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THIS OREGON SUNDAY ' "JzSZZZ&i: "tSZJLXZSr' CVUDAV 'IZOZinil..,: 1 1 1 t Eilui ly MRS. SARAH A: pVANS' 1 K 1 ''fTlmtlyi Suggestions v For Our Forestry Work, i - T ; To ' clear away the ' forests ' u ' th : r wrk at the early pioneers; to save than f - , Is plainly' the duty ef those following. ' .'. ?JThto to the history of all states, from ' " eoaaa to ocean, and m the Utter wort l'iwoaja are now taking a eonapkououa part, o la t hi branch of club work '-- .': Pennsylvania woman have - taken . the '' ; lead, led by Miss Mir ! Dock, state 'V,V' eoaunlaslooer of foreatry, who prepared r herself for tht work or a long course study at- ton and abroad, and by ! -month spent In tha black forest of -. Germany, where aha studied from na- v f ture Itself. - Thus qualified. Mlaa Dock' ',',1' advice and opinion are-valuable to wo v.vmen tatereated in thta work.' and tha ; .., following extracts from her report at x; tha Uat atata ooBvantioa will o doubt i be of asltane-ta women woo are tak- ... , tnr .aa Interact. la forestry in Oregon. '.' . h eaye: . ' ... ' ' .,. .. ' . rrhe day ha paased f or generalising on tba- benefit that a . atata might A. glv from forest reservation today w ; can sea what they actually- mean, to tha fMopla of thla great commonwealth n j the prat act ton of wooda and water, and of affording place of reet and recree ,itioBv Ther are four facta about these -; iceenatlon first, to aoqalra tbem; i aenonrt. tn protect then: third, to lm . rtrova; fourth, to use. .Ftrt of all. the v great enemy fir most be kept away ,?roai these Ian da with thalr million of - trees of all ages, growing in value and tosauty every year, with -bar and there -remnants of old . primeval . forest to how what time will do. ' But fire In cm day will undo nature'a work of gen. iaratlonsv. To. aafesiard theae lands wardens are needed." '. ..-j . This arlll at once appeal to the Orwgoa artata foreatry' committee, whose' tlrst effort should ha treated to assist those .who are trying to Increaa the extent isuid efflciency of our forest - warden Bjervtoe. Mlaa , JXtck'a , next suggestion i t)thr tracts need to be planted, or j fiare thinnings made, or other practical forest work done; this means trained ifcands and braina. . . '. All camping t art tea are obliged . to secure permit from the foreatry department at Harris burg, and thus being registered aa at a given location, are reaponslbla for any damage by fir or from other careless- vaat fbouaand campore thus regla Itered last summer in Pennsylvania and not on Bra or serious accident waa re- ! ported. If " Ja a practical system there It certainly could be made so in .! Oregon. . Begardlng ornamental . tree. Miss Dock aayai - There are special problems tf today I that belong to us, such aa tha proteo - 1 tioo of shade trees against so-called Itrtmmlng; agalnat Insect depredatlonv landv most of. all, agalnat trolley and 'telephone oompaniea, because of their - , fcigbrfeaaded methods In destroying pii . 'ate property." M 1 la thla -connecdon the State Fadera tloa of Pennayrranla rejoiced, at Justice , Beaver's ' decision for . the treeowner against the telephone company, giving 'hla opinion "that the sentimental value jof a tree to an actuality; that a tjwa 'cherished Vrslds a homestead adds : to .tha aah- Value of that Homeateao. ana destroyed musti be valued, at a. much -klrhar -rate than a mere lum her. tree. Aa It la from decisions In other gtates precedents are established. It might be well to nracure a eopyof thla decision for-fa tu re refrnoe-Io concluding baf report Mlaa dock aays: -'. i . "We mnst be practical' In oar meth ods, bat true to our Ideal; the reatora--. tlan of use and beauty to wood nd field, for as a German forester has said: : "We may not always need tha products -lof the forests for our bodies, bat' we hall always need tha living forest for cur aoula'" - v' :' " . y- . ti n " (Cirls iMuft &adfr -&t: -Defora Thcy CarH?anc. 1 ; 1 Word 'la sent 'oat that co-ed. 1 dances ' ara prohibited at tha University of Illi nois, and that "no young lady ahall dance more : than :" four times . per . semester unless she ahall have passed 11 bar examinations, with a grade vof ta." ' '. ' i WhOa this rule may be difficult to . nforoA it la In the . right direction. 'Social duty Is the enemy of co-educa-jtton.; The social element, like athleUca, 'occupies far too great a place In uni hveraity aad eollere. both from the edu Wmttonal and ethical standpolM The (wonder often srisea bow ton and CtfM - lef moderate means can have the eonr "ge and moral strength to go to some Wof aur colleges -or -even state instlui jtlona, where the : -ntmoat . democracy ikhonld be exercised, for It to often little ; abort of a dresa parade, ao far aa.the .ajlrls are'eonoerned. ' "j- . Imagine tha 'loollege-bred" girt of to--day starting off to the school- which ;haa grown from tha 'ladlfW seminary" of her motner-a day to the "fe mala eolr J with . two or three simple wash 1sl owns, , a i "delane" for .- Sunday,, an 4ti'f.' V"niROM iiaT - : I ROM the West to the West" BJ ADlgaU neon uum- wa v. ' Bom . rear a ago , Mra ' Thi n i r. v wmt a etorv en Ttltled "Captain Gray's Company," which - -. - -was a tal ofcrO"lrir the plains aod , life In Oregon in the early day. Ore T f gon i'm not old enough 19 appreciate v c I literature and . ehUrely too young to , Viexclt -an Interest, in a literary sense, , 4 Uuttlde." -coniiequenUy "Captaiu' Gray's i ' Company" did not go into many edl- iiiiih mtM as vt tars reuwi aiuuni nw Imrr last cnov seemed to drop from exlstapce. Then of course cam the de mand for tt, and eo persistent beeam ithat demand that out Of it. phoenix "jtke, "From the Wat to tha West" has -prong. ,t i .'. ' ",:. ' .- It takes up tha simple story of cross ing the plains with ox teams expert noed by thousands, and retold by let ter, history and fiction many time. The "Ranger family, which plays the moat conspicuous part and upon which the whole etory centers, had probably the averaae OKaanemt tt all qmPt- .crossed In that way , and ;abpu that mn-Wvt nr time, and that is one of the aoeeo table fearnres of .the book.. II does not go off into long and harrowing J amounts to create tha Impression that thla family had a snost unusual time. and were singled out, either for favors or misfortunes. It unassuming aim nllrrtr of narrative, Its charming aim uralnee and layers Of pathos and hu mor mlnsling aad overlapping - eaoh other bttva given It a distinct historic .value a a tmthrui rnronicia 01 tne axperirara nf the thousands, who ara rapidly paseing away, and. wnoas story can. only. "In years to ceme. be retold " from J uat such records, as Mrs. punt wsv has glvea. ; v .:.' ''.".' The mwta noes of tha story are rather . r- practicai thaa .poetia, and ,mm . toe bluet, but u are rorctiiu. '.' I pi ;:ft m W f . ife t. 1 V T,-kV ' bl S t-v''. r"'-! "'".Ill" " x-,.-yCf- III V- V H " -M II' f iSxi iA'-'V !u '' m;". 4 I,t "very -Cay and beat hal." and several changes of plain underclothing, a few simple ribbons, and perhaps a lace col lar tucked v away in her : tlny trunk. which . wsta rnnai(lnrpdnuitaaaoijtai That some mother sends her child off with a far better equipment than she herself had aa a briae . amner gowns, evening dresses, v theatre hats, calling costumes, silk waists and broadcloth skirts for school wear, combs and Jewels to match the gowns, and laoes lit for a docbeaa make up tne necessary outfit for the average school girl of the present, and tha dances, boating, call ing' and gymnasium form, a. large part of the curriculum. . . -. ; ... : - - . The One Solution y1'; , ; V Of theDomstlc Problom. rz It any class of women are capable of graaping .the faat that domestic service rah only be elevated, by first levaiing the employer's conscience and the envl ployer'a intelligence, that clans is to be found - among i clubwomen. They have lAkrneA . the. value of .rectarneai .relations better, than any bther class, except, per- I napa 'colleger women, rne aense . 01 I Justice which club life develops .ia one of TV- and- ppeal'ta reason. If not highly sen timental. ..-rt.Jeaa to g he anrongeat element In tb book, as weH-aath" tnoermtarestlng personality, fdf In her the author has ambeidled all her owrPwell known opin ions and grounded beliefs in the 'prin ciples of equality and liberty. In St year tipon the rostrum and as a Jour nalist Mrs. Dunway, with her strong est and most -powerful, argument, 'has never succeeded in setting the aubjeot ofgquaT rlghtrwrure tue-tmtrtl crtis hri has -done in this book.- Fernapersn has never hed the opportunity, forhere her audience canrfot "molest nerf she haa madeiiar atpry so, Interesting they must keep1 on to the -end.' and she is given the . chance to work - out' her theories Id practical solution, contrast ing the two In such a strong limelight of Illustration that there ia no gain saying her. Nor doea ; Mrs.' Dunlway make this strong fore In her story so obtrusive that objections could be raised by those opposing her view, but-Ilk thrgtorjritaelf I trows-naturally,' and ia but-the sequence. of. eventa . . .If Mra. Dunlway does not remain to see the dawning Of that longed for "day. star - of righteousness;" she .will 1 have left behind her work that must. In future years., hear fruit -to her honor and glory. . . Mr. ' Dunlway. does , no! claim to have given her story in exact chronological order, but doea claim that every fact Is absolutely authentic which gives It worth and ranks It with his torical novels. .The book Is fittingly dedicated to "The Oregon - Historical Society." It I beautlfullx bound in heavy cream linen, with colored cover design and frontispiece. - A. Ct MnClurg St Ca, . Pries $l.t. ' -: .." j, . '. letter From Ml Oregon Ttsjich' By ,Kthrte.., April Certainly placed a mlleatona In' Ui literary history el ;NEWLY ELECTED xrro err Mobate tts most valuable functions. principles la harder- than to acquire them, of course. "If to do were as easy to know what were good to be done," fl'll " Hitt. nltltly. wnmaa will ba led to apply prtnclnlesas a jartJtf wisdom. Then will, the dome tie service problem be aolved. , . i 1 ' Suffrage; Workert Having a Busy Time V The laat meeting of tha Equal Suf frage association, which ; waa held in Mrs. Mallorya parlors a few day ago, waa, one of Unusual interest. . Aa the time draws nearer for the national con ventlon, the committee work Increases, as doea tha interest. The convention, aa : prevloualy an nounced, will be held la the First Con gregational church. , and arrangements have been completed with the house hold committee of the church to nerve a mid-day lunch to the delegates and all visitors who desire to remain dtfrtng tha noon hour. The luncheon will be given at a popular price, and It la ex pected that several hundred will parts Ice of it each day. The hospitality commit tee la one of tha baslest, and astda from tha headquarters that will be estab- Oregon, -aa thla ia tha second book per taining almost wholly to Oregon that haa ...been published thla -inontaw. It . to the second,- not In da te of issue, aa It waa given to the publle almoltaneoualy with ."From tha West to the West." but second In period of time. "Katharine" coma to Oregon quit naif century after the author of the first; came from her eastern home, probably in a Pull- mad car and surrounded with the luxury and conveniens of modern travel, but - took up herabod In the fore1 anomimuii g vliiin as Mrs. Pualwsy found it Almost under the shadow of one of ' Oregon's towering mountains and at the foot of one of saintly nam she found a haven of beauty and con tentment she bad little dreamed of. Here ber love and admiration for her surrounding found an outlet In , news paper articles, supposed to be the letters of "Elisabeth" to her friend "Nell," itd thee letters, , with some sllxht altera tions, have nOw been bound Into book form and given t the wider pabHc with the above title. . -' ' . . .... Rarelyf evefT has Oregon scemsry aad the tlfe on aa isolated ranch been ao vividly painted or touched with such realistic colors. , One has but to hava lived In Oregon a brief time, or even pessed through -some of Its marveleui scenery , to know that "Katharine' ketches from nature and gets her colors rora tha Inspiration of her sur rounding. The very stmospher of the book Is resonant with Oregon odors, the perfume of Oregon .flowers and tht sounds of the soughing firs and leaping, laughing waters. Catharine's"- aense of tha humorou Is keenly developed and ever on the alert for that phase of ranch life; nothing Is taken too sert ausly, and what can't; be cured la, en dured With ih fortitude of a philosophy that- laugh ia- keep- back- tha tear." CFFICERS OFTHE PORTIAWD.WOMEN'S CLUB f n . V.. '.v...-.. 5 1 'W.if J r-SN. . .11 I apwaas. IU .. rL4ryVh. "a. .' ,"- JaT .WWM' -Vr to appiyt wmimiLjwtfkr. .:'.. i netted at tha hotel Portland, and the rooms engaged there, several months go for the officers, over a hundred good rooms hava been registered. Resolutions congratulating Mrs. Dan Way on the success of her recent book. "From the West ' tq the West," were ananlmoualy passed and, airs. Dunlway gave an Interesting little sketch of the way she came to write the book. " Mrs. Coo gave some bright, entertain ing Items regarding her visit to Wash ington, and. the inauguration of Pres ident Roosevelt," which she waa given special opportunity-of enjoying.-., The next meeting will be held at Mrs. Mallory-a on Saturday, May A Vassar. Graduate . .-V,', Wife of Japanese General. ' Marchlonesa Oyama, wife of' the Jap anese general, 4a a remarkable woman. A precocious high school pupil when only 10 years old, aha won an American educa tlon given ber by, the Japanese govern- It la only when Katharine" Ja aur rounded with the, grandeur and magnifl cano of nature that she 'la .awed into the seriousness of tier-new lifa.-Som of tha pictures of her homo life, ordi nary and commonplace in themaelve. reflect a hew light aad grew-animate and Interesting through ,her ready pen. But It- 1 when she leave the house, with ita more ar less of domestic oar and work, and finds herself buried ia the heart of nature that ab grows io t!OTftarRUni-rLBbaorbtn. . & Wr1tlnsT"Vfi'tha netlo w autuuiu dayaV aha aays: 'All for which you long ara here; and far more, now that autumn ia abroad In the land, standing tiptoe upon the hilltops, ' pouring down thr slopes from a beaker full of richest dye a flam that aettetlt the'' mountain on fire and maketu a new heaven and .a new earth, - There was a time when I waa rather skeptical of the existence of a 'beauty that Intoxicates.'-but that waa before coming to Oregon, I -anr believer now! and already half Inebriated through- tba eharm-of -rthur latest revela tion. "Tor a long time I hava been altilng en en old stump one ef theidecoratlve features of- 'our woodland lawn look ing over thla wonderland and regretting the year lost In finding It." Or who could not feel the rep of an Oregon summer day, a she telle us: .' "Near ur In the .grass, were tall wand-Ilk lavender rile' -oma. 1 with -French pinks of many coiois, and the whit parasols of the wild parsnip bobbing every where ; bees were lastly droning,, and yellow' butterflies drifted like . roa petal through 'th air, ; "Oh. Sheila.'.' she cried, "isn't It beautlful-r-thl great, round earth that swings In -tne MiMe of God.' The -hook closes with the settling down for CKristmna..ve.".irJiea-tae fog of an Oregon Christmas has closed nRSTCEIkUHVOilTiJaDDlTOR ment. Coming here la her 11th year., aha waa prepared for. Vassar .college in a Connecticut private- school, at XI waa a Vassar graduate, at the wife of Baron Oyama, and now. In her OA year, she In the e8splro -She bepaw known r ago aa an expert fencer, swimmer and horsewoman. Aa a student -of botany, oology and' foreign languagea, she la In the first rank. She Is also said ta be the foremost -authority tn her country on Shakespeare, , y. . " St. at' St -; ; f r Sacajawea and Baby ,'. i Get Pass From New York.' - ' In honor of their distinguished services to the country the courtesy of a pass has bean . extended tbem by the New York Central. North west era -and North ern PecUM. There la no doubt that If tha women 'along the route knew when Sacajawea'a private car would paaa they would turn, out ea , masse to do her honor. ' "'; :' :' The women who have made H possible for ' Sacajawea and her. baby to be at the fair, express the moat sincere grati tude to these various companies for their generous contribution, To them It -la a cash contribution and tha burden of rale Ing the fund necessary for placing thla them ta' and they "feel 'like castaways on acme lonely. Island with the vague sea about them. ; And yet . they ' know somewhere beyond tht grayncn Christ mas bell are ringing and Christmas carols are .singing, and their perfect bapplhes 1 descends Upon them aa they gather around the snappy Tule log and open their package of Christmas books kept for this occasion.' T Oregon's "oldest Inhabitant". - could write-.no more - enthusiastically " of cl Imatto- and eenory4 han-'Katherlne'' I doe, aad yet. sen haa-ever doHe-iv.ee truthfully and with lea anticipation of It being "bread cast upon the waters." It In no sense advertises Oregon, but simply fills 'the lover of the beautiful and majestic withan unquenchable de sire ta drink In the glory and harmony of It all.;. , ....... , .... - The book la handsomely bound 'and contains a dosen exquisite halftonee of Oregon's wel-known scenery, . At CJlo- v;irg at vorTTice, ii.zd. Th Whlta Terror and the'Red.'-. Ry A. Pahan. Thla JjoL, a- cheerful tal by any means, but what story of Russia has been for a century?-It Is one of the most timely books of the year, for while Its story centers largely about the aaaaealnatloa of Alexander It, much of It parallels so true wlth events that have transpired In Rusala the past year or two. It la like reading current hlatory. ' It Is a story that haa been told over and aver again of Russia'' brutality. Ignorance gnd nnmltlgated horrors, but It ha th advantage of be ing told by on who apeak from actual personal experience, and who-tell .hla sory with a purpose. Mr. Cahan wan a member, of a revolutionary -tcircla" end 1ft his book given much of th In fid workings-of -Nihilism "that hart never before been told, and after read ing tba story of th Whit Terror of the beautiful statue in Portland and Port land wilt derive tha lasting benefit from kit has beef! more of a task than (he $600,000 raised right in the city ' to do honor to the men of the party. - -. -A letter from Miss Alice Cuwuer. the fully expects to be present on the day of the unveiling. During the past week, about -baa been realised from the sale of school buttons. - The sale of souvenir spoons haa received new life, and .soma, good sales have been' received from . L N. Flelachaer; Lincotn-Oarfleld Relief corps, Rath bone Bitters, Ivanhoe temple of Portland and from Taooma aad Olympta, Although fl.000 must yet be raleed. the association declines permission te permit a replica to be made, aa It Is the earnest desire that. Portland shall be the sole possessor of this work of art.. . . ; , Lecture on Iceland ' r y v Lady: Von Rydingsvard. " Several Weeks ago we anaounoed the arrival hi . Portland . of a very dia tlnrulahed . lecturer. Madam ''Anna von Rydingsvard, . aad .expressed the hope that the -efforts- of the. Woman's club might be successful In Inducing bar to lecture for them. It Is a pleaaure ta be thron and the Red Terror of the revo lution, one is filled with wonder -and amassment that two such Complete or ganisation could live upon the earn oil, apparently grow strong and thrive and yet neither, up to the preaent, able ta annihilate the other. , 1 The ease with which 'the' leaven of civil liberty permeates, not only the maaaea, but royalty Itself, I shown by th conversion and Ufa of Pavel Boula toff, a prlncs of royal blood, ' who,, as the hepb of th book, becomea a leader pfihe JBVglutronlatav'wlUlngito give jib J his life of esse and luxury, -and suffer, even to Imprisonment or death, if be be called 'upon, for the cause, -ilia eon version la . due to the.- courage of a young Jeweas with whom he becomea co-worker-and afterward marries, but the romance la aa clouded With political Intrigue, and personal danger that It I almost bereft of wtns, or beauty. The value of .th book, lie in the con el. "Journalistic manner, of xplnstloa and laying -bare,-without ar-supeiulty-t of -detail, th exact situation of Russia today, and th demand that ar grow ing Jouder and- loader for-ooes tit u tional government. It also throw a strong light on tha diabolical treatment of the Russian Jew, and. excltea a sym pathy rarely created by more learned treatise, hence will command a, larger sal, than - th eame story without ' the brighter thread of ' romance running It - The whole book might almost serve as a key to.th preaent situation, tn tha "far east." . A. B. Karnes at Co. price $1.0..'; -jff--, i- "The pioneer." By Oeraldlne Bonner, This Is a California story full of ro mancer hlstery and .Incident 1 Tha "Pio neer and hero of the story is a man grown. old In the western country. Hae- Ung mad hi fortune In "th forties. " but being unsuccessful In hi love af fair, fa contemplated a culst aar1 able tjo announce that such arraagemeats have been completed, and that Hit I Is decided as tha data when I'adam roa Rydingsvard will give bar lecture on "lotlana. Although a native at oa ton, the lecturer has apent' many years In Sweden and. Denmark - and : njaay months In Iceland. ; Through her mar riage affiliation she baa . procured many valuable book, piece ef slrrer ' anj curios not obtainable ror love or money. Madam von" Rydingsvard has a mag nificent voice, and at the , lecture , will "give, several Iceland folk aongi,.. She will also exhibit some, of ' her precious relics, The lecture' will be free to club members. . who have the same privilege of Inviting guests that Is 'given a regu lar meetings, by paying K cento far each guest. .' ' ; ' 4 .' : ' '' - " - The lecture wUl be given la tha Knlghta at Pythtos .hau. Marquam buUdlng. ... . Vt-.--' M wrr- -J - Old'-' Rhyme; ;"CK:.:' With New Jingles. ' Where ara you going, my pretty maid?. To the club election, air. aha said. AAd what is. your . tavorlta , eolart ha ;- said.' . . ' " ',-'.' Why do you ask met Of course, Ita red. Is your favorite,, one . of K position and tonef ''; ' j ' . : , Of course aha la, for I've worked my ' : 'phone. . -.. .-' Don't be Inquistte and Til tell you mora, I've religiously gone from door ta door, .' Those ' asplrfng damsels - I've- smeared - with tor; . ' ... :' rva scoured the highway near and far: -I've-made-thenv-pay duea-tUl -their ; fMMlcthooks And the floor of the clubroom with Ita . crowds will moan. k , ; V Easter Is eclipsed with Ita gorgeous .--"T-gowns---r'J." '"V: v 7V - . . Aa we sally forth in our final rounds; . Eulogies will be the order or the day ; .. But never an epitaph will come oar way. Vi ., ' e . a- a ... , ... . Where are you going my pretty maid T J Wa are stampeding borne, false friend. they said, V ., 1 , I Stopped to scratch my head, and think ror-, now their colors were green and Pink. And tha air wan tense, and not and blue Aad the atmosphere swelled Ilka aul .1 pher, 'tis true.- ... . k- r . . :..". -And I thought of the plum that grew- and grew, ' . - ' : " '" .. But always remained of emerald hue. , - . ' ' v '( . , i- ' " r K, O. h.'V ;',;.- : '"' Boston Interested t'y-' In Oregon Club Virky '' ': . Miss Chase reports .the organisation of a club at Sherwood, Oregon, with the following officers! President, lira. Rosa B. Morback; viae-president. ' Mra.' B. C Cowman: secretary. Mis Dora .Smock: treasurer, ' John Campbell; auditor, J. C Bmook. Thla club start with a member' , ship of 15. Miss Chase recently spoke before the. Friends college at Newberg. . A number of new members have been added to the Newberg club. - . . At . last report she was speaking to . various granges.' "After a speech before ' a grange meeting at Scholia she seaan Ised a club ef le membra, w4th the gel-: lowing offloers; ' President., Mrs. Carrie " Bchmeltser, Sherwood : secretary, Mrs. Annie ' Wenstrore, HUlsboro.'.- treasurer, Mrs. A. B. Flint. JBIIsboro. At Ore ham Mies Chaae spoke to,. 10a grangerSr and was Invited to speak at a number of other , grange meetings. She has been Invited, egkln ta visit Newberg, where shs organ- . Ised a club recently, to speak at a mass meeting. We expect that Mum Chase will soon be re-enforced by tba presence of Miss . Laughlln in Oregon. 'Boston Journal,..'.-' . Ay , ....; ', ,,.-..-,, ' A Ruse to Prevent JWeFedi'datrerW- The".Xprll nuinber-oir-Ll'Fed'eratloar" Bulletin eommenu .edltorlaily on the -action of the National Association-of Packers and the similar National Asso ciation of Canners In voluntarily agree ing te abandon the .use of adulterants, and ta appoint their own Inspectors to enforce the - agreement among mann- , Tacturers. The Bulletin points out that, their action waa "nothing more than a clever ruse, whose object .was -to pre- vent 'pure-food .legislation, v While the . United State senate haa twice disagreed Itself by refusing such legislation, the packers and eanners realise that the -time Is near at hand when pebple will -demand pure-food laws, and will get them In spite of tha United State senate. -It la. muoh easier for -the manufacturers to make concessions to the demand" for pure food then It would be to obey pure food laws.; The one policy can be abandoned gradually, whereas It Is dif ficult to get a good law repealed. ' Tha pure-food committees In 'the- clube are therefore advised ta relinquish none of , thoir effort In behalf of the bill which is to be brought up In the next congress. peaceful Ufa. void of further romance, or any real interest. In thla ha la agree! ably disappointed, for th two daughter ' of his old sweetheart turn up and make thlnga lively. - - . . - The story la of the rise and fall of ' Virginia City, and th history of many -a famous mining camp to brought out in tha unraveling of the narrative, which, throughout haa a strong flavor of the '' western mining districts. The story Is ' divided Into three books. Tha first tell. ' lake oare-of Aa-iovalld -wnwher; ndui- n ui awry or two young girl, who - ing poverty 'and hardships of all Imag- '" !-,--j n tn nrsi part, however the hero... heroin aad vUlaln all ao ' pear apon the stage. - Book second finds th girls heirs to a gold mine, a home" In San Pranclsoo and society st their feet, whUe in book three tha plot thick ens, the villain la mora le aM.- '. fortune diminish and- at lat "Unci"-" Jim, tb Pioneer," step In and at thing -right. Th-lnrua(rertir d' scriptions and, more than all, 'tie Char acter loeraaeivea are or a truly weetern type strong, vigorous and full of life and action,-The oenew and play ara at tlmea Intensely dramatic, and tha atrong ' Individuality of each character I drawn , with power and . naturalness, and alto- -gather the author has . conoelvad and executed a jrery clever atory of Western j mining Ufa : ' ,; . ' The publishers have gWen It a pretty dark blue binding, appropriately deco rated with California popple. Bobbs- ' merriii ex - fTK f 1.19, 1- XJTamASIT aTOTSS. "Charlea tha Chauffeur." Whether -on owns automobile or 1 only prlv. Ileged to be run down by them, hr can but -enjoy.the- rich- ho trior and clever satire of Mb, S. E. Klsera "Cr. I tC- "Juel ca 1 . 1 I i ' . V
