CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1S91
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Lincoln, : Nkiikaska.
Capital,
$250,000
Ojficers and Dhrctors:
John II. Wrlulit, l'rc. T. K. Hniitlvrn, V.-l'
.1. II. MeOluy, OnuliliT.
A H Ituymnnd, II 1' l.nit, Thus Cochran K
11 Hlor, OIihh West, V Ii Sheldon.
General Hanking Huslncs Tratwicti-il.
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FROM CABIN TO PARLOR,
THE BANJO OF THE PLANTATION
NOW A SOCIETY FAVORITE.
ClitMlrul Mm In in Well it Cotton I'lrlil
Melodic looked from lis .string by
tlm llalnty I'lnger of fortune' I'ulr
favorites.
Cup) right liy American Press Association
INOK the day,
"when I lam went
to sea In do ark,"
mill with the laud
able intention of
dNMpatlug tho en
nui of his fellow
voyagers played
tho Hint line down
on the Hot banjo,
that lively instru
ment has passed
through tunny
ohuugoM II n ll
chances Incident
to mortal life. It
Is piHsiblo that
limn ii'mself did
not reall.o the full
Inipurtutico of his
own Invention. It Is certain that the
world was very slow to reeognl.o Its
merit. Its appearance in polite society
wiim not made until ten years ago. Yet,
even of old, matlu of cheap material and
plajed upon by a class of people Igno
rant erf any part of musiu except, melody,
when skilled lingers fell upon lis strings
thu most critical were fain to listea ami
applaud. But such a thing as elevating
its social (.tmnliug, of admitting it to thu
ranks of thu Four Hundred, as It were,
never entered thu mind of Its most ardent
admirer.
Played on Mississippi river steamboats
and in minstrel nhows thu b.iujo never
failed to rouse enthusiasm, but when a
gentleman wished to serenade his lady lovu
lie uuver thought of taking anything along
to nccompauy his tenor voice but a guitar
If you are 40 or past just remember back
how you used to sally forth summer nights
mil slug under her window "Oh, the
lone, starry hours glvo mu love." and
"List, whllu I touch my guitar." Fancy
her horror If ou had asked her to list whllu
you picked your banjo!
But in IhN) camu a chaugu in the affairs
of thu despised Instrument. Society took
it up. The llrst sheep jumped over tho
fence, uud thu others followed with ens-
FltOM Till: OLD ICKNTUCKY SltOItK.
tomary promptness. Musicians discov
ered that what they had heretofore con
sidered plebeian and vulgar was chlu and
dashing.
Then all thu hard up minstrels aban
doned thu stage, set up "studios," put
"professor" on their c.r&'s, ami in less than
no tlniu hat' more pup, than they could
attend to.
Various Improvements ou thu old fash
ioned banjo were brought out, manufact
uier.s began to produce silver rimmed,
pearl inlaid instruments, marvelsof beauty
lit for diamond ringed lingers to play
upon, and thu banjo's social career began
In earnest. Today It is estimated that in
Now York, city nlunu thuro are 100,000
people who play. That does not look as
though its popularity were waning. A
prominent teacher told me the other day
that out of his fifty pupils, two weru tak
ing lessons on thu mandolin, five ou thu
guitar, thu rest were studying the banjo.
Largo music stores report steady sales of
from fifteen to twenty lustrimcnts a week.
Then thu banjo clubs. Every college lias
one. West Point has ouo In training. Thu
Brighton (tmrlct Is composed of live of
Stateu Island's handsomest young ladies.
The New York Banjo club Is the most ex
clusive nml aristocratic organization in
tho city. Thu presldunt is u Wall street
broker, son of an ex-mayor of New;. York.
Thu club has a suite of rooms at tho Mur
ray Hill l.otel.
Thu fact Is thu banjo has many points of
excellence, that put It above all other
stringed instruments. Thu violin is too
dilllcult. Mrs. Cleveland plays it, and
perhaps a half dozen other well known so
ciety women, but few amateurs are willing
to devote enough time to become good per-
un MUim.vY mi.i.
formers. The guitar is too sentimental
and old fashioned. Besides, It is large and
unwieldy, and many f Its octaves very
dilllcult for n woman's lingers to stretcti.
The guitar Is still played, of course, but
chlclly iu un accompaniment to thu banjo.
Thu mandolin tried hard to become popu
lar, and really did make a sensation for a
time But thu mandolin is worth very lit
tle by itself. In an orchestra is its proper
(Aaoe, ami there it is certainly charming.
As an accompaniment to the voice it is a
distinct failure, It is rather hard to le.irn
and very awkward to handle.
But thu binjo lllls every roiiirutnont
h is the amateur's Instrument par e
celleuco It iscomp.irativelv e isy to le.irn.
it issued to listen to, cither individually
or collectively; It readily adapts Itself to
niatio, gultaror voice accoiupaulmuiit, and
last, but by no means least, It has about it
an air of sparkle and piquancy tint per
fectly accords with thu modern girl's type,
of beauty.
Nor must it Imj supposed that nothing
but clngh 'nd breakdowns can be played
' ' TrfJ"1
f "jAvV. BtTS""
nu the banjo, Thu very best musiu has
been arranged for lt (lotlschalk's "Im
Hope," tho inarch In "Tannhauser,' even
Llr.t'( wlenl fantasias,
There are various ways of touching the
Htrlugs, Tim "stroke, movement" Is em
ployed In plujlug classic music. For negro
melodies and old plantation airs you can
"pllnketty plunk" as much as you like,
nml then jutt can fan the strings forilaluty
gavottes and Sp'iulsh dances, or you can
strike, them b.ildly for "l,i Marseillaise,"
or tho soldiers' chorus from "Faust."
For a while the thimble, u little lustru
incut worn on the linger, was used, but it
soon went out of fashion. The .sound pro
duced w-as harsh nml unmusical, but rather
Directive at times. It took Immensely In
Loudon because It was the llrst banjo
placing of any kind the English had ever
heard. All fashionable Loudon got the
banjo cra.c. The Prince of Wales Is u good
plujcr, Luly Randolph Churchill Is an ex
pert, ami mi is Lady Sullivan.
Then ltnliy Brooks, thu American cham
pion, went over anil showed t hum what
real good banjo playing was like, mid they
llseanleil the thimble and learned to han
die the Instrument sclcnllllcully.
Yes, the banjo Is here to stay Ten j ears'
trial has proved that, "age cannot wither
nor custom stale Its Inlliilte varlet) " The
banjo concerts arranged every jear In the
larger cities are as crowded and as enthusl
ustle as ever. Atn recent concert In New
York hundreds of people who couldn't gel
Into the body of the bouse were accommo
dated with seats ou the stage.
As a drawing room entertainment, banjo
playing from it professional Is very popular
III the most select circles. Mrs, Paran
Stevens, Mrs. Frederick Vanderbllt mid
other ((Ueelis of society often amuse their
guests in this way. In Loudon ouo well
known New York b.injolst plajed for the
Rothschilds ami received f.V for the even
Itig. Lady Paget was eiuallv generous to
Ruby Brooks, who uMtcrta.'d a brilliant
company, Including the Prince and Princess
of Wales, at her house.
All suits and conditions of people play
the b.iujo. Talmagu is a devotee. .Sirs.
P. T. Barnuiu was an accomplished plujcr
Frederick Vanderbllt, Miss D.itemus,
daughter of Professor .1. II. Doiemus,
Pauline Hall, Mluniu Palmer, A .1 Cum
nilngs.of thu New York Sun, and the latu
Fletcher Harper are Humbert v In the ranks
of banjo plajers. All over the laud Its
musical tinkle Is heard. Long may it
tinkle. ltlllHA l.ouisi; Cllil.lii:.
ABSENT FROM THE WEDDING.
A llildo's Kcl.ttlvi's Stay Ami,) Iiiiiii tlm
Church.
The recent wedding of Admiral Porter's
daughter witli Mr. II. (J. Campbell at
Washington appears to havu been an oe
caslon for mingled mullcs and tears. Along
with these there was a good deal of 'nu
tier mid of curiosity, which is not yet itrut
illed. As it took place in the Ascension
church, and the groom's friends made a
special ellort, th'i assemblage was large
ami brilliant, but not on of the hi. lie's
family was present. It was hoped to the
last minute that some of them would io
lent, and many anxious glances were east
at tio door, but they came not
The navy was splendidly represented
Mrs. McKee, the president's daughter, lion
(led the oi-c.tslou conspicuously Lieut
Aichihahl Campbell acted as best man for
his cousin. Mrs. Archibald Campbell,
mother of the groom, sat in a front pew
with her brother-in-law, (,'cn. Campbell,
and thu largo array of distinguished guests
Included all ranks, from general to ensign,
but there was no Porter there. Senators
and diplomats, foreign notabilities and
prominent ladies, including souiu titled
persons, tilled the forward pews, but the
whole Porter family ami relationship were
conspicuous by their absence.
Dr. Douglass, of St. John's, olllclated, as
slstcd by I)r Elliott, of Ascension. Ten
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Mtt. AND MltS. CAMIMIIXI..
staJuart ofllcer.s ami gentlemen led the
way up tl.'J aisle, and after them camu
eight brldemalds, all in deml trained
gowns of white, one-half weariuu pink
sashes and wreaths ami the other half blue,
the llrst four carrying large La France
roses mid the other four tho so-called
American Beauties, all the roses set off
with long streamers of appropriately
twisted satin, Then came the bridal collide,
and the rest of the ceremony was in tli
regulation older.
The bride's creamy white satin robe had
a sweeping court train. Thu front wan
draped In tulle, festooned with uarlamls of
orange blossoms. A tulle veil completed
her costume The engagement of the pair
had created a romantic interest in Wash
ington, mid tlm bride's people consented to
receive her for a time after the ceremony.
The pair took a short tour and will for
some time residu in Washington.
"Civilization" In Slhnrlit.
A funny tale comes from St. Petersburg
regard I nu a recent elTorl of thu car's mlu
isleis io make administrative, ami educa
tional leforin-. in Asla.u Russia. Circular
letter were sent Siberian ollicials which
embodied among other thiiius Inquiries
legaiding the progress of civilization The
governor of Akmoliusk district got into
trouble by rcpljiugto thuiiier as follows:
TIiHCiWIi.itliiii Is not to lx, found in tlm tcrrl
tory limlei Ml) t-ujM-rv isinii It IllilV lime with
dr.!"-!' ! " Clil'i'"" "' nltlioiijll cannot
mi ti a certainly Tlm governor, howewr li.vs
sent oul tun fovsack horsemen Io In ,k It up, and
they in ty li.no found It at the present uritliu
In response to the uncomplimentary
comments of the St. Petersburg olllco thu
Akmoliusk olllclal explained that lie
thought that by "chill.atlou" the govern
ment had meant an obscure tribe of Kir
gee., and that, acting In accordance with
this b'lief, hu had instituted thu search
munticiied In his llrst answer.
A (Jui'cr I'liico to I'lnd it Mine.
A stcry which reads something like one
of thcerstwhilu Unions productions of Mr
Joseph Miilliattou comes from tliu south
west It is to thu effect that some days
ago a p ii ty of huntcra in Indian Territory
chased a (o until it found refuge in a
rocky e'eft In trying to dislodge tliu mil
uial tin- men discovered the opening to a
large e lumber, with a passage leading oil
ou each side. In it wete tools and traces of
human iceupatiou and evidence of min
ing work. The placu is conjei tin, d to be
mi old : punish mine, and It Is h.iid that an
assay ol thu ore gives it good percentage of
copper mid silver. Thu hunters ptnposc to
wotk th ) el, limits soon as they scenic legal
title. .V cams Idle they teftisu to disclose
Us wheietbouts
s&rsit, ijat
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THE GREEK SHBINE OF DELPHI.
Aiuntlriti Alislnii lit I'mdmae tlm Sit
of the .Indent 'lelople.
The Hellenists of France and the Culled
States have got Into n cm Ions contest for
the ownership of the old (Ircck shrine of
Delphi. It has lately been proved that the
modern village of Castrl stands upon the
earth covering the ruins of (ho ancient,
temple, and a It Is icasonably certain that
many Instructive remnants of the classla
ago In (I recce are III the ruins, the Im
portance of a complete excavation Is plain.
In IHTlInu eiutliiUake destroved most of
Castrl, and the owners propose to sell the
entire pint for tst),(HH.
The Hellenists of Yale college, led by
Professor (toodell, took prompt action, n
committee was appointed, and the desired
s ii in was sub
sirlbcd, when In
fotmatlon came
that the classlu
scholars of France
hud procured a
promise from the
(ticek minister to
Kngluud that they
should have the
llrst chance. The
Yule committee
applied to Sccrcla-
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-WttWft
Mi Tfl'pJ
&v
wmx? wf
wr, ?i.
"tf j
im!miisiii. riiwuu-ii fy Blaine, who hint
lltotissoit nooiii.it directed the Amer
ican minister at Alhenstoait in the mat
ter at once Thetesitlt Is of course uncer
tain, but the pii.n Is, In n sentimental uud
hoholarly view, well worth list niggle.
According to thelegeuds A polio searched
the earth for u lit place to found a temple,
uud found It in the vale of Phocls, at the
foot of Mount. Parnassus. He slew I lie
great serpent, vv hlch had thus far ruled the
vale, mid so the place was named the
Pi tho. In actual hlstorj It is known that
the priestess of Apollo sat over a cleft in
the rock, and being influenced probably
by a rising vapor, dellveied the oracles
which the pilosis put into rude verse. At
least MHI B. C. a utagulllceut temple stood
there. The valley was declined sacred
ground, ami was made neutral by the Am
phlctyoulc league. It Is gravely iclatcd
that, theaimy Xerxes scut to rob the lent
plo was dispersed by a miracle. The wealth
concent rah d there was Immense until It
was dissipated hi the civil wars.
The temple was tcstored at' ' Improved
by various rulers, from Philip f Maccdou
to Hadrian, but Cotist'iutiue, the lltsl
Christian emperor, plundered It. Tliooru
cle, however, continued to llottrish until
aboulHM) A. I)., when the ICmpi Then-
iloslus suppressed It, as he vigorously
warred against all forms of heathenism
and hercsj The barbaiiali Invasions com
pleted the destruction, mid so ended
Delphi's l.'JIKI j cars of prominence as it
shrine of religious devotion. Hellenists of
nil hinds look eagerly for ileh tlmlsmuld
theiuius
NOT THE HESULT OF POLITICS.
IW-Sfiuilol Will lace's I'allllle Hue Io I'll
llll'ly IllU'elelll ClIIIM'o.
The failure of ex Senator William A.
Wallace a id the collapse of the Clearfield
bank, of which ho was principal manager
ami stocl. holder,
have excited all
Peunsvlvauia,aml
thu discussion
among llnuuclers
continues very
active. The curi
ous fact that
Wharton Barker,
of Philadelphia, a
leader of thu Inde
pendent Republic
ans, failed, and
Senator Pelama
ter, late Republic
an candidate for
governor.fi Mowed
liniiiedl'itclv will
iVII.MAM A. WAI.I.ACK.
an assignment, oulv to bo followed by Sen
ator Wallace, naturally created a belief
that "isillt'cs had something to do with
it."
It appears, however, that Mr. Wallace
has engaged very extensively In duvelop
lug new mines of coal ill Pennsylvania, of
silver In Colorado, and of other minerals
elsewhere. Hu hail Invested heavily In
valuable property, ami thu llnanclal strin
gency came Just when he needed money
most. His llabllitluti aru placed at I00,
OtK), ami hlu assignees are coulldent that
his assets will lie twice that amount If
time can be given for conversion. Slnco
his retirement from thu Hnltcd States
senate Mr. Wallace has Ik in active mid
prominent as a railroad tiullder and coal
operator. He has done more than any
other man to develop Clcarllcld county
and make its name famous wherever bitu
minous coal Is burned. Though a very
active Democrat, he has the Is'.st wishes of
men of all parties.
Vie,,,, of it l'clinltle Scientist.
A decidedly gloomy view of thu future
of America Is taken by Profmsor Otis
Mason, of the Smithsonian institution.
Within a century, he declares, the western
hemisphere will be exhausted as a support
forcivili.ed man, and will bo relegated to
the dominion of savages of a very low or
der. He says, "the so called Ameri
can people have camped over the con
tinent regardless of their future. They
have delved Into the soil, chopped into the
mountains, and used no the land until
there stares them In the face thu almost
immediate prospect of starvation."
W111 11 Noted Kriitiickliui.
Hy the death of Hon. Henry I), Mr-Henry
tho Ntate of Kentucky loses a valuable citi
zen 11 1 nl t ho Demo
erotic patty an
ablo vv inker. Mr.
McHcnry'H llfo is,
nl hu worthy of i
liotfc because he I
1
was ainoiiK thu
llrt native west
em men to rise to
prominence. Un
til lecently, when
ever a man In any
llihtlllt wok I of
the western Ohio
line became prom-
IIEXItV I). M'lll'.SItV. llL.t ctlOUKb to
bo mentioned for the United .States sen
ate, t lie question was at oncn asked as to
where he came from, It was taken for
Krantcd that ho Ih'kuii llfo In mmiu older
state.
Mr. Mi-Henry was born in lh'.'ii In Ohio
county, Ky , hail lived there all bis life,
and died In his native town of Hartford,
Ills father, .lohti II. Mclleiir), was a ills
tliiKuishcil jurist, and tin- family has pro
duced several other eminent men. Ho was
educated at Transylvania university and
bi-Kiiu law practice in Hartford; was chosen
to tlm legislature In ISM and at various
times since; was elected to the Torty-sccond
coukicss, mid in that body made a national
reputation a. a speaker. He served as ilclo
KUte to man) Democratic conventions, and
for eighteen . 1 cms had been a member of
tho national committee. At thu time of
bis dentil ho was a member of the consti
tutional con' cntlou of Kuutueky.
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