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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORh-rtfG, AUGUST 23, 1908.
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ATKKI.U.S ami Methods or
1'letlen.'' I'V Ch'.toM I lanill-
oii. In an Introduction. lr.
Urandor Matthews .says: -In
our llrao. In tin-so early years
of the twentieth century, the novel !s
the prosperous pi'rvi-nu of literature,
and onlv a few of those -who acknowl
edge Its mpif anil who land its succes?
lake the trouble to recall its
heirlnnincs and the miseries
youth. Hut like other parvenus. It is
Still a little uncertain of its position in
. - .'Hi.tv In which It moves. It Is i
lltC D.'v.. ... --
tho literary world, and it
has the self-assertiveness and the touch-
in natural to the situation. It brags
of its descent, though Its origin was
r..c,,re Tt has won its W3V to the
front, and it has forced Its admission
Into circles where it was formerly de
nied access. It likes to forget that It
wb once little better known
outcast, unworthy
those in authority
uneasily
those
may
than an
of recognition from
Perhaps it Is still
conscious that not a lew or
who were born to good society
look at it with cold suspicion as
ihnh It was still on surrerance.
But later Dr. Matthews states une
quivocally: "But there is no evidence
that the hovel Is soon to lose its vogue.
It has come to stay; and as the nine
teenth century left it m the twentieth,
bo the twentieth will probably bequeath
it to the twenty-first unimpaired in
prosperity." , , .
Recognizing, then, the fact that the
hovel has come among us ns a perma
nent form of literature, one can do no
better than to take it up as a study,
analyzing and sifting it until they be
come familiar with the elements that
go to make great novels. And to those
who earnestly desire to study the sub
ject, either as a reader or writer of fic
tion, few better workj? could be present
ed than this one of Mr. Hamilton's.
Dr. Matthews in concluding his intro
duction puts some pertinent questions
for discussion, asking: "Has the rise
of realism made romance Impossible?
Is there a valid distinction between ro
mance and romanticism? Is the short
story a definite form, differing from the
novel In purpose as well as in length?
What Is the best way to tell a story
in the third person as In the epic In
the first person as in an autobiography,
or In letters? Wliv is it that drama
tized novels often fail in the theatre?"
And manv other like quest tons he asks,
leaving Mr. Hamilton to answer them.
And the author has met the Inquiries in
tt most exhaustive nn satisrnctorv
manner, taking up. while not perhaps
specifically each question as It is put
but taking the spirit and sense of them
and giving to each an analytical exam
Ination and answer. This is done under
various heads. such as: "The Purpose
of Fiction. "Realism and Komnnee,
"The Nature of ,'arrative," "Plot,"
"Character." "Setting," etc.
To the novice in story writing, whose
ambition is to stand with the great
names, and whose courage is strong to
make the effort, this work would be in
valuable, and if its precepts and deduc
tions were carefully studied it would
shorten the distance between endeavor
and accomplishment.
To the reader of fiction, unless it is
he who devours everything that comes
within his range for the sake of enter
tainment, the book will be an educa
tion that will give the reader a true
prospectus of intelligent criti'dsm: it
will dignify the novel in his eves, and
cultivate Ills taste for onlv tiie best.
The Baker Taylor i'o Prion J 1.50.
"The Circular Staircase," bv Marv
Roberts Rlnehart. This l one of the
first books of the fall season, and is
unquestionably to he one of the lead
ers, for It contains all the element-;
attractive to the fiction render quick
motion, direct narratrve, ready wit and
a plot that will keep the render up all
night rather than he will go to bed
with It unsolved
The story Is told by Miss Innes: the
"Aunt Rachel" to a niece and nyihew
who had been left to her cart; and
whom she provided for until they amo
Into their own property. when she
says, "her responsibility became purely
moral."
In explanation of the book. "Aunt
Rachel" says: "This Is the story of
how a middle-aged spinster lost' her
mind, deserted her domestic gods In
the city, took a fnrjiishe.i house for
the summer, and found herself involved
In one of those mysterious crimes tha'
keep our newspapers and detective
agencies happy and prosperous. For
10 years I had been perfectly comfort
able: for ?0 years I had had the win
dow boxes filled In the spring, the car
pets lifted, the awnings put up and the
furniture covered with brown
for as manv summers I had sah
Av4 . KlVrw
Sir Gilbert Parker, Author of "The Weavers."
his emancipation proclamation nd his
(lettvsburrf address Jt Is quite needless
to say inis is iy tar ma most valuable
, re-Mure of the book and would be. If
Mr ( .'infill Kimke with tho "tongues of
1 angels nd of men." which Ee dotla not
do bv any means.
This la a loci ore mhloh wns delivered
In "The Temple. Lecture Coursn." In
Kbt-neznr Methodist Episcopal church,
Philadelphia, lust winter. Three points
I the author brings out strongly, numoly,
I that Lincoln knew.no Joy in life, tnnt
his .iiner was ordered bv providence,
iiii.i I tin t no true biography of Lincoln
has vet been written. Perhaps it Is
: fancy hui we do not think "the mail
of sot tows" fltH Lincoln, and we wince
i when we hear it. There Is a Joy that
. oih. s with right doing that piusseth
all understanding, and Lincoln wus far
too much enwrap, -d with this glory to
he s.-rloislv affected bv outward condi
tion,.. Lincoln the Glorified," even
v ith the burden of the
snoui ii'i , seems more suitable
It would l.o sacrilege to believe any
thing but that (iod hud raised up Abra
ham Lincoln for tho saving of the na
tion, hut ho only endowed him with hu
man traits and his successes anil fnll-
iii-i ciune to him through natural chan
nels, d.o why was he stricken down
woen the nation needed him most?
And to the last point we ilo not
agree with the author at all. Who could
ever have had better biographers than
i.incoin s two secretaries were? They
wrote from the most intimate personal
and public relations with tho man and
with the president. We admit, however
that they omitted the spiteful personal
flings that Mr. ("hufln never loses an
opportunity to throw at M r s t 1 nc.1 n
and w hh-li should bo rem-essed If fnr
no other reason than because she was
the wife of Lin,-,, in. It mattering little
whether they were congenial or not she
was still his wife and even "truth''
does not denial), I uni I.. i.l v's famllv skel
eton helng ixpiised. so long as 'it has
no bearing on the case: and Lincoln's
famllv life never influenced his public
career an lota. The author lavs so much
Stress Upon truth that In his r.wn p(.
"'o io give ,.ie whole truth.
sas, ne iiemls a little backward hitn
?r f "Peaking of Mrs Lincoln as
.hiss i . in ne stay, "she was one of the
ugliest women In Illinois." It was tho
writer s privilege to .spend several weeks
In the same house with Mrs. Lincoln
the summer after tho prosident's death
and although It i but a child's recol
lection, the remembrance Is of a hand
some, stately woman, utterly crushed
and suhi.ucd by her grief, and without
a trace nf the "common scold" in face
or manner. The hoy. Ted. was then with
her and his devotion to her spoke for
the mother lore that must have gone
out to him from er r broken honrt
of the disgraces of the nation was the
attitude of the press toward Mrs I in
o!n at that time. Mr. Chnfln's hook Is
published by ihe Lincoln Temperance
Press.
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Women's Clubs
Edited by Mrs. Sarah A. Lvans
AND THEIR.
WORK
J
Of more than common biographical
interest should be the imner In tho
tern her i entury on "The L'arlv Life of
Robert Fulton." hv Alice Crarv fsnt
. ll.fr a great granddaughter of "the in
ventor. Mifs Crarv has been intrusted
by the Fulton family with the prepara
tion of n volume which will be, virtual
ly, n new presentation of this famous
man who, as a painter and inventor,
doubly challenges the attention of his
compatriots. Hesea icliea hnvn riia
! ered n number of new portraits of and
by hulton, and have brought to light
new material in regard to his whole ca
i reer. The September Century paper and
later accounts will he taken from the
most Interesting of this new material
Adeline Knapp's
The Well In tin
bye to friends, and. after watching
their persplrjng hegira, had settled
down to a delicious quiet In town.
wnere the mail comes three times a
day and the water supply does not
depend on a tank on t lie roof." .
She later, in describing the liou.se
says; "So when Malsey Snuggested
camping In the Adirondacks and Ger
trude wanted Rir harbor, we compro
mised on a good country house with
links near, within motor distance of
town and telephone distance of the doe
tor. That Is how we went to Sunny
side. The house was very
long, a rectangular In general form.
with the main entrance n the cent.'r
of the long side. The brick-paved en
try opened Into a short Jiall. to tho
right of which, separated only bv a
row of pillars, was a huge living room
Beyond that was the drawing room,
and in the end, tffe billiard room OTf
the billiard room, in the extreme right
wing, was a den or cardroom with a
small ball opening on the east veranda
and from there went up a narrow circu
lar staircase."
All this detail Is necessary to get
the locations In one's mind, for about
tins staircase the storv hinges. Tho
him nigni was trie only peaceful one
spent in the bouse, and the entire storv
ran only through that one season,
though its beginnings antedated the ar
rival of Miss Innes and her interesting
family.
The plot Is intricate and evel I 111 :r
and not a page of the book could
missed without crippling the storv But
the tragic pint Is not the whole of the
story, for the characters would hold
the attention of the reader If there
Was tlOtlllllg else. Aunt T!ncl,..l l,a..
self, is as strong, original and whole
some a person as has appeared In fic
tion ror many a day, while Llbbv the
old maid and faithful servant Is ao.
excellent understudy, and the give-"nd-take,
conversation that from time'
time passes betw en these two sni t
sters is both racv and refreshing The
minor characters of the hook as well
as those taking pait In the trade ami
more momentous events are forceful
well drawn and wholly natural
This is said to be the author's first
book and if It Is, It does not bear tho
earmarks of the debutant, for the style,
Is that ,,f an accomplished writer with
no trace of the amateur to betray it
It ha, some excellent Illustrations
by Lest-r Ralph. Bobbs, Merrill & Co
Price J l.r,0.
Publication of Miss
I novel of Arizona life.
Desert. has been
I August. 1 he au
" me oook as tne merest attempt to
loncn ine spiritual drama." which "has
been a thrilling and ex-i come to Interest me Immensely."
A GRANDE will bo the place of
mvetliiK for the next convention
of the Oregon Federation of
Woman's Clubs. The exact date.
has not been determined, but It
will be between the first nnd tenth of
November. This was decided at th
meeting of the executive board, which
was held at Portland last week. It was
a most interejftlng meeting, with more
members In attendance than at any
meeting since the convention last fall
The principal matters under considera
tion were Mie coming convention ut La
Urande and the headquarters wbl.h
are to be maintained at the state fair
this year.
Only Committee Work.
It was unanimously decided that only
such lines of thought as were Biiggest
d by the various committees of the
state and national federation should be
taken up.
The time for programs, for entertain
ment only hns has passed. Under this
arrangement an hour, with an authori
tative speaker, will he given to the in
dustrial conditions of women and chil
dren in Oregon. Another hour will be
given to the consideration of good citi
zenship, while an entire evening will be
devoted to the sublect of public health.
It the intention upon this evening to
have several speakers of prominence,
and the lectures illustrated with stere
optlcon views.
It Is hoped, with some assurance of
realization, that Mrs Moure the new
as he I president of the. General Federation, may
ue present. ir Airs. Moore comes the
rest of tho program will be arranged so
that she may have an much time as
possible to give to the meeting.
Offers Prizes.
The board authorized the civil service
committee to offer u cash prize of $5
for the best essay on "Good Citizen
ship," to be written by a high school
pupil of the state. It is hoped that
this will stimulate every federated club
in the state where there la a high school
to offer a similar prize.
Civil service reform is a pjant of very
slow growth, and It Is conceded by afl
that the only way to get results is to
negin Dy planting tho seed in this gen
eration, hoping for the first harvest in
the next. This Is equally so with for
estry and several kindred sublects that
club women should endeavor to Interest
the children. In and great stress will bo
laid upon this at the coming convention.
The educational loan fund, which Is the
central point of the Oregon federation's
activity, will come In for a generous
amount of time. The fine work that
has been done the past year, and the
brilliant possibilities for the future is
expected to inspire every club in the
state with enthusiasm for the work.
Will Be Badg-ed.
Badges are always an Item of con
siderable, expense to an oritaulzat bo,
and the suggestion was made at the
hoard meeting that this year the club
women should content themselves with
bows of club-color ribbons. But the
suggestion fell flat. Iverv town that
entertains wants a souvenir badge, and
then the women have worked flat so
man lnegnious ways of ni eservlnir
er, It would only be her sex attraction
mat would ever win a case.
1 he word suffragette has not yet
been adopted In America, as any well
informed woman should know; nor have
ma uuunodH, as we here understand
the meaning of the torm. The suffrage
movement of America, however. Is a
deep, concentrated movement of or
ganized womanhood for the equality of
women, not only before the bur of Jus
tice but In the halls of government.
If It had not ben for this movement
Much women as Mrs. Itarlght never
could have entered the profession she
has chosen, and to repudiate the or
ganization, or object to Its principles
n like the little boy who climbs Into
the fruit tree and then tries to kleg
away the ladder for fear the other
boy may climb a little higher and get
a bettor plum. I
Again the trood wife has confidence
in her husband and does not want to
stana in front of him. Suppose that
husband had been a lawyer Instead of
an insurance man. would her confi
dence In him to earn bread and but
ter been sufficient to make her side
step for his benefit?
'Ihe last false premises the lady sets
forth 1h that voting means llMllrnincr
her husband's place. The father and
the son walk to the polls and ca?t
their vote together and no one over
Irenms that the place of the Utlmr
has been taken by the on whm hi.
becomes 21 and casts hfs first vote.
Why then should the husband relin-
qtiisn lits place to the wife If she
happened to make the third of the
voting party? '
Mrs. Barlght puts special emphasla
on the sweet and womanly quulitles
of women. and believes thev can be
retained under any circumstances. And
she should know, for the voting booth.
In the toughest neighborhood. Is a re
ligious retreat compared with tho oi
dinnry courtroom.
I'lease, dear lady, when you come
west next time, bring some better ar
guments If you intend to dam the cur
rent of that tremendous onward move
ment the women of the United States.
and particularly the women of tha
west, have set In motion, and which
Is attaining such velocity that every
thing is being swept before it.
college. We think It important tor
every one that an opportunity be given
for gooa housekeeping, Iridoor and out
doors. tt
AS everyone knows, one of the
greatest features of the rtcsnt
convention at Boston was the ap
pearance on several occasions of Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe. In Introducing her
on the opening night. Mrs. Decker said:
"I thought of Introducing her as
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe of Boston, and
then I knew she belonged to Colorado
and to New y0rk. and to Illinoi. .h
all the other states, and so I decided to
mirouuce ner as Julia Ward Howe
me united States.
lts'b!UtUnW.heI?. 1 was ln England, and
Italy and h ranee, one of the first
n I T r, , '" 'i"" .wara. ?.
i, -L i ,Y u,T.'"?u-iu innoau
jun ward Howe of
universe."
In response Mrs. Howe said In part:
.nLZe? K6.ry ""I'Py. ' being commis
sioned to bring greetings to fills peace
ful army of women, which marches in
battalions only against the evils that
Hiafnsen society and devastate fair do-
"Our Boston has seen many stranie
sights, but what more novel than an
army of women armed only with 1ustle
uncut oniy upon Dromot-
and the common good
of
th
M K
n postponed till late , " ., r"'"u" or preserving
thor herself character-1 ll'0ni lfa,1, l,ney ,n"st haVft thenl- so "
"the merest attempt to i !" J.'.' . ' hae h"m- "'" I-
would have
citing tale.
The plot of the story centers about a
magnificent ring-that "was mysteriously
stolen from an exhibit. The principals
in tho story are Harry Crlssey, athlete,
clubman and a most desirable catch in
San Francisco's exclusive tire lev, though
no one knew why, for he hud drifted in
and taken the place and was firmly en
trenchei in it before any otie thought
of questioning bin pedigree, antecedents
or bis right to that place, which bv
tacit consent seemed to be his; his
fiancee. Flora (Jilsev. the wealthy girl
will be asked to suggest a de-
Politics and
Politicians
Charles H. Keating of Mansfield. Ohio,
has been appointed assistant director of
tho Republican speakers' bureau
who na,l absolute control of her Im- ! nas rjeen placed in charge of the work
mense fortune and Jin one to Interfere i at the Chicago headquarters
wllh her slightest whim but Clar
Brltton, her paid companion; the my
terioun Mr. Kerr, making the quart
that occupy the center of the stay.;
throughout the storj'.
A few months before Harry an!
Flora "were fn be married the effects
of a wealthy friend, who had died in,
Paris, were to be sold. Among the'
Jewels that were displayed was th i
famous Chatworth ring, which after-1
ward proved to have been there by nilSr
take, for It was the ancestral ring of a;
great family and was Known to the
world ns the 'Crew- Idol." Harry d '
scrll ed it to Flora as being "like a bit i
of an old gold heathen curled around j
himself, with ids head, which was most
ly two yellow sapphires, between his
knees and a big bin,
Its d !sa ppeti ra nee er.
In the society world,
would lead the reader
stone on' top."
a ted a sensation
and the author
to brlieve had a
-. Secretary Wilson of the department
1 I of agriculture and Secretary Straus nf
i the department of commerce and labor
j will speak In Vermont next week In the
In'ercst of the Republican ticket In that
state.
The Independence partv has placed a
j state ticket in th- field In Texas. The
' canuiooMs, tor governor Is K. W. Klrk-
larneK. wno is w.ii known as the pres
ident of the Texas Fanners' congress.
The boom nf John R Stanehfield for
the Democratic nomination for gover
nor of New York, has been revived
It is said thru the choice of Mr' Stanch-
' " id would oe sattst'ietorv a ke to Mr
! iiran. to t nairman Mack and to Leade
Murphy of Tammany hall.
( oast nf hance." by Esther and i
Chamberlain. If brevity Is 'he;
f wit it Is no less the sou! if I
olher I t
"Th'
Lucia
SOU) o
iieimn. or ror trial matter any
,. -,ai, i none i mil, ami t,v the same
token dlwetlon 'if narration is the most
essential qualification for a good story.
This the authors of "The Coast of
(hance have missed, therein spoiling
P1 pint ann making tedious a
psychological fascination and terror for
Flora, who so far as she knew had not
the slightest connection with ft.
Shortly afler this and about the tlm"
a $20,000 reward was offered for It.
Flora accompanied Harry to a Chinese
jeweler's to look over his curious wares
and to n'ly the engagement ring if mi,,
could be found In thl odd place.
Stiangely enodgh they found a most
exquisite blue sapphire, which appeared
to he hurr'edlv set In a tarnished brass,
hoop. It Inspired Flora with a wlerd
fascination and varied emotions, and
it was purchased from a "blue-eyed
Chinaman." who later figures in the'
story. From this on Fhr:'s trotihbs
begin and the storv ,"gin to unwind
itself. A great part of the book Is oc
cupied with Flora's premonitions, un
accounted for tet T'ors and apparently,
groundless suspicions. The authors'
evidently intend to bring Into the hook
a strong psychological Influence in the!
feeling Flora had toward the sapphire,
but it Is not cleverly done and a strong
psychic wouid not be led so entirely
iwnv t mm the truth ir t-irre realiv Is
American born Chinese citizens
ngeb-s have form, d a "Rrvan
Eight
of Los
and Kern" club
will work to ha
inrougiioui canrorni.i
tlonal Democratic tick
ber election.
Hi-
the
I 'ib. it is said.
( 'hlriese voters
upport the na
at the Xovem-
storv. which with
rapid mover
lent.
Ornatus et Bonitas"
.or
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he psvoholngleal force the Fttld-ntS of
psvrtiology would lead us to believe,
j Flora's tei rot s seem more the work
lines of a disordered ner-,.n terr.pera
; it.eet than anv occult Influence, arid
thtiefore t!ie time and space given to
j them are out ,,f proportion to the in
i ter ,-st t ne v excite
'I l; best wiled out rhu-irter In th-i
book is Clara Hritior t v , I -.; ne. '
tn-l he Is bv far tl;e sniirtrt. If t,e
Is the cord calcn 1 a t il. n arc! rips, rupuh. is
ad erit -iress. The r.icctv with w iden
'"s .hritacter is drawn and the part she.
'akes ln the storv prove the authors
u do better work than In "The Cn.ist
,' I'hnn. '" If they wll! throw off some1
their libored endeavor and ir. ?-rfe-ig
method of relating "of llnarv . on
. rsatlon a-id go right at the fids In
time direct and clearer stle. I he hook
.s an orieinal and suKes:ie cov-r
l-'n and is wrll ill istrnted Robin
k'c-r li! & Co. Price J 1 50.
Martin TV. Littleton, former borough
president of Brooklyn, and wuo was the
leading counsel fr I !.,;-, j. Tha w In
his second trial. Is being dis, a,
possible candidate for the I,em,.cratl'c
nomination for governor of New York.
An enthusiastic woman suffrage cam
paign has bren Inaugurated in Okla
homa, and it will be aetlv. lv maintained
until the election ln November The
prime director of the movement Is Mrs
Katherir.e Riggers of C,l, kasha presl
dent of the Oklahoma Suffragette asso
ciation. George -TV. Cromer, former congress
man from the Klghth Indiana dMrb't
has been appoint, d , ,,,f, l(,ad of
laoor Diirenu established bv the Repuh
lionn state central . om in i 1 1. , of In
diana. It Is said that a fund of $25 nan
I as been set aside to rarrv on the work
of this bureau.
Grande
sign.
Women at Stat Fair.
Next In Importance to the state con
vention for the board to consider was
the matter of headquarters at the state
fair. When it was decided to buy a
large tent for Chautauqua headquarters
it was also voted to 1iae It sent to
Salem for use at the fair, and this was
done.
Mrs. P. H. Raymond of Salem, first
vice-president of the Ojtegnn federation
was made a special committee to ar-1
.range tor club headquarters at the fair
No effort will be mado this year to do
anything more ttian to provide a coni-
lormuie rest room ror, women who visit
the fair. Some couches and easy chairs
will be supplied by the Salem .dub and
some of tho members will no doubt be
present each day to extend greetings tor
tue visitors ami assist in making them
V-omfortable. Aside from club litera
ture and any year books w hich the clubs
may send, no club work w ill be attempt
ed, but it Is hoped that another year
the clubs can take some active part
""w iias, in many or the federations
form a large part of their work ami
there Is no reason why the Oregon
clubwomen should not be identified
with Its state fair.
Oood Attendance TJrjjed.
It will be three yearn since the st.Xe
federation hedd a eo-nventloii in eastern
Oregon, where it has .some of its larg
est clubs, and It is believed that this
will be a well-attended meeting but to
make sure of it the board urges that
every (dub not onlv send its quota of
delegates, but that many of tl, mem
bers who are not delegates attend per
haps half of the thousands who at
tended the Roston convention were not
delegates. When great programs a re
arranged and La Grande will have u
great program two or three members
h- 'ion arc not enough ir any
material benefit is to be gained, and
It should be a duty of every club
woman, whether delegate or not, to go
If possible. A general Invitation will
be extended when the call for the meet
ing is sent out, nut It Is none ton
ror clubwomen to begin to think
and plan for going.
ISS MIR A LLOYD DOfK. forestry
commissioner for Pennsylvania,
has written tho following most In
teresting and suggestive article on
"Women In Civic Affairs," for Club
Notes, the official organ of the Ohio
clubwomen :
In many places intelligent and charm
ing women are withholding themselves
from public work for various reasons.
Some say, "My church duties absorb
all of my time," and others, "llv honu
duties require every hour." Of course,
whore there are little children the
mother ought not to be expected to have
any share in public work.
Hut. then, there are many women who
have plenty of time nnd leisure In the
old days, in sinful and evil times, the
movement was toward the cloister, with
its seclusion, peace and serenity. Then
It was to get away from trouble, but In
our modern life we have learned that
we must take the spirit of the cloister
out Into the world, and if we like
serenity pleasure and beautiful things
parks, trees and gardens we must
take them with us.
In other words, we must carry them
out into the J,ghways and bywavs
suggest them, work for them and "help
to provide them.
Among my duties for several years
lias been close attention to a tubercu
losis camp. In Pennsylvania the pres
ent yearly appropriation for the treat
ment and prevention of tuberculosis is
upward of $500,000. Just think what
half a million dollars would have done
In towns where the stat. is patients
lived if they had had parks.
Every playground, every outdoor Im
provement In a town, keeps down this
disease and limits the loss of strength
which results from overcrowding. Those'
persons who have commodious homes, I
with beautiful grounds surrounding, do i
not need recreation- away from home,
but those men, women and children who
r.re shut in need a place for recreation
where they may breathe the pure air.
revel in the sunlight and get a ghmpse
of the blue sky ov erhea,- So, perhaps.
very ten dollars expended for a park
will save a hundred dollars which would
oe required later on in the light
against tuberculosis.
Many women think that civic work
ke.ps them too much away from the
home. It has been the curious experi
ence in Pennsylvania that our civic
work has taken us right back into our
homes. Civic workers In Pennsylvania
t,"Ki,n with little efforts to clean the
streets. For exanirMe, In Ilarrlsburg
one man engaged to clean and keep
cl.n one Mock every day and the suc
cess of Hits small effort led to the
adoption of the system by the munici
pality. Attention of tiie men's nssocla-
t of Inl
and patience,
ing the welfare
of humanity.
"Me still are children In a school en
gineering problems of human destiny,
and we make and shall make many
mistakes, but what new vantage
grounds have wo gained? Let us bo
gin our work from tho true starting
point so as not to go back from the
starting point of 60 years ago. We
have acquired Independence of thought
and action.
"Our individual conscience now regu
lates our life's work. This gives us a
standard by which to Judge our ef-
ioiis. iiio wonder is that our con
sciences, in dealing with any capital
problem, are sure to agree.
"Despite our diversity we are brought
together now by one Impulse, a desire
to do what we can for society. Surely,
the harmony which brings together
such a convention will do much in the
way of results. Our diversity li In
our talent and our unity in our feeling.
Our diversity is ln our resource. Our
unity is in our spirit and good Inten
tion. "We must love our country. Amerlct
doesn't mean any single cltv or state,
but a place which no tyranny of church
or state must help to overthrow.
"I say unto you, start from the pres
ent. Hope every good thing. Trust no
easy going methods and may God keoD
thy heart.'' K
n a M
government lectur
said to a reporter
mibjt
men
soon
about
K H W
r
The
dates
offbdsl
on the Indep,
notj flea t Inn
.lopendem ,
planned to be herd within
week or ten davs
Thomas L. HIsgej
oient, will take place nt
West Springfield, Mass .
joioi i empie raves, candidate f,,r v
president, will take place. It Is said
Georgia:
of the candi-
pnrty ticket
tile rrevt
1 ne notification nf
candid ,te for ores-
home In
that of
:ls
and
in
"H w- t." Press a DM.' by Marv If
real' - In anticipation of t r. thre
.:; e.-'i little girl in the lar.d w.'l
wanting to dress a d'll fr sen a
t lT:e ptrl" or for the doll cKn.v
to get last year's dollie r-a.iv f
Adlal, E Stevenson, former vice-president
of the Lotted States and candi
date on the Democratic ticket for gov
ernor of Illinois, Is 7.1 ears oid De
srdte his years, he Is still vigorous srld
active, and his friends expect him to
make a winning race against Governor
Deneen. Mr. Stevenson declares t'.at
whether elected or not It will be the last
,ine- ut; ui ne a candidate for
off icf.
public
b
hi i .-
PI
II
J
'. season, what rm,M
dellghtf il or apropos than th ...ii' 'v
;m1p look cf Instructions tei.lr.e 1i,r
j exactly bow io cut. fit and put together
every kind of a doll garment It not
nh t'il note, but shows hew. by an
. i , 1 it ra 1 1 on on almost every pace, h
, ginning with the rodlmer.ts of sewing.
I even so far back a, xo show the tin
mot how easiest, to thread a needle and
carrying it straight through, till the
dells stand forth in the most bewltchm:
J of costum es. ; i
J While the book Is suppose to be for'
girls of doi Af we feI rule thnt many
. girls well lifoj young womanhood might
find man v practical lessons In need!-
-raft In jr. for It gives Illustrated di
re, rims f not only In r'm hemmlnc.
bsst irg. I running, etc, but In the more j
complicated work of f Chf r-stirrhlrg.
buttonhole working . "j, Hopj r g, etc nt
wll It l a bright Idea well wrk-d
o:j: making a uf jI as wed at .l;u.
IMC hook. Henry Altemus Co Price
50 cer.ta. ,
"Lincoln, the Man of Sorrow." by
Eugene W. Ctefin. L, L. K This Is a
im of the tale as!ne tre dog Foriv,
orly. of tr. S races of the book are
covered br the title the remaining li
is the appendix nl contains ire five
most notame tmb.leTf- rj tt -i J,in- and anv human rogues or vaasbonds h
co n. is : lAnrnln a temperance kpeech. hai charge of. There ar similar oli
delivered at fprlngf ield. 111., iif , lit? : i lockups at fitnlfbr and TicknaU. two
OLD YILL-UiK LOCK TP
Quaint Structur. for Cnnflneni.nt
of Rogues and atr.ihonris.
FYom the Sheffield Dallv Telegraph
Several villages in the Ml Lards
possess ln more nr rulr.ed star.,
their old parish lookups, torrn.'.n!v
knwn as round houses.
Breedon. a Le!.-ester shire village close
to the Scuith Derbyshire boi i.-r pos
sesses Its ' lockup.'' a quaint stone build
ing IS feet high and S feet 6 mob.
.LametT inside The walls are 15
incr.es tni. K. j ne door jg r,f ntoUt oak
studded with msr,v larpe iron nails.
The lock Is very strong and tr.e Jt ev
hole Is covered with an iron plate, - i
Itself has to be unlocked bv a eparrer
before the r k .an be Inrr'cd
Venttlstior is afforded bv small ho
punched n an iron late. !r.,, bv '.
nxd Ir t';, '.r.ter of the door The-
is no w 'n.'nn
At Wor t h! Moan, the riext vIMag- to
F.r -e-Vn. 'be old lockup N a seven-sldd
brrrk bull-ilrg. bacdv in ned of restora
tion -n , I'port jnttv for archseoloftfts
Mch It Is hopd will not be missed
R"lh at Rree,on and Worthlngton these
diminutive disjed orisons are on the
ro-idside. adjacent to the pound or pin
to o so ir.ar ne cor-starie sad conven
iently side br side tUt' stravefl cattie
las first and second Inaugural addreiVfiT village clot t Leiceaterehlr.
HE first meeting of the new hnnrd
of the General Federation will con
vene at Colorado Springs. SeDtem-
her 8 to 11. inclusive. This Is one of
the most Important meetings of the ad-
; in iinsi ration, as at tms meeting all com
imtttees for the ensuing two years will
be appointed and the places selected for
tho next council and biennial conven
tion will be decided. A committee chalr
I mr.nshlp in the General Federation in no
I sinecure; It means real personal serv
ice, and is never bestowed, or accepted.
' a an honor, and when this mistake Is
j made, ns It occasionally Is. that woman
,1s coterod with humiliation when the
I day of reckoning comes , at the biennial
! nd rli sees other committee workers
cringing ln greet sheaves of results
from their sowing. There come the
honors to the workers. It will ther- I
fore be an important matter to select j
the right kind of chairmen and then I
nil the committees with the right kind I
or women. J he whole success of this
great organization depends on this work
Lei r.g well done.
Next will come the selection cf the
place for the council meeting, w-.lch
will be held next spring. A number of
places have sent invitations, but as yet
here has been no preference expressed
I'v the board The hlenniwl convention.
o be held two years hence, will off
. o,:rse be a much more Important ques- l
th.n to decicre. - The council meeting
7.'im tut "an or 3n delegates, while
the biennial convention means that I
r.anv thousands. The council Is lust j
what its name Implle.. end is not an
executive bodv--t Is Just a meeting of J
'he presidents to council together, while ,
he convention is the trlburtal to pass'
upon the work accomplished and direct
C e f ittire action of the organization
The choice for this latter meeting will
undoubtediv be between Han FYanclsco
and Atlanta City, with the chances, we
f'r. in favor of the latter.
The decision of the board Is looked
forward to with considerable Interest
It K K
days ago there was !n mjr
Amidst one. a certain Mr Barlghu
Interviewed a Nw Tork larr
ver, and a successful one. who made
'.h, remark "No. I am not a suffra
gette I would not want to thrust my
husband aside to stand In front, for I
have cmfideoc ln my huthand ani
can win him to fry way of thirklnx
if my way is right, ln innumerable eth
er wars that are far better than tnk-
pla- I prefer to leave (be
tl.m was directed to the
provern en t work and the
that it is dor;e properly.
AnotloW" town. Gettysburg,
street sprinkler run by tho
t illzeiis pay for services given
of the proceeds $1:5 was given
to a society of architects for
NOS MILLS, the
er on forestry,
at Boston:
1 regard attending the biennial as
one of the chief events of my life. Mrs.
Decker, tho president, and Mrs. John
Sherman, the recording secretary, are
two of the strongest women I think we
have In the country. They are natural
leaders. Mrs.-Sherman has written a
hook Tin parliamentary law that Is the
admiration of all men lawyers, I re
gard women's clubs as broadening not
only to women, but to humanity, for
they educate people, nnd education Is
the solution of most problems."
R It at
OMEN'S educational Ideals are
not so hlirh as those of the
great scholars, but they are
broader. To us it seems more Import
ant that all rhlldren should learn to
read and write one language, than that
a few professors should know a dozen
languages dead or alive. The monas
tic Idea of education has been too long
cherished. Woman learns concretely.
putting lessons into practice, learns 'to
do by doing.'
"Tiie state with highest educational
fai:illtis- are thoso where women aro
most active. Illiteracy is largest where
women have least power, and grows
less where they vote. Half a million
of America's children are illiterate and
2.000.000 are earning their living. Wo
cannot boast of opportunities while we
have to admit such a disgrace.
"School people have misunderstood.
Club Interferes either from mlsdlree'od
effort or unfortunate personalities.
Mothers are the natural allies of the
educational forces." Mrs. Helen L.
Grenfell.
AValnut TVom Old Farm.
now scr
has n
women,
and out
recent 1 v
the best
plan lor improving the middle of the
town.
In Carlisle 125 artistic street signs
were purchased and posted from tiie
money literally coined out of the dust
of the streets. In almost every coun
ty can be foulid a concrete Instance of
Improvement work that has been done
as a direct result of women's efforts.
We began ln Pennsylvania to clean
the streets and then to plant trees, and
every voar. too. we try to help the
American Civic association ln the cam
paign to preserve the beauty of Nlagar.t
halls. We have folks Interested in
. lean streets. In beautifying the town
and establishing parks: we have educa
tional leaflets fur distribution. Rack
of It all Is this great effort to train
women how to make a home, and In the
at yar we have succeeded ln having
household economics Introduced In State
Chicago Correspondence Indianapolis
News.
Two big piles nf rough Indiana lum
ber are now nttr acting the attention of
thousands of people woo hourly pass
aiong in the famous Sheridan road of
Chicago.
T!i- material Is stacked up on a big
lot In one of the finest and most ex
clusive residence sections of the city.
An Indiana man is building a house,
and in the use of the lumber he has
planned to perpetuate a number of the
most tender associations of his life, all
of which he brought from the great
Hoosler domain.
The builder Is Dr. E. Ties Kerlln. the
lumber Is n fine grade and grain of
black walnut, and it came from a farm
four miles out of Rlrhmond.
The material will remain ln the sun
during the summer In process of dry
ing. Then It will he kiln dried and ul
timately dressed for the use In store
for It. On the first floor of the new
house will be a large living room. It
win nave a beamed celling, wainscoting,
book shelves built In the walls and a
large mantel, all of which will he built
from the Indiana black walnut material,
Two bedrooms also will be finished
from this material that came from tha
grandfather's farm.
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