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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-14
Ran Away no THE THEATERS.

RAN AWAY TO THE THEATERS.
She ran away to the theater whenever
she had a chance. and her greatest
pleasure was in the companionship of
her father. The two were great cronies
and were always together at theater or
concert and once they attended re-
ception to President johnson when the
president took the child upon his knee
and talked to her for a long time.
Four of the girls had two large beds
in d roOmy chamber. On the wall hung
a long mirror. before which the children
paraded in their long trains, playing
lady-cOme-to-se
often" says this elder sister, 4 have
Weakened of a bright summer morning
and seen Lille in her long night dress.
her hair streaming down her back.
pirouetting OF standing on tiptoe before
the glass. whistling some new air she
had caught at theate- or concert. At
this time she was nine or ten years old.
Lille had not been a particularly
pretty child. she continued. but be-
I tween twelve and thirteen she blOs-
sOmed out into the Drettiest girl ever
saw The pupils of her beautiful bright
eyes we've so large that the eyes looked
black instead of blue at night. Her
glossy nut-brown hair hung far down
4 her back. She had fine teeth. beau
tiful complexion and a dazzling smile
While her features were not regulai
there was fascinating play about
them"
The opening Of Lillian's career came
about in q sad way Wilhelmina. three
{ years older. had been placed in the con-
I servatorv of music soon after the family
( moved to Boston. Her fine voice at
tracted much attention and great things
We're DroDhesied for this girl of seven
teen. She went home to sing at Farm
ington and the next morning the news
/ spread through the town that she was
stricken with typhoid fever. Quick con,
sumption followed and in six weeks the
girl was dead For months the 9iane
remained closed in the Norton house
Then the family took up the course oi
their life again.
BY the move to Boston the family
purse had not grown longer But ons
daughter could have the advantages OIL
the conservatory and Lillian. now four
teen, took the vacant place
The capriciOus, restless child, bored
with hooks and the routine Of school
settled down to steady hard work al
q. pace which she keeps up to this day
She was far ahead of her class in nat
ural gifts and ability to learn. She be-
came the special pupil of John O'Nei
and in three years had finished a fivs
years course
Nor was she free from the envy thai
attends success. But the envious were
quickly put to rout by the sweetness
and modesty of the young singer. Wher
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young operate singer studied new roles
with San Giovanni
Ar- Norton died during the first year his
VIE ana daughter were abroad and from
that time Nordica had her mother as a
constant companion up to the time of her
singer owes to her mother is beyond Sstl-
mate, but her devotion was repaid IN
KIND me mother unselhshness and
force OF VIII are we'll shown by the TACT
that the cablegram announcing her hus-
band death was handed to her as she
stood in the wings of the Imperial opera
house IN st Petersburg, while her daush-
ter was singing on the stage When Nor
o1ca came OF the scene at the end OIL the
act the mother had her feelings under
ing. and not until the following morning
Was she told of her fathers DEATH
And was this Lily of the North to
live solely for her art2 So 1t seemed.
There We're no walks or drives with men.
nor rheaters, nor balls. such as delight the
hearts Of American girls.
If a man chose to call he might on con-
dltIon that he stayed not later than 10
o clock. and the daughter was ever under
the watchful chaperonage of her mother
WE'RE LOVERS IN PLENTY.
There were lovers in plenty, says Mrs
Castillo, but though they might WOO they
might not win, until one day along came a
rich cousin of Mrs Norton. Frederick
Cover, who wooed and won. After a short
acquaintance Lillian Norton married her
second cousin, in July. 1885. at Paris.
Covers career was somewhat unique.
The son of poor widow, he educated
himself and became city editor of the
to Bell, the telephone man, asking him to
deliver a lecture on his telephone in Prov
idence. Bell in reply asked Cover to come
to Boston and assist him in preparing the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-14

she left the conservatory she was he
acknowledged queen of all the singers
on the schools long roll.
Mr.. Castillo. her sisters husband. has
some pride in the fact that he bought
Lillian's graduation dress. To the sim
pie child this gown of brocade in sew
eral shades of blue. which cost SO, was
a gorgeous creation. It is doubtful il
she feels half so grand today in gowns
that cost ten times as much or more.
She was soon doing duty in a church
choir. and was even called to fill en-
gagements as sOloisf in Baltimore and
St. Louis But ambition had her in its
tolls and these mild honors failed to
satisfy.
Titjens. the great singer. came to
Boston and the girl obtained an inter
view with her With youths audacity
she sang for Titjens Lenora's great aria
and Titjens discovered what Lillian
herself may have dared to hope but
hardly to believe
She was to sing that night I'll Trova-
tore" and the great singer showed the
girl how to get a better effect in some
passages dismissing her with an order
admitting her to the dressing room dur
ing the evenings performance Here
Lillian was introduced to Madame
Maretzek, and the result of the episode
was that somehow the Nortons scraped
together enough money to take Lillian
and her mother to New York. where
Miss Norton was to have two years
under Maretzek's direction.
But Miss Lillians spirit of Yankee
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ed to leave Boston, as hot weather came
on. the lawyer said; why not go to
Pennington, Maine2 It is a delightful
place, and there is a charming family
there by the name of Norton who Will
take you in"
The outcome Of it all was a love af-
fair. and when the Cubans went back to
Boston Imogen planned to go to visit
some cousins living just outside the city,
that she might be near her f1ance.
Here was the mothers chance OF
course, she could not allow her daughter
to go alone so far from the home nest.
Why not remove the nest2
So it came about that the farm was
sold and the family moved to Boston,
renting a large enough house to take
roOmers and bOarders. The mother had
converted the father to the belief that
the girls should have a better education
than the Maine village offered. The
father was also hoping for a conpe-
tency from an invention he had just
perfected for coring apples. But his
hopes were to go the way of many other
bright hopes. He placed the invention
in the hands of a. friend, giving him
power of attorney to act, and while the
friend became rich from the invention
the inventor never got a penny out of 1t.
At this time Lillian was six years old,
a restless child, the pet of the family,
badly spoiled and fun of Whims She
fretted under the restraint of school and
paid little heed to her books.
She never did take education like
other people, says Mrs Castillo. "She
seemed to absorb it by observation; but
unless she was interested it could not
be drilled into her"
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lecture. Cover became deeply interested
in the invention. which he succeeded in
took out patents for the Gower-Ben tele-
phone. After establishing d company he
went TO rance Where ne TOOK our petehts
president $4,000 year.
1t was about this time that he met the
NoTtons and he had come to appear more
the Frenchman than the American. III
spite of the mothers care. however, in
the choice of husband for Lillian, the
after eighteen months the wife returned
to Boston and had just instituted suit
for separate maintenance when the news
came Of the disappearance OF Cover
Cover had worked out theory that by
the use of magnetism in the. control of
balloons they could be made of great ser
vice for military and commercial pur-
poses. To test his theory Cover started
with a French friend to cross the Eng
lish Channel and that was the last of
them The balloon was seen floating far
out at sea by passing ship. but just now
Cover met his death has never been
known His reputed wealth dwindled pitt
fully when the estate came to be settled
it. After several years of retirement she
returned to the stage to continue her trl-
umphs.
That these have been dearly bought.
Nordica would have all the world know,
for she says:
Nothing comes to me but through work
and perseverance work Wnen 90 not
want to. ] shut my doors and dig into the
bars. 1 dream of them.
when girl I acquired the habit 81
going to work against all Inclination Io
me. | will say frankly. all things come
slowly and through toll Ambition is
fearful master and tyraHt. but would not
exchange it for another
Nordica's first tragic matrimonial ex-
perience did not discourage her from en-
barking a second time on that troublous
sea. About five years ago she married
Zoltan Dome a young Hungarian tenor
whom she met at Bayreuth. and to date
the marriage is reported happy one
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thrift rose up to haunt her as money
drained out and none flowed in. So
Maretzek took her to Gilmore. with the
admonition to sing something easy
from Lucia" With this admonition in
her ears the girl burst forth in the
Bright Seraphim" aria from Sam
SON"
SANG WITH GILMORE.
Gilmore engaged her for a hundred
concerts in Europe. Before leaving this
country she paid visit to John Omen,
her old teacher. to receive this encour-
agement. 1T is really too bad, Miss
Lille. after all your devotion to pure
art. this going to Europe with a brass
band
Rut Miss Lille had an eye to bust
ness. She went with Gilmore, taking
her mother with her; and out of the
brass band tour enough money was
saved with little more borrowed. for
more lessons.
This time it was in Milan. under san
Giovanni The musty garnet in Milan
was made cheerful and homelike by a
few feminine tricks of the devoted
mother. who also substituted wholesome
/ New England cookery for spaghetti and
macaroni-
There was nothing in Lillian Norton s
method of singing to undo and San Clio
vanni declared her ready for the stage
Every day mother and daughter went
i to him for rehearsal. and III December
1878 Lillian made her debut in La
I TraViata, at BreScla. before an audi
ence of Italian peasants who knew sing
ing if they did not know how TO be
fashionable Her success was immedi-
ate and absolute She almost tainted
on the stage when the people rose to
their feet and cheered. The faithful
mother tainted behind the scenes.
Then there was more sophisticated
if not a more critical. audience to con-
uuer at Genoa. and Lillian Norton wa
firmly launched upon the operate sea
It became a custom among San Clio
vannis pupils in Milan to repeat tbs
masters saying regarding his fayorite
American pupil. All, Ia Nordical She
has poetry. She has fire 1t was San
/ Giovanni who christened her Cyclic
Nordica, the lily OF the north.
Nordica's first operatic engagement
( was for three months in St. Petersburg
In the Russian capital the lovely young
singer was often sent for by the ear
to sing at the palace
Such yards Of red tape to unwind out
side Of the door Of the royal apartments
Such freedom and good fellowship within
And then-cne week from the LAST SUNDAY
night or which NOrdica sang for the car
came the news Of his assassination.
During the dark days that followed nc
/ one was allowed to leave the pitaI. Aui
as soon as police surveillance would admit
OF their departure. Lillian and her mother
went again to sunny Italy, where ths
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-14
FRUIT! FRUIT! FRUIT!
Apples, Pears, Peaches, PIumS, Cherries "A
Fascinating Industry and a Paying
Investment.

Where Great of the
the Worlds Demands Middle
BurdenCoor
economically successfully profabs stock such
of
horticultural experience, says:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-14
MOTHER GRAY'S SWEET POWDERS

for Children. Mother Gray, for years
a nurse in the Children's Home in New
York, treated children successfully with
a remedy now prepared and placed in
the drug stores, called Mother Gray $
Sweet Powders for Children. They are
harmless as milk. pleasant to take, and
never fail. A certain cure for feverish-
ness, constipation headache, teething
and stomach disorders, and remove
worms. At all druggists, 25c. Don t
accept any substitute Sample sent
FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted,
LIE Roy, N. 7.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-06
B. P. @. E. In Stag
ENTERTAINMENT
For Minstrel Boys

The best people on earth. syno-
nym for the Benevolent Protective Or.
der Of ElRs gave stag party at their
hall, on Miller street. Friday evening,
which was a grand success in the pres
entation of an extended program of
events and large and enthusiastic
audience. Frank r. Thompson, tho
"E. r., welded the gavel; Gus"
Murphy was the master of ceremonies
and a quarter of a hundred good fell
lows" filled the rest of the bill of
events. Midway in the program a cou.
pie of representatives from a Main.
bind lodge sprung surprise on the 10.
cal lodge by the presentation of a CAV
q and block which have considerable
historical interest. With the presenta.
ton to the following facts we're pre-.
scented by Brother Gus Radke of the
San Francisco Lodge No. 3:
"The oak of which the bavel head
was made was taken from the topsail.
sheet bitt of the British ship Guerri.
ere, which vessel was knocked out by
tie U. s. s. Constitution in the war
OF 1912. When the Guerrero was
sinking this bit sooted I'm and wos
saved nv cant Han ne n mamon,o a,
the ,pht He brought II IN tho porta
month"; N NJ navy ward Nv great.
grandfather was master carnonter
there and unite n niece came to our
family; this piece | send to you. The
handle Is or hickory takon from n
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-06
CABLE MESSAGES

On Saturday, Governor Dole sent
Congratulatory messages over the ca.
BILE to President Roosevelt, Governor
Taft. OF Manila, and the Mackay Ca.
Bile Company.
The messages sent by the Chamber
OF Commerce and Merchants Assocla-
ton were to President Roosevelt, Gov.
ornor Taft. Clarence II. Mackay, Gov
ernor Pardee of California. Captain
Sebree of Guam, Chamber of Com.
merce and Merchants Association of
San Francisco.
The following message was sent by
Governor Taft, of the Philippines, to
the President:
Manila, p. l.. July 4.
To the President:-The Filipino
people and Americans resident in
these Islands, are glad tapresent their
respective greetings and congratula.
lions to the President OF the United
States conveyed over the cable with
which American enterprise has girdled
the Pacific, thereby rendering greatly
easier and more frequent communica,
ton between the two countries. II will
certainly lead to closer union and a
better mutual understanding, of each
others sympathies and of their com
mon interest in the prosperity of the
Philippines and the education and de.
velopment OF the Filipino. It Is not in,
appropriate to incorporate in this first
message across the Pacific from the
Philippines to America, an earnest
plea for the reduction of the tariff on
Filipino products in accordance with
the broad and liberal spirit which the
American people desire to manifest to
ward the Philippines and of which you
have been an earnest exponent.
TAFT.
Following was the greeting OF the
President:
Oyster Bay, l.. l., July 4.
To Taft, Manila:-I open the Ameri
can Pacific cable with greetings to you
and the people of the Philippines.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-06
TESTIFIED TO HONESTY.

Disbarment proceedings against A,
S. Humphreys and F, L. Thompson
proceeded in the Supreme Court Friday
afternoon. Numerous witnesses. rep
resentatiye men. testified to Hum
phreys good reputation for honesty,
Cecil Brown, f. w. Macfarlane, II. w.
Single, +. |. Spalding, J. o. Carter.
A. d. Wood, Il, d. Tenney and Harry
Armitage were among those who SC
testified.
Captain John F, James gave import
ant testimony for the defense.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-06
HONOLULUS DEFEAT The ELKS
LEAGUE STANDING.

There were 5000 people present at the
baseball games at the new park on the
afternoon OF the Fourth of July and
the crowd certainly got their moneys
worth out OF the first game, which was
between the Elks and II. A. C's. The
gate receipts amounted to s63475, the
largest amount ever taken in at base
ball game in Honolulu.
The II. A. C's. won the first game by
a score OF to 3, this contest being the
best of the season. The second game
was won by the Punahous from the re-
constructed Male Ilimas, the score be-
Ing IL to 3.
The summary Of the games is as fol-
lows;
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-06

an motto-'Ua mau ke ca ka alma
ka pono'-The life OF the land Is es-
tablished in righteousness.
Justice Galbraith said, In part: 1T
is right to take one day out OF the year
to contemplate the great debt OF graf
tude we owe to the authors OF the Dec.
laration of Independence. When an
attempt is being made to establish a
highly organized government here. to
substitute a centralized government
with popular government, ir is OF the
highest Importance that sentiments OF
patriotism should be cultivated In the
people. There is no better way to do
this than to meet on the Fourth OF July
20 study the sayings OF the authors Of
our Government. A knowledge OF the
principles of the Constitution is one Of
the best safeguards OF free govern.
ment.
United States District Attorney
Breckons spoke at length and with
words alive with love of country.
Shortly after the adoption of the
Declaration OF. Independence" said
the Federal advocate, 1T was read by
direction or General washington
throughout the states. II was read
with fear and doubt, not that II was
not true. but lest might should triumph
over right. 1t was read then to a
mere handful OF people. Today 10000
900 people bow their heads In solemn
silence to its reading, glad to have 1t
read because 1t Is theirs. Then 1t was
the breath OF Few people; now 1t Is
the voice OF great nation. am glad
t. be here, to hear that grand hymn OF
the Revolution-the Declaration OF In.
dependence
AT the conclusion OF an Impressive
speech, j. j. dunno said: shall we
not draw inspiration from our nation
al memories? snail we not look into
our own past history and feel quicken
within us our sense oil kinship, with
It's triumphs and Its sorrowsF Can
there be a more effective bond OF hui
man action than this OF national con-
seriousness built upon our inheritances
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-06
CABLE is LANDED.

At 5:0S p. m. last Saturday commu-
nication was opened on the trans-Pa-
cific cable. Half an hour afterwards
President Roosevelt sent a message to
Manila. Later on, several congratula-
tory messages were sent over the
wire. After having completed the
splice the cable-ship returned to Homo
lulu, docking at the Hackfeld wharf at
$50 p. m. The Anglia will put about
300 miles of cable into the cable tanks
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-06

Three Base Hit-Castle.
Two Base ,Hit--Tucker.
Sacrifice Hits-Forbes, Steere, Judd.
Stolen Bases-Anderson, Forbes,
steere. Lishman 2, wilder, Woods 2,
Robinson.
Double Plays - -Judd-W Woods.
Steere-J udd-Woo
Struck Out-By Castle 2, by Andar-
son 2.
Bases on Balls-Castle /, Anderson 5
wild Pitches-Anderson 3.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-06
GOVERNOR TO LANAI.

For the purpose Of considering two
applications for Lanai lands made by
Charles Gay and l.. Il. Pinkham, Gov
ernor Dole and Land Commissioner
Boyd, with others concerned, will
make a trip to this Island some time
this month, Captain Rodman has plac-
ed the lroquois at the Governors dis
posal. A sisal plantation on Lanai is
talked of.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-06
FRIDAY IN HOUSE.

In the House Friday afternoon the
Is months salaries bill was again TAX
en- up and passed in second reading.
Mr.. Aylett introduced a bill provid.
Ing for the purchase by the Govern.
ment Of the right of way over the ca.
ney Estate land on Tantalus ridge. Tho
bill passed first reading and adjourn
ment until Monday was then taken.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-06
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Qulnine Tablets
All druggists refund the money II It
fails to cure. f. w. Groves signature
Is Oh each box: 25 cents.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-06

The Weekly Edition of the Evening
Bulletin gives complete summary OF
the news OF the day.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-06
EIKS,

Two Base Hit-Aylett.
Sacrifice Hits--Thompson, Meyer
Stolen Bases-Ensue, Knight.
Struck Out-By Joy 10, by Perine 2.
Bases on Balls-Joy 3, Perine /.
Passed Ball-Cunha.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-20

was reversed Jan. 10, 1900. The rail-
way company then applied to Judge
Speer to protect the jurisdiction of the
court by enjoining the plaintiff from
proceeding in the state court. Oct. 81,
last, Judge Speer granted a temporary
restraining order in the shape of a
temporary injunction, returnable Nov.
10, in Savannah.
The question before the Supreme
Court was whether the plaintiff had a
right, after the defendant removed the
case to the United States Court, to
dismiss the case, to avoid a non-suit,
and remove the case to the state
court" 1t is an interesting question,
as Judge Speer will have before him
question practically already decided
in the Supreme Court of Georgia.
Mr.. j. Randolph Anderson represents
the railway company and Col P. w.
Meldrim the plaintiff, Mrs. McIver.
The damages are asked for by the
plaintiff for the death of her son Ed
die, alleged to have been killed by
the defendant company.
In the decision of the Supreme Court
of Georgia. reversing the ruling of
Judge Atkinson. Justice Simmons and
Judge Little dissented in opinion.
The Supreme Court held that though
the plaintiff-in a suit which had been
properly removed from a state to a
federal court having concurrent juris-
diction of the cause of action on which
the suit was founded, was non-suited
or voluntarily a dismissal in the
United States Court. 1t was never
theless, his right to bring another suit
on the same cause of action in the
state court at any time within the
statute of limitation applicable to such
action. The above is true, they said,
notwithstanding in the second suit the
damages were laid in an amount which
would prevent another removal to the
federal court.
In reviewing this judgment of the
City Court of Brunswick, Chief Justice
Simmons and Justice Little filed a
dissenting opinion. They held that
when a suit is commenced in state
court and removed to a federal cWIrt
under the law of Congress, not only
the case, but the cause of action, is re-
moved, and after dismissal or non-suit
in the federal court, it cannot be re-
newed in the state court for the same
cause of action, though the damages
are laid in an amount of which the
federal court has no jurisdiction.