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Monday morning one-third are drunk
and laid off for that cause. The many
fearful mine accidents come from drink
and drunken persons not discovered
among the thousands going to work
until they get in the mines.
7. The dynamite monopoly is a great
financial burden, not on account of price
alone as that the grade is very low, and
hence many useless and sudden explo
sions. 8. The coal monopoly on coal dug
not ten miles away from the mines is
an outrage. The freight charged is
from six to twenty four cents a ton per
mile, where in England or America it
would be half a cent. Objecting to this
prohibitory rate on coa1, the miners of
the coal built a railroad to the coal
mines, when the rolksraad passed a law
prohibiting the road. Then they brought
coal iu ox-carts ; they prohibited this
also.
The thousands of Americans and
English and others having thus their
rights trampled upon, petitioned time
and again, and in 1891 formed the
Transvaal National Union, sending to
the volksraad a petition for these rights:
1. A constitution guarJed from sud
den changes.
2 Equitable franchise law and rep
resentation in Johannesburg, where
nearly all are Uitlandsra.
3. Equality of Dutch and English
languages (only Dutch is used).
i. Heads or government departments,
such as mining, to be responsible to
legislature direct.
5. Removal of all religious disability.
G. Courts to be independent.
7. Education to be free and liberal.
8. Free trade with other parts of the
country.
This petition, with forty thousand
names, was received with sneers and
jeers in the volksraad, and the reply to
it was: "If you want these come and
fight for them." The people then ap
pealed to England to intervene for
their rights, for succor and protection,
for free speech, privilege of meeting to
gether and sanctity of home.
It is in answer to the direct appeal of
these Americans and English, as well aB
others who outnumber and outpay the
Boers, and for the sake of humanity,
that England has for this last time
again undertaken to exhaust every
peaceful means to bring u lasting, but
radical reform. The war came by a
forty-eight-hour ultimatum from Paul
Kruger, who would not wait, because he
knew it would be a month before Eng
land could send any troops, and he
could cause more bloodshed by begin
ning earlier, but not alter the ultimate
result.
England stands for education, civil
ization and free religion. The Boer
neither asks for nor will have or allow
any of these, hence he must not stand
in the way of the world's advance, or
under the great wheels of progress he
will be crushed
THE POET.
The poet mist know the sum of life
He must listen and learn
of the chirping wren,
And catch the sweep
of the eagle's flight,
If he find the scope
of his dream-struck pen.
The poet must know the sum of life
He must walk with saints
and those who fall ;
He must tread a rose-path
strewn with thorns,
And find his sweet
in a cup of galL
The pcet must know the sum of life
He must tread in the path
where the toilers plod,
And must climb the crag heights,
stained with blood
From the doors of hell
to the Gates of God.
William Reed Dunroy.
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are doing it, but it must be condensed
into three minutes.
Anna L. Apperson,
President N. F. W. 0.
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CALENDAR OF NEBRASKA CLUB?.
February.
3, XIX Century c, Albrecht Durer. Seward
3, Zetetic c, Shakspcre WeepinB Water
- J Woman's c.. Miscellaneous
Literature North Bend
, (Fin de Slecle c Edgar Allen
"J Poe Seward
3, History and Art c.. Weir. Mitchell. ..Seward
3, Pansy c, Wescott and Field Tecumsel:
3, Woman's c Child Study Lincoln
3, Woman's c, French Lincoln
5. K. P. E. O. Chapter. Book Review. . Lincoln '
5, Woman's c.. Education Omaha
5, Sorosls, Annual Banquet. Stanton
, . J Woman's c Newspaper Read
0j ing Its Uses and Abuses. . .Central City
I Frances M. Ford c Delft
5, Laces and Tapestries of Hol-
land Stromsburs
6. Fortnightly c, Tureenlef Lincoln
6, Acme c Russian Literature Wayne
- i Woman's c. Parliamentary Prac-
" 1 tice. Lincoln
6, Woman's c. Current Events Fairbury
- j History and Art c Current Events
" 1 MerchanUiof Venice Albion
6, Woman's c.. Ethics and Philosophy.. Omaha
6, Woman's c, French Conversation. ..Omaha
7, Cozy c,. German Literature. Tecumseh
- I Mary Barnes Literary c Even-
' I ins Meeting Fullerton
- J Friends in Council, American
' I '.Vritcrs Tecumseh
7. Woman's c Ruskin Ashland
7. Woman's c Oratory Omaha
7, New Book Review c.. Book ReviewLlncoln
( Woman's c.. Household Econom-
" ics , Omaha
8, Woman'sc. English Literature Omaha
8, Woman'sc, Education Omaha
8, Woman's c. Art Lincoln
8. Woman's c. The Choir Invisible ....Lincoln
0 ( Woman's c. Eminent Men
v' in United States History.. Plattsmouth
9, W. R- P. G., Current Events Lincoln
10. Woman's c Child Study North Bend
10, Woman'sc., French Lincoln
10, Woman's c, EnglishHistory....Stromsburg
10, Woman's c, Victoria's Reign Syracuse
10, Review and Art c, Andrea del Sarto.. .York
, J Fin de Slecle a, Ralph Waldo Em-
1", erson Seward
l Hlstorv and Art c Panal Influence
10, J Progress of Germany in the
( .Arts .
.Seward
OFFICERS OF N. F. W. C-, 1899 & 1900.
Vres.. Mrs. Anna L. Apperson, Tecumseh.
V. P., Mrs. Ida W. Blair, Wayne.
Cor. Sec., Mrs. Virginia D.Arnup, Tecumseh.
Rec Sec, Miss Mary Hill, York.
Treas., Mrs. H. F. Doane, Crete.
Librarian, Mrs. G. M. Lambertson, Lincoln.
Auditor, Mrs. E. J. Hainer, Aurora.
Message from the President.
I wish to thank the clubs of the state
for the hearty and prompt response (I
wish all club women would learn to an
swer all club correspondence by return
mail) tn the n quest for their year books.
More than thirty have already been re
ceived, but still there are more to hear
from. I would like very much to have
the j ear book or written program, with
full list of new officers, from every club
in the state. A club directoty is much
more easily compiled from the year
book than from letters. It is necessary
that the year book chould be sent im
mediately if the names of the new offi
cers are to go in the new year book of
the state federation, which will be issued
this month. Also, it seeruB advisable
that the delegates elected by each club
to represent it at the annual meeting
Bhould have adequate time to prepare
their reports. Tbeiefore, I recommend
that such election take place at the
mid-winter meeting, or not later than
the business meeting in June not that
a larger report may be made, but that
the delegate may have ample time to
note all the salient points in the life of
her club for the year, thus making her
report clear and condensed, giving only
that which is best and most character
istic,. These reports are of the utmost
importance, and in order to give -each
club an equal opportunity, the time
limit of three minutes will be rigk'ly
enforced. We all want to know just
what the clubs are doing, and how they
The child study department of the
Lincoln woman's club held a meeting
Saturday, January 20th, and listened to
a careful study of "The Growth and
Use of thp Nervous System," by Mrs.
Edith Hall, and "Biography and His
tory," by Miss Mary Wolf. Mrs. Win
chester talked to the mothers on the
need of moral surroundings during the
adolescent period. The downfall of so
many of our bojB and girls begins then.
A meeting will be held today to discuss
poetry and literature for children. The
lecture will be given by the leader, Mrs.
Kathenne Abel. Religious training for
children will be discussed by Rev.
Fletcher What ton. Mothers who do
not feel able to join the woman's club
will be admitted to this department on
payment of twenty -five cents.
out of the way or unusual in it. Christ
mas week three Chicago pulpits were
filled by women. Mrs. J. H. O. Smith
preached a Christmas sermon on "Mary,
the Mother of Christ," to her husband's
congregation in the Union Christian
church. In Sinai Temple Dr. Emil
Hirsch's church Mies Sadie American
occupied the pulpit. These are long
steps since the ecclesiastical ordination
of Rev. Antoinette Brown Blackwell in
18T)2. Mrs. Blackwell was the first wo
man ordained in the Universalist de
nomination. The first woman to receive
the title in the First Conga gational
church was Rev. Augusta J. Chapin in
1863. Since the ordination of these
women nearly one hundred have been
ordained in the various denominations.
The Acme club of Wayne has held
most interesting weekly meetings dur
ing the season. On January 23d it met
with Mrs. Britton. After a short buBi
neEB session, Mrs. Myers conducted a
very interesting lesson on Scandinavian
literature, as outlined in the lact leseon
of book V., of university extension. At
the close of the program, light refresh
ments were served, and a very pleasant
innovation were the two minute talks
by five members upon subjects assigned
by the hostess. These meetings of the
club are indeed bright spots in the life
of the busy home-keepers.
It is evident that Tolstoi is not the
only crank among Russian writers.
Last year Little, Brown & Co. of Boston
made the announcement that they were
soon to publish a new novel by the auth
or of "Quo Vadis,"to be called "The
Knights of the Cross." But one day
Sienkiewicz, having his story partly
written, decided that he needed a vaca
tion. So, laying aside his pen and tak
ing up his gun, he started for the big
woods where game was supposed to be
plentiful. When his mood changed he
teturned to his studio and took up his
work where he left off. Ho has worked
so faith fully since his return that bis
publishers have renewed hopes that he
may finish it before another divertiBe
ment tempts him. They have already
published the first part; possibly it
might add to the demand for the book
should the laBt half be delayed two or
three yeare. However, this is not prob
able, aB a large portion of tha second
part has already been reseived by the
publishers, and they also have the assu
rance that Sienkiewicz is hard at work.
Still we cannot but feel that it must be
rather wearing upon the nerves of a
publisher to have on hand an intermit
tent author like tru? talented Pole.
To dubs of ten taking The Courier the
annual subscription price is seventy five
cents (75 cents). Regular subscription price
one dollar per year.
Mrs. W. H. Thomas, wife of the Rev.
Dr- Thomas of the People's church,
Chicago, has jnst been ordained "a lib
eral and independent minister," and has
assumed the duties of an assistant to
her husband. Mp. Thomas occupied
htr husband's pulpit ard preached her
first sermon the dBy of her ordination.
Her theme was "Cost the Right." It is
an interesting fact that on the occasion
of her ordination the "the laying on of
hands" was done by the present pastor
of the M. E. church from which Dr.
Thomas was excluded twenty yeare ago.
Wouldst thou fashion for thyself a seemly
life?
Then fret not over what is past and gone;
And 'spite of all thou mayest have left
behind)
Yet act as if life were just begun ;
What each day wills the day itself will tell !
Do thine own task, and be therewi h con
tent; What others do, that shalt thou fairly judge ;
Be sure that thou no brother-mortal hate,
Then all besides leave to the master Power.
Goethe.
At a recent meeting of the Chicago
woman's ilub, Mrs. Uenrotin, ex-president
of the G. F. W. C, read a paper on
the subject of "Society." In the course
of this paper she said some very foolish
things which are being referred to in
the newspaper world with more or less
concealed sarcasm. Among other things,
she said: "Society in America nowa
days is womanish and over-feminine, and
like the theory of co-education, excel
lentwith doubts. I often wonder
what a man and woman educated in the
same college, can find of interest to sjy
to each other when married and left
entirely alone.""
The parliamentary drill of the Platts
mouth woman's club, held January 2Gtb,
was led by Mrs. Asa Sleeth, subject,
"Amendments." Mies Gass, leader for
the evening, presented the subject of
American literature under the following
hoads: "American and English Humor
ists Compared," "Selections from Our
Best Humorists."
Twenty five years ago the appearance
of a woman preacher in the pulpit of an
orthodox church would have created a
sensation. Today no one Bees anything
Mrs. Westover Alden, club editor of
the New York Tribune, recently gave
an address before the convention of the
state federation of women's clubs of
New York, which has given rise to much
discussion and criticism. Mrs. Aldan
claims that women do not succeed in
business life because of lack of training
in-assuming responsibilities from girl
hood ; that positions of executive re
sponsibility in large estibhehments are
not open to women; that there must be
a man-manager at telephone headquar
ters ; a male principal and superintend
ent of echools ; the Uoor-walkers in the
big stores and superintendents of large
factories must be men, because "con
science and logic are the two elements
that go to make up justice. Both are
neglected in the training of girls. Hard
as it is to get a man who will treat a
hundred girls fairly and get the best
work out of them, it is ten times harder
to find a woman who will do the same
thing. In fact, the latter job is so dif
ficult that business men give it up in
despair. They cannot waste their ti-ne,
hunting for prodigies. They must have,
a system, and that system must involve
male superintendence of fenale labor.
"In conclusion, I want to leave with
you just one thought. Women aB a
rule, do not succeed in business for
themselves. Most of you have dealings
with business women, and your own ex
perience will answer the question
Where you find one reliable in every
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