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THE COURIER. V a through the merits and prayers of the most holy Father Patrick, entirely ceased in Hybernia." It is a pleasure to see Jocelin's faith in his stories. After telling of St. Patrick's changing a wicked ruler into a fox he adds: "And this no one c.i u reasonably disbelieve who bath read the story of the Wife of Lot, who was changed into a pillar of salt, or the history of King Nabuchodo nosor." When it came time for St. Patrick to die St. Bridget prepared his burial robe and a "choir of angels kept the heavenly watch and waked around the Body." Like modern writers, .locelin ex plains why he wrote his book. "The life of the most glorious Priest Pat rick," he says, "so illustrious in signs and miracles, being frequently writ ten by illiterate persons, through the .infusion and obscurity of the style, is by most people neither liked nor understood, but is held in weariness and contempt." There is no danger of .Jocelin falliog into such disrepute. His work has lasted 800 years and is still as fresh and interesting as when he laboriously spelled it out in his monaster at Furnes. The bare facts about St. Patrick are that he was probably born in Scot land about 372, was sent as a mission ary to Ireland in 432, and died at Saul, Ulster, in 4(55. He dealt cau tiously and shrewdly with the people's beliefs, won over the chieftains and, through them, their clans. From his autobiography he appears to have been an earnest, devoted, simple minded missionary, worthy of the homage which Ireland pays his mem ory to-day. A REVERIE. For The Courier UIZI'AH NORWOOD. The slundy kirb was glinting on the tree, The atom flaught athwart the virween ouf, ' Twas latening by the tick of Zuyder Zee, And wily wolcins Curbed the garb of Louf. Long time sat he and mozened for the shrub Great stein had he and glubbled in his ment : Yet scrapple scrobe ne'er came to lighten saiz Nor moumenon to brow his fairy fent. The writhing coils of Brianizing fib, Scarce cautioned to the ever penthening schron But still the gibson blatter Spencer wise Still worgles moungled and his tears ason. YOU AND THE WORLD IJY WILLIAM IlEKI) DUNKOV. If the skies look dark to you , And you feel a little blue , Smoke up ; If you get the frosty mitt Don't notice it a bit , Smoke up . If some one hands you ice Just hand him back a slice, Smoke up; Don't grouch around and mope , Put in some hopeful dope , Smoke up. If you owe a great big debt, Let the other Fellow fret , Smoke up ; Let trouble lightly slip , And never lose your grip , Smoke up . Niece What makes you think the igirls of the present day are different U rotn tnose of the past? Aunt Because, when 1 take -you to the theatre you always fall iu love with Itho villain instead of the hero. 1 &LBB3. I Edited by Miss Helen 6. Harwood. CALENDAR OF NEBRASKA CLUBS March il, Ws. c.. History & Literature York ", llojs c Sometrn-at m-n... . l'latt-mouth i. W s. c, Address, Dr. Andrew s Lincoln 'Si. -J)th CWi. e , American history Pawnee City a, Monday c. Kichelieu Wune JO, '.Vs. e. Wuirnerpmtrram Columbus '.7 Poj e, The.Noel ... Tccumseh 27 Sorosis, Nature A. the poet ... Tecumseh 2S. Ws. c. Art exhibit Auburn JIi, Self Culture c, Historj . St. Iiul . V s. t Middle Hires ri.utsmouth 30. Ws c.. President's day .. Fremont l. Ws.c. Art day. ... North Hend .H. Iteiew .v Art c. Durer ... . Yoru April :i Ws.c. Aire of Elizabeth . . Dundee The Athenae club met on Friday of last week with Mrs Harry Ilarley. Mrs. Irvine, who bad prepared the pa per for the afternoon was unable to be present, but her theme was read by another and enjoyed. The Fortnightly met on Tuesday, March 12th, with Mrs. II. II. Wilson. Mrs. L. V. Richards made the afternoon program'Edrly Nineteenth Century art; pre-Kaphaelitism; Impressionism," one of interest and pleasure. Mrs. Henry E. Lewis and Mrs. Levering, new mem hers of the Fortnightly, were present. The Woman's club of Webster, Ne braska, recently gavo a high tea in hon or of Mr. and Mrs. Cantlin at the home of Mrs. Cruiukahank. A short program was given before the feast which was served to the members of the club and their husbands. Handsom9 toilet articles were given as an atfectionate souvenir to Mrs. Cantlin. who has been president of the rlub for some time. Mre. Cantlin is the third member the club has lost this winter and it does not enjoy these frequent au revoirs or active members. The art department of the Woman's club of Plattsraouth, met Friday eve ning, March 15th, in the club rooms. Mr3. O. H.Snyder ot Tabor, Iowa, a charter member ot the Plattsmouth club, was present and gave an address upon "Rosa Bonheur.' Vocal eolos were rendered by Miss Edna Marshall. Dr. Plimpton and Miss Mina Heiold. After the meeting Mrs. Snyder invited all to remain for repartee and coffee. The cunent topics and current litera ture departments met this week. The Avon club of York met last week at the homo of Mrs. Sedgwick. The subject was decorative art in china and porcelain. Papers were given by Mre. Sedgwick, Mre. Harrison and Mis3 Hill with many and quaint varieties of china to illustrato the different makes. Af'er the discussion each lady was requested to select a tea cup, after which refresh ments were served by Miss Emily Weeks of Lincoln. The tea pot used being a KockiDgbain Black Betty. The young women of Kelley hall of the Chicago university recently made use of their athletic training in a unique fashion. They invited the young wom en of tho other women's halls to a circus given in the gymnasium which pre sented for tho occasion a very amphi- thoatre like look. A groat ring bankdd by the customary mound of earth greet ed tho view. The Kelley hall women became jugglers, acrobats, and eques trionnies while the women from the other halls played the role ot tho circuB audience in a email town. Popcorn, peanuts and lemonade were served. Men were forbidden. The Lincoln W. C T. U. hold regular meetings at the Grand hotel, corner Twelfth and (j streets, every tecond and fourth Friday of each month. Moth or's meetings the first Friday, and circle meetings the third Friday of each month. Those are held in various parts of the city. Tne meeting for this week will be a circle meeting at which Misa Rosa Bouton will deliver a lecturo aud demonstration on "Domestic Science'' The meeting will be held in the Y. W. C.A. parlors of the State university, after which tho women will visit the kitchen and be shown tho work of the department by Miss Bouton. Tho "' ticers of the Lincoln Union are as fol lows: Pres., Mrs. A. II. Hunt; corr. sec, Mrs. L. S. Guile; rec. sec, Miss Aidie E. Harris; treas., Mrs. D. B. Howard. The topics of the meetings for tho second half of the year are made out and printed on topic cards ready for distribution. Visitors are invited and will be welcome to all the meetings. Lincoln W. C. T. U. Meetings. March 15 Christian citizenship Miss Mary Watson, Sup't. March 22 Circle meeting Domestic science Miss Bouton March 20 Narcotics Mrs. M. A. RobertB, Sup't. April 5 Mothers' meeting Co operation of mothers and teachers Mrs. H. T. Davis, Sup't. April 12 How to improve our union work Miss A. E. Harris April ID Ci'de meeting Danger period in jnung manhood and womanhood Prof. Cbas. Fordyce April 25 Temperance work in schools Mrs. L. S. Corey, Sup't. S. T. J. May 2 Mothers' meeting Children and home intluence Mrs. Davis, Sup't. May 10 Temperance hospital Mrs. S. O. Salsbury. Sup't. May 17 Parlor meeting Social settlements Miss Harris, Sup't May 21 Mercy and relief Mrs. M.D. Plumb, Sup't. May 31 Circle meeting College women and philanthropic work Miss Margaret Kyle June 7 Flower mission work Mre. M. S. A. Monagon, Sup't. June 15 Mothers meeting A model mother, Mrs. Davis, Sup't. June 21 Evangelistic worn Mrs. Susie Spangler, Sup't. June 23 Circle meeting The home of the future Mrs. A. .I.Sawyer July 5 Independence day Mrs. Z. Wilson, Sup't. legislation dept. July 12 Mothers' meeting Obedience and discipline Mrs. Davis. Sup't. July 1!) The press in temprance work xurs. u. 0. uuue, ouu t. which always increase a woman's wel fare. Some of tho club women wero saying how much bettor it would bo if men divided expenses and income with their wivee, when the social settler said that working men wero oven ahead of the ideals preached by club women, for they do not divide their incomes with their wives, but they take their weok's wages homo and giro it all to them. This class, of course, referred to tho sober, industrious class of working mon. One Chicago woman is trying to or ganize a movement to bring about the holding of all property equally by man and wife. She would have tho wife an equal sharer in tho titlo of all pieces of property. At the meeting of tho executive board of the general federation, which occur red not long since in Washington, the amendment to the constitution 6ent by the executive board of the Georgia 6tatc federation, to be presented to the next biennial convention, providing that only "clubs of white women" should be ad mitted to the G. F. W. C. was with drawn. The admission of the Woman's Era club was discussed, but not acted upon. Circle meeting Uesuce work Mrs. L. P. Hartley Open air meeting Mrs. A. H. Hunt Assembly meeting Morality in the schools Hyde, Sup't, social purity August 2$ Circle meeting Impressions from the assembly school ot methods Mrs. S. M. Walker, State Pres. August 'M Reports, election of officers July 2G August 2 August J) August 1(5 Mrs. R Los Angeles has been chosen as the meeting place for the next biennial of tho general federation of Women's clubs. An attendance of fully three thousand women is expected. At the last meeting of the Chicago Woman's club the topics under discus sion were of a domestic character. The expenses of maintaining a household and the different ways in which men furnish their wives money for living ex penses ware spoken of. A worker among the social settlements otfered evidence which proved that education and wealth wore not the prerequisites BRIEF CHAPTERS. 11V KLOKA IIULLOCK. For The Courier "The only kind of men I like is them that does things." The keen-eyed old sheriff who had rid the camp and cleared tho canyou of law-breakers and desperadoes, who had made law, when there was nono to suit him, perhaps did not mean by "doing things" just what you or I would mean. He thought of rounding up catt'o, find ing gold in the hills, and fighting In dians. But he expressed the modern philosophy just as clearly as Elbert Hubbard, who votes himself its priest, can possibly utter it, Tho doing ot something with one's hands, visibly how slowly and awkwardly, with what turmoil and foolish experimentation is the world, coming to realize that this is an ultimate good. It was thoroughly ground into the race that book-lore, so called knowledge, which, after all, con sists chiefly in knowing the names ot things, was the pearl ot greatest price. The man who could only do things was not counted in; it was the man who knew, who had gone to college, learned Latin and Greek and minor branches. He excited awe and inspired the young sters to follow the same path. The reaction from this boliet to a now one which not only declares a dividend ot honors for those who do anything masterfully, but assaults tho whole theory ot "book-learning," has become so strong, that one almost expects to see the time when it will be considered a disgrace to have gone through college. Almost, I say. because along with every new thought comes a new hope, and the race as a whole never tears down but to build anew and better. Progress in educational methods may come at u Bnail's pace; revolution is hardly possi ble. But it is coming surely enough in lower grade work and most ot us who count no gray hairs today will see strange tbiegs happen in college class rooms ere we go. The idea not merely ot honoring tho man who does things, but the deeper realization that he, after all, is tho one who really knows, makes its way as a voice through all the fog and dead hush of ancient conservatism. It will bo heard and acted upon, until every branch ot knowledge feels its power and ail valuable learning will come through doing. But we shall then bo ready for other things, for the scatteration of titles and college 6elf-esteem, the annihilation of inane honor Bjstems and all the arti ficial frippery that has been made a part of college traditions. It would not do to give the prisoner too much air all at once. Let freedom come, little by little. Let each one think his own thoughts and do what be can. "Marthie." "Yes, Pa." "I wisht you'd feel like you could quit that dinging on the piano for awhile. I'd kind-a like to he quiet agin." Martha sat for a moment looking at hi
