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MORRIS & MOORE GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C. Agents for DICK'S LAUNDRY Greensboro, N. C. YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT OUR MEN'S SUPPLY SHOP IN GREENSBORO. Headwear, Footwear, Neckwear, Underwear, and every other kind of wear for a man to wear. RICKS-DONNELL-MEDEARIS CO. Everything in Men's Wear. 602 South Elm St., Greensboro, N. C. GUILFORD LUMBER CO. BUILDING MATERIAL GREENSBORO, N. C. A GREAT SONGSTRESS. Jenny Lind, "the Swedish nightingale," was the first of the large and ever larger flock of sing ing birds to come from Europe to this country. Her coming (in 1850) created g-.at excitement, as the few who remember it testify in glowing terms. An excellent writer on music tells that he was a Freshman in Brown University at the time, and that the whole student body had caught the Jen ny Lind fever. No artist in mu sical history ever received such an ovation. She was escorted from the pier in New York to her hotel by thousands of people, under tri umphal arches erected in her hon or. Her portrait was in every shop window. All the girls of that day imitated her coiffures and costumes, and many of them sought to imitate her gait. An enterprising hardware dealer ad vertised "Jenny Lind tea-kettles, which, being placed on the fire, commence to sing in a few mo ments." Th is furore passed over the whole country. Summing up her qualities this writer says that "her voice united strength and delicacy to a remarkable degree. It was finished, but never finical. It had depth of feeling, delightful sweetness, delicate refinement, and backing it, sensibility and an earnest personal!ty." In 1844 she began her brilliant career as an opera singer, but aft er five years of this exciting life, she resolved to leave it for the more congenial platform of the concert room. She could not rec oncile the glitter and publicity of the stage with her love of nature and simplicity. She is gratefully remembered for her many chari ties. Her generosity and sympa thy were boundless, and easily en listed in any just cause. All of her American earnings were devo ted to founding and endowing art scholarships in her native Sweden. The following story, copied from an old scrap-book, gives a vivid picture of the enthusiastic recep tion the singer received in Ameri ca, even from dignified statesmen: Jenny Lind gave a concert at Washington during the session of Congress, and as a mark of her re spect, sent polite invitations to the President, Mr. Fillmore, the members of the cabinet, Mr. Clay, and many other distinguished members of both houses of Con gress. It happened on that day that several members of the cabi net and Senate were dining with the Russian minister. Ilis good dinner had kept the party so late that the concert was nearly over DON'T FORGET THE MIN STREL ON SATURDAY EVEN ING! THE GUILFORDIAN when Webster, Clay, Crittenden and others came in; whether from the hurry in which they came, or from the he;it of the room, their faces were a little flushed and they looked somewhat flurried. After the applause with which these gentlemen were received had subsided and silence was restored, the second part of the concert was opened by Jenny Liud with "Hail Columbia;" this air, as a part of the programme, was considered peculiarly appropriate for a con cert where the head of the govern ment and a large number of both branches of the legislative depart ment were present. At the close of the first verse Webster's patriotism boiled over; lie could sit no longer, and, rising like Olympian Jove, he added his dee]), sonorous voice to the chorus, and, I venture, never in the whole course of her career did Jenny Lind receive one-half of the ap plause as that with which her song and Webster's chorus were received. At the close of the air, Mr. Web ster rose with his hat in his hand, and made such a bow as Chester field would have deemed a fortune for his son. Jenny Lind, blushing at the distinguished honor, curt sied to the floor. The audience applauded to the very echo. Web ster, determined not to be outdone in politeness, bowed again, Miss Lind recourtsied, the house re applauded, and this was repeated nine times. DON'T FORGET THE MTV. STRHL ON SATURDAY EVEN ING ! HENRY CLAY NOTES. President Staurt called tlie house to order and appointed H. lindd to act as critic for the meet ing. After the roll had been called and the minutes of last meeting read and accepted the following query was debated: Resolved, that the United Stat .s rose to her pres ent positions by means of war. Jackson, Bondurant and Henry represented the affirmative, with Valentine, Edgerton and Newlin as their opponents. The negative won. 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