The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
Hiuher critlcism or a Eulosy Of
Promoter Of the Sweetest
Sounds Who Improves
With Age.
VERSATILE AND GRAND
SINGER Won His Fame a Third Of a
Century Ago and He
still Retains


cannot be questioned. A third OF
century it has had as the center of
this love for music a genius in har-
mony as sincerity acknowledged as
paderewski is famed for his science
n manipulating the keys of piano
This Keokuk genius has voice TO
soften rocks, and bend the knotted
maxi Some people not versed In vo-
cal music lore may be surprised to
know that before Paderewsk wore
pants the great Keokuk master OF
harmony OF sweet sounds was sitting
peacefully on the jutty crags of glory
enjoying the honors he had already
won. Over a third of a century ago
he had already secured never-dying
fame and had buckled to his belt a
murmuring, soothing trophy of his
prowess in the flowery field of song.
There is no need of mentioning
the man-aIl will recognize the
name everybody will whisper 1t con
tinually and approvingly while read
Ing this story, born of circum.
stance. which occurred one day of the
past week A trio of men accidental
" came together on Main street and
halted, Daniel F. Miller, there is
musical magic in the very name:
Fred u. Gosewisch, vocal rival of
Mr.. Miller, and another "nameless
here forevermore." Mr.. Miller re-
marked.
7 was just thinking today of GER
tain newspaper man. This Is my son
Dams birthday anniversary. He is
thirty-three years old today. On the
day he was born was down town
with some friends receiving congratu-
latiens and this newspaper man, in
announcing the birth that afternoon
said that / had graciously sung a few
numbers for my friends, and that
my voice was as sweet and tender
ms the rasping of a file
That was about third of a cen
fury ago and the same high compli-
ment could be paid to his singing
Today. Mr.. Millers voice is in a high
state OF preservation. He retains all
the vocal powers that he did in "auld
lang syne.' when he was celebrating
a the birth Of his first born. And such
voice. Wonderful. One leading
charm of his singing is what is call
ed his aggravating staccato notes, a
phrase specially invented to describe
some wonderful MARBLES known only
10 Mr. Miller and never presumed to
he attempted by any other singer, ex
cept Fred H. Goscwisch who says that
his and Mr. Miller's voice are SO In
harmony that in the sympathetic
blending they pour out in an estate
note of oneness like stream of un
adulterated maple syrup from al
earthen jug.
Some music may have charms te
soothe the savage breast" but the
charms of Mr.. Miller's voice will stoI
a kentucky mule from kicking. One
musical critic says of the bare hum
ming of Turkey in the Straw tina
his voice is
As sweet and musical,
AS bright as Apollo's lutte, strun'
with hair"
He is absolutely capable OF
"Untwisting all the chains that ti'
The hidden soul of harmony"
1t has been said that the wailinl
refrain of the "Old Folks at Home
as sung by Nine. Christine Nilsson
will never be forgotten by those VIII
heard her sing it. Mr.. Miller is mar
velously versatile in music. He is
much master Of the classics as i
folk song. douglas, Douglas, Tende
and True is no more gracefully II
terpreted than is Missouri's prospet
tive state song, "They Got a-Qui
kiclin' my Dawg Aroun." The Ell
thusiastic advocates in Missouri Q
adopting this dawg song as the son
Of the state are seriously considerin
proposition of engaging Mr.. Mile
to make tour of that state in gran
concert and making the dawg song th
principal program number OF the reel
al, feeling assured that it will Great
such patriotic and musical Juror