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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-17

pretty wench here at any rate. y
Suddenly he was struck with as
constituent as he heard her sing
ing. It was not the singer or the
song; it was the voice-the voice!
The duke was always concise and
to the point. "My good girl -
said he, ''do you know that you
have a fortune in that voice of
yours? What is your name?''
"Madeleine,' she said, blushing
furiously at his admiration.
Madeleine, eh?" said the duke.
"Well listen to me a moment,
Madeleine, [ never waste time over
details, but I will tell you this
you have a voice that, if it we're
properly trained, would make you
the greatest singer in all Europe.
You should 60 to Paris at once
at once do you understand, and
take a course Of lessons" then as
he saw the look on her face he
added, "Don't let this turn your
head, girl. Don't be hasty, but
remember my purse is at your
disposal. Think it over" he said
|
with wave of his hand.
When Madeleine left the room
she was Supplied with happiness
and establishment. Could this be
true? Was her voice the key to
success? Could she become one
of the grande danes? She had
often dreamed of Paris, as every
peasant girl does. She had heard
such marvellous tales; the BRILL
ance, the immensely, the continu-
al happiness. She overlooked the
misery and squalor, and the suf-
fering, but then she was young.
She was innocent and credulous.
She did not sleep that night. How
could she leave Chalons sur Mer?
And then, was she not betrothed
to Jean? How could she leave
him, and her father, and the
friends of her girlhood? On the
other hand lay a brilliant career
and-Paris! But perhaps the duke
was deceiving her? No. that
could not be; he had always been
kind to his peasants; he had never
used his power to injure anyone,
and even tho he was a Paris
ian, an aristocrat, and a protested
atheist, he was noted through all
France for his stern honesty and
puritanical morals. His associ-
ates laughingly called him Saint
Avalon.
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Madeleine had completed her
course at Paris. At last the night
was drawing near when she would
make her debut. She had not
much time to think Of Chalons sur
Mer since she came to Paris; her
work had demanded all her time
and attention. Her patron, the
duke, kept her at it. '"There is only
one key to success" he said, land
that is work, hard work" Still
sometimes she would think of Jean
and wonder what he had thought
of her sudden departure from the
village. She had also acquired
the Partisan accent and the Paris.
ian polish; she was not the same
Madeleine.
The night of her debut came al
, last, the night she had looked for
ward to with SO much trem bline
5 anticipation. The house wal
d packed. Seldom had the Crane
l Opera seen such brilliant gath
!, ering; from pit to gallery it was ,
. wall of faces, and, among the arts
S tocratic portion, blaze of jewell
: and splendid toilets. !. Over al
lingered,the murmur .andswhisper
t ing of many voices, redolant o
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-17

H0N Dank OF the river
IN Loire; a cluster of
~ white houses at the
~ foot of a green clad
hillside, the yellow highway run
ming northward and southwark
out of the village, and, on the left
bank of the river, the checkered
grain fields stretching to the hori-
zon, green in summer, dreary
waste of white in winter. Thus is
located the village of Chalons sur
Mer in the department of H
M France.
Madeleine had always lived in
Chalons sur Mer. Her father, who
answered to the prosaic name of
Pierre, kept the village hostelry.
There was considerable traffic on
the post roads in those days, for
the railroads we're as yet new
thing and the simple rustic looked
askance at them. Pierre reaped
considerable profit from the vari-
GUS wayfarers who passed through
the village, and was by far the
most prominent man in the place
with the exception of Monsieur le
Marie.
Madeleine was pretty. She had,
of course, host Of suitors among
the youth of the, district. She had
. become betrothed to one of them,
a lad named Jean, a splendid spec
linen of physical manhood and an
honest, upright fellow. Father
Pierre approved the match, not
because of Jeans personal attri-
butes, but because jeans father
was the largest landowner in the
department. Father Pierre was
shrewd and avaricious.
Inthe spring of the year of 1S-,
his grace the Duke de Avalon was
travelling southwark to his coun-
try estate in H NJ. He
had left Paris eight days before
and intended to spend the summer
on his estate, as a restful change
from the social life Of Paris with
its terrible demands on his energy.
The duke Was wealthy and eccen-
trio. He despised railroads; he
Ioathed all the modern improve
ments. The old way, the way of
his fathers, was good enough for
him, par Dieu! He was also in
cid,ntalIy the finest art critic in
Paris a, d he knew more about
music than any man in France.
He had given these things the
study of a lifetime and good
picture or fine composition was
t., him like glass Of old wine to
a confirmed tippler. He was con-
stantIy On the lookout for talent y
Some day." said he, Il will
discover musical genius. There
is such All one in France, and if /
find that one [ will use my mil.
lions to make him famous" On
his journey southwark, nightfal]
overlook him at Chalons sur Mer
He was travelling in post chaise
He conld not have been bribed tC
enter a railroad car. With the
exception of his talent for art anc
music, h. belonged to the ancier
regime, and he would have been {
feudal lord under Hugh Capet, O
a minister of state under Loui
XIV. tie was out of place in tn
nineteenth century.
jacques" said he to hi
coachman,. eve will stop at tn
village inn tonight. See if Cal
procure good rooms Mine host
Pierre, assured his grace that tn
place was at his disposal, and hi
grace was duly installed. His sup
per was brought to his apart
ments. The girl who brought
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-17
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-17

gentility. The rumor of the Duke
de Avalon's protege had spread far
and wide, and this night was to be
the turning point either upward
to glory or downward to oblivion.
Paris was to be the Judge.
The curtain rose and as the
orchestra struck up Madeleine
came forward. She trembled
slightly, and could feel her heart
throbbing violently. Altho
she had been prepared for it, this
vast concourse frightened her,
this "sea of upturned faces over
awed her. But she mastered her
fears as she heard the familiar
notes Of the orchestra.
Then she sang. At first her
voice faltered slightly, but as she
went on she became wrapped up in
her song; the marvellous fire of
genius clothed her beauty in it's
radiance; she forgot the house, the
orchestra, everything, only that
she was being lifted up to an
other world, world whose gran
deur and imperial splendor over
Swallowed the puny empires of
earth. Her voice rose and fell in
it's wonderful cadences; now like
the far away murmur of the sea,
now like the soul-stirring notes of
a bugle amid the storm of battle,
now like the passionate song of the
nightingale in the glory of an
italian twilight. The song ceased
and for one brief instant she
thought she had failed. Then cha
os broke loose. The house yelled
itself hoarse. It rumbled vast
thunders of applause; it fired
shrill volleys of bravoes and en-
cores. Paris went mad. The duke
had discovered his genius. Paris
had new idol. The next day the
papers proclaimed in glazing head
lines the unparalleled success of
the divine Madeleine! The cables
f1ickered the news to New York
and London, and the world
awaited the triumphal tour of the
new queen of song.
y u
Ten years later. s Gene: A wretch
ed garnet in the Latin quarter of
Paris. The only occupant is a
haggard faced woman, clad in a
shabby gown and still possessing
a few faint traces of what was once
a splendid beauty. A ragged bed
occupies one corner of the garnet,
and on the table is half loaf of
stale bread and bottle that smells
suspiciously. The woman is slow
ly dying. At intervals she coughs
violently and shudders convuls-
lively. How long will she live?
A day or two perhaps; perhaps
few hours. The pitiless hand of
disease is slowly dragging her
down to the grave. Medical at
tendance she cannot get because
she is destitute. Her last sou was
spent two days ago for bread.
And yet, five years ago this wom-
an was famous; the world rang with
her name. She was bedecked with
rich jewels; great men were proud
of her acquaintanceship. Even
an emperor had deigned to smile
upon her. She was the queen of
song; she was Madeleine = the
divinity. Can five years have
wrought this wonderful change?
Can it have, robbed her of her
beauty and fortune?
The road to destruction is steep.
Those who 60 thereon fall swiftly.
Days are years and years are CEN
turtles. At first her career was
glorious; she sang in all the great
capitals of civilization: Paris, Ber-
lin, London, Vienna, st. Peters
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-17

IG He village Chalons sur
N :: E: {: T.: Is: :: :: i: S: ::
~ white houses at the
~ foot of green clad
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-30
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

Hon. w. j. Lewis was reported aS
being much better yesterday than b.
has been for the last few days.
The gospel meeting at the YOUNG
Womcn's christian association rooms
on North Main avenue tomorrow Il, !;
=. M. will be led by Mrs. \. II, Smith,
Her subject Mill bc "Iiinls for CONVEX
Sation."
Miss H. MHnlcy, at Brick ,tv"uur, am!
John Walsh, of South Dakota, were
married Thursday afternoon in Holy
Rosary church. Tie bride was at
tended by Miss Miami" Motlitt and ,h"
groom by William Reap. Mr.. and Mrs,
Walsh lett Thursday evening r,r South
Dakota. Wher" they win resil".
Mr.. ana Mrs. Harry Mrkechun. who
have been in New Jersey since last
spring, HAY" taken uosSoSSion of their
home on Jones street. in This city. They
ar" being cordially welcomed by many
friends upon their return to Scranton.
The ladies of the Providence Pr"shy-
torlun church announce their annual
turkey dinner anu fair for next Thurs
day and Friday evenings. The people
Of hat congregation ana their friends
max" much of this annual social ocra-
sion ANA II pleasant time and larS"
patronage ar" looked forward to,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-30
Poisoned by Corned Beef.

MIR. aud Mrs. Harry Fcrbrr. of North
Bromley avenue. are suffering troni
ptoniainc poisoning, caused BY eating
tainted canned corncd beef. Neither
al" seriously affected and their rGtry
cry is assured by Dr w. j. /. Davis.
the attending physician.
The rOiurd beef was served Tor the
evening meal ON Wednesday. when AIRS.
fTerbcr partook of ii. About midnight
she was taken Violently III. Remedies
at hand were applied. which afforded
her relief. hIt ut the time the direct
cause of her illursS was unknown.
ON Thursday morning. Mi. Ferbcr
eat Of III. tainted beet for breakfast
and went to work. While thus en-
gagged, he was taken i'll. and returned
lloUc. Meantime. Mrs. Fcrber had
again eaten more of the canned beef.
DR.. Davis was then consulted. and
he prescribed the same remedies for
both "f them, and they are now out of
danger. The contents OF the can was
analyz"d and found to be' tainted. The
Fcrber children did not partal>c of ihc
poisonous beet as was niToncously
stated in yesterdays papers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-30

times causes deafness. But by far the
most common cause of loss Of hearing
is catatrh of the head and throat.
prominent specialist on ear trou-
bles gives AZ his opinion that nine out
of ten cases of deafness is traced TO
throat trouble. this is probably over
stated. but II is certainly true that
more than half of all cases of poor
hearing were caused by catnrrh.
The catarrhal secretion in the nose
and throat finds its way into the Eus-
tachian tube and by cloggng 1t up
very soon affects the hearing, and the
hardening of the secretion makes the
loss of hearing permanent, unless the
catarrh which caused the trouble is
cured.
Those who are hard of hearing may
think this Il little far fetched. but amy
one at all observant must have no
ticed how hard cold in the head will
affect the hearing and that catarrh IT
Ions neglected will certainly impar
the sense of bearing and ultimately
cause deafness.
II the nose and throat are kept clear
ana free from the unhealthy secretions
OF catarrh, the hearing will at once"
greatly improve and anyone suffering
from deafness and catarrh can satisfy
themselves on This point BY using u
liily cent box Of Stuart's Cttnrrh Tab
past year has won the approval of
thousands of catarrh sufferers, as we'll
as physicians, because il is in rOnvcn-
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or opiate and is as safe and pleasant
Tor children as for their elders
Stuarts Catarh Tablets is II whole
some combination of Blood root.
Guaiacoi. Encalyptol and similar anti
SepticS ana they cure catarih and cat
airhal deafness by action upon the
blood and mucous membrane Of th"
nose and throat.
AS one physician aptly expresses it:
You do not have to draw upon til"
Imagination to discover whether you
are getting benefit from Stuart'S Cat
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are apparent from the first tablet talk
en-
All druggists sell and recommend
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on sprays. salves and powders. will
appreciate to the full the merit Of
Stuarts Catarrh Tablets.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-30

In It. Maly's hail. on West Market
street last night there was II celcbin
tion In connection with the presentation
OF gold badges of the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union to r.. i. LOTUS. j.
#. Saltry and j. j. RuddN. all mem-
h"rs of thr Father Whitty society
Three months ago that society inau-
gufatod a membership contest agree
ing To give u gold bndg" to the three
members who should bring the great.
est number of new members into th,
society d:'ins the Succeeding three
months.
The ,hiro months expired last Mon.
day ANA ii was found that Mussrs
Lotus, Saltry ANA Ruddv had Won,
the badges. Th"y were formally pre-
sented to them by Rev. }. " Moyltl
of Holy Rosary church
The presentation was followed by ar
entertainments at which. an address ol
total abstinence was delivered by JoM
H. Devnr. Vocal solos were renders,
by Thomas Harrington. Robert Burns
William LNnott. John Hughes and {;
duet by Miss Alice Faddeu ana Miss
Anna Golden. Miss cerctiI O'Eoylt
contributed a banjo solo aud Miss
Mary Mahon, a violin solo
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-30
Funeral Of Mrs. Wheeler.

Funeral services over the remains oi
the late Mrs. Ielen Frances Whaer
wife of Samuel Wheeler. We're conduct
cd at 1910 o'clock yesterday morning
at the home of lcccased's daughter
MIS-. ~ &. Cole. 3Oi oxford street Rev
>. f. Mathews. pastor of the First
'aptist church. oliiciatcd
the remains Were. afterwards taken
to P"ckVillc. where additional srr-
vices We're held IN the prrkville Bu!,-
tisl church. commencing at o'clock
lhiermert was afterwards made in the
old cemetery at PoCkvilic The nall
bearers were four gr:InuSonS of de-
reascd. Fred cole. SHmtl,l Wheeler
Roy Wheeler. ana George Wheeler.
Th" flower bcarcrS We're Two grand
daughters. Misses t'lor;t cole and
Maud Wheeler. The funeral was large
lN attended
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-30

The Patriotic Order Sons of America
fair at Washington hall is the pinci-
pal attraction in West Scranton tor
pleasure seekers Just now. ANA this
evening the committee promises unlim-
i,ed enjoyment for all who attend. The
principal attraction will he the BUM
yernickcl Band" of South Scranton.
Vocal and instrumental solos will hn
rendered by Miss Mary Davis. Thomas
Kane and benjamin Lloyd. The door
prize will be one dozen Of j. T. Srhi'iov-
cr's best cabinet photographs.
'Fhe personnel of the band is as fol-
lows; Henry Smalta Jacob Hotimeis-'
,er. Carl Buttcrmilch. NiXnutZige Helm
rich. Deutche August. August knipple,
Wilhelm Sharfcop. Friedrich Keller
,lcister, Wilhelm. Fotapater. lkey ';uE-
"nhcimer, Heinrich Snapsmanc, Solo
mon Eosenbaum Johan Drckshiscr
Carl Knatonnst. Kranz Reisbrei. Pro
fossor Bumpcrnickel. Eollshican TOhan
t;watzkop.
The picture of the Bumpcrnick"l band
will be on exhibition in the window Of
Clark Bros store
On Thursday evening I'll" entertain
n,nnt WAS furnished by Misses Edith
Davis. Anna Scanlon. Bertha Cunning.
nam, Samuel Newton and Miss Phillips
All We're well received.
Last evening the Lawrcnc" orchestra
furnished the music. and Gus Rolfe ana
Joseph Phillips sang pleasmSly The
door prize was a beautiful framed pic
tlire, donated by Jacobs n Fassold. Ad.
dtional contributions have been rc-
ceived. in addition to those already ar-
linowledged. from the following: e. r.
Matthew'S j. Il. Schrcvcr, j. T.. Porter,
j. L.. Northup. w. H. Pierce. W. Rob
erts. j. ID. Williams Il Bro, jacobs &
FaSSold. q.
The entertainment for next week will
he furnished by Miss Bessie Slo,c. olo-
'utionist: Will Jones and male voice
uuartette Richard Watkins and mixed
Voices and male quartette from Tay-
lor; soloists, Miss INLAND. Mrs Jessie
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-30
First Baptist Church.

The usual services will be held al ,hc
First Baptist church tomorrow. Tile
pastor, Rev. :. T.. Mathews, will preach
both morning aud evening.
At 80 p. M. the sunday school will
hold its regular session, and ut $50 y.
m. the Baptist Young Peoples union
viii convene in the assembly room Of
the church. DR.. Is. q. Beddoc being the
leader of the evening.
The Lords supper will be observed
at the close of the evening session.
On Tuesday evening. Prof William
T.. Ashmall. of Arlington, y. j.. will
appear before the music-lovins people
OF Scranton Tor the first time, ably soc
ouded by Wcll-known artists from this
city. The professor will present an ar
tistic and beautiful programme seldom.
IL ever, eqtlalcd.
The choir have done all in their power
Tor the comfort and pleasure of it's
patrons ANA the public viii receive the
most consihcratc attention from the
charming lady ushcis.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-30
Collins-Graham Nuptials.

In Holy Rosary church at 4 o'clock
Thursday afternoon. Miss Anna Y.
Graham. daughter of Mr.. ana Mrs. Pat
rick Graham. of Summit avenue. Was
married to Joseph Collins. of North
Main avenue. by Rev. \. j. McManus.
The bride was attended by her cousin,
Miss Mary sullivan. of Hartford. Conn.
and the groom by his cousin. Edward
w. Collins.
After the ceremony there was II re-
ccptiOn and wedding dinner at tho
Graham residence. and early yesterday
morning Mr.. and Mrs. Collins left on
L wedding tour. which will include n
visit to Newark. y. j., New York ana
Washington.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-30
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

! The William Connell I;lec club Will
meet Tuesday evening. a fun attcn.
Dane" is desired as the first rehearsal
on 'The Pilgrims" for the Allentown
eistcddfod, March Il. will take place.
| IN" gle" club had high hOnorS and
half tn" prize at Poultney. VT. and
with Il little extra brushing up will
captur" tn" whole prize at Allentown
New members will be added to the
roll at the next meeting.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Tab
ernacle congregational church has
been reorgnniZcd for the coming Year.
and have outlined vast amount of
Work.
In" rummagc sale for the benefit of
the Plymouth Congregational church
VIII be opened today at go Spruce
street, and continue until "Wednesday
next.
st. Peters branch. No 6l9. of the
Ladies' Catholic Benevolent associu-
tion. will hold their regular meeting
this evening. which was postponed
from Thursday evening.
The social committees of st. paul's
Pioneer Corps will meet tomorrow ar-
telnoon to perfect the arrangements $
for their coming chrysanthemum So
cial at The Knights of Columbus club
house.
y clever pool team has been organ-
lied in the Electric city Whrelmen's
club. which is composed of William
Dichl, Samuel McCrackeu George
Harrington ana Walter James.
The members Of the Excelsior Glcc
club held smoker and social session
in their new rooms ON South Main ave.
nu" last evening
The preparatory services for tomur-
rows communion were held III the
Washhun street Presbyterian church
last evening. ana were in charge OF
Rev. John T.. MoiI'nt. u. u.
Georg" Carson. of South Main ave-
nue., is seriously i'll at his home with
an attack OF pneumonia.
Mr. Zachariah, of Dartmouth ave-
nue.. Lincoln Heights. is confined to
his home by Illness.
Miss NIonahun. of Stralford av.nun.
spent Thanksgiving with friends at
sugar Notch.
Miss Elsie Baker, of Hudson. is the
guest Of Miss Phillips, "f Norti, Re-
becca avenue.
Harry Raincy, Of South Ninth street,
ana John Langau, of Rock street.
spent Thanksgiving at iiazletou.
Harry 'iluCeman, of sixteenth street.
and Miss Matte Wagstaff, of Division
street, spent Thursday afternoon with
friends at topbottom.
Mrs. Ann jenkins, OF 1914 Price
street, is seriously i'll ut her home
Misses Edith Davis ANA Gwen Phil
lips, of bellevue, have returned home
from visit with friends AT Wilkes
Barre.
Miss Genrvievc Kcegln, of South
Ninth street entertained n party Of
friends at her home recently.
\ stWpris@ party was rendered Harry
flacemtn at his home on Sixteenth
street last Wednesday evening, which
was a very enjoyable event.
\ number OF little folks We're cn-
t"rtaiuej on THANKSGIVING AT the
home of Mr, aAd Mrs, Tudor. of rhlr-
teeuth street, where Il party was held
IN honor of their son. Ira.
Fred Lewis. OF sol Fourteenth street,
tcll down u light of stairs at his homo
on Thursday and sustained q frac-
tur"d lnl'la.
Emlyn Evans, of Swclland street.
son of superintendent David Evans, of
The Oxford, had his left leg badly