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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, . MOXDAY, AUGUST 38, 1905, 9 NORSE SINGERS AT EXPOSITION Throw Their Whole Souls Into Song Until the Very Rafters Ring. AUDIENCE IS APPRECIATIVE Twelve Societies From as Many Towns Contest for Silver Cup to Bo Awarded the Most Meritorious Singers. PROGRAMME OF SONG. The following Is the programme of the Sangerfest last night: Overture. "William Tell" (Rs&n), De Caprlo's Orchestra: 6ong, "Brude ferden" (a Bridal Party on the Hardan ger Ford) (KJcrulf), United Singers; sang, "Naar Fordone Biaaner" (Paul son), Everett Singing Society; eong, "Hvo Har Dig, Du Skjonne Skovr' (Mendelssohn), Silvana Singing Society; vocal solo, aria from "Herodlade" (Mas senet), Mme. Ragna Llnne; song. 'Hor Oss Svca! (Swedish National Hymn) (Wennerborg), United Singers; song, "Hayot er Skjont" (Rol6&lge-r), Ballard Singing Society; song, "Brumbasken i Bumba" (Edv. Grieg), Seattle Singing Society; song, "Dans Ropte Folen (Danee! Cried the Fiddle) (Heiese), United Singers: intermission. "Per Gynt Suite," (a) Morning, (b) The Death of Aea. (Edv. Grieg)". De Caprio's Orchestra; song, "Den Store Hvide Flok" (The Great "White Multi tude) (Grieg), Mme. Ragna Llnne and United Singers; song. "Olaf Trygvason" (Reieeiger), Portland Singing Society; song, "Aftenroster" (Borg), Barlow Singing Society; song, "On the Sea" (Dudley Buck), United Singers; sang, "Raven Laa Under Blrkerod" fKjerulf). Astoria Singing Society; twng. "Ula brand" (Selmer), Tacoma Singing Soci ety: vocal solo, suite of Norwegian eongs (a) "Bit Eyn" (Grieg), (b) "Mot Kvold" (Agathe Backer Graudahl), (c) "Jeg Vll Ud" (Elllng), Mme. Ragna Llnne; song, "Vormorgen" (Helgason), Islanders (Ballard) Singing Society; eong, "Tambur Slaa en Lystigr Hvir veJ" (Krug). Parkland Singing Society; eong, "Landkjendlng" (Landslghtlng) (Grieg), solo by Olaf Udness. United Singers and orchestra. (A pootic pic ture of King Olav Trygason's arrival to Norway after years of absence, de scribing In lofty words the sublime feeling that overcame the youthful monarch on the first sight of land, and after landing, the prayer offered by him to the Almighty and afterwards taken up by bis mon.) Llnne, Olaf Udness. and Dr. Maen, of Astoria. Carlo A. Sporatl. of Decorah, Iowa, late of Tacoma. directed the united chorus last night. . The singers of the sangorfest and their families ate dinner at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Administra tion Restaurant, at the Exposition. There were about 400 guests seated at the tables. Will JEIect Officers. Today a business session of the as sociation will be held at Arlon hall at 10 A. M., when the Jwiges will an nounce the thinner of the silver cup. Officers of the ensuing years will be elected, aad other business of impor tance transacted. At 9 o'clock tonight a grand sexa will be held at the head quarters, which will be In charge of the Ladles Auxiliary. The prosent officers of the Norwegian Singers' Association of the Pacific Coast are: F. A. Tomte, president, Portland; Louis Langlow, vice-presi dent, Tacoma; John Norman, second vice-president, Everett; S. Byrkeland, corresponding secretary, Portland; C. J. Cornelius, recording secretary. Port land; A. WInge, treasurer. Seattle; Otto Johnsen, marshal, Ballard. The sing ing societies that participated in the sangerfest last night were those of San Francisco, Everett, Silvana, Ta coma, Ballard, Seattle, Portland, Bar low, Astoria; Eureka, Ballard Island and Parkland. The Barlow Singing Society, -of which C. Rodby is the leader, came to Portland yesterday morning on a spe cial car, xccompanlod by nearly 100 Norwegians. Tho car was beautifully deoorated with agricultural products. grown in the vicinity of Barlow. Shocks of wheat and hay wore tacked along the sides, and hung from the windows. There are eight members in the Barlow Singing Society. Nebraska exhibit. Free movlnir Tilr.tur .TVilVH(on? "vr braska Pavilion, Agricultural Palace. DM FOR YOUNG MEN Dr. Wheeler Says Chances in World Are Abundant. PACIFIC COAST IS INVITING TCnrvi'Pirifinfs are born with the musi cal instinct. Music .nd song afford them their greatest recreation aim time. In every town in Norway, from the largest city to the smallost hamlet, are singing societies, and the men gather together to enjoy themselves with song. Annually many of those ennlotlae era thpr sinri hold 51 slncers' festival, which are one of the most important events of the Norwegian national life. Wherever there , are Norwegians, are singing societies, nav Inrr hpftn transplanted in nearly every country in the world. This love of ennr nn iVir nnrt nf thn natives of Nor way has been brought into the North west, and last night, true to their an cient custom, the Norwegians held their annual singers- festival, or bang erfest. Hold Their Sangerfest. ' Portland was selected for this year, and tho sangerfest of the Nor wogian Singers' Association of the Pa cine Co$st was held last night in the auditorium at the Lewis and Clark 'Exposition. It was. attended by fully 3000 Norwegians, the members of 12 singing societies, from as many differ ent towns, taking an active part, form ing a chorus of 300 voices. The huge auditorium at the Expos! tlon was packed and jammed with peo pie last night, the majority of whom were natives of Norway who had cast their fortunes in a new land. All the available seats were taken, and stand ing room was at a premium. Tho 300 singers occupiod the platform. Tho instrumental music was furnished by De Caprlo's orchestra. Rare indeed are the musical festi vals that equal the one held in the auditorium last night. The Norwegians threw their whole souls into song, and the walls and rafters of the building fairly shook from the volume of the voices of the united chorus. The con clusion of every number on the pro gramme was the signal for a tremen dous outburst of applause and enthu siasm on the part of the audience. At times during the singing the Norwe gians became so enthusiastic that they could hardly- refrain from rising to their feet and breaking into cheors. There was probably more enthusiasm displayed in the auditorium last night than any time since the Exposition has been open. Famous Norwegian Soprano. One of the features of the sanger fest was the appearance of Mme. Ragna Llnne, a famous Norwegian soprano, who made the long journey from Chicago for the express purpose of appearing last night. Mme. Llnne is one of the finest singers eyer in Portland. Last 'night she completely captivated the several thousand poo ple who listened to her singing. When she had finished her first selection, tho applause was so great and continuod that she was compelled to render an sncore. Then the audience was not satisfied, and applauded for so long that th.e programme was interrupted for several minutes. She appeared sev eral times in the programme, and each time was given a tromortdous ovation. Mme. Llnne has a magnificent voice, which is full of strength and feeling, and her singing shows all the signs of sulture and long years of training. Another vocalist of prominence, who xppeared last night, was Olaf Udness. Ho was also given a hearty reception. Sing for Silver Cup. Besides the singing of the united ihorus, all of the singing societies ap peared separately in a contest for a illver cup, which is awarded at the an nual festival. The Seattle Singing So ciety now holds the trophy. All of the societies had many friends among the audience, and were given great ovations, the different sets vying with the others in applauding the loudest, the contest Is said to lie largely with the Seattle, Tacoma and Portland sing ing societies, each of which received unusually heavy applause upon its ap pearance last night. The winner of the trophy' will be de cided upon today by the Judges, Mme. PREACHES GOSPEL OF LOVE Rev. Ray Palmer Preaches Gospel of Sunshine and Good Humor. Rev. Ray Palmer, who is soon to Join the Chapman corps of Evangelists. believes in the gospel of good humor and sunshine. And In his sermons keeps nls congregations in smiles more often tnan In a serious attitude. Had eome of the old-fashioned church-people heard him yesterday morning at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, East Twelfth street, they would have felt a rude shock. Some of his illustrations actually caused his congregation to laugh outright In mooting, they wore so striking and funny. But he always turns the funny parts to serious ac count and used thom to illustrate a point. Dr. Palmer talked about the "For mation of Character." and said that it must be founded on a solid rock. He remarked that while in Chicago a few years ago he saw workmen laying the foundation for the groat building for the Tribune, and that they wont down to the bedrock before they started the groat building with Its immense height. And so, he said, must the human charactor be grounded on the gospel of the Lord Josus. He spoke of the beautiful personality, which he said was within the roach of every one. "A beautiful personality." oaid Dr. Palmer, "does not consist in beauty of face and form. Far from it. We find beauty of personality among the plain and homely. It is attainable for all- There must be purity and chastity for zne man ana me waman. There is no moral law for the woman that man should not obey. It is oqually binding upon man to bo pure a the woman who bocomos hig wife. The young man should be as pure as he requires his sweethoart to be. There must b tho quality of ondurance and sunsalae. to stand the bitterness, the griefs, the disappointments and the sorrows that come to every life." In closing his sermon Dr. Palmer saiu tnat it was the duty of husband and wife to live as sweethearts all the way. and denounced in unmMsuriwi terms, the quarreling and bickerings that destroy the peace and harmony ot so many nomas. Dr. Palmor announced that he would leave for Aberdeen. Wash., this week, whore he would romain and conduct sorvicoe for one month, when he trnuM Join the Chapman evangelists and re main ono year with thorn. Dean of University of California, In Address at Y. 31. O. A., Advises Young 3Icn to Strive for 3Iain Chance. President Benjamin Ide Wheeler, of the University of California, who is in Port land to attend the Educational Congress that convonos at the Lewis and Clark Exposition today, addressed the Young Men's Christian Association yesterday afternoon on the "Chances of the Young Man of Today in Buvinms or rroisswonai Life." The meeting was attended by a large crowd, mostly members of the Associa tion, who listened attentively to the re marks of the eminent scholar, and dean of California'? famed institution of team ing, who is ratod as one of the foremost oducators of the United States. PreviouD to the address of President Wheeler, the usual Sunday afternoon sorvleGK of the Y. M. C. A. were con ducted. President Wheeler's remarks. In part, were: Energy an Essential Quality. "I am pleased to be able to speak be fore such an attentive body of men as I see before me today, and the subject I shall take is of great Interest to mem bers of this organisation, for the princi pal object of your association S& the ad vancement of its member? in all the prin ciples of a successful business, profes sional and religious life. Energy is an essential quality In every young man of the day who desires to attain a cer tain height or ambition. It was the energy displayed by one man in this United States that has caused our coun try to be recognized ag a mediator of the present struggle between the two nations of the East, and this same quality dip played by our President can be expected to make this country the mediator for the world. "In no "part of the world can a young man say so well I have a job,' as on the Pacific Coast. This portion of tho country offers more opportunities to young' men of today than any other por tion of the globe. Young jnen, keep your mind focused on the mala chance, and when It comes seize it and push it along. Every man is a young man, whether he be eighteen or fifty, who yet has a chance. There is absolutely no reason why any man should say he has had his day, for no matter how many reverses you may meet during your career, never give up the spirit of dogged determination to accomplish something that will be of material as well as spiritual benefit to you in your declining years. Opportunity knocks at every man's door, and it is im material whether you have had an educa tion or sot. Experience a Necessity. , "What Is in an education? There is nothing In an education except exper ience. The difference between a college education and a practical one Is that in the former you got it in condensed form. Experience Is necessary to both. Every man should have one grand object In life, aad should strain his energies to wards the accomplishment of that one thing. Never flip-flop from one thing to another like a moth among a row of lamps. There never was a great scholar, a great leader or a great .general, who was not Inspired by some great object, the attainment of which wrought his name in the history of the world. "Most of the young men of today seem to think that they are to live forever, and conduct their pursuits in life as though they had an eternity in which to accomplish the zenith of tbeir careers. They should live every day with the idea of accomplishing something of material benefit towards the object of their am bition. Always have these mottoes In mind: 'Do it now." 'Strike today.' Men of today dltfcr ot by their wits, but by their wills. I have known boys who have had splendid opportunities and proven complete failures simply because they lacked energy and self-will. Danger In Procrastination. "I once knew a man who was starting out in business and apparently had most cloicintr nrosnects. One day he had a business engagement In a near-by town ! which necessitated traveling by train to ; the place. There were two trains leaving i for that town within an hour of each other. He missed the first train through ; a trivial reason and thought he would run up home and see his wife before the I other train left, and the result was that ! he missed both and lost several valuable contracts. Eventually this policy caused him to go Into bankruptcy and finally re sulted In complete ruin. "You must learn to decide for yourself. Successful men arc distinguished by their ability to say yes or no. and a man should be able to answer in the negative three times to one reply In the affirm ative. Presence of mind is another essen tial quality, for it Is not profitable for any man to do as I once knew a farmer in Kansas to do. He tied his horse to a standing freight car, and on his re turn there was no horse and no freight car In sight. "There Is no happiness In the posses sion of vast wealth unless you have some useful manner In which to dispense it. There is no satisfaction In doing thing? unless the act Is performed unselfishly. The young man of today has to decide; lias to be aggressive; has to take, risks. Drawing his pay every pay-day should not be the object of a young man. No: you must think of elevating yourself, watch your chance, and when It comes, pelze it and make the most of it. Don't be discouraged at one failure, at two failures, or at a dozen failures; keep at it. Try. try. again. "The successful man is the one who takes his position seriously, and watches his chanco of bettering that position. Work not nervously, but steadily. Get all the joy you can out of It. Sympathy and love for your fellow men are neces sary qualities In every young man who is desirous of attaining the zenith of the ladder." WILL BURX TJIE 3IORTGAGE Evidence or Debt on Evangelical Church Soon to Be Destroyed. An 51S00 mortgage on the Memorial Evangelical Church. East Elghtecntn and Tibbotta streets, will be burned in about two months. Pastor and people are working to have the debt, whlcn has rested on this church since it was built more than 12 years ago, liquid ated. All the money has been sub scribed and paid in except about S309. and the balance is being collected as rapidly as possible. The debt cam paign in this church has been going on for three years, and was started by Rev. P. J. Green, former pastor, and Is being completed by Rev. R. D. Streyfeller. the present pastor. Mean while the church Is being generally overhauled throughout. The outside has been repainted, and inside the au ditorium has been rctlnted and wood work revarniehed. Mr. Streyfeller. the meivr. in auic iiul umy iu pi cairn a j gooa sermon, uut is an au-rouna gooa painter, and has, with the holp of his members, done much of the repairing, which will cost about $253. When the mortgage is burned the church will be In new clothes and a big Jubilee will be held. NORTHWEST CONFERENCE. 3rormons or Four States 3Icet in Quarterly Session Here. Mormons of the Northwest division, which includes Oregon, Washington. Idaho and Montana, held their Quarterly Conference in Allsky hall. Three sessions were held, all of which were well attend ed by moxnbcrs of that faith who had come to Portland from other cities, and members and their fatnillos who reside here. Apostles John Henry Smith and Charles W. Penrose, of Salt Lake City, were the principal speakers at the meetings. Both addressed the gathering In the morning. Rev. Mr. Penrose spoke In the afternoon, and Rev. Mr. Smith In the evening. Others spoke briefly, and there was spec ial music at all the sessions. In the afternoon the elders from the different missions gave reports of their work for the past quarter. There are 40 elders in the Northwest division, all of whom were present. The states In cluded In this division are sub-divided, with headquarters at Portland, Seattle, Spokane, Boise and Aanconda. The re ports showod that the work of the Mor mons was progressing In all the missions except Oregon. The report for Oregon, given by President John Walter Smith, showed that there has been little growth GUIDE AND FRIEND OF INDIANS Francis E. Leupp, the New Commissioner, Shows Wisdom in Directing Their Affairs. HON. FRANCIS E. LEUPP, who suc ceeded Commissioner Jones as Commissioner of Indian Affairs, al though he has only been In office since January, has already made his presence felt in the Indian department. Com missioner Leupp for 20 yoars was con nected with the New "York Evening Post and in spite of his active news paper duties, he has devotod years to the -study of the Indian, and is today one of the best-informed men on In dian affairs In the United States. Year after year he has devotod his vacation time to visiting the various tribes of Indians and it Is this knowledge of the red man and his ways that caused Presidont Roosevelt to insist that he take the office of Commissioner of In dian Affairs. Presidont Cleveland first tried to have Commissioner Leupp take charge of the Government development of tne Indians. President Harrison also tried to get him to take up the work, but he refusod and It was not until Presi dent Roosevelt told Mr. Leupp that he simply had to take the office, that he finally consented. His appointment was a source of great satisfaction to the members of the National Educational Association and at the annual meeting which was hold In Asbury Park July last, resolutions were passed thanking the President for making the appoint ment. Tho new Commissioner has al ready set in motion many sadly-needed reforms in the practical education of the Indian, ruid from now on and as long as he is In charge of Indian af fairs, educational fads In the depart ment are dead. His heart and soul are in the work and he believes In the practical oducatlon of the Indian from the kindergarten up. Commissioner Leupp knows that the Indian has no use for so-called higher education. He believes first In making him a bettor Indian and will insist that all attempts to make him a white man be givon up. He has notified his Indian Instructors that It Is absolutely neces sary for the Indian to be taught Eng lish, but at the same time It is not necessary for him to be made to forgot his own tongue. He has also sot his foot down upon punishment of the Indian because he cannot be divorced from his old customs at once. He has announced that his first aim Is to mako the Indian a self-suportlng citizen and this to be done in the shortest time possible. Mr. Leupp has also stated in outlining his policy In connection with the education of the Indian, that there should be a reasonable reform in the cutting of hair and the wearing of clothing. He Is opposed to a classical education of tho Indian and very aptly FRANCIS E. LECTP, COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. says that he knew but one Indian with a classical education, and that he was a renegade. Another thing which he in sists upon is the cultivation of native music and native drawing. He wants these two arts kept up. In addition to taking over the affairs of the Indian and the direction of his education, he has taken active control of three of the supply warehouses. There Is one in New York, one in Chi cago, and one in San Francisco. These warehouses furnish supplies to the In dians and a number of Instructors who are attending the Institute at the Amer ican Inn, say that the benefits of his control are already being felt In the field and that the supplies are a hun dred per cent better than they ever wer I The ever-increasing popularity of this most characteristic fur niture in arts and crafts is dem onstrated by the increasing de mand for Fumed Oak for all purposes. Extremely durable in construction, artistic, cheer ful and comfortable it is pe culiarly adapted to the den, li brary, hall, dining-room and living-room. Finished in wax, Fumed Oak presents a most harmonious and artistic effect in its surroundings. Patterned 1 in mission and modified mission designs, its solid and imposing appearance appeals to all lov ers of quaint furniture. We are now showing many new and beautiful pieces, including complete Dining suits with plain and beaten copper trimmings. Chairs covered in Spanish leath er, in shades of brown and green, a most appropriate com bination with Fumed Oak. Many of the new pieces are inlaid with wood and metal ornaments. Jc & v -n !lf4rV v? Below we mention many new pieces that are included in this artistic class of furniture. Arm Rockers and Arm Chairs, with genuine leather seat, finished with antique nails, as low as $7.50 Hall Pieces Library Tables Bookcases Magazine Racks Settees Arm Chairs Rockers E - ' -- I! u n.. r Dining Tables Buffets )ining Chairs Cellarettes China Closets Chafing-Dish Cabinets Nearly all large Arm Chairs, Rockers and Settees are equipped with loose cush ions. Handsome Bookcases, finished with the new copper trimmings. China Closets and Buffets, with effective leaded glass doors : , j Jj J In this state and that the people dis play an Indifference to their doctrines. The closing meeting of tho conference will be held today and will be attended by the elders only. Two Splendid Sermons. Rev. W. W. Youngston, of Ellrabethport. N. J., preached an excellent sermon at the Taylor-Street Methodist Episcopal Church yesterday-morning. At the evening ser vices Dr. F. Burgette Short's sermon was on the subject of "Requirements for Christian Strength." Misses Mary Adele. Case and Nettlo Greer each sang a solo at the evening sorvlccs, which were at tended by a large congregation. Many Babies In Gotham. Chicago Record-Herald. A baby census of Manhattan borough shows that little ones from 1 to 4 years old comprise 11.5 per cent of tho entire population, and those from 5 to 14, 13.4 per cent In Manhattan and tho Bronx and 19.9 per cent In Brooklyn. Italy leads America by a small margin In the Infant olass. as Is shown by tho following table of births In the city last year: Number.? Number. Austrian Hebrew 0.022' Italian 11,203 Polish and Rus- j Scotch 65 rtan Hebrew... 0.6SS Swedish SCO Bohemian 522; Swlsn 48 Canadian Sit American 11.005 English 1S4 Mixed nationality 1.781 French .......... 121! Gennan 2.300 Total 50.196 IrlriT. 3.830! Officially, there were born In Manhattan In the last year 59,125 babies, of whom 29.843 were boys and 29,353 girls. No bet ter Illustration of the cosmopolitan char acter of New York's population can be af forded than by the fact that of this total only 11.903 had both parents American. Of the 49,674 Infants of- foreign extraction only 17S1 were of mixed foreign parentage, the rest. 47,233, having parents of the same nationality. The race which scored heavl iest was the Hebrew, with more than 16,000. Next comes the Italian, with 11,233. Murine Eye Remeay cures eyu: makea weak ycs atroar. Soothes eya pals; doesa't saaart. JfEAV PUBLICATIONS. By Eugene P. 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