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New-York tribune., 1907-08-11
HIS CAUSE FOR SUICIDE.
Chinese !Servant Declared His Ms
tress's Singing Has Too Much.

Queer is the story related of a Chinese man
servant who declares that he prefers death
itself To the infiiction OF hearing his mistress
who IS described as lyric artist, practising hTS
songs morning. noon and night And odd 10
relate this particular heather seems TO be sin
cere as he has really made several attempts
IN mt an end TO his life. and even, after his
last vain endeavor repeated his resolution TO ole
FATHER than be condemned TO listen 10 strains
which he regards anything but duicet ENi-
IDENTIFY the lyric art has no charms for MN.
This eccentric individual was brought 10 Eu-
rome bv the ladys husband year ago, but it
90 only recently that he developed this inveter-
ate dislike TO her music. Last month 1t is said
he concocted a sort of E':'on ana mace hlhselL
sick with it. but the result went no further-
Then he tried opium, but awoke apparently
none the worse from phenomenal spell or
sleep.
AS poisons and drugs were poVerless IN help-
ing him to carry out his project of shuffiing Off
the mortal coil, the Chinese man servant de-
cided on trying more active measures One
morning he took up his position on the balcony
of the house inhabited by the family which
courts the muses., and. after taking a last look'
as he imagined, at the busy scene around him.
he flung himself into space 1t so CHANGED
that a motor was coming along On the
top of this automobile repOsed box containing
a provision of tires, and, as luck would have IT,
the Chinese tumbled in among them and they
broke his fall so that he got off with shock
Rut such an acrobatic exhibition, even from a
representative OF the Celestial Empire. was not
reshed by the occupants of the motor car who
protested so vigorously against this peculiar ad-
dition to their company that the whole party
were soon their way 10 the police station
The Iuckless Chinese failed TO make himself un-
derstood and something like a deadlock would
have been the result If the lyric artist had not
| appeared to claim him.
! This was the third time within month that
he had tried to put an end TO his days. and she
insisted on knowing the reason. Then the man
servant found his tongue, and in broken French
replied. before the officials and the automobile
set All want to know. l say. French
madame howls too much. I die or hook 1t.
Prompt measures are being taken for the resto-
ration of this hopeless Chinese to his native
land-London Telegraph.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-11
STUDIO NOTES.

William H Lee, the vocal teacher, OF NO. 800
West 124th street. has just signed contract 1or
one year for his and pupil Walter RayIIlond
go as soprano soloisr of the Church OF the
Heavenly Rest in Fifth avenue. Master Lee sang
for the rector DR. Shipman, and his wife, also LOT
Mr. and Mrs. F. sEgerton Webb ana tne chor-
ma ster Mr. Marks the result Of which con-
tract was made.
AGNES Sumner Geer. monologue entertainer and
child impersonator whose studio is at NO l5e
Fifth avenue with Rose Tyler, soprano, OF Port
land Me- has been giving pleasing programme
through the CatskiIl Mountains, and many re-
turn engagements have been spoken for Last
week Miss Geer gave recital at the Glen summit
snring Hotel Pennsylvania. and on Wednesday
aud Thursday evenings at the Prospect and Man
hanset houses Shelter Island
At the recent Halevy concert on the Mall In Cen
tral Park the following were rendered: 'SaIVe
Regina" Schubert. and "Italienischer Salat Genie,
also a tenor solo by II. Feinberg, a pupil of the
Manhattan College OF Music at No. 30 West 115th
street.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-11
Chapters Of Opera.
of the Building Opera Houses Fall of New
York's Operate Establishment

stage She was a handsome woman-tall, nobly
formed. with brilliant eyes and face full Of ex-
preston. She carried the town by storm.
Like Malibran, and many another singer since.
Fornasari made fine reputation here and was
afterward discovered" in Europe, where he rose
TO fame He seems to have been of the tribe Of
lady killers of whom every opera company has
boasted sat least one ever since opera became
fashion-whch is only another way Of saying
ever since it was invented. But Fornasari had
noble voice besides his mere physical attrac-
tions Mr. White, who saw him long years
afterward when he chanced TO be passing
through New York his way TO Europe de-
scribes him: He very tall; his head looked
like that OF youthful Jove; dark halr IN hahy
urls an omen blazing eye; a nose just heroic
allv curved; lips strong, yet beautlIuiy bowed
sweet and persuasive Zone would thlhK that
White got his description from some woman
what man ever before or since was praised py d
man for having a Cupid's bow mouthD anu
withaI large and easy grace of manner TN MON
tressor's season opened on October o. 1907 d.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-11

gle performance (evidently by arrangement with
the owners) or the season. Apropos OF this' MT
White tells a characteristic story;
It was told of who had suddenly risen 10
what was then great wealth. that, having taken
a lady to the opera, he was met by the disappoint-
ing assurance that there were no seats 10 pe hau'
What, nowhere?" -,
Nowhere. sir: every seat in the house is taken.
EXCEPT indeed one of the private boxes that was
subscribed for
''Iu have that
impossible, sir The boxes can only be occupied
by subscribers and owners.
What is the price Of your box?
six thousand dollars, sir.
And drawing ont his pocketbook he filed up a
check for 5000 and escorted his LADY 70 ler sea-
to the surprise and, indeed, TO the m
of the elegant circle. which saw itself colieteo III
this unexpected manner.
The new house, which. with the ground. haa nae
cost S150O0O was opened on November 10 1000
under the Joint management of the CheVaIler
TivaAnou and Da Ponte with Rossinfs La
CSazza ladra' but two months before that cate
there was drawing for boxes concerning WHICH
and some of the details of the opening pet-oI,n- III
ance an extract from the diary of Mr. Phinp
Hon once Mayor of the city, presents d ihuc"
liveller picture than could draw
(From the diary of Philip Hone. ESQ.,
Sentenber IS 1888. The drawing for boxes at the
Italian Opera House took place this rnornnsi NY
oseocia+es Mr. Scherrnerhorn and General Jones
are out of town. and I attended and drew No. g.
with which l am well satisfied The other boxes
will OcCuDied by the IOllOWIiiS
ard II Coster G. c. Rowland, Rufus Prime hr
panon Robert Ray, J. F. Moulton' James D.
Homes d Lynch. E. Townsend, John e Crhser,
q Mauran, Charles II. Hall, ]. G. P1erson ana
S B. Ruggles.
November lS 1888. The long expected opening OF
+he onera house took place this evening with TIC
onera la Gazza ladra"; all new performers eA-
cent Sienor Marozzi, who belonged to the ou cuii-
ranv The prma donna soprano Is osHolIia M orr d
Fantt The opera they say, went on Wen ioi q
first performance; but to me II was uresoiie, anu
the audience was not excited TO any degree OF ap-
nIause The performance occupied tour houis- ~
much too long according 10 my notloh' to iisteia
to q language which does not understand, but
the house is superb and the decorations Oh the
nroprietors' boxes (Which occupy the whoie ol st
second tierl are a style Of magni1cence whici,
aven the extravaganza Of Europe mas NO. seI
aousIIed l have one-thrd of box NO Q, 80 80,
Scberrnerhorn one-third; James j. Jones
yyiIIIam Moore one-sixth. Our box Is htten up VIZ,
great taste with light blue hangngs elided panSi %
snd cornice armchars and sofa some oi tis s
otbers have rich silk ornaments. some are pam . J,
in fresco and each proprietor seems TO nave ~ =
to outdo the rest in comfort and magnlhcehoe, ~ 20
scenery is beautiful. The dome and the iIoI.s % %, %
the boxes are painted in the most superb Sif'ss ~
designs and the sofa seats are eXceeo'hsly . oo
,nndious VIII this splendid and rehneo aihuse'
he supported in New York? am oouptiui
The outcome justified Mr.. Hone in his douols'
New-York tribune., 1907-08-11

tongue which they did not understand We
know that Addison was poor prophet, Tor
the people Of Great Britain and America are
still sitting in the attitude as their ances-
tors so far as opera is concerned; but it is plain
that arguments like his did reach the con-
sciences of even the stockholders OF the ltaiidh
Opera House, or at least the one of them VINO
has taken posterty into his confidence Tne
season under Sacchi and Porto had scarcely De-
gun when Mr. Hone wrote in his diary:
went to the OPERA where I the second act
Of LA Straniera" by Bellini. The house is as
pretty as ever, and the same faces were seen IN
the boxes formerly; but it is not a popular en-
tertafnnent, and will not he in our day, rear
The opera did not please me. There was TOO iiuch
reteration. and / shall never dlsclplne my IaS1e
to like common colloquial expressions OF me: f1ow
do YOU do naadame?' or, Pretty wel thank
you SIR the better for being given with orches-
tral accompaniment
I shrewdly suspect that MIR. Hone had oeen
reading his Spectator" There were three
wears of opera in London, in Addison's day.
when the English and italian languages were
mixed in the operas as German ana ltdiidh were
In Hamburg when Handel started out on ms
career THE king hero of the play generaIlV
spoke in italian and his slaves answered hlm
in English: the lover frequently made MS court
and gained the heart of his princess In IAN
guage which she did not understand AT
length says Addison, the audience got tired or
understanding half the opera, land TO ease
themselves entirely of the fatigue of thinking, so
i 80
an unknown tongue" Now listen to our diarist:
The italian language is among very little un-
derstood and the genius of II certainly never en-
tered into with spirit To entertain an audience
without reducing 1t the necessity OF thinking
is doubtless first rate merit and II is easier 10
produce music without than with it, but the
real charm the opera is this-it is an exclusive
and extravagant recreation and, above all, 1t Is
the fashion.
italian n1uscs sweet tits dear,
heir t1ckied their
Their taste would lessen II the prices fell. .
Shakthreare's wretched stun co quite as Weti
The recitative is an affront to common sense
and III there be any spectacle more than another
opposed TO the genius of the English character
and unsuited to its taste 1t is the ballet of the
opera house. eternal dumb show. with its
fantastic appeals to and to sense only, may
he Italian perfection but here II Is in English ana
tame absurdity. What but fashion could tempt
reasonable creatures to sit and applaud-what was
really Observation-Disclosures dancing The Death
of Nelson?
After the season of Sacchi and Porto italian
opera went into exile for ten years. Da Ponte
pleaded for 1.-The most splendid ornament" of the
city in vain. English opera conquered. AIDED,
no doubt by the fact that the section OF the
city in which the I&lian Opera House was SIT
uated was fatally unfashionabie. and after
standing vacant for year the house was leased
TO James w. Wallack father of John Lester
Wallack who turned II into home for the
spoken drama In another year it went up IN
flames. II. E, X
New-York tribune., 1907-08-11
THE MISSING ODOR.

AT a big luncheon Beerbohm Tree sat next TO
the Dean of Manchester. Said a guest: We'll, Mr.
rree what have you been doing to-day?" "Oh, =,
replied the actor-maDager, II went for long
motor ride this morning and Il lost bet" In
decd remarked the dean. May l ask what the
het was?' Certainly said Mr.. Tree. Il made
a bet that should pass through four hundreo
different odors and we encountered only three nun
dred and nInety-nine" "Ah." was the quick reply.
.you missed the odor OF anctity."-Argonaut.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-11
TO PREVENT A FLOOD.

we'll known Philadelphia rector. having a
parishioner of great nuency of speech and also
somewhat addicted to profanity. considered it his
duty TO talk the man about his fault The man
listened for while respectfully. and then replied
seriously: II know it is bad habit. but you
see nv words flow so rapidly that have to throw
in a dam now and then TO prevent a flood Lip
nncnrt's.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27
Gdrd6n Lake.

Mr.. William Buster of Challis,
has located lake near the head
wasters of Garden creek, and has
named it Garden Lake" He
has permit from the State En-
gineer to convey the waters from
Garden Lake through the chan
mel of Garden creek and its var
ious branches to a desert entry
filed on last week by Mrs. VIM.
Buster, consisting of 800 acres,
located in this valley and adioin-
ing the desert entry of John @.
Adams.
Garden Lake, as Mr.. Buster
calls it, is located about Is miles
west of Challis, and a right hand
fork of Garden creek has its
supply from this lake. The
lake is some fifty feet higher
than the creek, Mr.. Buster in
tends running a tunnel for a
short distance to tap the lake at
a depth to drain it if necessary.
He will put in a box and head
gate so that he can turn in the
water as he wants it.
Garden Lake is 5000 feet in
circumference and is IS feet in
depth in the deepest place. and
Is feet deep in the shallowest
place. The soundings were tax
en- last week. 1t is natural
reservoir in a volcanic basia up
near the high mountains, and is
fed by the melting SHOWS and
springs.
La the spring of the year when
the water is high in Garden
creek the water from Garden
Lake viii not be turned into the
creek, but kept in reserve for the
low water season in the creek.
1t is great irrigation project
without great expense and viii
reclaim several hundred acres OF
good land in this valley on the
west side of Salmon river, be
side will be of untold benefit tC
all who are now taking water
out of Garden creek,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27
WOOD CONTRACT.
NOTICE 10 CoNTRACroRs.

NOIICE III CONIRACIOhS.
The Oregon-Idaho Gold Min
ing Company will contract with
responsible person for the de-
livery at its mill and hoist yards,
at Meyers Cove. (Singiserl, Lem
hi county, Idaho, for Fifteen
Hundred Cords of Fir Wood.
Same to be cut on the mining
claims of the Company adjoining
its mill and hoist plants, and
piled at the aforesaid yards, sub
jeot to inspection.
BIDS, stating name and resi-
dence of bidder, and price, will
be received by Geo. w. McKen-
ney, paymaster of said company,
at Meyers Cove, Idaho. Con-
tract to be entered into and bond
for the strict performance there
of, or the Company to retain %
per cent of the contract price, as
a guarantee, etc.
The Company reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
OREGON IDAHO GOLD MINING Co
A. Arlington HibbS, GenI Mgr.
Dated Aug. 18th, 1907 WI
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27
Some Fd6tS.

The Caldwell News says com
paratively few of our people rea-
lize the value of this road-the
SanFrancisco, Idaho and Mon
tana railroad.
Dropping into the Office of the
General Manager the News man
told Mr. E. r. Place that his
paper wanted some data to use
in setting forth the facts about
his road. The mass of material
handed out caused us to open
our eyes wide, and then we won
dered why this road had not been
built years ago. AS outlined
this road runs through pay"
country from Montana on the
northeast to SanFrancisco on the
southwest. The mountains are
rich in minerals, and in many
sections are heavily covered with
timber. Everywhere along the
line through the mountains is
an abundance of grazing for cat
tie, sheep and horses. The ton
mage of freight from the country
to the north Is SO immense that
the road will be a paying one
from the start. In Lemhi coun-
ty the annual tonnage would be
22S, 500, and from Custer county
a like amount, if not more. In
the section of country to the
south and west of US there would
be annually u, 366 cars. This
takes no account of the coal that
may be developed along the line,
or within easy reach of the road.
Nor does it look into the future
development of the rich mining
and agricultural sections through
which it passes.
1t is now generally known that
there is fine coal in Lemhi coun-
| ty. Also magnificent veins have
been found in Malheur county,
Oregon, on the Owyhee river.
Turning from this phase of
the subject to that of the grade
we are again surprised. The
grade from here to Winnemucca,
Nevada, is practically / per
cent grade. Only in one section
and that for short distance in
Succor creek canyon is the grade
a heavy one. For So miles the
grade is 3 per cent. Excepting
this part of the section the most
of the road can be graded with
the pillow and scraper.
From Caldwell to Sheaville, a
distance of about 60 miles, the
road has already been located.
Over 16 miles is now under con-
tract and is being constructed.
From Sheaville to Winnemucca
the distance is about 185 miles
and much of it is through a fat
and open country. From here
to Winnemucca is 245 miles,
which can be completed in the
next two or three years. That
part of the road from here TO
Montana is a necessary part of
the system. When this road Is
constructed there will be a saw
ing of about 500 miles in distance
between New York and San
Francisco, which means much
in railroading.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27
W6StEnd Float

The Yankee Fork is alive with
fish at this time, and they bite at
anything and everything that is
thrown before them-pieces of
old gum boots, rubbers. old hats
or anything goes with them if it
is cut into bait. This is the place
to come to if you want to catch
Rainbow trout.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27
HOIl6Pl6k-UDS

ney laSJ week.
For fine rugs at reasonable
prices call on Mrs. Waddleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Kuhn of
Ogden arrived in Chaliis Thurs
day.
Col. Jas. A. McFadden made
business trip to Salt Lake last
week.
Get your names on the petition
to incorporate the town of Chal-
lis. Don't delay.
Melons, peaches, pears, ap-
pies, apricots, plums, and all
kinds of vegetables at Busters.
Mrs. Paul Kimball arrived on
Thursday. en- route for Loon
creek, where her husband re-
sides.
Born-At May, Idaho, August
18th, 1907, to the wife of R. B.
VanDervort, daughter. Moth
er and child doing well.
The new State Bank of Mackay
Iopened it's doors for business at
Mackay, on Monday, the 18th.
Joseph Rodgers, of Challis, is
president of the new bank.
| Mrs. Margaret MCGOWAN was
last week granted a divorce from
her husband, Geo. l.. MCGOWAN.
The decree was granted at Black
foot in Chambers, by Judge Jas.
! M. Stevens.
The Boise Statesman says it
| is learned from good authority
that the Butte & SanFrancisco
railroad is really the Northwest
ern, and that the Goulds are at
the back of it.
Miss Maud Groves of Challis
has been offered the position of
teacher in the Custer school at
$4,000 per month, which she will
probably accept. Miss Groves
is an excellent teacher.
The Salmon Herald says that
the Oregon Short Line is storing
material at Mackay preparatory
to extending its branch line to
Salmon river. We only wish
the Rerald was stating facts.
James M. Porter, of Spokane,
Wash, twenty years ago a resi-
dent of Custer county, was iu
Challis last Wednesday. Mr.
, Porter had just returned from
Sheep Mountain were he has
some mining claims.
Diptheria is still raging at
Salmon. Within the past three
weeks there have been ten deaths
not all from diptheria, how.
ever. Mrs. Haverman, wife OF
Salmon's, postmaster, was the
latest victim from diptheria.
Following are the sealed bids
received by Clerk Henderson for
: delivering 10 cords of dry and IL
cords of green fir wood to Custer
county
! VIM. Buster. ..........S1 $4,000
Klug Bros. ........,... $3.50. OO
Carl Malm ...... S143. 75
Lynn Wilkinson .. .S142. sc
The contract was awarded tc
Lynn Wilkinson.
Articles of Incorporation were
drawn up for the telephone line
from Challis to Bayhorse, Clay
ton, Robinson, Stanley, Roman,
ga, Custer, Sunbeam and Loon
creek. The new line will be in,
corporated as the Central Idaho
Telephone Co., Ltd. 1t is to be
a double circuit Bell system, and
capitalized for SIS, 900, shares at
S1.00 each, most of which have
already been subscribed. In the
report of the subscribers for this
line handed us last week, by a
. mistake in copying, the name of
= Z n
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27

The Oxarna Gold Mining Co.
will in few days let a contract
for 500 feet more of tunnel work
on the Mill, or No. 6, tunnel,
which will open the "Black"
vein 800 feet below the lower
working tunnel and also give
outlet to the Little Giant" and
big Vein" mines at great depth.
Through this No. 6 tunnel all
the veins ON that portion of the
mountain can be tapped at a
depth of about 1000 feet, or pos
sibly 1900, and the ore conveyed
through it to the mill. The mill
now has 10 stamps dropping, but
will have 20 soon as the other
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27
c. E. Gable and J. A. CzizeA
have gone to Boise on business.

" II. OaDie ana j.. a. Cz1Zek
have gone to Boise on business.
Messrs. Lyman F. Kulp and
Robert Krumahr of Cleveland,
Ohio, are stopping a few days at
the "Oxarna, on Custer Noun
tain. They are interested in the
Oxarna. They will visit the
Puget Sound country after leav-
ing here.
Mr.. Melville Jeffery of the
"Oxarna" and Letha- Corona"
Cos, has returned from a visit
to New York City, his former
home.
There was dancing party at
Custer Friday evening in honor
of Senator Macbeth and wife and
Miss Burton, w. G. Sweet and
Haven Sawyer. who have recent
ly returned after a long absence
Geo. Taite, of the Sunbeam, "
furnished the music, and it was
a very happy reunion.
The Fork country is o. K. and
the fishing good.
GRAPH.
CUSTER, Aug. 10th, 1907.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27

Messrs. Geo. r. Dearden and
and Reginald Coryell have re-
newed work on the old Bach
elor" group, which has been un-
der bond to these parties for 3
years past. A contract for sink
ing shaft 75 feet has been let
and other developments will be
made. The old Bachelor" ledge
has always shown more or less
good ore, the values being al
most exclusively gold, and the
best of the ore going from one
hundred to four hundred dollars
per ton. The shaft starts on
good ore. There is tunnel 500
feet in length on the vein. The
group, three claims) is situated
on what is known as Bachelor
Mountain, about three miles in
an easterly direction from Gus
ter. ''Roxie" Gillian and Thos.
Duffy have the contract.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27

Some of the old residents are
returning. Senator and Mrs.
Macbeth and Miss Grace Burton
(sister of Mrs. Macbeth), came in
a few days ago to spend the sum
mer and fall. Mr.. Haven Saw
yer, of the Yankee Fork Placer
company, and Mr.. w. 6. Sweet
formerly of this place, but re
Gently of MGckay, are also here.
Mr.. Sawyer is manager of the
Placer Co., and has been here
for two or three years. They
are now putting down some drill
holes on the fats below Custer to
ascertain if the ground is rich
enough to dredge. Mr.. w. G..
Sweet was formerly book keeper
for the Geo. MCGOWAN Co. store,
later assayer at the Lucky Boy
mill, and was one of the lucky
boys who got in on the Macbeth
Lease at White Knob and clean
ed up enough TO make him com
Portable balance of his days. His
old friends were glad to see him
back and glader still to know
that he made a success of his
White Knob venture.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27

The Idaho Montana Tunnel
Co" now boring into Mt. Estes.
is in distance of about 100
feet, and in few hundred feet
further will be under the apex
of the mountain, which is even
10000 feet altitude, and which
will give backs or slopes, of
1000 feet or over. The first ledge
struck after passing the contact
is very large one, carrying
high copper gold-silver values.
This is on the hill directly >op-
posite the Bismark or Sunbeam
Mountain, and on east side of
Jordan creek. There is a good
wagon road from Jordan creek
to the tunnel.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27
"cJOI:5 !"

The Barber and Fisherman as
located on Main street, Challis,
where you can drop in and get
anything in the tonsorial line you
want to pay for. Thunder Mt.
tourists specially.