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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-08
LABOR DEFENDS MINISTER.
Unions Espouss Cause Of Rev. r. n. p.
Bell and Will Attend Services.

Special to Times- Republican.
De. sSfo:sc., Feb e-I.ehor union
leaders have entered the fight going
on in the fSt. Paurs Episcopal church
here over. the pastor. Rev. r. H. p.
Bell. It has been decided that large
body of labor organizations. Will attend
services at Bells church next Sunday
to show their appreciation Of his social
service and his Interest in the cause
of the workingwen, and protest
against efforts made to effect his re-
moYal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-08
HIGH FlNANclER ARRESTED.
Mansfisld, O., Manufacturer charssd
With Enbexxloneont.

Mansfield. o.. Feb. s.-Charles II
walters. former vice president OF tho
Mansfcld Rubber Company and In
terr.tca in concerns III three state
was arrosted at Gallon late last niehe.
on charKes OF larceny and embea1le-s
ment aggreeatins @le.eSl.Sa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-08

suttsr Creek, Cal, Feb, a.
Sixty 1.-TWO miners ~sre rescued q
o'clock this afternoon. None
was hurt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-08
T..R. BULLETIN
News Of Today
The Weather.

The Weather.
sun rises Feb. 8 at Z. sets at 5:?S.
lowa-Unsettled with probably snoW
nurries tonight and Friday; warmer.
lllinois-Frair In the north: unsettled
with rain or snow In south portion to-
night: Friday unsettled and probably
RAIN and snow in south and central
Portions: ,~:S::::::c: Friday
South Dakota-Fair tonight and Fri
day. except snow furriss in west por-
tion Friday: rising temperature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-07

did you strike this man." asked
Dickens sternly.
Well, sir" replied the landlord.
'vether Hi it that mon on the ed
With pewter pot hit his not for the
likes of me to say. sir: but the HIM
preston on my mind his that Hi did
not"
We'll. SIR" retorted Dickens judi
cially, whether you hit that man on
the head with a pewter pot it is not
for me to say: but the impression on
his head is that you did,"
Dickens left no memoranda from
which the plot of his uncompleted
novel. The Mystery of Edwin brood"
could be discovered. But, before writ
ing this novel, he told me of a plot
which he was considering. Pointing
to a building on the bank of the
Thames, he said: That is our poor
house. A we'll to do overseer put his
father into that house, under an as
sumed name. The old man revealed
his identity to the board of managers,
and they sent him back to his son,
for fraud Angry, mean and alarmed,
the overseer put the father into a
buggy and drove him into the river.
here at this spot. His intention evil
IDENTITY was to drown his father and
pretend there had been an accident.
But the father chung to him and both
were drowned. The overseer had
taken out insurance policies upon his
own life and that of his father, and
distant relatives applied for the
money The insurance company re-
fused to pay. Litigation ensued, and
the court decided that the policy upon
the father was void, because he had
been deliberately murdered, but the
policy upon the son must be paid. be.
couse he had not intended to commit
suicide. There are hundreds Of such
ready-made plots in British jurispru-
dence."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-07

In London one morning received the
following note:
'Shipmate, ahoy, How am to en-
terrain an American who neither eats,
drinks, smokes, chews or swears?
Please 10 man the lifeboat and come
at once c. D."
Arriving at Gad's Hill, l found Mr..
George Washington Childs of Philadel-
phia, beaming with contentment and
the pleasure of being with Dickens. At
dinner Mr.. Childs ate little and drank
nothing but water, and Dickens slyly
pretended to shudder with horror ev-
cry time his own glass was filled. Per
sisting that Mr.. Childs must be
amused, Mr.. Dickens asked him to play
game of billiards. Mr.. Childs did no.
play billiards, and Dickens proposed
"a grand international pool tourna-
ment,' his son Charles representing
England. With much argument-"cus-
tom of the country" and so on-and
much persuasion, Mr.. Childs was in
duced to back me as the American
champion for half a crown go cents)
and was appointed umpire as soon as
/ he declared that he knew nothing
about the game. Dickens was marker
and shouted after every break. Tive
! for the American eagle, Fluke,'
Three for the British lion! Hoorayn
BY good work the American eagle
Won The clock struck 10, and Mr..
Childs said that he always went to bed
at 10 O'Clock. So Dickens. with a low
bow and countenance expressing the
deepest sorrow and despair, handed
him the two half crowns. 1t was al
like scene from ''Pickwick." and, as
the door closed upon Mr.. Childs, we
continued the similarity by holding
hands and dancing around the table.
Presently the door opened and Mr.
Childs reappeared with his bedroom
candle and the two half crowns. In {
speech that was so sincere as to b,
dignified, he said that never befor,
had he been guilty of gambling; tina
when he attempted to say his prayers
the two half crowns weighed upon hi
mind and interfered with his devC
tons; he must ask Mr.. Dickens to TAX
back the money.
Dickens regarded Mr.. Childs yer,
gravely. Was this a joke or too ser
sitive conscience? Then he explaine,
at great length that the customs O
England did not permit him to TAX
back the half crowns, but that he woul
consent to wager double or quits unit
the British lion had won. Mr.. Child
agreed to this, under protest, an
Dickens gave us an audacious wink
which meant, Put five shillings o.
his conscience!"
Young Charles tried his best to los
the game; but the balls sympathize
with Mr.. Childs and the British lio
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-07

of men. and had TO cure myself as my
work increased. Now l am a marti-
net. Breakfast at 9 sharp; dinner at I
sharp. Otherwise this is Liberty Hall!"
The room best known to the public
is the library, because of the picture
by Luke Fildes, called The Vacant
Chair" which has brought tears to
many eyes. But, so far as Dickens
was concerned, that chair had always
been vacant II was for the accommo-
dation of guests. He never used it,
except 10 write the most casual notes.
How could write works in library"
he exclaimed, with all those fumes
glaring at me and multering, What!
Another
The books on the lowest shelf of
the library were dummies with titles
selected by such London humorists as
Albert Smith, Mark Lemon. Edmund
Yates and Andrew Halliday. Lives
OF the Poets" was so thin that there
was scarcely room for the title on the
back. Five minutes in India, by an
Engiishn-aa," was in five portly volumes.
IN Dickens recalled the
auth all the dummies and would
roll on the floor with glee as he told
about them.
His important writing was done in a
large bedroom upstairs or in a chalet
on the opposite side of the road, con-
nected with Gad's Hill by a tunnel cut
through the chalk soil, so that Dick
ems might pass 10 and fro without en-
ccuntering the scores of admirers who
stopped before his house daily to
catch a glimpse Of their idol.
The chalet was presented to him by
Charles Fechter the famous French
actor, who saw it at the Paris expo
sition. II arrived at Gad's Hill in sec
tons, carefully numbered and boxed.
Dickens had the boxes strewn care.
lessly over the lawn and when Fech
/ ter arrived asked him anxiously, why
have you sent me this lumber?" "Ciel,
died They told me they would send
you a Swiss chalet to write in"
| never knew any visitor TO be ad
mitted TO this chalet. In it Dickens
was as secluded as at hospice or
the Alps. There was no special view
TO distract his attention from hi:
work-only the meadows, the woods
of Darnley park and the changing sky
He had four regular working hours
and no day laborer was more punctual
His vacations were his lecturing tours
In the centenary notices too LITTLE
has been said of the fact that Dickens
was always a journalist; first as re
porter on the True Sun" and tn,
Morning Chronicle" then as edito
of the Daily News" and of Household
Words" and to the end of his lif,
editor and proprietor Of "All the Yea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-07

the large, adjoining estate of the Ear!
OF Darnley, but it carried with il the
title of the Lord of the Manor, of
which Dickens was secretly proud, and
the office of justice of the peace. But
he refused repeated invitations to sub
merge himself, like Disraeli. in the
peerage. The title of which he was
most proud was Chief" an abbrevia-
ton of -SEditor-in-C Chief" and he was
thus addressed by all his intimates.
He would not talk of his own ere
atoms, but he frequently referred to
those of other authors. On visit to
Darnley hall we noticed among the
family portraits, dating from the Cru
saders, that of a golden-haired boy
dressed in black velvet. and, 10, per
feet duplicate of that boy. the likeness
produced after, generations, walked
into the picture gallery to welcome us
What story that would make for
| Charles Reade!" exclaimed Dickens
enthusiastically; Il shall tell him
about it
Upon miniature scale, but with
ample means, Dickens maintained al
Gad's Hill the estate of an old Eng
/ lish country house Miss Georgine
I Hogarth, his sister-in-law, was his
housekeeper. He had an excellen
chef. The dinners were very elaborate
with seven courses and a differen
wine with each course. Almost ever!
day there were distinguished guests
coming from all parts of the world
and often the entire conversation wa!
/ in French, which Dickens spoke al
/ luently as his friend Fechter. Choos
! ing the wines for the dinner was al
afternoon festival. Seated astride
| barrel, in the cool cellar, carved from
the chalk rock, Dickens told goot
story with every bottle selected ant
fairly reveled in boyish humor. TIL,
intense vitality of his novels glove,
through his personality.
After dinner the guests were invite,
to taste the bowl of cold punch tina
Miss Hogarth had prepared in the Ger
trail hall. Then there was whist o
billiards, which Dickens turned into
comedy by constantly comic comme1
tary upon the play and players. H
grumbled to himself, We'll, Bad play
ers always win!" or, ct is very cas-
TO play when one holds all tn
trumps!"
On my first visit he remarked airily
Il suppose that the aristocratic Gu!
tom of leaving all the winnings on tn
table for the servants has been adop
ed in American"
Don't mind him." Miss Hogarth il
terposed; he is always like that!"
The housekeeping at Gad's Hill wa
managed so perfectly that, except a
dinner, l never saw a servant there
Miss Hogarth, as methodical as Dicl
ems himself, seemed to do everything
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-07

was victorious When Mr. Childs, re-
lieved of his gambling gains, had re-
tired, smilingly, Dickens asked, rs it
possible? Have | been dreaming? And
yet he is a great man, He has done
wonderful things!"
None of the portraits published re-
sembled Dickens at the prime of life
and the height of his fame. He looked
like a retired sea captain, and had an
alertness and vigor that suggested
"Heave ahead my heartiesv' This sug-
gestion was heightened by his rudy,
weather-beaten face, his grizZled. foam
fiecked hair and beard, and his keen,
calm, serious eyes that seemed to re-
fleet the wonders of the deep. He had
a brother, Frederick Dickens. who
Hooked so like him that | had often
thought they were twins-the same sail
or-like face and manner, the same tai
ent as an amateur actor, but with no
literary ability. 1t was curious to
study the two brothers, exactly alike,
but one lacking the inspiration of ge-
MUS, as if Nature had created dupli-
Gates and then decided to endow
Charles, instead of Frederick.
The world knows Dickens as a
writer, but as an oral story teller he
was even more marvellous. He told
stories almost as constantly as Lin
coin or Scheherezade, but they had a
mysterious popularity. Remember
them-repeat them word for word
and they had lost their magic. For
example, when We were a small fam.
| lily party at Gad's Hill. We would coax
Dickens to tell us the story of the
Woman With the Red Shawl" He
had dreamed of a woman who wore
red shawl, and at night, going home
after his lecture, he had met the iden
teal woman, wearing the same red
shawl as in his dream. There was
nothing very remarkable in such ar
incident: but, as Dickens told it, the
story interested, amused and thrilled
us, though We heard it over and over
again.
He talked with such a quaint pre-
cision such an undertone of fun, wi
and satire, that it seemed as if he
might have saved himself many weary
hours by debating his novels to {
stenographer.
1 Across the road, but within the
lmanor of Gad's Hill and under the
Jurisdiction of Dickens as landlord
and as justice of the peace, was {
country tavern, originally called 1.-THE
Jolly Pillow Boy" but rechristened "Sil
John Falstaff's Inn." One night there
was a disturbance in the tavern, anC
we went over in a body, Dickens lead
ing, to investigate it. Among party
of rough fellows was man with blood
streaming down his face. and he salt
that the landlord had struck him will
a pewter pot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-07

Round" He was not a mere figure
head His editorial duties were per
formed most conscientiously and
alas, for its rarity!-most sympathet-
ically He read all the proofs, and
would write upon them, Should not
this revelation be reserved until nearer
the close Of the story" Have omitted
this as superfuous," Better to put
this into dialogue form" When he
changed the heading of an article upon
a Baby Show al Woolwich'' TO Wool
wich Infants" he wrote, More TAX
ing" His cheque was always mailed
on the day of publication and was for
more money than the exact price per
word or page.
On an anniversary of the Henrietta
yacht race he asked an American cor
respondent for a more intimate &C
count of the voyage than the report
in the ondon Times, saying, Tell us
how it ielt to be alone on the ocean
in December; what you did to pass the
time on such little craft, etc" The
article was So with an apology for
being much It. long, as the writer
had no time to condense it.
Not line, not a word must be cut, -
he replied; 81 will give the Henrietta
plenty of searoom." He gave the story
eight out of the sixteen pages of "All
the Year Round" and told me that it
had sold thousands Of extra copies.
He published serials by other popu,
lar novelists-Wilkie Collins, Charles
Reade, Edmund Yates, Anthony Troll
! lope-and paid for them most liber-
ally
The Dickens manuscripts were writ
ten in blue ink and this became fad
! of what used to be called the Dick
ems school of writer's" Though he
never mentioned his immortal char
acters, and turned the conversation i'm
mediately If Pecksniff, or Sam Weller
or Mr.. Dombey happened to be quoted
ventured to ask him if he enjoyed his
creations as much as his readers did
Certainly he said; 81 always have
the first laugh and the first cry,"
Having thus preached a forbidden
subject, Dickens was induced to show
me the original manuscripts of some
of his novels and to explain his method
OF composition. There were no inter
lineations, afterthoughts, changes o
expression, as in Balzac's manuscripts
If word or phrase were altered thu
change was made after, not above, tht
first text, nor on the margin. He sal,
that when he had selected and nameI
a hero. he would jot down memorand;
about him-"Shall he be rich?" 9Th,
property in chancery?' "An old aun
or uncle?" In this. as in everythin,
else, he was very methodical But hi
works show no traces Of these aids /,
Imagination.
Gad's Hill was only an appanage O
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-07
CHARLES DICKENS AT HOME
BY STEPHEN FIsKE.

Dickens was very happy at Gads Hill.
when a boy. tramPiug with his father
from London to Rochester, ne had
stopped before the pretty house and ex-
claimed, There | shall live when get
10 be a man." The fulflment OF this
prophecy seemed TO Dickens like the
happy ending of one of his own fairy
tales Besides. til place was holy
ground 10 him, for II had been trodden
by the feet of Shakespeare and was
resort Of Falstaff, Poins, PetO. Pistol
and Bardolph In the hall a painted
panel read. This is Gadshill, of which
Sir John Falstaff said" and the quo
tation from Henry the Fourth" fol-
lows.
There was only one other residence
in all England that Dickens preferred
TO Gad's Hill His favorite walk was
to Rochester, and he would stand for
hours, viewing the ruined castle. re-
building and repairing it; repeopling il
with the kings and queens, lords and
ladies who hal lived within its mas
sive walls One day he said:
IF ! could only have this old castle
to live in would refit part of it al my
own expense and keep il open TO the
public on certain days or hours II
would not cost so very much. / have
made the calculations But this is one
Of my dreams that will never come
true"
While Dickens was lecturing in
America / obtained an interview with
another great novelist. Disraeh, then
premier of Great Britain, and told him
he story He replied promptly and
emphatically, There is nothing in the
kingdom that Mr.. Dickens cannot have
II he wants IT, Tell him TO forward a
formal request to be appointed GUS
todian of Rochester castle and he shall
receive his commission from her gra-
cious majesty. who will be as pleased
as I am TO accede to his wishes"
Thus. within a year. the dream of
Rochester castle would have been re-
allied had not Dickens died untimely.
Gad's Hill il small stone parson-
age. sweet with flowers. To The left
Of the central hall-which was hung
with scenes painted by Stansfeld for
amateur performances-were the re-
ception and dining rooms. On the right
were the library and billiard room.
On a side door was the notice, This
leads 10 the kitchen; please keep
closed
Placards. labels and signs were pecu
liarities of the house. In the sleeping
rooms were benches lettered in black
For trunk" For portmanteau.'
Dickens laughed as he explained: Yes
everything that can be labeled is la
belcd. | used TO be the most careless
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-07
TO DECORATE SONS GRAVE.

Some little expression of the
American peoples regard for the
novelist will be given by the decorat-
ing of the grave in Riverside ceme-
terry, Moline, of Francis Jeffrey Dick
ems, the third youngest son of the
novelist. The son died in 1886
while visiting Moline. The family had
the body buried at Moline. Francis
Dickens was in this country on
leave of absence from the Canadian
Mounted Rifles when he died. He was
the guest of DR.. w. A. Jameson,
friend, at Moline. He died suddenly
while his host and 81 company of
friends were seated with him at the
dinner table. The citizens of Moline
erected a marble tablet over his
grave. There has been some agita-
ton favoring a more imposing shaft.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-07
SOCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The Etude club viii meet tomorrow
afternoon with Mrs. Richard Haak,
1918 West Ninth street, Davenport.
Court of Honor 81 will give a card
party at Maths hall tomorrow after
noon at 2:30.
Canton Star, No. s, |. o. o. F., will
give a Valentine dancing party at Odd
Fellows hall Wednesday evening, Feb
IA. Stroehle's orchestra will give the
musical program.
The Eudora Rebekah lodge, No. 70,
|. o. o. F., will hold mask dancing
party Friday evening at Odd Fellows
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-07
ANNUAL PRAISE SERVICE.

THE ANNUAL PRAISE SERVICE
of the Missionary society If the Cen
trail Presbyterian church will be held
Friday afternoon at the church, Elev-
enth avenue and Twelfth street. The
book, Western Women In Eastern
Lands is the basis for the program
which will be given, and costumes of
various eastern countries will be rep
resented. Following the presentation
of the program a social hour will be
enjoyed. The program follows:
Hymn.
Scripture.
Prayer.
Soio-Mrs. E. A. Siemon.
Messages From Our Foreign Sisters:
Rukhmabai of India - Mrs. Z. G.
Schurig.
HaIideh Sahib of Turkey-Mrs. C.
c. Rabbit.
Princess ebert Chone of Siam-Mrs.
p. c. Simmon
Emily Hsu of China - Miss Annie
Montgomery
Princess Aisha of Cairo-Mrs. Mar
tin.
Mrs. YAKIMA OF Jdpan-Mrs E. E.
Buffum.
Esther PAX of Korea-Mrs. l.. Ken
needy.
Introduction of Mrs. Doremus-Mrs,
H. ]. Dawson.
Hymn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-07

hall Prizes will be given for the best
makeup and for the most comical cos
tunes.
The Norwegian society, Sons of Nor
way, will hold an entertainment, with
refreshments and dancing, this even
ing at the Industrial hall, Fourteenth
street and Fifth avenue, Moline.
The Ladies' Aid society of Edge
wood Baptist church will meet Friday
afternoon with Mrs. George Cornell,
922 Forty-fourth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-07
HENLEY.RosERrs CARDS.

INVITATIONS HAVE BEEN IS
sued to the marriage of Miss Ruth
Emily Roberts. daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs. Nelson Cummins Roberts of Fort
Madison, Iowa, and Jesse Van Fleet
Henley, son of Mr.. and Mrs. H NJ
Henley of Davenport. The ceremony
will take place Feb. Is at $50 at St.
Luke's Episcopal church at Fort Mad
isOn. Rev. Edward Huntington Rudd.
DID. officiating Miss Lily Mott of
Davenport will sing Harmony" by
Teresa del Riego, just before the GER
emory, and during the ceremony.
"Berceuse,' by GODDARD. A wedding
supper TO immediate relatives will be
served following the service, and Mr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-07

Weeks Old .Kipling-L
-Four Cautionary Tales and
Moral" ............ Belloc-Lehmann
Rebecca, who slammel doors for fun
and persisted miserG5ly.
Jim, who ran ava ON his nurse and
was eaten Up lion.
Matilda, vino l., Ireadful tales and
was burned TO death.
Henry King, who chewed little bits of
string and was early cut of in dread
full agonies.
Charles Augustus FoTtescue, who al
ways did what was right and thus
accumulated an immense fortune.
"Twit, Twit, Twitter".
................ Stevenson Bath
Princess Of the Morning" ......
Observation-Disclosures. Clarke-Ware
After the recital refreshments were
served. the CONNECTIONS carrying out
the colors, pink and white.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-07

Miss Natalie Holmes, 1910 Thirty
eighth street. After the transaction of
routine business the evening was spent
with sewing and in a delightful social
luncheon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-07

Henley and his bride will leave for an
extended western wedding trip. Mr..
Henley is a graduate of the Iowa State
university and is associated in the
management of the Henley ranch at
Green Castle, Mo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-07

Do you know that Group can be
prevented? Give Chamberlain
Cough Remedy as soon as the child
becomes hoarse or even after the
croupy cough appears and it will
prevent the attack. 1t is also a GER
tain cure for Group and has never
been known to fail. Sold by all
/ druggists.