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THE OREGON SUNDAY ? JOURNAU' PORTLAND, i SUNDAY AlORNINQ. . MARCH 15, 1008,
Mew Books
1 Ani Their Publishers j
' ;'HB History of North America."
I volum XIX, -.rraacH - N.
I Thorp. Ph. D., Mltor.
"Prshlstorlo North Amer
ica," by W, J., McO, L. I
D and Cyrus Thomas, FIv D. f ' "
' An amlocnt educator baa told that In
studying history w uauaJlr tain too
far back; that w becoma dlacouragad
and )os Intaraat in the study before
we arrlr at. the really ssntlal (acta,
but If w began in the present our In
tereat would carry us back to the be
Stnnlna; of things. Xt muit hare been
with aome auch Idea that thla hlatory
wa planned, fur the aae that have
roiisd between prehlatorlo America and
the present, aa shown In thla volume,
are no vaat that to have begun at the
foundation,' or, in other worda. had vol
ume XIX been put in Ha chronological
plnre and started the series few readers
indeed would have faced with courage
the thought of continuing hla reading
io ins last volume, as it la. mis vol
ume comes when the reader has dl
ffsstod the later history and has pre
pared himself for accepting Undisput
ed ljr much that would have reoelved
little attention before later hlatory had
bnpn read; . particularly la this so in
reaard to the Indiana and the geolog
ical history of the country, for In this
volume one feels they have in many
rimes threaded the labyrinth and found
the truth after much apeculatlon. In
outlining the scop of this work the
editor sas:
"The common netlon of prehistoric
ml tnr In North America Is Of archi
tectural remains In Mexico and Central
era of Colorado and New-Mextoo! of
tumuli built by so called mound build
era ia the' Ohio and Mississippi vsl
leys., and of leas impressive vestiges
In beads and pottery and Implements of
tone dlsoovsred now snd then in -In"
dlan graves. But of culture in trehls
torlo times times1 contemporaneous
with the Norman oonqueat or the Inva
sion of Britain by Caesar, only pro
found students of ths subject hay
any comprehensive thought Indeed ths
lae.t mi any oimura men mibiou, u,
thRl' th Inhabitants of OrehiStorlO
North America constituted a racial unitrj
or that they were developing a, cimis
Hnn under the earns aeneral laws of
io. wMnh m-uUU the a-rowth of oul
ture la all ages, has never widely, pre
vailed. '
The preaent yolum coordinates th
testimony of th ages, snd narrate; the
steps in mirnir useo oy m,
In nnMalnrlit llltiai. It nth! from
every reputabl source the record, in
dwelling far aiay from th sats of
culture In th old world and. develop
ing language, inauetry. ari, roumn,
agriculture, however rudimentary, so ss
to constitute a distinct Phase of nu-
nllahmunt whatsoever aim
iiarltv or dissimilarity It may bear to
other shases of culture on other conti
nent. '
"Th ubjct then Is unlqu.
Th. nrnhltm Is strtctlv scientific and
of ths hlfbost Interest to thinking men.
Tn the solution of this problem the
distinguished authors of th present
volume have contributed th first eom-
&rehenslve. authoritative and 1 interpre
itlve history yet written. Other have
written famed and valuabl book on
asr act a of the problem, but th present
volume covers the wool field."
Th whi l work is of a highly scien
tific character. Ths authors begin
with ths Paleolithic or Glacial man,
and take up the evidence aa furnlahed
from the various instruments of man
that have been found In the various
strata of the earth, sifting each bit of
onmr t?iw,nw, ......
qulesclng or disputing th matter
lfAmerica: of vestiges of th cliff dwell- presents itself to them, and drawing
Right Woman for the Office
By Mrs. Ada Wallace Unruh, Cor. Bee.
Oregon W. C. T. U.
Mrs. Henrietta Brown, state president
of the Oregon W. C. T. U., whose picture
appears here. Is a type of th new worn
an that is gratefully recognised by tboss
' who have learned ths power for good
that the practical woman of affairs msy
be and yet retain a mor lingering af
fection for the old regime when women
were better exponenta of the typical
feminine graces than they are today.
Mrs. Brown combines In a most pro
nounced degree the old and new type of
womanhood.
The Union Signal, national organ of
the W. C. T. U. in commenting on me
accession of Mrs. Brown to the presi
dency of fbe Oregon W. C. T. U.. save:
"Happy, Indeed Is the president who
conies Into her nice aa aoes Mrs.
Brown with the almost unanimous sup
port of her constituency."
Though she Is a new president she la
not new to the work of the state, for
she has served as a state officer in va
rious capacities for almost 20 years.
For some vears she has been th state
corresponding secretary so that she has
an intimate acquaintance with the Ore
gon work.
Mrs. Brown Is a woman of rare execu
tive ability, a clear brain and withal a
winsome sweetness that Is seldom
equaled. Her painstaking study of the
work of the W. C. T. U. in all of its
phases will maks the duties of the of
fice less burdensome than they would
otherwise be
Oregon women are to be congratulated
that this largest and fast becoming
most popular of women's organisations
ip the state has at Its head a woman
who typifies In her-elf all that is sweet
and gracious as well as strong and
clar-bralned In the modern woman.
Another extract from the aame paper
mav be of Interest In this connection, i
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Mrs. Henrietta Brown.
Speaking of the work for local option
in "Oregon it says in part: "The local
unions that have been keeping at It
for so many years with sometimes very
little apparent result, are now wearlnc
with bocomlng modesty the laurels that
are being woven for their brows by the
saloon people In the charge that "Them
v. t . i . i s nioue an or tnia mis
chief.' "
from It all conclusions thst seem to bs
Indisputable. - It Is a work that has
taken a vsst amount of research and
infinite pains and patlenc in -compiling,
and no mor learned volume has ap
peared amoasr all of ita II predecessors
It will perhaps not appeal to some of
th rsadors with to deep interest that
most of th . other volumes have, be
cause fewer Toola ara Interested la
structural or modern work, and It Is
also a subject oni must be a student
or toonnoiosr aa wen as arcnaeoiosy io
fully appreciate, but it is th volume
aoovs . an otnsrs mat win appeal a
these, and the ona that will siv
sclenllflo value to the entire hlatory,
The illustrations distributed through
out th volume ar an effective aid 4n
Interpreting th narrative. George
Barrl m Bon. 1111 Walnut street.
Philadelphia, Bold by subscription
oniy;i
"Delight," by Qrtrud Smith, Kvi
dently th day of "th good llttl Bun-
day school soholar" did not set with
th passing of th Elsie Dlnsmore non
sense, for it has reappeared in th
nlatttiiri.a nt "IeHrht' Thla is the
story of a six-year-old Christian Bclon-
list, tnougn It proDamy lengtnena n-
seir into her eigntn or ninin year. i
which time thla most unnatural child
had romnleted a anven-chaDtered book
which she named her "Gratitude Book,"
and wherein she recorded the many es
csDes she had bad from "error." and
the rewara an enioyea xnrougn io,
Delight was a little cripple girl Mrs.
Allen, a Christian Scientist, nad taken
from ths Orphans' home and slthough
"she wore two braces, one on her back
and on on her other leg." she was al
most Immediately cured and became
gay and romping girl. Of her our this
unchlldlike child says: "Aunt Con-
stsnce says I can't 'splaln how I was
healed only Science snd Health can
do that." Ther Is no plot to the story
and the whole book Is but an account
of th Insipid plessures this tiny tot
sets out of Christian Science. While
s few children may become parrots and
chant the sayings of their elders they
srs not the children that are being al
lowed th original thought that will de
velop the best and most userui class
of cltlsens. For this reason, sucn books
are not wholesome for Juvenile readers,
who should be arlven nsaitnv. stimulat
ing brain food, even In their hours of
recreation. Imagine a bevy of chil
dren of alx years bowing before, and
dancing around a stock of hollyhock,
and one of the youngsters sddresslng it
in this wise: "All the people In our
world have good thoughts. Their
faces shin with Joy and every one
loves each other, see jt us run
sgaln in our happy world. jiow
do you do, Mr. Hollyhock? We are glad
you are well this morning. " We sre
glad yon never, no never, vole any
error. Here might be room for a
scientific discussion, and an argument
as to whether th defective flowers that
never fall to b on- every well-developed
atock might not typify the alck and
the suffering thst Is a part of every
life, and alwaya was and always will be.
But the point here is. Is a book of thla
kind which teaches childhood untruth
ful to nature, elevating or Instructive
reading for children? We think not.
and it makes little difference whether
It be to exploit Christian Science or any
other cult the principle Is the same,
and like Elsie Dlnsmore snd others of
that character they are being relegated
to the shades from which tney sprang,
and we hope to aee "Delight" soon trav
eling the same road. Henry Altemus
company, fries oo cents.
New Salads." Mrs. S T. Rorer.
Balad Is no longer for the epicure alone.
but has become an Indispensable part
of the rnewu of every family, from the
most economical to the most sump- i
tuous livers. .Owing to the scientific
study of foods their chemical proper
ties and their effects upon each other,
nd- their relation to the diaestive
organs as well as to their palatablllty,
lust such women as Mrs. Rorer have
brought salads within the pale of
wholesome foods, and within the reach
of housekeepers . of limited means.
Salad no longer means either the ex
travagant expenditure of costly mater
ial or the sour, soggy concoction for
merly called salad; but It means, for the
most part, dainty, wholesome nourish
ing food, made without unnecessary'
cost, and served to tempt th most fas
tidious taste provided you know how
to make it. And thla la exactly what
Mrs. Rorr teaches In this llttl book
whicn contains about 180 recipes.
Ther ar salad reclpsa for every meal
and for every occasion; salads for the
course lunch and salads for- ths horn
dinner; salads for picnic, party or
dance, or indeed for any place, and for
any lasts, ji is a ooog that no House
keeper can do without, particularly ths
young housekeeper who Is ambitious to
snow ana ao me best. Arnold Ac Co.
rric v cents.
"How to Use a Clmfln Dlah" Hv
Mrs. 8. T. Rorer. The author outlines
ths uss of ths chafing dish In her pre
face when she saya: xThs chafing dish
is generally loonea upon as a luxury
and its uss as a passing fad. With a
mora Intimate knowledge of. It capa
bilities this idea will vanish. In th
on item or domestic economy made
over dishes Its vslue Is unquestioned,
and should Place it anions the naces.
sary utensils of the household. . The
fact that ther la no necessity for
lighting th lamp until the last mo
ment snd that It can be extinguished
as soon as th materials are cooked ts
a great factor In Its favor. To
the nossewir wno seeps but one maid
It is Indeed a helping hand. The Hon
dsy lunch or supper is uulcklv sot with
out the uss of stove or kitchen: and
so again on maid's day out, the Sunday
night supper and the Still more fttah-
Innabls II o clock Hunday breakfast.
The author then gives some plain and
explicit directions for managing the
ehaflns dish with a savins of time snd
expense, and shows how quite a dainty
snd sufficient lunch may be sorved with
Its ssalstance. After these general di
rections comes a most tempting col
lection Of chafing dish recipes, which,
like all or Mrs. Koiers books, are sc
lected for all varieties of tastes and
condition of finances. For the epicure
there la Terrapin Maryland Style. Phil
adelphia Terrapin, etc., for those of less
aristocratic tastes we find Welsh Rare
bits, Frizxled Beef and the like, Mlille
many of tue recipes sre nuuway bo
twenn these two extremes.
On the whole It is a valuable little
book which will have a mission to ful
fill In these days of fashionable light
housekeeping. ' Arnold & lo. itico uo
conts.
Stories Of the White House," by
Esther Singleton Scattered throuuli
Miss Slnsleton's story, which was re
cently published by the McClure com-
fiany, one comes across manv interest
ng odds snd ends of White House gos
sip snd Information. We read, for In
stance that Harrison did his own mar
keting, and that during Fillmore's ad
ministration th old black cook, of
Ions- White House service, was greatly
upset upon ths Installation of a range
In his kitchen. "He hsd managed to
prepare a fine state dinner for 36 people
every Thursday In a huge fireplace with
crnnes, hooks, pots, pans, kettles and
skittles, and he said he could not man
age the draught of the range."
r or tnese Tine state ainners in r n-
more s time artificial nowers were used
on the table now it Is said the rooms
of the White House ae replenished
with fresh flowers every day.
President Buchanan first Introduced
the custom of using engraved Invita
tions for White House functions, and.
as Is generally known. President Roose
velt was the first to use the term.
"The White House." Instead of "The
Executive Mansion" on all documents
and stationary Issued from presidential
headquarters.
"What the White Race May Learn
From the Indians," by George Wharton i
James. This is a work resulting from
C years' association with the red man.
Dr. James, who is an adopted member
of the Havasupal tribe, believes the
Indian Is more sensible than we are
in many things that pertain to heal'.h
and happiness. Among the subjects
discussed are diet, exercise, art, educa
tion and religion. Forbes & Co.
"Thekla." by Alleen Cleveland Hlr-
slns. This Is a very beautiful
dramatization of the legend of Balnt
Thekla. It is written in pure, sweet
blank verse, easily comprehended, and
with admirable cleverness and lucidity.
Thekla was a young girl Just entering
womanhood, and was loved by a young
nobleman, to whom she would have1
flven her love had not th A post!
aul, lust at that trme, begun preach
Ing the gospel of Christ soross th
street from Tbekla's home. Night after
night she listened" to bl Inspiring
words and again and again, resisted th
entreaties or her lover, until she was
finally converted, and after her baptism
by Paul ah went out Into ths world to
preach his doctrine. Meeting Alexan
der, hlrh Driest and president of the
festival In Antloch, she resisted his
woolngs snd in so doing1 displaced his
crown, which wss an offenss demanding
death in the arena. When Thekla was
brought in, 'stripped of her garments,
a veil descended from heaven and
wrapped about her. but th great mir
acle came when ths hungry lion wss
brought forth and Instead of springing
upon her, cams and laid at her feat and
became ner defender wnen otner great
beasts were set upon her, and so great
became th tumult that out of vary
fear Alexander bad them release th
maiden, who over after was Balnt
Thekla to all Christiana even to this
dav.
As told by Mrs. Hlgglns. though old
and often used in song and story, it
becomes very beautiful In Its new pre
sentation. Richard U. Badger Co. Price
l.
"Pocket Tokens" by Vernon Wad
Wagar. This little volume takes its
title from the first poem, whloh Is,
perhaps, aa good and meritorious ss sny
thst follow.
This, howover. Is but faint praise,
ss those that .follow are of indifferent
merit, wholly without originality or
fioetln imagination. Tin evident strain
ng for great and heroic expression Is
almost palnrul at times to tne reader,
as for example In the poem "Consci
ence." The author attempts to express
a grand conception and the effort
leaves the poem bald snd commonplace.
In the second paragraph, ror instance,
we find tnese lines:
"If you enlist in pagan rite or tent in
fields of the foe
After you slink from ranks of God o
r snt 'sainst tne cause oi riant.
Conscience will meet you on his beat,
though, chance you slipped him by.
And cry, 'Halt. man. give countersign!
What business brings you here!' ,r
Richard O. BStlger Co. I'rlce II.
STIELTEIt FOR BIRDS.
A Robin's Protection From Cold
Stirrers Blanket.
From Pearson's Weekly.
The natural heat of a man's blood is
98.4. That of a bird averages about 107,
which is th temperature of ths domes
tic fowL
For this reason many people suppose
that birds do not suffer from the cold of
winter, being also protected by their
thick coat of feathers. But they do.
Birds snd all the woodland folk feel
cold, and a hard frost causes severe
suffering.
Birds are quite clever about seeking
shelter from the bite of a frosty night.
Run a hat fowling ner across tne side or
a hayrick. You will be amased at the
extraordinary numoer ana variety or
small birds which come fluttering out
as soon as the lantern light strikes upon
the rick side.
Sparrows huddle together in tightly
packed masses. With them It Is any
port In a storm or a frost, and seven
were once found, all In a feathery heap,
dead In a hole In the brickwork behind
a greenhouse furnace. In aome way
fumes nad leaicea tnrougn tne inter
stices of the masonry from the chim
ney behind and suffocated the whole
lot.
Thick Ivy l a favorite roosting place
In cold weather. Of course there are
always plenty of birds who spend the
night In ivy, out in a neavy rrost tne
number doubles or trebles.
The winter of 1894-95 was our last
really severe one. In February, 1896,
a Herefordshire farmer, visiting his out
houses one night when the mercury lay
somewhere below the 20 mark, found
a number of sparrows, he thinks, roost-
Ins: In the cow shed, some actually
snuggled down In the straw close beside
the big warm animals.
Any South Downs shepherd can tell
vou that chaffinches and greenfinches
will spend cold nights nestling in the
wool of the penned sheep. This Is rath-
BAUER GIVEN A HIGH, ,
PLACE among: PIANISTS
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Harold Bauer, Pianist, Who Will Play With Krelnler at the Heillg The
atre Tu esday.
Bauer, the greatsat pianist of ths
younger generation, and Krelsler, who
has already attained th highest rank
among the violinists, will play Tuesday
evening next at the Heillg theatre under
the direction of Lois Steers-Wynn Co-man.
The two men are consummate artists.
both young, vigorous, not relying upon
the reputation of past decades, but in
the full flush of their strength and vir
ility. They have both attracted the
moat favorable attention everywhere, al
though they have not been on tour to
gether, they meet here In Portland for
he joint recital ana piay togetner ner
snd on the sound, then each goes his
triumphal way concertlilng.
Krelaler usually has a Bach number
on his program and tils Bach playing
has roused extreme enthualssm. Krels
ler seeks and tries to find the distinctly
voice and spirit of Bach, thus his ren
dition of It is neither dry tonal geom
etry, nor th restless sentiment or HOT
Inflating and distorting musical forms
of 1 US. His Bach Is of a golden mean
In form and expression, a poised Bach 1
neither over-sensuous nor over-austere.
Bauer's playing of Bsch is also psr .
tlcularly striking. The London Graphlo
said of It: "His performance of th
Bach Italian concerto was wonderfully,
striking. In his hands It became a rich
full-blooded thing of life Instead or th
fossilised antiquity which most plan
ists offer for our edification."
er a dangerous proceeding for the poor
little chaps, for very often they get
their claws tangled In the wool and
when morning arrives are unable to fly.
If no one comes to their help they
starve to death.
Blackbirds take refuge In low, close
? trowing evergreena and even ocras
onally In holes In the ground. They
have been found sheltering In rabbit
burrowa In very severe weather. The
risk from weasela or atoata muat be
considerable.
what was perhaps the oddest artifice
ever noticed on the part of a bird In
search of warmth was practised by a
robin. A gentleman ahoottng In a War
wickshire covert on a very cold day had
Just killed a rabbit and waa warking
to pick It up when he saw a robin fly
down from a tree and settle upon the
dead anlmali crouching close to ita atlll
warm flesh.
Afterward, when a number of rabbits
were shot and laid under a hedge, the
robin remained among them all the
time the sportsman was eating hla
lunch.
Squirrels put on a thicker coat In
winter. This is duller in color than
the summer garb. Their tails also In
crease vastly In bushlness. This means
a lot In the way of warmth, for a quir
rel'a tall la not only his rudder but his
comforter and blanket also,
Hedgehoga burrow deep Into th
leaves and debris. In the roots of thick
hedges, and hibernate there. In th
curious, tranceltk state which w call .
hibernation an animal feels no cold at
all.
' The dormouse also hibernates, sleep
ing snugly In a cosy little nest mads of
Interwoven grass stalks.
Bear Yarn Mittens.
From Fur News.
A Main hunter and guide has a pair
of mittens which mystify every one ex
amining them. Last spring th hun--ter
caught a yearling bear In a trap, .
and as th fur waa too short and downy
to aell as fur hs shaved the akin, and
his mother, a lady past 70 yeara, carded
the fur, spun It into yarn and then
knitted the mittens. 1
The Easter Gown Need No Longer Be a
that must delay publication for
weeks, will print similar material
weeks, after women who read
Perplexing Problem
to the Woman Who
Reads The Sunday
Journal for March
Twenty-Second
The Woman's Section of the paper will on that date
be printed in enlarged forms, so as to give to its readers
the best selection of fashion
material ever furnished by
an American newspaper.
A SPECIAL staff of
artists and writers
in Paris has found and
presents what is best in
the center of fashion
creation. To illustrate
what'they write of the
fashions there, JEAN
NETTE HOPE, the
eminent fashion artist,
has sent drawings for
two newspaper pages.'
Henri MANUEL, first
among photographers of
fashions, has sent pic
tures that will decorate
four other pages of the
special number.
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Every Fashion Hint the Mode of the. Minute;
There is no lack of hints to the woman
who makes her own garments. Articles,
too, about the newest materials from the
fabric factories, the colors and shades likely
to have first call on popular favor, and even suggestions as to the style of trim
mings and of fashions in shoes, stockings, parasols, and all the accessories that
go to make a woman's wardrobe more attractive. The first view of the best
productions of the best makers made this number possible. Fashion magazines,
have had an oppor
tunity to see it and
follow its suggestions
Enterprise and Hustle, quick action and expert knowledge, have combined to make this special number absoluteljrathoritathr a
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