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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-06
THE THEATER.
By Rev. Rowena Morse.

AZ the Unitarian church Sunday
morning Rev. M. Rowena Morse gave
ON address on The Theater' in theI
nresence of a large congregation. The
minister said in part:
"And the whole city rushed with one
occord into the theater. And when
p.n, would have entered in the
discinles suffered him not and certain
If his friends sent unto him desiring
him that he would not adventure him
self into the theater.' Acts XIX 1881
AS I am to speak of the theater
this morning, have thought 1T best
10 cite these texts, especially as they
are the only ones in our scriptures
where the word theater occurs. Its
absence from the old testament is
explained by the fact that the Jews
had no taste for dramatic representa-
tons. built no theaters or ampithe-
aters. and we're greatly scandalized
when under Roman domination, these
things were forced upon them So in
the new testiment we hear nothing
Of theaters till we get out of Pales-
time. But when Paul came into the
Greek cities, he found these places
of exercise and entertainment play
ing an important part in the life OF
the people. Half Greek himself, he
felt no prejudice against this feature
of their society, and at Ephesus,. on
the occasion referred to showed no
hesitancy about goine to the theater.
He was restrained by the disciples,
not because it was a theater or play
going on. but because it was in the
hands Of an excited multitude that
might do him injury. Indeed there is
some reasons to think that Paul, like
other ministers in strange city, went
to the theater to witness the perform
ance. His familiarity with the scenes
of the gymnasium or circus or the
race course, comes out with surprising
frequency in his epistles and nothing
Is too sacred to be illustrated by ref
erence to these scenes. In the amphi
theater men fought with each other
and with wild beasts. So. said Paul
the Christian life is contest fol
which we are to train ourselves that
we may fight mot as one beating the
air. The victor in the gymnasium
was crowned" and so is he who is
victorious over the powers of evil
Ever and anon the apostle draws hi!
metaphors from the foot-races, which
seem to have offered him most de
light. until from the multiplicity o
these references the career of the di
sciples has come to be called TIN
Christian race These illusions wer
no doubt distasteful to the othe
apostles. who were Jewish and hate,
a circus or theater of fOot-race Xix
Puritan. But Paul wrote for tn
Gentle world to whose manners an
customs he easily adopted his own lif
and preaching.
Paul Went to Theaters.
The first point / make then is tina
Paul had no scruples about going
the theater. (After discussing tn
Greek drama Dr. Morse continued).
To come to the drama of our ow
time, when did It take it's origin, whs
Is its lineage? If ! should say tn
modern theater had its origin in tn
church there are people who woul
be startled. But it is true. The dram
In its inception and for centuries We
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the conditions would In no manner
dampen the ardor of the contestants,
as they realize that it is now o. never
for them to make the effort of their
lives, If thes desire to be winner
in the contest which draws to close
next Saturday night. They will now
willingly allow the hard work they
have done iii the pas. four weeks 20
for naught, but will redouble their eff
forts lin the next six days,
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Votes Monday.

Monday the votes cast thus far in
the contest will be published, and con-
testants and their friends will know
just how many votes each has polled
up to and including Saturday night.
If contestants have reserved any num-
Der of votes, the public will have no
means of knowing how many have
been reserved. The votes the past
week has been quite heavy, and no
doubt the coming week will be more
than double the vote of any week dur
ing the contest as contestants will not
fail to make every endeavor to poll the
greatest number Of votes possible and
will work up to the last minute.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-06
Severe Cold Cured
By Chamberlain's Cough Remedy

1t is the personal recommendations
of people who have been cured by it
that has made Chamberlain Cough
Remedy one Of the most popular cough
medicines on the market. 1t is espe-
cially valuable for colds. and can all
ways be depended upon.
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No COUPONS Next Week.

No coupons will appear in the paper
next week. This is equally fair all
contestants. and will greatly facilitate
the labor of the judges On next Satur-
day night, when the time comes 10
count the votes. Contestants will be
entirely too busy the coming week to
bother with coupons. and will be glad
to learn that none are to be printed
Watch for the votes in Mondays
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Watch MONDAYS paner.

Mondays paper will contain the
vote cast to date in the contest Watch
for It, Also watch the paper every
day next week for news of the con-
test The vote will be published at
least three times druring the week.
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Friends Should Assist.

1t is now time for friends of the var.
ious contestants to show their inter-
est and good will. Those who are
regular subscribers to the paper can
greatly assist their favorite contestant
by advancing their subscription to the
paper, and giving the votes to the con-
testant They can also speak good
word to their neighbor and get them
to subscribe.
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Weather Favorable.

The weather the past week has been
perfect and continuance of the pres
ent conditions is earnestly hoped for.
However, an unfavorable chance in
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a feature of the ritual and means
devised by holy men for the worship
of God. AS an institution apart from
the church, the theater has existed
only few hundred years. Long before
the theater as we know it had an ex-
istence. dramatic representations were
common, but they were entirely under
the control of ecclesastics, ard dealt
with religious subjects. For in early
times, Christianity had to make its
way among the multitude: The need
was intensely felt of popularizing the
scense in the life of Christ. This had
Ito be done by word or mouth for that
was not an age of books and few could
read Upon the preachers was thrown
the whole burden of the task, the diff
ficulty of which was heightened by a
general lack of interest in foreigner
who had been crucified in distant
province. It was but natural therefore
that those who had this work in hand
should welcome any aids that were at
all legitimate to their task; nor do we
wonder that they hit upon the idea of
actual representation before the PEG.
pie OF the scenes they wished to popu-
Ilarize. This method of teaching was
taken to reluctantly for theatricals
had to Christians then the same low
associations that they have to many
Christians now. The necessity of the
situation compelling them to bring the
drama into the church No other way
could be devised for instructing an
Ignorant multitude.
{. Drama in the Church.
J, 1t was introduced sparingly at first
some story of the nativity presented
requiring only the simplest scener,
and acting and with results that con
firmed the wisdom of the method
When only handful could be gather
ed to listen to the reading of thu
story and the preaching about it,
throng appeared to witness a represen
: tation.
y Other scenes were treated the sam,
way, and SO little by little the dram,
(, found its way into the ritual and tn
priests became actors. AS early a
the fourth century appeared the pas
sion of Christ" a tragedy the form O
which fingers to this day. Even con
ledy appeared as a means of enforcin
!. religious truth. Probably the creates
$ literary fame acquired by any woma
of the middle ages was made by tn
: most holy nun, Hrosvita, in the pre-
I duction of religious comedies in whic
! by awkward situations and nitric,
e lous discomfitures Satan and all hi
e troop are made ridiculous. 1t date
r from the tenth century The liturg
d of the ancient church has in itself
e dramatic element. The mass is sol
e ioff representation eliminating in th
d lgreat sacrifice, and however it ma
e be with the mass, the system of do
trine is so intensely dramatic that
cannot be even stated without calm
It before the mind a moving series
o Representations 1t is drama in fiy
e acts, as no one can help seeing, ali
it is fairly summarized in this way:
n Act. Creation. Man in Paradis
1t Satan appears. Adam falls. The wor
lie is cursed.
lie Act Council in Heaven. I'll
Id Father breathing vengeance upon Il
ia whole race of sinners. The Son plea
is ing for mercy. The Son offers to tai
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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-09-18

tation in making the awards, aggre-
eating $4,000 in cash, and other pre-
miums.
Professor Van Deman is a life mem
Der of the American Pathological soci
ETY.. He judged the fruit at the Trans.
Mississippi exposition at Omaha, at the
Pan American exposition at Buffalo. at
the Lewis and Clark exposition aft
Portland, at the jamestown exposition
last year, and is now at the Alaska
Yukon Pacific exposition. He has also
been Judge at the Dominion fruit ex-
position at New Westminster, B. G..
and has officiated in that capacity at
numerous state fairs. He is one of the
owners of large pecan plantation in
Louisiana.
Railways Give Rates.
Greatly reduced railroad fares have
been announced by all railroads west
of the Mississippi river for round trip
fares to the National Apple show. The
reduction is so general that from
nearly every point west of the Mis-
sissippi river a trip can be made to the
show at a rate of one and one-third
fare for the round trip.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-09-18

Rem II. Rice, secretary manager of
the second National Apple show in
Spokane, November Is to 20, who re-
Gently returned from Buffalo, where he
attended the sessions of the Interna-
tional Apple Shippers association, thus
summarizes the apple situation, based
on reports by members of the organiza-
ton as to the condition and probable
size of the yield of 1909 in the various
districts on this continent.
New England Improves.
The following is a resume of the
reports as given out under the sane
ton of the association:
The New England group has a crop
this year 20 per cent in excess of last
year.
The central groups crop is little
below last year, about 1-2 per cent.
The middle west or Ben Davis group
has a light crop this year, but it is
equal to double the crop of 1908.
The southern group has a heavier
crop than year ago, and taken as
a whole, it is fully $50 per cent larger
than year ago.
In the Pacific group, Washington,
Idaho and New Mexico show a con
siderable decrease as against last
year, but this is more than made up
by the large increase in Colorado over
last year, so that the Pacific group
as whole viii make as much if not a
greater crop of box apples than a
year ago.
Canada, not including the province
Of Nova Scotia, as well as Colorado.
shows an increase of rs per cent over
1908, while the province of Nova SEQ
tia has equally as large a crop as last
year, when a bumper yield was har-
vested.
Crop in United States
For the United States, the present
promise Of the entire crop is slightly
IA excess of a year ago, while for
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-09-18
UNITED STATES BOAT HELPLESS
The Rainbow Picked Up 200 Miles of
Chinese Coast.

Victoria, B. G., Sept. 6.-The United
States supply ship Rainbow of the
China squadron, lying helpless with her
machinery disabled in the China sea
off Pedro Blanco, nearly 200 miles from
Hongkong, on August 70, was picked
up by the Blue Funnel line steamer
Antiloehus, according to adviees
brought by her sister liner Cyclops.
which just arrived with big cargo, in
GLIDING 1000 tons of hemp from Manila
and 375 Chinese, of whom II paid $685.
500 in head tax.
According to advices brought by the
Cyclops, the Rainbow had her machin-
cry disabled and was signaling for
assistance.
1t was reported the mishap was due
to boiler accident. The warship was
anchored in a comparatively exposed
position.
Three typhoons were reported in the
China sea and her commander eagerly
accepted the offer of the Antilochus
to be taken in tow The United States
navy officers expressed their great ad-
miration to the newspapers at Hong
kong regarding the work done by the
Antilochus in towing the Rainbow to
Hongkong.
no arrangement was made with re-
gard to salvage, this being left 10 ar
rangement between the United States
government and Lloyds.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-09-18
CHAPTER x.-(Continued.)


Grenville had made up his mind that he
~as powerless: but still. all the same
Maude's letter must be answered. This
again, was not so easy to do. When the
girl you are in love with appeals TO you
tearfully to save her from being married
TO somebody else. the obvious course
would seem 10 be to run away with her
yourself. But. as George Eliot saws.
Running away. especially when spoken
of as 'absconding. seems. at a distance.
70 offer good modern substitute for the
right of sanctuary. but seen closely. il is
often found inconvenienr and scarcely
possible" So. though to emulate Young
LochinFar and bear of your fair Ellen
OF Nerherby may seem the proper thing
70 do on the first blush Of such occasion.
yet, on mature reflection. il may prove
hardly feasible. Mrs. Lochinvar must be
clothed and fed. while the reiving and
raiding by which that adventurous gallant
doubtless supported the lady of his love
would, in these days. be known By the pro
sale term of robbery with violence" The
attention Of Colonel Henderson and his
myrmidons, the grave consideration of his
countrymen, and an eloquent Grafton.
rather to his disadvantage By a criminal
court judge, would probably be the ter
mination Of young Lochinvar's career In
these days
What is he to wrires What is he to
say Can you not guesss or course be
will sit down and do the very thing he
should not He cant help but he can
complicate her troubles. Love is essen
TALLY selfish passion. Having no con
ISOLATION 10 offer her, no assistance TO rem
der her, he betakes himself TO his desk
and pours forth his story Of love and la
mentation. He exhorts her not TO marry
RearmAn, but gives her no hint Of how
she ls 10 combat the difficulties that sur
round her. He pours forth. IN good, hon
ests genuine terms, the tale OF his love
he dweile on the certainty Of his having
a home ere long to offer her through his
OWL exertions, and winds up with a ire
mendous per0rafion about having loved
her from her cradle He has done moth
ing Of the kind. His love Is q child 81
something under q twelgemQnth'e growth
@nd though ] fear al lovers romance
1earfully, they thoroughly believe II their
pigments al the time Then comes another
sheet Of postscript about can she love
hlmf" be shall know 10 rest eli he gets
her answer. And after II u AL dom
and posted, GFenYilie Rose feels more an
@asy than ever he 4 NOT thinking ~
much Of poor Maudes troubles a. Whaf
will she say % bis declaration 81 lover
lie raeke his brain for every trace Of
favor she has shown him al the past
year. Sweet and cousinly abe las been
eFer, ppf 40 sign ~ love can he TeaalI I
foo that 4 have been e be mutlers. II
lave been o. careful not 10 give her =
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-09-18

Apple crop in the United States
and Canada for 1909 estimated at
100000 barrels, an increase OF
100000 barrels over 1908.
Production east of the Mississippi
river heavier than in 1908; west OF
the Mississippi river lighter than in
1908.
Quality east of the Mississippi
river inferior to 1908; west of the
Mississippi river superior to 1908.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-09-18

OF OF him. so long as the rurfherance oil
the object he had in view was attained
Inat his son should marry Maude Deni-
son was the goal he now aimed at and
mat that was to be brought about, he
stlli thought far from improbable To
that end he conceived. even while press
ing him Tor money. it was quite necessary
70 keep on easy terms with the squire.
None knew berter than he how bitter il
Is Tor proud man to take his words
Dack. and II what he now played for was
10 De achieved, that was a necessity. The
task must be made as easy as possible
the uapalatable draught sugared as far
as might ne
lle-he.. he answered you will
nave your joke. Mr. Denison Its a
mighty pity you couldn't make up your
inihd 70 concentrate the property once
more ieS pardon. Squire he continued
depreeariEg Den sons angry gesture ::
don't fear my alluding 10 it again. Ii
vas presumption on my part. / know. and
Il l said anything TO vex you, I'm sure
m heartily sorry. You'll forgive an old
man, who. not having been brought up
with your views. saw nothing but the con
centratlon Of an estate. Yes | know |
was all in the wrong: il isn't likely Miss
Maude could be brought to think of such
thing I'm sure | hope the calling-in
Of the mortgage is no Inconvenience you
can easily raise il elsewhere. But Sans
got SO deep in the racing now, that we
must get that sum together before the
Two Thousand 1 wish he wasn't: bur
lac 5 clever, Sam is-cleyer in his way
TOO great gentleman for me. No Of
Tense sir. hope; bur I'm a plain man
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-09-18
HIGHEST STATION IN AMERICA

Scientists 70 Take Observations at a
Height Of $4,000 Feet.
Scientists soon viii have AZ their dis
posal TIE highest meteorological and as
Economical observatory on tho western
continent II is PA the Top of Mt Whit
neY eal., over 1900 feet above sea
Level, Realizing tAe value for effective
Astronomical and meteorological work
q az observatory far above the clouds.
PIE Smithsonian institution decided NJ
paild suitable one % Mf. Whitney.
AZ Aas been difficult 10 construct tho
slAail tAfeefoom stone structure. AZ II
was necessary % take an the material
io tAe great height % pack mules over
narrow rocky trails.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-09-18
CHAPTER XII

O1AGIEh XII.
Harold Denison touched his hat haught-
ny, and rode home; but the old usurer's
artiui speech still simmered in his brain.
Why should it not be? 1t would cut the
tangled knot of his difficulties He had
made inquiries. Young Pearman had
been brought up a gentleman, and visited
IN several good houses in the county. He
naturally a little exaggerated this to him
sell, 10 justify the course he intended to
pursue nay. Tor the matter of that. had
been pursuing for some days. His wife
mad told him that she had laid the Pear
man proposition before Maude, and that
the young lady had declined, with thanks
since which intelligence he had bulIied
Mrs. Denison, and snubbed or treated his
Daughter with cold Indifference The heads
OF the family can make contumacious
children conscious Of their high dispIeas-
ure without any unseemly rating-indeed
lnat may De looked upon as mere mild and
salutary punishment compared to the 9th
er-that other which. to speak metaphor
leally, consists ia being condemned to the
domestic Ice house. II is hard to describe
sfAl there will be few Of my readers
VINO, y they have had fhe good fortune
not % experience il. but must have seen
some culprit enduring that slow punish
iAenf ineted oar more often. perhaps. vs.
daughters than sons. But don't W. al
know a the chilling rejoinder thar meets
any attempt al geniality-the austere
LOOK that seems ~ say II ~ heresy thai
ne should presume 10 forget the measure
n onr Offending tie moral thong always
awaiting us should We show any signs 81
feiapsing into eheerfulnessg Bah those
taE4r u
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-09-18

1reh should care about me in this way =
she murmured: and do / love him.
don't know. He's nicer, and better. ane
eleTerer than anyone | ever met. VII.
didn't he tell me this when he was hers
LAST | think Id rather have heard Il
from himself. An. but doesn't be tel
me why not9" and the girl once more
took up the letter and read
All this my darling. has been on my
lips for months. but how could / fell
yous-how could / seek your love who
mad not even a home 10 Offer What the
struggle has been to see you SO often. and
yet keep down what surged within me. /
only know. When / kissed your cheek
at parting last time ! nearly clasped Won
IN my arms and poured out the secret of
my soul 10 you. ] did not: il seemed
madness-it is perhaps madness now but.
my darling. ! could not lose YOU. When
you tell me that another seeks the prize
l coYet, right or wrong, l must speak.
Maude, you must decide between US Can
you trust me, and waltz"
Once more the letter fell in her Ian.
and the softened grey eyes and slightly
flushed face augured well for Grenville
Roses pooing.
Yes" she muttered. softly. Il think
love him now as he would have me !:
and II ] don't quite yet-for II seems all
50 new to me- know 1 could shortly.
Gren, dear, what am ] TO write to YOU J.
l think It must be Yes"
II was wrong. she thought, to keep
Gren in suspense when be was 50 dread
fuiiy IN love with her: 90 that night
mail bore a timid fiuttering little mote.
me receipt Of which produced a ire
mendous state Of exclamation In thar
young Templar.
But poor Maude. after the first flush
Of ezuitation that enters the breast of
every girl az a welcome declaration Of
love, quickly Awoke to the fact that her
position was not whit improved By II.
she coniided her engagement TO her moth
or, and for the first time il her life
Aaude Deheld Mrs. Denis0n really angry.
m surprised and Disguised with Gren-
vile, said that lady. Its too bad or
him. taking advantage Of a child like r0u
AZ tbls manner i like him. always have
liked him, and. under different circIm-
stances, would have sooner seen YOU his
wife than any mans ] know. But ha
can barely keep himself a. yef. and must
know that bic thinking ~ 4 wife AZ AT
if foolish IL the extreme. and chat think
ing ~ you = simply absurd. Hes behaved
very badly, and ~ you don't promise "
write and Dfeak d Of, you can aay. 81
my desire, shall teli your father an
about a."
7Ob, mother, yop WON'T % that" said
MOT upless you oblise me." said Mrs.
lfeulA9u. ffsFuIE
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-07
News of kanawha.

Special to mes-Republican.
Kanawha, April 7.-Yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. the funeral of Anton
Johnson was held at the home of his
mother, about six miles south of town
Anton was popular young man y
years old, and was taken With an at
tack of pneumonia about ten days ago
Everything was done to save him. blu,
medical aid was of no avail. and he
passed away Saturday afternoon at
about 5 o'clock The services We're con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr. Holm, of ST. Olaf's
church. A large crowd of relatives nnc
friends We're present.
c. c. Barrett, of Mason City, with
Let's Spencer Smith Company, was II
town yesterday for the first time ir
several weeks. Mr. Barrett has beer
confined to his home for some time 81
account of sickness.
C. w. Mason and son Ross are il
Minnesota this week. looking after
some land they have there.
B. P. Benson, our agent. is away thi.
week on a vacation. Mr.. Young. .
C9rwith is taking care of the office
While Mr.. Benson is gone.