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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1898)
sE"Wv4'''7'r'w? "- ""VBPy THE COURIER n -0 fa 9 9999999999999999S99999999999S9999(Si CLHB8. ftAAAASftAAAAA New light oo1 history's mystic pages Ami this mosaic of past oges, IJ&S'wQwwwVwwwww'Swwww' 4 ' Mrs. D. C. McKillip's suggestions at throw the Biennial on the Source Method of History Study, are herewith presented to the club women of Nebraska: The question of how shall literary clubs best study history in order to derive the greatest benefits from their efforts, claims our attention. For years past any narrative labeled ".history" carried its weight of authority, but to day the highest criticism is turning its searchlight upon the records of tne Profession who wu audi a credit to it. profit of 10 casta on each pio has ena Jn her apeech she- considered the rela- bled your committee to meet all expect- tion of women to newapaper work from ea of: Regietry and boxes, amouBtisg an historical standpoint. She claims to 163.38; current expenses of the re- tbat American women have written ever cording secretary's oce, 1190.32; cask since the Declaration of Independence balance, 963.20; total, 9343.00. waa signed and that their English sis- "Had this small margin been lost ters arejrery much behind in this matter, tbe individual clubs ordering from . manufacturer, your treasury wosld If the interesting history of the feder ation badges were better known they might be more generally worn. It ia not only a club insignia but it ia a by the be ac- That's broken so that here and there, source of revenue to the general body. indebted for tke aasonnt of caah counted for in the above statement ."Having secured a bueiaess basis fee the general federation, your committee would recommend the sane policy for the future, and that the cash balance A pieee is found, perhaps with care, At the first Biennial held in Chicago. """" u " May be in course of time replaced, May 1892, a Mrs. Todd of Wichita. Kan- U ret.lBad f" th(! , DCO,B,in com-l"S B,iirt.f i- i ' :..:.,J..J.l! .: d. : m to meet iU obligatione promptly." And in the future can be traced One beautiful 'harmonious plan, Prom primitive to perfect man., sw, introduced this motion: "Be it re solved, That the board of directors select a small jold or silver badge to be used m permanently by any members of a feder- Mir.raivsh.Mn h . ationclub." The motion was carried -... V-HVV -wuvn Muvawu, uw uviwu NOSCE TE IPSUM Did you ever have a sudden illness come upon you, something with, a doz- writer and translator, itjm dMixratA tn and at a subsequent meeting of tbe board en dread symptom, for each of which past, and the result is the overturning tne Biennial from the Scribblers club of a rommittee was appointed with dis- n friend prescribes his own particular of many accepted traditions. Buffalo, N.Y. She is a regular contrib- cretionary power to select a badge. Thia never-known-to-fail cureand then in There is a right way and a wrong utorto the Buffalo Courier and the many committee was composed of Dr. Jennie a-maze of uncertainty as to what you way to do everytning. science nas ni...anf annreciativn th intra uld in aa. aeLioaieroi ew iorK, otrs. unaries :uuy neca, interrogate the corner its hand upon; tnis age , and .that paper of Deiner women and of laid smoothed the wrinkles out of old methods. What is worth doing, is not only worth doing well, but worth do ing best, and there is no subjects the right teaching' of which is of more im portance, especially for the people of attracting a democracy than history, ana yet fa noj M. Emerson Brown of Denver in general as well aa of the Bi- Jer8y nd Mrs- c East Orange, J. Croly of ennial are from her. She has a series of articles on the West Indies which are now appearing weekly in that paper which are interesting and pertinent and much attention. She an enthusiastic annex- it is but natural that history should ationist and her views are of mora value be one of the very last subjects to than the average writer unon such tonics ushering in a new day." the feel the touch of scientific influence, for she has been a world wide traveller movement among women, xne lower uruer ague, iever an York. The design selected by this com mittee was a little badge of blue . and silver and it was accepted by the second Biennial which met in Philadelphia May' 1894. Tbe blue of the badge symbolises the dawn, while the silver radiating above the. horizon represents the sua for only in the last generation have historical methods developed suffi cient to allow our teachers of history to give it a scientific treatment. As the plant is to the botanist, and the animal to the zoologist, so the source is to the historian, ami the new or source method' of .teaching history is today superceding the old or nara tive method in all our best universi- and speaking with fluency several lan guages has been able to learn more ' of tbe feelings of different peoples upon these questions. She believes in the freedom of these islands but would leave them to solve their own problems in their own way. But there is a phase of Miss Sheldon's work that is more inter esting to club women than than her newspaper work. Club work naturally part or tne badge is terra cotta and on this contrasting color is the motto, ''Unity in Diversity," which at once be came the motto of the federation. Today the badge is worn by more than 10,000 club women in the United Stater, Canada, South America and England. The following extract from the report of Mrs. Barnea chairman of badge commit tee from 189G to 1898 will be of interest to New druggist? If you have you will prob New ably recognize the following conver sation: ; "Ah! good evening, doctor. Fine weather, isn't it?" "Yes-s little moisty." "Ah, that's just it. Moisty weather has undone me. Not feeling well, doc torno; all out of sorts. Pain in mv new' head, back of my neck liver out of , you know. to tane tine think that's ties and colleges. Now the question develops along altruistic lines and Miss every c,ub women- arises, What is the source metnod, and Sheldon is at the head-of one of the most "Acting under the advice of the how can it be successfully followed successful ventures of "women for board of directors, your committee for in club work? ne source mecnoa women, it is tbe Women s Exchange 1896 and 1893 continued its contract with deals with established historical facts, of Buffalo,' which was organized twelve the manufacturer, placing all orders ditions." .wow, 1 m recommended ture rhubarb. Do you good? "Yes-s, that's good." "Well, how about the roots of rhu barb? Some think that's best, you know." "Well that' good, too." "I have a friend who .swears by War burg's tincture?" "Very good, very good for some things." "And then, bromo quinine " Excellent effects, under certain con- There is but one way to reconstruct years ago and is one of the few ex the Kfe of the past, and that is from changes that survived the fad of 1886 the remains of the past, and these re- and '88. It is not only alive but is really mains are called historical sources, a brilliant success and takes work The historical fact is what actually from all over tbe United States, charges did occur in all its fullness and truth- no fee for consignments and sella on a fulness. The record of that fact is the 10 per cent commission. It bad a fine belief of uncertain persons as to what display of its consignments at the happened, and that belief is of ten bi- Albany hotel in Denver during the Bi ased by bigotry, passion and preju- ennial and some of the work was said to dice. Much material that was accept ed as genuine in the last century was rejected as false by this, and often as intentionally false. The source method is critical. It be exquisite. This opens a wide field for women who are looking for work that with him in large quantities and sending to the clubs at the rate abopted by its first committee, viz: 50 cents for pins without hooks, and 55 cents for pins with hooks. "Your committee was authorized to investigate the cost of copyright, also of patent with the protection of same Copyright was found to be expensive and sometimes ineffectual withont liti gation, while a patent was of no avail know. I guess, per have the tincture of unless all pine were recalled and stamped may be done at home and from which accordingly. While the one plan was they can probably realize speedy salee ""Jpeuieui quite luipuwjiue wouiun more you Know since your .nterview Miss Sheldon would be glad to confer was attended with considerable expense; with the chemist. And you swear a Well, I don't haps, I'd better rhubarb." "That's very good." "On the other hand, 'though, the quinine is best for fever, isn't it?" "Yes, it's good for a fever." "Now, which do you think is best?" "Well-l, they're both good." "Oh, I guess you can give me the rhttbarb. Thanks, doctor? thanks, awfully. Good-night." Only outside you wonder how much asks who was the writer? Where did with any one interested in this work and hence it was decided to adopt neither, solemn oath to buy only stamps there he live? When did he lire? Was he any inquiries addressed in care of Buffa an eye and an ear witness of the lo Courier would reach her. While in event? When did he make his record? Denver she expressed tbe hope of find- Does it agree with other known facts ing some new avocations among western on the subject? In short does his piece of literary mosaic fit in to the place assigned it?" The source method built its own: his tory. It "takes no writers opinion as women which would widen the scope of her exchange. but to protect the interests of the gen- in future. eral federation b a strict compliance with the contract, placing all orders with the manufacturer (C. G. Braxmer of New York), with the reciprocal condi tion on his part of filling only those or- the Miss Sheldon is also a writer of books. derB which came through the authorized Her first book which appeared several committee. In this way the committee years ago was entitled "As We Saw It '' controlled the Bale of badges to federa- Jienie way did Marie refuse oner or that rich widower? Minnie She said lie never took her any place except to the cemetery where his first wife is otiried. ' final, but out of the photographs of and referred to he Oberammergau Pas- ted cIubs on,v ruins, of relics, of temples, of stat uary, of remains of every kind, out of the extracts from documents, diaries, contemporary naratives, newspapers, etc., this brick and mortar, and' lum ber, of history it builds its own un biased opinion. How can' clubs follow this method of study? Members cannot go to the original sources. They cannot have access to ancient records, and records sion play, also contained an account of her, tour through Scotland and Ireland. Her last book is called "From Plucke. min to Paris." (Pluckemin u a little historical village in New Jersey). It has dainty little illustrations at the begin ning of each chapter furnished by the author herself, as she is also an and illustrates all her own books. "Statistics are not usually interesting, yet, when they emphasize a principle they justify enumeration. The results from this plan of work can be sum mar ized as follows: "Three thousand four hundered and twenty-one badges have been sent to artist federated clubs, aggregating 427 badges This by registered mail. Illinois, the banner "Do you believe in long engage ments, Mr. De Stone vheart?" "Certainly." "How long?" uw one or other of the dies." parties book is the outgrowth of France in 1895 when she represented "Your men seem to be under excel lent discipline," said the commander. "They obey their orders implicitly." "Yes," said the captain, "my com ber trip to state in 1894, again in 1896, in 189S leads ?" " wmposea exclusively of mar ried men." "The count was an adnmh! rvi.- ner. tie fairly danced his my affections." way into with 840 badges one-fourth of the en- in the original would not be Greek to the United States as delegate to tbe In- tire number sold since the last biennial. them if they were Persian documents, ternitionpl Press Congress the first Colorado comes second, ordering 450; While they cannot go, others have woman to be so honored. She made an Missouri third, ordering 140r Kansas gone and have given to the world the address in French before this congress fourth, ordering 120. result of their investigations in' books which was translated in six different "The Pres The 3421 badges sold tj . . " ... ..n nf a.-rr-itia fmm tha snnmc lonmionu InUnimnnn ntk.n 1U.t- :nnA fha loot rAnnrt marl A at tnA thlVfl " reuenCK A. btOK68 ComDSnV. nnh and photographs of historical remains, of the delegates to that convention were biennial represent a gross gain to the f !. West Twenty-third and such a work used in connection men and they were surprised and de- federation of 1343.90, rendering this with a good' narative text- book, will lighted to meet a woman of the same work self sustaining and altruistic. The street. New York. The Courixk for sale ? all newsstands
