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THE OREOONIAN'S HOMESTUDY CIRCLE:
GOLDEN AGES OF LITERATURE
XII. DAJTTE AM) HIS HELATIOX TO
MODERN 'MTERATCRE.
(Concluded.)
BY C W. BENTON. PII. D.
Another of the principal elements of cul
ture camo from the Arabs. It Is now rec
ognized that scholastic philosophy was
taken In great measure from their writ
ings. They form the link In the chain
which connects ancient philosophy to
scholastics. The works of Aristotle as
commented by the Arabian philosophers,
were translated Into Latin, and may be
said to have contributed much to awaken
the desire and the thirst for tho original
Greek sources, and thus prepared the way
for the renaissance.
From the Caliph Almomonn Honaln re
ceived a 'weight of gold equal to each of
the Greek books he translated Into Arabic.
From the ninth century to the middle of
tho eleventh the Arabs were masters of
Sicily, and even under the Emperor Fred
erick III. In the 13th. they still held
the peninsula under thelrlntellectual sway.
Although Europe hated them for being
Mohammedans, it was fascinated by their
superior civilization, their rich fabrics,
their ornaments of Jewelry, their finely
tempered Wades of Damascus and Toledo,
their elegant architecture, which, m Ln
znenals says, with Its arches and wonder u
tracery of etcme. resembles some brll lant
dream, where the eye Is lost In the pursuit
of a symmetry which at every moment It
hopes to seize, but which escapes It ever.
Many of the scholars of Europe flocked
to the Arabian universities and brought
back numerous sciences and Invention.
The first clock known in Europe was sent
to Charlemagne by Haroun al Raschld.
Roger Bacon brought back chemistry.
Gerbert the Arabic numerals. About 1200
Leonardo of Pisa composed a treatise on
algebra which he had learned among the
AratH. In the 13th century Campanus of
Navarre translated and commented Eu-.ld.
Vltelllon Polonals translated the optics of
Alhazen. Gerard dc Gremone spreads as
tronomy by giving the "Almageste" of
Ptolemy with the commentary of Geber.
The sons of Averraces lived at the court
of Fredelrck II of Sicily and taught him
the natural history of plants and animals,
and It was probably from them that Fred
erick received the famous commentary of
their father on Aristotle, which he s nt
to the University of Bologna.
Dante did not dare to condemn Averr
hoes. though a Mussulman, to the burning,
but places him In that vapt painless nimbo
near the shades of Socrates and Aristotle.
The Arabs, says Humboldt, must be re
garded as the real founders of the physi
cal sciences.
Avlcenna, born 995. wrote on many sci
ences, Tut was known In Europe only as
a doctor. Ills canons or rule. In five
books, served for centuries as the basis of
medical studies In France and Italy. The
Arabs added to the herbarium of Dlosco
rldes 2000 plants. Under the tropica the
organs are gifted with more vital force,
tho vegetable kingdom is richer in aro
matic growths.
Caravans came from Arabia with the
spices and incense of Yemen, the drug?
and pearls of Hadramant, which were
brought into the markets of Europe. The
Arabs constituted chemical pharmacy.
From them came the first learned pre
scriptions. Dante himself was registered on the
books of Florence among the pharmacies,
and so was probably well acquainted with
this branch of Arabian science. Astron
omy and astrology find numerous allu
rlor.s la his pages. That famous passage
uttered by Pluto In the seventh canto,
which moat commentators fcnve supposed
to be Heb.'cw. Is In all probability Arable
It Is on the faco of It more likely that
tho poet should put Into the. mouth of on:
of the princes of the Infernal world on
utterance In the language of the great
enemies of Christendom than words in the
Hebrew, which, according to common be
lief, was the sacred mother of all.
I have thus mentioned some of the
chief literary elements which combine In
the "Divine Comedy." The same may be
done for several others, such as the poll
tics of Florence and Italy, the religion,
art and science of the Middle Ages, so that
the "Divine Comedy" may Justly be
called the mediaeval epic. What makes
it, however, a work of consummate art is
In this, that these divers; elements are
given not as simple facts of knowledge,
but, like the chemical constituents of the
living tree or flower, they all form an
integral part of one body of culture, which
is the soul life of the great poet him
self. I have compared Dante to Homer, but
he differs from Homer by nil the differ
ence of the romantic and the classical
Ideals In art. Homer brought the gods
down to earth and made them men. Dante
takes men Into the spiritual world and
so connects them with the. Infinite.
Classic art Is clear and well defined. Its
most characteristic form was sculpture.
It sprang from a simple and natural civ
ilization, not overshadowed by a dread of
the future coloring all Us thoughts and
movements with a sense of the invisible.
The Greeks were children of the prercnt,
filled with the e'nthuslasm of actual en
joyment, and so their art attained the
most cxqulflte perfectly of material farm.
During the Middle Ages, on the other
hand, devotion and theology had their eyes
turned toward heaven. Earth was consid
ered not as a place of enjoyment, but of
expiation. To deliver the scpulcher of
Christ from the Infidel would bring salva
tion to the soul. Hermits went Into the
caves of the mountains to flee the world
end to dream of the duties of eternity.
There was a sjnsa of the infinite value
of the human soul. All that was done
chould be with a view to avoid the penal
ties of hell and secure the mansions that
fade not away.
-It was the duty of the strong to protect
the weak and oppressed. The institution
of chivalry arose, which combined the love
of woman with the adoration of the Vir
gin Mother of God. Ideal womanhood was
mode the intermediate of the divine. This
spiritual worship of woman Is very dif
ferent from that which existed in Greece
and gives rise to a different Ideal in art.
In Greek art the perfect woman is tho
form of the "Venus As MIIo. With Dante,
Beatrice Is something more than a per
fect form. Herself he does not even de
scribe. She Is In the Inner sanctuary and
the whole poem Is filled with her very
presence. Absent from view, her spirit
pervades and floats over the whole work,
beckoning on to loftier and more spiritual
scenes. Even when she was alive and
.appeared to him on the streets of Flor
ence, there was such n sense -of charity
filled his soul that he could pardon all
his enemies. "When she died the .earth
was desolate and the tomb becomes the
comrr-st-ne of tho Car's las?a rong. As
his love In its strength is revealed to him
by the death of Beatrice, death has no
power over It. and to his faith she De
cerned In truth Immortal after rhe was
dead. She had appeared as a messenger,
but for a time to bring to earth a revela
tion of the divine and the eternal. This
Ideal was the passion of Italy In the Mid
dle Ages. Ihe worship of the Madonna.
In a similar manner, Raphael transfig
ures the face of her whom he loves into
that of the Slstlnc Madonna. Italy failed
to secure the dominion of the world to
which rhe aspired In the restoration of
the Roman Empire, but through her faith
in this exalted Ideal she did gain suprem
acy in the wcrld of art.
It is this ardent personality of the poet
which gives Its chief interest to the "Di
vine Comedy." In classic art the individ
ual was forgotten In the general. In ro
mantic art the s:nse of personal worth so
prevails and overflows as to give color and
character to the smallest details. Perfec
tion of form Is often sacrificed to. energy
Of soul. In classic art humanity was
ITALIAN LITERATURE
Seymour Eaton.)
DIRECTED BY PROP. SEYMOUR EATON !
typified In the perfection of the godlike.
The gods themselves were made men. and
the point of contact where both met was
the very highest culmination and only
posstoie expression or periect an. in ro- plns places within Army posts, ana
mantle art that typical and Ideal form drunken soldiery cannot remain a strong
was no longer enough to express the Indl- j or a good soldiery.
vldual aspirations of Immortal hope' which r You lralMi "txloe philosophy" the
the cold marble could no longer contain. teaching- that demand" the abolishment
The new life of the Imprisoned soul must of eif.propagatlng evils, like the liquor
pierce Into the realm of spirit where Is traffic All these drlnfaj are tuxur'es and
Its veritable home. This struggle for free- follow the true rule of political economy
dom will vary according to the character that In the case of created luxuries the
of the Individual. This explains the Infi- supply brings Jnto existence the demand,
nlte variety of romantic art.' A conscious. Your argument concerning "unwilling an
neso that the perfect cannot be attained gels." and your fear of 'weakening of char
will produce that sense of the Infinite mln- actcr under prohibition, aro hoary with
sled with sadness which is the mark of age. Forsooth, let us license the social
modern poetry. The sense of victory over evil and make It permanent and praml
dlfflcultles. on the other hand, will give nent that our young men may be pure,
that buoyancy of hope that the future and let us license the libertines that our
DAVTE.
may reveal. The uniformity of claeslc art . youn women may become virtuous. Let
has given place to the variety of Individ- us license gambling hells that our sons
ual taste. All objects become Interesting ; may become honest citizens. Ridiculous!
when touched with human emotion. The Do we not know that "like produces like"?
objects of art become multiform as nature j Have we not beard of environment? Per
Nature Dante calls the daughter of the I sonal contact with evil never has been an
Infinite mind, and as art Is the truthful I educator of moral forces and never will be.
reproduction of the daughter of nature, so Finally, as James Bryce has written
art he defines as the grandchild of Deity. . Pase Off): "That (new Issue) which most
This lineage of art explains the religious keenly interests the People though, of
fervor of the art of Italy. It becomes tho I
hih.t trri tvi th. Yrnf mi . ,
presses the highest excellence cf charac
ter Is taken to designate the virtuoso, the
skilled Interpreter of art. The manger
becomes sacred, because In it was rocked
the Infant King. To It come the wise
men of the East with their gifts of frank
Incense and gold. The ger.lus of Christian
art portrays the lowliest of scenes. The
fishermen of Galilee become heroes for
the painter's brush. The lilies of the
field are more radiant than Solomon In
all bis glory. Every object In nature be-
comes interesting because touched by an
Immortal hand. Each blade of gram, each
stone Is precious because It brings to the
eye the light of a distant star. This glow
of sympathy Dante gives to the common-
est things. When he speaks of looking
at some object In thi realm of shades It
Is with the lnt:nt lost of a rhacmakc:
trying to thread his needle after the twl-
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.when goldfishes In an aquarium flock I
around a crumb of bread. The music of i ur Mlra gamoiing or sexuai irregular
the skylark is made real wnsn he stops Ity. Things harmless per oe should not
for a mement ns if satlsSed with his last ! be confounded with things harmful and
note.
Evening Is the time when the mariner's
thought turns fondly toward those whom
he left at home or when the pl'grim'a
eyes turn heavenward on hearing the dis
tant btll weeping for departing day. When
th giant Antaeus s'ooprd to lift the
travelers ocr on-s of 'the subte.rancan
chasms he Is likened to the leaning tower , no account, nny way have no proper con
of Carisenda at Eo'ogna. when a cloud . trol over themselves. Hence prohibition la
hs gathered upon It. Thers Is scarcely j Impractlable.
a city cf Ita'y which does not retain rem- pmwiu'i.i. j i ......
Inlscences cf him. He used to Ht on Ph"-Uonlsts arc fond of saying that
that a'one to lcok at the eathcJra'. Alonn "J"or-niaklng and llquor-seMing Is "a
that path outside trc city he -used to J law-established traffic" It Is not. It is a
walk In dep thought during his exl'e. natural right of commerce, not estab-
Florence has done all she could to atone , ltehcd by law. but usually taxed by law.
for her Ingratitude to her greatest cltl- both for revenue and tor regulation, since
zen. She has erected monuments lnhU ,it la a traffic very liable to abuse, in ir
honcr. and In the Church of Santa Croce !H. w.j.
a cenotaph near the tomts of Michael ""'ble hands.
Angles and Galileo, but Ravenna, where The Armycanteen Is a problem of Its
h died, refuses to rurrrndir his ashes. Tn klc1- Efforts at prohibition, under
This power of mingling human feeling military discipline, may not be so absurd
with the ordinary scenes of nature and . no for the whole body of citizens In civil
of life, possesred In a supreme degree society, still. It Is a serious question wheth
by Dante, has become one of the chief I -- -,,,. ,n -,, ,,v th ,. ,,,,.
feature? of iro'ern lterature. the plft of
finding '"serm:rs In rto;cs. books In the t
running brocks, and good In everything." i
Cif.Br
ARGUMENT FOR PROHIBITION
rolloired by n Short Stntcroent of Ita
Fundamental Errors. .
EUGENE. Or., April 3. (To the Editor.)
I trust you will allow me. .In your col
umns, the opportunity of presenting op
posing views to your editorial of yes:cr
day upon "Manufacturing Morality by
Statute."
X. You repeat 'the eld misstatement that
Prohibitionists attempt to "make men
moral by law." Tou entirely misunder
stand what thoy have stated for years.
They have no such hope cr plan. License
advocates alone make such a plea, L e..
that license will decrease drunkenners.
Prohibitionists aim Intelligently at obvious
public evils resulting from a law-established
traffic and we seek to prevent men,
by law, from becoming Immoral. Surely
the fact ought to be well known (It has
been stated by our Jurists) that the saloon
not only zuppllro the existing demand for
liquors, but that It continually creates
new sources of -demand. Law can pre
vent men from becoming Immoral by de
termining environment, and it can thereby
remove the chief cause of crime, pauper
Ism and disorder. Is not the Prohibition
ist sano In this contention?
2. The editorial stated: "The leading
Generals of the Army who have lived
with the soldiers for 40 years, -founded
the canteen and testify," etc Who are
the Generals, and where is the testimony?
General Eagan alone has approved of the
canteen. Generals Miles. Shatter. Corbln,
Wheeler, Lawton and a dozen others have
publicly made known their decided disap
proval of It. The English armlet ran suc
cessfully' without carrying, a mIooa with
each regiment. The record! show that
these canteem sell all kinds of drinks and
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men and then teach them to degrade,
their manhood and wreck their bodle by
Kuzxllne beer? These man-wreckers mult
be suppressed, and many regiments have
done so successful!?. Tippling place out
ue 0f Army poets "are preferable to tip,
-" r.i mo pvuj.ie. ioe rcsuiuuun
or extinction of the liquor traffic" It will
not be- laughed down. Jeered down, sneered
down or bought off. It must be settled,
and It must be settled right.
STUART B. HANNA.
This la Illogical. It mbrses the whole
case. Liquor-selling or llquor-dcallng. In
Itself, Is not evil or Immoral. It Is only
the excess or abuse. But gambling, the
social ovU. etc, are Immoral per se. It- Is
(as natural a right to sell wh'sky as It Is
t0 sell corn. What Is called license to sell
iunun. i, - m!irrt!n- term t An r.m
, f,.m... ty,. ... , .,. .... .. .
' facl,aitei " e of liquor, which Is a
iMl,,nI rlRht! but burdens it. So. If a tax
' were Put on gambling or other vice, and
called a llcecoe. It would bo misleading;
but we do not give vice the sanction of
lavr. up;n payment of tar that I?, In fam
iliar terms, do not license It. Alcoholic
BQ.o may be rightly or rightfully, and
harmlessly "-': t"t there la no rightful
wrong per se. Nine-tenths of all the wines
and liquors consumed In the world are
consumed by those who do notiabuse them,
or who abuse them but slightly; and
these great numbers are not going In
leading strings to government because a,
small minority mostly those who are of
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lem nd military regulations, with the
"zponsZoJItlcs they enforce. Is not more
cor.uucive io aecency ana oracr than the
attempt to enforce severe prohibition, at
tended as the attempt always Is, by
lapocs of the worst kind.
i
Cryan.
Wllllsn Jennings Bryan.
.Coming- VTitH. they say.
To nut about "free stiver."
Ju5t to pra the lira away;
Travels la tb height of tXyie,
lias a heap of fun.
Bcauae b tickles tip the Jars
Who want "sixteen to one." ,
"William Jennings Bryan
Hasn't the leait of abow.
He will go out cf buatneaa
With the falling of the ioow.
IIli "croM of gold," and "crown of tbonui"
Will then be burled deep.
And Willie J. can have a rest.
Or take long, long aleep. ,
William Jennings Bryan.
We fat cur boys to Cght.
With OtU at Manila.
We deemed It Jurt and right;
We never yet. dear Willie.
Have n our Sag retreat;
We'll hold onto the PMllpplD,
Aa a memento of the feat.
William Jennlngp Bryan.
The trip will da you good;
Tmi can ee our big red apples.
Or climb cur pride, "Mount Hood."
Tour windy talk fear Willi.
W cannot quite put down.
Xor the platform made.at Lincoln,
Tour own dtltghtful tenrn.
William Jennings Bryan.
We're glad you're coming- West.
For want to aee you. Willie.
While your lung are at their best.
We know the mighty falleth.
All thing mutt inre decay.
And w wlah to gas upon you
Before you fade away.
March 27. 1000. Io Ttraea.
GOT A FAVORABLE REPORT
OODTTfl KCCCBBS WITH DOUBLE
MUUMUM HEFt'XDIXG BILL.
It Rna Bern Lona- Before Con-creas,
Bat How Has an Excellent Pros
pect of Ovttinar Tbroatsrh.
WASHINGTON. March . Representative-
Moody has gained a victory In secur
ing from the House committee on public
lands a favorable report on the doubl
fcitnlmum refunding bill, which has so
long been pending before Congress, ever
since the days of Senator Dolph. In fact.
On several occasions this bill has been
favorably reported, and passed by the
Senate; but It has always met its fate In
the House committer. Mr. Moody hps
carried the bill one step further than any
of his predecessors In the House, and af
ter a long, persistent and Incessant fight
has secured -a favorable report on the
bllL Even then he could not secure the
unanimous Indorsement of the committee,
oa one Democrat opposed the measure,
and threatens to file nn adverse report,
which will probably result In opposition to
the bill in the House when It Is reached
on the calendar.
Tho public lands committee, as consti
tuted this year. Is reporting only such
bills as are really deemed meritorious,
and which the members of the committee
will endeavor to pass. Representative
Jonas, of Washington, whose state Is
largely Interested In this bill, was very
active In working with Representative
Moody, and to him belongs a portion of
the credit. When the bill Is reached It
Is safe to say that the members of the
committee who favor the bill, which In
cludes all except one, wl'l endeavor to
secure Its passage, co-operating with Rep
resentative Moody. This Congress the
bill was put through the Senate early by
Senator McBrlde. and was Immediately
taken up In the Houre committee. If It
could go through the House with as little
opposition ns It encountered In the Sen
ate, there would soon be cause for great
rejoicing In both Oregon ar.d Washington.
The bill, asj-eported to the House com
mittee, ana as passed by the S;nate. Is
as follows:
What the Bill Is.
"That section 2. of an act entitled 'An
act for the relief of certain settlers on
the public lands, and to provide for the
repayment of ctrtaln fees, purchase
money and commissions paid on veld en
tries of public lands,' approved June IS.
1SJO. be amended, so as to read as follows:
"Section 2. That In alt cases whert
hemrstead or timber-culture cr descrt-lar.d
entries or other entries of public lnnds
have heretofore or shall hereafter be can
celed or relinquished on account of con
flict, or where, from any cause, the entry
has been erroneously alls wed and cannot
be confirmed, the Secretary of the Interior
shall cause to be repaid to the perron
wjo made such entry, cr to his legal rep
resentatives, the fees and commissions,
amount of purchase money, and excerses
pild upon the same upon tho surrender of
the duplicate receipt and the execution
of a ptoper relinquishment of ajl claims
to said land, whenever such entry shall
have been duly canceled by the Commis
sioner of the General Land Office: and in
all cases where parties, as p-e-emptora or
homestead claimants, have paid double
minimum price for land which has after
ward been found not to be within the
limits of a railroad land grant, or which
Is within the limits of any portion of a
grant which has been heretofore or which
shall hereafter be forfeited by reason of
any failure upon the part of the grantee
to construct that portion of the railroad
In aid of which such grant was made.
which is adjacent to and coterminous
with such lands, the excess of n 23 per
acre shall In like manner be repaid, but
only to tho cntryman who made the ex
cess payment or to his executor or admin
istrator, for the benefit of the estate; pro
vided, that no claim for any money under
this act shall be allowed unless the same
Is duly made and presented to the De
partment of the Interior of the United
8tates within the period of three years
from the date when such claim shall ac
crue, or from the date of the approval of
this act. And. provided, further, that
nothing herein contained shall be so con
strued ns to affect any land lying within
the primary limits of any railroad land
grant where the road to which said grant
wag made has been constructed."
Concresamnn Jonen Iteport.
The House report, made by Mr. Jones.
Is substatlally along the lines of tho re
port of the Senate committee. It Is as
follows:
"This bill amends section 2 of the act
of June 16, 1SS0, In several particulars,
but the most Important amendment herein
proposed Is that extending to homestead
and pre-emption settlers who paid double
minimum price for lands within the limits
of railroad land grants that have been
forfeited since such payment, the relief
hitherto granted by said section 2 of the
act of June IS. 1SS0, tu purchasers who
paid such double minimum price for land
afterward found not to be within the
limits of rallrcad land grants.
"The relief proposed by this amendment
is limited to homestead and pre-emption
settlers, while tho present law affords re
lief to all purchasers who paid double
minimum price for lands not within rail
road limits.
"The proposed amendment Is clearly In
accord with the principle upon which" th?
act of 1SS0 Is based, namely, that It is
unjust for the Government to retain
double minimum price for lands not bene
fited by tho construction of a railroad
w'lthln the prescribed distance of the lands
for which such enhanced price was re
quired and paid. It the act of 1SS0 (the
present law) Is Just and equitable, the
pending bill. Is equally so. and the Gov
ernment should not further delay repay
ment of money for which the considera
tion contemplated by all parties at the
time of purchase has not been given.
"The enhanced price, 32 50 per acre, was
charged for lands In railroad-grant limits.
partly to compensate the Government for
land granted to tho railroad, and because
of the expected enhancement of the value
of the lands by reason of the construction
of a railroad near such lands. No other
reason existed for requiring settlers to pay
tho advanced price; but the Government,
by withdrawing the land granta from tho'
railroad companies through acts declar
ing forfeiture, prevented construction of
tho roads and thereby deprived settlers
of the benefits for which they paid such
Increased price. This fact has received
legislative recognition In the laws reduc
ing the price of unsold lands In such for
feited grants to the former price of 1 Z
per acre. A like reduction should be made
in behalf of thoso who settled on lands,
within such limits prior to the declaration
of forfeiture. -This can only be dono by
repayment of tho excess paid by such set
tlers, for which repayment provision Is
made In the pending bill.
"It should be noted that this bill pre.
vldes a limitation upon all claims arising
under section 2. of the act of 1SJ0. re
quiring all claims under said section as
amended to be presented within three
years from the time the same shall have
accrued, or within three years after the
passage of the bill herewith reported."
Commissioner Hermann's Letter.
Appended to the report ts a letter from
Commissioner Hermann. In wht:h, he
sal's:
"The policy of charging double minimum
for lands within the limits of a railway
land grant was undoubtedly entered upon
and carried out on the theory that the
bulldlnr of the road would enhance the
value of the adjacent, lands above that of
lands not so situated and that the pur
chaser and entryman. by reason of prox
imity to a lino of railway, would derive
benefits therefrom such as would Justify
the Government in charging him the In
creased prlco for the land. The advance
from minimum to double minimum also
reimbursed the Government fcr the' land
donated to the railroad company, so far
as the sections reserved from the donation
were disposed of for cash.
"By act of Congress, approved Sep
tember 29, ISO, the forfeiture to the
United Bute of all lands theretofore
granted to any state or corporation to aid
in the contsructlon of a railroad opposite
to and coterminous with the portion of
any such road not completed was de
clared: and such lands were declared to be
a part of the public. domain, except the
right of way and station grounds thereto
fore granted.
"Prior to such forfeiture, however, the
lands within the limits of those grants
adjacent and coterminous tb the portions
not constructed were disposed of at tho
doublo minimum price.
"There seems to be no grod reason why
entrymen who paid the double minimum
price under such conditions, should not be
reimbursed fcr the excess of payment and
commissions. They entered and purchase
these lands with the expectation that
the railway would bo constructed, and
that therefore the lands would be worth
the enhanced price paid, and the Govern
ment demanded the enhanced price on th)
theory that the lands would bo more val
uable by reason of railway construction,
and that the Government would be to that
extent reimbursed for the lands granted
to tho railways.
"The roads were not constructed, there
fore the entryman received no benefit by
reason of his settlement wllhtn Inndgmn
limits, and a forfeiture having ben le
clared of the lands granted to the rn'lwny
the Government received back the granted
lands, and therefore could not reasonably
demand the enhanced price on the theory
of reimbursement for the granting of th
alternate sections.
"It Is true that these entries axe In th
nature of completed contracts but thej
are contracts which the entrymin rntrretl
Into with the understanding that there
was to be a railway constructed, nnd
that he was to be benefited thereby."
The report also embraces repcr's Ihnt
have been made In former Congrrs'es,
showing that the bill has all along had thr
Indorsement of the Land Office and the In
terior Department.
EAST SIDE AFFAIRS.
Brooklyn School l'upll Interested In
Birds Other MnMcr.
Since Rev. WHIInm R. Lord's lecture on
"Birds," delivered to the pupils of Brook
lyn school, there has been a marked In
crease In Interest In the pubject In thlc
school. Ml: Dlmlck, the principal, has
Introduced an extensive study of the hab
its ar.d naturo of the feathered trlb.
with great success. The week previous
to the lecture was largely devoted to In
struction along this 1 ne In the firK grade,
the object being to teach the children
to make personal observation of bird life,
and then to give these observations orally.
They have been taught to learn something
of the native birds. As the children ad
vance they are Instructed b7 reading on
the subject, gathering information from
tho fields around the schoolhouse. and
then commLtlng their c"bcratIors to -r t
Ing. The next time Mr. Lord vWts Brook
lyn school he will find that the pupils
have made gcod progress In learning about
Oregon birds, concerning which he raid
thcro Is little known. It Is the Intention
or .Miss Dlmlck. the, principal, to make
birds the subject of Arbor day, which Is
on the 12th of the month. Some one In
love with the birds and In sympathy with
tho effort to learn about the native blrdj
will be Invited to address the pupils and
encourage them. At the Stephen? school
a somewhat similar movement has he -n
started under the charge of Miss Eugenia
Kern. A band called "Friends of Dumb
Animals," has been organized ameng the
pupils, which has 110 members. Every
Wednesdar afternoon the orra?i!ia.rien
meets In Gruncr's Han. across the stre 1 1
from Stephens' schoolbcuse. where a pro
gramme of song and redtatiens is given.
These have direct bearins on kindness to
dumb animals. Through these exercises It
Is, hqped to Instill In the pupils a love
for birds and & feeling of kindness for all
dumb creatures. A collectlcn was, recently
taken up from the pupils, amsuntlng to
J3. which was ent to the starring peep e
In India.
Through these efforts there will no doubt
be fewer boys gclng about on the East
Side with air guns and toy rifles, maiming
and killing the beautiful feathered song
sters that cet up so early thee mornings
and fill the air with their melcdy.
Bicycle Pnth Construction.
The path along tho east side of Pretty
man avenue, between Hawthorne avenue
and the Section Line road, has been com
pleted, and may be used by wheelmen.
It Is along the east side of the road, and
la the connecting link with the Base L ne
path. On East Twenty-sixth street the
path has been graded from the Section
Line road south across the Powell's Vat
ley road to Oatman road, and then east
ward to the Kelly road. Here It has
been graded south for some distance. This
path has been graveled nearly to the Oat
man road. The people of Woodstock had
been asking for this path for several
months. That portion which swings around
the lake at the corner of the Oatman and
Kelly roads was rather difficult of con
struction. The water had to be drained oft
and the bed of the path built up. On this
section of the path the heavy roller could
not be operated, but after the dirt has
dried out the roller may be used. Before
the reason Is out Woodstock and the
southeast district will be provided with
a cycle path.
Death of John Bnaby.
John Busby, who died at his home on
East Oak street Monday, wai $1 years
old. and had lived In Portland for the
past 13 years. He came to the United
States from Ireland when a boy. For the
part year and a half he had been In fall
ing health, and his death was caused by
paralysis. A wife and a large fam ly of
children survive him. The latter are as
follows: Mrs. Anna Barker, Mrs. C. O.
Morgan. Mrs. Charles Mercer, John,
James, Florence, Frank. Leslie Busby,
Portland: William Busby. Chicago. The
funeral will take place this afternoon at
2 o'clock from Durmlng's undertaking par
lors. East Sixth and East Alder streets.
Lono Fir cemetery will be tho place of
Interment.
Avr'altlnir Acceptance.
The Board of Directors have not yet ac
cepted the Holladay schoolhouse from the
contractors,- but will probably do so very
soon. The building Is practically com
pleted, and the grounds are being cleaned
up and debris burned. Some of the rooms
havo been occupied since the opening of
the second term, as It wss necessary to
provide for more pupils. The rooms were
hardly ready for the pupils, a? the floors
were not thoroughly dried out. Now there
Is no emergency calling for the remaining
portion of the building to be occupied at
once, and It will not be occupied v until
the floors of the halls and classrooms have
thoroughly dried. It will take some tme
for the oiled floors to get In proper con
dition. '
To Go to Colorado. ,
Rev. T. C Moffet. who has been acting
pactor of the Westminster Presbyterian
Church, corner East Tenth and Weldler
atreets. for the past year and a hnlf, will
shortly leave for Colorado. While the
church extended Mr. MoffeL a call, he did
not definitely accept It. However, he will
not leave Westminster Church until the
congregation has united on another pastor.
Under his direction the work has greatly
prospered, and the members will part with
him with great reluctance. Since he has
been rn Portland Mr. Moffet has taken
high rank as a preacher.
To Bold Dior Ratlflcautlon.
Already the Sunnysldc Republican Club
has begun preparations for holding a big
ratification meeting; on Saturday night,
April 11 The club, through Its executive
committee, yesterday decided on this gath
ering. Wallaco McCamant will be the
principal speaker, and besides him there
will be several other addres.es. Good
music has been engaged for that occasion.
Invitations will be extended to all thi
Republican clubs In the Ninth and Eighth
Wards.
Balldlnsc Switch.
By this evening the railway' switch will
bo completed from the main line of the
Southern Pacific Railway to the place
whero the new carshops' are to be erect
ed on the carshops tract. It will be about
030 feet long, and taps the main line at
the north end of the tract. On com
pletion of this spur the contractor will be
enabled to get building material to the
alte of the first building, and actual con
struction will be commenced. Material
will jo at once taken to tho ground.
Snloon llotilied.
Tho saloon of Peter Kuhn. on the corner
of Williams avonuo and Weldler street,
was broken Into n few nights ago
and 12 60 In silver taken from the till,
besides some cigars. Entrance Into the
saloon was effected through a rear win
dow. The window ntm securely fastened
with Ihe usual catch In the sash. A hole
win drilled through the wish nnd tho bolt
deftly removed. The burctar mnde no
noise, nnd had everything hU own way.
Moved In (lie Ifnapllnl.
George- llfesllh. of Ihe Scond Oregon,
who returned from lh itiltlppine Irtnndi
very sick, hi aln been moved to St.
"Vincent's llopltal. Vnr n long lime h
had been In the carp of hl parents, corner
Union avenue and jt MorrIiw)n street.
At times he p?emed Improved, but thrre
would come a relapcn nnd h would be
notrm. He ha dysentery of n very tenn
cloua typn. He can akr no solid food, but
subsist mostly on a milk diet.
Lrctn rr 1'oslpnnrit.
Ths lecture of D, P. Thompson, which
was to be delivered before Washington
Lodge, No. !,, A, F. A A. M., this even
ing, has been postponed for two weeks. It
was thought h-m to postpone his nddrcss
owing to other attractions.
Kfll "Mr .V'llrn.
Al n meeting of General Summers Post,
No. I, Monday evening. It ih decided to
have n pmoker In thi hall April IS. A short
programme will li prepared for the oecn
elon. There wilt be a meeting of th Alblna
Republican Club this evening in Gomz
Halt. At this rncet'njr nominntlsna fur let
ecale to be voted for at the primaries
wilt be made, and a lively time Is ex
pected. Thomas Leggo yesterday reclved word
that his only brother. IWbert Lgge, of
San Francisco, died lart Friday. The lat
ter had been In th employ of the Govern
ment, and his brother received a letttr
from him recently. He was well at that
time.
The funeral of B. O. Paddock, who died
at his horn on Columbia Slough, took
place yesterday forenoon. Services were
held In tne Christian Church, at Wood
la wa, at the clore of which thi burial
took place In Love's cemetery. There was
a large attendance of the friends of the
family.
a
Peace- Impossible I'nrler the Spanish
Friars.
Albert Gardner Robinson. In Iew Tork
Independent, March 23r
I am convinced that the vital rrcestlan.
the. mot serious to the great cu. of the
Filipino popr is that of relilos. They
do not want a new reunion. They- ast
satisSed with, the old, that of JUrr-m
Catholicism. Just now Protestantism
might take some hold upon many; If tact
fully presented. But I should look for a
secession from such mnk3 upon the estab
lishment of that form of Raman Cathol
icism which they demand and which
formed th basts of the insurrection of
1S2C I believe it almost hopeless to look
far peace and content. In these islands so
long- aa the Friars remain In the dis
charge of parochial functions. I am con
vinced that widespread peace and order
would at. once fallow- the establishment: of
the Roman Catholic Church.
Ftsht Axwlnnt tie Jlatch. Trust-.
NEW TORK. April 1 According- to tha
Herald, the newly organized; American
Match Machine Company, a J!w Jersey
corporation. Is about to enter- Into com
petition with the Diamond Match. Com
pany, known as the match, trust. The
new company does not Intend, to confine
Its attention to the trade of the Cnl-ed
S:ates. but wilt make a vigorous fight
for European trade, through, tha sale c
rights.
SixMosins
In Tablet Form. floataat tu lake.
&oMundrtanaCii9g3AraAio cor t fdv.
Iaitls4uc! IwUaar alL4ver tlUc.Fcicr sa4
Aa-s.ttktaa9auaa. Slea. as4 Xtrrss licJk
Krratrtlaa, StreraU, Female CuaMalat. ttsrrk.
lUraUn. Irtarl2.arUftAacilB. iryarcs.
I. CMSstl aooaipaiilvd t7 on or oar of. xm
foltavtnc armptonu: irmln la allc sea. sier
saosMcr sumI. tasrlsa; esuaaa. plliatt
rtba arsrt. tlr4 frtllaar Is tae vrtar -'
appetite, Atei! toassct bWUhe or slmsic mU
fr sod tt ts tbo wssla. rMrlaf. ssjaUc
MMB1 Is tso IkMkJ. bad memory, aoait atrk or
bloated lUstcki pals ! to head. itUalstm, fcai
Sfbe. rcillf now at nlshf. slcbt iwnU, b4
drrnma, rrtlc T rVsr. attflat-M of limb, skis
trvsblra. dUsoaltlo to ntslrct dattca ss4 as Is.
ability teerMra.letbrmlt1 spaa, tbo dabtUa i
! Frinlb nil drajreUta.
IK. W. 8. UCltlLlI JLUT.. Cincinnati. O.
rTC
Smothering
Spells?
awakening at night with a
sense of suffocation, often bal
ing to sit up In bed gasping for
breath, or rushing to an opan
window to get fresh air, aro
sure signs of heart dicasc.
Other signs are palpitation, ir
regular pulse, pain In left side,
fluttering of heart, weak or
hungry spells, fainting or sink
ing spells," swelling of feet and
ankles, etc There Is one rem
edy for a weak or diseased
heart, which, if taken in time,
will completely restore It to ita
natural, hoalthy condition. It's
D. Miles'
Heart Cvve
"My heart was weak and wocld 5
palpitate at every little noise. I could J
not taice any cxcrcuc wiujuuk rawMcg
my heart to pound and throb in a
dreaatui manner, l coma not steep
at nirht, my feet were badly swollen
and Ibegin having smothering spclli
so severe that I thought I should die
in one of them. The doctors failed to
1
give me any relief and seeing an ad
vertisement of Cr. Miles' Heart Cure
1 sect Ho nsy druggist for a bottle and
began its use. Improvement began at
once end In a few weeks I was as well
asevej." M. F. HAJtrxs, '
Choctaw, Texii'
At all druggists oa positive guarantee."
Dr. Mile Medical Co, Elkhart, IntJ.
( vT3ME5Mrl'
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THE PALATIAL
Not n dnrlc office in thf bnlldlnci
nbaolutely Ureproof; electric llchla
and nrtralnn vrntert perfect sanita
tion anil tlioronch ventilation. Ele
vators run day nnd night.
ANDERSON. GUSTAV. Attery-st-taTr ',.1
ASSOCIATHD PllKSS; E. I Pr-r.;! Jrr VJi
Al'STEX r. C. Manager far Ortzm zzS.
Wnahlnxtcn Danker' IJfe Anr:!a:i?c cf
Ds Molni la I-C-S3
HANKERS- LIFE ASSOCIATION OF fZ3
MOINES. IA.;F. C. Ac:c. Uiasr -VSO";
IinilNKE. H. W. Prta. Per:a ErtiasS
School i
I1ENJAMIN. R W.. D-ntte: . I.
HINSWANfiER. DR. O. S.. PSja. A Sr.tlV 1
RROOKE. DR. J. M.. Ttys. i Sara;. T'S--
ERITERE. DR. O. E-. rtyJllUa .t2-4iJ-.
HL'STEED. RICHARD. Ar-t W.Ir Jtr-
Cnllay Tobieeo Co.
CAUKIN. a. E-. DUtrtct Aiest Tr
Inuran-e Cn. ......................... 713
CARDWEM DR. J. R iA
CI-ARK. IIAROUJ. Dc:it TH
CLEM. E. A. CO Mltc Pr-crt i-ES
COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COUPVNT
OVIW-o-s-fiU-Ct-C
CORNELIUS. C W Ptys. as4 Srr . X.
COVER. F. C. QiMt Erattatk- Lir-
COLLIER. P. F.. Puitier-. S. P. M-Siir.
Msnnirer iS-K
PAT. J. O L N. .sa
DAVIS. NAPOLEON. Priirzl C"-ta,
TW'fhes Co. GT
DICKFON. DR. I. F PSyjtclan TU-ru
DRAKE. DR. H. R.. PbysicUn SIS-S13-SU
DUNHAM. MRS. GEO A. TIT
DWTnit. JOE. F-. Tabscccs "-
EDITORIAL ROOMS Etrtth Srr
EQUITAHLE- LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETT
L. SamnL Manager: F. C Covr Caih'.er 2M
EVENING TELEGRAM ,.3 AMT rt
FENTON. J. D.. Phyrletan an-1 Sarr-n.S03-5t3
FENTON. DR. HICKS C Ey an3 Ear... -Ill
FENTON. MATTHEW F-. rntiit K3
F1DELITT MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION,
E. C atarit. Maarr .SGI
FRENCH .VHOOL t rer.Ttraattea): Dr.
A. MairarMII. Maa?r TOO
OALVANI. W IL, Enter ana Drauslitj-
sjlt. ..... ...GOO
GAVIjr. A., I"rTWzt Orn3 Casra Club
, 2j-:i3-;tG-ST
fTZAXT. DT4. ZOWASI ?, PSyitcJaa and
3ivnon ,. ... 212-213
GX2ST A. S P"jvtia- 3t 3-jrr-cn...TOO-T10
GODDARD. 2. d , 0.. Fvitar
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GOLDMAN wrrXIAit. Mrjr Manhattan
LlfV- Inmimnee- Ca. of Nv Tsfx . .300-210
GRANT. STIANTC 3.. Atrerrser-at-Li's- ....SIT
GRENIER. MISS BEATRICE. 3tt 70S
IIAMMAM BATHS. Itlnir ACSmstcs. Prr;ps.300
HAMMOND. A. O. . . ...310
HEJDINGER. GEO. A- A CO- Ptac and
OrKnxs ETC SIxta etreet
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rDLEMAN. C. M Attorarp-it-Law I-lT-tS
jnn::soN. w t. ... -. 313-514-017
KADT. MARIC T.. Mnnassr Pacliir NarU-
wst Mutual Rraerre. ffunil U Ajso 004-flOS
CAMON JOHN. VTc"-Pr ildrat aad Gen
eral Manacrr- Calumtiia. Tirncoce C3...S06.
UTTLEnELD, H. VL. FlTa. aa Sarjwin. .200
MACRCII. W i. Sc Cr-s-in 3im Oub.2U
MACKAT. DR. A. E.. Etra- ai Sars 711-712
M-VXWELE. DR- W E ?5r- Sets. 701-2-3
McCOY NEWrrW. V5CT3y-aVLair . ...713
JacFADEX. MISS EJ.V S Sfocnjlsrr .201
McOEOv HSNHX 3 ATTiry-ai-Law .311-312
MTlC?rr.Tr. X J. Mii" 'i-: " Bepreaenta
U .... - ---- - .. -.303
MUJ-2R. TR- HZKSSHT' Ci. DeatLK and
Cml. 3urj-vn . . . GCS-
MOSSMAX. D3. 3. ? Itljt ...312-313-3Ii
MANHATTAN L1TS INSURANCE CO.. of
Naw Tot. W CJcitsai Miaastr 2CS-2W
MlELROT DK- J. C Prs- 5cr.T0l-T02-7C3
M;3"AItLANtV SL. Es. rury CohrabU.
TtpSen Ca- ... ... ...... .. 8M
MrCUlSS. S. ?-. Stsarr P. F. CtEl-r,
Ptt&Nfr . .. .. .. . ............. 413-413
McXUZ. MAURICE. Atirer-at-Law.
MUTUAL LTTE INSURANCE CO.. of Ne
Tsri; Wa. 5. Pci State M$r. .4C4-X-SC
MUTUAL RESERVE FUND LIFE ASS"N
M. T. Kaiy. Mir FactSc Xcrtfcarot. A-r3
NICHOLAS. HORACE 3 Attcraey-at-Law Hi
N1LES. M, L-. dealer Manhattan Llts I-
auranc Csv- et New Tor. . .2C
OKEOO.V INFIRMAKT OF CSTEOPATHT
Dr. L. B Smith. Oateopath.. 4-ieWS
OREOOS CAMERA CLUB 2t4-2I3-Il2:l
TRUNIN SHORTHAND SCHOOL: 1L W
lUhnar. Frtsctral 1
rOND. WM. S.. State Manager Mntnat Ltt?
Itw. Cc of New York 4--4C;-.l
PORTLAND EYE AN DEAR INFIRMART
Grcund 2cor 133 Slarh ar-s
PORTLAND MINING 4: TRUST CO. i H.
Marshall. Manacr S-i
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S. WeAther Bureau t'.t
SAMUEL. U. Manacer E;ufaile Ltts X
SANDFORD. A. a & Co.. Puiijher AcrOi
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SHERWOOD. J. W.. Derutr Surrrm CK-
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SMITH. Dr. L. B.. Oiteorath . . 4CS-4C9
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Mutual Life Association of Pfctla- Pa-. ...6.1
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STUART. DELL. Aturney-at-Law C3T-0IS
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WHITE. MISS L. E.. Assistant Secretary
Oregon Camera Club ......... ....... ..214
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