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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-03-09

The executive board of the Council OF
Jewish women opened it's meeting in
New Orleans February II. All the
prominent business men and clergy of
New Orleans were in the audience. Mrs.
Albert Mayer, president of tho New Or
leans section and Mrs. Guthsim, vice
president for Louisiana, welcomed dele
gates and visitors. Mrs Gutheim liz her
address spoke Of the good already &C.
complished by the New Orleans division
in the way, Of charities and Sunday
schools.
The special purpose Of the Jewish
Women's Council is to encourage know
ledge Of the Jewish religion and history.
Mrs. Solomon gave a resumie of the
work performed by the Council since its
meeting year ago in Cleveland. The
jews" Mrs. Solomon said. 'have no
purposes, apart from those of the peo-
pie among whom they dwell, except for
their religion and it's perpstuation. "
Plans in regard to organized charity and
missions schools we're discussed. Miss
Sadie American Of Chicago, secretary of
the Council reported an increase of ten
sections during the year in the council.
there now being fifty seven sections.
The council is now supporting or assist
ing dfty charitable associations, fifteen
schools with Its volunteers and some
paid feathers, and number of children
are receiving religious instruction, who
otherwise would continue in ignorance.
The Muncie Woman's club oroanized
in 1876 has just celebrated it's silver an
niversary, whole week of festivities,
The membership numbers sixty. three
active members and twenty. seven as.
sociates. The idea of a Woman,s club
in Muncie originated with a man. In
the year 1876, young man, now the
Rev. Charles Bacon of Indianapolis. WAS
q student in De Paw university. While
convalescing from an illness, his mother,
Mrs. j. c. Bacon, read to him. During
one OF these afternoons. he suggested to
her that she, with some Of the neipnbor
women. organizes reading circle. She
approved, and soon aiterward the spc-
csssful club which is now celebrating
it's twenty fifth anniversary was organ
lied with charter membership of forty.
que and has continued it's periodical
meetings ever since. just at this time
Inc New York Sorosis was being criti.
ciseo as oil new movements are CRITICS.
ID. Mics Suzan B. Anthony, Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe, Mesdsmes Alice Stone
and Belva Lockwood were oh.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-03-09

quested TO urge upon their clubs the
careful consideration OF the resolutions
and amendments in connection with the
present situation, TO the end that by
concerted favorable action at the sixth
biennial, impending dangers may be
averted, and the general federation may
be enabled to retain the loyalty Of the
club women OF the entire country. and
to federate them 10 the bonds OF peace
and OF united endeavor.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-03-09

state or territorial federation belonging
to the G neral federation. may be pres
emit at biennial meetings. etc.
6 Amend article 2, by striking out th'
last sentence OF section l, beginning
with the words: They must show that
no sectariap or political test, etc.
Also by Incorporating section 2 with
section l, emitting superfluous words
and inserting such words as are needed
by sense. so that it shall read:
Section l. Every organization desiring
to join the genera! federation shall make
application through its president, to the
president of the general federation, who
shall refer all such applications to the
committee on membership appointed by
tbs board OF directors, for it's action on
the same. The action OF the committee
on membership shall be in writing, aud
a unanimous vote of the committee shall
be required to elect. In case the com.
mittee fails to agree, the application
shall be referred to the whole hoard,
the written vote OF two thirds OF which
shall be necessary to elect to member
ship.
z Amend article 2. by adding the fol-
lowing section:
Section 2. Each state federation of
Women's clubs belonging to the general
federation shall be free to make it's own
membership rules. except that no Sec
tartan or political test shall be required
for membership in it's body.
8 Amend article 3. by striking out
section 6, and substituting the follow.
ing:
Section 6. The annual dues for state
and territorial declarations shall be at
the rate Of four a. cents per capita, COM
puted on the membership as reported to
the general treasurer, on Or before the
first day Of March in each year. The
dues shall be paid annually on or before
The first day Of May.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-03-09

The committee on the New England
conference to be held in Massachusetts,
in April is sending the following circular
to the federated clubs of the other New
England states. 1t may be said tina.
this conference which is the conception
OF the president Of the Massachusetts,
etate federation, Miss o. NJ. E. Rove,
and which has been taking shape 10 her
mind for the past two years, in no wise
looks to the formation Of q New Eng
land federation, step generally dis.
favored by the clubs; nor does it aim to
weaken the influence o. the general fed
GRAFTON in New England. but rather to
strengthen it. 1t is felt that such
conference will bring together clubs of
nearly identical aims and interests and
will result in a more specific knowledge
Of each others methods which will be
valuable in future work, while it does
not need to be demonstrated that the
assurance Of sympathy. the impetus to
greater effort, the uplifting and inspira.
ton impaired by such a gathering is
sure to be ines,imably precious.
Following is the call:
Dear Madame President:
To promote q closer acquaintance and
greater unity Of interest among the wo.
mems clubs OF New England, the ex.
ecutive board Of the Massachusetts,
state federation invites q conference of
all clubs belonging to the six New Eng
land states
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-21

The Colonel Of the regiment had fs3u1ooS
allow the young man to resign
The love affairs Of the Marquis haw0 ~
the drawing-room topic Of London fes some
months. He himself announced his snGAge.
ment at q supper given by him to Roai6D
friends At the Savoy. On that occasion -
placed around her neck q costly diamcn0
ornament and swors loyalty 70 hsR bechsO
her friends.
The young woman II the danght0 q Q
Dublin shoe-shop keeper. h II Of R1zaor.
binary beauty and . dsvout Roman Can
Ole. She assumed the name Of Booto b.
tho suggestion Of . companion, whe nd
that the family business should nol -
ignored In q matter OF this kind.
Headfort il twenty-thres years old He
belongs to the ancient and noble famnS Of
h TaylourA one of the richest in the Ixbh
peerase He was educated at Harrow and
succeeded his father, the third MarQuiA IN
1894.
Originally Q family a 0lsssz. ~ TAy.
lours went TO ireland IN 1sD ana became
Baronsts in 17A The th4rd BarunsG Was
made an Barl, n bis son became Q MAJ.
Quis In lsoa.
The family seats are three b nnbs.
one in County Meath. another b County
CAvAn and q third in westmorslanA TIE
town house. at present occupied ~ ne
Dowaser Duchess. = Ct - Bslsrsys 0auAxA
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They had explored the territory n had
their claims picked out. They were beaten
by the ':Sooners."
During the weeks preceding and following
the great race Arkansas City. the gateway
to the strip on the north, enjoyed . boom
unprecedented in Its. history. A o W OF
COCO persons. its population suddenly
swelled to about 100, 600. most Of whom were
without homes and lived in the woods near
the Arkansas River in tents or in wagons.
Prices Of feed were doubled. Bread sold
as high as % cents q loaf. water even
brought Is and 90 cents a barrel, for the
wells seemed not capable of filling the un-
usual and heavy demand. Beer sold q! n
cents a pint. and the supply was exhausted
daily. '
At the post office men had to stand in
line for several hours to reach the window.
though there was a window for about
every three letters in the alphabet.
Those who passed through the race into
the Cherokee Strip. whether they rode to
fortune and to fame or whether they
turned back disappointed, will unanimously
place their approval on the lottery plan OF
the Government, for it gives every maj an
equal chance, and the honest homesteader
will not be handicapped by the nnscrupu-
lous methods of the ~land-hunter pirate OF
the plains-the Sooner"
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

a motion to the mouth and then the ex-
hfhition OF coin stopped the angry gesticu-
lations OF q group Of Indians. Such water!
Cold. clear. nectar OF the gods-and only
g cents . pint. Members Of one party
dank three pints, and with every quarter
that clinked into the paws Of the big In
dian. who dished up the life-giving water
from the we'll. he grunted with satisfaction
After q few hours rest for men and
horses and food for both. which had been
brought In blanket tied behind the sad
dies. thousands who had dashed SO Ner-
E1ly, confidently and briskly into the strip Of
hope IN the morning rode back in a slow
walk that night to reach their camps and
b once more where hey could lay down
and rest, ust rest and never move for hours.
Across the plain ran itful prairie fires
where patches OF grass. by some freak OF
The wind. had been left unburned to be
kindled by the settlers for protection from
nro while asleep. As Tar as the eye could
reach was the faint red glow OF the smol-
0sring ashes Of the furious wall Of flame
which had swept the land in the day.
Out on the blankened prairie one could
not help thinking OF the grave OF the wom-
IN and the old mar with his hrpken wagon
Keeping vigil under the starlisst and with
the glowing night fires to remind him Of
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WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY
The efforts of a King and the mother Of
n Marquis were not enough to prevent Rosie
Boote, actress. from becoming the Mar
chioness of Headfort. and now she 10 with
her new husband spending a honeymoon in
Folkstone.
The marriage took place early in March.
soon after the Marquis of Headfort OBJ
tanned a license from the Marylsbone
Church, and after Cardinal Vaughan had
granted a dispensatlon at the personal re-
quest Of the Marquis. This was necessary,
as Miss Boote Is a Roman Catholic. Some
delay was caused by the Marques mother.
who managed to get possession Of the IL
cense. The Warehouses was exceedingly
bitter In her opposition.
Miss Boote was then playing the part Of
a soubrette at the Gaiety. When she sud
denly disappeared 1t was believed that the
consent Of tho Warehouses had been OBJ
tanned.
That lady, however. had made . frantic
effort to block the impending marriage. In
the last resort she appealed to King Ed
ward. who took ayhand in the game with
some spirit. He had been angered by q
fiippant letter from Headfort, and ordered
him to be Imprisoned in the barracks Of the
LAfe Guards. Of which he IL . Lieutenant.
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Racing for Land
a Thrilling Sport.

When the greatest, the fercest and most
thrilling race for land in history had been
run and the prairie had belched out its
thousands. who either were disguised with
the land or who had failed to secure .
homestead free from costly litigation. It
was their unanimous verdict that the race
was a grand thrill as a sport, but other
wise a farce from the signing Of tho GER
tificates to the end.
Probably the most ~farcical chapter in the
whole thing was the issuance Of certificates
to homesteaders. which were calculated by
the provisions to prevent 'soonering."
The force Of Government clerks was who'll
ly inadequate. and men were compelled to
stand in line all day. all night and part of
another day to secure the paper which It
was said would be required when the title
to the homesteads was made good.
Many mel along the Kansas border and
in Arkansas City. the great starting point
and rendezvous for the settlers. had been
there for years waiting to make the race
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Doctor Johnson's Sunday devotione were
eminently fervent. ana his Prayers and
Meditations" abounds in rules which he laid
down for his own better Observance OF the
day. From one OF his Journals we transcfibs
the good resolutions that follow:
To rise early. and in order to do It, to &c
to sleep early Saturday night.
To use some extraordinary devotion in the
morning.
% examine the tenor of my life. and par
ticularly the last week; and to mark m
advance in religion. or recession from It.
To read the scriptures methodically with
such helps as are at hand.
To go to church twice.
To read books OF divinity. either specula.
tive or practical.
To wear off by meditation any worldly
soil contracted in the week.
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APHORIsMs.

from SUCCESS.
Make every occasion a great occasion-a
great occasion-for you can never tell who
may be taking your measure for a higher
place.
Must" and Ought have fifty times moro
stuff in them than Might and Could"
1t is as impossible to find real pleasure
in w%rongdoing as it would be to sweeten
ones tea with vinegar.
When we obey laws. we are free. When
we break laws, we are in bondage. Expia-
ton is exacted for every law We break, be
it civil, physical or spiritual.
A boy should be raine to indulge In
athletics of some kind, SO that a habit OF
taking exercise may be established; for
this, once acquired, is seldom neglected.
even as years advance.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-21
Aunt Charlotte's Responsibility.
THE STORY OF A FAITHFUL OLD SLAVE AND HER FAITH IN
.,-,- HER MASTERS PROMISE TO RETURN. s-~~

| more than thirty years. and though to
every one else the Colonel's name was only
n memory Aunt Charlotte still believed
that he would come.
On the night after Captain Terrill had
! stopped at the fence on his way to the fields
, Aunt Charlotte sat by tho hearth in the
old kitchen. As always, her thoughts were
in the past. For her the breeze that blew
through the open door. damp and sweet.
was heavy with the fragrance Of the roses
that bloomed by the galleries Of tho big
; house thirty years before.
A negro melody broke the stiffness Of the
| night. To the old woman the song came
from the quarters where long ago the ne
groes sang on summer nights like this,
and the years rolled back to give her again
master and mistress and the old care-fres.
irresponsible. happy life.
I'VE gwine fix dis heah place up wen
Marse Cunnel come home." Aunt Charlotte
unused. Miss Dell say Marse Cunnel daid.
She say he amt nevah gwins come back.
Law! Miss Dell amt know my OF marStef.
Miss DELL 1 say, my Marse Cunnel nsvah
bruk he wud yit. He done low he gwine
come back an he comin'.' Moughty long
| time hit tex i'm. Spec he done chase dem
Yankees dat fur Norf dat hit TUX I'm all
~AO sAAS ~ ~ 00SAs Due AS 0AS
come. I spec him erlons enny time. Law.
law. 'twouldn't 'sprise me none to see
Marse Cunnel walk in dat ar do dis berry
minnit- -,
In her eagerness she turned to the open
door. The words died on her lips. Her jaw
dropped and her face grew gray with fear.
A man stood in the doorway. Behind him
the darkness made q frame for his figure,
and the Are that fiickered on the hearth
kindled there to light the. ~room-showed his
ragged clothing. glinted on the tangled
white hair that covered his head n the
white beard that hung. unkernpt, on his
breast. His eyes looked out hunsrily from
beneath shaggy brows.-
He took q step into the room; Aunt Char.
lotte rose to her feet.
rs It you, Charlotte?'' the stranger said.
Charlotte. where 10 my wife7 Where 10
the home? Where Is your little Marse Johnf
left them in your care"
The old woman gave one CRY Of happi.
ness.
'sdarse cunnell'' she. cried. 'amy narstert
Bress 0awd dat yo' come homo. Whut tey
do to 20. OF marse. dat yo' look dat CT an
po'f'
II want my wife and child The man re-
peated. sharply.
The old woman knelt at his feet.
''Mafse cunnel, dey bofe gone desc many
yeahs." che said. her tears beginning 70
tan
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every scrap Of iron, every shaving, svsry
bent piece, is carefully gathered. returned
to the furnaces, and made to serve . good
purpose. No waste escapes from the chim-
neys that science can provide q means to
prevent.
h whole problem Of modern Industrial
success is epitomized in Homestead-suit-
able location. sufficiency of capital, daring
to originate. energy to effect. economy Of
labor and Of materials. loyalty Of workers
and considerable benevolence Of employer.
It Is a better combination than Svr social
ist .agitator has evolved
II has made Homestead ~ haoplGDe -
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UOHNsONs RELIGIOUS LIFE.

IMPROVEMENTS now carried out in the
Strand. London, have thrown into new view
the ancient Church OF st. Clement Danes.
This 10 the church where Doctor johnson
nsed to worship. and his pew therein the
front gallery. overlooking the pupit-is now
marked with a brass tablet. thus in
euribed:
In this pew. and beside this pillar. for
many years attended Divine Service, the
celebrated Doctor Samuel johnson, the
philosopher. the poet. the great lexicog-
rapher, the profound moralist, and chief
writer Of his time,
Born 1709. Died 1874.
In remembrance and honor of noble facul-
ties, nobly employed, some Inhabitants
OF the Parish of st. Clement Danes
\ have placed this slight me-
mortal. A. D., 1S5l.
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WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Beyond the neglected shrubbery, the
blackened timbers and the crumbling heap
Of bricks that marked the place where the
big house OF the plantation had stood be-
Fore the war was q small Enclosure sur
rounded by b rail- fence. =
In the plat were two. g~rares-those OF q
grown person and . little child.
without the rail- fsnes, nature had lone
her best. hiding tho; scarf oe war under a
fangle of wild honeysuckle that wrapped
the vines OF the old mansion In q caressing
greenery. ~
But within the Enclosure there. was evil
dence that nature had q helper IN her min
lstry.
The plantation kitchen was q brick build
ing. that stood just back Of the ruins Of
the house. From the door the frequent
passage Of feet had worn a path through
the buffalo grass to the rail- fence. n the
top rail of the panel Of fence to which the
path led was smooth and sasging, where
an old negress had climbed over it every
day for many years.
She stood this morning in the little bury
ing ground. She had been clipping the grass
in the Enclosure. and the graves were COW
cred with roses-white. roseD Of the old
fashioned 'thuasand-leAved" variety that
grow in old gardens. The old woman had
brought them from the garden at Captain
Terr1lrs. where Captain .TerrnIs wife. the
new mistress OF the plantatioa. ave her
flowers for the graves or provisions for her
!a.der with . beautiful impartiaIity.
Captain TerfI. riding down the levee. road
to the field. saw the pathetic nsurs by the
graves and drew rein at the fence.
- -. - 49, =
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AN elderly woman Who had hrousntw her
children on the Observation-Disclosures.
ing. and-tell-him-to-stop, and-if-hs-wmtt-
stop. -whip-himr" lines. was talking with .
young mother about her one hopeful n
It came out that he had besn spared the
rod.
do you mean to say that you nsvsR why
him." exclaimed the elder woman.
Never. That is-never@except In saf.60-
fenDe," was the faltsring reply.
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garet's grave. 'She moughty good, but her
an Mist Joe amt my own fcIkses."
A tear rolled down her witie1ed cheek
and fell among the roses.
Miss Ma'gret." she whispered Use
lonesome, Miss Ma'gret. CyaE't yo' Ak de
good Lord to SEN Marse Cunnel homie. an
TEX po' OIL Charlotte long er yo' an lii
Marse Jehn2". -t-.. --.
One IN morning. just after the des-
began. Colonel Murray rode AWAY from
Riverview to Join the Confederate forces.
From the door OF the big house Miss Mar
saret watched him; and Charlotte held the
Colonel's little son up in her arms that he
might watch the erect figure on the big
horse out of sight beyond the bend in the
levee road.
Charlotte Colonel Murray had said. 81
know you are faithful. I leave your Miss
Margaret and your little Marse John in
your especial care. Until 1 come home
again I will hold you responsible for their
welfare"
After her master had ridden away. Aunt
Charlotte took up her trust. How faithful
ly she had fulfilled 1t only Miss Margaret
dA0 AtSFc Mdh0 0Vun SOui0 AANSN viz
Miss Margaret and little Marse John who
slept beneath the roses.
TIL Colonel had never come back to Riv-
erview. The tide OF war swept over the
plantation and the soldiers left desolatfon
behind them. when they burned the big
house the flames spared the brick kitchen.
that, after the Southern fashion. stood at
some distance from the main building.
And here. while the flames from the house.
the outbuildings and the negro cabins In
the quarter lighted the level Delta country
for miles, Aunt Charlotte carried her mis-.
tress and little Marse John. And here she
had lived ever since.
The little boy died Of slow fever the
last year Of the war. Aun Charlotte her
self dug the little grave near the house %
that Miss Margaret might still have her
boy close to her. Miss Margaret lived I'LL
shfee. years after the val. . sheartbfoken
woman. for whom the faithful negress cared
tenderlv and patiently - for an ailinE.
8retful child.
When at last Charlotte turned from the
new grave beside little Naxse Johns It
was to \ new responsfbility-to wait FOR
Xarss Colonel: to keep the ave. fresh
ana green: to give back 10 him the trust
che had kepG shs had Wsitel new fer
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IL ober. Az Gawd to femme eome ~r1on9
wild yo' an III Marse John"
They found the Colonel next morning lying
among the faded roses OF his wife's grave.
And in the old kitchen. on the bed where
Miss Margaret had died. Aunt Charlotte
lay, her responsibility ovsr. ths years Of
her trust fulfilled.
Three days later, WA0 u ksspssp e .
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ing hands and rushed out into the night.
"Lawd." Aunt Charlotte whispered. kneel-
ing with appraised hands where her master
had left her. ''yo' know dat I done filled dat
'spons:hdlity de hes dat I moved how. O
Lawd. 20 know how I wuk wild dem
grades an cut dc: grass q fotoh dc water
an. KEEP UNI green. Miss Ma,srst, Miss Ma
grit Use or IN. lonesome. De 'spons'binty
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IN SELFDEFENSN.

wel1 u The MOST remarkabls bAxAvanss q
millions the world has sver known.
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the tragedy Of the day. And what Of the
other corpseA which mayhap were strewn
here and there. slain by bullets or charred
BY fret
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'Gone." no said aftsr hsre''both sonsr'
81 done dc bes' I could. MArse Cunnsl,"
she begged. '0awd knows dat I KEEP dat
truS Do bes' I could. I KEEP Dc grabes
moushty nice an green, sub"
''The gravssy' this wreck Of her old mas
ter shouted. 'Deadl Margaret dsadl Ny
e pushsa WY Aunt charsetsss dseaaa-