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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 4, 1897)
gft'Brs THE COURIER. M- The Ashland Woman's Club. Tiik Couriek Lai received the jear book for 1897 and 1833 or the Ashland Woman's club. It is one of ths neatest and handiest I havo Been and outlines the work for tho jear, from October 13, 1897toApr:l29, 1893. Thoortbera are: President, Mre. Phoebe A. L'ales; vice president, Mrs. Clara Harford; record ing secretary, Mrs. Jessie L'verty; cor responding secretary, Mrs. Mary Wig genhorn; treasurer. Miss Dora Wiggen horn. The constitution and by laws are 6imilar to those adopted by nearly all woman's clubs. The object of the club is "mutual -improvement and good fel lowship among the members." Any woman sympathizing with the object of the club may bo elected a member of the club in the manner prescribed by the laws. The club will study English literature from October to February. Beginning with Shnkspere and the rise of the drama, they will consider the prose of the Elizabethan age and Bacon, the Puritan literature Milton, period of French influence (poelry) Pope, Eng lish homes Goldsmith Period of French influence (prose). Rise of Methodism Edmund Burke. With Edmund Burke the clubs leaves English literature and of several white people and then tho id inarching of a troop of iafantry and all would Eul3:d3 into the usual Iran quility. Lata one afternoon, Jack Frasser and I were sitting in my bungalow drinking hot tea and iced punch alternately to s?o which was the most cooling. "Tho psrspiratien soaked through our linen until they clung damply to our bodies. The dry bamboo walls crackled with the beat, and occasionally a centi pede would dash across tho porcli in close proximity to us, but it wi.fi too hot to notice him. "Wc had been discussing the late up rising and bow easily a few trained troops cause the natives to disappear beyond the river. My servant brought in some hot tea, and then slipped away down the etreet through the white dust. He never seemed to notice the heat. "Jack and I sat side by side watching him and wondering why it was that is, I was; Jack was looking past him to ward the river. Ho was a great swim mer and cursed the crocodiles for al ways being hungry. 'I had just poured a cup of tea and was holding it up watching it as it steamed, when from a door directly be hind u. I caught the leilection of a fig ure creeping through. I sat wat jhing it n i Ml c five of the remaining seven meetings are devoted to the study of current liter- and although my cup tremb'ed and ature. Beginning with Innocents spoiled the reflection a little, I could Abroad, they consider Barrie, Louisa M. mark its progress as it crept nearer. Alcott, James Lane Allen, Richard Herding Davis. The mealing of April lf will dUcuss labor, and consider the Trans Mississippi Exposition. The last meeting on April 29 will be the annual business meeting for the election of of ticets and other business. At fourteen of lbs fifteen meetings of ihe year a few minutes of the opening of each session will be given to parliamentary drill, part of tin time of four meetings will be given to child study and two to art. Each meeting is opened with roll call and responses in quotations from the author who has been chosen as most typical of the literary period under con eide a':ion. 3 h Ashland Woman's club has an especially strong membership and much good work is c rcdited to it by the federation. A Five O'clock Tea Story. It was quito a little dinner jarly, a few ladies and gentlemen. Thecutglass reflected the gas jets and the great roses diffused a pleasant fragrance. They had discussed the latest follies, actresses and novels, and the conversa tion drifted into gneral channtl?. "Ob, Fink, te'lusyour ""five o'clock tea story won't you," inquired the host. The person addressel was a young man about twenty years o'd, and had a dis tinguished manner which made a favor able inj rest inn on all who saw him. Oh, do tell us," chorused the ladies. 'It does not amount to very much,' said that gentleman, "it wai only a little experience I had while in a village in upper Thibet." "But Mr. Thornton, we are acquainted with your character as a story-teller, so you canLot escapa us," replied the hosus?. The young man smiled at this pleas ant flattery, and Beeing the general in terest, began "It happened, as I stated before, in the region of the upper Thibet on one of the sources of the Ganges thre or four years ago. I was stationed there, and I hope it may never be my lot to get into such a place again; it was hot dread fully hot, and the thermometer always stood above one hundred and four. "There had been one of the customary uprising among the natives. The priest bo feared the advaccs of our people into the country worked uprn the minds and superstitious inhabitants and might causa them to revolt. There wculd be s fanatical dance, the murder "Just as it got behind mi it straight' ened up, and I sprang aside. A long slender knife sunk into the edge of the table. In a moment 1 was struggling with a native and unable to get a hold of his greasy body. "Jack started up in amazement at this stracga occurence, overturning the tea pot upon the naked body of my assail ant. He let out a screech and in a mo! ruent broke away, but Jack realized that thera waB something wrong ana seized him. Between us both, we managed to tii him and lay him in the corner. Al though, he was apparently very old. he Wisthe most villanous looking Mon golianl had ever seen. Cunning, trctch ery and murder were depicted upon his face. "My servant soon returned and first examined the kuife and then the cap tive: His face turned dirty mackerel color and not a single word could wo ob tain from him. As evening approached we bound him etill mora securely and then sat out on the porch, makirg con jectures at the queer conduct of my ser vant. "A thunder storm arose out of the southeast and by the lightning we could see the dust oldies as they wbirlej across the plain and broke above the river. Wc sat there long after the storm had parsed, drinking heavily of the punch for we were not comfortable with such a visitor. "We sat there until dawn but the punch had ghca out and we had taken to sipping brandy and water. As it grew lighter we went in. "Wa3 he- gone?" queired a young ladj intensely interested. "No, he was there, and this is the stra-gest part of all." "He was dead. Upon his-arm was a tarantula. Upon his breast lay a love ly young giil, one of the most beautiful 1 had seen in that country. She was also dead but we kcew not how." "We went out oa to the porch again for it is not well to stay with the dead in that land." GEORGE C. SHEDD. c ? e c ? (? ? (? (? C 6 6 t Our new stock of fall and ready for your inspection. winter clothing is We will show the of patterns, the BEST MxVDE and BEST FITTING, also the MOST STYLISH CLOTHING West of New York City. 9 I 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 d 3 The merchant tailor must take a back seat along- with A the shoemaker. Who thinks of getting- shoes made? None A but deformities. In a very short time the same will be a d said of clothmir. These are facts and doiit foriret it. It is coming- sure and coming to stay. We cordially invite 'ou to see our new stock. Tt is your privilege, also your duty to yourselves. Our boys' and childrens' department is overflowing with Ethel I do so love to hear you play the piano. Maude Oh, do you? Ethel Yes, it always makes me think my playing's not so bad after all. 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