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T1TE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SATURDAY 1 EVENING-, . FEBRUARY 27. 1904. I WOMEN'S WOMEN'S' -WORK'. EDITED BY MRS. SARAH A. EVANS CLUBS'- Portland's Garbage : The following paper was read before ..the -department. of economlo lnquiry-of the Woman's club by Mrs. J, W. Ben nett, a, member of the club: ' - There are two functions of govern ment which have never been disputed except by the anarchist, who disputes all government: First The preserving . of the publio peace. Second the conservation of the publio health. It Is with the latter function of government that we wish to deal. - .America has proved, " In Cuba and elsewhere, that the clean city is , the healthy city, and the filthy city is the city ripe for a harvest of disease and death.- It is entirely practicable for the municipal ' government to keep the city clean, and it Is therefore its duty, as well as its right The greater part of the problem of municipal cleanliness, and therefore of municipal health, If we eliminate the proper disposal of - sew erage, Is embraced .in the problem- of proper collection and disposal of the city's garbage, , .: , ' ; If garbage collection Is to be effi cient, it must be under the direct con trol of the municipality. ' This propo sition needs no argument with those who' have mastered even the rudiments of municipal sanitation. Portland Is a shining example of the wrong way to ; handle the. garbage problem. It has no market refuse is removed, fcom the city by about 60 private scavengers employed directly by tha householders. The serv- tn tm tlnt1v a mnttaV fit TiAvnt Mln. tract between the .scavenger and the householder. For the service the house holder pays the scavenger from 60 cents , to fl and 11.60 a month. Sometimes the charge exceeds the higher sum. In other words, each householder pays from $8 to 118 a year for having his garbage this is done front one to three times a week In the residence sections. The law requires that restaurants and such places have dally garbage collections. Biff Cost of System. : Placing the population of Portland at 120,000, and estimating six persons to a house, Portland would contains 20,000 dwellings. Estimating the average gar bage collection charge, at $10 a year, the outlay for garbage collection would be S200.000 for each 12" months. Cut this estimate one-fourth In order to make it conservative," ,and garbage collection would still cost the city $160,000 a year, a perfectly monstrous charge. 8t. Louis, with about five times Port land's population, collects and disposes of Its garbage for about $80,000 a year. In Baltimore, with approximately 'five -times Portland's -population, thts-serv. Ice costs about $145,000. In other words, Portland Is paying Ave times as much as it should pay, and still ic is a truly miserable garbage collection serv ice. The system puts a premium on evasion Of the health ordinances. If the service was paid for out of municipal funds everybody .would avail himself of the service. Now the economical but uncleanly householder scatters garbage In fence corners or tries to conceal It in compost heaps, to the detriment of the publio health. It Is absolutely necessary that the municipality shall have direct control of. Us garbage collection If health or dlnances are to be enforced. Fines pro vided for in a contract, or rather for feitures of a portion of the contract fprice, or the discharge of unfaithful municipal servants, ara much more ef fective than spasmodlo appeals to police courts. Besides there are a hundred regulations as to the . covering of ve hicles, the cleanliness of vessels for garbage, the time of collection which cannot be enforced unless the munic ipality is in direct control. At least ' they are not and have not been enforced. To meet this phase of the problem Portland should have Introduced into the city council and pushed through an ordinance providing for municipal col lection of garbage. It should be made an emergency measure and the service should be Installed as soon as funds for the purpose can be made available. It is more Important to Portland than either harbor Improvement or the Lewis and Clark fair, however important these things may be. Visitors 'will Judge Portland largely by its cleanli ness and tidiness. Residents of Port land will find that the absence of evil odors and disgusting sights will make the city a more pleasant and safer place to live. The Portland pocketbook, will be benefitted by at least $100,000 a year SO HOT BB A jrXBVOUS WBECX. By Beatrioe Fairfax. There Is no more sorrowful spectacle than the woman who is a prey to her "fancied" ailments. She Is miserable herself and she makes all her friends equally so- - For the genuine Invalid I have sin cere sympathy, for the imitation one, none. It is simply a form of hysteria and needs scant sympathy. A woman takes it into her head that she la nervous, that she can't do cer tain things. Her family feeling sorry for her, give In to her and in a few months they have an established Invalid on their hands. It is pure selfishness, for deep In herheart the woman knows that she is a fraud. After pampering and indulging herself for a while her nerves really do go to pieces and then she is indeed a nervous wreck. ; If - she would only make up her mind to conquer this feeling in the beginning she could do so. Let her change her way of living, go out more, take exer cise, become interested in -a new book, adopt some interesting fad, anything rather than burden ... herself and her family with a case of "nerves." ' When a woman finds herself getting tired out mentally and physically It .is a good plan to go. to bed for a.week and live on milk, taking three or four quarts a day. r She should see no one more than Is found necessary, just rest day, and night Or if she. feels she can't do this, let her go off on a visit for a week or so. It may be hard to do these things, but we all know the old saying, "an ounce of prevention 'is better than a pound of cure." , The. duties of wife and mother are many and difficult, but as she has as sumed them she should live up to them, and the woman who allows herself to ' become a nervous wreck can never prop erly attend to her duties. Conquer -the fanoled aliments, the real ones will come fast enough. " n , . '.,'OSrB. PLOT TBCAT TAtLZS. From the San Francisco Chronicle. The proposed . creation of a million acre forest reserve In the northern part of this state and southern Oregon proves to have been a deliberate attempt on the part of the land-grabbing ring to per petrate a gigantic fraud on the govern ment Tha conspirators had, secured possession of a vast area of worthless tlmberless land within the boundaries of the proposed Warner mountain forest reserve.' : If the reserve had been cre ated. It was their Intention to surrender Problem by the placing of this service on a sound and a sane basis. - - ' - J As to (he other part of the problem, the disposal Of ths-t city's 'garbage,-this is an excellent time to - open . up that question also.. Portland has a garbage crematory, located in the northern por tion of the city on the edge of-a stag nant and shallow pond formerly fed "by overflow from the river.' '. At this crematory market and kitchen refuse is supposed to be ' reduced to ashes, , In connection , with this cre matory there are dumps, in; which are thrown ashes, stable refuse, .old paper, tin cans, broken china and miscellaneous assortment of odds and . ends ;. which, mixed with the stagnant water in the summer time, Is more-odoriferous than attractive. Naturally It la :not, liked by the residents in the; neighborhood.'; '-The crematory, which" cost; about $15, 000, has a capacity of 'about; 76 to 80 cublo yards a day. It is-said to be too small for the needs of Portland and the objections of the residents- to it, taken in connection with ' the desire for a larger plant, will make a chance of loca tion and an enlargement necessary In the near future. ,,' . This crematory employs' from three to five men and consumes from five to ten cords of wood per day. It may, there fore, be seen ; that- the annual-. cost - of maintenance and operation must approx imate, $-8,000. It may be more. This is one .of the modern methods of disposing of garbage. -It is1 not an economical method, especially ' when paper, worth $6 to $8 a ton, ia burned In the damps' and stable refuse is . used for filling land upon which some day the city will extend. Neither is it eco nomical to throw away ashes which' are in less wasteful communities . found very valuable in building -operations or in the laying of cement walks. ,. Indeed in eastern cities ashes are a consid erable source of revenue to the city. A rival of incineration as a means of garbage ' disposal, is reduction, success fully practiced at St. Louis. Buffalo and other points. By this method of gar bage disposal the grease is saved from the garbage and becomes a considerable source of revenue while the residue is made bases for fertilizers. As high as $2.47 in such products have been realised from each ton of garbage. In view of all this, Portland should take this opportunity to open up this whole question of garbage disposal. It should, through Its city council, appoint an expert commission of sanitary ex perts and engineers to look carefully into the various systems of garbage dis posal and report within a few months the bestsystem for Portland. Then when the time came to move the crem atory that system could be installed, which would be the least offensive, the most economical and the most effective. While awaiting the report of such commission, Portland could get its garbage service in working order. It could insist that householders keep sep arate ashes and garbage - proper. It should also .. require . them to separate from both the scrap-iron and the paper. These can all be made a source of rev enue. Clean garbage cans closely cov ered should be Insisted upon. Garbage should be collected before it is allowed to BDOil or become offensive. Let Portland clean house and Join the procession of municipalities with enlightened, economical and modern sys tems of sanitation. t PIOKEEB SAT. An exchange says: "At a recent ses slon of a Massachusetts club, where she was the guest of honor. Miss Caroline Hazard, president of Wellesley college, spoke of the benefit of Individuals inter esting themselves In the history of their own families and of the past in their own section of the country, gathering and recording recollections of their elders, and recording also the happen ings of their own lives. Such habits would preserve the traditions of fam Hies and of communities, and Increase interest in local hlBtory. Exactly what Miss Ifazard proposes is being done in several western states. Clubwomen have interested themselves in stories of pioneer life, early struggles with In dians, the hard labor and stress which helDed to win the great west. It is a splendid work, and deserves commends tlon. Many clubs In the west observe 'Pioneer day.' " In this free and democratic west a very decided opinion exists against what Miss Hazard recommends in the way of ROSES FOR AMATEUR 1 "'U" rv,'' m WHITE MAM AN COCHET. By courtesy of Hoffman Bros. . j this land to the government and take lieu-land scrip in exchange to plaster on valuable timber or agricultural lands in other part "of the publio domain. The scheme was hatched six years ago, and had it not been for the personal exami nation of the region 'last year by Gtf ford' Plnchot, the forester of the de partment of agriculture, it would proba bly have been successfully carried out, as Influential 'government agents were Interested In the conspiracy. Forester Plnchot condemned the region as worth less for forest purposes, and now mem bers of the' ring who plotted to defraud the government are very properly in the toljs of the law,' with a vast acreage of totally barren land on their hands. Journal friends and readers, when traveling on trains to and from Port land, should ask news agents for The Journal and Insist upon being supplied with this paper, reporting all failures in obtaining it to the office of publication, addressing The Journal. Portland, Or keeping family, records, or going back to dusty; archives to find ;who and what we .are. 'Jnregardto. patroitlo organ izations that are built upon the deeds of an. Ancestry, 'a woman i of superior education and culture recently said: "It ia building up an American aristocracy which Js detrimental -tornur free Insti tutions," and a dear old patriot erratic if you please-but with a long line of patrlotlo ancestors, -absolutely refused to; give his children-hls family record when they wanted to' join the "Daught ers," -curtly dismissing them with the remark: "There is nothing in your family' be ashamed of. they were all honest and patriotic, ' but a name you don't make for' yourself isn't worth, hav ing.1' . ',i -'-'!'.';.-,:;' But when Miss Hazard . adds, "to gather records and recollections of their section of the country,", she touches a responsive chord In the heart of every western woman, Eastern women are not as awake to i this ? necessity as the women of , the coast, : perhaps . because the jV did not begin life when s history began making, and they are so used to seeing ' old . land -marks Aand hearing family traditions they, are not so sen sitive to their interest or Importance. ., What a sight it would be to some of bur eastern club sisters to see that sumptuous banquet,:? spread year after year, . by the " pioneer women of Port land, presided over by Mrs. Cartwright, with r the graciousness of true pioneer hospitality, and served by the native daughters,-to that noble but fast dimin ishing band of. pioneers numbering, how ever 4nto . the hundreds yet "Pioneer day" Indeed! Not the talking over old times on paper i and the superficial guessing at the struggles of days gone by, but the warm " hand clasp; the fa miliar voices; .the. real heart to heart talks over the times that, tried men's souls, the ' strength, . the help and the beauty of friendships that are lasting through time, ; even to the border of eternity. This is the "Pioneer day" we weBtern women keep. ' " t ! ! " KOtrSBXSXPEBS' ASSOCIATION. The establishment of a School of Do mestic Science in Seattle a little more than a year ago has been like the drop ping of a pebble into the pool, whose circle Increases until the whole surface becomes disturbed. In January, 1903, Miss Ellen R. Miller, whom the Wo man's club of Portland feels proud to claim as a member,' was called to Seat tle to give a course of demonstrations In cooking and domestic science, Mrs. Miller's knowledge of the subject and her lucid manner of imparting it to others so Impressed itself upon the progressive women of Seattle that she was at once permanently engaged by the board of the Young Woman's Christian association. Since that time the school has gone rapidly forward until at the close of the last term not only every expense, including rent, had been paid, but a sur plus was turned In to the association treasury. Nor has the good work stopped there. but such an Interest has been aroused In better housekeeping and all that per tains thereto, . that a united effort is now to be made towards securing better service in the home, or, in short, solv ing the much-tabooed subject, the serv ant girl problem. To be sure, everyone looks askance when this subject la broached, and the results of this effort are only problematic, but the attempt is commendable at least, and the plans proposed are worthy of consideration at least. ..".'.' In response to a call Issued Jointly by the Y. W. C. A.' and the Woman's Century club -about 60 women met and, after many opinions were expressed, and much discussion indulged in as to the most feasible methods with which to meet the situation a' "Housekeepers' association" was formed, whose pri mary obpect shall be to establish , a bureau of information along lines that will be diametrically opposed to the methods employed by employment agen cies. ' Mrs. Carr, who is said never to fall in - anything- she - undertakes ; and whose untiring efforts Is due the incor poration of kindergartens into the Seat tle publio schools, has been made presi dent of the new organization, which certainly Is a good beginning, and if this first step is followed up with equal wisdom there may be ' developments along the line of domestic service that will set the pace for others to follow. to M BACAJAWXA BOARD MXETINO. During the week the most satisfactory progress has been made in the history The rose fancier la very busy these days selecting new varieties to be added to his ' collection. He receives cata logues from all parts of the United States and even from Ireland. The cat alogues contain descriptions of many new roses. One of these is the Virginia Cox or Gruss an Teplltz. When it first opens it is a dark rich crimson and then changes to a dazzling red. The plant is very vigorous and blooms contin ually. The Kevtone Is a hew yellow climbing rose. The Queen of Edgley is a cross between the Caroline Testout and the American Beauty. It is really a pink American Beauty and comes highly recommended.. The Burbank Is another of the new varieties. Tho flow ers are a rich shell-pink changing to a deep crimson. The Philadelphia Is a new rambler, darker than the crimson rambler and larger in size. One great advantage about this rose Is that It doe? not fade in the sun.' r: i XV it t i V. -v ''f " o eneral j acquiminot. '. By courtesy of Hoffman Bros. . ' . V:' vt' , ; f : f:- mm f fl! '-f ci : f w s l j MRS. HENRY WALDO COE.' of the - organization. News has been received that the Idaho and Washing ton women have gone systematically to work to raise tfieir proportion of the funds, the first tangible result being a handsome cash donation from the "Out look club" of Welser, Idaho. Two more memberships have been added to the as sociation from the D. A. R. of New York, and $6 from the Friday Afternoon club of Athena. ? Last but by no means least, through Hon.. George Orton, great sachem of the Improved Order of Red Men of 'Ore gon the co-operation of that patriotic or ganization has been secured and the members of the board now feel their, goal is in sight. An entertainment on an extonslve scale is being planned for the near fu ture in Portland, after which -hrough the tribe here, a plan has been ma tured to reach other tribes in the state and through then) all the tribes of the United States. The right and Justice of erecting a statue to this' Indian woman appealed to this highly patriotic body of men at once and right nobly have they taken It irV ' o' ? -x, ' A' - . - t IV, MRS. FRED EPPINGER Of Baker City, .Or. up. This plan when carried out will relieve the association of a large part of the financial responsibility. At the adjourned meeting of the board which was held at the home of Mrs. , C ' M. Cartwright. February 23, It GROWERS AND THEIR TREATMENT -Another new climber. Is the Dorothy Perkins. - The blossoms are a shell pink passing to a deep rose. It Is known to have stood 1 a temperature of 20 de--grees below sero. A new variety which bids fair to become very popular is the Liberty, a new-red rose. It has long, pointed buds on the order of the Francis Bennet - The members of the Rose society urge the people of Portland to plant more climbing rohes. They are Inexpensive and make a grand show. The Crimson Rambler and, Madame Alfred Carrier are two ; good varieties for amateurs to plant. These are strong and hnrdy. Climbers should have little pruning. . They blossom on the second year's wood and if you cut this away, they will not bloom at all. "Everyone ouglit to plant their cut tings," says a prominent member of tha Rose society "Many varieties strike as easily as currant cuttings. If you can't afford to plant the choicest varieties, grow the more common kinds. For amateurs 1 would recommend the La France, Caroline Testout. Jaok and Glolre Lyonnalse. The latter Is a hy brid perpetual. The flowers are of a pale salmon yellow in color and are very fragrant. The Jack will grow anywhere. Its 'blossoms are of a rich crimson-scarlet In color and delight fully fragrant. The Caroline Testout is much like the La' France except that its color is deeper and more brilliant and its flowers . are larger. The La France is too well known to need any comment." Pruning Time Za Here. Every rose culturlst has his own ideas as to the best time for pruning. Most' of them agree, however, that this year pruning may be begun "now. They say that usually It is not wise to prune before the first of March, but the winter has been so mild and It is not likely that there will be any more cold weather so there Is very little danger from frost and cold. Earl Bronaugh, an enthuslastlo rose grower, says that , you never -know a rose until it is thres years old, The contour of the rose varies with the sea son. If - you compare blossoms taken from the same bush In the spring, sum mer and fall, they will sccjn to corns itwMd that on account otlthe accu mulating of business it would bo neces sary? to hold . regular DOara inoBiiuss hereafter,: and the second - and fourth Tuesdays tjhe month were determined upon; the hour 3:80 and place 215 Sev enth street ; The board meetings Will always be open to' any one interested In the-work.- ''. . ' The next : important step to d hko will be. to ask for deslgnB and bids for the pedestal which it Is .the Intention of the association shall ne oi wiuu and carved by Oregon wonmeu. ; ' vi . wt S( wi (.. , i f . - , - omAirrs tmmb. m- The regular monthly meeting of .the Woman's club was held eorusry - o, at the "parlors of the Presbyterian church with a large number -Pf the ladles of the .club in attendance.'- Considerable business or -importance was disposed of, , one point of general Interest and from -which gratifying re. suits should "follow, was-the decisiono hold mothers' meetings " in connection with ' the '-. i public schools, , committee from the club to work In conjunction with a committee of -teachers, The first meeting was held February 14 at the East school building, In charge of the superintendent Of public schools. The subject for discussion was "Punc tuality." Mothers cannot fail to appre ciate the value to their children of forming early habits of punotuallty and this co-operation of parents and teach ers is the correct way of accomplishing it. The committee appointed from the club . constBts of Mesdames , Jennie Thomas, Lydia Parker, Jennie Davis, Jennie Dennlson and Busia E. , iiat.es, l j The securing of the appropriation as signed this department for the Socaja wea statue was taken up-and referred to trie Lewis and Clark committee which will meet Saturday of this week' with Mrs. Agnes Plgney as chairman. The club voted to federate with the national federation of clubs and send, delegates to the biennial at St. xouis. Tjits club will be entitled to two dele gates, and the unanimous choice of the club for one delegate was their efficient president, Mrs. Hattle Young. Arrangements were completed for the Ethel Palmer recital which will be given under the auspices of the club at the Grants Pass opera nouso eo ruary 26. Miss Palmer, who has been making a brilliant record at the "Uni versity of Oregon, school of music, was formerly a Grants Pass girl. She will be assisted in the recital by her teacher, Mrs. Rose Hollenbeck, piano Instructor at the University of Oregon school of music. The literary program rendered dur ing the afternoon was generally con ceded to be one of the most entertaining of the many" pleasurable programs of the winter. The study of the Brown ings grows more interesting as the members proceed. Miss Parker read very effectively Mrs. Rrownlnar's noem "Insufficiency," and Mrs. Oault sang, the song embodying the words of the poem, whlcn justly elicited enthusiastic applause. . A pretty duet for zither and guitar was rendered by Mrs. Demare and Mrs. Wilson and the program of the after noon was most pleasingly closed by an address on "Proporty Rights or women h Mrs. Oeors-e W. Durham. Mrs. Dur ham, who was formerly a Portland teacher, was well versed on the points of her subiect. and has a good delivery. The address was short, pithy and to the point, and well received by those pres ent. Mnslo Department. This department of the club met with Mrs. Clarke on Friday, the 12th Jnst. the change of meeting place being due to the .illness in Mrs. Kinney's family, which also prevented' her attendance, to the regret of all. Five ladles braved the storm and by so doing preserved the continuity of the series of programs. The secretary, who had been . asked to take charge of the afternoon, post poned the meeting till 4 p. m., hoping for a larger attendance. The . response to roll call was given by a current event Mrs. Young proceeded with "The His tory of Music," taking up the second epoch which marked the beginning of secular music, between 1000 and 1400 A. D. It was during that time the min strels, troubadours and mlneslngers flourished. Mrs. Parker, not being present, sent interesting articles on her as signed subject, "The National Muslo of America," which Mrs. Van Dyke read. Several numbers had, to be omitted on from three different bushes. I usually cut off a great many of the buds so as to concentrate strength on a few. In 'my opinion one of the best roses for amateurs to plant Is the La France be cause it has so many things to recom mend it It is hardy, a persistent bloomer, is fragrant, and beautiful In color. Then there is the Caroline Tes tout. It hasn't the fragrance of the La France and doesn't stand as erect on the stem, but nevertheless It Is one of the grandest roses growing. I recom mend the white La France because of its delicacy of shading and the excel lence of its buds. Among the hybrid teas, I should mention the Papa Gon tler, Mamon Cochet Bride. Marie Van Houte, and Madam Schwartz as suit able for amateur culture. The hybrid teas are easiest to raise as they re .quire comparatively little attention. A very beautiful climber which is not, common here Is the Augusta Regis. It is a very satisfactory rose. It Is an, early bloomer, Is fairly persistent and has beautiful buds." RKVE D'OR. By courtesy of Hoffman' Bros. :: ' V' ' f , '' 1 '&' 'I .Go-Operation; The man who seeks one thing In life, . .'. and but one. May hope to achieve It before : life be done: But he who seeks all things wherever he goes. Only reaps from the hopes which" be SOWS. ii , ' i A harvest of barren regrets." ' This principle Is never truer, than Jn (lub work. First came the literary club, which recognized nothing as "woman's sphere", but i self-culture, and elegant dames indeed they made of themselves. but no sooner was their cocoon broken and their wings spread to catch the breeze, than it was "whither and away" to every flower that caught their fancy. Woman's work today is as broad as the universe, but that it is not being so well done is rapidly becoming a recog nized fact. The State Federation or the club year book 'which contains committees-or - departments upon any and every conceivable subject, can safely be classed among those that are weak in results. -. ,- - . Women have not been slow to see this. and with their usual alertness have set about retrieving some of their lost ground. ' - Co-operation and concentration Is be ing accepted in state after , state. as .the key note to success. Texas was almost the first to see the benefit that would accrue from concentrating its best efforts upon one object and adopted library work as the most needful. The result has been to put Texas in the front-rank of advanced library work." New York, after many years of dis jointed Work, at the conference of presl- account - of . absence of the members. Miss Courtois, who is familiar with the Subject, gave a fine paper on "The Musio of France"," dwelling particularly on , "The Marseillaise," Its origin and the circumstances under which It was written.' ; At the close . of the reading of the paper those present Joined In singing "The Marseillaise," and all agreed it was one of the most stirring national airs ever written. Mrs. Parker's subject, "The Music of Germany," was full of interest, as Ger many has always been to the fore in things mtfslcal. Mrs. Young sang 'The Watch on the Rhine'! in its native lan guage. The . class Joined in singing the oia and new , "America," ? by way of com parison and deciding that while the new is beautiful it will De some generations before it supersedes the old. The-jmeetlnglclosecUwlth-One-regret that so few had been present to enjoy the fine old songs and good program. . COQTJTUUEI BTTDT OZiTB. "Holy Grail Legends".. was the topic of last Tuesday's program. Lowell's "Vision of Sir Launfal" was read and "Sir Galahad's Quest of the J3rall"and "Parsifal" were discussed.' The Mothers' and Teachers' associa tion, organized by the teachers and the study club for the purpose of promot ing co-operation in the school and home educational work, has a large mem bershlD. The topic for discussion at the first regular meeting, Friday, February 19, was health. A set of questions relative to the health of each pupil ' was sent to the mothers to be answered and the subject discussed under the following subdi visions: Importance ' of health ' to ' mental growth. i The care of the body. Kinds of nervousness and their treat ment. ' Calisthenics and ventilation. On Saturday, February 20, a recep tion to the mothers and 'teachers was given by the study club at the residence of Mrs. 8nook. " - - : BUEHS. March I will be the. annual election of officers of the Ladles' Reading club. Politics Is not running high, and the result is not forecast Excellent prog ress has been made during the winter In the study of Oregon history. Feb ruary 10 Hon. C W. Parrlsh gave an Interesting . lecture on Oregon for the benefit of the library, which la the major Interest of the woman's organization. A good audience was present and $18.30 was the financial result ""ST r j ....... ULRICH BRUNNER. By courtesy of Hoffman! Bros. rzorxoi or tbb obxeht. From the Chicago News. The Koreans are said to have Japanese faces- Chinese customs and manners of their own. ' Next to the Eskimos they are the heartiest eaters In the world. The flesh of young dogs Is their favor ite delicacy; Japanese beer their favor ite beverage. Every Korean house has a cellar, called khan,- which Is used as a furnace. Its mouth is some distance from the house. On a cold night you will see one or more white-clad figures cramming the khan's mouth as fast as they can with twigs, branches and other combustible , food. Thus well-fed, the furnace burns for hours and keeps the house warm all night In. Korea, as in China, ancestor worship 1 the real re ligion. Fortune tellers, astrologers and sorceresses are In great demand. The Koreans are a nation of poets and painters. Every fnlrly educated man writes ' poems and paints pictures. V I' ' and? Concentration dents this winter promulgated this sen timent: 'The New, York federation wishes to stand for some definite phi lanthropic purpose,? A trades school for girls seems to them the most need ful, and that , is what they have de cided to make their state . work. . Lincoln, Neb., is another example of concentrated work, and the record they are making would excite the envy of almost any city federation. This Is the latest report from them: (' "With a population of something over 40,000 the Woman's Club membership of 843 -is remarkable. In acknowledging the $84 assessment paid in recently to the general . federation, i the treasurer. J Mrs. Emma M. Van Vechten, was moved to inquire what method had been used to keep so many women interested in club work. 'Please tell us how you dt it?' she wrote. .The answer was signifi cant. . The Lincoln club women always ' have one practical- object to work for . outside of their literary work, and they never have more than one. The fall ' and early winter months are needed to : develop a plan, according to their calcu lations, and the spring is profitably put In concocting rand considering new , schemes. The largest thing accomplished by the club is the high school lunch room, established last year. On stormy days over 400 students patronize the room, and there is an, average attendants of over 300. A good, hot luncheon costs , about 7 cents. This charge, covers the cost of the food as well af .all other running expenses of the lunchroom. Miss Lottie Whedon, a graduate of the Bos ton Cooking school, personally super vises the buying and cooking, and the food is hyglenlcally cooked and served.' February 20 concluded the year's work in history study and all the members of the club feel it has been a most profit able and well-spent time. Mrs. Thorn- ' ton Williams was. the graceful hostess -of the club at the last meeting. TUESDAY AmmzrOOV CLUB. Mrs. J. Frank Drake. 404 Second street, entertained the Tuesday After noon club last week, when the study of "Ulysses was completed. Roll call was responded to by quota tions about characters in "Ulysses," from various authors. ' Mrs.- George Dunham and Mrs. E. E. Compston told of . "Penelope and Her, suitors, ana uiysses neturn ut ui aca.", Mrs. Otto Hirsch described the palace of Ulysses and Its surroundings. A V . DlCilOII C UlUiyi Uldlll) "Ulysses," was given by Mrs. 3.. E. D. S tailings. H H - H 7" " t- WOKAB'S PBXSS CLUB. A number of the newspaper women of the city have been "putting their heads together" in the interest of a woman's State Press club. Some preliminary steps have been taken and the matter is being worked up by a number of wonwn who have enjoyed the benefit of the New England Woman's Press cluband have seen some pf Its far-reaching benefits. It , is hoped . that within a week or two the matter will so far have ma terialized that a general call can be mad to the newspaper women of Portland to participate in forming a permanent or ganization. , $ MOBDAT HISTOBY CLUB. The Monday History club met . with Mrs. P. T. Packard on Monday afternoon.: French history during the reign of Hen ry IV was the subject for the afternoon lesson, led by Mrs. Doud. Mrs. A. W. Goddard read an interesting paper on the life of Henry IV of Navarre, the first BourJbon king of France. Mrs. C G. Tipton resumed the . club Journey and took the club sight-seeing in Harve, France. Mrs. -James Bell gave a talk on the life of Emtio Zola. Twenty mem bers and two visitors were present It tt tt -TBOUTDAXB. , Eight new members were added to the Woman's club at their last meeting, and a dance and supper on the 2!d of February added a handsome sum to the library fund. The library, for whose support the club was organized, has had a phenomenal growth, and compara tively, speaking, is one of the very best In the state. ' Troutdale, not being an in corporated town, they could not obtain a tax levy and have- had ' to depend wholly upon individual efforts. . An Indian entertainment is the next thing on the tapis, . and its success goes without saying. . "Geesangs," who correspond to the Japanese geisha glrjs, are numerous in the larger towns, and especially abound at Plngyang, iq tha northern mining dis trict The Korean population is divided into, two classes, the workers and tha students and officials. The workers are oppressed and abused without mercy and are apathetic, indifferent and lacking la energy. , Careful observers In China notice tha gradual decay ' ' of Confucianism.' Its sway over the minds of the . Chines 'literati" is by no means what it was even as recently as 20 or 30 years ago. It is true that there is no marked, diminution in the number of ancestral halls, the existence of which all over the land serves as an indication of tha vitality of the stats religion; yet the more the country is permeated with western knowledge tha more are tha minds of the educated class becoming alienated from the teachings to which before unquestioning obedience was ac corded. It is dawning upon the edu cated young man of China that a knowledge of the Confucian clvwics is no longer what it was from a commer cial point of view. The comprehension of this fact Is sufficient to account for the diminishing interest that la being taken in the acquisition of Confucian learning. As the . broader and deeper knowledge introduced and inculcated by western scholars is being assimilated there is an Increasing realization of how inadequate Confucianism is. notwith standing its merits, to meet ths require ments of the present day. Love's Blossoming. James Whitehead in Blackwoods. Beloved, in the garden of my heart There fell one night a solitary seed; I know not whence it cams nor what its part, . Nor of what nourishment It might have need. Wearied with wandering through the ether wide, .. . ; ' It slept, and when its weariness was - ' - gone, ' Said, "In this pleasure spot I will abide. . And with the fairest claim eomparl ' son." Startled. I watched with keen and con- - stant eyes A The growth to bud and blossom of my j guest. Like one to whom tls very psradis To see her Infant drain her eri ju ,-' breast; ' . And'loM found one hnppy evening ; .-, My heart was harboring l.-v J i tnortal flower.