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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01
How Lima Cavalieri 'tMost Beautiful Woman Of
Europe" Has Won Her Way to Fame and
Fortune by Hard Work.
Is AIDED BY HER SISTERS DEVOTION
LoOe Affair Nth Prince Alexander Baratins the Begin
ming of Resolve to Glue Up Easy Life and Fit Herself
for the Trying Roles Written by the Most Fa-
nous Masters of Music--Nou the Idol
ofAdoring Paris
ofAdoring Paris.

gave her friendship to Prince Alexan-
der Baratinski, second son of a con-
siderable Russian house and a young
man about Paris.
Prince Alexander came to have i'm
mense admiration for the talent, the
voice, the beauty and the goodness of
the girl.
"You must cultivate that voice." he
told her. You are wasting yourself
on the music hall stage, which is not
worthy of you. Take up opera!" he
advised her.
THAT is what my sister is always
writing me-" pouted the fair Lima.
Those who knew her at that time de-
clare that, personally, she found her
self very we'll where she was. The
climbing of the grand opera ladder
would mean unceasing labor-not to
speak of risk. The appeals of Ada had
not moved her. Was it love that now
began to pull her? Watts touching
painting of Love Leading Life" con-
tains a mighty moral.
On Road to Grand Opera.
Llhc l1G CdIlcl lLdJ Is UeluS loaded,
Lima groaned in spirit. Like the
camel, she was slow in getting started.
But, still like that reliable creature,
once started, she kept going. In 1867
the music halls saw no more of Lima
Cavalieri; and it became known that
she was diligently cultivating her voice
under Nine. Mariani-Masi.
Prince Alexander was delighted. At
least, he professed himself delighted.
Indeed, it was generally thought that
the two young people so admirably fit
ted to each other would certainly mar
ry-a supposition made the less unrea-
sonable by the well-known fact that
Prince Alexander's elder brother and
head of the family had only few years
previously married a celebrated Rus
sian actress-with whom he was living
happily. Lima was simply working to
make herself worthy of the alliance.
She would not ask Prince Alexander
to marry 1.-The most beautiful woman
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the music hall career. She had never
ceased bombarding her with letters Of
expostulation. Later on she compro-
missed.
Urged Sister Onward.
IF you will not give up the stage, be
real artiste." was her final appeal
When Lima had begun studying with
Nine. Mariani-Masi she began to hope.
And when at last Ina was to make her
debut in grand opera at Lisbon she
was waiting anxiously to learn the re-
suit.
When she learned the pitiful result
Ada Cayalieri took a great decision.
Quitting her place at Genoa she hurried
to Paris.
She settled down beside her wound
ed and reckless sister. Did she try to
comfort her? How could the born old
maid comfort her? But it is certain
that the frigid Ada wrestled with the
fiery Lima seven days-and triumphed!
Groaning in spirit like the camel,
Lima again renounced the easy life and
money of the music halls. Again she
took up the burden of grand opera.
Love, with great shining eyes, no long
er beckoned her. But on and on she
bore the burden, with her sister always
by her. How she finally succeeded is
we'll known.
In 1901 she was singing the principal
part of Mimi in Puccini's 'Vie de
Boheme" at no less an opera house
than the San Carlo of Naples. Next she
secured brilliant engagement for an
entire season at the Imperial theater
of MISUNDERSTANDING Violetta in "Trav-
iata," Marguerite in Faust" Mimi in
''Vie de Boheme"-and taking fine re-
venge on the cruel Lisbon public by an
overwhelming triumph as Media.
Succeeding years confirmed this sue
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01
KOREAN CHURCH THAT GREW
Eaithfulness of a Native Christian
and His Family Is Richly
Rewarded.

The devotion of native Christians is
often remarkable. and would put to
shame those of this country in many
cases. The following instance, related
by William B. Hunt in the Rams
Horn, is illustrative of this fact:
On the bank of an arm of the sea
which runs far up into the heart of the
richest rice plain in Korea is market
town called Sinaupo. Here every fine
day, gather nlen and women from far
and near to buy and sell.
To this busy place about nine years
ago came short, thickset, Industrious,
though poor, farmer named Hons, with
his brother and their families. For two
years previous he and his house had
been believers in Jesus, and though liv-
ing in an obscure mountain village the
noise OF his belief had preceded him.
Almost Immediately he found many in
quiries and on Sabbaths his house was
full Of men who came to see and to
worship with him. He prayed to God,
preached to men and sought them,
travelling all over the big rice plain in
the cause of his Master Men came on
foot FIVE, ten and fifteen miles to have
him preach the Word Perhaps twice
a year missionary came and visited
the group Of believers, receiving cate
chums and baptizing such as had given
abundant evidence of their salvation
and joy in the Lord
After this rice farmer had been there
year the congregation had come to-
number about 80. They could scarcel;v
meet IN Hans house, so they bougt I
another house and made alterations &C
that il would sc at about 90 people :
year later this was too small, so 1
larger house was bought and altered t.
seat about 80. A year later this was
too small, and hey erected the building
which seats about 40 and which they
now use as schoolhouse. They hac
built this expecting to add on to it i'm
mediately as need was felt But some
of their plans miscarried and it was
deemed best to commence what they
called at that time a permanent build
ing, or another lot and on larger
scale. For the fourth time, therefore,
they prepal ed house of God which,
by crowdin;,, would seat $50 persons
This was found sufficient for their
needs Up to year ago. Now their con-
gregation number about $50. So, while
they are erscting building to seat 500
the men and women meet in different
places, an0 hear the Gospel separately.
This srour. is not exceptionally strong
but mas endured many bitter struggles
for lite, both from foes within and
without. Through every storm truth
shines forth and the church is in
creased By the addition of such as are
being saved. The support and propa-
CATION has been entirely done by and
through The believers, for missionary
pays only an occasional visit. Truly
such a church is of the Lord.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01
TIE MINISTERIAL FACE.
It Should Not Be Sanctimonious to the
Exclusion of Humor Of Every
Day Life.

Are clergymen too solemn? Accord
we suspect is himself a minister, the
"sanctimonious face" the badge of Of
fetal life that has been supposed to
mask in part the warmth of heart of
the preacher, should be eliminated.
and the clergyman must be sanctioned
in permitting his lips to reflect the
humor of everyday life No plea for
vaudeville sketch artist doing facial
oontortions and cracking jokes behind
a pulpit is called for, but the idea of
seeing life and it's problems too seri-
ously is discountenanced as sin. The
writer says:
'Humor has a rightful place in the
preachers private life. BY private life
Z mean the life in the study and in the
home, the life with the few bosom
friends, real, free life of the man safely
hidden from the lfmelight. Let not the
preacher feel called upon to do pen
ance every time he has a good feeling
or takes hearty laugh. Only recently
I met the statement that Channcey De-
pew had laughed his way into the Unit
ed States senate. Whatever sarcasm or
sting the saying may conceal, is it not
true that many preacher has frowned
his way out of pulpit after pulpit? The
precincts OF the study are sacred. Yet
In this sanctum let me admonish the
preacher-student to keep the ..joke
book" at his elbow. The preacher is
prone to one-sidedness, and that the
dry ,musty side.''
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of Europe" He should espouse a grand
opera star!
Three years passed in work and love
and hope. Then Lina's chance came in
1900, when she was allowed to make
her debut at no less a musical center
than the Theater Royal of Lisbon as
Media in "Pagliacci."
Unhappily, the Lisbon public is
hard one. When it pays for grand
opera it insists on having something
near perfection. The debutante was
young. exceedingly lovely. with a
sweet voice; but she showed inexperi-
ence. Did she not also display nerv-
BUSINESS due to emotion over some low
ers' misunderstanding? One would
prefer to think so-for the judging of
Prince Alexanderi
The first night the Lisbon public
made no sign. The second night it
simply chased the whole company from
the stage of the Theater Royal.
Alas for work, for hope, for love!
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LOVE, HOPE AND WORK

There was riot in front of the curtain
and panic and recriminations behind it.
and in a row that would not have been
Lima Cavalieri and Alexander Baratin-
ski spoke their parting words.
We know no more than this. Was
it one of loves hateful treasons? Was
it desertion in the hour of need? The
girl had worked and shaved to please
him. The world would have liked to
see him stand manfully by her in her
hour of failure. That Lima has never
accused him proves nothing. She may
have been too proud-or she may have
been in the wrong. And, note, that
Baratirski never defended himself
proves nothing. He may have been too
chivalrous or he may have had no
excuse.
Baratinski fled to his yacht. Simply
that.
Cavalieri moved with dignity to the
railway station. On her lonely trip
from Lisbon to Paris by the Sud Ex-
maid, the company disbanded-who
knows what bitter thoughts may have
been hers? All, work that had all gone
for nothing! Really, l know of no
more pathetic figure than that of the
disabused and lonely girl returning to
Paris.
A few weeks. later in Paris she
learned that Prince Alexander had al
lowed his Paris apartment to be sold
out by the sheriff. The young folks
never met again. Prince Alexander
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shortly afterward married the young
Princess Yourievski, morganatic
daughter of the deceased Car Alexan-
der H., living with her mother in high
Partisan society. And Lima Cavalieri
remained "the most beautiful woman
of Europe!"
Here the devoted sister interviewed
with force from her humble employ
ment at Genoa.
Too Beautiful for Governess.
On leaving the Roman convent
school three years after her elder sis
ter had quilted it, Ada Cavalieri Ito
give her the family name adopted and
made famous by the other) had to face
the same hard proposition that con-
fronted Lima.
She was quite as beautiful as Lima.
lndeed-as you shall learn, if you have
not already heard 1.-THE sisters look so
much alike that photographs of one
have been mistaken for the other.
Also, she had voice. Yet she never
hesitated. She had been educated for
a governess. 1t was correct and hon.
| orable to be governess. And gov
erness she would be- Even after she
had lost her first three places by a
strange and unique fault she never
wavered.
Surely. 1t was unique fault.
This young girl is too beautiful to
be governess," wrote her first en-
ployer to the superioress of the school
as she returned her. Her conduct has
been irreproachable. She is goodness
itself, intelligent, patient and with a
talent for teaching. Yet | will not
keep her. Her presence cannot but
prove danger in household"
At last good and generous lady
beautiful enough herself not to be ieal-
Gus of another's beauty-took the per-
secuted Signorina Ada as teacher for
her two small children. l NAV not
give her name; she was the wife of a
foreign consul.
Ada Cavalieri had watched her bril-
liant sisters triumphs with uneasy
wonderment that grew to terror.
Old maids are born-not made. In
spite of her dazzling beauty-the same
beauty line for line that had made
Lima famous -Ada had. from the be-
ginning. all the frigid timidity, the
chaste tranquility and the hard iudg.
ments. both for herself and others. Of
the born old maid.
| She had fought with Lima to give az
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cess, and artistic and social satisfac-
tions of grand opera ceased to cost her
anything financially. On the contrary,
she had never done so we'll in the halls
At the Theater of Ravenna, at the
Grand Theater of Palermo, at the
Opera of St. Petersburg, and notably
at the ultra-artistic Casino-Theater at
Monte Carlo she has had repeated en-
gagements. In Russia she is all the
rage. Her own country of Italy has
taken her to its heart.
And she has bought a mansion in the
Avenue de Messine for her Paris resi-
dence.
During her present summer vacation
she will furnish it herself-a work of
peaceful satisfaction.
Beautiful Old Maid.
1t Is quiet street and rich-tfre
Avenue de Messine. 1t is a short
street of only 81 numbers, running
from the statue of William Shake
speare in the little square of the Boule-
ward Haussmann to the delightful Pare
Monceau, surrounded by it's palaces
1t is a street of the newly rich. per-
haps; few great titled families live in
it. But those who inhabft It are snug
and at peace with the world Well,
among all, there will be meme more
snug than most glorious old maid
You know who it is. There can be
but one such-"the most beautiful old
maid in the worldt''
Ada Cavalieri takes charge of Lina's
Paris mansion. That she is so like her
sister will not strike Parisians-he-
cause they will not see her. When she
goes out she will dress in sad, plain
clothes And where she goes-to
church for the most part-Parisians
will not follow.
In her own way she is happy. Is IT
not strange Here is beauty gone to
waste, you will say. Well, Judge for
yourself. Some time ago the sombez
sister had a, slkittish moment It In
cited her to prove her equal beauty.
How she dressed in one of Lina's
gowns and posed to one of the first
Paris photographers as her famous sis
| ter is tale that has been more than
once told.
1 For a time the counterfeit present
ments circulated in commerce, being
practically undistinguishahie from pho
tographs of Lima Cavalieri Nowadays
they scarcely exist.
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Paris.-That "the most beautiful
woman of Europe" may be discomfort
ed with her job is shown by the ex-
traordinary case of Lima Cavalieri.
AS a music hall star OF the first
magnitude she was flattered and feted
She had but to show her beautiful per-
son and MARBLE few ditties to earn
heavy money. The world had prac-
tically told her that her loneliness was
all-sufficient without talent.
Lima Cavalieri tossed aside the bril-
road leading to grand opera. When
Parisians learned it they shrugged at
the impractical choice and as good as
forgot her. Now she has just given
them mighty jolt by coming back as
a grand opera star, with a rumored
engagement at the Paris opera itself;
and Furthermore she has just bought
splendid mansion in the Avenue de
Messine. But why she grew discon-
tented with being ''the most beautiful
woman of Europe" and how she threw
up the music hall sinecure on the Off
chance of succeeding in grand opera
remains a secret
The secret spring of Lina's change
of base began with a great hope, con-
tinued through a great despair and
ended in great devotion The hope
and the despair were those of worldly
love. But the devotion was that of a
sister
Nothing could be more striking than
the contrast between the lives chosen
by the two girls. When their widowed
mother died in Rome in 1889 Ada was
is years of age and Lima IT, AS there
were no relatives and the property was
small, friends put them in a convent
school of aristocratic connections,
whose side speciality was the edu-
cation of poor girls of good family for
governesses and companions.
Has World at Her Feet.
On account of her age, Lina's time in
the school was short. Once in the
world, it did not take her long to de-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01
A Japanese Tribute

The editor of one of Japan's large
dailies pays glowing tribute to Chris
fianity in the following words: Look
all over Japan. Our more than 40 .000.-
coo have higher standard of morality
than they have ever known Our ideas
of loyalty and obedience are higher
than ever. and we inquire the cause OF
this great moral advance. We can ind
1t in nothing else than the religion OF
Jesus Christ"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01
our Opportunity sa.leEiseior

Cen Howard. iGf61ns s IS ssEsnt
address to the E.<ibflity q an uItt-
mate surrender of the philippines, said
such q thing must not = done uzltfl
the islands are Christianized THAT =
he said, lis both the opporturlty md
mission of our country, and one IL the
most successful agents In this work d
Christian literature"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01

When Herbert Spencer was q boy
his father sent him AWAY from home
to scheol. The youngster became
homesick and with two shillings in
his pocket made his way home, over
120 miles, in three days, walking most
of the way. He did IS miles the first
day and Al en- the second. On the
third DAY a friendly coach driver took
him most of the way for nothing.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01

Cornelius Vanderbilt, in. the name OF
his father, and Alfred G., in the name
of his mother, made application for
membership in the Rhode Island So
cietJ Of the Cincinnati as the repre-
sentative of the Vanderbilt family.
The society decided that Cornelius was
the proper representative and he was
elected with Is others.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01

1t is no use praying that all the
world may have the bread of life
when your own life has about as much
nourishment in it as brickbat
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01

Liquor and cigar tables" says the
London Mail, with the glasses and
bottles cunningly concealed and fitted
with little refrigerator, are very
popular just now as wedding pres
entS."
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Has World at Her Feet.

On account of her age, Lina's time in
the school was short. Once in the
world, it did not take her long to de-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01

the music hall career. She had never
ceased bombarding her with letters Of
expostulation. Later on she compro-
missed
La Junta tribune., 1906-10-13
letter Of Aepreeist,on.

A letter of appreciation" from
g. W. Swink to the republicans of
Pueblo county thanking them for
their unselfish and enthusiastic sup
port in the republican state conven-
ton appeared in the last issue of the
Bessemer Indicator, and reads as
follows:
Although have been defeated
for the nomination of governor in
the republican state convention.
am nevertheless just as much under
obligations to those who gave ms
their support. and | want to return
to them. one and all. my sincere
thanks for the unselish and en-
thusiastic manner in which they
came TO my support.
i am under exceptional obliga-
tions TO my supporters in Pueblo
and Pueblo county and the Roose-
Welt Republican Club, who worked
so hard and so earnestly in my be-
half, for although not my home
county it stood by me and gave me
splendid vote, vote of which any
man may well feel proud.
But at the same time | take it
more as compliment TO its neigh
boring county of Otero where live,
and feel sure that this act will
have great deal to do in bringing
about closer business and social re-
lations in the future.
Pueblo and Otero counties COM
prise one of the most important sec
tons in the state of Colorado and are
as yet only in their infancy in mat
ters of development and population
Again thank Pueblo and Pueb-
10 county for their splendid effort i'm
my behalf and to say that my ap-
probation is shared by Otero county
where | have lived for thirty-six
years. G. w. SwINK." ."
La Junta tribune., 1906-10-13

journ to meet in the district court
room.
George Barr, chairman of the re-
publican central committee, called
the convention to order. and was
later honored by being named as
chairman of the meeting. Charles
A. Beerbohm was elected secretary
When nominations for justice of
the peace were called for, j II. Mel
win nominated H. II. Clark. who has
so ably filled the position during the
past six years. He was placed in
nomination by acclamation. II. D..
Garwood then nominated c. L..
Seeley as the second justice and he
was also elected by acclanlation.
For constable the convention
made a strenuous effort to induce J.
II. Melvin to accept the position.
but he positively declined. J. A.
Venable and 7. w. Kirwan were
then placed in nomination. and will
make the race and be elected.
La Junta tribune., 1906-10-13
MAS. cAaa,s MONEY.

Mrs. Carrie Money, our present
popular and efficient county super
intendent of schools is a candidate
for reelection ON the republican
ticket
The people of Otero county ough,
to have no hesitancy in making up
their minds as to whom to vote for
TO fill this important position. The
office of superintendent of schools is
in a vital sense the most important in
the county. dealing as it does with
the minds and characters of our
children and youth.
Mrs. Money is pre-eminently quail
flied for this important work. not
only by her high personal and edu-
cational qualifications but by her
practical experience in the work of
La Junta tribune., 1906-10-13

tive OF. party lines all over the
county.
During the two years of Mrs.
Moneys incumbency there has been
a marked advance in the educational
Interests of the county. Buildings
have been erected and enlarged,
appliances inc, eased. courses OF
study extended. teachers added and
salaries increased. In every case
Mrs. Money has stood Loyalty by the
school boards and teachers. giving
announcement and assistance in
every advance.
The fact that Mrs. Money was re-
nominated by reclamation by the
republican convention, coupled with
the fact that the democratic conven-
ton had no candidate for the office,
though there We're plenty of candi-
dates for all the other offices, and
their vacancy committee were over
two weeks finding any one willing
to run against Mrs. Money, is in
itself proof Of the wide recognition
among school circles throughout the
county of the efficiency and popu,
larity Of Mrs. Moneys admins
tration.
In short so able and satisfactory
has been Mrs. Moneys work the
past two years that we do not hesi
tate to ask for her the support at
the polls of all interested in the con
tinued advance of our schools. ire
spective of party affiliations.