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THE' MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21,' 1900.
GOLDEN AGES
(Copyright. 1000, by
THE OREGONIAN'S HOMESTUDY CIRCLE:
GOLDEN AGES OF LITERATURE
X.-THE ATTIC FETUOD.
BY CHARLES FORSTER SMITH. TIL D.
The great creative period of epic poetry
was practically closed about S00 B. C.
With the development of Individuality new
Xorms of poetry were required. Out of the
epic hexameter Greek genius created In
the elegy an instrument not simply for
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lament, but which mignt express pn.io
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dialect and vocabulary of the epic In the
main, and changed the outward form only
by shortening ever' other line Into a prac-
tical pentameter. The next step was a
greater one. Iambic verse -was fashioned
into an Instrument of satire, and as the
verse departed more from the traditional
forms so the vocabulary became more llko
that of every-day life. The new form was
doubtless of more or less slow growth,
but the first great genlua io appropriate It
is reputed Its founder, and the Greeks,
grateful for this new literary achievement,
hailed Archilochus as a benefactor second
only to Homer. But there were other in
timate and powerful feelings of the heart
and soul still seeking literary expression,
and the Aeollans of the Island of Lesbos
created mellc, or song proper. In various
meters. Passion In all Its manifestations,
but especially love, was Its burden, and
Alcaeus, Sappho and Anacreon became Its
chief representatives.
So far two of the great branches of the
Greek race had been chiefly active In the
development of poetry the lonians In epic,
elegiac and Iambic poetry, the Aeollans In
lyric proper. The Dorians, too, were de
veloping a form of lyric suited especially
to the worship of the gods and to the cele
bration of athletic victories. These lyrics
were to be sung not by individuals but by
carefully trained choirs, either In proces
sion or wlh a dance accompaniment. Of
this Dorian choral lyric. Steslchorus and
Arion In earlier times. Slmonldes and Pin
dar in later, were the chief representa
tives. This growth of the new forms of
poetry had been coincident with the era
of colonization In Greece. In the eighth
century, B. C, the chief tribes sent colo
nies to all parts of the Mediterranean and
the adjacent coasts, and soon all the main
land on both sides of the Aegean, as well
as the islands, had Joined In the general
chorus of song.
The three chief tribes all bore their part
!n this lyric development, which lasted
some 250 years. But Athens, which was to
be the center of the golden age of Greek
literature, had, so far, taken a relatively
unimportant part In It. Even Sparta had
shown, during the seventh century, a re
markable tendency to foster lettere. This
enlightened policy, so at variance with her
usual attitude, was probably encouraged
by Delphi and though not herself pro
ductive In literary lines, Sparta became a
great center of talent from other Greek
states. Tyj-taeus, Terpander, Thaletas,
Alcman, Polymnestus and others, form a
remarkable group of poets and musicians,
who must eventually have revolutionized
Sparta's attitude toward letters if such en
lightened patronage had continued. But
Sparta's attitude changed completely,
doubtless because the authorities wished
definitely to stamp out a spirit so at vari
ance with the fundamental tenets of Spar
tan discipline, which taught that the citi
zen belonged to the stat, that obedience
was his first duty, to become a soldier the
object and end of his existence.
Sparta's renunciation of possible leader
ship In lptters left the way clear for Ath
ens, which had been 'the slowest of all
the grrit Greek states to come forward
and play her role In literature. No great
epic poet had been an Athenian, and in all
the lyric period only Scion had attained
first rank, and even he was far greater
doutbless as statesman and patron of let
ters than as poet. But now her time had
come. The expulsion of the tyrants In the
latter part of the sixth century, and more
especially the brilliant leadership of Ath
ens In reoelling the Persian invasions early
In the fifth century, turned all eyes upon
her. Tradition makes identical the birth
year of Themlstocles. the founder of Ath
onian naval greatness, and of Aeschylus
the father of the Athenian drama. Under
the one Athens was to become temporary
mistress of the eas: following the lines
marked out by the other she was to win
the hegemony, perhaps fcr all time. In let
ters and art. "With the return of peace
and with enormously Increased wealth and
power and influence. Athens set to work, I
under wIpc leaders, to make herself tho i
real capital of Greece. "WValthy public
men vied w!th the state In the encour
agement of art and letters. Not only wa
nath'e talent encouraced and rewarded.
but from all parts of tho Hellenic world !
men of genius were drawn to the Attic
capital by the stimulus which comes frm
contact with the best minds, and by the
rich pecuniary rewards and tlll richtw
compensation In fame which fell to ex
ceptional merit. It was not that Athens
struck out new linen In literature. There
was nothing distinctly new to be done.
Her task was to perfect In many lines the
beginnings that had already been made. II
she might be said to have created any
new form It would perhaps be the drama
but even here she rather borrowed and
perfected what the Dorians had invented.
The unique thing "was that whereas else
where princes had patronized art and let
ters, as In the case of Polycrates of
Samos the Aleuadae of Thessaly. HIero
in Sicily, and even at Athens the PIsls
tratldae, now a whole oeople at Athens
hecame encouragers and promoters of men
of genius. It may be doubted If great
talent has ever anywhere else found so
stlmulatlng'an atmesphro as that of the
Athenian demos In the fifth century. B. C.
The first great literary achievement of
Athens was the drama. The rule still held
that poetry developed before prcre. The
suitable medium, for the other great
branches of literary composition was still
to be perfected, since history, philosophy
and oratory could not b? adeauately ex
pressed, except In prose. The Ionian "lo
gographers," or narrators In prcse. had
made beginnings in history, but these were
crude. Hecataeus of Miletus and Hellani-
cus of MItylcne were clearly as Inferior to
Herodotus In their conception of history
as In the styio they commanded. The
"father of history" belongs entlrelv to the
fifth century, ar.d. thot-gh from Hallcar
nassus In Asia Minor and ulng the Ionian
dialect, owed much to Athenian influence.
At any rate, it was Herodo'.u who fash
ioned history Into a new artistic form, and
the Ionic dialect which he ueed waa doubt
less not quite the same as that spoken
anywhere but fr.shloned for his purpose
Into a distinctly literary form. His style
was called bj the Greek critics the run
ning style where the separate parts or
limbs are, as it were, disjointed as op
posed to the perldlc. In which the sub
ordinate clauses are grouped Into more
compreherfive periods of just length ana
proportions. But his Is the perfection of
a narrative style, and It was a story or
stories thrt Herodotus had to tell. First
of rll. the general ubjeet was the most
thrilling story of Greek antiquity, the at
tempt of the Eastern world to overwhelm
the Western, when Greek l'berty, political
Institutions, literature and art were all
at stake. The proper telling or this great
story Involved a clear exposition not only
of what Greece was and stood for, but of
the character and motives of her assailant
And properly to describe Persia It wa-i
nocessarj to trace the previous history ol
that great world power. And so Hero
dotus' narrative became really a history
of the world as the Greeks knew It. for
the history of the Persians led back Into
that of Medes: the contact of the Median
Empire with Egypt made necessary a full
OF LITERATURE
Seymour Eaton.)
DIRECTED BY PROP. SEYMOUR EATON
account of the country of the Kile; latex
Persian expeditions suggested an account
of the Scythians, as aleo of the Libyans,
and Anally there followed necessarily tho
story' of Ionian Asia Minor and the re
volt from Persia, which had prepared "the
way for the conflict between Persia and
Greece. Herodotus was a great traveler.
and most of the world which he wrote of
ift m Vitmcpif vu'tprf. Those, who ft few i
years ago listened with eager ears to Stan-
ley's account of the country and the peo-
pics In Africa can have some faint idea of
tv. internet -nHtvi trhinh th firwk world I
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received: iieronotus" story 01 me greai j
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loves new stones.
Herodotus found an
1 endless suddIv of such In connection with
tho various peoples of whom he wrote, and
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these stories he told In a fashion that no on account of the convenience and match
historian since has ever had the art to I less beauty of the grounds. There are
equal. And when he came to tell of I others who think that It would be better
Mara than and Thermopylae, Salamls and to have the encampmene further from the
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.fiaiaea, even iiju vciemuo ui uiusc wmw
must have felt that the narration was ade
quate. The whole remains perhaps the
most Interesting history in any literature.
The next great historian was an Athe
Ian of the Athenians. Born about 471,
Thucydldes was In his prime when the
great conflict broke out between the two
foremost states of Greece. He was a pub
lic man of great wealth, an aristocrat, and,
nnnna ti, tv, .rnnr r tno Wn nf ,
Marathon, had had the best training that I
Athens at hergreatestperiod could furnish. ;
He belonged to the best circles at Athens
-subtle.. to that of the great Pericles
himself. Ho had foreseen from the begin
ning the significance of this great struggle,
and he spent 20 years In collecting the
material for its history. His conception
of history was. In many respects, different
from that of Herodotus. Perhaps he had
the other in mind -when he wrote: "Very
likely the strictly historical character of
my narrative may be disappointing.
But i
If he who desires to have before his eyes '
a true picture of the events which have
happened, and of the like events wileh
may be expected to happen hereafter in
the order of human things, shall pro
nounce what I have written to be useful,
then I shall be satisfied. My history Is
an everlasting possession, not a prize com
position which Is heard and forgotten."
He regarded the great struggle between
Athens and Snarta. which lasted 27 years
(431-404). "tho greatest ever known" down
to thnt time, and he considered It his duty i
not simply to narrate the events of the
war. but to set forth the causes which led
up to these, and so he became the first
philosophic historian. He died before his
great work was completed, leaving his ac
count broken off at 411 B. C; but even
thus some of the chief of succeeding his
torians have pronounced him the greatest
historian of the world. Th Earl of Chat
ham called the work "the eternal manual
of statesmen." and directed that it should
be the first book wh'ch his son, William
Pitt, should reid after entering the uni
versity. Macaulay put the seventh book
above even the "De Corona" of Demos
thenes, as the "ne plus ultra of human
composition," and Pericles' great funeral
oration. In book 2. may well be ex
pected to keep Its rank as one of the great
est oratorical compositions In all litera
ture. One passage of this oration may
properly be quoted here, as setting forth.
In the words of h'm who did most to create
the Athens of the fifth century, the spirit
that animated the citv and people of Ath
ens at the acme of the Attic period: "I
say that Athens is the school of Hellas,
anil that the Individual Athenian, In his
own person, seems to have the oower of
adapting himself to the most varied form"
of action with the utmost versatility and
grace. This Is no passing and Idle word,
but truth and fact; and the assertion Is
verified by the p-sltion to which these
qualities have raised the state. For, in tho
hour of trial. Athens alone among her
contemporarie-3 Is suDCr-'or to the report
of her. No enemy who comes azninst her
is Indignant nt the reverses which he sus
tains at the hands of Fuch a city; no sub
ject complains that his masiers are un
worthy of him. And we shall assuredly
not be wlthoi't witnesses: there are
mighty monuments of our power which
will make us the wonder of this nnd of
succeeding ages. We phall not need the
praises of Homer, or of any other pane
gyrist whose poetry may please for tho
moment, although his representation of
the facts will not bear the light of day.
For wo have compelled every land and
every seat to open a path for cur valor,
and have everywhere planted eternal
memorials of our friendship and of our
enmity."
' Thucydldes' history was completed by
I Xenophon In hl Hellenics: but Xencphon,
however delightful his account of the ex
pedition of the 10.000 with Cyrus the
younger, and however interesting his
semi-historical romance of Cyrus the eld
er, was no historian. He wns a great
writer, but not the legitimate successor of
Herodotus and Thucydldes. The works of
int.r ,rcic f ft, rinA ,.-
later historians of this period, such as
Ephorus and Thcopompua, have been lost.
Far more than the beginnings of phllo-
t sophy had been made before the Attic pe
riod, especially amene the Ion'ans. Prose
J had been used hy Pherecydes of Syrcs.
Anaxlmander ar.d Anaximenes of Miletus.
I Heraclltus of Ephesiw and others, but
i Ionic prose was not yet an adequate ve
t hide for philosophy. Xenophanes of Colo
I phon, Parmcnldes of Elea and Empedocles
of Agrlgentum chose verse as the medium
; of their philosophy, but the true form for
! philosophy Is not verse, but prose. The
great work was to be done here, too, by
the Athenians. The greatest Impulse was
given to the study cf philosophy by So
crates, who was exactly contemporary
with Thucydldes. But he left nothing In
writing, and his young oisclple, Plato, be
came the great exponent of hia doctrines.
But this subject belongs to a separates
study, as docs also the account of Athe
nian oratory, which had in the fifth cen
tury, perhaps, its greatest representative
In Pericles, who left nothing In writing
and In Antlphon, from which 15 speeches
are extant.
To sum up. then: After the drama, ar
tistic prose was the great contribution of
the Attic period to the forms of literature.
The medium wh!ch It thus created is, per
haps, still unexcelled, os found In the per
fected parts of Thucydldes, In the princi
pal " dialogues of Plato, In the chief
speeches of Demosthenes. The clearness
of perception and the native intellectual
vigor of the Athenians, as well as the
natural excellence of the Attic dialect,
fitted them cspec-'ally for the highest at
tainments In prose literature. But is
Greek poetry had been o33ent!ally oral
that is, composed to be recited or sung
rather than read so the excellences t of
the best prose literature were due,. In
large measure, to the same cauee.
University of "Wisconsin.
ARE DISCUSSING LOCATION.
Annual Encampment Will Be Held
on Eat Side.
In advance of the meeting of the Mult
nomah County ex-Soldiers ad Sailors
i.enninHnn and "Woman's Auxil ary, on
,. ovonin? of March 2S. at Foss Hall.
rc - rnnH nnd "Hawthorne avenues, there Is
already much discussion of the place for
holding the encampment fcr 1903. A large
number of the members of the association
hni-n Axnrssed a Dreference for Haw-
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secured. Last year the encampment was
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creately Interfered with by the rain; but.
In spite of this, It proved very successful.
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land are too alluring for the visitor to re
main on the grounds; but where to go Is
the problem. Sellwood had a proposition
that is very attractive. If it holds good for
this year. The people of that place pro
posed last year to furnish ground's, lighted
with electricity, supplied with -water,
wood, camping facilities" and speaker's
stand; but it was set aside for the propo
sition from the manager of Hawthorne
p " is not known whether they -will
?ke another such an offer, but It -will be
" this week. At the first annual
cctteB of the assocIaUon and auxiliary
this and other business connected with
the encampment will be thoroughly dis
cussed. There premises to be a larze at
tendance. Held a CusinenH Mcetlnfr.
Gilbert Camp, No. 4, Second Oregon,
held a business meeting at the Ross Hall.
on Union avenue, Monday evening, when
there was a large attendance. Captain
Telfer presided. The hall committee ap
pointed to act Jointly with a similar com
mittee from the auxiliary camp, reported
that the hall on the second floor of the
Hawthorne building, on the corner of Eat
Morrison- street and Union avenue, had
been secured. Besides being a large and
finely furnished hall. It Is central for the
East Side, and reached by the street-cars.
" next meeting or tno camp will take
Place in this hall, April"2. The camp will
meet alternately with the Auxiliary Camp.
At this meeting also the matter of initia
tory ceremony for the benefit of those
coming Into the camp hereafter will be
considered. A committee was appointed
on ceremony, and there will bo a report
on this subject at the next meetlns". It Is
thoucht that a ceremony will add Inter
est and spice to the meetings. So far
there has been nothing secret In the meet
ings, and the by-laws provide that all
members of the Eighth Army Corps are
welcome.
The Woman's Auxiliary Camp will hold
Its next meeting Monday evening. March
US. In the new hall, on East Morrison and
Union avenue, where It will after that
date meet every two weeks.
Tvro Craft to Be Launched.
The new and handsome steamer of Hos
ford Bros., building at Johnston's boat
yard. East Water street and Hawthorne
avenue, is nearing completion. Captain
P. Hosford said yesterday that, he hoped
to have his boat In the river by Saturday.
Work is progressing vapidly, with the
weather so favorable. The cabins are
being furnished up. Also the ways for
the launching are being prepared. This
Is the first steamer in which the timbers
exposed to the water were treated with
the new wood preservative. Captain Hos
ford said that he wanted to give it a thor
ourh test, and If it proves a success It
will be a great thing for boat construc
tion, nnd will save many a dollar in re
pairing the hulls, where the timbers are
constantly rotting. The new steamer
will be called the Bonlta, after a steamer
that was formerly operated on the Colum
bia River. Cap"taln Hosford's boat Is
110 feet long.
There will soon be another launching
in Supple's boatyard, as the elegant craft
for The Dalles, Portland & Astoria Navi
gation Company is being completed. The
long shapely hull rests upon the blocking.
reaay ror tne plunge. At present work Is
in
progress on the second cabin. Mr.
; Supple says he hopes to get the boat In
the water some time the present week.
Contractor Pleased.
Contractor Bridges, who has the con
tract for the erection of the carshops
building of the Southern Pacific Company,
Is greatly pleased with the present fine
weather, as it means that he will soon
be able to commence actual construction
of that building. He has been waiting
for the laying of the railway switch from
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1 5 "? , J ?? end of thera.cVlt'
and esterday the filling necessary for th
roadbed for this tract was rapidly being
maae. xne switch will extend across
Brooklyn Creek and the low grounds on
either side ot thi3 stream; but at the rato
the fill was progressing yesterday the
roadbed will be completed and ready for
track-lnylng in a few days. Outride of tho
brick the building material will have to
come In by this spur, and hence ever.
energy is being put forth to get the track
laid. The brick will be hau'ed In from
Kern's yard, on the Powell "Valley road,
and about 500.000 will be required. Yester
day the large two-story residence that
stood at the north end or the tract was
moved to the east side of the main- line
and out of the way of this spur.
Cltib MceilnpTH.
The Sellwood Republican Club will meet
this evening at Fireman's Hall, to ccm
plcte the business commenced at the last
meeting. At this meeting there will be a
report on the constitution and b-law3
from the committee appointed to draft
them. After the transaction of business
there will be some shcrt talks.
The Albina Republican Club will hold
a "smoker" this evening In Gomez hall,
on Russell street. The club has secured
this fine large hall until after the cle?t!on.
and provided more seats, so that a largo
crowd can be accommodated. A gocd
social time Is expected.
Happy Family Reunion.
A happy family reunion occurred at
Fair'iew. Sunday, when Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Snover, of Pine Springs, Hex., ar
rived to visit their brother, Andrew .and
Jacob Snover, and their sister. Mrs. Pen
dleton. For many years, prior to a month
U ,S VFtJi ATHENS
aro. Jacob Snover was supposed by his
relatives to be dead. The family separat
ed at 'Ellsworth, Kan., In 1S7C, when Jacob
trent to Mexico, and the others coming to
Oregon. Since then there was no corre
spondence with each other.
East Side Note.
The cycle path along the Mallory cross
road, between Hawthorne avenue and th?
Section Line road, has been practically
completed. This path will prove a great
convenience to those going to the lower
reservoir, as the reservoir can be reached
quickly by way of Sunnyslde. The great
majority of bicycle-riders pass through
Sunnyslde on the way to tho reservoir.
"Walter Jones, who submitted to the am
putation of tho great toe of his left Toot
12 days ago, is able to walk around, and
will soon be entirely well. He suffered
very 'much before the operation. It has
been seven years since his foot was in
jured by a block of wood falllnr on It.
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THE RUNNING RACES.
Yesterday's Winners nt Tanfornn and
Xctt Orleans.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 20. Tho
weather at Tanforan Park was fine and
the track fast. The results were:
Three and a half furlongs Bonlc won,
Merlda second, Princess Lcota third; time,
0:42.
Six furlongs, selling Rosalbra won,
Monda second. Sorrow third; time, 1:14.
Mile and a quarter, selling Chimura
won. Go to Bed second, Red Pirate third;
time, 2:074.
Six furlongs Afghan won, High Hoe
second, Casdale third; time, 1:134.
Mile and a sixteenth, selling Scotch
Plaid won. Silver Tone second; Espionage
third; time. 1:4S4.
Six furlongs Joe McGee won, Pirate J.
second, Decoy third; time, 1:14.
Races at Jfeir Orlennn.
NEW ORLEANS. March 20. The track
was heavy. The results were:
One mile, selling Frangible won, Bon
Chance second, Caviar third; time. 1:4SJ.
Mile and a sixteenth Plantain won,
Nailor second, Shlnfan third; time, 1:56.
Four furlongs Fred Hanlon won, Daisy
Osborne second, Juanetta third; time,
0:52i.
One mile, handicap Eva Rice won, Al
bert Vale second, Lovable third; time,
l:7?i.
One mile Sister Fox won. Double Dum
my second. Little Reggie third; time,
1:4S.
Six furlongs, selling Agitator won.
Scrivener, second, Lord Neville fhlrd;
time. 1:1S.
Fltzalmmonit Wnnts a Fight.
NEW YORK. March 20. Bob Fltzslm
mons appeared at the Delavan House to
day with his forfeit of $5000, as agreed
on last night. After waiting half an hour
and Sharkey not appearing, Fitzslmmons
said he declared the flsht with Sharkey
off. Martin Julian, representing ths
Tuckahoe Club, was present with a certi
fied check for J50CO, offering 67 per cent of
the gross receipts for the fight. Fitzslm
mons told Julian he would accept this
offer and fight any man Julian would se
lect. Julian asked Fitzslmmons to name
the man. Fitzslmmons named "Kid"
McCoy.
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Ensllnh the Coming Lnnsoase.
PORTLAND, March 17. (To the Editor.)
Civilization kills out Inferior dialects.
Just as the better breeding of horses elim
inates the cayuse. Therefore, the num
ber of tongues actually spoken is con
stantly decreasing, and the principle of
the survival of the fittest comes Into play
in the matter of languages with peculiar
force. For certain reasons, p. universal
language will some day be spoken
throughout the world, and that language
will not be "Volapuk, but English. The
British Empire extends now over an area
of 5,000,000 square miles, with a popula
tion of, cay, 350.000,000; while the United
States, whose people speak the same lan
guage, have an area of 3.000.COO square
miles, exclusive of our newly acquired ter
ritory, with a population of 75,000,000. This
makes an English-speaking people of
nearly one-quarter of the human race,
ensconced In every part of the Inhabitable
globe. Those who speak English manu
facture not Christmas toys and firecrack
ers, but the Indispensable articles that the
rest of the world must have, and send
them in their own ships to their destina
tion. And. more than all. the English
speaking people have a civil and political
constitution which has grown up out of
the experiences and wants of her own
progressive citizens, making It the best
adapted to the actual needs of mankind.
Of the languages. Greek, Latin, Arabic,
French, German and Spanish have either
practically perished or dwindled down to
a small use, comparatively, while In no
spot on earth are English-speaking people
giving up their own language for some
other, but the English uniformly displaces
every language with which it comes in
contact. English Is fast becoming the
business language of the world, the
Frenchman. German and what not being
forced, even at home, to say wagon,
ticket, tramway, telegraph, telephone and
other modern commercial words for which
they have no synonym.
At the beginning of this century French
was the court language of Europe, and
spoken by about 25,000.000 people. Today
It Is the vernacular of a very limited area
Indeed. The German In 1S00 was spoken
by about 25.O00.CO0, and today has spread
but little beyond what it was then, while
the Spanish is worse off yet. English at
that time was the language, all told, of
about 12.000,000. while today it is used by
not less than 318.29S.0C0. These people own
more than two-thirds of the tonnage, they
live in all regions and all climes; they
manufacture and transport the Indispensa
ble articles of trade, and produce more
than one-half the world's gold, and dis
tribute the bulk of the Bibles, Testa
ments and other valuable works of litera
ture. More than one-half of the letters
written, mailed and read are In the Eng
lish language.
The English-speaking people are tne
great colonizers of modern times; they
have taken possession of America. India,
Australia. Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Philip
pines and South Africa. In politics and
progress It seems as If Divine Providence
is bidding the Englishman and Amer
ican take possession of His heritage, and
becomo the teacher of the world; and It
would be as easy to put a chicken back
Into its shell after It is hatched as to
stop this onward march. C. E. CLINE.
4 a
Xatlve Sons of Oregon.
D. W. Jenkin's Cabin, No. 25, Native
Sons of Oregon, was organized at Canyon
City last Saturday evening by Hon. A. D.
Lcedy, of that place, with the following
officers: Junior past president, J. W.
Powell; president, A. J. Stephens; first
vice-president, R. R. McHaley; second
vice-president. B. C. Herberger; third
vice-president, Wi 11am Byram; rerordlr
and financial secretary, R.K. Chambers;
treasurer. C. H. Bell; marshal. W. E.
Overholt; trustees, W. Lynn George, Jack
son Chambers, John Hyde; Inside sentinel,
E. O. Martin; outside sentinel, Ed South
worth. This cabin starts out with a very strong
membership, comprising the most promi
nent and influential citizens of Canyon
City. The initial mee.lng was character
ized by unbounded enthusiasm, ard the
most profound Interest was taken in the
objects and purposes of the order. An
order has been sent in for Native Sons'
regulation hats for every member of this
cabin, and when the Oregon boys line un
In the grand procerslon In Portland on the
13th, 14th and 15th of June, D. W. Jen
kin's Cabin. No. 25. will bo strictly "In It."
and will not take a back scat for anybody.
The Native Son movement Is on the boom
In Eastern Oregon.
a .
Don't wait until you are sik before try
ing Carter's Little Liver Pills, but get a
vial at once. You can't take them with
out benefit.
LOCUM WILL CURE
YOUR WEAK LUNG:
Famous Physician's Free Offer to
Every Sufferer From Lung Trou
bles, Colds, Grip, Catarrh and
AH Pulmonary Diseases.
The Great Conqueror of Consumption Praised Through
out the World.
Dr Slocum, whese grand campaign
against diseases of the throat, head and
lungs Is well known, has made over 10,000
cures the present season, and to meet an
enormous new demand he has preparea
several thousand more free .treatments
which will be sent out promptly to all who
apply.
If you have a stubborn cough or cold, it
may sap your vitality and strength and
lead to consumption. The Slocum system
will quickly cure and give you new
strength and life will enable you to avoid
catching cold with every change of the
weather.
If you have sore, weak lungs, no matter
whether they were developed or Inherltsd,
the Slocum system will make them sound
and healthy by feeding the system with
that which drives out impurities and at
the same time add3 healthy flesh.
If you suffer from the grippe or Its
terrible after effects, which have shattered
millions cf constitutions, the duty to your
self Is plain the Slocum treatment.
If you have Catarrh, Bronchitis, or any
other disease of the head, throat or lungs,
the printed testimony of thousands who
have been permanently cured by the Slo
cum treatment after the failure of doctors
and hospitals, should point your way to
speedy recovery.
Dr. Slocum stands today the greatest
benefactor of modern times. He has lifted
the gloom of despair from thousands of
homes throughout the land; he has re
stored men, women and children to new
life and usefulness, and has robbed con
sumption of every terror.
PRESIDENT OF LARGE COMPANY
TELLS OF SLOCUM'S WON-
DROUS DEEDS.
The Hon. Francis S. Barzee, Turner,
Or., President of the Commercial Safety
Sale & Check Company, writes:
WRITE FOR FREE TREATMENT
To further demonstrate the value of his new discoveries. Dr. Slocum has ar
ranged td send to every reader of The Oregonlan, a FREE course, consisting of
the four preparations (the Slocum System), to all who write for them.
Simply address Dr. T. A. Slocum, OS Pine Street, Xew York, X. Y.. giv
ing your express nnd postolTlce address and stntlnpr that you rend the
announcement in The OreRonlan.
No matter how many discouragements you have met with, the Dr. Slocum Reme
dies will cure you.
At the IVlarquam Grand
It was Maj'o's first lecture to the public In Portland, and the house was packed
to suffocation and great cheers for Mayo shook the building to the foundation when
the cripples who had been cured by Mayo appeared upon the stage, jumping, run
ning and stamping their feet like young boys.
(Private Lecture to Men Only Tonight)
MAYO V8CTORIES
Monstrous Parasite Removed. Rheumatic and Paralytic Cripples and the Nerv
ous, Dyspeptic, Asthmatic. Epileptic and Pleurisy Sufferers cured by their won
derful system of medicines.
Consultation and examination free at his office, southeast corner Third and Al
der streets. Rooms 6, 7, 12, 13, 14,
Mr. H. Miller, C62 Raleigh street, suffering with Rheumatism and Paralysis of
10 years' standing, was given the use of his limbs In 40 minutes. Pronounced In
curable of Rheumatism by the most celebrated of your medical practitioners
everything known to Alchemy and Chemistry was tried and signally failed. Mayo,
The Great Foreign Healer, with the use of Mayo Electric Fluid, In 40 minutes im
parted to Mr. H. Miller the use of his limbs, took away all the stiffness, Inflamma
tion and lameness, and enabled him to walk and H. Miller ran down the stairs
and up and down the hall among the audience. His cane was broken in pieces and
thrown away, and Mr. H. Miller walked home as spry as when a young man.
Mr. John "vTright, 50 years old. has
treatment with Mayo's Asthma -Cure
howling for joy.
Another Surprising Csse
Mr. "W. Hansen, 312 Main street, has been a cripple for several years, and unable
to walk without assistance of his cane, owing to great pains, stiffness and weak
ness, and several doctors tried to cure him, but failed. The Mayo remedies were
applied, and to the astonishment of everybody, in an hour Mr. Hansen was able
to walk and stamp his feet without pain.
Mrs. Hansen. North Fourteenth street. ha3 had a tapeworm for six years, and
has tried several times to be relieved, but without avail. Sunday evening Mayo s
TAPEWORM REMEDY was given to her, and to the astonishment of everybody,
in CO minutes the tapeworm came, head and all. Mrs. Hansen went home the hap
piest woman In the district, having suffered no Inconveniences after taking the
Tapeworm Remedy or after the worm was removed. The tapeworm can be seen
at the office.
Mr. C. H. Chase. Sellwood, has been a cripple for 15 years with Sciatic Rheuma
tism, unable to walk without the assistance of his cane, owing to the great pain,
stiffness and weakness Several remedies were applied In full view of the audience
Monday night, and to the astonishment of everybody. In 45 minutes Mr. Chase was
able to walk and stamp his feet without pain. The audience cheered and shouted
as Mr. Chaso walked home without his crutches. Hundreds of people followed
him they could hardly believe their own eyes, but It was done. Several doctors
said It was the most remarkable thing they ever witnessed.
This was done In view of the audience, so there was no mistake about these
cures. The gentleman Is well known, having lived here for years. Mayo has an
office southeast corner Third and Alder, where he Is assisted by eminent physicians,
giving advice and treatment to all sufferers. They guarantee to cure every case
they take In hand and give a written contract to that effect. Thev cure all dis
eases, such ns Rheumatism. Paralysis, Nervousncrs, "Weakness, Dizziness, Fits,
Piles, Deafness. Catarrh, Stomach, Liver. Kidney and Blood Disorders.. They
have quick special treatments for all diseases of men and a'lmcnts pscullar to
women, such rs Female Weakness, Falling of the Womb, Backache, etc Mayo
has many secrets not generally known to physicians, which enable him to make
extraordinary cures.
THE MAYO PHYSICIANS Can Be Consulted at Their Office, Corner
Third and Alder Streets, Rooms 6, 7. 12, 13, 14-
Office Hours 10 A. M. to 8 P. M. Sundays 10 A. M. to 4 P. M.
a Trial Treatment. "Frco of Charge, of the most remarkable remTCdiffi0,TCrl SSST
tains Great Vital 1'rlnclplo heretofore unknown Refractory CaapsIcited. Crmflden
tlal correspondence Invited from all, especially Physicians. ST. JAJLcS SOCIETY, 1181
BROADWAY, HEW XOHiu
HON. FRANCIS S. BARZEE.
"For years and years I Buffered from bron
chitis. I tried In vain to set cured and I
finally decided that the disease had too Arm a
hold of me. How I suffered no one can realize
unlcs in my condition. I could scarcely
breathe and n good night's rest wan something
I knew nothing of. 1 finally reported to so
called patent remedies, but fjot nothing: in
shape of relief. Finally I heard ot Dr. Slocum's
famous discoveries and sent for a full course ot
free treatment. My deur rir, the effect was
magical. In two days I felt decidedly better,
and In two weki" I knew I -waa on the road
to recoven. Now, after a few months con
tinuance of the tratm?nt, I am entirely cared.
Hefcr to me any time."
Why will you suffer, reader, when a cure
Is at hand a series of discoveries which
more than 12,000 physicians have publicly
Indorsed as the greatest boon to mankind
In all medical history?
The Slocum treatment kills the consump
tion bacilli, heals the sore, raw surfaces
and makes you strong, fat and healthy.
It Is the treatment you and your ailing
friends should take without delay.
3
OBS
s
re
had Asthma all his life. He was given one
and was immediately relieved, jumping and
eworm i
e
EsoyHomo Ossrs.
Fa&iloss.
Permanent.
We will send anyone
nddicted to Opium,
aiorphlnc, liaudan
nm.orotherdrnjr habit
THE PALATIAL
Not a dnrlc office In the building:
abnolntelj- fireproof! electric Usl't
and artesian vrnter, perfect sanita
tion and thorough ventilation. Ele
vators run day nnd night.
Rcorrs.
ANDERSON. GTJSTAV. Attorney-at-Law...G13
ASSOCIATED PRESS: E. L. Powell. ilgr..80d
BANKERS LIFE ASSOCIATION., of Dca
Moines. la.; C. A. McCargar. State Agt.SC2-S
BEHNKE. II. W., Friii. PernJn Ehorthand
School 211
BENJAMIN. R AV.. Dentist 314
BINS"VANGER. DR. O. S.. Phys. & Sur.410-411
BRTJERE, DR. G. E.. Physician 412-413-414
BUSTEED. RICHARD. Agent Wlte.m & M(r-
Callay Tobacco Co C02-602
CAUKIN. G. E.. District Agent Travelers
Insurance Co ....713
CARDWELL. DR. J. R 500
CLARK. HAROLD. Dentist !H
CLEM. E. A. & CO.. Mlnlns Propert!os.515-ol0
COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY ..
GOt-005-G0G-G07-G13-614-G13
CORNELIUS. C. "ST.. Phjs. and Surgeon. ..2X:
COVER. F. C. Cashier Equitable Life. . ..30t3
COLLIER. P. F.. Publisher: S. T. McGuire.
Manager 415-416
DAT. J. O. & I. N SIS
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Telephone Co G07
DICKSON. DR. J. F.. Physician 713-714
DRAKE. DR. II. B.. Physician 312-313-514
DUNHAM. MRS. GEO. A 717
DWYER. JOE. F.. Tobaccos 412
EDITORIAL ROOMS Eighth floor
EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETf:
L. Samuel. Mancger: F. C. Cover. Cashier .CCO
EVENING TELEGRAM 323 AUer ctreet
FENTON. J. D..Phypician and Surgeon. 300-310
FENTON. DR. HICKS C. Eye and Ear 311
FENTON. MATTHEW F.. Dentist 50O
FIDELITY MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION:
E. C. Stark. Managsr C01
FRENCH SCHOOL (by conversation): Dr.
A. Muzzarelli. Manager 700
GALVANI. W. H., Engineer and Draughts
man coo
GAVIN. A. Treiident Oregon Camera Club.
214-213-21G-21T
GEARY. DR. EDWARD P.. Physician and
Surgeon -. ... 212-213
GIESY. A. J.. PhyMcian anil Surgeon... 700-710
GODDARD. E. C. & CO.. Footwear
Ground floor. 120 Sixth street
GOLDMAN. WILLIAM. Manager Manhattan
Life Insurance Co. of New York 2C0-210
GRANT. FRANK S.. Attorney-at-Law G17
GRENIER. MISS BEATRICE. Dentist 70S
HAMMAM BATHS. King & Compton. Pr-rs.300
HAMMOND. A. B 310
HEIDINGER. GEO. A. & CO.. Pirnca and
Organs 131 Sixth street
IIOLLISTER. DR. O. C Phya &- Sur,504-3&5
IDLEMAN. C. M.. Attorney-at-Law.. llt-7-13
JOHNSON. W. C. 315-31r17
KADY. MARK T.. Manager Pacific North
west Mutual Reserve Fund Life- A?o. GO4-G03
LAMONT. JOHN. Vice-President and Gen
eral Manager Columbia Telephone Co COG
LITTLEFIELD. H. R., Phys. end Surgecn. 200
MACRUM. W. 5.. Sec. Oregon Camera Club 214
MACKAY. DR. A. E.. Phyp. and Surg .711-712
MAXWELL. DR. W. E.. Phys. & Surg. .701-2 3
McCARGAR. C. A.. State Agent Bankers
Life Association 301-302-303
McCOY. NEWTON. Attorney-at-Lnw 715
McFADEN. MI53 IDA E.. Stenographer 201
McGINN. HENRY E., Attorney-at-Law.311-312
McKELL. T. J.. Manufacturers" Rerrcscnta
tlve :!cs
MILLER. DR. HERBERT C, Dcntl3t ml
Oral Surgeon COS-C09
MOSSMAN. DR. E. P.. DentUrt... .312-313 314
MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE CO.. of
New York: W. Goldman. Manager. . 200-210
McELROY. DR. J. C. Phys. & Sur.701-7 12-703
McFARLAND. E. B.. Secretary Cclun-.b'a
Telephone Co ,508
McGUIRE. S. P.. Manager P. F. Cellar.
Publisher 415-415
McKIM. MAURICE. Attorney-at-Law . . 300
MUTUAL LIFE INCURANCE CO.. of New
York: Wm. 3. Pond. State Mgr 404-45-403
MUTUAL RESERVE FUND LIFE ASSN.
M. T. Kadr. Mgr. Pacific Northwest. GO4-C05
NICHOLAS. HORACE B.. Attornej it Law 718
NILES. M. L-. Cas'aier Manhattan Life In
surance Co.. of New York -&
OREGON INFIRMARY OF OSTEOPATHY:
Dr. L. B Smith. Osteopath 40S-V9
OREGON CAMERA CLUB 214-213-210-211
PERN IN SHORTHAND SCHOOL. II V.
Behnke. Principal C""'211
POND. WM. S.. State Manager Mutual Life
In. Co. of New York 404-403-406
PORTLAND BYE A DEAR INFIRMARY.
Ground floor. 133 Sixth street
PORTLAND PRESS CLUB 71li
PROTZMAN. EUGENE C. Superintendent
Agenciw Mutual Reserve Fund Life, of
New York CM
QUI JIB Y. L. P- "W- Game and Forcctry
Warden -717
REED &. MALCOLM. Opticians. 133 Slxst street
REED. F. C. Flrti Commissioner 407
PYN J. B.. Attorney-at-Law 417
SALISBURY. GEO. N.. Section Director. U.
S. Weather Bureau 010
SAMUEL. L., Manager Equitable Life 301
SVNDKORD. A. C. & Co.. Publisher?" Agts.513
SCRIBNER'S SONS. CHAS.. Publishers 313
SHERWOOD. J. W., Deputy Supreme Com
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SMITH. Dr. L. B.. Osteopath 40S-4U9
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