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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-02

mp or voted down. members who ID not N
dersfand II at all. ladies and rsntjsma
generally. address you on this ecea-
SION"
Time. up." announced the chairman.
tapping the bell.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-02
Nine. NOrdica's Debut at
Madison Square Garden.

Na' 49, a >H~
most varied. lives In Mr.. kobbSs book -
that of Mime. NOrtica- she was studying
voice production in Boston when Brignoli
went there 10 give a concert The day or
the concert the soloist with him was sud
, denly taken Ill. He was advised 10 go and
get Lillian Norton. She sang at the con-
cert. and he was 50 delighted with her voice
that he advised her to study in New York
! with Nine. Maretssk. Accordingly she
placed herself under Maretsek's care for the
summer months, receiving instruction in
operatic arias- When the autumn came she
decided not TO go back to Boston. 1t was
her crossing of the Rubicon. Gilmore was
giving concerts with his band at the Madi-
son Square Garden, and one morning, while
he was rehearsing there. Mime. Maretsek
took her young pupil TO him and asked him
10 hear her. Well" he said. what VIII
she sinE?'
The aria from tSonnambula.' and II Mr..
Arbuckie will play the cornet o~blisa,o.
Let the Bright Seraphim,'" answered
Nine. Maretsek.
This is a very paie-lookipx GIRL" said
Gilmore. But lets. hear her.
The pale-looking Iftte girl Gang her piece
70 nicely that the bandmSste decided to
give her a chance with the public. Now,
little girl. don't be afraid Just sing right
out" were his words as he handed her to
the platform the first night. She made q
nice little success"
Her operate debut was made at Brescia
IN "Iraviata-' For five nights a week dur
Ing an engagement OF three omnths. for the
whole OF which she received 500 and q
benefit which brought In 200 Iivres. or about
s@. she sang nothing but -Traviafa." Other
niEhts another pFima donna sang '-Sonnam-
buia.'' That was the entire repertoire Of
the house for that season. From Brescia
Nordica went to. Noyara and sang Alice in
Robert 1ei Diabae.". The little theater was
not heated The dressing-room had stone
walls and II was 80 cold she used to carry
2 little brazier of Goals with her from he.
lodgings to the theater. After Novara. she
sang Alice in Genoa. The first night, after
a certain phrase. there were strong Kisses.
For an instant they paralyzed her. Every
tnlng swan around. She had the Same
experience for several nights. and always
after the same phrase She concluded there
was something wrong with the pronuncia-
fiou- Finally one ntGht. after dilfxent study
on her part. the critical moment passed
without a hiss and her singing Of the aria
was followed by a storm Of applause.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-02
WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY EPCBbIc.
whims Of opera slngers! Who IS there
without wh.ms? Any one? Probably not
But great artists. whose nerves are keyed
I'd three or four times q week when they
appear before vast audiences, are APT to
have moro interesting idiosyncres,ss than
ordinary mortals.
From . book published sy.R. H. Russell.
Opera Singers" by Gustav Kobes. with
about a hundred illustrations. made from q
collection Of operate singers Cby Dupont,
Histed. Eenthe and others). much informa-
ton regarding the personality Of the great
est singers at present on the operate stage
may be gathered. Critical mmen Is not
wanting. but the author has made a point
Of presenting these great singers to the
readers view as renl human beings, instead
Of merely stage characters.
And happy to relate. the whimsical traits
here related Of these favorite singers are
an entertaining, showing that these great
artists are, In their way. as simple ana
guilele@ as children. What more charming,
for instance. than n. Jean de ReeEke's
hobby? The great tenor prides himself Is
much On his ability to initiate animal sounds
n on his singing. He can bark like ,
dog and meow like a cat. One evening IN
Chicago, Nine. NQrdica entered her Dress
tng-room At the Auditorium. She had just
left her pet dog asher hotei. Imagine her
surprise to hear II barking under TIN piano
In her But her SURPRISE
was turned into laughter when out c1ept NJ.
Do ReMke on all fours- This and a!capitai
anecdote about Nine. Calves attempt to
got Up . spirftualistic seance in Chicago are
told in a chapter entitled. AN Opera Com
pany On Tour" and illustrated by q batch
Of Lionel MapleaOn's clever snap shots Ia
kan on the tours made by the Grau COM
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-02

r each ether. Edouard eAys That when they
! begin to study in tan 5~iornihs-for, ike
true artists. they stil' - ,dy assiduousdy =
Jean sits down at the piano and sings
.'Salve, di mora" Then Edouard exciaims.
Bad. Very bad. You sing like a pig this
morning" Then he sits down at the piano
and sings. Fad, Very bad exclaims
Jean. "You sing like a pig this morning.
Perhaps both Of Us had better buy hand
:, organs and try to make a living Then
they both laugh and go TO work seriously.
The two brothers own large adjoining es-
tates in Poland. where Jean maintains a
racing stable. which Is well known on the
Russian turf He has WON the Warsaw
Derby and important prizes at ST. Peters
burg. The De Reszke colnrs are white and
cherry. Pe:hsrs nothing can give a better
idea of the yastness of the De Reszke estate
than the statement that one potato fell
on II contains 1000 acres
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-31
TIL E COU RE r

But / had the run two days more
with crowds considerably diminished.
In those two days I scored $3.50 in
good hard money in excess of the fare
register and was a simoleon to the
good. The gain was just as hard to
explain as the loss and 1 got about as
near a true solution
The veteran fare taker can usually
tell with remarkable accuracy just
when a passenger has paid. Usually
the wayfayer makes dive for his
pocket or I'm some other manner sig
nifies by an Involuntary movement
that he hasn't contributed. Then the
conductor goes right after him.
People without money get on the
street cars nearly every day." said an
other conductor. They think they
have the price, but they haven't. / al
ways let them ride except some that
have put up the same talk several
times. One of these / invited off one
day. That's the only time ever light
ened my load. The people nearly al
ways pay me.
"One of the frequent sources of our
trouble is the man that has paid his
fare OF course he is a natural born
liar. When you start in to take fares
he will be ahead of YOU. Pretty soon
he is behind you ana wnen the nickel
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-31
n Samaritan:
Che Real Hrfiek

Good Samaritans abound In great
numbers i'm Lincoln. At sundry times
and divers places their good deeds loom
up like glittering jewels set In spark
ling array and plunged into the dark
gulf of misfortune.
Several days ago man who had
vexed the police almost past endurance
was thrown into the seclusion of a
cell. Before the judge he went and
there sentence of liberal dimensions
was melted out to him. He had no
money so the punishment was trans
lated into a score of days of boarding
at the expense Of the public.
The man had "a wife and child. They
had no money and there was nothing
in view In the shape of eatables.
On the second day of the incarcera-
ton a business man called to collect a
bill long due. The goods had been OBJ
tanned by the imprisoned one on
promise to perform manual labor never
done. After waiting for a proper
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-31

Is asked for he won't pay. Says he
before the whole car. But I always
make such fellows put up and invite
them to go to the office In case they
don't like 1t. Hundreds of 'em have
threatened to go but not a single one
ever has. l take this as solid evidence
that they We're simply putting up a
bold bluff.''
A careful count is also made OF the
transfer slips issued In the course of a
day. These are kept separate and are
not recorded along with the cash
fares.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-31
NNps and DoVms
Of the croIlty Conductor

A system Of faultless. rigid auditing
governs the street car conductor. The
employe is curbed on all sides by
checks and balances: honesty means
promotion, dishonesty is simply the
preface to a speedy discharge.
At the office of the Lincoln traction
company an individual account is
maintained with each conductor. When
he goes out in the morning the number
on the fare register is recorded. The
conductor makes a record of the re-
suits Of each trip and hands in his
slips together with the cash proceeds
of the day.
If a balance is struck, the conductor
hears no more about the matter. If
he turns in too much money he is
credited with the excess. On the other
hand he may get a shortage notice
in case the cash in his pockets fails
to reach the amount designated by the
register.
The careful, conscientious conductor
comes out just about even at the end
Of the year. His Shortages" and
''Overdues" generally Offset each other
Sometimes the fare taker has to put
up" but such instances are rare In
many cases there is a little residue for
the blue uniformed man to spend.
There are various ways of getting
out of financial alignment with the
fare register. according to the story of
a veteran conductor. In a rush it
takes some practice to ring up the
exact number of nickels. Now and
then the amateur will pull the cord in
couple Of extra fares.
Occasionally passengers try to stop
the car by ringing up a fare in their
frantic haste to grab the bell rope
When they do this the conductor may
forget to make the proper allowance
and the hiatus in his accounts starts
right away. OF course it is only five
cents, but it may happen dozen times
day. Then it amounts to something
in the eyes of a man laboring for so
much an hour.
Mistakes in making change are fruit
full sources of error. The conductor is
bombarded with money Of all denomin-
atoms. His exaction is nearly always
the plebeian five cent piece. His pock-
cts are bIlging with small change and
sometimes he hands out too much cash.
Less often he short changes his man.
During fairs and reunions pickpock-
cts sometimes practise on the cOnduc-
tors while going to and from the
grounds. The small change theft is
entirely unnoticeable and the innocent
conductor is usually appalled, at the
ports for duty next day. 1t sometimes
looks as If he must pay two or three
dollars for the privilege Of working
Il handled fares taken from 5000
people one day at the state fair last
fall" said a conductor to a Courier
representative. 1T was a big day.
Three thousand fares are about all a
man can possibly collect, let me tell
you. It's a good many.
But / was surprised next day. The
trip slips showed that l was $3.50 be-
hind. How I lost the money / never
could figure out. 1t must have been
done in making change or else some
one tapped my pocket. 1 always keep
a sharp lookout for thieves and pick
pockets but in the rush and hurry a
rnauv "a ia hlp IN forget
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-31
RHYME.

No.~oE-ANsC< NH ME-.
There was young man named Tate.
Took girl out to dine at eight-eis
I should like to relate
What that fellow named Tate
And his tete-a-tete ate at eight-eight.
4 !: Y
Once upon a time a skunk met an
automobile.
"Whew!" said the skunk, heres
where / pass and he hurried to the
woods.
x x 4
In Russia you must be married be-
fore eighty or not at all. and you may
marry five times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

Lake Sarah. Mimi. May 12th.-Thou.
sands will read with pleasure that a
cure for rheumatism has at last been
found
A Mrs. Hildebrandt of this place
after trying very man. medicines has
recently found a successful remedy for
this painful disease.
This woman suffered so with the
Rheumatism in her arms that sleep or
rest became impossible.
She heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills but
having little faith in anything was very
reluctant to spend any more money for
medicine
However. she decided to try one box
and this helped her SO much that she
continued to use the Pills. Now she
Gays:
Il am real wen and Idon't know how
] can express my thanks to Dodd's
Kidney Pills for what they hare done
for me-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15
Wood for Caviar, saddles.

The war department will make a
practical test of flexible saddle trees,
the invention of a Frenchman who
lives in Baltimore. This tree is said
to be much easier than the present
affair, which is made of wood and raw
hide. braced with iron. The expert
mental tree is a composition of rub
Der and canvas nodded into the
proper form. Its virtue is said to re-
side in its extreme tiexibility and il
promises to be OF advantage to and
contribute to the comfort OF cavalry
men. About a dozen OF these trees
have been ordered for experimental
purposes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

William Mckinley Osborne of Mass
achusetts, United States consul gen
eral at London is dead. He had long
been an invalid.
Mr.. Osborne was a cousin of Pres
ident Mckinley, by whom he was APP
pointed consul general at London
March IS, 1897. His predecessor in
Office was Patrick A. Collins of Bos-
ton. of which city Mr.. Osborne him
self was prominent resident. The
deceased was born in Trumbull coun-
ty, Ohio, and was a schoolmate of
President Mckinley at the Poland
Academy. He joined the Union army
and was a member of the same regi-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15
MRS. c. X. DAVIS TO WED sPANlARD
Widow of Former United States senator
Announces Engagement.

Announces engagements.
News of the engagement of Don
Abazuza. former Spanish Cabinet
Minister, to the widow of the late SEN
ator Cushman X. Davis caused much
favorable comment in prominent So
cial circles OF Madrid
Mrs. Davis is well known in Madrid
court society and has great many
admirers there.
She met Don AbaZuZa in Paris when
Senator Davis was one of the Ameri-
can members OF the Peace Commission,
and the friendship which sprung up
then ripened into the love which has
resulted in their engagement.
Don Abazuza was Secretary for the
Spanish colonies which the United
States wrested from Spain.
Mrs Davis Is well known both in
Chicago, 81 FIEf anu Minneapolis So
ciety. Her engagement to Spanish
nobleman has caused much pleasant
talk in ST. Paul and throughout Min
nesota, which state her husband rep
resented in the United States Senate
at the time of the late Spanish war.
She is a lady of rare attachments, a
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15
A Mountain o, Lode.ton..

The fiction of the mysterious lode
stone mountain which drew the nails
out of ships that approached near
enough has a certain foundation in
fact, only the fact has suffered by ex-
pansion. On the coast OF Norway near
Joedern there is a sand dune of near
ly three-quarters of mile in length.
The sand is mixed with particles OF
lodestone and when a ship comes in
the vicinity the compass becomes ir-
regular and the vessel is entangled in
a kind of whirlpool and thrown ashore.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

ment as the late president. At the
close of the war young Osborne, like
his companion in arms, took up the
study of law and settled at Youngs
town where he built up good prac-
tice. Taking to politics, he was elect
ed mayor OF his town. About seven
teen years ago Mr.. Osborne left Ohio
and went to live in Boston, of which
his wife-formerly Miss Francis Clara
Hastings-was a native. He was well
known and generally liked in his new
home. His. appointment 70 the Office
of consul general was one of the first
made by President Mckinley after his
first Inauguration.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15
Doctor for . Mns Company.

The latest addition to the staff of
a fully equipped London milk COM
pany is doctor. He is specially en-
ployed to watch over the company's
infant customers. What is one baby's
milk is another's poison, and this COM
pany's doctor is there to prescribe how
much and of what strength the daily
tipple shall consist. No charge is
made; the perplexed mother sends a
postcard or calls the company up on
the telephone, and round comes the
doctor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15
ralsn,. Of Empre.. Of Japan.

The Empress of Japan takes great
interest in all that concerns the ma
ton. from the rice crops upwards. Her
Majesty is said to have a special tai
ent for literature. and writes beauti-
full poetry. A poem OF hers, set to
music. is sung in the schools all over
the land. She is an adept performer
on the koto, kind of large either. II
is an instrument which is much played
and very popular in Japan.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

The Irish potato, the common. or
white potato. as distinguished from
the sweet or yellow. potato. is so called
from its being staple food in Ireland.
1t was recommended for introduction
into Ireland by the London Royal So.
ciety in 1868 as a safeguard against
famines. A native Of Chill, Peru and
Mexico. the potato was transplanted
to Spain from Peru early in the six
teenth century and brought to Virginia
from Florida by the Spanish explorers,
and from Virginia to Great Britain in
1565
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

self well man and I after months of
suffering. Fellow-sufferers, Peruna will
cure you. Lew allyn Jordan.
Geo. c. Havener, NJ. d., of Anacostis,
d. c., writes:
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o.:
Gentlemen--"In my practice l have
had occasion TO frequently prescribe
your valuable medicine, and have found
its use beneficial, especially in cases of
catarrh.. "-George c. Havener, M. d.
If you do not receive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving q
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable i'd
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15


t h rec years at
West Point, has
the following to
say of Peruna:
"Allow me to
express my graft
tude to you for
the benefit de-
rived from your
wonderful rem
edy, One short
m 0 n t h h a S
brought forth a
vast change and
now consider my
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

patent on device to do away with
straps on travelling bags and tele-
scopes, The device works with a
rachel movement and is operated by
a button Immediately under the handle
of the telescope. This is the second
patent granted to the young man. the
first having been for an incubator
three years ago. He was at that time
the youngest inventor in the United
States. In 1900 Bukoutz was awarded
a medal on his incubator and year
later was made life member of the
Academic Parisienne Des Inventeurs
of Paris. France. At the same time he
received gold medal from that insti-
tuition. The young inventor has other
plans afoot in the shape of labor-sav-
ing devices and promises not only to
reap some fame in the mechanical
world. but gain some modicum OF
wealth as we'll.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

The Willard, Omaha's Leading Ho
tel, Newly Furnished Throughout, for
High Grade of Service, Convenience
OF Location, and Reasonable Rates,
Entirely Satisfies Our Townspeople,
Whose Business Takes Them to 0ma.
ha; 81 Per Day, or European Plan 81
Per Day. The Lincoln. Opp. Depots,
Lincoln, Neb., So and Up Per Day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

Senator Hanna was recently asked
II he ever cherished wish for some
thing in addition to all his present
achievements. The questioner wished
to decoy him into an expression OF
further political ambition. But he re
piled, looking along the dinner table
at which they were seated: Yes,
wish | might eat what please. and
compel some democrat to digest ii"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

The apple has proven the most sue
cessful of the fruits wholly unknown
in Japan until introduced from abroad,
and has become a chief product in
some districts in the northern islands.
The apples are of fine appearance
and excellent flavor, and the trees
yield profit very encouraging to the
cultivator, so that the area of their
production is being increased.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

A Spanish journal reports the dis.
covery Of process OF extracting from
a shrub which grows wild in the prov
ince of Vallegrande an oil which re.
sembles stearine and can be used in
the manufacture of candles.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15
Old Az. of Florence Nlrh,,ur.,..

florence Nightingale is nearly
eighty-two years old. She takes her
baptismal name from the city in which
she was born. For fully quarter of
century she has lived life of So
clusion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

Don't you know that Defiance
Starch, besides being absolutely SUI
perior to any other, is put up 16
ounces in package and sells at same
price as 12-ounce package of other
kinds?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

We promise that should you use PUT
NAM FADELESS DYES and be dissat-
isfied from any cause whatever, to re-
fund loc. for every package.
MONROE DRUG Co. Unionville, Mo.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15
Nkl1henen>rsBAEsslMS

Health will with all its blessings those who know the way and mainly u
the which refresh and the foods which noash are important each way while
conditions To assist when nature needs assistance all That the
the
which beneaaly and pleasantly laxative
California SrupCo
With the fact that physical ills are Of transient char
the and would remove the por and strain and congestion attendant upon con-
pains colds headaches and the due to inactivity Of the bowels In ease
gratifying results will personal with
reliable
beneficial the
family
needed
printed
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

It's pity that the fellow who is
always shooting. of his mouth never
blows out his brains.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup
For children teethnR. sofens the gums reduces in.
fammation, asys pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15
Medical Examiner U. 5. Treasury.

DIR. Llewellyn Jordan, Medical Ex-
aminer of U. S. Treasury Depart
ment, graduate of Columbia College
anl r.,bo sarvaJ
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

If there is anything boy hates to
eat IL is health food.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

Almost everyone has his ideal. Who
is yours?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15

These diagrams show clearly how to
divide one square into ten equal
squares. Cut on dotted lines. as
shown in picture at the left. Then
add A and B to C as shown at the
right and divide into ten squares.