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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-01-26

hats, with the badge Of white satic rib
bon on which was written in gold ! tiers
..Louisiaps Purchase" fiuttering over
handsome cloaks and bodices. Women
in whose faces one could read the re-
fininR influences Of intellectually, the
homo keepers of different ststes. So
much for the personnel OF the large and
enthusiastic audience.
The presiding officer vas Mrs. Ed
ward Harrison Of st. Louis, and Mrs.
Harriet MscMurphy Of Omaha. was
made secretary OF the meeting.
The mayor Of Kansas City welcomed
the delegates in brief speech, but did
not offer them the keys Of the city.
Mrs. Gage, president OF the Athenaeum
club also gave pleasant word Of greet.
ing, and Mrs. Selvyan Douglas OF Okla
homa, made hearty response. Then
Mrs. Harrison stated the object OF the
meeting and the conference took up the
real business in such way as to COM
mend their ability.
Only eleven projects for permanent
memorials were submitted, but the dis
cussion which followed each project.
must have tried the patience of the Sec
rotary il not the chairman. The first
for the erection of q model tenement
house which shall be altruistic, artistic
and utilitarian, the model OF which
shall be exhibited at the st Louis fair.
Second, the erection and maintenance
Of an industrial normal school, in which
each state of the purchase territory.
shall hold shares and be entitled to the
admission of pupils, in proportion to its
number of shares.
Third, the erection Of monument to
include statues of some of the notable
men who were participants in the pur1
chase and other decorations suggestive
OF its history.
Fourth, the erection o! Woman's
building at the st. Louis fair where the
club women from all lands should be
entertained by the women OF the pur-
chase states.
Fifth, a fountain near the Union de-
pot Of st. Louis.
Sixth, the maintenance OF home OF
charities and corrections.
Seventh, q monument composed OF
historic characters and prize. includ-
ing the coat Of arms Of the purchase
statee.
Eighth, a triumphal arch composed OF
stone from the seventeen states, Mis-
souri, to be the keystone.
Ninth, an industrial school for colored
children.
Tenth, an endowment of q chair for
the science Of motherhood to be sustain.
ed in some institution Of learning.
Eleventh, q woman's clnb house to
cost one million.
1t was decided that these various pro-
jects should be submitted to the clubs
Of the purchase states, through the
presidents OF their state declarations,
their decision to be reported back
through their state presidents to the
president Of the Missouri Federation.
Doubtless another meeting will be
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-01-26

The Atlanta Georgian and New Era,
the woman's club paper of Georgia. in
speaking of the fate Of bills prepared by
the State Federation Of Women's clubs
says:
"Our present legislature is making an
unenviable record in the way OF voting
down bills looking to the moral, physi-
dial, and educational advancement OF the
state. The bill asking for the raise in
the age of consent was defeated. The
bill asking that girls be admitted to the
school Of textiles was defeated. The
child labor bill met similar fate, and
now the dispensary bill has been lost.
What's the matter Nth Georgia, any
how"
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-01-26
Mrs. d. G. McKillip.

Mre. T.. w. Long OF Wakefield, has
been kind enough to send the Courier
the year book OF the Wakefield Woman's
club. 1t contains the names Of the Of
ficers and members, the outline for the
seasons work and the order Of business.
Between yellow covers, it is very neat
program and reference book of q years
prospective work and business. The Of
ficers arc: President, Mrs. r. Q Browse;
vice president, Mrs. J. H. Brown; re-
cording secretary. Mrs. r. d. Aller; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. c. w. Long;
treasurer, Mrs. G. A. Peterson. Critic,
first quarter, Mrs. Marriott; critic, Sec
ond quarter, Mrs. Brown; critic, third
quarter, Mrs. Adler. Program commit
tee-Mesdanes Rowse, Mathewson,
Peterson, Brown and Long. Most Of
the attention of the club is devoted to
the study Of American institutions and
literary men and women. At the first
meeting in September the members
listened to biographies and critical esti-
mates of the literary women Of America.
including Louisa M. Alcott, Ella Wheel-
or Wilcox, Ruth McEnery Stewart,
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward. Sarah
Orne Jewett and Helen Hunt jackson.
At the next meeting, American women
in public life we're discussed. Mrs.
Howe, Mrs. Stowe. Miss Anthony, Miss
Mott, Barton and Mary Lyon were con-
sidered. Then Hawthorne and his
friends, Emerson, Lowell. Holmes. Long
fellow, Whittier and Thoreau follow.
The great orators of the last century is a
pertinent topic and Hamilton, Clay,
Henry, Webster, Phillips. Douglas,
Beecher, Lincoln and Cough. At the
first meeting in November American re-
lig:ous leaders were discussed. On No
venber 10Th, Thanksgiving day, it's
history, "reminiscences, Thanksgiving
story and poem. On December 4th,
Negro authors: Phyllis Wheatley, Gus
tavus Vassa, VIM. W. Brown. VIM. G.
Nell, Fred Douglas, Frances Harper.
Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Mathews and Paul
Dunbar. January 18th and Goth. edu-
cational institutions Of the United
States. February 9Th, Our public
schools: Modern school methods, should
children study at home? kindergarten
work, school visiting by club women.
The needle of our schools by a county
superintendent. February 10Th. Moth
er's meeting; March 9Th, Polar explore
tons; March 10Th. National songs and
flags; April End, Relationship OF Euro
pean monarchs; April 10th and 3Oth,
Art exposition: May 18th, China and
pottery; May 18th, Essay. club poem
and story. The motto Of the club, Life
is a progress and not station" 1t was
Organized in 1893 and was federated the
following year. The membership num-
bers twenty-six.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-01-26

The Middlesex Woman's club adopt
ed the following resolutions at a bust
ness meeting held January sth:
Whereas, The board OF directors OF
the General Federation OF Women's
clubs has refused, up to this time. TO
ratify the action Of its executive com
mittee in admitting to membership the
Women's Era club OF Boston,
Resolved, That we. the Middlesex
Women's club of Lowell, Mass. regard
this action as tacit adoption OF a color
line which is unauthorized by the or
ganic law OF the General Federation
and is contrary to its protessedly unsec-
tioral and nonpartissu character.
Resolved. That We hereby earnestly
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-01-26
THE COURIER.

ecutlS6 DO6rQ OF the ueneIbi ouofa'
ton which occurred in New York in No
vember. Among the subjects under
discussion At the meeting Of the Cen
eral Board, Mrs. West eaid. was that Of
the place Of meeting for the sixth bien-
NAL Of women'e clubs, the sentiment
being strongly in favor Of Boston. She
suggested to the general board that the
circumstances now and when the in
vitation was issued were somewhat dif-
ferent, as many Massachusetts, clubs in.
tended withdrawing, owing to the per
capita tax and she feared that the re-
naming clubs might not be able to
meet all tie expenses OF biennial.
The general board then voted to pay all
expenses for halls or theatres during the
biennial and to limit the social fuuc-
tions to one reception. The decision a.
to location Of the next federation meet
ing will be made in February and Mrs.
West urged all Massachusetts, clubs to
remain in the federation until after the
decision. Mrs.. West reported sleo her
motion at the board meeting 10 New
York to take off the table the applica-
ton OF the Woman's Era club Of Boston,
which had been tabled since last June.
The secretary Of the general executive
board then read the notice served by
the Georgia federation Of an amend
ment to be voted upon at the next bien.
NAL, which should insert the word
white" in the bylaws Of the General
Federation. The board, then in cour-
tesy to the Georgia federation, voted to
delay action on the application Of the
Woman's Era club until after the
amendment had been before the bien.
NAL of 1907 Mrs. West objected to
this.
To the convention OF presidents OF the
Massachusetts, State Federation, Mrs.
West gave full explanation also Of the
action of the Massachusetts delegates
who have been called delinquent, st the
Milwaukee biennial. A discussion fol-
lowed the report. Miss Whittier Of
Lowell, urged all clubs to remain in the
federation and hence retain their right
to vote upon the important matters Of
the next biennial. The conference vot-
ed to endorse the action of the Massa-
chusetts delegates at Milwaukee AMI to
recommend that the state executive.
board should send to the general execu-
tive board to be announced at it's next
meeting, notice OF an amendment Of the
bylaws of the General Federation which
should embody the Massachusetts, plan
OF reorganization to be voted upon at
the next biennial.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-01-26

called during the year when tinal de-
cision will be made as to the memorial,
and arrangement made for the celebra-
ton to be held at the st. Louis fair.
Too much praise cannot be given to
the Kansas City club women Cor their
hospitality to the stranger club women
who attended this conference. OF them
it may be said: They are "given to hos
pitality." The task OF entertaining so
many delegates was large one, but it
was done with such system that the
labor was reduced to a minimum and
the spirit Of heartiness in which they
were received gave glow to the pro-
ceedings from the first. Two elegant
luncheons were served in the dining
room Of the club house and two beauti-
ful receptions given in honor Of visiting
club women, added not little to the
agreeableness Of the occasion.
I'm days gone BY" said one OF the
delegates, "when this vast region bios
somed with the savage, the sunfiowers
and the prairie dog. the god OF fortune
looked to the east, the north and the
south and chose the bravest hearted
men and women Of those regions and
planted them in the valley Of the Kaw.'
A Nebraska woman who CHANGED to
hear this remark felt like adding. The
work begun in faith has far surpassed
its earliest hopes"
Surely every delegate who attended
the conference returned home feeling
that they had received new inspirations,
new thoughts and new ideas. We are
working for all things that will make
women stronger, better, Drawer truer.
Belle M. Stoutenborough.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-01-26

Helen Keller, the deaf, blind and
hitherto dumb girl. now a student at
Radcliff College. has learned to talk.
This week she astonished and delighted
the freshman class, Of which she is vice
precedent, by making her first public
speech, at a class luncheon in Fay Hall
Helen wac called upon by the chairman,
and responded with brief address, in a
low, unmodulated, but rather musical
and perfectly ineligible voice. Her
few remarks were received with warm
applause. She is now nineteen years OF
age .-Woman's Journal.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-01-26

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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-09
Telephones In Russia. !

The growth OF the telephone system
In Russia Is now considerable. al
though 1t has been slow as compared
with other countries. According to
some recent statistics there were in
Russia an aggregate of some $4,000
miles Of telephone wires, about half OF
which is State and half private con-
Germs. The use Of the telephone and
the number of subscribers are, dow
ever, rapidly increasing, and some I'M
portant lines between some OF thu
larger cities are under contemplation
or already completed. In the Baltic
provinces there are some large teie-
phone systems, but they do not appear
to be altogether satisfactorily con-
structed, inasmuch as the di1eren'
lines, which are frequently OF consld'
cradle length. have no connection VIII
each other. This Is attributable mann
ly to Government restrictions wnere
state telephones already exist.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-09
Won Moltke as a Novelist.

The German people generally nave
been celebrating the one hundredth an
niyersary of the birth Of General Won
Moltke, than whom no soldier OF the
empire stands higher in the public es-
TEEN. Among other facts brought out
regarding his life is the statement that
he wrote a novel Of much promise, IN
which there ~ much Of poetry and re-
nance. It was written when he was a
young lieutenant of twenty-six. In
search Of health among the Silesian
Mountains, and deals with incidents
In Frederick the Greats seven-year
war, The story is doubly interesting In
that it's hero is obviously Moltke him.
self under the name Of Helm. and It's
| heroine his first love. the Countess
| Reichenbach, under the title Of Coun-
tess Eichanbach. 1t is a story some
what loose in construction and def
cient in plot. but there are plenty OF
hairbreadth escapes, secret doors ano
passionate love making.
The future field marshal was at thai
time an authority on love. "a maid
ems love-" says the world famous
strategist, "must be won, but one
given It Is like an avalanche whicl
nothing can retard, which gathers II
impetuosity. A mans love, on tn
other hand, is too often like a fam
|, which goes out when it has no noul
ishment. Love with women
the dominant passion, excluding a
! others; 1t Is the aim of their lives, the
, life itself. In the case Of man Low
, pales before other interests, and at til
, call Of honor it pales like the stars
(; the rising Of the sum-"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-09
EACH HAD SUSPICION.
A Story of Two Partners, Both Of Whom
We're Honorable Men.

A Story Of Two Partners, Both Of Whom
Were Honorable Men.
"My first business venture on my
own account, was in-well, never
mind the name Of the city," said q
New Orleans merchant, chatting over
old times with some friends at the
Board Of Trade. 1.-THE location has
nothing to do with the little story 1
am going to tell you. and. for reasons
YOU will understand in a moment, l
don't care to be too specific. II
II was a young chap Of twenty five
at the time, and, getting tired of
working for other people. opened
cotton brokerage office with another
ex-clerk, who was considerably my
senior in years. We put up an equal
amount of capital and agreed to share
and share alike in the profits and the
hustling. From the very outset every.
thing went remarkably well with u.s.;
We both had lots Of friends, who took
pains to throw business in our hands,,
and the end Of the year showed very
nice little balance of profit. Next year,
however, the results weren't quite as;
good. and began to have faint ap-
prehension that / was getting a bit
the worst of it, as the saying goes. |
heard a vague rumor that my partner
was living at a pretty fast gait, and
the more I thought about the matter
the more dissatisfied and suspicious
became. You know how easily such
ARRANGEMENTS will grow upon firm.
and to make long story short, l final
: " went to a detective agency that
made q speciality Of private investiga'
tons and arranged to get report,
. as they called 1t, on my associate.
admit that it was a rather sneakine
proceeding, and felt secretly ashamed
= of myself for resorting to 1t, but l ar
t gued that it was my duty to know
D whether he was really in the way oil
getting into any embarrassing entan
clement. Well, in the course Of
8 week or so, the agency made Its re
+ port, and without going into details,
q may say that it completely exploded
t all the disturbing gossip had heard
2 I realized after reading it that I ha'
II been doing my partner a deep injus
tice, and of course, was conscienc
" stricken. To make amends detern
10 ined to treat him with extra cordialit
le and at the same time it seemed to NJ
'e that his own bearing, which had bee
ct a little distant, became much NOR
m friendly. At any rate, whatever colt
Mt ness had existed soon passed away an
q the three years Of business associ
er ton that followed were singularl
81 pleasant. Then he received a fatte
Mt ing offer from Liverpool, and wei
ne there to live.
pc zone day several months after b
TX departure, was looking over some
he papers and ran across a big envelol
as marked private and confidential
be Thinking it contained something
lat lating to the firm. tore 1t open. oil
what do you think found?-a repe
ay on myself from the same detect
els agency I had hired to investigate i
re- mariner. 1t seemed that our suspicio
Did had been mutual. Orlea
ro- Times-Democrat
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-09
strathmore accorded his own. "Bu

Strathmore accorded his own. "Bu
shall be sorry to lose you, Chester
very sorry. What is the girls name"
Chester grew red all oyer his nice
boyish face. He was finding out tina
saving another Is not all heroism
necessarily. He produced piece a.
paper from his pocket-a piece OF
flimsy, ruled, pink paper stamped witt
a white dove. Strathmore gave a lit
tie start. But Chester was doing thi'
because he thought 1t best to deal the
final blow at once, not to mince mat
ters in the least, and he did not hest
tate. He smoothed out the sheet
nThat's the name, sir" he said.
Strathmore read it 1t was Mamie
Pearle.
"The last pame," Chester explained,
sis Halloran. She's the daughter OF
Halloran Of the ranch"
"Ohw said Strathmore, dryly. HIS
eve had caught a mis-spelled assur'
ance Of enduring love. "Oh" he re-
peated; 'and may I ask If she knows
who you areT'
Chester grew more red still. "Welr'
he reflected that an entirely honest
intent could never be prefxed by that
Yankee word-"well, sir. l began by
letting her think that my name was
Lovatt-part of it really Is, STRAND
that was titled and rich-wlich am
not-but"-he plucked up courage as
he went on-"if she loves me of course
it will be all right"
Strathmore handed him back The
note. "And If she doesn't%
| "It-it will be all right"
Strathmore did not try to under
| stand. His opinion Of Chester ha(
fallen very low. AS. for his opinion O.
Mamie Pearle he realized, suddenly
that it had not dropped half so far.
II was almost retreat, on the follow
ing day, when he took to Chester
room a bundle of London papers tina
had Just come by the stage. He cas-
q quick look around. Il see you've 90
the photograph Of the girl out again.
he commented.
Chester nodded, but added, with tn
faintest shadow on his face: "She's
married woman, SIR"
"YesY said Strathmore, and turne
to leave the room.
"Oh, lieutenantv' Chester calle'
Strathmore stopped. II thought yo
might like to know, sir. that I'm NJ
engaged any more"
For a full half minute Strathmol
looked into the Englishman's impen
trable blue eyes; then there came
: twinkle in his own. ''It seems to
3 another coincidence, Chester" he sal
5 quietly. "for neither am I."-San Fra
|, cisco Argonaut.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-09
Sounded Bad Enough.

Scene: A railway carriage. First
Artist-"Children don't seem to sell
now as they used"
Second Artist Tin hoarse. Whisper
swell. I was at Stodge's yesterday;
he has Just knocked off three little
girls heads; horrid raw things. when
. dealer came In. sir bought 'em d.
rectly: took 'em away. wet as they
were. on the stretcher, and wanted
Stodre to let him have some more next
week."
Old Lady quitting her head out Of
window and shrieked)-"Guard, stoI
the train and let me out or I'll be muir
dered!-Tit-Bits. =
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-09
ov.-c-ovding and Tuberculosis.

sA Knopf declares that Lack OF air
and light, intemperance and under
feeding help to create in the body the
tos+ so,, for the invasion, growth and
development d of the tuberele bacilii.
Those conditions predominant In many
of the city tenements. He then SPEAKS
of the great danger attending the care
less disposal Of tuberculous sputum'
nomn and soil fosters tuberculosis;
modal tenements built on good soil
with proper drainage viii go far to
s.om mn ont this disease. Overcrowdine
80 ali institutions as well as dwellingf
should be avoided. The creation OF
schools of forestry would give usefu
and healthful employment to mum
her Of men, as well as rendering thu
regions more healthful.--Medical Rec
| ord.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-09
r.. s,nnIon Tunnel.

latest advIces from Switzerland are
10 the effect that the penetration In
lie Simplon tunnel has now reached
- 128 feet. and the entirely completed
,ortion is 1O,2SO feet. Three thousand
vorkmen are employed on the Swiss
lie and $500 on the Italian SIDE, ----
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-09
POPULAR FUR FOOTWEAR.

Offer native q price which to him Is
tremendously low for his goods. ana
he viii probably laugh at you. ne
seems to think it good joke, and that
you really cannot mean to be serious.
At the price Of four yards of calico tor
one pair of mukloks, which Is a pref
ty low figure. the profit to the whaier
who buys them is enormous.
Eskimos mukloks are the best KlIu
of footwear for the region In whicn
the Eskimos lives, and thousands OF
| white men in the Alaska mining camps
and on the trails throughout the Ter
ritory wear them in the winter. MuK-
loks cost SO a pair ut Nome, seventy
five miles from here. Calico, even at
Nome, is only fifteen cents yard.
| It cannot be said that contact win
white men is Of very much benefit to
the Eskimo on either side Of the Boring
Sea; in many respects 1t Is distinctly
harmful. The laws against liquor sell
ing among the natives are very strictly
enforced, but the whalers evade IT
and mischief always results. Even Il
liquor Is not sold to the natives the!
are very likely to make an alcoholi'
drink from -four and sugar, obtaine'
o in trade, and the consequences ar
4 harmful. Left alone, the natives O
q the American side are happy and col
4 tented with lot which might be 10
worse, and which the white man
!. not improving.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-09
CURIOUS FACTS.

Elephants have only eight teeth
two below and two above on each side.
All an elephants baby teeth fall out
when the animal is about fourteen
years old, and a new set grows.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-09

A curious barometer is used in Ger
many and Switzerland. 1t is jar OF
water. with frog and little STEP
ladder In it. When the frog comes out
of the water and sits on the steps a
rainstorm will soon occur.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-09

Two sparrows. which were building
a home on house in Philadelphia un-
fortunately used live matches In Its
construction. One Of them pecked on
a match head and burned their home,
also setting fire to the house.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-09
State Government Of Louisiana.

Governor-W. W. Heard,
Lieutenant Governor-AiDer' Hs'
pinal. TN M;chal.
Sunsr;ntendent Of Education-Jonn
v, Calhoun.
Auditor-W. 8. Frazee.
Recommendations E. Smith.
U. s. SENATORS.
Don Caffsrey and s. D. MoEnery'
W REPRESENTATIVES,.
/ District-R. G. Davey.
Q District-Adolph Meyer.
q District-R. F. Broussard.
4 District-P. Brazeale.
District. E. Ransdeh.
D;strict-S. NJ. Robinson.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-09
Double Daily Trains
Fast Time
Close Connections.

Through Pullman Palace Sleeper'
betveen Now Orleans aud Memphis,
Kansas City, st. Louis and Chicago
without change. making direct eonnoc
Mons With first-class lines to ell points
Fhe great steel bridge spanning Va
Ohio river at Cairo completed, and all
irains freight and passenger now run
ninx regularly over 1t, thus avoiding tns
aslays and annoyance incidens to trans'
(sr ky ferry boat
A q. HANSON. Gen. T , Aga,
Chicago.
II. A gooxz. D. p. ~ Nsnnhsa