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the world a, large as Mendelssohn-and
date but few weeks later. or March /,
to be exact, marks the one hundredth an
niversary of the birth of Frederic Chopin.
Both of these composers have by their
work made deep impress upon the history
of music. but the achievements OF Men
delssohn perhaps sand out as the more
pretentious and the present centennial
will serve to not only draw popular at
tention to the composer of the Spring
Song" and other masterpieces. but will
also emphasize his unusual personality
and remarkable career.
At lie very outset of this glimpse Of
Mendelssohn's life It may he well 10 eX-
main his ACQUISITION OF the name Bar
thcltIv-an appendix VIII h has been re-
sronsibie for many perplexinS mistakes
o. The pari OF music lovers and others.
re, grandfather of the composer. Moses
AIr.GelsSGEu. WAS the greatest jew sh
t,aei.r. aud thinker OF MS tiInc. a1d MS
-... h1rahaIn father Of the composer.
Ne scarcely - notably successful: as II
l4uke. The latter married NJ - SOLO
l4s.. an except Oually fine amateur hAuSi-
clan and i was through her infueh|"
&. At the family Critted away from the
j. Wish ftfiF. her biblI'i 81 man VI
.rea. wealth and influence. had become
converted 10 the Christian church ana
Lad taken tie rame "f Barthoidy. He n
,,ueed il : broiher-in-law 20 follow his "X-
ample and accordingly ali the chl.aFeu.
iHc!GG us Felix. were !dpt zed III the
Lutheran church and adopted the name
EartAo!dr-
TIE famous composer waS born in
Hamburg huj a couple Of years later his
paren : removed 10 Berlin. From the
time the Oh IL was old enough 10 COM
prehend ANYTHING about music. his moth
-" who. as aOuF. 'Nllai8cl was very
..1i"alc,i. commenced his ~ >'"aJtiC in
> -1Ict on beginning " 5t lessons Of only
ffs" minutes a day H.b!c.. Interval was
..3:s!Iailr Increased tr".l carly youth
JreIN ANA lie otter children were in
; stsctcd hoti in p sofurle and violin.
and The, youn.Ster who was % develop
tnto the great composer Of his day made
his FIST public appearance in Berlin
when only nine years or age. hen
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work. incidentally. it may be mentioned
that in early youth Mendelssohn mani
Tested literary talent only slightly less
remarkable than his musical ability.
When scarcely d dozen years of age he
wrote letters lat would have done credit
to d yoUrg man of w .ce his years, and
his unusual attltD-nents in this recton
cOIl1 not he better proven than by the
fac that lie greatly in crested the Poet
Goethe. who became one Of his closest
friends Goethe always declared that
Mendeissohn's performances We're in
fintely superior 10 those of Mozart at the
same age.
Not only could MendeIssohn work or
idle as fancy dictated, bu, he had In his
own home the facilities tina. invariably
prove Il boon 10 struggling musical Sc
MUS. The best musical instruments OF
the period We're. of course provided, and
the dining room Of the Bartholdy man
sion was admirably adapted for as a
concert hall. Indeed a concert was held
there regularly each week. and young
Felix compositions We're thus PLAYED be-
fore sympa. hetic audiences as rapidly as
they were completed. As the young COM
poser progressed his father cons .dered
the advisablity OF having him round out
his musical education in Far s but after
visiting the French capital decided that
the Teuton atmosphere was best.
Mendelssohn. although during much of
his life was not in the most robust
health, was very fond of travel He es-
pecially enjoyed Italy, but England al
ways held the frs place in his affections
Fer while he pronounced London "a
smoky nest" he confessed that i, was
ever his ''favorite res .dence.' Perhaps
this liting was partly due to the enthu-
STA site acclaim with which Mendelssohn
was always greeted i'll the tight little
.l..l,s,
England which speedily grew to v!rtua |
idolatry, was the more marked because
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most important city Of Sicily and. in
fact, in the south Of the kingdom Of
Italy. 1t did an annual export and import
business of about $50, 600. 900. 1t traded
principally in fruits and In fruit flavor
inES and essences. in coral ornaments,
silks, wines, oils muslin, linen and hard
ware-the last three articles clearly be-
ing brought in to supply the demand OF
the island population.
Messina had fair university and
we'll equipped technical school. and was
the center of success In southern Italy
and Sicily. It's destruction cannot be
perity in all that portion of the king
dom. 1t had population of 100000.
The once thriving city Of Reggie di
Calabria was almost directly opposite to
Messina across the quake -tortured Straits
of Messina. 1t is said to have been
founded couple Of centuries later than
Messina but, as a matter Of fact. all
these dates are purely imaginary-not
authentic nor historic. Its very name
through an northumberland is. Reggie.
now seaport. was said to have been
founded as an inland city, but aWoke one
fine day to discover that an earthquake
had opened the earth and created the
Straits of MeSsina and made Reggie into
a seaport. Reggie was the chief town OF
Calabria Interior. 1t was noted for a
superb cathedral about century old, a
famous statue Of Garibaldi. museum a
lyceum for girls and a technical school.
In Sicily, Palermo is the largest city,
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and that island Of historic memories
Sicily, which were involved in the Titanic
..rasp OF the earthquake of December
- and -.
Americans are disposed to look on this
land as of slight Importance and noted
mostly for poverty and its crop of emf
grants to this more favored land of the
west: vet Calahria, in the toe of the ltal-
ian peninsula, and Sicily have figured
largely on the pages of European history.
Poetry and prose literature have rung
with their praises.
Perhaps no section of the earth COM
hines fertility with beauty more divinely
than this poor, scourged country of classic
legend, medieval romance and naughty
mobiles grouped around with their thou
sands of impoverished but usually beau
tffu peasants. The town of Messina in
the middle ages was one of the prizes of
Europe and many battles were fought by
dukes, kings and even emperorS to obtain
possession of it. 1t IS the chief back
ground of Shakespeares famous comedy
Much Ado About Nothing" and to the
student of history and especially of lit
erature Messina is a name to conjure up a
thousand memories sublime and rare.
The crunch. crunch of the earthquake
foppled practically every building in the
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HE year 1909. a
year of notable
centennials, ho'ds
two that are OF
pre-eIninent sign fl
canoe to musicians
and the entire
music vim <
world. February ,
occurs the GEN.
tenary of Felix
Me1delssohn : Bar
tEoldy - known to
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little Felix was barely eleven years OF
age he en-ered the Berlin Academy. and
almost from that very day he made at
tempts at musical composition. Ere he
had reached his twelfth birthday ami
versary he had composed no less than
fifty complete movements. including a
cantata and comedy in three scenes.
When Mendelssohn was but seventeen
years of age he composed the famous
overture to the Midsummer Nights
Dream" which the critics of al tim
have been unanimous in pronouncng the
most remarkable example OF musical pre-
cocity in the history Of the world. ~
year later the boys first opera was pro-
duced at the Grand Opera House in Ber-
In and met with pronounced success.
When little past twenty years OF age
Mendelssohn was offered the chair Of
muse at the Berlin University, but de-
clined and about this time undertook a
concert tour of ENGLAND, where he was
hailed as one of the great composers
and pianists OF the day. This expe-
rience was followed by concert tours of
Scotland. Austria, Italy, Switzerland and
France.
When the composer was wentyfour
years OF age he accepted an offer of the
position of conductor of he Lower Rhine
music festival, and so favoraO Die was tie
impression made DS the young MUSICIAN
that he was Immediately appointed town
musical d rector of Dusseldorf, "a the
impressive salary of $40 year, which
seems to have been quite acceptable to
him This post served as stepping
stone TO that of conductor of the famous
GewaDdhus Orchestra in Leipzig. He
made this organization the foremost or
ches IA n Europe, and the people of
Leipzig became more than enthusiastic
over Mendelssohn and his work.
Ia the year 1897. when Mendelssohn
was twerty-eiEht years OF age. he was
married 20 Cecile Charlotte Sophie jean
renaud u very beautiful erl, the daush-
te~ OF a French Protestant clergyman.
The domestic Fife of the couple was ideal.
the composer manifesting in his home
few of those eccentricities wh oh have
made so many a musical genius trying
life partner Nor was his home life by
anv means care free, for In time live
children joined the household and the
health of Memberships wife was not al
ways OF the best. 1t is recorded that
the r,nposer not only instruc- ed his chill
dren IN muse but also taught them
such 'unda mental branches rs read nE.
spelling and geography.
When he had been married about four
years the emperor invited Henderson n
to Berlin TO conduct the orchestral and
choral concerts. That professional jeal-
ousy which il ever the bane of the must
cal world made this portion Of his career
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1Zvo|Za0E12z0a T1ove0ZhN2o1R0Zzs
IN |S1sd11o1Ca0
ITALIAN COUNTIES AND SICILY, THE ISLAND
1 KINGDOM. WHERE QUAKE, FIRE AND FLOOD
HAVE WROUGHT THE GREATEST CATASTROPHE
OF MODERN HISTORY-THE CITIES. TOWNS VII
Lagos AND WHOLE SECTIONS WHICH WERE VIR-
TUALLY WIPED OUT.
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Copyright 1909. by Estelle Klauder,
and let the water dry on your
body. Then brush ii off with a whisk
broom >"
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a path of thorns and he finally an
nounced his intention 20 gn There
upon the emperor. who was very fond
of him. induced HIM to remain and ~
ganize a choir at the cathedral This
he SO successfully that the monarch
apo med him rcya! general musical d.
rector. a year later he organized the
Leipzig conservatory and IN 1914 Re con-
Quoted the London philharmonic con-
certs Two Years la er he made his
ninth and last visit to England, where
lie had attained, II anything, greater
popularity than in Germany. and con-
duc;ed at Birmingham the first perform
ance of The Ell jah.' which compost
work.
When Mendessohn returned to lie pig
from this. English tour the effect of the
elimination of years of overwork began
TO make itself dstressingiy manifest ard
lie was OBLIGED 70 resign his conductor =
ship of the orchestra and his position at
the conservatory. Then came the shock
of the news of the death of Mendels-
Fanny HenseI, and this blow. coming but
IA few years after The death of his
mother. of whom he was very fond,
seemed CRUSHING in effect and he com
poser went INTO rapid decline, his
death occurring November 4, 1877 Ill
The conia atively early age Of thirty
eight years.
The career of Mendelssohn was almost
unique in that he id not have to suffer
the privations and hardships which seem
TO have been the lot OF almost every
musical genius n early youth. The son
of wealthy and ndulcen parents, h,
never faced poverty or serious self de
nal. and IL is not unlikely. as has ire
quentiy been suggested that this happy
childhood was largely responsible for the
marvellous creative power which The com
poser displayed i'll his earliest musical
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IT is a sad commentary on Mendels-
sohn's career in Great Britain ;hat the
very triumph he achieved was indirectly
his unGoing He became the lion" Of
the hour and was feted far beyond the
capacity of frail physique. already
weakened by overwork The sequel of
this high-tension social life was that he
became n victim of nervous exhauS: on
as Ills father had been before him. and
also his beloved sister. IN the end he
was afflicted with headaches so severe
that he could not tolerate the slightest
noise--not even, as though an irony Of
fate. the sound OF d piano.
When he composer of Songs With
out Words died his body was taken from
Leipzig 10 Halle for intermen; and the
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Jenny LnG. The famous songstress full
filled his ideal Of an artist, and Ii was
for her that he wrote his greatest choral
work, Elijah"
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HE country which is today ana
must for months continue 10 be
Of constant interest TO ali the
world il that sect on of the
fair Italian southern country
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-10-22

Dan Harris has again started
his stage line and hopes to con-
tinue it's operation all winter.
While anchored in mid-ocean
the brakeman on the steamboat
was surprised to see ayoung lady
approach on horseback. Please
Mr.. Brakeman she said, stop
Your machine until l get my dog
Wobbles off the track, with
pleasure" replied the brake as
ne brought the vessel to a sud-
den halt which exploded a tire.
And why do you wish to save
the dog" asked the brakeman.
"Oh! He's going to be given
away to the best looking gentle
man at the Hallow eve dance on
Oct. 29th," responded the young
lady as she assembled to the earth
below in the MINDLESS para
chute.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-10-22

All person knowing themselves
indebted to the late firm of Dague
& Metheny are kindly asked to
call and settle with A. E. Dague
as soon as possible.
Joe Brown of Powderville who
passed through town last week
enroute for Marmarth returned
yesterday accompanied by his
bride. They left this morning
for their future home on Powder
river.
The Terry Tribune and The
Ismay have changed hands, this
time E. H. Dowell of Fargo,
taking charge. The papers have
improved a great deal under the
new management and we hope
Mr.. DoWell every success posi-
BILE.
Jack Schneider is now at Ismay
where he is running his new SO
horse power traction engine. Ee
is pulling Is plows and from re-
ports is breaking all kinds Of
land in that neighborhood and
expects to do the same here before
long.
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Strayed.

From J. T. Smiths ranch, one
sorrel bald face horse branded
reverse T O, one brown horse
branded reverse F4 and one
white horse with a ring bone on
his left front foot. If found
notify Ralph Wilson, Eka!aka
and receive reward.
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f!c!ice

| would like to secure a band
Of young sheep on shares for l
to 3 years. To be delivered be-
tween Oct. IS and Nov. LIST. |
have plenty Of hay, water and
good st0ckades.
J. X, Lambert.
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For Sale

have 800 bushels of recleaned
flax for sale al So, per bushoI,
800 bushel Of spells, doctoIed
for smut and re-cleaned for GCc
per bushel, ESQ bushels of Big 4
oats, doctored for smut and re-
cleaned for s.. 25 per hundred.
J.. K. Lambert,
At Ekalaka, Mont.
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Local. News.

F. L. Gilliard was wishing in
town over Sunday.
A. w. Lucas pays the highest
cash price for hides.
Senator H. N. Sykes was in
town Saturday from his ranch.
j. D. Stanek was in town We'd
nesday from his ranch on Box
Elder.
VIM. Congo returned this
morning from Baker with a load
Of freight.
A new line Of cigars have just
been received at the Kids place.
Call around.
Arthur LeFors returned this
week from Miles where he had
been called to serve on the jury.
Henry Newbary passed thru
town Saturday with a bunch Of
cattle enroute for his brothers
ranch.
Contractor Kortfelt returned
from Miles Monday accompanied
by two carpenters who will work
on the new school house.
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Notice

The postoffiice store will be
closed all day every Sunday ex-
cept between the hours Of II
and II a. m.
j. E. Wilson, Prop.
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Dissolution of
Partnership.

Notice is hereby given that the
firm, heretofore doing business
under the name Of Dague G
Metheny, has this day dissolved
partnership by mutual consent
and that all bills will be paid and
collected by A. E. Dague who as
sumes entire control.
Dated this 18th day Of October
1909.
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ForSale

My residence property In Eka-
viii either sell or trade.
A. E. Dague.
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Advertising rates made known upon application
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Man and wife to work on a
ranch at once.
Hunter Ranch.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-10-22
Sheep For Sale.

50 head Of good 3 year old OK
ford bucks.
Walter Anderson, Fix.
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Coal delivered in town, $500 a
ton and $3.50 at mire.
Crosby & Cleveland.
My house and lots in town.
Will sell or trade.
Martin Prell.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-10
EDWARD EVERETT HALE
DIED THIS MORNING

Roxbury. Mass, June 10.-Ed-
ward Everett Hale. chaplain OF the
United States senate, eminent divine,
author and teacher. died early today
at his home In this city. He was 81
years OF age.
Though Dr.. Hale'q health had been
poor for nearly a month, no fears
were felt by members OF hi family
until a few days ago, when he grew
suddenly weaker, and declined rap
idly. The cause OF his death, as an
nounced by the attending physician.
DR., Temple, was heart failure.
The end was peaceful. There was
no suffering, and the aged minister
appeared merely 10 be sleeping when
DR.. Temple arose from the bedside
and announced that his patient was
dead. There were present m the
death room Or. Hale's daughter. Miss
Susan Hale. and a number OF his per-
sonal friends.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-10
CHAIR STUCK TO HER;
HURT HER FEELINGS

Tacoma, Wash, June 10.-Be-
cause of her inability to separate her
self from a chair. which had been
given a liberal coating of varnish,
and upon which she unwittlngly seat
ed herself, Miss M. A. Morey, OF Sc
attic. has brought suit against the
Tacoma Hotel to recover damages to
her gown. She added S4S TO the
claim for mental anguish through
which she says she passed while the
chair clung to her.
The incident occurred on May 12,
last, in the crowded lobby OF the ho-
tel, and Miss Morey found herself
the object of the stares and smiles
OF every person in sight. She had
come to Tacoma to attend a we'd
ding, and when she finally extricated
herself from the sticky piece OF fur
niture she was compelled TO don an
overcoat, her gown being ruined.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-10
BIG ATLANTIC LINER
WENT ASHORE IN Foe

New York, June 10.-The Spanish
liner, Antonio Lopez, from Cadiz,
with 800 persons aboard, which is
stranded on a sand reef near Point
O'Woods, on the south coast of Fire
Island, Is In no immediate danger,
according to an announcement made
today by officers of the company
There are no rocks near the liner,
and it is hoped that she can be moved
off at high tide.
The vessel was stranded during the
night but did not get into communi-
cation with the shore until today. o.
Baker, aged 22 years. son of the
keeper of the Point O'Woods life saw
ing station, rowed out to the liner in
a small boat today, and assured the
passengers they were in no danger.
Efforts arr being made by tugs TO
pull the great liner of the spit.
The 800 passengers were removed
from the stranded liner Lopez by
the lifesavlng crew at Quogue this
morning, upon the advice OF the New
York agents Of the company. While
It is believed that the liner is in nc
danger on the reef off Fire Island,
the agents did not want to take any
chances Of disaster The passeng-
ers were hysterieal when ordered In
to the lifeboats, and the lifesavers
were almost compelled to use vio-
lence In some cases to force them u
embark In the small craft. Their
experience last night, when the liner
shivered from stem to stern, as II
was rocked by the waves, had un-
nerved the passengers. Several wo-
men had TO be restrained to prevent
them from jumping overheard before
day broke.
After being carried away from the
liner in lifeboats, the passengers
were landed on a wrecking tug. from
which they were transferred to rev.
enue cutters and taken to New York
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-10

by local application, as they cannot
reach the diease6 portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that Is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is cured by an
infiamed condition OF the mucous
lining of the Eustachion Tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have a
rumbling sound OF imperfect hearing
end when It is entirely closed Deaf
ness is tho result, and unless the in
fammation can be taken out and
this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out OF ten are
caused by Catarrh, which Is nothing
ut an inhamed condition OF the
mucous surfaces.
We Will give one hundred dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
oatarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars, free.
f. ]. CHENEY q CO..
Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-10
Proposals Invited.

Proposals Invited for supplies for
the Oregon State Penltentiary for the
period ending December 81, 1909.
Sealed proposals for drugs. dry
goods. groceries. butter. leather and
findings. hardware, -four and meat
will be received at the ONCE OF the
tiary untilWedmesday, June 23, at
2 O'clock p. m., at which time they
will be publicly opened.
A deposit OF 5000 in cash or GER
titled check, payable TO the superin-
tendent, mast accompany each bid
for -four and meat. and all other
bids must be accompanied by an
amount equal to 10 per cent OF the
amount of the bid.
Samples TO accompany all bids
where practicable. The right Is re-
served to reject any and all bids
and to accept or reject any portion OF
a bid.
Goods of Oregon manufacture or
production will receive preference,
other things being equal.
All goods and supplies must be
delivered TO the penitentiary within
twenty (20) days after the contract
is awarded.
Schedules of the various lines OF
goods to be bid on will be furnished
npOn application to the spuerinten-
dent,
Vouchers will be issued for pay
ment on the first OF the month fol-
lowing the completion Of contract
@. w. JAMES,
Superintendent Oregon State Peni-
tentiary.
Salem, Oregon June 8, 1909.
June 10. II and ~.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-10
II You Are Worth $4,000 Don't
READ This

This will not interest you II you
are worth fifty thousand dollars, but
II you are a man OF moderate means
and cannot afford to employ n ply
siclan when you have an attack OF
diarrhoea, you will be pleased TO
know that one or two doses OF
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy will cure Il. This
remedy has been In use for many
years and Is thoroughly reliable.
Price 2b cents. For sale by all good
druggists.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-10
Rich Mems Gifts Are Poor

Besides this: 81 want to go on rec
ord as saying that l regard Electric
Bitters as one of the greatest gifts
that God has made to woman" /"
writes Mrs. o. Rhinevalut, Of Vestal,
Center, N. Y. "I can never forget
what It has done for me-" This glo-
rious medicine gives a woman buoy
ant spirits. vigor of body and iubi-
liant health. II quickly cures Ner-
yousness, sleeplessness, Melancholy,
Headache, Backache, Painting and
Dizzy Spells; soon builds np the
weak, ailing and sickly. Try them.
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