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recognized. Then the Doctor drove
home to receive her.
The Empress, gowned in black, with
the little violet bonnet on her head,
drove with a waiting-woman toTard the
house ot Dr. Evans. She had almost
reached there without detection, when
street urchin recognized her and ex
claimed: "Voila rimperatrice!" "There
is the Empress!) She got out ot the
cab aud hid in a courtyard, from which
she finally made her way to the home of
Dr. Evans, where she spent the day.
That evening, dressed in some of Mrs.
Evans' clothes, the Empress and the
Doctor undertook to leave Paris in an
old traveling carriage. When they ar
rived at the gates of the city, Dr. Evans
begged of the gnards not to make any
noise, as the o!d lady in the carriage
was a crazy aunt, whom he was taking
to a private asylum. Thus they passed
through the gates without detection
and finally reached the coast, whence
they sailed for England. The carriage
in which they escaped will form part of
the collection to be brought to Phila
delphia. Philadelphia Times.
The year book ot the Plattsmouth
Woman's Club has been received. It
has a white cover with a handsome
monogram of rose and white. The large
membership list is indicative of an ener
getic, vigorous club.
The officers are: President, Mrs.
EuniceS. Fellows; vice president, Mrs.
Elizabeth Streight; recording secretary,
Mrs. Elizabeth Travis; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Frances Wise; treasurer,
Mrs. Fannie Elson; auditor, Mrs. Jennie
Unruh.
The following is the program:
October 5
Business, election of new members,
report of biennial, vacation memories,
memorial and president's address.
Current Topics and Current Literature
" October 12; November 2.16, 30;" Dec
ember 21; January 11; February 1 , 15;
March 1. 22; April 5, 19; May 17.
'Messrs. R. B. Windham, C. A. Bawls,
Wm. Baird, Miss Lizzie Arnold, Mrs.
Helen TolifT, Mrs. B. M. Stoaten
borough and others will present book
reviews at the meetings ot the Litera
ture department
January 1
Woman's Club Reception
Happy New Year
Music Popular Bongs, Negro melo
dies and their composers; oratorio, his
tory or, and composers; hymnology.
Art China painting; art talk
Lectures Egypt, Assyria and Baby
lonia, the Hebrews, Phoenicia, the
Medes and Persians, China, Japan, the
history ot the Greek nation, the Roman
period, first half of the middle ages, sec
ond half of the middle ages, the six
teenth century, the seventeenth cen
tury, annual meeting, election of oftkers
general meeting, vacation.
Mrs. Barnetf, leader of the History
Department of the Lincoln Woman's
club baa prepared the following thor
ough outline for the year. There are at
present eighteen members in this de
partment. The papers are limited to
twenty minutes each and the remaining
topics are short talks lod by the one
whose name appears in the program:
Program of the History Department
of the Woman's Club, 1900-1901.
Revolutionary Period Continued
October 18.
Paper Naval affairs, Mis. E. A. Bur
nett. Discussion Paul Jones, Mrs. Hat
field, leader.
Discussion Aid from Franco Keetr,
Mrs. Troupe, leader.
November 1
Paper The southern campaign and
Surrender of York town, Mrs. Stanhope,
Discussion The Cawpons, Mrs. Chap
man. Discussion Guilford courthouse, Mrs.
O. J. King.
Discussion Virginia and Yorktown,
Mrs. Henry.
November 8
Paper The finances of the revolution,
Miss Brackett.
Paper The congress of the revolu
tion, Mrs. E. J. King
Paper Character of American gen
eralship, Mies Tremaino.
November 22
Paper Vicissitudes of the British
ministry, Mrs. Broady.
Paper Relation ot European powers,
Mrs. K;llpy,
Paper Value of French aid. Miss
Martin
December G
Paper Franklin and the revolution,
Mrs. M. A. Uullock.
Paper The treaty of peace, Mrs.
Angle.
Paper Services of distinguished for
eigners. The Critical Period
January 3
Paper Central government and union
Miss Tremaine
Discussion Hindrance to union
Diecussion The slavery questioc,
Mrs. Henry
January 17
Paper Sentiment at homeand abroad
concerning the weakness of the govern
ment, Mrs. Hatfield
Discussion Quarrels between the
states, Miss Brackett.
Discussion Relations with foreign
state?, Mrs. Eckerman
January 31,
Paper Financial dilliculties, Mrs,
Troupe
Discussion Paper money, Mrs. Bul
lock Discussion Shay's rebellion.
February 11
Paper The western and northwestern
territory, Mra. Henry
Discussion Claims of the states,.
Miss Martin.
Discussion Ordinance of 1787, Mrs.
Broady
February 23
Paper The federal convention, Mrs-.
Eckerman
Discussion Steps leading to it, Mrs.
Chapman
Discussion Meeting of convention,
membership and plans, Mrs. Stanhope
March 14
Paper The work of the convention
Discus3ion Its most difficult prob
lems and their sentiment
Discussion Powers granted the fed
eral government
March 23
Paper Struggle for adoption of con
stitution Discussion The Federalist
Discussion The federal constitution)
compared with that of the British
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The program of the Omaha Woman's
Club:
Political and Social Science Dapartment
November 2G,1900
Mrs. C. S. Lobingier Leader
Mre. H. A. Wagner A6s't. Leader
Mrs. N.E. Adams Secretary
Mrs. G. W. Clark Chairman Ex. Com.
Music
(a) Recitative and Aria, "In Felice,"
from Ernani
(b) "The Ivy Green" Henry Russell
Jules Lumbard
Mrs. H.P. Whitmore, Accompanist
Paper
The Chicago court for juvenile of
fenders Mre. A. N. Ferguson
Omaha's Needs
1 School needs Miss Jennio L. Redfield
2 Public baths Mrs. J. H. Dumont
3 Need of a social settlement
(a) Domestic Science
Mrs. H. S. MacMurpby
(b) Kindergartens Mre. n. II. Heller
Conclusion Miss Mary Fairbrother
The published report of th6 General
Federation of Women's Clubs shows a
steady increase in the number of mem
bers. It cow numbers GS3 clubs, with a
membership of 05,000 club women and
33 State Federations with 2,075 clubs
enrolling 155,000 members.
Secretary Gage has decided to allow
the party of lace-makers from Notting
ham, England, who were recently de
tained at Philadelphia, to enter. Their
admission was opposed by labor organi
zations, but Secretary Gage admitted
them on the ground that through them,
a new industry is to be established.
DOES NEBRASKA NEED A LI
BRARY COMMISSION, AND
TRAVELING LIBRARIES?
When good things are recognized they
usually spread, though slowly at first
because people only gradually realize
their benefits. A little book upon
traveling libraries, published by or for
the American Library Association,
states that New York inaugurated the
new idea in 1892 by a legislative pppro
priation of a sum of money for a travel
ing library. The plan worked well and
'expanded" until in 1893 the Albany
State library Bent out 534 of these travel
ing librari s. Michigan, Iowa, Ohio
Minnesota, Maine, Wisconsin and Kan
sas quickly appreciated the soundness of
the plan and adopted it. Now all are
equipped with traveling libraries which
, the people new could not or would not
do without Even in the land of Mor
monB the women of Salt Lake City send
books regularly to remote vallejs; and hn
association in Washington, D C, puts
libraries on the canal boats plying on
the Potomac canal. In the south, saye
a public spirited, woman devotes
lier6elf to the supervision of an admira
ble si stem which reaches a large num
ber of small villages in five southern
states. Recently Hon. Hoke Smith, a
former cabinet member from Atlanta,
has donated a large sum to libraties for
a number of towns in bis state and has
promised also to keep up the supply of
books. This is true philanthropy.
The money is used for the establishment
of somnthing which will live in the lives
of others as an every day educator and
powerful factor for untold good.
If then, these institutions are good
for other states and communities, they
are good for Nebraska which shows its
high etandard of intelligence in the fact
that the percentage of illiteracy is the
least ot any state in the union. The
women who belong to the clubs of this
state recognize the good of the travel
ing library in its successful experiment
al work thus far, and they are anxiouB
to secure the assistance of their hue
bande, brothers and friends who are the
state's law makers. An appropriation
from the legislature would be a gen
erous thing and would do a vast deal
toward the educating and refining of
our already intelligent people. As in
other western states there are those in
remote districts who, reared in popu
lous places and with advantages of
books and libraries at command, have
been placed by circumstances often hard
and unlovely where such advantages
are unobtainable, now greatly would
they appreciate a taste of former joys.
How they desire for their children the
delights for pure and good reading and
how they would welcome even a small
traveling library!
He spake truly who said: "The ppn
is mightier than the sword." Words of
wisdom, ot culture, of poetry and fiction
between the covers of cloth or vellum or
on the pages of the omniepresent maga
zine are words that burn and live for
ever. The historian writes for future
generations; the philosopher moralizes
for millions who live and who are yet to
live; the poet sings for the delight of
souls. To him who reads the doors of
the world are open, and music, art,
philosophy, the drama, mystical love
and the sweetest of siren songs bid him
enter. He is charmed, uplifted, refined
by their companionship.
Good books are the best of friends.
They lure one on and on, always de
lighting, never disappointing, and- en
larging our point of view of the whole
creation. The benefit of good litera
ture is ineetimiable and if the establish
ment of a state library commission and
a traveling library system in our state
will bring to the dwellers in smaller
towns" to those in rural or isolated dis
tricts the benefits of pure and elevating
reading, let us by all means strive to
bring about that much to be desired
consummation.
This paper was read to a recent
meeting of the Plattsmouth Woman's
Club, by the president, Mrs. Eunice S.
Fellows. Mrs. Stoutenborough says
that she believes the Plattsmouth Wom
an's Club is the first in the state to car
ry out the suggestions of the committee
on library extension and this is the first
paper oc this subject which The Cour
ier baa received. Mrs. Stoutenborough
says further the paper was listened to
by a large and enthusiastic audiaoi e.
The petition to the-legislature is started
and contains the names of club womt n,
business and professional men. All
this in Plattsmouth where Mrs. Sto t
eaborough is best known and where her
zeal and unselfish activity is most ef
fective. jSd.
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