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10 THEMOKNING OBEGONIAN, MONDAY, MAECH ll, 1901. I KIN n 11J I N& tjuXiWstfj Spring Opening! We extend a cordial invitation to the people of Portland to attend our General Spring Opening :and Special Millinery Exposition -on- Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Never before has a Portland store made such careful preparations, and never have we shown such a volume of thoroughly modern and select merchandise as at this time. Nine special buyers were sent by us to scour the best markets and secure the cream of the season's productions. Our Millinery Department Has been entirely reorganized, and we can say without hesitation that with MR. WEINGETZ as manager of the department, and MISS REYNOLDS in charge of the trimming room, our reputation as Portland's leading millinery store will be fully maintained. . SpeciaI In order to protect each customer in the exclu siveness of her purchase we will inaugurate the system of giving with each pattern hat a written guarantee that we will not duplicate the design dur ing the season. TOUR OF THE COAST Eastern Merchants Out for Business and Pleasure. FIFTEEN HOURS IN PORTLAND Chamber of Commerce, Board of Trade and Commercial Clnu "Will Entertain Vinltors and Show Them the City. Portland business men will make ar rangements today for the entertainment of the 29 members of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and representatives of the commercial clubs of Boston, Cincinnati and St. Louis, who are now on a three weeks trip to the Pacific Coast They will reach Portland, March 20. Preslden Hahn, of the Chamber of Com merce; President Cake, of the Commer cial Club, and President Connell, of the Board of Trade, will meet at 10 o'clock this morning, at the office of General Pas senger Agent Craig, of the O. R. & N., to talk over arrangements for the entertain ment of the visitors- The itinerary of the tour originally provided that the Eastern ers would arrive In Portland at A P. M., on the 20th, and leave at 11:35 o'clock the same night for Seattle. This arrangement left the visitors hardly eight hours in which to "do" Portland. Under the circumstances, when repre sentatives of the Chamber of Commerce were asked what they and other business men of Portland could do to entertain the Chicago delegation, the answer was that more time than eight hours was necessary to show the commercial advantages, re sources and beauty of Portland. "For a stay of eight hours, we could meet the -visitors at the depot on the arrival of their train, give them a hurried lunch, shown them 6wiftly over the city as it appears under electric light, and then say good-bye," said the Portland representa tives. The Chicago people and their friends realized that it was necessary to spend more than eight hours in Portland. A dispatch received yesterday eald the vis itors might arrange to stay about 15 hours, arriving about 8 o'clock A. M., and leaving at 10:30 or 11 P. M. If this ar rangement can be made It is probable that the programme will include a drive through the city, inspection of public buildings, lunch, a river trip and a ban quet at the Commercial Club. The details will be settled later. It was on the 4th Inst that the tour ists left Chicago, and their purpose is to combine business with pleasure. The rep resentatives of the Commercial Club of Chicago are: William T. Baker. Adolphus C. Bartlett, J. Harley Bradley, Edward B. Butler, Eugene Cary, "William J. Chalm ers, John M. Clarke, James H. Eckels, Bernard A. Eckhart, John V. Farwell. Jr., Marshall Field, "William A. Fuller, John J. Glessner, John S. Hannah, Franklin H. Head, Chrlstoph Hotz, John J. Janes, Da vid B. Jones, Chauncey Keep, Rollln A. Keyes, Eldrldge G. Keith, Charles F. Kim ball, Robert T. Lincoln, Henry J. McFar land, Murry Nelson, Edward P. Ripley. Byron L. Smith, Albert A. Sprague, George C. "Walker. The guests accompanying the Chicago men are: Commercial Club of Boston, Robert M. Burnett and Frederick B. Car penter; Commercial Club of Cincinnati, Edwin C. Goshorn and "William Worthlng ton; Commercial Club of St. Louis, Isaac "W. Morton and H. N. Davis. Dr. E. C. Dudley. of Chicago, will also accompany the party. According to the Itinerary, the tourists are to leave Los Angeles, Cal., at S P. M., "Wednesday, March 13. Stops will be made at San Diego, Bakersfield and San Francisco. At the latter city the tourists will remain four days, leaving on the 19th. Portland will probably be reached on the morning of the 20th, and next day the party will arrive in Seattle. Tacoma will next be visited, and then the tourists will return to Portland on the evening of the 22d and leave on the O. R. & N. for Salt Lake. Subsequent points on the route are Denver, Council Bluffs, and then home to Chicago. The visitors are coming Wert as the guests of the Atchison, Topeka & Mention: Santa Fe Railroad. Mall for them. In this city, may be sent care of A. G. Bark er, 153 Third street SCIENTIFIC BUTTER MAZING Questions Which Dairying Develop ment Prompt. FOOTHILLS, Linn County, March S. (To the Editor.) I see that you undertake to answer in The Oregonlan almost any sort of question. I have been churning almost all day, and the butter won't come. Will you please tell me why? Where does the butter come from, anyway? What Is the best kind of churn? I have an old fashioned dasher churn. I was not raised on a farm, but have married a farmer, and have a lot of things to learn. Please do not publish my name. S. E. D. For a beginner, the writer of the fore going asks for much information In a few words. It Is rather difficult under the circumstances, to say definitely why the butter would not "come." Probably, It was because the cream was too cold, or had been kept in a cold place. In old times women used to say that cream which acted so was bewitched, and used to drop a hot horseshoe in the churji to drive the witches out This warmed the cream and caused the butter to come. Now-a-day .butter making is a science, and the milk and cream In dairies is kept at the proper temperature, and for the proper time, and there is no trouble about the butter coming. As to where the butter comes from: But ter fat is found in the milk of all mam mals. It is in little sacks, which rise to the surface and form a considerable part of the cream. In churning, these sacks are broken open and the little particles of butter fat stick together, and when this happens the butter has come. As to which is the best kind of churn: It would take u wise man to tell. Butter can be made by beating cream in a bowl with a spoon. The Tartars tie a skin bag of cream to their saddle, and after riding a few hours the butter comes. There are all sorts and sizes and klncjs of churns, from a gallon crock with a dasher In It, up to the great revolving churns used In creameries, which are as big as the boiler of a locomotive. The old-fashioned dasher churn, the one described In the old riddle, is probably Just as good as any. and has been used for a long time by many people. The churn which suited the writer best was one exhibited on the streets In Portland. It was operated by a lazy man seated In a rocking-chair. When he rocked, the churn dash went up and down, and if he rocked long enough the butter came. The only improvement which seemed possible was an electric motor to rock the chair. It is a pity that every hard-working farmer's wife who makes butter does not have some such arrangement to make churning easy for her CHARLES KENNEDY DEAD. Formerly Portland Aprent of the Rock Island. News of the death of Charles Kennedy in Chicago yesterday was received by friends In Portland. He was assistant general passenger agent of the Rock Isl and system in Chicago, and was well known in Portland, having been stationed here from 18S2 to 1892, as general passen ger agent of the Rock Island route. He left Portland for Omaha, where he held the same position, afterward being sta tioned in New York as general Eastern passenger agent, and then going to Chi cago. He was 50 years old. In Portland, as everywhere, he made hosts of friends by his genial disposition, and the news of his death has been received with regret FOR VANCOUVER B. C. Steamer Malnlander, in order to accom modate Portland patrons, now leaves Se attle at 10 P. M. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. i i WHAT SHALL WE HAVE FOR DES SERT? This question arises In the family every day Let us answer It today. Try Jell-O. a de licious and healthful dessert Prepared la two minutes. No boiling! no baking1, simply add boiling water and set to cool. Flavors: Lemon, Orange, Ilaspberry and Strawberry Get a package at your grocer'a today. 10c - - - - .-. ... -... . . ....... -..... T TV TTTC. nniw Tnir A Foreig'n and American Models In Spring, 1901 Fancy and Tailor'Made Suits. The very latest correct styles. New Separate Skirts, Raglans, Box Coats, Etons BLACK DRESS GOODS Snecial attraction wi v?. en,.-., SeriTGs nnri Rnnnrnd Philnic zn inches wide, heretofore $1 a yard" I 69c a yard COLORED DRESS GOODS Special attraction 1200 yds. Mixed Twill Cheviot Suitings, in grays, castors, blues, tans, 54 inches wide. Heretofore 75c and 5c yard, 53c a yard MILLINERY STORE Mrany Tnew stvIes in Ready-to. Wcar Hats, in golf hats and out ing hats. Today we show new straw turbans and walking hats, new cloth and silk outing and golf hats. Prices $j 5Q tQ 5 Trimmed Hats ?V"e are showing many pretty rimmed hats more than you'll see at most openings prettier styles, and less in cost than you'll And anywhere. Prices, $3.95 to $6.95 LAW OF 1898 GOVERNS QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS FOR TODAY'S ELECTION. Duly Act Pnased by Legislature This Year Will Xot Go Into Effect Until May. Today's election for School Director will be governed by the law of 1S9S, as the new Daly law did not have an emer gency clause and will not go into effect until May. The Director elected will hold office until July, 1906, and hereafter elec tions for School Director will be held In July Instead of March. The law of 1S9S thus defines the qualifi cations of voters in Portland: "Section 1. In all school districts in this state now created or that shall here after be created, any citizen of this state, male or female, married or unmarried, shall be entitled to vote at any school election or school meeting", who is 21 years of age, and has resided in the dis trict 30 days Immediately preceding the meeting or election, and who has property In the district of the value of at least $100, as shown by the last preceding county assessment, upon which he or she is required to pay a tax." Polling place No. 21, created by the School Directors, Saturday, will be lo cated as the corner of Twenty-fourth and Thurman streets. The residents of that POLLING PLACES FOR DAY'S ELECTION. TO- Polls Open From 2 to G P. M. o i Candidates Mrs. L. W. Sitton " and R. K. "Warren. . No. 1 Watson's School building. No. 2 Southwest corner Gllsan and Fourteenth streets. No. 3240 Ash street. No. 4352 Alder street. No. 5167 Fourth street. No. 0302 First street. No. 7 J!2 First street. No. 81001 Corbett street. No. 0 Engine-house, Macadam road. No. 10 Firemen's Hall. Sellwood. No. 11 Engine-house, Powell street. No. 12390 East Clay street. No. 1304 Grand avenue. No. 14 Boys' Brigade building. East Thirty-fourth street. No. 15 2G3 Russell street. No. 10 Huss building. Eighth and Durham. No. 17 Engine-house, Mississippi ave nue. No. IS Peninsular Station. No. 19 University Station. No. 20 Northwest corner Holladay and Grand avenues. No. 21 Twenty-fourth and Thurman streets. portion of the city have hitherto been required to go to the old Watson School house to vote. The Judges of the new precincts are W. A. Hart. Charles Rum melln and J. Muchow; clerks, S. Laird and M. McDonald. SAN FRANCISCO INTERESTED The Lilian Hopeful of Mrs. Sltton's Election as Director. The following letter has been received by the Portland Woman's Club from Mabel Osborne, president of the Lllias Club, of San Francisco, approving of the candidacy of Mrs. Sltton for School Di rector: "I am charged by the Unanimous vote of the membership of the Llllas, which comprises many of the ablest and most Intellectual women of San Francisco, to convey to you and your people and, if you think best, to your public the fol lowing expression of our ideas. They may be of use, but If not of uso they evidence to you our greeting, our sympathy and our deep desire for your most perfect success. "We are told that next Monday there will be an election in Portland whereat women taxpayers may vote; not, indeed, to assist In making the general laws, but simply to designate what people shall be selected to educate our own children, the hope of the race, the promise of the fu ture. "There is now no opposition here In San Francisco to the selection of capable and energetic women to positions of public trust In educational affairs. In many of our large cities the services of women upon the School Board have been uni formly successful and entirely approved There are no less than 42 cities In the United States where women have acted in civic life in this branch of our pub lic service, and there has never been a scandal in relation to a single one of them. None of them has sold teachers positions In the department None of them has been bribed by the text-book ring. None of 4hem has been mixed up I IX. 0 sJL ' ft v ooeoooooooo o ooo O e FIFTH Shipload of ns 1000 gilt picture frames, brass corners, assorted mats, oval and square openings, special. 500 black picture frames, metal corners, assorted mats, oval and square openings, special 25c 25c CIVIL WAR RELICS The last lot of the Government guns, swords, sabers and revolvers, all used In the Civil War all marked by the United States Government. Springfield rifles, with bayonets at tached. Government cost, $22; each, special, $2.95. Mounted Infantry carbines, 1S5S model, each, special, $1.98. Cavalry, noncommissioned officers' swords and sabers, each, special. $2.50. Fine Army revolvers. Starr Arms pat ent. 1E56, each, special, $1.93. Hundreds sold on Saturday. Most appropriate for den and wall dec orations and patriotic rooms. PICTURE STORE 100 new Indian skins, new (To (r faces; sold elsewhere from $S i HI to $12.00: our price VvJiJJ Monk pipe racks. 2 designs. -i r regular price, 25c; special I TP Today at -'' Large Moorish heads for wall AO decorations; regular price, HrSl fc.50; special yjyjK- ittiieiteiiiiit9iiit In contractors' steals for public supplies. "In San Francisco the president of the Board of Education Is the brilliant and versatile Mary Klncald, a woman whose voice charms as much as her smites al lure, and whose Intellect has compelled the respect for years of the entire com munity. "We therefore send to you our earnest hope and wish that Mrs. Sltton be elected next Monday. "We assure you that just as we in Cali fornia watch with anxiety and sympathy and wait with hope, that so in every state of the Union there" are also thou sands of women, wives and mothers who watch as we do and wait for a success- ful result of your election a result which snail De against cut and dried methods, against pompous pedagogy, against offi cial tyranny and In favor of conscientious, capable and loving Instruction. We wish you fortune, favor and success." FULL OF HEART INTEREST "The Village Parson" Plenscd a Bis Crovrd at Cordray's. "The Village Person" will be the attrac full of the quality known as human In terest that the comedians have to step lively to keep the minds of the audience off- the series of murders, plots, burgla ries ana otner trngic occurrences, played to a crowded house at Cordray's last night, and was receled In a manner which left no doubt of the Impression it made. The story concerns the separation of a village preacher and his wife. The latter has a father who is a thief and murderer, and foolishly conceals this fact from her husband, who, learning that she has a secret becomes suspicious of its nature. His suspicions are fanned Into a flame of jealousy by a lawyer who seeks to get possession of the wife's property, and who at a critical time con vinces the husband that she is false to him. His next step Is to accuse the min ister of a murder which It goes without saying he did not do. The wife goes her way, the husband his. The wife is still pursued by the villian, but after a series of hair-breadth escapes from his clutches is restored to her husband Just as he is about to commit suicide. The finish of the villian Is superinduced by a burglarious visit to the wife's resi dence, and an endeavor to expose her husband who Is in hiding there. A de tective assists In the finale, which, of course, is happy, the husband being prov en Innocent, and the lawyer clapped Into handcuffs. E. L. Leo plays the .village parson with considerable dignity and Is equal to the heavy work which is imposed upon him. Charles DeBoIs makes, a sufficiently bad villian to elicit the hisses of the gallery, and Is ably seconded by William Webb, as his brother, Budd Gordon, who committed the murder of which the par son was accused. Scott Lawrence, as Andy, a faithful servant, contributes 'con siderable comedy of a quiet sort. Anna Viola Rlsher Is equal to the part of the wronged wife, and Mrs. George W. Barn ham, as Gretchen von Crans, her friend, displays considerable ability as a char acter actress. Little Josle McMahon, a sweet child, of S or 10 years. Is a pa thetic picture of the blind daughter of the parson and his wife, and the re mainder of fhe company is equal to re quirements. "A Village Person" will be the attrac tion all the week. SALOON LICENSE DENIED. few Lav Regarding; Location With in One Mile of Mine the Ground. BAKER CITY, Or., March 10. The County Court of Baker County has denied the application for a license to locate a saloon within one mile of & mine In oper ation. Three applications were made, but the court Interpreted the new law to make sale of liquor at such places illegal. vThc big operators are strongly against saloons near mints. The trouble at Bo nanza, wheicin John Orwell was shot. Is charged to the proximity of a saloon. If an Incorporated town Is within a mile of ax mine In operation, sa oens may take cut licenses .there. Often a saloon and store are the first business houses to form the nucleus of a village near a mine. If such places must go a mile or more, It Is unlikely that so many will be opened. Question will arise as to the rights of some already located, for example, in Cornucopia, Lawton. Granite, Sumpter, Sparta and many other places. The law specifies that a penalty of not less than $ou and not more than $200 shall be in curred for each and every day a saloon Is kept open for the sale of liquor within a mile of a quartz or placer mine in op eration, provided the saloon is not locat ed In an Incorporated town or city. Oper ation may be Interpreted to mean any work being done on a mine. It will read ily be seen that the merest prcspect, if being worked, may drive from a village its saloons. Persons whose occupation gives but little exercise are victims of torpid liver and constipation. Carter's Little Liver Pills j will relieve you. "Gendron" Carriages and Go-Carts. Immense variety, $4.25 to $35. Free instructions in Art Needlework today. Expert instructor. r N John S. Brown's French Finish Waist Fabric John S. Brown & Sons' pure white Linen for waists, French finish. A handsome fabric for shirt waists, skirts, dresses, or chil dren's garments. 50c, 75c yd a Newest Wash Fabrics for Summer waists and dress es. -J eier us fll3llaitlEMeEEOIBIIOaiBl9 DEBT OF $22,000 PAID GRACE 3IETHODIST CHURCH MEETS ALL OBLIGATIONS. Pastor Collected $100 for Every Cent Contributed by the Indi ana Conference. . Grace Methodist Episcopal Church was freed from debt yesterday. For some months the work of raising $22,000 has been carried on quietly. Only J2003 re mained to be subscribed yesterday This v t? , tLluc : "lunula .viuc. - Bishop Earl Cranston preached the morning sermon, speaklrg from the words In Psalm Ixxlli:2S, "But it Is good for me to draw near. God." . The sermon empha sized the immediate, necessity. In these times, of religious meditation. The bishop was happy in the use of figures of speech and" illustJ.Ulons. and dwelt upon the im perative need of sclf-lntrospectlon. The past century he characterised as one of hurry, in which tV Individual lost him self. "There are two persons from whom we cannot De separates!, he satu; "one the Inner self, the other God. A Chrfs- ticn. to maintain hi? spiritual life, must observe special seasons of religious medi- tation. A knowledge of the celtuces or cf mathematics can only be requited by an expenditure of time; so is it with a knowl- edge of God and his. providence." The sermon made a deep impression upon the congregation. Bishop Cranston closed by a reference to the obligation'; of church membership, and approached what every one had in mind the mort gage debt of the church. Fpr many years the church property, on Twelfth and Tay lor streets, has been seriously embar rassed by debt. Some months ago the official board undertook to provide for this indebtedness of JCO.'XW. The corner lot on Thirteenth and Taylor Is held a. an asset for at least 5CC Several of the members ofTerJd to make generous sub scriptions on condition thnt the whole ro. malnlng debt of $15.C00 should be paid. Committees were appointed to solicit th upbraid Elijah for his failure, but gave membership and friends of the church. him refreshments and rest, knowing his These committees were greatly reinforced j txhausted physical condition. The Lord by the services of Bishop Cranston and docs not remove the trials, the hard the pastor. Rev, J. R. T. Lathrop. Within ' things which we have to meet, but gives the last two weeks a very tnergetlc can- i us strength and courage with which to vass was made, and it was found on Sat- ' tace thim. It Is a good thing to over urday evening that the board had over ! come difficulties and temptations and it is $12,000 pledged in reliable subsr!nf!on Dest for man that they are not removed, The membership of th? church responded these conflicts make him stronger, promptly. After th. membership had been Purer and better-fitted for heaven." solicited, the hoard instructed th rom- . mlttees to solicit among a number of their i business friends, and again they met with a yery generous and hearty response. At the close of the blshon's sermon a state- ' ment was made by him of the amount j then pledged and of that yet needed, and I In a brief time the remainder of the $15,C0i I . was subscribed. An additional sum was ' GUlett s fam0"s play, 'Held by the raised, a part of which will be needed for ' FnfmV Tas sive, at the Metropolitan accrued interest, and the remainder, to- . Iast, Zht ,,n a fashion which seemed en gether with some unsecured pledges, -will ' "rely sat sfactory to the usually good be used In making needed repnlrs within , Sunday night audience The piny was and without the church. The Ladles' Aid ! w1.1 mounted, the spirited scenes with Society contributed largely to the result, and the activity of the members was greatly appreciated. Among the pleasant Incidents of the dis charge of the debt was the offering of $1 57 to Dr. Lathrop by the ministers of the Indiana conference, as he was leaving for nAfrnn Inet CAn(nmKn.i iltV V tinclnt tnn.irn- th h X m VniV, JimUZr,' standing that be snould ralso 5100 for every ii, ir rrui u v, .i- tltftil 1 Id. Cll UUll , tit. cording to agreement. The amount repre sented quite a large number of ministers, and Dr. Lnthroo. faithful to his Instruc tions, delivered It to the treasurer of the J Board of Trustees. Another Incident was the receipt of a small contribution from two Indiana boys, Justin and Mark Boyer. nephews of the pastor. The members of the Grace Sunday school made an offer- Inff of $53. At the night service Rev. L. E. Rock- well, presldlrg elder of the Portland dls- trict. preached. He was present at the morning service and made an address to tne aunaay scnooi. "ELIJAH'S DRAMATIC LIFE." Sermon liy iter. Lawrence Black at Calvary Baptist Chnrch. Rev. Lawrence Black, a student of Mc- Mlnnvllle College, occupied the pulpit of the Calvary Baptist Church, East Grant and East Eighth streets, at the service yesterday morning. He gave a review of Elijah's life, showing its relation to hu man life In a spiritual sense. He said ln part: "The life of the Prophet Elijah Is one of great Interest on acount of the deep spiritual lessons which It contains. It was somewhat of a drama In its Intensity, its situations, and ending and I wonder that some writer has not made use of it in a story form. First we see the strange solitary old man rushing out of the rocks and crags of Gilead, which formed his habitation, and appearing with his accusation before Ahab as he sat at a sumptuous banquet. We are told nothing of his history, his birth and parentage. He flashes up here and anon like a streak of brilliant flame and dis appears from view, going back probably to his lonely home. But, in spite of this, Elijah was a powerful man and left an Influence when God called him from his labors. While Ahab and his court are making merry with things of the world this man of God, looking strange and Incongrous In the luxurious sur roundings of the palace, suddenly Appears with his warning of the coming drought. For three years and a half there was "to be no rain or dew, and it proved to be true. Though Ahab heeded not the warn ing at the time it was given, for the prophesied time no rain descended from the heavens, no dew fell and vegetation was withered and scorched. Thus, Eli jah,, full of the strength of the Lord, stood before the ruler of the land and did not hesitate to deliver his message. His courageous example might well be j emulated by people today. We have- March Sale of Black Goods Black Silks Commences this morning. Great values in Black Cheviots. Black Venetians. Black Pierolas. "Priestley"' Cravenetted Cheviots. Black Taffeta. Black Peau De Sole. Black Zibalines. All at low prices. v. r & Frank Company God's word set down before us, but do we obey Its call? Too few of us an swer the divine summons to duty; we haven't the fearless courage and faith of the prophets of old. "There is the 'charge of selfishness which can be brought against humanity. How often we worry over trifles in bus iness until we make everyone about us utterly miserable by so doing. It is human nature to do this; but neverthe less we can avoid the fault by a little effort, a little exercise of our strength and will power. Let us all strive to bo like Elijah in our courageous attention to duty. He confronts the King when commissioned to do so by God and in the face of the danger it meant, never fal tered In the discharge of these high duties. A man of marvelous strength 1 and endurance was Elijah, and yet he ; faIled. See him caching the people from tne mountain-top; see him slaying the prophets of Baal, and then look upon t the sa(1 snectaei0 of him fleeincr from thr scorn of Jezebel. He lay under a juniper tree like a tramp, terrified at the woman's threats. So the strongest often make mistakes and failures. All have their weaknesses which, unless combated, will cause trouble. Our place Is on the battle field; in the front, meeting the ene.my of men's souls, fighting and slaying them. It Is not our place to rest peacefully ; under the spiritual juniper tree while ; sin stalks abroad in every form. There i are a great many people who can face j the worst dangers and resist severe temptations, but who are not equal to j the little ones. Elijah could do all the I great things, but he could not face the ' scoiT of Jezebel, so he fled. It makes no difTtrence.what you have done, its what you are doing now that counts. If you i have the power to do great things there is no time like the present for their ac complishment. "It Is possible that Elijah over-estimated the result of his work. He thought he was going to accomplish more than God had willed him to do and. worn out mentally and spiritually, he fled to the juniper tree where he sunk into discouragement. Are any of us like that? Do we not over-estimate our abilities and grow hasty a"nd Impatient of the good results? Be humble and walk will ingly with God, awaiting his own time , for an answer to prayer. God did not "HELD BY THE ENEMY." Gillette' I'lny Mnkc.i n Hit nt the 3IetroiolItan. v.-nicn u aoounus were enterta into wttn energy, and the principal parts were In the hands of actors who read their lines Intelligently and appeared to feel that they were the characters they assumed. Of course, a description of the play Is unnecessary. It abounds In situations' which would tax the abilities of actors of 1 11- l l Lii ' the ver' nrst rank- and ln strength and ,. , .,!, ., t.ij -nv.ii v action Is a model of Its kind. Vhlle mak- InfT-Tirw nrnfonclnne r o Van "rt"lr rT"f ductlon. the company which appeared at I the Metropolitan last night Infused much life Into most of the strong scenes, and. gave a performance which more than , anc ana" neld Us interest from curtain ! to curtam j Francis Boggs, In the part of Colonel p.resCott, was deserving of the principal honors of the evening, his acting being I qulet an(1 forceful, and without ranting, j In Gillette's part, that of Thomas Henry Bean correspondent, Lorin J. Howard . more than pleased the audience, giving a delightful touch to the comedy that is one of the essential features of the drama. Llllle Howard as Rachel McCreery en tered thoroughly Into the spirit of the part, lending a charm to the character of the Southern girl that was refreshing, and rising to the tragic situations Into I which she Is so often placed with a power only possible to a finished actress. Faith Howard, as Susan McCreery, did a dainty bit of acting, and made a capital foil to . Bean's comedy. Edward Iverr made a good surgeon, Maurice hish was ac ceptable as Lieutenant Payne, and the remainder of the company was capable. The play was well mounted throughout, the first act being an especially striking interior scene. The suggestion of battle, none of which, by the way, takes place on the stage, was admirably brought out mechanically, and all the details that go to make up a careful production were well attended to. "Held by the Enemy" will be the at traction all the week, and will undoubt edly draw good houses." Domestic nnd Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, March 10. Left up at 8:40 A. M.-SwedIsh ship Thessalus. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., rough; wind south west; weather cloudy. San Francisco, March 10. Arrived Schooner Jennie Stella, from Gray's Har bor; bark Undaunted, rom. Comox; ship W. H. Macy, from Seattle; steamer Bonl ta, from Newport! New York. March 10. Arrived St. Louis, from Southampton and Cherbourg; Ger manic, from Liverpool and Queens town; Umbria, from Liverpool and Queenstown; Hanover, from Bremen; Siberian, from Glasgow. Sailed Steamers Mesaba, for London; Amsterdam for Rotterdam; Cu rie, for Liverpool; Patrla, for Marseilles and Naples. Hqulam. Arrived March 8 Schooner Roy Somers, from San Pedro for Aber deen; schooner Lizzie Vance, from San Francisco for Cosmopolls. . Tk TS.v.T-t a reaoy s weeK at Meier&Frank's Bigger bargains in In fants' Goods than you ever bought before. Dresses, 79c, $1.07. Slips at 46c. Knit Sacques, 53c. Pique Robes, $1.03. Knit Bands, 22c. Bootees, 22c a pair. Feeders, 8c and 12c. And 25 other bargains. 9 Bl m m m MAY SAVE THE LIGHTSHIP DISCOVERY OF BEDROCK FAVORS THE CONTRACTOR. Timbers Will Be Placed Under tne Hall and the Vessel Raised xo tlie Trnclr. Lightship No. 50 has not been budged from her position in the sands near II waco, though nine horse capstans have been used in the attempt to pull her up on the beach. Alexander Allen, of Port land, who has the contract to put her In deep water by April 3, has not lost heart, though many Ilwaco people pre dict his failure. "She will stay where she Is," L. A. Loomis, of Ilwaco, said yesterday, at the Perkins, "as It Is foolishness to try to pull her bodily out of the six feet of sand In which she Is Imbedded. Tho effort to pull her out will only result In breaking her up, as 000 tons Is too much weight to drag along in the sand." Patrick Cardiff, who is assisting in tho attempt to float the vessel, was in town yesterday. He is confident that his em ployer is now on the right track, as bed rock has been found 12 feet below tho surface. On this, timbers can rest to support the craft while she Is being jacked up. Three cables, he said, have been passed under her hull, and If tho high tides do not bother too much, tho lightship will be well up on the track prepared for her within a week. Onca she Is raised, the men expect smooth sailing, as the course has been graded for three-quarters of a mile distance. With two good plank tracks, a strong: cradle and a large number of hardwood rollers, the horse capstans will make a short job of taking her to deep water. The weather has not been favorable so far. as rains and wind have added their force to the high tides In Interfer ing with the workmen, who are up to their hips In muck a great part of tho time. The discovery that bedrock was so close to the surface Is considered fortunate, as no timbers could be mado to rest on the quicksand, which, Ilka putty, becomes softer the more It Is worked. After AprIL 30, the contractor will be fined $100 for every day's delay. The contract for saving the vessel was let at $17,500. SAVE BOY BY HUMAN SPAN Victim of TVlnil Gnst Rescued Front Lake liy Companions. Chicago Tribune. With Earl Stearns and John Mason clinging to his ankles. Jack Kennedy waa lowered over the cliff of shore ice at Lin coln Park, recently, to save Sidney Mor rison from drowning. Sitting on Stearna and Mason and acting as anchors to keep them from being dragged Into the Icy lake were Arthur Corcoran and Richard Wurst. The boys, with several companions, were I climbing over the rough shore Ice near i tne nign oricige eany in tne anernoon. A sudden gust of wind carried away Mor- J rison's hat. He starte'd In pursuit, stum- t bled, and, carried on by the wind, plunged I' into the lake. Morrison could swim, but the' Ice rose sheer for seven feet, and thera was no projecting ledge on which he could gain a foothold. The boys on the Ice held a hasty council. I An .overcoat was lowered over the edga j of the Ice, but it fell short. Twice young Morrison, rising on a swell, clutched at It, only to fall back. By this time he waa exhausted by his struggle In the ley wa ter, and his companions saw that to res cue him they must act at once. Kennedy was the tallest of the crowd, and he volunteered to be lowered to tho rescue. Laying flat on the Ice, he slowly crept over the edge, while Stearns and Mason, clinging to his ankles, carefully lowered him. Morrison had been sw.ept some dis tance away, but managed to struggle back within reach of Kennedy.' The lat ter caught him under the arms and shout ed to his companions to "haul away." Then came the real struggle. The lea was slippery, and the two boys hanging over the water were a heavy burden. Ev ery lad lent a hand, and slowly Kennedy, with his exhausted companion in his arms, was drawn back over the ice to safety. Kennedy was exhausted, and Morrison nearly unconscious. Wrapping young Morrison in their overcoats, his compan ions half carried him through the .park to Clark street. There he was taken into a saloon and revived. After his clothlns was dried he was able to go to his home, 328 Burling street, and is none the worao for his Icy plunge. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cutting: Teeth, Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy. Sirs. Wlnslow's Scothin? Syrup, for children teetblng. It soothes the child, softens the gunu, allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. Have you had the "grippe?" If not you are fortunate. But be ready to fight It successful ly. Take Carter's Little Liver Pills. One pill after each meal. Two hundred and fifty thousand cases of "grippe" In New York. Don't take any :hances. Guard yourself with Carter's Uttla Liver Pills. One pill after each meal. TJo you want to Avoid "grippe"? If you do, brace yourself with Carter's Little Liver Pills. Use them regularly. One pill after meals. Ed Patterson reports that on his last trip with the United States mall on tho Bohemia route he succeeded ln getting through to the Muslck mine with two horses. He also reports that with a small amount of repairs to the wagon road, such as filling the wash-outs and shoveling a few snow' drifts, freight teams could now be making regular trips Into the heart of i, the camp.