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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17
The Man Who Is Always gust Going

From Success Magazine
He meant to insure his house, but it
burned before he got around to it.
He was just going to pay u note
when it went to protest
He was just going to help a neighbor
when he died.
He was just going. to send some flow
ers to IL sick friend when it proved too
late.
He was just going TO reduce his debt
when his creditors shut down on
him.
He was just going to stop drinking
and dissipating, when his health be-
came wrecked.
He was Just going to provide proper
protection for his wife and family
when his fortune was swept away from
him
He was just going to introduce a
better system into his business when
il went to smash
He was just going to call on a GUS
toner to close a deal when he found his
competitor had preceded him and Sc
cured the order.
He was just going to quit work
awhile and take u vacation when ner-
Nous prostration came.
He was just going to repair his side
walk when neighbor fell on it and
broke a leg.
He was Just going TO provide his
wife with more help when she took To
her bed and required nurse, doctor
and a maid.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17
TRIED TO STEAL A
COOL FIVE MILLION.
Bank of England Romance Re
called by Last of the
Noted Robbers.

-
'.sA aiei. oiu s'''s'''''i.'i "
siisht puilu, Win gray miiitafS
moustache. passes the Bank OF
England on business nearly every day
.Iust a. ,e,rs apo Inc sa,n.. ,,,an IL,
,,,>,,,,,.,,,,,,.,t,,
,pais S''i <Ne.s.i'i anu s'co' =, OH
WEI ailu e'eoIse Macdonhell. attempt
GU 10 ueliatuu lhe pank OF so.oOoo oo,
aiio actually succeeded IN robDihg ~
oi SooV.ooV. ne man IN questlon ls
hcWln Moves HUI, who. after serving
~ Years on me sentence. was re-
ietseu on tlcRet OF leave itls ticket
mas Just been cancelled by the home
secretary, ana SO dllls mas returned to
l.onaoh rree man, TO devote the rest
OF ms ME 10 rescuins men from the
TONY OF galhplins
NaluLally, hllls. or NoSes, by winch
',al1e ne IS better known mas been
lilale 10 repeat 10 llltefNleWefS tle fo-
l :. ,,. on nus attempt 10 loot me Bank
VI Lhsiahd. re Is me only survivor
OIL 'he tour robbers. Here Is ms story:
Auslih 5laWell was one oil the
.iiiie. ne salu 10 us nave planned
20 .oucn 1he Sallk on Gmsiand lor
soi''e hlli!ioIs OF money Inc vaults
.''e open 10 .llose VINO are polu enough
10 Iiy.
AN elaborate system of forged let
.sis VI .le,''t ahu plIis OF eNch'hRe
. Mus pi'i'i'ieu. Austll fSldWsli was me
peill'la'l' ana iaise letters OF credit
MY is'uiis .astieu az ostnlS III t5ellii'
i,iesae'', i'orueauN, Nersiliiies ana l-y-
OTIS T, ~. account MAS Opened az INC
i'sN''N W rAisli'mu by hluWeli IN the
,,a'.'e w ~, =. y; warren. i'ii'i nus cleell
was h' 'nat llhle never questioned. a
sl.shl mistake IN speliins the Word
siie, ,,a. WIN IN oi.l uia"i
va p'ei ~ ~ Ayles req 10 gusslioils ai'd
oii.S N3o'c wv iiiS ;. vi Si'ooo'VoV VAS
isa.'.eu rom .Sou,h Aiieilsa. nc
S,,,1, couiu sun nave successor. lol
soOuIn America llau no cable IN those
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17
MONSTER OREGON ELK.
Big Fellow Who Has Led Many Hunt
ers a Wild Chase

Seaside Correspondence Portland Ore
gonian.
James Hickman, who is just I'm from
Il timber cruise in the Necanicum
mountains, is able to verify the legend
OF u monster elk. which has led many
hunters on wild chase through the
mountains of the Upper Necanicum.
For years it has been reported that
an elk larger than any horse in Sea-
side. with hoof that made track
over seven inches In diameter. roamed
the woods near the headwaters of the
Necanicum and the North Nehaem.
He was too wary for the most exper-
fenced hunters. who tried in vain to
stalk him.
Jim took a stroll while they We're
incoming and within half mile from
camp came to an open glade containing
about 80 acres. Standing within the
edge of the timber he counted 16 elk
feeding leisurely in the opening. He
noticed three bucks. good large fellows.
but he almost had the ague when he
saw the monarch of the herd. which
he AYERS Is monster.
Being to the leeward of the band and
within 80 yards of them, Jim had a
splendid chance to observe the elk The
big fellow had magnificent pair of
antlers. IL points on one and IL on
the other, in the velvet. The other
bucks were large, but they looked like
pigmies by the side Of the big fellow.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17
One Sufficient.


IRON inc loleuo lSldu.
S. +. Orih, assistant United States
district attorney. was the government
representative at u naturalization hear
ing over in Toledo the other day.
The applicant for papers. 81 German,
who ran mostly to mustache. had an
swered all OF the questions that had
been put to him satisfactorily.
And do you believe In the principles
of polygamy?" asked the judge in pom
derous tones.
"Shure'' said the German. for the
word sounded as if 1t was something
that he ought to be in favor Of Like
as not 1T was something about the con-
Stituton.
'Do you know what polygalny
fneans?" Numbered the judge.
The applicant confessed that the word
was q new one ON him.
We'll, I'll make it plain to you" said
the court sternly. Can you get along
with one Wife,"
shure." replied the applicant. earn
estly. ones Il plenty. the way prices
mr.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17
No Desire to Catch Her.

James F. Sweeney. of the Suffolk
(Mass) bar is noted for the bright
ness and aptness of his retorts. Re
Gently in Il case Il woman was very
refractory under cross examination,
and although the lawyer used all DO
likeness and mildness, sharp and I'M
satisfactory replies were received. Her
meek and humble husband was pres
ent in court Mr.. Sweeney tried an
other innocent question. when the lady
responded with vindictive fire flash
ing from her eyes: Mr.. Lawyer, you
needn't think you can catch me; no,
sir you can't catch me- With his
most pleasing smile Mr.. Sweeney re-
sponded: Madam, haven't the slight
est desire to catch you. and your hus-
band looks to me as II he was sorry
he had succeeded. A ripple Of laugh
ter went round the court room, the
Judge stroked his mustache to hide &
smile. and the crier raped for or
DER
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17
Crisis in Swiss Watch Industry.
From the Nav York ,ritnn.


There are few grownups who do not
recall time when hand made Swiss
watches OF every grade, in workman
snip OF case and movement" We're
priced as peculiarly superior to ali
other watches. Swiss watches were
the only standard tiinckecpcrs Now
all has changed and there is n cer
watchmakcrs' guild of the Swiss cam
tons. the oldest and once the most
prosperous of trades in this little con-
federation. Strikes In the guild are
imminent. and some OF the cantonal
governments are lending assistance to
the factories in order to keep the PEG
pie employed. The Industrial crisis
has accentuated more chronic COM
petitive conditions with other coun-
tries that have largely deprived the
Swiss watches of their exclusive rep
utation Consul X. Il. Mansfield re-
ports from l-ucerne Il decrease of over
~ per cent, or nearly 100000, in the
production of gold and silver cases
during the first four months of 1908,
as compared with the corresponding
period of 1907. The export of watches
from Switzerland i'm 1906 Amounted to
$50 100000 in value, of which only
$4,000 came from sales i'll the United
States.
Certain portions OF the Swiss
watches are as n rule hand made but
not so deftly that they can vie with
the delicate mechanical adjustments
which supplant the hand process in
the watch factories of OTHER countries.
Some OF the most expensive watches
are still made in Switzerland Their
superiority is challenged by the finest
of the British and American makes
while the ordinary grades Of Swiss
watches have already yielded 10 for
eign competitions
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17

New Work Special: Without spe-
cisll observance to mark the occasion,
Samuel Bracket, of Trenton. N. j.,
sold to be the oldest office boy in the
world, has just reached SO years old.
He is employed in the office of the anvil
works in that. city owned by Mrs. Clark
Fisher, and he is known as an "heir-
loom of the family having been in it's
employ for last 90 years. He now occu-
pies the same position he did when he
first went to work.
'.Strict attention to business is the
way to succeed in this world" Bracket
said. THAT is why l did not want a
lot of fuss made over my birthday.
Some of my friends wanted to arrange
a big celebration. but l was afraid it
would take my mind and too mgch of
my time from my office duties.s
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17
From Terrible Reconnaissance Head
"a Mas. OF Itching Rash and Sores

From Terrible Reconnaissance Head
Mass OF Itching Rash and Sores
-Diseaso Cured by CuticuFn.
Our little girl was two months old
when she got rash OH her face and
within five days her face aud head
were all one sore We used different
remedies but 1t got worse instead OF
better and we thought she would turn
blind and that her ears would fail of.
She suffered terribly and would scratch
until the blood came This went on
until she was five months old. then |
had her under our family Doctors care.
but she continued to grow worse. He
said it was eczema When she was
seven months old | started to use the
Cuticura Remedies and in two months
our baby was a different girl. You
could not see a sign of a sore and she
was as fair MS u newborn baby. She
has not had a sign of the eczema since.
Mrs H. f. Budlse LcSucur, Mimi. Apr.
IL and May =, 'o1.'
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17
No Flats for Rent.

From the New York Weekly.
Young Mani am to be married in
about a month. and I'm looking for y
home What is the rent of these flats?
Janitor-H'm. Did the girl you in-
tend to marry ever have Il mother?
"A mother? Certainly"
"A grandmother"
"Of course"
Him. Let me see. Did that grand-
mother have daughter?s
Great snakes! OF course"
Very sorry, sir; but can't rent one
of these fine flats to people like that
I'm afraid having children runs in the
family"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17

pain was despairing of ever being
cured when Doan's Kidney Pills came
to my notice and their use brought
quick relief and permanent cure. I
am very GRATEFUL
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo. y. Y.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
The Story of Starlight.


August Belmont, president of thu
Jockey club. at a dinner in New York
said of racing:
'Racing is honestly conducted in the
main. The stories that one hears about
1T are rather absurd. They are like
the story of Starlight.
"Once there was a group of sports-
men Who We're all quite broke. They
must, however, get into the races. And
one at time they presented Them
selves al the paddock gate:
- am the owner of Starlight the
first said. He was we'll dressed and
imposing. They believed and passed
him in.
II am Starights trainer said the
second. Ills rcd face and bluff man
ner bore out his story and they ad-
mtted him.
"The third man. small and thin. next
appeared:
'Staright's jockey he said short..
ly, and hurried through the gate.
The fourth and last man of the
group was very shabby indeed.
"'Wel, who are YOU? they said
impatiently, when he presented him
self.
~ am Starlight was the meek re.
,iV''
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17

The Congrcssman-Yo have had a
great many epochs in your career.
The Senator-Yes; sometimes feel
as though have had more epochs than
career
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17

, SAYS TOT IIlUTV tlHN
ten years l was i'm mis-
cry with backache. The
Sim p lie ST homework
completely exhausted
me. l had no strength
or ambition, was nerv-
Gus and suffered head
ache and dizzy spells.
Ar@ a. -
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17
From the Kansas CITY Journal

FfO1N tfIe NallSdS Nlly JOuTnaI.
A Salvation army preacher was re-
Gently holding forth at much length at
a Garden City street corner. His sub
iect WAS directed at men in general.
He spoke of the cross manner in which
husbands often address their wives,
and then said: III there is a man here
who has not spoken a cross word to
his wife in the last 80 days 1 want
him to step forward
He paused for a moment. waiting for
his words TO sink in. G. T.. Dickinson,
a Garden City jeweler, stepped for
ward.
WHAT" said the preacher.
You bet replied Dickinson, my
wife has been visiting out of town
for over a month";"
Mr.. winslows soora1ss r1hu. ror oh,ldrss
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17
He Was in the Clear.

Medical advice Give full particulars
and enclose 81. S. ID. Stevenson, NJ ID.
Box 51o Piuua Ohio
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17

MIR. Growler-A man committed suicide
yesterday because his home was unhap-
Ply.
Mrs Growler-I daresay that made his
home happier.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17

Geologfst Parker, Of the United States
survey, says he can see no anthracite
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17
Heard In the Capital.

tIrs. Winslow,s soor-1sS n1hui ror Childrsp
tsothinG; softons the gums, reducos inflammation 81
sys pain cures wind cole. q cent bottle
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17
Need for Haste.

IUlH fIdTlJeI 5 w teKIN.
A popular clergyman of Toledo, Ohio,
recently received this communication
from one of his parishioners:
This is to give you notice that me
and Miss Cora Cook is coming to your
church on Saturday afternoon next to
undergo the operation of matrimony at
your hands. Pieast be prompt, as the
hack Is hired by the hour"
TlaH stopping of an express train re-
.auires twice as much power as start
Ing IL.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17
Rhapsody on Dogs Intelligence.

TITS EYE SALNE. All druggists OF
Howard Bros. Buffalo. y. Y
Rhapsody on Dogs Intelligence.
Dear dog. that seems To stand and gravely
brood
Upon the broad veranda of our home.
With soulful eyes that gaze into the
gloam.
With speaking tail that registers thy
mood
Men say thou hast no ratiocination:
Methinks there Is II clever imitation
Men say again thy kindred have no souls,
And rim is but an attribute OF man.
Say, Is II chance alone that bids thee
then,
Choose only garden spots for digging
holes
Why dost thou tlch some fragment of
the cooking
Al times when no one seenieth TO be
looking?
Was there an early Adam Of lhy race
And blindled Eve, the mother of thy
house.
Who shared some purloined chicken
with lei spouse,
Thus causing all thy tribe 10 fan from
If feas dweit in the garden of that
Adam
Perhaps thy sinlcss parents never had
This morn tnou cain'st a-sliilting through
the door,
Avoiding eyes, and some dark corner
sought,
And though no accusation filed our
Thought.
Thy tail, Apologize. thumpea the floor.
Who claims thou iias no conscience arr
cues vainly
For / have seen Its symptoms very
plainly.
What leads thee TO forsakc they board
and bed
ON days that are devoted to thy bath.
For II 1t is not reason. yet it hath
Appearance of desire To plan ahead,
The sage who claims thy brain and soul
be wien
Would do quite well to swap thy head for
hiSn
Burgess Johnson. In Harper's Weekly.
Mrs. Benham Why does hen cross
~ road2
Renham Well. some old hens go
across to tell the latest gossip to the
neighbOrs.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17
If l Can Live.

If 1 can live,
TO make some pale face brighter. and to
give
A second uster to some tcar-timmed eye,
Or cen impart
one throb of comfort to an aching heart.
Or cheer some wayworn soul in passing
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17

More proof that Lydia T.. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound saves
woman from surgical operations.
Mrs. s. A. Williams, of Gardiner,
Maine, writes:
IS was great sufferer from femalo
troubles, and Lydia Z. Pinlsham's Vege-
table Compound restored me to health
in three months, after my physician
declared that an operation was abso-
lutely necessary"
Mrs. Alvina Sperling, of 1874 Cley-
bourne Ave, Chicago, ILL.,, writes:
81 suffered from female troubles, .
tumor and much Inflammation. Two
of the best doctors in Chicago decided
that an operation was necessary to save
my life. Lydia p. Pinllham's Vegetable
Compound entirely cured me without
an operation"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills.
and has positivelycured Thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation ulcera-
ton, tibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, f1atulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
sNIrs. PinlSham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17
anick ny WIN

If your eyes ache with smarting,
burning sensation and dizziness use PET
TITS EYE SALNE. All druggists OF
Howard Bros. Buffalo. ". Y
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17
Syup5FgssaEli4ir9Ss
CALIFORNIA
F1G Syrup Co. ONLY
SOLD HALLlEADlNc DRUGGISTS
oue SIZE only. regular price SOC per Bottle
Educational Mote

lFoR, the Santa Ana Call Blade
Along in the afternoon u young man
from the country coming from the di-
rection of the chautauqua was accostcd
by citizen of the town Who knew
him.
Wen, Ezry, suppose you are in to
the chautauqua2'
u shore are; just come from thar
now"
How'd you like it ?" asked the towns
man
Fine ez fiddle rode on the durn
thing nine times
WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
& buy Furs & Hides. Write for catalog 100
n. w. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17
TEN YEARS OF BAcKAcHE.
Of Women suffer in the
Same Way.

Mrs. Thos Dunn, lob Vine St,
Columbus. Ohio, says: For more than
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17
Nobittuol
Constipation

l'loy beperu,anenlly overcome proper
personal efforts w,tht the ossistoace
9the one truly beneGsiel laxatise
remedN Syrup o}fies and ENhr ejSecaa,
which enabtes one 10 form regalar
hab'ts dolly Sol thu, assistance g nc
tyre may be gradually aispenssa~'AAs
when no longer needed as eeesto}
semedies. when required, aseto assist
nature and not 10 supplaetthe natur.
al Functions, which must depend ult-
mately upon proper aourisl,ment,
proper eGosts, and nssht living VI generally
logst is eene}'s'al effects, a'~e,s
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17

If | can lend
A strong hand to the fallen. or defend
The right against a single envious strain
My life, though bare,
Perhaps. of much that seemeth dear and
fair
To us OF EARTH will not have been in vaiu
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17

ElTS St yl,u. Dance and S.fxsa. Disease. per.
Re.torsr Send for FREE se. trial bottle -:d treatise
DIX. X. H. KLINE. Id. 9sl Arch Street. Philadelphia, Pa
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17

The purest joy,
Most near to heaven. far from earths
alloy.
Is bidding cloud give way TO sun and
shine:
And twill be we'll
II on that day of days the angels tell
OF me, she did her best for one of Thine.
Helen Hunt jackson.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17

traxicabs in London, as in New York,
are Il marked success and the hanson il
being crowded out. reports say. Although
scarcely year has passed since these
swift moving carriages appeared. the cap
ital already invested in London taxicabs
Is sl00D0,Ooo. There are DS taxicabs OH
the streets $500 taNicabs on order and
LOO licensed drivers. There are eight
London taXicab companies. the average
days earnings of u cab being sl1.2O. The
average cost is Sl,I03
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17

Australian mines employ 100000 men
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08

an interest in a snow cleaning contract. -h--- -gh
politics. and IS growing rich, these eve-E day
prizes from every dav life and the every day 7rld
do not strike the 1neodrarnatic audience as Forth
while But the girl. battled for with bitterness,
fought for to the very doors Of death rescued rom
terrific perils, and finally woOed and won mid
thunder5us appause.-here IS the perennial lure
as fresh as the flowers N sPringtlTne The Dig
echanisrns but afford the realistic setting tc- he
stirring love story
seen. move with tremendous energy. Perhar5 tbs
energy IS often rnisdrected. but It always AIMS 70
depict and emphasize primitive emotions. with
modern trends. Hence. injured maiden -1oe
heroes cigarette smoking villains, the adve1--ess,
always in red Cas II was n the beginning Is and
ever shall be- vice IN diamonds and sa-lnS ----ue
in rags; steamboat wrecks triphammers. oco-
motives, bridge scenes: the heroine shot OUT II
cannon and caught nerviIv IN the nick OF time by
the hero. hanging head downward from nearby
tree; thrilling rescue scenes on the PLAINS, q COW
bov pursuing a flying wild steer. on whose back IS
lashed the helpless maiden But at last. when tie
curtain drops. YOU may be sure that the crowd goes
home satisfied. for the villain has met his -e--l-e
doom. and Virtue has come into her own
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08

FST before the rise Of the cHrain one hears
sounds suggesting a motor IN distress mingled
5rh sharp crCLdmati0ns clear treble and vIbrans
bass.
As the mist OF painted cangas is quickly dispeIled
Dlck IrcnUdy and Alicia Morgan 10 b. seen
seated lceU t0oCdri the b0lc Of Il rdkish rltudboR
From the stern Of tliS cOHriudHcs Of his Red ldieS
come clouds Of ldPor and hoursc cdckIncs dcroiHg
perhaps croHP, possibly diSteWPrr some other oj
the aihFt'ts to ,'ticF nc mp 10 date deep gong
car may Be subject
Irenlrdy regards tie Ie,,dyd mechanism ,,ah Il
look IN 1giich concern and robust sense Of hnI.0y
seem to be srioiHg fer mastery Alicia dalv folo,cs
SnH, though may BE- noted that her glance IS less
complex, being frankly dPPrfhcHSiyC
BEFORE the spectator has than time 10 take note
Of The dear charm Of AciIs byoyH cles The erlciH
led0ilcSS 81 Iicr dark trcSsrs all bourd round ttf
f0,rnc dlaO cell before the norgoiys o IN iron,
can exhaust the list Of IrsHcaT's dttyacious-a IS
longer deemed inst 70 Il hero oou the -rorH
sans obvi0lS giftS,-tte action begins
IrcHlcayS contribution is Il 4tiCk lsap 10 tie ground
10Holttd br hddy bn comprehensive s.v,tr OF he
htfis he gearing and stci either Of the mechanical
snbtftS as art gisible fyol abo,s Alicia ,,ita ne
conservatism 9t her seq and dHifnI regard for tie
eo1H ohoS' dainty folds clearly disttyiitl, yt-
mans ~ Her seat. She IS. He1ethtcSs rsad,-as
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
Its Peculiar Appeal

A Nd now what to make out OF the act1v1-
n ties of these highly successful minor drarnatsts
What is the peculiar appeal of melodrama, and
what is the fitness of these writers2 The founda
ton on which they build is primitive-love. hate.
revenge, jealousy centering round the heroine For
woman, as the supreme prize, IS something human
itv grasps at in a flash and these melodramatlc
writer's therefore present each in his own way, the
idea of the poets of all time Love IS the eternal
dramas. such intellectual rewards for the hero as.
He in time became great lawyer, He lived to
be the leading portrait painter of his time. " He
now owns chain of meat markets, " He secured