THE COURIER.
papers, which were followed by discus
sions, n which a largo majority partici
tmtod, were "Events leading to the
Civil War," by Mrs. Teegarden, and
The Civil War," by Mrs. Kennedy, both
of which hi ought to the minds of those
who lived it a history which a youngi i
generation pre now learning, many rem
iniscences of those days of secession and
dishonor, of the days which tried men's
souls and made women rise in their
power and loyaltyto lend a helping
hand to this country.
Mrs. Flora Aehman, a former membor
of the club, having returned to Weeping
Watci after an absence of several yeaie,
was roinBtated by a unanimous vote.
Music for the day was furnished by Mrs.
Teegarden.
November 18 Club met with Mrs.
Hungate. A paper on ".Reconstruction
Dajp," by Mrs.- Hay, wbb road by Mrs,
Yates. This being ono of the days fcr
, parliamentary practice (there are two
during the year), the leaders, Mesdames
I luugate and Race presented the rules
of organization according to Roberts and
applied them to the organization of a
woman's club.
Following this, for relaxation and va
riety, another organization was at
tempted by Borne of the moBt distin
guished women of the land. With Mrs.
Apperson, president of the N. F. W. C,
and MrB. Poynter by her side acting as
secretary, the noted women, assembled
for the occasion, proceeded to organize a
political party for the purifying of the
nation and of political parties. Mrs.
Mark Hanna and Mrs. Biyan sat side by
side, while the two rival candidates for
tho presidency were not backward in
presenting their claims and making
promises. By all tbiB turmoil modest
Clara liarton, Ella Wheeler Wilcox and
Mrs. Stoutenborough were almost ob
scured. As most women will be heard
when they are in the Bpirit of it, all
managed to have their say about Bome
f thing, Bometimea to the point and some
times not. From beginning to end the
spirit of fun pervaded the atmosphere
of tbiB usually sedato and seriouB
mindod club.
Two vocal soIob were given by Miss
Sackett, with MrB. Teegarden at the
piano. M. L. Woodford.
An enthusiastic fow of tho Town and
Country Club of York mot last Friday
in the new club rooms for the purpose
of organizing for the winter's work. As
there were not enough members present
to take any action, the meeting was post
poned until Saturday, Noraember 25.
Note the change in the time of meeting.
Tho chief object of tbiB club is to get
the country ladies interested, and it is
thought that Saturday would be a bet
tor day for the ladies out of town than
Friday. Hence the change in the day
from Friday to Saturday. Pleasant
c'uli rooms have beon rented over the
the First National bank and all are II
vitcd to attend this moeeting November
2r, at 2 o'clock. Mrs. N. Pierce,
Corresponding Secretary.
The Mental Culture Olub of Auburn
arranged a rare treat for the evening of
November 23, when Mrs. Belle M.
Stoutenborough, of Pldttsmoutb, ga e
an interesting leuture on "Mothers' In-'
lluonco" at tho Christian church. There
was a largo attendance.
Tho art department of the woman's
dub of Columbus mot last Friday after
uood with Mrs. Ilerrick. Roll call wbb
responded to with art notes. Miss Moa
grove read an instructive paper on
' What Is Art?" whilo "Freuch Art" was
clearly defined by Mrs. Brindley.
Tho Self Culture Olub of St. Paul
ot last Friday with Dr. Grothan, ev
ery membor but ono being present. The
U'fHon, which was "The Hundred Years'
War in France," was ably lod by Mrs.
Flotcher. As tho cool woathor advances
tho members aro working hotter. Tho
membor who visited tho Btato federa
tion at York in October was compli
mented upon tho fact that this club sent
In ono of the finost programs of tho
year.
THE OLD, OLD STORY.
ART HISTORY.
Outline oi Work Prepared by Mrs. F. M.
Hall, Chairman of the Art Committee of
the N. F. W. C
(a) Architecture.
(b) Sculpture
(c) Painting.
A.
ANCIENT ART.
I. Egyptian art.
II. Babylonian and Assyrian art.
III. Persian, Phoenican, Palestine and
art of AbIb Minor.
IV. Greek art.
V. Etruscan and liomau art.
B.
Christian art to tho Renaissance.
O.
Modern art from tho RonaiBBanco to
tho present.
I. In Italy. II. In Germany. III. In
France. IV. In Holland. V. In Bel
gium. VI. In Spain. VII. In Eng
land. GENERAL REMA11KS.
In ancionr art architecture and sculp
ture predominated.
In early Christian art architecture
and painting predominated.
In modern art painting predominates.
Architecture and sculpture take second
place.
LESSON I.
EGYPTIAN ART.
Noto. Antiquity of civilization; phys
ical and political characteristics of peo
ple; fertility of soil; religion,
1. Memphic period.
Study of tombs, statues, wall decora
tions, portraits and pyramids.
2. Thoban period.
Study rock tombs, temples, statues no
longer portraits, decline in art use of
pillar.
3. Salt period.
Study same foatures as above two
periods.
See Perrot and Ohepilz History of
Ancient Egyptian Art; Luebke's History
of Art; Flaxman's lecture on Sculpture.
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Ho was nothing but a boy.
And ho did not liko being a boy. Boys
had to run urranda, and fill wood boxes,
and havo big sisters with beaux, and
wear good clotheB when thoro wbb com
pany. Yo, and thoy mustn't talk at tho
table, nor HBk twico for plo and nuts,
nor bo noisy around tho houso. Boys
woro noglocted and had no privilogoB.
They had no end of a fuss whon thoy
wantod to go baro-footod; and bIioob
woro no Eoonor discarded than some
thing got in tho way and stubbod tho
Boy's toes. Even now ono of thoso un
olTonding mombors, ca-ofully wrapped in
an old rag, was lifted up from tho others
inavory appoaling, pathetic way. It
had boon bruised this morning on an
old grapo vino root down by tho swim
ming holo. Tho Boy Blowly unwound
tho covering from tho poor too, and tho
tears started in hie oyos as he gazed
thereon. It wbb a hard, hard world.
With a sigh, tho Boy replaced tho rag,
aud his thoughts turned to other woes.
Boys had to go to school, and got les
sons in arithmetic, and geograph), and
grammar! Of what ubo was grammar,
anyhow? To teach ono to spoak cor
roctly, tho toachor said. The boy
thought that was all nonsense. A
whistlo would bring his dog, and ho
didn't caro whether "Sic 'em" was good
grammar or not. Ab for swimming,
whon ho wantod someone to go with
him, all he ncoded to do wbb to wavo
two flngois in tin air, and ho could sum
mon anotbor Boy from a greator distanco
than speech of any kind could bo hoard.
Sehoal was a prison, and the school
master a tyrant. He had switched the
Boy only yesterday, and for what? JuBt
for bending a pin and dropping it. Ab
if that woro anything. The Boy's
wounded dignity aroBO at tho thought of
it, and his hoait Bwolled again. Just
wait. Tho Boy would bo a man after a
while, and all .tyrants would got thoir
just doscrts. Whon tho Boy became a
man ho would have money. Ho would
buy all tho schoolhouses, and turn them
into managerios and circuses, where ail
bojs could go free. Thon he would have
a railroad, and a steamboat, and givo
frpo picnics to boys, and girls; That
would be nice. And then he'd have a
line law oflice, with a lot of clerks and a
big library, and after a while maybe be
would be Governor. He did not want
to be President. All boys wanted to be
that. And when he was governor, and
had a boll-boy in buttons to wait on him,
and messenger boys were running after
him all tho time with telegrams, then he
might ask that shy, blue-eyed maiden
to be bis wife. Ab, wait until the Boy
became u Man; Then
Ho was just a common, average Man.
Ho was not euro whether he was even
an average Man. It was so bard for a
young fellow, just out of school, to make
a living and a place for himself in the
world. In college he had been called,
clover and brainy, and the lads looked
up to him. He had taken a first prize
in his law class, and had won a medal ic
oratory. Yet for two years he had been
trying to practise law, and had not made
expenses. He could not sen bow that
squatty, bald-headed old rooster Grubs
had so many clients. But never mind.
All the Man ueeded was a fair chance.
Halt bis life was yet before him. All he
wanted was something to work on. No
politics for him. Politics were too un
certain. He would win recognition at
the bar, and build up an exclusive and
profitable practise. He would work,
work, work, until bye and bye some big
corporation would lose a case; then they
would get thoir eye on tho Man who had
won it, and conclude that the man was
sharp and clear hoaded. And then be
would bo a oorporation lawyer with a
big salary, and probably the fair-haired
girl, with tho bluo oyos, would be his
wlfo. And thon, if tho party nooded a
good man to ah aro tho honors in the
Sonato, or on tho bench, it might be he
could venturo a llttlo into politics. Buc
nothing small for him, nothing small.
Ho was a young Man now. Ah, but
wait a fow years. Then
He waa known ob a successful Man.
Ho smiled Btrangoly as ho road tho
morning papor. Yes, thoro woro tho
hoadlinoB, containing tho namo in largo
lottors, roferrlng to him as tho Well
known Counsellor of Gold Brick & Son,
tho Eminent Jurist, etc., and an article
concerning his coming ontranco upon
Senatorial duties. Woll, ho had made a
hard fight. For monthB ho had thought
of nothing else, and worked for nothing
else, Ho bad won. But his hoad whirl
ed His brain was woary, Ho glanced
on down tho nowspapor column, to read
there a brief history of bis life. His
birth place was given, and tho date
what, sixty years and moro since ho was
born? Yes, ho was weary, and worn,
and growing gray. Ho closed hiB tired
eyes and his thoughts sped back through
the years to tho timo when ho was a
Boy, healthy, care-free and happy. It
rostod him to think of it.. Tho familiar
scones floated through hiB mind liko the
broath of morning. Thoro was the old
school-house, in the center of the spac
ious, shady play ground. Many a time
had ho climbed that big maple, close to
the door, and peeked in through the
transom at the envious scholars. More
than once had tho teacher trounced
him for it. He could look in now
through the wide old-fashioned win
dows, and see tho seat that used to be
hiB, and the one close by, where tho blue
eyed maiden eat. He remembered, tooj
how in tho long Bummer afternoons he
UBod to wish he could get out and run
down the bill to tho creek he could sen
from his desk. Ho could hear the
blackbirds singing thoir shrill, croaking
choruB from tho trees. Down by that
broad elm, with tho vinos creeping over
it, was tho swimming hole. What fun
to make a slippery place ou the muddy
bank, and then all slide in a string into
the water. Life was no problem then.
But he was a Boy no longer.
Once he had been a Lover, That was
in tho days of early strugglo in his pro
fession. He was then little more than a
Boy. He bad laughed at his poverty,
and the world laugbed with him. He
had been but a sight-seer in a world
that was new and wide. He had been
in his youth, with all bis work before
him. He had been keen tor the strug
gle, for he loved the girl. "He was
strong and buoyant, and hoped that he
was loved. Ho gained a footing in law.
Then no began to climb. Ho had ap
proached hie idol. He wooed her, and
won her. What a joy to be living. Ihen-
The successful Man opened his eyes.
There were the head-lines of the paper.
There were bis gray hairs. He was no
longer, a Buy. Ho was no longer a
Lover. He was just a Successful Man.
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