces gas, charcoal coke and innumerabe
valuable by-products. Peat moss, marsh
grass and fibrous peat are employed in the
manufacture of surgical dressings, packing
material artificial wood and of substitutes
of cotton and wooen cloth Carpets Of un-
usual texture dyed with peat dye vie with
horse blankets and common twine for at
tention.
While in the United States peat is utilized
chiefly as an ingredient Of fertilizers,
conditioner in stock food and as a crop soil;
in London Dr. Alice VI. Hart has produced
from this same boggy mould a rich blue
dye. Yellows. browns and grays can also be
secured from the same anime or dye base
by a certain acid treatment. making mex
pensive pigments. So the old bog. long a
Stunned spot of unhealth. Is made 10 yield
food clothing and beauty.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
The Cheval in the great
D'Ennery meodrama.

Booth" he is reported TO have said. He
likes melodrama and can have II for 81 500.
which is the cost of ii so far to me-
But Mr.. Booth did not want q melodrama
that day. So Mr.. Palmer read 1t himself
and was profoundly impressed by the Dathos
and tenderness Of some OF the scenes. espe-
cially between Henriefte Marianne and the
doctor at the Salpetrere.
The woman whose fame Is insenarably
connected with this play Of DEnnery en- the
American stage Is Kate Claxton. Ii was
not many years ago that manager in con-
versation with her asked some questions
concerning revival Of the play OF which
she was ignorant.
You haven't heard about t?" he said In
astonishment. why The Orphans are
Kate Claxton and Kate Clsxton Is The Or
phans'--both OF them"
She never was both of them. but she and
the play were identified in the minds OF
theatre goers for nearly a quarter of a cen
tury. other actresses were from time to
time seen as the blind girl Sara Jewett
when she was at the height OF her popularity
essayed the role In a revival made by A. VI.
Palmer. Nina Narian acted Ii when the
drama was new But none OF them in any
degree obliterated the memory OF Miss Clax-
ton. She and the play were identified in a
way rare when drama is so uncommony
fine Of its kind
This greatest of all the American Louises
is to-day a gracious, slim woman who must
now be. well. older than the girlish silhou-
ette. the fresh skin and the CHEEKY manner
of youth suggest. She lives in comfortable
apartments not far from the theatre district.
Her life is filed with varied useful interests
such as the organizations of her profession
may suggest to her but she is just now
pardonably interested more in the making
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Kate Claxton, Associated for Many Years With
The Two Orphans" Sees the Cinema Re-
production of D'Ennerys Masterpiece

best known effort in that direction. Charles
Frohman produced it at the Academy of
Music as 1.-TWO Little Migrants"
D'Ennery's greatest triumph came. of
course. with "The Two Orphans at the
Porte ST. Martin in 1875. 1t travelled rapid
ly about the civilized world. 1t was acted
at the Union Square Theatre on December
81, 1875. The Union Square had at that
time one of the most famous companies in
this country. So there were for the new
play such actors as Kate Claxton. Kitty
Blanchard. Maude Granger. Marie wilkins
Ida Vernon, Charles Thorne, f. +. Mackey
Charles Parsee. Stuart Robson Mckee
Rankin and Fanny Morant These were
great names in their day. The play ran for
1S0 nights. It's run was ended then because
the Union Square Theatre company had to
go to Chicago. programme which could not
in those days be changed. since contracts
not so easily altered. The play was
revived the following winter. with Sara
Jewett as Henriette in place of Kitty Blan-
chard. Later Miss Claxton began her star
ring tour and Sara Jewett played Louise.
while Maud Harrison acted Henriette Miss
Claxton never meant to play the blind girl
on her tour and began in A. E. Lancaster's
Competence" But the public demand to see
D'Ennery's play was too great and she had
to revive it. For nearly thirty years it was
in her repertoire. Long after its first pro-
duction "The Two Orphans was acted at
Booths Theatre here, to receipts for one
week Of 11,400 which was phenomenal for
that time
The last-probably in reality the last.
since the play has passed out of tho dra-
matte mode of the tme-revival of The
Two Orphans" was made at the New Am
sterdam Theatre March 2S. 1904. Clara
Morris made her last appearance on the
stage the nun in that production. Grace
George and Margaret Ellington the
two sisters, Elita Proctor Otis the hag and
Kyrle Bellew the chevalier The play had
such success on this revival that the COM
pany acted it for the whole of the next
season over the country. At the first per-
formance Miss Claxton sat in a box.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

anything else
"Caruso is gone" she said, with a look of
regret. but his voice is preserved by science
in the wonderful records he made. Mr..
Griffith is doing the same for some OF the
notable old plays which not adapted TO
the taste of the day. He is preserving them
for posterity."
Miss Claxton was youthful member OF
the company when Hart Jackson came back
from Paris with the manuscript which he
had bought from D'Ennery and Cormon. 1t
was submitted to A. M. Palmer. then man
ager with Sheridan Shook of the Union
Square Theatre in those years at the height
of its artistic glory. Mr.. Palmer read the
play. In spite OF it's great success in Paris
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Real Streets and Scenes Being
Built for the Movie Version

The director has selected some Of his most
popular actors for the film. which is to be
amplifled Of course, in the usual way OF the
picture play with scenes from the French
Revolution which was just on the point OF
breaking out when the action OF the drama
begins. The two sisters are 70 be mined by
the Gish sisters. Dorothy and Lillian, while
Josef Schdkraut will be the chevalier--a
much younger one than the public was ac-
customed to see in the days OF the plays
popularity. The scissors grinder will be en-
bodied by Frank Puglia, whom Mr.. Griffith
discovered in the italian company OF Mimi
.Aguglia. Lucille LaVerne. Katherine EN-
met. Sheldon Lewis and Frank Losce will
mime the other parts.
Mr. Griffith is not alarmed by the melo-
dramatic character of the piece. But A. M
Palmer was when he first heard Of the new
play that Hart Jackson had bought for him
in Europe.
You had better take this to Junius Brutus
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

Mr. Griffith. who is using his invarable
care in making such pictures, has built an
eighteenth century Paris street for the
scenes of the play. So there will be al pos
sible realism in the exterior scenes. But
whatever he may do to control art Mr.
Griffith is not vet great enough as a director
to master the forces Of nature. II is indis-
pensable that the third act passing in front
Of Notre Dame should take place in 4 snow
storm. II is not enough in the movies for
stage hand to scatter torn up paper
through the air. So the public will not see
The Two Orphans" until there has been
healthy young fall of snow over the Grif-
fifth studio in Westchester
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Artificial Citric Acid
Is Coal Tar Product

Now comes the first coal tar product to
be used as an acid, most properly making
its debut on that pride of prohibition. the
soft drink counter. This Is an artificial
maleic acid, the substitute for cream Of tar
tar or citric acid which Is used for acidify-
ing soft drinks. IL is the same acid which is
tasted in apples and is much in evidence
these hot days where synthetic oranges re
fresh the parched throats of Manhattanites.
Coal tar however. Is not the only chame-
leon in our chemical world. Corn cobs will
be exhibited in far different realms: both as
a celluose for the absorption of such liquid
ingredients as nitroglycerine i'm the manu-
facture Of dynamite and as a promising raw
material for the commercial production Of
acetic and Tactic acid. the latter much In de-
mand for supplying the tart taste TO many
of the soft drinks on the market. Lactic
acid is a normal constituent of milk. II IL
used in ginger ale and such beverages to a
large extent
From ton Of corn cobs il has been esti-
mated that approximately 800 pounds Of ace
tic and 800 pounds of Tactic acid can be pro-
duced. Some idea of the possible value OF
corn cobs may be gathered from the fact
that there are produced in the United States
alone more than 10000, 900 tons OF them an
nually. Other chemicals Of considerable
value can therefore be made from cobs which
were once considered waste.
While speaking OF the effects OF prohibit
tion. there Is the most interesting product
OF one time brewers OF Golden, Colo. who re-
vamped their beer factories for Industrial
purposes when the state went dry and now
produce porcelain from their unusual Colo
rado mud which is as fine an article can
be made anywhere in the world.
Alcohol is OF vital Importance 10 many
chemical reactions The first large produc-
tion OF waterproof" alcohol, guaranteed alb
soute 100 per cent--for Industrial purposes
only-has been put ON the market III you
are a manufactures. you may have a de-
natured formula to suit your requirements
The chemist reports that from the juice
OF imperfect specimens OF lemons culled
out as unstable fruit for such reasons as
irregular shape. frost damage. thorn prfcks.
wind scars. insect marks, excessive scale
or any sort OF mechanical injury or ndi-
cation Of future decay or imperfection. citric
acid is made at the rate Of seventy pounds
to each ton OF fruit. The acid is used In
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Mental Test Rouses Many Comments

with the victim only permitted to show his
'intelligence"-realy one-third of it--on one
the second lie"
Another is problem No. 176. II reads:
Ralph is older than Frank and taller than
John Frank Is older than Roy and Roy is
shorter than John. Therefore Ralph Is the
oldest and tallest OF the four
we learn here these facts" saws TInina
telligent But Curious Ralph is older than
Frank and Frank IS older than Roy but
nothing as TO Johns position In the age
scale Ralph Is taller than John and Roy s
shorter than John, but nothing to show that
Frank is taller or shorter than Ralph or Roy
~ Is not necessarily true or untrue that
Ralph as stated In the conclusion Is the old
est and tallest Of the four But to be in
teligent one must have known these three
interesting gentlemen and be able to state In
approximately ten seconds the truth or
falsity Of the assertion. feel | am one Of
al least few score or the lamentably un-
intelligent who would like 10 have an ex-
planation Of these problems"
A former public school teacher sends in a
sharp criticism Of the test. saying "As a
thriller the Intelligence test printed i'm the
Magazine Of July III Is a success. but there
its value ends II merely shows that one
peculiarly qualified man could answer some
or many rather absurd questions very
quickly
He then furnished test that was admin
istered 70 class sB in public school The
average on this test az foIlows) was thirty
eight per cent Over half OF the class sue
ceeded IN answering one example correctly
in thirty minutes.
/. ~ Is what per cent. Of .o7.
?. ~ Is what per cent of 10.
3. Multiply the eum Of these two mum
bers by their difference
buy 3 apples FOR 2 cents ana sell for
cents. Find the percentage OF gain
or loss
d borrow 1850 to-day. Rate OF interest
per cent What must repay July
next2
:. How many gallons In a circular tank.
foot diameter, IL foot hlgh
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

he pondered The impatient American
owner took the play a block down Broad
way to Lester Waack who at his theatre
on the northeast corner of Broadway and
Thirteenth street had famous collection of
actors. Mr.. Wallack also hestated. With
three or four of his leading actors he listened
to reading of the play. Dion Boucicault
was there in an advisory capacity.
The dramatst showed approval n his
manner after the reading of the first act.
The second left him with an expression of
uncertainty on his face. He was restless
during the reading of the third act, puckered
up his lips judiciously and during the read
ing of the fourth act constantly shifted his
position in his chair.
Never, never" he said springing up when
the last word of the famous scene had been
read. will any audience be satisfied with
play in which it is kept waiting for four
acts to see the characters that il became
acquainted with i'm the first"
Mr. Walack abided by the criticism of a
Boucicault was all of these. and THE Two
Orphans went back to Mr.. Palmer. This
expert testimony must have robbed Mr. Wal
lack OF thousands OF dollars.
A. NJ. Palmer literally the director
of the production. although he had stage
Every night before the rehearsals he studied
the manuscript that he was to teach TO the
actors the next day.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

USE for everything and nothing in the
"A discard is the manufacturers slogan
= to-day. There will be shown at the
Eighth Coast Artillery Armory this week
september 12-10 al the seventh national
exposition of chemical industries what
strange anomalies industrial research has
disclosed.
all its transformations. BY distillation il
becomes coke illuminating gas and tar The
latter is further metamorphosed into the
murderous gases and high explosives Of war,
healing antiseptics, disinfectants and medi-
cines to offset its results. and dyestuffs,
paint paving filler. roofing perfumes and
thousand other products asthetic or essen
tial TO our daily lives
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Kate CIaxton Tells How
Two Orphans" Was Rehearsed

1.-THE play moved easily for all OF u.s." Miss
Claxton said, for even if it perhaps ought
not to be admitted, such fine piece Of
struction always played itself whoever the
actors happened to be. They could never
quite spoil IL, ! have seen representations
that were not promising, but they always
had certain effectiveness 1T not pos
sible to spoil altogether The Two Orphans !"
Miss Claxton just before the production
of the French masterpiece had been a mem
her Of Augustin Days company. Spencer
Houghton Cone. her grandfather was famous
as a Baptist clergyman. writer and actor.
He was for a while chaplain of Congress.
Miss Claxton had made d great success in
Borcicault's Led Astray.' and when il
came to the casting Of D'Ennery's work the
blind heroine went 70 her.
Why in the world did Mr.. Palmer ever
pick you out for Louise2" asked the leading
actor. Charles Thorne 4 famous player in
his day. You'll never consent to wear
rags She had hitherto acted only young
women of modish life, and her youthful
beauty had been enhanced by her smart
frocks.
But did wear rags" Miss Claxton said.
"and how hard they were TO get in those
days Down al the corner of Fourth avenue
and Thirteenth street there was an old
woman who sold newspapers. In bad
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-07-21
TOBACCO SELLS LOW.
Nearly all North and South Carolina
Markets Made Different Aver
ages Tuesday.

The prices paid on the opening of
the markets IN North and South Car
olina Tuesday were below what the
farmers expected and the dissatis-
tlon seems to be pretty general. To-
bacco men claim that lugs and infer
lor tobacco brought the averages
down. Farmers We're advised not to
bring this quality OF tobacco TO mar
ket. but some of them took Il chance
in the hope that it would bring
enough to pay for making and har-
vesting. The average in the two states
according to newspaper accounts, was
about half what it was last year.
Eighty-five thousand pounds were
sold on the Dillon market Tuesday
and the average price was $50 per
hundred. Some tobacco sold as low as
10 cents per 100 while several piles
brought as much as 40 cents per
pound. Several loads of inferior to-
bacco were taken back home where
it will be converted into compost.
Both warehousemen and buyers are
confident, however, that as the bet
ter grades begin to come in the prices
not be discouraged over the opening
prices.
The averages on the various neigh
boring markets Tuesday were as fol-
lows:
Marion s cents; Kingstree 40;
Florence cents; Johnsonville s
cents; Timmonsville 10 cents; An
drews IL cents; Lake City 16 cents:
Manning 4 cents; Fitzgerald, Ga, Z
cents; Lumberton cents, Fairmont
10 cents.
These figures, however, should not
be accepted at their face value, as
the average depended altogether Oh
the quality of the tobacco offerd. On
some markets the quality was high
while on others it was low. and where
low figures are given the quantity of
inferior tobacco brought the average
down without affecting the price of
the better grades
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-07-21
CAN'T DO THE WORK.

It's too much to try 10 work every
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small of the back. Be rid OF ii. Try
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was suffering awfully with my kid
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could hardly get around. Bending
over OF lifting anything heavy was al
most impossible. my back was TOO
sore and weak to allow it. tried
several remedies but got no relief.
Nights the action of my kidneys caus-
ed me to get up several times and
my leep didn't refresh me. I finally
heard of Doan's Kidney Pills and
got box al the Rogers Drug Co.
and used them according to direc-
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and fixed me up in fine shape"
60c, at all dealers. Foster-Milburn
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