THE : OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 19, 1008.
REVIVAL
THE SPORT OF
ERY
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3 Not So'' Easy Aa It Loots to Hit tKe Tar, ;
With an Arrow Fine Exercise for Wo r.:
V( v RCttEH.Tl.vThe very mention of
A tho nam :1a pregnant ; with a,
f- host of history's heroisms.
Coupled with the long bow IN
tho stories of William Tall
shooting tha tyrant Gaalar, and Robin
Hood cleaving tha whita willow wand,
atuclc In tha ground, at a distance of
;oo yards'. . Then, there are tha namea
of Little John, Hurbert and Friar Tuck,
and even Diana with her quivers and
Cupid with hla bow.
" Reaearch ha proven that the bow
and arrow, the one Important Imple
ment of defense, offenae and the chase,
lu all the evolutionary atagea from pre
historic to mediaeval tlmea, waa com
mon to all races 'and natloaa. It 1vaa
aa well known and aa dextrously
hand lad In darkest Africa aa In the
flowery elopes of Japan aa much' Used
and talked about In tha eeleatlal empire
of China, aa when knighthood waa in
flower or Cooper'e noble red mer went
"on the war path."
Maurice Thompson has aatd: "It may
well be eald that the powerful govern
ment of Great Britain reata upon a
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not with rifle and bullets, but with
their bowa and arrows. Nothing but
the beat of bows will aerve on such
an occasion. The Oregon yew makes
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foundation of ron arrow heade that 'Y, , . ' 7,' iX V. hii-h W - -It.
greateat glory ha. been thieved by wood Mr. Barne. nu., go to A. h ah .
m.f mi k, winds get a chanco to , put an.p and Companion. Boaton..
k-.n VwCr.n imMrtTh.fi7 iihwi tenacity into the fibre, and muacle Into Henry k. Jonea or
v.ji... ,rri .k.;.. .: ihi makauu or the irunk: where no ana r. b. nrn or rxreat
vJA,... u.r' IV-v .i -wampy .oftne.. can apoU the fin. leap gon. will alao be In the.
Aaincourt. end all tho.e flrhta where .inl"I" TP.."1"" L,.l1" .!?2S
Its aucremacy over
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supremacy
orel hy the
Maaaaehnaatta, Or.
Fortiana, Oregon,
urove, ure-
party. Alreauy
or wrmsn
Burone waa en- " niauo in ine auniifivr wnrn i-uhiihi, um wfivn iu r. inv u-
Vn Jrt thV hiAr -f Vn. y pack horaea at that Up the der that It may be entirely euceeaefdl.
-An .word "''.r.T. f P!!r lone- iieen trail, near tha elouda to He mentiona In hla letter the locality
thJ T hT whin tiZlrXm .unnl.rTieS "elect them, then carefully atep by ateo where black bear and white-tall deer are
h. lont-bow and S u m lltiry following the alow descent of the pack In abundance..
Inrt hunlin ...L. ?. Th hiltiri of horsee. aometlmea through the black- .
lrh.rv " ' epon- u tha n,t0r'r of nesa of nlnht. before the atlcka are Hifg of th Arrow. .
BrLiivrjr. . brought to where a wagon can get at ...
. v j them. All the way It la work; work Perhapa Will H. Thompaon wll be
arcnery ma ria for xh tre- wor), for the bowman, work able this summer to duplicate some of
About the end of the eighteenth and llluU hl' ,fo f J""1!
the beginning of the nineteenth century work until he can leave the ranks of trip Itself will recall to mind a hunt
archery became the great fad, the a port the tyro and enter the claaa with ex- down aouth which hla brother haa re
"par excellence." of the nobility and j,ert rcnera. lated ln hla delightful book: "Bud-
gentry of England. Scotland and Walea. rt T v- tr.. 2nl tnr,ouf h th tuJ,1!! J,d J,,u"l'
t, .. ,k,k 11 OOM r.y. from a dark angle of the border, the
It made Ita way Into America through . . peculiar muffled aound of a bow'e re-
aome articles publlahed from the pen To tn onlooker, shooting arrows co Bn(J ,n,tlnctly the thin hlaa of a
of the "Father of American Archery." eeema so eaay, but tempt him to a try flying arrow, ending with a deadly
Maurice Thompson, and haa apread to anj watch the' result With a great thud. I raised my bow and listened,
every atate of the union.' Oregon haa . . ... ,.. . K,. ,,,.. h. The hound gave out a sharp whine, and
had Ita aaare ln the carrying forward tralD that proiuc a bodily quiver he WM N(er 9 be off. 1 plainly heard
of thla noble aport There are Quite pulle away, humping his shoulders to the nolae of bounding feet Will purau
a number of expert archers ln and add to the strength, yet he finda it lng something. The next moment I
around Portland. At Foreat Grove Uvea next to impossible to pull the 60-pound .aw a deer coming at a slashing run
the veteran archer and acknowledged bow back the full 28 Inches. Having right upon me. In a second I loosed
master bow maker of the world. F. S. drawn to hla limit, be now flnda It Just the dog. and he parted from me like a
Barnes. One champion archer haa aa difficult to let go and when the ar- bolt, meeting the deer abreaat, and drag
called hla Barnea bow "a classic." and row finally tears ttself away It pops glng It to the ground within 10 atepa of
this la aaylng none too nvuch. up In the air and drops Into the earth me. A yell attracted my attention and
It la a rare delight to visit thla about half way to the target. Think looking out on the prairie, I aaw him
master workman "ln hla workshop and of the work for an enthusiast before he racing after another deer, In whoee
view the wonderful work of the hands oan break 17 glass ball out of 60 head I could dlatlncly aee an arrow. The
of a man. thrown into the air from a dlatance of animal Minded and erased waa rearing
A box of horn tips for the' bow enda 26 yards, aa did Mr. Thompaon ln his and plunging thia way and that while
were open while the writer talked with record. But thia same man who broke Will waa evidently trying to get hold
Mr. Barnea. There were some two the glass balls is the man who when of It. I ran out to Join ln the chaaa.
dosen tips In all and theae repreaented hunting in Florida aent his arrow with Aa aoon aa I waa near enough I drove
the work of three solid weeks, good hard euch preclelon as to exactly cut In half an arrow Into tha animal's body, but
hand work; work at the bench, hour the head of a duck. It is only a step this aeemed rather to bring it to life
after hour. If some of our young men from the target to game, a atep however than otherwise, for now It suddenly
who feel that genlua comes to them which requires earnest practice: yea, sped off on a right line. The dog came
from the cloud, aa a gift of the gods, work on the part of the expert archer up Just ln time and overtook It drajr
could atep into thla workshop they aanlrant. glng It down at the edge of the Jungle,
would feel that tha man waa right who The namea of the archer, who are to and holding it until I had put an ar
said. "Ninety-nine rer cent of genlua take the trip thia summer Into British row through its heart,
is hard work." Columbia after wild game are: Will H. . "Aa we trudged along with our game
Mr. Barnea and some of hia fellow Thompaon of Seattle. J. M. Challlsa and hanging between us all bristling with
archera are going on a hunt Into the E. Jackson, lawera of Atchison, arrowa, I fancied we looked like a cou
wllda thla e-ummer. for big game: going Kansas. Mr. Frenfa of the Youth'e pie of foresters In the merry daya of
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Richard Coeur de Lion aay Friar Tuck
and Robin Hood making preparation
for a feast
Not only Is archery a aport for the
hunter, but aa a simple pastime and
feaunrui exerciae it la unsurpaasou.
t la a aport for all agea, and all ment, and diaplay of daah and elegance,
atrengtha. Miss Legh malntalna that but the acene ia usually scant In color
"It is a gentle ana elegant amusement ana daintiness; in goir mere is move-
for vounsr ladlea and the most suitable ment without esoeclal
to the matron who feels It undignified boating, bicycling or hunting, the coa-
to take part ln some outdoor game, and tunie I. strictly tailor-made,
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,THB VETERA
grace; In fishing.
ne coa
wlth a
yet la quite young enough to enjoy concession to hot weather In maacu-
them. Even quite old ladies can ahoot line negligee or feminine shirtwaist
and ahoot well, too. No matter how old leaving little opportunity for attractive
rou may be, you can still ahoot enough garb; In basketball and other athletic
or your own enjoyment. In tennia snorts the attire ia conventional, but
there la opportunity for grace of move- frequently ndt becoming: in automo-
blling the whole effect la unbecoming
and unlovely. But tn archery there ie a
rare and radiant grace, and witchery
unattainable In any other spot of mid
summer, and In aiming to hit the 'gold'
of the target the men and women at the
shooting line have a pleasure, and make
a picture unsurpassed even In the glow
ing page, of romance and chivalry.
Think of the aettlng for the display of
beautiful costumes, with the wealth jf
coloring and tha grace the eylphlneea
or embonpoint f effervescing anJ
ebullient feminine life. Given a pretty
lawn, smooth mowed and glossy in Ita
emerald sheen, with the variegated tar-
fret, at the end of the range, the stale
y society queens aweeplng about In an
imated bevies the men aourrying around
In the quest for errant arrowa, all tha
devotee, tat lng turn at the footmark
from which the wood shafts are shot
there Is nothing to equal the charm and
fascination of all thla In any other out
door aport" ' . :
Idea of Musical Sound. , '' - ' ,'
Fron the twang of the bowstring our
early fathers caught tha Idea of musical
sound, then the harp with Ita cord,
atrung like the bowstring; and , from
muslo It was not far to poetry and
sculpture. Thus truly la archery akin
to the course of culture. One cannot
help but feel, sa they turn the pages
of Ita history, that It deserves a far
more prominent place ln the realm of
sport than Is now given to it It aeema
the simplicity with which one may pre
pare himself for the sport would In it
self appeal to many busy people. One
can pick hla bow from Ita place In the
hall, and In a moment without chant;
of costume, atep out onto hla own lam a
and call Into play the large and Impor
tant muacle of the cheat, arma and
back, giving the lunga Juat the help
they need after a long day at the desk,
change the course of thought and put
away the cares of the office by fixing
the attention on the "gold" and arous
ing a wholesome dealre to beat a former
try. . .
Besides being clean, delightful and
.profitable, the aport Is ao tried and an
cient that we feel it ie aure to maintain
a hold upon the revera of out-of-door
exercise. Remembering, that the old
Talmudlc writings of the Hebrews men
tion archery, and the ecu lpt urea of Nine
veh, Babylon and Egypt show Its early
use, we are led tt enthusiastically be
lieve that "ao long aa the new moon re
turna to heaven, a bent and beautiful
bow, ao long will the faaclnation ef
archery keep hold of tha hearta of man
kind." i -And'
so today let ua sing
Honor to the old bowstring, '
Honor to the bugle horn.
Honor to the woods unshorn.
Honor to the Lincoln green, -:
' Honor to the archer keen,
Honor to bold Robin Hood,
Sleeping In the underwood,
And to all the Sherwood clan.
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TITLE GEW-GAW MANIA By Mildred Stuart
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Polishing.
If you find vou have a memory
That's void of all reflection.
Juat have It rubbed with emery
Of flnea, with due collection;
And thua make It a gemmery
Of wondroua retrospection.
From me Indtanapolia Newa.
NE OREADS to hear rumors of an- "till they yield to the blandishments and illness, the final effecta of which were
nmana tn im,rl,n iiauery epoiten in a roreign longuo ana 10 cm snort nr young- hip.
gagements oetween American ,OM lfht o he ,ack 0s BnCB"rJty of unfortunately, neither knowledge Of
glrla and the representatives of the speaker. They are blinded by glow- the experience of others, education hap-
empty title, from republics or lng descriptions of castles and extensive py environments nor anything seema to
mraiinlilil MimtrUi nartlmilar. esiaiea, UIO imea gentry unuauy neg- ierv 10 ui-uiiih Animimn iri wurv
roonarcniai countries, particular- lect1n t0 mention that castles and es- foreignera, nor to atop International
ly alnce the revelations recently made tatea have been long uncared for, as It marriages. One can ahnoat rely upon
that the erstwhile moat brilliant al- waa discovered in at leant one case when the fact that rumored International en-
llance waa dissolved on account of the lovaly American girl contracted an gagementa will end ln marriage. .
u&ySSZ MOST BRILLIANT BANQUET EVER GIVEN AT (NEW YORK'S FAMOUS WALDORF-ASTORIA
America haa been given back one of
Tha largest plow ever built haa been
sueoeaafully used on a Texas ranch.
The Implement clears a atrip of
ground-aeven feet wide.
BOB AND HIS BEST GIRL By Carolyn Prescott
F TOU are poor and discontented, selling me papera morning and evening He waa dressed aa neatly aa aay of
h.t i. ... n,..r- hut it vnn m r tnree years now, ana ne aiso aeua me omer patrona or me tneatre, ani
that la one matter, but If you are n( one flvVcent magasine a week. His over hia autt he wora a fur-lined over
poor and not ashamed of It, that a total Income from hia sales to mo coat that must have coat a nicer litt!
another matter entirely. amounts to 25 cents, which aeema very aura. Hla beat girl waa with htm, an-i
Thia thniiaht mimm hrnnvht fnrr. nine, dui wnen n is multiplied oy j coma see a qiamona. soma ire on it
iniS mOUgnt waa orougni lore- v,nn1rp it imnnnli tn A v,rv third rlnM, ftf i.r lor, hn whi.. .
iwij iu injr nuwt, iivfv rreai aeai evtaenuy, 10 juage irom
I set beside a paper boy and hla beat "Bob'a" appearance that night ha rat
girl at the theatre. "Bob" haa been beside me at the theatre.
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her moat lovable and attractive daugh
ters, now a wreck of her former self,
with naught to cheer ber broken heart
but her children, who have been ao- :
, corded to her on the promised payment
of an annual royal sum. What has It
profited her to mingle with royalty, re
ceive the favor of tha king and queen.
If while her father paved tha way with
f:crlden dueata to procure for her prof
Igate huaband the recognition to which
hla title ahould have accorded him. aha
learna that hla dukeahlp waa at tho
same time forfeiting every claim upon .
her affection by hla treachery and die- ,
loyalty as a huaband? One can easily
imagine that every feeling waa outraged
before a proud-spirited American girl .
would aever the lie that bound her to
the man whom ahe had aworn to honor ',
and obey. There aeema to be an Inde
scribable Infatuation on the part of
American glrla for the gew-gawa of a
title, whether It means anything or not;
whether the man be worthy or un
worthy. Hla reputation may have pre- J
ceded him. ' He may be a bankrupt mor
ally and financially. He may even boaat .
of the fact and demand a settlement of
honestly-earned American dollars,
enough to liquidate his financial in
debtedness, and boldly declare hla. In- "
ability to cancel obligations Incurred
immorally, and yet he la accepted, "for
better or worse," generally tha . worae
predominating In hla make-up. ; t,
' The beautiful. Innocent virgin la Jed ,
to the alter and the father paya tha de- ,
mends, knowing that in a brief time he
la likely to have to come to the reaeue
to save -hia child from an untimely grave v
and bring her and her offspring to her,
native land. ? : Y' 1 Y 'Y'Y-
, Sha cornea a mere shadow of her for
mer self, broken ln fortune, health and
.spirits, to eke out the remainder of her Y
days In vain regretting her marriage to
, a foreigner". Y ' Yi
There haa been scarcely an exception
of happiness In International marriages; -.
and why? 8lmply from the fixed in- .
compatible diapoaitlona of women born
and reared In America," where women re
cclve the love, confidence and Indulgence .
of fathera, brothers and huabanda. - ;
They are taught from Infancy , to re
sent infidelity, and dialoyalty. They
know nothing of being set aside at the . 7
convenience of the men they have chosen
' aa huabanda, or of meekly submitting
to their divided affeotlona; while for
eigner look upon their wives as crea
turea absolutely subservient ; to their
" pleasure, who have no right to 'know
anything about their husbands' af fairs r
or to object to their Masons' or anything
that they may chooae to do. They may
' dispose of .their wlvea patrimony ta -;
suit themselves, and they may not even '
Inquire aa to Ita disposition. .
: Amclcajs know all these things, and ' .
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Scena" at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel of New York at the recent orllllaat banquet given in honor of Mrs. Humphrey Ward, the' great English novelist. New. York's moat.ex
eltiBlve eoclety set wai present. The owealth of thote in attendance ran Into -hundreds of millions, ThejT' were: . Duchesa of Marlborough Miss Jane Addaras, Robert W. Pe
Forest. Jtf. George White Field, Dr. Seth T. Stewart, R. W, Glider Mrs. Humphrey Ward, George HarVey, Humphrey Ward, Mrs. L. H. Gullck, Jacob Riis, Dr, W. H. Max-.
well, Cuno H.(Itudolph, Mra. O, H. P. Belmont, James Speyer. Mm. W. K. Vanderbilt Jr., W. K. ; Vanderbilt Jr. Mrs. James Speyer. O. H. P, Belmont. Ralph Pulitzer, Mis Ann
Morgan Mrs William S. Webb, Frank E. Webb, Mfa ElisabeUi Marbury, Mrs. Ralph Pulltser, Mrs. H. Oelrlchs. . v
aeemed to explain his devotion to h ;.
At first I could net believe tny own
eyes when he leaned over and smiled
"good evening" at me, but when I lookp i
more closely I was surprlued to recog
nise In tlila well-dressed fellow rw
paper boy. And more surprising ev.- i
man ine gin wun ine niamona sohwh
and the fur-ltned coat and the two Sl.M
aeata waa the Information 'Bob" vol
unteered, that he waa going to Fal.i
Beach next week.
Palm Beach! A paper boy going t
Palm Beach! . . , .
How would you Ilka to go to Palm
Beach, dear reader? To spend the re
mainder of the winter down there ami t
blossoming magnollaa and eamellas? It
would seem pretty nice if you had th
money, but you cannot afford 4t. You
haven't the price, and there's a reason
for thia.
Off course, you make lota ' morn
money than "Bob." and even at that
you can't afford to go, but If yot wer
as willing to go without things as
"Bob" ia, you could go there thla win
ter, and next winter, too,-
But here ia where the trouble lie-:
We are not willing. We are not con
tent to hang onto the pennies uni I
they grow Into doll are; not willing t
wear our old clothea; not -; willing t i
get up early and stay UP late, and woi
and work, and aave and aave and a.i
until those penntea accumulate so 1
Idly that we are forced to pat them
the bank to keep them.
Summer and winter before dl!;
"Bob" Is up aelling papers, and In ;
evening he la atlll at hla boat. 11
not above wearing old clothes, or, m
tying up hia ears with an old wo
scarf when the wind blows cold, 1
one object in life, since he was
: enough to Jump on. and off the c
haa been to sell, his papers and
his money. He la one of th r;
economical fellowa tn the world,
ia as Industrloue aa he fa eeonomi
but the ecret of hla auoc"a ins
the fact that he ' t -content to !
hla life quietly, without trying to nt ,
a splash." untll he can bacW It
with 'the goods.'V Year by y?r .
. haa sayed and worked and gone wi;f
thIngaJtintU,,now he can produte t
Bob": might "kiy 'spent hla rr. -nlavlna-
crap.1 visiting pooir"..
Sancehalla, tfie red light dlirl-i;
mlaht have lived In a room 1
curtains instead of the little to.
room he cUs hla home; he might 1.
lived up to about I2J a we-it 0,1 a
' Income; h might have q.m h r
bov job for one with lexj, m-niov,
' wlir. h could alpfp lir net .
'earlier; he mlifbt have in 1,.;
of being a newate but h t
More power to "fii," I t-,
say it With alt serloui"v. :
our paper bov, but I'll
against any 10-a-w-e) :
lslied finder n.ill n! "
and-dollar-a-weeit" o'i'i "
time, fur "Huh" wl!l . t
on property f hix -it
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