THE COURIER.
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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.
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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
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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.
"The Flatterer," Chaminade; Mazurka,
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