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THE MOliNING OTtEOOiA," WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1900.
HOW TO STUDY
(Copyright, 1800. by
THE OREGONIAN'S HOMESTUDY CIRCLE:
POPULAR STUDIES
IN SHAKESPEARE
OneteHmtora to tMa coarse: Dr. Ed-ward
Darodofc. jjOr. WfMem J. Retfe. Dr. Hamilton
W. MaWiy Br. Albert S. Oook. Dr. Hiram Cor
eon. Dr. Isaac 2h. Demgaen, Dr. "VIda. D. Scud- t
sr a ether. I
xin. now to study shakes.
peahe.
by hamilton w. mabie. i
He would be a bold man rather than a '
we one who should attempt to lay down
a system ef rules for the study of Shakes
peare which should be equally applicable
to persons ef all conditions ot Intelligence,
pre?tets preparation and taste. There are
almost as many ways of studying as there
are students, and one of the most import
ant results of education Is not to secure
& certain amount of information or train
ing, but to learn how to etudy. The wise
adviser will not venture in such a matter
beyond a few hints, which may be taken i
as suggestions rather than as directions.
It Is a matter of prime Importance to be
come Interested in the subject which one
te to stady. When one has become Inter
ested he may know that the mind has
taken hold, and after that the process of
perception, assimilation and digestion
eoee on rapidly and almost automatically.
In the study of Shakespeare It is best to
begin by making the poet's acquaintance
in the most direct and familiar fashion. It
Is impossible to begin to study a man In
telligently until you are fairly well ac
quainted with him. To study his environ
ment before you have seen him, or to try
to roa-k-a'ohart of Irts characteristics be
fore te4has, revealed himself to you in
famil&r Mie&course, Is to begin at the
wrottg end and waste your time. Great
-works of art are not begun by rule, nor
are they carried on by precept, although
both rales and precepts may be derived
from a study of their methods after they
are completed. Great works of art are not
mastered, and their spiritual and artistic
content is not assimilated by following ab
stract methods, although, after one has
learned thera by heart he may be able to
retrace and mark out the processes by
which they have been produced. A great
man' useful books are written in these
days about other books; but these aids,
guides and common taries ought not to
be used at the start; what is needed then
is direct contact with the subject The
student who is going to study Shakespeare
would better begin by getting on ea3y
terms with him; that is, to say, by read
ing the plays and poems to deal with
through before attempting to deal with
them analytically or to make a compre
hensive plan for finding out all there is
in them. One will not find Shakespeare
in & single play, although in every play
there is something of the genius of the
man. One must explore the entire artistic
habitation which the poet built for himself
before he can feel at home with the archi
tect. It counts a great deal in judging
of an artist to get into the atmosphere
of his mind, and one must read many
plays before he gets into the Shakespear
ean atmosphere. It is wise, therefore, to
read the plays from beginning to end, and
to get the first and obvious delight which
comes from such reading. The man who
is bent on analysis, either literary or phil
osophical, is not in the way of receive
the freshest Impact from the work with
which he is dealing. To get that, one must
surender himself completely to the Impres
sion of the work; this is what the Shakes
pearean student must do in the first in
stance. He must read the plays for the
sake of the plays; for plot, story, human
interest, character drawing and the ex
haustless delight which comes from
Shakespeare's style.
It te often assumed that because Shakes
peare Is a classic he is therefore uninter
esting ave to cultivated people, and that
children especially can make little of him
or gain little from him. Nothing could be
further from the truth. To any man who
has imagination, no matter how defective
his training, or to any child who has fancy,
Shakespeare is interesting from the very
start; for the story-telling element, of
which he is a master, is as pronounced
and as effective as It is In most of the
great novels. To the uncultivated and the
cultivated alike, this is the most tame
dlate charm of Shakespeare, and, there
fore, the easiest way of approaching him.
To regard th!s elemental interest as some
thing superficial and not worthy the seri
ous student, is to miss Shakespeare's
greatest quality; that is to say, his Ill
wary quality; for it is the prime business
of literature not to Instruct us, but to
stimulate and enlarge our imaginations by
Interesting us. The book which does not
interest after & fair approach to it, may
contain valuable thoughts or solid Infor.
raatkm, but cannot be literature: because
Shakespeare's plays are primarily litera
ture and not ethics, philosophy or philol
ogy, they are extremely Interesting. One
ought not to be afraid to read Shakespeare
for the smnve reason that one reads Scott,
Dickens or Thomas Hardy.
When such ai acquaintance has been
formed and the student has become fa-
miliar with the plays as a whole, perhaps
the next step is to carry to its end the
process already begun; that is to say, to
realise clearly in the Imagination the
dramatist nUncelf. It is sometimes said
that It is of no consequence what kind
of a man the author of a piece of work
or art Is. so long as the work itself is
worth while; but the fallacy of this piln
cipte is shown by the fact that nobody
ever acts upon It. Everybody wants to
know something about the man whose
pictures he is seeing, whose architecture
he is studying or whose written words
he Is reading. This is instinctive and is
universal and therefore there is a good
reason for It. That reason is to be found
in the fact that a man's work, if It be
realty great and individual, is part of him.
self. It is not a mere expression of his
skin, something which he has put to
gether as a carpenter puts a house to
gether, or a mason lays a wall; It is
something which he has made out of him
self. The special quality of it is not
anything which he gains from the world
"without or from other artists, it is some
thing which he unconsciously imparts to
it from his own nature. Thus there Is in
tfc -work of every great writer something
distinctive and Individual; compounded of
his temperament, his genius and his char
acter; and that something Is the most
original and precious quality in his work;
everything else can be Imitated or repro
dueed save that elusive quality of per
sonality. When people are eager, there
fore, to know something about the writer
of a book, they are on the right track;
although thetr curiosity is sometimes
me eager than intelligent and their way
of sattsfytng It more energetic than deli
cate. There was such a man as Shakespeare,
and there are plain records of him. When
the student has felt the charm of his work
and has learned something about It, he
nsar well trv to find the man; he has
already, if he is Intelligent, found a good
deal about him in his work. It is often
saM thax as that work is dramatic and
therefore Impersonal there is no revela
tion of the dramatist In it. This is a
great mistake. The dramatist is not to
be found In his work In the same sense
in wMoh the lyrical poet is generally to
be found; the sentiments which are put
upon the lips ef Ms actors must not be
put upon Ms own lips; he does not reveal
hUrnsctf la the direct definite and concrete
fashion In which the makers of some oth
er ktads of literature often reveal them
selves: but no one can study the plays
of Shakespeare without becoming aware
that they disclose a genera' conception of
life, that they are constructed on the the
ory that certain results follow certain
The Keynote of. those plays is
SHAKESPEARE
Seymour Eaton.)
DIRECTED BY PROF. SEYMOUR EATON
to be found in the word character, as the
keynote of the Greek plays was to be
found in the word destiny. Shakespeare
believed profoundly in the moral order
of the world. He believed also in social
and political order; he believed In order
in the Individual life. In the balance of
qualities, in the subordination of the lower
to the Jilgher. It Is easy to see that he
was not a cynic; that he had not an Im
pure mind, although the coarseness of his
time is sometimes reflected in his work;
that he was not a morbid man. In a word,
it is not difficult to find the spiritual man
behind the work. The order In which the
plays were entered at the stationer's is
known. It Is therefore possible to trace
the growth of his mind. Many facts about
his personal life are known, in spite of
statements to the contrary. Stratford
is full of Shakespearean associations. All
this material can be found In a few good
books like Mr. Lee's "Life of Shakes
peare," Professor Barrett Wendell's "Will
lam Shakespeare," Professor Dowden's
"Mind and Art of Shakespeare," and
Georg Brandes' "William Shakespeare: A
Critical Study."
Having gotten the image of Shakespeare
in one's mind the student will do well to
take up the plays and study them more
critically. With the aid of a good text,
good notes and introductions he ought to
understand the background of each play;
that is to say, the sources from which It
was derived, the time In Shakespeare's
life In which It was written, and any pe
culiar circumstances attending either Its
creation or Its production.
This knowledge Is not difficult of access.
It is idle for the man who does not intend
to be a Shakespearean scholar to attempt
to master all the Shakespearean litera
ture. The general student needs to put
himself in possession of such facts as will
enable him to group the plays in the
order of their production with reference
to the growth of Shakespeare's mind, to
understand the sources from which the
plots or parts of the plays were derived,
and the Immediate historical background.
When he has done this, in addition to the
other things which have been enumerated,
he is in a position to read and enjoy the
plays to the full. From this point he
may go on Indefinitely to study the phi
losophy of life behind the plays-, which
he may discover for himself, or which he
may take from half a dozen authorities,
among them Mr Denton Snider, whose
very suggestive commentaries need not
be wholly accepted In order to be thor
oughly enjoyed. After all, the best way to
know Shakespeare Is to possess a good
edition In small volumes; such an edition,
for instance,- as the Temple Shakespeare;
to carry a volume In one's pocket; to cut
down one's newspaper reading, and to
devote one's time, as one travels In street
cars, railway trains and ferries to the
reading of Shakespeare.
New York city.
Note This concludes the Shakespeare
course.
THE NEW TESTAMENT. ,
Quotations From Many Sources to
Attest It Credibility.
EUGENE. 1 -To he Edltor.)-If
not trespassing too much on the patience
of your readers, I submit the following as
evidence to show connection between the
extant MSS. of the New Testament and
the original writings.
Ecclesiastical assemblies, in their acts
against heresy, have set forth what they
considered to be the true word of God.
This inquiry is only made to show that
what was thereby adopted existed at that
time.
The council of Carthage, meeting A. D.
397, catalogued the books of the Bible in
the following language: "It was also de
termined that, beside the canonical scrlp
tdres, nothing be read In the churches un
der the title of divine scriptures;, four
books of the gospels, one book of Acts of
Apostles, 13 epistles of the Apostle Paul,
one of the same to the Hebrews, two
epistles of the Apostle Peter, three of
John, one of James, one of Judas, one book
of the Apocalypse of John. . . . We
have received from our fathers that these
are to be read in the churches."
This assembly esteemed these books to
fce "divine scriptures," from "Apostles,"
and a charge realized as come to them
from their "fathers" who must have lived
In the beginning of the fourth century.
Athanasias was bishop of Alexandria
from 326-373 A. D. He was a noted Greek
writer of his age. He mentioned all the
books of the New Testament as we hae
them, and said these books were "deliv
ered to the fathers" by those who were
"eyewitnesses and ministers of the word'
and further wrote: "These are the foun
tains of salvation, that he who thirsts
may be satisfied with the oracles contained
in them: in these alcne the doctrine of
religion is taught: let no one add to them
or take anything from them."
Cyril was bishop of Jerusalem part of
the time that Athanasias was bishop of
Alexandria. He lived from 315 to 3S6 A. D.
He composed lectures for candidates for
baptism, and in them mentions all the New
Testament books except the Revelation.
The lecture stated: "The apostles and an
cient bishops, governors of the church, who
have delivered these to us, were wiser
and holler than thou. As a son of the
church, transgress none of these bounds."
Euseblus. the father of eccles'astical his
tory, lived from 270 tb 340 A. D. He was
bishop of the church of Caesarea. He
was 45 when Cyril was born, and 56 when
Athanasias was made bishop of Alexan
dria. He gives an account of the Dio
cleslan persecution against Christians
which waged from 80S to 311 A. D. The
emperor's decree was universal that all
churches should be raied to the ground
and the scriptures burned. In the account
he mentions all the books of the New Tes
tament His testimony reaches back Into
the third century. Constantine, later, re
quired him to have provided 50 copies of
the Bible for the church at Constantinople.
Orlgen was born at Alexandria 1S5 A.
D., and died 254. He was a voluminous
writer, and mentioned all the books of the
New Testament incidentally in his homily
on the book of Joshua.
Clement of Alexandria, 165 to 220 A. D.,
mentioned all nie books In his "Outlines."
He is quoted as writing "Preserving the
tradition of the blessed doctrine derived
directly from the holy apostles, Peter,
James, John and Paul, the son receiving
it from the father (but few were like the
fathers) came by God's will to us also
to deposit those ancestral and apostolic
seeds."
Tertullian, a Latin writer of Africa,
barn in Carthage 160 A. D., and who died
about 240, mentions all the books except
II Peter, James, II John and 11 John.
In the discussion between Marclon and
Tertullian, the books are Incidentally men
tioned. The Eblonites were a Jewish-Christian
party who rejected Paul's writings as au
thority. Marclon, the founder of the
Marcionites, took an opposite position to
them, claimed Paul as the only apostle to
be heard. In their discussions all the
books are named for the most part Out of
their depute has come testimony! In the
second quarter of the second century that
the books of the New Testament were then
extant. Early Christian writers have
quoted from them expressly, anonymously,
and by way allusion. Because the
quotations are so copious it has been af
firmed that all the New Testament could
be reproduced from their writings.
Irenaeus. bishop of Lyons, born about
135, made bishop In 177 and died about 200
A. D.. says that "What the apostles
preached they handed down to us in the
scriptures"; that Matthew "Issued a writ
ten gospel"; that "Mark, the disciple and
interpreter cf Peter, wrote what Peter
preached": that "Luke, the companion of
Paul, recorded in a book the gospel"
preached by him," and that "John, the
disciple who had leaned on the Lord's
breast, published a gospel during his resi
dence at Ephesus." He wrote about Simon
the Sorcerer in Acts S. and about Paul's
conversion in Acts 9. He quoted from 12
of Paul's epistles, from I Peter and I John
and II John. He met Polycarp at Smyr
na. He quoted quite a lengthy passage
from the second epistle of Peter concerning
"A day of the Lord." Quotations out of
all the books of the New Testament, ex
cept Philemon, Jude, ni John and James,
are found In the writings of Irenaeus. He
says John wrote the Revelation toward the
close of Domltian's reign. His predecessor,
Pothlmus, was contemporary with John.
Back In the middle of the second century
a man of ability and p'ety spoke of "The
Sacred Scriptures," "The Oracles of God,"
"The Writings of Evangelists and Apos
tles." Justin Martyr wrote his "Apology" about
146-147 A. D. He quoted about 120 passages
from the New Testament. Trypho, his
opponent, declared: 4"Your precepts 1n the
so-called gospel are so wonderful and so
great that I suspect no one can keep
them, for I have carefully read them."
Papias, bishop of Hierapolls, and a com
panion of Polycarp, wrote a book of five
volumes on "An Exposition of the Oracles
of the Lord."
Polycarp, as Irenaeus says, was "In
structed by the apostles of Christ" He
wrote letters to Christians, and In an in
cidental manner quotes from Phllipplans,
Acts, I Peter, Ephesians, the gospels of
Matthew, Mark and I-uke, all of Paul's
epistles (except Titus and Philemon) and
from I John.
Clement, who was bishop of Rome In the
12th year of Domltlan (93 A. D.), wrote
an epistle to the Corinthians, and in it re
ferred to Paul's writings to them. He
uses incidentally, not all, but several New
Testament writings, Ephesians, Romans,
Matthew, Mark, Luke, Titus, Hebrews,
I Peter, II Peter.
This testimony ties- the generation in
which the apos'tles lived with the age of
the ancient manuscripts now extant There
must have been a widespread use of the
apostolic writings in their subsequent gen
eration, as Is evidenced by the early ver
sions, catalogues and writings of the fath
ers, patchworks of quotation. No other
ancient writings have come down to us
through the like fire, equal devotion, piety
and learning. None were -so much cop
led, translated and commonly used.
J. B. LISTER.
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LIFE IN LUZON.
Itoueh
Campaigning Y. M.
Opening in Mnniln.
Manila Freedom, Jan. 4.
The part taken in the fight in the moun
tains near Montalban by the Twenty-ninth
Infantry, December 28, was one that se
cured the commendation of the officers
in command of the expedition.
A and I companies made the advance
upon the enemy's front The position was
made almost impregnable T)y the perpen
dicular mountains almost 1500 feet high,
which had to be climbed before the strong
hold of the enemy was reached. The
fighting was fast and furious. From every
nook and protected cranny In that moun
tain side came showers of Mauser bullets.
The men seemed to bear charmed lives
as they pressed onward up the ascent.
It was not only the steep sides of the
mountain that made the fight so difficult
The brush was so dense tnat clothes were
torn from the soldiers' backs. Almost all
their hats were lost, and most of them
were scratched and bleeding from contact
with the briars.
Lieutenant Hawley was the first to reach
the trenches with his men of A company.
Lieutenant Wells was almost exhausted,
but no one gave up, and when Major
Johnston's command charged over the
trenches the enemy fled, after attempting
to destroy all their papers and stores that
they could not carry in their hurried
flight.
Sergeant Crook killed the first man. He
turned out to be a mestizo officer. He had
the picture of a motherly woman on his
person, and just before he died he drew
a long knife and exhibited four notches
on its handle. He tried to Indicate h's
rank by pointing to them before he fell
back and died.
Manila Methods.
The stallkeepers at the markets have a
queer way of trading. If you wish to buy
and pay a reasonable price for your fruits
and vegetables, It is necessary to know the
use of the word ''tabot" (tab wot). It
means, "How much discount?" You ask
the price of an article and the Chinese or
native dealer names an amount at least
twice what it Is worth. Come back at him
with "tabot," and he will smile with child
ish satisfaction and ask you to make an
offer. Be sure and make it much less than
you Intend to pay. That satisfied air will
disappear Instantly, and the merchant will
tell you with tears in his eyes that It 1a
impossible. "Gradually he will come down
and you must go up until the bargain is
closed. The dealer always,grumb.lng, but
satisfied with a small pront.
The prices In the different markets vary
somewhat. They are, as a rule, a little
higher where the Americans do their trad
ing. Owing to the systemof barter, how
ever, this is to be expe'eted, and only
when Americans have learned the lan
guage and are able to do business with
the natives according to their own meth
ods can they hope to buy as cheaply as
others.
Bubonic Plague.
The health authorities discovered a case
of suspected bubonic plague at 14 Calle
Legaspi, Tuesday morning. The house
was quarantined and a guard placed there
and every precaution was taken to prevent
contagion should the case develop Into
anything aerious. While there are some
indication? of the epidem'c In the symp
toms, the authorities are not alarmed.
1". M, C. A. Opening.
The new quarters of the Y. M. C. A.
were formally opened at 3 P. M. Monday
with a reception, and. later in the even
ing, 6:30 P. M., a concert' was given, at
which a well-selected programme was
rendered and enthuslas.lcaily ap. lauded by
the large audience which had gathered to
enjoy it.
Among the guests at the reception were:
Admiral Watson, Captain Forsythe and
other officers of the navy, and General
Bennett, of the Red Cross Society. The
army, too, was well represented.
When the concert came on the. audi
torium was packed t6 Its fullest capacity,
while the audience overflowed Into the ad
joln'ng room and crowded about the doors
and windows as far as a sound from with
in could be heard. The announcement
was made at the beglninng that, owing
to the limited time allowed by the curfew
law, no encores could be given, and,
though the audience freely expressed Its
delight, no repetitions were insisted upon.
The opening number was the "Poet and
Peasant" overture by the combined bands
of the Sixth artillery and Fourteenth in
fantry, under the direction of Jose Rodri
go. a a
Fnll of "Young Grlffo."
CHICAGO, Feb. 6. Albert Griffiths, bet
ter known as "Young Grlffo," the pugil
ist, is a prisoner at the police station. He
was arrested for creating a disturbance.
An effort Is being made by h's friends and
the police to send him to Australia, from
whence he came several years ago: Last
summer, when he was thought to be slight
ly demented, he was sent to Dunning,
where he was cared for until two months
ago, when he was pronounced well and
was released.
He had regained some of his old-lime
form and cleverness In the ring, and fought
Jack Lewis and young Kenny, two well
known fighters, and won both battles.
Later he offered to meet any light-weight
fighter In the world for any purse. His
last fall has been a disappointment to hi3
many admirers, who had helped him to
get back to his old-Uroe form.
MADE FASTEST PASSAGES
COLUMBIA IUVER GRAIN FLEET
LEADS ALL OTHERS.
Remarkable Advantages ot n Fresh
"Water Harbor Steamer -Homer
Mulcted Marine Notes.
The last Issue of London Fairplay con
tains a list of record passages of sailing
vessels for 1S99. As usual, vessels leaving
the Columbia river made faster passages
than those from other coast ports. The
fastest passage made between San Fran
cisco and Europe was by the American
clipper Roanoke, in 106 days. Although
the Columbia river Is over 500 miles far
ther away from Europe than is- San
Francisco, the British bark Semantha,
from this port, made the outward run In
101 days. The second best passage from
San Francisco was that of the British
bark Madagascar, which was 112 days on
the run. The second .best run from the
Columbia was made by the Sixtus In 109
days, followed by the Clackmannanshire
in 112 days, Metropolis 114 days, Laomene
115 days, and Euphrosyne in 117 days.
Even In the longest passages of the sea
son, the fleet from the Columbia makes a
much more favorable showing than the
California port From San Francisco, the
two longest passages of the year were
made by the Brussels and the F. S. Ciam
pa In ISO and 176 days respectively. From
the Columbia, the Cambrian Queen se
cured long passage honors, with a voy
age of 172 days, the Les Adelphes coming
second with 168 days, both of the Colum
bia river ships sailing over 500 miles far
ther in eight days less time than those
from San Francisco.
This saving In time Is almost entirely
due to the beneficial errects of the fresh
water of the Willamette and Columbia
on the hulls of the ships. After lying a
few days In the fresh water of the river,
all kinds of marine life Is extinguished
and drops off the hulls, leaving the vessel
slick and clean, and In condition to sail
her best This advantage Is so well known
to masters visiting this part that some of
them who are given quick dispatch, ask to
have ttieir vessels steered out of the chan
nel in going up and down the river in
order to give the ship an additional
smoothing down.
In the list of record passages as given
oy Fairplay, the names of quite a num
ber of well-known traders out of this port
are given as making rattling runs in vari
ous parts of the world. -The Elginshire
and the Sutherlandshlre were 84 and 6
days from New Caledonia to Greenock,
the Southesk 75 days from Lyttleton to
Falmouth, Auckland 84 days from Well
ington to Lizard. From West coast ports,
the Ardnamurchan was 76 days, TocoplUa
to Dungeness, Fiery Cross 77 days from
Taltal to Prawle. Between Liverpool and
Calcutta, the Australia, Euphrosyne and
Eulomene were credited with runs of 86, 92
and 95 days. The Marion Inglls sailed
from Liverpool to Adelaide In 86 days, and
the Province from Liverpool to San Fran
cisco in 111 days. The American ship Ken
ilworth made the fastest run from the
Atlantic coast to San Francisco, being out
but 103 Jays from New York.
The Colony, which left Portland yester
day morning, tied with the Mozambique
In a 39-day run from England to Rio de
Janeiro. The Marion Ballantyne was 37,
days from Prawle to Rio, and the Scot
tish Isles, which left Portland a few days
ago, was 41 days from Cardiff to Rio.
From Newcastle to San Francisco th,e
Metropolis made the record run in 51 days,
with tho Montgomeryshire second In 61
days. The Otterspool and the Mowhan
sailed a tie of 37 days, from Newcastle
to Iquique.
CUSTOM-HOUSE BUSINESS.
New Year Opens With a Highly Sat
isfactory Showing.
The report of the collector of customs
for the month of January, 1900, shows that
Portland exported over Jl.000,000 worth of
domestic products. A summary of the
transactions for the month is as follows:
Vessels entered from foreign ports 2
Cleared for foreign ports 15
Entered from domestic ports 22
Cleared for domestic ports 13
Entries of merchandise for duty 86
Entries of merchandise free of duty 5
Entries for warehouse 4
Entries for export to adjacent British
provinces 20
Entries from warehouse for consump
tion 27
Entry from warehouse for exportation
to adjacent British provinces 1
Entries for Immediate transportation
without appraisement SO
Entries for consumption liquidated 11
Entries for warehouse liquidated ., 4
Certificate of enrollment granted 1
Licenses for coasting trade granted 7
Value of exports
Domestic $1,066,928
Foreign 419
Receipts from all sources ,
Duties on imports J32.5S3 88
Fines, penalties and forfeitures.. 1,530 20
Miscellaneous customs receipts.... 198 00
Official fees 67 70
Total $34,379 88
Refunds and drawbacks paid 1,916 30
AGAINST THE HOMER.
a
Seattle Ship Carpenter Secures Heavy
Judgment for Injuries.
Judge Hanford, of the United States
district court at Seattle last Saturday
handed down a decision in admiralty,
awarding Charles H. Newman judgment
for $12,000 in his suit against the steamer
Homer to recover damages for personal
injuries.
One "day last April the bark Blakeley
lay at Schwabacher's dock. The steamer
Homer, which had been at Moran's dock,
steamed up to Schwabacher's to take on
cargo. The wind and tide placed the Ho
mer in such a position that she was in
danger of crashing into the dock. In put
ting her helm hard to port to avoid this
she collided with the Blakeley. The force
of the collision jarred loose a block of tho
bark aloft, and; falling, it struck New
man, the ship's carpenter, on the back.
Newman, as a result of his injuries, lost
control of his body below the hips, and
claims to be disabled for life. He brought
suit against the Homer, and the judgment
yesterday Is tire result.
Steamboat Inspectors Busy.
Steamboat Inspectors Edwards and Ful
ler have been quite busy since the first
of the year. They returned last week from
an official trip to Newport, Idaho, where
they inspected the new steamer Volun
teer. Last Saturday they Inspected the
tug Robarts at Astoria, and on Sunday
the steamer Regulator at The Dalles. Yes
terday they looked over the Mascot and
pronounced her in Al condition after ex
tensive repairs, which were needed on ac
count of her disaster in Lewi? river. The
inspectors go to Astoria Saturday tojook
over a boiler which is to go In the steamer
North Star, now bejng fitted out for Alas
ka. While there they will also inspect the
little steamer Brisk;
Fast Time on the River.
The Goldsborough made a very good run
down the river Monday afternoon, going
through to Astoria in a little less than 4
hours. Her time passing' the different
points on the river was as follows:
Steel bridge 1:46
Mouth of Willamette river 2:25
Warrior Rock , 3:06
Mount Coffin .....4:06
Oak Point 4:35
Foot Puget Island .- 5:17
Astoria T ..... .6:34
Over 30 miles of the run was made under
a slow bell, and the wind was blowing a
living gale during the latter part of the
run.
Marine Notes.
Lib Curtis, son of Captain Eben Curtis,
J of the American ship Tillie E. Starbuck,
and for several years a resident ofv this
city, is now filling the position of quarter
master on the steamship China, running
between San Francisco and the Orient
The lighthouse tender Columbine is" in
port taking on supplies for the' qpast sta
tions. The Manzanlta has stepped a -new
mast, and will be "ready for service again
In a few days.
The British ship Colony left down yes
terday morning. The Jules Verne finished
loading yesterday, and will- leave down
the river tomorrow.
The schooner Spokane, a Pacific coast
product, made one of the fastest runs on
record on her last trip across the Pacific.
She was but 23 days from Kobe to Port
Townsend.
There were no arrivals and departures
at the mouth of the river yesterday, and
the evening report from the cape showed
a rough bar and northwest wind. Neither
the Ness or the Doyu Maru had been
sighted at dark.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
San Franclsqo, Feb. 6. Arrived Barken
tine North Bend, schooner Nettle Sund
borg, from Gray's harbor; schooner Del
Norte, from Siuslaw. Sailed Schooner W.
F. Jewett. for Columbia river.
Hoqulam, Wash.. Feb. 5. Arrived
Steamer Coquille River, from San Fran
cisco for Hoqulam; tug Astoria, from San
Francisco for Hoqulam. Arrived Febru
ary 4 Schooner Mary Buhnne, from San
Francisco, for Aberdeen.
Seattle. Feb. 6. Arrived Steamer Cot
tage City, from Skagway; steamer Rosa
He, from Skagway.
.Port Angeles, Feb. 6.-Salled Steamer
Mattewan, for San Francisco, with
steamer Washtenaw In tow.
San Pedro Arrived F5b. 5 Barkentine
John Smith, from Seattle.
Yokohama Arrived Feb. 3 British
steamer Sikh, from Tacoma.
San Francisco. Feb. 6. Sailed Steamer
South Portland, for Oyster bay; steamer
Tltania, for Nanaimo. Arrived Steamer
Umatilla, from Victoria; steamer Charles
Nelson, from Seattle; steamer Jeannie.
from 'Seattle; bark Prussia, from Port
Blakeley.
Boulogne. Feb. 6. Sailed Phoenicia,
from Hamburg for New York.
Gibraltar, Feb. 6. Arrived Kaiser Wil
helm, from New York.
New York, Feb. 6. Sailed Saale, for
Bremen.
Sydney, N. S. W., Feb. 6. Sailed Steam
er Aorangl, for Vancouver.
Philadelphia, Feb. 6. Arrived Waes
land, from Liverpool.
VANCOUVER'S NEW PAVEMENT
To Be Brlclc, nt $1 50, or Plank, at 75
Cents Per Square Yard.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Feb. 6. The ques
tion of the repavement of Main street
came up for discussion before the city
council at Its regular meeting last night
upon the report of the committee on
streets, stating, that the committee had
made a thorough Investigation of the mat
ter, and had made estimates of the cost
of laying down different kinds of pave
ment, which were submitted to the coun
cil for Its consideration. It had been pre
viously announced that the matter would
come up at this meeting and the -council
chamber was crowded with spectators.
Chairman McCarty, of the committee,
stated that among the estimates received
were: One for vitrified brick pavement at
$1 56 per yard; planking, 75 cents; macad
am, 80 cents; asphalt, 51 90. McCarty fa
vored brick pavement, and Schofleld was
In favor of plank, and was supported by
a number of property-owners, who were
given permission to speak. No agreement
was reached last night, and action on the
matter was postponed until next Friday
evening. The matter was practically sift
ed down to a choice between brick and
planking. ,
In connection with the streetpaving mat
ter, the city attorney and street commit
tee were directed to prepare a resolution
declaring the city's intention to pave Main
street, and submitting estimates, of prob
able cost
The committee on fire department was
authorized to purchase a team of horses
for use on the fire engine, and to dispose
of the present team.
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LAW WITHOUT A PENALTY.
Such. Is Washington's Compulsory
-School-Attendance Act.
TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 6. An Olympla
special to the Ledger says:
Judge Linn, In the superior court today,
handed down an opinion in the case of T.
N. Henry, county, superintendent, plaintiff,
vs. John McDonald et al., defendants. This
action was brought by the county super
intendent to compel the attendance of the
defendant's children at the sessions of the
common schools, to which the defendant
interposed an objection that the law under
which the state is proceeding is unconsti
tutional, for the reason that the purpose
of the portion of the act providing for
compulsory attendance is not expressed
In the title. As the report of the ex
aminer shows that none of the three chil
dren of defendant have attained a suit
able proficiency in the common school
branches, it is directed that an order be
prepared directing that they be placed la
the public schools for Instruction as soon
as such schools be opened In the neigh
borhood. Thus the court holds the penalty clause
of the statute Is unconstitutional, but
maintains the validity of the act, and it
the defendant fails to comply with the
court's order, he can be fined for contempt,
which would practically carry out the in
tention of the constitutional ciaust.
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Charitable Liquor Dealers.
Philadelphia Record.
"The most charitable class of people I
know are those who deal In liquor," says
a Methodist minister. -Of course, I never
ask them for money. Dear me I They
come and offer It. I wish my deacons and
shepherds of the fold were like that The
yearly conference once net at my church,
and a brewer supplied the delegates with
cigars It was no small Job, I tell you, for
some ministers will h:t a box of free
cigars pretty hard and frequent taps. A
total abstinence advocate found out the
source of all our smoking, and made a ter
rible speech in open meeting about money
stolen from the drunkard's starving babes
and so forth. Well, after that I shunned
the brewer as If I owed him money. One
day he cornered me, tnough, and I waited
for hie reproaches. He said: 'I've been
looking for you for some time. Here's a
check I want you to take and do what
ever good with it you can.' Then he got
very red. and said in an embarrassed
voice: 'You needn't be afraid about where
the money came from. It's interest on
electric light stock, and I bought the stock
when I was in the grocery business.' "
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A Rare Painting Discovered.
Chicago Record.
A painting of Goethe, believed to be one
of Jagemann's original, has been discov
ered In a second-hand slum at Halle, where
it had been for mere than 30 years. It Is
at present in the possession of Dr. Va'hln
ger, who has permitted it to be exhibited
at a museum for a short time. It Is be
lieved to be the same picture presented to
Goethe's friend, F. A. Wolf, August 24,
1806, by the poet, who later added these
words to the gift: "It I very pleasant for
me to Wow that my intention of giving
you pleasure by the picture has been real
'.zed. Let it wink at you during hypochon
driacal moments."
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"Watching for StRte Papers.
Cleveland Leader.
Foreign embassies are always on the
sharp watch for the deaths of prominent
subjects of their respective countries who
may possess interesting correspondence of
mere or less value f the state. Thus,
when the Countess dl Castlgllone died
In Paris, at the request of the Italian
embassy the French authorities placed its
PistkhmsiD
ffi$m
For disorders of the
feminine organs have
gained their great renown
and enormous sale be
cause of the permanent
good flaey have done and
are doing for the women
of this country
if ali ailing or suffer
ing vomen could be made
to understand how ab
solutely true are the
statements about Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Gompoundp their suffer
ings would end
Mrs Pinkham counsels
women free of chargem
Her address is Lynn,
Mass The advice she
gives is practical and
honestm You can write
freely to her; she is a wo
man seal on every cupboard and drawer In her
house. It is suspect ;d that she had many
interesting letters from Victor Emmanuel
and Cavour, in whose employ she was
during a part of the second empire, and
the Italian government does not intend to,
let these fall into irresponsible hands.
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Test of Newspaper Advertising.
Frank Daniels made an experiment re
cently at Wallack's theater. Speaking of
it, the comedian said:
"Between the acts ushers distributed
among the audienee slips with a brief
printed statement politely asking the re
cipient to indicate by a check mark in
the list of various advertising forms em
ployed which one had attracted him to
the performance newspapers, billboards,
window lithographs or something else.
"The people seemed to take kindly to
the Idea, and the response was most lib
eral. Eleven hundred slips were bonded
to the ushers, and of that number 90L had
been attraoted by the newspapers sole
ly." ,
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Bowed the Caller Out.
Chicago Tribune.
"I am sorry to disappoint you, young
man," said the -great railway magnate to
the reporter who had called in for the
purpose of writing him up, "but I did not
begin at the bottom and work my way up.
I never blacked the boots of the engine
wipers and never carried beer for the jani
tor of the roundhouse. I was kicked
through college- by my father, inherited a
fortune, which I invested in railroad
shares, and I hold this job because I have
votes enough to control It It is too bad,
my young friend, but we can't all be self
made men. We would become tiresome."
And he bowed the caller out.
To keep the skin clean
is to wash the excretions
from it off; the skin takes
care of itself inside, 'if not
blocked outside.
To wash it often and
clean, without doing any
sort of violence to it, re
quires a most gentle soap,
a soap with no free al
kali in it.
Pears7, the soap that
clears but not excoriates.
All sorts of stores sell it, especially
druggists; all sorts of people use-it
'iw)(iamnavjyjyivtwyy-sximiu.mn'4nimiiju
m
The English
War Office
has selected tho workUmowa
Liebig Company's Extract as be
ing the best and mesi suitable
for use in the Field Hospitals of
the British Army Corps in South
Africa.
Every pound contains the dis
tinctive properties of 40 lbs. of
lean beef. It is recognized as
the best and used throughout
the civilized -world.
Genuine
has this
i jfc&e&&
si (mature
in blue: f &
Catarrh caused hoarse
ness and difficulty in
speaking. I also to a
great extent lost hear
ing. By the use of
Ely's Cream Balm drop
ping of macus has
ceased, voice and hear
ing are greatly Im
proved. J. "W. David
son, att'y-at-law. Mon
mouth, 111.
Cream Balm la placed Into toe noitrl.a,
spreads over the membrane and la absorbed
Relief la immediate and a rare follows. It s
not drying does not produce sneezing Largr
Size. BO cents at Druggists' or tyr ma.ll. Trla
Size. 10 cents by ms.lL
ELT BROTHERS. 3R Wrrea Street, NewTork.
Pears'
I COMPANY'S EXTRfiCT 1
I OF BEEF J
THE PALATIAL
wm bu
Aet a gark office 1b the hnllillnj
RllHtely ftrepi;ne eterfriv l t
aHd nrtnteta water? perfect sanity
tiun mh thorHMcJt veivUlaUoa. iui
vatr ran any ami algbfc
Koor
AXDEBSOC. OUSTAV. Aecny-t-Law
ASSOCIATED PRESS; K. V. Pwell. Mgr
ASKH3- LIFE ASSOCIATION, ot L.e$
MoIm. la.; C A. MtCMgw. Stat Axen
BEHXXK. H. W.. Pite. Penria SteorthanJ
HKNJAXCT. . W.. IteMfct 3
BIXSWANCMEH. DR. Q. 3L. .,. A Sur U 4
BRUERE. DR. 6. tL, lWtln 412 4,3-tg
BUSTEBD, JUCBAJUJ, Aaat Wilson A M
Cailsy Totocco Co a'.
CAUK1N. G. E.. Dta4ritt Aant Tr er
Insurance Co....'. , , f
UJWWEU, DR. J. 1 ., af
CImVKK. HAROLD. Dmrtbt 31
CLEM. B. A. A CO.. Mialag Proper les 33-si
COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPWT
8O4-S-S0-e07 013-01 Ol
CORNELtVS. C. W . Phi, and Surgeon
COVER. P. C. CiMMer Stateable Life
COLLIER, y jr. nMMw; 3. P McQui-e.
MwV 4i3-,
uaj. J. e & I. x 31
DAVIS. MAPOLBOK. PreeWont Columb.a
DK3C30M. DR." J." F.phtelM. ..." - 3
DRAKE. DR. M R. Phyotaton. .. 012 S 1
DCNHAM. MM GEO. A.
DWTER, JAS. F . Tosseeos it,
EDITORIAL ROOMS ElKhti So
BQIUTABLE LIES ASSURANCE SIX I Jl -'
L. Samuel. Mansoer-. I. C. Corer rail er
EVENING TELEGRAM.-.. . . 32ft A d-r s :
FALLOWS. MRS. M. A.. Manager Women s
Dept. Mutual Reserve Fund Life, of New
York
FENTON. J. U. FbysMan and Surgeon 509 5j
PKNTOM. DR. HICKS C. Eye and Ear
FENTON. MATTHEW F.. Oenttat . 54
FiDELrnr mutual life assn, e. a
Stark. Manager
FRENCH SCHOOL. y eeftvermUon) , Dr A.
MszaarellL Manager
SALVANI. W. H., Sg4eer and Draughti-
RMH
GEART. DR. EDWARD P.. Physician aid
Sttrgeea 22 1
QIBST. A. J. PhyaMan and Surgeon "J3 '
GODDAJtD. K. C & CO.. Footwear ground
floor t2 Sue i f -i
GOLDMAN WILLIAM. Manager Manna- an
Life Insurance Co.. of New York 209 :
BRANT. FRANK S.. Attcrtiy-at-law Cl
ORENIER. MISS BEATRICE. Dentist .
HAMMOND. A. B 3J
HE7DINGER. OBO. A. CO . Plants a-i
Organ 11 P
HOLLISTRK, DR. O. C. Phy. 3urg-. 504
IDLBMAN. C. M,, Attonwy-at-Law 416 '
KADT. MARK T.. Manager Paclne Nor r
weet Mutual Reserve Fund ZAle Vsso 604
LAMONT. JOHN. Vtee-Preatdent and Gei
eral Manager Columbia Telephone Co
L1TTLEFIELD, H. R.. Phys and Surgeon
MACRUM. W. S., See. Oregon Camera Uui 21
MACKAT. DR. A. E., Phya. and Surg ".
MAXWELL, DR. W. E.. Phya. A vu-? -MeCARGAR.
C. A.. State Agent Bankers
lAte vvssoctatsos t 512 1
McCOY. NEWTON. Attornoyat-Law
MeFXDBW MISS IDA B.. Stonom-anher
McGINX. HENRY E.. Attorney-a Law ZS. :
McKBLL. T. J.. Manufacturers' Represema.
tte
MILLER. DR. HERBERT C. Dentist a-1
Oral Surgeon . &P3-C
MOSPMAN. DR. E. P. Dentist. B12 33 5
MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE CO of
Now York. W. GoMfBan. Manager 20021
MeELROY. DR J. G.. Phy A Surg TQl " C
McFARLAND. R. B., Secretary Columbia
McGUIRE. S. P.. Manager P. F Collier
Publisher 415-41
McKIM. MAURICE. Attorney-at-Law
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO, of Ve-r
York; Wm. 5. Pond, State Mgr 404-403-tC
MUTUAL RESERVE FUND LIFE A33"V
M. T. Kadjr. Mrt- Paclne Northwest 604
NICHOLAS. HORACE Ik. A:teraey-at Law
NILES. M. L.. Cashier Manhattan Life in
swranee cov. of New York , a
OREGON INFIRMARY OF OSTEOPATH T
Dr. L. B. Smith. OoteopMft 4 MG
OREGON CAMERA, CLUB. . 214-213 2KTS
PERN1N SHORTHAND SCHOOL. H. W
Bobnke. Prta
POND, WM. S.. State Manager Mutual Lifi
Km. Co. of Now York 404 405
PORTLAND BYE AND BAR INFIRMARY
- ....Ground floor. 133 Sixth str
PORTLAND PRESS CLUB 1
PROTZMAX EUOBNE C. Superintendent
Agonclee Mutual Reserve Fund Lire. -A
New York
PUTNAM'S SONS, G. P.. Publishers 3ll
QUIXBY, L. P. W.. Game and Forestry
Warden. Tl3-"li
REED ft MALCOLX. Opticians.. 133 Sixth streH
REED. F. C . Fun Commissioner . .
RYAN, J. B.. Attoraey-at-taw . . 41
SALISBURY. GEO N., Section Director r
Si weather Bureau 93
SAMUEL. L.. Manager Bqttttable Life
3ANDPORD. A. C A CO . Publishers' Ags 5ll
SCRXBNER'S SONS. CHA3.. Publishers.
Jeeee Hobson. Manager 51S-31 3-311
SHERWOOD. J. W . Deputy Supreme Com-
mander, K. O. T. M 151H
SMITH. DR. L B.. Osteopath. . 403-tC
"ONE OF THE AMERICAN RBVOLUTTONT 50
STARK. E. C. Kxecwtfve Special. Fidelity
Mutual Life Association or Pnila.. Pa
STARR COLE. Pyrograptay ,,
STEEL. G. A , Foreet inspector . 21!
STUART DELL. Attorney-at-Law. 813-616 813
STOLTE. DR. CHAS. B.. Dentist. "04-"
SURGEON OF THE 3. P. RY. AND N. P
TERMINL CO
3TROWBRIDGE. THO. H.. Eiecutlro Spe
cial Agent Mutual Ltfe. of Now York
TOPERINTENDENTS OFFICE
TUCKER. DR OBO. F.. Dentist. . . 010 bli
U S. WEATHER BUREAU. . W6-90T 908-9
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DIST.. Captain W. C. Langfttt. Corps of
Engineers, U. 3. A
U S ENGINEER OFFICE. RIVER AND
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WALKER. WILL JC. PreeWent Oregon
Camera Ctee 214-213-218-211
WATERMAN. C X.. Chanter Mutual Life
of New TorK 40
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WEATHEKHKD. MR&, BUYTH. Grand Sec
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WHITS M2S8 I- K, Aas't Sea. Oregon Cam
era Crab 211
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WILSON, DR. OBO F.. Phys. A Sury T06-"
WILSON. DR HOLT C Phys. A Surg 50"
WILflON A MeCALLAY TOBACCO ' '
Rtrtnctf Boats, Agent 002-6
WOOD. DR. W. L.. PhysMa 412 41J-41I
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