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New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
PREACHING TO L0CGERS
Missionary Work in Lumber
Camps of Maine.
DANGERS AND HAROSHIPS
The Rev. G.. H. Bowie, at II, Is
Preparing for His Sixteenth
Winter in the Woods.

The middle Of the coming January the
Rev. G. H. Bowie, seventy-one years old,
will leave his snug farmhouse at Hartand.
near Cortland, Me, laden with a pair of
snowshoes, a heavy travelling bag. a time
worn violin and heavy bearskin overcoat
and VIII plunge boldly into the primeval
forests Of Piscataqus County, where he
will devote the remainder Of the winter to
Universalist missionary work among the
woOdsmen OF the Maine numbering camps.
The Rev Mr.. Bowie was born and brought
up In the town of Durham. He early be-
came interested in theology, and attended
the Lewiston Theological Seminary, which
IS now the Cobb Divinity School After
completing his course Of study at the SEM
mary he went TO Phippsburg. where he
taught in "A district school and conducted
religious services in tht village church at
the same time. But he has taught fifty
different terms Of school since his term Of
service at Phippsburg.
Mr.. Bowie is fully six feet IN height and
remarkably broad shoudered His hair
and beard are as white as snow; his eye
rs keen and bright as when youth. He is
tanned from his life of exposure in the
woods, and his faculties. with the exception
Of slight deafness, are unimpaired
Il have stepped over the threshold Of
the great Maine forests every winter for
the last fifteen years, and when / go into
the woods TO labor and preach among the
loggers | do not see the settlements again
until spring has set in." said Mr. Bowie, i'm
speaking of his career.
81 go on foot, have no salary and depend
upon the generosity Of the woodsmen for
my living while / am i'm their cabins |
have visited hundreds Of camps and deliv-
cred sermons under the low log roofs. one
winter ! preached I'm a camp where profess
sor Of forestry and eight students from
Harvard College We're living.
Il have been lost only once i'm the woods
and that was for few hours. Had it not
been that my lungs were remarkably good
! might not have been found all night and
it was setting in for a long, cold spell. As
it was, however, l cried out Justify, and
just after dark, three men who had heard
my cries came to me and pioted me 10
McCloud's numbering camp, on the shores
of Harrington Lake
at sixty-fve | walked twelve miles i'm
one day with all Of my heavy luggage. l
was bound for Cornelius Murphy's camp at
Telos Lake In order to reach IL I had
TO circle for a distance about the shores
OF Moosehead Lake, across the Telos thor
oughfare, by the way of Round Pond,
through Chamberlain thoroughfare to the
Chamberlain farm.
I'm the logging camps YOU will find col
lege graduates as clerks and bookkeepers.
You Will usually find three grades of men
I'm the camps-cOllege men; others. men Of
sound mind, but uneducated. and lastly, the
rough scuff Of humanity, that have been
herded together I'm the larger cities and
shipped TO the northern woods. The ma
jority Of these latter are the lower grade
of Americans and the foreigners. have
learned TO adapt myself 70 all kinds Of
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17

society, and have never yet had the slight
est difficulty with anybody in the camps.
"Women are frequently to be seen in
camp. In one place where I preached there
were forty men, and lone woman. with a
boy for cookec.' fed those huskies' three
square meals a day for four months.
III things begin to lag a bit in camp
during the long cold evenings I fish out
my beloved violin. and after playing few
chords strike up some tune. The way
those rough men. show their better nature
through their genuine love for music is a
source of much delight for me- All kinds
Of emotions can be seen flickering across
their bearded faces, and ! find that l am
something Of an exalted person in their
estimation Just because | can play little.
"It is very gratifying to me to note the
intensity Of interest displayed in my SER
mons. and my words are discussed Tor
weeks and even months after | have passed
on TO other camps. These men do not FOR
get i'm a hurry. They do not hear lecture
or an address every few days as men do
I'm cities. where lectures are forgotten in
a day owing to the rush of business.
Distinctly little experience | had one
cold winter day while crossing Lobster
stream comes back to me now. The stream
was not more than ten rods across. | was
perched upon a sled drawn by four pow
erful horses The water I'm the stream was
rushing and gurgling hungrily along under
a pontoon bridge Of logs. The driver Of the
sled unconcernedly urged his horses out
upon the bridge which began to sag slowly
until the runners Of the sled were under
water / must confess | felt little nerv-
Gus for our safety and the driver MOTTO
ing nv agitation whipped up his team,
and in a few seconds we were out upon
the close snow packed tote road, and my
peace OF mind was again restored.
practice has made me take notice OF
little oddities, and not infrequenty they
prove valuable TO me during the winter
months | sometimes come across two or
three roads branching off in different di-
rections. and not knowing which one leads
to the camp / desire / have, In the past,
found myself pondering upon which road
to travel. \ spear or two Of hay dropped
from a tote team. a wheel rut or the like,
invariably straightens matters out in my
mind. and 1 reach my destination in short
order.
II am in the best Of health and can walk
many miles without being greatly fatigued.
! do not expect To attempt to go into the
woods again after this year, but the call
Of the wild may induce me TO try again
some time. My meals are eaten regularly
and with relish. 1t has been my custom TO
take a cold bath every morning for the
last twenty years When at home dip in
the early morning in Morrill, Lake, which
is close 10 my house. l sometimes astonish
the woodsmen on mornings when the ther-
mometer registers 10 or 20 below zero by
diving into a mammoth snowdrft for my
morning bath)-Portland CMe.) Evening Ex- |
press and Advertiser.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17

/ be extended oCeanward at the close of the
/ 1912 summer season.
The National Prohibition Convention will
/ he held in Atlantic City In June or July,
| 1912. the exact date to be selected by the
national chairman other cities were bid
/ dcrs for the convention, but the eloquence
| Of Robert Arthur Elwood, pastor and
| founder of the Boardwalk church. swung
| the decision in favor Of this resort.
! The old Windsor Hotel is now all but a
memory, and as soon as the remaining
debris has been carted away ground will
be broken for the new Ritz-Carlton when
will rise In its stead The new concern
hopes 10 have a portion Of the structure IN
/ readiness for the Easter festivities, and the
| entire building in shape when the June rush
sets shorsward.
| The Caledonian Club Of Atlantic City
/ gave its annual concert and dance in odd
/ Fellows Hall on Friday night. the feat
urcs of the occasion being ancient dances
ana songs from Scotland.
Ideal winter golf weather prevailed dur
( ing the last week. and numbers of visitors
varied their enjoyment of the rolling
breakers with an occasional round or two
on the Mortified links. ON Sunday esp'-
cially the throng playing the course was
large The links are readily accessible,
bcine on both lines Of trolleys running out
or Atlantic city. and on the best of auto
mobile roads as well.
Mrs Edward Tamsen and Mrs X. j..
Decker. OF New York, are at the St
Charles.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Freedman, Of New
York are at the Hotel Rudolf.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles +. Freeson, Of Ne"
York are at the Hotel Boutwell,.
Mrs T.. :. Mellor of New York IS at the
Holmhurst
Thomas McGce. Otto w. Heirken. +. 7.
prown and L. : clark, Of New York. are
at Craig Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs G. G. Kennedy. accompanied
ny their daughter, Miss susan oil Ne"
York. arc nj the New Clarion
Mr. and Mrs Andrew Johnson oi Ne"
YORK. arr, at the Hotel Jackson.
N-r and Mrs j. y. Hanover, OF New
Yori. are at the Hotel Morton.
llrs Jargcn f. Kaiser Mrs. j. Well ana
lryss Ie,ui, We'll. of New York, are at the
Hoe, Eudoli.
-. and Ms Morris Eoseylns' ol -"
Yor.. are at Young's Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Keller, of New YORK
are at the Boutwell,.
Mrs. 6. Nocussberger Of New norh' Is
nj the Hotel Jackson.
G.. f.. Horn. j. NJ. Goldstein ana +. -
t1wood. of New York. are at Haddon Han.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malvern Herbert OF Ne"
York. are at the Rudolf.
MIR and Mrs Robert WackenArih' ol
You, York are AT the Hotel Wiltshire.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17

The principal bass &C the Royal Opera in
fT.r.in. where ho has been exceedingly pop
'u,ar. but ne frankly confessed last week to
q Tribune representative who called upon
.f.u. that il was the happiest moment of
.l.s life when he stepped upon the stage oil
the Metropolitan as Hagen in "Gotterdaih-
.J.ergns.'
OF am simply doliehtcd at my reception
wa the way he put 81; 'the more so as /
had come with many misglvinss. had
oaau been told that American singers had
hard row 10 hoe at the Metropolitan, but
.i.stead 7 found everything made as easy
o. uoysihle for me. When 1 arrived found
myself announced for the King in "Lohen-
r,.n." and ] asked NIr. Gatu-CasaZza II ne
could not cast me for another role. Iheie
VS. mo reason that he should do so, yet the
ret day he ;old me that ] could have
laasn. and. in addition. hs gave me a spe-
.CI.f rehearsal
"Tnarc is one subject I'm which am
greatly interested and uron which / shoud
Ill. f1 say "a word 10 amy American singer
who may intend o. study abroad. ] SIN
c..-r and emphatiealy believe mat the
frr place for Americans 10 study is al
hon. We have plenty of good teacheIS
l.r.. teachers tine equal of those IN Europe
o.. there .s no reason why am American
x....-I not obtain his operate training at
home Tho temptations of European NE
e.. tremendous. and s., takes great VIII
-,rrr 20 counteract them. concentration
ir study is absolutely necessary for sue
,,.s.- oue-a. and 10 the American concen-
trs,t5n is dlmcult in Europe ] myself owe
HN#A A
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17

myself have all sung with success. The
truth Of the matter is that the singer VINO
has the voice and the intelligence viii al
ways get ahead. and the reason that there
are so few good German voices Is not be-
cause the German voice is naturally bad
but because II has been badly trained. II
is my belief that climate has little TO do
with voices, as our American singers come
from all parts Of the country 1t is simply
matter Of application and proper train
ing.
What America needs is great con-
servatory to train singers a conservatory
heavily enough endowed to obtain the great
est teachers in the world. If we had such
a conservatory there would be no need of
cur young singers going abroad. 1heh'
again. | am a great believer in opera III
English, and see no reason why il should
not succeed, provided We have good trans
lations of the lbrettos. The trouble with
most Of our translations has feen that the
authors did not consider the placing OF
proper accents. and consequently the IL
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
PUTNAM CRlSWOLD AS WoTAN,
Copyright, AHshkin StudioJ

brcttOs were unsngable. The conservatory
should teach ourssingers 10 sing their own
language as they are taught TO sing Italian,
German or French.
q sincerely hope that some of our rich
men will found an opera house to be de-
voted 10 opera in the vernacular, for with
operas presented so that the public could
understand them our public would soon be-
come musical
Then Mr.. Griswold turned TO the subject
Of his own career:
q am a Californian, from Oakland, and
began singing on the Pacific Coast in con-
cert and oratorio. After a short while at
this went to England, where for the first
time 1 realized that / didn't know how TO
sing. ] at once began to study as should,
first at the Royal College Of Music and
then in Paris l made my debut in Frank
fort. where for some time I was heard in
only one part-the Hermit, In Der Frei-
schutz' 1t was here that Colonel Savage
heard me and engaged me for Gurnemanz
i'm rhe English production Of Parsfal' This
was in one way stroke of luck, but II
cot me later into trouble when Cosima
Wagner asked me to sing at Bayreuth. !
thought IL better TO tell her thal hdu
sung I'm 'Parsifar in America, whereupon
she turned her back upon me and walked
away. Sieefiied Wagner. whom l knew
tried 10 get her to change her decision but
she was inexorable.
"\Vhen ! finished my engagement with
Savage ! went 70 Berlin, where l nave
been practically ever since, singing and
teaching. In Berlin ! studied with Franz
Emerich, who has done more 10 improve
the German mthod of singing than any
one else. He teaches bel canto, and he DID
wonders for me. ! can truthfully say thai
the singing Of Wagerian roles does not tire
me in the least, and | do rot boast when
I say that ! could sing Wotan twice I'm an
afternoon.
For the Metropolitan / am learning the
Wotan In 'Sicgfried.' which / have never
sung. and also hope TO appear before the
season is over as Mephistophees in
Gounod Faust In fact, ] should like
gradually 10 work out Of the German roper
tory, and for hat am now studying hard
both Italian and French. | have sung In
some of Richard Strauss's operas, but do
not Ike them. II seems 10 me that their
subjects are too horrible to be treated on
the stage
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
ATLANTIC CITY
Springlike Weather Brings Big Crowd
to the Boardwalk.

Atlantic CITY Dec. lG-"Ah. distinctly
remember, it was in the bleak December"
would never have been written at all if
Poe had resided IA Atlantic city in a spell
Of such springlkc weather as the resort
has had for the last week. The spring
weather I'm December has had the effect Of
bringing vast multitudes TO the shore.
Announcement has been made that a new
ocean pier VIII Oe erected at the boardwalk
and New Jersey avenue. opposite the Hotel
Rudolf The new structure viii cost 4 Is
stated yG2J,OJ0 and viii extend with the
boardwalk for l75 feet. while 1t will project
oceanward. when completed, 1909 feet Part
OF the structure Of the Earle Block, that
has been the cause Of much litigation be-
cause Of It's being erected on the ocean side
Of the walk will be used to constitute
tridmphal arch 10 the new pier. George II.
Earle jr the recently defeated candidate
for Mayor Of Philadelphia. and Captain
John l.. Young, builder Of Younss Old
ocean Pier and Youns's Million Dollar Pier
viii be the principals behind the new vent
urc. The plans cali for the completion OF
an auditorium by June I, 1872. 10 feet ty
80 feet to seat 1900 people. The pier Will
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
LIKE a LAWYER.

DR.. Cyrus l.. Cutler, the we'll known
Springfield surgeon, is a member OF the
Colonial club, an institution that fines it's
members for talking shop.
Or. Cutler, getting out Of his motor car,
entered the Colonial Club the other day
for luncheon. and, advancing into the res
taurant, said to a lawyer as he took off his
goggles.
wei. old man, how are you?"
The lawyer got DR.. Cutler fined then and
there for talking shop.
The next day. when he arrived at the
club again for luncheon. the surgeon, an
gered at what had happened. cut the law
YER The latter then had him fined once
more.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
HAND EMB'D UNDERWEAR
DAINTY GOWNS
DELIGHT THE YOUNG GIRL.

New Spring Lingerie Dresses
dainty beauties-e 10 IA yrs
Lovely Gowns Of Chiffon Net &c
white and evening shades
Il TO IS yrs..................9.9 TO %. %
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
AN AMERICAN SINGER
Putnam GriSWOId, New BaSSo,
at the Metropolitan.
THREE YEARS IN BERLIN
Was Popular at the Royal Opera,
but Thinks Our Singers Should
Be Trained Here.

Putnam Griswo'd, the new basso OF the
Metropolitan opera Company, is an Ameri-
can. a fact perhaps to be suspected from
his name, but, best OF ALL he is an Ameri-
can who is proud OF his nationality. Mr..
criswold has for the last three years been
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
IDEAL GIFT SUGGESTIONS IN
q WOMEN'S WAISTS.
FOURTEENTH STREET, West of Fifth Avenue


White Tawn-Yoke. panel and side
frill-Vorth 81 40 Observation-Disclosures. O2
Lingerie Tawns-danty vokes OF fine
lace and emb'y-worth 81 s26a..............f 90
Finer 20 s13.9s.
White Noes variety OF handsome lace
trlm'd modes-worth 50 60 9...............f %
Finer to si69s.
Tailored Linen and Madras. as................f [ 9S
Others .9s 10 t6.9S
Fine Chiffon Wasts-newest shades
Finer Chlfons 10 sl5.os.
Plain. Fancy and Tucked Nets
ace trlm-value s5.DS. DS....................4 0S
Other Net Waists lbs TO ss.es.
Handsome Waists OF Plain or
Striped Messanes .......................2 9S
Others. 81 9S TO ST.9s
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
THE PERFECT GIRL.

She is the finest specimen of the topo-
graphical girl I ever saw o,
Typographical girl? What klnd IS that
she has n level head and an undulating
figure "-IIDpinCOttS.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
prp17N THE MUSICAL CENTRE.

.rr REGARD To- Europe. ] consider ber"h
IL musical centre OF the world. IL ls 10"
fsr ahead Of either Paris or vienna IoI
both instrumental and vocal teacmns' 10
not bv this think that ] am praisng ne
German method. of vocal teachine' for 'he
Italian is OF course. supreme. but the best
teachers ia Berlin use the Italian method.
The German method of singing has kIIied
thousands oc voices and for this the W"s-
Ter.an operas have been blamed. Yet there
SIS r1 reason why Wagner cannot he sung
lEralv h singers trained In bel cahl"'
Take jean de Koszke or our own OhVe
Jramstad Wagner did not harm ther
voices because they used them as they
should De used. The Bayrcuth traditions
are excellent provided the singer is hTat
grounded iu bel canto.
"In Germany. contrary 20 general inn
preston. operate acting IS on higher
plane than in any other country-higher
even than in France There is FAR less of
the exaggoration that exists ON the French
stage. and the singers penetrate deeper Inlo
ihe characters they impersonate and 'n-
form them with q finer imaginative power
And here ] wish % set al rest another i'm
preston that has gone abroad. American
singers are not unpopular in Germany.
They are, fro reality. far otherwise, and The
opera houses in the various German cities
ure filed with American artists. il is only
in Berlin that this prejudice exists, and
Berlin IS a city apart
Berlin OF to-day has become much Ike
Paris in setting mp its own traditiont and
standards and holding jealousy by them.
&c o. I..
rest of Germany and there IS much pro-
Nncialiiy and narr0Wnoss in us outlook.
Inc path of the American artists Of the
Royal Opera there would be "a hard one i'm
ueed n it were not for thc stanch support
ol The kaiscr who is a wonderful man ana
great admIrcr of America and things
american. Yet here in Berlin Miss Farrar.
Ar' aud Mrs MacLelnon. Miss Rose and
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
FINE TABLE LINENS.

TOWELS AND BED LINENS,
Being Among Housekeepers' Delights
WHAT BETTER GIFTS2
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-01
Reported That Stone and Webster
VIII Occupy Large Hublnser
Building on Third
Street.
COMPANY L ALSO IN
Military Company VIII be Given a
Lease on Second and Third
FIoors-AlI Hinges on
Franchise.

In case the Stone and Webster
franchises are voted June 18th it is
reported that the Hubinger building
at the corner of Third and Main
streets will be used as headquarters
for the electric company. The tenant
who has been occupying the building
has removed and the place is now va
cant. The present office quarters of
the Keokuk Electric Co., are at 81
Main street. Manager Ayres was IL
Peoria today and the report could not
be verified. However, it is believed to
be correct. 1t would be in line with
the policy of Stone and Webster ca
to make all of their arrangements Of
a first-class character They will give
to Keokuk an up-to-date service and
perfect their plans in keeping with
the certain growth of the city. The
Hubinger building is conveniently 10
Gated and is fine property.
Home for Armory.
| In connection with the report thai
Stone & Webster will occupy the
/
pany l.. of the Fifty-fourth Iowa regi
ment, which has been looking for {
home since it's organization here, viii
be given lease on the second ant
third floors. Captain Frank LeBrol
has been working on plans for som,
time, and it is reasonably certain tina
the building will become quarters TO
the company If Stone & Webster sc
cure it.
r. 1t is proposed by the company t
use the third floor for the armor
drill hall, which would be fitted UP i
such a manner that it would provid
an excellent ball room. The secon
floor would be given over to officer
quarters. an indoor shooting gal.er!
games rooms, library, kitchen, etc.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-01
SURELY PROVED
HE WAS ENAMORED
Cuban Bought 100000 String Of
Pearls When Actress AskeI
for Them

PARIS, June 1-One hundred
thousand dollars is the price which
Senior Unzue, a wealthy Cuban, has
with Gaby Deslys, for the love of
whom King Manuel of Portugal gave
up his throne.
The Cuban saw the petite little
actress cavorting on the stage of the
Theatre des Capucines. He asked
permission to press suit for her hand.
IF you care for me- said Cab,
you will buy me that rope of pearls
at La Cloche.'
The Cuban reached the iewelry
shop in Rue de la Paix as fast as his
automobile could carry him. The
string of pearls represented the ex-
pert collection of many years and
was offered at 100000
Unzue gave a draft for 100000 for
( the jewels and hurried back to Gaby.
My king could not afford to pay
that" said the actress, languidly, as
\ she accepted the rich gift,
Then, chaperoned by her sister,
| the beauty consented 10 sup Win tne
Cuban at Maxim's. Occasionally she
will also consent to see him, but not
often.
Gaby wears the pearls in the day
| time The rope reaches from head to
toes, total length of ten feet and
with her svelte figure and Pomeranian
dog she is the cynosure of all eyes
when she appears on the boulevard
No such present has been presented
to a reigning beauty since Cardinal de
Rohan gave the historical necklace to
Marie Antoinette.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-01
Mrs. Anna E. covineton After an Ex-
. tended illness, Passed Away at
Her Home 71e Full
ton, Today.
BORN AT CINCINNATI
Had Been Resident Of This City for
IS Years, Coming From Fl.
Madison to Make Her
Home Here.

Mrs. Anna E. Covington, who has
been a resident Of keokuk for more
than twenty-five years, passed away
at 11:45 this morning at her residence,
719 Fulton street, after an illness ex-
tending from last November.
Six weeks ago, the daughter, Mrs.
Laura E. Covington, who had been
abroad. was called home to attend the
bedside of her mother, and the elderly
Mrs. Covington had been confined for
the past six weeks to her home from
a complication of ailments, incidental
to old age.
Anna E. Fox, daughter of Judge Fox,
one of the prominent attorneys OF
Cincinnati, was born in the Ohio city
August Is, 1887. She was married to
Eli Covington, now deceased, and had
resided at Muscatine. later moving to
Fort Madison and from there to Keo-
kuk more than twenty years ago,
Mrs. Covington was woman OF IT.
reproachable Christian character, a
model mother and friend in whom
many delighted because of her quiet
nature. She was member of the
First Baptist church and faithful at
tendant at that house of Worship.
Those who survive to mourn the
death of this good woman are the
children: gorge D. Covington, of
Pulaski, Ia. Mrs. T. H. Pond and Mrs
Laura f. Covington of Keolsuk, Louis
X. OF Spokane, Wash, and Walter f..
of Cleveland. o.
Arrangements for the funeral will
| be announced later.