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from lt;\iiiN ro v\mm.THE BANJO OF THE PLANTATION NOW A SOCIETY FAVORITE.('lft**ltntf Mu*tr r%« Hrli its t«ft*u» I )rli|Hi'lmlli* I mkH fnmi ll« Mriitg* It* (hr Dtflnl) Elitfrn of I tvrliuir*« Kulr Em nrtt pi.M. d»t lv Mnerhxut IVm h'ii|i i‘*riIN OK the lt;toy**wln*ii linn wiuifft* w»ti in ill* tirk,** II l It I w tt h r In- I.tn I Able intention oftli-* i|Mf I tin i Ft* t-n tilt) Ilf hi* fellow Vl») ngi 1-h |l I n Vl'T t hi* lll't !»•** tlilW IIon i he lir*t b ini*». f luii In *1 v in'! i nHunt 1« ;|f pissed 1 ti mu g li lit ill \e It n u g »* * rt n *1chum • mi eh ot fn mortal lift*. ItIt possible ill iitUntil Vm-vlf ditltint rciili/e t tn milI Hi port mice of tun iwii Invention, It \h tritmi tint t 1m*world wa* very *dnw to i'nni‘in/lt; tntuiTir h*» u|»|M (i uut' in polite ictvwa* th11 made until toil years ngo Yet, even «»f old, made of cheap material and pltived njitin by a class of |»e«ipir igun runt of mi) part of im.sii ex -opt melody, when skilled i^pgcr-. fell ii|hhi nh «*l ring* tlin most critical were fiti11 tn h*dr« and applaud lint *neh a thinn liHohnitliig it* *lt;»* ml standing, of adutilt mg tt I * the rnnk*s of the Four 111| li« I !'»-• I. hi it were, never entered t he mind 1 if klf m.Ht a nit* ill admirerFlayed iiti Mississippi river steamboat*ami iii minstrel lew* tlit* banjo neverfa lift I to rottse ell! lnis|risiil( hot when 1gent l**inun w islied to *^(*r^iiin*!«• Iiih hi*It h-ve lit? liev 1 r I hniight of f ikitig (ill) I It I tig at* mg tu accompany hit tenor vm. I»11 1 guitarif on an* 10 or p.i*t just reniemLi i.. k*10v\ yon Used to ,1 ||y fori li siirmm r night * uni sing 11 tnIt-i her window Mb. Ho*iotie, Marry hour* give tin’ love, atnl IJM-, while I touch my guitar I nicyto r hormr if \ on had itsked her to l*st w Ini**yon pick if I your banjo!lint tn 1*^1 rain** nchange in tin* nfTiilmof t In* instrument Sot act v lookit up Tin fit'll sheep jtitnfN*iI ovin tin* fence, and the oilier* followed wifi lt;u*FUOM THE Ot.H Is l-.NTl * K\ *dfnllK,tnuiary promptness Musicians ili-mv er«-d I hat yvhat they had hf*iTt*)ftn* run h|ili* 11*11 |»|i*lM*itin atnl vulgar iva* i liin ami(lii»hing»Tlirii all (In* Itiihl up uiinstn H nlirnt tirnti'il Hu* up *,Mutlhi»I,‘ put■pnU**'** »r 011 t lu’ir a ml in Ivs** thin110 tliin* Im* inon* pupT' (linn tln*j 1 oirMalt on* i to.\ ariou** iiriprovi-im-nlh on the n|lt;| faalikukh] lianio uiti* hroiitilii out, iuatitif.n'1 iin-rH 1h*«*ui to protliiri* **ilvrr liinitnu], poarl in hi nl liiit iniiiciiis, nnirvoh of Ih autyfit for ilimmuul riimlt;*lt;! II11 t*» playupon, atnl till* bmjo H social liiirt'l hi'uau111 eiirtn*Ht. Trntnv it in «*-f iniatisl 1 hut tit Nt*w York rity ah in* th**r« nr*1 Pni(uui»(tenpli1 who play That ihn*** iioi h«*k asthoiiKli its popularity wort* H.inin^. Aprotnitifnt irm lmr tohl i«i*-1In othcnhiytlntt out of ln*i fifty pupil', two worn tnkitiK leasottn or* tin* niaml.lin, live oft l In*gtiitnrt tin.* n-st writ Mmlyinu llu* luiiijo.Utrgt* music ntorcH rrport stcjuly sales offrom fifteen In twenty in-ti iimuits a w o-k.Tlaui tlie banjo i IuIih, Kvery l olh'K** Inisone. W est Point bus om* hi traimag The Hru*hton tpiarhU is c'omposc*| of five of Staten MumlS lifimlHonn-Ht yutin^ t.uliesI k New Y«rk Itnnjo rluli in tin* most exchtsivi* ami ariMocratit! ur^ani/at ion inthe city The pmdilent i* a W all Htreet broker, won of au ex-mayur «»f New. York. The elnb lun a Mbits of room* at the Mur ray Hill not el.Tin* fact if* the banjo hrt* many point* of excel hunt! that put it above all otherHirin^eil iiLHtrurneUt-H. 'Hit* siolm i** tonihflleult, Mm Clevelaml plays it, ami perhaps a half tln/cti other well known o clef y women, but few amateur* are w illing to devote euotmh time to heeoim* giaitl perV J/.Jivn yi / *ox MtJJtiuv mu.fornn rs The kiiitar - t-»• * senthneiifal.mil ohl fU'tit.lin'd lb-side*, tt f l.irae andUliwielly. ami man) ■$ S oi’tave-* very’ iblTh ull bu a vv .Jin ni s Hauer -, t 1 'i retell. The tpih-ir i' hi ill played, **i emir***, lint eliielly a. .111 .t.*ompinlim ul I-* the batijo Tin* in mdoliii trie*I hn.d to her oine popu tar. and really did make a sefis iimti fix a tillie lllit tin* ih okIoIIii ts worth \**r\ l.lWrUle by Itself hi ait orehest r t Is p. proper(4.mh*. ami I In-re it i- * rrnnh eli ii ioink' Ah an Meeom|»aiiiment to the vol. e it is a dlstim t failure It is r it her har-l In learn itiel very awkward to handle.Hilt the Liujo (ills evlt;*r r*- luireiiientis 1 he muiieur’s imtru n*ni pal e eelleme li is 1 .imp irut 1 v*• I« « t *1 in. it is cei to llMeii i *, eliiier mlivido illy or colie*'lively. It re 1 lily adapt * llself to piano, Uiiil.ti **r V*i|e»* Ciecuinpauinieol tod las 1 but by tin m»* m-. h i-t, u lets al* mt it Mti air .it sparkle and pit|iiaiiey tlitt jicr feel I) a*' old* with lie modern ^iiT|y f m* of lk*autyNor mu.1 it la4 supposed that nothing tyit clugf *id breakdown* can la* playedon the he 1* n.v ver^ ha inu*n- tin* lo'ii arrmu’* d f *r it t jot I sctnitk ** I. oiHope, 11m m.tr* h in 'I'tntih oiscr,' evenUnt'* wU-nl fatitHsijiHI In-re 111* * it em w ivs of losn tilnu tin*Ntrings I'lii* *s(nt|»* m olt;*meiit is em |l*«\ed in p|;*N illrlit 'ii UiU'tie I 'm liegro imlorti. nit * * UI pli.nt.tlon ilr-. y-m . hi plinkctit pluttk” is much is you like, and I hen niu 1-111 r m 1 In* string-, fur daim \ giivojtc- amt M114111*11 dm *•* -u 1 moanstrike Hi im hdjly 1 *r ' Li \\ ti allhtis** ' *r t tie soldiers* 1 horns from 'T m.tI'Vr a w tub* tlje tlmidde, a fuHe Mi-tru iii«* 1 it worn on 1 tie linger, was ti • Imt 11 s*..in w« nt out of fashion I'he toiin-l pro Im 4 d w is h ii-sh «ii«I iiiiniusii at but rat lu-riTe* tin' ni Hums It took Immensely inLondon In *aM«c it wih the first him Jo playing of any kind the Khuli.h luid *v. iheanl VII fashion dde teUidoa got the banjo era/* I'lm IN im *'of W t|iis a goodplover, Leh Kandolpli lt;Imn lilll h mi iu ftrrt, nml *n I* l.ul\ t*ib\ ouI'ln-n l(ub Hi ihiH. t In \tneri«mi 1 hrmiplon, went over and .h.w.d ili-mwhit real good banjo plU lug W *, like and ilea liiMi-niled t lo-1 liimhU* and le irm-d to han He the Inst nttm-nt si tent f flea lly,A cs, t In* 1.11 |o is here (o si iv |\ n v e irt'rial has print'd ilial ‘big** . 1nn.1i n d her uni eust 'in st ih* p, intitdte v im r v Lite Milt Jo i Uii * rl. nr lunged e\e»-\ vc.n in thenrget* * n . itv a* rrmnlol m l isi iithusiasttr us ever \i a recent concert in N wVolk hn lid I. Is of pl’ople who I oil I ill f e( into t lie I tod V of ! he house vv ere o . -urn .da I I'd wifli seal* *»u the stage\ n lt;li living room eittt 11attnmm banjo playing fi - n a professional is very popular 111 tin* mod -elect circles Mrs HuronStevens, Mis I n dcnrk \ imh fbilt ami of her ipte. ns of societ y often amuse tliclr gl|es|» in tills way 111 1/Uld'iH one Wellkltovvn New Y«trk ImiiJoM plaved fur tinICoths* hiliI * mid receive*! # K*f-a ilieev* nlug 1 cwh I *11 u f I was e. pi til I v gemunils In Uuh Itrooks. wl.o euti-rt.i^l a I hi 1 limit * ompiuiv, im hidiiigl In- Prim ** and Prlnrrs* of Wales, at her house.All sorts and lt;oiidilems ..f p**opl** pluv the banjo EaUtinge is a «|cvo|e*' Mrs,P T Harnum vva. an ae. oiiiplisln d p! 1 v et 1-Ytsl.a t. k A imbudiilt, Miss I i a**iiiu-,danghtei *«f Profcs.iii .1 II ihmotlis,Pfiiililie II ill, Mmnie Piltiier, \ J (Tim tilings,of 1 In* New York Hun, and tIt* Lit.I- hlrn* 1 II it pi 1 am tut tub i. % in t he ranks of banjo players All over tie* land its musical tinkle is heard l#otig m-tv utinkle Km 1 \ 1 j*i 1 *1 tin 1 iu:ABSENT FROM THE WEDDING.\ limit's lielatlves Nluv % w nt I * om ili**t liitri'h.'Elio recent wetliliiig of Adiiih.d Porte r sdaughter with Mr II (' t tnipbi t| atWashing? on appears t■. h ive b* - n artcasiori for uiingie*)-aitites and cr-. Vl**hgw if It t lies** 11it*n* W.*is *i g Mid *1***1 *«f 0 -11*b*r ami of curiosity, which h not \«u -1 it itied. As p took place in Hie A *» **iist*in i lmr. li, ami the groouLs fiieml - m id*- 1 sp**cjil ctTort. Him ji*hoii»1i|age an. laij* an I bn I li i i1, but mu o 1 * ot 1 In- In Ic ■. fintiih was preMUd It was hoped to tin-Inst minute 1 hut some of them would 1.lent „ ,.1.1 iilittiy utlxmns glam es w* re . 4 ,1at te *loor. hut they cam*’ 11**1Tie li a v \ vviih splcmlidtv reprc-eitleilMrs Ml Kee, tilt* pr.-sel* Ul sdan .; t * t * r, 11 oilii* I I lie o r.is 1 o 11 c.it)«pici|oi) d) Li*' It An hili ild i iiiif.liell tn 1 • ■*I us besi mao ti*r Ids * ousfn. Mrs \I'chihald t 'ampiH'U, mother **f tlii’ gnHUit, s *i in a front |nw , with h**r tirotIn r Iti law, tdm (’aiuidi* II, atnl Ha* large arras of distinguished gm r-included all 1 mi s, f 1 om g* u- rat to * i»h hi,lint then was no porter there. Nemiimsami iliphitiiiiis, foreign mujildliles and prominent lathes, including some titled persons. Piled Hie forward jiews, but the whole Porter familv and 1 elat ioiistup w. r *1 onspi* U*'U-s by thctr tlhscie eI r 1)- ni gl a-*, * *|'St John s, olliciated, is NHlcd bv In Klll'Ut, of As* * listoli TellI\!tt. A V t MKH CAMPftKEh.ktnlwart itffleers nml geidh-imui le*l tie* way tip H.** aisl**, atnl after them 1 im.-eight brith*mal*l.s, ail tn ueini trained gowns of white, cm-half wearing pink sashes a ii*! \v rmt Ih ami t lie ot her Ira I f hi 11 e. the first four carrying large La Frauen rose* ami the other four the *0 railed American IkieitHs, all the rosea -ad olT with long streamer** of appropriately tw istcd satin Then came t he bridal couple, and the rest of I Im ceremony was m 111-ftsfptint ton otilerTi,. bride's creamy while satin rohc had! a sweeping court train, The from was draped in tulle, festmuie*! with garl’iud- »»f orange bb 'souis. A tulle veil *«*mph ti-d hcrciistiiuie The « ugageimud of tie* pairli.td created a romantte interest in Wash iligtoii, and tin* brideY p*-*»pie eotis4*ht«*ii tore* eive her Tor a time after I In- eer*-mon) The pair took a short tour and w dl h*rftuViiu time r*'side in Washjngt.iii,•IH il./ulnn” in a I tier la.A f iriin t lie . .am s from St lN*t**mhnrgfegardilig a recent eltort 1 iie «/ar s mm istri-to m ike ndm 1 nistral 1 ve nml «Nlucati- ti ll reforms in V-in^.. Russia Pircul ir letters wit** s nt dn’iTm • •!))• i lls w lileh cmblt;**licl among **ther things bcpii'iesregal ding * b» prog re - ’ of 1 iv ili/ it cm I h* go* era *r *»t VLtii I ii 11' k »itstret got 111 f *» troob.e to repl v 1 ng t ■ • thetpi* rv e followvT’’Jw cu .1 / iti*.11 is i. ii t . I*»* I.-inif m 11..* n-rnt*.ti im. 1.0 tnv suj.-m -ii It unv fun- withIfn--■»* * * » ita.rti.,** *»•». ,,,'.^1 , if.ti.,1n,iv 1 * 11 • ••vMirity f.e* governor Ii.»ac*..t Ii.llu l l ,MU I IHI 1 V* -V- t ll -I s, ..... - 1,1 .H It lit, M.Uthey in *,* liiive fonn I it at lie* pn s.*nt w n- mgIu iv-poiiM to the umompbtiientJiryrinitlli' lits of I be -t IS'fershurg ode I- 1 beAkmobn-k oith lal evpl itin-d 1 hat he thought Hint It) ' YI vih/.it I-.n tin u tvern00*111 had meant an nh-.11, ml Kirgee/ and I hat, a* ting in n*'corhim •- w it hthis I* lief, he Icei instjiiit*'d tin* -en hini'fitii te d hi Ids hist noswvrA Queer I*lure to Kind « HliinA st* rv which reads soim-thilig like om-of r lo* 1 tst w Icih- fituoio j rodm * ou»s of Mr Josepli Mulhaltou coin*•-* from tie- -out U west Ji is tn tin* i-ifek-t Hint sum.* ifnvsitrago a |* irt of hunt* r» ill Indian l crrJ or «lifise*i U f V .mill it f Hind iv!age ill u r.s k) « eft In t tying to dislodge tlieatiimol lb* men di*c*ivi'red the opening to alarge 1 lamlict , u tt li ji passage h .cling nil on **a* i. Hite In u «ere t**-- - *(--1 1 lt;•• nf huiiian w .ot;iat mu and **v id*-m * T uiitiingworv ITo* place I'eoaje* l.. 1 1 !*• t».an old A p misli mill* and it a -.til I a .1 an! as'-iy o| 1 Hi* ore g.v* s c go J per -ui-ig*4 •*! ii, .p. i « id silvi-i 111. 114a 111* v- \ r- p - to Work the. .on I-, s, 1*11 is t hi* s.-*'iii »■ ), . d ( tlUe V.M.nc tic thev n*fus- t d.s.T .-eit s w her* ii k 1UI s
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Lincoln Capital City Courier

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