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NEW PLAYS or THE WEEK

Some OF Them We're Promised
Before.
MONDAY--New York Theatre
Return OF Harry Lauder.
Liberty Thestre-Phyl!is Neil
son-Terry in Twelfth Night"
Days Theatre - Yosemite"
melodrsna Of Western life. by
c. A. Taylor.
Grand Opera House--Chauncey
Olcott IN The Heart of Paddy
Whack." by Rachel Crothers.
Wallack's Theatre-Mrs. Pat
rick Campbell in "Pygmalion."
Century Lyceum--"Le Danseur
Inconnu." by Tristan Bernard.
Theatre Francois.
TUESDAY-The Princess Thea
tire will produce three new
dramas.
WEDNESDAY---Park Theatre
The Garden Of Paradise" by
Edward Sheldon.
Century Theatre - pilates
Daushter." miracle play by
Francis l.. Kernel.
Irving Place Theatre-"Als ich
noeh i'm Fluegelkleide," COM
edy by Albert Kohn and Mar
tin Frehsee.
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TO BE CHARMING THOUGH FAT,
THIS rs the Art Of = Newcomer From
London.

There are number Of things to be
said about "A Pair OF Silk Stockings"
at the Little Theatre. Among these are
the proper appreciation Of It's charm
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THE CHANGES IN THEATRES.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell 10 Wo,-
downtown.

George Tyler &c moving Mrs Patrick
Campbell in "PNrmaUon" down 20 Wal.
lacks Theatre, whore she Will continue
the run " this successful pay begun AZ
the Park Whether = "a the managers
Intention - reach the Moutault in
Brooklyn by this gradual process of ad-
vancinc southU1ri We do not know.
1t II truN that tho German Theatre ~
I'm Fifteenth street but ~ Is no use 20
try 10 give "Iyrmauon" there. simon II
has already hceu played .n German e.
tho Irving Place There ,s Nl4d \
PLAYHOUSE how Yer. ou tho Bowrrv. and
If Mr.. lN,or wants 20 nr,ak ,He jump %
Brooklyn nc n.rht Try n version ~ tho
week. there
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get plays ready before Thanksgiving
Dsv lust as there was before election.
Probably there will I've an equally fran
tic enort To he IN readiness for Christ
mas Day and New Years eve. Ar for
arts sake is an eNavting principle for
our managers to live up t."
Young r.rno, Glendcnnius gives
drI.gh, ful performance as III, hero ot
Tie Hig Idea" Al tue Hudson Theatre.
He IL natural. manly and in the scenes
that require any emotional expression
capable of a depth Of feeling which is
none AZ. less effective becanS" IL nap
,tns To- he Indicated simply ard 10y
means IF symbol. which are little sug-
cestiNc OF tie stage. The earnestness
and sincerity ~ his acting make him
pr, 81 ,ha most Interesting Of the
tu.iugpr PLAYERS. His success IT, the
hero ~ thc ultra t.nSi.sh "Prunelia
was rather iu spite Of his physical
characteristics than ON account of them
lie is not especially plastic nor i ne
poctIc I'm appearance. That N" could
make this fau,.fu, hero seem the en-
hod!meut of grace and romance was
luz To- his excellent control Of the
means Of his art. In an altogether DIFF
.orent kind OF part he IL again
offordlng the New York public the
opportunity TO observe the actors art
IN It's finest estate,
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A THROUGH tho novelties Of the
N present week ere IN measure
4 thc plays postponed from last
week. their are some that are
aitog tb.r new. Tho fact that th.s
or that drama ~ announced for
performance on a certain date carries
little conviction with il nowadays It
may he performed on the date men
toned or il may I've given a week or two
alter The announcements that follow
are given ON tn" authority ~ the man
ayers
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Elsie Ferguson told TaE SrN re-
porter the other day that she felt
strangely quiet after her scenes In
"OutcaSt" at the bvceum Theatre, Just
as she did in The Strange Woman.
ut sometimes seems hard for me to
realize" she said. that ] have after
all been acting. when ! was beginner
in emotional roles | used to he perfectly
exhausted after performance. IL
seemed M if in the effort to make my
aoints that [ simply threw all my emo
ional and physical strength into my
Efforts 90 make my points. Now that
nave mastered IN" mechanics OF my
profession mastered IN m, that is. 80
far as one can ever he said I" master
an art--it takes much less eNertion ana
! find that | am not in the least ex-
hausted physically. But the erec, on
the audience Is much greater now with
the slighter expenditure of effort on my
part. It seems to me that i is the mrs
understanding OF the mechanics of the
actors art to know vixen To give III
tie with effect rather than great deal
without the knowledge Of the correct
vav in which to create effects
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PHYLLIS Nelson Terry "' the famous
thcatrt.i tomilN ui hat nam viii
make her ny; appearance in this coun-
icy on Monday evening at ihe Liberty
Theatre She is the niece Of ELLEN Terry
and tle daughter "f Fred Terry and the
beautiful Julia Nelson Who acted here
'og"'h,r al IN. knickerbocker Theatre
four years ago IN THE Scarlet pimper-
n"l' and "H.ury NJ Navarro" Miss
NeAs1n-Tc,ry has selected Twelfth
Night' "a the medium Of her appear
ance in strange country She has
played VIOLA IN London with Bee rEbohm
Tree. Josef Urban has d. signed tho
scenery and costumes, and in the COM
pany supporting Miss Terry are such
admirable actors as ~ nry f. Diyey,
Eben PIympt0n and Jessie Buslfy.
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The French Drama Society will pro-
duce during the present week Tristan
Beruard's comedy. lie Danseur In
connu' which has never yet been acted
IN English. although the author had his
fl, nn he An. rica1 market when Il
Va written. \. f. Thomas made one
version II the play which. in spite ot
NJ great success n France, was not 81
wei liked In other countries. "A Bolt
rom the Blue was the title under
which Charles Hswtrey acted the play
In London.
The Princess Players will he seen in
ihe'' own theatre on TUESDAY night IN
new programme. II will consist OF
'htse plays: Across the Border" ny
y " DIX. "Ncttie." comedy by
George AIDE, and In the Fog" ny Fred
-riCk TrUesdeu
70 less than three new plays will lie
acted on Wedn, sday night. The Lieb-
Ter Company will give THE Garden OF
Paradise" postponed from last week. al
'ts PARK Theatre. The curtain will
80 promptly az half-pas seven on this
occasion,
I''ata's Daughter" announced at the
q 'H"u Theatre ror !aet Monday night
.' acted AT tho Century Theatre OIL
-Iln' evening
IN. actors of the living Place The
''. MA uc seen on Wednesday in "Als
n..h ni IluEclilcidc.' Tho new
'u'i, .s tho work of Albert Kohm and
MART % Errhsce II IL concerned will
Pho HumorS of life in a boarding schoo
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Frank Keenan, viii appear tomorrow
nigh In Yosemite" by Charles A. Tay-
or = writer If other melodramas, at
DAYS. Theatr~. which has long been
closed Grace Valentine. Ethel Clifton,
Lillian kingshury. Mario Majeroni,
Robert Deshun. Calvin Thomas ana
others The following note j. issued
from t'a chancell nv ct the theatre:
''Nos'nite which IS produced under
the direction OF Ralph T.. Cummings. Is
play OF strong. yiril" aractoriza ION,
presenting scenes of daring realism in
natural forces, giving IA through the
medium Of a charming love story a
message Of the brotherhood of man and
The note Of hope in reincarnation and
~ eternal"
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The Grand Opera House Viii this
week nave its annual visit from Chaun-
cey O'rott, who viii as usual bring a
rev play along with him. II is by
Rachel Crothers and Is called 1.-THE
Heart Of Paddywhack." Mr.. O'cott will
have some excellent songs. The en-
cagoment will continue during several
weeks
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In the course Of his busy life Ken
n, IN Douglas, WHO is the fat comedian,
has. csseyai nearly every branch or
dramatic art, and LETT records ri
achievements in each, He made his
first appearance on the stage In 1898.
The following year he sprang to success
as Bullock Major In 1.-THE New Boy" Mt
Terry's Theatre. and Immediately began
his long gallery OF contributions 10 the
English stage. among them such MEM
nrable characterizations AZ Tom In zone
Summer Dav," Cabin Dfshdrt IN 1.-THE
Little Minister" george Leete In "The
Marrvine of Ann l.eete," Lienfehdht
seton Rome in Beauty and the Barge"
fieuiruoHt Alan Hdr'icy IN The Drums
Of Dude" coffin IN Josephine Hdrdthd
OGrindR in "Ths OGrlndles," Freddie
Perkins in Mrs. Dot" Macmillan In
"Samsen." Paul Barton in "Is Matri-
mony a Failure" and Richard Bedv-
tort In Dad" OF course, being ~ srsat
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Some of the interesting novelties to
be seen in the near future are 'Watch
Your Step" Charles Dilllnghsms new
review, which will be given at the New
Amsterdam Theatre toward the end OF
,ho or.t week in December; The
Debutante." with Hazel Dawn IN the
title role. nj the Knickerbocker Thea
tire on December n.
George Cohan has abandoned the idea
Of the play he was writing for William
Collier. and there In nov no dehnit"
plan of acting the piece.
1--WE have had our experiences WIN
matinees" said Theodore Liebler, Jr..
OF the Liebler company in speaking or
the forthcoming production OF the
spectacle 1.-THE Garden of Paradise
"and know how impossible II If to tell
how they are going to turn out. The
matinee OF The Queen of Heaven
which lasted from 2 o'clock until at
the Century Theatre, was played
through the preceding day on schedule
time on the other hand, Joseph and
His Brethren, which went through like
clockwork at the first matinee, lasted
for hours at the rehearsal the preceding
day So a. Julia Sanderson sings in
The Girl from Utah YOU never can
tell"
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years and promises somewhere around
last years production on an area a
million acres less, and with no violent
losses such as afflicted Kansas last
year. The oats crop is generally good
northward, but poor in the southern
portion of the belt, where heat rather
than dry weather did great injury at
the filling period The hay crop suf-
fered some and the yield Is the second
in succession below generous produc-
ton, though above the previous sea-
son. The cotton crop has been subject
to extremes of climate from the start
of planting, but prospects are for an
average yield.
1t should be gratifying to Iowans,
however, to know that this state Is
making it's usual excellent showing
and justifying the brag Iowa never
has crop failure" The expert finds
that the north central states of which
Iowa is the greatest Is the least hit by
the dry weather. The record for this
section is: winter wheat splendid;
spring wheat hurt somewhat by dry
weather and rust: corn an average and
acreage increased; oats an average
and potatoes excellent"
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EDDYviLLE.

Miss Lola Courson. who has been
here for about two months visiting at
the home of her uncle Miles Richards
departed Thursday night for her home
in Roundup, Mont
Mrs. Una e. McCarty of Pella came
Thursday for visit with her sister
Mrs Charles Stuber.
Mrs. Ed Shields attended the old
settlers picnic at Hamilton Thursday.
From there she went to Bussey to visit
friends
Fred Waters and Miss Pearl Ryan Of
Ottumwa spent Wednesday with Miss
Jennie Tune.
Mrs. Wig Harding and son. Orville,
are visiting in Moravia this week.
Mrs John Foster from north of
town left Thursday for Waterloo.
Ed Emanuel and sister Doris were
Ottumwa visitors Thursday.
Mrs D. Jordan Of Coalfield was
shopping in Eddyyille Thursday.
J. L. Poulton of Ottumwa was an
Eddyville business caller the first Of
this week
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willingness to do anything to better
himself and to help others.

Wl4unSn0SS TO 90 8nyLnln8 10 D0tloI
himself and to help others.
On January /, 1881 Mr.. Merckens
was united in marriage to Miss Ida
May Emerson Of Glasgow and to them
were born three children, Miss Clara
who passed away In 1908, w. G. Merck
ems and Miss Mary who are at home
and with their mother deeply mourn
the going Of their genial. big hearted
idolized father.
In 1856 Mr.. Merckens moved his
family to Des Moines as he had been
chosen one Of the superintendent Of
the state census which was then be-
ing taken. He spent four years In
Washington, D. c., during the admins.
tration Of President Harrison as an
auditing expert In the department OF
labor. Returning to Fairfield he was
elected clerk Of the courts of Jeffer-
son county on the republican ticket In
1898 and was reelected in 1902.
On March IL, 1884 Mr.. Merckens
joined the knights of Pythias and has
since been recognized as one OF the
most untiring and prominent workers
in the order in Iowa. Since 1898 he
has held ONCE IN the grand lodge and
In 1903 he was chosen as assistant to
that grand X. Of p +. veteran Dad"
Walker of Mt Pleasant who was then
grend keeper Of records and seal, but
whose health was then In such state
that active work in the ONCE was i'm
possible. Mr.. Merckens took up the
work and carried 1t forward with pain.
stalking care and when in 1908 Mr.
Walker closed his eyes on this world
the grand lodge Of Iowa appointed Mr..
Merckens to the once electing him the
following September. He has since
been reelected each year without OPP
position.
In the six years that he has held the
Office he has established most CON-
plete system of accounts and records
and 1t was we'll known fact in Pyth-
Ian circles as we'll as those of other
lodges that the Office of Mr.. Merckens
was one of the most complete and con.
venient Offices to be found in the gre !"
middle west It was with great Dr.
Of pride that Mr.. Merckens would es-
cort the high dignitaries of the orde"
and any of his friends through his Of
fees explaining to them the many
SouVcHlcACcS dI llouu diu just LOW HiS
work was so well in hand that he
could not moments notice get for
them any official document or any
history of any X. Of P. lodge within
the state.
Mr. Merckens was newspaper
writer of considerable ability and at
an earlier period was connected with
many of the leading papers of the
state as special correspondent. How
over in later years he has chosen to
devote his entire time and energy to
Pythianism aind had to some degree
dropped his newspaper work. Four
years ago he founded The Pythian
News" a monthly little publication de-
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voted to the interests Of the lows
lodges. He infused into this paper 9
great deal OF his enthusiasm for the
order and the members OF Iowa came
to look forward with great deal OF
interest to the arrival OF their lodge
paper. This paper was however dis.
continued about a month ago because
OF the illness Of the editor.
Mr.. Merckens had been In Door
health for the past year but it was not
until about Ave months ago that his
condition began to cause his family
any uneasiness. He was then taken to
Excelsior Springs, Mo-, where special
lists examined him and sounded the
warning. On the ninth Of July he was
taken to Chicago where an operation
was performed In an effort to prolong
his life but this was to no avail and on
July 10 Mr.. Merckens was brought
home to await the end, and death
came at last due to an abnormal pelvic
growth.
Throughout his last days when the
family and Mr.. Merckens were closest
to each other his thoughts were only
to cheer and comfort his loved ones.
His going was taken serenely and
without murmur by him but 50 long
as he was able even from his bedside
Mr.. Merckens directed tho work Of his
Office and inquired after his cores.
pondence, that when the end came
the work he loved 80 much might be in
the same excellent shape - he had al.
ways, had It.
Mr.. Merckens was membe- It
Fairfield lodge No. $50 A o. U. W. ~
Fairfield lodge No. 629 l. o. o. +
of Fairfield lodge No. 1892 B. p.
besides his long anlliation with Fore /
City lodge No. 81 Knights OF Pythias.
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pRoUTH HURTS ILLINOIS.

The report of the Illinois state board
of agriculture for August reveals
tremendous losses in that state from
drouth since the report of June 80
Drouth7has seriously damaged the corn
in every county and on August l., the
condition in northern Illinois was but
80 per cent, in central "a, and in south
ern Illinois 81.
This makes a state average of 68
per cent, a decrease of 81 points since
the report OF June 20.
The average yield of winter wheat
to the acre was ~ bushels in northern
Illinois; 20 in central Illinois and Is
in the southern part, an average for
the state of 20 bushels. The total
yield amounts to 20,76S,310 bushels.
In northern Illinois where there was
sufficient rainfall the yield of oats was
80 bushels to the acre. Prolonged
drought in central and southern parts
of the state cut short the yield. In
central Illinois it is 20 bushels and in
southern Illinois only seven bushels an
acre.
The state average for oats was "a
bushels to the acre. Very little oats
were threshed in southern Illinois,
most of the crop being cut with now
ers or pasture. The total yield
amounted to S7,435,362 bushels and the
value of the crop at the average price
of 80 cents a bushel was $28,258,942.
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in Charlton with his sister, Mrs. John
Nichols.
Miss Ethel Curtis left yesterday for
few weeks visit with relatives and
friends in Ottumwa.
Miss Hilma Johnson of Lincoln
township, returned yesterday from a
few days visit with relatives in Mt.
Pleasant
Miss Bessie Martin Of Clarence, Mo-,
returned home yesterday after q visit
near Belinda at the home Of her uncle,
John Duffield.
Mrs. John Relph and daughter-in-
law. Mrs. w. r. Relph of Washington
township went to Corydon yesterday
to spend few days with Mrs Ida
Gookin, formerly Of this county. and
who is quite i'll.
Miss Elizabeth Stanton left yester-
day morning for few weeks visit in
Kahoka, Mo-, at the home OF Alfred
Trump. Her mother, Mrs j. H. Stan
ton. accompanied her as far as Cory
don.
The three children of Mr.. and Mrs,
A. D. Beals Of Des Moines came yes
terday for visit with their aunt, Mrs.
Will Cook and other relatives in this
county.
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pRoucHrs HURT YIELDS.

The crop expert of the Commercial
National bank of Chicago is authority
for the statement that the bumper
crops promised for this year ara not
to be realized. With the exception OF
winter Enthusiastically harvested and
past danger-the various crops will be
about average except in several cases
where the yields will be below aver.
age. On the whole the years yield
will be large on account OF the enOr-
NOUS winter wheat crop But the ex-
cess will not be up to the mark i'm.
pressed upon the public in the initial
reports Of the agricultural department.
The country suffered from showdown
in activity, which reflected a world
condition and which was undoubtedly
aggravated by the very small yield of
ern states. This season, which started
out so brilliantly in the spring, failed
to maintain its prodigal promise. with
the single exception of winter wheat.
Weather conditions over a large part
of the country were distinctly unfav-
orable to the development of the corn
crop and also to oats and cotton. The
,osses, like last years were not gen.
eral but confined partly to the same
area as the previous season with an
enlargement southwark. The aggre-
gate production of the country is still
maintained over ten-year mean, but
in those ten years some very good
and several very poor crops were gath
cred. The wheat crop, passing all pre-
vious records, and furnishing surplus
far in excess of any previous season,
has kept the public attention focused
on large crops, and the expectancy
that trade revival would be fastened
by big production The corn crop falls
into less than the average of recent
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49, -'-------- -
HARD UP FOR CASH.

Consideration OF the problem Of
raising money to Offset losses in Gus
toms revenues due to the outbreak Of
the European war continues at the
white house. The president has seen
Senator Simmons, chairman of the sen
ate finance committee, and Represen
tative Underwood, chairman of the
house ways and means committee, and
discussed the question. The president
tells callers that he has not arrived al
an opinion as to the best means FOL
raising the necessary additional rev
enue. He says the possibility of issu
ing Panama canal bonds to meet the
expected deficiency had not yet been
seriously considered by the admins
tration.
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K. Of P. HONOR
JOHN MERCKENS
GRAND KEEPER OF RECORDS
AND SEALS PAID HOMAGE
By HUNDREDS.

Fairfield. Aug. 13.-The funeral Of
John H. Merckens, grand keeper Of
records and seal Of the Knights Of
Pythias of Iowa, who died Saturday
morning at 1:05 a. m. at his home on
the corner of Grimes and Main streets,
was held Monday afternoon at the
residence at 2:3O o'clock in charge Of
the officers Of Forest City lodge No.
81 X. of P. Of this city, assisted by the
officers of the grand lodge of Iowa
The short funeral sermon was given
by Rev. Walter A. Wolgemuth, OF the
First Lutheran church and Hon. Benz.
I. Sallinger of Carroll, close personal
friend of Mr.. Merckens made a short
address.
Delegations from many Of the lodges
over the state were present and many
of the past grand officers who have
been so closely associated with Mr..
Merckens in the X. Of p. work in the
past attended. The interment took
place in Evergreen cemetery and here
the l. o. o. F. and the B. P. o. e. gave
short services in honor OF their de-
|parted brother.
John H. Merckens, one Of the best
known lodge men in the state was in
every respect self made man" and
his life and character stand out pre-
eminently as to what it is possible for
the average poor boy to make Of him
self in this glorious land of the stars
and stripes.
Mr.. Merckens was born in New York
City. October IL, 1854, being the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cord Merckens. On
the death Of his father at an early age
he was taken by a Children's Home
Finding association and when a lad
of fourteen years Of age was brought
to Iowa in company with number Of
other children, homes having been Sc,
cured for them all by correspondence.
He landed at Lockridge, Iowa, Jeffer-
son county and was taken into the
home of Gus Unkrich, Sr.. where he
grew to young manhood. He clerked
in stores in Lockridge, Perlee and
Fairfield after several years at school
and all the time the boy gated friends
by his sunny temperament and his