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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08

ly do for her if they could-nave her
voice trained by the best masters and
fit her for the operate stage. More
than this. Calve herself will take her.
for a time under her own tuition.
Did any princess in a fairy book, or
out of one, ever fare better than this?
And it has all happened so suddenly
and Unexpectedly that Edna Darch
feels as though she were afraid to open
her eyes wide lest she find she has
been asleep and it was only a dream.
She knows how that feels, for she
tried it once-just the night before she
sang for CalYe. She had dreamed that
Nordica heard her sing and had taken
her away to Europe and made her a
great artist. Just as she was singing,
with all the world at her feet, she woke
up.
Even then, unknown to the child, a
letter had been written to Calve ask
ing her to hear Edna sing.
Not that Edna's teacher hoped for
anything NOR than a word Of praise
that might be used to advertise a bene-
III tOASOlb NuACn II was pAOpOSEu "
give in January to help a little with
the expense of music lessons. The
wages Of a clerk in a lumber yard do
not warrant the training of night
ingales.
Calve, seeking rest at Pasadena, had
shut herself away from all visitors, and
that she should take time to listen to
an aspiring child singer was almost a
vain hope. But Edna had a teacher
who knew hat her pupil was a genius.
and for more than a year her one wish
has been that the child should sing for
a truly great artist.
Something in the letter struck a
chord in Calves warm heart. She con-
scented, and on the very day of Edna's
dream the vision of the night was
partly realized.
Edna Darch, in a plain little cotton
frock, with a voice that faltered just
the least with excitement, sang for the
great song-goddess, the u~nrecognized
fairy-godmother.
Beautiful. ravishing, magnificent
whispered the artist as the child sang.
1t took but one look from the deep,
wonderful eyes of the diva to tell the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08

to much better advantage in Paris.
So the privateers seized the treasures
of the courageous salt and politely in
formed him that he might proceed
without fear of further harm.
Norton was ruined, and soon after
ward he saw an opportunity to re-
trench when the new government at
Washington was formed. He placed
his case before the state department
and was gratified to hear steps would
be taken for indemnity from the
French government. This indemnity,
according to the tradition of the Nor
ton family, was paid to Uncle Sam,
and amounted to between SO, 900, 900
and $4,000, 900.
But the money as far as the Nor
tons ever knew remained in the strong
box of the United States treasury. The
French spoliation claims have been be-
fore Congress for a century, and some
of them have been adjusted, but the
one in which Nine. Nordica is inter-
ested is still pending, owing to the
inability of the heirs to come to an un-
QNl oldnQluS do " lA0 lNldNANO QGAld1Q
of each individual claimant. For two
years past Nine. Nordica's sister, Mrs.
Walker, has been endeavoring to ad-
just the differences of opinion among
the claimants, and they have at last
reached an agreement whereby the
claim when allowed will be distributed
among the heirs on a basis already de-
termined.
Within the last two weeks the heirs
held a meeting and employed counsel
to press the claim. Nine. Nordica ex-
pressed confidence that the claim
would be allowed as soon as all the
facts are properly presented.
Speaking further, Nine. Nordica said
that she could trace her ancestry back
to Sir Peter Norton, who came to
this country in 1000, and that she
was also a descendant of the Aliens,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08
Great Singer
Seeks Fortune


Lillian Nordica, the famous singer,
has retained Thomas Bracket Reed,
formerly speaker of the house of rep
resentatives and now a distinguished
member of the New York bar, to han
die a suit against the government,
whereby the diva expects to obtain a
fortune of $4,000, 900. Nine. Nordica
has just come from Sioux City, where
she met members of the Norton fam
lily, to whom she let out the secret of
her intended assault upon Uncle Sans
treasury.
Ichabod Norton, of whom Nine. Nor
dica is a descendant, was a great sail
or in colonial days. He was of the
type of New Englanderi now so fire.
quently used in the latter-day ro-
nance. Like the heroes in the books,
he sailed many seas, and, true to the
romantic notion, collected riches and
finery. About the time the Revolu-
tionary war was begun the indomita-
BILE Tchabod risked every penny among
his numerous assets On a far eastern
journey. He stocked his ships with
the choicest gewgaws, jewels and silks,
and then turned the prows of his lit
tie fleet homeward.
Nine. Nordica would not now be
paying Mr.. Reed a magnificent re-
tainer's fee, nor would she be forget
ting to acquire a new coon song in
her dreams of new luxuries, if Captain
Norton had not fallen in with a col
lection Of French privateers. But this
was just his luck. The Frenchmen did
not know what the word America"
meant, and, not knowing, they did not
think it exactly wrong to inspect
American barQues.
On looking into the holds Of the yes
sells they saw things that dazzled their
eyes. While bearing no i'll will toward
Captain Norton or his countrymen,
the Frenchmen believed they could use
the fine things in the Americans boats
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08

known less of the value OF Ednar
voice she might still be working hard
to clay and sing for a recital which at
most would bring her but $25. 1t was
really Miss Carrick who discovered
this embryonic artist. A year e she
had the child sing for Damrosch, and
the great interpreter of Wagner praised
her.
Edna and her mother had their
Thanksgiving dinner with the fairy
godmother, and it was a dinner that
none of the three will ever forget.
Mrs. Darch was the silent one, for
back of the t~hankfulness for her child's
good fortune gas the thought of sep
aration.
But | shall not steal her away from
you" said Calve. she will still be
your daughter. But from to-day ] must
attend to her needs give her every
thing and attend to her education for
three years. Then she will be ready
to make her debut. She shall sing
Micaela when l sing Carmen-or, no,
she will be an ideal Marguerite"
The diva talked on, carried away
with her plan.
mo, you must not live with me. You
must learn nothing now of the tbeater,
not yet. You must remain sweet and
good and pure as you are now. You
will live with some friends, and study
German, Italian and French, for the
last year will be spent in Paris. You
must know French, for my sake, for SO
much is lost when everything must be
repeated between u.s."
To the mother Calve said in parting:
"Je suis devout-moi. l believe in lie
bon Dieu and his wisdom. l shall moi
let la petite forget that God is over
all. l shall arrange everything so that
If l die the child shall not suffer. ]
am now responsible to you and to God
for the little one"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08
Lillian Nordica
w wants Millions
From United
States Treasury.

one of whom had married a daughter
of Miles Standish. The Nortons and
the Aliens had frequently intermar-
ried. George Allen was the first mis-
sionary ever sent out of England and
was a man of good repute and great
influence in the early days of this
country.
Fortune from Husband.
Nine. Nordica's fortune has twice
been increased by money from the es-
tate Of her former husband, Fred G.
Cover, to whom she was married in
Paris in 1882. He was reported to have
persisted in an attempt to cross the
English channel in a balloon soon af-
ter his wife had begun a suit for
separation in 1885. He was supposed
to have left a fortune of $500, 900, but
was believed to have put most of it
out of the reach of his wife.
Nine. Nordica was reported in 1894
to have relinquished all claims to the
Cover estate in consideration of a
cash payment of $4,000 and in 1898
is said to have received $25, 900 for
her signature releasing her dover
rights in an estate neal Brookline,
Mass, near the Country Club proper
ty there.
Fred C. Cover has since been re-
ported as alive in India and elsewhere
and in 1894 he was reported to have
been seen in Boston.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08
NEws on THE pIAMoNp.

Down with the baseball trust! The
fans won't have it
Dave Jones. the new Chicago out
fielder, should make good.
Billy Clingman is slated for manager
and captain of the Milwaukee club in
the new American association.
Manager Frank Halter of the Bir-
mingham club has offered a contract to
big Chief Lloyd. who was with the
Norwood team last season.
The great Lajoie is now showing the
California natives how they do things
in the east. All OF the coast papers
are raving over his matehless skill.
Dougherty, the outhelder whom Gin
cinnati and the Boston Americans are
fghting over. led the California league
in batting with a percentage of .S31.
PARK Wilson was second with SIT.
Charley Irwin is one the fence and
may fall into the American camp.
Captain Comiskey always thought well
OF the erstwhile Red and Clarke Grit.
fifth ghosted him a bit last spring.
1t seems like the irony of fate that
the Pittsburg club. which outclassed
the other National league teams
enough to win the flag, should not
keep all its own men, but should
two stars from the American.
on earth can the weakened Ma
tional league team ever hope TO keep,
pace with Dreyfuss' men IN 1902
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08
sps1dlng Chosen President.

A. G. Spalding was elected president
of the National league on the twenty
sixth ballot, which was taken after
the Brush-Freedman faction had left
the meeting.
Mr.. %Spalding's connection with base
ball began more than thirty years ago,
when he became famed as the best
pitcher in the profession. 1t was the
day of the underhand pitch and the
c~urveless ball in this times, and Spald-
ing had none of the modern twirler's
advantages to help him. He could not
tie himself up in a knot, send in a
tearing overland ball, or make the
leather wriggle along shooting lines.
He had to put them right over and
depend on his head, and history shows
that he was as great in his line as
Keefe and Rusie were in theirs. His
pitching for the Forest City club of
Rockford in 1871 has seldom been
equaled in all the years that have since
gone by.
Spalding was more business-like and
more keenly alive to the possibilities
of baseball as a m-oney-maker than the
other players of his day. After the
English tour of 1873 he began laying
lines for the great sporting goods
trade which now bears his name. He
enlisted capital, put in the savings Of
his baseball career and began IN a
small scale a business which has since
grown to mammoth size.
Mr.. Spalding now has sporting goods
houses all over the country, with
branches in Europe, and is also an
owner of vast Southwestern estates.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08

Lions object to mirrors" observes
a keeper in a ~menagerie. ION one oc-
casion a looking glass in the hands of
a small boy so frightened and excited
our largest lion that we feared he
would injure himself. The wretched
youngster had drawn a hand mirror
from beneath his coat and held it be-
fore the face of the king of beasts.
The latter looked and jumped for the
rival whom he thought he saw. The
bars of his cage dashed him back again
and again, while he filled the whole
house with terrific roars. l have
known several other cases In which
lions have been thrown into the wild
est panic merely by a mirror being
held up before ="
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08
Preslden. OF western League.

James Whitfield of Kansas City, the
new president of the Western league,
is well known in baseball and general
sporting circles throughout the West.
Like many others of the executives, he
is a newspaper man and for ten years
has been in charge of the sporting de-
partment of the Kansas City Star. His
first venture in baseball was made in
1884. At that time he was doing re-
p~ortorial work in Peoria, ILL.,, and he
took the management of the PEORIA
Reds. He went West soon afterward,
and in 1886 helped to organize the
original Western league and served as
its first president. In the same year his
presence at the National league meet
ings in New York and Chicago and his
pleas for Kansas City on two occasions
won for his town it's first and only.
franchise in the big league. He was
made secretary of the club. In 1888,
at the American associations meetings
in Cincinnati and New York, he was
again successful in securing what he
went after-a franchise. Mr.. Whit
field enjoys the full confidence of the
Western league baseball magnates.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08

There are some things better than to
be born with a silver spoon in ones
mouth.
One of these is to be born with a
great gift and then, just at the right
moment, to have a fairy-godmother ap-
pear.
In this story Edna Darch of Los An
geles is the good little girl and Calve
-capricious, captivating, quick-pulsed
Calye-is the fairy-godmother, and
Hans Christian Andersen couldn't do
anything better if he tried.
The Darches are poor, but Edna has
a voice, and Nine. Calve has promised
TO see that she has a future.
In other words, Calve is to do for
the child what the parents would glad
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08
pes MoInes without a Team.

Frank P. Flynn and Harry Elliott,
who with w. P. C. Chase own the Des
Moines franchise in the Western
league, have formally announced that
the withdraw of Minneapolis. Kansas
City. Omaha and st. Paul to the new
Western association win aus them
to abandon the franchise lei year,
leaving Des Moines without a team.
Des Moines and st. Joseph have chosen
this course because a berth in the pro-
posed minor six-club league is not de-
sired.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08

Manager Mack has so far signed sew
enteen men for the American league
team at Philadelphia, as follows: Mike
Powers and Maurice Steelman. catch
ers; c. c. Frazer, William H. Bern
hard, Edward Plank, L. w. Wiltze and
William Duggleby, pitchers; Harry
Davis, Napoleon LaJoie, Monte Cross,
Lave Cross, Clyde Robinson. T. F.
Hartzell, David Fultz, Elmer Flick. N.
NJ. Mcintyre and Ralph Seybold.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08
NAV Make Rnles unlform.

There is a strong probability that
the playing rules of the American and
National leagues for the season of
1902, will be uniform. Connie Mack,
the chairman of the American leagues
committee on rules, is of the opinion
that the National pastime should be
played under the same set of regula-
lions the country over.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08

John T. Brush of Indianapolis and
Cincinnati is the advocate of a scheme
to abolish the Office of president of the
league and instead appoint a board of
control on the order of the Jockey
club or the A. A. u, only with much
greater powers. Brush's idea is to
have the players licensed and regis
tered like the jockeys and athletes, and
to be at all times subject to the control
of the board.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08

The new Western league executive Is
46 years old, having been born near
Stoke-on-Trent. North Staffordshire,
England, on June q. 1855. He came
to this country when Is years old and
went with his family to Pekin, Ill.
There he started in the newspaper
business. From 1880 t. 1884 he was
located in Peoria, ILL.,, and wrote for
the Transcript and the Freeman.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08

Montana, Idaho and Utah cities. has
been launched. Cities in the Soush At
lantic states viii make up the msmber-
ship of the Southeastern league Al
six-cIub circuit win be formed in Tex
as within a week and the Iowa state
league is under way. The North Da-
ota league will be revived and othes
circuits are contemplated.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08

The cos of schools for Indian chill.
dren to the government was s2,4S9, 52B
in 1900. The enrolment was 26,541.
Lucky is the girl who marries the
best man at the wedding.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08
Kansas Has Woman Undertaken.

Kansas is n of several states that
boast of a woman undertaken. At a
recent undertakers' convention she
said that embalming was an especially
lucrative profession for women, and
that they would find cooperation from
the men of the union.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08
McAIssr signs Anderson.

James McAleer, the manager of the
American league team that is to be
placed in St. Louis next season, has
announced that he had signed John
Anderson for his team.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08

child that all was well, that the soul of
the other understood.
After the song there were more hugs
and kisses and more adjectives.
And then all in a moment Calve
made her plans.
She must take Edna with her, teach
her, haveher study and hear other great
artists, and have pretty frocks and furs
but simple, mind you, for la petite.
And then Paris. and then-the world.
When Edna was nearly II, she be-
gan to study voice culture with Miss
Elizabeth Carrick. Not only must she
thank Miss Carrick for her first train
ing, but for this great opportunity that
has come to her. Had the teacher
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08

Billy Dineen. the star pitcher of the
Boston National league club may play
on Captain Collins American league
team in that city next season. Direc-
tor Billings has given up hope for re-
tanning him.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08
A PAINTED DINNER.
Very Pretty AFFAIR Devised by an orig
inAI Woman.

inal Woman.
Apropos of dinners, a woman, noted
for her originality and the courage of
her convictions, gave what she called
a painted dinner the other day. She
dubbed it a painted dinner because
the color scheme was so vivid and in
tense, like the hues of the painted lady
butterfly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08

There will be orgsals se1aH IA
all parts of the counry season.
The Northwestern leaene posed of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08
CALVE IN A NEW ROLE.
PRlMA DONNA PLAYS THE PART
OF A FAIRY GODMoTHER.

Generous Fr~enchwoman, Entranced with
the Voice of Little Edna Daroh of
Los Angeles, Undertakes to BE Re
sponsible for Her Tuition and Future.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08

BE makes his home in Chicago, New
York or California, according to the
season. and is personally one of the
most popular men alive.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-11-09
VA Es cOsA DISTINTA.

Hubo una epoca en- que los es-
tudiantes de medicina cre1an que
habia tantas distintas Intermediates
como existen 6rganos y parties en- el
cuerpo, necesitando cada una de es-
I tas afecciones un tratamiento dis
tinto. Tan torpe error solo podla
eonducir & los mas funestos fraca-
sos, pues la verdad es, que ell cuer-
po constituye una sola maquina, y
10 que afecta q una parte de ella
con mas menos fuerza ataca & to-
das las demas. Asl sucede que un
solo remedio 8 tratamiento puede
aliviar y curar una gran variedad
de afecciones, 8 10 que aparezca CO.
mo una variedad, pero que es ver-
daderamente ell resultado 8 manifes-
tacion en- distintas formas del mis-
mo NAL. Veamos, por ejemplo, una
lista de intermediates como la 81
guiente: Escrofula, Anemia, Debili-
dad General, Afecciones de la San
gre y de los Pulmones, etc.; bastante
formidable parece, y sin embargo, la
PREPARATION DE- WAMPOLE
pronto alivia los peores de estos Ca
sos, y de una manera absolute cura
muchisimos que han sido desahucia-
dos por los medicos. La razon de
este Sc encuentra en- su poder so-
bre las funciones digesti7as y a.
similadoras; su accion en- expulsar
las impurezas de la sangre, Y su
facultad oonsiguiente de vitalizar Y
reconstituir todo ell ORGANISING. Es
tan sabrosa como la miel y contiene
los principles nutritivos y curativos
del Aceite de Higado de Bacalao
Puro, eombinados con Jarabe de
Hipofosfitos Compuesto, Extractos
de Malta Cerezo Silvestre. No es
resultado de un suef1o 8 de un des-
cubrimiento por casualidad, sino de
detenfdos estudios de los sanos prin-
cipios de la ciencia medica aplicada.
Gel Sr. DIR. j. Izquierdo Brown, de
Buenos Aires, dice: He usado la
Preparation de Wampole y grande-
mente satisfecho de sus esplendidos
resultados la he administrado mis-
propios hijos, teniendo Ia satisfae-
ci6n de haber obtenido un exito,
que no habia podido conseguir con
otras preparedness" En- las Boticas,
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-11-09
Dorado eSClaVitud.

Deci iidamente, ell oficio de jefe
de Estado es uno de los mas dessgra
dAbles que Sc e.conocen.
Las precauciones polisiacas D.
doptAdas respecto de 10 persona del
emperador de Russia son tan riguro.
sas, que IlegAn un extreme incon-
cebible, como 10 atessigus el siguien.
te suceso recientemente ocurriao:
Residiendo en- Tsa1 koe. .Selo, q.
costumbrAbA el Gear & trasladArae
Dor las tardss, dAndo an paseo, des.
de palacio & nm pabeu6n edificAdo on
pleno parque, en- donde tomabA Ell t6
CON IL emperatriz.
Una de dichxs tsrdes, al cruzsr
los iardines, Nicol&s II quiso coger
alguuas rosas para obseq aiar con
elias s tu esposa.
Di7is6 6 alguna distAncia & IN
anciano iArdinero. y le llamo para
que le ayudara f Irmar el rAmillete.
Acudi6 ell iardinero, paro apenas
habfa recorrido slgunos metros, uu
dispsro hecho desde uno de los mac1
zos de flores le destroz6 ell cr4neo,
deiSudolo muerto en- ell actc.
Como { or ensalmo. de todas par
tes sa,ieron poliz ontas, qne inmedia.
tamehte rodeAron al emperador.
q. iefe de sqn6.los fac objsto
de 10 viva indignAei6n del soberxno,
ouien le reprendi6 duramenta cuan.
do el funcionsrio trataba de nantes.
tarle que no habfa hecho otra coaa
que cumplir con 10 consigaa resibi :
do. que le ordenAba disparar sobre
toda persons deseonocida que 80 . :
cercara d czar + 10 metros de distAn
cia.
El emperador, nervioao y ape
nsdo, regres6 lentAments 6 pAla 10
maldiciendo de 10 dorado esclavitud
en- que vive.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-11-09
LIN buen SerViCiO
La detective cumple con Su
deber

Hace algdn tempo que en- Ia ie-
Ntura de la policfa 9 recibian que
:. q do sctos que realizAban en- 10 ma
=, u, xctos cue tenian carAetsye' que
mac asitaban 6orrecclor:
t'arece qas CON 81 pretexto de
iugar as sr.n asspoi.dos '.Is .ns oon s1gG q.
cnnas copIs de mas an la cabezsf
ersn ea.niotsSlo y aprovschxndo 81 es-
asdn an nna sa q Nc0ntraban.
La policis &c ses veta aegui. !. pis'
10 & Los prexuntos - Stores es+5yn;asS y iasSno
che ne : rssent6 una oP9asun."S; PaS 1sa.sS;.. y.
Ri c.bo @ Qaiflones vsos gaal,ciaa;s a !, a;s
Gutierrex y Thellet, vi. Vss1~o s~s - snsa. -
trito dscho, sorprendiero. 80 yrSS yrSSs
do de dados. capturando = 'sS S..' + So: Sc
lA noche & los individuos r. - SS; 81
ler (a) <Dios mio,, Rosendo O~se,
guex (s) Chandi, Maximiliano 49,.
do (s) Calabsrita, Marcelino A. III. .1s.
(sl Culebro, Manuel Reyes, Nte-r..
GAMBIA Chares, y logrando eAcap1t,
ae, EantAnita y lCAballo, ,blanco con-