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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1898)
THE COURIER. 15 Stories in gassing. It is no easy thing for an American to mark hi feelings to the world at large. The stolid Englishman, the phlegmatic German present the same unruffled face to the world under all circumstances. It is for the inflammable Italian, the ex citable Frenchman, and in a scarcely less degree the American to gire way to every burst of passion, to give expression to every feeling of joy, to lose control of self at every great disappointment. Facial control is one of the most tiy inggifta to cultivate. Yet, nothing is more necersary to success in life. This ia.especully true of theman who is in the game of politics. After a great contest to receive success calmly or to accsf-t de feat gracefully, is the test of a master. Some are fashioned in that mould. Others acquire the art only after years of bitter experience. And still others never find the secret, but make the face than you," he said gaily, and turned to his chair his face Gtill bright. Then the young man stepped to the speaker's deck, accepted the honor, and inquired for the fuitber pleasure of the House. That she had married beneath her station bad to be acknowledged. At best a baker, even in the city, was not the man we would have chosen for her. But she loved him, loved even the morose, melancholy spells that came upon him occasionally, and there was the end of the matter. They were married and she went to the city with him, taking her many little things with her her pets, her books and her piano, which she bad loved so dearly. She came back to the village once or twice during those early days of her marriage. Then the panic came on and her visits ceased and she dropped more or less out of our memories. Then came a picture of their inmost thoughts for strange rumors of bitter experiences that all the world to see. This is a story of a politician here in Nebraska no other than Church Howe, who was active in state politics eight or ten years ago. It is a story of bis great contest for epeaker for the House of Re presentatives in the early eighties, his defeat and his acceptance of that defeat. And When the story is flniehed, you are to judge the class to which the man be longs. The fight for speaker that year bad been an unusually stubborn one. Howe, who had been prominent in the nreced ing legislature, had many etrong and ar- running over the keys aimlessly dent friends and was making the first BtaMng vacantly at tho wall before came to her. Her husband bad gone from bad to worse, finally closing his business, sinking into despair, and tak ing to drink. Tneir ecly child bad died. Some one bad gone into tb.9 city and came back with the report that we would scarcely know tbe woman. Her face bad become, they said, pale and drawn, her lips close-set, her hair tinged with gray, and her eyes was the dull, dead look of the despairing. She sat at the piano al most the entire day now the instrument was about all that remained to her playing the p eces of her girlhooi or and her. great contest of bis life. Besides Howe, there were two or three other candidates for tbe speaker a legislator from the western countries, an old favorite from the North Platte country, and a young man from one of the eastern counticp. The young man was comparatively un known. It was his first legislature. His political experience bad been lim ted to the local affairs of his town and county, and to a seat in tbe stat9 constitutional convention of a few years before. That was about all, but the young man was a brilliant talker with a taking way and tbe knack of making friends. Down in his own county he had made one or two of the lealers of the party his friends, and these men urged him to stand for the speakership. Such was his6oleeto:k in trade, as it were, while Hoe on the other hand posseessd influence, Tumorous friends and an enviable reputation. To one defeat was almost expected and would mean comparatively nothing to the other it would mean lots of power and influence and bitter chagrin. The struggle was a stubborn one, last ing for days. Harry G. Shedd. MUSICAL MENTION. At the meeting of the Matinee Musi cal on Monday the violin will be tbe chief subject for etuJy. A business ses sion will follow the program, when the election of officers for next j ear will be held. A very successful vocal recital waB given by Mr. Clemens Movius at the Ne braska Conservatory hall on WedcesJay evening. Many well known musicians were seen among th.9 laige audience that filled every seat of both the gallery and tbe main floor. Mr. Movius has natural ly a good bass voice and is steadily gain ing in smoothness and dramatic power. The latter quality was shown ti great advantage in the Erlking and the Two Grenadiers, both of which won much ap plause. All through the numbers, which included a decided variety of style from tne best classical composers, tne singer lMIMMMMMIIIIIIIMMMMIIMMIMMIII IIIIIIIIIIMMMMMI GROCERY BARGAINS -AT THE CITY BLOCK GROCERY t OUR LETTUCE, RADDISHES, AND ALL VEGETABLES ARE CRISP AND COOL f t 1-53 South Eleventh. MIMIIMI HIHMIIIIIIIIIMIMIIIIIIIIMIIMIIIIMMMIMIimMillM 8 (5) mm fin ee3 (SV&SSl&s9S)WWW&S VV-all Pape LATEST DESIGNS. Prices to suit all. We miles. Send for samples. r pay freight 100 A. BAIEvEJY, 1840 O street. 8 a thoroughly up-to-date periodical for women, will enter upon Its thirty-first volume in 1898. During the year it will be as heretofore T. 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I101VELL3 These and a corc of other equally prominent writers will contribute short stories to the Bazak in i'V, making the paper especially rich in fiction. DEPARTMENTS AND SPECIAL ARTICLES OUR PARIS LETTER THE LONDON LETTER By KATIt ARISE DE FOREST By Uri. TOVLTSSY BGFLOIf CLUB WOMEN HUMOR By MARGARET If. H'FLCIt By JOII.V KESDRICK BASGS There will be a series of articles on Etiquette, Music, the Voice, Art, the Play, Women and Men. Leaders among Women, Gardening, Housekeeping, Life and Health, Indoor Details, etc 10c. aCopy (Send for Free Prospectus) Sub.. 14 a Year Postage free in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Address HARPER A BROTHERS. Pnklitkert, Ne York City Mary CWUklas Octave Thaaet With THE COURIER One Year Fos $4: was in unusual sympathy with his audi- Up to the very last Howe ence. Miss Young in two piano numbers lead but with constantly decreasing played wiih clearness, delicacy and dain strength. Now the western man would ty appreciation of the composer's ideas, forge ahead, now the North Platte candi- Her selections were in good taste, date, Dut throughout it all the young Mr. Menzendorf is seldom heard as a man from the eastern county stood in soloist and the rarity of his appearance the center steadily gathering strength added to the enjoyment of his very satis from the three factions. Then one arter- factory violin numbers. The Prize Song, noon all of a sudden as so often happens, from Die Meistersinger, won a well de the western counties unexpectedly came served encore. His accompaniments were over to the young man and the northern played by his pupil, Miss Silence Dales op. 21, No. 3, Chopin; Etude Mignonne, Schutt; Miss Young. 'Erlking,' Schubert; Mr. Movius. "The Son of tbo Puszta, ' Keler Bela; Mr. Menzendorf. -Love's Eternity," Rotoli; "Cavatine,' Mozart; Mr. Movius. n to procure new soug books for the gospel meetings, which are greatly cceJed. Y. W. G. A. PHILHARMONIC BENEFIT TO HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY FUND. The Philharmonic orchestra, August Hagenow, conductor, will give a con cert for the benefit of the high school library fund at the High school audito- countiea followed. Almost in the twinkl ing rf an eye the young man found him self elected, and the house was suddenly given up to the wildest excitement. His friends were crowding about him; bis name was on many lips. Great bouquets of roses were being borne to him. And from the galleries above fair faces were smiling down upon him, who is adding one accomplishments. Mr. Hadley in his support of Mr. Mov ius tbb sympathetic acd satisfying. The following program represents the classi cal as well as the best moderu com posers: "Nature's Praise of God," Beethoven; "Thus Saith the Lord" from "Me3siah." The young women who took the In- rium on Tuesday afternoon, April 12. at ternational examinations were Misses 4 o'clock. A Hn nnwram ;n k--j mora to her many Bertha Stice, Mabel Hoge, Victoria assisted by vocal and instrumental solo Samuels and Flora Burns in book keep- fats. Price nf atlminainn .a ! in - ing; Mayo, Smith, Schrader acd Flint in pupils of the school, others 25c. English. The result can not be known - All this and from out among the fol- Hasndel; Mr. Movius. lowers of Howe on the opposite side of the room, the trim, graceful figure of the defeated candidate came forth, walk ed across the length of the hall, and with smiling face and cordial manner, and never a tinge of ill-will or disappoint ment, grasped the young man by the hand and wrung it heartily. "8ave myself, there's not another man in the House I rather see in the chair "La Fileuse," Raff; Miss Young. "The Two Grenadiers," Schuman; Mr. Movius. Walters Prize Song "Paraphrase," August Wilhelmj; Mr. Gustav Menzen dorf. "J Murmur Not," Schumann; "Hush of the Sea," Schubert; "Armourer's Song,' De Koven; Mr. Movius. 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