THEOREG0N-SUNDAYJOURNAL,PORTLANn,-SUNDAYMORNING.-MAY- 23,-1905.
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-EJiuiiiy "MftST'SARAH A. EVANS
-- ' ...Til
i
v Pendleton Club
Hold! AnnuaTj'fcme.
" "The members of the Current Literature
limn ii i in uni, i1" "Jj
:IHI HH'ICa'f
creek, at the- firm off Mrs. Wattle I-
Iow, Frtdy-M -this" Week. Tlia hntre
u decorated with lavender andbite
he 'clulrt'ulmii. 'HieDocrs were
the rift of Mrs. K.; B. DeSpaln of Port-
. land A Bhort program on German litera
ture rendered, arter which u im
paired to the trove, where coffee was
"made over. campflreahd a .'dellrloua
r.-vt inn,n mM under "the treea.
.Aa ibli wac.the. final meeting o the year
-jiaL-reuring-presioont,, - -"
won. tn short k33f&iWniX
rTTef the work Mine pant year and" act Tort.
the possibilities or the rutur;- .arouna
-r the' picnic board . many- Impromptu
speeches were riven. Mrs..E.' G. Bklles
gracefully acted as toastmlstress. The
' weather waa delightful and the flve
" mile drive was "everything that could
" " be desired." The members departed late
'""In the afternoon with many kindly -
presetons forhe-oetesses Mrs.- Mettle
iLeDow and Mr May llow. '
The Current literature club had a de
'. "llghtful . eesslon at the home of Mrs.
E. J. Bommervllle Friday of this week.
. The program waa on ."Goethe-and His
Writings," and , waa -pleasantly carried
" out. The responses at rolleall were Irona
' "Goethe's Maxims.".- : - .
... jjrfc Dean Tatom rave an entertain
tag pap1 on Goethe's long and .Inter
esting career as a writer, also reading
Ina1ore--ittmttr-of-1lir-CharaCtef
w from "Hyperion." -
The beautiful eon "Mlnon ' waa
charmingly sung by Miss Jessie Ilart-
r--an." Krsr-trr8imeinreQ-rTora
"t anoet Impressively.'
Mrs. James A. Fee rave a eompre-
- tensive review of "Faust." the master-
piece of German -literature,- and read
some extracts, among which w
tender and pathetic . "grader 'Before the
: At the conclusion of the prorram, and
during the aervlnr of delicious refresh
ments, the ladles discussed "Goethe and
sis lone period of mental activity.
. . It K K
-Portltnd opkality-
. For Diatinguiahed Speaker!. .
The chairman of the-nospltallty com
mittee of th national suffrage oonven
tlon. 'MrSu F, M fehirnr, wIllHL " 111
view ofthe following . leiteiilaurre
"upon the .women of PortUnd the necea
elty of coming forward and volunteer
ing entertainment for the speakers and
delegates to the convention. It says In
-part: -.- -: t : - -;
"We were told when the tnvltatlon
II was extended for- the- 'convention to
" rflwia to Portland ' that entertainment
" I would be' riven tha . speakers- This
- - means thatr you jnuet secure, enwriain?
"-ment for from JO to ! speaker. In
extending- the - Invitations we are al
ways handicapped by the fact that we
iave alaa to ask thorn to bear trnret
lng expenses. We. however, seldom
" lisve to ask people to apend. money for
board because the Nwnl people Tieually
- - entertain our sneakers. .
-y.frno, umUliTLmi''- r-nTrsniieVt'-lB- hoped rhaftafia: quite convinced that- o faake
".nCT7rrroT? ?.t",T,t!" SJit willlhejneans ot creaUngjunorel success of a picnic rain should be -i
have had posntve.sccep-
Ida-JIarper,-MI Irfiura Oreerg. A
ances Grlftln of Alabama. Mrs. Char
lotte PerWns-CtlUtiati Mrs. Msri-0.-C
Bradford. Mrs.' Florence "Kelley! Mrs.
Maudj ,WoodPaTttr-TTaf y" nussey;
Mr ind' Mrs. CooW.jndyAln.QrroHecJ!ea
.vtoraoo'aw- awnt '4 i
h.v. been extend-d "f theaei
want entertainment., out mere
. i.. rfMlnihl women In the con-
--Ventlon whpm It 1 good pblfcy-tff-try
' and eecure by offering to have them
entertained.
' "The history, everywhere, and' I can
. .rTTHB UNWRITTEN., .LAW
- I By Arthur Henry. " To those
1 who are familiar with the
. author's other works, "The
House In the Woods" and "An. Island
Cabin," this one will but demonstrate
the nearness of nature's heart and the
heart of man. Mr. Henry Is essentially
a wrlterof nature, ahd In the pulsing,
Throbbing passions of the human heart
he but tetlects-lhe cloaeosss -wtt-h-whlrh
"lie lives and sees every created thing.
-Llk hie nature books, he has walked
far out of the beaten paths In creating
or giving to the worjd -this Intensely
human study. One can see from the be
ginning that the writer has not in mind
a grand finale or a climax where all
rled snd live happy forever
after. In fact, hejwritesaBthnugh-tha
1WaVefyHttle to do with the Btory
nothing happens beeauee it-has to bring
about a certain result, snd the reader
has the Impression all the while that
the writer Is glvfng things Just aa he
aees thenvoccurrlng all around him and
is not very sure himself of the outcome.
. Gossip of Some Current Books
--This does not mean 4hat Mr. Henry-had
not nis story well In hand, for it Is one
of the most masterly criticisms on mod
ern society and social economics that
has ever been worked Into fiction.
Mr. Henry, leas to create a story than
Vto demonstrate a truth, has taken two
sets of people Karl Fischer, a simple,
- Ignorant German, and his wife Katrlna,
with their two daughters, Knvllne a'nd
- Thekla; iwho-rame -"tr IBeni Iate'Tn life,"
. end who learn the world In the little
-parks scattered through the tenement
districts of New York. The other set Is
the 8torr family. The.jlfe lines of these
two families first cross when the girls
of the two families touch elbows on
. the equal footing of a public school, and
the head of, the Storr famllv is the presi
dent of the bank where -Karl Fischer has
( deposited the savings- of himself and
wife for their two girls - The bank falls
jn sucn : a. perfectly natural way the
-reader la sure to- find Mr.- Storfe proto-
tances. . To Karl! FWher's
family
ft
means mlseey
wwt ami erliiio
to ihp
Storr's lust a little readjusting .f or4ni
-posltlon.-Oosslng and recrosslng - of
these various Uvea.; so runs the storv
but In no unusual way. -llrIianry. e
.i.fght'lb the . heart k-of-. things, euttlng
"deep, and .the only unusual uart of h
' whole ptoryt Ms .iheiaarlessneee wttb
4 which he haifilics society, and the' plain,
unvarnished truth which evervbodv wh.
has been permitted to walk with their
eyes open Knows Buti hesitates to speak,
5- The, writer takee life lust aa h.-ln.i.
It governed by the unwritten law of
rT.. nature rather than , by the pmeepts tnf
mn, ana witn worldly wisdom points
- pui inings ss iney exist, and not accord
" J; Ing to the sentimentality usually govern
( , in union wnicn , aims to preacn - a
moral.
Whea Lou Btorr -wanted to break the
' 1son Hands of her 'mother's soelsl code
- and do otnethlnar esrn her own living.
sh g'1 this, advice frm her wealthy
: and prosperous uncle; .It - Is the
fashion, Ixsu, t speak of honesty. In
r ustrr ' and thrift, suciesefui men
pea If Xrom tnj own experience In the
iioiuwg ui . ini convention in new
a, ttiat..tuB entertainment ef these
suffrage womcnris aiwaya -proved., a
uiiui tiieifiuxe-.li y .la acuuri
30 home to entertain the .speakers,
Tleaa proceed at unci To "aeon re a list
lafr-.flaceB where1 delctr (an aecure
board. 1 would find out placea where
they can simply take their room, and
others where- they can have room and!
oard. Please also prepare ror me at
once a male of prices Jn order that our
suffrage papers can advertise mem, in
prfler iliat piuiriidcetsjes.,can cortflennnd
with you and muke final arrangement
am; .-writing these, particulars -4
nt-Hcni!ybe thal illss Harriet
May-11 ills, chairman of your-loeal act
rangements committee for the nationals.
may write you also, but I think It wlaer
to come In touch. with you at once, aa
there will be no conflict of opinion be
tween Mlss-Mltls and myself., Very
cordially yours, '
.-cj - -rr-HJIXJU ai. mmwis.
'Corresponding Secretary."
MxaT Schcrerwlth JLthret.Qf the
workers for the aucceaa of this conven
tion, feels lhr-Ptrtlnd-xannot afford
to be less hospitable than New Orleans
or other cities where the conventions
have been entertained, and surely to of
Portland's elegant hemes will be gladly
thrown -opn to such distinguished
guests. - I-'. ' .., '';'
The convention also calls for rooms.
-tbat-myball8tedand by- addressing a
note to Mrs. K. M. 8che?err 84 8 Belmont
street, or1 calllng lier up by 'phone Kast
131. Bhe will have them visited by
some member of. the committee, and if
desirable, enraged for the convention.
Tne"lmpris1oa" these women' will "carry"
back with them will largely depend on
the sort or homes iney are enienainea
In,- and . whether-wre-Har -tn - sympathy
with the work or ftot, pride la our home
city-should -Make us anxious to give
of our best wniri it .win count so
largely for the city's credit.
H t
-
Clutj Movement of -
Far-Reaching Importance,
iJhajscompanyjngl let AerJbaxeen eent
if stale and indixiduaireeUientTcar-and-
In the general federaUon with the re- Clackamae taking precautions, however, I q,,,,, tor several years, and la a con
quest that It be given wide circulation to send the word ehead that they were r,but l0 oojmrcf Wany leading
. . - . 1 a. l i - I a a l m k a v m mr Kan a. V aaV aa ssi tf akrfSl f flA al m 111 . .
through the press and at club meetlnga.
The officers of the Oregon Federation
strongly imritr niwiLillift-ciube, , of : the.
ststerthst-they send as early as pos
slble their year books and such club In
formation, as they can collect to Mrs.
Wood. . No' movement has ever been In
stigated In the general federation of ao
great- Importance to the individual club.
, The queatlon is ftan-aakedt What
beneQt will we get by Joining the fed
eration T"- Thla letter answers the ques
tion: .-Totrwin ret anything you write
and ask for, provided every club does it
duty by eeodlng and giving as well as
aendlng and receiving.
J)ear. Madam President; I am
cure that you will be glad to learn that
a buroau of information has been eatab
Hshed by the 0nera4 Federation. Thla
action is the result of much- deliberation
on the part of the president and the
close relation between the "individual
clube. the r stateiederatlong anr the
General Federation.
it-will be tha aim ot tha bureatna
tht. le-o-4niei:eat-4ubwwar-This-
wUl -JncludestatiatlcB and generafcia?
formation. - It wilTbe the purpose of
the bureau to serve In every way pos-
llble-the besrihtefesti-or the federa-
tlon snd it's individual members.
-"When fully established the bureau
should "contain complete . flies of each
preach that , because they want good
clerks. But you will find these qualities
will not take you far in our times. You
must be more adroit than your rivals.
You will have to keep constant watch
of your pocketbook. and your honor. If
you escape the lusts of men and the
spite of women. If you are Bble-fo
force the world to use you snd ran
make1 your services profltableUlQyoiir-
if-tyjou wlirne honored and Bought
after. If yon fail. younilgbt better have
blown your brains out before yo.u be
gan. ' ' Or again, when Mr. Wheeler, the
modern philanthropist, asks Adams the
realist: "What do you think of our
charity organisations"" "I think," he
replies, -tne slums are gradually re
forming, them. i '
On the wholerthe book Is not a cheer-
ful story; It la too real, too Intense, too
drametic in its startling reality for
the reader who reads to be. amused, but
for the reader who can, be touched by
human suffering and inspired to see,
with human klndnese, the unwritten
laws of life 'end nature, it Is full of
purport and an unmistakable message.
It Is a book that might properly be
classed under sociology rather than fle-
tlon,A1L. s, Barnes ft Co. Price, $1.50.
"Enchantment" By Harold MAcGrath.
House tn the Mist." by Anna Katharine
Green. . "Mbtormanlacs," by Lloyd Os
bourne. These three books complete the
unique little series of five, called by the
puonsners in rocaetbook Series." No
better name could describe them for
they are neat, of vest pocket slse, easily
nanaiea,- and wnat all porketbooka of
the right sort should be. full of value
and worth. One can carry all five In' tha
traveling grip-; without' being conscious
of bulk or weight and yet have provided
for oneself many hours of della-htful
heading. No matter how Interesting along
story may be, it -loses much by being
read In snatches. In tha noise nf tha
waltlngroom or even In the lounging
places at summer' resorts." and for lust I
1 1. 7 i T. f M M . - . 7
this kind of ever-ready, always-conve-
nu'tit reaniiig tnatt.r th. fp.
series nas provided. J-i "
I has. been conceded that tlie true art
of story tolling belongs to the writer of
short atorjea. and It ttwould be hard to
ftnd-Tnnre1-nfflshed," finer polished . or
more sparkling storlns than are found In
tne three above- mentioned books. - Each
Is characteristic of the WTlter. and while
earn has some points at which they
touch merit, for Instance yet each Is
srrparate-and alone from the other In
plot and" motlf. Eachbook -takes its
namelfrbro the first story within Its
cover, and la somewhat an Index, lis the
style, of those that follow, but every
one Is fresh, new and most of them
worth more than the time It takes to
read them. "KnrhantmentV Is the first
of six whimsical little society adventures
done In Mr. MacOrath's inimitable style,
whtvh might easily suggest "The Man
In a Box" by their humorous and wholly
original situation's. ' . '
j"Th8 House in the Mist" Is said to be
considered, by' the' author" herself; One
of her very best pieces ft f prose work
LlkTaIl her ifork, it llof the blood.
an4 every club and federation; a record
of the work accomplished- by all clubs;
aTtd-aontnwes:-bibliographies sml su
gestlons for rlubwomenj ss well as In-
plr.fn I-
other-great orrarrtxattnni
The bureu--wllt hav i 4t a com.
IrtftH' f-ntuineii prf pared B7,r ex
pert, authorities, torether witn otner
helps for the Individual clubs.- Already
a largo number of atudy outlines are on
file' end at the dleposal of any ,-cluP-
worker making Application for them,
"Tb success or thta new venture de
nnHr tint alilna on tit effleleilOV of
(lltlge wna tlftVe thhiU.r m cnnr-B.
but also -upon the 'cooperation of each
clubwoman. - Partlcularly-do we ope foe
advice "andT assistance Trora..club'Uffl-
CitTtsv
Will you kindly give loTBls -matter
youf personal thought and attention T
Will you see that the. burea,u Is pro
vided, with a copyrbf ihe year book of
your club (and,-if sponsible, former year
books) ;j with any- study programs ' or
outlines 'which have been used In your
club with good results; with. Alhlstory
of "your club. If possible; also any
pamphlets issued 'by It; an account of
any-work Jindertaken; .and. In short,
everything ,of IntereHtTerardlg-4tt-
On the other Jand. will you aid the
movement' by Informing the members of
your, club that the bureau Is the servant
of each and every clubwoman In the
country, and urge upon them- the; im
mediate and continued uae or the .priv-
lieges andopportun!UeaJalToTded tbyUJ
"In tliiawayr-an- inia sione, can
we hope to see the tbureau of Informal'
ttnn become a real factor In the develop
ment -of one of the rreatgt rnoraLand
educational forces or modem limes, me
Geneml Federation of Women's, Clubs,
. "Falthf ully-vours. . , .'
"MART I. WOOD, Cbatrman.t.
nun
The Monday Club
Ooea to a Picnic in the"Rain4 i - -
The Monday History club proved Its
undaunted coursge when it carried Into
execution He plan for a plcnlo at Esta
cada last Monday. Amidst the rain. 20
hrnvo whmen boitrded an early morning
rrr ' .e-h- Tiot.t ' . IMseada
lllg aevari iwtwi a. - " w '-''-- T
greeted them wjth glowlngjtaee.'and wn-
duo'ied rihemTd that "KdsteTry, hiw grown
famous for pleasure hunters and storm
stayed picnickers. Here they found a
rosrlng flre'"on the' hearth which" was
calculated to make the warmest sun
hide hla face lnahame. " The delight
ful " coxlness "of 20 women gathered
around an open fire far from the haunts
of man and free from crowding care no
pen hae power to describe Ih atorma
could beat and the wlndows-ratUer-but
it nlv served ae a merry accompani
ment to the cheery v'oicee "ofthe Jollyl
women. - .
Not even the picnic basket was. In
evidence, but a moat elaborate -dinner
waa served in the dinine; room, to which
the Monday History -dub" did fun jus-
v.,ntW KrAiiffht -th njirtv hnrk
to Portland neitheraggledtairedrkD2WlQli-:
a
nr-
dered for the occasion!
Mary CrCr Bradford"
Colorado, one ot the speakers at the
Portlnnil rf the National
American Woman Suffrage association.
Is one of the beet known women of the
west. Not only la she knowq aa a lead
ing club - woman, but her reputation 1
curdling order, but ranking much higher
than some of her more elaborate stories,
as It is neither overdone or lacking In
force; having more of the human and
less of the professional writer In Its con
struction. It Is the principal story of
the book, though the otnerbeRuby d n.
and Caldron," Is a close second74,M,i1r1V ?.
,.,. command of his lmperlt
The Motormanlac" almost eXDlaina
Itself by title and contains four bright,
up-to-date Httle-!p,aode8"-dealing more
or lesa with the motorman!aofJth day.
It la full of rare humor and each of the
four stories may be conaldered beat as
they happen to touch nearest home to
the reader. Mr. Osboume'e style 1b fin
ished and his work shows the experienced
writer, who. leaves nothing crude -or-un-flnlshed,
but i arrles the threaoT'ornls"
etory with him. In several works he
collaborated with Robert 'Louie Steven
eon, and all of his later work bears-the
mark of distinct genius. Thla series of
books promised to represent three" dis
tinct phsses of American fiction ad
venture, mystery snd hufrior and no
three-authors could have- been selected
to represent It better, as they are type's
and first-class ones of these three
classes of romance- writers, hence the
publishers .Jiave-been enabled to keep
their promise and give representative
stories. Bobbs, Merrill eV Co. Price fl
each. ' -'. '
"Mlrabeau and the French Revolu
tion." Vnder the above. JHle the . Hon.
Charlee F. Warwick has written a his
torical study of that period ;of the
Frenfh, revolution with which Mirabeau
was immediately concerned and ' , of
which he was one of the chief figures.
Mr.' Warwick considers the French rev
olution In its csuses and In its relation
to tha people snd the nobles. He has
two brilliant chapters upon Jxmls XIV,
Louis XV. Louis XVI snd Marie An
toinette and another touching upon the
American revolution and Franklin at
the French court. Mlrabenu himself he
sketches In'hls anceatry younger, daya
. i t ll.KI . . V. I
and manhood, dwelling upon his educa-
qn an "f'l. ttl lantiial onH mo
qualities, and on his trelatrona to tha
figures of his day.- His book 'as a Whole
gives a most unhtun-acc'ount 'of the rev
olution and. of Its, far-reaching Influence
upon French Ufe7and thought. and the
future of France -,asgjiatkn. J
Llppincott company..
"The Golden Flood." By Edwin Le
fevre. It adds an Indefinable twang to
the Interest of a story to know that Its
characters are drawn more or-leaa from
well-known people. Disraeli took ad
vantage of this fact In at least one in
stance; and Mrs. Humphry Ward, has
profited by It, too. Mr. Lefevre's latest
story. "The Golden Flood," wlJJ acquire
an added Interest when the - reader
knows that the captains of finance con
cerned - In 1 the- story are Well-known
Well street figures. of our times; whont
Mr. Leevre In his position aa financial
editor of the New ork Globe has had a
Chance to meet personally -and fo ob
Serve closely. Mr. Lefevre rives no
authority . for the following Identifica
tions, but a key to the characters might
- V '.'-' -' ''-.' , -.- - - -
Tjs- 'j
Rev. AntoinetteBrovm-BlackwelL
as a platform speaker and as an orator
extends - to the boundaries of woman's
work in -this ' country.-. Borne -of, , her
best wrk has beendone- tn-4he-eausa
of suffrage, and her speeches at the'
netlonal- suffrage conventions end on
other platforms on xhls-subee4-tuv
heenJicardaja ajplftuutfl hy lhO.ua-
amla. ; .::'...;.' "'.'C" ' .: v;
Forl4ha- 'paat two years Mrs. Brad
ford has been president of the Colo
rado State Federation : of Woman's
Cluba. and her administration has been
marked by , the utmost loyalty on the
iartojrjhe cub jome
pronounced progress In the state work.
She has' just finished a term of two
years as county superintendent of
schools for Adams county, snd her fine
business ability, coupled with her wide
knowledge, have combined to make her
Incumbency a moat eucceasful one.
OB the staff Of the
ProaicauB. pi xnm urn,. .nc.uu...g Mr
son's and AlnsW's mftgaslnesjUiePiau.
adelpnia Progress and tbe Brooklyn
Eagle.'.. : . : ' '
No more popular .loader has ever
lived In Colorado than Mrs. Bradford.
She Is an ideal presldlng Officer po
only because of her unquestioned abil
ity as- a- parllnmeTrtarlan, " but - alwr n
account of the very happy faculty
which she possesses for saying Just the
right thlngatthe right time. Jn.Jser
clever little lntrodutcory speeches- eJ
waya, bright and original and. tltnely
she never falls to put both speaker and
audience thotpughty-en -rapport. J
Mrs. Bradford has recently added to
her other lines of Work that of national
organizer of the Business Woman's Na
tions! les rue. - "" ......
Wherever Mre. Bradford a name Is
and -successful work. AS-8, speaker-she
ranks " wTthnhe small croup- of - women
who have won national fame; ee an
orgahlaerJiecUviB"Wmyla
Wiarked; her aklll as a parliamentarian
Is known" In" many atates. ' 1 -''
.i: h Ht k , ,-
Interesting Nolea-
From W. C- T. tl. Sources.-
These are ' busy daye for the state
W. C. T. U. The conferencee held In
charge of the state have been, moat
profitable and interesting. In
be found by the following suggestions,
that Klchsrd Dawson, the banker to
whom young Orlnnell goes wltH hla" de
posits of millions of gold, has a pro
totype In James R. Stlllman; the Mel
Ions are supposed to correspond to the
Rockefellers, and Isaao Hersor is. In all
probability, Jacob Schlff. McClure, Phil
lips & Co. Price 1 60.
"Charles the Chauffeur" By 8. E.
Riser. This Is a crisp little sketch, al
most as . swift as the auto Charles
dale at the
perlous, dashing
Jroung mlatressTMrs. Thurlow,a widow
of-the most fetching kind. Her -chief
amusement lstto have Charles "sbawf
Ing" for her. - Charles' - specialty Is
shaving the buttons off . the coats of
pedestrians without taking their lives.
Charles, who has an exalted opinion of
his own ability in several directions
and.aa-ovarpojuerlng desl
society," makes the story of the book
by reciting his own adventures from
day to day. Confident that his. wealthy
employer Is his for the asking, pi Ids
has Its usual fall In the end land this
time "Charles remark:. "HLyou know
anybody that wants a good shawfer. I
know ot one who's lookln' for a Job."."
Almost every .page tells some part of
tho chauffeur and Mrs. Thurlow's 'ex
perience by richly humorous Illustra
tions and which, though perhaps some
what exaggerated, tell many an experi
ence of real life with this newest
method of swift and rapid transit The
book sparkles with wit, and while neU
ther deep nor of any literary preten
sions! Is quite worth, reading for the
hour of- fun and merry -diversion it must
give anyone wha has never had his
breath snatched from him while fimei
body's chauffeur whirled his mistress'
auto unheralded around a corner. - The
book is very neatly and prettily bound.
Ford-Stokes Co. Price tl.
"The Mandarin's Fan" ' By Fergue
Hume. Aa one might Imagine from the
title, this Is an exciting story of Chi
nese Intrigue, In which -a lost fan be'
longing to. a Chinese nobleman plays a
conspicuous parti. About this fan hangs
a mystery -whlota gradually enfolds
Itself, but not until many . thrilling
""M mil ailvtntMrte are enn9tnfl eni
many - characters are Introduced, any
one of which may. or may not. be In
possession of the fan. ' Through a
labyrinth of -.excellent plot -4 he- author
carries Tits principals., giving them ae-
ptsble entertainment- In a very nnus'
ual and unique story. Two interesting
Chinamen make conspicuous figures 1n
tna book. Lung Yu and Hwel, though
being enemies worship the ssme god,
Kwang Ho.- Both are hunting for tho
same fan and the agreement, according
to Kwang Hof la that each one alter
nate days Is allowed to get tha fan.
Ting Yu rewards tke -one. that returns
tha fan with great wealth, while flwel
rewards with i. death, and., uaon this
agreement hangs the story. The author
always at his best In a complex tsngle,
never did" better In .reaching thrilling
situations or telling climaxes than In
this story, Tha characters ars not all
Chinamen, as. some very "worthy and
smuslng English people figure In It
end the scenes are laid in London,
though the entire etory: is highly col
ored with Chinese effect The book la
on May' 1 one pleasing feature of the
arrangements was the appearanoe of
flower rrl-wlthr their beautiful bou-,-(
mnA MMa vtrTvhirt: a shower
ToTTroSel'Tm tm the auuiente.
A dinner p"i
aiad atueatat given by Mra Brown, state
corresponding secretary, ana Mrs. m:
M. Blaln. local president, was a fitting
close to a very pleasant conference.
In V Portland the attendance at .the
eonference- was- greatly lessened by- the
Inclement weather. Mrs. Whltesldes.
county president f Mrs. Hard and Mias
Gotahall met the official party at the
train: 11 Mujnornjjrotmty W. & Tt' U;
waa flfeHboateaa-at this point.
"rtie- Bunday m eetlti g r wcre"w ell" a
tended." Mrs. Btevena and Anna Gor
don took the train for Seattle, Monday
evening, but will return to Oregon, meet
ing the- state prealdent at La Grande
for the- fourth af the, conferences.
- The official trip tUroagh the state lias
created much enthusiasm and seal.
Jackson county, which was not In active
work as a - county last year, Jaagaln
thoroughly alive. New officers were
elected as follows: , Mrs;. 13. K. liydo,
prealdent, Ashland; : Mrs.' Mary Allen,
corresponding ae-cretary, Ashland; Mrs,
Hoaklns, recording secretary. Gold HHU
Mrs. Anna -Hammond, treasurer, Med-
ford. . . ' J
All along the line protests TiSve gone
out against the saloons near the en
trance tp it he fair grounds.
The. exhibit of the national 1a being
Installed thla week. Mre. L. H. Addfc
ton is general manager, of the exhibit.
sUted by other state officers.
A-very flourishing If oung 1 Woman's
tmloft-ls located "kl Grants Pass, large
numerically and full of'""ehergy and
push. -. . - . -'.".-.,-'- -.- :
r . - . t;v --. i n ; '
Physical Cultur Club
To live In the country - and be a
farmer's wife doesn't any longer mean
to be excluded from social enjoyment
or.mental and physical culture. One of
the brightest clubs In tha, state Is the
Hasalla Physical Culture club, on the
banks ofhe'ual.atinJTJis .Prealdejlt )t I
Mrs. Charles - Wanker, - better -"known.
perhaps, to the school boys and girla of
Portland as Maud Walling, for as -a
girl not so - long ago, either she ' re
ceived her education in Portland, and, al
Iter brlllliriratlirnmenis in the school
room have now been brought to make
the Ideal farmer's home. The club' of
Is- meets at the home of . the preal-4
dent every -Saturday afternoon. Mrs.
Wenker-herself trains the class in club
swinging, she having been an expert In
that line when a schoolgirl; Mra. Bar
ton teaches the phystcar-trulture drills
ami is an adept- in the- artwhlleMle
Flurenee--Haye makes a decided success
In the dumbbell work. , At nook in Mr.
Wanker's spacious barn Is set apart as
a gymnasium and is well equipped with
rlnrs, -bars and every appliance for good
workvbut the ambitions of the club-4a
fast outgrowing the accommodations of
the barn and a gymnasium of Its own
1sne of thllut i jtoslbllitlei lit; th
near future.
Ids certainly - a -promislng--jslraT
when young women tnus taae tne irain
t At tHolr aehnnt ilsva Into their eun--f
try life; -this bide fair to soon destroy
the humdrum- and wonotony ' lt the
. ..i i
proverbial farm life. .-
Thuraday Afternoon
ulr-ofrPendletonr"
The Thureday Afternoon club gveti
"Colonial High Tea" on Tnureaay even
Inr at the residence of Mrs. Minnie
Stlllman. The affair was In celebration
Albftoyi-ofhewerthrannlverBary of the club,
Handsomely bound O, W. Dillingham
company.. Price $1.16. .
Literary .Notes.
Mav It Is the date set by the Mac-
mlllan company for the publication of
Jack London's new story. "The Game;"
The volume will be enriched with full
Dare elates in color, also with msny
drawings In the text and decorations, h
It will be brought out in specially at
tractive forni.
VThe Little Hills." by Nancy Huston
Banks, is -announced by the same com
pany for Juno 10. Thg-tttle refers te
the little hills of every dsy life which
we all find bard to climb Iathis story
the hills are not higher than usual, but
they are jnany and steep; the highest
that-coma w ithin the range of the sim
ple lives described. ' .
"'. "". Magazines. - -
In the decorative scheme of the new
ranitnl Ilarrlsbursr.-Pa.Miss-Violet
ot tUrhloaKigy rrPBjvgd a commission for H
decorative panels, forming .a rriese oi
herofo' slse for the receptiqn room of
the arovernor of Pennsylvania. Six
panels are now complete and these have
won for the artist a special gold, medal
from tho Pennsylvania Academy of Fine
Artsf The June-Century will contain an
account -of the work and its recognition
by Harrlaon MOrrls, managing direc
tor of the Pennsylvania Acaaemy oi
Fine Arts, with reproductions of aome
of the panels.
Another very Interesting feature or
thla number will be Thomas M. Semmes'
"A Pupll'a Recollectlone of Stonewall
Jackson," dealing with theJncldenta of
the greet general's 10 year at the Vir
ginia Military Institute. Many new and
interesting sidelights on "the civil war
are prominent, in thla number in aev
eral different articles, among them be
int: -What a Boy Saw of the Civil War,'
by Rev. Lelghton Parks, with glimpses
of Robert B. Lee; a curious and surpris
ing article on "Boys in the Xlnloij
Army." and "Recollectlone of Jubal
Early," by "One who followed him.".
FQUAL SUFFRAGE
SOCIETY'S MEETING
The-Ore-go-Equar Suffrage .oclety
met- yesterday afternoon In Mre. nai-l
roryypaHoraTeecoraTIBr foniTfimer
reported that an xne targe
decorate their windows ltttha club
jolors yellow during the. convention
About 400 rooms have been sscured for
those who will attend-the conventions,
Soms of the state societies have asked
the privilege of entertaining apeakers
from their home ststes. 1
t Several vlaltors, . among them Mlee
R. C. Ring, president,, and Mrs. William
Otllman. treasurer, . of the Montavllla
Equal Suffrage club, were preaent. The
auto organiser. Miss Chase, wrote that
many new clubs had been found In
eastern Oregon and the- banner one was
at -Hood River. -" '- ----
"1 Thank the fcordl"
crled Hanpah Plant, of Little Rock,
Ark , "for the relief I ,got from Burk
len's Arnica Halve. It cured my fearful
running sores, which nothing else would
heal, snd from which I had suffered for
i years." It la a marvelous heeler for
cuts, burns snd wounds. Guaranteed
at Red Cross Pharmacy, Sixth and Oak
streets, on the way to the poetofflce.
15c, .... , .- "f---.-
and 'wee one of the most delightful
evente of its history. Tha ladles were
an beccrolngly atnre4IriTcotontar
0iaere4balr-o.ya-WeR ime mak
ing a charmlnr picture aroundthe ban-
quet beard. Mistress Maude Beaea
Halley as toaatmlstress was ehsrmlng.
Every to'sst on the program, many of
which weretn humorous vein, wss ex-
nent eenucarda "we--7nlnla
tures of colonial "dames er gentlemen
done In water colore and were very
beautiful. ' , , .
After the.banquet-lhe-Vlrgla'a
anil-inlnuet-were - danced, and -during
the evening an orchestra played softly
the tunes sung by our .grandmothers.
Following are the program and menu:
"Race- SutcldeT. .". T. O. Halley
Thipk of yonc-forerathera! Thtnk
of -your" posterity! J. Q. Adams'
speech at Plymouth' Rock. . : ' .
"Old Time Song". ,".,i.....;i .. i .-. .."..
.... rr..-. -.Mistress Mary-Jane Ine
"Hit the Trail".. ...,..i.lJ;.-Pn--Smythe
. "Westward he-!-1
- Westward ho." ' ','.'' """V ' r "
"Flying afachtnes". Fred Lockley
Wlsdont Is ofttmeV nearer; when we
stoop - . -. . )
Than - w jien. we soar.'-' Wordsworth.:
Recitation An original "poem. . . 7. . r. '
'.j ,i Bert Huffman
Club song Mistress Elisabeth' pickeon
Dr. Oaler.. Prealdent C-KiUrench
"Shan We"Be Osleriiedr
"Our Teddv". .... ..Judge James A. Fee
"One of the WW immortal name
That were born to die." Halleck.
- Time bids begone."- Shakeepearew -.
MKNV7- TT"." .....I...
.Boston Porker. '
Puritan" Potatoes. Indian Maine.
Baltimore rickl
ymouth Rock Pastry.
ireiand Biscuiti.
Priscllla Preeerves. New Jersey Butter.
Frosen Delawsre pudding:.
. , . Washington Pound Cake.
, . -: . Colony Coffee. . -v
MIstress'Maude Beach Halley Toast-
mistress.
Mdihe-Wer.fct(ta, (h .gp,,,,
..and magistrate also
Graced the ccene with their presence
" snd -'-- -- - . - - v
Stood like the la wy and. jyf1'""
"Ye Olden Times
....... t xi j iwu
T . 11 V-iIwam T n .
And steo1 by step since time began, .
t see"The steady" gain of man, . -
For still tha new-tranacends the old -,
In signs end tokens manifold.
--gamier--j
''George Washlngto
. J udge A, 8: JiOwell
"I am not a Virginian, but an-Amen-
-Patrick Henry.
"The -Simple IA1 e"s i-rv ; -r. Dr.: J. Smith
"And ruetle-llfe and poverty -Grow
beaut'ful beneath trs touch.
i : Campbell!
K
American "Ten Women
KoIdZAjonulOIeetinc.
3rfrT: 1 ' J . i " : Vfrrtf
fu"i American rtn nomtii waa
held 4fl-Wash4ngton.rl"trlet -of Oohtnff
bla. last: week. The report of the his
torlan wae especially Interesting, ae it
told bouu bat -many of the memtrere
were dolnr, ana eume UTjinemosi.
emlhenrwriters. arrlsts "snd lecturers in
the Tutted gtetes are "members tif Uie
organisation. It goes without saying that
Ins to.
The headquarters of the organisation
le-tn-Waahlngton, but It is national In
character, but no woman is eligible for
"THE OAKS" TO BE
OPENED TUESDAY
Portland's New Amusement Re
sort Said to Be,VVithout-a2-:
"Rival In the World.
ST OF ATTRACTIONS
APPEALS TO. ALL TASTES
Manager Friedlander Promises
There Will Be Nothing on
Island but theBestr-iH
After nearly two years of preparation
Portland a greas .amusement bhwiiiu..
Is ready. The opening day has been set
for next Tuesday afternoon. An army
of several-hundred workmen, artists. and
artisans-have been -constantly - working
for II months snd now there Is noth
ing outside of Dreamland at Coney Is
land In New York to compare with "The
Oaka." The Island la charmingly altu-
ated, : neauiiruiiy lata . oui, ana hh
host of clean, letrltlmate and most In
terestlng amusement features all ready
to offer. .- , v
"Tlie Oaks" covers the entire lelarfd
and a large tract adjoining; "Which, makea
It aa extensive as sny similar place in
the country. But they all lack the
beauty of "The Oaka' " aurroundlngs.
An amusement mansger, whether he
caters ,to tho Indoor or the outdoor pa
trons, must give attractions of an edl
t vine- character. Thts is what the Ore
gon Water Power Railway company
proposes doing at "The oaas." it win
be run on a thoroughly high-class and
respectable basis. Good, clean, whole
some amusements will predominate, so
that mothers need have no hesitancy In
allowing their little onee to gojlhero.
Urt. n,;tnV Mn-UL w,ihJ,l
""?" rv:.".
tltwr glren Manaiei Filedlandei, ' tlie
railway company will surprise me pun
llo In many- ways, as "The Oaka" . has
already many ..beautify L and desirable
features that go toward making a com
plete park and sum.mer resort, One car
fare from any psrt of the city takee the
person directly to- the vmaln entrance.
Aft the car llnee Issue a trantfrer, and It
takes but 11 minutes to reach "The
Oaks. 7 An admission fee of but H
cents will be oharged, and children urn
der 12 are Admitted tor a nickel.
Slgnor DTrbano's Royal Italian band,
wthlxh V, Ik, ranntatlnn A ielnv nm
of the most artlatlo In the country, wnlll
furnish splendid programa afternoons
and evenings. The band Is Composed of
soloists, some of them of note, who will
be received , with great enthuslssm,
lyt'rbano ie 'a master protrram-maker,
and will combine popular with, claaslo
music on . every occasion.
.Among the largest attractions. Is. thi
ehutesx bollt on a wonderland scale,
and said to be the highest In America.
There la the anystlo mase, the laughing
gallery, the bumps, (the first west of
membership who is not employed for
pay ss ltherjwrlterLsrJt,JJxJactureer--Two-brniiant
programs are given eacta-'-
'-x h?m bert-canUng often ffnrti
iTTflst'HneeL'. lQ..cuiiIriIute-t-4t- enter- '
talnment. The annual bualnela naeetlnr,1 -
when offlcere srt .eUotedLand. members
admitted, Is held In May. At the last .
meeting, MSy 1, Mra. Susie Root Rhodes,
better known as Tousley Streator. a '.. .
wrlter-of apeclet-Brttcles," was elected
prealdent. ' Miss Lucy Clair Atkinson - -of
Richmond, Virginia. : Mrs.' Harriet .-.
ILa.ydgJUElallL.tnf. Philadelphia end tiUrz
Surah AJivana ot Portland "were -elected -members.
' ... . ,- -i -. . -
The Voting Strength ; ' : - ' r ?",f-'v
Of the National Suffrage1 Convention. -: -
he-WfdetI4Tlihksafi6rt
land convention have beeo sent out to
the various auxiliary . state societies.
It may lntereat our readers to know
to how many delegates the states are "
"entitled. There are eight general 'off I- '
cere and seven chairmen of standing.'
committees. Alabama la. entitled to S
delegates, Artsona to J. California to '.
14, Coloardo to 8, Connecticut to S, Del- -aware
to S, the Platrjct of Columbia -to
, Georgia. t I, Illinois to , lows ta-
14. Kansas to 12,'Kentucky to 7, Iou
islana to 1. Maine to B.- Marylnnd to l
Massachusetts to It, j Michigan to 4. , "
Minnesota to S," Missouri to 4, Nebraska
to- 14, New Hampshire to 9. New Jer-
sty to , New York to 30. Ohio to 10,
Oklahoma and Indian, Terlrtory to a,
Oregon .--Penneyvanla to- tlRhodej;
laland'tol, "Bouth Dakota to 'j. "fexaa
to , Ctah to 4, Vermont to 4, Washing
ton -to 1. West Virginia -to 4, .Wisconsin -to
I. and the Frlenda' E. R. A. to 4. Jn :
each ase this number Includes the
state president end the state member j
of the national executive committee
w J"
t t at - .. :
A Statement Not .. .
Bornt Out by Fact ' I
After defeating woman suffrage, the
r.iifnrnin iiiir passed a bill
wife' liable for debts Incurred (by her
husband) for the necessaries ol life.'1
Liquor and tobacco have sometimes.'
been pronounced, necessaries by the
rourts. Th, "Anils" open say that .17
women were eiiywea to- vote, th-
would lose, the -legal privileges that " "
they now- have each ae exemption of r
their; separate property from liability
for their husband's debts. But no suclici.
change in the law-is -Tmortcdffoin
Wyoming, after 8 years of equal auf-
I rrage; ana juage jsen .tnasey qi-tne .--r
Denver -Juvenile court Bays that Colo.
rado has- the best lawe for-the proter
4 thm-ofr wotnwn.'TrhndTetr anftT'tne home.
or any atate in the union; and that m
Ma oplntonlb.la.Js due to woman suf
ifrege., - - ,
;, Uvli'-tty-: --
The Denver Club c- - - I -
Cclebratea Eleventh Birthday
TTIt WOmarnTclub of "ehver Tia" JusiT
celebrated Ui lllh -anniversary, Tlie
large auditorium In the clubhouse was
f Hied- wHh--frt-mdrtmeOTttQTI.'The "
ceieorauon was a novel one ana con
slsted principally-of birthday- present"
riven bydifferent members. Tivo boxes:
PCllJ5h ajrureadded.riu, .tue-travaliu
library; a committee presented a. hand-.
-iroTh-inTSlT-naTIrThe
clubhouse; the Colorado state federa- -tton
announced Its Intention to buy two .
of the club's building bondu, and nearly,
a dosen members who had bonds pre
sented them., principal and interest, to
the club.-- - - , 7-
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New Tork),-whlch It Is said to be the
king of funmakers and promises to
create aTaenaatlon; the Harge dancing
pavilion, with a- splendid" dsnce orches
tra; an Immense bathhouse of 1&1
bathrooms under way, and numerous
other amusement features that will ap
peal to young and tld. At night the .
Immense grounds, lighted with ; thou
sands of electrio bulbs, will present a
moat' picturesque appearance. Boate arid
all sorts of water craft can land at tho
main landing, and automobiles will be
given special care. A large garage has .
been provided for.'
A fine feature Is the Oaks tavern,
that will prove more thaija surprise to
the" public It Is charmingly "situated. Iron-tha
-Willamette, and wltt be Ttnder-"
the- direction of August Cann i of iK(wLl
York. Kverythlng will be served of tlte
best. The -railway -company will give
particular attention to the car service.
Portland has long felt ' the need of a"
summer amusement like "The Oaks,"'
and that It will draw tremendous crowds
Is already an aasured fact.
Mr, Shaw's Treasury Btlquette... ...T "v
From the New York Sun.
A treasury department circular has
been Issued containing Instructions tn
employes of the depsrtment aa to thn 1 .
proper, formulss to use In sddresslng
offlelal-eommunlratlons -to publlo tTt-"
cers. Here are Uia first four formulas
on tha list: ..
The president. -
The honorable the secretary of the,u
tressury. .-
. The speaker o the -house.
The president of the senate.
The -circular is signed by Leslie M.
Shaw.
FAT FOLKS
-267 lbs
180 lbs.
MM. iv' wuxiaMa, saa ICIIleett -Mew :-Usrrsii
taew yrk. -
tost la weight .97 pottada -.
Xjost la boat ........... g Inches
Xjqst la waist, .10 laohee
X,Mt ta hips .. ............ an inches
This picture fires yon ss lort-ef ntf appear-,1 -sne
before sod sfter mr rednetloa hr u
Bnree. Mr fcealth Is perfeet. ,1 anrr njor4 .
settee hIU 4n my life, not s wrtskle ts he
seem Wby earry -yosr Mh loniw
tailsf 1 at hpsilt i
CM. TZWKXM STOOXTOJT,.
, Sberldan, Or. test 69 pouada.
-tam. j. . liowv,
DiUti, Or. Lost as pooada...
- Pr. gnyeer evarsnteea kls treatment te hk '
perfectly harsolese Ib every psrucnlsr. Ma -seratae,
se starving, iw eetentlon from hnal.
wetw.,ae wrinkiee nr dlaentnfbrta nr. - Snr-r '
Nas baen s speelallit Is the aoeeessral treat,
meat of eheslty for the paat fa ysars. and hs t
the snanallSed, enitnraement of the ategtl
femlty. A booklet Ulllng, ,sll .sboat Jt,. tMwr-t
w nis ioa7., j -
0. W. Pr SNYDER, M. D. '
! afarqnam ldg. Sixth and Morriaoav
srev-w, roruau, vregea. , - i
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