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liens participated IN a torchlight pro
ccssion from the composers homo to the
railroad station, At each town or VII
lage through which the funeral train pass
cd the corteGo was greeted by cborales
cbnnted by choruses OF 0dmiring musi-
claDs Many stories nre told of Mendels'
sohn, illustrative OF ais distinctive per
sonsllty. Not a few OF them are based
on the tricks OF bis marvellous memory.
IL Is related that on one occasion, when
the score OF the Midsummer Nights
Drenm" overture was lost. tho composer.
without hesitnucy. prepared another,
which corrcsponded with the original In
the minutest detail. He knew the
classics by heart. This remarkable mem
ory rendered possible that skill In im-
provislng IN which MendelssobD cxcelled.
This German composer stands apart from
many grent musicians In that he won
popuInrity aud homage during bis life
time, and this prestige has, II anything,
been enhanced since bis death
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TIN 1901 II wos universally aeknowi-
edged TINT there was no real Chinese
u newspaper In existence There were
several daily newspapers In Chinese sea
board cities, run entirely by foreigners
in the interests OF foreigners. and not
printed In the Chinese language. Now
there are over 200 native journals, the
vast majority of which are daily papers
All OF these are run by the Chinese
themselves. printed by native printers
and pressmen and In the Chinese Inn
euogeg
In PekIng. tho national capital OF the
Chinese Empire. there ia now n daily
paper. owned. managed and edited by
women and printed In the exclusive In
terest of the feminine section OF the
Chinese population, 1t has proved ex-
tremeIy popular, aud Is soid TO be big
success financially 1t ia now about four
vcnrs old and created q profound sensa-
ton when Il wns originated.
Much of the success OF the newspapers
In China must be assigned 10 the aid
given them OF late years by the nuthori.
tics. The government affords every pos
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back 10 1o9S. or Just nfter william the
Norman conquered England at the Battle
OF Hastings.
The cathedral or La Matricc, retained
the general style of Gothic architecture
but only the portals of the fecades were
actually built away b0clS In the Eleventh
century in The awakening dawn OF mod
ern European history. These portals to
the facade showed marvellous carvings In
solid stone, relies of dead and gone archi-
lecture never to be restored now md
worth untold wealth to the student and
lover Of art. Ia MNtrce also contained n
Sculptured marble pulpit that was his
toCic and n statue OF st. Jerome by Gn-
gini Mosaics dating back TO within 100
yenrs of the founding of the edl1ce have
perlshed forever now.
With n sicldoshaped horbor Mcssina
ranked fourth among the cities OF Italy
In commercial Importance The Views
across the Messlna straits were mngnif-
cent and fortunately the Views Mt least
remain although now terror inspiring In
their aspect.
The building OF most interest to tour
lists In Messinn was the Villa Roccn Guel-
fona. built by the Normous. who con-
trolled Messina and Sicily. at the time
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Catanzaro WAS the capital Of the prov
ince of that name and had a nnc catbe-
drnl. big hospital and a population OF
5000, mostly very poor and very ig-
norant. Palmi was In Cambria, 81 miles
northeast OF Reggie, the capital. and Is
near Mount Ella. from which a superb
view OF the surrounding territory can be
obtained 1t had population approx
mating 1900. Plzzo had a population
Of 5000 and lny Ave miles to the north
md east OF Nonteleone. on the Gulf OF
Santa Eufenio. Bagnnra, one OF tho
smaller cities mentioned as being prnc.
tically wiped of the map. was on tho
eoast Of tho Gulf OF Giojo and had 5000
people.
Catnnin was buIlt on one OF the furthest
roots Of Mount Etno. and WAS an ancient
city mentioned frequently by Thucydides.
LNy. PausnnIoS, Plndar and PIutnrch.
In Cicero's writings he snys, speaking OF
the war In Sicily: 'You will be told Of
the nelds OF the Catanions-a most
wealthy people and friendly to us (Ro-
m0ns)" Thus Cicero relates 10 us that
In his time Catania was an important
city of tho Old World, and its population
considered n wealthy agricultural COM
munity
But II the cities. towns and provinces
Involved in the mighty earth throes In
December were historic. no less 60 were
the waters of this country famous In
Grecian and Roman prose and poetry.
Scylla and Charybdls. the names of the
two rocky promontories that faced ench
other across the Straits OF Messina before
the last earth convulsion changed the
mnp OF that region, were sung by Homer
and all his followers and lmitatora, who
were legion 10 number and Greek, Ro-
mnD. English and French In nationality.
Ulysses had his adventure with the Cyclops
between Messlnn and Catanla. In Sicily.
In fact nway ahead of the Normans
aud the medieval legends connected with
this region there lies the period OF pre-
historic Greek verse lost IN the mazes
of the earliest dawn OF man as an intelli-
gent being Back before the Days OF
blind Dan Homer. back among the very
gods Of the Greeks when tho Golden
Age was here and the gods walked with
one another on the earth and made love
TO the daughters of men. Calabria and
Sicily were tic favored regions OF all the
world. glory preserved e;erpally By the
genius OF poet and hlstoriuu-
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tnncous success 10 the British metropolis
was due 10 the fact that. though mu-
siclan he was a gentleman" the dennl-
tIou of which in this case WAS that being
man of means he did not demand pay
for his playing or conducting. which cir
cumstaucc placed him in the eyes Of the
thrifty Brltishers on pinnacle fnr above
those less fortunate musicians who must
derive livelihood from their art
From the above reference TO the apathy
OF Berlin, 1t may be suspected that Men
dclssohn, despite the almost uninterrupted
success and his freedom from care anent
money matters did not pass through his
comparatively brief career without some
henrtburnings Aside from the lethorgy
of Berlin there was the circumstance
that Mcndclssohn wns never as success
ful Os he desired In operate composition
and some OF the criticisms which nssnllcd
his operas stung him to the quick. No
mention OF Mendelssohn's life In England
would be at all adequate without refer
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cnce to his friendship for Jenny Lind
The famous songstress fulfilled his ideal
of an artist and 1t was for her TINT he
wrote his greatest choral work, "EllJnh.
1t IS sad commentary on Mendels
sohns career in Great Britain that the
very triumph ,be achieved was Indirectly
his undoing- He became the 'lion" OF
the hour and was feted far beyond the ca
paclty OF n fraiI physique, already weak
ened by ovcrwork. Tho sequel OF this
bIgb-tension social life was that he be-
came n victim OF nervous exhaustion as
his father had been before him, and al
so his beloved sister. In the end he WAS
afflicted with headaches 80 severe that
he could not toleratc the slightest noise
not even. as though an Irony Of fate. the
sound of a piOno.
When the composer OF ''Songs With
out Words" died his body was taken from
Leipzig 10 Halle for tntcrment md the
funeral was most Impressive. IL took
place at night and thousands Of the cit
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to the student OF history and especially
of literature Mcsslna IS n name TO con-
Jurc up thousand memories sublime and
rare.
The crunch, crunch OF the earthquake
topplcd practically every building In the
country Involved md cd-tongued fire
swept the piles OF debris licking up all
combustible material In the ruins and
ending the lives OF tens OF thousands of
m0nelcd. Imprisoned unfortunntcs cnusht
within the lntrlcacles OF the devastated
buildings. On the sea coast tidal waves.
yariously estimated from 80 To ca feet In
height. plunged up on the shelving sea
beaches aud washed miles inland, wiplng
out nll yestlge In many cases of the coun-
try ever having been Inhabited by the
courageous ANIMAL man.
But It Is Of Mcsslna Reggie di Calobria,
as being the metropolis OF that devoted
province, Catnnln, Cotauzaro. TOormlna
and Palermo that most should be re-
lated. Even II Italian indomitHbility re-
construct In n score OF years some pre-
tease OF cities on these historic sites, the
towns Of medieval times baloSd about
with mystery. poetry aud romance have
gone down forever like verltablc struc-
tureS OF mist under the mighty shaking
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siblc assistance and convenience for the
distribution OF Chinese papers, and in the
case Of several favored Journals the Chi
nese imperial government will collect
subscriptions and forward them to the
head Offices OF these daily papers.
The viceroys. who are the real repre-
sentatives OF the Emperor SO far as the
management of the common people is
concerned, are now active in dlstribut-
Ing newspapers and even have public
renders. hired by the state who read
nloud to big crowds OF Chinese. who are
unable to read the papers for themselves.
The fact that the written and spoken
languages OF China are two different
tongues makes the position of the public
render OF the greatest Importance.
The Chinese paPers are IN two forms,
one printed on very thin paper like the
nner English bibles In which only one
sido OF the paper is printed on. The
more up-to-date journals. however. use n
thicker paper and print tho news on both
sides
One big daily consists OF three blanket
sheets. three feet six inches long and
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Richard the Lion Hearted, King of Eng
land. sailed for his first crusade against
the Turks. and failed to release Jcrusa-
leni. the Holy City. from iutdel dominion.
There was also n crcditable museum in
the convent OF st. Gregory. which had
lnc paintings, statunry and some rare
majollca vases.
AS n business town Mcsslnn was the
most important city In Sicily. and. in
fact, in the south of the Kingdom OF
Italy. 1t did an annual export and import
business OF about $50 100000 II traded
principally in fruits and In fruit favorlngs
md essences, In cornl ornaments, silks,
Wines oils. muslin linen and hardware
the last three articles clearly being brought
in TO supply the demand OF the island
population.
MesSina had q fair university and
well equipped technical school, and was
the center of success ia Southern Italy
and Sicily, It's destruction cannot be reck-
oned but as a deathblow 10 prosperity in
all that portion of the kingdom. 1t had
population OF 10000.
Reggie Now Classic Ruin.
The once thriving city OF Reggie di Ca
labrin was almost directly opposite to
Messina across the quake tortured Straits
OF Slesslna it is said 10 have been
founded q couple of centuries Later than
McSSina, but, MS n matter OF fact. all
these dates are purely imaGinnry-not au-
thcntic nor historic. Its very name
means ito break" and refers to an orl-
Gin through an earthquakc-th Ia, Reg
glo. now n seaport. was said to have
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nature inflicted.
Messlna Founded by Pirates.

Legend sets forth that lll-fnted Mcsslna
WIS founded by pirates In the eight cen
tury before the Christian era. or Just
a few years before Romulus is alleged
TO have started digging trench where
the imperial city OF Rome now stnndS.
So Rome and Messina were founded about
the same perlcd-McSsina bv pirates and
Rome by band of hlgbwaynen and rob
hers,
Since 1t was founded McssinO has passed
through an unparalleled curecr during
which the town hns been devastcd by con
nogr0tlons. the plague. wars and frequent
smnll earthquakes which occasionally
amounted to considerable damage. But
the last far exceeded the damage wrought
by all previous disasters combined.
In 1888 Mcssina was given n terrible
earthquake shock, which destroyed many
OF her public buildings. but the city soon
reared new structures. One OF the few
world-famous buildings that disappeared
in the total destruction In December was
the cathedral which, as Its Photograph
shows. was q noble structure founded by
Count Roger OF Mcsslnn. one OF the
heroic figures OF Slciliau history away
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When Mendelssohn was hut II years Of
age he composed the famous overture 10
the Midsummer Nights Dream" which
the critics OF all time have been unanl-
nous In pronouucng the most remarkable
example OF musical prccoclty In the his.
tory Of the world. A year Inter the boys
first opera was produced at the Grand
Opern House In Berlin and met with pro-
nounccd success. When little past %
years OF age Me1delssohn was offered the
chair Of music at the Berlin University
but declined. aud about this time under
took concert tour OF England. where
he was hailed as one OF the great com
pcsers and planlsts OF the day. This ex-
pericnCe was followed by concert tours
OF Scotland, Austria Italy, Switzerland
aud France.
When the composer wos % years OF
nge he accepted on offer Of the position
OF conductor OF the Lower Rhine Musical
Festival. and so favorable was the I'm
preston mndo by the young musician
that be was Immediately appointed Town
Musical Director OF Dusseldorf nj the
impressive salary OF $3.50 year. which
seems 10 have been quito acceptable 10
hlm. This post served as n stepping
stone 10 that Of conductor OF the famous
Gcwnndbus Orchestra In Leipzig He
mnde this organization the foremost OF.
cbcstra In Europe and the people OF Lelp-
zig became more than enthusiastic over
Mcndelssobn and his work.
In the year 1887. when Mendelssohn
was IS years OF age. be was married to
Ceclle Charlotte Sophie Jeanrcunud.
very beautiful girl. the daughter OF n
French Protestant clergyman. The do.
nestle life OF the couple was ideal, the
composer mnnIfcsting In bis home few OF
those eccentrlcltics which have made so
many n musical genius a trying life part
ner. Nor was bis home life by any
means caro- free. FOR In time lve chill
drco Joined the household and the health
OF Mendclssohn's wife was not always
OF the bcst- II is recorded that the com.
poser not only instructed hls children in
music. but also taught them such funda-
mental branches as reading. spelling and
geography.
When he had been married about four
years the Emperor invited Mcndelssohn TO
Berlin TO conduct the orchestral and
choral concerts That professional Jeal-
ousy which ls ever the banc OF the mnsl-
cal world made this portion OF his career
q path OF thorns and he nnally announced
his intention TO resign. Thereupoo the
Emperor. who was very fond OF him. In
duecd him TO rcmoin and organize a
choir nt the cathedral This he did so
successfully that the monarch appointed
him Royal General Musical Director
year later he organized the Leipzig Con
scryetory and In 1914 he conducted the
London Philharmonic concerts. Two years
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n HE year 1900. n year OF notable cen
n tennials, holds two that arc OF pre-
W eminent Significance TO musicians and
the entire music-lovlng world On Febru-
airy occurs the centenary OF Felix Men
delssobn- n-B1rtholdy-kDown TO the world
nj lnrge as Mcndclssobn-lud n date but
few weeks later. or March ]. TO be cS-
net, marks the one hundrcdth nnnivcr-
sary 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 Mend. -
sohu perhaps stand out as the more pre-
teDtious and the present centennial Will
serve 10 not only draw popular attention
10 the composer OF tho Spring Song"
and other masterpieces. but VIII also cm-
pbhsize his unusual personality and re-
workable career.
At the very outset Of this glimpse OF
Ncndclssohn's life IL may be well 10 cx-
plain bis acquisition OF the name Bar
tholdy-an appendix which has been re-
sponsible for many perplering mistakes
on the part OF muslc-loyers and others.
The grandfather OF the composer. Moses
hendclssohD. was the greatest Jewish
teacher and thinker Of his time. and his
son. Abraham. fnther OF tho composer.
was scarcely less notably successful ns q
banker The latter married Miss Solo
mon. an exceptionally nnc amateur musi-
clan. and II was through her Influence
that the family drifted AWAY from the
Jewish faith. Her brother, n man OF
great wealth and influence. had become
converted to the Christian Church sud
had taken the name Bartholdy. He In
duccd his brother4n-law to follow his cx-
ample. and accordingly all the children.
including Felix. were baptized in the Luz
toeren Church and adopted the name
Bsrfholdy
lhe famous composer WIS born ia Ham
ours. but couple OF years later his pa
Isnts removed to Berlin. From the time
'os child WAS old enough to comprehend
anything about music. his mother. who.
"s above explained, was very talented,
commenced his systematic Instruction.
o.slnnlng With lessons OF only i've min
a,es day, which interval was gradually
increased. From early youth Felix and
ene other children were instructed both in
pnihoforte and violin, and the youngster
"uo Was TO develop Into the great COM
POe"r OF his day made his nrst public
appearance In Berlin when only nine
yeara OF age. When little Felix was
11alsy ii years OF age he entered the
"n Academy. md almost from that
y oey be made attempts 81 musical
Ympositton. Ere be had reached his
.mei,tn birthday anniversary he bad com
poseo no less than 81 complete move
lens' including cnntata and q comedy
10 three scenes.
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been founded as an inland city. but nwoke
one fine day 10 discover that an earth.
quake had opened the earth and created
the Straits OF Messina and mnde Reggie
Into seaport Reggie was the chief
town of Calabria Ulteror 1t was noted
for n superb cathedral about n century
old. famous statue OF Goribaldl. a mu-
scum. q lyceum for girls ard n technical
school
In Sicily Palermo Is the largest city,
with population OF nearly 10000, and
1t belongs almost in the class OF the
worlds largest cities aud ls certainly OF
second rank ms regards population. It
was not much Injured. although the earth
shocks were distinctly felt 1t Is 100
miles west of MessIna. IT contains many
art objects of great value, aud Is noted
for a university which numbers about
400 students. The city possesses great
cathedral, surrounded by 10 gigantic holy
statues. and Norman structure, built In
11i6, with five imposing domes. called tho
San Giovanni DeGll Eremeti. which Is
one of the unique specimens OF architcc-
turc In the world. MS II shows the effect
of the crusndes on the stern Gothic
structures OF the true Norman style and
period.
Girgcnh Is about 81 miles southeast of
Palermo. IL is noted for lts Inc cathc-
dral. which was constructed In A ID.
400. and we mad a consulate here be-
cnusc the town had population OF over
25.O0o The cathedral contained celc-
br1tcd Madonna by Guido REM and n
famous marble tomb with relief. Illus.
trailing the legend of Hyppolytus. There
were several royal educational inStItu-
tions and n municipal museum that con-
ta!ned n marvellous statue OF Apollo IL
exported 100000 Quintals OF sulphur an
nunlly, and had, as well, important salt
mines.
Mnny Smaller cities Demolished.
Montclconc dl Calabria was q small
town 10 Cntanzaro. situated about two
miles from the coast and was built on
n hill where in times of ancient Greece
there wns situated the city OF Hippo
mum 1t was garrison town and the
see OF n bishopric. 1t also disappeared In
1873, when so many other Southern Ital-
ian cities were destroyed by earthquake.
but was rebuilt for military purposes by
the NcapolitaD government
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n HE country which today and must
q for months continue to be OF con
" slant interest 10 nll the world Is
that section of tho fair italian southern
country and that island Of historic memo
rles. Sicily. which were Involved In the
Titanic grasp of the earthquake of De-
cember y and IS.
Americans nrc disposed to look on this
land ae of slight Importance and noted
mostly for poverty and It's crop Of emil
Gmnts 10 this more-favorcd land OF the
West, yet Calabrlo. In the toe of the
italian penlnsular. and Sicily have figured
largely on the pages of European history.
Poetry md prose literature have ruug
with It's praises.
Perhaps no section OF the earth COM
blnes fertility with beauty more divlnely
than this poor scourgcd country OF clnssic
legend. medieval romance and naughty
mobiles grouped around with their thous.
ands OF impoverished but usually beau
tiful peasants. The town OF Messiua in
the middle nges was one OF the prizes
OF Europe. and many battles were fought
by dukes. kings and even cmperorS to
obtnin possession OF IT. IL IA the chief
back ground OF Sbakespeare's famous
comedy. Much Ado About Nothing" and
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Ole Newer Chinese journalism

two feet wide. This makes a tremendous
paper. and It is flled with all sorts OF
matter, from advertisements of soap to
lectures on reforms.
Many foreign kilograms are printed 10
these papers and where John Chinaman
five years ago thought the world was nat
he now considers 1t globe and 10 getting
a fairly reliable estimate OF what the act
uai foreign held looks like. All this as
sists the Chinese government In holding
down It's population and preventing mas
sacres or foreigners.
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italian Counties md Sicily, the
Island Kingdom, Where QunlSc,
Fire md Flood Have Wrought
the Greatest Catastrophe of
Modern History - Tho Cities,
Towns, NiIInEes and Whole
Sections Which Were Virtually
Wiped Out.
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FACTS AND FIGURES.
Sixty languages are spoken In Russia

saceharino. nm artificial product. Ia $50
times sweeter than sugar.
There ia n growing demand for Ameri-
cnn penrls. Those taken from the West
ern waters last season were valued at
$500. 900.
IL is said that there. is 25 per cent
more nourishment In sugar than any
other food that can be purchased for the
tnme money except wheat 0our and coru
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RECLAIM ALTON
by ProfW w.

America has now triumphed over
Egypt and India and will hold what will
soon be the largest irrigated tract of
desert land in the world. This is what
is known as the Twin Falls country in
the State of Idaho. The ultimate area
under irrigation when the entire Twin
Falls project shall have been completed,
will be 100000 acres.
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The seventeenth National Irrigation
Congress will meet in Spokane August
to IA, 1909, that date being set as
most convenient for those desiring to
visit the Yellowstone Park, the A.-Y.
P. Exposition and Alaska, in connec-
ton with the congress. George h.
Barstow, Barstow, Tex, is president,
and B. A. Fowler, Phoenix, Ariz., Sec
rotary. The board of control at Spo-
kane has organized with r. Insinger,
chairman, and Arthur Hooker, secre-
tary.