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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-01

| sell this piece of land consisting OF
about thirty-three acres for park pur-
poses he would take the money and
build stree. railway. After consid-
erlng the matter and going over it
carefully with him and then taking
my fathers opinion on the matter,
went to work aided by others in the
council. The late George d. Rand
was mayor. He, was one of natures
| noblemen. We had in the council at
that time T. r. Baldwin, J. NJ. sBisbee,
j. F. Daugherty William F. Wappich.
i d. G. Lowry, Lee ID. Springer, VIM.
! Fulton. D. w. Swartz, John Nagel,
! VIM. G. Davis David Santo and j. H.
| Jacobs
| go. James Fl. Anderson to present
communication to-the council con-
corning the purchase of the land for
/ park purposes, etc.
/ At this meeting July 16, 1883, I Of
fered this resolution
That a committee of four be APP
pointed by his honor the mayor, of
! NliSii DS 5CUdil ludH W confer
with James H. Anderson, with the
/ view of the speedy purchase of his
/ park and all matter thereto per- ain,
| ing including the building of a street
railway, etc. and report at the nex4
regular meeting of he council
The committee was appointed and
the land purchased and the price paid
being the sum of s6,6000o (the pre-
| liminaries having all been arranged)
i AS soon as Mr.. Anderson had the
money he at once commenced work
on his horse street car line and before
cold weather he had The street car
/ line in operation.
Messrs. Rand. Bisbee, Lowry
(! Springer, Fulton. Swartz, Davis and
4 Santo have died. The remaining 9th
ers are here to enjoy the park for a
while longer.
Hon. T. II. baldwin In some way
/ heard about Conrad Himbeck as q
Landscape engineer, he was a resident
of ST. Louis. | was appointed, at my
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i keokuk,s Thanksgiving.

ITO the Editor of The Gate City:
Keokuk can be thankful for the
prosperity 1t has enjoyed during the
kpast year. That its population has in
{creased greatly, its bank deposits are
$50 heavy. That its post office receipts
fare large.
More than S1,O0o,0OO.0O worth of
improvements of all kinds during
&lsl2. such as hotels, theatres, houses,
Estores, public improvements, etc.
/ More cement side walks have been
put down than in five years past
1 Moro residences have been built
THAN in five years past. More than
Fifty thousand excursionists visited
keokuk during the past summer to
ksee the great water power
More great American and Europe
engineers have visited here than In
1.-THE history of the city.
! Let US be thankful that this has
kbeen a year of prosperity for every
working man and woman in Keokuk,
*and the merchants have done the best
business since war times
] The city has been free from plaques
Eand pestilence and contagious dis
Eeases and the general health of the
{pity has been good.
The chief of The fire department is
% be congratulated upon the success
ful manner he had handled the de-
partment and fires in the city. The
&only bad fire he had was the Masonic
mall when the thermometer was u
below zero on January 18th. Had he
IRE hydrants not been frozen solid
mat fire would not have gotten away
From him. But as there will be a mag
Aicent seven story fire proof hotel
erected all is forgiven. Souvenir pos
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-01
lies Cureo at Home By
New Absorption Method

II you suffer from bleeding, itching.
blind or protr ding Piles, send me
your address, and will tell you how
to cure yourself at home by the new
absorption treatment; and will also
send some of this home treatment free
for trial. with references from your
own locality II requested. Immediate
relief and perSNrnent cure assured.
Send no morS hut tell others OF this
offer Write today to Mrs NJ su;n
mers, Box P. Notre Dame, Ind.-Ad-
yertisement.
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=613-615 MAIN STREET
Chifforobes

We are showing many new
patterns. Nothing as nice and
practical for father, brother
or. son.
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DOCTORS ENDORSE
Newbro's EBerpici

When doctor en5orsea preparation it means
l.ore than an ordinary testimonial. His opinion
> always that OF the professional man devoted to
.ae welfare Of the people.
Rev. ]. ]. Boyd. Covingtnn, Tenn says. Il feel
It my duty TO write this for the benefit of those
liforing from, dandruR. In the average case a
CIV applications of Nsw5ro's Hcrpieide will re-
ioye all dandruT 1t Is advisable to continue its
iae for several week..
The wo-1s Of J. ., ,fhoinpsoz. ID D. No. 2 Bar
yelgh Place. Cor. Hollis St, Bostor, Mass, arc
n;t less enthuaiaatic: can only speak in praise
Of Eewsro's tieFpicise. 1t is all that 10 claimed
and perhaps more. Herpicide not only cleanser
the scalp but rightens the hair gives it life and
makes it soft.
Ncwbro's Herpiciae Is the original remedy to
kill the dandruffsaarrn and stop Ealing hair. Tho
terrible itching which goas with dandruf is
nllayed almost at once.
We positively guarantee the one dollar size
bottle.
J. r. kiEDAlscH g. SON,
Special Agent.
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON
SERVICES POPULAR
Rev, John C. Sage VIII Continue Ser
rles Of Addresses Upon "areat
Lessons From Great Hymns"

The Sunday afternoon services at
ST Johns church are proving very
popular with a number OF people who
are not regular members of that con
gregation. The service of even
song, at 43O o'clock is short, bright
and cheerful and is followed by a
short recital of sacred music. The
Rev. John G, Sage is delivering ser.
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les of ten-minute addresses on Great
Lessons from Great Hymns" Service
leaflets are furnished and cordial
welcome is extended to the people of
all religious bodies to attend this ser.
vice.
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own expense. to visit parks and cities
and visited st. Paul, Minneapolis;
Chicago and st. Louis, and there en-
ployed Mr. Eimbeck and brought him
to keokuk The work done in the
park speaks for itself and will endure
forever. Mr.. Eimbeck was great
engineer. He had the "wanderlust"
the world before coming to Keokuk,
and since leaving has been to Europe,
South America, Mexico and South Sea
Islands, in fact in every part of the
gciyilized and uncivilized world His
love was the building of railroads and
solving difficult engineering prob,
lens.
Hon. James I'll. Anderson did the
right thing when he sold that large
piece of land about thirty-three acres
for $6,600.00 and agreed to add it to
other money and build a street rail-
way.
Mr.. Eimbeck for while had Off.
ces over Miller's shoe store and later
in a one story building on Fifth and
Blondeau streets where the Y. NJ. c..
a. building now stands. These quar-
tiers were known as stag flats" and
many enjoyable evenings were spent
i there. w. F. w.
"church Awakening"-A Correction
of The Gate city's Figures.
To the Editor of The Gate city.
The editorial OF Tuesday evening
on Church Awakening" was interest
| ing. and its conclusions sane and
sound But it was in error as to the
/ comparative growth of the population
of the country and membership OF tho
cnVrch. In the ten years, 1900.1916,
| the increase of population was 81
per cent. The growth Of church mem
bership was also 2 per cent, instead
| of ~ per cent, as stated in the cdr
4 torial. So that the church is keeping
1 even pace With the country in growth.
! Perhaps this is nothing TO boast of,
! but 1t is better than such lament
able falling behind as The Gate City's
| figures would indicate.
! Some further figures taken from
4 the charts prepared by the home
missions connnil' of the leading pro-
/ testan. churches for use in connec-
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a hoodoo.

Omaha Bee; Most extra sessions OF
congress have made the president
who called them wish he had not.
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RGkusMI MAJ Daily POPULAR PRICES
HELD BY THE ENEMY

brought into prominence the singular
mixture OF contcnding qGaiIties-Antony' 5
bravery. recklessness and prodigailty. A.
the play proceeded and his final ruin drew
on Antony was alternately valiant and Do
jccted. looking upon his high rank and
qualities. his imperial generosity. his great
personal courag" and HIS gorgeous career.
Mr. Bcu-on's performance exhibited a rare
'orcc and vitality. and form % intensity
and intellectual kccuucss which was strik-
ing Enotarhus could scarcely hav" been
placed IN more capable hands than those ot
Mr. Randle Ayrt0n ~ brought out TIE
rich aYulights ~ the character Mr. John
Howell vas successful as Octavius Cesar
and emphasized not unduly tho contrast
between him and Antony one IS heroic
bat sc'Ashly luxurious. the other cool. prg-
dent and ayaricious. Mr. Murray Caring
ton and Mr. Monst Johnston gave sym
metrical representations OF SeNtus Pom
Jcius and Monas. and Miss Ethel McDowall
was excellent as CHAIRMAN
Yesterday Wednesday, afternoon Henry
v was given, with Mr.. Benson In the title
part
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SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHDAY
How 1t Was Celebrated at STRAIT
fOrd-On.AvOn.

inns festival could not have opened more
ausplclously in the matter of weather at
Suauord-on-Avon. The sun shone brill
ian'ly and the heat was that Of June
This year the streets have not hos, CO
gayly dressed with bunting and appronri-
ate heraldry as usual. Seeminqlv this
display met with disfavor in certain quar-
ters, and responsible committee decided
upon modified scheme. They aimed
at the simple and dignifed and have
achieved 1t. Decorations are principally
conspicuous by their absence. The rail
way company put up some bunting in the
station avenue, but the committee has
confined its attention to Bridge street. the
street OF all nations, whore, as usual. there
Is an imposing array Of flagpoles taste
fully embellshed with evergreen wreaths
given by various schools throughout the
kingdom Some of the, tradesmen. too.
have put out Union Jacks but the custom
airy note of gayety Is rather lacking VS.
itors are less numerous than usual
UNFURLING THE FLAGS.
The unfurling Of the flags was on Tues
day elevated into ceremonial which
attracted many hundreds of people 20 the
lower part Of the town Boy Scouts
mounted guard, and notabilities. reprcson-
tativcs Of many Continental nations. of
North and South America. Australia and
New Zealand waited patiently the call
Of the Warwlckshire Royal Horse Artn-
lcry huglers ere they loosed their flags
to the light hreezes from the west At
the same moment the band struck UP the
national anthem. the crowd Joining in
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A TEMPORARY ENGAGEMENT.

Trxle Friganza. just before the celebra'
ton of her wedding. said TO the woman
mage" editor of a Philadelphia newspaper
Now that the summer is approaching
why don't you begin campaign against
summer ethics-against the firtations car
ried on at seashore and mountain camp by
summer girls and college boys and by
older people as well?''
The Young actress smiled and added:
Summer ethics were aptly illustrated by
a conversation that was once overP.'rd or
a moonlit beach.
Dearest murmured m~le voice
when shall We get married.
"'Oh. Jack female voice returned
why do YOU insist on taking our engage
ment so seriouslyT"
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FESTIVAL LUNCHEON.

At the conclusion Of the flower laying
ceremony the festival luncheon was held at
the Town Hall, the Mayor councillor Bal
lance presiding over a large and repre-
sentative attendance. His worship ex-
pressed his deep regret at the absence Of
the German Ambassador.
In welcoming his guests the Mayor said
they did not look upon them by any means
as strangers, but regarded them rather as
friends who Joined with the Shakespeare
club in a tribute OF admiration 10 great
hectic genius gathering such as that
must be the means Of strengthening the
friendships that already existed between
ether nations and our own country and
,bov felt that that day they were forging
another link in the golden chain of good
will that bound nations and peoples to-
gether.
In reply. the Swiss Minister on. Castor
Csrlin) expressed the appreciation Oh MS
country OF the great genius or Snake
speare.
Captain r. NJ. Collins, representing the
,,...,aIto, commonwealth, said that al
though they lived so far away they had an
almost greater average OF Shakcspeariah
eocieties and students than any other part
of the empire. ,,,...,
Sir newton Moore, speaking for western
Australia, said that he as ha'i'e ooI"
Australian realized that Shakespeare IN ms
ufot,r,e foresaw how great an Imperial
,n,uro ,bero was ahead for the empire
They were proud indeed of the progress
A,,s,ra,,a uas making. She was setting an
example that might well be followed in re
gard 10 compulsory service and they az
states realized how essertiai 1t "aa io'
them 70 have a uniform system Of defence
The Portuguese Minister on Teixira
Gomez, snbmIttcd "The immortal Memory
G Of sSate sup in french, Statesmen,
formation Of society. He, with C. Goethe the
Corneille and Cervantes' broke ,ne oal,
riers OF the nations and coVeie~ ,nu..',oaa
with pure glory. In luxury OF language
aouaGanI Shakespeare ak was unapPrOachabe
aa,,naator of character he would be
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PROCESSION TO HOLY TRINITY.

Immediately after the unfurnE Of the
flags the crowds-much larger than last
voar-dis0orscd from Bridge street to mar
shall before the poets birthplace for the
most beautiful Of al the incidents asso-
ciatcd with the festival For the first time
for many years the birthplace was without
its decorations az wreaths from the trustees
Of the Goethe and Victor Hugo birthplaces.
l. has been one Of the pleasantest Of the
amenities Of the birthday. this receipt Of
compliments from those who conserve the
memory Of other worlds geniuses. recip-
rocatcd by the Shakespeare Birthplace
Trustees on similar anniversaries abroad.
With regard TO the Victor Hugo memorial,
however, the practice is 10 be abandoned.
As u the Goethe wreath IT is suspected
that the railway companies have been
dnstcry in delivery. The procession which
formed up in Henley street was OF much
more imposing dimensions than a year ago
There were fewer pilgrims from over the
seas, and American societies sent no flower
laden embassies: but the children were
many more, which is as II should be- for
tho decoration Ct tho tomb Is child's
pretty idea II came first 20 the school
boys. and on Tuesday tie Rrown-ups, who
have taken 50 large a part Of the pageant
unto themselves, marked their indebtedness
by A halt at the schools. that the boys
might take their places as the vanguard.
The only qualification for a place I'm the
procession is the possession Of flowers, and
IN Apr!l every child may hav" them. Hun
dreds Of children brought posies from the
meadows -Shakcspoare's flowers iu moro
senses than one. From the radiant streets
the procession passed into the shade cf the
avenue Of lines which leads W TO the
church. and so slowly into the Collegiate
Church OF the Holy Trinity.
After Canon Melville had delivered q
eulogy Of the poet, with commentator 10
the present generation Of his ideals Of
manlness and womanliness, The flower
laden pilgrims pressed forward TO the
chancel, where the clergy took from them
their posies and laid them upon the tomb.
The members Of the Stratford Shakespeare
CLUB appended to their beautiful wreath
tie following verse prehXed by Ben Jonson
20 the First Folio, 1923:
Shine forth. thou Stare 0; Poets. and with
or innuence chids or cheere the dropping
stage.
Ike night,
And despairos day but for thy Volumes light
Tire Royal Society Of St. George sent a
wreath Of red and white roses. and 70 that
Of the trustees Of the Birthplace the fol-
lowing lines were attached:
His days arc done that made the dainty plays
Which made the globe Of heaven and earth
For though on '" his line OF life went soon about
The Ufc get Of his lines shall never out
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STAGE NOTES.

Titus ind die Judin." drama In three
acts by young Berlin playwright. Hans
Kyser. was produced at the Hoftheater II
Stuttgart, on April l3 The story OF Judith
forms the nucleus OF the drama. which IS
fun OF ReInhardtesque sombreness The
language has a soft. euphonlc Biblical
sound. Titus. who Is besleging Jerusalem
desires 10 possess tho widow OF a Judsear
warrior and offers her the alternative
either TO be his or Jerusalem will be burnt
TO the ground. At last her chastity pre-
walls. but the people. not believing, stone
her The two principal characters were
brilliantly impersonated by Hcrren Asian
and Jean Remolt, and the author received
an ovation.
The Siren" IL TO be produced in London
by Charles Frohman during the present
theatrical season. Donald Brian and Julia
Sandorson viii go over to take the prnci-
pal parts.
Miss Laurette TayloT. who played the
principal part here in The Bird Of Para
disc" last winter. and who was reported
TO have gone into hiding, In terror over
threats from certain Black flanders, has
turned up safe and sound I'm Los Angeles,
where she is at present acting as 9er own =
i'm which she will play the leading part
at the Burbank Theatre. LIS Angeles.
"'Panthea.' said Monckton Hoppe. re-
Gently. is the most important play that
have written, and II viii be- produced not
only by Charles Maude in London, but BY
william Faversham in America
Fresh from their triumphs at Montreal
and Boston Miss Hornlman's company from
the Gaety Theatre, Manchester the first
repertory theatre in Great Britain, opened
their third London season at the Coronet
Theatre. Noting Mitigate, on Monday. May
g. programme OF fifteen plays il an
nounced The record OF the company in
Manchester extends over period OF I'VE
years, during which time an unparalleled
number Of plays have been given with IN
creasing public support. Miss liorniman
has taken lease OF the COrOnct Theatre.
which will thus be entirely under the con-
troll Of her management. The present sea
son Is for four weeks certain, with the
probability OF extension. The plays TO ne
given cover wide range OF thought ana
style. and are truly representative OF the
repertory. The company. numbering t%en-
ty-tWo contains many players or stcrlnS
worth, although. as IL well known, under
the repertory system there are no stars.
all around excellence being us aim ana
object.-Dally Chronicle. London.
London and Pavlova.-At the Palace
Theatre there is Anna Pavlova. Further
information IS supArfuous All that Is Won
derful and beautiful, all that IL fraught
with dramatic significance and meaning IN
the exquisite art OF the dance, Is there seen
the "CoIumbine" dance-are quite perfect.
The Taller.
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NEW YORKS LEADING THEATRES AND SUCCESSES

W. Ara St. mr.. b way.
Ewes. Sis. Matinees
WE'D. and SAT. 2:lJ
-R.......M Managers
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supremely eminent all the world over for
all time.
Lord Charnwood submitted The Drama"
and Ohio Stuart. in reply. said 1t seemed
to him that the toast OF the drama at
StratfOrd-onAvon must inevitably be as
ISOLATED with the name of Frank Benson.
Mr. Benson, he said had done more for
the drama in Great Britain than any other
man. After abiding briefly to the project
of a national theatre. Mr.. Stuart said he
supposed its accompaniment would be a
rational training school for acting. But il
they were TO have national training
school for acting, might they not also have
a national training school for Critcs-from
which point Mr.. Stuart went oil TO a severe
castigation of critics, sometimes helpful,
ncca slnnallX schnlarlN-''
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trf ono -Srorr ono Vail - CI"0patTa's
rala,c. scrre two room in Cr7ars palace.
e,.,o three near Nl-cuugn. scene four. Porn
uav's ra'l.r Nc' two Scene ono. VAIL 'r
CIeopa'ra's palace. scene two. room IN Cesar =
pa'sc.. scene 'h-HD. Auto0v's camp I'1r
kctIuul. Act 'h5r.-. scenes ono and two. hall
in Cl.onatr1's palace. scene three. hefor"
Alexandria: scene four. exterior ~ 'loopa'rH''
m 1uuueut. Act 'our-ln'Hrlor or cleopatra
monument
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"Panthea.' said Monckton Hoppe. re-
Gently. is the most important play that
have written, and II will be produced not
only by Charles Maude in London, but by
william Faversham in America
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SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for 81 so a year.
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THE MEMORIAL PERFORMANCES.

There was plenty to interest the visitor,
but the centre OF attraction was. Of course,
the Memorial Theatre. where the opening
play was TO take place on Monday after
neon. There was Il great booking, every
part of the we'll appointed building being
occupied. one cause of this was the an
nouncement that Arthur Bourchier and
Miss Violet Vanbrugh were to appear as
Pctruchio and Katharine in Tanning Of the
Shrew.' Unfortunately business engage
ment kept Mr.. Bourchier in London. so Miss
Vanbrush had TO come alone This lady
is very popular i'm Stratford, and the
strength OF that popularity was shown
when she made her appearance on the
Memorial stage, elegantly Costumed for the
earlier scenes OF the play. Unfortunately,
at Stratford We are accustomed TO sec this
diverting comedy played as farce, and as
ii wins much laughter so played II seems 10
be acceptable to playgoers. But Miss Van
brugh's Shrew was not presented In this
spirit. Katharine is Of good birth, and al
though spoiled In her education Is still
lady Miss Nanbrugh was impetuous and
shrcwish enough. but she never lapscd into
mere boisterousncss She was dignificd, and
at times passionate hut this feeling was
demonstrated more by her play OF features
that by attempting to act the part Of
vrago The embodiment made a most IA
vorable impression. and Miss Nanhrugh
Won a distinct triumph In the last scene.
where Katharine shows her wifcly humility
and docility in declaiminS the we'll known
verses. Mr.. Benson presented Petruchio on
his old lines II was no trouble 10 him TO
raise il 10 tho height Of natural Joyous
ness. and his sparkling overflow Of humor
resulted I'm some very eNhilarat'ug scenes.
OF other characters, the best Of them we're
the Luccntio and Grumio Of Murray Car
rington and Harry Game. Miss Ethel Nc
Dowau gave a winning representation OF
Blanca.
IN the evening tho house was again well
filed To witness The Merchant Of Venice,
which has been placed on tho Memorial
stage moro frequently than any other oil
Shakcs0care's plays What mad" III" piece
more interesting Was tho fact that fortia
was PLAYED by a lady new 10 tho Memorial
stacc-M'ss Margcry Green. Miss Green
has 4 very nice presence. IS endowed with
no small amount Of his'rionic power. ana
her yivaclousncss is just that which viii
ft her for very many OF Shakespeare. $
horolncs. She made q good impression. and
had a reception which should give her on
CouraCcment Mr. Henson again played
ShvIock in his usual mastery manner. ana
a good al-around performance was given.
The revival play. Antony and Cleopatra
was presented 20 crowded hoGs" ou Tues
dav evening. tho birthday night Y was
cast as follows