T
WOMAN
EDITION
THE DALLES, OREGON, HAY 17, 1898.
'S
Kditor-in-Chief, . . .
. . Mk!. W. II. Mansfikmi
Associate Editors, . .
. . Miss Elizabeth Lam;
. . Miss Rose Michkll
I'ity Editors, . .
ATTOKXBYS.
A.
manager fainted
S. BENNETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Miss Bessie French,
Miss Georgia Sampson,
Mrs. Fairfowl.
the anxious seat "one hundred and for the support of the city library he- Many ladies of The Dalles and vuinity
twenty five dollars and a smile." The comes as regular a thing as the pay- have been gieatly interested in the
first part of this report was listened to meat of taxes. We shall persist in our "Oregon Congress of Women'' recently
with calmness, at the latter the business efforts upheld by the proud eonseious- held in Portland. The educational and
ness of building up a public institution social advantages ot such conventions
for the public good, which admits of cannot be overestimated, and we hope Cor. vl aind Court Sts. THE DALLES. OR.
nothing as a substitute. It has been a to send a delegation from this place next
source of great encouragement to us session. It has been a source of great I' If ED . IESON,
that from time to time we have received gratification and pleasure to us that
donations of valuable books. By such many of the leaders of this popular as-
We regret exceedingly to learn of tin
several criticisms made on the book
Miss Beclah Patterson now contained in the library and in
directly on the buying committee. No
one but the members of this committee
can realize the effort that is made to buy
with limited means the best and most
suitable books. In the first place it is
taken for granted that the public desires
ATTORNEY
donations we are irreatlv aided in our sembly have taken an interest in our Over 1st Nation u luuk.
AT LAW.
THE DALLES. OR.
work and the goal of our ambition is
placed more nearly within our grasp.
In addition to pointing out our great
"Business Manager, . .
. . .iks. ft. ihomison to read the books of the day, the books commercial advantages, our facilities for
- Mrs. Fred Houghton that are now being read from one end of trade, to the stranger seeking a business
the world to the other. Such books are location and a home, we desire to turn
secretary,
Solicitors, . .
Mrs. A. S. Mac Allister,
Mrs. W. H. IIobson,
Mrs. George Blakelky,
Mrs. B. S. Huntington,
Miss Ursula Ruch,
Mrs. A. R. Thompson.
selected, and if they are disliked, con
demn not the committee but the liter-
taste and the authors ot the
and point with pride to the best publu
work and greatly encouraged us by
words of commendation and by letters
and articles. We are indebted to Mrs.
Dtinniway, Mrs. McC'omes and Mrs.
Ward for interesting accounts of their
convention work. We deeply regret
that lack of space prevents us from pub-
schools, the best high school ami one of lulling clipping. The following inter-
arv
present age. Hitherto it has not been
the best public libraries in the state of
Oregon.
esting communication has been received
from the recording secretary:
S. E. VAN VACTOR,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
THE DALLES. OREGON
I). H. ROBERTS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Collections Notary Public. Typewriting
The idea of traveling libraries seemed
we are con-
To the Women Editors of the Times-Mountain
eer. of The Dalles, Or.
OUR LIBRARY TUE OBJECT
thought best to add the older and more
familiar works, as we have long had in
mind an effort similar to the present f,uaint enough, but now
one for the accumulation of a special fronted with traveling art galleries. Yet
sum for this purpose, and if out of our we wonder why these things were not
two-hundred and thirty volumes, fiction thought of sooner, and as we bow down
is predominantly represented it is be- and worshiD the hai.ov originators we
cause notion is more nnm luipd out it i .1 1 i i i t . 1 n . - -
: " ieei aggnevea mat ine u.ougni ,110 nor l.ution to vour columns
nas oeen our earnest enon to supply ocour to ug In Wisconsin and New
H e nave been told, that, today in the only fiction of the highest order Hut - 1 1
j umy iicuon 01 me iiiiiesa uroei . iui ork women s organizations have so ex-
Tillage towns women are doing the unfortunately tastes differ. One glance tended the traveling library plan as to
inost reading Howsoever as this may over the titles and with the condemna- include Vtums ;ls wel, a; b(X,k,. In
l)e, it is a fact where library movements torv word "trash" iase out vet cer- i 1 e i
j ioxj woiu irasn pastes out, j ei ter fact tjie ot circulating pictures
have originated m these towns, women iAiny there are many books on our aaania , u ..,;.,;.,f.i .;i
1 . - " PVtlUC IV HUH WlillKUVU IUIII MUI1IU11
nave oeen me promulgators, in tne shelves
Poktla.vi,, Ore., Apr. 23, 1898. HUNTINGTON. & WILSON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Over 1st National Hank. THE DALLES, OR.
Ie.u Ladies: Learning that you
have undertaken the magnificent enter
prise of editing the Times-Mountaineer,
"for a psecific purpose, I desire to show
my personal "good wishes" by a contri-
As women, we are interested in the
higher ami better possibilities for
women ; and as women we must be a
unit, as how best to secure them. To
heed those of experience and actual ser-
worthv anv r)pron' reading it- ... . , vice 111 the conflict, is the salest road to
mad rush and search for material however particular but whose nae x- x- 1 e 1 i i A 1 success.
... ... . . , J"c'n iaiucuirtr, uui nose paj,es New lorktound that it contributed as
wealth, which characterizes the cen- are spotless, bearing no thumb marks niuch to the intellectual life .f its nei"h- Many of your intelligent readers will
tury, the majority of men are not find- indicative of careful perusal. Another borhood bv pirciil-itim- nictures anil doubtless be interested to know thas, at
8 Vin -i i .v ' iooks caremny, eageny ana tnen aisap- al80 games, as by circulating the more
pursuits, hile they give their en- pointedly and in wailing accents de- traditional soured of popular education.
uragementand support the burden mainls "Mary J. Holmes," and "Bertha Since the traveling library system was
-a the work is falling upon the . women. M. Clay," while the librarian listens established, women's organizations have
llnsisa division of labor which does breathlessly, surely the next mentioned i i i ? n- i-
... , vicaviiicBiy , uicij i ne ucai men noueu supplemented their work of establishing
scciu unirtii, muuc nuuian a gieiiiei Wiu De "jsick uarter, out Happily so tar
refinement and innate love of the good, has been saved from nervous prostrat
the true and the beautiful must forever ion. What is a buying committee to do?
claim her interest in that which tends They can only be governed by their best
to the development of the highest cul- judgement, and despite the often re
lure. In response to the growing peated plea that "we want books only
need women s
X. J. Sinnott. Roger U. Slnnott.
SINNOTT & SINNOTT,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
N. E. Cor.Couit & 2d. THK DALLES, OR,
A. A. Jayne John Michell.
JAYNK it MICHELL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Kms. 15 & 16 Vogt Klotk. THE DALLES. OR.
E. B. Dufur, Frank Menefee.
DUFIJU & MENEFEE
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
THE DALLES, OR.
an executive board meeting of the State
Equal Suffrage Association at headquar- New Vogt Block
ters, 294 Clay St.. Portland, Or., April ;
loth, our honored president Mrs. Abigail HAYWAIiD II UIDDELL,
Scott-Duniay invited the public to meet ATTORNEY AT LAW.
and honor Mrs. Alice Moor-McoCmas, of
Los Angeles, Cal., who had been with VokM Block THE DALLES, OR
us during tne congress of women the
"traveling art galleries." In Missouri
the first steps in this direction were
taken by Miss Marv Tanner, a teacher
in an art normal school. She observed first mrt of the week
how art hungry were the students from Mrs. McComas was the distinguished
leader of the Eoual Suffragists of South-
1. . - - - VVllllfcl I IIVIllV.ri tl & aXLVtV" LVVt ti IV If 1 - - v - -
CTlllt,uw"'11 Ciuua ior amusement reaaing,' yet it is the f.,vn,i. : 0h;.. .wi. ., ,ji;rt .m finlifomia. uml tn W nr.nnnnn
spread broadcast throughout the land judgement of the present committee of inexllsive ictlireH. These icture8 views, an.l couyervative plans for cam- r
and women s work along this line is that they have no right to buy books were exhibited in country schoolhouses, paign work, was due the majority vote
well recognized bu now and then we which possess no literary merit, which and then lent out among'those who came for the constitutional amendment of -
..v-c. w.wv.j ml " lenu xo lower iiierary iasie aim wnicn , i 1. i n t .ot nnrt nftlm
return the picture within a certain time Mrs. McComas is a broad-minded,
in exchange for another. The innova- lovable woman, combining the gentle
W. H, WILSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office in French & Co.'s Bank Building.
THE DALLE?, OR.
DENTISTS.
literary
iuer." All reform movements must cultivate in our young readers a liking
legin at the root of the evil, and instead for light and utterly valueless reading,
of clamoring for the power to vote, we Such a taste once developed is hard
wonder why we cannot train our boys to to overcome and it is useless afterwards
-cast their votes for the right and let to place within reach books which ele-
every vote so cast be a mother's proxy. vate and refine. We realize that the ben-
The channel of the stream of politics is efits which must necessarily result from
tion was warmly welcomed and quickly ness of true refinement, with the firm Over French's Bunk
found new supporters pre-eminently indejendence of character that consti-
II. A. STURDEVANT,
DENTIST.
THE DALLES, OR.
among the women's clubs. With regard tutes a valiant leader. She for many Dli. VV. TACKMAN,
to the best class of pictures for such col- years has been a forcible writer. The DENTIST.
I.n.r.4-initio Af L'L. rV.t - l w ' s1wjt.i flv.w 1 C 1 a 11? i"r
muddy. LetUSIlOt plunge therein, but lihrnrv Sch as w bone to nnrS " vxc a u,.,,. x.epuunean uxnee Rm3. 8. , & 10 Vogt Blk
" ..." " ' , of deCiued val
maKe a iie source, mru me stream WH1 not accrue to us in any very great
and keep its waters pure.
lue. "It depends" she holder fo Los Angeles Co., Cal., the
says, upon the class among whom you mother of three beautiful daughters, a
THE DALLES, OR.
TELEPHONE No. 73
DENTIST.
mcu.c, uui iuCiianisgCUC1auu.i, , Tf thai arc rtnt u-ll xli.t.t.l T :1.1 1 FkT F CinnATT
lit tio oro Hinraucinnr of.irf. it n-lirkrtvAe no tr ha pa ruin ii'tior wa - . . '
w doubt the desirability of giving them comoanion. Such women add strength
ed out to talk about our place within their reach. . . . , , ,.. . n A Jt
. , A , m , e e i Av p";ire oi iifauiuui wuuuuigs ui ma- anu mnoence to tne cause 01 sunrage, . , . , 0
Dalles library, an infant of a year, The work of every successful author is . , ,.M ... . . . iL x , A, , , e ' faCrowm and Bridge work a Specialty.
, UV , n f 4 tone places. What they want is a wherever they touch the kev note. rTT,
strong, healthy and vigorous, in- written for a purpose, contains one cen- . . .., . itT , . , J THE dalles, OR.
. w j , . i xi i picture with a story "I cannot read your M MrComas was railed unon to mxo
sistinff unon its ricrht to crow, develon. tral thomrht. one theme, endeavors to f . . . . . .. .urs. JitVomas was canea upon lognt
f f , i i . . . , book, but 1 can react your picture, ' was
exercise its influence and crvinar lustily teach a lesson that is crood and whole--., , ... .... ,, . ..
e i i A xi ' m, f i i -ii tne way an oni woman pui ine matter renonded with a lucid statement of the
for more snace in which to have its e- some. The careful reader will errasn . . ... . . rehjwiiueu hiui a luuu Mdieineiii oi me
ing. A few women, prone to help the this theme, the cursory reader will
weak, heard this cry and endeavored to miss it and if as is often the case in pres-
satisfy these demands. We met, organ- ent day books it is clothed in light lan-
ized and armed ourselves, and from the guage, is apt to condemn the book,
moment battle was declared "the enemy Books should not only be read but
was ours," falling easy victims to the studied.
smiles of the soliciting committee. The The object of our library is to supply
movement was started with modified a long felt want, to give the opportunity
ambition which grew and grew as the to those who wish higher educational
THE DALLES, OR.
House Phone 281.
a history of the work in California. She J4 FKAZIER
responded with a lucid statement of the nrvn
to me once, and since then I have tried piffprent. nlans of work adonted bv the
to get pictures with a story they can northern, central and southern districts Rm 1 & 2 chapman Blk
make out themselves, such as Millet's of the state for the Equal Suffrage '
Angelus and The Oleaners. Pictures of Amendment. She emphasized the fact
landscapes and flowers always prove that women were not strivihg for any PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS.
popular." In one resect pictures are "issue" but a principle that will secure
. -t , w the ballot on the same grounds that se- n n trrir-r toti7t
not so well suited for circulation as cured it to men that "Taxation without DR- - G HOLLISTEK,
books, since families become more at- Representation is Tyranny."
tabbed to oictures and often orefer to Hoping you will make a great finan- Rooms 19 & 20 Vogt Block.
nmuiuuu nnu.li gitn gici? o i-i v n xwx uuauuiiai , one's thev have rather than ex- uae oi your emure, a am mu-
work progressed successfuly, until it as- advantages, a chance to gratify their , , t . , cerelv vour co-worker for Liberty.
; . . , . . x . .i i , 1 i . change it for another. But the value of " ,c
sumed gigantic proportions, but now at tastes, to those who wish to keep step
the end, we know our loftiest flights with the literary progress of the age, an
have not equaled the result. For the easy way of so doing, to pass time ren
linancial success of this undertaking all deringamusementcomhined vrithculture,
honor is due our solicitors. Theirs was and to juvenile readers a training school
not a flowery path to tread, they were for the mind, a valuable aid and sup
mot witti etorn f-.i-au a nrl lioro and tliart rvirt in tViA rmrsiuinopnf tViPir tstiidipa
. j i -j i i. -..i i ft' i i-u i i e these pictures are sure to afford, when
a frown deep inlaid, but withal purses We wish our library to be used for ... ,
. , ... T, i i , leilL 1UI even V CHUIl IS fUlC IU UC"
were openeu ami ine commiiiee were general ieieieiiue uy our bcixuiars anu
changt
these traveling circulating picture gal
leries in awakening a taste for art in
communities now without art privileges
is almost incalculable. Some of the col
lections sent out are for the especial use
of school rooms, and the education which
THE DALLES, OR.
Marv Schaeffer Ward,
Portland, Or. GEISENDORFFER & REUDY
PHYRICIANS & SURGEONS.
Room 22 Vogt Block. THE DALLES, OR.
TELEPHONE 328.
-i o Hamnnii tnr art u'hudt 1 1 t-- o L-1
only moved to actual tears once, when citizens. Yesterday this object seemed , . . , art, education, historr,
. , j l i i i i i . . . f..i.:i l. j . , j uaic noiif" in n't- iuiuic imuiriaiMc
TOia oy an inuiviuuai nose ureaKiasi a luiuc iiupe, a uream suuu iu laue,
The buying committee will undoubt
edly feel a great responsibility in spend
ing the large sum placed at their dis-
posal It is thought that some of the DR WM SHACKELFORD,
subjects of general interest, including
literature, biography, fiction, travel,
science, lang-
h ad not been well digested, "that he today it is a proud realization. For
didn't care whether there was a library what we have accomplished this year
, in the town or not." At the end of one we have determined to do
Jong and tedious afternoon's work the year and the year afterward and so
report came back to those waiting on until the contribution of a few dollars years ago.
uage, adventure, together with a large
number of choice juvenile books, can be
PHYSICIAN &' SURGEON.
Room 14, Vogt Block. THE DALLES, OR,
TELEPHONE: Office, 23. House, 84.
There are in circulation in China at purchased. These books will be bought DR. BELLE C. RINEHART.
next the present time coin, bearing the names 3!
soon of emperors who lived two thousand nnantitv fm- fre.vht ohrot -ni r Hpr.,Whiinct m..
quantity for freight, charges will be
greatly lessened.
Tel. Office. 318. House. 31P. THE DALLES, OH,