THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1901
WOMEN'S CLUBS .. WOMEN S WORK
Mrs. Lutke Makes
Report on St. Louis Trip.
Report of the Seventh Biennial Gen
eral Federation of Woman's Cluba. Held
t Ht. Louis, Mo.. May 17-26, 104. To
the Portland Woman s Club, by
Mrs. Margaret 1,. Lutke Mes
damaa Preaident and Ladies: By
your vote It waa my privi
lege and great pleasure to attend aa one
ot the representatives of the Portland
Woman's elub, the seventh biennial Gen
eral Federation of Women's clubs held
at St. Louis May 17-28. Therefore I
feel that a abort report la due the club
In lieu of the honor you conferred upon
me In making me one of your repreaen
tatlvea. I am pleased to report to the
best of my ability, from my point ot
view, and truat that It will meet your
approval. If not your full expectation.
Arriving at St. Louie on the morn
ing of May IT. we were met at the
depot by a train committee, whoae duty
it wits to see that sll delegatea were
comfortably located. I was directed to
a very pleaaant private residence, taken
In, and made to feel that I needed no
other recommendation than to be a rep
resentative to the general federation to
be accorded every courtesy necessary
for my perfect comfort.
The elub women of St. Louis deserve
a great deal of credit for the suocess
ful and systematic manner In which they
arranged for the reception and entertain
ment of their guests. AH did not pass
off without a ripple on the placid wa
ters, but It was not to be wondered at
In ao large an undertaking. The com
mittee Waa untiring in It efforts to
not oaly make, ua feel that we ware
welcome In their mldat and comforta
bly altuated during our atay. but that
w were among frlenda who were truly
Interested In bur welfare. , V-.
There were four repreaentatlvea from
Oregon. Mm. Spauldlng, State federa
tion aecretary. who represented our state
preaident; Mrs. Oeer. Mrs., Ross and my
self. Also a delegate from the ladles'
auxiliary of the Mall farriers' asso
ciation It waa agreed between Mrs.
Robs' and myself that she represent the
city federation and your humble ser
vant the Portland Woman's club.
In the personnel of the officers of the
general federation were represented
some pf the most intelligent, cultured
and perfect typea of womanhood of the
world, women well fitted to lead and
govern, women to whom we may look
for wlae counsel and guidance, women
with whom we may deem It a great
privilege to mingle. The reports of the
officers were all good and ahowed a very
satisfactory condition of-club work, and
of the general federation; that of the
preaident proved a gem of literary abil
ity. The business sessions Were prompt
ly called and were conducted along par
liamentary lines aa near as possible:
Trr. greatest disadvantage waa that the
body waa so large It was very unwleldly.
In fact It could, hardly be governed. One
resolution that waei passed was aa fol
lows: ' '
"That .the General Federation of Wom
en's rtnba. through tta board of directors
and the state federation and Its Individ
ual cluba In Its membership, use every
effort within Its power to secure the en
forcement of a national and state lajr to
protect the American flag from the use
or advertising purpose a. or In any way
unworthy of Its proud mission as the
emblem of a great and mighty nation.
Prugraros were given by the follow
ing departments: Literature, education
al. reciprocity, child labor. Industrial,
household economics, press, civil serv
ice, library extension, forestry and art.
The reports and the papers read on the
various toplca were given by those well
versed In them and wers not only very
interesting and Instructive, but gave
those who were so fortunate as to hear
them and the discussions that followed,
new inspiration for more knowledge.
The only drawback was that there was
too much taking place at tha same time
for one to take advantage of all for, no
matter bow much We were interested,
we were all human and our strength
waa not equal to ths task of being In
several places at the same time. One
could not but feel a ssnse of regret In
not being sble to hear all. It atrongly
evidenced the fact that woman's sphere
la broadening with this progresslvs age,
that there ia much for woman to do If
shs will for the human race, and that,
while clubdom has made great atrldes.
shs has not yet reached her aenith.
I waa very much disappointed that
Oregon did not receive recognition In
tha General Federation's board of offi
cers. Our influence: was not groat
enough. That politics played an Impor
tant part in tha matter ia my only com
ment. The nominating committee was
In closed chamber half the night. The
entire tloket named by them waa se
lected, althouegh nomination were made
from the floor. The Australian ballot
system waa used.
After attending the general federation
I oannot refrain from expressing my
views of federation of cluba with the
general federation. I was fully con
vinced that it Is wsll worth ths per
capita tax to keep In touch with the gen
eral federation, but I believe that the
voting capacity should be reduced, and
that the greatest good would be dsrlvsd
If the presidents of clubs would attend
the meetings. No report, however full
and comprehensive It msy be. can con
vey the good that the best teacher "ac
tual experience" does. In Spite of the
raw edges that might be aeea by those
looking for the seamy slds, tha general
federation waa a congregation of the
brainiest women the world can produce,
and Illustrated the possibilities of co
operation for tbe future.
In conclusion I wish to thank you one
and all for honoring mo aa one of your
representatives. I deemed It a great
honor and pleasure ss wsll as an educa
tion In club ' Work. Pleasant memories
will . ever linger In the storehouse of
memory, and a feeling of satisfaction
that tt was time well spent, even though
I did not accomplish all that I hoped to.
Disappointment somettmee spurs us on
to greater effort. While I have some re
grets with the thought "It might have
been," t want to assure you that I was
loyal to my club and gave you my beat
efforts, and come home to you with new
seal for club work of any nature that
will aid In advancing womankind.
Survival of the Fittest ' '
Mr. Word to the Con-.: . .
The newspapers, through reports,
editorials and cartoons, have given so
much attention to the address of C. K
S. Wood, which waa delivered at the last
meeting of the Woman's chib. that tt
would seem a waste of space to give
It more sttentlon were It not for the
fact that ona side of his sophistry has
not been touched on by any paper.
In tha first place the gentleman
"talked down" to the women, and tt
waan't, either, because he waa re
quested by a lady to stand on ths plat
form, "where all might see htm." bat
evidently because they were women, for
he stated, reiterated and repeated cer
tain assertions, and than calmly told
hla audience. "The reason doesn't matter;
when you go home to your husbands
Just say thla thing or that thing la
wrong. I don't know why It Is wrong,
but I know It ts wrong." That might
have done for a sixteenth century lady,
but It's no argument for a twentieth
century woman. What the women to
whom ha was speaking wanted waa ths
"why" worked out to a logical conclu
sion, a good reason for his assertions
though many of tha women would
have been able to have given suite aa
good reasons on the other side yet, if
he had given hla theories, backed by
common sense reasons, and not almply
"It's true because I say It's true," many
a woman would have carried hla convic
tions home with her, end In her own
Inimitable way. presented them to her
husband and have been prepared to
atand by them "though the house fell."
This is why Mr. Wood "talked down"
to the members of ths Woman's club.
His own reputation SB a lawyer of
ability, a deep student and a thinker
precludes the very thought that he him
self takea thlnga on that kind of a
basis, and it la fair to believe that when
new theories are presented to him ha
does not swallow them whole because
somebody says they are true. Hf wants
the reasons, and so do women of this
day and generation. Ha weakened hla
own cause by not being willing to be
lieve that women could understand
things as eaaily as he could, sad by
asking women to support doctrines
without knowing why they supported
them.
But this 1b not' the point we had In
mind. The fundamental Idea In the
whole address waa, that poverty pro
duced crime, and phyalcal Buffering Im
morality. To substantiate thla theory
he cited the case of a young girl who
waa overheard by a friend of Mr. Wood
to aay, as she dropped Into a street car
seat, that "she was so tired working to
keep body and aoul together. It would
be better to find some man to take care
of her." Poverty and overwork created
the Immorality In the girl. What will
Mr. Wood explain created It In the man
that had the means to be comfortable
himself and keep her alaoT
It wasn't poverty or, weariness of
body, surely Perhaps tt was a case of
"she tempted me. and I did eat ; there
fore her poverty waa sufficient to ex
cuse crime for both of them. Or waa It
Immorality only on the part of the wo
man?
The theory that poverty and crime go
hand In hand Is as false aa tt Is dan
gerous. Mr. Wood referred to the "acan-
dala of Newport, and a few isolated
cases" as being the exception. They are
the exception In thla. that they are
found out. Money hides, but does not
prevent crime, for the daughter of a
millionaire la a kleptomaniac If shs
steala a rare Jewel, but the girl who
takea her ribbon Is a thief. This Is why
our Jails sre filled with the poor, end
the north end recognised ss the home
of the harlot. Undoubtedly there Is
something wrong In our economic sys
tem when this state exists, but It Is
not poverty alone It Is a purer and
far safer doctrine that Emerson has
given us, and withal a. much truer one.
when he says: 'There are but few of
the humble who are untrustworthy."
Continually we discover the great truth
that faithfulness and loyalty are gen
eral human traits, nowhere more ao
than among .those from' whom they
should not be expected: nowhere more so
than among; thoae who are debarred
from hope. The great captains of In
dustry, so-called, themselves blown full
of pride of circumstance, prate often of
the Inefficiencies of human cattle; yet
continually the wonder remains that
these same cattle continue to do that
which their conscience tells them Is
right for them to do. and to do It for the
aake of the doing The lives of all of
ub are dally put In charge of beings
entitled, fully to an Iago-llke hatred,
who might hats for the very sake of
hating; yet these sre the faithful ones,
who do right for the sake of its doing
(not because they have enough to eat.
according to Mr. Wood). "When one of
these forsakes his creed then It ts that
danger exists for nil. It Is the unfaith
fulness of the humble which lsthe un
usual, the fateful, the tremendous
thing." Or. again quoting from the
"Law of the bend": Inasmuch as
God has made sll manner of things di
verse, setting no fence even between
species and species, creating all blades
of grass alike, yet not one the dupli
cate of another; then neither should we.
being human, essay a wisdom greater
than that of the eternal compromise of
life. No human document, no sum of hu
man wisdom, not oven the Deity of all
Ufa can. or does, guarantee a success
that means Individual equality la the
result of effort. The chance, tha op
portunitythat Is the law, and that is
all ths law. Beyond that did not go the
Intent of that Divinity which decreed
the schsms under which thla earth must
endure. To war and conflict each crea
ture la ordained, for so runs the de
cree of life. But never, in the divine
wisdom, was H established that the
mouth of the stream ahould be Its
source; that Inequality ahould be equal
ity; that failure ahould be success; that
unfltneas should moan survival "
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Technical School
For Hebrew Girls.
The new building, whose corner-stone
waa laid a few daya ago by Mrs. U rover
Cleveland. In New York, will be five
atorles high and is to cost about 140.
000. It will accommodate 469 girls, and
will have an auditorium with a seating
capacity of 60u. It will also have a
roof garden, gymnasium, library, model
kitchen, club room, swimming pool,
work ahop for graduates, an employ
ment bureau and large, well-lighted class
rooms. The subjects taught will be
domestic Bclence, sewing, dressmaking,
bookkeeping, stenography, millinery, em
broidery, designing and asveral other
branches. The school will be entirely
unsectarlan.
The present school accommodates but
III. and hundreds have been turned
away every year.
The ceremonies of laying the rorner-
Btone were quite elaborate. Several
prominent men made addresses and pa
triotic songs were sung by the school
cnuaren.
turn
Just One Word
Makes All the Difference.
A Nsw York paper gives the follow
ing account of the recent state federa
tion convention In Indian Territory:
"The meeting waa a highly successful
and remarkably harmonious occasion.
All the officers were re-elected, which
waa nothing more than their due. slnco
this was the first annual convention of
the federation, the officers having been
elected last spring, when organisation
was effected. Thirty-two clubs are af
filiated, and these will work for a good
public school system, free kindergarten
and the extension of llbrarlea. The
fact that statehood la a possibility of
the near future. Influenced discussion
of plans of work. The convention was
about equally divided on the question
of woman suffrage. The territory ia
being actively canvassed by the Na
tional Woman Suffrage association;-who
ate endeavoring to Influence tha mak
ers of tha future state charter. On ths
other hand, the statehood bill contains a
clause which, while It does not prevenU-aeveral handsome gifts, the club
ibc riipnBiun vi suiiriiv lu wuoifn, UI-
tlnctly discourages It."
It hardly seems possible an organised,
body of women, pledged to work for
certain public measures, should., be
about equally divided on the question
of woman suffrage." We prefer to be
lieve the writer was no better Informed
on this point thsn when the statement
was made regarding the statehood bill,
that "while It does not prevent the ex
tension of the suffrage to women. It dis
tinctly discourages It."
The clauss In question Is ss follows:
"Fifth. That said state shall never
enact any law restricting or abridging
the right of suffrage on account of race,
color or prevloua condition of servi
tude, or on account of any other condi
tions or quallflcatlona save and except
on account of illiteracy, minority, aex,
conviction of felony, mental condition
or reaidence; provided, however, that
any such restrictions shall be made
uniform and applicable alike to al) cltl
sens." It looks very much as though "dis
tinctly discourages" means absolute pre
vention, aad It's one of the cases where
there Is a good deal In one little word.
Thla cass, however, should not be con
sidered a question of women suffrage at
all. while that, of course, would be the
result of striking out ths word "sex,"
ss is being asked for by widely circu
lated petitions, but It should be a ques
tion of whsther women are any longer
willing to be olaased with aliens, the
mentally deficient and criminals.
Women's Clubs
Growing More Liberal.
sirs. May. Alden Ward, preaident of
the Massachusetts Stats Federation of
Women's clubs, said at ths recent fes
tlvsl of the New England Woman Suf
frage association:
"A great change Is coming over the
clubs in regard to woman suffrage. Only
four or Ave years ago, when it was pro
posed thst our State Federation should
recommend women to use their school
vote, the idea was considered so alarm
ing that a special meeting of the state
board was called, and there was much
opposition; and ths proposal waa only
carried at last by ths argument that
school suffrage was an accomplished
fact, and that, we must accept Its re
sponsibilities. Two years ago, the State
Federation devoted a day to the ques
tion of how to Increase women's school
vote, without objection from anybody.
"In looking over the program for the
biennial of the general federation at
St. i.ouis, I was struck by the change In
tha subjscts to be considered, they were
so much mors serious and solid than
thsy used to be. Many were legislative
and legal. Mrs. Sarah Piatt Decker
gave an address on what the ballot can
do for working women. That would not
have been possible two years ago.
"The cluba are helping the suffrage
movement by awakening the civic con
science In women. We now have com
mittees on child labor, on legislation af
fecting working women, etc . and the
more the club women get interested In
these questtpns, ths more they learn to
desire the ballot.".
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Woman's Club
Has Changed Quarters.
For ths past seven years the Woman's
club has made Its home In th Belllng
Hlrsch hsll on Wsshtngton street, but
for severs l years the enlarging member
ship has msde a change necessary, and
one of the hardest worked committees
In the organisation haa been the hall
committee, looking up more commodi
ous quarters. Last . year, through the
generosity of The Journal and the hard
work of the club members, sugmented
fund was Increased to a thousand dot
lars. The club now haa in prospect a
home of Its own, but ths present exig
encies would not sdmlt of delsy. and
the club congratulates Itself on the fsct
thst the next meeting, December 9. will
see It temporarily Installed In the
very handsome hall of the Knights of
Pythlss In the Msrqusra building. The
hsll Is large, well aired and lighted, and
comfortably furnished.
One of the greatest inducements In
making the change was the kitchen con
veniences A social cup of tea Is one
of the delights of the club, and as the
old hsll was only arranged for "smokers"
ths; social committee always worked at
a greet advantage when theee little
feminine predilections had to be in
dulged in In the new hall tt will be a
joy to provide the stsamlng cup that
"cheers but not inebriates."
In leaving the old home, however. It
will not all be pleasure, for many fond
recollections will cling around it, and
no matter how advantageous a change
may be the roots thst hava grown long
and atruck deep, will cause a rending
when removed. So tt will be when the
door of the old hall Is paassd and the
new one entered. The courtesies snd
the many kindnessee of tha owners snd
agent will always bs gratefully remem
bered by the hoard and club, and In
closing their relations with each other
It will be pleaaant to remember that no
discordant word was ever heard In
their many veers of association, and
that to ths close the greatest harmony
prevailed.
. ot St St
Meeting of the
Tuesday Afternoon Club.
Ths Tuesday Afternoon club was en
tertained thla week by Mrs. W. B. Hall
at her elegsnt new home. 76 East Twenty-eighth
street North. A number ot
visitors were present, namely, Mrs. Mor
ton Doty. Misses Sadie Knapp and Mary
Chambers. Miss Chambers rendered a
vocal solo, accompanied by Miss Knspp.
and refreshments wers served by the
hostess, assslted by Mrs. Leo 8. Ball.
Mrs. Ubert K. Hsll snd Mrs. Chester
Hall.
The subject for the sfternoon wss
"Paganism to Christianity." led by Mrs.
W. B. Hsll. "Caedmon Character and
Works." waa given by Mrs. W. P. Knee
land. Review. "Paraphrase of the
Bible," was told by Mrs. Merwln Pugh.
Cynwulf snd review, "Christ." by Mrs,
George Boynton. "Bode Character and
Work." by Mrs. George Dunham. Review,
"Ecclesiastical History." Mrs. A. J.
stiles "Pagan Poems vs. Christian
Poems." Mrs. O. M. OUnes.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. F. H. Msdlson. 4tt Goldsmith
street, Tuesday, December 6.
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New York Advises
Montana Club Women.
Butte. Mont., seems to be greatly In
need of a civic Improvement club com
posed of-women who have the courage of
their convtctlona. The condition of the
streets and alleys aa well aa vacant lota
In and around the town are described In
a local paper as being little short of
uncivilised. There would seem to be no
lack of municipal ordinances governing
the disposition of rubbish, expectorating
In public placea. etc., but from the pub
lished account tt has to be concluded
that none of the ordinances are ever
enforced. The women'a clubs have taken
the matter up very seriously on paper,
but none of them haa aa yet had tbe
courage to combine action with theory.
The query. "Are you prepared to appear
In court In thla matter?" seems to be
a block over which every one atumblea.
There Is nothing very, dreadful about
appearing in court. Any one of the
women who fear to make themselves
conspicuous by Insisting on sanitary
laws being enforced would go Into court
willingly-In the Interests of their own
property. There Is still anothsr way in
which club women may help to better
street conditions, and that la by ap
pealing to the health department. In
case the department ts lax or Incompe
tent, recourse may bs bad to higher au
thorities. There are Indirect methods of
Influencing householders and business) ,
men. One association of women in a
western city hired a photographer to
take pictures of badly kept alleye and
back yards, coplea of which were sent
to the owners ot the property with po
lite notee from the society. In cage no
response wss mads, the photographs,
properly labeled, were displayed on the
bulletin boards of tbe society, which
were kept In a conspicuous place. Thla
method Is not exactly recommended, but
It la said to have had excellent results.
New York Post.
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Suggestion for a
Patriotic Program.
A very pretty suggeetlon comes from
the Clio club of New York, which
might be adopted In many ef the clubs
of Oregon, now that we are striving for
sll sorts of patriotic daya, and pro
grama to celebrate our centennial events.
Our club sisters called It "Flag Day."
but the programme waa more original
than the name
The chairman of tha day gave the
origin of the national flags of many
countries, and of ths Red Cross flag, ae
well, displaying each flag as It waa
named.
Gen. O. O. Howard described the early
flags of the United States, giving In da
tall an account of the American flag's
first appears nee on land at Fort Stanwlx.
and at sea with Paul Jones' fleet.
Patriotic songs of several countries
were Included In the program.
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Verdict for Daughters
Of the American Revolution.
The Pittsburg Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution have won a notable vic
tory In the decision of tbe courts allow
ing them til. 00 as compensation for In
Jury to the historic site of the block
house, the redoubt of old Fort Pitt. Thla
ancient relic, dating from 1744, was) pre
sented to the Daughters of the American
Revolution of Allegheny in 1894 by Mr.
Mary B. Shenley a descendant of the
Captain William Clark family whose
Inheritance It had become. The closing
of two streets by the city wae held to
have greatly damaged the market value
of the property. The board ef viewers
allowed the society 11.000 for thla dam
age, a aum ao grossly Inadequate that
an appeal was taken. The verdict ef
the court, while allowing less than tbe
society's claim, la very satisfactory,
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Mrs. Solomon
As a Pulpit Orator.
Mrs. H. Solomon, president of the Na
tional Council of Jewish Women, spsfcs
on "The Religious Mission of Women."
In Temple Israel, St. Louis, on a re
cent Sunday morning. In introducing
her, R. i hhl Leon Harrison said: "We
feel today that woman Is a unit, and net
a cipher to be added to a unit." Rabat
Spits, who has slways been opposed to
Sunday services, went to hear Mrs. Solo
mon. He now wrltea: "We listened to
her. and the' result la that we wlah
every Sunday-Sabbath pulpit In the
Synagogue were solely occupied by wo
men, and that permanently."
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Woman Owns
Beautiful Exhibit.
One of New Mexico's exhibits at St.
Louis ts a beautiful filigree table, the
property of the Woman's Board of
Trade, and Library association of Santa
Ke. the oldeet city in the United State.
It Is made of silver with elaborate dec
orations of gold, turquoise snd
and the corners and aides of onyx.
GOSSIP OF SOME CURRENT BOOKS
"The Law of the Land" By Emerson
Hough. "That law under which the
gentlemen of the south are bound at
any time and all times to give courtesy
and comfort to a woman when aha
needs them:" this Ts the "law of the
land" that treated Mr. Hough's
romance; "but the chance of either
white or black ts his own, snd Is not
negotiable. Not without fitness out
there be ultimate success. Not until
the fuetnsss of the years can there be
attainment for any creature of this
earth." thla la the problem of hla atory.
The tale la the unwlndlag Of a
mystery that clings about "Miss Lady."
her birth, her family and surroundings.
Dancing before the mirror, with an ex
uberance of youth and beauty, the
makes her debut, in the drawing room
of the "Big House." on a vaat planta
tion In the y.i zoo (Mississippi) delta, to
the reader. Before the reader, however.
Is .aware of the Introduction, "Mrs.
Ellison." the supposed mother of "Mies
I .i ii v. ateps upon the scene, gives the
girl a lecture on marriage dancing, etc..
and . ills "Delphlne." the maid, to bring
her stimulants. The author s peculiar
gift for presenting detalla tactfully,
without tiresome explanations. Is here
quite pronounced It took but the con
struction of Mrs. Ellison's language and
the malicious glint of "Delphlae's"
eyes to let the reader know that there
was rcltuelon, but no love, between the
mlstrees and maid, and that "Miss
Lady" wss the victim.
Tha "Big Mouse" wss managed by
Mrs. Ellison, ss housekeeper. "Its
owner. Col. Calvin Blount, waa a king,
an American king, hla right to nils
based upon full proof of fitness." He
wss a bachelor whose chlsf occupation
waa "b'ah hunting," and greatest Joy
a properly mixed mint Julep. Shortly
after "Mlea Lady" dancee Into notice
"John Eddrlng." claim agent for the
new railroad, appears at the "Big
House" to settle up some claims against
the road held in the neighborhood.
"Colonel Cal" finds In htm the son of
sn old friend, but In true southern
style greets htm with a mint Julep and
orders "pistols for two" when business
Is approached. A negro uprising occurs
while the claim agent la still in the
neighborhood end the two again become
firm friends, but at that time the
shrewdness of the lawyer scents ths
mystery surrounding "Miss Lady." and
suspecting "Dechard." another guest In
the house, begins the unraveling of the
tangle. Throughout tt is a pretty piece
of detective work, augmented by the
trained experience of the lawyer.
The book opens with Interesting char
acters and surroundings, and one feels
the pleaaant anticipation of being well
entertained, but aa It proceeds It
gathers strength, and In nearlng Its
close one can but realise it is a bovk
or unusual power and force: meeting one
of the greatest problems America will
have to face ere long, and dealing with
It In the masterful manner of a consti
tutional lawyer and with the common
eenee of what la better still, an Ameri
can cltisen.
"Just for a Joke," to use "Colonel
Cml's" own language, "we let them elect
a nigger sheriff for Tullahoma county;
we Just 'lowed we'd give 'em a touch
of law ae a sort of object lesson to the
northern elevators. Thought we'd take
a shot at ths education business our
selves. Ths fellow's name le Moee Tay
lor, and say! hs's ths tlckledeet nigger
you ever did see! He's about half
White, too, and he always did waat to
break into politics one wsy or another.
Now he's done broke In."
A few months later a serious negro
uprising occurred in Tullahoma county,
several were lynched and "Moee Tay
lor" served the warrant for murder on
Colonel Cal." John Eddrlng eeelng the
seringa aide of It, prevailed upon Colonel
Blount not to resist an officer of the
law, but to stand his trlsl that the
"law of tha land" might be restored.
The climax of the book comes when
"John Eddrlng" presents "Col. Calvin
Blount's" case to the Jury. When our
"race problem" finally has to be met,
ss slavery before It was dallied with and
finally met; when the United States can
no longer theorise, but must strip Itself
for action, no more sound, humane or
Just doctrine could be found as a plat
form whereon to build our reconstructed
south, for a second time, than Emerson
Hough has given in this pleading.
The problem and the story In "The
Law of the Land" are net Independ
ent ef each ether ae we often find the
problem novel, where the "thread of
romance" la introduced to add interest
to the atory, or make the book more
saleable, but here the two are knit Into
each other, and dependent on each other,
at every vital point.
The book la divided Into three parte,
the second containing but one chapter.
"The Making of the Wilderness."
Mr. Hough haa probably never written
anything finer, unless it ts Ms eulogy
on "The Axe," In the opening chapter
of hla "Way to the West." "Fathes
Messasebe." as hs gathers strength snd
sweeps onward to the sea, symbolises
the author's theory for "only In the
ages, n., i,i Father Messaaebe to his chil
dren, do the weak come to the atrong.
Wherefore must ths strong prevail, each
In hla own day. It la the law!"
The etory la nicely Illustrated and In
the matter found between the covers
there la so mueh that la above tha aver
age, eo mu.-h of truth and such inter
eetlng fiction, one Is almost made to
forget that the binding Is not ss artls
ttc ss ons would like to see encase the
dainty ".Miss Lady." Bobbs Merrill Co.
I'rlce. ti l.
"My Lady of the North "By Randall
Parrleh. If the nemo of the author
could have been concealed until the
book was read, the reader would nut
be surprised that tt was ths same ntine
as he w4o wrote the attractive and
powerful atory, "When Wilderness Waa
King." "My Lady of the North" Is quite
Its equal In beauty and strength, snd like
It. is so new In execution that the
reader does not resllse he ts covering
old ground snd hearing again detalla of
an oft told story. "My Lady of ths
North" Is ths love tsle of a confederate
officer who meets "My Lady" under the
moet highly dramatic and thrilling cir
cumstances. Both with and without her
assistance, the hero forces his way Into
the federal lines with mesaages. escap
ing death and Imprisonment several
times before the last scenes of the book,
which find him In his faded gray, torn
and tattered, and heart broken with dis
appointment over the hopeless struggle.
Then comee the light after the darknees,
and the hopes, dsarer than all else In
life, are realised.
The book is so full of deeds of dar
ing, scenes bresthless snd thrilling with
excitement, so replete with action and
ao atrong throughout. It would be
difficult to designate any one particular
feature that left Sn Impress etronger
than another. One scene. however
which Is the subject of s very beauti
fully tinted drawing. Is quits worth
mentioning. It ts that of a ball room
within the federal lines, the guests sll
In sventng dress snd one southern of'
fleer enters clad In a full dress blue uni
form. Having escaped from a military
prison he chanced upon a federal suit
and now enters to mingle with the
guests and perchance learn some way of
escspe acroas ths line. The illustration
shows him Just aa he cornea face to face
with the only person In ths room that
knows him the womsn he loves
No finer story has ever grown out of
the civil war. It Is wrlttsn without fear
or favor, straightforward, unprejudiced
and honest. The author, aa In "When
Wilderness Wss King." had a good story
to tell, and told It like a good story
teller.
The book le exceptionally well Illus
trated by the Klnneya. who have caught
local conditions for the aettlng of theli
figures snd hsve portrayed them In a
wonderfully realistic manner.
In binding the book the publishers
have endeavored to throw Into the colot
and design some of the stmosphere of
the story and have made It rich, force
ful and compelling, and although we
may not realise It. and perhaps would
not admit It If we did. thla nice at
tention to detail, even to the matter of
binding. Increases our enjoyment in the
reading. A. C. McClurg A Co.. publish
ers J. K Gill. Portland. Price Slav.
"Parables of Life" By Hamilton
Mabie. One of the rlcheet and most
beautiful and thoughtful of Mr. Mable's
books, published In a holiday edition
containing a quantity of appropriate and
suggestive pictures by Mr. Benda, who
recently came Into notice through hie
pictures for Warwick Keepings' novel,
"Uther and Igralne" and "Love Among
the Ruins." The parables In this book
touch some of the deepest feelings and
eventa In the life of all of us. As Dr.
Henry Ven Dyke says: "Poetic In con
ception, vivid snd true in Imagery, deli
cately clear and pure In dldum, theee
little pieces belong to Mr. Mable's finest
and strongest work. To reed them le to
feet one's heart calmed, uplifted and en
larged." Each of thess brief little pieces
of literature has that sort of charm and
depth and beauty and sentiment and
sweet pathos which warms snd melts
the heart snd makes ths rough things of
llfs easier to bear The Macmlllan com
pany. Price 12.M.
learning what danger. Imprisonment,
starvation and escape mean In time of
war. Throughout the book la fresh and
Interesting, a good share of It being de
voted to the Independent bands of rob
bers, bushwhackere and the like, that In
fest the hills and follow in tha wake of
moving armies, burning, destroying, pil
laging and avenging their imaginary
wrongs.
Ths best part of the book ts that It
la a true story every bit of It taken
from the diary of one of tbe actors In
the drams which might so eaaily have
been a tragedy The book Is nicely
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"The Three Prisoners" By W. H
flhelton. This story of adventure la
classed among the Juvenile books, but It
Is quite as Interesting to ths old as to
the young. It Is sn original and ex
citing story of a schoolmaster and a
young boy who went for a visit to tha
winter quarters of the "hoys In blue."
Before they could return home they be
came Involved In the war themselves
and took pert In some of the most dar
ing adventures of the enlisted soldiers.
"Comrades in Arms" By Captain
Charles King. A new book by so wsll
known sn author la bound to be a suc
cess, but 'Comrades In Arms" will be
especially so. for It Is a fine story, new
In scene ef action snd new in. subject
matter. The story ts told In three parts; the
scenes of the first being an army post In
ths western pert of the United States;
part second carries them Into the Phil
ippine Islands, and the third part ends
the tale In New Tork. - I
The hero Pat Langham. and hla
i friend. Jim Grldley, have stirring times
I together, and are what the title names
them, "comrades In arms " Amy Bel
den Is a pretty, aweet little army girl,
I who wlna the heart of the brave young
hero. Captain King la accuaed of writ
ing with a purpose Whether such ia
the ease In thla story or not. he cer
tainly dwejla at length upon the Injus
tice done the regular army by the home
government st the time ths army. Indi
vidually and collectively, was laying
down Ita life for the stars and stripes In
the orient.
The hypocrisy and cunning of the na
tlvs Filipino, snd the barbarous treat
ment of the apldlers st his hands: than
the Ingratitude snd censure, and even ,
reprimand aad punlahment. of the
braveat officers, who succeeded where
the weaker and more cowardly failed,
are strong points of Interest In the etory.
shedding light upon many shssag ef ear
colonial warfare from a soldier s point ef
view. In the author's position, he haa
tha advantage of knowing aa a soldier
snd writing as a cltisen; therefore hla
opinions or things military carry weight,
because he can writs without fear or
fayor. and he is sn adept la enlightening
the cittfeen whtls remaining loyal to Use
soldier.
"Comrades in Anna" la beautifully
bound, and ia from the press ef the Ho-
ban company. Price tl.ee.
The Arena for December Is m super
number, strong, varied aad Interesting,
with several art features which will be
s delight to the readers. It appears la
a new and striking cover, and contains
four full-page (lustrations, giving Use
portraits of Secretary Tregeavr. Joaquin
Miller. Prof. Edwin Maxey and R O.
Flower. There Is also a full-page origi
nal drawing by Daa Beard, some half
tone pictures of Joaquin Miliar, snd a
number of reproductions of ths beet cur
rent cartoons Perhaps the papers that
will attract the moet attention are "Hew
New Zealand Is Solving the Problem of
Belf-Government," by Hon. Edwin T re
gear, aecretary of labor for Nsw Zea
land. This Is the opening paper of the
Arena's ssries of international contribu
tions on progressive democratic move
ments in foreign lands by eminent
statesmen : "Inhuman Treatment ef
Prisoners la Massachusetts," by Dr. G.
W. Galvln: "The Psychology of the
Lynching Mob." by Dean Richmond Bab
bitt. Another paper that will call forth
much discussion Is a strong plea for the
union between the Freeniasons and the
Knights of Columbus, written by M. F.
O'Donttkhue snd L J. Young. Oas ef
the strong aad Interesting features Is
ths opening chapter of Joaquin Miller's
serial atory. 'The Building of the city
Beautiful."
A Tribe of Apelike Savages Wko Can't Walk
BURIED In the last annual report
ea British New Guinea ia the
interesting story of ths tribe in
the northeastern part of the
colony that have lived so longperhsps
for many generations la boats snd huts
- erecteci on piles In the middle of swamps
and lakes that they can scarcely walk.
Their legs hava been so long unused
that they have not developed In propor
tion to other parts of their bodies.
TSe acting administrator of the col
ony. Sir Freneta Winter, was traveling
In thet region when he heard from the
Barugl natives of this strange tribe.
They are called the Agalamboe, and their
. . . si. VmmIi that Ih.v
cannot walk on hard ground aa other
(atka do, aaa) when they try their feet
begin to bleed. It Is very rarely that
they can be Induced to leave their
morasses for a moment
The British party . made Its may
through a forest till It came to a flat
covered with tall grass and soon resched
the edge of .a wide sheet of shsllow
water which waa little more then a
awamp. though boats drawing only two
or three Inchea may be pored acroee It.
The surface wss covered with water
lilies and other aquatic plants.
Neer the middle of the marsh, rising
to a height ef about IS feet above the
water. Were piles en which stood one of
the native villages. Nearly a mile away
waa the only other village of the tribe.
Here and there the villagers' clumsy
Cannes, small, long and narrow, but hol
lowed to a mere shell and easy to upset
hssausi they keep the rounded shape of
the log, were moving slowly over the
surface. Their owners used poise tt
eend them slong.
In the middle of the marsh the open
water was several feet deep, and the
native, who are expert swimmers, were
seen here snd there leering their hosts
snd gliding with ease through beds of
reeds or rushes or ever assss of float
ing vegetable matter
The Barugl people ars friendly with
ths tribe and, after much ahoutlng, the
natives with the British party induced
two seen and a worsen to eoase to the
shors from the nearer Village. Each of
them had a small canoe and propelled It
with a pels. The women and oas ef the
men were persuaded to came on share
where the visitors were standing
Through a Barugl interpreter eome
conversation was held with the swamp
dwellers They said tney had always
lived In houses reared on piles In that
very lake, and there waa no tradition
In the tribe that tt had ever lived any
where else. At one time they were
fslrly numerous, but many ef them fell
victims to an epidemic a few years ago.
Tha man who same ea shore was
middle aged snd a strange looking speci
men. He was a fair-alsed man from hie
bead to his hlpe. he had a good cheat,
a thick neck, aad hla arms matched hie
trunk.
It wss surprising to see how dispro
portionately small were lie thighs; and
his legs wers painfully spindling. His
feet were short snd broad snd very thin
and flat.
The toes looked aa though they were
elementary and uaeleaa parte of the foot.
The toee of the woman were long, very
slight, and stood out rigidly from the
foot as though they possessed no Joints.
The man and the woman walked on
the hard ground about aa they might
hava keen expected to do tf they had
wooden legs and feet. They were out at
their element, and would walk only s
rod or so away from their boats.
Sir Francis Winter plaeed one of
eat Ives beside the marahman and
served that his native eras about
Inchea higher at hla hips. When a view
of him waa presented in profile he im
pressed the administrator aa more ape
like than aay other human being he had
ever seen. The woman's Isgs were very
short snd slender In proportion to her
figure.
There amid these reeda and water
lilies thla strange tribe have lived for
no one knows how many generations.
The plants that grow In the gee rah, the
Ash and the wild fowl they snare and
the food which the ease palm affords
satisfy their needs
this diet Is varied
obtained from the
tar sah and saga.
platforms underneath oe seeaf
houses, oa which they raise thir piss.
Their lives sre very monotonous ei
their habits apparently do n
f roan one generation te a sot her.
they die their bodies are placed at rest
uader a thick covering ef ssettiag
small platforms
The probebtltt
the distant swat
fasted la