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THE ROCK ISEAND ARGUS. TUESDAY, 'APRHMl, 1911. Richard Buhler , r-, v . ' i. t?- - . , : .lyrs. : - I'.-v. ' 4 s " V V: " as- ! . i ? . x 1 i. " . i -LJ . f : til 4 ' tT;-!vr-'VjL - - W' DEPICTS REAL LIFE. Drama to be of value must be of some benefit to mankind either to en tertain or instruct, and "Ben Hur", with Its picturesque garb and group ings, thrilling climaxes and oriental atmosphere, both entertains and in structs. To be valuable as a means of learning the habits and customs of our ancestors the story must be true to life, or rather describe similar char acters. "Ben Hur" is by far the great est religious play that has ever been staged In America and we seem to live In its very atmosphere. Its ac- Effect on One Bottle. Crandall. Tex. "After my last apell of sickness," writes Mrs. Belle Teal of this city. "I remained very 111 and stayed in bed for eight weeks. I couldn't get up, all this time, and though my doctor raice to see me every day. he didn't do me any good. I bad taken but ote bottle of Car dul. when I was up, going every where and soon I was doing all my housework." Cardui helps when other medicines have failad, because It contains ingredients not found in any other medicine. Pure, safe, re liable, gentle-acting Cardui is the Ideal medicinal tonic for weak, sick women. Try it. Finest.in the;world for Men andJoung Men I ' I! I Sold exclusively" by 8 Gustafson Hayes J Special while stock lasts MAXIMUS, Double bar frame, forward extension handle bar, coaster brake for $23.00 Bicycle repairing in all branches. JOHN KOCH 218-17thSt. as "Ben-HuT" tlon moves steadily and impressively, and unlike so many dramatized nov els, the auditor follows the characters and plot. "Ben Hur" depicts real, hu man men and women; yes, going deeper, it transfers their pulse beats to the eager auditors so true to life are they and the auditors are at once in sympathy with them. "Ben Hur' is the big success of the decade. It is a drama the locale of which is Ju dea during Christs earth life, spec tacular in the main, but it is the kind of play admirers of the spectacular enjoy seeing, and such admirers are numerous, in fact, playgoers who do not like to watch a rousing dramatic presentment of a good story liberally spiced with heroics, to dip into the past and learn what was customary and true to nature in the days gone by, are exceedingly few. Now in its twelfth year and still at the head of all dramatic spectacles is a tribute which but mildly implies the wonder ful possibilities of the Wallara ro mance and its universal appeal. "Ben nur win be given four performances at the Illinois theatre' next Thursdas", Friday, and Saturday evenines. and at a special matinee on Saturday. AT THE MAJESTIC. Especially appropriate at this time of the year axe the passion play pic tures on view at the Majestic for the first half of this week. The films are beautifully colored and are easily the prettiest shown in the city for a long time. The sacred character of the subject make them especially timely during this week. They should be seen by ereryone. Francis Murphy the "German Senator" presents one of Cliff Gordon's famous political mono logues and does it 'so well that he is liked a great deal by the audience. Newhopp and Pheljrs in a bootblack and newsgirl act, sing and dance very well. Emil Hoch and company com prising three good performers present "M'l'.e Ricci" an old favorite sketch. The pictures are in three parts and open and close the show. MINSTRELS IN REHEARSAL Large CTioros Feature of Y. 3L C. A. Entertainment. Last evening in the Y. M. C. A. a number of young men who are to take part in the minstrel show which is to be presented May 5 under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. gathered for the first rehearsal. Arrange ments were made for the assembling ef the chorus Thursday evening at 7:30 and today notices were sent to 50 members of the association who are to assist in the chorus work un der the direction of Professor E. L. Philbroolc. CREATING A VIOLIN. No Hard and Fast Rules to Guidt the Artist Mechanic Violins are the most delicate and uncertain of musical Instruments to make. There are no bard and fast rules to follow. It Is like making a human voice. The quality differs ac cording to the wood, the seasoning and the construction of the few parts In it. The violin contains the fewest parts of any musical Instrument Invented, and It seems like the simplest of them all to make. But. alas. It defies the expert, the practical mechanic and the musician! Anybody .can make a vio lin, but few can make a good one. So, with the exception of compara tively few factory violins, most of them are produced by individual in strument makers, who spend more loving care over them than a mother does over her first child. A violin maker Is an artist me chanic, a sort of anomaly In this age of machinery. With a pot of glue, a few sharp tools, a cabinetmaker's Bench and a few sticks of wood he will labor diligently in the creation of an instrument that may give forth the sweetest, the wildest, the weirdest and the strangest musical notes. He will glue his instrument together and then take it apart twenty times to adjust, the fraction of an Inch, the bass bar or the sounding pest. A creator of a violin muy spend weeks on a single instrument and then find, to bis dis gust, that it does not satisfy. The ex act point where the sounding post a stick of wood only a little larger than a match should be placed- can never be determined In advance. It is a mystery that ever recurs In each new violin. Then the wood is of so much impor tance to the violin maker none of your fresh timber nor kiln dried stuff! It must be seasoned by years, even by decades and centuries. Every time a century old house is demolished some musical maker is likely to appear on tbe scene and make a quiet bid for some of the thin old rafters. To the , novice they may seem worthless, but the violin maker may find in this cen tury old timber just the wood for his beloved instruments. Chicago Record Herald. PATRICK HENRY. Thomas Jefferson's Opinion of the Ora tor and Patriot. When William Wirt was engaged in writing the memoirs of Patrick Henry be turned for information to Thomas Jefferson, who bad been associated with tbe orator for many years, ask ing bis aid in furnishing biographical material for tbe work. The correspond ence between Wirt and Jefferson, pub lished in tbe Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, from the manuscript collection of John Gribbel. has a decidedly Interesting passage showing the opinion Jefferson held about bis famous colleague. In answer to Wirt's first request Jefferson re plies with an assent and adds a gen eral and unfavorable summary of Henry's character: "lie was certainly tbe man who gave tbe first impulse to tbe ball of revolu tion., were I to give his character Jn general terms, it would be of mixed aspect. I think he was tbe best humored man in society I almost ever knew, and the greatest orator that ever lived, he had a consumate knol- edge of the human heart, which dl rectlng tbe efforts of bis eloquence enabled him to attain a degree of pop ularity with tbe people at large never perhaps equalled, bis judgment la other matters was inaccurate, in nut ters of law It was not worth a copper he was avaricious & rotten hearted. his two great passions were the love of money & of fame; but when these came Into competition tbe former pre dominated. If tbe work you propose Is not destined to corns out speedily I will endeavor to recollect what may be of use to it." Saved His Mothers Life. "Four doctors bad given me up," writes Mrs. Laura Gaines of Avoca, La., "and my children and all my friends were looking for me to die, when my son Insisted that I use Elec tric Bitters. I did so, and they have done me a world of good. I will al ways praise them." Electric Bitters is a priceless blessing to women troubled with fainting and dizzy spells, back ache, headache, weakness, debility, constipation" or kidney disorders. Use them and gala new health, strength and vigor. They're guaranteed to sat isfy or money refunded. Only 50 cents at all druggists. ill (will -- ' If i Tlie Predicts Early Earthquakes PORT BYRON METEOROLOGIST TELLS SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE ABOUT HIS DISCOVERY. S. C. B. de la Coralla, a humble scientist of Port Byron, has writ ten a letter to Secretary of Agricul ture James Wilson in which, among other things, he declares that begin ning 4 8 hours after today earth quakes will be felt, beginning with only moderate intensity and grad ually increasing until a "highly de structive earthquake, with volcanic activity will occur." The writer also claims to have a discovery that will enable him -to predict weather conditions for months or years ahead, with reason able accuracy. His interesting let ter to the secretary of agriculture is os follows: Hon. James Wilson, secretary of agriculture, Washington, D. C. Sir: The leading meteorologists of the world confess their ignorance of the causes which produce intense bar ometric depressions over wide ex tent of territory and because of this ignorance they are unable to predict the condition of the weather 24 hours In advance, except with tbe aid cf mechanical appliances in steady working crder. That this want of knowledge is profound and AMUSEMENTS. MAJESTIC THEATRE First Three Days of Holy Week The Passion Play A Truly Wonderful Reproduction in Beautiful Xew Motion Pictures 81'KCTAL, LOOK. Mrs. Mae Richards-Casey Singing "The Holy City." FOUR OTHER BIG ACTS Old phone 1665. BLLBNODS Theatre, Rock Island. Three nights matinee Saturday April 13, 14, 15 Klaw & Erlangsr's Greater 30O People, Special Orcbeatnu Eight Horses in Race Scene, Prices Lower floor and first two. rows balcony $2.00; rows 2, 4, 5 and 9, balcony $1.60; remainder balcony $1.00; gal lery 50 cents. Seats on sale April 10. , SUIT 15 OVERCOAT TO ORDER n -nHTi---n"-l-lii mrh ll-Miin n ' I Fit Guaranteed. Fifteen! Rock Island world-wide Is clearly established by the incompetency shown very fre quently by the wild guesses of the United States weather bureau chief and the experts of the weather bu reau of other countries. This ig norance of essential, fundamental meteorological laws receives further evidences from the shabby super ficial knowledge and paucity of learning prominently exhibited and intrusively paraded by the world's great treasure house of learning the Cambridge university edition cf the Encyclopedia Britannica. The writer has devoted the best years of a long life to the study of seismology and meteorology and uow takes pleasure in informing you thet the great problems of the above sci ences, which have engaged the at tention of the most active, philos ophical minds in every age and clime are unmistakably and absolutely solved. I he... the key to their sec rets in the hollow of my hand. I am ready, on short notice, to surrender that key to a committee in the in- J terest of science, composed of the following gentlemen, assembled in New York or Washington, namely: Hon. S. M. Cullom, United States senator, the present father of wise and judicious legislation in con gress; J. Plerpont Morgan, lover of art, learning, science "and his fel lowman; Hon. James Wilson, Unit ed States secretary of agriculture; Andrew Carnegie of ererywhere, and also a scIontlSc "sharp" from the Carnegie institution in Washington to scrutinize and examine my claims and "pretensions." I have no terms to impose; I am not a professional, mercenary hireling of science, nor am I seeking a government "job" of four or five hours a day, fori I have been accustomed for many long years to work from 13 to 15 hours a day, and I have grown fat and healthy thereat, in my humble, private enter prise as a scientific Investigator in the byways and deserted paths of science. My claims, which I desire to present for examination, are: The ability to predict and locate the passage of baro metric "lows" without the present aid of telegraphic reports (which are cer tainly a valuable aid); tbe ability to construct dally weather maps for a month or years ahead, showing the po sitions of the lows with a close approx imation to accuracy; tbe ability to ac count very satisfactorily, under tbe guidance of the same fundamental laws for the occurrence of all the great tem pests of history for the past 100 years, including the tempest of Taft's inaug uration day, on which the chief of tbe United States weather bureau made his famous fiasco by sending a mes sage to President-elect Taft at 8 o'clock on the evening before the inaugura tion day, announcing "clear and cold for March 4, 1909. As the supreme, crucial test of any theory Is the ability to produce results consonant with that theory, I advance the following predictions: At present there is" a remarkable ab sence of earthquake activity; it is. however, only the ominous lull which precedes the storm, for we are Just t , i r :'&SJ&&! vV He Wants His To Have Mcir Your - a m m - Lt&g. - t . 7..tvt wrw,.. , aci4-4' feci PllaB Tulioi5 and Molfne, ill. entering an earthquake which will last for five weeks from now. Seismic en ergy will develop within 48 hours of April 6, 1911, with shocks of only mod erate energy; the seismic forces will increase in energy toward the last week In April and the -first week in May. It is very probable that the cul minating period will be reached be tween the 10th and 15th of May, in which a highly destructive earthquake, with volcanic activity, will occur. Close to the same time sympathetic, allied phenomena will probably be exhibited' in more remote regions, such aa heavy gales in western Europe, and later in the West Indies and gulf states. A barometor of unusually low pres sure will probably prevail ever a vast extent of ocean in subtropical areas from the 14th to the 20th of May. 1911. It would afford me much pleasure to Invite Chief of the Weather Bureau Willis A. Moore to a discussion of the merits of our respective meteorologi cal systems before a discriminating scientific audience under the auspices of some learned society In New York, Washington, or in England. Perma nent benefits to science and the pub lic welfare would bo sure to follow. Unlike the two, Marathon racers toward the wandering' north po! who proved themseHes over-modebt in exhibiting their proofs and evi dence of reaching their goal, I fliall jnot be bashful or retiring, in the j least. In advancing my claims and proofs and seel unions on which they rest, with abundant tests for future phenomena. Once upon a time a wise and bene volent candidate for the gubernatorial I honors of the state of Massachusetts, after several previous failures, waa denounced by the Puritan press for bis persiatent Intrti&ive efforts to again attempt to secure the elusive honors, declared that he was "no coy maiden of sweet 6. but that he was rather a ripe and mellow, merry widow who knew what was wanted, and was not afraid to ask for it." And he got what he wanted, for "Barkis Free Exhibition Of Fruits, Grasses, Grains and Vegetables ' From the Famous Districts of OREGON and MONTANA Everybody, farmers In particular, invited to visit the Great .Northern fill- Free Exhibit Car which will stand on the C, E. & Q. a. It. sidetrack near depot at Rock Island, two days, April 13 and 14. With free stereoptlcon lecture April 14 at 7:30 p. m. at the Y. M. C. A. This is one of the finest exhibit cars ever sent out; the exhibit Includes samples of the finest quality of all the varieties of corn, grain, graces, fruit and vegetables grown In these famous districts, and Is of Inter est to both men and women. We have no land for sale, but Just want to tell you about the grmt opportunities for farmers, fruit growers and hcmefcfclers In Minnesota and the great northwest. HiHiHiifi . .... n Hi Friends One EsistteF "1 was willing," and ever afterward uu appreciatlve Puritan historians dub bed him. "Widow Butler." I seek and ask for a conference with thoughtful, representative men of ripe judgment, who are Interested in the advancement of science along the fines of public welfare and use fulness. I beg to assure you, at the risk of being considered an enthus iast, that you will never spend a more profitable hour In the Interest of sci ence and humanity. My discover ies, with clear, convincing, abundant super-abundant proofs, will mako the world of science totter and shake on its superficial, unstable founda tions, but it will soon again an -qulli-briuni which it never before attained. My discoveries are far-reaching In their conclusions and lead directly to '':er rich, tempting fleidB of science ior new laws are involved but my labors are nearly ended, and younger, and better scientifically trained men will follow In my footsteps and glean the fruits of a promising ripe harvest. I beg to remain, sir with considera tions of high esteem, your humble, obedient servant. S. C. n. de la CORALLA- l!ow to Stop Drinking We ar in farnift when we nk vo'i to try orrini- at our -i'iii-. w'.'l Klve V"'ir mom-y .-ick if Hirer h iri.t! yf'ii f:iil to rcmiltM from tin me. Tlil.i in a. very fcenernu offer. It Kiive the wlvn Hinl imMtiern i,f thorn- v. h' drink to ikici un opportunity to try the orrinn treatment. 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