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HURON NEWS.
Weiland is Hold Out on Senators-
An O.tta' a despatch, says Cooney.
Weiland;. teat little centre -player for
Ottawa Senators, has refused to sign
tot c,7utract tendered by the local Na-
tional °Hockey 'Leagueteam and ,has
declined t, attend further. practices
He is the only hold-out of the squad
altilctttilt Dull: tiye Players hive sign-
ed cisntrac .,--°Bill TruhLy, i' i ank
l^intra an, Aick \Vasnie, eAlhert Leduc,:
and Perk Galbraith \Wetland,, >c'ho
'carne here last year from,:Bosstou in', a,
,'trade that =ant ;.Joe •°:latah to the
;Bruins, •did not attend last night's'
rprectice,'Club officials do eat believe
they mit have difficulty, in signing
the former Oft=en Sound amateur al-
though \Wei:and,'has threatened to ap-
peal to the League president, Frank
Calder, the' final court of appeal.
Rugby Game Fatal To Goderich
Bo
y. Deat.i came with startling sud-
denness to ,Herbert 'Palmer, popular'
G. ° C. I. student, and onlay son of Mrs.
Palmer :zed the late Herbert H. Palm -
e., about five o'clock 'Friday evening.
While talking to a tctn,+otl mate, Don-
ald Latte, in front o, the Tatter's home
;n Celhorne street, he suddenly col-
lapsed with a heart attack. Medical
aid was summoned. but despite arty
fids. respiration, care and attention.
ite failed t:? revive. Herbert, who was
a imandsorne, eoba t looking bay. had
been stay ng rugby during the after-
noon. but had formerly suffered from
heart attacks. He was deservedly
well liked, was a goad student. and
recently celehrazed his 'Litt birthday,
He seas a :tte±nber af St. George's
Citurc'n. He ups 't rn in Goderich.
He father, the :ate Herbert H.
Palmer. went overseas with the ld1st
Baetalion, and made the supreme sac-
rifice an Nay. lst, 1'913, at Carnbrai.
The death :e% Herbert Palmer has cast
a deep g'.tant .over the Collegiate, and
in the hearts of the :natty friends of
t.:s n...,..er a -h., has been sa suddenly
and ;,rely bereft c f a touch :oved
husband, and. a: iv, ,'f art a ::+red son
ani ota!y ,il i. tEr. D. L 'Hill, inscrac-
tsr .: athletics at the .o:legiate, stat-
ed that the :ad was a member of a
:awn teat end not the collegiate
team: and alsa that Palmer hat a
roc: tr's certificate exempting, him
taking. 'art in physical exeecieee at
na a
Blyth Phone Company's Status Is
Sought. -1s a telephone systern c+w n -
ed t ciaa::y 'a.>je in-
• te and .besieess taxes ? This is. the
/l.,r._. -,chit t the O ntario:Iunicipali
Ied in session az ., .. :is:a is , -
'n ., •Syr. .A:ur a three-
-. hearing, Wal . e. erre:
rt ,,. a7,77ne _..
e.c ne cam-
... .t.a th;_nt.,e t','t•. \fen:
THE SEAFORTH NEWS.
THURSDAY, NO V EIVIBER 2, 1933
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Two Divorce 'Cases -Sine cases, all
civil, four jury and five non jury, are
set down for 'hearing at the fall'sit-I
tings of the ;Supreme Court of On
tario which ripened at Goderich on.
Tuesday, October 31st, before his
Lordship Mr,' Justice' Hope.. Ittclud-.
ed in the list are two ,divorce actions,
John William Thompson, executor of
the estate of the late Annie Copper,
Seaforth. and Charlotte P. Thomp-
son, are plaintiffs in an action against
R. S. Hays., executor of the estate of
Dr. Robert E. Cooper of Seaforth,
asking that the assets of R. E. Cooper
are their property. They ask the sum
of damages or a declaration
that R. E. Cooper received from his
wife, Annie Cooper, a large part of
her separate estate to be held by hint
t trust. The late Dr. Cooper left an
estate of about 50'+.),000. The defend -
t, R. 5, Hays, was among the bene-
ficiaries. John 'Hartman of Seaforth:
ie -wing .Eduard Joseph Denomnle
and -\Martine Denarn=,ne of the Town-
tzip of Hay, for the principal sum of
a mortgage of ."5,500, with interest,
\Maurice Webber: Zurich, formerly of
Goderich, seeks an atnutiutent of his
marriage with his wife Elia, now of
London, Cecil Walsh is named as co-
respondent. Palmer Irwin of Ashfield
township, asks :hat his marriage with
Annie Cameron Irwin, he declared
mid and void. on the ground that the
marriage was never consummated.
E. ,A:an:w, Toronto junk dealer, seeks
i,3110 damages from the •Goderich
Manufacturing Co, and 1. E. Baeehler
or nLeged :aisle arrest and malicious
peo,ectudon in c,nnectian with a deal
at a quantity of er and -hand cement
racks. A. M. Orpen, contractor Hui-
Va. A. J. Glazier, is an action ofr
5:3')'). The principals Were partners
in the "Orpen & Glazier 'Poultry
Farm." Henry J. Kerr, farmer, \Va-
anc.sh. seeks $2,4)) damages from
Charles Ahem, Charles and Betsy
MeI see, sante township, for alleged
il'egal . as:mess and seizure of plain-
s property. An injunction also i.
:at, J , .t :E. Howard, Goderich
reamehant. as suing J. B. Lavis and
iahn :McKinley, fo'- himself and other
J. B, Levis, for 86
•r' _ :'7el et519.:, a de ,all during the years
:e e . 1")27-32. An ereris saught declaring
--: r, a ,a'n e:e-• t a 'terrain ca et ;see between J.
sc-a t B Lati. -1 Niels-in:ay, be :et aside
tt'si Mitchell Advocate Sold.—The :i..
T-11 e }
: e she::.Ade-mate with last week's e
new at men:e r ie
Tc't ne 'nit, seventy-three years in
'12 t .t.
tlaf :,.ar.�
, ,:.e Davis family. It vv a-
Ac -e in tate year .gr,) by the late
rr, .. .:d. \V. R. Davis en his hretium,the late
tzsa,st: 6i•'J 1 t.. .- 1.1•1,1 :h..frandalent.
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`aa $. Dar.I n the death of air.
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t itaf •c n 45^ A, R. D,v.e it Psdel bit 531.1. Ifr. H.
rs
;4 ` .- t, Davishes ?,ter. :1:e pup her. F
t _ e n
t r... - .. � , heel said to Garden Val
�!`' le c..ted ter. -rn. . Tbcl
Death of Former Pastor, — Word
has been -received at Exeter of the
death of Rev. Martin 5. Wilson, a for-
nitlemer pastor of the James Street Unit-
led
d Church, ^ho died at his home in
San •Leandro, Cal., on October 'list.
About two years ago he met with an
aut6 accident and had since;' been ill.
He was itt Exeter itt :1°4119; and refir-
ed'front the ministry in 1925.'
Death of Hullett Pioneer.—After a
shote illness 'fallowing' a stroke, .Om-
en ;Flynn died Thursday- at his hone
lot 3?, concession 4, Hallett town-
ship, in his 80th year. The deceased
VMSa native of Hallett, having been
horn on the adjoining farm. His par -
etas were the .late 'John !Flynn and
Mary Savage Flynn, both of •Irish
birth. He spent his whole life in his,
native 'township. In October, 11i902, he
married Minnie Evans, who survives,
Surviving are ;five sons, Joseph. and.
James, farming in IHullett, and Frank,
Thomas and Theodore, at home; one
daughter, Mary, also at home; two
brother, 'fames Flynn, Clinton, and
Andress-, on the old homestead, 'Hui -
lett, and one sister, Mrs. Mary GFT -
:in, ,Seaforth. The late. 'Owen ±Flyn
was one of the successful farmers o
zhe community. He took no active i
n
municipal affairs, his farm and home
being his sole concern. 'In religion he
was Roman Catholic and in politics a
supporter of the Liberal party. The
funeral was held from St. Joseph's
Church Saturday morning. Father
Sullivan conducted' requiem high
mass. Interment was made in theiR-C.
cemetery, Hullett. The pallbearers
were Patrick and Matthew 'Reynolds,
John Shanahan, John Ferguson, Geo.
'Leitch and Robert Lawson.
Death of C. W. Stephens,—IAfter a
lingering illness Charles ;William Ste-
phens died last Thursday at Clinton.
He was born in Tuckersmith town-
ship art the farm now occupied by Ho-
ward Snell on :London Road, three
miles south of -Clinton. His parents
tvere the :ate John Stephens and Mary
Casey Stephens. He was educated in
the school of the section and after his
father's death continued to Marin the
homestead until '13 years ago. when,
his health failing, he with his sister,
piss Evelina, came to Canton to
live. He was of a eery quiet disposi-
G to taking 110 active par: in municipal
or palitital affairs, nor in any of the
fraternal organizations. In religion he
was Methodist, In politics he was a
supporter of the Conservative party.
He was unmarried. Miss Stephens
has not been in g.+od health herself
but was untiring in her rnini,trations
to her invalid brother. Surviving. be-
ide; his sister ;Evelina there IS alt th-
er sister, Mrs, 'John Diehl, Clinton,.
alt
q was also much in attendance at
his bedside. The funeral was hole
from the hone Saturday afternoon
•Re , C. \\ Cosens, Castor of Wesley
Willis Church, of which the deceased
1.
was a member. Interme}t was made
t Cl :_tn cemetery.' The pallbearers
Rebell: Draper Fred \ott, Jahn
T. II \ " t, George Stephens, James
Nicest! and George Watts,
Lucknow Broker Drowned,—The
' ly of Gearge A S Gall, 7 -year d
rain dealer df Luskt,,n rc n
red late Friday aftern a: -r, itt Pereis
-lake ? miles n rt@ .. Lttt-knaw. I,
t,
- • itd in 1') feet of water, a mat
et Scan ,,e shore shortly he -
:he e r si of a hasz with arap-
r;> .r ns from the village. Earlier
a tete afterneen 5' Ball had been
riven the leke lsy Ross Ross. a >
9 otic slaw•, who had been :n-tructed
t the .firmer m wait until his return.
,ter 2,1 minutes had e:adsed and Ifr..
a.•on C oneere.a,. a:ate,
mer :.r eNmez. .a.. lI
I. arit:-..eu c : ,';t Escape Burning Car,—\\ -art mightl•
ifydr- i_ ni-wa, a 2er,,n., 7':le5 yt ,,:_+J.
r t� :* 15- , . tr:stn- k -..L n 1} ;t...a_ Xa,"4. :we
elr .rks „a ef Exeter, .,tt
-\m-, r tia95th, et .. "g '? 21. Alma 6
• ^ .tom:e. lir 2: E ae. i: the
the e. _ e .c- ll
te, . rL_ :. Dr: dale.
„a :ax p,a ea: his ef hes, than a week. a
1 a. .. ▪ 0?n- T_t-t-' ,.0.':1 - r•rt: t .e[: i ..ley ino.dt •'A
;.i 7' _s.,:•:7 y: the heeses that had
,Tec :=e high,:ay at Deycn
1 • e:tit _e Ceheap service a -r
si1:.1 AS ._. -:a • era. 1
r-.. ▪ r,t:i r:.. nn
time a-
,
:, .. a rc- n11r
s:inVe.
,stier. I .e_ ' net
lie -•rleft. the ima. 1 a'.iri caterharned
!dial: had heat retarded, R,35:5
f :'1,, car and walkedowa i
and ne
dt
He came ac. "s, his evercoat
restinz en a . t tang on :he lakeshore
e eitca F'rt:t a under the ai
engine Ti• -
a; t. n 7 . Il
aas eassing r t
r time pried the -.pen nj re -
:e t 1r ed. The seising t•
•. lr 7 to tam were
v,asetitt.
r ,n,e iE
• u ate, and hat
ho.nt re. The nee,.
:d a ma: minutes 'later no::cel the.
sa , -:r" by Mr. .i flit:rang et
he tae. He n•re,.
- free assistanee and aftee a.
search the h5dt .las reca -
ed, D., Cannel, r ter t I.:.k[
:e i the: ,q e was nr+
ar- \Mr.'seal
rasi lent if Lee 1
`Ce—rte i, ._ i this is he -
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rir" fit17,n ,, Psi to t 1
a ere eresenr, ,oriinca.9 cupennSentence. -- tJCS:r. 3f e
ed Senteno e
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Install Officers,—On lFriiay even -
Mg last the installation' of .officers at
Brucefieid'I,O.O.F. tock place, by the
I3,iD1G11.. Bro, Jas. Roa•ey, , of the
03rrucefielel lodge, now a resident of
Exeter The occasion was one of the
biggest affairs by the lodge in maty
ears, with lan lodges represented, in-
cluding Goderich, Seaforth, " Clinton,
Exeter Hensel", Landon, Strathroy
and Toronto. Following the installa-
tion a number of speeches were made
by the visitors and at the close the
Brucefield lodge served a very- sump -
mous repast. Bro. Bowey's -installing
team included Thos: Baird, D.Q.G.
War.; Ross Scott and Hugh Berry,;
,D:D.G. Secretaries; Jack Cornish, D.
D!G., Treas.; Alton Johnston,
Chap,; and °Peter Moffatt as D.D.G.
Ma. The officers installed werePast
G., Wm: Caldwell, lN'G., T. Wheeler;
\',rG:; Geo, Swan; Rec. Sec. Treas.,
Jas. Boyce; Wan, F. Boyce; Con., A.
Chapman; 'Chap„ Fred Burdge; 'I.G„
Ed. MoLeod; 'O.G„ '\V. Sinclair; ,R,S,
H, Berry; LS,N.G„ Thos.
Baird; R.S.\r:G., H. Gilmour; L.S.V.
G., Ross Scott; R:iS., 5. Swan; L.S.S.,
A. McQueen.
Was Native of Goderich.—Captain
A. E. :MacGregor, for many years one
of the best-known mariners on the
Great 'Lakes, died at Sarnia, aged SI
years, :Born at Goderich, he started
his Iakes career with his father, Capt,
Ilurdock \faeGregor, and obtained
his first command while a young man.
He, with his father, had the distinc-
tion of taking the first large vessel
into the Kaministiqua River at Fort
William for unloading. +\While in tom-
nand of the _Manitoba of the old
Northwest Transportation Company,
he was caught ,in the terrific storm of
1853 which, with the tragic storm of
191'3, he regarded as the worst in the
history of the lakes. Rigging a jury
sail on the forward deck of his ves-
sel which, disabled, was drifting on
the rocks, he managed to take her
through the Cape Hord channell, a
feat never accomplished before a/-
since.
rsince. He saved the lives of 200 pas-
sengers by expert seamanship on this
occasion, and in his honor ,he chan-
nel was renamed IfacGregor Chan-
nel. He sailed thereafter for many
years including a period itt the 't'.nit-
ed States before retiring to live in
Sarnia, He is .survived by his wife.
Burial was at Goderich.
CARE OF THE
BREEDING FLOCK
As soon as they are dry breeding
ewes should be flushed by supplying
a grain ration such as three parts of
oats and one part ei corn or barley,
up to one .00tittd per day per ewe, or
'•v providing- good rape ar cloveraf-
termath pasture. When the pasture i
used care is necessary at the ,tart in
arder to prevent bleating; the rape,
cr clover s'hou.d be dry and the ewes
/Mewed 011 it only one or tato hours
per day at the start. Before breeding.
the flack should be culled and all
e ire•, that are -p.or utiiken,, shy or
.r :on -breeders. p,or /erne, ar having
pear teeth a Mould be discarded. Fin'
tress -Gills the sixes should mat be
tr.1 until they are a year old.
After the breeding season is over
the ewes ma be w ii e.ed
gpa:.ty c;.aver hay ani roots emit nine
a•eeks before lariehing, :c; 'len a grain
mixture made tip af oats, 3 parts,
ttran 2 part; til rr.eel, 1
part shanld
ae s °•tolled and the root ration reduc-
ed. After fan b)r.,, ;root site to twt.
`ttn:.'Is .tf grain rper, day • an
d three
aatints roots per ewe together with
ma the laver hay the ewes will Clean
p she uld he fed.
Nursery Stock Fakirs
"Be on guard against [Nursery -Stock
Fakirs," warns +J. A. Carroll, Superin-
tendent of Horticultural Societies:
"One community recently parted with
several hundred dollars as advance an
nurserystock to : be delivered next
spring, It has now been learned that
the firm 'supposedly represented does
not dist," "There are many reliable
firms in Ontario,": states _lir, Carroll,
"and ttq one should purchase front,::t
stranger without r being sure of his
credentials." i :
CHRISTINE NILSSON
PATTI'S GREAT RIVAL
Christine Nrlssott, the "great Swed-
ish singer, who, tyere she alive, would
celebrate, her 90th birthday this year,
Was considered byiiaurice'' Strakosch,
tite well known impresario, as "the
only real rival" of Adelina Pati. The
public honoured her by 'bestowing on
'her the title of "Swedish Nightin-
gale," which name originally Was giv-
en to, Jenny Lind. Yet actually Chris-
tine :Nilsson had nothing in common,
with either of these two artists be-
yond their greatness.
NO one was 1 a better position to
compare Patti and 'Nilsson then 'Stra-
kosch, . who, though not brother-in-
law or teacher to Nilsson, as he was
to Patti, nevertheless a'as impresario
to both, and as such was able to wit-
ness the great sensation they created,
both in Europe and in America.
Only a few months younger than
Patti, Christine 'Nilsson, far from be-
ing;bronght up in an artistic circle, or
being a spoilt and pampered prodigy
as was the diva, had to endure many
hardships before her great chance
came, when she was about 21 year
old. When, however, at her firs'° ap-
pearance in the Theatre Lyr-
ique, Paris, she created quite as great
a setrsation as Adelina Patti had done
a few years previously. '
Before this she had many a disap-
pointment. 'She was engaged by Mor-
elli, his first impresario, at a fee of
£40 per month, but was not allowed
to appear in public, as Morelli felt
uncertain as to her ultimate success.
He was Therefore only too glad to be
released from his contract n -d en Car-
valho, the director of the Theatre Ly-
rique, showed an interest in her. Lit-
tle did he dream that a few years
later, when in Petrograd, he would
have to pay her £300 per perform-
ance, the Czar haring desired to
hear her.
Carvalho and Strakosch distinctly
had a better "flair" when, even with-
out hearing her sing, they recognised
her exceptional beauty and striking
appearance a rare stage personality.
Carvalho at once engaged her for
three year,, and after her very first
performance realised that he had se-
cured the greatest drawing power to
his theatre that he had ever had.
Amort.t the most ettthusiatsic who
witnessed this great debut were Ade-
lina Patti and Strakosch. Adelina, ex-
citedly
x-
ci ed y joining the general applause,
threw her h:tuquet to fall at the feet
of the young and overjoyed debu-
tante. This was itt 1564. Patti could
still afford to applaud a yattn d bo-
tana little guessing, that a few tears
hence Nilsson would be her only
real rival."
One cannot imagine any greater con-
trast than these tato young girls --
Patti the *mical. lively, black-eyed
southerner; Xi s r=n the milm, digni-
fied and somewhat dreamy northern-
er. Her lovely fair hair set off the
most exquisite regular features — an
open forehead, perfectly shaped nose,
and a charming mouth which, when
smiling, showed the mast delightful
tittle white teeth. r11 .these details,
"-.wever, only served as background
o her lovely large eyes, which gate
o her whole face an expression of
rare poetic charm.
Such an almost ethereal being was
::geed the ideal Ophelia for Thomas's
opera, "Hamlet," and as such site
scoredher great success, even though
the opera was .tooting much in itself
ad decidedly nferior to '°:Iign ,n."
:1:._eon and Patti differed ju-t as
tch n their art as they did in their
e, attd although Patti far
utsliane her rival in brilliant color -
tura aarts, \ l son on the other
and, excelled in sueh roles as :Mar-
merite, 'Elsa Aire Roberto it Da -
O o), and above al'. of tourse, as
Ophelia; these flaxen -haired maidens
ere 511 exquisitively personified 5yl
Daring heengirt period 1 every a
td attetri mel : he pravi lel,
'-' ' t ' 'sale the lana crap, :Many, in
lambs are last at n , t itte that 1•
be sat -ed by a little care and attentiaman o
the ; t t ei the attendant°, and his' a
tea feats ne differencehet-wee/1i h
. ",fiand _ 'p ere ;tea ' timer -a „n.g
r the ^ r. seasan.starts t, -!c
same ch—se' atm -16m is is t nese rt.
:e tae ,f qua:-' w•
heve ceasa cantrait -el 5 lair c iS :71"1';.Y. frerq en'
aS ;I i .n .lb; �: sI n.vra ,y , s •rid20SSiYse vitt._
"•ne tern - •a i • .,i
n 5 ::•1.r . The
nate a i zest 8
tram:hers
E .o:Il r ;1
ti L. i r • 1 1 it's
13-
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'N'. Iles!dad ! 1 \\
Engagement_1f-. nd airs Alex-
:- 1 \f. >.f tie a e't,
a •.
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n 1 e engagement t;,
L r II :: ee
)f I f .-eh:i R .nn .s B.A, ,
\v' h
,15 :Mr, ane \les
1 •,•: RU't. els of 11;.ni'.; B t'+
tee,:
The nelir, tri:, oke edmie X ,em -
r sal .e:. ,aa
h vre • oft a
' e aro-
rttttesr- 7 1 S ; tt L .r
as
\. Ilamb •lea
he rf . /=t ' The acci,iellt t_ek place
an the Themes Road •us<
. east of F_x
tt 5
,fere
Vas ?Cn
ck
L'•
:ItE
eta --
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Metz had
crashed a tydra
pele. Metz had been meafined.t.O. the
.Goaerich jail
two tee Hfs
rtes s license -,s can:ailed
ye.ars. and ▪ is to pay a:i costs
c11rn e•.. •/rising laatmof the .ttfortu-
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Persian f a:en— ere i_ :thing like
.'1 a
g_.
the; and eisaede all heagimess or
tazfe eansed5: „eat s,- dzentlitions.
Delicately raa'r•an . it lads exquisite
tit ,p 78 mas. anisaee appearance.
Dainty
w ir' Z 1.
o c o pe
n Bar A veleety emnner n
:SiE skinrose-leaf in
- e
''se seftsod
te•+ t1 t;rt- T--", a ? ericas s
•�•f1 tt t r
; r..c $2.9)
Want and For Sale Ads; 1 week, 25c 1
Strangely enough, this fair arid
fine e n e i. „rate ., the ma:"_
seta _re -e. fe sheep h:±sh_n.i-
d the . ) chief nt,nmind
' tett es, 'd d e 'r l t e t t'1
a n pis-,
treatment ice yearly with
tera ;:ties° .,tt t Xenia
The fi slmeid Se dipped,
ser1seg and fa'', . to ca11:70: eater-'
al ,aa ashes,
n
sully--
e 27a`..:72:e5' ret ed at the D^,•tt
Fomerimmtal Farm at Nalpan
ere a high class fl -.c
hires s •:a .t lned, During the past
t,a
t 252 drapled mil the
:he fieek has
dreamy :Scandinavian'married a Span-
ish Count,; and her °fiery -eyed Spanish -
born rival chose for third husband a
sw•edisl:Baron,l
Like' so many great artiste, Nilsson
was born in quite modestsurround_
hags, her pareiras being'. struggling
peasants. Glee brother, an itinerant
utoli,nis't,
taught little Christine hisin
struntettt, anci'the two ;.children ;°then
played in the strcu!ts to' cart/ a few
coppers for their p.trenta', The little
girl's preeocious' musical talent -:soon :
attracted attention, however, and the
.Baroness Lurlcuhttt, heriielf a singer,
finding, that she laud a vaiee, 'under-
took to give her her 'first singing les-
sons, .When she was 115 years old she
n^as sent, tuider the pahtonage 'of
sottte'.well-ewi.simaF !Stock
, to Itoltti'-', to
further her violin and vocal studies.
HI-Ier success theirs was such as to re-
sult itt the mewls being fotutd Por' her
to finish her studies 'in'.Parts,
Wfien is ill G7 Mapl'eson,
of Her McJjesty's Theafrc, Londodlrecto-n,.
engaged het, she immediately took
the public by storm, and from : 'then:
on appeared regularly as one 'of 'the
great stars during the grand season.
In proportion as her popularity grew,
so also, unfortunately for M'apleson,
did her demands for higher fees, and
though she could be most charming
in. private life, and possessed many
fine qualities, she could he most dif-
fficut to deal with in business. In ad-
dition to realising her artistic value,
she was fully aware of her drawing
power, thereby causing great compet-
ition with Gye at Convent Garden.
She, therefore, did not hesitateto dic-
tate her terms to Mepleson, denand.
ing to be paid exactly the same fees as
her rival at Convent Garden,
The unfortunate director had no ,al-
ternative but to accept. Patti, how-
ever, no sooner heard of this than she
gave her director, Gye, to understand
that he need not expect her, "The
:Adelina 'Patti," to sing for such "ca-
chets" as a mere 'Nilsson was getting.
Poor Gyel What could he do but give
itt to this very decided and tempera
-
mental little woman and augment her
fees? And so the ladies continued to
raise each other's terms until- they
arrived at £'200 per performance.
Then, however, Gye put an end to
the game by promising guineas to
Patti against Nilsson's pounds!- Only
then did Patti quieten down, ant° tiis=
tan . 'Ws can only hope that
care was taken that she should not
hear of the guineas—enough that she
was getting the sante figure as Patti.
These were indeed happy days, when.
a Patti and a Nilsson were content
with 4200 per performance.
:Nilsson never received quite the
stupendous sums Patti did in later
years. Nevertheless Strakasch relates
in his "?femoirs" that in America,
during two consecutive seasons, he
paid Nilsson over £30,000, and this
without in the least harming himself,
though he still had to pay the rest of
his big opera company; nor was this
extraordinary success limited to Am-
erica, but repeated itself in e,
particularly in Sweden anda :T w
\orway,
where the enthusiasm of her compat-
riots became almost fanatical,
rh ttgh inclined to be mercenary,
Nilsson was very kind-hearted. She
neer forgot iter fancily, whom she
always' treated most generously.
Mf,af corer, if she had promised to per-
form a good act, nothing in the world
would induce her to break such a
promise. Once she carried this so far
as to risk the displeasure of Queen
Victoria, She was summoned to sing
before Her :Majesty the same day as
she had promised to sing to same
poor children near Landon, but she
did not hesitate to send the much
embarrassed Sir William Cusins to
he Queen to say she was unable to
obey the Royal command, Imagine
the "blaster of the M'Iusick's" relief
when the Queen, on hearing the nat-
ure of the engagement, smilingly sent
for another singer, and invited \fi'ts
Nilsson to sing at a later date, on
which occasion the fortunate singer
received, in addition to the Royal
compliments, a valuable bracelet set
with diamonds and rubies_
Unlike many other great artists,
\tiseoti's , uccess left her quite un-
spoilt and charmingly natur•tl. When
at the zenith of her career the Em -
pre,; Elisabeth of Austria invited her
privately to come and have tea with
her. Disliking n.g all exaggeratedetiqu-
ette, the Empress was charmed by
\iissau's simplicity, and asked her
to tell her something about her life,
chich the singer proceeded to do in
he most natural fashion. 'After ''some
her. Her talents. however, were by no t
means limited to these .part an.'
'
man. success did she have as \f.;- t
na t Donn:° E'.v„ra. Q .ee+l o' :h,- ti
\. t' \-3 't ne. 'r t' 1 alta in 1 -p
car.,,...ac role.. Traviata and 1. it e h
ore, w
ed
Each .>5 the two Landon
houses boasting of a singer o'
per eetinn—Patti at Covent t •den
and \arson at '1-Iar Mfaje, y s—it was
only natural that the ubt
cr.tt
+
an
split. into two rival groups, quite es'
in the days of Handel-Bottoucmi.
Gluck -Patein Ce. This rivalry tasted
as long as tite i singers appeared in
Lattr.tn, and ended only with la 's-
sotl s cam----":sely: ear1S' 1,ithdrawal.
wont the stz te.
toe, having, as site thought chatted
uite sufficiently, site saw fit to take
er leave, never dreaming. that Nelsen
ith iRoyalty one waits to be dim -s-
Graciously, however, the Empr °s
asked her not to be in such a hurry,
and tat remain a little lander: only
half an 'hoar later did the Entp-^-s
ris
e and, handing her a hearti.'
t
I
.hraC I
e et s nl \ Queen
a Cy sister. the Qtr n
of Naples, toll ate hilar dbhghttn'le
original yon ••e.”
:My last, and nerbaps most precious,
tttentore of her shoeing some of her
native folk -songs, .,ponying her-
self at the piano, 'That± dt this was nt-
most half a cen'etrr ae'n, the hauntiaa
tortes of Iter ;street voice still ring in
my ears,