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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1899)
THE COURIEK which it has boon left by previoua cam paigns. Ail women's taxes shall be abolished and men's shall be doubled. "My fair opponent placed no limit to her promises, and I will state to the convention that I heard her say at a recont meeting where her topic was "Tho Universe," that it waB a whaling big subject for such a little woman. I think she will find the presidency just as big." Tho hour growing late tho election of ofllccrs was postponed. The noxt con vention will meet with Samantha Allen at Joncsville, March 4, 1000. Thoro is litllo wondor that club women are generally interested in Rub sia, which is making history moro rapidly than any other nation. We publish tho following study plan prepared by the English-American reading class of Buffalo, N. Y. This club .meets every woek and this plan is for one study year, hence for a club meeting every two weeks it would bo necessary to consoli date this outline if it is to be completed in ono year. With the addition oMhree or four more topics it could be nicely arranged for a two years' course, and two years devoted to the Btudy of Russia would be two years well spout: 1. The great white empire. Quota tions from GoofTrey Chancer. 2. Primitivo Russia. Quotations from John Qower. 3. Princes and principalities. Russia in slavery: Quotations from James I of Scotland. 4. Russia consolidated.' Ivan the Great. Ivan the Terrible. Quotations from Edmund Spenser. 5. Songs and legends. Quotations from Sir Philip Sidney. G. Moscow and the Kremlin. Quota tions from William Sbakspere. 7. Petet the Great. Quotations from Christopher Marlowe. . i 8. The Somiram'iB of the North. Quo tations from Ben Jonson. 0. Religions past and present. Quo tations from Beaumont and Fletcher. 10. Open date. Quotations from John Milton. 11. Alexander I. Quotations from Jf remy Taylor. 12. Don Quixote of Aristocracy. Quotation from Increase and Rev. Cot ton Mather. 13. The people, a. Manners and cus toms, b. The aristocraty. c. The mid dle class, d. The Peasant. Quotations from George Herbert. 14. Alexander the Earnest. Quota tions from Sir Francis Bacon. 15. Literature and the drama. Quo tations from John Dryden. 16. Tolstoi. Quotations from Samuel Butler. 17. Architecture. Quotations from Joseph Addison. 18. Poland. Quotations from Alexan der Pope. 10. The tight against knowledge. Quotations from Richard Steele. 20. Music. Quotations from Jonathan Edwards. 21. Painting and decorative art. Quo. tations from John Bunyan. 22. Relations between Russia and Turkey. Quotations from Jouathan Swift. 23. Alexander III. Quotations from Thnmaa Ghatterton. 24. Siboria. The Nihilists. Quota tions from Thomas Gray. 23. Annual meeting. Election of officers. for the uso of the Nebraska clubs through tho reciprocity bureau. A discussion followed tho paper and quotations from Kipling woro given by the club members. Music by a mando lin orchestra, and refreshments, com pleted a delightful afternoon. Miss Helen llarwood entertained Junior Sorosis lapt Tuesday afternoon at her home, with an interesting talk about French art which was on hancejd by illustrations of hat subject in the form of photographs of many of tho masters. Light refreshments woro served and a very pleasant afternoon enjoyed. Tho Century club met Tuesday with Mrs. E. A. Polk. UflicorB for noxt year were elected: President, Mrs. George Waite; vice-president, Mrs. J. E. Hill; eecretary, Mrs. C. I. Jones. Roll call waB responded to by current events. Mrs. M. H. Garten read a paper on Amelia Edwards. Mrs. F. E. Campbell told of excavations in Egypt. Sorosis met last Tuesday afternoon with Mre. H. H. Wheeler and listened to a very interesting lecture by MrB. C. T. Mungor on "The Government of Colonies." KtMMH nOMMMM0etQ0MMMMMMMM Fitzgerald Drvj Qopds Co. 1023.1020 O t. Lincoln, XVetor. ! Those who want to make a seasonable purchase in sea- j i purchase in season come here, for they know we have ; I what they want when they want it. Wash Dress Gocds. Every yard that is shown in our wash dress goods de- j : partment is of this season's qualities, styles and color- : : ings. We can frankly say we are the only house in the : j : city that did not carry over one yard of wash dress goods j ; from last season. We call your attention to the fact that we are selling i no organdies or such fabrics that have been shown for the i : past three years, But we do say and show you the most j : complete line of new weaves and colorings for the coming ; : season. Come to us for new ideas. The household economics department of the Woman's club have decided to take a noon dinner at Union college next Thursday April Gth. All members of the club wishing to join can do bo. On that occasion they will have practi cal demonstrations of farinaceous foods. Fancy Silks. The New Book Review club was en tertained Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. F. W. Bart ruff. The program was de voted to Kipling and his works. The paper on the author was a critical analysis of great interest by Mrs. Elia W. Peattie of Chicago. Mrs. Peattie prepared the articles for a recent meet ing of tho Fortnightly club of Chicago, and on request forwarded it this week The members of the Woman's club were entertained at the university gymnasium last Monday afternoon with an interesting exhibition of the athlet ic work done by the young ladies in the gymnasium classes. Each member being permitted to bring a friend, the large room and gallery were crowded. The Swedish gymnastics which were a novelty to most of tho spectators wero learned by Miss Barr while abroad last summer. They are given without ap paratus and without music. The Swedes consider these movements of the body have sufficient rythm without accompaLiment of music. The usual gymnastic exercises were exhibited and the afternoon closad with basket ball. The basket ball teams are known as the Midgets and Champions. The Midgets are: Misees Gregory, Wheeler, Lasch, Bridge, McCoska, Swartz, Smith, Mil ler, Pentzer, Erford, Henry and Cusack. The Champions are: Misses Brown, West, Davenport, Buchnr.aster.Holbrook and Winger. The second game wbb betweon the two midget teams. It was a pretty thought of the Wom an's club to tender a reception to the wives of the legislators and was really without any "ax to grind'1 looming up in the near future. The club rooms were prottily decorated with pinks, palms, lilies and hyacinths, while pink shades and srailax adorned the chan deliers. The reception was tendered by the members of the parliamentary de partment and were formally received by the leader of that department, Mre. Nel lie M. Richardbon, and Mrs. A. W. Field the club president. The mem bers of the department acted as hostesses but were assisted in entertaining by all the members 'of the club. Over 300 ladies called during the afternoon. Tho crowds of beautifully dressed ladleB, the bright informal conversation, com bined with tho music, made tho occasion mobt enjoyable. Couches and pillojvs formed cozy rooks for a chat, where the cooling ices brought by many eager assistants could be enjoyed. The re freshments were served from two tables dainty with embroidery and delicate china and silver. One was in pale pink and tho embroidery and flowora of tho Just received from Npw Ynrk 150 fr1u ; (nn;., ! - , -.v ?bj i.o nt ACiiiv y , ; j waist silks, all this season's styles and colorings, r gular i i: retail price from $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $2, and a few as j i : high as $2.25 a yard. Everything will be sold at the re- j : markable low price of 98c. If you wish to get the cream ; of the lot come early. Black Crepon- We will show this week 83 different styles in silk and mohair blister crepons. "vVe have six times the assort ment of any house in the state and our prices are lower and we guartee to save you from 15c to 50c a yard. Our prices are 49c, 75c, 98c, $1.2"), $1.50, $1.75, $1.98, $2.25, $2.50, $2.75, $2.98 a yard. illlMlMIMJIIIMMMtMMIIMH other were red. The ladies presiding were Mesdames Orcutt, CaBtor, Henry and Chapman. The music was espe cially enjoyable. An orchestra from the university school of music was stationed behind a screen of plants and palms, and in spite of the incessant hum of voices the beauty and spirit of their selections were noted with pleasure. Editor of The Courier: I would like to present 10 you in par ticular and to your readers in general a little bit of history bearing upon a statement of yours on the second pae of last week's Courier: "Municipal ownership of public franchises is fa vored by as many republicans bb fusion iflts." Owing to tho fact that there is no tolling what a "fusionist" does favor other than free silver I do not question the truth of your statement. But to show that the populiatB or independents who wore never "embalmed" by a demo crat, are, or at least wero a few years ago, practically all government railroad people, I quote from House Journal, 1801, page 1181, the vote on House Roll No. 63. "A memorial and joint resolution petitioning congress tu enact such laws as may be pecessary to assume govern ment ownership and control of all rail roads an telegraph lines. "It was introduced by Brederson, an independent from f utler county, and referred to the committee on federal relatione January 15 and passed tho house, 59 to 20, March 25, 1891." Twenty one mombors were absent or tOM0IQMMMMIIMIMMM did not vote. Of these 9 were republicans, 9 were democrats and 3 were populists. Of those who voted in the negative 8 were republicans. 11 were democrats, and one "poor lost sinner" was a pop. The aye vote was republicans 5, democrats 4 pops 50. - - ' As there were only 22 republicans and 24 democrats in the house, a majority of each were either "absent or not voting " or voted aye. Allow me to suggest to you that, tak ing a quotation from Thomas Jefferson's let er to his friend Judge Roane, written September G, 1810, "The revolution of 1800 was as complete a revolution in the PIiScip,eB of our government as that of 1770 was in its form. The chief or those "princip es' the one great "bone of contention," between Hamilton and Jefferson: and thirty years later between LIBV and Wnhntni- nm -1.1- Jackfon on the other, was, briefly stated, "no private citizen shall ever be endowed with any right or privilege whatever in connection with a public franchise that is not equally enjoyed by every other citizen." ' " And I would like to call your atten tion to the fact, for I heard him, that our esteemed fellow citizen, W. J. Bryan advocated substantially the same thing in his first debate with Mr. Council i5 thie city when he said, "I hold that you have no right to tax the public for the benefit of a private citizen." And there was more of statesmanship in that one sentence than in all that he has said since then. And if there is any thing that can be dignified by the name of "principle" that has prevented Mr. Bryan from eating a $10 "hash" with Mr. Belmont and other democrats, but prompts him to eat a II "hash" with En lil 0tneL demo"ats, I hope he will tell it to all the world and that you will print it, and that all the Filipinos and .? rest of ub Americans will shout "hurrah for our Billy the Great ." O. M, Clahk. V V