THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, MAY 31, 1908.
LONDONERS have no definitions ot
any sort. Their most striking trait
Is. paradoxically, a vague uncer
tainty, and this i seen in everything
connected with London from the weather
lo the gauzy, undecided, wavering scarfs
which the" women universally wear.
Indeed. I do not know of anything
tif so perfectly represents the men
tality of an Englishwoman as these same
uncertain morsels of drapery.
Thlsstate of things is doubtless founded
on a logical topographical fact. Bae
deker states that the City of London
Is built on a tract of undulating clay
soil, and the foundation of the average
T.ondoner's mind seems to be of equal
instability.
t have learned from the recent news
papers that, owing to these lamentable
subsoil conditions St. Paul's Cathedral
is even now cracking and crumbling,
and parallel cases may sometime be
noted among the great minds of the
Britons.
I trust this will not be mistakenly
thought to mean any disparagement to
the British mind, whether great or small.
It is. I am sure, a matter of taste; and
the Rnglish peoplo prefer their waverlng
ncss of brain, as the FIsan Tower pre
fers to lean.
The result of this state of things is.
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or at least improbable, to gen-
anything so uncertain as their so-
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received one morning from Mrs. C.
hastily-written note of invitation to
That Bor an Advertisement of
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disfranchisement Keynote of
Dispassionate Views of One
BY MRS. M. K. STAFFORD.
I 9 it not a sad commentary on
I woman's sense of justice that a mi
' nority of the women of our state
the' -avowed advocates of "equal rights
n tit a nam nf "iihertv ann liiRtlre to
...... mA n.hnllir unnuHArl.
for conditions upon the other and greater
portion of women who feel that they
have no grievances commensurate with
the added obligations and responsibili
ties the enforced duties of political suf
fiHK" would entail upon them, and that
there is nothing in the whole gift of
political suffrage that would benefit them
iu the least way. Individually or collect
ively or that would compensate for the
saerlflce of our homes and family life.
Tlw means employed to accomplish
our voters, in .whose power this whole
timtter rests, by entreaties and threats
which practically amount In many cases
to an attempt at "coercion.
This manner of exercising the privi
lege of the referendum is not only an
injustice to women, but an imposition
unon our voters, who have already many
hnes stated emphatically their own
opinions and desires In this matter.
I believe' that down deep In every
man's heart he feels that this Is not
best and that he has no right to dis
criminate in favor of one class
of "mothers of the race against
nnother. but finds it hard to
Vresist the insistent importunities of
solicitors. ir he -wish to square nimsen
'with his conscience he would do well to
consider the matter as one of our best
known and most highly respected cttlsens
did at our last election, in speaking of
it afterwards he said: "This question
puts a man In a difficult position. Above
all else. I admire and appreciate true
muni an hood and would do anything in
my power to please the women, but, al
though I made a number of promises that
I would vote for enfranchisement, yet,
when It came to casting the ballot, I sim
ply could not do it. 1 do not understand.
There is something fundamental back of
it the cause lies deep, but whatever that
may be. It appeals to the highest and
best there is in me." ,
VYc ear safely trust our destiny with
such men as this, and they are In the majority.-
Of course, we cannot attribute the
best of motives to all men, but the gen
erality of them can be relied upon for
inking this higher view and votlnn ac
curdlnjc to their beat convictions, which
. . I iln... til Ha An tUa mi, 4 a rt lha
Vitont majority.
With all due respect to the promoters of
Woman's - Kqual ufTrago and their
elf -imposed hardships and trials in
the ndeaeor to foist this un
welcome measure upon our state. In doing
which they only tighten the fetters that
bind, according to a well-known law in
metaphysics, whim puts this penalty
upon those who try to obtain something
for themselves to the disadvantage of
othrs, yet the burden of proof for any
n-ed of this law still rests upon them;
a I ho nil explanation as to why the wom
en of mir country have made such
splthdid progress, having built up power
ful organizations one In particular,
having; the recognition and co-operation
of the United States department of educa
tion with the President and leading
statesmen. In the advisory council with
wUicu they are moving heaven and earth.
ally' meant anything its writer chose
it to mean, I was uncertain as to the
formality of the function, and having
no idea who Lady Sutherland might be,
I asked information of a casual caller.
"Who is she? was the response, "why.
In social importance, she's only next to
the King! that's all! She's the Duchess
of Sutherland. She lives in Stafford
House. You may not be familiar with
Stafford House, but It is on record that
when Queen Victoria was there, calling
on a former Duchess of Sutherland, she
took her leave with the remark, "I wiil
now go from your palace to my humble
home," referring to her own residence
in Buckingham.
I .was dumfounded- To be invited to
Stafford House in that careless way, and
to have the Duchess of Sutherland men
tioned casually as Lady Sutherland
well!
And so for the informal dinner I ar
rayed myself in the most elaborate cos
tume In my wardrobe.
"Nor was X overdressed. The Informal
dinner proved to be a most pompous
function, and after it we were all whisked
into carriages, and taken to the reception
at Stafford House.
Once Inside of the beautiful palace I
ceased to wonder at Queen Victoria's re
mark. Admitted to the most beautiful of
all English private mansions, Stafford
House seemed to my American experience
far more wonderful than Aladdin's palace
could possibly have been.
The magnificent entrance hall, with its
branching staircase and Impressive gal
lery, seemed an appropriate setting for
the beautiful Duchess, -who stood onJhe
staircase landing to greet her guests.
Robed in billows of white satin, and
adorned with what seemed to me must
be the crown jewels, the charming,
gracious lady was as simple and un
affected of manner as any American girl.
She greeted me with a sincerity of wel
come that had not lost Its charm by hav
ing already been accorded to thousands
of others.
Then, a mere atom of the thronsing
multitude, I was swept on by the guiding
hands of belaced and bepowdered lackes,
and quite in keeping with the unexpected
ness of all things in London, I found my
self suddenly embarked on a sightsee
ing tour. But this was a sort of sight
seeing toward which I felt no objection.
To be jostled by thousands, all arrayed
in costumes and jewels that fvere sights
In themselves; to visit not only the great
plctui gallery of Stafford House, but
the smaller apartments, rarely shown to
visitors; to be treated by guests and at
tendants as an honored friend of the
family and not as an intruder; all these
things made me thoroughly enjoy what
would otherwise have been a sightseeing I
It, was a marvelous pageant, and to
stand looking over the railing of the
high balcony at the crush of vague-ex-pressioned
lights of London society,
drifting slowly up the staircase in their
own Impassive way, was to me a "Sight
which should on no account be omitted."
With a sort of chameleonic tendency, I
Involuntarily acquired a similar air, and
like one in a dream I was Introduced
to celebrities of all degrees. Authors
of renown, artists of repute, soldiers of
glorious record, all were presented in
bewildering succession.
Their demeanor was invariably gra
cious, kindly, and charming; they ad
dressed me as if intfnseby Interested
in my well-being, past, present and
future. And yot, combined with their
of the Matters to Be Voted on In Oregon at the Coming Election
as it were, for -the betterment of man
kind, white the Woman's Equal Rights
or Equal Suffrage Association, as it Is
now called, which is the oldest women's
organization in our country, having spent
an immense amount of money and agi
tated much for the past 50 years or more,
with but one object An view, the en
franchisement of women by states, with
the result that only four out of the 46
have adopted the plan of equal suf
frage for women. These four states,
owing to certain local conditions, largely
contingent upon their remote and isolated
position, naturally offered the least resist
ance, andVheir record for advancement
shows nothing to their credit; in fact,
quite to the contrary In some respects, as
it Is said that they comprise with
four others. the only states that
have not been touched by tht great
re form wa ve that h as been s wee pin g
the country with four others. In
fact, this is characteristic of the whole
movement, for, instead of making any
gain, it has lost twice, the State of Kan
sas having given municipal suffrage to
women, after a thorough trial repealed
the law by a large majority, as did also
Washington State.
Disenfranchtsement is the keynote to
our advancement, paradoxical as this may
seem. therefore let us welcome
let us honor It. for through its restrain
ing 'influence we have found true liberty,
which gives to women that subtle power
supreme.
Mr. William Jennings Bryan, the great
erstwhile champion of woman's suffrage,
must have been moved by this thought
when be made that great anti-suffrage
speech on his return from- abroad, in
which he said:
"The United States is the foremost na
tion on the globe, a fact due to the ad
vanced liberty and freedom of American
women."
In this flight of oratorical eloquence be
made the most telling anti-suffrage speech
on record, entirely refuting the time-worn
hackneyed cry that "all American
men," including himself, "are serfdom
sons of servile women." He also said
that "we have a double standard in
the homes of our country a one-to-one
standard." This la quite an 1m
prlvement over the statement thai
"man's opposition to political suffrage
Is a struggle to keep woman a do
mestic animal, a mere cipher in the
fiome; also, that the subjection of our
women Is a blot upon our civilization. '
Possibly Mr. Bryan meant, however,
to confer the honor upon the women of
the Little Four Mountain States for
having placed this distinction upon us,
for they alone are enjoying the privi
lege of the ballot and the "right to
liberty and the pursuit of happiness
according to their own choosing."
Ida M. Tarbell. who has made a care
ful study of the economics of the
woman question, says that It is not
too much to eay that women in this
country can get anything a majority
of them really wants and the Individ
ual can practice any trade or profes
sion without let or hindrance.
Notwithstanding this open door 'at
titude of our Government to all kinds
of progress "for all the people, yet there
are those who feel so limited that they
have been waiting for lo. these man
years for the right of equal suffrage
to unlock the door of opportunity to
them for doing good.
In the name of all philanthropic en
deavors, and they are legion, by what
authority have women been In the great
field of good works? To such as make
this claim I would advice that they wonld
attend some of the great conventions of
the National Congress of Mothers and
warm interest, was that 'indefinite, pre
occupied, wave ringn ess of - expression,
that made me feel -positive if I should
suddenly sink through the floor the
speaker would go on talking just the
same, quite unaware of my absence.
The feast prepared for this grand army
of society was on a scale commensurate
with the rest of the exhibition.
Apparently, whoever was in charge had
simply provided all there was in the
world of everything; and a guest had
merely to mention a preference for any
think edible, and it was .immediately
served to him.
The Londoners, of course, being quite
unaware what they wanted to eat,
vaguely suggested one thing to another
at random: and the vague waiters, ap
parently knowing the game, brought
them something quite different. These
viands the Londoners consumed with sat
isfaction; but in what was unmistakably
a crass isnorance of what they were
eating. -
All this fascinated me so that I greatly
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learn what mighty power for good
women are silently wielding without the
use of the ballot.
I refer especially to this organization
first, because its members recognize that
the family is the unit and that the home,
the hope of the people is the very founda
tion of our success as a Nation the
preservation of " which, with all its
j moralizing Influences is dependent upon
i the revival and maintenance of the tsue
spirit of wise and inteiligent mother
hood, also, because Its aims are for the
moral, physical and intellectual develop
ment of the child through the science of
child study.
Our worthy President Theodore Roose
velt, who is frequently referred to as
being an advocate of woman suffrage,
has not, as a matter of fact, ever com
mitted himself publicly to political suf
frage for women. He stands, as would
naturally, be expected of one who holds
such advanced Ideas of human progress,
for the full and free emancipation of
woman on the higher planes of her exist
ence. As a member of the executive board of
the National Congress Mr. Roosevelt said,
in addressing the convention at Washing
ton. D. C. f'that he agreed with G.
Stanley Hall that this work was in
advance of all the other women's organ
izations that he knew of and that he ex
pressed the sense of the entire White
House when he said this for Mrs. Roose
velt, who Is also a member, agreed with
him that this was the organization that
appealed to them most, for woman's work
lies at the foundation of all true Na
tional greatness and happiness. In put
ting Into woman's keeping the destiny of
coming generations the President said:
"That all the questions of tariff, of
finance, of foreign policy sink Into abso
lute insignificance compared with the
great problem of securing and keeping
a proper home life In the average family
of the average citizen of the Republic
and if we fail to appreciate this wa fall
to appreciate tie root morality upon
which all healthy civilization is based."
United States Commissioner McFarland
said on the same occasion: "We are deep
ly interested in your campaign of edu
cation and improvement. Also our philo
sophical observers agree that there is
great need of your work, not only be
cause ot the changed character of Im
migration., but because the economic and
social changes of recent years have so
seriously affected the most American'' of
homes and have actually Increased the
number of those who must look to the
state for the , father and mother care
which their homes do not give. We ask
your support for every project we have
before Congress- to Improve conditions.
There Is much that we need and we look
to your influence to help us to obtain the
legislation and to strengthen public
opinion in behalf of model laws for the
protection of the home and for the care
of the children." Here is a solemn appeal
from our Chief .Magistrate and the head
of one of the important departments of
our Nation's works which should touch
the, hearts and awaken the minds of all
women to the pressing needs of the hour.
If through domestic duties or disabili
ties of any kind any woman feels that
she cannot engage in united or public
endeavor, she may safely accept her limi
tations' as the possible means of ex
erting an influence for the good of hu
manity that will surpass the combined
power of a whole community or even a
nation of women. The silent force of a
single woman's thought and her original
planning for the saving of humanity gave
an impetus to the greatest work for the
cause ever known and her influence still
goes out In ever Increasing waves of sal
vation and glory to the farthermost
desired to try experiments, such as
sprinkling their food thickly with red
pepper or putting sugar in their wine.
I have not the slightest doubt that they
would have calmly continued their re
past, without the slightest suspicion of
anything wrong.
The air of the 'passive patrician" of
London society is unmistakable and ab
sorbingly interesting; and never did I
have a -better opportunity to observe it
than at the beautiful reception at Stafford
House, to which I was invited, "quite in
formally." In contrast to this, and as a fine ex
ample of the Londoner's utter absence
of a sense of proportion, listen to the
tale of a lady who called on me one day.
I had met her before, but knew her
very slightly. She was exceedingly po
lite, and well-bred, and of very formal
manner.
The purpose of her call was to invite
me to her house. She definitely stated
a date ten days hence, and asked if I
would enjoy a bread-and-milk supper.
convrrn of the earth through the greatest
organized army in the history of man.
A single mother through her only child,
by a life of self abnegation and sincere
devotion to her country whose influence
has made the deepest and most lasting
impress, in its way, upon the whole world
was the Duchess of Kent, mother of the
late Queen of England, who, being left
a widow at a very early age with a little
daughter who was in the line of succes
sion to the English throne, and who,
notwithstanding her youth and personal
pre possess en ce and the fact that she could
have led in social life at the British court,
yet resolved to devote her highest and
best her life if need be. to her country
through this daughter, whose reign event
ually became the most-glorious and eventful-
in the whole history of England.
The womanly tactfulness with which
the queen exercised her high sense of
justice has contributed to the peace and
prosperity of the whole world, but above
everything else, was she admired and
appreciated for the example she set as
a true type of womanhood in her life
as a wife and mother and her devotion
to home duties. That the Britisher never
forgets, however, the original source and
his obligation to the noble woman who
so carefully molded the character and life
of his adored queen may be seen in a
glowing tribute paid her by one of the
leading London papers which said: "We
can feel more sensibly than she could,
what safeguard her success has thrown
around the sanctity of our homes. When
she shut herself up at Kensington to
devote her best -energies to the educa
tion ot a daughter and queen she thought
Great Britain, but the whole world under
obligation " to herseif.
The joy of all Joys is the joy of going
on under the guidance of the Almighty
hand, whether it be through our own per
sonality or that of another, or in some
indirect evolutionary process in which we
are unknown, save by our own divine
consciousness. The laudations of the
world as compared with this unspeakable
joy are as the rippling of the little wave
cap over the deep.
Many morejeases in which women have
immortalized "themselves through benedic
tions to -mankind might be mentioned,
but enough has been said to convince the
most skeptical as to woman's power un
der the dispensation of the new and true
(mental) emancipation--which- delivers her
from the oppression of her own bond
ridden mind, giving freedom to her God
given powers.
In the larger sense, the days of op
pression and servitude for women, exist
only in memory, and those who cannot
free themselves from the corroding
thoughts of limitation and bondage are
forced to re-live the smaller life of the
past. This claim for freedom is a per
fectly natural process of human progress.
It represents that state of undevelop
ment which cannot recognize the bound
less liberty that is ours by right of divine
inheritance. When we understand the
deeper things of life we will be free, be
cause we have found the truth which
points the way to the sublime purpose
of our existence.
Our attitude toward old subjects is
constantly changing. We are ever press
ing onward. livery day is & "New
Thought" day, and new thought is simply
the extraction of the good that was in
the old thought, separating the wheat
from "the chaff as it were, casting out the
tattered and worn fragments of old argu
ments, while still holding on to the vital
principle by vhich process freedom loses
nothing.
If we wM live the larger and better
life of the present by putting ourselves
in harmony with the eternal laws of
progress, vthough thinking and acting the
t ru th, we wi 1 1 men tall y free ourselves
and everybody and everything about us,
and through this atmosphere of freedom,
all undesirable things will disappear.
When we can all take this view of the
subject we will be united on higher
grounds and eternal freedom will, be ours.
"For we are plain folk' she said, "and
do not entertain on an elaborate scale."
I accepted with pleasure, and she went
politely away.
But I was not to be fooled by intima
tions of informality. "Bread and milk,"
indeed! that, I well knew, was a eupho
nious burlesque for a high tea if not a
sumptuous dinner. I remembered that
she had called personally to invite ine;
that she asked me ten days before the
occasion; and that the hour, 7 o'clock,
might mean anything at all.
Therefore, when the day came, I donned
evening costume, called a hansom, and
started.
I had never been to the house before,
and on reaching it found myself con
fronted by a high stone wall and a broad
wooden door.
Pushing open the latter,1 I. doubtfully
entered, and seemed to be in a large and
somewhat neglected garden filled with s
tangle of shrubs, vines, and flowers.
Magnificent old trees drooped their
branches low over the winding paths;
The Bible the
Keply to an Agnostic Who
BY H. P. A-NDREWB.
THOUGH not a minister. I will try
to meet the' request of a correspon
dent In a recent issue of The Orego
nian for answer to an. attack on Chris
tianity by an infidel.
One of the arguments of the cor
respondent referred to laid stress on the
destruction or extermination of tribes
or people by divine command, as example,
under Joshua, when entering- the Land
of . Promise. The evidence, though, con
firms the statements in the Old Testa
ment that these tribes . had become so
corrupt and vicious that their existence
had become a curse to the world and
region In which they lived. In a similar
manner, we might say, the presence of
the Spaniards in Cuba had become (as
with nations In other parts of the world)
a curse, and their removal necessary.
However, the destruction was not in all
cases total, a part of them being saved
and Incorporated with the conquering
nation. Who could say that the Almighty
may not need to punish nations as well
as individuals for their sins?
We hang men for murder by law and
think nothing wrong of it, also punish
them for other crimes. If the universe
is ruled by law, who can say such may
not be necessary? What is mankindhere
for? Whence come we? Where go we?
These are serious questions and if man
SOME MIRACLES OF TODAY
One Man W ho Has Hop of Cniver
- sal Salvation of Mankind.
PORTLAND, May 27. (To the Edi
tor.) I would -like to Bay a few words
about miracles, in view of what was
printed in last Sunday's Oregonian. What
Is a miracle? Webster says: "A devia
tion from the known laws of nature; a
supernatural event." But when we know
the law. it is no longer a miracle, or su
pernatural event, because when we know
the law it is supernatural no longer. The
law is natural. Things are natural or
supernatural according to where one
stands. Man is supernatural to all lower
phases of life, such as plant life, mineral,
tc. When mineral is seized upon by
the living plant and elevated to the or
ganic kingdom, no trespass againHt na
ture is committed; it merely enters a
larger environment, wh Ich before was
supernatural to it, which now is entirely
natural.
When the heart of man is aaln seized
upon by the quickening spirit of God, no
further violence is done to natural law.
I believe Christ never said, or claimed,
that he performed miracles, but said we
all could do what he had done, even
irreater. Were it possible to bring some
of the ancient people among us today
would they not think we' were perform
ing miracles with all our modern science
and inventions? No doubt Mr. Bernard
Shaw is a very learned man. but I beg
to differ with him, if he claims there
has been no substantial progress In ' the
human race since the beginning of his
tory. Through natural law all peoples and
nations, evfirythins:. is evolving through
natural laws: everything is vibrating;
nothing can stand still. The next step
in man's evolution may be nearing the
superhuman. Mr. Shaw speaks of Profes
sor William James, of Harvard Univer
sity. I should like to take his hand
an greet him as brother. He knows.
Ha speaks truly.
There is a universal reservoir of knowl
rustic arbors, covered with earwiggy
vines, would have delighted Amy March;
here and there a broken and weather
beaten statue of stone or marble poked
its head or its heedlessness up through
the wandering branches.
I started uncertainly alonfr the most
-promising of Use paths, and at last came
in sight of a house. 1
A picturesque affair it was. A stair-
case ran up on the outside, and a tree
an actual tree came up through the mid
dle of the roof. It was like a small, tall
cottage, almost covered with rambling,
vines and surrounded by an Irregular,
paved court.
From an inconspicuous portal my
hostess advanced to greet me. She wore
a Summer muslin, simply made, and I
promptly felt embarrassed because of
my stunning evening gown.
Her welcome was most cordial, and ex
pressive of beaming hospitality.
"You must enter by the back door,"
she explained, "as. the vines have grown
over the trellis, so that we cannot get
around them to the front door to enter;
though, of course, we can go out at "it.
But this side of the house is more pic
turesque, anyway. Do you not think It
delightful?"
A bit bewildered. I was ushered into a
room, strange, but most interesting. It
contained a mantel and fireplace which
had been originally In Oliver Goldsmith's
house, and which was a valuable gem,
both Intrinsically and by association. The
other fittings of the room were quite In
harmony with this unique possession, and
showed experienced selection, and taste
in arrangement. The next room, in the
center of the house, was the one through
which the tree grew. Straight up, from
floor to ceiling, the magnificent trunk
formed a noble column, artfund which
had been built a somewhat undignified
table.
Another room was entirely furnished
with wonderful specimens of old Spanish
marquetry such exquisite pieces that it
seemed unfair for one person to own
them all. Any one of them would have
been a gem of any collection.
My friend was a charming hostess; and
when her husband appeared, he proved
not only a charming host,- but a mar
velous conversationalist.
So engrossed did we all become in talk
ing, so quick were my friends at re
partee, so interesting the tales they told
of their varied experiences, that the time
slipped away rapidly, and the quaint old
clock, which was a gem of some period
. or other, chimed eight before any men
tion had been made of the evening meal.
"Why,- it's after supper-time!" ex
claimed my hostess. "Let us go to the
dining-room at once."
The dining-room was another revela
tion. One corner was occupied by a huge,
high-backed angle-shaped seat of carved
wood, which carried with it the atmos
phere of a ruined cathedral or a Hof
brauhaus. The latter effect was perhaps
due to the sturdy oaken table which had
been drawn Into the corner, convenient
to the great settee.
After we were seated, a maid suddenly
appeared. She was garbed in a gor
geous and elaborate costume, which
seemed to -be the' perfection of a peas
ant's holiday attire. Huge gold earrings
and strings of clinking beads were worn
with a confection of bright-colored satin
and cotton lace, which would have been
conspicuous in the front row of a comic
opera 'chorus.
If you'll believe me, ' that Gilbert &
Sullivan piece of property brought in
and served, with neatness and dispatch.
Real Textbook of Christianity
Made an Attack and Supported It on the Ground of Materialism.
kind considered" them in their right light
and Import would stir the imaginations
as well as the feelings of all for noth
ing can be more important than their
right answer. There is too much of a
hankering after and absorption in that
which perishes to the exclusion- of the
bouI and super mundane questions.
Does death end all? Is still the real
starting point as a question of philosophy
and religion. Where do members of the
Christian faith get their answer to this
question? In the Bible, as well as in
the book of nature. It would seem any
rational being would reeard as certain
the existence of a, life londtfhe grave.
Our longing for It Is the b?st evidence
of our conscious mental processes to
ward, that existence. We do not like to
be placed on a level with the dog or
cow.
Conceding that there is a life here
after, would It be reasonable that God
(the power that rules throughout all na
ture) would leave man without any
knowledge of that future life, or the
fact that there is such a life? In other
words, without a revelation of such a
fact? It would seem absurd to think of.
He wno creates and governs must let the
creature know his laws as well as ex
istence. Science as wel!y as observation
indicates a universal orderly existence
or law. Attempts to break the law are
counteracted by punishment, and this is
a necessary result of law.
Is not there the best of evidence both
from history and its own substance mat
edge, free to all, whoever is willing to
do the work and make the sacrifice, to
gain this powfr. But do not think the
problem so easily solved. I think by the
time you have solved it you would be
nearing the superman (you think a
myth), Tou remark, why should we
not all become supermen by availing our
selves of this supernatural or subcon
scious resource. You all will In time
1 don't mean in one little earth life; it
will take many, and it depends on your
selves how many, how hard you try to
overcome faults and try to become
perfect.
Christ said we could not go to the
father until we become perfect. There
ts so much for man to overcome. Self
ishness, avarice, anger, jealousy, etc., to
love thy neighbor as thyself (that is no
easy Job), have charity for all. As yet
we are diamonds in the rough, still in
ignorance that the soul is ever striving
with the flesh, to bring forth the pris
matic colors of the gem when soul and
spirit is united.
Arabian Proverb: Men Are Four.
He who knows, and knows he knows,
He is wise follow him.
He who knows, and knows not he knows.
He is asleep wake him.
He who .knows not and knows not he
knows not.
He is a fool shun him.
He who knows not, and knows he knows
not.
He Is a child teach him.
R, RIND LA UB.
Lengths f Giraffes' Xecks.
New York World.
At a meeting of the London Zoolog
ical Society the secretary pointed out
that the young giraffes have relatively
much shorter necks than their parents;
the neck In the former being not
longer than the fore-leg.i. which it
largely exceeds- In length tn the lat
ter. This, of course, is only what one
should naturally expect to occur, but
it, nevertheless, serves to bring the
g-iraffe one step nearer the oka pi. -
a meal which consisted solely of bread
and milk!
The bowls were of Crown Derby, the
milk in jugs of magnificent old ware,
and the old silver spoons were beyond
price.
Yet so accustomed had I become to
unexpectedness, and so imbued was I
with the spirit of surprise that haunted
the whole place, that the proceeding
seemed quite rational, and I ate my bread
and milk contentedly and in large quan
tities. There was no other guest, but I shall
never forget the delight of that supper.
Never have I seen a more innate and
beautiful hospitality; never have I heard
more delightfully witty conversation;
never have I been so fascinated by an
experience.
And so if Londoners choose to scribble
a hasty note inviting one carelessly to
a reception at Stafford House, and if
they see fit to make a personal call far
in advance to ask one to a bread-and-milk
supper, far be it from me to object.
I Took a Few Tentative Steps Which
Brought Me to the Bust of Our Own
Longfellow.
But I merely observe, in passing, that
they have no sense of proportion, at least
in their ideas of the formality demanded
by social occasions.
T
ter that the Bible contains this revela
tion referred to? It contains such knowl
edge as can- be appropriated by the most
ignorant yet also suited to the- most in
telligent. It is true some say th'y fall
to understand It. But could it be ex
pected that God could form or produce
a book pertaining to the vast and bound
les struth of his eblng and unlversw.
with laws and prophecies as to man's
present and future development that
could be understood at once by his feeble
creatures? No. But we can understand
enough of it if we approach it in the
right spirit to know that it is a revela
tion, and so gradually to learn more of
it. It is so wonderful in its arrangement,
language and style that each one will
be able and permitted to know that in
it which is peedful to his condition and
stage of progress.
The Bible is the basis and textbook of
Christianity, beginning in the Old Testa
ment with- the revelation and growth
through the Hebrew race and culminat
ing and flowering in the New Testa
ment with the relevatlon prophesied in
the old as coming through Jesus the
Christ. The first treats of man's worldly
relations, 1. e., in large part. The other
treats mainly of his spiritual relations,
both aiming at man's perfection as a
being consisting of a spirit, soul and body.
Who can make a better book than the
Bible to teach morality, religion and all
that is highest and best in human na
ture as well as a divine revelation?
Portland. May 29.
LETTERS MOVE CONGRESS
Legislation Is Affected by Steady
- Stream of Communication.
El B. Clark, in the Chicago Post. '
There have been frequent occasions to
refer to the value of letter writing as a
means of moving Congress to action. The
canteen was "letter written" out of the
Army; the pure food bill was aided to
passage largely by the letters written
to Senators and Representatives by their
constituents, and many another measure
has gone into the statute books that
would have failed of place there if the
people had not "taken their pens in
hand."
When the railroad rate bill was before
the Senate two years ago much of the
letter writing, if one may so speak, was
done by telegraph. It may be remem
bered that the Senate, in considering the
anti-pass provision of the law, concluded
that some exceptions ought to be made.
Within one week prior to the adoption in
the Senate of the anti-pass provision
more than 100,000 telegrams were re
ceived by Senators from railroad em
ployes protesting against the Inclusion
of railroad men and their families in the
paragraph forbidding the issuing of the
passes.
The present Congress has proved to be
anything but immune from the assaults
of the letter writers, who take advantage
of the right to petition that is guaranteed
by the Constitution of the United States.
Thousands upon thousands of letters
have been received pleading for the
passage of the parcels post bill, ' the
postal savings bank bill, the eight-hour
bill, and the liquor shipment restriction
bill.
Within- the last ten days the labor or
ganizations of the country have opened a
vigorous letter writing campaign on be
half of legislation which will exclude
labor from the provisions of the Sherman
anti-trust law. One Connecticut Kepre
scntative received 500 of these letters In
a single day. s-