Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-03

heart. He urged his hearers to laugh
when they feel like II, laugh when they
don't feel like 1t, and laugh till they do
feel like it.
The PROGRAM Or THE SECOND DAY
The Weatherwax Bros. Quartette
Furnished the music for the second day
and nothing more entertaining was
given during the ChautauQuA. A .
Quartette It 10 doubtful II there IL any
better on the American platform.
Besides singing remarkably WE'LL, their
trumpet work, IL done equally well:
then when two Of them took Q turn at
speaking pieces they took their
audience by storm. When Brother
Bill" e. the others aHectiOnAtely call him
appears In his Essay on Grass he
takes the cake" and the bakeshOp
thrown In for applause. There was
another thing that added very much to
the interest and strength Of theiP pro-
gram. That was the pleasing, emerge
tic and enthuaiastic manner in which
the announcements were made by the
member In charge Of that work. He
kept things moving from start 70 flniah.
Before closing he stated that they are
full brothers and I'll married except
three. Their home IL at Charles
City, Iowa
In the afternoon Miss Belle Koarney
occupied the platform speaking upon
The Old Days In Dixie. Miss Kear-
ney was born In Mississippi where her
father was q stakeholder. and an officer
in the Confederate army. She possesses
Q strong voice and an easy delivery.
She discussed her subject in an easy
straight- forward manner hut In no way
offensive to the most sensitive people q
this 0ectiOn. MiaS Ke0Eney described
'llioeT lo1aay rlrIA .ne - AHsnolHs
tAe caro- ard khor e the nniIttEa a
the plantation; the sayings and doiKrs
Of the cOlOrod folhB and their condition
today. She strongly impreaned the fact
upon her audience that the negTOeS
were brought to this country against
their will, were recognised by
the Constitution and are now
American citizens and entitled to the
same rights under the law a. the white
people. She also urged us to not forest
that though they were savaRes when
brought to this country and sold into
slavery, they developed into Q civilized
state In that condition. Had they been
left In Africa they wOu6 still be savageS.
But here they ere Civilized and rapidly
becoming an educated ard christian
lied race already numbering eight
millions, having doubled in number
since the Close Of the war. Her lecture
was entertaining and well received.
In the evening the monologue entitled
The Sign OF The CTons'' WaS given by
T.,-..I M-.--s- O1TN~--nnl rS7TNc-...fl
Il an actor, and presented the drama in
Q most artistic manner. The plot Wao
laid at Rome In the days Of Nero and
depicted quite effectively the peISecu-
lions Of the Christians who had the
courage TO forfeit their lives rather than
recant their profession. Tho speaker
not only related the incidents but i'm
personated eighteen different character
and portrayed the scenes In . Nfe-hke
manner. While this was 0ne Of the
strongest thingS on the program and
the most difficult to present, 1t was NOT
popular number because IL = beyond
the easy comprehension Of most Of the
people. r'.
THE PROGRAM or TIE THIRD DAY
ThemuniCon Wednesday was Furnished
by the Clarke Bowers Concert Company,
which II composed Of Mr.. Clarke thl
baritone singer, MiGs BOWOES the violin.
iSt, and MisS Houser the pianist. Each
one Is fully able to carry the part e.
signed. Mr.. Clarke u . hno aingor, hnt
lacks the spirit and enthusiasm OIontiAI
TO capture and sway . largo audience.
Min Bowers d an aEtractivO young lady
who handles the violin In IN enGfRstiC
and masterly way and abe carried Cd
the honoEB q the day.
In the afternoon Rev. ]. n. Freodlinc
introduced the great Bishop McIntyrS
o4 the Methodfnt EpiSOOpal ChufCh
whose residence b In s. Paul. BEFORE
ago be had been hlNnR tie psWD g well
g tie palpita Of the leeding chnEche'
In Chicago. Denver and Las AnsslOs
For twenty years or more he hes beeE
| giving this lecture On "ButtOAod UI
People" which refers 10 thoee WIZ
keep their hearts and love and word
buttoned up until Il y too late. 81,
contends there D plenty q love but Il
too many cassS . lack q e1preiou
The BishOp = 9 word painter q wonder
ful power. Hi9 dssCf1ption q the Chi
cag0 Are which he Witneed forty year
ESQ the coming October, held Iii "a
dienCe Spall-b bound, and Of itsaf Wa
well worth the price q . 0sason ticket
This lecture Of the venerable BiahOy
WaS ono Of the most helpeul and enter
tanning In the course. We AEo az til,
opinion that few men and women Iof
there without resolving In thar mind
| 20 pFoAt BY his fatherly advice.
i On Wednesday evening the hte0Avlnl
service alOng our COASTS W0S presented
By Hon. Arthur K. Peck who did /
lahly and well. While his presentatiO,
IEWaS a. interest tbs audi0AOO Win LON
IGemOmber The excellont pictures OftS
1 10 ard his lecture a1O fOrgotton. Il
tho1o who live Inland and have novo
.IOon onything WcgO n 3 nAdtlo Waa
Ethan kEol1 On ~ Bona. thelo ~