Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-24
THE AUSTRALIAN NIGHTINGALE"

death at Melbourne announced i'll yesterdays news dispatches, known to music lovers the world over for the wonderful purity, flexibity and sweetness of her voice in its dazzling upper registers and uni versaly acclaimed of the greatest sopranos of any
 Well known in the United States, which she toured numerous times both in grand opera and i'll concert Mme Melba also was the pride of London musical cir cles and idol of the Partisan public Her Italy Russia, Germany and i'll her own native Australia was equally notable for the high honors accorded her.
 The musical educations of Mime Melba whose real name was Nellie Porter Mitchell began when she was three years of age but only through long years of hard determined work that she advanced herself o place in the foremost rank of great singers.
 At the age of six she made her first appearance as a vocalist singing two little ballads to her accom- paniment at church concert in Melbourne. Her musi cal talents were encouraged until it became apparent that she contemplated stage career then her father and the other members of her family became fearful and set about discOuraging her.
 Determined to give public entertainment, she hired hall and personally about selling tickets 10 friends who had heard her sing in the choir Behind her the distressed father begging ticket holders family favor to stay away, and all but two of them did, Nevertheless, Meba faced her dimnutive audience and sang her program through precisely though the hall were pasked with enthusiasts
 By the time Melba was 27 years old her father had modified his opposition to her stage ambitions and al lowed her tO place herself under the instruction of Mme Marchesi in Paris. Her stage debue made in Brus sells just year later. She instantaneous sue cess Later came her brilliant appearance at Convent Garden London then followed her successes at Milan Paris, Stockholm, Berlin and finally New York
 
 Sourdough Bill the learned Alaska philosopher says that by keeping filled with blue berries goats milk rainbow trout carrots, spinach, Moose Pass pota toes and other things you will have fear of death With the exception of the trout and potatoes perhaps one would welcome it.
 Wonder if when newspapernan dies and enters that unknown Portal, they slip him paper pad and pencil instead of harp.
 An Alaskan contemporary recently made slip by attributng to Commodore Perry the famous remark Don't give up the ship" Now as everyone knows, it Perry really said was Damn the torpedoes' after hearing of Farragut's telling Gridley to fire if and when ready This merely for the sake of keeping the record crooked
 If Mr. Coolidge really in 1932 campaign earn ings may be investigated instead of expenses
 British political writer has been knighted Most of them ought to be crowned-wth something
 Two Southeastern Alaska men who killed each other result of argument a passage of scripture have probably gotten it straight by
 
 It makes difference what people think of you, what they do to you The only thing that matters to you is what you think, and what you do to others.
 Selfishness makes people mentally blind.