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Evening star., 1915-02-07
$2311A Acre
Growing Golden
GRAPEFRUIT!

That's what Mr.. Mckinney made last year from
his grapefruit grove. in the vicinity of which
our land lies. The Buffum grove, adjoining his.
has annually yielded nearly well for ten
equal to if not superior to that which his
grove is planted. Vice Pres Christiancy. Pilgrim
Fruit Co.. of Boston, says, you have the cream
of Floridas citrus land" This is the great proven
grapefruit and orange district-almost a million
boxes shipped last largest grove 600 acres);
best packing houses; highest priced fruit.
Plant a big money bringing grapefruit or
orange grove NOW. While it, maturing you can
raise certain crop which the first year SHOULD
PAY FOR YOUR LAND; which should pay all
expenses of planting. developing. maturing your
grove-a crop capable of yielding $50 to 500 per
acre annually. sold locally-not dependent on for
eign markets or commission men.
Wen sell you land near Mr.. McKinneys at right
prices on easy terms-in prosperous developed
community: with established markets: low prices;
free-grocery- -drygoods delivery to your farm;
telephone service at small cost; near railroads,
towns schools. churches. You can secure free
grapefruit and orange trees to plant it, other
seeds at cost; be on a hard road-inexpensvely
fence because of stock law-be in high. roll
ing. perfectly drained section. over 100 feet above
sea; with clay subsoil; free from swamps. low
lands and malaria-a section lying on either side
of 2 railroads. intersected by hard roads; having
II stations, towns.
Inexpensively you build a pretty bungalow
on beautiful fresh water lake. ideal for boating
protection against extreme heat or cold. Write
TODAY for book of actual photographs. conserv-
ative literature and proof that YOUR FIRST
CROP SHOULD PAY FOR YOUR LAND.
Lake County Land Owners Association
No. 2 Magnolia St. Fruitland Park, Florida
Owners. NOT agents. R. R. Fare Refunded buyers
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PLAYS, VAUDEVILLE SKETCHES, MoNoLoGUES,
Dialogues Speakers Minstrel Material Jokes Rectations
BILE aux Drills, errainments Large
Catalos Free. I. s. Denison Co.. Dept. OIL Chicago.
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CORPORATIONS

INCORPORATE YOUR BUSINESS IN ARIZONA
Least Transact keep books anywhere Pres
dent Stoddard former Secretary of Arizona Free Laws
By Laws and Forms. Reference: Any Bank in Arizona
Stoddard Incorporating Company Box Soo Phoenix Arizona
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HELP WANTED

INTELLIGENT MEN, IS to IS years. wanted Railway
Mail Clerks, S75 per month. Pull unnecessary. Write
mediately Spring examination dates Franklin Institute
Dept. PI6s, Rochester, N v
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ARIZONA FARM LANDS
FARMS FOR SALE

TIE SOUTH OFFERS UNEQUALLED oPPoR-
tunties for farmers with its mild climate ample rainfall
to four year. great possibilities in live stock
dang and food low lands and good markets.
Let send you information NJ. V. Richards Industrial
and Agricultural Commissioner, Room 2, Southern Rail
way, Washington, D. C.
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LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK


without saying enything, and thare
was ony about half bannaner left at.
tir that, avn akkount of the size OF
Pudses bites, and I ives jest going to
ask him for a bite Wen Skinny sed,
Give ME bite, will you, Pubs.
No, sed Pubs
Wy no, sed Skinny.
For asking, sed Pubs And he took
anuthir bite, and thawt, G I'm glad |
dident ask. And / kepp avn setting
thare watching him and he kepp avn
taking bites till thare was ony wun
piece left and wat did Pubs do with it
but stick it in his mouth.
Aw G wiz, its wundir you woodent
give a fello a hunk, sed.
You dident ask me for eny, sed
Pubs.
Proving that wen a fello wunts to
make a pig of himself you cant ixpect
him to be reezonable.
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WEST POINT.

Mrs. Clara Shepherd and daughter
jeanette who recently returned from
California visited with friends here on
Wednesday.
Christine speikermeyer has returned
from a two weeks visit With relatives
at TT Madison.
viii n. Smith OF Oak Park, ILL.,, Wis
tied during the week at the Chas. Mar
tin home.
Miss Minnie Pogse who has been
here for some time departed Friday
evening for Fort Madison where she
will again make her home.
T. J. Lampe, JOS Leyes and Jos.
Reinstein have returned from weeks
camping trip at Murray's Landing.
Chas. Parsons departed Saturday for
Burlington where he is attending the
fair This week.
Mrs. George Pogge and daughter
Vera who have been visiting her par
ents Mr. and Msr. Frank Eikenmeyer
at Fl Madison.
Miss Pauline Schwartz of Aberdeen
s. D., arrived Wednesday for visit
with her mother southwest Of town.
Mrs. j. Fletcher of Carthage, ILL.,, is
visiting at the home Of her son A. p.
Fletcher in Pleasant Ridge.
Miss Fredonia Harnagle II visiting
her sister Mrs George Duker at Sig
Quincy, la.
Miss Louise Schultz has returend to
her work at the post office after ten
days vacation spent at various points
In Kansas. During her absence Miss
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BIRMINGHAM.

Miss Gail Parker Of Fairfield visited
the first Of the week with her friend
Miss Ethel Byers.
Rev. and Mrs. j. W. Lambert went to
Burlington the first OF the week to visit
their daughter Mrs. Yant
Miss Pauline Shot went to Fairfield
the first of the week to visit relatives
and attend chautauqua.
The Williams quartet assisted by
Gladys Hastings as reader, gave an en-
tertainment at Libertyville Saturday
evening. 1t was given under the aus
pices Of the Presbyterian congregation.
who were celebrating the sixty-fifth
anniversary of the organization of the
church.
Miss Blythe Bonnet returned Satur-
day from six weeks trip in Canada
and through the east.
Miles Munson returned home last
week from Omaha, Nebr., where he has
been taking treatment in st. Joseph's
hospital for his eyes. He came home
greatly improved.
Miss Tabitha Shot is visiting this
week at Batavia with her sister Mrs.
Nettie Curtis
Mrs Paul Grooms and little son Of
Ottumwa are visiting with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Simons.
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ALBA.

Miss veda Briggs returned IRON
Drake Friday and Is visiting frienos
and relatives in Abba and IS On her
wav home to TT. Morgan, Colo.
George Hobson made business trip
70 salem. Mo-, yesterday.
M and Mrs. James Hunter OF Mys-
tic spent Sunday In Abba.
Edwin Morris went to Ottumwa sat
urday and spent Sunday with MS
brother. -.
Chas. billiard Of Des Moines Is visit
,r his brother j. w. billiard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Rickert. Messers:
Will Richmond and Clay Ellsworth and
Misses Florence Eschbach and Mar
garet shehan were in Oskaloosa last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Gene Spears has gone to Airing
ton to Join her husband who Is en-
ployed there.
Mrs. ]. A. Bryant and children have
returned from Leon where they were
visiting relatives and friends.
Miss Florence Zeke and sister OF Al
bia are visiting relatives and friends In
Miss Cora Terrell Of Lovilia spent
with her sister, Ida Terrell
Of Abba.
Miss Barnes Of Lovilia was guest
of Miss Ida Terrell Saturday.
Frank Terrell spent Thursday night
with his parents IN Lovlila-
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to-, ILL.,. who have been visiting their
g. E. c. returned home Monday.
Asburv Clark and family left Mon
day for Montana to make their future
home.
F. H. De Lano and wife are in Wis
consn on pleasure trip.
Miss Carrie Ewald who has been
visiting her brother Albert Of St. JOS
eph Mo-. returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Laura Myrick of Kingman n,
Kans.. came Saturday for q visit with
her mother Mrs William Stacy and
sister Mrs. Dell Campbell.
Marie Schwenig of Council Bluffs
returned Monday after visiting Mrs.
r. B. Casebolt.
Mrs. Ed Plots who has been visiting
her daughter Mrs Chris Hansen at
Kansas City, returned home Saturday.
Rev. P. A. Tinkham returend home
on Sunday from Syracu N. Y, where
he had been visiting relatives.
The gospel team from Lacona con-
Quoted the union services at the NJ. E.
church Sunday evening. About forty
We're present in the Tacoma bunch and
the services were enjoyed by all pres
ent.
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RICHLAND p.

Miss Leila Mendenhall Of Wichita
Kans, is spending a few weeks here
with relatives.
Mrs. Glenn Convey and children after
an extended visit with her mother Mrs.
Fannie Chacey and other relatives have
returned to their home In Chicago.
A. c. Brady and wife have returned
from 4 visit in Chicago with their
daughter Mrs. Mershon and son, Carl
ton.
Mrs. Bottorr Of Minnesota 10 visiting
her mother Mrs. A. Johnson.
Mrs H. M. Allerdice and daughter
Esther have returned from visit In
Burlington with Mrs. Hannah Stalker.
N. w. Callister and family arrived
at home Friday after = three weeks
visit in Missouri with relatives.
D. C. Olive. wife and son departed on
Saturday in their car for Metz, Mo-, to
visit son and wife.
Mrs. Bert Sargent of Centerville who
is visiting at Clay four miles east Of
here called on friends here Friday.
Mrs. Gerelda Tracy has returned
from three weeks visit in Larned,
Kans., and Kansas City, Mo.
The Wagner reunion was held Aug.
IL and q pleasant day was spent.
The fftisth anniversary Of the How
ard Grove Baptist church will be held
Aug. - six miles southeast Of here on
the Howard Grove grounds. All old
friends and members Of the church are
invited to attend.
Frank Grsiner, living four miles
north Of town, has on exhibition at the
First National bank fourteen foot
stalk Of corn.
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STOCKPORT.

Quite a number Of the Shelman fam
lily met Sunday at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. l.. J. Douglas northeast of
town.
Rev. G. J. Bowles preached his fare
well sermon in Stockport Sunday. Mr..
and Mrs. Bowles will soon depart for
the Pacific coast for years vacation.
A large number from here attended
the Fairfield chautauqua Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Johnston spent
Sunday at the home Of their son r. D.
near Glasgow.
Mrs. F. B. Dow was taken suddenly
ilf after eating dinner Sunday, and
lapsed into unconsciousness from which
she did not recover until Monday. The
physicians pronounced 1t the result of
a blood clot upon the brain, and from
which they hope she will soon recover.
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Me and Pubs Simkins and Skinny
Martin was avn my frunt steps this
aftirnoon, not doing enything speshil
exsept setting thare, and Pubs took a
bananer out of his pockit and startid
to take the peeling awf of it, me and
Skinny Martin setting thare watching
him to do 1t.
I dident no you had bannaner, sed
Skinny.
Dident you, said Puds.
And he kepp avn taking the peeling
awf of 1t, and sed, Its pritty big
wun, amt it, Pubs.
. O, don't no, I've eet bigger wuns
than this lots of times, sed Pubs.
And he took bite out Of it without
asking eethir of us If we wuntid eny,
and Skinny Martin sed, 1t looks like
pritty big wun TO me.
And Pubs took anuthir bite out of it
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Marie Schultz assisted at the post Of
nee.
Mrs. Elizabeth Schultz and daughter
Miss Mary and Mrs. E. Geers have been
visiting Mrs. H. j. Mertens at HouRh-
ton.
Miss Genevieve Boeding Of Fort
Madison and Miss Tessie Monahan OF
Chicago are visiting friends here. ~
Misses Elizabeth and Louise Decke
and Margaret Hetling Of Fl Madison
nave returend home after q pleasant
visit at the home Of their aunt, Mrs.
Jos. Winneke.
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CANTRIl.

Thos. Van Fleet left Friday for Car
rolltown, NO. where he will visit his
son John. From there he will go to San
Francisco where he will attend the ex'
position.
w. c. Creath and son Frank have
returend FROM their trip In Kansas.
Mrs Roy Stone and daughters Cen
dolen and Mrs. Calvin Stone are visit
ing relatives at Arbela.
Sophia and Ella Yeager OF Cincin-
natl came Saturday for a visit with
relatives.
Grant Rice and family Of Milton
were in town Saturday.
Mrs. George Holderfer and son Rob-
ert are in Moulton where Mr.. Holderfer
81 acting as depot agent for month.
Mrs. Chas. Young and daughter re-
turned to their home at Pueblo Colo,
Wednesday.
George Boyd, Dr.. G. A. Theme and
family were In Milton Friday.
Oscar McCreery Of Keosauqua were
In town Wednesday,
Fairfield.
Mabel Creath was q passenger to
Pulaski Wednesday.
Mrs. Emery Simpson Of Illinois IL a
guest at the Grant Wolham home.
P. D. Holloway Of Milton was in the
city Friday.
NJ H. Barnett and grandson and Mr..
and Mrs. George Hatch were in Utica
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Dyser Of Des
Moines spent the first of the week at
the VIM. Evans home.
Mr.. and Mrs Tracy Cox Of Ottumwa
are visiting the formers parents M. A.
Coxjwest Of town.
Ruth Allender Of Bloomfield spent
the week at the John Saar home.
Ora Roberts Of Keosauqua 10 visiting
r. L. Wellborn and family
Miss Warner Of Agency visited Mrs.
X. L. Holder the middle Of the week.
Ira Creath and family, Mrs. w. G.
Creath, Cleda and Arduth were in OF
tumwa Friday.
Hattie West and grandson Paul re-
turned to their home at Mills. Ia, Fri
day after visit at the VIM. Evans
home.
Eva McGavic Of Decatur, ILL.,, visited
Mrs. Stella Harrison this week.
Msr. Fritz Locke and baby Of Farm
ington spent the latter part of the
week visiting relatives.
The Christian Endeavorers gave a
hobo social at the Hamilton Cunning
ham home Tuesday evening.
Lee Harbridge Of Pulsaki was in
town Saturday.
Marie Saar IL visitin grelatives at
Gravity, Ia.
Mr.. and Mrs A. Carnes returned on
Saturday from Mt. Sterling
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EDDYvILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Criswell, Mrs.
M. J ,Criswell and son Will spent sun
day in Gilman visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eph Watkins are visit
ing relatives in Moravia and Foster
this<week.
DR.. Dale Wiley spent Sunday with
relatives in WOODBURY..
Lee Warner Of Abba visited friends
in Eddyville this week.
Mrs. Frank Kussart is spending the
week In Bussey visiting her sister Mrs.
Tom Haywood.
Rev. Numbering Of Maple was a
guest Sunday Of Rev. and Mrs. Holt
day.
E. L. Bay, Miss Nellie Bay, Mrs. Ger
trude Metzger, DR.. F. E. Vance and Mr..
and Mrs. Dave Mahaffey were Oska-
loosa callers Sunday.
Thelma Wilcox has returend from
visit with friends at Centerville.
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RUSS ELL.

Lloyd May accompanied consign-
ment Of stock to Chicago Saturday.
Mrs A. H. Wright of Des Moines is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. Ashaba.
Miss Bonnie Jones Of Derby is visit
ing her friend Mrs. Fred Lewis.
VIM. and Kalona Boyd Of Illinois are
visiting their cousin G. s. and A. D.
Boyd. ....
Dr. r. A. Hills and wife and r. S.
Lewis and family attended the old set
tiers reunion at Corydon Saturday.
Miss Jennie Cobb is visiting relatives
at Tracey, la.
John Buoy and family of Corydon
spent Sunday with Mrs. Buoy's brother
]. N. Jeffries
Mrs. Frank Johnston and son Her
bert spent Sunday with her brother
Jas. Clarke and family Of Lacona.
Ruth and Viva --all who have been
visiting relatives at Knoxville returned
home Saturday.
Mrs. Joseph Criswell is very sick at
her home south of town.
}. M. Scudder and wife of Farming
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other MOWERS.
"oh, what a lovely bouquet l car
pick" exclaimed Susie.
Eyes, and I'll take one home to
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy." Uncle Wig
gily said.
He and Susie were picking paws full
OF spring flowers, and Susie's doll
Sarah Janet Multiplicationtable, was
sleeping in the shade Of lollypop
stick, when all OF sudden, out from
under big black stump jumped the
bad old skillery-scalery alligator, with
the humps on his tail.
"Ah hal" gurgled the alligator. "At
last have you, Uncle Wiggily, and
another rabbit also - little girl rab-
bit! I have you both and he caught
Susie and Mr.. Longears in his claws,
that skillery-scallery alligator did.
"Oh, dear" exclaimed poor Susie,
trying to get away. But she could not
Please let us go!" begged Uncle
Wiggily. 1--WE never did anything to
you'll"
mo, I'll not let you go!" sneezed the
skillery-scalery alligator with the
double jointed tail II am. going to
take you away, and Hello! what's that?
he suddenly asked. as he looked up and
saw Susie's doll, Alvirah Huckleberry
Jumpingrope, asleep under rubber
plant that kept of the dew. What's
that?" asked the skillery-scalery alliga-
tor
That's my DOLL" said Susie sadly.
well, don't want her." went on the
J alligator. ''She Is of no use to me. for
| she is filled with sawdust, and l never
did like anything with sawdust in It.
| 1t gets into my teeth. But I'll take you
both away" he said. getting fl1mer
hold on Uncle Wiggily and Susie.
The skillery-scalery alligator was
just about to hop away with them and
Uncle .Wiggily was wondering what
would happen next when he suddenly
thought of his pawful of spring flowers
Among them were some bright, yellow
dandelions.
Suddenly shaking bunch Of dande-
lions In the alligator's face, Uncle Wig
gily bravely cried:
Butter! Butter! Who has the but
teri"
And the alligator was so surprised,
not liking butter at all, and so much
yellow dust from the dandelion flowers
got up his nose that he had to sneeze:
"A-ker- choo! A-ker-choo! A-ker-choo!
Three times just like that, he sneez-
ed. Then he had to get out his pocket
handkerchief and, of course to do this
he had to take his claws off Uncle
Wiggily and Susie.
"Now's our chance, Uncle Wiggily!
Run! Rum" shouted Susie, and she
and the old gentleman rabbit soon hop
ped safely away. And the alligator
kept on sneezing 50 hard from the vel
| low dandelion dust that he could not
/ see to chase them.
| ooh, what a cold have! What an
epizootic!" cried the bad skillery-
scalery alligator sneezing again and
again. And he crawled off to find a
doctor, while Uncle Wiggily and Susie
went safely on home with their bou-
quets.
So this teaches us that sneeze IN
time saves two rabbits. And in the
next story I'm going to tell you about
Uncle Wiggily and the roller skates.
And I hope the washboard doesn't put
ciothespin on the nose of the tea
kettle, or there may be no carpets for
egg heater to whip and get the dust
out of.
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FLOWERS.
PETEY DINK
UNCLE WIGGrLY AND THE SPRING

Uncle wgsily LongoaTs, the nice old
gentleman rabbit, was out In front OF
his hollow stump bungalow one day,
setting ready to 20 for walk IN the
woods. and across the green fields, to
shake paws with Grandfather Goosey
Gapdsr, the old goose gentleman. All
Of 4 sudden, m April shower began
pouring rain down out Of the sky.
"Bur-r-r-r!" cried Uncle Wlggily,
pulling his tall silk hat tightly down
over Ills ears and hopping along on his
rheumatism crutch, '1'd better get IN
out Of the wet"
When the rabbit gentleman was
safely under the porch of his hollow
stump bungalow watching the rain
drops splash down, he heard Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady
housekeeper, saying:
"Oh dear, Oh dear! Isn't It too bad?"
Isn't what too bad?" asked Uncle
Wiggily, turning one ear upside down
to let some Of the rain water run out
Of It.
What's the matter, Nurse Jane?" he
asked
"This RAIN" replied the muskrat lady
Il wanted to go down to the five and
six cent store and buy another pair OF
diamond bracelets. But can't 60 In
the rain, for I'll get my tail all wet"
ooh, don't mind little April shower,
laughed Uncle Wigsily, scratching his
pink. twinkling nose with the brim OF
his tall, silk hat. April showers only
last little while, and they bring the
Nav flowers, you know.
"see the rain is stopping now!" the
old rabbit gentleman went on. Nov
you can 90 to the store, Miss Fuzzy
Wuzzy."
"And where are you going, Uncle
wiggily?' the muskrat lady asked as
she saw him getting ready to start out
again. Where are you going?
II am going to see If can find any
May spring flowers, Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy,
Uncle Wiggily answered So he hop
ped of the porch, since the rain had
stopped, and went over the fields and
through the woods, looking for the
flowers, while Nurse Jane went to the
three-and-four-cent store to buy Mer-
ry-go-'round for the little mouse to play
tag on.
Uncle Wiggily went on and on, hop
ping out of the way of little puddles
left by the rain. He kept looking from
side to side, first one way and then
the other.
What are you looking for, Uncle
Wiggily?' asked Susie Littletail, the
rabbit girl, who had her new doll, Ma
tilda Beeswax Spellingbook, out for an
airing
"I am looking for flowers, my pretty
rabbit child said Uncle Wiggily with
another twinkle of his pink nose.
MAY 80 with kind Uncle Wiggily?'
asked Susie, laughing and making such
. low bow that the eyes of her doll,
Arabella Foxtrot Lollypop, went shut,
and suddenly popped open again.
"Why, yes, come along" joyfully ex-
claimed Uncle Wiggily. "You and l
will find spring flowers, Susie"
So the old rabbit gentleman and the
little rabbit girl hoped on over the
fields and through the woods, looking
for blossoms. And, surely enough, they
found some.
The April showers had made the
May flowers spring up and here. and
there, in the woods, were blue violets,
yellow dandelions, crocus or two and
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Evening Story
ANToINETTE's KNIGHT.
BY Keith Kenyon

Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
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Heart
Songs

Melodies Of Days Gone BY
Contributed by $4,000 People
There Are
Patriotic and War Songs
Sea Songs
Lullabies and Child SONGS
Over 500 Pages of
Music and Words
All Dear to American People
We have a few Of these
books on hand and the
cost is CSC. Arrange now
over the phone, for one
before they are gone.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-31
Psssed With the Melody.

AS the last sad notes of "Ah Che La
Morte," which she was playing at
summer gathering echoed through the
house, a summer visitor at Northport,
l.. l., turned to bow to the company.
and then collapsed. AS her husband
rushed to her she looked up at him
and gasped Kiss me goodbye, dear.
for l am going to die" Hardly had
the words left her lips when the end
came. Death was caused by heart
failure, brought on by the effort she
had put into her rendition of the song
from I'll Trovature," to prove that
grand opera was superior to all forms
: of music. Don't you think that the
popular melodies are really the best?'
was the question asked the lady, who
sung several times during the eve.
ming. She answered in the negative SO
| positively that a discussion com
menced. To prove her contention, she
dwelt on the beautiful arias of III
Trovatore," declaring them to be un
euualled As an Illustration she volun-
teered to play "Ah Che La Morte.'
The piano score of this piece is diff
ficult, and requires delicate finger exc
cution. While the doomed woman
played her audience listened spell
bound. The notes seemed to sob Out
the lovers farewell, while the pro
test against their eternal separation
stormed the stern decree of fate In al
outburst Of harmony. Then came thu
end, as the tragedy of the opera com
pleted its sombre finish in real life.