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THE OREGON JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1904. WOMEWS CLUBS WOMEN'S WORK EDITED BY MRS. SARAH A. EVANS Indian Enter tainnxents Form Delightful Diversion Tor Club Women; The Sacajawea association has 're ' ceived so many requests from clubs In .Washington and Oregon ''-'regarding an ' "Indian day" , that this department has 1 been asked to.glve some Idea of how one j Is gotten upland conducted, but It,, fa i jiuch a large field to cover and the ways 'so diverse, depending so largely upon tlie facilities at hand, that the merest ; outline, as a suggestion, is all that could ' be attempted. ' An Indian entertainment must have 'the first barrier, but It is the. very .eas- j lost to overcome. Just remember In Idtans garbed themselves In very cheap ; material. The luxury of a shirt and ! overalls cams with civilisation for tne j men, but women dress now as they did 'ns-century ago If they are In their na- tfve state, only substituting calico for tanned skin." The slip or dress Is cut I Just as children would cut out a paper doll dress, the two pieces being sewed together, making sleeves, waist and skirt together. The sleeves are outto bell at the hand, and the neck low, with .an open vent to enable the head to pass 1 through. The dress can be of bright colored calico, ; bound ; around neck, sleeves and bottom with another color and should come just below the knee, Leggings may . be made of calico as nearly the color of leather as possible, and a fringe of the calico cut .and sewed down the outside. In the absence of real moccasins a pair of slippers may be covered to resemble -them. Add to this a leather belt very loose, all the beads and bangles the house affords, and a bit of coloring in spots or lines to the face, and with hair In two braids drawn forward and tied In front with a emit as -well e-otten ud at a cost of SO 'cents as though you had paid the cos tumer several dollars. J v There should be hall decorations, and these depend entirely upon : what your town affords and how willing the own-, era are to loan them. A tepee can ai rways be constructed out of a small "A' tent, and bright-colored blankets. The realistic effect will be much enhanced by a few small fir trees or boughs ar tistically arranged about the room and tepee.. , -yv- ('.-"! '-.,, :".' ' ' The program Is a rather mora diffi cult point, it, too, depending in so great a measure upon the talent available. If your town affords an amateur theatri cal club you .will have your material right at hand, but If not, that part will have to be made up by work. A whole evening can be arranged from Hiawatha. No poem in one language lends itself 80 artistically to tableaux. Indian music' can now be had from any rousia .ealer. "Hiawatha." to - which every young person in the land has "two-stepped" the last year or two, and "The Sacajawea Lullaby," by Miss Har- How Women Could Make Home Cities Attractive. If any of the women of Oregon happen Curing the summer to travel over the Michigan Central railroad, between Chi cago and Detroit, or out from Philadel phia over, any branch of the Pennsyl vania road, or over several other lines of road in. the east, they cannot fall to bring back the answer to the ofe-re-peated question, "What can we do for the falrr -.-' :-,-.;-' ' -i .-' We all know the' power of first im pressions, and we all know the saying that comes so glibly, 'that the railroad always runs through the worst part.". .Eastern railroads have come to rec ognizing this' first impression Influence nd are spending large sums to beautify the approaches to the towns and the de pot yards. In some cases they have bought large strips "clear through the towns, and in others, the boards of trade and kindred organizations have done the same. Knowing how far-reaching this "first Impressions" are', and from a busi ness standpoint, '. have beautified and made attractive the railroad entrances to the city.-'.' ."''?'-' The Michigan Central has gone a step further, 'and has built one of the largest greenhouses In the world at Miles, Mich., where are stored during the winter thou sands of rare plants which are sent in the spring all along the line and planted, not only at the depots, but at command ing, points or where unsightly back fences or other disfiguring objects would mar the beauty of the road. At the lit tle station of. Miles over a half a million quets. Winter, and summer alike, as very, train stops, may 'be seen a uni formed employe entering the car with a great basket .of tiny bouquets of hot house flowers, which he distributes through the train, giving one to every woman without respect to age or condi tion. It is a delicate attention, but one with tremendous power for making a good Impression and popularizing that road, by the women at least The greenhouses that furnish these Bowers are maintained at enormous ex ! , ........... ,. ....,, ... ,. , .. .: ..... .,'..,:.'...'..... ..- .-. 1 ' JAPAN'S FIGHTS " From the Washington Times. The official relations between the Unl- j ted States and Japan, according to pa- i pers on ifile in the archives of the state and navy departments at Washington, date back to the early '80s. In 18?1 the attention of our government was di rected to .the Japanese Islands, ' and it was thought at the time that a good opportunity had offered Itself for Intro ducing - America to the notice of the Japanese In a friendly way by return ing to their -native land a number of shipwrecked Japanese sailors. The Asiatics, however, misconstrued our mission, and did not receive our advances In the same friendly spirit in which tbey were tendered. The Ameri can ship Morrison, upon arrival In the "Land of the Rising Sun" , was repellc-d with violence Our government there upon .deemed it advisable in order tc secure the proper respect of Japan to dispatch two larger ships, and the-Columbus and Vlncennes were sent On this occasion polite but decisive language was used on the part of the Americana The government of the Uni ted States wanted intercourse for com mercial and political. .piirnojes with Ja pan, as well as recognition for the re turn of her shipwrecked subjects. Japan, however, obstinately refused. .. "No , trade except with Holland," was, - the , Japanese motto. Our government, be i( In no harry, displayed patience and watchfulness. , In 1S49 the Japanese detained some American seamen who were shipwrecked upon Japan s coast. The sloop Preble, 'ptaln Glynn, forthwith dropped in and gnve the Japanese authorities . such a convincing argument that they gladly liberated the Americans. These were among the main causes which brought ri nf Portland, are two veryapproprl ate selections, and can be rendered Vlth excellent effect at any Indian entertain ment." :'.',; v v. :.-''- ':; The iollowing arrangement 5 for .- a THiawatha evening" has been gotten up for us by" one f Portlands club wo men. .v It Is , composed of a series of eight tableaux. Short explanatory read ings are supposed to be given before each.' scene, ,anfl as' Very- little shifting of ' scenery is necessary, they can be given in . rapid succession, 'and are adapted to' parlor -'entertainments as well. Music can be inserted as desired. Stage setting to4 resemble a, forest as much as possible. Tepee, camp fire-If practicable., dim red light. These are a part of every scene, but must be varied in location and effect for each: tableaux. Chapter III, scene I Childhood. , : "Then the wrinkled' old Nokomis- Nursed the little Hiawatha." ? Chapter IV, scene 2 Warning of No- komls. "Go not ' forth, O ' Hiawatha!" Chapter X, scene S Hiawatha's woo ing. .' ' "Straight the ancient arrowmakef . - . ' Bade him enter at the doorway. Saying, as he rose to meet him,' 'Hiawatha, you are welcome.' " ' Chapter X, scene 4 The- trotn. "While she said, and blushed to say It, Twill follow you, my husband." . Chapter XI, scene E Wedding feast. "Sumptuous was the . feast Nokomis Made . at ' Hiawatha s wedding." . Chapter XX scene 6- The famine. i .V'lnto . Hiawatha's wigwam .v-': Came two guests." ' Citapter XX, . scene 7 Burial. "And at night a fire was lighted, "':--'j" . .' . From his doorway Hiawatha Saw it burning in the forest." Chapter XXL scene 8 The white man's foot. - .- . "Happy are my . eyes to 'see you, Sit here on the mat beside me," cAfter the entertainment a kettle may be hung over the camp fire from which Nokomis may serve Indian meal mush, while Indian girls serve it to the pur chasers with milk. Coffee and corn bread will also add to the revenue. , A number of different amateur Indian entertainments are being prepared for this department and will be given from time to time. -----, - ----- ' Where entertainments are given for the Sacajawea statue the association will send curios to be sold on commis sion. They have 'Just received a con signment of very beautiful 1 birch-bark baskets, canoes, and other articles from the Pottawattamie Indians which are to be sold in this way. '" Any further Information may be ob tained by addressing this department Of The Journal, or the officers of the as sociation, -"'.-..v. ''.'.'. ';; pense, and it could hardly be expected that through so sparsely a settled coun try, and comparatively little travel, as Oregon, the railroads could be Induced to take this matter up, but this should not deter -every woman that -ves in a railroad town In the Btate from doing it on a small scale. If the disposition was present an arrangement could be made to learn in advance bow many women were aboard Incoming trains,-, and with the abundance of fruits and flowers here in Oregon, free for the gathering, tho women of any town could prepare a dainty treat of fruits and flowers for every woman passing through her town, and the impression carried away would fully repay the cost of the labor. Club Women Prepare for Coming St Louis Biennial Mrs. ' M. L. Spaulding, . secretary of the General Federation of Woman's clubs of Oregon, spent several days this week in Portland, visiting the ' various railroad offices, interviewing prominent club women and trying to arrange mat ters that all the delegates to the St. Louis ' bl-ennial from Washington, Idaho and Oregon may go together. Very - advantageous arrangements can be made, which will contribute to the enjoyment of the' party and very much reduce the expense If enough' will sig nify their Intention of going to Justify a special car. One road offers to send a "manager" with the car, who will con sume ten days In the trip to St. Louis, stopping off under his arrangement at various places, where entertainment in the way of sight-seeing will .be . fur nished. : One point of Interest would be Salt Lake, where an organ recital would be given in the Temple, and the guests conveyed to Saltalr and other places of resort. .- Colorado Springs would be another stop off, where an opportunity would be given to take several olds trips to Pike's Peak. The Garden of the Gods and Manitou Springs, Denver and' Kansas City each get a day. In this way many points of Interest could be seen In the shortest time, under the mosY favorable shout the first and only naval battle that ever took place between this coun try and Japan. It occurred on July 16, 1863, and It was the fight between the United States ship Wyoming and three Japanese vessels and several land batteries. ; ' ' ; Previous to 1868 the ports of Japan were closed to foreign vessels. In 1864 Commodore Perry of the United States squadron opened negotiations with the tycoon of Japan and a treaty was en tered Into according to which the ports of Slmeda and Hakodatl were, opened to the United States. Previous to this Japan had practically remained a sealed book. Russia followed with a treaty in 1865. ' ; ' In 1867 Mr. Harris, consul general of the United States, made a new treaty by which the . port of Nagasaki was opened to the United States, the "friendly power," ''asthe United States was always styled ,ln the diplomatic rorirespondence with "Japan. Then came Great Britain with a treaty by. -.which the ports of Neegata (nd Hiogo were opened. France and ' the " Netherlands also obtained treatx.poxtK, It was these treaties which caused the trouble that led up to the battle of 1863. The treaty making powers did not understand the Internal political divisions of Japan. These treaties were negotiated . with the tycoon, supposed to- be 'the sover eign ruler of the empire, and such was the supposition for ten years. As a matter of fact, the government of Ja pan at that time was feudal In its char acter. First . there was ' the mikado. the titular ruler of the empire; then the tycoon, exercising executive power, and last but not least petty princes, styled dalmlos, who-ruled over thirty seven provinces had their retinues, and circumstances and at a minimum of the expense that It would be to make the trip alone. - It woutd be well worth taking advant age of this trlp, and advancing the ex pected time -for visiting St. Louis even by weftnen - who are not' delegates, ' but are expecting to ; visit -.the 1 exposition later. - ' ' ? ; 't-h,:;!1 : v'.; r Further particulars may be. learned by addressing: either; Mrs.' Spaulding at The Dalles, or this department of The Journal. : ; ; -' .-...;' Almost every day brings to our table fresh .matter from the local committee of the seventh biennial convention to be held In St Louis May 17-25. . Every de tail pertaining to the comfort and pleas ure of the guests Is being looked after, and' while the .individual must neces sarily be sunk in the good of the whole, everything will be so .thoroughly sys tematized that the guest who is not well cared1" for will have ' herself . , alone to blame.' The woman that goes expect ing personal attention .will be sadly dis appointed, but the' woman that goes with the firm conviction that she is only an atom In the mass and she is going to get the very best time possible out of her share of the good things prepared for the whole, Is going to have 4he time of her life. ' ; ;..';,-. :.,'. .,'.:'. '.':. A carefully prepared circular has Just been sent out, '.; giving the number of rooms, price, location and accommoda tions, of something like 25 first-class hotels. The prices varying from 11 to 17 per day, for rooms on the European plan, and from : 22.60 .' to" ., 16 per day American plan. - Accommodations can be, arranged for those' expecting to at tend, by addressing the chairman of the committee on hotels, Mrs. Edward Taus sig, 621 Security building, St Louis. Mrs. Philip. N. Moore, chairman of the local board asks club women every where to give the broadest publicity to the .biennial arrangements as they are Issued from time to time. This depart ment of The Journal has made arrange ments to get these biennial bulletins as fast as they are Issued, and we hone the Club women throughout the -state win see that they are copied In their local newspapers. French Women Picture v Arguments for World Suffrage. In the art of devising sensational elec tion posters the French Woman Suffrage league takes first prise In Paris. The picture is a fine production and Par isians stop by tho hour together to gaze at it : The subject is "Man and Woman," both dropping their rotlng papers Into the ballot box, which in France is grandly called the "electoral urn." The latter vessel, quite Greek In form, occupies the center of the pic ture. To the left stands man, to the right woman. Both extend a hand to ward the urn In question and are strik ing a noble attitude. Woman gazes at man with a look showing her deep sense of responsibility. the reciprocated glance being one of brotherly confi dence. "Think citizens and cltizenesses, or tne oay wnen man and woman shall be brother and sister In the exercises of thetr-common civil rights and go to tho ballot box together." . , . Club Women Might ' -Settle the Tramp Question. The Massachusetts Civic league. ' an organization composed chiefly of men. nas decided that the tramp problem is peculiarly a woman' affair. Miss O. M. E. Rowe. a former president of the state federation has been addressing clubs in the state, trying to arouse them into something more than a sporadic interest in the subject In an address before the Brighthelmstone club recent ly. Miss Rowe said that the tramp, as she had found him, was usually a man from 26 to JO .years of age, American born, short-lived, driven to tramping and begging by love of liquor, by love of wandering, by the influences to be found In the jails and reform schools of most of the states, or by the natu ral - wayward tendencies of the tough village boy., Miss Rowe did not ad 1 by the neglect and Indifference of brutlshly ignorant parents, or by the stupidity of so-called Justice that sends boys to herd with convicts In Jail for trivial delin quencies, but these are potent elements. Tramps are not all 'Meanderlng Mikes" and "Weary Willies";" these are compar atively harmless types. Far more men acing are the , Increasing ranks of "Yeggmen" or criminal tramps, who wander over the country committing crimes of burglary, arson, and worse. Miss Rowe states that the , number of tramps in the United States is between 60,000 and 79,000.. An accurate census is, of course. Impossible. This disgrace ful army of men are fed daily at benevo lent back doors, and alms are bestowed upon them by sentimentalists in city streets. It would do club women .much good If they would ask the officer of organised charities in their communi ties to address them on the subject of beggars, giving them the plain, unvar nished truth. In New York one man in the charity organization society. James Forbes, with a few plainclothes police officers, has done what would have ben were really Jhe bone and sinew of the military power of the empire. Some of these princes sided with the mikado against the progressive policy of : the tycoon. Others sided with the tycoon, and Japan was In a commotion; for ten years or more civil war raged. In the excitement of the times the ' United States legation was burned, the' British legation -was assailed and- several of the British were assassinated. ; For. this Great Britain demanded 1400,000 indemnity and it was paid. France , and The Netherlands also ' had trouble with the dalmlos. The remark able thing was that through all these THE BATTLE; OF THE x From the Chicago , Record-Herald, i The. people of the state of Illinois are witnesses to a battle of the barrels which puts state pride at a severe dis count in this year, of snap, primaries and debasing political 'Jugglery.''-. '.; r On one side is the Lowden barrel, which appears to be an Inexhaustible fount whose generous flow supplies all the luxuries of campaigning. Its .large resources are employed to delude the people by the activity of Its agents. Their show of enthusiasm, and the spread of that urbanity which is an emanation, as It were, from the foun tain head, and which cares not for the cost of a thousand "treats", or such other little pleasing courtesies. '80 delightful Is the display of the amenities of life under this Influence that It seems al most harsh to consider Us origin, but 'If "." '- - 1 1 - ,r . " 'A ' . V - 1 vt I j . i - MBsMaJMsaiBsiwslMsss lismie.W.j'-: jtriaf . . i MRS. WILLIAMS. , President and Vice-President of considered impossible a few years ago he has practically cleared New York streets of beggars. Mendicants dis guised as peddlers, organ grinders, etc, still exist, ' but the importunate beggar of alms has been banished. Mr. Forbes has material ! for a dozen lectures, and some of his revelations as to where tho money bestowed by tender-hearted pe destrians Is spent would be especially Il luminating. ' . .. : I ' What La Grande's Woman's Clubs Are Doing. The Neighborhood club of La Grande met In the ladles', club room Tuesday afternoon. . Among other things the work for the ensuing year was discussed and decided upon. The subject for the afternoon was "Child Study," and under the leadership of Mrs. H. H. Bodmer, the following Interesting program was rendered: - - -' '.:' Roll calL response concerning child hood. ,;: ' . ' .-;'.,.-'' ' .'J: ' A paper on "Child Life," Mrs. Bodmer. Kindergarten games and songs., Mrs. Ingle's class consisting of a dozen lit tle children. ' Vocal solo, "The New Kingdom," Miss WorsteL Reading, "The. Tettlson Twins," Mra E. C. Moore. t " ' It ' . The little children of Mrs. Ingles class need special mention for tho very fine work they did. : ; ,: , , The program committee for next years work was selected, and consists of Mesdames Reavls, Kiddle , and Slater. The next program will bo "dries." It H It Cooking School a Feature At Summer Chautauqua Meeting. The coming assembly at Gladstone promises to be the most attractive from a woman's standpoint in tho history of tha association. ... - ; ., A great many clubwomen are, prepar ing to camp during the entire season. and the state federation has already effected arrangements for headquarters. One of the leading attractions will be a cooking school under the, auspices of the state federation and conducted by Mrs. Ellen R. Miller. A suitable pavilion will be constructed for the demonstrations, and the class will occupy from an hour to an hour and a half every morning throughout the session,, '-;-?:: v:' V" K t H A Novel Reason Why Women Should Vote. One hundred years ago the average woman was a manufacturer In the home. All articles of common use were made by the women, and the men earned what ever money was spent, .which was very little. If there was any difference in the dignity of the work It was on the stdo of the women, and they were happy and contented with the Importance of their employment They say now that women throw men out of work. There was never a greater mistake. From every point men have forced women out of employment by the Introduction of mschinery which per forms domestic dutlea They say that women have no time for politics, but the time saved on the making of ' men's shirts alone would give them enough leisure to become familiar with every political question. One by one the oc cupations of the home have been taken away, not because women did not want them, but because of the march of com merce. And what are the women going to do? Their sphere has changed. Did you ever hear of a platform of a great political party which did not say somewhere In It that the party was the friend of tho worklngman? Never one. struggles not one of these treaties was valid or binding, not having been signed by the mikado, the real sovereign .of the empire. It turned out that the tycoon was using his best endeavors to act in good faith with all the treaty making powers, while they. In turn, supposed he was practicing duplicity and stirring up strife In order to avoid the treaty ob ligations. He was finally assassinated by those opposed to the opening of Ja pan to foreign trade. - One of the most powerful princes'' opposed to foreign trade was the dalmio of Nagato and Suo. . .i 1. ' .-:' ,: .. . The' Inland . sea of Japan and the the fact remains that the fount wells up out of a bunghole. . On the other side Is the . Yates, or slush fund barrel, which is rank of How It Happened. - ; " From the Chicago News. ', Hawkins You look out of sorts, old man. What's the trouble? Parker Just lost my new silk um brella. - ', -v . 1 , Hawkins How did It hapenT Parker Fellow that owned it hap pened to come In the office and recog nised it, , 1 , ' Didn't Mean Zt literally. ., . From the Philadelphia Bulletin. "Be mine!" he cried. She said "I wlH." And now, if truth were known. She's "his," but still he -doesn't dare To say his soul's his own, . - - . MRS. FOX the Troutdale Woman's Club. votes, and that Is what the party wants. Women are not in a position to ask favors of them because they have none to grant In return. :-"!.?- Women should vote, because they have no right to be excused from taking their full share In tho government and a4- ministration of this country. Every woman who says that she does not want to vote is unpatriotic. You are the crea ture the public has educated, and you refuse to give to society that which so ciety has given to you. It is the duty of every man, and should be the right of every woman, to placo In the ballot box his or her highest aspiration for the good of tho nation. H kj .; Woman's Enfranchisement Will Benefit Home Life. Our confidence In tho beneficent effect of woman's enfranchisement lies in this: with women homo Interests are para mount; with man business interests are paramount. Tho vices of humanity are not always the foes of business, but they are always the enemies of " the home. -: Tho vices are ' often the allies of business, but never the allies of the home. Hence wo can trust tho homo In politics much more than we can trust business The home, the school and tho church In politics will never permanently betray the best moral. Virtuous, financial Interests of humanity." W cannot say as . much of business; 'the cash code knows nothing of morals when at the ballot box. Hence woman suffrage can be trusted In all higher political Is sues. t Veteran Missionary Helps Work on Sacajawea Statue. Rev. C. L. Hall, who has been a mis sionary at Fort Berthold, N. D., for 27 years, and where tho last trace of Saca jawea' s descendants were heard of, has been a very valuable helper for . tho statue in furnishing Miss Cooper with many accurate photographs of the In dians of his mission, who come nearer being Sacajawea a adopted tribe than any others' that are known. In a recent letter ho said: "It Is good to have tha work of one lowly Indian woman recog nized. It will make the race seem more worth saving to some." t v- It It K Relics of Captain Clark Allowed to Be Dissipated. It would seem. If reports aro true, that the St Louis people in reaching after great things whereby to celebrate the Louisiana Purchase and events co temporary with that . period are over looking some of the smaller matters which would be fully as interesting to the American and do- much more to In spire patriotism than huge foreign ex hibits. . ' They are at least laying themselves open to tho charge that so many for eigners lay at our door, namely, "that no historlo landmark can compete for a place If the property has a commercial value." ' : ' ' Silently, without any protest, not even a restraining word from the D. A. R. of St. Louis, tha house in which Cap tain Clark lived from 1807 to 1838, has been torn down- and carted away. Why T To make space for a race track! ? It should havo been . restored and served as an exhibition hall for all the Clark, relics that-tindoubtedly will be displayed at ' the fair, if for ' nothing else, but the history, tho traditions, that cluster about it should have made it beyond tho pries of race track prop erty. .-'.- J ' We know of many noted people who visited this historic home, and In It un doubtedly many " Important matters of straits of Shlmonsekl formed a continu ous waterway - from-the eastern to the western boundary of the empire. The straits at their - narrowest point were only one-fourth of a , mile wide, and there the dalmio of Nagato erected for tifications and placed his war vessels. In June, 1868, : the Pembroke, a smaU American steamer, freighted with mer chandise and bound from Yokohama1 to Nagasaki, was nearlng the eastern en trance to these straits with the Amer ican flag flying. The powerful batteries of the forts and the war vessels opened fire 1 on her, and she was compelled to put to sea again. This was the first time the United. States had had trouble BARRELS odor and suggestive of no grace whatso ever. It is filled from state moneys first paid over to Btate employes out of the general treasury and then wrung from them on pain of dismissal. ; We must look for its origin behind, the amazing cant of a sham civil service reformer to his spoils appetite, his as tounding insensibility to shame, his es sential brutality. And we must note also that it is re-enforced by a long list of promises to pay for services' rendered with state oftlces. '.i.' ,-'"..,.:';.? -,' i In the matter of promises of that sort, however, ... there is probably 'not much to choose between the combatants, and the spectacle as a whole Is nauseat ing. It Is an Insult both to the Intelli gence and to the morals of the Illinois electors, j't. ,- . ' The '"igh Society';: Hall of Fame at the St Louis Exposition When tho late President McKinley in serted Into the bill for an appropriation to the St Louis fair a provision for a board of lady managers he had in view the honoring, of the womanhood of America the womanhood that made- the conquest and occupation of our new pos sessions possible, no doubt. '; Any wom an In the land should be honored to have her name on that board, but it remains to be Been how much honor the women Will bring to the board. , Little, Indeed, If a dlBpatch of recent date has any foundation in fact , which says:"A Hall of. Fame is to be established in the woman's building. The requirement will be that every woman represented shall, be a prominent member of the ultra-fashionable society of one of the representative 'American cities.' Itfur- tner, states that "already handsomely engraved -invitations are being sent out to women representing New York so ciety, asking that they furnish- their photographs, which will be appropriate ly framed - and hung In the Hall of Fame."' a ''- ,.-,',-".',- : Imagine such a - travesty on - fame! In America, where fame is only attained by . carving if out. for one's' self by the sterling qualities of manhood and wom anhood that - were' able to - wrench the very country Itself from a rotten aris tocracy of moneyand caste. . . The wom an that has not earned by some deed of her own (except marrying a' rich, man) a place Is a usurper and a pretender In any Hall of Fame that may be reared on American soil.' ,v , . . - . A Hall of Fame we should have, but it should be honored by the pictures of Clara Barton, " Frances WUlard, Harriet Beecher Stowe,.Lucretla Mott, Jane Ad dams and -scores of -others who -could not breath the- same .polluted, atmos phere, with tho ' divorcees and spangled denlzeis of the ultra-fashionable set acted. It was in this house that the treaty providing for the removal of the Osage Indians from Missouri to Indian Territory was signed. Mra Haggard, regent of a Nebraska. chapter, D. A. R., has been more on the alert than the St Louis .women, for she has secured some of the most- valu able mementoes to be had from the old home ; and carried them back "to her home. Among the things she has se cured Js part of the mantel of Captain Clark's room, and a small cupboard used by him, and also several feet of quaint and , beautiful scroll work in a design of grapes and leaves made In France for a porch railing.. 1'-"5v.':iV'....v. H H y Gossip from the Women Clubs of Oregon. , It will be pleasant to the club women of the city to know that Mrs. Vera J. Edwards, who is to assist Dr. Minor C Baldwin in his entertainment at the "White Temple on, March, 22. comes to the city with many delightful letters of Introduction, from club women of Washington and several other states. Mrs. Edwards has more than ordinary ability as a reader and Interpreter of difficult parts, and could she be per suaded to remain In Portland, as her many friends had hoped' when she first same, she would he a great acquisition to Portland club work, and be a bril liant member of art and literary circles. The Chautauqua committee of the state federation are 'hoping to make some arrangements whereby Mrs. Ed wards can appear for them, at least on one .occasion... ,'j.V- ..v ,,.'...'", The Portland Woman's club will re gret the departure from the city of J. B. Bennet, who has been such an active worker in the department of economic enquiry, and whose able article on the Portland garbage question appeared in this department of The Journal a few weeks ago. ' - Mra Barnett. a prominent member of the Friday Afternoon club of Athena, Is spending some time in Portland visit ing with friends at 685 Fifth street A week or two ago in the notes from the -Troutdale club, it was stated that the Woman's club was given the priv ilege of hiring the Janitor. This was an error on the part of the editor who received the information verbally and so understood It The school board hires the Janitor, but the club is allowed to see that the school Is kept clean, t . Miss Douthit's Offer of Prizes for Souvenir Designs. Mary Osborn Douthit editor of the Woman's Bon venlr for the Lewis and Clark centennial, offers a prize to those who hav.e received their art education in the norlhwest for cover designs 7x10 inches, to be submitted by September 1, 1804. , :.v. " '' , : A prise is also offered for designs to Illustrate a story for the Souvenir to those receiving their art education only In the publlo school a No designs re turned. Miss Douthit's address is 611 Morrison street Portland, Or. over the treaty ports, and at once the United States minister! Mr. Pruyn, un der orders from Washington, sent the Wyoming to the scene of, the attack to demand satisfaction for the Insult to the -flag.-' s:-.v- --" -i-v.v;..-y'U;'-'"7-;,; The Wyoming was in command . of Commander David Stockton McDougal, who died a rear-admiral. He was cruis ing In eastern waters" in search of the' Confederate vessel Alabama, He at once rtarted for the straits of Shlmonsekl. He entered the straits on the morning of July 16, 1863. . Tarpaulins covered the portholes of the Wyoming and she looked like a merchant vessel. v Inside the narrow entrance could be seen two square-rigged vessels and a steamer anchored close to the town. As soon as McDougaT'saw, 4hem he held a consults tlon with his officers and said: -"Gentlemen, we will either blow those ships out of . the water or sink our selves." He then gave the orders to go ahead. Noticing that the center of the channel was marked by a stake, he suspected that the guns of the fort were trained on' that point, so he gave orders to run In close to the northern shore. The American flag had been run up and the little. Wyoming made for-the ships inside. - ' '' - She carried only' six guns, while the combined armament of the Japanese ships and the forts amounted to forty eight guns. The forts opened fife on the Wyoming, but the shrewd move of Captain McDougal In going Inshore, had disconcerted the Japs in their aim. As it was, two : sailors and a marine were killed before the Wyoming could get past the forts. She then made a dash for the Japanese vessels. .They were the' steamer' Lancefleld, the . brig Lanrlclt, both of English build, and tha It Is also stated that "the members of the board of lady managers who rep- resent their states in social prominence will have a place In the hall." Ye gods and tittle fishes! Who Is to decide this momentous question? Miss Helen Gould' will surely be ruled out. She has built -and , equipped v hospital-ships, . endowed unnumbered ; Jcharltable v. institutions; takes care or tne aged and little chil dren; Is the supporter of Just and hu mane laws; is the only woman the con gress of the United States ever morlallzed with a vote of thanks? But sne is noi a tender ut ino uurarasn lonables, and does not come within the pale of the Four Hundred;- she has never figured in a scandal, or had a gown de scribed at a questionable rout We hope for the sake of American, womanhood this board of women, who should repre sent all that is holiest, all that is best, all that Is noblest In, American 'women will not allow their vanity and exalted, position to override 'their sense of de cency and appreciation and make them forget- the humble homes and the toil ing mothers who rear sons to maintain the glory and honor and fame of our country. .. These are the women who have earned their place In. America's eternal Hall of Fame, and not those who win mite ineir piae ,mere oecause they belong to the ultra-fashionables , and have received - a handsomely en graved invitation tb do so by a board of women appointed by tho? grace of some political friend;-'.: '".: If the dispatch is correct and this Hall of Fanfe established upon the lines laid down, we suggest that Col. Henry Watterson be invited to dedicate it as 01s cnuracier BKeicnas 01 me occupants would neutralise the nausea produced by such a spec table ond serve as an object-lesson to aspiring but as yet un tainted, society leaders. ' , -,: " vv. ( our publlo schools,' and is a clubwoman of long standing, and will know the value of work submitted. '; ,.;- .-. : K It. - How a New Woman Honored the Colonial Dame. - - In response to a toast, Mrs. Paul Bab cock, of Montclalr, N. J., delivered the following poem: - "''"T" "Th Old Woman.". The little old woman who wove and who '--..., spun, v Who stitched and who baked did she have any fun? No "paper" annoyed her, no "program perplexed, , No "themes f or J' discussion" her calm slumber vexed. . r v By birth D. A. R., or Colonial Dame, She sought for no record to blazon her fame. ..... ;..''..' In housewifely arts with her neighbors - she'd vie, , , . .. ' . ,1 Her triumph a turkey, her pleasure "pie. She studied "child nature" direct front the child And spared not the rod, though her man ner was mild; She milked and she churned, the chick ens she fed, . She made tallow-dips and she' molded ; ..the bread., t . , . k . No Swamla she knew, and she cherished - ' no fad; . -.: , Of healing by science no Knowledge she had. " . "; ; , . . . She anointed with goose-grease, she gave castor oil , " Strong sons and fair daughters rewarded her toll. '- All honor be paid her, this helpmeet so , true! . . She laid the foundaUon for things we call "new"'; .. Her hand was so strong and her brala was so steady . That for the new woman she made the world ready. X ' Tuesday Afternoon Club Talk of "Plutarch's Lives." ' The Tuesday Afternoon club met last week at the home of Mrs. Robert Smith. 896 Grand avenue North. The following lives from Plutarch were conslderedt "Solon," "Publlcala." "Pericles." "Fa blus," "Arlstldes." "Marcus Cato," and the comparison of "Pericles and Cato, by Mrs. J. D. Young, Mra Oeorge Dun ham, Mrs. J. E. If. Stalllngs. Mra War ren White, Mrs. Otto) Hlrsch, Mrs, Oeorge Boynton and Mrs. T. S. Town send. ' .'. . ' Massachusetts Women ' May Save "Dorothy Q's" House. The efforts of the patriotic ' societies of Massachusetts are being concentrated, on the. saving of the famous "Dorothy Q" house in Qulncy. . The amount to be raised Is 19,000. The last three suc cessive owners .of the place have held It almost without alteration, and the house remains almost exactly as it was before the revolution. ' A great deal of valuable furniture and china remains. American . built brig Daniel . Webster Captain McDougal ran 'in between these vessels and the Lanrlck poured three hroadsldes into the Wyoming.', She re plied with such vigor that the Lanrlck was soon in a sinking condition. The two vessels had been so close to each, other that the faces of the Japanese gunners could be distinctly seen. Soon the Lanrlck went down and the Daniel Webster was no better on. , The Lance fleld attempted tb escape, but the Wyo ming gave chase to her, with the result that after a few, well directed shots she, was blown up. : -; ' Captain McDougal turned and sailed -out of the harbor, after silencing the forts, killing over 100 Japanese and de stroying , the three vessels. His own loss was four men killed in action and seven wounded, one of whom afterward died. The hull of the Wyoming had been hit ten times, her funnel had six holes In it two masts were injured and the upper rigging badly cut . Following this battle, In 1864 Japan paid to the United States the sum of three-quarters of a million dollars aa an Indemnity fund, Out of this 'fund claims were to be paid to those suffering the damages from the dalmlos,- .but, aa a matter , of fact, nothing was . done. This fund remained on deposit with the Btate. department and was invested In United States securities until in 1883 it amounted to the sum of $1,770,864. Finally In that year the survivors of the Wyoming expedition were paid cer tain sums out of this accumulation, and 1785,000 was ordered returned to Japan. It took considerable lighting In congress before anything was done with this fund. In fact, the claims of the Wyoming men wctrPfore congress six .different times - ' '