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
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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 .
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 - ' '