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is THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 3, 1900. few i( )( ) JSml . , a 4?Effl if Jg One Thins: nt n Time. I'm studying so that I may pass, . And as I onuard climb I hear them warn each lad and lass, "Do one thins nt a time." A mind that's fresh each morn I brine 'Mid present tasks to soar. "With care fonrettlng everj thlr.g I learned the day before. Washington Star. NAVAL'ACADEMY HISTORY Cadet Life Daring; Six Years of Training Examinations In the Old Xmy. Park Benjamln'e volume, "The United States Naval Academy," Is the first his tory o the academy written from the Inside. It presents a picture of the ac tual life of the Naval cadets during their six years of training, four years being spent at the academy and two years on cruising vcesels at sea. The author. Is himself a graduate of the academy and la an expert on Naval affairs. He has treated his subject In a sympathetic man ner, and as his style Is at once forceful and picturesque the volume Is delightful reading, even to the "landlubber." There Is no doubt whatever that, pres ent conditions at the Naval Academy are pretty nearly all that cot Id be desired, but this Is the result of experience gained through many years of trial. The lot of the midshipman in the early part of the century was not altogether an enviable one. whether afloat or aehorc. The earlier Naval schools were sadly Inadequate, and the examining boards were composed of officers who knew little beyond practical seamanship. But even in seamanship the examinations varied greatly with the In dividuals who conducted them. As an ex treme case, Mr. Benjamin gives the fol lowing classic examination In seamanship of Midshipman Joslah Tatnall: Commodore Mr. Tatnall. hat would be your course, supposing; you were off a lee shore, the wind blowing a ?nle, both anchors and jour rudder pone, all your, canvas carried away, and your ship scudding rapidly towards the break ers? Tatnall I cannot conceive, sir. that such a combination of disasters could possibly befall a ship In one oyage. Commodore Tut. tut. young gentleman, we must have jour opinion supposing such & case to have actually occurred. Tatnall Well, sir sails are carried away, do jou say. sir? Commodore Aye, all every, rag. Tatnall Anchor gone, too, sir? Commodore Aye not an uncommon case. Tatnall No rudder, either? Commodore Ae rudder unshipped (Tatnall drops his head despondlngly In deep thought). Come. sir. come bear a hand about it. "What iould you do? Tatnall (at last and desperate) Well, I'd let the Infernal tub go to the devil, where she ought to go. Commodore (joyously) Right, sir, perfectly right! That will do. sir. The ci.fc will note that Mr. Tatnall has passeb.. Tho tragedy on board of the Somers, In 184G. when Midshipman Philip Spencer, a Bon of John C. Spencer, then Secretary of War, was hanged at the yard-arm for mutiny by the order of bis Captain, served to fix public attention upon the shortcom ings of the existing system of appointing and of educating young Naval officers. "It showed the absurdity of taking In youths- at the behest of politicians without a proper proof of tltness, and the wretched folly of sending bad boys into the Navy as a reformatory, or even of subjecting good ones to the wholly unfamiliar Influ ences of Naval life without previous preparation. The darkest hour had come, and." as usual, it ushered in the dawn." Through the efforts of George Bancroft, of Massachusetts, who became Secre tary of the Navy in 1S45. the Naval School at Annapolis was founded upon a scien tific "basis, and, gradually the midshipman of the old regime was replaced by "a trained officer. Space forbids the, follow ing of the interesting story of the devel opment of this important National school, but the record will well repay the read ing s the narrative is interwoven with anecdotes of many officers who have be come famous in history. An appendix gives the names and class standing of all graduates to date. There Is a detailed Index. The book is hand somely printed, and profusely Illustrated. The frontispiece shows the plans designed by Ernest Flagg and successfully advo cated by Robert Thompson for the recon struction of the Academy Building, and grounds. Among the many portraits Is the one showing Rear-Admiral Sampson os cadet. Rear-Admiral Philip, latv of tho Brooklyn, is also pictured as a lad; but Admiral Dewey and Rear-Admiral Schley are absent and unaccounted for, and so Is Lieutenant Hobson, though the late Ensign Worth Bagley is portrayed. Ono of the most interesting titbits In the book is the disclosure that Admiral Dewey as a student was weakest In Naval strategy and .gunnery two branches of Naval warfare especially involved in the victory at Manila Bay. (G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York.) HOTEl, DE RAMnOUILLET. leon Vincent Sketch of the Source of the French Academy. Leon H. Vincent, whose interesting vol ume. "The Blbllotaph." and lectures have given ample proof of his scholarship, es pecially In literature and literary history, has written a clever and entertaining el-etch of the establishment and influence of the "Hotel de Ramboulllet" in the early part of the 17th century, the source of the French Academy. Mr. Vincent de scribes the Marquis de Ramboulllet and the famous women associated with her ut. der the name of Les Preclcuses; also the famous men who styled themlves esprit doux. Among thcte associates were Rich elieu. Bossuet, Corneille. Descartes. La Rochefoucauld, Balzac, Madame de Se vigne and others. The high ideals which caused the forming of this organization lend lo lUs history much dignity and inter est, and Mr. Vincent's handscme little volume on it cannot fall a hearty welcome. (Houghton, Mifflin &. Co., Boston.) More of Norrls Realism. "A Man's Woman," by Frank Norrls. holds the attention from first to- last, but the Impression It leaves is one of discon tent. This "man's woman" is not ex actly what men seek In the higher wom anhood whose flower bring them a great er happiness than any they have known before; and she Is decidedly not the Ideal "man's woman" of women's dreams. It is a strong book, with two "tremendous" episodes, the account of an Arctic expe dition during the last days of despair, sickness and death, and the other, a mi nute description of a heroic surgical operation. Mr. Norrls's hero is an Arc tic explorer, his heroine a trained nurse, and he avails himself to the utmost of these opportunities to make our "flesb creep." The experiences in Arctic arc a skillful mosaic of the worst sufferings of various expeditions. The "hero" develops into a man beast, so maddened by his passion for a woman the "man's woman" of the tale that he keeps her from her duty of saving the life of his best frlnd. and the heroine, whom Mr. Norrls tries to picture as a person of strength and consecrated to a noble profession, be comes weakly, subservient to one who stands for the incarnation of selfishness. (Double-day & McClure Co., New York.) Stories of Astronomers. In "Stories of the Great Astronomers." Edward S. Holden has given a very com plete and Interesting resume of the prog ress and development of astronomy, be ginning with the earliest and closing with the latest achievements of the science. The personal element that forms the subject of the book. Introducing the read er to the great astronomers themselves, is of great value In enabling the mind to follow intelligently and comprehend the great movement of modern thought and to appreciate the labors and achieve, ments of modern scientists. In a scries of biographies, from Thales to the pres ent day, the progress of astronomical ideas is unfolded. A perusal-of the book will give the young student a true Idea of the times of Galileo, as well as a cor rect account of his discoveries. (D. Ap pleton & Co., New York.) Shalfcsprnre. the Man. "Shakespeare, the Man," is "the title of an elaborate and Intimate study of the Avon poet by Professor Goldwin Smith. In the endeavor to answer the questions, "What sort of a man was Shakrapeare? What was his attitude toward the ordi nary surroundings of human life, and the problems that the ages have tried In vain to solve?" Professor Smith approach es the subject after the thought of years. REAR-ADMIRAL XV. T. SAMPSON, WHEN A MIDSHIPMAN. From "The United States Naral Academy." by Park Benjamin. and with a full and adequate knowledge of the Elizabethan age and Its literature. The railings against the claims of the papacy In "King John." says Professor Sniith. could not have been written by a Reman Catholic, but tho lenient treatment of friars only shows that Shakespeare was a. "large-minded artist." (Doubleday &. McClure Co., New York.) Politics. William Samuel .Lilly has added to his long list of standard works of history a new book, "First Principles In Politics." He has taken a fresh and striking view of his subject, based upon common sjnse. The trend of his thought is Indicated in the chapter headings, which are as fol lows: "The Foundation of the State." The Origin of State." 'The End of the State." "The Functions of the State." The Mechanism of the State," 'The Cor ruption of the State." 'The Sanction of the State." (G. P. Putnam's Sons, New YCTlC) Paris As It Is. No American resident in Paris is better or more widely known than Miss Kathar- $Myr''y I! '.'. xg-V-i5rCV 'i . vi. -bb tttr--. ine DcForest, who has long been a cor respondent there, chiefly of Harper's Ba zaar. Miss DeForest recently made a visit to the United States, and while hero she consented to write the results of long study of the French capital, the people, the city and Its institutions. The volume Is profusely illustrated with new pictures. Tho contents of "Paris As It Is" are di vided into three sections. 'The Life, the People." "The Rulers of Paris," and "The Art Life and Its Institutions. (Double day, Page & Co., New York.) Harper's Gnlde Hook. "Harper's Guide to Paris and the Expo sition of 1500" is a valuable and timely little book, not only for those who con template going to the Exposition, but also for those who, though remaining at home, desire to understand the arrangement of the buildings, exhibits, etc It gives, in chronological order, advice as to how to travel and what to take with you. It contains a guide to Paris which no trav eler should be without, including a map of ParK It Is bound in flexible covers, and will slip easily Into the pocket. (Har per & Bros., New York.) BOOIC NOTES. Orlando Smith's Utopian Scheme for Reform of Government. Orlando J. Sniith condemns all existing forms of government In "The Coming Democracy," and proposes as a substitute direct rule of the people. He would fos ter the trusts until they controlled every avenue of buslnco?, then consolidate them Into a single trust In which every citizen would be a stockholder. (The Brandur Company, New York.) "Running the Cuban Blockade," Is the longest of three etorle.s included In a vol ume of the same title by William O.- Stod dard. The others are "Captain Jack" and the "Boy Wreckers." All are Inter esting sketchec. of life at sea. and .the first two deal with incidents In the war in Cuba. ((Herbert S. Stone & Co., Chica go.) "The Nicaragua Canal." by William E. Simmons, deals with the great waterway In all its aspects and treats of it aft an engineering enterprise as well as a pol't fcal problem. There are several chapters on tropical forests, the people, and the archaeology of the country. (Harper & Bros., New York.) The Double-day & McClure Co.. New York, has published a neat paper-covered edition of Edwin Markham's "The Man With the Hoe. and Other Poems." By arrangement with the Doubleday & McClure Co.. owners of the copyright, the Jamlewn-HIggins Co., of Chicago, publish es a paper-cover edition of Ernest Jar rold's "Mickey Finn." The volume is Illus trated by Ike Morgan. "Jack Pots" contains a number of sto ries about poker, poker-playere and stiff. games, by Eugene Edwards. (Jamleson Higglna Co., Chicago.) "Kela Bal" Is a story of Indian village life by a retired official of the Bengal service. Charles Johnson, and is the au thor's first book. Mr. Johnson bcapcake indulgence for the frail lady who Is his heroine, because "being but a Pagan and of barbarous speech" she cannot solicit our favor in her proper person, yet "Kcla Bal" which being interpreted means S's- tcr Bananna. "because she was sweet anl accessible." impresses the reader as one eminently able to take care of herself. (Doubleday & McClure Co., New York.) The new familiar "Nugget Series" has been enriched by one more little volume, this time from six famous experts In his torical writing and criticism. This time, however. Instead of a great number of small nugget, the gathering of "ore from rich mines" Is In larger form and com plete essays. The volume contains selec tions from Mncaulay. Stanley. Froude. Fiske. Armstrong and Emerson. (Ford. Howard & Hulbert. New York.) In her novel of American life, "The Immortal Garland." Anna Robeson Brown develop.? contrasting careers which have to do with literature, the stage and so z ' ciety. The action of the novel passes largoly in New York. The etory abounds la vivid pictures and well-realized situa tions. (D. Appleton & Co., Nw York.) In "An Eventful Night." by Miss Clara Parker, the hero relates how he went to the dentist, and after a eerlcs of adven tures In which he believes hlnuclf to have become a double-eyed murderer, he is led by circumstances beyond his control to elope with a young woman. (Doubleday & McClure Co., New York.) "The Bewitched Fiddle and Other Sto ries" is a small volume of the mirth- provoking tales of Sucmas" MacManus, the Initial atory reciting the funny experiences of a reformed fiddler, whose bewitched fiddle got him into woeful trouble. The ten stories offer a variety of charm. 'The Bewitched Fiddle." "The Wisdom of Dark Pathrlck and "The Three Master Tradesmen" belong to old-time folk lore. "Billy Lappln's Search for u Fortune" Is built upon an ancient superstition, and la an Irish variant of the German myth of the search for the blueflower. (Double day & McClure Co., New York.) "The Conspirators." by Robert W. Chambers. Is a delightfully entertaining romantic story, the scene of which Is laid In the little Duchy of Luxembourg. Mr. Chambers Introduce Queen Wllhelmlna of Holland among his characters, and amu?ing himself by satirizing the govern ment of the German principalities. (Har per & Bros.. New York.) "Pirate Gold," by F. J. Stlmson, has been added to the Riverside Paper Se ries. (Houghton. Mlflln & Co.. Boston.) A timely new edition of. Philip Gilbert Hamerton's "Paris In Old and Recent TImt-s" has been published by Little. Brown & Co. It traccv the earjy history of Paris, and gives an account of the origin and growth of the more Important buildings. Notre Dame, the Louvre, the Tnllleries. the Luxembourg, the Hotel de VUIe. etc New Illustrations add to the attractiveness of the volume. THE MAGAZINES. McClnre, Phillips & Co. Jluy Topnlnr Science Monthly. The press of McClure. Phillips & Co having acquired the publishers' rights of Appleton's Popular Science Monthly, wl.l present the first issue under the new man agement In June. The editorial depart ment hae been placed in the hands of Professor' J. McKeen Cattcll, of Colum bia University. The June Critic contains the first cf two papers on the etchings of Queen Vic toria by Christian Brinton. Among these are a portrait of the Prince Consort. General Charles King has achieved n new success in the complete novel pub lished In the June Nen LIppIncott. "Ray's Daughter: A Story of Manila," Is sec ond to none that he has written. The heroine Is the daughter of "Billy Ray," famous among Captain King's past cre ations. An article on Governor Roosevelt in the June number of McClure's M-igazme re lates the story of some of the more Im portant conflicts that have arl3;n, dur ing the Governor's present term, between him and the organization politicians, and will show what thc3e conflicts tend to prove regarding the possibilities of inde pendence in politics. Ex-President Cleveland, If any man, is at home with such a subject as "The In dependence of the Executive," which is the title of his paper In the June Atlantic, He begins with a masterly relew of the growth of Presidential power since the establishment of our Government, and then, with characteristic decision, sums up those duties which are fundamentally and unavoidably the Presldent'r own. More than a year ago the United States Government sent an expert geologist to the Philippines to investigate the material resources of those Islands. In the June Scribner's George F. Becker gives some of the most important results of his in vestigations In regard to the mineral, in dustrial and agricultural wealth of the Philippines. The June Century has some political bearings. Including an essay on "Reform ers" by Governor Roosevelt; Hamilton's estimate of Burr, as shown in unpublished documents, and accompanied by new por traits of the two antagonists: 'The Busi ness Man and the Consular Service," by Harry A. Garfleld, and the "Origin of the Lincoln Rail," as told to J. McCan Davis by Governor Oglesby. Books Received. "The Jury Trial of 1900 In the Court of Public Opinion; Bryan vs. McKlnley; Judge Samuel Lcvelhcad on the Bench." By Joseph R. McLaughlin. Colonel Agi tate is attorney for, Bryan, and General Good for McKlnley. Each attorney Is given free rein In the examination of wit nesses. Laird & Lee, Chicago. "The Yellow Danger," by M. P. Shlel. R. F. Fenno & Co., New York. "Honor of Thieves." by C. J. Cutcllfte Hyne. R. F. Fenno & Co.. New York. "The House In the Hills." by Florence Warden. R. F. Fenno &. Co., New York. "Jim Wardner. of Wardner, Idaho," by himself. Anglo-American Publishing Com pany, New York. "Haven's Modern Journalism and Gen eral Literature." by Curtis Haven. Phil adelphia. Published by the author. "Principles of Colonial Government. Adapted to the Present Needs of Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines," by Hor ace N. Fisher. L. C. Page & Co., Bos ton "Thoughtful Hours." by S. M. Herrick. The Literary Shop. Cincinnati. "Chants for the Boers." by Joaquin Mil ler. Whltaker & Ray Co.. San Francisco. "Coontown's 400," by E. W. Kerablc. Life Publishing Co.. New York. The Ladder of Fortune," by Frances Courtcnay Baylor. Houghton, Mifflin & Co.. Boston. "Answers of the Ages." Gives answers compiled from the writings of more or less noted authors to such questions as; "What Is God?" "What Is Man?" "What Is Right Living?" Herbert S. Stone & Co.. Chicago. "D. Dlnkselsplel: His Gonveraatlonlngs." by George V. Hobart. Contains a number of humorous sketches In broad Germa dialect. New Amsterdam Book Com pany. New York. The following paper-covered editions of Casrel's National Library have been re ceived from Cassell & Co., New York: "King Lar' "King Richard II." "Areo pagttlca." "X Defense of Poesle." "Poems by John Dryden." "The Battle of the Books." "Rnsselae." "Romeo and Juliet, "The Comedy of Errors." "Chllde Har old's Pilgrimage." "King Richard in." "The Life of Nelson." "All's Well That Ends Well." "Pericles." CRY AND YOU CRY ALONE. Bat laugh, and All the World Will Join In the Hilarity. In response to the request of a reader. The Oregonlan herewith reproduces Ella Wheeler Wilcox's poem on "Solitude." from that gifted author's "Poems of Pas sion": SOLITUDE. Laugh, and the world laughs with you: Weep, and you weep alone. For the sad old earth must borrow Its mirth. But has trouble enough of its own. Sing, and the hills will answer; Sigh. It ts lost on the air. The echoes bound to a jorfui sounl. But shrink from voicing care. Rejoice, and men will seek you; Grieve, and they turn and go. They want full measure of alt your pleasure. But they do not need your woe. Be glad, and your friends are many; Be sad. and you lose them all. There are none to decline your neetar'd wine. But alone yrra must drink life's galL Feast, and your halls are crowded. Fast, and the world goes by. Succeed and glie. and It helps you lire. But no man can hlp you die. There is room in the hatls of pleuure For a large and lordly train. But one by one we must all rtle on Through the narrow aisles of cala. BBmusic.rI Unheard. All things are wrought of melody. Unheard, yet full of speaking spells; Within the rock, within the tree, A soul of music dwells. A mute symphonic sense that thrills The silent frame of mortal thing ; Its heart beats In th: ancient hills. And In each flower sings. To harmony alt growth is set; ' Each seed is but a music mote. From which each plant, each -loIet, Evolves its purple note. Compact of melody, the rose Woos the soft wind with strain on strain Of crimson; and tho Illy blows Its white bars to the rain. The trees are peans, and the grass One long, green fugue, beneath the sun; Song Is their life, and all shall pass. Shall cease, when song is done. Madison Caweln in Truth. MUSIC IN .BOSTON TOWN A Portland Woman Describes Some of the Lendlnp; Personalities of "The Hnb." Emllle Frances Bauer on her return to her Portland home for her Summer's rest, has brought with her something of the vivifying musical atmosphere of Boston, and probably her presence here during tho next few months will make itself felt In a more enlightened understanding JOHN K. TAINE, HEAD OF MUSICAL DEPARTMENT OF HARVARD. among us of the local musical conditions that exist in that proud old New England metropo.ls. "The relation of Boston to the musical world Is a very peculiar one," she re marked the other day In the midst of a gossipy conversation about the celebrities of the hour whose personality she has had the opportunity of studying at close range. "You see. It holds the Boston Symphony Orchestra.and the Kneisrl .Quar tet, each of which, I feel it is no exagge ration to say, is unequaled among Its kind In the world. The educational In fluence of these two organizations is Im measurable. They are an 'Open Sesame' to the noblest music of the world. Their value to aspiring students far surpasses that of the New York opera season, for opera is not so much educative as it is emotional. It is largely a social func tion, and hence, although of course it has Its place In musical education, is not to be compared for a moment with the revealing power of orchestra music, in studying the great composers. If we had opera in Boston as they have it in New York. It would kill our symphony season. For even in New York every thing else In music stagnates during the opera season. On the whole I consider the musical life of Boston more normal and healthful than that of New York. Teachers nnd Composers. "Boston Is a great pedagogic center. Among its famous teachers and compos ers I will name Clayton Johns, a very young man, but unusually charming and cultured, one of our best song writers of the day. Then there are Homer Norrls and Mrs. H. H. A. Beach, who is a prominent society woman as well as a composer. She is very wealthy, and therefore cannot be classed as of the profession. She does many things women o not generally do, orchestrates her own works, for instance. "At the head of the department of music at Harvard College Is the scholarly John K. Paine, whose music is of the strictly legitimate and classical order, for he was brought up on JBach. He Is now quite elderly, about 61 years old. for you know he enjoys the distinction of holding the first chair of music created in any Amer ican University. In appearance he is short of stature, with light brown hair that has not yet turned gray, and rather florid coloring. There Is something In his bearing that makes you know, even In passing him as a stranger on the street, that he is a person of importance. "Horatio Parker, of Yale. Is younger. He Is organist at Trinity Church, and has such a lovely mother. Few people real ize what great assistance she has been to him in his work. She translated for him the entire text for his choral work. 'St. Christofer.' Helen Hopeklrk is one of our line pianists and has a most winning personality, yet Is very Scotch with It all. Arthur Foote Is a man of great dig nity and unfailing popularity, very prom inent in all musical functions, and so clever in ensemble music, but If he had written nothing but his Irish Folk Song, he would still be famous. Chadwick. of the New England Conservatory, who Is also in charge of the great Worcester Festlvale. never appears In concert. He bv the way. was at Leipzig at the same time Edgar Coursen. of Portland, was pursuing his musical studies there. Man of Energy. "B. J. Lang has bcen Identified with Boston music over a quarter of a cen'ury He organized-the Apollo and Cecilia Clubs. A man of extraordinary energy, evn now, he keeps thoroughly in touch with the work of all the Important composers tn the other side of the Atlantic, as tc'1 as on this side, and loses no opportunity to present whatever is new and Oeairnble. "These that I have named are the work ers of Boston, and they are all teachers, with the one exception of Mrs. Beach. "One thing that has given Boston so con spicuous" place In the world of mus'c the absolute fearlessness of its critics The Nestor of these is B. E. W -jir who Is now 63, but one of the pre-eminently Interesting men of America. He never signs his articles, written for thj Boston Herald. If he had but made a practice of signing what he wrote, he would be he best-known of all American cr.tics. He Is a great classicist, and has n un wavering reverence for the purity of mu sic. ha- written many symphonies and much chamber music; brilliantly educated and an authority to every one. yet he la an excessively modest man. He is re markably versatile, has written a number of well-known dramas, among them "The Almighty Dollar." and has been very suc cessful In Juvenile literature. He' Id also an artist, doing work both In o!Ij and water colors, and Is in every way a de lightful companion. A? a critic, he la ex ceedingly severe, considering It his duty to crush undeserving young aspirants to fame, but he never fails to recognize true genius. "Louis C. Elson, of the Daily Advertiser, is very tall and Imposing, but genial in manner. He gives his time to lecturing In the New England conservatory. Apthorp of the Transcript always writes the synop sis for the Bor-ton "symphony programmes. He and hlr wife are great rraclety people and do much entertaining. He has Ihe keenest looking eyes you can poreibly Imagine. They seem to drink In the music, and you can always tell by looking at his face Just what hi? article is going to be next day in the Transcript. "Philip Hale, music critic of the Boston Journal, and editor of the Musical Rec ord, If as you know, quite witty, but at the same time exceedingly cynical. He Is a terror to all the young artists, on ac count of his unremitting severity. He is an exceedingly well-read man, is well versed In all musical 1'teratureJ' And Miss Bauer's? go:;ipy talk ended with an enter taining description of the Allen Brown collection of music In the Boston Public Library. It was primarily through her relations with the Musical Courier that Miss Bauer came Into snich close contact with the munlcal celebrities of Boston. She served that journal In a three-fold capacity, be ing in charge of the business office and the trade correspondence, as well as furnish ing musical criticism. No one had under- na-aanBsn -oaMwa taken this triple task until she herself attempted it. Philip Hale, some time ago, had been the critic. B. E. Woolf. how ever, was the one who Immediately pre ceded her In that branch of work. This necessarily entailed very arduous labor. She was kept busy steadily from 9 o'clock In the morning till late every night, with out the customary rest on Sunday, which was occupied In writing her regular week ly letter to the Courier. But though her work was excessively heavy, she feels that it has broadened her Immensely. Al though her relations with the Courier are now sovered. she still elects to make Bos ton her home, her personality having gained for her an enduring foothold there. She will coach pupils in musical Inter pretation, and will doubtless continue her journalistic work, having several news paper position? in musical criticism al ready in prospect. LOCAL MUSICAL HAPPENINGS. Gleanings of News Gathered From the Home Field. Miss C. N. Hugglns gave up her town studio yesterday to summer at Piedmont with Mrs. D. H. Norrie. Mrs. W. E. Thomas. Vice-President of the Musical Club, will leave Portland In July for her Summer's outing In Mehana. "Miss Blanche Sorenson, Superintendent of Music in the Portland Public Schools, expects to so East as soon as the schools close, to pursue her musical studies dur ing the Summer. She will probably con tinue her work with Bicknell Young, of Chicago, and may possibly also extend her Journeylngs to Boston. She will give her attention both to public school music and to solo work. Mrs". Walter Reed goes to Forest Grove June 19. to sing at the Alumni meeting of Pacific University. Mrs. Pollltt Clifton, soprano, will sub- stltute at the First Congregational Church this morning. A week from Tuesday the music pupils of St. Helen's Hall will give their final recital of the year, this being a regular feature of their June commencement ex ercises. Mrs. Rose Bloch-Bauer will sing the soprano solos in Max Bruck's "Fair El len," to be given at Gladstone Park In July. Miss Ruth Scott will sing In Forest Grove, June 17. at the Baccalaureate ssrv lces of the Pacific University. She will give the soprano solo in the quintet "The Lord Hath Commanded." from Mendels sohn's "As the Hart Pants." An Important feature of the tree sacred concert to be given tonight at Grace Church will be the organ solo work of Rev. H. D. Atchison, pastor of that church, the specially interesting numbers being a Beethoven adagio and Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus.'' Mr. Atchison has given much study to this Instrument, hav ing held the post of organist In Evanston. 111., previous to his coming to Portland. He Is also a tenor soloist, and as his wife possesses a useful contralto, the two are a valuable addition to the musical forces of their church. Portland Woman Honored. The frlerds of Miss Frances Jones -will be glad to hear of her remarkable success In musical Brooklyn. She has just se cured a desirable position as church -organist for the coming year, dating from May 1, at a more lucrative salary, of course, than is obtainable In Portland. In fact. It Is said to be the best position held by any woman organist In Brooklyn. The distinction Is particularly creditable to Miss Jones' ability when the large number of applicants for every vacancy Is considered. A rather unjust discrimi nation exists there in favor of men or ganists, so that more than the average amount of talent, perseverance and pluck arc re-quired to win such a post. Grace Presb:erian Church, Stuyvesant and Jef-ferson-Avenuet. where she has been en gaged, had formerly passed a resolution not to employ a woman In that capacity: but though she competed with several men players, the committee decided to re scind their resolution in favor of Miss Jones. This, together with" a desire on her part to continue her musical studies under Mr. Carl, has influenced her to remain in Brooklyn another year. CONCERT ON THE LUNETA THE APPEALING SWEETNESS AND WITCHERY OF FILIPINO MUSIC. American Bnnds Arc as Hand Organ to That of Brown Little Na tives of Luzon. Let It be said that the Filipino has the avarice and the cunning of the China man; the craft without the courtesy of a Spaniard; and an untamable passion for laziness, wirlch is peculiarly Filipino but afteT all, he can make music like an angel, and teach you that he has a little corner on Heaven's chief rapture, which you can't buy. bully or beat out of him. says W. L. Comfort, of Manila, In the Detroit Journal. Write home that the Filipino is only an animal and hopelessly ill conditioned at that then on Saturday night listen to the native concert on the Luneta, and you would go hurgry to get your letter back. Manila is famous for three things, so foreigners say hemp, tobacco and the Luneta. And the greatest of these Is the Luneta, where there are band concerts in the evening. It is the boulevard, where you will see the handsomest equipages and the fanciest ponies? the promenade where you will see the Armj and Navy officers in immaculate duck, also officers ladies and other ladiei, "but lovely all because it is diner twilight or evening, and the genius of romance makes all things lovely with music in the air and the great dark ening bay for a background. Tho concert begins at 5:30 and lasts for two hours. It is the, social event of the day. The military law which clears tha street after the hour of S:S0 has been the killing condition to all social functions of the evening-. After the concert, the best people of the city dine and arc immured in their houses until the following day. If you are invited out for dinner the invita tion ia also good for one night's lodging. Not Martial, bat Soothing;. The best military bands of the island each have their night on the Luneta. The Thirtieth Infantry, Colonel Gardener's regiment, occupies the stand every Wednesday evening. By many person this band is considered to be the tout military organization on the islani Whether they are rendering a classical symphony or-a plantation ragtime, it Is done with a delicacy and finish and a siweetncss which thrills. Captain Charles. E. Recce, Adjutant of the Thirtieth, is responsible for the excellence of the band, and he has received countless congratula tions from both officers and civilians. But the night of nights on the Luneta in when the 50 natives are on the stand. It is also a night of thrills, rap.urss, memories and air castles. The great elongated oval of the drive Is thronged with carriages, each carrjing doubl3 lights. From the wall of the clty the spectacle Is a marvelous one. It looks l.ke a monster, blazing ring setting, rimmed with a sheen of diamond dust and with a great biiillant In the canter shin ing white as a polar star. The outer rim Is made up of carriage llgh'e and the heart of the setting Is the illuminated bandstand. Just at-dusk these half hundred natives, dressed in pure white, begin their en chantment, and only in the intervals are you conscious of passing time. Th?y do not terrify you with the crash of har monious thunder, but they appeal with a tenderness strange and subtle, like the caress of a mother's hand. They do not stir j.ou into fevers of ambition, nor move you with fierce desires. They do not in terpret those maddening martial minors which have whipped cravens into terri ble fighting machines but they sooth you with melodies bcwitching-iy soft, mar volouFly sweet, like the memories of good deeds jou have done- There Is a languor ous witchery in the strains which are home to you, as delic'ous as the perfume from the rain-showered hill.'. They se m to be telling you heart stories, passionate 'but pure. Forgrcttlnpr the Din of linttlcs. As you stand there listening with your whle soul, no thought is in your brain of the ambuscade at Caloocan behind the flag of truce; you do no: remember how the fellows of these players ran like chil dren before the white column invading their land in the north. You forget that at this very moment men oC the same race are martiallng in the southern prov inces urged on by the forlorn hope of kill ing you off in the near future. You forget that the wives and mothers and 'old men of these very musicians likely are avail ing thomselve-s of every craft to get sup plies to the active patriots beyond our lines. There is only vague wonderment in your brain with the ecstacy of the music. You wonder why you did not un derstand before about the big bright star which whitens the souls of these dark men. Not until the spell is? lifted do you think about the things wTiich brought you to this land. And then slowly the old thoughts come back, while you hear tha. voices and the whips of the pony boys, and the great, sparkling mas? of carriage lights move. And you hear the momen tary din of clapping hands, and the eternal encore of the surf on the beach. You know It Is night for the twilight is gone, and the stars are white. They hang low and luminous across the bay among the lights of the harbor. The old thoughts come back, but new ones are with them new ones which take away the hatred, the harshness and the Intensity. It could not be otherwise because you have seen the best things which are In these little dark people. They have shown you the good things which are In them. In the white light of their bie bright star. CONVENTION OF MUSIC TEACHERS. National Association to Meet at De Moines, Jovra. The Music Teachers' National Associa tion of America will l.old its annual con vention at Des Moines. la., beginning June 19. This i the fir time that a na tional convention, wnose deliberations have to do with education in the art sense, has" been held In the great Mississippi Valley. The convention will have, there fore, a peculiar interest for musicians at large, and its direct influence on the West ern people will be noted with some curios ity. The programmes for tfhe Des Moines meeting is not yet fulvl outlined, but the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, under dl. rection of Mr. Van der Stucken, who comes from Europe exprcsvly for the pur pose, will give three symphony concerts. Among those who will take part In the discussions are W. S. B. Matthews, of Chicago: Waldo S. Pratt, of Hartford, and Frank E. Morse, of Boston. An unusual concession as to railroad rates has been secured, consisting in one fare for the round trip from all parts out side of the State of Iowa. One Thousand Voices. The revival of Handel's "Samson." for the first time in 26 years, by the People's Choral Union of 1CCO voices under direction of Frank Damrosch. took place a week ago last Sunday night in New York, before a vast audience. The body of tone in the mammoth chorus is said to be better bal anced and of finer quality than ever be fore: the tenor choir, in particular, show ing Improvement. Thanks to the optimistic faith and the untiring labors' of Mr. Dam rosch. there has been evolved, frcm the laboring masses of New York the greatest oratorio chorus In America, and its in fluence in the cause of music Is already felt throughout the length and breadth of the land; for it has inspired the organiza tion of similar bodies at many points.