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T1TE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN", PORTLAND, MARCH. 17, 1918.
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t 'rarH-h A. fttohw Co., Trk
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Quit a dArlnv. e-U-erljr coanlrortvd
vision of revolution bun In Cr
many by (rmn women, m rovolullon
which caat thm prvnt war lo
nt litrmanjr to ! orn a republic.
Mrs. Atherton has told a plausible
tory and an lncresftnar one. Of course
hrr !- Is not new. that of revolu
tion or rebellion by (irmin women
aalnt German militarism. he admits
tnia. Tno same Idea, she recalls, or one
eumtlar lo It. was ventilated recently In
an arti.-ie In the Saturday Kvenlnc
Vomt. May w not all prr the
liope thai th women's revolution In
Hrminy. as outlined br Mrs. Atberton.
is a prophecy that bWore Ion 4- will
come true f
Th trt-tlnc frontispiece Is that of
;icl. and. In this connection, ou
author says: "1 asked the most beaut
f 'j womAn I have ever seen of th
heroic KOt1ess tvpe. to be photographed
for the f rontispieco." The Cvure Is tha
of a tirunhtlda. Impressive, strong ma
Jcsttc and vt a woman' face.
In feshioninc hr novel our author
bas written apparently with the contrail
Me that all men are no rood. Only
women. It secma, belong lo lb su
TMe heroine Is the Countess ..
Nitjbuhr. of Munich. Germany. I
the duhtr of a hauxhty. aristocrat!
jTutn t'ount who Is a domestic
tvrani to bis wife and daughters, H
ru. thrm with seml-mllitary dl
pline. and arts generally libs a I'rus
a drill sericeanu bound to rule
rutn. ho much so. that his daughters
vow never to marry. They are afraid
they mitfht marry a military ogro Ilk
their father.
Of the Mehuhr girts. GUela Is th
most Intellectual, and Is quite rapabi
of tek:ng care of herself. Mr parent
have educated her carefully. Jus
about the time when affairs In the fa m
ll look black because of the Increaa
tng tyranny of the father, the latt
drops dead at his club, to the secret re
hef of his family. The dead man bad
pvculatrd on the stock exchange an
bad lost most of his capital.
i.i I a was free at last to follow he
natural bent. She becamo a student In
Munun. and lived the student's Iff
the dropped hr title and name, lest she
be barred from that oclallft Ic com
munlty aa well as discovered by horr
fted and artnlocratlc relatives, and she
calls hrrseir ttrla lortng. he goes
to America as governess with a wealthy
family named Botand. who had houses
In upper Fifth avenue. New Tork City,
and others In Newport. R. X.; Aiken and
liar Harbor.
While with the Roland Clsela meets
frthrr Krant von Nettelbeck. an at
tache of the (Wrman vmbauv. Krans
was on the lookout for a soul-mate, and
be loved Oisela. Hut she had no for
t-jne. and marriage with her waa not
After four years residence In America,
ivl.veta returns to termany and once
more become a student, but this time
w rlter. he writes stories, essay t
and plas. all appealing cleverly to
'th xroelnc rebellion of the Orrman
women (n of hrr plavs was plsyed
ver all tiermany and Austria, and there
was some talk of suppressing such a
Itrrbrand of Ideaa
Thn came the big war.
IJ ke many of her countrywomen,
Cieia believed that Kussta and Krance.
w ith no provocation, had crossed h
acred sll of hrr beloved tSermanv
and she was narlr aflame with lndlg
nation. hrt became a war nurse and
fturfl (rmn wounded aoldlers.
Months, tears, pass, and the quick
victory promised by Srmany'a mill-
tsrv cast did n matertallie. Hunger
b-a-ins to trouble German women and
baMrs.
-Is the war worth while? Is It
erth million of i;rman lives Is It
worth th starvation of I term an
bafeta-e The ere questions that flah
through t;ila's mind, and througn the
ftitns of Intetlrctuals like her.
ltwlv but surely, tlsela works up
br propaganda of a woman rebellion
against irmjn militarism, to end the
w r that waa hlvltng tlrrmany. and
br secret rampatn spread over the
em pi re. All w om n members of the
secret society who were found to be
traitors were eicutd.
At lat the mrnlng of tha revolu
tion dawns, thinks lo Glsela's plan
ning Khe kills her lover. FrH-v. be
C4u she fears be Is a spy. Armies
of women appear. drtlUd. uniformed,
with plenty of guns and ammunition.
All men who resist are billed or dis
armed whn thev vow ohectienc to the
new order of things. The Kaiser ar
rives In hTtm. but Che women soldiers
t'fuve to ooey htm.
The women's revolution Is accom
Kbed. and the entente nations ar
a now teUge the new German republic
Tbre la peace.
Grow Ol.d .Tl.ong Wth Me.
The. Best Is lfer To Be"
n rlw mmd Its Aoslleil.
'sn l Mi ler. M 1. I ut(tti. 9.
KDrsr, N fnrk ft It J .
tit rt errs sre- divided Into two clashes
M he profr.ional and r on -professional
Thee are divided again Into
tiee widely different ramps: thoe
who sre ptf-taught and who boast
that thev hava never bad flinging les
an f rrn competent tear hers. In all
their lives: and thoee who sing well
and Imil that thy have bad singing
Jon and hope to have more w ben
th-y can afford to pay for them.
,mtnf the groups who say they
a ve never had singing lessons are
;ill-urcl and Kmtlto de Gogoraa.
( aruo In a recent interview said he
h hm-l only a few stngtng lepsona
The safe view to adopt la that Galll
Curct and others of the self-taught
s.-hooW are gifted by nature with
henomens voices; but that other less
lurkv mortals are wiser. If they sing,
to lnstt first on getting stnging les
son. There are t many musical
"fake going around to ald to the
yiumher. Why aid In the Inflictions of
tuo many disgusted audiences?
Our author 1 a graduated doctor of
tried u-me. a singer, and Is an eminent
American throat specialist, many well
known singers. It Is stated, being
numberrd among b e patients. It is
stated a so that durc his profesplonal
carver cf 12 years, hi as made a study
. . u a.i M . k. . . . I 1
Ilng voices quite a redttable record
In the annals of laryim Iogy.
lire present bok tela friend In need,
and Is cnservative. wis and sane. It
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bachelor and superintendent of a cop
per mine near Montesuma, Mexico. Is
wheedled into a marriage, by Miss
Lucile Harrod, pretty, vain. Idle, fond
of show and also a capacity for having
her own way. As several years pass
Stephen and his wife find they cannot
agree. Stephen goes to Italy, where
he meets an affinity named Miss
Eleanor AtwelL and their love Is a liv
ing flame that almost burns them. He
tells Miss Atwell that he Is married
and that he has a wife and little
daughter living.. Miss Atwell loves him
anyway. Then comes the big war.
Stephen goes to the front as driver of
an ambulance car. Mrs. Bellas, in Los
Angeles, Cal.. sues her husband for
divorce, and Stephen looks forward to
marry his affinity
That's why the novel Is daring and
next to being Impossible.
The Hint Bull Mystery, by Sir Wllllsm
Murnu. S1.40. Brentano's, New Tork
rity.
Here we have an English novel of
the romantic thrilling, old-fashioned
school, with a murder mystery. Who
Is the murderer?
Clement Henshaw comes to the coun
try home of the Morrisons, where he
attends a ball. He disappears and
within a few days he Is found dead.
apparently murdered, in an upper
room of the house. Miss Edith Mor
rison. a daughter of the house. Is sus
pected to have been the assailant.
Before the mystery Is solved the
reader does some guessing.
The Great Crime and It, Moral, by J. Pel
dn Wlllmore. fl. George 11. Doran Lo.
Now York City.
There are many books published just
now about the war, so many that we
have lost count.
Our author Is a pro-ally, and In his
book exposes German "kultur" with
merciless severity and contempt. As
to the cause for the present war with
Germany, he presents an Illuminating
digest and an effective summary of the
conflict. He convicts the Germans out
of their own mouths, by their own
words. He Is sure Germany will yet be
defeated.
Te Whom It May Concern, by William Car
los Williams. SI. hour Seas Co., Bonton.
Fifty - two poems, done In blank
verse, written much In the style of
Whitman's matchless verse, but. of
course, without the value that Is
spelled by this phrase: "Whitma.n'8
Poems." There Is an honest, rugged
quality In the Williams verse that wins
our admiration. There Is only one re
gret that some of the words in the
Williams poetry are chosen with poor
taste.
Traveling I'nder Orders, by Msjor William
K. Dunn. Held Artillery. National Army.
AO cents. Harper it Brothers, New York
City.
Written In clear, understandable
English, so that the ordinary layman
may know what la going on. this book
of 80 pages tells all that officers and
enlisted men should know about equip
ping themselves for foreign service.
All details as to safety, health and
comfort are discussed. Major Dunn
has seen army service in France.
that they never had vocal instruction:
inrv sing ao wretchedly.
I a general survry of the voice mech
anism, structurally and f unrtlonally. It
t a clearly expressed enunciation of
the brtK4l prinvip; underllrg volre
vrodurtlon. alona with alu.tbl advtro
lo h clone f r speakers and singers. dictionary; American Army Terms, and
srni nicner artistry
Fleas Call, by Arthur Our Kmpev $1 SO II-
lufr.it. U. P. fotnam s Sou, New
tork City.
Readers who are awake to appre
ciate the best In current war fiction
remember Sergeant Kmney's story of
Ms war rxprrlrnces In France, entitled
"Over There." It made one of the big
hits of a season.
In "Over There." Sergeant Empey
old of his own experiences, as raw re-
rrult and veteran soldier. In the Brit-
h war trenches, facing the Huns, In
France.
In -First Call." which has a sub-title,
ulile Posts to Berlin." Mergesnt Em
pey writes a wis book of good advice
aa lo whal will happen to the new sol-
ier. from training camp to trench. He
hows fathers and mothers what their
soldier boys are doing, or what they
ught to bo doing, every day. and what
ho American parents can do to help
he aoldlers and lo understand them
better.
First Call" Is a modestly written
book, yet our author states on page
I: "'First Call' may seem a Hun
arian goulash of Information, but the
reader would perhaps be tolerant If he
could realise that most of It was writ-
rn while trekking back and forth over
his country, lecturing after my return
rom France. The Information la not
nusuaL 1 am able to give IU simply
because I happened to be one of the
trot Americans on the ground. Any
ordinary Tankee boy who keeps each
f his senses sharp could do the same."
Yet. "First Call '. Is a live book. It
poe Ihe power to enthrall, to In
terest folks.
The dedication Is F.mpey-llke: "Sam
my. old boy. remember that you an
oing ever to France lo lick hell out
f Crrmany. Tou ran do It. too.
Just give old Kaiser Bill and his
onderful efficiency staff such a Tan-
alloping that there won't be
enough gas left to fill the envelope of
one of his baby-killing gas-bags called
Zeppollna
Mammy, you've never been licked
yet. and you are getting too old to
learn new habits.
"The old folks at home are proudly
etching too. So. get busy and make
this little old world sit up and take
notice."
So there!
It will bo remembered that Sergeant
mpey waa so severely wounded and
gassed" at the French front that his
uperlor officer certified to his very
reat regret that he waa unfit for
further military services, as be had
done "his bit." This explanation Is
made, as some critics might Imagine
that Empey Is a swtvel-chalr warrior.
In -First Call" our author makes
two principal observations. In which
he places special stress on each: Be
sure and send "smokes" (cigarettes) to
the American soldier boys "over there
Second, trust no German soldier, he la
-yellow clear through."
There are so many paragraphs In the
book worth quoting that once one gets
started, there Is no knowing when to
stop: and newspaper spare Is crowded.
This table of contents will give one
sn lilea of what the book contains:
Americans All; To the Mothers; "House
Soldiers": "Wagon Soldier" or "Dough
box"; The Honor of Khaki: "Toure
in the Army Now"; Old Soldier and
Rookie; Watch Tour Step; Bugle Calls
and Rations; "Barracks" and "Hikes";
-Sentry Go" and Cold Steel: -What
Shall I Send lllm -Smokes"; "All
Aboard": Backing Cp the Boy; "Poilu
and Tommy: Meet Sammy": On Land
ing In Trance: Spies: "Shirt-Hunts";
Rations In France: "The Sky Fighters";
The Guns: Trenches and Rest Billets:
From My Trench Notebook; Periscopes
and "Sentry Go": Machine Guns and
Snipers: In No-Man's l-and: Bombing;
Fighting Fire With Fire; The Attack;
French Raids; The Wounded; "Gone
West" (dead), and Thank God! the
Stretcher-Bearer a"
In the appendix are: Sammy's Pinch
Are at War." the American Red Cross
receives all author's royalties. May
the aale be large!
The Keys of Heavea, by Clara, E. I.ausblin.
Sl.&u. Usorse U. Uoraa Co., New York
Cltjr.
Quite a daring bit of fiction, but
well written and interesting.
Stephen Bellas, American, well-to-do
Companions of the Way, by Rev. Edward
M. Chapman, Houghton. .Mifflin
Co.. Boston.
Quite a comforting book, along sen
sible, practical lines, for the young,
dealing with faith and conduct, and
the Christian religion as a vital, liv
ing force and help. The people to
whom this message is addressed seem
to be about 20 years old.
NURSERY RHYMES OF ALL COUNTRIES SHOW
THAT MOTHER HEART IS SAME WORLD OVER
Chinese Mother Goose Amuses Little Ones as Does Americanized Version Origin of Most Jingles Unknown;
Handed Down by Word of Mouth.
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IN PORTLAND'S CHURCHES
(Continued From Paire 10.
Its central note Is that the reader
la shown by the aid of pathology and
common-senee examples how uttered
sounds and song are produced by Bnecn
Antra of the human throat.
The chapter hearts are: The evolu
tion of voice: the vocal tract: the vocal
autonomies, or voire units: the muscle
control of voice: the vocal Instrument:
the vocal act: th. vocal A. It, C; the
alphabet in vocal art-ectence: breath
and vorel discipline: vox humane:
vocal pathology: vocal efficiency: vocal
teacher and pupil; vocal art-science
exercises? tuning fork tests with Miss
Helen Ktliar when Caruso sings
-.h C."
la final analysis. It Is often very
tw to 4clecl eva.s tcp. t boast
General Service Code.
The illustrations are more than SO,
and are uniformly splendid.
la Owe ttr4 Tear of t ar, by President Vcil
a. I U Harper A Brothers. New York
City.
Patriotic, thoughtful people who
wish to keep a record of American
state paper relative to the war and
who find It cumbersome to keep newe
paper clippings detailing these events
wilt delight la pooaeselng this book.
It la of National Importance. It con
tains messages and addressee deliv
ered by President Wilson to Congress
and people, from March . 1IT. to Jan
uary t. Il
It la stated that In the cane of this
book and IU predecessor. "Why Ws
community-serving departments, ilote
City Park Church claims to be without
an equal In Portland, slxe of 'member
ship considered. Its past achievements
have been made possible by a group
of devoted, aelf-sacrtricing members
and loyal, general friends. Sunday's
services are destined to set a new high
water mark of enthusiasm and solid
purpose to make the rnurcn an even
more vital factor In the lire ot the rap
Idly growing neighborhood.
Rev. T. W. Lane, pastor of Centenary
Church, will preach at the evening
service at 7:1 o'clock. Rev. A. A.
Heist la pastor. Ir. W. W. Youngson
founded tha church and was Its first
pastor.
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The wide scope of Interest In patrl
otic matters taken by lr. W. W
Youngson Is shown n .he fart that h
heads tha Salvation Army drive and
also heads a movement among the min
Inter to observe today as a "Thrift
Sunday." He has sent a letter to all
ministers tn Oregon urging them to call
special attention to the sale of stamps
as a great patriotic measure.
Following are some of his sugges
tions to the clergy:
IHsplay a poster tn the Sunday school
room and vestibule of the church.
Preach at least one special sermon on
war thrift, on March 17.
Mention the war savings campaign at
least once each Sunday.
Form at least one war savings so
ciety In your organisation.
Print some etatement referring to
war savings stamps In church calendar.
' This propaganda la to continue dur
Ing the year 1914. or aa long as the war
continues. It will be a matter of great
gratification all along the line to know
that our churches are seriously taking
hold of this simple and easy way of
helping the Government win the war.
Oregon Baptists Confident
of Raising Fund.
Drive) for Sl.Oon.one filvea Impetus
by Larve SaboeripClona,
N'
Baptist headquarters. In the Til
ford building, Portland, from the Na
llonal committee, with headquarters it
New Tork City, and also from the con
vention secretaries of the Northwest,
Indicate that the effort of Baptist lav-
men to raise fl. 000.000 In addition to
the usual amounts for missionary, edu
cational and benevolent purposes will
more than succeed. Some of the East
ern states have had their amounts un
derwrltten by laymen who have ex
pressed their faith in the ability of
their chuurches to meet the amount re
quired of those states.
Two Individual pledges of Jiono each
have been reported thus far in Oregon.
one from a resident of McMinnville. the
other from a resident of Carlton. Most
of the larger churches of the state
have raised the amounta asked of them.
and some have raised hundreds of dol
lars more than they were asked to raise.
Kqually creditable, however, has been
he number of the small churches that
have raised the amount asked, and sev
eral have added from one-fourth to
one-third more than the amount required.
The marked Interest shown by the
laymen of the churches in Portland and
elsewhere in the state, who have given
generously of their time In holding
laymen's meetings and making effect
ive appeals In behalf of the great in-
eresta of the Baptist denomination, ts
very encouraging. A number of lay
men's meetings have been held In the
Portland churches this week, namely
Lents. Highland. Third and Glencoe
Baptist churches. Meetings are planned
during the coming week at Montavilla.
Arleta and the First Swedish Church.
So that It Is quite probable that even
before the time set for the conclusion
of the camualgn. on April 1, Portland
churches wf.l have completed their
gifts.
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Twenty-two have already Joined the
Cast Sid Baptist Church during tins
month, which Is the first month of the
second year of our 'present pastor's
ministry here. Still others have Intl
mated their intention of affiliating with
the church.
Last March this church decided to
annually observe the pre-Easter week
with special nightly services. The pas
tor. It. W. B. Hinson, will preach on
those evenings from "The Seven Last
Words From the Cross," which will lead
up to the Easter Sunday services.
Dr. Hinson's theme for the morning
service will be "intercessory Prayer:'
This sermon will emphasixe the fact
that Christians may take the kingdom
of heaven by volume, with their sup
plications for all departments of church
influence, and for all grades and cir
cumstances of the individual life.
The mcetinss in this church are
scheduled as follows: Sunday school
9:50; morning worship. 11; Young Peo
ple's service, 6:30; evening worship,
7:45 o'clock.
Friday evening. March 22. at 8 o'clock,
a church social will be given under the
auspices of the Alpha Girls. Kath
arine Boyersmith will entertain with
literary selections, and there will be
special music The public is invited to
attend.
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Three special services will be held
at Centenary Methodist Episcopal
Church today, beginning at SMS, as
great decision day in the Sunday school
conducted by Evangelist Stephens. At
)1 A. M. Rev. Mr. Stephens will speak
on "The only Life worm Living.' or
Old Pump and Cemetery Christians."
At 3 P. M. Mru H. L. Stephens, wife
of the evangelist, and founder of the
Eighth Avenue Midnight Mission, will
speak and relate some of her experi
ences in the great metropolis of New
York. At t:15 there will be a union
service of the Wesley and Thoburn Ep-
worth leagues.
At 7:30 Evangelist Stephens will
give his stirring address on "Records."
This will be illustrated by one record
on a Vlctrola. He will show a $5 bill.
the last of $10,000 squandered in drink.
and will read the last will of a drunk
ard.
Services will continue the coming
week every afternoon and evening.
The reoently Inaugurated Sunday
evening services at the Sunnyside Con
gregational Church have met with in
stant response by a large congregation.
That the bright and enthusiastic com
munity sing Idea is thoroughly appre
ciated by all Is attested by the hearty
participation of the congregation. A
short and practical sermon presented in
conversational style meets the demands
of an evening service ideally, and the
visualising of truth through stereopti-
con and moving pictures renders a
most enjoyable and profitable climax to
the whole service.
Dr. Staub's sermon for Sunday even
ing will be "The Extravagance of True
Love." Besides the collection of Pales
tine views and a charming reel of an
appropriate character, the audience, in
answer to numerous requests, will be
given another opportunity to see "The
Battle Hymn of the Republic," In an
intensely interesting film.
BY M. M. GL1DDEX.
Director School of Kindergarten Train
ing, St. Helen's Hall.
VERTONE has. at some time in
his early career, enjoyed a fin
ger play, yet if you search many
libraries you will find very few books
bearing the title "Finger Plays." One
must look through the old nursery
rhyme books to refresh one's memory
in regard to "Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake.
baker's man." or "This little pig went
to market." or "Pease, porridge hot,"
It is interesting to see how- similar
rhymes may be found In different coun
tries, apparently springing spontane
ously from the mother heart to meet
some need of the baby to amuse, di
vert, soothe or in some cases to teach
him his letters or to count. Long
ago some English mother first said to
her little one who had hurt his hand:
Pat It. kiss it.
Stroke It. bless It.
Three days sunshine, three days rain.
Little hand all well again.
The purpose of this rhyme is. obvi
ous. And the Scotch mother who gaily
sang the following rhyme to her babe
voiced her own feelings of glad an
ticipation:
Clap, clap handles.
Mammy's wee. wee ain.
flap, clap handles.
Daddy's comin' name:
Hame to his bonny, wee bit laddie;
Clap, clap handles.
My wee. wee ain.
We have only to search our own
memories to recall other rhymes in
tended to teach the babe snout his
bodily members, as:
Brow bender.
Nose smeller.
Atouth eater.
Chin chopper.
Knock at the door, peep in.
Lift up the latch, walk in.
Toe Plays.
Then there are a series of foot and
toe plays, such as:
Foot soldiers.
'Tla all the way to Toe-town,
Beyond tha knee-high blil.
That baby has to travel down
To see the soldiers drill.
One. two. three, four, five a-row,
A Captain and his men
And on the other side, you know.
Are six, seven, eight, nine. ten.
John A. Tabb.
Counting Oat Rhymes Fingers Used
as Actors in Little Dramas.
The fingers are often employed in
counting plays, such as "One, two,
buckle my shoe," and in counting out
plays like "Intery, mintery, cutery,
corn" and many of the same type. Oc
casionally a finger play reflects the
more serious side of life, as in the Ox
fordshire game of confession:
Father, O Father. I've come to confess.
Well, my daughter. Weill etc
In ' this play a handkerchief is
wrapped around either hand to assist
In portraying priest and penitent. Re
lated to this is the finger play of:
This is the church snd this Is the steeple;
Open the doors and see sn tne people.
Here Is the priest going up stairs.
And here he is. saying his prayers.
In an old Englifh collection of nur
sery rhymes we find the finger play
of "Dance, thumbkin. dance." A sim
ilar play to this Is to be found in a
verv modern American, collection of
finger plays.
Finger IMaya in Print 300 Tears Ago.
"Finger plays, as a part of nursery
rhymes, were written down and some
of them were in print 3uu years ago.
Very few can be traced to ancient
times. An exception to this is the play
of "Buck, buck, how many fingers ao
I hold un?" which has been traced to
ancient Rome. This, while played with
the fingers, is more properly classed
as a guessing game.
The original of "Tnia is tne riouse
That Jack Built" is in the Chaldic
language and is a hymn. A transla
tion of it is a follows:
1 A kid. a kid. my father bought for
two pieces of money; a kid. a kid.
2 Then came the cat and ate the kid
that my father bought for two pieces of
money: a kid. a aia.
3. Then came mc ao- nu uu um vv
h-t .i. the kid. that my father bought for
two pieces of money; a kid. a kid.
j Then came the siaff and beat the
dog that bit the cat that ate the kid that
my father Dougni lor iu vim Vi ""w .
kid. a kid.
.V Then came the fire and burned the
.... fe ih.i heat the dog that bit the cat that
ate the kid that my father bought for two
pieces of money; a kid. a aia.
6. Then came tne water
the fire that burned tne Starr mat oeai un
doc that bit the cat tnat ate ine m" mm
my father bought for two pieces of money:
a Kid. a kid.
7. Then came the ox and drank the
water that quenched the fire that burned the
Starr that beat the dog that bit the rat
that ate the kid that my father bought for
two pieces or money; a kid a kid.
8. Then came the butcher and stew the
ox that drank the water that quenched the
fire that burned the staff that beat the
dog that bit the cat that ate the kid that
my father bought for two pieces of money
a kid, a kid.
9. Then came the Angel of Death that
killed the butcher that slew the ox that
drank the water that quenched the fire that
burned the staff that beat the dog that
bit the cat that ate the kid that my father
bought ror two pieces of money: a kid. a kid.
10. Then came the Holy One (God),
blessed be Me. and killed the Angel of
Death (Turkish power) that killed the
butcher (Crusaders) that slew the ox (Sara
cens) that drank the water (Roman mon
archy) that quenched the fire (Grecian em
pire) that burned the staff (Persians) that
beat the dog (Babylonians) that bit the cat
(Aaayrlans) that ate the kid (Hebrews) that
my father (Jehovah) bought for two pieces
of money (Moses and Aaron); a kid, a kid
(Hebrews).
The following is the interpretation:
The kid, which was one of the pure
animals, denotes the Hebrews. The
father by whom it was purchased is
Jehovah, who represents himself as
standing In this relation to the He
brew nation. : The two pieces of money
signify Moses and Aaron, through
whose mediation the Hebrews were
brought out of Egypt. The cat denotes
the Assyrians, by whom the ten tribes
were carried Into captivity. The dog
is symbolical of the Babylonians. The
starr signifies the Persia-ns. The fire
indicates the Grecian Empire under
Alexander the Great. The water be
tokens the Roman, or the fourth of
the great monarchies to whose domin
ion the Jews were subjected. The ox
is symbolical of the Saracens, who sub
dued Palestine and brought it under a
Caliphate. The butcher that killed the
ox denotes the Crusaders by whom the
Holy Land was wrested out of the
hands of the Saracens. The Angel of
death signifies the Turkish power by
which the land of Palestine was taken
from the Franks and to which it is
still subject.
The commencement of the tenth
stanza is designed to show that God
will take signal vengeance on the
Turks, Immediately after whose over
throw the Jews are to be restored to
their own land under the government
of their long-expected Messiah. See
Eisenlohrs translation of a papyrus
written under King Apophis, last of the
Hyksos. about 2000 B. C, and said to
be copied from a book of the time of
Amenhamet III, where, it appears, the
first power was called dog, the second
power cat, the third power rat. the
fourth power malt and the fifth power
granary).
No one knows when nursery rhymes
and baby .plays originated, but cer
tainly they must have been handed
down by word of mouth for genera
tions before some one thought it worth
while to transcribe them. They were
sung into the hearts of the nation and
so could not be forgotten. Some of
these rhymes and finger plays seem
to have a definite purpose and mean
ing; others are sheer nonsense, which
Is by no means harmful in its way, at
the right time and place. Songs en
hance the power of these rhymes and
pictures make more vivid the story.
The earliest known collection of
nursery rhymes was published by John
Newberry in 1760. This is a tiny little
book of quaint appearance, containing
from 20 to 30 short pieces under
strange titles. For example, the fin
ger play of "There were two birds sat
on a stone" appears as "Aristotle s
Story." Moral maxims are appended.
The book is not suited to the needs
of youngest readers. "Gammar Gar
ton's Garland" was issued in 1781 by
Joseph Ritson, who was the first to
make rhymes the subject of scholarly
research. - James Orchard Halliwell is
sued his collection of rhymes in 1.841.
All subsequent volumes have neces
sarily been based upon these two.
The Mother Goose ditties are fam
iliar to all, but contain only a few fin
ger plays, and most of these are mere
ly delightful nonsense, without other
purpose than to amuse. An example of
one of these finger plays is:
Peedy. Peedy; Pally Lady: Lady Whistle.
Lady Whostle; Great Odomonod.
The following illustration from the
German Mother Goose has more significance:
Pat. pat, a little cake.
First we knead, and then we bake.
Then we put it on a plate.
Eat It up; we needn't wait.
From the same source comes:
How my foot pains me when I walk.
It gives a twitch and then a jerk.
But when I am going to a bai:.
Oh, then my foot don't hurt at all.
This eeeins to interpret human na
ture 6mewhat accurately.
Mr. Isaac Taylor Headland, of Pekin
I'nivetsity has made a collection of
Chinese Mother Goose rhymes (Fleming
H. Revell, publisher). Mr. Headland
tells us in the preface that there are
probably more nursery rhymes in China
than can be found in England and
America; that he has in his possession
over 600. collected for the most part
in two out of 18 provinces In many
of these rhymes there are features
common to our own Mother Goose.
Here is a Chinese finger play:
This one's old, a
This one's young.
This one has no meat.
This one hag gone
To buy some hay.
And this one's on the street.
The following is a Chinese toe playt
This little cow eats grass.
This little cow eats hay.
This little cow drinks water.
This little cow runs away.
This little cow does nothing
But just Ilea down all day:
We'll whip her.
Some of these rhymes reveal a tvni-
cally Chinese point of view, as:
There was a little girl
Who would run upon the street,
She took rice and changed It
For good things to eat.
Her mother lost control of her
Until she bound her feet.
But now she's Just as good a girl
As you will ever meet.
This collection contains about 140
nursery rhymes, half a dozen of which
are finger or toe plays. The book,
with its Chinese illustrations and pecu
liarly Chinese characteristics, is per
haps even more interesting to adults
than to children.
No dissertation upon nursery rhymes
and finger plays would be complete
without reference to the charming fin
ger play books gotten out by Miss
Emilie Poulsson, formerly editor of the .
Kindergarten Review. These are to be
found In every American kindergarten
and in many homes.
Frlederich Froebel (1782-1852), the
founder of the kindergarten, was the
first to make finger plays and nursery
rhymes serve definite educational pur
poses. In his Motherplay book, pub
lished in the Spring of 1844, we have
a book intended for the young mother
in the home. It is also intended for
the "one who takes the place of the
mother," and so well fulfills its pur
pose that many kindergartens use it
as their most important text book.
Three good translations of it have been
made in English and one in Japanese.
Commentaries upon it have been writ
ten also. The last translation appeared
in America in 1895. It was in two
volumes. One volume was entitled
"The Mottoes and Cemnientaries of
Friederich Froebel's Motherplay," and '
the other "The Songs and Music of
Froebel's Motherplay." The mottoes
were rendered into English verse by
Henrietta R. Eliot, of Portland. Or.;
the prose commentaries and introduc
tion treating of the philosophy of
Froebel were by Susan E. Blow, the
greatest kindergartner America has
ever produced. "Letters to a Mother," ,
by Miss Blow, deals with a group of
ten motherplays in a most- helpful and .
inspiring way. In the preface to this -book.
Miss Blow writes:
"There is an old superstition that no r
arrow goes straight to its mark un- '
less it has been dipped in the marks
man's blood. The study of the mother-" .
play has taught me truths through
which, had I known them when I most .
needed them, I might have avoided
many errors and been spared much
sorrow."
And in another paragraph in the
same preface she says: "The 'letters'
will do most good to those in whom
they quicken a resolution to master
not only the motherplay, but all the
works of Froebel."
Every thoughtful mother wants all
the light she can get in bringing up
her children so as to develop' their ,
highest possibilities. The large num
ber of editions through which Miss
Elizabeth Harrison's "A Study of Child
Nature" has run demonstrates this, and
that the need is felt in many coun- ,
tries is shown by the fact that this
same book has been translated into
seven languages. ' Like Miss Blow's
"Letters," it is based on a study of
Froebel's motherplays.
"The hand that rocks the cradle rules
the world" and the little songs that
a mother sings to her baby, the fin
ger plays she teaches him, the nursery
rhymes they chant together carry in
them seeds of thought that remain to
the child a rich heritage for future
years.
vine Redeemer, it will be of particular
interest to lovers and students of sa
cred music Further notice wui ue
given of it next week
Religion of Thrift Topic of
Rev. Mr. Constant.
Lecture St. Patrick Will Be De
livered la Evening.
H k RELIGION OF THKUl' win
Xi. be the topic for the morning
at Highland Congregational Church;
corner Prescott and Sixth streets.
This sermon will be based on the
idea of religion as the motive power of
patriotism.
s,d.v being SL Patrick' day, the
pastor. Rev. Edward Constant, will give
a short lecture id mo
ptrick which will be a modern view
of the patron saint of Ireland, setting
forth the genius and lniiuence oi urn
wonderful man and dealing with the
ifferent stories and. traditions regara-
lng him.
Tfv George Edward Lewi, known
a the Alaska Blacklock.. will give hie
famous lecture on "The Charms of
ii,.u," under the auspices of the
Men's League of the Sunnyside Con
gregational Church this evening. The
ininwlv interesting subject will be
illustrated by marvelous moving pic
tures depicting tne cream oi luneo
of thrilling Journey.
w W Galvanf will speak at the
i.iirelwood vesper services at 5 o clock
today. His topic will be "Present Con
ditions in Russia." As Mr. Galvani is
a Russian by birth and thoroughly
competent to speak on this topic, this
meeting should prove interesting and
instructive along this timely subject
The pastor. Mrs. Handsaker, will preach
in the morning.
Rlshop Sumner will preach at SL
David's this morning. The annual vis-
tation of the parish will be made by
the bishop of the diocese at 11 o'clock.
at which time he will administer the
sacrament of confirmation. He will
also visit the church school at 9:30 A.
Si., addressing the children and teach
ers at 10 o'clock. The bishop will be
the preacher at the confirmation serv-
ce.
At the night service the rector will
conclude the series of addresses he
has been giving during Lent on "Some
Modern Adventures for God." The spe
cial subject will be "An American Apos
tle to Mixed Races."
On Good Friday night the choir, un
der the leadership of Thomas G. Tay-
or. the choirmaster, will sing Maun-
der's new work. "From Olivet to Cal
vary." The musical setting of the
Passion Story has never been sung in
Portland before. It has many marked
features w'lich signal it out from the I
more familiar settings. I "Spikenard and Money; the New
Aside from Its being an unusual in- I School of Values." will be the subject
tcrprelaUon of trie passion of our Di-lef Dr. K. H. Pence' sermon thi morn-
At Calvary Presbyterian Church, cor
ner Clay arid Eleventh streets. Rev. R.
W. Rogers will preach at 10:30 A. M.
today on "The Indispensable Cross and
the Secret of Understanding It," the
second sermon in the series on "Steps
Toward Easter." In the evening at
7:30 he will talk on the subject, "What
Is a Christian?". There will be special
music at both services.
o o o
Helena Martyn, of San Francisco, will
speak at the Metaphysical Library, 401
Central building, today at 11 o'clock
and at S o'clock tonight. The subject
will be, "The Christ Consciousness."
ing in Westminster Church, East Sev
enteenth North and Schuyler streets.
Following -are other topics announced
March 24, "Wheat and Men; the New
School of Life"; Easter. Morning, "The
World Without God; a Vision and the
Reality"; Sunday evening, March 17,
"Metaphors of Life; the Farmer."
o
Rev. J. D. Boyd, of Woodlawn Chris
tian Church, will preach at 11 and 7:30
o clock today.
o
Dr. Joshua Stansfleld, pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal Church, will
preach today at 10:30 o'clock on "The
God of Christ, the Christ of God," and
at 7:30 P. M. on "Christ at the Front.'
o o
Carl B. WIntler will hold a lay serv
ice In the Swedenborgian Church, 331
Jefferson street, at 11 A. M. today.
o
The Grace Baptist Church in Monta
villa is prospering in all of its depart
ments. The benevolent budget has been
raised in full, and now the men of the
church are undertaking their share of
the million dollar drive. A get-together
meeting and supper will be held next
Thursday for this purpose. Last week
the church considered a war-time pro
gramme for the local church. Improve
ments on the auditorium are to be un
dertaken soon.
The 25th anniversary of the church
will be celebrated in a few weeks. Rev.
H. T. Cash, the pastor, will preach this
Sunday, in the morning, on "Divine
Intervention," and in the evening on
"The Gospel ' of the Present Chance."
A number of new members will be re
ceived on Easter Sunday.
The Rev. John H. Matthews, of Seat
tle, will speak at tne morning service
at the Atkinson Memorial Church. Mr.
Matthews is superintendent of religious
education work for the denomination
and will discuss the progress of re
ligious education in the Sunday school,
explaining the new methods and ideals.
At the evening service Rev. Warren
Morse will speak on "The Loving Kind
nesses of God." A few interesting lan
tern slides will be shown.
o o
"Substance" will be the subject at
the Christian Science churches in town
and at the Christian Science Society in
SL Johns.
o o o
All Christian Endeavor presidents or
their representatives will meet next
Wednesday night at the First Presby
terian Church at 7:45. The cabinet of
the Multnomah County Christian En
deavor Union will present to them the
plana for a county convention and
other things which will require the
co-operation of all the societies. From
this time on society presidents will be
considered part of the union execu-1
tive committee and all plans made by
the cabinet will be turned over to them
for discussion and ratification. At 6
P. M. the union cabinet will dine at
the Y. M. C. A. and complete the plans
to be presented at the First Presby
terian Church.
At the First Tresbyterian Church,
Twelfth and Alder streets, the pastor.
Rev. John H. Boyd. D. D., will preach
both morning and evening. Both serv
ices will be directed toward the ceie- '
bration of Easter Sunday, March 31.
The morning sermon will be the third
in the series of "Some Large Values of
Religion." The subject will be "Re
ligion as Comfort and Courage."
In the evening the sermon will bo
the third in another series, that one
on "Great Questions Concerning Jesus
Christ." The question which Dr. Boyd
will consider is "What Is the Secret
of Christ's Influence on the World?"
The evening service has a special in
terest and message for soldiers. After -the
service the women of the church
will serve refreshments to the soldiers
in the chapel, and an informal pro
gramme will be given. The evening
service will have a musical programme
of great interest.
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