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1 If I .. THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAU POirrtAND, "SUNDAY 110r.:.i;;a. FEBRUARY 19, 1ZZZ.' I I . . '.-.., . . ' . ' .. - . . . . ...... ffl.t, ... ,--Vr' r -' , ' r r , , m r-e - y ry- - V &hort Note On Current Topics. , i ' dipping rrem Chicago ppr quote lb Rev. Jenkin Floyd Jodm u follows: It li more than as. open se . . oret that the Woman'a club movement la already oa the decline. Aa a moral power and aplrltual fore 41 baa reached ' it maximum. It la dying from being found out It haa touched things auper flcially. The faction and dreaa element blura th spiritual vision- and blunU the jnoral arneatneaa." ' ' . ' , ' --This from on of th moat eameet ad vocates of woman'a work and woman'a . place ta the community la of crave slg- alfloaac to the clubwoman, especially to thoaa who feel that there la much ' truth in th word. As w measure a truth only in It relation to our own ex--perteoc. let ua try 'to fit Mr. Jon - ,omiaatton to the local condition of , 1 elub Ufa-lav Portland.- What have w In ' the Woman's elubt Which la th leaat ' popular department T - - Th department of social economics, with th educational department, a cloee econd the only two department In th club devoted to. pub , Ho work. It J difficult to explain the . wherefore of tbla stat of affair ; wom ""am have not yet arrived at .th stage of "claaa consciousness" upon which th ' antcoeaa of any movement depend. Worn 1 are menially and morally lasy. Now ' W ahaU probably be broiled a beautiful ' " brown over th coal of condei nation ' tor that laat assertioa. But la It not ' truT- How much easier It la to read an ' entertaining book, oe'do th latest thins iin embroidery, or study the life of Marl tAatotaette, and go on paying tax that ' jflnd their way Into th grafter eouacU Imaa's pocket, than It la t study th proper methods of assessment or to, try Ixo find out what' return th atreetcar )i nmssnlns mak to the- city In exchange ' Uor thalr fraachlaea, Woman 1 a euri ' woua creature, Sh la still a food part savage, and llkas to decorate her blanket, 1 though 1 may -fee- cue by a fsshtoaeble : ItaUor. with all sorts of carious bead iand oord and tassel. . 8he puts glitter ring thins . la her hair, liana than . axrovnd her nook, bar wrists, bar flagwra ',Ad perhaps It is too much to expect her "to realise that th world I as much bar : "(world as it Is bar husband's or har broth- tor's. Boa seams to be Interested only In bar earn particular, wigwam and tribe 8h does not yet real la that th reet- 1 which 14 her tat club llf Is . th dlsoosjlant which leads to better 'thing.-- Bat those women to whom club . llf mamas organised effort ar- gradu Z Ily dropptngr out'of tho-oluba, f ling . i that K Is Um wastad ta as no's an- rsy asajnat a. hopeleas majority,. . t whom. In turn, club llf means nothing . but aatartalnaoeot. , It Is aomeflilns of a reproach to an or .'ranisatloa th aiae of th Woman's club . : that tt became neceseary ta start a sap , . araU aoclaty Ilk that of. th Horn , Training aaaoclatloa. . It should have been a department of the Woman'a club. Why, also, was It neary to start a ryroebe . aaaocUtloaT . Why 1 could not i that have been affiliated with th Worn ., aa's clubt. .CW0y. .bcaua . women do , t sot realise the strength of concentration, of capital, whether in effort or money,' ' ' and It seams to be th policy of Portlan. womea, to -go.lt aloue.' The Unas of ; . maa and class" ar' distinctly drawn, " Is thara- ad movement deep- eoouch In sympathy ta draw th women of this town together T. We thought th Traval- . ars- AiaWaaaar urfloa waid d.M; Jut no Woman club., with a thousand doi- . lars hidden away Under th "clubhouse" woodpile, eaanot afford Ill.U that It - would cost to sand a delegat to th Travalars Aid association, . Oh. my club 'X-''.'-- V')'-, C - t . fTfJUl UNDERCURRENT," Rob- . I . -, rt Grant. La a wrlur of ' ' fiction than a keen phlloso t pher, but always brilliant ta wrbalever field be entsra, Judg Grant is m ef the most taterestiag figures in the literary areas today. .Not that h selects -subjects of deep reaamrch or great ac- entiflo principle to: write upon, but be cause be picks . up . .soma sociological problem, some phase ef every day life, and selecting hla characters, oa might almost aay at random, be brings into bis atories the keen, observation and oon centration of a thoroughly cultivated and wall trained Judicial mind, and de velops them very much after the man-' - tier eta lawyer unraveling a complicated and Interesting case. ' - "The Undercurreat" - deals with the problem of divorce, and the title of the (book signifies our growing plutocracy . and Its effect -upon society. From the , point of 'fiction It is a , vary "interesting -story though, on might not consider it , altogether happy or wholesome, for a ro mance with tb flush Of first and early itove wiped from It in a harsh and real iiatlo manner is not th purest food, but f root Its earliest page oo realises that itb author .baa a deeper purpose than (to tell a story and a problem to work lout his own philosophical., and lonally satirical, way. To accomplish ithl purpose two sets of flgurs are 'brought upon the scene.' w 1 Constance -Forbes,' th daughtar of a country doctor, finding herself alone In 1th world with a few thousand dollars, :seeks th town ef Ben bam te stndy kin drgarten methods with a view, to teach ing as a llf work. Her aba meet Emll - Stuart and within th year they ar mar fried. - . .. .., , ...... ' - V Benham. Judge Grant haa before taken to IHustratet and give coloring sad back f ground te some of hla characters, as It Js a town which exceedingly well typifies .many ef eur American citlee of rapid , growth, and a money made aristocracy. Constance Forbes had -. bad country IF Aiitkor of -Mount Vernon, Ohio, -Telegram in the i j - New York Herald. ' -. y tLtrTPfHE memory of ths man "who I wret th war ong of th " i ' 1 "confederacy shall never die." ,.' r There is sn echo of th pa thelie in'th vote of the peopl ef ' Moont. Vernen when they say thla They apeak as If making a courageous reso lution. ad refer t their tewnomaa, "Dan' Emmettv the author Of "Dixie." . whoa death last sum mar - robbed the . minstrel stage ef a pioneer and took .from the southland tb gentle spirit f its most Inspiring song. Today hi - aakgbbors ar collecting funds to erect a mono meat to hla memory. - Te their , appeal only a meagre reaponss has bees ; received from state sooth of Masoa aad " Disea's line, who sons 4 years sge ' , wtarehod 4 tb stlrrtag straiss of ; "Dixie," . '''' '" . '' , . '. ' It at act sorpriaisf that the peopl ef , .Moont Vernon are dlaappolntsd. lath ,. south ia this seitraMa.the popularity ef "DixMr" knows pa bounds. - In tbes ' days ef pear It M beard more frequently - teas dairtai tba struggle for secession. listers. ' what a wretched bit .'of . club bousekaeplsg! . ' . . ' . v : , Why all this fuss over the' apportion ment of th lucre s In teachers salar lest ' Have we a - right to expect any thing else? Did W not rot that th distribution of th raise should be left In the hands of the, cxar, otherwise known as th school boards Hav w at any time had anjr reason to believe that 1( was any of, -our business how the schools wr conducted T No, myellow cltlsena all we expected t do 1 to fur niah th children, and th money for th school board to distribute, and the school board will do th re t- Calm youiselvea, man and woman Of Portland. . . Tu voted these autocrats Into office; now alther abide by your work until you can vote them out. or raise a howl long and loud that they will declare that ther shall be no constitutional convention- Pardon us: w war thinking of what one long; loud, bowl did., and w war wondering If another of Ilk proportions would have th sam beneficial results. ' Now, ther ar two questions w want to ask: JHrat, who dominate the school boardt Who Is the power behind th throne? ' Out on Portland streets, in Portland society, th different member of th board ar' fairly decent cithMna and aeem to be clothad- in their right minds; buf, oh. my feliow-eltlaens, what do they beoom In star-chamber sessions of the school board? Beoond, what is th merit ay stem? Who suggested It? W it Imported from Patagonia or th South Sea Islands? W ar quit sur that no American school is governdby such a system. System IS a powerful thing, and it does sam to our humble Portlaader .that -there is somebody trifling with our publio schools who Is rather "long" on "system." Who wlU halp.ag find htm? '. - - r . .. . When dtisens bcom Ugiaiators, honor takes a back seat at least In th majority of eases. A visit to the legis lature who sesaloa has JusTdeaed eon Arsaa that oplnloa. Borne of th argu ments used , by : our atataamen no, hadea of. Daniel Webster and Horry Clay, I beg your pardon by our poli ticians, would bring tears to the ryes of Bartholdl's Liberty. If ah were capable of weeping. As we listened to th im passioned appeal of a Multnomah mem bar to the house on the bill giving th fair board the right to condemn private property, urging an amendment so that only taxpayers could vote oa It. - w wondered whether taxpayers alone voted for him. And then again w wondered and asked who ar th real taxpayers not tb property -ownera-but the prop erty users th renter -wn rind their rents based oa tb amount of taxes, in surance, character of neighborhood, im provements, and a dosen other - things. Don't forget. - Mr. ' Legislator, In our next campaign, to appeal to th property nsr-h bears the burden Of th com munity not the man who lives In a bouse built out of tb profits of hi rents. . ' '. : " ? ' And then Just think of such a question being determined by the political colosj of a man's, banner passed over a Dero oc ratio veto by a lot of . Republicans who were To make laws, mmd you, not to play at party political Why, gentlemen, we do better than that In our women's clubs. Dare w paraphrase tb old saying Into "a man elected is a man marred"? .'W sympathise deeply with Bapresen- tattv Smith f Josephine. W believe with him that --our poor legislators should hav all bill th at th beginning of th session. . Th boneless Ignorance displayed by some of thoe man on bills for which thyvotd yea or nay as they training, amidst surroundings where love and faithfulness was the law of life; full sensibilities, naturally refined, con taining great possibilities for the future but Just the disposition), through Inex perience, to fall, under the Influence of Emu Stuart who bad an exaggerated oplnloa of his own Importance, . railed at th successful, was down on his own luck, could excite sympathy la a loving woman for bis own failures, which were always somebody else's fault, and was soars and brutal of fibre. A short wedded life. In which he loses the money of hla partner, sweeps away 4-Conataooe'a property, become involved la questionable politics, takes to drink and deserts bis wife snd two babies, is never heard of again, and ' the question of divorce and another marriage to a man In every way worthy of her, Is the history and. problem that confront Con stance, who is a staunch little Episco palian, after seven years of loneliness and labor for the support of bervcbj dren. v-, t . , ..I" ' Carletoa Howard and hir sister, Mrs. Wilson, 'represent Benham's millionaire class. Both give lavishly and have mag nificent surroundings.- Th former, typical of th prosperous bust nee man who sees no harm In buying up "influ ence" to increase his -wealth, and uses his money power without scrap), but without viclousness or personal Injury a b sees things. -Mra. Wilson is the modern "Lady Bountiful" but with many mere practical Ideas than Is usual with her class. Sh Is really conscientious, snd a consistent member of the same church as, Constances f - Har daughtar LmicIII is "an example ef the so-called Gibson girl, with a tall and springy, yet slight, figure, snd a racehorse air whioh auggested both met tle nd disdain." and .net at all the daughter Mrs. Wilson hed : hoped, for. j She snd her cousin Paul Howard make society marriages, a aeaaen at Newport and a few months residence in distant1 v Dixie- to Have Every time oonfederste veterans march It Is behind a band which Insists la striking up Emmett's tune as svsry al ternate aumber, - - - ; .- i ' " When Daughters Of the Confederacy hold a convention they ar eevtala to g" Into eestacles when "Dixie" Is given.' r In every southern home Vie girt who wants te assert he Independence and loyalty to tbe "lost cause.", runs to the piano and rattles away on ths familiar chord, declaring a little' boisterously "Ia Dixie land I'll take ray stand." Tbe daughters, at a convention a few year ago, otrerea a prise tor woras to tb pld tun that would b more H (mi ned than th reference to the "sandy bottoms", and ths 'land o' cotton." But e-toKrder. sentiment was not to be aad-the - old . song remains un changed. . During th last -pre Mential campaign "Dixie'' saeeived aa as wonted revival ameng th Democrat, but its appropriateness was not apparent When th tun I played Ja th north It is -if garded as a compliment to southern frlasss wbe may be preeent In th south it I played as alga of loyalty, were ordered, was ' almost sppalllng. Think of a senator being opposed to the child labor bill because it might prvat his boy's taking th ashes from his of f lc stov every morning;! " Consider the quality of Intelligence that would Interpret any' measure from such a petty standpoint- And yet one measure after another , went down before such inane reasoning. But oh cannot blame lhm. They were so torn and harassed through paaslng premature resolutions f confidence, through being nagged by vetoes of their pat measures by a wilful governor, that it is really a wonder they wer abl to think at all. , ... ; t ;-..-;;:..;.;. Day of Unveiling . - : -; -Sacajawea Statue Settled. ; At a Joint meeting of . th Red Men and the. board of th Sacajawea Statu association a . few evening- pgo July was decided upon as, Red Men's snd Sacajawea day. ' A committee waited upon the officers of tba fair and found that tha date would conflict with no other .special feature, - and July was definitely decided upon, by all con cerned, and front this- on both organisa tions will work toward making that day" on of th great ones of.th fair. -' Th joint committee will begin at once to definitely arrange a program, which a yet has been only in outline and waiting for thjdat to he fixed. It 1 definitely settled that Klp-ka-pel-t-kan, th grandson of Black Eagle. Will be among tb --speakers. This probably led to a sensational dispatch from Nes Perees that Moses was col lecting a band of Indians to bring to Portland, and on of th feature of their, -visit- would be taking charge of th unveiling of tb statue f Sacajawea. Just who will unveil th statue has not yet been announced, but tb Btudy club of CoqstUl will be given th honor of naming that person, as they gave the largest donation, over , th amount asked, of sny town In the state. Several good-slsed donations bar eom during the week from Boise. Idaho;' Superior. Wis, and one of goodly proportions from Portland. " ' ' ' ! ; ' Again, however. It is painful to state. Oregon is not doing her part in this work; $1,808 of th 17.00 is still to be raised. Up to th present th amount contributed in money by Port land Is but I MO, and S100 of this was given , by on woman. ' which leaves practically nothing contributed by,th publio at large. It doe Tiot speak-well for th patriotism of th state or city thai such is th case, and th blush of sham must certalaly be felt when w resits that this beautiful work of art is being rctd for us by pea pi from abroad, " Large contributions bav not- been asked or expected, but when this-matter ' was first . agitated it was confi dently believed that every woman ' In th stat of Oregon would sand at least 5 cents for a membership, and it -this expectation , bad been realised no . on nutslrt tha. atat rnnld hav had th privilege of saying rthey helped eon tribute to it, and-ttie few women who hav "done th - work, would not Teel well-nigh exhausted -with th harden they hav had to carry.. ; : v But 'a' few months now-Vemala In which to raise this U.tOO, and it is niost earnestly hoped that th Women of this tat will yet waken up toths necesstty Of their doing something.'- If money cannot be contributed work can. Th buttons will soon be ready to sell to GOSSIP OF states with divorces and remarriagee follow. -. . ' Society dares not frown upon these pampered ' and wealthy divorcees opens its arms to them, while poor Con. stanoa wears her life away, as ths pri vate secretary of Mrs. Wilson, denying berserf th lov of an honorabl . man and har children of a home, for th ten. ets of the church. - On of tb most interesting characters of the book is Rev. Mr. Prentiss, the up-to-date, cultured rector of Mrs. Wil son's and Constance a church. The test of strength comes and the au thor has never shown himself to better advantage as a lawyer and writer of rare concentration than when Mr. Pren tla and Gordon Perry Constanc lover lock boms and argue the divorce problem. One might well imagine them- setves - listening to a learned debate by the 'triennial Episcopal conference, and getting a better understanding of tbe problem than that august body has yet jittered. ' "" . ... - - - . . . - The logical conclusions of . Judge Grant's story are,-that th church cannot enforce a tenet contrary to th privi lege granted th individual by th law, and 'that a universal divorce bill must be effected If society, which la largely controlled by money. Is to be preserved from tbe "divorce habit." It Is alto gether a story f sociological conditions well r worth -thinking over.' Charles Scrlbner's Bona. . price L8a, "Mysterious Mr. Rabin." By a Phil lips Oppenhetm. This is one of - the early novels of th 1I0S crop .-and an other. Interesting book offered the public by this popular author. It Is a story In which a good plot and splendid chsr acters combine, with a pleasing style, to form a chela which holds the reader, a link by link th story unwinds itself and vn after ' the end is reached . the InfloCnc of Mr. Babln lingers as aa af termath, and tbe memory of the sweet dignity of, th queenly Helen abides. 1 Monument mingled with tb memory of th day of ths (O's. A a. reconstruction! -mlody it loses non of its charm. ' t. - Whn Dan Emmett died at th age of It, and his harmlt's cottsg in Mount Vernon wss closed, tb Idea of a me morial waa surges ted snd a local com mittee was organised among those who had kaowa him beet Thousands of let ters were sent out asking contrlbotlona lii majority te w nt inOi, where "Dixl" hold no epbraral favor. . An lmmedlai rtsponse was expected..' but many of - the leter were unanswered, aad A. M. Stadler, chairman of the Motit Verana committee, is quoted as having declared that there - la tie love for "Dixie's", author In' the south. Contri butions cam from Isolated places la tbst section snd were small. - But the people of Moant Vernon hav not loot heart and are going about their task with renewed effort although th lack of Interest among those wbo profess to take pride In Emmett's song would shatter th ' courage of - less - devoted friends of the bid minstrel. Not ail the folks of the south have tba schooL .children, which will admit them to th grounds free the day of the unveiling, r Every . woman f th stat could sell 1 or more and help tb "work juat to that extent , Bom beautiful ploturea have been made oft thaetgtue and reproduced In copper tints and mounted on gray board. Theae the association had made to supply th demands for pictures that were constantly mad upon It. . and it will sell them to cover expense at-1 cents apiece. . Either the buttons -or pictures may be got' from Mrs. C M. Gart wrlght. ill Seventh street. . - ' A number of th autograph copies of "Th Conquest" still remain unsold, snd will b given as a pris for every 110 sent the association, or will be'eoid at th regular price. . The may also be had from Mrs, Cartwrlght . , Free Soup Kitchen ' .' For Oregon City Employes. Tb human treatment - accorded the employee of th Dayton Cash Register company ties ' furnished th subject for so many club papers and has bean th Inexhauatabl aouro of Inspiration at such number of club gatherings that It cannot fall to . Interest the women of th stat te know that right ' here a tiny sprig of th sam plant has begun to grow; .'' Actuated, Ilk' almost an reforms, by a selfish purpose. -the Willamette Julp as Paper company of Oregon lty. be gso, sometlm ago, to investigate the caus of so .many -t-men applying , for work, and after procuring good Jobs, -in a short time giving them up and seek ing employment ta other town. After many enqurrie It becam evident that on. of tb greatest causes was th un healthy, . unappetising, . cold - lunch packed for the men at the cheap board ing bouse. Th men could not work on such nourishment, and th company was quick, ta see where pbilantbrophy would pay,' and Immediately established a free soup kitchen at the milla. -Her each day ( gallons of good, wholesome soup Is made, and 40 gallons prepared for th night shift. Th best meats, vegetable and soup condiments ar used, sad th sam variety is saver mad oa con secutive days. As yet every arrange ment Is of th crudest sort; no tables or dishes ar used, but the soup house Is kept scrupulously neat and clean, and on man and a boy do all th work. Th employes simply bring . their - kettles. hav them riled and go off and bav their soup with whataverlnnchthy hav brought from bom, and in any plac and manner best suited to them selves. . Where a number of men are working" together and eaanot leave, a boy Is seat with larg galvanised Iron backet, tightly covered and provided for the purpose, to bring te them all the hot soup ithey can eat. - No limit la sat to a man's allowance, and eyery em ploy can hav all be wants ."without money and without price.' - - 4. The : arrangement . Is proving highly satisfactory to all concerned, - and a markdJtoprovemejBttajseennthe personnel of the mill fore. . Before making this venture th company re-, sorted' to all the old methods of im-r proving matters: first, by trying t force th boardlng-hoos keeper, to prepare better food;. then, vry inducement was held out to soma . on to establish ; a boarding-house near- th '' plant, .' but failed; so this advanced and progiesalv move was simply th , outgrowth of necessity. It Is th most hopeful thing that has SOME CURRENT BOOKS . Mr. Sabln is no less a personage than "Le Due SousBennlar." uncle to the dl- 1 Jielr - to the W-vench throne, snd whose llf work and ambition Is th restoration tf th French monarchy with all Its former grandeur, and with himself as prime minister and adviser to th king. This ambition was to. hav been attained through a war between England and Germany, and It is Mr. Sabln's Interesting occupation to . en deavor to bring about this war. Helens, the sweet snd winsome here ins, and Lord Wolfenden. . her devoted lover, mahd the pretty romance of the story, while Wolfenden's two friends Dens ham. the newspaper man. and Har cutt, ths artist make things interesting oa ths outside, and Felix, the Russisan spy, wins both our wonder and admira tion. .-. ... Tbe story Is. up-to-date, cleverly, con ceived and Intensely interesting, and the characters such as ton feels the better for having met, wall tb scenes ar rich la color and the action fine. ' The book Is well bound. With an ap propriate cover design, but would be far more attractive without the Illustration which are poor, commonplace and mis leading. Little, Brown at . Co. Price, L. . '.'..- -,,;; - rst'trlck In Hlstqry." By Very Rev. Thomas J. Shehan, editor and au thor. . -Of this new and Interesting edi tion to -history one reviewer says: "Every individual with a drop of Irish blood ht his veins should be proud to possess, and by close reading,' to rnaka, Indeed, his own, these eloquent dignified and uplifting pages. Ths price of the volume Is such that the student of style In our schools and colleges can afford to purchase It rather than to read It at odd times In publio or school libraries. Teachers may well urge It upon pupils for this purpose." Lrongmans, Green & Co. Price, M) cants. neglected th tie that binds them' to the man wbo wrote their war song. Whll Daughters of th Confederacy In Tennes see and bandmaster la Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama may forget to Jo homag - to Emmatt's memory ther ' I still love for "Dixie" In Kentucky. The romance of th Bourbon stat has still soms of it material lment. ,,'.'-.-- In Lexington live, perhaps, the only young womaa in tb world wbo was christened In honor of s song. She 1 Miss Dlxls Lee Uplngton, daughter of Mr. snd Mrs. James T. Uplngton, and a student in Bayre Institute. She was born long after the reconstruction pe riod,, but ae the granddaughter to the "lost caus". . I proud of bar "rebel" ' - ' Way Beat They, Xadeedt ' From the Yonktrs Statesman. ' . 'Z09'" ; "Yea, my sou." . "They have school fcr maklag Slvll naineara, don't theyr ; - . , "Tea, my son." ' , . , -. ' "Well, pop, why don't they bavd em for making civil conductor?" ' , He And why do you think -I poor Judg ef human- nature! -. am Bha Because you have such a food opinion cf yourself- ' ,. yet been noted among the manufacturing plants of Oregon, for It Is th first step toward th recognition tf th principle of th golden rule between employer and employe, and it Is on in which thr Is no backward turning. "It pay." and that is it surest guaraatee of contlnu- Chautauqua Committee Arranging Fine Program. ' Th Chautauqua ''commute ' of the stat federation la actively at work as sisting -In procuring Halent and peak- era that will attract the club women and be, of benefit to them along -their varioua . lines of Work. .- Tha " different conventions -that are coming will offer exceptional advantagee-and 'opportuni ties thla year. Already Anna Bhaw has been engaged for two platform lectures, and Charlotte. Perkins Qlllman for two. A cooking school 'Jointly conducted by the T. W. C. A. and th federation com mute la almost a a assured facV Toe committee - is now, In correspndeno with Mrs. Sarah Piatt Decker, and ther IS soma probability that Sh will b here to give th morning talks to club women. ' The ' committee - has . asked this de partment to announce that It will, hold Itself in readiness' to assist any club women who wish to attend in '.procur ing tents, location ' or boarding accom modations., if notlc Is glten it in time. The Chautauqua management is perfect ing arrangements 'whereby, th ground may he thrown open some time before tb assembly begins and remain 4pen "as long "after aa , campers desire, to stay. Heretofore It was . a question .of con tinuing th water, supply' after the assembly-closed. Many has already sig nified their .intention - of making (he Chautauqua grounds their headquarter while attending the fair. . It la an Ideal plac for this purpose, as ; It Is : but- 40 minutes' ride from the city with but little-more than street car expense,; and la a cool and delightful retreat -and the living expense will be nominal -eom-pard with boarding In th city. , . Th stat federation wilt have head quarters on the grounds on a more ex tended plan- than- ever before, and club woman wbo expect to com may learn full particulars from Mrs. M. A. Dal-ton,-481 Alder street. Portland, pr., . ;'""' l -. ':. Members of Wornan'e Club ' , Take Kindly to Home Topics. f ta-behalf of tha , Woman's : club- it seems quite neoassary to correct an im pression that has gonw abroad regard ing the want of- interest la its hem department. No on thing Is wholly re sponsible for' th fact that that department-lacks the- vital interest it should hold. The members . of the . Woman's club Are. - with few exceptions, house keepenuaad a larg percentage of thm hav solved the' "servant girt problem" 6y doing their. ware; themselves. Most Of themhave church affiliations and do earnest -exaotlng work along these lines, and seek JjUhaluh thrt anLobangs necessary, oftentimes .- to give '. them strength for the vary servic of which Dr. Cardwott. the leader of, tha bom department, in-a recant interview de plored their Ignorance.- ' .'!', v We! must take Issu with Dr. Card well wheat she. says: ; They prefer Shakes peare and music to learning anything about the need of knowing th very best-methods of keeping bousa" ."' This carries with. It an erroneous -impression of the women who form thess "A Lif of Maxim Oorky." For those who wish , to know mora of - Maxim Gorky, th Russian writer who has put his Ufa In peril through his efforts la -behalf of th people before and daring the St Petersburg "massacro ef tha la nocnts," there is a detailed llf to be had in English. ; It Is' written by B. J. Dillon, the well-known 'English traveler and Journalist, wbo bad unusual advan tages for gathering his material, both from Gorky himself and hut friends. In view of recent events, ths biography of this man born practically in the gutter, ' reared . among the lowest and most vicious surroundings a tramp al most until middle llf who has now won himself a. 'professorship in litera ture at a leading Russian university! is of peculiar interest. McClure, Phillips VCu.,5,y',:r "Romantic Ireland" By M. Fand 1 McMV Mansfield. There Is probably no more rotnantlo or interesting land than Ireland If we look at It from a roman tic and poetle standpoint and not ss -a critic 6f its social and political conditions.- It is not ths Mecca for -tourists, and is hardly considered in making up th. itinerary of a foreign trip more' tb wondrffr Us scenery is Inimita ble, with Ks emerald foliage and park ling lakes; Its historic castles and Its poetio associations appeal .both to th lover of the beautiful and th admirers of the quaint, and poetic. It is this phase of Irish life the work deals particularly with, and appeals eo strongly to th reader's sense , of the beautiful and historic, that a longing Is created to know mora of tb famous "Book of Kells."V th old stone crosses, snd ths harp that one aouadad through Tara's halls, and Which now mak ths most valuable treasures of the - library of Trinity college, Dublin. - . Tom Moore, Father Prout, author of "Shan don Bells," and ether writers ar MID the beautiful ruins of Sber ' borne castl tbere le to' be per - formed at Whitsuntide a kind .'- ef mvsterv - tlv which will outline tbe- history of the Dorset town ef Sherborne,; Englsnd. i - This year Bberborn . celebrates . its ltoth anlvemary. . . r.. The ' 40 speaking parts In this pag eant . have been written by Louts N. Parker, s well known dramatist, la col laboration with' Jame Rheade. a poet and Walter Raymond, a novelist. Mr. Rhoadee. like Mr. Parker, was sn as sistant master at Sherborne. . - Parker explained the origin and char acteristic of the forthcoming pageant: ."The - revival of- Interest In Sherborne began with Mr. WlldmsnV history of Sherborne. - published about two year ago. Sherborne awoke to a recognition of its Importance snd applied to- m to Inquire if the idea ef a pageant -wer feasible. The play -which we have now written l after the styl of the old folk or mystery plays performed st Coventry arid Chester, and will cover In 11 scenes practically ths whole history . To Celetrate. a Town's 1200tk Ann lversary f departments of the club and who, al most without exoeptlon, are housekeep ers wbo conduct their homes under- th very best conditions and approved method and-who one in two weeks seek n hour's recreation, while .ta at tend a home department and study hygi enic plumbing . or erchlteoture, ss has been the study of this department for the -past two years would be a tax on tired nerves and a weariness to th soul. Tired, however," as women often are of bouse work, it I an eetabllshed fact that where practical home subjects ar taught or th principle of properly pre pared food- have been , demonstrated ther they will , assemble. -No better example of this could be given than th work at Chautauqua laat year,, : A dosen or more ' classes were con ducted every morning rn history lit erature, music,' art, elocution and phy sical cultur , and- all. war practically deserted by th women who flocked to Mrs,- Ellen R. Miller's domestic science tent, wher ther was hardly.-standing room during tha -hours pn demon strated in a plain, simple manner the methods of preparing food and talked on their nutritive properties, 1 , 'r.-'jlv;''t t"V ;;;.-::w;r -V Idaho Women Are Active 'in Public Movements. , . That th Idaho club women are, alert and oa tb spot to belp with all public movements waa mad vldent at th last meeting of th Columbian club of Boise, when til 'president, Mrs, Beatty, appointed a committee to represent the club in th movement Instituted for the purpos of revising the names of Idaho's streams and mountains snd localities where these names are at preeent in du plicate. Thla was pursuant to tb fol lowing resolution, unanlmoaaly passed by tb stats federation: .-. " W pledge our co-operation to' th Columbian club In 'Its work of revising the nomenclature of the tate suggested pr Suiweyor, Oeneral Skgleaon." At the same meeting of tha club 110 was voted to tb Sacajawea statue fund. - Not only th club woman of Boise, but Club women throughout th state, are watchtng with Interest th fat of their, Lhre bills before the stat legislature, namely, a Juvenile court bill, a . child labor bill, and a woman' property rights . bill. - Tbes women, - by being Voters perhaps bav learned tb wisdom of not attempting tear much, and confine themselves t three blUa each . session of th legislature. 1 -; , , - v ; St-st-M, German.' Song rt.';'-r--''ii'.x.1A The Current Literature Club. '. A most dallghtful sour 'reclut was given by Mrs.. Jamas A. Fa for the members of the Current LlUratur club of Pendleton, whlob was considered ona of the most successful affairs- vr par ticipated in by tb club, v' ' r ' - ' Tb following program wis rendered: Paper. "Minnesinger's Meisterstngers"; reading, selections from "Parsifal." Mrs. Beokwlth' "Vmyr 1 - 1 " a fM err-atrwvsi srawr w sssajeres1 apsvsem V, w sw ga gj Ballad"; (b) TStandchen" (J. Raff). Mrs. N. Berkeley. Piano, (a) "Consolation" (Mendelssohn); (b) "Venetian Bars colls" (Maudelasohn). Mrs. A. KunkeL Paner. "Patriotic Bong," Mrs.- W.. , Fliantobarljat-wlll ensue. Vocal solo, (a) "Andreas Rofer"-(Bchll ler); (b) "Just as of Old" (Albert H. Pease), Mrs. William Roeach. Paper, "Song" in Om-many, Mrs. - K. Skllea, Vocal solo, (a) "Serenade" (Schubert); (b "Th Trout" (Schubert), Miss fra kr. .Piano solo, selected. Mrs. Barry frequently quoUd In connection with places, and people they assisted In mak ing famous. -Teats, who is lovingly said to hav brought about ths "Keltlo Re naissance" Is also quoted. , v Lfnllk most books oa Ireland, England Is not held responsible for all th woes ofjth land, but a large part is attributed to . the Very natur ef the peopl them selves with their happy but thriftless disposition.'.' T. , ; ;- y a t Tbe authors draw . sons comparisons between Ireland, and Spain and Portugal and Italy, which ar not to the disad vantage of Ireland, for whom they pre dtct. a brighter future... The work Is In two handsome illustrated ' volumes snd. is a valuable acqulalttoa to any U brary. U C. Pag Co., Boston. , : 'rm Apology of, Ayllff" By. Ellen Olney Kirk. . Th pure, wholesome snd dainty better describes this "last story ef Miss Kirk's than anything else but then that Is the kind she always writes, and her becks find a lodgment wher the lurid snd sensational seldom enter. - The author in telling a story has a styl pe culiarly har own and it la Just as much a part of It as ths hero or heroin. Ay-1 line is .the pretty broine In this ease, with aethlng striking or excessively in dividual, but who, must be considered worthy of all tbe petting and spoiling we can give her, after we have made the acquaintance of her four charming old aunts "none of them below ." ; , ; Tbe story Is entirely devoid of even a suspicion of excitement and caa be read when rest and quiet are demanded, and yet It wither lacks Interest nor life, and Is one of the pleasurable books to- read. Houghton, Mifflin. A Co, Price f l.t. - , ,1,, .. i '' 'y.J --rltowj Htotts.'!('(v.X ' , While reporter en a New York daily, Harvey 3. O HIggtns grew familiar with of Sherborne from its foundation is 70! down, to tb period of Sir Waiter Ra leigh.' . .-. , . '.,-,,. V-1 : 'In addition to th 49 speaking parts, ther will be a narrative ' chorus, a dramatic chorus aad morris and May pol dancsrs, the total 'number appear ing In the production- being about Bv hundred. 1 Tbe performers, who will re ceive nr remuneration whatever, will be local entirely, and will em brae all Classes' socially, Including even dig nitaries of th church. They will all remain anonymous." J The nerformannaa will bee-ih aa Wh It- Monday, and three , or more will be gives during the same Week. . They will take place In the ruins of Sherborne castle, which lends Itself admirably t th occasion. Much ' will depend .upon th weather, a th stag will be la the open air. - .v Tbe episodes Include! The coming of Bt Aldhelm snd the foundation of th town,, bishopric pad school. . . -'- The expulsion of the Daaea, , . Race. Vocal solo, (a) "The LCrd I Mhtdful of His Own (Mendelssohn) j (b) "Dedication" (8chumen),Mra. J. R, Dick son. Piano,, national anthem, - "Die Waoht am Rheln" (Karl Wllhelm). Mrs. 4. vert..- . -i , ! ', ' The paper on "Bong of Germany" was especially eiever, and tha "talk" by Mr a. J. Backwlth waa well received. Mrs. re bad prepared beautiful hand-painted souvenir programs in the club colors. violet and white, with decorations of violets, tha club flower. '"Germany" Is the central topic of the club this year, snd its - history,- music art and oenry ail receive attention oa the various programs. . Mrs. Moorhous and Mra. Beckwlth Will be host at th next meeting, February ii. . Oerman scenery and coun try life will occupy- the greater part of tha program.. The "Current Literature la a member of the state and general federation. . and gives . its enthuelastio support to sll measures instituted by either organisation. : The officers this year are: President, Mrs. O; A. Hart man; vloe-presldent, Mrs. Edwin Bwlts- ler; secretary, Mr. . rred Shoemaker; treasurer, Mra. J. r. Robinson. ; - '-'I ' i '-'"!!, ' ; V t '".A Monday History Club . ;U i Celebrafee St Valentine's Day.' "AH th world loves a lovef and-tha day, set apart to honor th patron saint Of -'love end ' lover . Was ' duly com memorated by Jh Monday History club last Tuesday when the Si members' and their II guests were entertained by Mrs. J. C Olds of East-Portland.. .Club reutlna was suspended and social pleas ures alone prevailed. ; A postof f Ice . wsa the featur of the afternoon, where each person -deposited" a valentine' and re ceived on from ck t the others. Many of tb alentlnea wer home made, and soma wer quit artlstlo bits of hand painting, but., th spirit of fun showed In most of them,- and th well known fads of soma of th member wer . emphasised in many of th missives. One lady found 49 chicken pictures as a reminder of her favorite amusement; the' mistress of a club dog received 10 tiny reproductions. . and a good little mother found' a, score' or more of tiny tots among her mall. Mrs. Puffer entertained - the guests with -a witty Irish story, and several delight ful musical numbers were given by Mesdames Smith. Ooddard and Root. -' Delicious refreshments were served, Mrs, M. Grant and other members of the club sJMlBted the - hoitea in nre oelvlng. I s '.-, . -t! - .: : ; H H -. '-f'V Baker , City Club ;;; ; Studies Civlp Improvement. Th next meeting of 'th Alpha .Literary club, February IT. will be. de voted entirely to civics. Roll call will be answered to by civic "don't." Mrs. Barton will read an "Elegy Written In -City- Backyard." -.- "The Clubwoman's MI1oil In Civlo ImprovtmenfwlULbe treated by Mrs. Lachner. .Mrs. 8axton. aav-ex-president of .th club, will glv a paper. "Our City -Beautiful,, after which a general discussion ,of .the sub- Bsker-CHy-Js a place wherf the club thrives and la nouriheJ by abpreclatlon and enthusiasm, both In the club and outaldBr-ir is ecogntxecTTik-m'-fore and power in elvio affairs,' and the In spiration Is always present to give a program ef this nature. 1 th work ef th New. York city fir de partment and grew to have warm ad miration for the heroes who "eat smoke snd spit black buttons." He has told the story of the adventures ef a cer tain truck -nous craw la "The- Smok Eaters," which the Century will pub lish next week, Th . book will hav a frontispiece by Wright, '- y. "Jack London; A Sketch of Hts life and Work" is ths litis of a' pamphlet recently Issued by the Macmlllan com pany J This brief , biography of Jhe author of, the "Call ef the Wild" "and "The See-Wolf" has ths. -Inspiration t all 'narrative of big-hearted young men adventuring in th open, tolling st tb hardest kind of work snd calling it good. , Just now Mr. London Is writing a play for Bthel Barrymor.' Next fall he begins a series of lectures and read ings which will probably, occupy' him taoef "of the winter and tax him all over the TJnlted States. . , " The doctrine of th "Simple Llf" is evidently not doomed to th usual fat of American nthuiaam nine-daya' wonder and then oblivion. , Mr. Wagner during bis lecture tour left behind a lasting ' impression bf- the preeent real Seed in America for th simplifying of xistnc 'which is now bearing Its fruits In th .formation of ; many "Leagues for the Simple Life." .These are organising themselves Independent ly throughout the country and have as a rule in view a united effort for doing away With unessential s, excesses,' osten tation, display and a vigorous pruning sway of the useless. Irritating trifles that complicate dailyv life, demand at tention, take the time that could be spent mor profitably and more njoy ably In more normal directions. , . - Th death Of Ethelbald and th. com ing of Alfred .th Great - ' . " , William -th Conqueror' In Sherborne Tb decay of -Sherborne monastery sad th acceptance by It of tb rule of St Benedict ;" ' Th building of Bherborn eaatl by Roger or uien. - , ... -- The quarrel between th 4own and monastery and the expulsion of the monks by Henry- VIIL ' ' Bherbome school receiving a new char ter from Bdwsrd VI. Sir Walter Raleigh at Sherborne. --. A . grand v final allegorical Ubleeu, - ef Visas, " . From the New York Sun. ' -Th chief trouble that w discern In our philosophic . scrutiny . of. Colonl Bryan I tbat h I too eonrvtlv. But a fw years since and Colonel Bryan eta the limit of - radlrallam and the very Ideal of .unrest Things have rhang.l weadrously. vn marveleualy. ' But wn do , not aay that Coloael . Bryan . haa changed at all. 1. K ; 1
