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' c , ?f ; x . r.l THE OREGON SUNDAY TOURNAU ' PORTLAND. SUNDAY rrCNINO. JANUARY 15. VZS:
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; r A Woman. Who Has :
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- Honor in Alt Countries.
-Ths life of a reformer may b a vary
- yrnoalo one, but occasionally on sturo-
.', ales oa nuac of.auob deep latessst
.. ' - that It forever nor stand nt a a bright
soot In the atony, beaten path that he
. bas wined, bscaus of a divine call.
-'' Ma feet shall treads On of these that
" ku stirred the pulse of tat temperance
.-'' reformers Is the story -of the life and
: v-1. character of Isabella, Lady Ueary Soa&ar-
set. Bora. - la the ohadow , or Malvern
: ; . heights, the eldest daughter and heir of
. v the earl and countess of Somen. . Isa
. belle wss -noted for .her beauty; eccom-
pllshed and brilliant, unusually (en tie
V and sweet, she would have won her way
.'-'.' :.. In society even had -not her wealth and
-birth entitled her to distinction. A favor
, ' j Ite at court, petted, flattered and .beloved,
, ' a leas noble nature than hers would have
been spoiled. ' Isabella married at the agv
. . ' , of A Lord Henry Somerset, second son
- t the. dake of Beaufort : ami two year
' ' - later her only aon was born. What her
' Itfe might have been If shut In . alone
. y' to the developing power of this Joy, we
', cannot tell. We cannot but believe' that
. he- ministry' of, pain contributed much
, to the perfecting of this snost wonderful
j . ; haicter ,A-Borrow great that K
swept, over her life like a' cyclone, u
" ; awfur that fte-detalla may not bo given,
so shocking' that' her face, though at) II
- 'otdlng Its great beauty; beam the marks
'-' " of heart agony and long vlgtla of tears;,
came to tier. Left" alone with her guar
' Clanship and care of her aon. and the
. groat estate, there cane to bar an awak
: : oning to what Ufa really meant.- Her
heartatrlnga eaugbtth refrain of'hay
. weniy music, . and with ail -bar life , at-
tuned to lta harmony she went out to-a
, strong new xlstanco. . - ji-.
There wa much work ready made to
' Ter hand.-In. last London aJone nearly
' lo,o Aenknta ware' tranaformed at once
T from TBouroeg of revenue to objects of
atoat earneat aollcttideand care. As
, noon as she began to Study their' needs
' Uhe learned what a large part In toxicant a
;;'llyedtll tb misery and poverty that
was tbe lot' Af no manyj , Qn aatnnr :
- jCaatlo grounds she' signed a" total b-,
: .sttnenoa pledge. wjth a large group of th.
.tenants, and began In sober earneat to
.. .."JT't this enemy of ber people, . Study
ftng tbe growth and history of reform.
, .she learned ief the Woman's" Christian
.Temper anoe anion, which was than In ita
youth, and of Miss Wlllard. IU gr
-' Leader. Desiring to know more of It, she
- ; lopeneg- nnr s correspondence. Wltlj, Miss
Wlllard and so began that moat .noted
- , 'and tender friendship between (these two
great women, i. - , -
" .' . . Later on Lady Henry left her' groat
" 'tone oaatle with Its beauty, wealth and
' 'blstorlo associations, -to cross the ocean.
- , -ps she explained It. "to meet and know
. Miss Wlllard. ' Their meeting
. -: Wnlqoo one. Here all aoolal caste -wait
.. for gotten, and -these two women both
tovery lneh a queen. and every tech a
' woman met and olaaped bands in thai
1 - .friendship that lasted until Miss WUlard
r-i" (laid, down life's labors to lake up bea-
. (Ten's triumphs. Each one strong, eep
- rately both -were strtmgnr Still, because
i . lof this rare comradeship.
, ' i R meant mors yet; an alliance of tbe
IZngllsh speaking women and -later the
:"y, fwomen of the-world 1n the work of borne
I protect loo. Lady Hetary has for -many
Jrra been the president' et tht World's
' Woman g Cbrlstlan Temperatloe union,
' isvnd Is beloved and trusted by her cotn-
- ivadss. We are asms times aocased of
" , toadyism because wo love this leader so.
v 'But this sorfbs can assure the reader that
there Is no trace of thla la the relations
, the Woman bold with her. Lady Henry
'would be the very last woman -to-permit
---rttt Teeatt tnndlnsT in tbe -vestibule of
the (Art Institute in Chicago In Ism ar
- I the world's W. C T. U. convdntlon helo
; y T1bere, talking "with her, 7 when a woman
'..' giaaasd 'Who wrldently had never caught
' , .the spirit of the sisterhood of women.
. I She hesitated a moment and t hennas ir
performing an get of devotion, she took,
lady Henry's band and kissed It hj the
. - 7lnost deferential way..,.-. A gentle flnah
. , ... .cams to our leader's face, and she leaned
Mover and kissed the woman oM the chock.
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BTTINO ' Acquainted ' With
:.. the Trees'WBy J. Horace
V McFarland. Nothlna: In all
nature appeal to th lover
if nature-as do ths trees. - There Is s
1 weird nees, a touch of ths human, as well
.'as a whispering of th Infinite, In every
jtrso that will stir ths heart and compel
Jte reverence all those who walk among
1 rt- , ...1 1 . .. .
. 11 win. 1 ui. im MFUiiuiii Bmiii iv
toe. In their ery nature, and Ilk man
thev reflect 'hack lust what Wa ehoaa
' 'to artva ttun.-1 If si diarea-ard them.
they do not Intrude themselvee or their
habltsf upon ua; If -we ngtv-tha love
and admiration they enrich ns without
without r1ce. But to r
I reive thia wo cannot entirely look at
them from a scientific standpoint, much
less -can we watlmsto thsm eoinnioiuuU
It; wo must do what Mr. McFarland has
what his. book so sweetly, eo
gently teaches ne to do "get acquainted
with them," Just ss we would acquaint
. -r- ourselves with, -our friends and , our
; . ,.' -neighbors. , '' ' : : , :-.--
; : .. , Th outhor makes AO pretense of fur
' t-J ' itilshtng a book on forestry, neither does
, " lb as taohnlca) or unintelligible botsn
4 '. ' ' Jcal terms to pusslo ths lay reader. He
- vsays In his orword': They record
'' ;' the growth of my own Intereet and In
' .formation, as I have- recently observed
.'. . "and enjoyed the trees among which I had
. .. ' walked an seeing fsr too many years.
"ji Driven out f rom my . deak by
-.. weariness - sometimes and as often, I
:;; . confess, by a raaped temper I fain would
' ' hide from display I have never failed
. . to find rest and peac and much to eeJ
" ,; "and love among tha common and Itmn-
''v lar trees, . to which i hope theee mere
: V bints of some of their feature, not al
ii : ways seen,, may send others who also
: ' j need their silent an benef loent. meo
- sag. .'-..,.'.''.', , . . .
' k . .v '.j Th book treats of th wi spies, the oak.
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Imfer - i A PROFESSOR'S HARD LUCK. : i 1 ':X:I
" Front th New "fork Sun.---,-,--Chl'llloothe,
Ohio, This is ths story of
' ft Joke which has cauaed good deal of
anoyanoo to Its' original victim 'and
, which is wow' causing annoyance to
othera. it started in tnif wise:
' la lMt Professor Alga Crook, holding
th choir of geology and mineralogy at
th Northwestern) university at Chicago,
found oocaslon to remonstrate with some
ef his pupils about their behavior, . lie
foend fault with them for amoklng and
rhewlng tobacco, for swearing, for drink
' 'T Intoxicating liquor, and above AH, lor
.Ing In the dark comers of th campus
t right snd engaging tn kissing bouts
v--4 persons of th other sex. Fro
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This 'is but one of many incidents to
prove the really true bond of comradeship
that bound bar to av , .
'The readers of The Journal .have had
an outline of one of Lady 'Henry's most
noted . chart ties in theDuxhurtt farm--
a , borne for .women., drunkards. Hers
large numbers of that moot pitiful elsss
are rlly and permanently" reformed, )
- The "freeh. 'air" work toe-1 London
poor, largely little children, beginning
with her own. tenants, ils another great
hearted .philanthropy 4hat - has .received
ber generous support. No sorrow an
peals to. her In vain. No sinner la fallen
too low for her -to reach down to him.
no pollution too black to win her pitying
touch. .-,r . ""'. .V ': " ""7.; ,:
atlas Wlllard onoa said : "The men of
England have their Shaftabury; but the
time will come when the world will know
that the women of England - have their
Bomersef.' She la, however, too, large a
character to -- belong; to England. - -The
world la better because' aha haa lived,
and Isabella Somerset belongs to. tba. v
men of .the world.
: t-; ADA.WALLACB VNRUH, "
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Historical vwnV-i; - ,
Most Momer)toU of" 1 904.7
. Ill the ilscusnlon.'at th Woman's club
Friday: of-what ths ysny bad don
for Oreaon. the Onron hletnrv ilanart.
ment reapondedby feeding the following
letter from. Bona tor Fulton':.., ..
'My reasons for believing the conares.
atonal appropriation 1n aid of the Lewii
and Clark event the 'moot- momentous
vent n the history of Oregon during
It o, prieriy stated, are: .
nrat-The Lewis and Clark es sedi
tion 1s the most striking, tntereetlng
and. hlstortcally Important event 1n the
history or the northwest, or Oregon
country, , and . therefore we proposa to
commemorate Its centennial anniversary
by- a fitting celebration, actuated thereto
by high patriotic purposes. The same
sentiment, that moved ua undertake
the celebratkMt urges ue -t make M-f
a character comporting with the Impor
tance ana aignity or tno event. .
BoconoV-Wblle our primary purpose la
to commemorate the great historic event,
it- la proper that we take advaaUge of
the oeoasion to exploit the resources and
advantages of the Pacific coast, not only
In respect to its wealth of. minerals, the
fertility of Its soil, the abundance of its
timber, Jte flaherlee. but, as well, ita
proximity to the orient, and consequent
Importance as a factor in developing
trade, therewith. - t. J r , ... j
Third Without national- recognition
'and national aid, the exposition would
not nave ranked abovs the ordinary
stats fair; It would have attracted lit
tie if any attention beyond . the bound
aries of the original "Oregon country."
As It Is, th exposition Is widely known,
and promises to be one of tbe most at
tractive and interesting ever ; held. It
will be participated lh by many foreign
countries and by most of ths. states of
of the Union. It will attract to the Pa
clfte coast nsxt year mighty throngs of
tourists.' and - consequently the north
west will, thereafter be known and ap
preciated as It could not otherwise nave
been for otany years. Being known and
appreciated the tide 'of desirable immi
gration - win -i overflow--thoT- countrr.
Henca.X belters .the appropriation In
Qtieatlon, 'which carried with, It national
recognition and provided for national
participation, -was, for . ua. (hi wnt
momentous vnt of ' .... -,.-'-,.
t Sincerely yours,
-TC W. .rULTOlf.'
Tho N arris Sacajawsa j
Bwcomlng Vsry" Popular. 'L- -
- Poo JltUe gaoajawea-in her rosiest
reams of becoming "like whits people"
never could hav seen In prophetic vision
half ths fame she Is receiving. Several
men -aro eooteetlng for" the -honor of
having dug her nam from th archives
of th expedition, and suggesting It forJ
nonoraoie rseognitiojw nut tnere is no
doubt that .in making her one of the
heroines of "The Conquest." Mrs. Dye
Drought ner lire and services before the
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T" . w - -.-.r --r
and tho tulip, nut-boating and aom mls
cellsnoous tree a, '.with a botanical lndes
In the back. There is an Individuality
and aa Originality about the way Mr. Ho
Farland handle his subjects that makss
his work wholly unlike a study of trees
and eauss th Impression to grow that
one Is really "gsttlng acquainted with
th tree," with out taxing tho mind or
worrying tho memory,- and yet learning
it la a never-to-be-forgotten manner. ,
- Mr. MoFarlaad, however, writes prin
cipally of tha trees of tbe east and south,
and has not beoome acquainted with
som of th finest traits Of character his
trees ' posses, - when . found In western
soli as, - for Instance, in his beautiful
description -of -tho dogwood,- h -speaks
of It ss "Holding out )ts spring flag of
trues from arduous--west her -and its au
tumn store ot sustenance for our feath
ered friends," but In- so plsco -speaks of
Its .second blossoming which makes ou
Oregon fall-woods glorious.- '" ,
Of the apple tree he say a: "The fully
set fruiting branch of an apple tree- In
health and vigor, properly nurtured and
protected against fungous disease by
modern apraying, la a thins; of beauty In
Its form and coloring. . He then draws
some beautiful pictures ot the differ,
ent varieties of apples as they hang upon
tho trees, but falls to mention the vari
eties that have made Hood River famous
ths world over, end without having seen
which tha real beauty of an apple tree
cannot be ooneelvsd. - Thess aro only lo
calisms, however, which In no iway. de
tract, from -the book, whoss wealth of
Information snd cheats.- poetic diction
makes n a Tar treat l read." ' " -
Mr. McFarland ha not exhausted bis
resources with his pen. for .his camera
has proclaimed his handiwork, whereby
he haa Illustrated his book with fit most
beautiful pictures. ' Borne ar In shadow
tints photogrsphsd aoross the text, while
feseor Crook Is earnest 4a M -mtnmr
and he spoke directly and-with severity,
- His words stung? To get even, some
f tho students started the report that
Professor jproohjisd said Jhathe hlm,ein
had never done any of ths things he
referred to, with especial emphasis upon
ths last one. The report spread, the
newspapers 'got It, It was printed from
snd to end of the country, snd ons morn
lag Professor Crook awoke to find him
self famous In an unpleasant way.
Ths charge was a peculiarly hsrd one
to meet. Nobody would laugh st him for
not smoking or drinking or swearing,
but kissing Is different. When h denied
tho report, pooplo only Ianghd, If he
Ldy XMblIa Somerset.
publio mors, forcibly than evsr'Vbefbre;
and In a mariner to Inspire a great de
sire to do her honor. - Thia. desire' h
taken several' forms; first' and .foremost
of which la tha association; that will
erect a $ 7,004 bronx statu on the Lewi
and , -Clark fair i grounds; but all -over
the land th name, unpronounceable as
it Is, haa beepme on to conjure with.'-A
tall mountain peak tn Montana will rear
its. everlaatlng snow-crowned -heed In
memory of the heroine of. the Lewis and
CUrk party. : - , . ,..& ,,4. . ;.
Clubs, 1 reading ' circles.: yachts - and
social parties have adopted that noble
name and brave, " and are finding It
good to work under and think upon. Th
latest organisation to do her honor is
a suffrage society of r Minnesota..- In
giving an acodunt' of it th Woman's
Journal says: ' . :"'.'-"'-''".,.. " , .
"Mra Tarmer hajT'organlsed her club
GOSSIP OF
page alze. but. all so perfect and distinct
ons can almost fraco tho velnlng of th
leavea. Th book la bound' In delicate
green, with a majestic American elm (In
winter) in .darker - tints . spreading IU
branches' across th eover. It is printed
en heavy, enduring paper, and Is alto
gether one of the very handsome book
of the year. Th , MacmlUan: company.
Prlc 11.60, . ' 't..y; -, .'.:;.;,, : v
"Tho Frlaoper'. of ."Mademoiselle" By
Charles O. I). Roberts. This Is a pretty.
If rather Improbable, , love story.. We
have heard It celled "a etor of love and
war." If It 1. love gets ths lion's
share,-and . It. would " be hard to tell
where the. war came' In unless ft Is
because the .hero. "LlAitenant Zachary
Cowlea' is sn officer of the navy from
Plymouth colony, and the heroine Is tb
nlec.'4f one of " the govsrnors of a
French province during some' Of the
troubles between England, and France.
The lieutenant after a night of perilous
adventure In an open boat; along the
coast of Acadle, finally lands and al
most Immediately becomes ths prisoner,
through his own carelessness. . . of
"Mademoiselle Anne,"
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The lady gets .herself In some vary
uncomfortable position by having to
protect" ths Ufa -of her prtsonerr-as he
has surrendered to her his sword, .and
the rules of honorable Varfare exact It.
It Is almost on tho eve ot her marriage
with a French officer sns detesta, but
to whom her unci has betrothed, her.
The whole story covers but three "day
of tlths, but fg Jong enough to hav her
change ths hiding place of her prisoner
several times, at imminent peril of dis
covery, to make prisoner and captor
fall desperately Id love with each other
and while working out their salvation
snother love affair, of no mean propor-
had kissed a girl, they wanted sparlflcn
tlona. Hs was between th devil and
tho deep sea.
at a disadvantage. ' , So the report grew
snd grew, snd. sny contradictions of It
published were sd worded that they only
served to add to the power of th Joke.
Letters poured In upon him. Utter of
advice, of encouragement, of oondemna
tlon; propone la of me rrlagee; offers to
Initiate htm Into the mysteries of' th
kissing game: "7 --- --. r- v ' -,' '-
r It wss hsrd enough to bear the annoy
anea caused by th Joke directly, but It
bad other affects. It affected tn a meas
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if e"heljghb6f ho06rhoTlgr-tBrWt" St
Pkul as m' result cf her work among the
women of that ward in Instructing them
about registration and ; manner of vot;
'tn fn. 4t hub. ' Thla olitH hia
been named th'er SacaJawea after ths In
dian woman who aaststed the' LWls and
Clark expedition;-- The women -In this
club are most ef them, mothers of Isrge
families,, and Mra.4- Farmer wrltea that
they are especially lntereeted ln; the oo-guardlanahlp:-taws.'
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Nothing i oould be mors ' appropriate,
for did shs ' not- lead . tb Wan -of ' ad
vanced thought, and point th way to a
higher civilisation, while her lord and
master reaped the privileges and emolu
ments. This Minnesota club will un
doubtedly consider It a privilege to give
material asaistancs to the statu erected
In honor of Its patron saint, . ,- ,
.Since reporting last 'week, a prcgrea-
SOME
Ing -in a midnight ride, an obliging priest
at the other ond.. double wedding while
the Irate uncle snd whilom lover slept
ths sleep, of the Just, " v -
Mr. : Roberts Just' has things happen
as If they were '"mad to order." and
oneBnagtnatloa Is not taxed by won
dering how It will turn out; .nor does
ons hsvs to wait while ths story drags
out to interminable lengths, though" tbe
writer does turn aside aver and anon t
give some pretty picture of nature's
haunts, or , the adventure, of bird or
beast. But along this line the author
Is always Irresistible and can .be easily
forgiven from turning out of 'the path
of the story to sketch 'in some bit of
nature's handiwork, even to the extent
of carrying hi hero and heroine way
past ths climax of ths story, whlls he
paddles. them through the breaker and
over-the-ahoala of one of Acadia's wild
and picture jne streams.
' Ons csn -overlook a very shallow love
story, with ths slot spread pretty thin,.
If at th end they have two pages of
sucb exquisite 'description- as ' h gives
when "the infinite,, miracle of ths dawn
wss wrought, befor them." , - it ;
The book Is well " bound fins- eovr
design snd printed on heavy paper. L.
C. Page Co. J. K. Oill. -Portland.
Frio ILIO, . ;.;..'; . ;. ,;,;VV' '
"Tales and Other Verse" By Valen
tine iBrown. In ths prefac th author
says: i"Wlth " this, ray fourth volume
completed, my verse 'i placed In book
form. The writing and type setting of
these vuluinee eoteis ' m 'period -of ' t
years. As tbe author la imperfect, they
ar Imperfect, snd wlthopf excuee for
errors, defects, lack If art and erudi
tion, expressing no opinion, except that
Armageddon I the best and Olnstlg tho'
worst of my productions, I give them all
ure his presttg as a professor. It It
even declared that an offer of advance
ment which was about to bo made to hint
was held back
sgeinst tb
storm' as well as he could and-hoped
that It would Pass In time. He devoted
himself to an Important work th loca
tion of the sourcs of tha diamonds which
hav been found, from time to time In
this, country, borne from the north In
th glacial drift. His method I simple
enough fo gather data ebont all th
existing diamonds, then by following th
glacial drift to trace them' to their com
mon source, but it will tab a long tlm
la th working out. f .. . '
CURRENT
lv woman of Portland has sent , the
association her check for 119. Ma many
more of Portland s women rcelv a
Ilk ''Inspiration. - Thia . contribution
sums up Orsgong entire contribution for
tbe week.
From other states ths association ha
to acknowledge contribution Jrora, the
DansvUle. N. X; aft. Ary. Pa., Clebum,
Tex, Washburn. Win,' Pecksvlllo. P.
Anaconda. Mont.N. Attleboro, Mass,
St. Albans. W. Va- Oreenaburg. W. Va..
Philadelphia,. Fe. Jergm..AtlJU. PtUi-
burg, vs. .1..;v y
Nathan Said ---
Behold Thou Art ths Mart.
; Several -letters-have -rbeei-- addressed
to ths editor sines last week, besides a
number of personal1 Inquiries as te.th
idntttyof "It-. "who "wrote out snob
a tell-tale set ef New Tears resolutions
and allowed them to- be- picked up on
Morrison, street. ) .- ;, '; , ' -. t. "
One bristling little woman. 'all curls.
feathers- Sad. fur, bustled' - into our
sanctorum to Jell, va- "she never carried
a chip on her shoulder and It that was
ths way she wss V -be written up Just
because she complained when her name
was left out of tha newspaper. when.Bh
eally-wks a delegate, she would -Just
resign from th ; TWlmoaausia.' at onoej.
'. T always lovd bafmony,' chirped a
sweet voiced little belligerent, she
bussed: into the ear of the editor, Who
was trying to do a literary, "stunt" op
the lata- peace conference at. the. Mar
quaro. - rl care nothing ' for anybodys
backyard, and I haven't- ffny. wlndqwh
on that sld of my. house to be ahat
terod. Jund I will Just teU K. O.-for I
know thehorrld thing that wfaea 1
tried to Injure somebody It wasn't 'to
help my eel f along It wasvfor harmony
It's th. best" word"! know to conjure
with." But this last clause slipped out
and so did the. lUUe woman that In
sists upon, .hsrmooJLJf .h Jii to fight
and. pray for It.
very dignified letter, written on
heavy oreara paper with a deep hem
stitched .border,' ggyg; i"! . ; ; f j !
"Madam: ! have discovered . the Iden
tity of K. a., for I saw ber peaking at
my new hardwood floor,; which. I - don't
proposeto'glve up to' anybody.'- Xot
betflg 40 Pln 'rms.jalth jier. ' will
you kindly Inorm her that I havi sub
scribed to ths statute of Saeajawea, .but
don't know what that haa t do -with
my floor and the atatute of limitation.
'- '"I . hav van. appetite ;ior'. pdwer..ln
deed! ' I accuse - people of 7 running
things!" and ths Irste Amsxon' almost
lost her grenadier . plume In bobbing a
contradiction to one or two of "K. O-'s"
resolutions which h was perfectly, sur
were meant for ber. : . :t
'"Conscience doth make cowards of to
all,'' it also ruffles us "ths wrong way
occasionally but there is no -surer -way
of . declaring ; one's guilt - tha n by mak
ing a' personal matter out of -a general
charge, its th'"W0rst kind. L.a'glv
away.-s- , - ,
A Woman' Commandsr .
For the' Salvation Army. .k V
iWitb" this coming -of a woman to take
command of tbe hosts of the Balvation
kArmyjln America, It la hoped some of
ths spirit ot system' and order, so pro
nounced In the' Booth, family, will be
brought to bear upon its work, which
has been quits conspicuous for Its ab
sence, at least around and about Port
land. 'As has been said times without
number.' the) Salvation Army reaches: a
class no other sect; or organised chanty
can ever tiuch-it- has grown -to be "' 1
world power. -though its methods are
seriously called Into question by- stu
dents of sociology and - ths most ad
vance Ideas of philanthropy.- -Thla, bow
ever, admits of a question snd they may
be as nsarly right as their critics, but
that some of their customs do not place
women 'in tb position-to command re
spect, admits of none. - . ' .
; No law or requirement of God-or"man
BOOKS
; "The TlrstfTav liUver llttlo Jquatral
with a sturdy sentiment. The latter Is
th arraignment of -the ielty -of " "Olna--xtg,"
In a eonVeraatlon which 1 supposed
to have taken place between th author
and an -Inhabitant of Mars. . ;; '
- If -poetry Isoft of the fine arts
which haa for Its object the creation or
Intellectual pleasure," "Olnaslg" falls
far short of a poem, but If poetry Is "the
art of producing illusions of tho Imsgh
natlon by means of language.". ."Olnsxtg"
ha- considerable . poetic merit. The
writer In a prefatory not says: "There
la not a .breath of burlesque or satire in
the entire song.'i-but h Is. hardly meant
to be taken seriously in this, tor tbe
city by th Willsmette.: so thinly die
gulsed In "Otnsslg," le) held over the
tossiing iron 01 as seen ana cutting
satire , as lta has yer been treated to,
while some of the "materials of Olmt-
slg" might recognise themselves in ques
tlonsble positions without th aid of a
magnifying glass. - -r
' As a newspaper poem, or on th pages
of a local magaaln It would be a howl
ing success, but It rather Jars th critic
to find Its cheap play on. words, some of
Its rather . unpoetlo expression snd the
airing of municipal conditions . bound
Dermaaanflr In "a book with so many
things which should racalve- an cndurii
Ing place In ths literature ef Oregon.
But In a footnote ths author says: "I do
not believe a reviewer is original," so
the want--of-: wholly " appreciating vth
poem may bo oura. , . . . ,
Iapevery peem ths bseb eentahtOf-' Mr.
Brown shows himself a devout lover of
nature and a heen observer. The wlld
ness of Oregon's rugged scenery appears
to htm much aa it did to Sam Simpson.
ans many of his shorter poems, ss for
instance, "Where ziggss Flows" and
reminds one
.' Gradually ths storm subsided. . Th
world forgot about 'hint JaridJurnad ;to
other things. , . , ... 7 .. " , ' " - , " ,
'rvr-.-''-' '--'--:". '" : ' .::
But th other day wuid went ' fortfr
that he was angaged to be married, and
tha kissing story wss called up again.
This tlm ths snhoyanc was not con
fined to htm. The young lady to whom
he was sngaged also suffered. Such
questions ss when, and how Professor
Crook kissed her, or If he ever did. snd
how It felt were sought to be propounded
to ber. Bhe wa pestered-for her photo-1
graph. How much shs hss been wAunded
In this wsy no one knows, but herself,
but any sensltlv person eaa lorn gins.
would .Justify any .woman standing In
ins pouring ram a whole day "over -an
old papler-maahe turkey - for ". a- few
pennies that might be dropped in to give
a poor, hungry soul a dinner. - If thess
poon hungry souls, worked ihalf as hard
aa this over-sealous woman they would
have earned their dinners-without ruin-,
Ing the health of some woman who, more
likely than not, ha children needing her
aervlces st home. Speaking alone for
rortiana the lack of system In other
respects calls for "candemnatldn along
other ilnes. . People, living within s
rastua or-zo. ml lee or the- cltyalwsys
go to town before Christmas,-and It Is
Just this -daea tliat eannst - resist th
leanness . of that gaping turkey and
g)ve freely toward its stuffing, se do
not enjoy. th-lroDOrtunltles of the col-
lectors, who arottr the country' adjacent
to Portland, for- days and weeks before
very holiday. . - . ...
'. In on case just beyond ths suburbs
very member -of . large- family"-; had
contriDuted to "stuff the turkey." but
the- collector -was so' persistent that
a premise had to be - given that either
a chicken; pastry" or some fruit would
t forthcoming when he appeared a week
later; which he did promptly, with hi
wftgon traded to the stnwals" with
loot from , t he " neighborhood, among
which were' ll'squawklng chickens tied
oa behind. -He wss hardly out of sight
when ' another," In; ttotl uniform ; of th
Salvation Army appeared to levy on
the ' ayntpathles of the country house
wife. .. ..i 4 :y-.r f j-. ...it. -.v; ,. w
The suggestion did? present Itself at
last that the, uniform, was not hard to
copy and as neither had any certificate
of -authority front headquarters tavsaaks
such -collections t - left room at least
to question If it was ail diverted to legi
timate purposes. . As tbe most remote
military .poet. I ' governed from head
quarters It- Is to b expected that with
Commander Eva Booth . at . ths helm
spme' radical, changes .will b. affected,
at least so far aa th. health of - th
women subject to her command are con
cern art and tbe protection of housewives
from too much Importuning. .
eachers' Association . "
StudlesArt Again This Year.
-' The Teachers' association is ons of th
finest-organisations of women In th
city..-. It is in nd way connected with
school work, but Is organised; whol or
study. 'Under. Its auspices aom of 4he
beat lecture on .literary-subjects- over
given-in th city have' ben conducted.
The .meetings are held in ths library
building tha . first . and- third. Saturday
Of eveny-month at 7:I p. nv. ..,' . i r-.-.
- For the past two years 'th ciob has
devoted- It time to . the study of brt.
principally the old masters, and - will
continue along the same lines this year.
At' tn next meeting, -January ts the
following will b given:
' "Titian and His Times. Mrs. Raich
WOlber; "His Religious Pictures,: Miss
Barnes; ."His Allegorical Bubjects.-Mla
Richmond; "His Portraits snd His Place
Among Or eat . Portrall . Painters," Mine
McConaughy. - , v -. ' .",'.... f,
Educational Display 'at
St. Louis Was Veqr MsajroJf
. rwithout doubt th sUborate report of
W, H. Wehrung, auperintandeot of Ore
gon's exhibit at 8t Louis, wlll-b balled
with pleasure' and gratification by a
large majority of Oregon's cltisens, and
when the quantity of prunes, the shtney
big apples, ths hugw.salmon and the 'at
cattle are contemplated and the 1st
prises eounted up, Oregon "will feel It has
"done Itself proud." In her product of
food -stuffs no doubt ishe-has, but-the
report shows, a lamentable weakness
where Oregon should have cause to. feel
proudest,-- - -' - t -r - -r ..: ..t '-- ' :!-
There ara few states In ths t'nlon
whoso schools hsvs- a higher grade or
better average, . and th report - of her
educational" exhibit takes .Up.less than
half the -space ol prunea, cows or flah.
- Art seemsvto hav foundv.no viae- In
th Oregon exhibit and from the report
very little aducatlbn either but Why Is
:frr
of the' fervent poctlo utterances oir WU
lamette's noet" ,' :.
' Th stories, n ths first half .of the
book, contain some fine -passages, and.
hero and - there, hav a gem of thought
polished to brilliancy, but as a whole,
neither ' Contain th fin sentiment or
enduring qualities ot.the short poems of
ths Isst half, which are mainly tributes
to particular' natural features of Ore
gon. . Some of the legends creep In- and
her and there Is found a spoem of -de
cidedly religious character, notably "The
Rending of the Veil." which in Its five
brief., but beautiful stansas reflects all
ths religion any ons needs. Mr. Brown
is a resident ef Portland, and It not a
native, Certainly was. in Oregon .during
his early days, as bis poem, "Nehalem:
would give . testimony .of . and long
enough .be- Inspired-with a poetic con-
cepttotr of its natural beauties.
It Is hoped Mr, Brown will reconsider
a determination hot to put his book on
sale, for it should hav a place, and. a
good-place, among Oregon literature. - '
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5a"The Truants" By A. K. Mason."' This
Is a society sketch Just heavy enough tn
be Interesting snd Just light enough to
be entertaining. - A certain air ot jnys-4
tery envelopes the , story , that touches
up .ths plot; and then ths two distinct
romances that run through thesiory.i
now meeting and mingling and now
parting and running thelf own' coOrSe.
keep up the rah of Interest which Is.
never allowed to Tlssv . The author In
takes', tho. reader far Into the . North
sea, on a fishing smack and again 'upon
the battle field, and camping grounds
of the. south where tha French -foreign
legion---wall ' contending for its rights I
upon the borders of Morocco, thus giving
This
Professor Crook's fsther Is presiding
eldertof ths M,ethoaist church for this
district, and It was while on a visit home
last summer that Professor Crook met
nTs7betrothe3rHe is an , snthuslastlc
tennis plsyer -snd It - was at"a tourna.
ment 'that, th introducllon- took 'place.
' It was a genuine esse of lv at first
sight snd In a tew 1 weeks they were
engaged. They were married sn Wed
nesday, December It. It was arranged
that tha wedding should bo sn elaborate
church one, but th recent death of th
bride's sister caused the plan to be
changed. .-
-The bride has been Instructor f rhssie
'" -'- v;,. -: .'.'.; ',t
snother matter. Oregon, has an artist,
TtJI0c OrothJesn, who wss th
pupU of Courtola, Olrard. Paul J. Blane
n,l",r,i ,r of. " "ot.
friend Of ths fcretons " and Puvia de
Chavsnes: her piotures hav been hung
In the salons of ths Champs Elys.es. and
the Champs du Mars, receiving good
places and. never having heen "skyed."
She ha received distinguished honors
for her work in New York snd 'abroad.
Piwfsssor Ives, who wss In charge of
the St, Louis art exhibit, hsvlng seen
Miss Orothjeatfs work In New, York
wrote and .asked ' h .vikit
Louis, but her- pictures - were refused
trans do ration aionar with" ,
annlea and rat MtiU mA.
to show that 1iir.f ln.iite .. n
h"ilkh7 mnm jiot omy stands tbe
equal but superior of many sUtes, which
IS otiits aa much as . i.lA.
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many to become residents of tb etate.
VT.'suc" ol so it nr,,.-., ...... -
ei es--T.-:' -5 wt.----
Emily Warren1 4 :
Succesds Horace Lyman; ; -
It Is a matter of pride and gratifica
tion to the women of ths state that a
woman and on so altogether worthy sa-Miss-
Emily Warren of Astoria has been
appointed to succeed the. lata Horace'
Lyman as county guporlntendent of Clat- '
sop county. This is Just recognition i
of Miss Warren's valuable services as a i
teacher In tha public schools ef Astoria,
and no better appointment bould bavst
oeea maoe. T ,,: . .
MlssIWarren has long boon aolub
woman and -served last Vear aa a mem.
ber of th educational committee. We
wish Miss Warren miaht be farther haa.
orait kv hAftiv ,Ivm . .1. .. . i ...
VII .U UHa l I
cationai committee .ef the. Lewis sad
Clark -fair. ' . i .r. - - . :
Clark fair.
With ths man v . women teaehara In
tha-. stat and thslr neeesssril closer
and mor Intimat acquaintance with
ths work they seem almost Indlsnenaable
to an' efficient committee or a com
prehensive jtprssentatlon-ot- th- duce
tlonai work of th stat.
.1 yf.,, "... . ;" . p. ....--.-.-i ' u"a"
Charlotte Perkins Oilman
Bstires From Woman's Journal, s
It la a matter of deen resret ta h
many readers of. Ths Woman's Journal I
of Boston that, Mrs. Charlotte Perkins I
Oilman has retired -from it. r Tor theT
past year Mrs. Oilman haa edited a page ,
which has . don much to nonuiaru th. .
Journal. and-this feature-will be-aadiv
uiinnvu. - , ' fa,
" It Mrs.' Oilman possesses an rthlnr. li t
Is lnd1ylduallyand shs does . possess f.
many othe rare qualities. ' HeroplnJons
sre moei pronounced anoyahe gives -ut.
terance to them without fear or favor.
Th large majority, of-' women -do not
readily eubecrlbe to her views, but even
In disagreeing, they never fall to appro-j
etate and b benefited by- her fresh and
original . ideas on- economics, : partteu- ; -
larly those pertaining, to women. '
, A great treat la In store for these-who"
have never heard, her and only know
her through her boohlf-ns she will oc
cupy a 'prominent place on- th' Chau
tauqua; program next summer. -' . -.
' t-i rrrS MMrM 'vf-' :
Domestic Sclsnce ';;:';,'' -T
Subject: of Alpha cjub;:
The Alpha' club" of - Baker tCgiy gave '
on of th -most delightful efter neons In -ths
history of. the club, at the last meet
ing, which." waa held at .tha horn of,
Mrs. Stolty. . Domestlo scienoe .was th
topic for the afternoon and roll call was '
answered.; to by "a helpful household
hint." ., ' . '-'' -f 1 - - . i jr..;-, '
. Mrs,- Samuel "Whit gave a very -excel-lent
paper on "Th-i Nutritive "Value ot
Foods", and Mrs. Ellis gav a short talk 4
on "What must bo don ' and what left
undone.. - Both papers received hearty
applause and. called out Interesting dis
cussion. Mrs. Stolty then gave a practical
demonstration jn aalad making, after '
which the ladies taking part la th pro
gram served refreshments. ' . ,
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tsswaTawasirsMBjsjsB ,--.ltv r-" V. vr.
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tsAtcr part "calls to mind Onida'g master
piece, as It has terns features In com
mon with "Under Two Flags." ; , .... ?
Ths principal scenes of "The truants." (
however. - are ; laid In London. where
amidst th gaieties of society ths char
acters show to best advanUge.
. "The Truants ar two young married
people, who living with a rich but over-v
bearing :. father become wretchedly un-1
happy, j Tha husband . leaves bis -wife,
to seek nls own fortune and make a new
and pleaaantar horns - for - her - In en-.
other country. - During his absence ah '
becomes Infatuated with- a' ball'reom
admirer. Th second hero and heroine
here tak a hand, and at a deal of per
sonal sac rt flea, .work and - troubl
(seldom experienced In real life) guide
the -wife away from her folly and are
Instruments! --lrr. bringing - about a "
reconciliation between " husband - and"
Wife.":' . ''"' '-.-V : ,;.Y '-..".'..'-" ' i"..'.'
Th rharacters ' are' well drawn, ' hut
one wishes ths author had madn them
mor worthy of admiration." Th wife
(not so very young) Is. Insincere snd)!
fickle. -easily persuaded to good or bed
and never, to be trusted. ' The husband
lack the wisdom and Judgment Jot- his
year. Is foolish .- and. - blunders so1
egreglously- one Is 'tempted-to wish he -might
be gotten away . with. The sec-!
ond hero nd 'heroins bav to furnish'
wisdoms Judgment and good sense for
the four f them.. "Lionel Calkin." ithe '
villain. J of the deepest -dye. -but not
quite enough of en se fight when he ',
atght to..-,Th uihairaetcTB ass nens'of
them such as ons would want to add '
to their list : of friendsj but the storr
of them Js well told without any 'bad
effects from ths casual' acquaintance.--'
Ths book has a chaste little, cover
design- and some good lllustrstlons.'
In tho publio schools here , for' some
J
years, sn m a very attraeVve girt and
possesses, a oeauuiui contralto vole.
Prot Crook htniseU. lg s, tall, good eekr
inr fellow. He Is especially! wn edu
cated, having rounded out his studies by
g thro years' course, in the universities
of Oermsny. ' - - - y : ,
-His llf' was a vsry successful' otie qn
Ml thht Joks was iprun upon him. , Now
whonvr hi name-JaSnentloned, momm
ons hs this story to tall shout him. and
In ths laugh that follows his merits sre
sometimes forgotten. But his mends
bops that, th nd has been reached
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