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.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."
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