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i.jW" W 10 THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1900. CHARLES DICKENS AND ENGLISH FICTION (Copyright, 1000. hy Seymour Eaton.) THE OREGONIAN'S HOME STUDY CIRCLE DIRECTED BY PROF. SEYMOUR EATON GOLDEN AGES OF LITERATURE XXIII. THE GOLDEN' AGE OF ENG LISH FICTIOX. (Concluded.) BT THOMAS MARC PARROTT. PH. D. His Flowering: Time. Durinjr the 10 years following the first appearance of "Pickwick," Dickons was working at high pressure. "Oliver Twist" was begun before "Pickwick" was finished and "Nicholas Nlckleby" was well under way before the end of "Oliver" was In eight. More "Sketches' of the o'.d fash Ion appeared: a weekly paper, composed of essays, sketches and short stories was undertaken, and when these failed to at tract, two complete novels. "Th Old Curi oKity Shop" and "Barnaby Rudge," took their place. In 1842 Dickens made- his famous visit to Amtrlca. passed through the land In a more than royal progress, and vehemently abused his hosts for their eics In the matter of lnternat-onal copy right and negro slavery- Shortly after his return he began one of the greatest of his works, "Martin Chuzzl w.t," It is perhaps underrated In this coun'ry, and not unnaturally, seeing what vials of sa tiric wrath its aulho: pours out upon cer tain American peccadillos. But we may at least take comfort In the fact that the immortal Pecksniff Is not an American, and never could by any posslb hty have belonged to any other nation under heaven than the English. The moral purpose runs strongly through this book. Selfish ness In ail its forms, the national sin of brag, the national sin of hypocrisy, are held up in Dickens liveliest fashion to ecorn and ridicule. But, after all. It Is not for the mcral purpose that we remem ber the book, nor for the confused and Improbable plot, but for the high comedy of the scenes at Todgers and In America, for the life and movement of the dialogue, and for the superb power of character creation, which reached Its znlth in the figure of Sairy Gamp. We must of necessity pass over much of Dickens work. The "Christmas Carol" tempts as to linger over Its genial humor, rand tender sentiment. "Dombey and Son" attracts us as much by the fun of Cap tain Cuttle and the pathos of little Paul B6 It repels by the melodramatic figures of Carker and handsome Alice. In somo of its scenes from would-be high life Dick ens seems to be treading upon ground be longing to a greater artist, and his work euffcrs by the Inevitable comparison. But In his next novel he Is his inimitable self again, and "here he touches his highest point. "David Copperfleld" la by far the most popular of Dickens books, and with rea son. Abandoning all pretense at a plot, he here reverts to the old 17th century fashion of story-telling, and gives free vein to his fancy in the creation of character and the Invention of Incident. As every one knows, the story of his own early life and strug gles Is written large In this book, and for this reason perhaps there Is in It a depth and sincerity of sentiment that we miss elsewhere. For once, too, the stage vil lain and his unnatural devices are ban ished. Steerforth, who In a measure takes his place. Is a very human creature, per haps the best representative In English fiction of a not uncommon type. Uriah Heep Is, no doubt, a grotesque, but he has a reality which is lacking In Dtckens' earlier experiments In this direction. And Just because the book lacks mirpose, is not written to expftse any sham or to denounce any abuse. It Is pervaded by a sunny geniality that can never fall to warm the heart. Human kindness. Chris tian charity, the love of parent, and child, of husband and wife, rise clear and strong .bovethe clash of contending passions, and the closing scenes aro perhaps the truet and tcndere.st In all the work of Dickens. He did much and much that was good after "David Copperfleld," but never any thlng that was quite on the same plane. II In Later Work. From this time on we note a chance In THckens. Not altogether for the worse. "Bleak House" stands very high among his books. "Little Dorrlt" and "Great Fx pectatlons" contain some of his most fin ished work, and some of the later eke'clies combine the old keenness of observation with a new depth and wealth of experi ence. It Is plain, too, that Dickens be stowed more time and pains upon his later . work. His first books had been In effect improvisations; they appeared as a rule In monthly numbers; and Dickens was seldom far ahead of the printer's devl'. In 1855 ho began for the first time to tak notes for future work and to plan his novels more carefully. But with the first fine careless rapture much of the old l.ght hearted mirth had taken flight. There 's, in fact, a certain tone of bitterness In omc of his later works, which is at once new and distressing. He experimented, too. not always successfully In unacctisomcd methods. "The Tale of Two Clti-s" is a novel of pure Incident. "Hard Times" a novel of unmixed polemic. And. s al ways, he took upon hlmrelf labor enough to crush a dozen men. In the last years of his life Dickens was not only a most prolific novelist, but an editor, a public speaker and. an amateur actor. He seemed posessed by a demon craving for employment. "I have no relief but action." he wrote to Foster. "I am become Incapable of rest. I am quite confident I should rust; break and die If I spared myself." Finally, In his desire for action and sensation, he threw himself up on the famous public readings, which gave him the excitement he craved, doubled his fortunes and eventually killed him. The Man ami Ilia Work. Few writers of our century have put more of themselves into their work than did Charles Dickens. Not only did he use his own observations and experience, make free with the characters of his friends, introduce even his own parents in more or less ridiculous roles, but his whole work, from the "Sketches" to "Ed win Drood." Is an embodiment and ex pression of himself. He actually proposed at one time as the title of a periodical he was planning, "Charles Dickens. Con ducted by Himself." nnd this title might he given to the whole body of h'.s work. Certain characteristics of will when grasp ed explain, if they do not altogether excuse, the more striking deflclences of his work. Dickens sprang from the lower middle class, and was practically uneducated. His point of view. In consequence, while often that of the man of genius, 1 never that of the born gentleman or of the schol ar. He raided himself above circum stances that would have broken the spirit of a weaker youth by his undaunted spirit and Indefatigable exertion. His sunny temper, love of fun and infinite capacity for seeing the humorous side of things saved him from any bitterness that these circumstances might have entailed. He was sincerely religious, and his religion was of a very pure. If not of a very In tellectual, type. And yet there was some thing wanting In Dickens. To put it brut ally, his manners had not that repose which stamps the caste of Vere de Vere. There is something which Jars the sense In his Impatient self-will, his restless ac tivity, his desire to keep on good terms with the public Probably no author liv ing would have thought It necessary to Issue the statement In regard to his sep aration from his wife that Dickens pub lished in "Household Words." And some thing of this is seen In his work. He Is too dependent upon the sympathy and quick response of his readers. Conscious that "Chuzzlewlt" was the best work he had ever done, he was none the less ap palled at Its comparatively unfriendly reception, and took Immediate measures to stimulate the waning interest in his work. He altered the proposed fate ot Walter Gay in "Dombey" because he doubted "If the public would stand it" Tet we must not think that Dickens ever consclously wrote down to his public. On the contrary, ha wrote for this public be cause he was of it, the voice as no one had been before of the most numerous and, perhaps, the most influential of English classes. And this expUus, too. something in the style of Dickens which has called forth the remarks of critics. It is always Blm ple. often vivid and Impressive, but it lacks distinction: It Is not based upon the best models. His trick of dropping Into rhymeless verse in scenes where he is very much in earnest betrays an ignor ance of the real secrets of prose style. There Is not a passage anywhere in his works that will compare for beauty of rhythm and charm of diction with 50 that could be culled from the pages of Thack ery. But when all this is said, how much remains! Dickens left a great mass of work, not all of it by any means of equal .4fftvT"SS3HEte9w - . ivmz fTj ,a wHifniTr" w ff TTrSSM i IKHbta WW Ksl I I-M ft X WMM 'AW.fWl 11 WfM " &k to9KS WIfik iWadorS v W&H MtHESk YNH K3 mr'rf l .v m HK2 TWHrtk Ik jf, I 'K2 y It 1 CHARLES DICKENS. value, but all permeated by the essential characteristics of hla genius. First, per haps, among these is his Immense vital-' ity. Dickens was alive to his finger-tips, and there Is a sense of power In hid work that denotes the master. Its very Imperfections are in a way a testimony to his strength. He Is no painter of deli cate miniatures, but worked with a broad brush, dashing off one masterpiece and hurrying on to another, without stopping to correct imperfections or put on the finishing touches. Cosely connected with this vitality Is his Immense power of im. agination. It. was In the true sense cre ative. The people In h!a books are real to us because in the process of compo sition they became real to him. He heard ever' word they said, and has told us; he had but to sit down at his desk, and straightway he saw. Tot thld imagination never strayed from real life. It sprung from his own prodigious knowledge of certain phases of life, of the great world city of London and the people that dwelt therein, of the little provincial towns of Central and Southern England, of the roads and stopping-places that linked these to the capital. He was no Shakes peare to reconstruct a world he had never known; he had little sympathy with the classic or romantic past; but what he himself had seen and felt he could em body with a certainty of hand rarely equaled. And this power of Imagination shows Itself alike in description and char acterization. Hlo power of observation en abled him to seize a scene and convey it to us with a thousand touches of exact description that make it more than life likethat make it live. We can taste the air of one of his Iondon fogs. And so, too, his characters that is to say, the characters In which he was really Inter estedare allv. The unreal characters of Dickens are for the most part the un happy product of his taste for melodrama, and have no part In this creative power. But when this power has free play. Dick ens' hand is like that of the great mas ters. And he has added to English litera ture a greater number of characters that seem destined to Immortality than any au thor since Shakespeare. If we try to count up those characters, it will be apparent that most of them be long to the field of comedy Mr. Pickwick and Sam Weller, nnd Bumble nnd Sairey Gamp but why attempt a list when so many clamor for admission? And this shows most clearly wherein the true pow er of Dickens lies. He is the greatest comic genius of this century. There are comic figures enough In Thackeray, but those that we remember beet, Becky and the Colonel and Beatrix Esmond, belong to another sphere of art. But Dickens, destined from the beginning to add to the gayety of nations. Is at his best in comedy, and he Is master of every branch of the art. Boisterous farce, laughing dla. logue. the finished comedy of manners, the bitter comedy of satire we may draw classical examples of each from his pages. And when to this great and admirable power we add the other qualities of the man, his honest sincerity, his far-reaching sympathy, h!a faith, his hope, his love. we find no reason to wonder at bis un bounded success In his own time the time, too, of Thackeray and George Eliot and Hawthorne and Charlotte Bronte and much reason to pity those who In these degenerate days profess to have outgrown Dickens. Princeton University. Tle New Era in Porto Rico. Harper's Weekly. There was some very sensible speaking at the Inauguration of Governor Allen at Porto Rico last week, and It Is to be hoped that the wise words, both of the retiring Military Governor and of the island's new executive, fell upon listening and appre ciative ears. There has been a deal ot nonsense written about Porto Rico and the duty of the United States toward Its inhabitants in the past few months. It ha seemed at times as If much of It was Inspired by a no more worthy purpose than a wish to embarrass the Administra tion. What was worse. Indications were not wanting to Induce the belief that certain misguided Porto RIcans them selves, for purely partisan motives, were being led blindly Into an antagonism to the constituted authorities, which could have no other result than the prolongation of the disadvantages from which the peo ple were suffering while living under mil itary rule. All that, however, appears- to be happily past, and General Davis has turned over his office to Governor Allen; mUltary rule has given way to the civil, and In a great measure the future of Porto Rico is In the hands of her own people. ... As conditions present themselves today, as General Davis said, "no Inland In any sea has a fairer futnre of peace, happiness and prosperity"; "but peace, happiness and prosperity do not come to those who wait for them, but to those who seek them out with all the energy at their command. The Porto lUcan's duty today Is to help, by sincere and earnest co-bperatlon with the new executive, to prove the truth of General Davis prophecy. As for ourselves at home, the truest patriotism demands that we shall bend our energies toward making Governor Allen's work a success along the lines laid down for hint by the laws of the land, and not by captious criticism and nagging comment place obstacles in the nathway of the Porto RIcan to proo- j perity for the sake of some petty polit ical advantage which the opstractire course may stem temporarily to give us. CHURCHES ARE SHIRKING. A Call for United ExpaBHios From a Corresponding Secretary. At the annual meeting of the Presby terian Union for Church Extension, held in Brooklyn, Rev. D. H. Overton, corres ponding secretary of the organization, made a strong plea for united expansion. Taking Brooklyn as an instance of re ligious .sleepiness, he said: "As yet only a few of the churches are awake to the great opportunity and the great duty that Is ours regarding church extension. There Is no better field for xhurch extension in the world than right here In Brooklyn. I doubt If you can find any where In the Western continent a city that has had the Increase in the year that Brooklyn has. or suburbs that havi grown as our suburbs" have grown. From 1:0,000 to 100,000 increase in population is a great responsibility upon the churchea of this borough, and a. great opportunity as well. The denomination that best rec ognizes this and takes up the responsibil ity and uses the opportunity is the de nomination for the future. The denomina tion that Is simply proud of the past, con tent with Its present and makes no ef fort for the future will have no future In n. city where population Is shifting as It Is here. The old churches will "be weak ened, and unless new ones are formed the denomination will become weak. A part or tnis great responsibility and a part of the great opportunity certainly be longs to the Presbyterian church." THE CROWK1SG OF THE SIiAIX. i7" Again, in the month of beauty. When the blush of the rose is born. In the kiss which the earth, at robins'. Receives at the bridal mora. We think of the heroes that slumber, Away from the light ot the sun. Where the banners of forests are waving. And the musical rivulets ran. H. The white tented mists in the valley Pass dreamily onward at dawn. And the rustling of fet In the greenwood Is made by the rabbit and fawn; It is only the glint of the plowshare. As It turns In yon distant field, And never the bayonet-glimmer By a wheeling rank is revealed. III. The days among pearls and lilies. Awake with the smile of peace. And pass reclining at sunset On a glory of golden fleece; But never a war drum startles, And never the cannon roar Nor the Angel of battle passes With brows that are red with gore. IV. The flowers have come. In a splendor Of color and perfect perfume. The-birds build again in the branches, AM the honey bee rifles the bloom: The loving and loved, in the gloaming, As oft, by the sllverr beam. Are plucking the rosea of Eden. And dreaming the beautiful dreamt But the strong hands folded from battle Will nevermore toll nor caress The roses return, but the soldier Sleeps on in his patriot dress. His name and his deeds are forgotten, His sword In Its scabbard will rust. But the sunshine Is Torlghter above him. And the olive will spring from his dust. VI. Ah, God! In our banners of crimson. How cling the crape shadows of grief! Haw close to the palm and tbe laurel la the funeral cypress leaf! And tl well that we cherish our martyrs Else the triumph might seem too dear That gave back & country unbroken. But left us no heart for a tear. YTL And eo. In the month ot beauty. When the ae& and tho sky are blue. And we love with a love more tender And arc true with a heart more true Let us gather the flowers in clusters. And weave them In dwtplets fair. And. wherever a soldier slumbers. To his low grave-side repair. vin. For this Is the month or beauty. When the flowers are drlnklng'the dew, A time to be tenderly thoughtful Of those who have worn the blue. And who sleep away from the sunshine In their low and lonessme graves. While ever, on land and ocean, 'The dauntless banner waves. IX. And what shall we bring but flowers. To hallow the heroes"' sleep These gifts of the dew aad the daylight That ever memorial keep Of the spirit Immortal and ever In bursting the mold of death Renew the perishing garlands On the shadowy, brow of FalthI Sam L. Simpson. A Question of Surgery. Mrs. Wagger Hare you moved Into rcur new bouse? Mrs. Charger Oh. yes; but we are not settled yet. The car penter has to make so many alterations. Mrs. Wagger I thought everything would be Just right. Mrs. Charger So did we. But we found that scarcely one cf our carpets would fit. Harper's Bw, aBm2B J fe'-. (UXJflU ."'..--." tfBF? J v f9IW( ' y- A DAY OF GOOD SP0KTS RAILKOAD 3IEX'S RELAY 11ACE.AT JRVTXGTOX. Fine Track and Field Events T.-O". C. A. Road Race The Re gatta. The railway men and Y. M. C. A. have Just cause for commendation fcr the spir ited afternoon's sport that wrys anoraeci. by them at Irvington track, the proceeds being entirely devoted to the benefit of the Bahy Home. A very large crowd, which filled the grandstand and crowded the fences along the stretch, evidently, from the rousing cheers and encourage ment, entered heartily Into the spirit ot the sport. Sport, and $ood sport, it was. alL amateur and every event contested with determination to the tape. An ideal Summer afternoon, with no dust to inter fere, favored the worthy cause. The Southern Pacific captured tne cov eted plum ot the day. the long-looked-for and tralned-for six-mile bicycle relay race. The Northern Pacific won tho .mile open bicycle race, and the Terminal Company the three-mile race. In the field sports, Wilcox was the hero for Y. M. C A., -while Scott and Mcin tosh were the point winners for the High School. Tho prettiest race of the day was the one-mllo bicycle race, the first race on the programme. Ten riders In sweaters of the colors chosen by the railroaders faced the starter and made a pretty race. The riders were bunched along the back stretch, the bright colors of the riders stirring up memories of many a good horse raco on the same path. At the three-quarters post Stiles and Manning shot put of the bunch, and tho race home was a beauty, resulting in a dead heat. On the run off, paced by Camphell, Man ning's spurt was too much for stiles. Manning winning In 2:31 2-5. Tne relay race was good for the first three miles; after that the men were strung out oaa lv. the Southern Pacific and Ainsworth Dock riders fighting for first place, with O. R. & N. a quarter of a "mile behind and out of it. Stiles, of the Southern Pacific, won out by a short length. As an added attraction there were two exhibition races against time by the "quint." Nowatney, behind the five men, tried to do a mile under 2 minutes, "but, considering the track, 2:06 was fast. No watney stuck to the rear wheel of the "quint" as If he were glued there. Blod gett rode an exhibition quarter-mile paced by the "quint" in 2S seconds. The summary of events is as follows: One-mile bicycle race Won by George Manning, of the Northern Pacific; second, H. Stiles, of the Southern Pacific; time. 2:31 2-5. 100-yords dash Won by M. Scott, of High School; second, R. Mcintosh, P. H. S.; third, J. A. Wilcox, P. H. S.; time, 10 3-6 seconds. One-mile bicycle race for boys under 13 years Won by Ed Root; second, A. Ban croft; third, F. Fields; fourth, H. Ban croft. Running high Jump Won by Wilcox, with a Jump of 5 feet 1 Inch; second, H. Gardiner, Y. M. C. A.. 5 feet; third, W. Backus, Y. M. C. A., 4 feet 11 lnciies. Fat man's race, one mile, "bicycle Won by J. C. Specht, of O. R. & N.; second, M. Young, of S. P.; third, Rlcharts, of N. P.; good time. 230-yords dash Wen by Scott; second. Molnlosh; third, Wilcox;, time, 25 seconds. Putting the 12-pound shot Won by Wil cox, distance 34 feet 1 inch; second, V. Paquet, Y. M. C. A., 32 feet 5 Inches; third, Redowell, Y. M. C. A., 32 feet. 230-yard hurdle race Won by Wilcox; second, Mcintosh; third, Scott; time, 20 seconds. Three-mile bicycle race Won by Frank Meibus. Terminal Company; second, P. Peterson, Ainsworth Dock; third, E. R. Van Kuren, Terminal; time, 8:40 3-5. Running broad Jump Won by Mcintosh, distance IS feet 11 Inches; second. Backus, 17 feet 10 inches; third, Parker, 17 feet 7 inches. ' 440-j ard run Won by Scott; second, Red ewell; third, Wilcox; time, 53 4-5 seconds. Six-mile relay "bicycle race Won by Southern Pacific team; second, Ainsworth Dock team; third. Terminal Company team; time, 16 minutes 40 seconds. REGATTA A FIZZLE. Wind Blew Up and Down and There Was No Race. The regatta of the Oregon Yacht Club yesterday afternoon was a fizzle. What was in th early part of the day a fair breeze changed suddenly to a dead calm, with an occasional, sou'wester. Fifteen boats started, which were divided Into threo classes. Every one presented a trim appearance while new or added sails seemed to be the order of tbe day. Promptly at 3 P. M. Gilbert Dalglelah, Judge of the regatta, anchored his boat In midstream and fired the preparatory shot Fivo minutes later the eager yachtsmen of class B shook out their sails and made for the line. Lark S was the first to cross, about 30 seconds ahead of Hazel. At this time a mild north wind was blowing, but as soon as the craft got fairly under way the calm came on. Shortly after It looked as if there might be a race yet, for Swallow caught a sud den gust and started off at a great rate on the port tack, but the calm, came on again and spoiled her chances. Class C started at 3:03 and class A three minutes later. It was probably 20 minutes before any in these classes passed the stake boat, for there was practically no wtnd at all. Several times after they did cross the line the current drifted them hack and they were forced to niake a new start each time. In the meantime the first boats off went up stream at a gait of about a mile in four hours, and when the Judge finally decided to call the race off at 5 o'clock, the Owyhee was leading, but had not yet rounded the first buoy. The large crowd that collected on the Madison-street bridge and the river banks departed as soon as they saw that there could be no race, and there were but few spectators left when the admiral's flag was finally hauled down. The yacht owners were particularly disappointed, as they had been looking forward to these races for some time This was to be the first opportunity to try In competition their new sails, masts and other improve, rocnts, that have been added. The starters yesterday were: Class A. Alice, Wells skipper; Turtle. Bushong skipper: Hare, Zellar skipper; Spray, Jor dan, skipper: Lilllle, Gordon skipper, ana Pearl, MacBeth skipper. Class B, Lark, Todd skipper; Hazel, Johannesen skipper; Agnes, Hill skipper: Owyhee, Taylor skip per, and Swallow, Marlett skipper. Class C. Curio, Moray sklpjrer; Beccmnl, O'Bry an skipper: Quickstep, Woodward skip per, and Edith. Catiln skipper. The races will take place Saturday after noon, over the same course. X. M. C. A. ItOAD RACE. J. Helbock "Wins First Prize Time, 50 Minutes 30 Seconds. Twenty-six gritty young riders faced the starter yesterday morning at 9:40 in the annual road race held under the auspices of the Portland T. M. C A. The day was an Ideal one for racing. The rain early in the week had laid the dust, and hard ened the course; the sky was overcast, ond only a light northwest breeze cooled the heated riders as they rounded Mount Tabor. The start was from East Twenti eth street and Belmont; thence east to Sunnyside. across Thirty-fourth street to the Base Line road; out the Base Line road to Ten-Mile House, south on cross road to Section Line road, west on Sec tion Line road to Reservoir at Mount Ta bor; thence north to Belmont, and west to the starting point, a distance of 19& miles. The very large crowd at tho finish was very orderly, the policing of the course was excellent, and everything passed off without the slightest mishap, the most serious being punctures, rather a remark able state of affairs, considering the large entry list and the crowds that urged the struggling bunches of tired riders as they crossed the tape. The racers were evi dently in good trim, as there were no col lapses after crossing the tape, notwith standing the heartbreaking pace and se vere" handicaps. Of the "25 starters, 15 fin ished within the limit, the other 11 falling by the wayside from splinters picked up on the plank road to Sunnyside. As the race was a handicap one, the riders' were sent off in bunches, the three men with six minutes start beinir sent oft ahead; and just as they were disappear ing in a thin cloud of dust over tbe dip of the hill a half-mile away, the flve-mln-ute men were sent on their Journey. The scratch men were: L. H. Campbell, Wal lace Dyer, G. W. Kendall and F. J. Wy att. Wyatt was forced to retire from, the race before half the distance had been covered on account of a flattened tire. On the return the racers crossed the tape in the following order; J. Helbock (4 min utes' start). C. Barren (5 minutes). G. G. Johnson (4 minutes), J. Riddle of Mon mouth fl mlrmt(V W Ttvo-r femti'hV 71. G. Riddle 17 minutoftV fti Rmrlol-i fll minute), L. H. Campbell (scratch), J. A. Riddle (3 minutes), A. Heston of New berg (4 minutes). S. Dolan (4 minutes), C. C. Ralph (6 minutes), G. W. Kendall (scratch), C. Hoener (3 minutes). The leaders come back in bunches, the first bunch to appear being the three leaders, who crossed the line almost simultaneous ly, merely inches between the overlap ping wheels. The second contingent of five were whirling down the stretch be fore the dust haa cleared, in this bunch being Dyer and Campbell, scratch men. The rest of the boys came straggling along for tho next few minutes, and the excitement was over. The prizes were awarded as follows-: First place prize, J. Helbock; time, 56:30. Second. C Barrell; time. 57:03. Third, G. G. Johnson; time, 6:23. The first time prize was won by "Ren" Dyer (scratch); time, 53:23. Second, L. H. Campbell; time, 53:23 3-5. Third, J. Riddle, of Monmouth; time, 54:22. The judges at the Ten-Mile House, on their return at noon, reported that Hel bock, the winner of the place prize, passed that point in the lead, Johnson, Barrell and Ralph hunched at his rear wheel. The officials were: Referee, M. M. Rlngler; starter, O. Cox; clerk of the course, James Mackle; Judges, E. C. Bro naugh, A. N. Wright, G. Phegly; timers, A. L. Veazie. E. J. Jaeger, F. A. Heit-, kemper. AT WAVERLY LINKS. Waeeler and Wright Tied For First In Open Handicap. There were probably 100 people who vis ited the links of the Waverly Golf Club yesterday, either as spectators or players In the gomes there in progress. It was surely an ideal day, calm, cool, delight ful. The events yesterday covered what are known as sweepstakes prizes, and these were warmly contested for. The fact that the Waverly Club Is the oldest one In the Pacific Northwest of its kind has nat urally developed some most excellent players, while the ordinary player Is far beyond many of tho so-called crack play ers elsewhere. The first event of the day was the open handicap for men only. This was participated in by T. G. Wheeler, A. G. Wright, C. E. Ladd, Captain W. C Lang fltt, Dr. H. E. Jones. N. E. Ayer, Tom Kerr, P. H. Blyth and A. T. Hugglns. In this contest, T. G. Wheeler and A. G. Wright were tied for first prize. Mr. Wheeler's gross score was 113. and Mr. Wright's 107. As the former had a handi cap of 10, and the latter of 4, the tie re sulted in a net score of 103 each. Cap tain Langfitt made a net score of 105, as did also C. E. Ladd. Dr. Jones and N. E. Ayer each scored 110 net. Tom Kerr, 112; P. H. Blyth and A. T. Huggins. 10S each. In the men's foursomes, A. T. Hug gins and W. Minor scored a net of 107 -for first prize. J. Bourne, Jr., and W. A. Howe scored 109 for second. In the mixed foursomes. Miss Laurie King and N. E. Ayer got away with a score of 119, winning first prize. Mrs. W. B. Ayer and P. B. GIffard scored 122 for second. Among the visitors present was John Lawson. who is the champion golfer of California. He did not offer to compete, but made a trial play around the course, scoring 92. He expressed himself greatly pleased with the Hnk3. The next event of Importance for the club is a contest to be played off tomor row for the Corbett cup. Seven women will participate in tho contest for this trophy. i.GREAT NORTHERN FLYER" "Tne Most Popular Train Across America.' Solidly vestlbuled, palace and tourist sleepers, dining cars (meals a la carte), buffet smoklng-llbrary cars. Leaves Portland dally, 6:03 P. M., for Montana, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Chicago and all points East. For tickets and full information regard ing Eastern trip, call at city ticket office, 26S Morrison street. C ' Motion Argued. In the matter of the involuntary bank ruptcy of J. D. StrsMiss, in the United States Court, a motion of the petitioning creditors to dismiss the petition was yes terday argued before Judge Bellinger. The motion was opposed by some of the cred itors who had not joined in the petition, and who, unlike them, were not satisfied Men and Women Advised Free. Oil or Write. properties that belong to no other remedy. HUDYAN Is for sale by druggists. 50 cents a package, or six packages for $2 50. If your druggist does not keep HUDYAN send direct to the Cor. Stockton, Ellis and Market Streets CONSULT FREE "THRIFT IS A GOOD REVENUE." GREAT SAVING RESULTS FROM CLEAN LINESS AND SAPOLIO The door that Danto saw had. this inscrip tion over it; "Despair o hope, all ye. who enter here." When man despairs of hope he drains the very drees of despair. 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THE PALATIAL OHUIAN BUM Not a dark office In the DBlIdlaflCl absolutely fireproof, electric Uehta and artesian water; ' perfect sanita tion and thorough ventilation. -Ele-vatora ran day and night. Rooma. ALDRICH. S. "W.. General Contractor C10 ANDERSON. QUSTAV. Attornty-at-Latw...613 ASSOCIATED PRESS; E. I. Powell. Msr..8M ATTSTEN, F. C. Manacer for Oresnn -and "Washington Bankers Life Association, of Des Moines, la G02-303 BANKERS" LIFE ASSOCIATION. OF DES MOINES, IA.;F. a Austen. Manaj:er..602-03 BEALS. EDWARD A. Forecast Official U. S. "Weather Bureau 010 BENJAMIN. R W.. Dentist 31 BINSWANGER. DR. O. S.. Phy. & Sar.410-411 BROOKE. DR. J. M.. Phys. & SurK 703-703 BROWN. MYRA. M. D 313-314 BRUERE, DR. G. E.. Physician 412-113-41 BUSTEED. RICHARD. Agent Wilson & Me- Callay Tobacco Co C02-603 CAUKIN. G. E.. District Agent Travelers Insurance Co. 71S CARDWELL. DR. J. R 508 CARROLL. W. T.. 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