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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1899)
THE COURIER K ". i ' ' . ; r .first mooting at tho Lincoln hotel laBt week. The organization, which will bo known as the Schoolmasters' club, has for its object tho promotion of follow ,ehip among schoolmon of tho Btate, especially among tho leadors in different lines of work. Much good Bhould re dound to tho educational interests from such an organization. At thiB initial mooting many important ques tions were discussed, but the important paper was by Principal A. N: Winter house of Lincoln, on tho "Aim of tho High School." This paper Bhowod care ful thought on tho best methods of hold ing the young peoplo who drop out of tho schools before finishing tho courso. Mr. WaterhouBo suggested that bo mo thing besides the old studies loading to ward the learned pursuits bo offered at this age; that there be a wider latitudo in the courses. He recommended man ual training, or commercial courses for the boys and girls who could not re main interested in their books. There .is an opening for a household economic course also. This paper was followed by a very spirited discussion. The uni versity men were disposed to stand for the old courses preparatory to university work, while the public school men wore a unit for the introduction of manual training and practical studies in the high schools. The regular program of the Woman's club next Monday, January .10, will bo under the auspices of the civics depart ment. It will be conducted as a debate The subject is "Expansion," and each side will be presented by two members, when the queetion will be thrown open for general discussion. The subject is timely, as there is no question before the people today that is more talked about. The meeting Monday afternoon will no doubt result in a spirited debate. The board of Temple trustees, which has taken up the work of paying for the temple dropped by the V. O. T. U. held its first quarterly meeting this week. Mrs. Carso, Mrs. Marion H. Dunham, Burlington, la.; MrB. Lucie B. lyng, Peoria, III.; Mrs L. A. Hagans, Elm hurst, III., and Mrs. E. N. Graham, Newark, O., decided to continue the work of raising funda by the organiza tion of Willard memorial circles. The temple stockholders elected tbeae direc tors: Matilda B. Carse, Henry Dibblee, .George Manierre, William E. Kelley, Robert Crane. P, H. Burnham and Frank O.Lowden. The trustees chose Mrs. Carse as president. Last Friday evening the Hall in the Grove held its regular meeting with Dr. and Mrs. Stein. This club is studying Holland. Mrs. Garten read an inter esting paper on "Dutch Painters of the Sixteenth and Sevonteen Centuries,'' mentioning in particular Jan Steen, Rembrandt and Rubens. Mrs. Adams read a paper on Delft and told of its pot teries and how the genuine delf may be recognized. Mr. Hedges reported Amer ican current events, and Mr. Bancroft epitomized European current events, which were followed by a goneral dis cussion. Just before the circle broke up Mrs. Stein reud an interesting letter from her "soldier boy," who is with the army in Cuba. accordanco with tho French classifica tion." Ho also Boid in1 many depart montB, as, for instance, in tho toxtilo de partment, tho exhibit would probably ropreeont woman's work moro than man's. In the PariB exposition of 1000 women will be placed on a par with men, thore will be no special woman's building. This shows how quickly exposition com .missioneis absorb the good example sot by the Omaha exposition. Ferdinand W- Peck, United States commissioner to the Paris exposition, at a recent meeting of the New York board of Paris commis sioners said: "Women will participate in the Paris exposition oxactly on a par with men, and each article exhibited, whether by man or woman, will be in stalled in its proper group and class in Tho Amatour Musical club of York mot at tho usual time and place Monday aftornoon. After an interesting lesson in musical history led by Mrs. R. Mc Conaughy, nnd a short skotch of Italian opera by Mrs. Sedgwick, tho following program wes given: La Sonambula Loybach Mrs. Sedgwick. Avo Maria Maecapni Bertha Allen. La Traviata Verdi Mrs. McConnugby. Drinking Song Muscagni Bortha Allen. Don Giovanni two pianos Mozart Mrs. Sedgwick, Blanche Roberts. Love's Embrace Bohm Maud Rador. Tho Swallow's Song Bohm Amy Haggard.' Invitation a la Valse, two pianos. Hunten Blanche Roberts, Phila Sedgwick. The Amatour Musical club has en gaged Mr. Henry EameB, of the Univer sity Conservatory of Music, Lincoln, to give a lecture recital February 3. Mr. Eames has met with great bucccbb throughout the state in these recitals, and is an artist of more than usual ability. The program of the Matinee Musicalo Monday afternoon was devoted to Folk songs of all nations. Mrs. E. H. Bar bour read a very interesting paper on the subject, illustrating some of the earliest airs on the piano and reading some translations. The musical part of the program was the early music of the different nations; French, German, old English, Swiss and Norwegian. Amarica hue no folk music except what is found in Mexico and among the Indians. Miss Ida Coder played a group of Norwegiun folk songs by Grieg. Old English, French and German songs were sung by Miss Turner, Mrs. Jansen and Miss Louisa Miller, and a quartet composed of Mrs. Holyoke, Miss Oakley, Miss Reynolds and Mrs. Campbell sang a Swiss air and an "American Folk Song," which proved to be ,'The Old Folks at Home." Norwegian airs were repre sented. A number of new names were added to the chorus membership, which is now practicing for the May festival. The next meeting on the evening of February 6, will be a lecture recital by Henry Eames. Active, associate and chorus members will be admitted on member ship tickets. "Jim Clancy's Waterloo," a ptory of life on the plains of Nebraska, brought the name of Elia W. Peattio suddenly into the minds and mouths of many people. It was such a story as only ap pears when tho heart of some writer rushes out through her pen and forces the latter to sudden and unwonted elo quence. It was followed by a number of other and equally clover stories, and was reprinted, together with some oth ers, in Mrs. Poattie's first book, "A Mountain Woman, and Other Stories." Since then have followed "Pippins and Cheese" and later "The Shape of ! ear," a collection of tales, some of them weird, some of them tender, dealing with the supernatural. A short romantic opera, "The Love of a Caliban," wbb also published a little while ago, as well as a labor story, "Witch's Gold." Very shortly, it is rumored, a larger work than any yet published will appear. to listening to n most oxcollont parlor lecturo by Dr. Freda Lankton of Omuha. Dr. Lankton has spoken before tho child study department boforo acd always moots with a warm welcome from tho young mothoiB who aro on doavoring to roar thoir little children in tho right way and uccording to tho most approved method. Dr. Lankton spoko of dresB reform, tho importance of preparing food for childron, boing caroful to eliminate from tho daily bill of faro ull stimulating food and condiments, and furnishing things nourishing ratbor than stimulat ing to our boys and girls. Tho lecture was excellent throughout und furnished subjects for curoful consideration to thoso having tho euro and culturo of tho young. Tho clubs have taken undor thoir auspices Pror. Tucker's musical cIbbs and aro rendering such assistance as they can toward interesting tho chil dren of club members to lay tho founda tion for a musical education. Prof. Tucker iB a competent instructor and tho class promises well, Next Friday evening the ever popular curront topic department will furnish tho program and hopo to report an inter esting and profitable evening. Iho Woman's Literary club of Stan ton met with Mrs. A. A. Kearney, Thursday afternoon. The club is just starting in its third year of work and will have the following departments: American Literature, Study of Shake pere, Household Economics and Cur rent Events. Tho club limit is fifteen, and has fifteen members. Tho new officers are as follows: Mrs. A. A. Kearney, president Mrs. Edith Under burg, secretary. The program was opened with roll call response. Cur ront Events followed by a general dis cussion of tho Question of Expansion led by Mrs. Huntly. Mrs. Kearney re viewed the Current number of Leslie's Monthly. Mrs. Young read a Character Sketch of Benj. Franklin. The pro gram closed with a piano solo by Mrs. Underburg for which she received a hearty encore. A daintily served lunch eon wa9 a part of tho aft3rnoon's entertainment. At the Auburn Woman's club Satur day afternoon of last week, tho members were pleasantly entertained by a talk from J. H Dundas and music from Allio Furlong and Ethel Reed, The next meeting will be held January 21st at 2 o'clock. Tho subjects to be diB cussed are Current Events, Economy in the Household and Pen Pictures of three American female writers. Sub jects to be guessed by tho members of the club. Regular mooting of the Ashlund Wo man'e club was held Wednesday, Janu ary 25th, at tho home of Mrs. Will Scott It was the first meoting of tho laBt half of the club year, also tho first of the Current Literaturo courso. Under tho gonial leadership of Mrs. Scott, it could not fail to prove an interesting meottag. Anthony Hope Hawkins was tho author for the diy. A brief synopsis of "Tho Prisoner of Zonda" seemed to put tho mombors in just tho right humor for discussing tho many startling situations in which tho book ubounds. Phroso and the Dolly Dialogues ouch in their way helped tho time to pasB all to swiftly. A breezy paper en Curront Events com pleted tho program. But little business was transacted Friday evening by the Plattsmouth Woman's club, the time boing devoted Foresight. "I think," said the statesman, wbp didn't have any great hopes any way. "that it would bo a good plan to mnk these here campaign buttons of mini with eyes to 'em so that If the demand is Bmallor than tho supply, I klu sell 'm to somo overalls factory or souiy. thing of tho kind." HIDDEN. In each husk that hides the tiniest seed Is a pattern we cannot see. In each acorn cup is folded upj The plan of the great oak tree. In each bud enclosed in its mask of green Is a bloom that is yet to be In each body of clay is hidden away An immortality. William Reed Dunroy. AFRICA, fiNOLAND, QERMANY, Latter Wants th Foreit la th Haala of th TJppe. Congo.- Tho object of Germany at the present moment Is to connect her eastern and southwestern African possessions, says the Quarterly Review. To do this she desires to possess the forest in the basin of the' Upper Congo a region which Is rich in copper. If she could obtain this territory from the Congo state and a narrow strip of lnd from Portugal she would realize her aim-, and if she gets possession of the forests on the Lualaba and the Katanga cop per mines her colonies may become to her a great source of wealth. England ohould definitely make up her mind as to the attitude she will assume toward this policy. If she opposes it Germany vill become a persistent enemy. On Che other hand, if she supports it Ger many should cgree not in any way to interfere with England south of the Zambesi and support her heartily in Egypt. The increase of German proB perity at home is also an advantage to us. As Germany becomes richer sht will become a better customer and less Jealous of the political position. Th wages of German artisans must go up and consequently Germany will be less able to undersell us in thu open mar kets of the world. We have now com to a state of things as regards th German empire when we must either come to terms with it or drift intft position which will certainly lead V danger. The Germans, if they are U maintain their possesisons beyond the sea, must either be sure of the friend ship and good will of England or ehu they will endeavor to break down her power on the ocean. Since the begin ning of this year every corner of the empire has rung with the most violent denunciation of this country. The newspapers, with the almost solitary exception of the Weser Zeitung, have given expression to feelings 'of bitter hostility. Organ of opinion usually the most opposed have vied with each other in their violence of lan guage. This ill feeling to Great Brit ain, as we have said, has not been a growth of recent times. It is now strengthened by a growing conviction that the position of England in th world is undeserved, artificial and cannot be maintained if it is seriously menaced. This view has been fostered by distinguished historians and men of letters, who exercise a powerful influ ence on the youth of the country, on the guides of public opinion, on writers in the principal periodicals and Jour nals who indirectly shape the policy of the cheap newspaper, which is the got pel of the village inn. Had Debt tut Charity. The merchants of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, havo conceived an ingeniou method of :omhIning benevolence with revenge. They have turned ovei thoir bad debts to tho Woman's Mis sionary society of their city, thus re Hevlng themselves of further responsi bility for the prosecution of missions and subjecting their delinquent debt ors to a series of runs from the eternal feminine. Peialmlira. The pessimist is a freak. Pessimism Is the child of a day or a mood, optimism Is tho great under current of human life. Pessimism Is abnormal. It s dlseaso of tho mind. Itev. D. H. Over I-egal Item. "What Is a vcHted Interest?" asked one of tho lawyers who was examining a candidate for admission to tho bar. "Well er I suppose you have a vested Interest when you nro compelled to priwn your vest," replied tho candi date, who was Bomewhut Impecunious." V v V