The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-08-07

held in Kansas City last November, q
very large number of Kansas women
were present
The various Chautauqua assemblies
have inaugurated wonen's club days,
which afford good opportunity for ex-
tending the hand OF fellowship 10 wo.
mon 10 remote districts. and those who
spend their lives in solitary farm houses,
and at theee assemblies country clubs
are bsing formed, every one OF which
becomes q center of q broader social
life.
Lawrence and Topeka reported having
formed city declarations, and the big
Seventh District. OF which Newton is the
center point, has an unique federation
Of its own. The general consensus of
opinion was that as the clubs entered
upon practical work the division into
department, becomes imperative and
renders the club organization more
efficient. Extemporsneous speaking is
advocated very strongly by this fedora
ton. and that eympoeiums ne arranged
fer the discussion o; intellectual as well
as social subjects. rather than SO many
essays; as one club member expressed it,
''they had been papersd t. DEATH
The Kansas Federation han not been
back ward in graphing with the ques
ton OF public libraries, some clubs hav-
ing effected a local union Of clubs to
establish library. Kansas City, Kan.
being a notable instance. Mrs. Scam
mon reports that TIL is Federation pro-
cured the city tax on dogs and approp
rated the money thus collected TO their
book fund. an example of library enter
prise which would seem likely to turn
the canire race Of Kansas into a many
dog power for furnishing its towns with
public libraries. since eeveraI clubs
in different cities avowed their
Intention to go and do likewise
Many clubs distribute books
and the best magazine literatur,
through circulating libraries.
Through the false and one sided re-
ports of all matters In Kansas that are
tent out, q certain p.ejudico has arisen
against the state which is not warranted
by the actual conditions. Tho citizens
OF Kansas have suffered from climatic
causes, especially from the long drouths.
and right here might repeat as Typical
OF the suffering which SO many of the
farmers have undergone story told me
by traveller in Kansas: 1t happened to a
friend of his who was travelling in
buggy in the western part of the state,
on some land surveying business. The
spring had been very rainy. the first wet
season after several years OF severe
drouth. The rivers were swollen. and
in crossing bridge he observed an old
man seated on the bank OF the river
with. his feet in the water. He stopped
his buggy and called out to the man but
no answer. The old farmer |
Eesped absolutely oblivious of the pres
NC of a human being. The man |
called several times, as he wished to in |
quire the way TO certain village, but |
the old man did Lot answer. He stopped |
his horse, got out OF the buggy and |
walked down to the farmer and touched |
him on his shoulder. He looked up in |
the strangers face. gave a smile, and, |
with little culver If the lip said: Its
water. sir. water" Perhaps no words
could have been better chosen to typify |
the suffering which had been endured
by some Of the Kansas farmers. The |
vest is broad and magnificent, but all
over it are etrewn human wrecks, most |
Of them from the east, and Oh their
despair and failure is being built 10
great and powerful civilization. One
must live there, or at least go among