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THE FOLLOWING graphic descrip
tion of Hanging valley, near
Mount Jefferson, was written by
C. ' It Bholes, president of the
MaEamas. who recently made the
ascent of Mount Jefferson:
All Cm Enter Fr of (Hiars.
"History tells us that the Hanging
Gardens of Babylon was one of the
even wonders of the world. Con
structed by a prodigal king for the
pleasure of a queen; art. Ingenuity and
royal munificence were exhausted In the
effort to create a marvel.
"A thousand Babylonian gardens could
repose In the hanging valley of Mount
Jefferson,, and be dwarfed to Insignifi
cance amid the magnitude and the
grandeur of nature's handiwork; and
the nature-loving people of a continent
are free to enter upon its broad domains
and worship at the shrine of Its Creator.
"When the Masamns stood upon the
north wall of the valley (or garden it
might almOHt be called), and looked
down for 2.000 feet upon Its terraced and
lake-starred acres, with streams hurry
ing hither and thither, with dazzling
snow-banks glittering In the sun; and
then beyond to the mountain rising 6,000
feet above the valley floor, seemingly
less than a mile away, they paused In
utter amazement, and marvelled that
such things were In Oregon and prac
tically unknown. The fore-shortened
distances of the mountain made It ap-
Sear to rise on the valley-side a perpen
lcular wall of granite Ind white mar
ble, topped by vast cathedral spires
whose rich coloring added the flower
of beauty to the massive dome. East
ward and westward it flowed away In
stately lines which mingled with the
horizon, unmistakably showing the
enormous proportions of the mountain
before volcanic upheavals tore away the
upper third of Its original height.
Aoonmnla-tlng Waters.
This wall extends In a Beml-clrcle as
though to unite with the higher ridges
of the mountain, but on the east a nar
row gateway opens through which the
accumulating waters flow to the Des
chutes river, plunging Into a, deep and
narrow canyc
100-foot falls
narrow canyon through a sudcessfon of
ous cascades and falls of extremo
On the northwest numer-
beauty. water clear as crystal, lure the
observer to the depths of a canyon 1,000
reel dciow tne level or tne valley, wnose
flow Is carried to the Breltenbush;
while at the southwest corner another
gateway. whose passage Is almost
barred by precipitous falls, has been
carved by mountain torrents which find
their way down a mighty canyon to the
Santlam.
"Picture to yourself an oval valley a
mile and a half by two miles In extent,
yet which from where we gaze seems
but a king's garden, with lakes, cascades
and groups of trees and shrubs placed
with Infinite art, hemmed in on two
sides bv walls which rise from '2,000 to
6.000 feet, and on the ends by walls
which drop 1,000 feet, where huge abut
ments rise fashioned Into fantastic
forms by the slow but Irresistible art
of nature, and you have only the crud
est outline of a scene which neither
brush nor pen can portray. Only tho
eye, that Invincible conuueror of beauty
can revel In Its details and blend them
Into that marvelous harmony which
usurps the power of the imagination.
Clear-Oat Shadows.
"We arrived at the approach of even
ing. The aun rested on the ridge and
sent clear-cut shadows over green
sward, lake and flashing cascade. We
descended Into the Valley of Enchant
ment, looked upward to the brilliant
stars, at the fading glory of Jefferson's
Ice-mailed pinnacle, and grew silent
with awe and admiration.
Twilight, full of tender hues and
strange ghostly outlines of gigantic
figures, enfolds our camp. Inviting
slumber. Suddenly a halo, momently In
creasing In brightness, sharpens the
southeast shoulder of the mountain.
The skyline glows like fire, then shines
forth the full moon and majestically
rolls up the gentle slope until it passes
behind a granite shaft. Its glory wanes,
augments, then blooms again In magical
beauty between tall spires that seem to
float atJfcve an impalpable foundation In
an etherlal sea. A gleaming world play
ing hide and seek with earth giants.
Glowing Dawn poured Zn.
"Through the eastern gateway dally
poured the glowing dawn, not a breath
of wind stirring to let loose the whis
pers of the pine needles, atmosphere un
tarnished by the slightest hint of smoke
or haze, lakes of turquoise hue calm as
Infant's sliep, mirroring Infinite depth
of sky. of snowy banks, while sloping
awav Into the under world Is the great
peak's counterpart, long ridges of tufted
green, limitless fields of snow, crev
assed glaciers, bergshrunda and the I
ever-luring sky-piercing and sometime
cloud-burled spires. Scenes for poet,
artist, sculptor, nature lorer, which
thrill the Imagination and make the)
heart beat faster.
"At none of the mountains visited by
the Mazamas has anything been found, .
like the Hanging valley of Mount Jef
ferson. Absolutely unique, Incompar
able, It Impresses the beholder more aa
the work of an artist than the caprice
of nature that In it primeval strength,
and heat, raised the mountain from live
sea. If it were approachable by modern
methods of transportation, and not too
far from Portland or other centers of
equal population, a hundred thousand
people would every summer Journey to
gaze upon its wondrous beauty, sad
breathe the spice-laden sir of t
balmy heights. v
WOMEN'S CLUBS AND WORK
Edited by Mrs. Sarah A. Evans
Jamestown Address t
Calls Forth Criticism.
The address on "Viewing Oregon
from Jamestown," which was published
In this department a week or two ago,
has called fprth, considerable criticism,
friendly and otherwise, which we re-
iSHCfl in, for a situation that cannot be
vlflNfcfrom more than one standpoint
would not be worth writing about.
And while the article was not writ
ten to provoke controversy, some of
the statements have been so miscon
strued that some notice of It must be
taken. One good sister writes, "that
the article gets in the usual fling
rnlnst the colored people," and ob-
4.. tn the stntement "that th
country was Infested with seml-bar-barlana
who were once slaves but
nrn raised above these des
olated women to full citizenship and
the whirlwind of lust and sensuality
which their masters sowed was to be
reaped upon the heads of these desolated
women " First, may we preface our
answer by saying tnat tne editor or mis
-department has an unusually warm spot
in her heart for the colored race and
to this day upon her occasional visits to
her southern home the old mammies
and men who are linked with her ar-
llest childhood, and some of whom are
still alive will hobble miles to greet
and see her once more, and certainly no
unkind "fling" could be meant, for a
people who are associated with her ear
liest memory and holiest love.
But people who were in tho south
in nost-bellum days know that the rest
of the statement Is absolutely true. A
human being, no matter what his color
mlKht be. who was born In slavery and
lived under the conditions of slavery as
thev then existed, and was then lib
erated by war, could not help but be a
eml-barbarlan. They would not have
been human beings if the wild exalta
tion of unrestrained liberty, after being
reared as they were, had not run mad
riot in their blood.
The shame is to the government at
Washington that it did not, at this time,
step in and exercise parental1 control of
these poor nuiiioii j
were vastly less capable of caring for
themselves than the average boy of
eight years old today, instead of making
them the victims of their own greed and
contentions and raising them to the full
suture of citizenship for political pur
noses. By this act of congress, no one
1 hv wri nratlcailv made
th4udges and arbiters of the law un-V-whlch
the desolated women of the
juth nao to live. iu mmw mag yuui
helpless slaves upon their own re
sources and burden tem ith citizen
ship in their utter Itnorai..; of what
It meaet, was to put a premium upon
bribery, and poMlcai crime of every
nature and start thefnegro on his path
of liberty with fays conceptions of
what liberty meant and a craven idea
of citizenship.
In short. It was the crime of the cen
tury. Opinions may differ as to the
mental equality or the negro under
equal conditions with the whites, but
there can be but one opinion today upon
the race question In tire south. And
that is that It Is appalling.
Our critic asks, r'Who took care of
these southern women when the men
were in the war?" and answers, "the
colored men." This is true to a great
extent, and Is so generously and loving
ly acknowledged, that there Is a well
developed movement among the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy In the south
to erect a monument in memory of the
slaves who remained with and cared for
the women of the south during the war.
(This was written up some time ago in
this department of The Journal.
But there is one thing that must be
borne in mind. The negro of the pres
ent south. Is not the negro of ante
bellum days. The negro of today Is
largely the product and result of this
criminal conduct of the government Im
mediately following the war and during
the reconstruction period. This may be
Illustrated in our family life: Lets, th-j
parents of a family get Into bitter 'dis
sension over the proper management of
their children, and each one starts out
to exceed tne other in indulgence and
In giving the untrained minds free
leash, and with a premium for follow
ing one or the other, regardless of the
riant or wrong m tne controversy.
Would not the children raised under
such condition grow up lawless, de
praved and in two or three generations
Become aegeneratesr
At the close of the war the govern'
ment ' at Washington stood as re
sponsible for the moral and physical
welfare of the 4,000,000 of liberated
slaves as the parents who had brought
a ramlly or children into tne world.
Read the records of Johnson, Thaddnus
Stevens. Charles Sumner and others
who held the destiny of the south and
tne negro in tneir nanas at this time,
and the resemblance to the house di
vided against Itself must immediately
be perceived. The child In neither case
is the one to blame but this does not
change the fact that it is spoiled, nor
does It prevent either parent or child
from suffering the' consequences.
our same friend taxes umbrage at our
having referred to the "lust and sen
suality of the negroes," and Intimates
that it was inherited from their white
masters and vehemently insists that we
shall "clean up the white man's doorstep
before we do the same for our colored
brother and sister." If she will read
the article a second time she will see
clearly stated: "The whirlwind of lust
and sensuality which their masters
sowed," eta
Our indignant protester writes: "I
am white myself, but I am nshwued to
see people who could do better bend
their talents to dragging down a peottla
who" don't deserve ,it." We have f'e--quently
heard of people reading thlrigs
Into a letter or book, that was never
there, and up to this time we have
treated the lady's criticism with se
riousness and respect, but In this last
and withering rebuke there Is evidence
or ner Denning backward In her effort
to De uprightly lust. Criticism and dls
cusslon we Invite and enjoy, but please
aenr iaay, Derore you come at us again
wltb hammer and tongs be sure you ara
rignt, tnen go ahead.
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Aigrettes Must Go,
Say Many Club Women.
The outlook committee of the Gen
eral Federation reported at the council
meeting upon the progress made In se
curing pledges of clubwomen to refrain
from wearing aigrettes or the plumage
of any wild bird. The Delaware Federa
tion, at Its recent meeting, adopted reso
lutions pledging its members not to
wear such ornaments. The Iowa State
Federation has adopted the pledge; tho
New York State Federation recom
mends assistance to the Audubon socie
ties in their efforts to protect wild
birds. The Massachusetts State Feder
ation condemned the use of aigrettes
and plumage of wild birds, and was
largely Instrumental Mti having a law
passed prohibiting the sale of such or
naments. Mrs. T. J. Fletcher of Mar
shalltown, Iowa, Is chairman-of the out
look committee and Is furnishing data
and Information to be used by thOBe
Interested in bringing the matter to the
attention of clubwomen.
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Rachael Poster Avery
Entertained by Club Women.
The publicity committee of the
Woman's club, which consists of the
past presidents, with Mrs. Eggett, the
present presiding officer of the club
entertained Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery
at an elaborate dinner at the Portland
last Saturday evening.
The color scheme was pink, and the
flowers used were sweet peas which, with
delicate maiden hair fern, were massed
In a great central pyramid which trailed
orr to the very edge or tne round table.
Place cards were of pea pod design.
with dainty blossom decorations mak
ing dedicate little souvenirs of the everting.
After dinner the guests repaired to
tne large parlors, where Mrs. Avery
most delightfully entertained those
present with an account of the womn
of other lands. Mrs. Avery was fully
able to do this In an Intelligent and In
teresting manner, for there are few
women who have had such oppoi tunltles
to enjoy personal contact and acquaint
ance with women of so many lands.
Mrs. Avery was Tor many years the cor
responding secretary of the National
Equal Suffrage association, and until
the time of Miss Antho.iy's death was
her closest and nearest friend. As her
representative she attended several In
ternational eonventlors in varlou alia
of the old worlrff; and itt several bUxelo
conventions acted as secretary, bet-mle
naving spent; many years abroad. wiw
vance of w4men in forel.i countries,
aha deploresftthe fact tnat It was Nor
way and not the United Statos that
first gave her women absolute political
equality.
Mrs. Avery gave a mosr touching ac
count of the memorial services In honor
of Miss Anthony that were Imld at tho
International Suffrage convention at
Copenhagen last year. Wluta manv of
these foreign women have far outdis
tanced American women in their ad
vancement, and while Miss Anthony had
to pass on before reaping the harvest
of her own sowing, the women of tho
many nations there assembled bowed in
reverence to the name of Susan B. An
thony and acknowledged that she it wo
who had opened the gates and showel
them the way.
Pleasant, little speeches wjr made by
Mrs. ijuniway, Mrs. Kggert and Mrs,
Comstock. Those present wure Mr.
Avery ana daughter. Miss Mirlan Av
ery, Mesdames Eggert, Comst ick, Duni
way, Breyman, Maroaum, Tunis, Pohl,
jnann, nrvans ana miss Helen Spalding.
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A Woman's College
Not Most Desirable.
From the Boston Journal.
There Is a movement on foot to ee
tabllsh a college exclusively for wo
men on the Paclflo elope. The effort
has already taken definite form. A
charter has been obtained, a board of
trustees organised, and a desirable site
procured In the delightful town of Pas
adena, adjacent to Ixs Angeles. In
climate, In the character of Its citizens,
in its public and private achievements,
southern California is peculiarly fitted
for the location of a women's college,
which shall maintain the hlehest stan
dards now maintained anywhere In
woman's education, and shall add some
new reatures.
But how much better It would be to
enlarge and improve the facilities for
woman's study In the admirable co
educational colleges already existing.
No "woman's college" will ever supply
the advantages of an Institution for
both sexes.
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Catholic Women
Holding Great Convention.
Springfield, Massachusetts, will greet
this week a thousand women, who come
from all parts of the country as dele
gates, of the Ladles' Catholic Benevo
lent association to attend a triennial
convention which, beginning Tuesday,
will last through 10 days. That city
has long been a popular convention
place, and the more attractive it be
comes the mora meetings will be held
there and the better it will be for the
city. But there is -nothing really mer
cenary in the welcome held out to the
visitors of this week. The "L. C. B.
A.," as it is usually called for short.
Is a remarkable organisation. It was
the first exclusively. .tobiwi fraternal
hmurartt'rt anBOclimtoVi to . formedjLln
the world, and rlaa gr wn to liln
rroportions.- It hd on January 1 It t,
,023 btsnrhea, (th a membership of
about .'00.000. It has paid to bene
ficiaries In the 17 years of ita exlstenoe,
nearly $6,000,000, the death payments
last year being $703,61,7. It has more
than 180,000,000 of insurance In force.
And all this business Is conducted by
women.
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Biennial Committee
Early at Its Work.
The general federation local commit
tee for the biennial of June. 1908, has
set an example for preparedness In the
circular of Information and special map
which it has, sent to clubs this week.
The circular gives specific Information
of the seating accommodation of the
convention hall, and gives a hint of the
size of attendance expected, In stating
that the hall will seat 2,500 delegates
with another large hall reserved for
overflow meetings. The map shows
the location of 20 hotels in convenient
distance of the convention hall, and
the circular gives full details as to
price and terms of reservation for
rooms. A list of halls and rooms avail
able for state headquarters Is given,
and attention is called to the fact that
the convention will meet during the
week of commencement at Harvard
and other New England colleges, neces
sitating an early securing of accommo
dations. This early definite announce
ment of plans, dates, prices, and avail
able hotels reflects great credit upon
the local committee, for which the ever
growing convention habit has come a
long series of failures, disappointments
and reproaches. There are few places
In this country where 3,000 delegates to
a convention can be conveniently and
adequately taken care of. Where so
many conventions of men have been a
failure the clubwomen have resolved to
leave nothing undone to insure success.
The local committee In this Instance
has done Its part well, and It now re
mains for state committees and indi
vidual clubwomen to realize that upon
their early and prompt responses sat
isfactory arrangements aepena.
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Playgrounjl Work
Done in Los Angeles.
The annual report of the Los Angeles
playground commission, just Issued,
should be en incentive to any city to go
forward in the good work. Created only
a little over two years ago. the depart
ment of playgrounds makes a report to
the city council that is truly wonderful
In the progress it shows in that time.
There are five regular grounds and
tnree vacation playgrounds. The origi
nal cost of No. 1 in 1904. was $11,260.
Its present value Is $$0,000. and its
equipment is worth about $8,000.
Its Size is 293x300 feet and was opened
June. 1906. It is estimated that since
December of last year ",000 children
have enjoyed Its privileges. The report
says in part: "Outdoor gynaslum work,
baseball, handball and field sports have
led In attractiveness to the boys, while
the glrlf ihsve frand pleasure -In tbe
S'ttngs.Vtiant-strittay. eesaVa Al cn.
qlt. babies, ever, keeptsjie big
sand boxes populated. Many hundreds
of adults have alsi- found pleas .re in
the grounds, sitting under tbe tre s and
watching the chUdrtn play. About tev-
enty-flve little boys and girls have con
ducted little Hardens of their own. rais
Ing both flowers and vegetables. About
737 boys have availed themselves of the
privilege of the hot and cold shower
Datns.
"Superintendent Raitt has organized
among the boys two gymnasium classes
and a DasaetDall league, ana nas con
ducted a series of handball tournaments
and football matches. The 'Play
grounds,' as they are called, have met
with many outside teams. Among the
older boys, too, has been formed the
Young Stanford club, which meets with
Superintendent Raitt two evenings in a
month. At its own expense and with
Its own handicraft this club of boys
has mltted out the two attic rooms of
the bungalow for a meeting place.
"The grounds are open all day during
vacation, and on Sundays and holidays,
and from 2 o'clock until dark on school
days.
"Sunday afternoons although there are
no match games, the place becomes a
park for the families of the neighbor
hood. Recently the playgrounds have
been open during the noon hour on
school days to accommodate the 836
children of the near-by Seventh street
scnooi, wnere tne yards are very smau.
The kindergarten of the school, too,
frequently employ a morning at the
grounds. The 300 girls of the Boyle
Heights orphanage. Just across the
river, at Intervals spend a whole day
on the playground, bringing lunch with
them."
The report goes on to tell of the var
ious contests, flas: raisings, fireworks
and many other things which upon oc
casions were Instituted for the amuse
ment And entertainment of the children.
The playground library work was also
taken up with the most satisfactory re
sults. The whole playground movement
of Los Angeles has been so satisfactory
that other grounds are being secured to
extend the work, and In doing It many.
citizens are coming forward with hand
some subscriptions to make the work
possible.
in conciuaing tne report ine secre
tary says: "It Is notable that in the vi
cinity of these playgrounds the Juvenile
court and the police reported a great
falling off In Juvenile delinquency, the
number of arrests diminishing almost
to vanishing point. The school de
partment, pleased with the service the
flaygrounds could render, asked that
he apparatus might remain on their
grounds during the school year. This
being acceded to, the three grounds are
now continued under the management
of the school department, which employs
teachers to conduct the work six after
noons a week. During summer vacation
the playground commission will again
take charge. Thus these grounds, de
signed for temporary use, have beoomo
permanent."
The whole report Is intenselv interest.
Ing and instructive, and it Is a signi
ficant fact that the president and the
secretary of the commission are women,
Mrs. W. Rodman and Miss Basal n
Stoddart, respectively. , f J . ;TT
versatlon Aver wires aa compared witli
those that are capable of being used la
telegraphing either with Or without
wires. ,
Telephonic conversation has never yet
been successfully carried to a dlstanc
of 100 miles of submarine cable under
the ocean. The limiting telephonic
range over such cables has been about -60
miles. Consequently wireless tele
phony does not have to be carried te -many
times its present range In order to
beat wire telephony on submarine ca
bles. The conditions are, however, vary dif
ferent over land. Wire telephony Is
commercially practised up to distance
of 1,600 miles, and Is capable of bains
extended by sufficient expenditure of
money on the wires to 2,600 miles, Or
even more.
Wireless telephony has therefor te
be vastly extended in rang In order to
beat the record of wire telephony over
land. -
Wireless Ttleffouay? k'f?
Wireless telephoning has been ' tnak
though
.behind
Ing steady progress bf lata, ' although
. lar
Its achlsVeraents ara still
those oflVirlrts tnlerrarjbv.
The raff.'e of practicable wireless tola
phony iss yet only 10 miles or so.-, i
One reon for this, says tho Review
dt Revle rs. Is the feebleness of the
slootrlo currents s4 la talephonio con
Prodigals.
E. Riser, in Chicago Record-Herald.
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How strangely prodigal w are
Who have so short a while to Stayl
We fear to die. but Journey far
For help to pass our time away; ,
Because the moments drag wo fret,
Tet dread the end to which wo hasto;
We view the past with keen regret.
And still the precious present waste.
II.
We sigh at night for day to dawn,
' Though we may never, all our lives.
Bring back a moment that Is gone, . ,
Or keep an hour when it arrives;
Impatiently we watch and wait
For pleasures that shall briefly last.
And, having won them, add tho groat .
Day of their coming to tho past.
We sigh for manhood when tho ways "
Are strange and long that stretch
ahead,
And sit regretting wasted days '
When youth and youth's . fond hopoa
are fled; 1 - , - w -
Tet, oven as wo voice regret
For those glad seasons, hurried
through, -.-i -...f-v.,. ;:-'! (,.v(i.-.:.
Wo nurse impatience and wo. fret
For next year, and for something bow.kj
How strangely prodigal we are 4
Of that which wo should dearly ftrlsof
We schema and plan and Journey far ,
To pass- tho time that Quickly flies;
We dread tho silent and wo know .
-That each of us must find somewhera;
But, greal and small Mid high and low.
Though all our days wo hurry there. : i
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a favor by mentioning "that ti)y
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