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The courier., 1902-12-27

At club meeting in Chicago a few
weeks ago. Mrs. Robert ]. Burdette, the
first vice-president Of the General Fed
Grafton Of Women's Clubs, gave her club
creed, which created so favorable an i'm
preston that II was printed on slips of
paper to be distributed In Chicago, and
is being widely copied by papers over
the country. The creed Is:
I believe In afternoon club life for
women.
I believe in evening club life for men
and women together when 1t does not
rob the home Of father and mother.
I believe that woman has no right to
undertake any work whatsoever outside
Of the home. along the lines Of philan-
thropy, church, temperance or club life,
that does not emanate from the home
and in its final and best results return
to the home. Home must always be the
centre, but not the limit, Of woman's life.
I believe in equal rights in the family
for father and mother in intelligence,
affection and flial respect. These the
club should foster.
I believe in nine-tenths of the club
members doing the work and tenth
the criticising, instead Of the reverse.
I believe in individual responsibility
for every interest of the club, mutual
sympathy and appreciation of results
A believe no woman has a right to
accept a place on any committee unless
she serve faithfully, promptly. intelli-
gently, and is willing to stand by the
results Of her individual action.
I believe that women should have a
moral responsibility regarding financial
matters in the prompt payment Of dues
The courier., 1902-12-27

From the Mail and Times Of Des
Moines Is taken the following mention
Of what Is certainly a very useful club
in Davenport. Iowa:
The central thought Of the Lend-a-
Hand club Of Davenport is educational,
a training for usefulness. Each girl is
taught not only to take care Of herself,
but also to be alert, to guard her asso-
ciates. especially younger girls and those
less experienced In the ways Of the
world. They learn to live within their
means. to calculate the value Of a dollar,
to use 1t to the best advantage. They
also are learning how to conduct meet
ings. They are learning parliamentary
law and usages. They are forming good
associations. receiving mutual benefit
They have an opportunity to form safe
and congenial associations. The wages
paid working women are on the average
so low that many could not afford din
ner at the restaurants and would be
compelled to eat cold lunches. The good
1t has done by the Lend-"-H Hand In the
sixteen years Of its existence cannot be
Every city should have one"
The courier., 1902-12-27
T H E ER
CLUB NOTES
THE WEEKS REVIEW

Mrs. A. w. Lane will give a musicale
In honor Of the Aldine club next week
The constitutional convention of New
Hampshire has voted to submit a wom-
ans suffrage amendment to the voters
of that state.
The next regular meeting Of the Mat
inee Musicale will occur on January
twelfth.
The Woman's club will give its an
nual New Years reception from three
until five o'clock, and will hold its next
regular meeting on January fifth, when
the exhibit Of the Nebraska Art asso-
citation will be discussed.
One of the subjects discussed at the
convention Of the Minnesota federation
this fall was Domestic Services" and
the paper listened to with the greatest
interest was one on Domestic Service
from the Domestic Standpoint" read by
the secretary Of the Minneapolis Servant
Girls union.
The Wednesday club at ST. Louis,
which Is to be the hostess club of the
next biennial, has taken up the study
of the negro question. At its last meet
ing the subject Of "The Negro Laborer
as an Element in Our Industrial Life"
was discussed. with papers on "The
Growth and Morality Of the Negro" and
Mental and Moral characteristics Of
the Negro"
The clubwomen Of st. Louis have been
active In the movement for civic better
ment ever since the Worlds Fair was
decided on. and in order to secure the
best results they have allied themselves
with the Civic Improvement league The
have organized in groups.
with district and ward inspection for
every block and they are to concern
themselves chiefly with violations of the
regulations.
The Woman's club of Bisbee. Ariz.. the
Youngest club Of the youngest fedora
don," as 1t is described, has built itself
/ clubhouse Of which an older club might
well be proud. There are three large
rooms, besides small but convenient
designed for use on social days.
There is also a small office for a Gus
todian. Bisbee is a small place. less a
town than a mining settlement far re-
moved from the regular lire of travel.
and comparatively few Of its Inhabitants
have time to devote to literary develop
nent The enterprise of the club women
s all the more remarkable under the
The courier., 1902-12-27

Schurman of Ithaca, New York wife of
President Schurman of Cornell univer.
sity.
The employees Of the Farmers and
Merchants will give ball at their han
next Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter b. Hargreaves
will give dinner on Monday for Mr..
and Mrs. Charles L. Burr.
y
Miss Lucy Green Of Keokuk, Iowa, is
spending the holidays with her parents.
Doctor and Mrs. William Green.
The Elks gave their regular monthly
party last night at the lodge rooms.
Dancing was the chief amusement.
Lieutenant Halsey e. Yates, instructor
at West Point Military academy, is the
guest Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E.
Yates.
. Misses Eunice and Virginia de Steiguer
Of st. Joseph, Missouri, are holiday
guests Of their aunt, Mrs. George o.
Risdon.
Mrs. NJ. e. Van Brunt, Mr. and Mrs.
r. T. Van Brunt, Mr.. and Mrs A. L.
Candy and son Bert spent, Christmas in
Beatrice
Mrs. George Riser gave a children's
party this afternoon to celebrate the sec
ond birthday anniversary Of her baby
daughter Marion.
Mrs. George spielman of Chicago, who
has been the guest Of her mother, Mrs
III. p. Lau, started on her homeward
journey on Tuesday.
As has been its custom for ten years,
the Cotillion club will give party on
New Years eve and will dance the old
year out and the new year in.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Steiner are enter
tanning their children, Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Steiner and son of Salt Lake
City. and Mr.. Frank M. Steiner Of Min
=
Wednesday evening. at the home of
Reverend Fletcher L. Wharton were
married Mrs. Mary L. Lasby Of Chester,
Nebraska, and County Treasurer B. F.
knight. Mr.. and Mrs Knight will re-
side in Lincoln.
A luncheon and stocking shower was
given at the home Of Miss Charlotte
Spalding, Saturday at one o'clock, in
honor Of Miss Jeanette Thorp. Mem
bers Of Pi Beta Phi gave the party,
which was very pretty affair
A reception and dance will be given
Saturday evening, January third. by Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Marshall and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Morrison, in compliment
to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burr. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rollin Miles, and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Meadows, at Fraternity hall.
At the home Of the officiating clergy
man, Reverend Fletcher L. Wharton, at
high noon on Wednesday, was celebrated
the marriage Of Miss Bernice L. Merrill.
The courier., 1902-12-27

MISS LIPPINCOTT,
Studio. Room @. Brswnell Block.
Lessons in Drawing, Painting. Pyrog-
raphy. Wood Carving. Improved China
Kiln. China decorated or dred.
Studio open Monday. Tuesday, Thurs-
day. Friday. to p. m, and Saturday.
to II q m.
The courier., 1902-12-27

Down in Washington the populist sem
ator, full of the majesty of his position.
submits his grave face to the barber's
razor. and as he looks at the old darkey
he says to him:
Uncle, you must have met with a
great many of the men Of the past
my predecessors in the senate; many
of them have occupied the same chair
which I now I'LL"
"Yas. boss, that's so; good many of
'em. You somewhat resemble Daniel
Webster yourself, boss"
The populist senator raises himself up
and throwing the cloth of from around
his neck, says:
what part Of my head is It, Uncle; Is
it my brow, or what?"
mo, boss. taint muffin like that. It's
your bref."
4 z =
Maude-What an awful figure Mrs.
Dashaway has!
Madge-Evidently she is self-made
woman.
The courier., 1902-12-27

At the home Of the officiating clergy
man. Reverend Fletcher L. Wharton, at
high noon on Wednesday, was celebrated
the marriage of Miss Bernice l.. Merrill.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.. Merrill,
to Mr.. Weldon H. Warren. In the even
ming a wedding dinner was served at
the home Of the brides parents. when
covers were laid for Mr.. and Mrs. War
rem, Mr. and Mrs. r. G. Merrill. Mr.. and
Mrs Ray Merrill of Omaha, Mr.. and
Mrs E. C. Merrill. Mr. and Mrs. War
rem will reside at 1929 F street.
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4 NeqU NoUel BY Babcock.

William Henry Bahcock the author OF The Tower OF
Wye has for several years been engaged upon novel
the of which is laid largely in Kent island in the
chesapeake
The period Of this new hook Kent Fort Manor" is
during the late civil and Of the principal characters
descendants Of the William Claiborne whose picturesque
personality and controversies with Lord Baltimore the
settlement OF Maryland played prominent part in The
Tower OF Wye
The heroine Margaret Claiborne is in love with Mary
land whose sympahies with the Union side We
know how the war especially in the border States, set
brother against brother and father against but here
the OF love broken into by passion such has
never been known to the present generation,
Along with the love story is curious study In the
psychology OF inherited memory
Ia The case point Ithaca Claiborne is continually
troubled By dreamy recollection OF something that he
initivey feels he knows hut which is than
shadow in his brain. At times he almost 10 have
prasped IT, then again vanshes away leaving his mind
only hazy embanoe Through this Jog he gropes
seeking the thought that he reach, although he
knows that somewhere in the house Of his memory
lies dormant OF the nature Of this phantom he is
certain Occasionally looms up large, but vague, in the
horizon Of his mind he realizes that il is something he
ought 70 and then again fades into the misness
of q half forgotten dream Again and again he
close realization only TO be left waiting for the
suggestion the set Of circumstances that will bridge the
cassm Of "reminiscences and give him what be seeks
But at last the inherited Of recollection which
has laid dormant his mind developed by circumstances
into a full and distinct memory.
Kent Fort Manor will be published by Henry T.
Coates Co., Of Philadelphia, in their Griffin Series"
OF fiction.
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generation ago ministers were in the habit OF I'M
sparugy condemnng novels the people who thcm.
and the people who read them The Boston tNlass Tran
script reminds that are now writing novels
instead OF eondemning them, their predecessors did
Among the preacher authors vino have into nromi-
nence lately Basil King author of Let Not Man
Dr. Henry Van Dyke Charles ". Gordon Ralph ConnorJ
and Charles F. Goss already well known
he Transcript thinks that ministers poke their the
ology with better novel than into sermon.
latter II often conspicuous The experience mod
ern ministers admirably prepares them the industry
novel writing 1t is the best field possible for study Of
character Their contact with OH and conditions
people makes them douby sensitive Ut pecuarties
human nature To hold in all they know about be
trying and rasping asceUosu Opening the safeyyalve
in sermons Will doubtless make their audience we'll
acquainted with the serious disturbances incidental TO
rcchial life, and il they show these up good adj
vantage in novel it is the hest way out Of common
difficulty
The stage Is another field into which clergymen have
entered The Rev Father John Talbot Smith has written
drama based the marriage of Miss Patterson Jerome
Bonapare which has been accepted for production by Miss
Henrietta Crosmau Recently Able ouus play La Pas
sion produced in Paris, the first play by priest
be performed in licensed heater in France.
The New York Sun is moved by these examples to
cite historical instances of clerical dramas John
Home in whose tragedy Douglas many Young Nor
audiences their confidence regarding
way in which their fathers kept their focks upon the
Grampian hills, Presbyterian minister until he had
surrender his living because OF writing play Charles
Maurin Anglican clergyman whose gloomy tragedy
cessful as lead the author give up the church for
literature. George Croy clergyman but his tragedy
OF Catilue is remembered better than his and
Dean Milman for the stage well for the pulpit
his tragedy of Fazio having been kept alive
times by Mary Andeson performances of it, The latest
English clergyman the stage perhaps the Rev.
Freeman Wills who, after several partial complete fall
has made success at least with The Only Way
p,bIf
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wit and Wisdom From Neqv Books.

The following compilation furnished by the Era for
April;
in themselves and the FIRST TO it in othersiosh Billings
flipiHdr
Every woman who loves a man and is anxious about
him is that she can be alone with him Tor moment
he will tell her the truth about his condition The expert
Of thousands Of years has taught that it
there is person in the world from whom will
try conceal his ills and aches it is the he loves
Marieua
man in whom the elements are really well mixed
troubles very little about in far physical charm
is commemorative .4r Of Lite.
The things inherit mostly weights they must
grow their wiugsiH White and Black
SANDER is the crime OF saying what other people think
The Giants Gate
II is that which by one chance or another so commends
itself to creature irte it 10 the emotion called love
which really Of Importance and which speaking IN
figures holds the power Of life and death Personality some
times achieves this circumstances always aid but 10 all
cases result is the and the world it exists in
during its existenceIhe Methods Of Lady WaidcrhurSt
One of the keenest whips with which woman can be
scourged the undesesd confidence Of her friendsThe
Til law is made r. the good people but lis read be
tn 'fr tn other Ii heys hole in H. Ia
lawyers shtcks erowbsar in and III Judge gives Bit
help an bechuue III they make tn opniu big
CROUCH r. to put locomotive milne throughPoleemaH
II is always unwise to pry into matters that are kept
from from motives Of friendship or afection.A Neu
Messiah.
There's times when the divyles saint to what man is
an times whin saint might wink at the diyvlc friendly
like Remembrance of the ould days-Parcia Of the
NUS
prav Women and the Deity have been perpetualy hearing
the thing from the beginning OF speeoh-The Sto,'
Of Eden.
than in all the hibboehs which has manufactured
Justify his crimes--A Ner Messiah.
There do be three grades Of liars. tn common lisr
lies Fr tn fun iv IT, h artistic liar lies fr purpose
III politician lies because It's his he do be built
that wa-ay.-PoIieemeH Flynn
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The Reader and the Rich Man.

N"'Wu"y Evening Post.
reader who glad to get ten dollars for an even
s "VIS win evenings that one day received
gu snsasenent from rich read at his house for
NNS minutes while his guests getting hungry
u supper And for this he offered him twen, five dollars
NOV" at first the reader was SO eiaed that he could
.9,Y eGhaln ms Joy. This is opportunity said he
ms rieh man knows other rich men Tor the rich Aock
~ groups and am likely 10 get busy immediately |
oW NOSE who work for month in the diney regions Of
.'He 'oi twenty-five dollars and make il ia as many
ana can do II night after night when the rich man
friends hear OF me Easy but few blocks away
hsSy street where the only heard is the noise OF The
cutting of coupons"
But on the way the rich mans house the reader saw
an ~ N the newspaper which said that the income of the
!oh man was twenty-five dollars minute And envy crept
o n's heart ana he wondered the OF man
Nio win such an income would pay than a beg
garry twenty-five dollars for nearly whole half hours work
ana When he was admitted the drawing room and
SOW inc company assembled and the rich man nsolenty
waiting Tor him to begin he laid aside his hook with area,
Independence and initiating his chest he said
GU are an unjust millionaire. You would have me
"o'N hard at reading for nearly half hour and for
oessay pttauce OF twenty five dollars while you sit in
your char and let unearned increment pile IN at the
rae o. twenty-five dollars minute II your ease brings YOU
% "mount each minute surely my work worth at least
hall much"
Now the putocra had very beautiful front door and
at this point occurred him and bow politely Ia
me reader and with ceremony show him the door
ana ne aud 1t IN so lcisurely and geuteniany way
'hai his income increased hundred dollars the while
ana when the reader had finished admrinq the door
ana was IN the street he realized that he would have TO read
TO himself that evening nothing hour and that hi.
acquaintance with the rich mans friends was not likely ia
SHount to much
But all the time the millonaires income went on in
coming.
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Nezu Work BY Pfdqin.

Msssrs l. C. Page Co. announce io- publication early
in Apr stephen Holton by Charles FELTON, Pidgn author
,ited e. 20 In Stephen Holton he has returned 10
he sed Of his FIRST successthe annals OF modern life in
MANY Of lis myriad phases. The story has to do with the
- ~ q young cergyman-whose intense personality can
m hut recall 10 the reader the clerical prototypes OF John
So and Robert Elsmere-for charming young country
er This romance through the movers varying scenes
- h,rlesoue and day with detective are some OF the
80 vivid The pastoral breezness OF the Name woods,
~ brng rush OF the great city, and the thrilling ven
- ~ M Colorado minesall these are here, to hold
,.,s irterest from hrst 10 last.
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Mrs. Dndenen,s Mean MoneL.

Mrs Henry pudeneys Spindle and Plough" has been
separated by number ST reviewers from The of
trash that ncumher the book these day and adj
judged strong, clean and heaithul At all events t
be said of il that IS commonplace fhe central
figure around which this story character which
few persons likely Born 70 a
dreaming peasant artist and weak thing OF Of
yancs, Shaisha Pilgrim strange character. the
folding OF which by Mrs Dudeuey is accomplished with
skill IL is IN her OF Shalishas gddy. SIM
peruR mother and OF her worldly wise, husband hunting
goduoher and that the author really succeeds how
ever A big boned. plain, redheaded who earns
a living with a spade and understand how love
and money and harmonize hard subject to
handle But in the end Mrs Dudeney helps her by
ducng poverty the ShaIisha has really loved all
along without realizing IT, and there the inevitable we'd
ding with resulting advantages TO both parties, Shashs
Pilgrim though something Of mpossibility, fixes tho
attention Of The reader but second thought
what unconsciously help concluding that tho
knows about the hing she introduces
annoy shalishs than she does about Shasha herself
Anyway her satrcal treatment Of the bushng brdling
Hippant Of fashion wonderfully artistic and true
life and berays knowledge Of this soullsss creature
helps great deal in sustaining interest In her book
lDodd, Mead co, Price Sl.so)
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Illustrations with which he Eliminates the discussion Of
his theme cxcrueatiusy funny. Here is Mark
is writing Of the jealousy often felt by those who have
been distinguished By the recognition OF the eonspeuousy
powerful against those who have;
"Ouce received in private audience by emperor
Last week telling jealous person about it and could
see him vince under IT, it bite, him suffer
veaed the whole episode him with considerable elahors
zion and nice attention 10 detail When through he
asked what impressed most said
Ills Majestys delcaey. They told me to be and
back from the presence and find the door knob the best
could; il allowable to face around Now the
knew would DC difficult ordeal Tor because
OF lack OF practice and when it time part he
turned with exceeding decacy aud pretended tumble
With things has desk that could get out IN own
way, without his seeing me
1T went home IL was vitrioli ! saw the envy and
disgrunemcnt rise in the mans face be couldn't keep II
down. him trying to FIX up something in his mind
TO take the bloom ot that distinction. enjoyed that for
judged that he had his work for him. lie struggled
along iuwardy for quite while then he said with the
manner OF person who has say something and hasn't
anything relevant to say
"ou said he had handful OF speoialbaud cigars lying
on the table,
Yes I never anything to match them
%" had him again. lie had tumble abound IN his mind
much another minute before he could play then he
said 10 way heard person say any
thing
" He could have been counting the cigars. you know
IL endure a like that II is nothing him
how pnkind he M long he takes the bloom OIL 1t is
an he for"
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ia ibc Worlds Work for April by Franklin Matthews one
OF the most searching Of the writer's about Iammany IN many
campaigns
Country Lie in America for April has caught the charm
Illustrations it has 70 do with everything from the trout
streams and wild flowers April horses and dogs gar
deomakng aud the varied country pursuits OF the month
Table Talk for April Published At Philadelphia Is a
particularly good issue Il susains the reputation this
the American authority culinary matters II gives all
the latest information about the fashions OF the table and
decorative meals.
In the variety tmcliness and interest Of its
and the ability and distinction OF the writers who
buted them the April number OF the North American Re-
view equals the very hest issues OF this great American
magazine.
The April number OF the International journal Ethics
is worthy of special attention Among other articles It
taius The Ethics OF Speculation hy John A. Ryan, OF
the Catholic university of America of Washington. iu
purpose TO get profit from changes in price and the man
who buys stocks commodities 10 hold and actually trade
IN is clearly drawn The article is well written with
knowledge OF modern methods of speculation and quite
interesting throughout
The leading article Of Guntons Magazine Tor March is
Philippine Fundamentals by Jacob Gould schurnan. the
trend of which is that nothing short Of independence will
satisfy the Fiiipinos
Inc frs, authoritative article on the Remarkable, expert
ences OF Miss Ellen Stone the American Missionary viii
be contained in the MAY number OF the Womaus Home CONF
paniou with heretofore unpublished pictures
"Reeollecons Of Admiral Farragut" the fourth Of a
series articles Famous Americans by General James
Grant Wilson. takes prominence among the many interest
ing and valuable contributions to the April Criterion The
article spenddly illustrated by photographs historic
documents and autograph letters full OF intimate per
onal memories Of the great and contains true ae-
count OF the Mobile bay incident and the dramatic flashing
OF the gallant admiral to has ships mast