THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, , SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 18, : 1807.
Mqvj Boohs
And Their Publishers
ISTORT OF NORTH AMERI
CA." Volums XVIII. Fran
N. Thorp. Ph. D. editor.
ha ' Development ' of the
North Slnco ths Civil 'WV
vr J. m. Rogers, ;a,' M. ) r; . ! ."
; Evrj on will acre with what the
dltor says in hit Introduction, that "no
talk which the historian undertake Is
more laborious than. to write the his
tory of one's own time. 5 Individual In
cident overorowd the perspective and
Quite shut out the true line of vision:
: momentous events seem fragmentary
. and passing Incidents seem momentous;
the unit of measure, which time atone
can 1ve, Is lacking and the even bal
ance of parts becomes quite Impossible.'.
Very wisely Mr. Rogers has attempted
no critical analysis of the period ; of
which he writes which begins with the
assassination of President Wncol and
Is brought up tp the present Roosevelt
administration In point Of 'time. v.
Mr. Rnnn has confined himself al
most wholly to a narrative style, giving
facts plalntly,' with neither prejudice or
partiality. in the many histories that
pave been written Since the war, which
have attempted to set forth the facts,
causes and effects of the reconstruction
. . iM mwt kauA . Am ) ,
iniiuu. , a. biii mtmwm
I With It nwra honestly or fairly thsn
I has MxCtogers. It was a time when
I theX entered. Into the soul unto the
IWft and fourth feneration and years
"The Negro ln the South,"-being the
William Levi1 Bull lectures, for 1907,
by Booker T. Washington of the Tuskee
gee Normal and Industrial Institute
and W. K. fcurrhardt Du Bois of the At
lanta univeralty. In presenting the
letter of endowment Rev. William I.
Bull said: "For many years It baa been
mv earnest desire to found a lecture
ship on - Christian sociology, - meaning
tnereoy tne application or christian
principles to the social. Industrial and
tK-onomlo problems of the times, In
my alma raster, the Philadelphia Divin
ity school. Mv object In founding this
acnoiarsniD is to secure rrea. rranic and
full consideration of these subjects, with
special rererenc 10 me unristlan as
pect of the Question involved, which
have heretofore, in my opinion, been too
mucn negieotea in sucn discussions. It
would seem that the time Is now Hd
end the moment an auspicious one for
the establishment of this lectureship, at
least- tentatively." , .
- After a trial of three years during
wnien time Mr. nun niedren himaair to
contribute 600 annually for these lec
tures, mcy provea so sausiaciory ana
beneficial he renewed his pled rn
another three years. He also obliaated
himself to pay a liberal sum If it should
be deemed wise by. the eommlttee to
ward publishing these lectures, and the
present book comprises the lectures for
iu. -rnero are xour lectures; "ins
JCconomlc Development of - the Negro
noi servea id ra.uicve na Development of the Negro Race Since
ly. that the student In political or so
cial economy could study his wivn
his Object lessons ever fcefors him. '
The book Is copiously illustrated with
portraits- In halftones, of people who
nave occupied and taken prominent part
in the history of the country the past
half century, as well as with maps snd
Views 01 pUDUO place m-nu uunuiui
There is a valuable sjnpendlg with
tables taken -from the United States
government statistics,,. and the .usual
chrAnnlnff Iia1 ta.bl. -
For price, and particulars, George
Parrle & Hons,, ills . wainui , street.
Philadelphia.. ; . ;v' ' . -
t takes, Us misunderstandings or its
memory from the minds of men ana
few indeed have been able to record Us
history so free from personal prejudice
as Mr. Rogers has done.
.Ot President Johnson he says:
"He was a man of moods, of tre
mendous passions and unhappily an
chored in an obstinacy which was at
once his chief asset and greatest fault,
lie had no glint of the tact of his pre
decessor, and what is worse, none of
that intense love of humanity at large
Which dominated Lincoln's conduct at
all times. He took at random the ad
vice of Seward, whose Intelligence was
remarkable: of 8tanton. who had much
of the temperament of the president
though cast in another mold: of Boeed.
the bosom friend of Lincoln, snd of
others. That be desired In his Inmost
heart to be true to the republic and a
friend to the whole country cannot be
oeniea. Tnat he lacked the essential
qualities for carrying out any such plan
Is admitted." No one will deny that this
Is a fairer estimate of thie man who
for four years stood in the strongest
limeugnt or criticism that it has ever
been the mlefortune of sny American
before or since to stand In, and . thia
Same spirit of fairness characterises
Ir. Rogers' treatment of people and
events throughout the history.
Oregon, however, ever Jealous - and
riroud of her "leading citlsen" might
ake some exception to the author's es
timate of President Grant's cabinet
when he says: "Before long Judge Hoar
and General Con retired because of dif
ference with the president, being suc
ceeded by Amos T. Akerman of Georgia
and Columbus Delano of Ohio. This
did not strengthen the cabinet political
ly nor did the later substltuUon of
George II. Williams of Oregon as attorney-general."
The author not only gives
the political history and commercial de
velopment of the country elnce the war,
but very Interestingly traces the de
velopment along the linee of invention,
education, literature, art and society.
Considerable space is given to the ef
fects of expositions upon the develop
ment of the country and the author
quite frankly states that, "The Centen
nial exposition effected almost a com-'
rlate change In the physical aspects of1
he American home through the stimu
lus which came from the first sight of
artistic beauty. In 1870 the average
noma or tne prosperous merchant was
far less- attractive than the home 'of
the ' average American mechanic to-
flay. ' " "
"The gospel of beauty spread rapid
ly. Millions who attended the Centen
rial came from the uttermost parts of
ths country. They returned spreading
uie gooa news.
Mr. Rogers' comparative views of the
Columbian exposition and the St. Louis
fair are thoughtful and extremely in
teresting. To the lesser falre he gives
but passing notice, but people of the
i-acinc coast, wno nave seen tne devel
opment and growth of the Pacific north
west since the Lewie and Clark fair will
rest confident in the assurance that
when another edition of this sreat his
tory becomes necessary and Mr. Rogers
is asaea to revise nis part or it ne win
have to give recognition to that exposi
tion as one of the very greatest factors
In developing the north for with the
exception or some immigration the
south has but little part In the develop
ment 01 in ib country.
In his concluding paragraphs the
autnor gives an illuminating ana opti
mistic view of the American citizen,
saying: 'The American citlsen In 40
years nas Droanenea, hae come to a
better understanding, not only of his
potentialities, but of his responsibilities.
He is not prone to lament over past
losses. He is apt to complain of ex
isting conditions and immediately td
proceed to correct them if he can. The
American is born to no fixed estate or
unchangeable social position. He seems
to be aware that the way to achieve
things in this world Is not to grumble
but to do. Probably he has his share
of complaints, but he manages to make
them effective In a way no other citlsen
of the world is in the habit, if capable,
of doing. He has the saving grace of
good humor and common sense, etc.
Ana - tne conclusion tnat is drawn
rom the close and attentive observa-
which the author has ariven every
braiMVf this development is that the
AmerlcBmwieople have developed more
in the past 40 years than at any other
period of their existence.
This volume, perhaps more than any
that have preceded It, might be com
mended as a study to young people, as
causes and effects, lie ao closely to-
wthAf anA v,n t m hlvA tnnvmA n r. rt4- 1
its Emancloatlon." bv Booker T. Wash
Ington, and "The Economic Revolution
In the South," and "Religion in . the
South." by Mr. Du Bole. Both writers
are eminent authorities on the subjects
upon which they write, bnt'both lec
tures bear, the distinct Individuality of
the men who have given them. -It
is -well known that the two radically
dirrer upon certain points and policies
of .the race problem, but except In their
general attitude, and outlook. It is
hardly perceptible In these lectures.
Mt. Washington thoroughly believes
the negro must work out his own sal
vation and goes so far as to point out
that slavery was not wholly a curse
upon tne colored race, out that in many
ways it equipped him for the beet In
dustrial occupations after his emancipa
tion. In thla respect he says: "I do not
overstate the matter when I say that. I
am quite sure that In one county in ths
south during the days of slavery there
were more colored youths being taught
trades than there are members 'of my
race now being taught trades In any
of the larger cities of the north.
At the end of the period of slavery,
about 250 years, the negro race as a
whols had learned as I have stated, to
wear clothes, to work with a reasonable
degree of regularity and system and a
few had learned to work with a hlch
I degree of ekill. Not only this, the race
naa reacnea tne point wnere, rrom
speaking scores of dialects, It had
learned to epesk Intelligently the Enc
ash language. It had also a fair knowl
edge of American civilisation and had
changed from a pagan Into a Christian
race. Further, at the beginning of bis
freedom the negro found himself pos
sessed of In fact had a monopoly of
the common and skilled labor throuah-
out the south; not only this, but by
reason of the contact of whites and
blacks during slavery, the negro found
business and commercial careers open
to hlra at the beainnlna of his free
dom."
Mr. Du Bols Is statistical in his lec
tures and throws the burden of re
sponsibility for the present condition
of the negro of the south upon the atti
tude of the whites toward them. At
times be grows bitterly sarcastic and
again offers opinions that might be
open to question and would certainly be
disputed by the whites of the south.
Here, ror instance, is one of them: -
"If In my own city pf Atlanta had
offered It today the choice between 600
negro college traauawr-iniui,
ambltloue men of property and self-re-epect
and 600 black cringlnsr vagrants
and erimlnels, the popular vote In favor
nt h .rlmlimla would be Simply over
whelming" This is a bold, and it Is to
be hoped unwarranted, statement, for If
the morality and ethics of sny southern
city are at as low a standard as this
assertion applies, it has sunken beneath
the level of American civilisation, and
few would accept It, even from so excel
lent sn authority as Mr. Du Bols, with
out further confirmation. -.
Living In Georgia, where the negro
has been disfranchised, would naturally
. , -. - . i . 1 , v. h Harnail r n
tins tne uinur wim -
Mr. Washington has eecapsd, and while,
perhaps. Mr. Du Bols has given the most
learned of these lectures which he has
punctuated witn nuraro '"--
fir. . ....,.in, wilt ha accDtea
and a kindlier filing for the colored
man be engendered, and which. In the
end, will tell In favor of the man of
color.- George W. Jaoobs Co, Pries
$1.00H , - v :: : ,. V,
... , - n.. ha tian 1 1 a tales
of Indian warfare. Us pioneer stories.
a - M s aa alaiA'W A nfl
US oesoriptive) povaa aim jij
literature, but It remained for Mr. Jack
Ion t fTnd one of Us "cow counties-
reeking with . the . blends . of - bor
der outlawry, ana create ior
who shall go rattling down the ages as
the "Sheriff of Wasco" ?a" a Singer of
psalms, or a stripunn, dui mw
nameless but valiant, cam down out of
. tX7aan. Arnaaafl over
Into .Washington and Jhere slew the
giant jiaraeman. in rrwr
states, and the destroyer of women and
Th,mi,hnii( ha book the name
of hero never once appears, but "The
Bherlrl h ' vvhw incm"
known then ' any mere Kit Carson or
d...ia win mum noaalblv hava been in
their palmiest days.
The wWd cut-throat Hardemaa had
shot the last sheriff and had court
eously begged that he might be supplied
with another u Don which to do rifle
practice. But the people of "Wasco
county in tne state of Oregon", deter
mined to turn the tables and literally
forced the young hero A U accept thi
loJ;w Wi"n onc Installed into office,
the Sheriff of Wasco felt be had to
rnnM good, and an occasion soon pre
sented Itself by Hardeman destroying
;! S2m?-5f ?" ' his deputies. Then
the fiheriff of Wasco took the war path,
which trailed him Into Washington and
up Into the Olympio mountains, where
the tragedy snd the romance of the
story worked Itself out . .
. An unexpected Incentive was 1 added
to the sheriff e thirst of revenge by
Hardeman having carried off Into the
'Silent Land" Myra Thorn, the beauti
ful daughter of a wealthy mine owner.
In her recovery the romance of the
story begins, and in the final bout be
tween Hardeman and the sheriff the
scene for strength and brutality would
do credit to Jack London. .
While the story is melodramatic, and
sllty It has fascination for readers
"aVn A av ami I awW fl aat 4Ua -a - a . - . m al .
V'" uTptures ana tnrn
ling situations Incident to pioneer days
of a half century ago. The book has
mmi viwm I lnBf,in, fx ttt r iiii
ham. Co. Price 11.(0. .
- He riaated Ilia Flag.
. . From the Mexican Herald.
Julian Santos, a sailor on tha sun.
boat Demperata, has Just been granted.
V""" m uoinm,ni ot war, a meaai
for bravery In planting the green, white
and red over Cllpperton Island in the
Pacific Undir f ntumil.mu. n ...
peculiar nature. He fought his war
tnrougn an army of , aharks In rough 1
The
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UN I O IV THEATRE
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Between Grand and Union Aves.
Grand Union Stock Co. in Sydney
Grundy's Comedy,
"HIS
LITTLE
JOKE"
In Three Acts Four Nights 8:15
p. m. Sharp.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Comedy In thre acts
Thursday
Friday and
Saturday
Prices 10 and 20 Cents
Vaudeville Da Luxe
WEEK OF
Aug. 19, 1907
A BILL OF STARS
HEADED BT
Miss Alice Mortlock
SUPPORTED BT
Mr. Walter Harmon
In the Charming Domes tlo
Difficulty,
"HOW THE fIXS FIXED IT"
Special Added Feature
The Famous Fre
mont Zouaves
CAPT. JC D. CLOUD, Mgr.
Seventeen In Number.
A OIUI BIO ACT.
By Special Request,
The Columbia
Comedy Four
DEALERS IN HARMONT.
ynl be held over for another week
Wilber Held
( Souvenly Postcard Man.
Mr. and Mrs. J.
Murray Smith
In the Refined Comedy Skit.
-a acAJuuAaa a rAiixrMr
Mr. Joe Thompson
Song Illustrator,
"snroa xteuzb vrsvr aw at
20TH CtNIlRY MOTION
PICTURES
"A Man of Straw"
Etc,
Don't forget the three dally
shows at 2:30, 7:45 and M0 p. m.
nuozs mTnraTsT rum maxm.
Curtain raises at t p. m. Sunday
and Holiday Matinees.
: ; 1
Only Refined Outdoor Amusement
. . , Resort In the Rose City . .
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At 2:00, 3:35, 7:45 and 9:40
sftf ff 1
ill
iniarrare i
And His Band. Six Soloists.
- Forty attractions on the
Avenue to hold attention and
entertain.
Moonlight Skating
Dizzy Fig Eight
First Clas3 Natatoriurti
Free Toboggan Slides
Deave't Manikins
New Tours in Old Lands
Spray of Life
Giant Aerial Whirl
Old Mill Chutes
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' rida In tha nonntrv , .
oL,ASS PEC1AL TOW E R ' -ACTli 3:309:30
water, with no other weapon than a flag
In a metal casing.
As Is customary, at regular Intervals
the government sends a boat to this Is
land to plant the flag there. On this
trip the boat pulled as close In to the
usual landing place as was possible and
a small boat was sent out to make the
landing. The great breakers kept the
boat from landing. , It returned, and
another crew was-sent-out. In which
was Santos. - . ' ; , .
Having received his orders to plant
the flag on the Island and being unable
to effect the landing in the boat, he
watched his opportunity to get "ebest
advantage of surf conditions, dropped
over the edge of the boat with the en
eased flag and started for land. He was
immediately attacked by msn-eatlng
sharks. The terrible breakers In them
selves seemed almost unweatherable,
but added to It was- ths fight In the
water. He used th. .ncssed flag as a
- A i nn 11 w aa.ahaf lann. wh.ra.
after having rested sufficiently to re
cover part of his strength, hs planted
the flag and waited for the boat to be
able to make a landing to Uke hint back
to tne gunooat.
i nisi noint of law In regard to the
relations of employer and employe has
been raised by the decision of .some 100
Journeymen .bakers of Parts, who - re
cently want on strike, ana wnom tneir
former employers decline to take back,
now tnai ine siria. is .naeo, iu u
namares. on me crouna 01 uru -
missal Ths men's contention Is that
the cessation of work because . of a
strike 1 not a rupture, but a legitimate
.i,.u..l. Ik, ann.M aittara IntA
between employer ana smpioyeq. - "
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Da Capt. Bo ert KarsbaU's BellftitfvJ Play ,'
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Week Commencing Monday. August 19th
THE ALLEN STOCK CO.
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Matinees Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Prices
10c and 20c Every evening at 8:15. Prices 10c, 20c and
80c. Boxes 50c
ORDER SEATS BY BOTH PHONES
Box Office Open From 10 a. m. to 10 p. m.
Week of August 19, 1907
Last Week of the Star Stock Co.
in
"The Tie That ffln(isM
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Matinees Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at
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Every evening at 8:15. Prices 10c, 20c and 80c
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' SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 1907 ' v
Opening of the French Stock Company
WIUU EXHIBIT AT PORTLAND
SHOW QROUNDS, afith and RAL.BIQH
IS
There Will be Just One Best Place to
LABOR DAY
MONDAY
And That Will be the Beautiful
Exposition Grounds
Most complete pqpular celebration ever
planned in Portland. v
, Sensational Balloon Ascension!
Thrilling Parachute Leap 1
Live Turkey will be liberated hundreds of
feet in air Get it! 1
Baseball game in adjoining Park.
Prof. Dolan on Agricultural Bldg. Dome.
Under Auspices Federated
and Building Trades Councils
THE WHOLE WOULD RANSACKED FOB ITS AHENIC W0NDE2S
gOO Artists Of TJUS urea snow imporoi sroaa Koropa Ana asis
Viom Bnssla Rlcoobooo Emdnss. with
. Human Sensa. The "Good Night
Hone". His Wifs sad FsmUr.
From Franc -Alexander Patt jr. ths Iha
Who Walks on his Head hke others
walk on their leet. .
From Hungary i The Marnello-Msrnita
Troupe, who plsy Musical Instruments
fat Apparently Impossible Acrobstio
Attitudes. . .
From Italy The Bedinl Family of PI vs
Famous Rider, with their Wonderful
Riding Dog. "Euro."
From Ferslai Th Great Mlrsa-Golems.
the Shah's own personal Aorobatta
Court Entertsiners. , ' , t
From Spain The Splendid Toreadors.
From 8weden The Distinguished
Noetsel Family. .
From England i The Hollaway "Troupe
of High Wire Wonders. , ":
From Australia t The FsmouS Flying
Jordans. Ten in Number. ; , ,
FrOU England The Marvelous Clarfe.
. ; orusnt, tM Yvorifl i jtost veieDratM
' 'f Arielitts.
From Japan i Th Wonderful ZCamold
. Troupe of EquihbrUts.
From Belgium i Marguerit 8t Banley,
Thrilling Athletic Wonders.
From Braill t The Largsrd Troup.
From South Africa i Ths Borslnia
- Troupe of Globe Balancers,
From Berlin The Kaufman Girls, Fro.
. - jnier Bicyclists of th World.
4" Artists, Performers. Producers et Nov.
(ties from sveryirher on the Fee of ths
Globe, including th Star Performers of
America. .Among thorn the Great Belford
Family of Acrobat, Ariel Smith. Th
paring Shaws. "Up-Sids-Down" MiletUt,
liorton A Linden. The Marno Brothers,
and Whole Troupe of Native and Foreign
Artists in all )1S Performers together
farming th Most wonderful. Diversified,
and Pleasing Show th World has ever seen.
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