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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1901. CITY NEWS !N BRIEF AniDiemenli Tonlebt. CORDRAY'S THEATER "A Brass Monkey." MARQUAM GRAXD Modjeska in "King John." METROPOLITAN THEATER "Pawn Ticket 210." Hint for the Strawberrt Season.-t-Now that Summer Is near at hand and strawberries will soon be In the market, it Is advisable for all to provide them selves with the proper appliances for handling them. There may be some who are not aware that It is no longer-the proper thing to eat strawberries with a spoon. A delicate little silver fork is correct and berry spoons are now accom panied by a set of these forks. This change In style has been brought about by the huge growth which strawberries at tain on the Pacific Coast. Unlees some thing Is done to keep the size of the ber ries within bounds "'ill soon be neces sary for the strawberry forks to have a blade on one side, the same as a pickle lork or a cold-meat fork, so that the berries may be conveniently halved. The man who originated the eaying about 'making two bites of a cherry" probably never thought it would be necessary to ixytke two bites of a strawberry. Through the-expenments of Mr. Magoon and oth ers, strawberries twice the size of the largest cherry are grown here, and cher Ties grow larger in Oregon than elsewhere in the world. An old "down-Easter," looking at the strawberry forks, said that when he was a boy he ueed to be able to throw a whole handful a dozen or more of the largest strawberries he could find Into his mouth at once. A by-stander remarked that if he was any Judge of capacity, he could do the same now, and suggested that when he eats strawberries he use an asparagus server. Hid His Teeth "While Dreaming. A residents of Milwaukie, who i an employe of the East Side Railway Company, played a good Joke on himself some time ago, and it has only recently leaked out. He had had a restless night, and on awakening In the morning, startled his wife by telling her that he had swallowed his false teeth, plate and all, while asleep. His wife tried to persuade him that he was mistaken. She said such a thing was Impossible, as he wore a full-sized plate. But her time was wasted. He knew that he had swallowed the teeth, he could feel them in his stomach, and they hurt him awfully: in fact, they were literally gnaw ing at his vitals. The wife searched every where for the teeth, but not being able to find them, at last yielded to her hus band's entreaties to be made ready to go to a hospital for an operation. She was eaally reconciled to this, as he had fre quently complained of his vermiform ap pendix. Husband and wife decided that it would be economy to have but one oper ation for the two causes of trouble. Just as they were about to start, the woman drew the coverings from the bed and threw them across a chair for an airing, when out fell the missing teeth. The man had probably taken them from his mouth while dreaming and tucked them Between the hed covers. What It was. that was gnawing at his vitals, or wheth er it Is still a gnawing, has not been as certained. Decots for "Wild Geese. The new game law prevented sportsmen from get ting a fair whack at the wild geese while they were on their way North this Spring. Hunters intend to get even on the geese next Fall, when they come back from the North. One dealer in sporting goods Is having over 100 wild goose decoys made. They are made of stout cotton cloth and stuffed with excelsior in a very artistic manner. They are to be painted by L. T. Barln, who Is an artist in the decoy line. He makes his geese look so natural that they deceive "even, the plect," Their great beauty, from a goose's point of view, attracts every gander passing over, and, of course, the ganderesses follow them anywhere, even to the muzzle of a gun. Mr. Barln makes the decoys look so lifelike and handsome that some of them have conceived such conceit of themselves that they have actually flown away, and to prevent this it is necessary to load and anchor them. Real live ducks make very good decoys for other ducks, hut when it comes to decoying wild geese, nature Is not In it with the decoys that Mr. Barln pains. Enterprise Succeeds in Portland. "Any enterprise which Is Intelligently in augurated and operated with prudence and energy is sure to succeed In Port land," remarked a traveling man a day or two ago. "Since I began visiting this city, I have seen a number of factories started in which girls are employed. I used to think It would be imposslblo to get girls enough to keep such places run ning, but there is no trouble about it. Three years ago I was here, when a fac tory that made shirts, overalls, underwear, etc, was started with 40 sewing machines and a corresponding number of girls to operate them. The concern occupied one floor of a building, and was considered as extensive as the city could support. The other day I visited the place and found hundreds of girls and sewing machines, occupying three floors of the building. All were busily turning out carloads of goods, and keeping a score or more of men and boys getting out material for them. The roar of the machines was like that of Niagara. Everything goes in Portland, If it is oniy managed right." Active Building Season. The season for brick buildings has hardly arrived, but several who have been waiting to begin work are going to take chances and start tip at once. The Rummelln estate has let contracts for a two-story brick store at Eleventh and "Washington. Mrs. Deady and C. A. Dolph, who are to build brick buildings on Seventh and Alder streets, have the excavation completed, and will award contracts without delay. G. W. Bates Is building a two-story brick block in Alblna. Brlckmakers are overhauling their plants and getting ready to operate them. Prospects are promising for con tractors and builders. The number of medium-sized houses built so far this year beats all records. Besides many large and expensive houses have been erected Now that Summer Is at hand, it is probable that there will be as much activity in the way of brick buildings as there has been in constructing wooden ones. Unsanitart Courtroom. Municipal Judge Cameron has invited the Health and Police Committee of the Council to make an Inspection of the Municipal Courtroom and report on its sanitary con dition. Ar an Inducement, he informs the committee that the matting on the floor has been there for 10 years, and that there is an accumulation of dust, germs, microbes, etc., under It half an inch thick. The committeemen will prob ably ask that the matting, and the dust and germs, etc., be removed and the room fumigated before they enter. People vis iting the place who have no business there should be quarantined and fumi gated before being allowed to go at large. Anniversary of Malabon. The anni versary of the battle of Malabon will' be celebrated this evening in an entertain ment given by the various auxiliaries of the Spanish-American and Spanlsh-Flll-pino volunteer camps. It will be held at rtne nan or the Gilbert Auxiliary. Union avenue and East Morrison streets. Ad- dresses will be made by General Sum mers, Chaplain Gilbert and others. Old Spanish-American and Spanish-Filipino volunteers of the Seventh and Eighth Army Corps are Invited. San Francisco. The O. R. & K. Co.'s steamer Columbia sails from Alnsworth dock. Portland, at 8 P. M.. March 28, for San Francisco. Lowest rates. Prohibition conference. A. O. U. "W. Hall, March 26, 9 A. M. and 1:30 P. M. Singing Carols of High Praise. "While passing along a street In the resi dence portion, yesterday afternoon, i re porter heard a man singing. The voice was strong, clear and sweet, and strange ly familiar. The singer was a prominent business man, whom probably every ola tlmer of Portland has heard with pleas ure. Years ago this man, in company with several others, used to sing on the street on Sundays to attract persons to the meetings of a philanthropic institu tion. Of late years, he has devoted his Sunday afternoons to ylnglng for a num ber of old-time friends, women, who, on account of their age. do not go abroad. One of the number lately crossed to the other shore, but the singer still has seven in his class. One of the number was 93 years old last June, another was 32 last September, one was 90 last May, one S7 last October, one 82 last October, and of the two younger, one Is 76, and the other 75. The singer did not care to have his name nor the names of his class men tioned. Portland Directort. R. I. Polk & Co. have published the Portland city directory for many years. Prior to the death of H. M. Clinton, Its business manager, he had made all arrangements for the pub lication of the directors' for the years 1901-1902. He had thoroughly organized a corps of experienced compllerc, who are now engaged in collecting the necessary material for the work. The directory will be published this year at the usual time, and, In accordance with Mr. Clinton's plans, will be a better directory than heretofore. R. L. Polk & Co., by Fred erick V. Holman, president, ana John Gill, director. Capitalist-Beggar Arrested. A type of the "Weary "Willie genus, who said his name was Joseph Valentine, was arrest ed yesterday by Policeman Ervln, on the Macadam road, for begging. He wore di lapidated clothes. He said: "Oh, I can pay my fine." "When searched at the po lice station, $2S 56, mostly Jn dimes, nick els and cents, was found In his pockets. Barber Goes to "West Point. Vln Bar ber, a Portland boy, has been notified of his appointment to a West Point ca detshlp. He was examined as to his eli gibility at Vancouver Barracks a few weeks ago, and had no difficulty In pass ing. He expects to leave for West Point, May 1. Jost Defeats Brennan. C .F. Jost, of Portland, defeated "Reddy" Brennan. of Chicago, at Wardner, Idaho, In" a glove contest for a purse of $250. Brennan was knocked out In the 17th round. "A Contemporary of Jbsus." Lecture by Rev. Dr. Wise, Wednesday, March 27, Unitarian Chapel, 8 P. M. The Ohio Society of Oregon will meet at 7:30 this evening, at Elks Hall, Marquam building. Oliver W. Stewart, A. O. U. W. Hall, Tuesday evening; subject, "Law Enforce ment." The Meneley Trio Concert Company, this evening, A. O. U. W. Hall. LIVELY HOYT FARCE. "A Brass Monltcy" Plcaxcs n Biff House at Cordray'ti. "A Brass Monkey," a Hoyt comedy, with the real old-time Hoytlan snap and "go," was hugely enjoyed last night by a crowd which would have been still larger had there been more standing room in Cordray's Theater. The brightness and ginger with which the farce was glvon was a pleasant surprise after the many pitiful attempts to play Hoyfs comedies Ahlch have been seen here, and It was clear five minutes after the curtain was up that the audience was very well pleased. The people composing the com pany are good singers, some of them are funny, and all of them have been trained to enact their parts with snap and energy. The singing numbers were plentiful, and they were all well given, both solos and choruses being encored repeatedly. The costuming Is good, and the scenery and accessories are of the qualntness that has come to be inseparably associated with the Hoyt comedy. While many changes have been made In the lines of the comedy to bring It up to date, the old story of superstition and hard luck still remains intact, and forms the framework on which a very agreeable series of specialties are hung. With one or tw oexceptlons, the company is good, and every one seemed to enter Into the fun last night with a recklessness that made It all the more Infectious. The role of Baggage Is in the hands of Mazle Trumbull, whose rather lengthy term as a soubrtte has not impaired the supple ness of her trim figure or worn the edge from her comedy. Her singing, while not ambitious, was funny, and that is all it was intended to be, while her dancing and harp playing are decidedly artistic James K. Wesley, a diminutive comedian with a comical figure and a pair of bone less legs, made a capital Jonah, and there was never a lull In the proceedings while he occupied the center of the stage. Mayme Taylor, as Birdie, Jonah's wife, was chiefly conspicuous as a singer, and her fine voice was by no means the least entertaining feature of the specialty bill. The part of the Mascotte was so capably filled by a comparatively young and in experienced actor that his praise was on every one's lips, and great things were prophesied for his future career. He ap peared to be perfectly deaf to applause, and although receiving repeated ovations refused each time to appear again. Among the most taking music numbers were Catlln and Keatlng's "Just Sup pose," by Miss Trumbull and company; "The Road to Mandelay," by Miss Tay lor, and "You Told Me I Need Never Work No More." by Harry L. Talley, who. by the way, is one of the best Interpreters of popular songs seen in Portland for many a day. "A Brass Monkey" will be the attrac tion all the week. FOLLOWED A MILK WAGON. Jones Had Shaved His Benrd, lint the Police Knew Him. George L. West, whom the police iden tify as John Jones, who was recently In Jail for larceny, was arrested at 2 o'clock yesterday morning by Policeman Mallett, as he was walking on tip-toe toward a milk wagon, on Montgomery street. The policeman had noticed Jones following the wagon for some time. "Can't I take a walk and breathe some morning air?" asked Jones in a virtuous tone. He was hurried to the police sta tion, where the police found a revolver and cartridges concealed in his trousers, near his ankles. "I've got nuthin' to say, an you can place any charge against me that you have a mind to. an I'll face the music In the court." said Jones. "You've been there before, sonny, and know how to talk." said Captain Holman. Jones has shaved his beard or mus tache, still the police were sure they had seen him before. His big nose, piercing eyes and voice were fresh in the mem ories of the detectives. After a search of the rogues' gallery, the prisoner was iden tified as "bewhlskered" John Jones, who was arrested by Detectives Snow and Kerrigan about four months ago for stealing a watch from Dr. McCluskey. The watch was pawned and Jones was Identified as the man who had pawned It. For three months afterward, Jones' ad dress was at the county Jail. He was released a short time ago. As Jones was led to his cell yesterday, he was heard to remark: "I'm up against it." He refused to say why he had parted with his long, flowing whiskers. FREE THIS WEEK. Trial treatment for face and scalp. Ori ental Beauty Parlors. ZiW Washincton SHELL RACE IN SUMMER CREWS MAY COME FROM CATA FORXIA AXD WASHINGTON. Trade Meet Betvrcen. Mnltnoranhn and Unlver.xltr of Oregon Ar ranged for May. The prospect of a four-oared race with crews from the University of California or the University of Washington, or both. Is Interesting local oarsmen to the possi bilities of the Summer. The Berkeley men have written that the University of Washington and themselves have taken up shell racing. They say there Is little shell racing In California, and they must look to the Northwest for competition. The date of the annual regatta of the Portland Rowing Club will be governed by the time set for the North west Association of Amateur Oarsmen at Victoria. It has been customary to hold the club regatta about two weeks before that of the association meet. June 15 has been get for the club regatta. A great many oarsmen will be on the water by VISITING IN hIIHZSh9I9IIH1Hhb GAGE E. TARBELL, SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT EdUITABLE LIFE assur ance society. Gage E. Tarbell, second vice-president of the Equitable Life, who is visiting Portland, Is In every sense a self-made man. He was raised on a farm, and received a college edu cation, which he paid for with money earned by writing life insurance evenings and dur ing vacation. His tireless energy and courage brought him so quickly to the front In life Insurance work that he decided to take it up as a profession. From an agency of a small county In Wisconsin, ho won his way to the management of the metropolitan district of Chicago. Here his ability became so noted thai he was called to the home office about 10 years ago. Here, also, he has met with great success. Although he Is only 45 years old. It Is generally conceded that he is the greatest organizer of the field forces of any oompany. He has the rare faculty of holding his organizations After they are formed. Though his trip to the iPaelflc Coast Is one of business. It affords him the opportunity of- meeting the entire force of oach agency, and to look after the Investments which the Equitable already has in this field, as well as to .decide on the advisability of future in vestments. With Mr. Tarbell are Dr. E. W. Lambert, the chief medical director, and Mr. J. C Eisele, the company's manager for New York and New Jersey. that time, and it is the intention of the rowing club to make the regatta a star event. Charles Frazler Is looking around for a man to fill Wallace Morse's place on his crew. Morse would not be able to accom pany tho crew to Victoria, should they win the try-out, and has decided not to row in competitive work. There are sev eral likely candidates, so there will be little trouble In finding the right man. The senior crew goes out regularly every evening. The physical development of the crew, who were the "kids" of last year. Is very noticeable. For the short time they have been at work this year, they are rowing splendid form. Unless a new crew Is organized at once and gets the benefit of long training, the "kids" will have an easy time of It In the try-outs. Captain Stiles has not made any definite arrangement for his senior crew, but there are several good men who are ready to row when the time comes. Ed Johnson was out last week and caught on very well for his first row In a "four." John son's long athletic training makes him a valuable man. With good coaching he will make a first-class senior. "Vic O'Connor, Barry Eastham, De France Lloyd Smith. George AInslle and others are going out in fours under the coach ing of W. L. Brewster. Percy Stowell and Dick Hart, who are assisting Stiles. One day last week five crews were out. Multnomah vm. Stntc University. The athletic managers of the teams of the University of Oregon and the Mult nomah Amateur Athletic Club have agreed upon a track meet to be held in Portland May 25. The teams are about equal In strength. The contest will be a close one. Captain Blumenthal, of the Multnomahs, Is a fast man In the sprints, and he will be assisted by Dammasch. Gammle, Tilly, and other well-known short-distance men. Woods, Kleemann, Zan and Hansen will try for the long runs and Murphy, Trenkman and Kerrigan for the field events and hurdles. John King, the well-known trainer, has been engaged to train the M. A. A. C. men. C. X. Mc Arthur, manager of the Oregon team. Is here completing arrangements with Mult nomah for the meet. The University ath letes will begin training today, under the direction of O. W. Trine, the well-known foot racer. PATTON HOME REPAIRED. FnndM Contributed by Many Char itnble I'crHoiiM. The Patton Home for the Friendless has lately been repaired and renovated. The lnmatos are 12 old ladles, only one of whom Is under CO years of age, and she Is blind. The Home has no endowment fund. A block of land was deeded by Andrew Patton, and the Home was incorporated in 1SS9. The building was built and the grounds were Improved by the efforts of the society and the board of trustees. Last Fall, when William Wadhame. one of the trustees, was visiting the Home, his attention was called to the fact that the bathroom was In bad condition. He di rected a plumber to put the room In good order and In up-to-date style, and received a bill for $120. Next It was found that the cooking stove was antiquated and not suited to the needs of the Institu tion. Mr. Wadhams had a fine range of suitable size put In, and the bill for it. added to the cost of the bathroom, amounted to 5332 25. Circulars were sent to persons known to be friends of the institution, asking for funds to pay for Improvements, and in many of these the amount which the per son addressed was expected to contribute was modestly suggested. Then it was re membered that times we're hard and the friends of the Home few when the build ing was erected; that no cellar had been made, and no wide porch placed along the sides or ends of the building. It was. de cided that these improvements should be made. A good cellar with brick walls and a cement floor, and a suitable veranda were planned. Then It was necessary to state In the circulars that Mr. Wadhams was trying to enlist the aid of a few friends to raise at least $3000 to pay for repairs and Improvements to the Home which were necessary for the health and comfort of the inmates. Checks for va rious amounts came from all quarters. One circular addressed to a benevolent woman of this city found her in Ken tucky, and brought a check for a liberal subscription. The bathroom and the cook ing range have been paid for and the re mainder of what Is needed Is coming in by degrees and will all b'e received In due time. MODJESKA TONIGHT. "Will Open Her EngnKement at the Morqnam In "Kinfr John." At the Marquam Grand tonight a nota ble revival of "King John" will be given, which Wagenhals & Kemper hnve pre pared as the feature of the present tour of Madame Modjeska. The great Polish actress will be seen as Constance, a character which she has long desired to play, but which until now has seemed to be beyond her reach because of the pe culiar requirements of the play. Messrs. Wagenhals & Kemper, her managers. PORTLAND. .had faith in the appearance of Modjeska In this role, and they met all the re quirements of "King John," which has never before been given on an elaborate scale in this country, if one except the production of Charles Kean In 1S66, which was imposing according to the usages of his time. In this play a great feature is mado of the battle before Anglers, one of the most realistic of all the battles represented In Shakespeare. The support ing company numbers 35 people, the lead ing members of which are R. D. MacLean and Miss Odette Tyler, both of whom have a considerable following. Mr. Mac Lean will appear as "King John," and Miss Tyler as Prince Arthur. "King John" will be the bill Tuesday night; Wednesday matinee, "Macbeth," and Wednesday night "Mary Stuart." "The Parish Priest." The sale of seats for Daniel Sully in "The Parish Priest" will open tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at the Marquam Grand, where the company appears Thursday, Friday, Saturday matinee and evening. March 2S, 29 and 30. The fact that a priest represents the leading character in Daniel L. Hart's "The Parish Priest" lends Interest to it, as it is a character that few playwrights will attempt to deal with. But Mr. Hart has taken it In hand and shown the priest In such a manner that it Is unique and at the same time true to life. In most plays where the priest forms one of the characters, he is the counsellor and al ways the quieter of disturbances, rushing in with uplifted hands and asserting his clerical authority. Father Whalen does nothing of the sort except In the second act, where he parts the two brothers in a fight, as any other man would. Mr. Sully, for whom the part was cre ated. Is pleased with It, and says that he will play it for many a year to come, as he knows and feels confident that It will enjoy a prosperous career. i NEGLECTED HIS PROPERTY Owner Fonnd "Warrant at City Hall, bnt His Lot Had Been Sold. As all Portland real estate reaches down to the center of the earth and is clamped to the axle, owners may go away from the city for any length of time without leaving anyone to look after it, and be confident that they will find It In place when they return. They need not. however, be astonished If they find that nnother man owns the property, or that it has passed through the hands of a. dozen people and been divided among them. A case In point is that of a man who owned a lot in Clinton street, but owns It no longer. Six years ago he was assessed ?2 0 damages for a proposed extension of the street. He paid the assessment and went to Butte, Mont., leaving the lot to take care of Itself. The proposed extension did not materialize, and the amounts collected were ordered to be refunded. A warrant In favor of the property-owner was drawn and signed by Mayor Frank. It had been in the safe in the City Treasurer's office nearly six years when the owner called and col lected it a few days ago. There was another warrant for him, "but that is another story." About two years after the man went to Butte, the matter of extending Clinton street was again taken up, and carried through. The property-owner was again assessed $2 SO damages, and as no one paid the amount, in due course of time, and under proper process of law, the lot was sold for $6 SO, of which $2 SO went to pay the assessment, and jl to pay costs. A warrant for the remaining $3 was drawn in favor of the delinquent, nnd placed In the safe with the first warrant for 12 SO. To say that the delinquent was In a rage only faintly expresses It. There is no ink nor type red enough to give any idea of his Incandescent condition. Electric sparks hissed and crackled from every point and angle, and his hair glowed like a brush heap on fire. He wanted to know why some of the city of ficials had not taken the warrant for $2 SO which was lying In the safe and paid the second assessment. Several of the officials tried to explain that they could not do this. They did not know him. did not know he had a warrant there, did not know that he owned any prop erty, or had been assessed the first or second time, did not know but that ho had sold his property or that he was living. Finally they Intimated that prop-erty-ownera either looked after their business themselves or employed some one to do it- for them. The man could not be pacified, and the 53 80 he had re ceived in exchange for his lot only burned a hole in his pocket. He will now have to take steps to recover his lot, which can be done at some expense. Five other warrants for people who have not yet collected the refunded first assessment for the extension of Clinton street await their owners at the City Treasurer's office. There are also in the Auditor's office a number of war rants of from $1 50 to ?2 50 each for the rebate on the Sunnyslde sewer, which did not cost as much as was estimated. Unless these warrants are called for soon they will be cancelled, and the money placed In the general fund. INDIAN NAME FOR FAIR. Lee Morehouse Suggests That a Snake Sqnaw Be Honored. Pendleton East Oregonlan. Sac-a-Ja-we-a was a Snake Indian woman who walked from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River, and then walked back; gave birth to a child en route, and walked the remaining distance carrying the child on her back, after the manner of Indian woman. She served Captains Lewis and Clark, the century ago explorers, as an Interpreter, and gave the captains a vast amount of valuable and otherwise unobtainable information, "Hence," says Leo Moorhouse, the au thority on Indian lore and Indian custom, especially on Indian photography, "the 1905 centennial In Portland should be called The Sac-a-Ja-we-a Centennial.' It would attract attention and be a grateful trib ute to womanhood." Trnns-Paoiflc Exposition. Brownsville Times. The Oregonlan asked for suggestions for a name for the big fair In 1906. and up to date has been about swamped with good, bad and Indifferent suggestions. If we may be allowed to suggest a name at this late day. we would name it the "Trans Pacific Exposition." Whatever the name selected may be, let It be a short one. This Can't Be Serions. Sumpter Miner. The Oregonlan Is asking for suggestions as to what name shall be given to the exposition which Portland is talking about giving in 1905. The Miner offers this, Portland's Grand Centennial Graft. The Proper Recipe. Aurora Borealls. Give a name to that 1905 fair that will have a two-fold purpose draw a lib eral appropriation from Congress and draw the people to It. Xames for the Fair. By L. B. Seeley, Portland CENTENNIAL OF LEWIS AND CLARK'S OREGON EXPLORATION. By Alexander &. Co., Spokane PACIFIC PROGRESS EXPOSITION. PACIFIC NORTHWEST CENTENNIAL. CENTENNIAL OF PACIFIC PROGRESS. By Milt. Richardson. McMlnnvllle UNITED STATES NORTHWEST CENTEN NIAL EXPOSITION. By C. W. Saunders PACIFIC EXPOSITION OF TRANSCONTI NENTAL EXPANSION. By Max Metachan, Tacoma NORTHWEST AMERICAN EXPOSITION. By George Jones, Roseburg PORTLAND. OREGON, CENTENNIAL. By L. M. Watrus, Adams, Or. OREGON ORIENTAL AND OCCIDENTAL FAIR. OREGON ORIENTAL AND OCCIDENTAL EXPOSITION. OREGON SUNSET AND OCCIDENTAL EX POSITION. OREGON LEWIS AND CLARK EXPO SITION. PATHFINDERS' JUBILEE AND ORIENTAL FAIR. By F. Tallman, Brownsville LEWIS AND CLARK NORTHWEST TRANS PACIFIC EXPOSITION. CANNOT ALL BE ORIGINAL, Plea for Orators of the MInchin Clnss. NORTH YAMHILL, Or., March 23. (To the Editor.) The MInchin affair has cre ated a pretty fair sized "buz" In literary and college circles, which we believe Is entirely uncalled for. That young men and women of the ages who participate In these contests should be required to pre. pare entirely original articles, both In thought and language. Is expecting moro from them than Is required from, orators from the old schools. To confine our literary writers and lead ing orators to strict originality of thought, logic language and construction, would, we fear, place such a rigid and far-reaching limitation on their resources as would altogether shut out from the field many whom we now feel that we could not spare. Yet, If we are to impose pure orig inality this must necessarily be done. Young MInchin borrowed and adapted, and displayed good sense of honor in us ing the exact language of his authority properly inclosed with quotation marks, which gave the credit where It belonged. This young man could have "plagiarized" in real fashion by clothing the borrowed thoughts In a slight change of language, and It is quite possible that nothing would have been said about It. Originality Is so scarce that It Is ex ceedingly precious. The remarkably few who possess it to any degree are the Ideals of all their Inferiors who possess real ability. To Illustrate: It Is the -ambition of every amateur pen artist to attain to the standard of excellence we see in Homer Davenport. With rare exceptions those who credit themselves with any considerable degree of originality deceive none but themselves. VINE W. PIERCE. PERSONAL MENTION. Hugh Glenn, of The Dalles, registered at the SL Charles yesterday. C. W. Dyer, Sheriff of Kootenai County, Idaho, is at the SL Charles. Mrs. A. Kaufman will leave today for Seattle where she will make her homo. NEW YORK. May 24. H. S. GUI, of Sa lem, registered at the Herald Square Ho tel today. WHERE TO DINE TODAY. The Portland restaurant, 305 Wash., near 5th, Is, without exception, the best and most satisfactory place to dine. Hood's Sarsaparilla cures rheumatism, dyspepsia and catarrh, because they ar biood diseases. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind Yon Have Always Bought Bears the SIgn&turo of m5u4 The very finest pianos manufactured in Amer ica are controlled by Eilers Piano House, and fay reason of our special facilities and modern merchandising methods we are in position to supply a really first-class piano at the price that other dealers are com pelled to ask for an in strument not nearly so good. This is no mere idle talk. We have sold more fine pianos, and are today selling more high-class instruments, than any other whole sale or retail concern west of the Mississippi, and there are reasons for it. Let us tell you how we do it at 351 Wash ington Street. HOW WE BECOME DISEASED The Cause Must Be Removed Before We Can De Cured. When any part of the body mecnanism becomes disordered, the functions be come deranged: the blood Is Impov erished. Nature Is unable to do Its work, and disease Is the result. Osteopathy will detect and correct the disorders. 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