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for praying for the conversion of
Robert G. Ingersoll. One preacher is
reported to have said that he was sure
the Methodists of the country would
never be pullty of such a foolish act as
praying for Ingersoll. The young peo
ple's society came In for a good deal of
condemnation.
The average man. mindful of the
picturesque side of the exploit, might
. not grow enthusiastic over the project
to send up one mighty, unanimous, all-pull-together
prayer for the conversion
of the prose-poet of Infidelity. But
from the point of view of the church
man who embraces the doctrinal Idea
of the purpose and efficacy of prayer,
why shouldn't the young people's so
ciety of Christian endeavor and the
Methodists too, for that matter, pray
for Colonel Ingersoll? Wouldn't it be a
good Idea to remove the scales from the
eyes of the sneering agnostic and make
him see and send him up and down
the country praising God and His mer
cy? Is it the Methodist idea that Inger
soll Is hopeless? Surely If Saul of
Tarsus could be made to see the truth
It ought to be u."d possible to reach In
gersoll.Saul stood by while Stephen was
stoned to death, and "he made havoc
of the church, entering Into every
house and haling men and women, com
mitting them to prison." Ingersoll
has done some damage, but his record
is pretty clean by the side of Paul's.
If the young people's society wants to
pray for Ingersoll It would seem that
the Methodists ought to let the praying
go on and not ridicule the society for
doing what the Methodists' Bible teach
es is the duty of all good Christians.
Colonel Ingersoll, at last reports, was
6tlll in the dark, and unrepentant, al
though Kentucky has gone republican.
If the Methodist brethren want to take
the wind out of the sails of the young
people's, society they might turn In and
make a success of the undertaking
commenced by the society.
Ingersoll's scalp would be a fine tro
phy to hang to the Methodist belt
The political atmosphere in this state
Is clearing. Within the past two
weeks there has been a decided change
in the situation in the republican party,
and It Is now evident that the party Is
In no danger of nominating as its can
didate for governor a shambling, grin
ning, be-whiskered "Jack." There is
some spirit and patriotism left In the
party, and the demand for reputable,
respectable, able men has met with a
gratifying response. From all over the
state comes expressions of earnest
hope that the republican nominee for
the office of governor will be a man who
can go in and out among men and hold
up his head among the intelligent, re
spectable people of the state, and re
flect credit upon the office. There Is a
general protest against the "Jack"
species of state politics. MacColl'a
whiskers have begun to fade. "Jack"
is slated for another two year's rest in
the confines of Lexington.
If indications count for anything the
republican nominee for governor will
a manly man, sober, able and trust
worthy; a man who will not rattle
around in the gubernatorial office, but
fill It. He will represent the growing
sentiment for better things in Ne
braska and he will have the ability
and energy to help push the state for
ward in the Important two years that
are just ahead.
It has been three weeks since The
Courier ventured to attempt to arouse
the republicans of the state to a reali
zation of the responsibility that is up
on them In this campaign, and the re
ception of this endeavor by the republi
can press of the state, and republicans
generally, encourages us tn the belief
that the party is preparing to do its
duty at the state convention.
m
The men who have attempted to run
a corner on the offices of the state
have been made to hear the protest of
the people. Slate makers have of late
been running to cover and on every
side is heard the cry: "Let the dele
gates and not the bosses make the
nominations."
THE EDITOR.
ity and comparative popularity of the
numbers played was no drawback, for
even the well known Chopin composi
tions took on new graces under the
pianist's hand. I was prepared for the
ample technical skill of the player, for
he came heralded as a pianist of great
digital facility, but to me this was the
least of his merits. Certainly his scale
and octave playing were wonderfully
fine. In some effects he surpassed Pad
erewskl and even the velvet pawed Jo
seffpy but what I most enjoyed was a
certain poetic charm, not a fervor of
passionate or violent emotion, but the
more Intellectual satisfaction of a rich
nature giving Itself freely and yet with
a certain artistic reserve. There was
composure, almost calm, at the piano.
No straining after effect, no pounding
and muscular gyration of long arms.
The atmosphere created in hearing his
interpretation of Chopin and Schu
mann was, If I may venture upon the
parallel, that produced by reading Gray
or Coventry Patmore rather than Byron
or Paul Verlaine. For example, that
wonderful Berceuse of Chopin, the only
real cradle song, as he has written the
only real funeral march for the piano,
was played more beautifully than I
have ever heard it Its tender, dreamy
beauty Is exactly suited to this artist's
' style or to his mood on this particular
occasion.
There is a tendency In literature and
art at the present time, probably the re
sult of too much civilization, to re
turn to what are called "elemental pas
sions." The parturition of these ele
mental passions consists often merely
of a certain brutality of idea and of ex
pression. Any one who has watched'
the stage and novel of the present day
will realize what I mean. Our younger
MUSICAL MENTION
John Randolph
On Friday evening. May 15, Mr. Leo
pold Godowsky, a Russian pianist pre
sumably like poor Marie Bashklrtseff,
"with a verneerof Paraslan civilization"
gave a piano recital at the Funke opera
house. The piano is usually so unre
sponsive an instrument and I have such
dreadful memories of unrelieved tedium
In hearing an ambitious program "ren.
dered" by uninteresting players that I
went to the theatre upon that occa
sion with some apprehension. In this
decade of wonderful virtuosity and ar.
tistic interpretation I at least, hack as 1
am in the service of the muse, would
not walk around the block to hear an
Inferior player upon the planofore. One
can forgive a second rate vocalist or
-violinist; the song of one and the soul
of the other sometimes please because
of a certain human quality apparently
inherent In both. But the piano with
Its monotonous keyboard is an appall-,
ing rattle of dry bones under the hand
of a mediocre performer. And the
more ambitious the program attempted,
the more forlorn the fiasco. It is, of
course, one of the joys of home to hear
a nocturne of Chopin or a characteristic
piece of E. A. MacDowell "performed"
by the talented member of the family,
but thank heaven, even the critic Is not
now compelled to listen to that same
prodigy play, Liszt Rhapsodies, for two
hours at a stretch In a public recital.
All apprehensions on this score were
speedily set at rest Before he was
half through the group of short num
bers which make up Schumann's "Car
nival," a fantasy which must have dis
comfited those who had not studied It
or were unprovided with an analytical
program. Mr. Godowsky had estab
lished his position as virtuoso and ar
tist; and the musicians present were
prepared for enjoyment of a high or
der. The program included the Weber
Tausig "Invitation to the Dance" with
its gigantic technical difficulties, a rare
ly heard of and very beautiful arrange
ment by Saint Saens of the Ballet mu
sic from Glueck's "Alcesta," occasion
ally played by Fanny Bloomfield Zeis
er, a group of studies and short pieces
from Chopin, besides the inevitable
Liszt numbers. Mr. Godowsky would,
no doubt have played a more severe
and possibly less attractive program
had he been aware of the musical char
acter of his audience, but the famlllar-
(First Publication May 16, 1896.)
Edward Olcott, eta, vs. Edward O. C.
Lawrence, et al., 18-100.
To Benjamin A. Gibson, Mary C. Gib
son, his wife, Alexander S. Porter, De
wit C. Wheeler, William H. Sullivan.
and Mrs. Sullivan, his wife, first
real name unknown, non-resident de
fendants: You and each of you are. hereby no
tified that on April 18th, 1896, Edward
Olcott, as executor of the last will and
testament of George Olcott, deceased.
Francis C. Faulkner, as assignee of The
Connecticut River Savings Bank, and
The Connecticut River National Bank,
a corporation, as plaintiffs, began an
action against you and other defend
ants In the District Court of Lancaster
County, Nebraska, the object of which
is to foreclose a certain mortgage on the
following land in said county, to-wlt:
The southeast quarter of the southwest
quarter of section number 11, town 10
north of range 6, east of the 6th Princi
pal Meridian, made by Edward O. C.
Lawrence, dated June 26th, 1893, to se
cure the payment of five promissory
notes of said Edward O. C. Lawrnce to
said Benjamin A. Gibson, four being
for $3,000 each, and one for 110.000,
amounting in the aggregate to the sum
of $30,000.00 on which there is now due
$30,000, with interest from June 26th,
1893, at ten per cent per annum.
Plaintiffs pray for decree of foreclos
ure and sale of said land to satisfy said
liens as aforesaid, for deficiency judg
ment and general relief.
Tou are required to answer plaintiff's
petition on or before the 22d day of June.
1896.
Edward Olcott, as executor, et al..
Plaintiffs.
By S. L. Geisthardt, Attorney.
June 6 G.
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