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THE COURIER. X k. ) f M r way, she is generally cot capable, and when you And a capable woman, eho is not reliable. Womankind in general lacks what I call conscience and the knack of assuming responsibility. This is because we have not been taught correctly. "Some of the very best workers of the day are floating around without work the secret of it is that, though most capable, they are not reliable. One of the best workers I ever had with u.e failed to report one day, the day of all days that she should have been on hand, and her excuse was that she did not feel very well, and she thought ehe'd take a day off. The responsibility was so slight that it did no', even occur to her to notify me that she was not com ing. A man's legitimate success in business comes from being capable, reliable and honest. That, it seems to me, is a thought worth remembering." Reports from the Plattsmouth club, we are afraid, will become monotonous. While not so to us, the participant?, it is not always easy to interest others in events of purely local character. Our club this month has been favored with two exceptionally good lectures one by Mr. Windham on "Territorial Expan sion," and on Friday evening Judge Sullivan spoke on "Our Relations to the Filipines." Both gentlemen were logic al and practical in their remarks and preserved the subject matter of their lectures most convincingly. The mat ter of cigarett smoking, which has assumed alarming proportions among 1ho young boys of our city, has been occupying the attention 01 the club for the last three meetings. Committees have been formed and plans of action will be determined on this coming week. It is believed the better class of citi zens will co operate with the ladies in their efforts to suppress this evil. At the last club meeting "Mrs. Stouten borough presented resolutions com mending congress in itB action in the ' Roberts case." The resolutions met with unanimous approbation. The re tail clerks also presented a petition va riously signed, asking the club to assist them iu their efforts to obtain ehorter hours. This was also cheerfully in dorsed and a committe appointed by the president to wait upon the merchants in the interest of their employes. The question of ' Cnild Labor" was ably dis cussed by the leader of current topics, Mrs. Waugh, which was well prepared. She called upon Mrs. Streight, who gave a statistical report of the number of children employed and the small pro portion of wages paid. Property rights of women and a literary lesson, "The Vision of Sir Launfal," will occupy the next meeting of our club. Charles T. Yerkes, the millionaire, de clares that in his opinion women in businf S3 are on the average pretty much of failures. Following this comes Mrs. Henrotin's declaration that society in the Magic City is more or less of a fail uro because of the inability of its femi nine leaders to be all that they should be. Ihcsa statements in connection with Mrs. Westover Alden's criticisms of 'Business Women from a Business S andpoint" Eeems to put a decided check upon the widening of woman's ephere. Add to these the supplanting of housemaids in Chicago by male ser vants and most of the avenues for wo men are closed. But if woman has dem onstrated her inability "to succeed in business, in society and as housemaids, there is still one avenue open-that of the new woman. The woman's club of Ashland met with Mrs. Sbedd ?on Wedcesda after neon The most important business transacted was the appointment by the president of a committee to devisa ways and means for the establishment of a public library, which ia a step in the right direction and one which will be appreciated, aud will, we tru9t, receive the hearty co-operation of the citizens. The leader. Mrs. Shedd, announced that the remainder of the session after the parliamentary drill would be de voted to the public interests or ABhland. Mrs. Harford read a paper on "Educa tion," in which she advocated a prac tical education, and said that the teach er should give more attention to what the pupil learns and less to raising the school standard. She advocated the read ing of good books. The paper was re plete with useful suggestions. She also gave quotations from many of the best educators of the land. This paper called forth an animated discussion on the public schools of Ashland. This was followed by a paper, "The Sanitary Condition of Ashland," by Mrs. Hick?, in which she attributed its healthy con dition to its location, situated as it is between two large streams, which form a natural drain, and also ite supply of pure water from the city wells, and com pared it with some of the surrounding towns where typhoid fever and diph theria are prevalent. In the discussion which followed it was found that the town was in need of many improvements which the club might assist in bringing about. It was suggested that it see that the streets be kept clear of weeds. Mrs. Sbedd closed tho program with a paper, in which she summed up the "Educa tional, Sanitary and Social Conditions of Abhland." Edith Shedd and Mabel McLarau played a piano duet.which was received with applause. After adjourn ment many of the member? went to the depot to see Mrs. Steele take her depart ure for Crete, where she will make her future home. The club regrets very much to loee Mrs. Steele, for she was one of its brightest members, and takes pleasure in commending her to the club women of Crete. IIIMMmi)MlllMIHIMHIHII'0 Y Some of the New Things Now on Our Counters, j iOIOIMMOOlOOMMHCMIIMMIiilOO KM0 X000OC Golf Suits and Skirts. Tailor-Made Suits. Fine Hand-Made Laces. Cambric, Swiss and Nuinsook Embroideries. Printed Foulard and other Fancy Silkp. "New Finish" Black Silk Cro pons. Beaded and Spangled Robes und Trimmings. Not for many years has there been a season when it was so neces sary for those who want choice fabrics to make their selections early. MlbbgR&PAINg aiooooMooocOc 6-vr COPYRIGHTIB99 If ER I when looking at our fine stock of shoes, that there is more style and beauty in their make-up than you can find anywhere in the city. Our stock of ladies', misses', and children's shoes are unexcelled for style and durabil ity, and we are selling- them at prices that will surprise you. Some odd lots going- at $1.00. geFkint gtjelflon & (Tfyamberlain (To. The city federation of Wayne elected officers last Friday for the coming year. Kverything looks unusually favorable for a successful year's wor'f . Lady Aberdeen, who will be pleasant ly remembered for years by those who visited the Irish village at the world's fair in Chicago, and whose concern for working women shows her goodness of heart, has bit upon an experiment whereby she hopes to reduce the per plexities associated with the vexed prob lem of household "help." She proposes to dine with her servants once a week, hoping thereby to bring about a better understanding between them and her Lfllf. She hopes by this means to make them feel that their interests are identi cal with her own. Considering the rigid limitations of caste in Great Brit ain, and the exalted station of Lady Ab erdeen, this is a great innovation. It is self-evident that the plan would not work in America. The inevitable result would be to reverse the position of mis tress and maid, As it is the American housewife asserts her authority with difficulty over her help. She is only able to prevent the necessity o doing her own cooking, scrubbing and cham ber work by permitting the maid or cook to receive their guests in the front hall, allowing them the free use of the front door and veranda, submitting without complaint to the duplication of her bats gowns, etcetera. She will Burely be lost if she yields this one point proposed by Lady Aberdeen. When the American housewifo comes to dine with her "help, 6he will lose the one prerogative indicating her supremacy. Human na ture is so constituted that most persons like to eat in comfort and refuse to ad- (Continued on Page 8.) S o 3 4 I - i 9 4 $ s & 4s 4te 4to s $ s 1 Sit v Si-i i -i ' '' y -. - o - w zr Rotable Victory . . Easily and Hon estly Won by the WEBER MAN ?. 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