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ST!g!!!!!!SJ'J5!!iJ-!!!SK: yM CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1890 T II L Hi' I WHIM ' .J.P.IH f . yyHIHj1 III MJfjJWt" ""y 'ffPW p !' "MONARCH" Gasoline Stoves. "SIBERIA" Refrigerators. , White Mountain " Freezers. Screen Doors, Screen Windows, Screen Wire Frank E. Lahr, 936 P Street, North Side Postofiicc Square A Fine Crayon LIFE SIZE FREE AT SHERWIN'S 1124 0 ST. Every customer gets a head and shoulder Crayon Picture Free from any and all cost. This work is made direct from any photo you may want copied. Call and look into this matter. COMFORT FOR THE FEET! Life Made Easy BY BUYING 3DM2 O? IMS FINEST AND More Comfortable SHOES Ever told In Lincoln. To try them on Is to buy. These goodt to be found only at Webster & Roger's 1043 O Street. FOR- Rubber Hose, Hose Fittings, -AND- Lawn Sprinklers GO TO DEAN & HORTON, 1450 O Street, ' WHERE YOU WILL GET Wholesale Prices In any quantit' you want to purchase. HOWS' THE TIME TO PLACE YOUR ORDER FOR House Decorations! Where they will receive prompt attention and skillful workmanship, Call on S. E. MOORE, and see his line of Fine Paper Hangings. 11J34: O STREET. Sole Agency for Tie StMriii-IillUns Co.'s Paint. (M-.l 1 lpuliir lipcr 0 Moilrrn Tim. RUimonilTiONt OnoYonr ljr Mali or Carried t200; Hlx Months, l.00( Threo Months, flOo.j Ono month IN OnU Inrnrftbly In Adrnncr, AnvaitTisKHKNTfi: lUtrti f urnlnlipd on implication at the ortlco. Hvclnl rnU-s on Time Oontrncls. CVumuntrnoNii! Bliort uplcjr nkotcliwi, mmmm and itorlen Kolleltnl, lVraonnUntl Social noU are Mprclidljr (tculrftlile. rMcnil Wo mRkoixclUrof Flno 1'rlntlnR In all It branohcK. Hocletjr work a Hclalty, PubllHhod Saturday. AdJmw all coinmunioAtkmn direct to tlifl ofllco. WllStlUl, PRINTINO CO., l'UIIMHIIKHH. Courier lliill.lliiK, II3J N Htroct. Txt.RIMIONKU.VI I U'khhkl, Jn., Editor and Bolo I'l-oprlotor. Fiwn Dknzinokh, Awoclnto IMItor POPULATION OF LINCOLN, 65,000. Tiik tolillrrs' homo at Grand Inland ban 120 Initiate, llvo ofllcora mid flttccn tfinployeoa. Hlx Inmates woro admitted during April nud ono discharged. Tiik labor organizations nidted tho city council to bava tho wlilntlo nt tho pumping station blotTii at llvo In tho afternoon, and It has been no ordered. At n mooting held In M. L. Trostor's him Iwr olllco In east Lincoln a fund of (500 was raised to push tho prohibition ramalgn. A wigwam will bo erected. Tiik stato commlttou of tho Union Labor party held a meeting at 0M)tt's hotel Tiles day and decldeit to call a convention for Juno 25 to uoininato n stato ticket. A CITY ordlnanco provide! that all building of throo storks or over shall harofliooscapes. Chief Newberry roporU, howovcr, that but few building aro roperly equipped. Duui.no April twenty-four convicts wero received nt tho ponltentlnry, soveuteun wero discharged and thrty had tholr sontencos com muted, Tho total remaining May 1 was 1174. i 3 The now shoo manufacturing company havo elected the followliigouiccrs: l'rcsldont, II. O. Millard; vlco president, A, C. Zlemor; secretary, J. Frank Uarrj treasurer, Frank L. Sheldon. The Elkhoru announces tho early building of a stub lino to Hot Springs, S. D., and tho oxteiulon of tho main lino from Whltowood to Deadtrood. Tho latter will itocon-ltate a tunnel 1800 feet long. On Wednesday thcro wero received at tho port of Lincoln 8J3 gallous of Rhino wiuo for a local dealer. Seo tho advantago of being n port of entry. Formerly theso Importations camo through St. Louis and ono knew noth ing about thorn. A move was under vayashort tlmo ago for the establishment of a government pen -ion ofllco In Lincoln, but It has run up against n wall. Tho secretary of tho Interior and tho commissioner of pensions say it Is against tho policy of tho ndmhiiitratioit to establish more agencies, nud that settles It for tho time. The board of Agriculture aro up and doing for the next stato fair. Tho directors wero In town Wednesday arranging for Improve ments. Thoy decided to lncrcaso tho dimen sions of tho agricultural hall by an addition of 140 feet. A flno art hnll soventy feet In dlamotor, octagonal form, will bo built, aud also a new chicken house for tho poultry ex hibit, aud an addition will bo added to tho ofllee. . The Lancaster County Veteran association will hold Its first meeting Monday In this city. A business meeting Is called for ten o'clock at the hnll of Farrogut jiost. At two o'clock a campllro will begin at Cushmau Fark. Tho following speeches nre announced: Rov, O. E. Uaier, prayer; Hon. It. B. Graham, welcome- and opening address; Gen. T. 8. Clark sou, tho Grand Army; Hon. J. B. Strode, the ladles of tho W. R. C; Mrs. Molllo B. Cook, response; Hon. 8. L. Wilson, tLo Sons of Veterans; Prof. L. E. nicks, tho soldier from 1801 to 1805; Hon. Win. Leese, tho soldlor as a civil oflleer; Hon. J. O. Mcllrlde, tho golds ler in peace, wur and politics; Gov. John M. Thayer, the battlo of Fort Donaldson; Hon. L, W. Bllllngsley, tho soldier as a prlvato citlceu; Hon. H. C. Russell, pension legisla tlon; Hon. C. II. Gero, tho press aud tho soldUr: Hon. C M. Baker, the battlo of Cham plou Hill. In response to thorecent resolution General A. W. Grely, chief signal officer, has sent to the senate a report as to temperature and rain fall in tho agricultural sections of Nebraska. Tuo report is very lengthy and is inclined to do great credit to Nebraska. It Is accomtMin. led by five appendices and twolvo charts. Iu the preliminary to the report General Grecly sa;s, after speaking In high tonus of tho soil of the state, that tho absence of high mouil tain ranges and the lack of forests make such physical conditions as Insure for the stato a homogeneous climate, the variations of tem perature, rainfall and other meteorological elements depending more upon latitudo and elevation than upon physical figurations. "Fortunately the general configuration of tho United States Is such that despite the small amount of aqueous vapor in the air, which condition facilitates rapid radlatlou in winter and a high degree of insulation in summer," says General Greely,"yet Nebraska finds Itself favored with climatic character ittlcs remarkably constant considering Its re moteness from the ocean. Statistics show that a much larger area of Nebraska than was previously supposed enjoys climatic con ditions favorable to the production of staple crops, and also that certain sections po&eea tho climatic requirements which would seem to fulflll tho conditions considered most favorable for the successful culture of spec ial crops such as sugar beets, etc. Tho re port shows that tho rain fall is accidental rather than periodical and comes from tho Gulf of Mexico, and that tho annual rain fall of the stato Is about twenty-four Inches, BEAUTIFUL SONG BIBDS. ONE OF THEM 13 NOW ENTRANCING. PARISIAN MU8IC LOVER& The Others Were Once, Like ller, Poptr Ur rTorlU Thejr Enjojrtxl Their I)ty of Triumph, and Then Vanlshmt from rtihllo View. Copyright, 1900, by Amorican Irem AmooIMJob.) MMR. MKLBA. T Athenians of old cried constantly fe 'Bomcthlng now," and tho dcatra that obvnlnod so strongly for freshness and va riety 2,000 years ago Is ntlll a living said nendatont element of tho human mind. Nowhcro la thin disposition so sharply brought out as In connection with tho op eratic stage For a tlmo nudlencca applaud n diva, shower her with floral ouorlngs and elovato her to tho pinnacle of popular favor. Then thoy transfer their nllcginnco tosomo fmihcr faca and fairer prcsenco, although tho nltiRor thoy abandon may bo In tho primo of her artlstlo powers. Even Patil hoars tho murmur of tho approaching farewell. Pnrln has crownod another her succcwior, and contemporary criticism In tho United States aiwalls tho queen of song with moot uncomplimentary remarks. ANOIOMNA BOSJO. Tho now star upon whoso renditions of half n dozen characters Paris has set tho seal of high approval Is from n fur country. Mmo. Melba Is her sUigo nnme, and sho has many claims to distinction. Sho is un questionably a great artist. Sho Is Aus tralia's flrat native singer; sho has scored a brilliant hucccas, and sho Is young, beau tiful and Intelligent. Nolllo Mitchell her first namo was born in Melbourne, Australia, May 10, 1805 a dato sufficiently recent to bo named without ungallantry. Sho early developed a raro capacity for music, but Papa Mitch ell was not pleased, as ouo would havo ex pected; ho was unkind enough to nay that a musical career for a woman Is "usually associated with somo uncertainties of torn- "SSi VAXSV I1ENSEL. per. Ho, therefore, favored her earliest attachment, and sho becarao Mrs. Arm strong qutto young. At 21 sho was a widow with ono child, so sho went to London and thenco to Paris, nnd after two years de voted to study and to perfecting herself In tho French language sho madoher debut In "Rlgoletto" at Brussels. It was a triumph. Sho subsequently ap peared in "Traviata," "Faust," "Ilamlet" and "Romeo and Juliet," her first appear ance in Paris being as Ophelia in "Ilam let." Her greatest success there, however, has been as Marguerlto In "Faust." Sho assumed tho theatrical titlo of Mmo. Melba aa a compliment to her nativo Melbourne. Parisian critics say that most of tho dobu tantes of late years havo been from Amer ica and consider tho arrival of ono from Australia as marking an epoch. Mmo, Melba is largo in person, a brunette, "with most expressive and caressing black eyes," and her person is as beautiful as her volco Is sweet. "With such a flattering Introduction to the public at tho age of 83," says an en thusiastic admirer in Lo Mondo Illustre, "much may bo expected of tho Australian star." But will this presage bo fulfilled f Will Mine. Melba be ablo to wield tho scepter as regnant queen of song for any length of timet Where one remains her loyal knight will not a dozen bo found sooner or later to demand that she abdicate Iu favor of soma more recent favorite? If, Uko Anglollna Boelo, her lifo Is short sho may dlo n queen; othorwuo tho chances aro against her. "Boslof Who Is or was Boslol" queries the reader. Sho Is about forgotten now, but a llttlo more than thirty years ago tho musical world grieved over her doinlso and declared that acr successor could never be fit l JfiJkmjWfuSuT C&W1 JjHMsiBsVkjlHssV tk- "fc. ysLKusViIIL l IVssBsUp 4iflHBRr WEBBSk found. To bo sure, It had flvo years pro vlously said tho namo thing of Sontag, hut thnt, of course, didn't count. Her volco was n puro silvery soprano, nnd with It sho held nudlenecH enraptured at nearly nil tho capitals of tho clvlllrcd world. Tho verdict of Now York was also tho verdict of Paris aud London, nnd nt St. Petersburg, whero sho died, sho occupied tho jiosltlon of pre miere cantatrlce, to which she had boon nominated by tho czar himself. 8ho passed away at tho ago of &V having tasted all tho sweet of triumph and nono of tho hitter of disappointment. Another woman to whom death enmo whllo sho was yet young, successful and lielovcd was Fanny Housel, Sho novcr felt tho Intoxicating thrill of n stago triumph, for her llfo current flowed between kindred but mom peaceful banks than those of tho singer. Sho was tho sister of Mendelssohn, tho composer of many of tho "Lledor ohno Worto" usually attributed to him, and tho wlfo of William Hcusel, tho distinguished painter. Her father, n wealthy banker of Berlin, objected to tho world at largo know ing that his daughter wan n "musical bluo stocking." Sho ovcrcntno his scruples, re ceived honors almost equal to thorns accord ed hor brother Felix, and then gently faded away, retaining, oven to tho last, tho' deli cate beauty for which sho wan celebrated throughout tho Prussian capital. It was different with Sontng. When sho retired from tho stago In 1828, at tho early ago of SO, after becoming tho wlfo of Count Rossi, mankind looked upon her titled hus- HKXUIKTTA 80NTA0. band as a publto onomv. Twenty years aftorward necessity compelled her to ro turn to tho footlights. Sho had to strugglo almost Uko a novlco for recognition, but at last sho compelled npplauso and rcwon her old tlmo laurels. Victory camo too lato, howovor, for oxhaustod by her efforts slw foil an easy victim to tho cholera and ex pired nt tho city of Mexico in tho summer of 1854. After hor death tho world that gavo her when allvo but tardy meed of pralso mourned nnd honored her, and re called tho fact that tho fair faced Henrietta Bontag, with her largo blno eyes and wealth of light auburn hair, had been not only a great singer, but a beautiful woman. Thlrty-flvo years ago tho critics said of Frczzollni, as thoy say of Melba today, that sho was tho future empress of opera. Ono of her admirers descanted on her "stately cleganco" nnd asserted that sho was "tho Ideal of a beautiful great lady of tho olden tlmo." Her elevation was but for tho mo ment. Today who knows whero sho was born, whero sho died or nny other facts in hor history, savo that for ono brief moment sho fascinated tho flcklo throng, smiled, bowed and disappeared? Did sho support E, FHEZZOUKL herself afterward by making buttonholes, or did sho marry a lord? Who can toll? In ft lessor degree tho story of Frczzollni Is tho story of Thorcso Molten. Never heard of out of Dresden until 1881, sho secured her chief artlstlo triumph at Bayrcuth In tho summer of 1883. "Parsifal" was tho opera, and her pnrtwos that of Kundry, first tho sorceress, thon tho repentant wc mnn, who finally sinks at tho altar In peaceful death on tho unveiling of tho Holy Grail. Sho, too, llko Mmo. Melba, was to wrest tho crown from Pattl. But sho didn't, and of lato tho trumpet of famo has blown nbroad no great and slgnnl tri umph with which her namo Is connected. Whnt Is tho conclusion to bo drawn? Possibly tho trite ono that thcro Is an end to all things to beauty, to renown, to su premacy, to favor. And then tho question arises for tho singer, Is sho more fortunate- THEItKSE MALTEN. If sho outlives good looks and great achievement, or It she dies ero tho check has lost Its roses, tho eye Its luster and the voice Its charm? "To bo or not to be" Is older than Shako syeare it Is old as tho world. AflsBBFniBJKtfBSJvBBHCBK kt R BLOCH'S 1 141 and 1 143 O Street, rou n'LA fixd the largest line of- Mohairs and Lustres, IN THE SPRIN GJACKETS, Embroidered Cashmere Shawls, New and Nobby Lace Curtains ViV ALL THE LATEST MAKES. Call and See Them. M. BLOCH, 1 141 and 1143 O St. Successor to Ashby & Millspaugh NOW Ready : for HERMAN BROTHERS' NEW CLOTHING HOUSE 1017-1019 O street. We are showing a line of goods that for make-up, fit, trimmings and style cannot be excelled anywhere and we ask you to call and inspect the stock and get our prices. Everything New, Neat and Complete, and vnot an old garment of any description in the house. In Children's Clothing, We show the largest and finest line in the city. Every lady should see our boys and youths apparel. We have them in all qualities and sizes. Every garment guaranteed as rep resented and all goods marked at lowest cash .price. Call and see us. HERMAN BROS. Cash Clothiers, 1017-1019 O Street. SPRING 1S90 ck. JAMES C. KIER, JQJTSole Agency for KNOX World Renowned Hats. Cor. O and Uth Street. A. M. DAVIS & SON, Spring Carpets ? And Draperies 1112 0 St. Telephone 219. 100 Engraved Calling Cards And Copper Plate, for $2.50. If you have a Plate, we will furnish 100 Cards from same, at $1.50. WESSEL PRINTING CO. Courier Office. Telephone 253. ' 1 134 N Street CITY. 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