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THE OREGON SUNDAY TOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16.' 1906.
'A
Stop Now and Then
And Slse Things Up.
Ws wish evsry reader ' of
this de
partment indeed, every woman, every
uoo urawD oy Margaret comer li ra
il am and just published by the Morgan
tihepard company ot Mew York, entitled
"Gifts and Giving." She baa taken for
her text the earing- of a irieml. "It la
an excellent thing; to atop now and then
and elie thlnsa un." And rlaht well
Mrs.. Graham ha managed to slae -up
the conditions of glfte and giving-, and,
though aha calls It "a sermon for all
seasons,", one need but go Into any of
our Urge ' stores between now anLH
Christmas to appreciate how apropos it
is at this time.
She says .. quite, truthfully: 1 "The
mind of the most logical thinker goes
j so - easily from - one point to another
for progress. Ons Innocent, even com
'.. mendablo,. action In our -modern' life
loads ao naturally to another apparently
Innocent or commendable that before we
- are aware we are Involved, by what we
bopelea complexity. These have grown
up about all our Institutions, religious
and secular.- In some cases they have
. totally obsaured . the original Intent.
About no 'one observance have. they
: multiplied mora' dangerously than about
Y Christmas. ' . .,. ,
"V "Just why humanity should agree upon
en season, or a day.' for being kind Is
. pest finding out," It Is an accretion of
the ages. Will' the receiver . accept as
a symbol of our . feelings toward htm
this token of our heartfelt desire for
- Ills perpetual happiness and prosperity?
If eno never loses sight of this' desire,
no matter how little or how much he
gives, be Is sure to have a merry
Christmas.' And why not have a merry
Christmas T Sickness and death may
prevent ltftut nothing else should.
-jn men orwomsn wno says coari
sordid things about 'annual swaps' says
' ,them from a ana and sordid soul.
- Those who give-gifts because they- are
A 'expected would - do Veil to examine
themselves rigorously lest they be found
to cherish soma sordid expectation ot
their own. . The key to moat of the
evils- we notice In our neighbors may
, be found In ourselves. Never under any
' circumstances send a present merely In
exchange for one. This rule carefully
carried out would rob Christmas ot Its
commercial aspect and restore it to Its
rightful place , at . once. , Allow your
neighbor the ' cheerful experience ' of
'-ending;- you a gift without humiliating
her by . thought of Teturn. Presumably
she wanted to make you harpy, and, in
t ao doing found her own delights Do her
the honor of thinking so, at least." .
i And here the. author says perhaps
'.the truest thing In the whole of her
- attractive brochure: ' "If Christmas .is
commercial, women are largely to blame.
.. Men and children are guiltless. There
Is an unsullied simplicity In men In
this respect. : Of course, it Is your duty
and mine to give wisely flannel petti
coats to the poor; coarse things to those
Who hare nerar had fine in all their
commonplace, stunted lives; and fine
things to those who are surfefrted with
' fineness. "Of course. lnereCaom-Tnon-sense
side to It. Certainly ft la
, foolish to east pearls before swine,- Urj
, give to the unappreeiative. , But never
i'lose Sight 'of the fact that the object
In giving Je, to make others happy. It
1 1 well -hewe-a. care lest we empha-
tee-ey-"r- gift the hard- part-of life
' instead of allaying it." - - .
Mrs. Ore ham strongly .condemns, as
.everyone else should, the suppression of
-Christmas, end says: "Generally any
effort to . suppress Christmas springs
either ' from selfishness or laslneas.
There t always somebody to be made
more cheerful, and there Is nearly at
ways a . way- of doing It. There has
"grown up among us tod much of the
philanthropic Idea In connection with
: the holiday festival. People need joy
ejulte as much as they need clothing.
Borne of them need It far more."
'; The author devotes the last few pages
" of her book to the art of receiving as
' well as of giving, which she thinks ts
quite as Important; and our advice, add
ed to the many good things ws have
-quoted, is to get the book and ponder
well every word ot it, and you will get
In Joy the Tf cents It coats. If you don't
profit fourfold by .Its helpful advice,
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' Mrs. Decker's Report ;-;
From Conventions Visited.,. !
'"' Msny letters have been reoelved ask-1
. ing for reports of federation onven-
tlons Just visited. It would of course
be Impossible to give detailed accounts
. of the state meetings, but a word about
each may bo of interest. A fine fea
turo of the program of the Indiana con
vention was the address of the attorney
general of the state, also the Industrial
Inspector and . the superintendent of
public instruction. , " Ths figures and
".facts presented by them were llluml
Dating as regards conditions and neces
sities In that great stats and will be,
without doubt, a basis of work, for the
federation. The social function In Indi
ana was unique and most enjoyable.- A
high tea, for delegates : and visitors,
which meant, a delicious supper, In the
. great drawing-rooms of Mrs. Ball; then
" all remained and the evening session of
the convention was held, the entertaining
: clubs and townspeople coming for ths
latter. -:. '
i - Illinois of course wss big and grand
. In beautiful Mandel hall. Svarybody Is
at horns Immediately at a meeting n
Illinois. The finest and 'distinctive fea
.',' turo was the reception at the Art insti
tute with "personally conducted''' tours
through ths galleries by noted artists, a
wonderful opportunity for many.. Some
times It is dreary to ell on the stage
'' but Mrs. Frake even Invested that lth
an- "a.t home" atraosphsre. As, for the
- addresses, perhaps the women of 1111
' nols are not the emarteit -women In the
world, but they set a fine standard. '
, t From. Chicago to Park City, Utah! A
long trip, delayed by . the billiard and
only arriving in time for the meeting,
through the timely assltance of. a
' "federated" husband - from , Halt ' Lake,
' who was providentially sa fellow pas.
enger. Splendid vigor and courage
have ths Utah -women, one of their nota
ble achievements being ths establish
ment of a home for friendless boys
called "Carton Crest Farm," where agri
culture and trades will be taught In!
j
I &
MraC W; A. Johnston, member of the
" Board of; Directors of the' General
Federation of Women's Clubs.!
a solid phalanx, too. the Utah federa
tion has stood back of Judge Brown, and
his Juvenile court work. The general
federation art gallery was enjoyed by
all at the meeting and Its next destina
tion was a city which Is 14 miles from
the railroad. -It was warming to the
"cockles of one's heart" to think of
those SO originals, and the-pleasure fYfd
profit they will bring to remote towns.
,TTnrm'tJta5ldlHaTrtrful Boise, Idaho,
our llrst-born and only new state reaere
tlon during the past two years. .No
weak and sickly child .that, but strong
and sturdy with red blood in her veins,
witness to thaffaet being that the new
work proposed, the loan scholarship, re
ceived subscriptions.- nearly ssuo in
It minutes of time. Borne of the mem
bers attending the convention came 600
miles for that purpose. The report of
the chairman of the legislative commit
tee in this convention was one of the
best -ever heard, and it would be good
reading for tha Bulletin. The meeting
were held Jn the Carnegie library build
ing, which was erected through the ef
forts of the famous Columbian club of
Boise. . .. -. - -. -
Then to Portland, Oregon.'- Very ap
propriately tbla convention held its ses
sions In a woman's building, ' the fine
stons structure, . headquarters of; . the
Women of Woodcraft." - A friend wrote
before ths Journey that one need not
look for enthusiasm in - Portland, be
cause it was necessary to be , "made In
Oregon" If one expected welcome In the
Rose City. It' was' therefore a delight
ful surprise to be ' received with open
arms, to -see how any possible reserve
melted away until even the western-
ostTroffi(rnwou1aaTWtrsfld."MTsV
Evans, the "newly elected member of the
general federation board, la president of
uregon. a tine, just presiding officer, an
Indefatigable worker with a dauntless
spirit. -' Mny T'lana were made for new
work, loan scholarships. . civic , work,
which 'is much needed In Oregon. rS-nd
which would give such bountiful reward.
Rarely has a state such advantage of
climate and'- natural beauty, the only
needs being public spirit snd love of the
work. - An evening banquet for 100 was
ths social feature and the exquisite plo
ture of the blg- white hall with- its
decorations of autumn leaves and pink
roses will be long remembered. One un
Usual happening In this convention was
the presence of perhaps 100 men at the
evening meeting, whioh was held In s
fine church. A most Interesting close to
tha three days was the visit to the
Neighborhood house, .really a heme and
Industrial school, eonduntad h tha
Council of Jewish Women.
After Portland, fonr nfe-hta
sleepers, trains five hours late, several
time no diner, and trunks, lost! but
every bit of It worth while!
.-.BAR AH 8. PLATT DECKER.
Forestry, Club 5
Holds Monthly Meetlnf. 'r"TT'.
Tho regular monthly meeting of the
Forestry club was held on Monday at
the home bf Mrs. John MrRKr ti..
full membership was present and a nura-
otir oi visitors ss well. Ths toplo for
the afternoon was "Forest RM.rvu"
and ths principal paper of the afternoon
was reaa oy Mrs..c. M. Cartwrlght It
is a subject the writer la iwn.iiiriv
famUlar with, and the paper not on
me interest Mrs. Cartwrlght
has always shown In the preservation
of the forests, but It showed earnest
thought and research. . Ths cTuD was
astonished at the figures and facts pre
sented, and from henoeforth forest re
serves will assume -very different pro
portions In the minds of the club mem
bers.. At the close of the program light
rsfreshments were served. The next
meeting- will be with the president, Mrs.
A. H. Breyman, at her new home on the
heights. .', :T
Ex-Govenof '.'.. : , ' . :..' -.
Adsmson Suffrage..'! .; -L-.
. Ex-Governor Adams of Colorado says
regarding the part taken. by their wom
en Jn the political corruption ot. their
State: ' , .. ', ,';.'.', .
: ""WhllethelantlB have charged Colo
rado's political evils to woman suffrage,
it is no more responsible for our-polltl-cal
shame than California women are
chargeable with, the ' San Francisco
earthquake Our ewtIon crimes have
been men's crimes. Women voters have
not stopped election frauds and corrup
tiontrue; but wherever their Influence
can be flt..it;tias been for good, never
for evil.. Good men have tried to. break
up corrupt machines and dethrone
bosses, shd have failed; but with .the
aid of "good women these evils can be
curbed and destroyed. In Colorado our
disgrace, has come through, ths alliance
of great corporations and party mana
gers. While no ' revolution has come,
no man acquainted with the facts can
say that, the woman vote in Colorado
h&a been for the 'bad. . Kqual suffrage,
has brought no harm to either the etti
sen pr the.wtate. You may find a very
few In Colorado who denounce woman
a u f flag "s"a Tallu fe.Bef otwtaktnu
their word, their anteoedanrs and en
vironment should-.be lnventlgated. The
political rlngster, the gambler, the law
breaker, every Interest that gains from
the non-enforcement of-moral and stat
ute laws, gre; generally ' against woman
suffrage. The : very, enemies. of. the
proposition should oommend equal suf
frage to all good clttsens. A cause may
well be loved for those who fight it."
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Women Celled Upon ''
To Discard Birds and Wings. T
- At the last meeting of the biennial
it was decided to add un outlook com
mittee to the lint of standing commit
tees whose duty it would be to Investi
gate and answer- all. suggestions that
might be made to the genornl federation
fr work to be undertaken by that body.
The -volume cf correHpond"n along
ttils line Is eiiuiiiiuu autl "luff" pmninru
.cannot glveit..Uietjjne; it requires or
deserves, so tills committee was ap
pointed to relieve her of this burden.
Miss Alice i Fletcher, of Marshalltown,
Iowa. J ho la chairman of this commit
tee, sends out her first message through
the official bulletin, which is an earnest
appeal on behalf of the birds. She
vti: "The protection ot the birds is a
subject that should be agitated until at
least no club woman will wear a ilrd
wing or aigrette- on hei hat. We are
told that the birds are manufactured,
etc., but let us not countenance . any
thing that looks like a bird onout
hats. . Let us recognise not only the
bad taste, but the cruelty of It.
We urge the clubwomen to send us
Just a tew words promising not to wear
birds or wings. Of course we sll know
this does not include ostrich feathers."
It. Is hoped that if any club women of
Oregon feel In sympathy with Miss
Fletcher's work they will encourage her
by writing to her. for It Is a herculean
task she has undertaken.- and one that
deserves support. -. v
Committees Named
Foe ths Next Biennial--- '
"The king is dead, long- live the
king," is exemplified in the history of
tha conventions of the General Federa
tion. We hardly realize that the eighth
biennial has passed -into- history- feef ore
the committees are named and prepara
tions are begun for the ninth, which
will be held in Boston in 1001.
. This week's mall brought us the list
of .the chairmen of the local committees
which are as follows:
Mra Philip N. Moore, chairman. 1115
rfayeMe avenue, Bt, Louis, Mo., Miss
Helen A. Whittler, Boston, Mass., and
Mrs. - Charles H. Bonney, Cambridge,
Mass. .. i :
. Executive committee Chairman, Miss
Georgia A. Bacon, 18 Dean street. -Wer
ceiter; recording secretary,. Mrs. Lillian
Breed, Lynn corresponding secretary,
Mrs, Lelia CPenjiock, ;8omerville;
treasurerrMrs. Mary Morton Kehew,
Boston; directors, Mrs. May' Alden
Ward. Boston, Miss-Jaslen A WhlttlcrJ
Boston, Mrs. - E. .A. Whitman, Cam
'brtdge, Mrs. Bertha B. Wler, Lowell,
Mrs. Ellsa J. Bates,Allston, Mrs. David
(S. Pratt, Mlddleboro, Mrs. O. H. Mer
rick, Brookline, Mrs. Emmons Crocker;
Fltchburg. . . ' 'Z " "
The executive-committee Is author
IsedT to appoint the remainder of the
local biennial board and all committees
that shall be necessary. .,. , .
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Tuesday Afternoon Club. ;
Has Afternoon! With Milton.
The Tuesday Afternoon club was
pleaaantly entertained at the home of
Mrs. G. M. Glllnes this week. Another
Milton afternoon was much enjoyed by
the members. .
- Roll cell qnotatlons from "Paradise
Lost" opened the meeting. "The Auth
or's Preparation" was a fine article by
Mrs. C Crogster. Mrs. II. J. Jackson
gave an able review, "Outline Book L
Paradise Lost." "Satan" waa at the
mercy of Mrs. F. M. Miles, and "Fallen
Angels" wss discussed by - Mrs. F. H
Madlaon. ' "Milton's' Conception ' of
Hell", was well treated by Mrs. W. T.
Amos and Robert Smith. , The general
discussion was led by Mrs. A. J. Stiles.
. At the close of the program dainty
refreshments -v: were r served - by the
hostess. ."
The guests of , the afternoon were
Mrs. J. C. Prltchard. ' Mrs. Charles
Steadman, Mrs, 'O. O. Jefferson. - The
next meeting will .be held with Mrs.
J. D. Hayes. lEKWest Park street .
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A New Solution - . . 1
For Servant Girl Problem. ,
- The overburdened housewives of New
York see a new star of hope arising In
the fact that a wealthy Italian banker
of that city is about to oten a school
of domestto science In northern Italy.f
where ths girls of that section may be
trained In American ways and taught
enough English to get along with In
American families It- is. sSld. the girls
of northern Italy are much superior In
Intelligence to thoe of the south and
prefer housework to working In the
field.' ':--;,," '' 1
' New York women are trying to be
lieve that this will furnish a nw sou real
of supply, and will help to solve the
servant-girl problem.
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The InternationalFeatur '
Of ths General Federatlonr" " r"
'The International feature of woman's
clubs Is the means of bringing women
ths world over more closely together In
great reform movements, while the so-,
clal Interchange between women of all
nations Is full of promise toward the
great goal of universal sympathetic un
derstanding. ," , '
Many. American women are 'active
members of clubs In London, Berlin.
Paris and other European .centers. It
Is a constant experience of such women
to receive letters from women who are
about to visit Europe, asking now they
may become members of foreign clubs.
While the women visiting our country
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'it s all absolutely It
- Now, don't forget what you must do: Just bake us a little batch of cookies any
kind you like all yourself- then write us a little composition on ' ' v
A committee of prominent Portland ladies will decide which cookies are the best,
and which composition are the neatest, and these will win. ' After the judging all the
cookies will go to the city's charitable institudonsta helpalong their Christmas dinners.
7 7 Contest Open to Every Little Portland LasrUnder-the Age of 15 -
If there is anything you do not understand justr phone our "Information Depart
ment" Private Exchange 26 and we'll gladly tell you.
-At You
Service
provide themselves with a list of Amer
lean members ox the foreign clubs.
knowing that the presentation of a vis
iting card bearing the name of their
common club Insure a? personal wel
come and. Interest that tends to make
a visit to our country doubly attractive
.The General Federation of Women's
clubs reoogotsea- the great -value ofUn-
tsrnatlonal courtesies, and has a com
mlttee appointed for the extension of
the work of bringing women together in
a great universal bond. Mrs Philip N.
Moore, as foreign correspondent, has
published her report, which! says:
"Organlseu work Is certainly nut con'
fined to America, but -possibly the first
incentive across the water came . from
our American woman who, for one rea
son or another, are established on for
eign soil.
"An example ws are proud to point
out la the Society of American Women
In London, whose president sends
plan of work for the educational de
partment Others are the American
Woman's Literary Society of Shanghai
China; the Pioneer club . of London;
Sorosls of Bombay; the Interesting Mil
saeus School of Colombo, India; Sorosls
of Saltlllo, Mexico, sending a delegate
to this convention, and the Karrakatta
club of Perth. Australia, -with a most
Interesting report from the president.
. "An-Important factor In ths life of the
American colony in Berlin Is ths Amer
ican Woman's club, of whirh Mrs. Char
lemagne Tower is president. It Is ths
first woman's club In Germany, founded
12 years sgo; is serious In purpose, com
prehensive In scope, and arounjl it is
rallied all that is. best In ths energetio
American Ufeof the German capital.
It was established as a charity relief
organisation, assisting girls who came
to Germany to study. - It now furnishes
dormitory, accommodations and class
work In French and German, and a gen
eral information bureau, besides being
a i rendezvous for all Americans.
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A Little Story
f
With a Big Moral,
. In one -of the elubs recently, In -dis
cussing ths evils or the slot machine,
the --question -was asked If any of the
bers .ever played , for prises
brldgo, when another member told the
following InctdenLUAilubwoman had
carried oft, the prise which waa a jiand-
soms one, at an afternoon card pa rtyr
and on arriving home called her son to
see what i a fine thing she bed-wow
Looking at it with disdain, he said:
"That's nothing, I won 120 at the slot
machine this afternoon." . . ,
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Some Active Work !, ' "
By Kansaa Club Women. '
The Kansas State Federation has the
best traveling art gallery In the coun
try. It contains over a thousand dol
lars' worth of'flne carbon photographs
of the world's famous pictures, besides
great numbers of books, magaslnos and
prints sent out for study purposes. The
magnificent stste system of traveling
libraries was established and presented
te the state by the clubwomen. More
individual clubs, are . working for tha
maintenance of local libraries than for
any other ons thing.
Then come parks, highways, ceme
teries, public schools and other branches
ef--eivie-ifnprovement. -The federation
has furnished II free scholarships In
Kansaa institutions. It ft. now In an
active-campaign for a state law Incor
porating the free kindergarten in ths
publlo school system. Kach year new
manual training departments are secured-
In local schools, through local
clubs. The Kansas clubwomen also sup
port an excellent little magaslne called
Ths Cub Member and edited hy Mar
garet UU1 ilcCarter. It Is published at
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LAST GALL
Pef nnv
NOW, LITTLE GIRLS, MAKE THE MOST OF THE LAST FEW DAYS PUT
IN YOUR FINISHING PRACTICE TOUCHES AND BE READY TO
BRING YOUR COOKIES TO US ON FRIDAY ORSATURDAY J
OF THIS - WEEK, DECEMBER 21 OR 22
We shall expect' to see some pretty fine cookies, for pretty nearly every little girl
in town will want to try for the splendid prizes, and we know there are some very fine,
little cooks among you all. Just think what an honor it will be to find yourself selected
as one of the very best little cooks in Portland! And think of the splendid prizes I And
l!mOKi(aiIHjGAS
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wrap the cookies in paper, pin fast your little essay, to which you have plainly written
your name, age and address, and bring them to us on either of the dates named above,
THE SPLENDIDNDVALUABLE PRIZES WHICH WE SHALL AWARD ,
ARE NOW ON EXHIBITION IN OUR WlNDOWS-rSEE-THEH!f
FIRST PRIZE A BEAUTIFUL $50.00 ELEVATED GAS RANGE. SECOND
PRIZE A HANDSOME GAS READING LAMP, ALL COMPLETE, and FIFTY'
OTHER PRIZES OF HANDY HOUSEHOLD TOASTERS. .
Topeka., The October number contains
a fine portrait of Mrs. W. A. Johnston
who is a member of the board of dlreo
tors of the General Federation. There
is also a little sketch bf Mrs. Johnston's
life and work, which Is the history of
a beautiful and well-spent life full of
ncn aanievenrents and useful endeavor.
oneotths pleasures at the recent na
tlonal board meeting at Saratoga wa
maxing too acquaintance of Mrs. Johns
ton, to whom this department Is in
debted for copies. ofTCansas papers and
ciuo news,
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A Deserved Honor ; y-'
And Well Bestowed.
The women of Oregon, and particu
larly the women of Portland, have been
a unit In expressing- their pleasure
ana gratification that Miss Alpha Dim
ica was chosen president of the State
Teachers' association. It was an honor
well deserved, but In bestowing it the
teachers of the state honored themselvoe
by giving their highest olllce to Miss
Dlmick as well as honoring her. ,
Miss Dlmick has been the crlnolnnl
of Brooklyn school for some years and
there Is no school In the city that stand
higher In scholarship and effioency thrtfr
the- Brooklyn school, and it is doubtful
if from any school In the city there has
emanated so strong an ethical Influence
or so much been done to educate the
children Into good cltlsens as wall as
good pupils.
Miss Dlmick has never. considered her
duty done when the cloning bell rang.
but has felt that the Other half of the
child's Ufe--the time he waa at home-
should be made to coordinate with the
school hours, and ths school and th
home work jointly In the education f
the child. In this way Miss pimlck ha
gathered about her the mothers of hr
pupils and together they have learned
lessons which she may now extend to
larger' f Iritis. , . :
Aside from - the" personality In - thl
election of Miss Dlmick, It la7 hand
some recognition of the women teacheri
of the state,-wfto-arr-vastly ln-the-rt
lorlty but who;, for some reason, have
never before been placed at the head of
the association. It is one more stp
forward In the progress of women and
INCLUDING
Artists .- v ' ,
Color Plate Experts
Inventors of novelties
and
mechanical effects
Copy Writers and Editors
Checking and Filing Clerks
Etc.
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Ill Colman Bldg.. Seattle,' ;
Employes
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but anticipates the time which Is fast
approaching when women shall stand
the equal In all things with men, and
brains and ability and not sex shall
determiner who shall occupy th exalted
positions.
RIVAL HEARSES IN WAR OF
CHURCH AND STATE
Unblessed Wagon Refused Ad-
mission to , Churchyard-;
r Barred From Streets. -
(Prosi s gtaff Correspesdnt.)
Paris. Dec. IS. The quarrel raging In
France between church and state has
been productive of rouoh unseeauly
wrangling and some strange scenes, but
nowhere has the conflict borne queerer
fruit than ln La-Canourgue,-a small
town of the Lozere.
The progressive ' town eouncll there
has established a municipal hearse for
burials. .Tbe charge made for Its use
is tl.25. As a further inducement to
ths publlo to patronise It, it Is an
nounced that when the cost price of the
hearse has been paid. Its service will
be given free.
The church also 'runs a hearse for
which the charges are somewhat higher
than those made for ths municipal ve
hlclo. Consequently, the thrifty publlo
manifested a preference for the-municipal
wagon of woe. But the pastor ts a
man of resource, and because It was
unblessed, he refused to allow the pre
cincts of th churchyard to be polluted
by Its unconsecrated wheels.
-"The town council met this mov by
passing a by-law prohibiting the church
hearse from using ths publlo streets.
Thus, on the one hand, the town coun
cil lias established a funersl monopoly
so far as the streets are concerned; and,
on the other hand, the priest has estab
lished a similar monopoly In the churchyard-..
But bodies must be burled, however
the temporal and spiritual powers may
quarrel, and to avoid an absolute Im
passe, this form of modus vivendl has
been adopted: The unblessed raunlcl
pal hearse transports the coffin to the
cemetery gates. There it Is transferred
to the blessed church hearse, while
mayor and priest watch the procedure
wit It Jealous eyes, to see that . neither
funeral vehicle passes the boundary line
which separates the j U-rrltoryof the
state from that of the. church. Mean
while, fune-ala cost more than before.
But until one side of tha other gives
way. or parliament Intervenes, there la
fh help-o- tt. s - . i . ; .
Mow m Snip Wag Hamed.
How. the Vixen . got her present nam
Is a favorite navy story. Commander
Alexander Sharp,-Jr., now of the cruiser
Chattanooga, was navel aid to Theodore,
Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the
navy, and at the outbreak of the Spanish
war he applied for the command of a
vessel, lie was then only a lieutenant
and was not entitled to a large Ship.
John D. Long, - secretary of the navy,
decided to arwlgn him to command the
Joeophlne. "Mr. Secretary." said Sharp,
y wires nam is Josephine and I
wlstf you would change the name of the
yacht I am to command." "And what
ilofs Mrs. Hharp say?" asked Mr. Lung.
Klie sail!." snswered Hharp, "that If
ou kff)t the name It would be the only
Josephine I ever comnisnded.' "Ah."
SHtil the sooretarv of the navy, t shall
liana the venters name to the Vlim."
end Ae VUen she became.
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