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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1896)
THB COURIER. nest buildere, the storers of food and tho workers in clay, like the mud wasp and termites. I Man set out to fight and outwit; woman to conserve and elabo rate; man to explore and wander, worn an to settle down and congregate; man becoming dispersive, centrifugal; woman unifying and centripetal; man develop ing the militant spirit, woman the in dustrial spirit; for as has been said, woman lighted the first fire and upon the stones of the rude hearth was laid the foundation of industrialism, tho be ginning of the permanent civilization we enjoy today. She was the founder of society, the primitivo social unit, and with her child and the line of her fe male ancestry ehe formed theonly stable element in society. To attach man to the group was another matter and to waken a sense of paternity within him was the struggle of the ages. Long before this was ac complished women had formed a tribal family and racial unity, which, in its first rude form, embodied the idea of government, but which is significant to us, as revealing the germ of social unity. If you would learn of all the activities and occupations through which she con tributed so much to the general mode of happiness read if you have not al ready the latest word upon the subject in Prof. Mason's "Woman's Place in Primitive Culture." Its chapters re veal woman in a manifold and difficult role, as food bearer, weaver, skin dresser, potter, the Beast of Burden, the Jack of all trades, the artist, the linguist, the founder of society, the patron of re ligion. In these opening scenes of the drama of civilization she moves a cen tral and commanding tigure.tbe warning spirit in the affairs of life, her virtues and skill reflected from the heavens by trie deities who personate them. Only in the arts of war is she un skilled, only amid scenes of murder is her presence wanting for, when its dis cordant notes are heard, her voice is silent, her bands grown gradually skill ful in the making and fashioning of im plements of peaceful industry, never made a gun, or a murderous weapon. From all these we are told she is ex cluded, save when now and then a few poor girls earn a pittance filling cart ridges, save, as in the days of Tacitus, women carry food and cheer to their husbands on battle fields, save that the good Bisters of the Red cross bind up the wounds and minister to the wants of the unfortunate victims. So we see that the same motive power that prompted woman to strive for de velopment in a material way, is the motive that fills the ages with her patient toil that a home might be created, that impelled her to break with feeble but willing hands the locked doors of Nature's store bouse that life might be eustained, the motive that worked outward in a spirit directly in contrast with the warlike spirit of the age, that resisted it not but ever came, is the same motive that today reaches out in every organized effort to a higher livmg, a broader intellectua.ity, a better order, a purer social structure, a truer fellowship, a larger unity. Militancy and Industualism in the old relations to civilization have disappeared. All the enterprises of women embody a hope of the regeneration of the world. They are, in short, the forms by which the spiritual interests of life are trying o get a hearing. If I were asked which of these movements is by its purpose and construction best fitted to convey to society the fullest expression of the spiritual interest of life I would un hesitatingly answer. The woman's club the department plan. idea or dogma but a oneness in a diver sity as wide as the universe. This is an ideal worth working for even if we can not obtain it. Organization was in tho air of tho century; 1 felt a passionate desire for it as a girl. It seemed to mo that the isolation of women, a ad their egnorance of each other deprived them of possiblittes of strengtb.narrowed their lives, and shut them in their four walls, self bound in an unconscious prison. That was my inspiration to organized work and tho universal response has shown that the time had como when the moral influence of woman could be sot free to work bleeBing for the whole human race. Let no woman ask if Fed eration will do me goo-'.orhelp my club, bo thankful oh so thankful, that the time has come when you can be one of a great congregation whose exiatenco and influence working toward higbnets is a strength to all women and a pro phecy of a nobler future. Third Pub. Oct 17. SHERIFF SALE. Notice is hereby given. That by virtue of an order of Bale, issued by the Olerk of the District Court of the Third Judi cial District of Nebraska, withiu and for Lancaster 'County, in an action wherein William Stull and Louis Stull, partners as Stull Brothers are Plaintiff, and Joseph Barrett a?Ad ministrator of tho estato of Michael Barrett deceased etal Defendants.I will, at 2 o'clock P. M.. on the 4th day of No vember A. D.183G, at the East door of the Court House, in the City of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, offer for sale at public auction the following de scribed Real Estate, to-wit: The Northwest quarter of Section thirty (30). in township twclvo (12). Nortn of range five (:'), East of the 6th P. M. in Lancaster County, Ne braska, Subject to a priot Mortgage thereon for the principal Sum of 81,700 Given under my hand this 1st dav of October, A. D..189G. John J. Trompen, Sheriff. Oct 31 F GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE. JPlciylxac Cards. Send 12 cents in stamps to John Se bastian, Gen'l Pass. Agent U. R. I. fc P. R'y, Chicago, for the slickest pack of playing cards you ever bandied, and on receipt of such remittance for one or more packs they will be 6ent jou post paid. Orders containing CO cents in stamps or postal note for same amount will se cure 5 packs by express, charges paid. Dec. 12. THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE. The old newspaper saying, "now is the time to subscribe," was never more true than at present. The times are so full of incident, so many important national and state affa'rs are shaping themselves for a change, that no one can afford to be without a metropolitan daily or weekly. The St. Louis Republic, the greatest democratic newspaper, is mak ing a special offer of its daily and Sun day paper for three months at 81.50. It is 86 a year by mail. TheTwice-a-Week Republic is sent two times a week 104 papers for only 81 a year. In addition to all tho political news, it prints every day a spread of general news and features not equalled by any other paper. ;ooooooooo ooooooocoos CYCLE PHOTOGRAPHS 8 ATHLETIC PHOTOGRAPHS ? PHOTOGRAPHS OF BABIES 8 PHOTOGRAPHS OF GROUPS g EXTERIOR VIEWS O 8 o c The Photographer 129 South Eleventh Street. on OMAHA, NEBR. FAXTOW, HULKXT DAYZXPOXT, Proprietor. pacta) attention to atate trad, evert aaa menial travelers, rarnam street uaetrs ua the door to and from U vartoatttai ttERP0iSflEH.W & 00 I I 8 Linings Free. ' s MONDAY, TUESDAY AND ; WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK Over 300 Wool Dress Pat terns on sale During the Above Named Three Days With Linings, Threads etc., etc., FRE. 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