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THE COURIER.
Work. Anna Rivet t and Agnes Rawling
143 South 12th Blreet.
Union Fuel Company, 1014 O, phono
355. coal, coke, and wood.
See our new stock of G and Electric
Fixturep. Koremeyer
Plumbing and
Heating Co.
J. Ueaton, funeral director, 32G so. 11
Carnegie Gifts to Libraries.
Chicago Timee-Herald: The Library
Journal prints a list of Andrew Came
cie's library benefactions during the
last year, from which it appears that
tne total or tnese cuts is (.:u.i.ouu, ai u
that they have been or are about to be
div'ded among thirty-four institutions,
That the money is no( all actually be
stowed is due to the conditional pro
vision in those cases where the bene
ficiaries are called upon to raise ad
ditional Bums from other sources lefcre
the donation may be considered secure.
Recipients will be found in more than
a dozen states and Great Britain. Thus
the great centralized capital whijh has
been gathered from the world is going
out to the world again for the benetic
of many communities. Nor can Pitts
burg, which remairs chief among the
bem flciaries, complain.
Finally there ie undoubted wisdom in
making the gifts conditional upoo the
cooperative (Torts ot those who are to
receive them. An institution which ex-
pec'.s to be tkeii care of with ut any
endeavor on its own part is sure to 1 e
invaded by dry rot There will be no
spirit, enc rgy or thought in th9 con-
duct of its affaire, but. like a pampered
heir living in luxury upon the frui's of
anotbei'p labor, it will simply consume
and waste while it accomplishes
ing for itself or mankind.
Mr. D. E. Thompson bbs not yet given
up hope of breaking into the United
States senatp, abd hVebows his shrewd
ness by advertising his generosity at
every opportunity. His S20.CC0 contii
bution to the special train fund for the
rjturn of the First Nebraska regitupi.t
wis wcrked for all it was worth, and
now he is making all kinds of proposi
tions for the donatMifcj of a pub'ic li
brary site to the city ''of Lincoln, each
of which is appropriately displayed and
surrounded by pure reading matter on
the first page of the State Journal. Mr.
Thompson will bear watching; if he has
designs upon a possible popocrat'C legis
lature we have nothing to Bay, but he
forever exiled himself from republican
cinsideration when he attempted to
thwart the will of his party caucus by
forming an alliance with the enemy.
There must be no compromise with
traitors it republicanism is ever to r.-
sume ascendancy in Nebraska. St.
Paul Republican, January 3Ut.
THROUGH FIRST CLASS PULL
MAN SLEEPERS BETWEEN CHI
CAGO and SAN FRANCISCO
Via Denver and Salt Lake City will be
inaugurated February 25th, by the
Great Rock Island Route, leaving Chi
cago at 10:30 p. m. daily. Omaha 1:30 p.
m. The Colorado Rckies and Sierra
"Nevada are crossed by da) light in both
directions, making this tbo gna'est
sjenic trip in the world. The cxrs are
Pullman's Finest Broad Vet til ul-d
Sleepers and are carried on limit d
trains with Dining Car Service through
the Buffet Library Cars. Direct con
nections to and fio.-n Southern dli
fornia. See your agent for berth
re-
serrations and folders, or address,
E W. Thompson, a. G. P. A.
Topeka, Kane,
"You have been a long time collecting
your library, have you not ?"
"Yes, but then you see I have bo few
friends.' Town Topics.
A French salon.
There was gray in her hair, and from
her bofc skin one would Bay immediately,
"from across the channel.' Her fiist
bo; j jur, however, made that impossible
for no Englishwoman, however clever,
can say bo j mr roa'dem iselle without
detection. From around the low-cut of
her gown fell ilounces of white lace that
some way seemed to have breath d the
breath of Jeeurum's fascinating shop.
There were groups of mothers and
daughters here and there in the rot m
and men who devoted themselves ac
cording to their needs or inspiration to
the various mamans. One litt e elf-line
gin, wnose nisiory a numneror mes-
girl, whose history a number of
dames quickly made known tome, I well
remember. She was a gr at heireB9 and
many monsiturs had made eyes at her
and hung at her mother's skirts. Just
now a (lender monsieur was talkugto
the mother about the Femini6tes and
the new theatre that they were soon to
open with a ereat gala, but all the time
his eves sought the girl's with ardent
looks.
Said Madame Gayere, in whose salon
we were, " I am going to retd you some
verses first. I made them last week."
"Bravo, bravo, bravo, madume," came
from all sides. '-They are chum ng.-'
People began to chatter again and
madume came to introduce us tn a tall
woman in a black velvet gown. V e
drew back a l.ttle for there was some-
thing awesome in this towtrirg black,
"1 would like to j resent jou, madem-
oiselle," said madame, ".o Mademoiselle
B , the president of the Woman's
Suffrage League of France."
I had beaid of various societies in
France, such as a Society for the Pro-
tection of Animals and the Woman's
noth- Cnarity League, but to have woman
suffrage cast at one in such an unex
pected c uutry was ovei whelming tc
say the least.
"Madimoi6tIe," said mademoiselle,
la presidente, ' we are endtavoring to
raise women to a higher standard and
we have no bett-r inspiration than the
women of America. 1 suppose that you
belong to the suffrage league ?"
"Monsieur Giyere is going to play
now," said madame.
M. Gayere was a composer of some
little note. He took up his violin and
we were very quiet for some time.
"And now," said madame, ' I am sure
that M. Beauregard will speak to us of
the great Feministe movement. You
all know, I am sure, that it is practic
ally an impossibility for a woman play
wright to have her plays accepted, simply
because she is a woman. It ie a great
and terrible injustice and now the
opportunity is given us to aid in this
great undertaking," and the tears rolled
down Madams Gayere's cheeks. "Mon-
sieur Beauregard has agreed to manage
the new theater built by the Feministes,
and there only plays written by women
are to be given."
la. Beauregard then spoke at some
lengtn or the possibilities of the Woman
or Feministe movement.
" I think that I shall sing to you
now, ' said Madame Ga.tere.
"Ah, do, do, Madame," came from a
group of men. " l'ou sing so well."
"No one can do things as well as Ma
dame G-iyere,''6aid M. Boliere, a mar.
with much white hair. "Madame is a
rare gift of ihe gods.
'It is high time for M. Boliere to
give ub Borne verses."'
"No, not to Light, Madame. I came
uut-auso m. aunn tutu iu uur baiuu mere
waB repose. Pardon n z moi, but you
must txcuse me."
"Oh, no ; it is impossible, monsieur,"
came from a chorus of voices. M
"But I must say no," said monsieur
firmly.
"I entreat you, monsieur,"' said Ma
djme Gayere.
"When madame entrea's,' said men-
Biejr, "there is no ret'eat," and he
bowed low and kissed her hand. He
thn read ub borne ppigrhiu) of bis own
doing, which took time to make one for-
get them.
Monsieur Tourion, with a continued
strcaBitc smile, recited the way the
E ighsh recite 'La Fontaine, sayk-g voa
forvoup, and only hinted at the fact
that there are r's in French. Madame
sung to us an old ballad of Brittany,
and the slender monsieur with soulful
eyes looked upon the elf-'ikegiil and
applauded when the mother applauded.
"Ah,"' said la presidente, '"it is only in
Mad ma Gayere's salon thtt we have
evenings like these, ri.led with beautiful
and progressive ideas."
Monsieur Gayere led out Mademois
elle B ,la presidente, to the dining
room. On the center of the table a
great bunch of white lilac? preside! in
their own peculiar, graceful way. Here
and there on the table were plates of
those alluring gateaux cakes for
which France is famous. I feared lest
Mademoiselle la presidente be above
gateaux, but no suffrage for both wo
men and cakes is preeible.
Helen C. Hakwooi).
High School Notes.
The seniors had a "sneak da"
weak It all cams about ovar the
last
Vdl-
e itine box. For two or three days it
had been in the ofTL-e to receive valen
tines for the eeniore and faculty. On
Wed nee lay when it was filled to over
Mowing, and the senio s went fur it, it
was no. Groups of angry seniors were
si en in the halls discussing the ad
visability of punishing the juniors or
the faculty. It wa dremed beat to
indulge in that time honor d custom of
taking a "sneak day" and on Thursday
m rning fifty-eight of th-ra indulgi d in
a sleigh ride. Things locked qu te dif
ferent on Friday, Lowever. as tb re was
evidebtly someihing in Pie air. Tie
Beniors were closeted with Dr. Daven
p irt during two pi riods but at laBt they
were allowed to go. Th-s was all done
to show the propt r class spirit, and not
to compromise Dr. Davenport who was
in no way responsible for it.
The regular meeting of the Hawthorn
li'erary society occurred on Monday.
Mr. Horace Warren VO, has been
the city for a little visit.
Mr. Davis spoke in chapel Monday on
the occasion of Lincoln': birthday.
FAS 1ER THAN EVER.
Effective Oct. 15. 1 he Union Pa'ifio
will inaugurate new train service, ard
will reduce the time of the Overland
Limited Train No. 1, between Chicago,
Council Bluffs and San Francisco, 3
hours and 15 minutes. Only 57 hours
Missouri river to Pacific coast. Buffet
Smoking and Library cars with barber
shop. Chicago and Council Bluffs to
San Francisco and Portland. Three
trains daily, to and from Pacific coast.
Elegant palace sleeping
cars, dining
cars, chair cars,
IVir full !nfnpmuti..n J
m. wk lututiuuiii'U
call on
E. B. Slossox
Wanted Several pert-one for district
office managers in this state to represent
me in their own and surn.undi- g coun
ties. Willing to pay early 8G00, pay
able weekly. Depirahle employment
with unusual opportunities. References
exchanged. Enclose self-xndresppd
stamptd envelope. S. A. Park, 320
Caxton Building, Chicago.
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PORTO R00 HO. .
jt. uui m.cLiai uiauu ui louirn.
In nnnninl twrtr1 tr -tfT.n
coitees at in'emational Uotlee Usplas. It must be good.
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For 1900 includes:
J. M. bame's "Xoiuuiy aud GnZcJ'
(sna).
Tnei dura R.Oaevelt'o "Oliver v.roai
well" (serial)
Richard Harding Davi.'ti:iiouaLd
special articles.
lieury
Today.
Norman's l'tie Kus&iii ol
Aitice- by Waiter A. Wjckotf,
authors of " I'ho Workers."
Short Stories by
Thomas NVlsjn Pagp,
Hei ry James,
Iff nry van Djke,
Ernest Stetson-Thompson,
Edith Whhrtod,
Octave Thnnet.
Willinm Allen Whie.
Spei-i-o Articles:
The Paris Eapopitim.
Frederic IrlanJ's articlts ou upjtip
and pxploiatinrjp.
"Harvard Filty
Sena or Hoar.
Veais Ago," by
Notable Art Fealurep, the (Jrom-wt-ll
iilu-trations, ty celebrated Aiu
i rican and foreign arlis s.
PuvU De Chavanuep, by Jubn La
Farge (illustrations in color-).
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colors ai.d in blck and whit) by
Walter Appleton CUrk. R. C Peix
oto, Henry M:Crter, iUight L.
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