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NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA

married Nov. 20, 1873. She is survived
by her husband and five children, Bes-
sic, Edith, Katharine and Walter, at
home, and william jr., of New York
city. The funeral services will be held
at the late home, Wednesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. Rev. j. p. Crane, of the
Hawley Presbyterian church will Of
ficiate. Interment in Glendyberry GEM
etery. Deceased was lovingly devoted
to her home and family, was seldom
away from them, except to attend her
church and Sunday duties, where she
will be greatly missed as we'll as in
the family circle. The family have the
deep sympathy of scores Of friends in
their sad afl1iction,
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BASE BALL.
National League.

AT Pittsburg-flrst game R.H.E.
Boston ...............0 0 0 90 ii
Pittsburg ...........0 0 8 90 s OX-.S IA 8
Observation-Disclosures and Moran; Ches-
bro and thinner. umpire-Irwln.
Second game RHE,
Boston ...............O 10000 90 2 8
Pittsburg ..... ...,..0 0 0 90 2OX- 3 10
Batteres-Willis and Moran; Doheny
and thinner. Umpire-Irwin.
AT Clnclnnati- R.H.E.
New York ..........1 0 0 l O3 0 0 l. 6 II 0
Cincinnati ...........0 900 90 s 3
Observation-Disclosures and Bowerman
Theilman and Bergen. umpire-Emslie.
At st. Observation-Disclosures Louis;
rain,
Brooklyn Chicago; no scheduled
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League.

Al Boston RH.E
ST. Louis .,...,...,,.2 0 o. o. 8 s
Boston ...... .......,0 s OIL 0x-l3 10 3
Batteries-Powell, Kane and Kahoe;
Young and Criger. umpire-OLoughln.
At Philadelphia R.lIE
Cleveland .........,.0 0 0 Q o 0 % l2 2
Philadelphia .,..2 0 o 33 NIB IS |
Batteries-Iess and Bemis; Plank and
Schreckengost. Cmpire-Sheridan.
At Baltimore R.HE.
Chicago ...........,,1 i3 0 0 0O1 l-lO 10 .
Baltimore .,,,.......O 0 0 0 0 0 % s 2
Batteries-Garvin and Mcfarland; How
ell and Smith. Umpire-Connolly.
AT Washington R.H.E.
Detroit ..,.....,...,,.3 0 0 0 90 o. . /
Washington ........0 Il 0x-S1 12 5
Batteries-McCarthy and McAllister;
Patten and Clark. Umpire-Caruther
and tombstone.
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HONESDALE.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Honesdale, Aug. 25.--Eliza j. Watson,
wife OF Rev. William Fl. Swift, d. d.,
died at her home about l o'clock on
Monday morning, Aungust 90. Deceased
had been confined to her bed since last
January, during which time she had
been patient sufferer. She was born
In New York city, Oct. Is, 1S45 and was
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western.

In Effect June l. 1902.
Trains leave Scranton for New York
At 150. 3.2O, COS $50 and 1910 a. m; 124O
delphia--7.5O. TO- 10 a. M, and II. 40 and 335
p. m. For Gouldsboro-At 6.1O p. m. For
Buffalo-115 6.22 and 900 Il. M; 1.55. $50
and way statlons-1O.25 a. M, los y. m.
For Oswego Syracuse and Utica--115 and
6.22 q. M; LBS p. m. Oswego, Syracuse
and Utica train at Go a. m. daily, except
Sunday. For Montrose-o00 a. m; LOS
and ESQ p. IN. Nicholson accommodation
100 and G15 D. m.
bloomsbury Division-For Northumber-
land, at 6,35 and 1910 q. M; f5J and 610
p. m; For Plymouth, at $40 a. M; 341
and 9.05 H. IN.
Sunday 1rains-Tor New York. $50, a2o
GOO. 0.10 a. m: 3.40 and 335 y. m. For
Buffalo-115 and GO a. M; 1.55, $50 and
lilo p. m. For Elmira and way. stations
!o31 a. M For Binghamton and way sta
tions 300 a. m. Bloomsbury Division
Leave Scranton. 1910 q m and 6 10 D. m
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NATIVES OF PANAMA,

Not Religious OF Moral, but They
Have an Easy Time.
George II, Paine, in the Sun.
Although these natives are neither
religious or moral according to our
standard) they are the .kndest, iolliest
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ooroner's Jury Approves Lynching.

BY Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press
Charlotte, n. c., Aug. 26.-The coroner's
jury In the case of Tom Jones. the negro
who assaulted and fatally ured Airs.
Smith, and who was lynci yesterday,
has approved the act of III ,nchers.
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Eastern League.

Montreal. Q; Toronto, o.
Providence Q; Newark, (iirst game)
Providence, 10; Newark, (second game)
Worcester, II; Jersey City, Q.
Buffalo. 10; Rochester,, o.
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d., L. & w. BOARD FOR TODAY.

The following is the makeup of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
board for today:
WEDNESDAY,, AUGUST q.
SUBMITS Vests a. H., Carrigg.
Pushers-7 Il. M, G. Bartholomew: S a.
m, Murray; ll,45 a. m, Coslar; 7,3O p. m,
Latimer; 8 p. M, Case.
Iielpers-1.30 a. m, McGovern; Z a. M,
Gaffney; 10 a. m, Secor; 3.15 p M, Lamp
ing,
NOTICE.
Doherty and crew will run 11.S0 p. m.
extra east, Tuesday, Aug. 20.
Golden and crew will run a. m. extra
east, Wednesday, Aug. q.
Haggerty and crew will run 3,45 p. m,
extra east, Wednesday, Aug. o.
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Erie Railroad-wyoming Division. n

III EIIUCt July oUtlI, I1U-. =
Trains leave Scranton for Hawley and
local atoms at 10 and si5 a. m; 1,35
and $50 p, m. Sundays, 800 a, m, and
D. m. Sundays, 1.36 p. m,
For. Honesdale-l.@ and 20 p. m:
M; ';sS s'6e and Sis D. m. sundays, 100 and
S.l1 d. m,
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NOTICE.
PICTURE PUZZLE.

draw pencil
answers @ @ f @ @x % viii av & &hppsaeg mm pi a % w T
Tribune
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Money to Loan.

ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY TO LOAN
Quick, straight loans or Building and
Loan. At from 4 to per cent. Call on
N. V. Walker. 314-315 Connell building.
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Board and Rooms.

VERY DESIRABLE suite of>rooms with
first class table board, can be obtained
at 3S3 jefferson apann@
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THE TRIBUNES "WANT' DIRECTORY. |
OyMNa wa
Business Opportunity,

STOCK AND WHEAT TRADERS with
out delay. Write for our special mar
ket letter. Free on application. 3. NJ.
Hubbard & Co, members N. Y. Consoll.
dated and Stock Exchange, "A and 40
Broadway. New York. Established 1864.
Long Distance Phone 23Ss Broad.
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IN RE: Estate of Catharine Mttan. late
of the Borough of Waverly, deceased
Letters of administration c. t. a. in the
above estate having been granted to the
undersigned, all persons having claims
ment, and all persons indebted thereto
will make immediate payment to
d. w. MITTAN,
Administrator c. Y. A.
FRED C. HANYEN,
Attorney for Estate,
329la Washington avenue.
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FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT, with
heat. gas and bath. gentlemen pre-
ferred, at $50 Adams avenue.
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For Sale.


FOR SALE-Cheap one large new gro
Gerry wagon, carrying capacity $500
pounds; also one large coffee grinder;
can be run by motor or hand power. ,Ap-
ply to i. Moses. 51S Lackawanna avenue.
FOR SALE-A first class meat market.
Owner will work for party. Address
131 Chestnut street. Dunmore, Pa.
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Wanted.
Wanted-To Rent,

WANTED-A small house or fiat. prefer
To gain attention, state terms. P. o. Box
327.
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Help Wanted-FemaIe.

YOUNG ladies wanted any distance. copy
letters. home evenings and return to
us. We pay $40 per thousand, send ad-
dressed envelope. particulars and copy.
f. M. c. Dept. 426 Box 1411, Philadelphia.
WANTED-Girl for general houSework.
Apply at 415 Madison avenue.
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Help Wanted-Male.

YOUNG men wanted, any distance. copy
letters. home evenings and return to
us. We pay $40 per thousand, send ad-
dressed envelope. particulars and copy.
Il. M. c. Dept. 426, Box 1il1, Philadelphia.
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LEGA L.

THE ANNUAL meeting of the stoclIhold-
ers of the Scranton Forging Company
for the election Of Directors, and the
transaction of other business, will be held
at the office of the Company in the City
of Scranton, on Wednesday, August q,
1902, at o'clock p. m.
L.. +. chamberlain, Secretary.
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Furnished Rooms Wanted.

WANTED-Small house. or furnished d
rooms. for light housekeeping. Adj
dress G. II. r., Tribune office.
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NINE-ROOM house, Mulberry street,
convenlences. Comegys, Connell Bldg.
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BARBER SHOP for rent: nearly new
building; good location: city water;
etc. Just vacated. An exceptionally good
opportunity to continue well estab-
lished business. c. NJ Wood, New MIL
ford, Pa.
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Furnished Rooms for Rent.


FURNISHED ROOMS for rent, modern
improvements; private family; gen.
tlemen preferred, at 537 Adams avenue.
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FOR RENT-September 1st. house on
Madison avenue with modern Improve
ments. Inquire at 400 Madison avenue.
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SITUATION WANTED-By colored gen.
tleman, Il position driving for doctor
or waiter in hotel. Address Charles
Eisele, rear 33f Phelps street.
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FOR REN'r--From September I, Groom
house, 931 Green Ridge street; modern
improvements; steam heat free; location
very convenient
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SITUATION WANTED-By boy aged II
years; would like to drive horse or
work in knitting mill; good references.
Address Charles Miller, GIL Slocum street,
city.
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THREE handsome furnished houses for
rent: also furnished rooms for light
housekeeping. Come and see us. Phone
1O9 COmegys 100 Connell Building.
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FOR RENT-Two furnished cottages at
tion; good shade and finest place for
week or a months outing in Northern
Pennsylvania. Address II. l.. Harding
Factoryville, Pa.
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Situations Wanted.

SITUATION WANTED--By young lady
to do light housework or second girl
Address NJ M. D., 116 Elm street.
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For Rent.

FOR RENT-Bcdroom and sitting room;
private family. M. H., Tribune office.
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HOUSES for rent. s rooms, 900 Monroe;
almost new. Comegys.
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TRUSTEES Sale of Real Estate. In
Bankruptcy. The undersigned, trus-
tee in bankruptcy for the Scranton Lum-
ber Co., limited, in accordance with an
order of the Referee in Bankruptcy of
the United States District Court, will. on
Monday the 18th day of September. at 10
a. M, on the premises, No. 2O7 East Mar
ket street, Scranton expose for sale to
the highest bidder all the real estate of
the above named bankrupts.
Said real estate is described as follows:
Being lots numbered 8. 10, IL, %, a, % and
26, upon the Trip plot of land upon T..
Market street and Rosanna avenue. I'M
proved with IA planning mill, containing
Der sheds and office building. Said real
estate viii be sold free from all encum-
brances. HUGH B. ANDREWS,
Trustee in Bankruptcy for Scranton Lum-
ber Co.. Limited.
". I'll. IESSIIP Attorney
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BOARDERS WANTED-Will take sum
mer boarders; three large airy rooms
and good table board Address o. X,
Dalton, Pa.
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know that book you lent me, David
Copperfield? Well, there's a girl In
there that always reminded me of Old
Tom gin and soda water-that Dora,
her name was. Well, now, she was a
pretty, sparkling, innocent girl that
you could see through at once, that
| cheered a fellow without hurting him
bit, too sweet, perhaps; but you
could get very fond of her without
going mad. Then there's another girl
in that book; what's her manner"
"Agnes?"
That's her; now she's like lager
beer, wholesome, supporting, but free
from sugar and other authorizations.
There are some women like colonial
beer, nearly all sugar; they neither
cheer nor inebriate much; don't drive
you on to work, but keep you hanging
about the cask. Then there are some
wonderland. sir don't we police see a
lot of em.-that ere like cheap
whiskey; they get hold of you and you
can't give them up, and yet they are
constantly getting you into trouble.
You know how this stuff gnaws away
at your-what did you call it?"
"Solar plexus."
AN, Cn3CS lt-unCll the ISllOW SeIS
mad; then he SHES the bottle down
and he swears Off Well. there's a
kind of woman that naggles away at
the poor devil, her husband, until
he goes mad, knocks her down
and clears out. She comes to
us, we take him before the court, where
he is called all sorts of bad names,
and fined as we'll for knocking a wo-
man down"
Serves him well right, think, for
hitting woman"
81 don't agree with you, sir. I've
seen a good deal of it; and though
Amt the sort of man to hit a woman,
yet | never saw one of these devils
that I would not have given ten times
the walloping their husbands gave
them. Why, bless your SOUL doctor,
neither you the magistrate that pass
es sentense, nor one out of ten in the
court knows to what a pass these wo-
men have brought the art of nag
ging."
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CHAPTER XIX.

The few days following the inter
view just recorded were monotOnOus
and uneventful. | got through the lit
tie work | had, sent in my daily re-
port, ending as usual with the request
that three-fourths Of the people should
be removed, did my little all toward
helping any | could help, and throw
ing oil on very troubled waters, read
the paper in the morning, a book in
the afternoon. and at night spent an
hour with Warren.
One evening" think 1t was the sec
ond after the interview found him
morose and miserable and altogether
unlike himself. | felt confident that
something had happened, and natur-
ally connected it with Miss Milne. AT
ter several failures to start CONVEX
sation | said:
Have you seen Nurse Emily since
I was here?"
81 amt seen 'er," replied Warren,
without looking up. "but I've card
from 'er."
Grad news Warren?"
There's the letter" throwing 1t to
me. II reckon We can read it."
opered. end read half aloud:
MY ue9F NttIPl. L lHlnh IL very
probable that ] shall have to leave
here in a few days. Now. | shall try
and see you aqain before | 20. but
might not be able to do so. Therefore
write to tell you what l want you TO
do when you go away.
eff YOU are found you may get DR.
Rigby into good deal Of trouble, and
be punished Yourself. so YOU had bet
ter adort the following plan:
81 will try and get your wife and
children removed at once; then you
must arrange to follow them. l need
not tell you how to disguise yourself
you have had too much experience tC
need any advice or that point. But
when YOU ret 10 Sydney you must
been away from vCur wife. as she vii
he the center ~ a good Zeal of vul
cav curiosity. The best plan. I think
will he for Won 10 get at once tn
money (about ninety pounds) which
DR.. Rlgby Will provide you with, 81
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MISS MILNE AND |.

CHAPTER XVIII-Contlnued.

CHAPTER NNIll-C Ontlnued.
cit is no business of mine" she
said, that you choose to marry girl
of Miss Pelham's-"
Miss Milne!" l said, sternly.
al have 10 objection, / say, to you
marrying Miss Pelham" she contin-
ued. but there are certain difficulties
in the way-that-"
What do you mean?" | said. What
fresh deviltry are you brewing? Are
you not satisfed?'
For, as though the blight of her ex-
istence were not sufficient, the horri-
BILE thought crossed my mind that she
had yet another curse in store for me.
do you think" she asked. turning
to me and speaking in strangely gen
tie. piteous tone-"do you think l am
such a fool as not to know that while
| live Colonel Pelham will never allow
you to marry his daughter? He will.
of course. think of me always as he
knew me; and perhaps, after all, | am
not much altered, but | feel as though
time had drawn my fangs. You went
to Manly the other night; you had a
long interview with Colonel Pelham;
you came home miserable. because he
told you he would not give you his
daughters hand until he had proof of
my DEATH
How do you know all that?" l
asked.
81 guessed part, dreamed the rest.
Am | right? Why do you hesitate?
Am never again to have an atom of
your confidence"
| did not stay to inquire how she
knew. for my belief in her powers of
divination was, at this time, ingrained
into me- She was always either sub
or superhuman, and not to be doubt
ed, and therefore | merely said: you
are right, but"
But what?"
But although your motives may be,
and, | think, are changed, you can not
help me; you can not possibly
81 am not so sure of that she re-
piled; and then. with a little laugh;
81 can do a good deal when | try"
Then she rose to her feet, and holding
out her hand. said: 81 am going to
think this matter over very seriously;
/ will let you know the result in
day or two. There must be some road
of escape; in such a genuine love af-
fair, the gods themselves ought to
Interfere they are adopts at this sort
of thing, and fellow feeling should
make them kind"
Then she put out her hand to go.
Goodnight, DR.. Rigby. Do you be-
lieve me sincere?"
81 dol do" l could not help re-
plying.
Are we friends AGAIN."
1--WE are"
"As much as we were that night
when"-here her voice faltered per-
ceptibly-"you came to see my little
boy, the first time you saw Arthur"
Again another metamorphosis. and,
We heavens, such a one! My Meme
sis, the Miss Milne of today, Of yes
terday, of many and many long, sad
day-was dead, gone lost perhaps for
ever. In the birth of the new woman
from the ashes of mothers love
there suddenly arose the mother
again.
1--WE are as good friends as We were
then, perhaps better" | replied, in
all sincerity.
And would have added something
to mend if it were possible, her broken
heart But she was gone, lost in the
darkness, carrying her broken heart
with her.
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Thousands of people have catarrh
who would be surprised to know it, be-
cause it has been called some other
name than catarrh. The fact is ca
tarrh is catarrh wherever located; and
another fact which is of equally great
importance, is that Peruna cures ca
tarrh wherever located.
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But He Weakened.

"My dear" said the poet sternly,
"I've just sold love song, but"
"But what?"
ooh, nothing. I WAS about to say
that wouldn't buy bacon or green's or
self-raising -four with the money, but
you know best"
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In spite of all efforts to prevent it,
The filthy secretions and mucous mat
ter find their way into the Stomach
and are distributed by the blood to
every nook and corner of the system;
the Stomach and Kidneys, in fact
every organ and part of the body, be-
come infected with the catarrhal
poison. This disease is rarely, if ever,
venin itsearliest stages, purelylocal
disease or simple Inflammation of the
nose and throat, and this is hysprays,
washes, powders and the various in
haling mixtures fail to cure. Heredity
is sometimes back of it-parents have
it and so do their children.
In the treatment of Catarrh, AMI
septic and soothing washes are good
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The First Newspapers.

The First Newspapers.
The first newspaper in the modern
sense was issued monthly at Venice In
1886: the first English newspaper was
published in 1922; the first American
in 1704.
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To Dodge the Tax Collector,

"Why do you call yourself Poor
Richard fool once asked Of Dr..
Franklin.
'To deal more shrewdly with tho
tax collector" replied the maker OF the
almanac. detroit Journal.
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Shaving.

Shaving.
The first mention of shaving lie in
Genesis, xii, IA, where we read that
Joseph, on being summoned before the
king, shaved himself.
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If you do not derive prompt and eat.
isfactory results from the use of Peru
ma, write at once to DR.. Hartman, Civ.
in full statement of your case, and he
will be pleased to give you his valuable
advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, 0.
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LOOK OUT FOR
GTA!RRH|

cold freezing weather the Winter
with all the miserable symptoms OF Caan
headaches and neuralgia thick
throat hacking the chest ad
the mouth fetd breath and all that makes
sckening and disgusting of all complaints feeling
defent modification that and anxious
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Manchester, Va, March 9, ieo..
Gentlemen:-Ih had all the symp'on
that accompany this disease, suon -
mucus dropping In the throat, co. GU.
slant desire to hawk and spit, ieei'ns
Of dryness In the throat, cough 90.
splitting upon rising in the mornins'
soabs forming in the nose, when ~
auired much effort to blow out, somo,
times causing tho nose to bleed anu
leaving me with a sick headaon''
had thus suffered for i've year, IA
I commenced to take 8. .. ..
after had taken three large Dos .s,
I noticed q change for the pe. go.
Thus encouraged, I continued 70 Nv
it and in a short while was en.
cured. JUDsoN A. BELLAM
Main and Vine sts., Riohmona'
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-22
A GENEROUS SONG BIRD.
Mime. Melba's Work for Charity in Her
Native Land.

The canceling Of Mime. MeIba's en-
gagement to sing in this country next
spring, which has caused much regret
among opera goers, is due to her deter
minatisn to remain in Australia with
her aged father, who is IN very feeble
health.
Nine. Melba recently paid to her old
home her first visit since she became
famous, and a most elaborate reception
was given her ON her arrival in Mel
bourne. Her father is very old, and
the excitement attendant upon the ar
rival of his famous daughter, whom he
had not seen for years, was too much
for him, and he was stricken with
paralysis.
Since her arrival in Australia Nine.
Melba has been idoliZed. She has ap-
peared at several concerts in Mel
bourne and will make tour of the
country. She has announced that she
will devote the entire proceeds of the
tour to the charities OF her native land
How much the proceeds of the tour
will be may be gathered from the fact
that the advance sale of seats for her
five concerts in Melbourne We're more
than $4,000. She has decided to pre-
sent new wing to the Melbourne hos
pital, to be known as the Melba wing.
She will give a special concert for that
and she herself started the sale of seats
by taking three boxes at $500 each,
the first being in the name of her
father.
Nine. Melba takes her name from
her native city, Melbourne. Her ia
theirs name is Mitchell. At the age Of
four Nellie Mitchell was an infant
prodigy. at ten she had mastered the
piano. organ and VIOLIN While she was
stilI young girl she married Charles