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gar-ffs "?7irT!T,,'f TFWfy? " " ' ". THE SUNDAY OKEGOHIAN; POKTLAOT, NOVEMBER 10, 1901. 21 beaeliful -. and ... tender, .jotaiy ZKagner'JiJ TTorks, which by reason or its poetic mys ticism Ahfl solemnity, -stands -absolutely alone among operas. Enshrined at Bal reuth where alone It is produced by Wag ner's express wish this great "festival drama" drawsr crowds of music worship ers each year from all corners of the world. Mr Linn and her sister, MJss Elizabeth Sawyers, arrived at Balreuth by train only kalf an hour before the performance was jto begin. Their experience dq6s not tally with the reports so coram'oply cir culated regarding the extravagant 'prices paid for opera tickets at 'Balreuth. Whether or not these were In the -control of speculators. Mrs. Linn and her sister were chic, with the aid of an Austrian friend, to purchase them rafter their ar rival at the regular price ?5 apiece, which was certainly not unreasonable. Af ter "enjoying the walk under interlac ing branches from the station to the opera-house, they spent a few minutes strolling through the garden, which cbha mands a landscape of idyllic beauty. At 4 o'clook a trumpet blast sounded the Parsifal motive, this being a signal that the performance was about to begin. In side the opera-house all .was dark and j hushed; a divine stillness reigned, broken in a few minutes by the orchestra.. Into the overture1 were woven In, wonderful lashlon, the various motives of the opera. the Grael, the sacred spear, the bell, the repentance, the Swan motive. The beautiful communion scene which occurs in the first act, made a profound Impression upon the audience. In', the Temple of the Grael, at the round ifble, Sit the knights clothed in red. Prom, the heights afar off is heard, with beautiful effect, a chorus of boys voices. Twilight falls, as the bread Is broken. A single ray of light illuminates the cup, the soft, rosy glow increasing to intense bright ness. The strain of the Savior's lament and the repentance chorus are heard, and Amfortas, the wounded King, raises the holy cup above his head, waves it aloft, and bestows hla blessing upon the knights, who reverently kneel to Teceivc It. As the one ray of light pales, and the cup fades from sight solemn chords are heard from the orchestra, the Swan motive mingling with the Grael. Parsifal, the Guileless Fool, standing at one side, is overcome with awe at the miracle In the last act. this scene is repeated with deepened power. Parsifal, now leader ' of the knights because he has resisted sin, uncovers the Grael and blesses the men, Kundry, the one woman present, who had been in turn temptress and penitent Mag dalene, dies, redeemed at Parsifal's feet. Vandyke, the French tenor, took the part of Parsifal, and Clara Wlttlch, the Dresden singer, that of Kundry. 'JEiillt- Lelunann. PENSION HERZBERG. BERLIN, Ger-. many, Oct. 23.-o,Boyal Opera: gave tfe a pleasant surprise this week.- AnVAxneri can ' girl, Miss Geraldlne Farrar, from flew York Marguerite Bang as1 Vguesf," and the result is that Miss- Farrar is engaged at the Royal opera-house in Berlin, having just signed a three years' contract. Just jthinjc, an American gjr.1 engaged at once" to "what la almost the highest position, musically, in Berlin, and she is so young. Personally she Is very amiable, and captures the hearts of all.. The" opera-house was crowd gcL and the American colony was in full J force; the many, Germans in the.audlence, aireaay grqwn, pessimistic by So many MISS STEERS' ARTISTS. FIsl Kordlcn, Mqconda, Katlierine and Mian Hcyman. Circulars have been sent out by Miss Lois Steels, Pacific Coast representative of the New York manager, Loudon G. Charlton, announcing a series of recitals by prominent artists, among them Nordl ca. Subscription lists are being circulated and if sufficient patronage is secured the first concert will be given this month by Charlotte Maconda, one of the most ad mired of American colorature singers. Her voice is of rich Quality, remarkable compass and flexibility. As soloist for the Maine festivals and prominent choral so cieties, she has established herself a fa vorite. Katharine Ruth Hcyman, a young American pianist, has an enviable repu tation abroad as well as at home. She has appeared with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Knelsel Quartette, and has been called the female PaderewskL Katharine Fisk, contralto, has also achieved an International reputation, hav ing appeared as soloist with all the no table choral societies of England. Her recitals are particularly pleasing, as well as educational. Philip Hale says of her 'Everywhere she appears, the judgment Is the same; unstinted praise for her rich, beautiful voice, dramatic intensity, vocal art, arid musical intelligence." Of Nordl ca, America's pride, nothing need b& raid In praise. Any who are interested in hearing these artists are urged, to xe spend at once, to insure the series. Aeolian Recitals. The bi-weekly recitals given at Aeolian Hall are proving to be of genuine interest to the music-loving public These recitals are of high educational value. Inasmuch as the people are given" an opportunity to hear works lhat are produced at rare Intervals only, and then only In the chief musical centers of Eu rope. One evening has already been given to Wagner, another to Beethoven. The large audience present on each occasion justi fies the presumption that the Portland public likes what is best in music and Will turn out to hear it. It Is the intention to give an evening to the French school, of music, one to the Italian composers and still others to Liszt, Wagner, Beethoven and other .composers, thus making it possible to hear the best compositions of these great masters. .- These recitals are always free, and every jnuslc-lover is cordially invited to. attend. BBRLIW NEWS- BUDGET MSJL..m first Joh.,1 LILLIAN MYERS WRITES ABOUT AX , f AEttIGXNi,GIRLJS, SUCCESS. 5: Cnnrli" at PnnH TI.lr.i..1liiV Courier" r-nnrrrrr: xz uirutci.iiiijj.t3 nao szlrs i'Praeludien,', Sinfoniiche- "Dlcff- tung. Then Joachim playedthe- Bach concert in A minor, that mdst "classical of -violin selections. Then a rondlno by Beethoven for two oboes, two clarinets, wo horns arid two fagottes. This had to, oe-repeaCca. as if lshicfi a love of apiece; so sweet, ub dalnty.and written express. ly ,f or weight, horn instrtipients. gfhlswa3-, 4VUUnbU WT fc V-VUJLfUaUU41 Ul U Ut4V,M?' Lfcomposed when Sc-wasr quite yung-and -played for the first time in public, and the. Melninger orchestra gave it -from the .manuscript. " t3f course Joachim, "was 'called out over and over again, all the or chestra beating on their instruments, the audtenceyelllng-anfl the .drel mal,i'B;Qcn soil er lebh"t :ws- giyen,' and; thenJjqa chim'at last' retired behind the .scenes"1to Triabft vArT ff tfefw CnTinmnnn fn nra d A ttl StoHrr &J$&J$hl C m0t- Thls k Schumann dedicated, SlfrnGLU?hS? Joachim, but it Jsrseldo played.. apt is so very .dlnlcult and classical; out Professor Dr. Joseph Joachim showed us what; both composer and-tna'ster couJcL6!ot The last-number was naturally a .Brahms selection, the first Slnfonie, in C minor, op. 68. The Melninger orchestra neyer give a concert without' something from Brahms'; indeed, Melninger without 3rahms is not-. Melninger at all. It was a concert not easily to. be forgotten. At the second concert will be given Brahms' serenade In A major, "plano"concertlrbm'TscuaI- MM M i . MMMM'tMM t .' ' v GOES TO SPOKANE ;' S. L. Gray to Manage New Syndicate, THeater- TKere. S. L. Gray, for the last year ad vertising agent of the Marquam Grand Theater, has been appointed by Manager Helllg- assistant man ager of the. Northwest Theatrical Association's new theater In Spo kane; Ho left Thursday night to assume his new duties. Mr. Gray wlU have much to do ' with the management of th'o new house, as tbo nominal manager is not a theat rical man, and will only exercise a ceneraKoveralsht. Mr. Gray is a young man of much enterprise .and energy, and has. made .many friends during "his stay In Portland, all of whom will be glad to congratulate him on his promotion. ' t BMfMMttMM. H'MHMM -, t000O American failures for a singer to be en gaged here, were prepared for anything but success; but Miss Farrar captivated them so by her singing that they began with "Ach," and "Ah" and ended by Joud recalls of. "Bravo." which echoed through out the house. Miss Farrar-won the Vic tory. A11 tHe German papers, the next day, contained long paragraphs of good criticisms for Miss Farrar. "Only evening of aong by Lllll Leh mann!" When this announcement waa made In the German papers, the ucket office at Bote- and Bock was packed and tickets were soldmt two weeks ahead of the concert. Blumenberg says In the Mu sical Courier of October 9 that her voice is dilapidated and that she never rings in Beilln now, only as an apology for a coming New York season. Why? Mr, CIGAR MACHINES BARRED. Chief of Police McLauchlan Will En force the Layr. A well-defined numor was current on the Streets last night that certain cigar deal ers are to operate nlckel-ln-the-slot card cigar machines on their counters again, in defiance of the state law and city or dinance, A number of cigar dealers, ap proached on the subject, professed Ignor ance as to whether or not the cigar ma chines are to be played again In .the near future. Chief of Police McLauchlan was interviewed and he said: "There are no card cigar machines op erated on counters of cigar stores dn this city, and, if the machines, are run -again, the law will be upheld by the arrest of the proprietors of those stores," . Prosecution of Embezzler Tnbmpion. 'PORT HURON, Mich., Nov. 9. It de velops that If Charles D. Thompson, ex stipreme finance keeper of the Supreme Tent of the Order of the Knights of the Maccabees, who embezzled 560,000 from the order, Is to be prosecuted, the Macca bee officials will have to take the initia tive. By , the- terms of Thompson's bond with the Fidelity & Deposit Company, of Baltimore, the organization must apply for the warrant in the event of a defal cation and prosecute with the' assistance of the bonding companies. Supreme Coun cillor Aitken has all the necessary pa pers in his hands and Thompson's arrest is expected soon. Dr. L. E. Slsler, of Akron, O,, was se lected this afternoon to succeed' Thompson as finance keeper. Methotliet Church Extension Society. COLUMBUS. O., Nov. 9. The general committee of the Board of Church Extension of the Methodist Epis copal Church today took up the voting to the various conferences of the amounts to be allowed each dur ing the ensuing year. Appropriations were made for the Philippine Islands arid Hawaii, the former being voted $5QQ0 and the Pacific Japanese Mission JS00. The dis cussion regarding the Philippines de veloped that it is tho intention of tha society to erect at least a dozen churches in the Philippines during the year. This afternoon the board adjourned sine die. . a 11 , Victor-DivLIon. Opened. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Nov. 9. Tho VIotor division of the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railroad was opened today with an. Invitation trip over the line tended prominent citizens, J newspaper and railway men by the offi cers and directors of the railroad. There were about 50 In the party. The Victor division extends from Cameron to Victor. to imported artists: this is indeed very considerate for American art, but not considerate for art as a whole. America engages Lehmann each year and decorates her with all sorts of signs, because tho American managers know their business. The Philharmonic Saal was crowded and the-evening was uncomfortably warm, but when Lllll Lehmann appeared all thoughts of oneself were forgotten. She wore a pink velvet gown, a very long train and a very low decollette; -her gpwn was trimmed .profusely in real Venetian point lace and she wore many diamonds, but no gloves. In fact, Lehmann never wears gloves at concerts; after ail, -why do sing ers wear gloves at a song recital? If the -neck be bare, why not-the hand? She was In good voice and in good humor, giving at the end six encores. She received a great ovation' and was xecalled time, and time again. -Professor Relnhold L. Her mann accompanied her on the piano. The "Phllharmonischer Chor" gave its first concert this season under its able direator, Professor Ochs. Johann Sebas tian Bach's wonderful mass in B minor :was given. With marvelous precision the choir, consisting of some KX) members, marked each movement of the director, and their sweet "piano" was as inspiring -as their "forte." The soloists were Mrs. A. Noordewler-Reddinglns, thq sw.eet Hol landlsh singer; Mrs. L. Geller-Wblter. as well as Dr. Walter, and Mr. Ffrancon Davles. , The entire Philharmonlo orches tra, with Anton Witek as concert master, accompanied the whole; As an illustration of how much money there is in composing, Nevjns sold hM "Narcissus" to the London music pub lishers, Enochs, for 5, 525, and Enochs, in their turn4 made. S20.0C& $100,000, out of It, And. of Tosti's "Forever," which Enochs bought for 5, they made 550,000. It costs a publishing house 10 for every 10,000 copies of a piece, and these capiea are sold tor 2 shillings each. There Is a great field here for music publishers, and It is one of the few businesses that has few rivals and Is- alvfayssuccessfuL John Philip Sousa made no money out of his compositions. His peerless band was the means of his wealth. His "Washington Post" was the only march that made a "go," as It w'ere, In Europe. The others were appreciated only by the Americans here. Mendelssohn is buried In Berlin, In the heart of the city. , He rests In the Drel faltlgkelt's Kirchof, in the BelHance straase, with five other members o$- his family, and next to his favorite sister, Fanny Caecllie Hensel, whom he so dear ly lqyed, and whom he survived only five months. .On the plain cross, is inscribed, "Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartho ly. Born. Hamburg Feb.' 3, 1800, Died Leip zig 'Nov. 4, 1817.' As on all graves in Ger many, iyy is planted, .so that graves are kept green the year round. Lop3e flowers are brought to the graves, but are sel dom .planted on the tiny plots. Mendels sohn was a h9m Jew, but was converted, to the Christian' faith In later life. The pianist. Leopold Godowsky, now & resident teacher of Berlin, gave, one of a faeries of Godowsky cgncert? Jqst weX l-ast Winter be proved' . to us the great technician that he Is; he plays the most difficult compositions with an ease that few artists can. boast of. His solos were numbers from Bach,. Schu mann, Brahms, Schubert-Liszt, Tsohai kowsky. Henselt-Godowsky and Weber Godow3ky. In the Slngakademie last .evening was given the first of the four Abonnemects' concerts under Fritz Stelnbach, with the Melninger orchestra. What- numbers of people! What a line at drosches! But what a marvelous programme! Joachim, the king of violinists, was to play two solo numbers, and how ho" played them! It was Franz Liszt's 90tb birthday born October 22, 1811. In honor of this occa- kowski with orchestra" in B minor, to be played by J. W. Otto Voss, Beethoven's sixth Sinfonle, the Pastorale In F major, arid the Pastorale Symphonle of Brahms. The programme for the third concert vIl be Brahms' third Symphonle In F major, then the three different overtures to "Leo. nore," from Beethoven, will be given.;- thP5( nvprlnrna worn pnmnncod tn IfiV? "ICntf and -l07r Professor Hausman will "play the Dvorak concert for 'cello with pr cnestra in B minor. Is It any wonder that these concerts are "ausverkauf t" ? Today Berlin is celebrating the 100th an-nlversary-of Albert LOrtzing. Tqniglvihis "The Two Grenadiers" will be given at the opera-house, and tomorrow his "Zar and Zimmerman." The master of the com mon opera, as he may well be called, -vyaa uum m Ducnn, ucioDer a, swi. tie was niiimnhorr M,n,T ii,nf ,:. 1 neglected during his life, end died a mls- oi.L(iu uouui, uut me musical wonq is building him houses, as the Germans say In their language, after his death. The American colony felt quite happy indeed when Mrs. White contradicted the report thaf. the Ambassador would re- m. -ne.jL oui-pay nignt wail oe a grand reception at the American woman's Student Club. It will be flulte select, and not as crowded as the. receptions of last Winter,as each member is only al lowed to issue one invitation to an outside guest, American, of cburse, and each guest must present his invitation at the door. , LILLIAN MYERS, HOW PAN-AMERICAN ENDED- "Taps" to Mark the Turning Off of Lights the Last Time. Buffalo Cor. New York Tribune. Clear and penetrating from, high up on the electric ' tower two minutes before midnight Saturday night the -warning notes of six bugles resounded over the Pan-American grounds. Gathered" about the base of the tower, on copjng, stairs, railing and . benches, far down the es planade, and completely filling the" tri umphal arch, were thousands of Buffalo ians, a sea of humanity, hushed, as the tropica! ocean on a peaceful moonight night. The end of the great Pan-American Exposition could pow.be counted by seconds, and sadness prevailed, every where. In two minutes all would be over, and every one knew it and was Impressed by the solemnity of the occa sion. ; The souna of the bugles had been awaited, and ail were ready to feee the last gleam of the thousands of electric bulbs that made the tower the wonder of the new century. A deep' silence- pre-: vailed, and all other parts of the city were In sleep. Then, when the silence was becoming almost too oppressive, tno notea.of the clocks In different parts of Buffalo sounding the midnight hour could bo heard distinctly in the still Autumn alr. Immediately the buglers began to sound "taps," that doleful, melancholy war note, and at the same instant the lights near the apex of the tower were seen to grow dimmer, and the .dimness descended to the base of the structure- Gradually the lights lost their brilliancy," and irom an intense white hiat became transformed, to a soft yellow glow, and from (hat into a deep red, ending in a faint blush and darkness. It was over. The Pan-American had ceased . to exist It was a sad scene.. Women choked back teara and men gulped hard and laughed ncrvqusly. That for which Buffalo had striven so hard .and gallantly for many years, and which had been so much to the city, was dead. For a. few moments after the lights had gone out the silence continued. Then some one began to applaud by a clapping o( hands, and Instantly this gave way to cheering. . The cheers re sounded like a cry of victory after bat tle, and they came from the throats of thousands' pf patriotic Buffaloians, who in this way showed their joy for the new hirth-'of the city, for the broader life on which It now enters as a result of what It has accomplished through the big fair. TT VVTW -jCMmiiQtMmuBr 71 1LJ7LJ C Ji. IfK. Yri E lViK.HH.UO, hajTer -4-' fK 2 Wights Only, MONDAY AND TUESDAY, November 11 and 12 ; -J -V J K " ' " " m jbUm fe ' ..-rf B DIRECTION W. E. 2SANKRVILLE, Best Minstrel Company En Tour ",, ?: . With THE ONE THE ONLY ;. And,Tn,5thrGorTiedians. Granrj VocaL Corps. " '- Gleeful', Joyful, TijiQefuMuistrelsy. THE TITLE THE ONLY REMNANT OF FORMER QOMPANY ".', r ' . ? rv j GEORGE WILSON The World's Greatest. Minstrel Tenqr, direct from Moore & Burg.e' Minstrels, &HSL2HH2H2$ta2 St. JroeV Ho!!, London, England. W1 ""' :i.-y?i . PRICES Lower floor, except la it "tfiree sovctt ?l'f lnst'th.ree tottm, 75c; balcony, first six row, 75cj Inst six rows, SOcj srnllery, first tiro rows, 35cj nil seats in rear, 25qj boxes and loscaj7,t5Q.' Advance sale-now open. 'Flione aiain 80S. RNNOUNCEMENT EXTRKORDINHRYi 4' ' Mr. Calyin Heilig begs.. to announce the appearance SIpr. Giuseppe Great ore. . .Director Miss Joanna Barile. ..... .Soprano Miss Ida B. Heintzen . . . .Harpist TUESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS, ., NOVEMBER 12-14, "At THE EXPOSlTIQN.,BUiLDiNG. ' V OF MR. WEDNESDAY MATINEE AND EVENING, NOVEMBER 13, AT THE MARQUAM GRAND THEATER CHAINING ELLERY'S LT 52- MUSICIHNS- -52 Prices at Exposition Building Tuesday and "Thursday nights Entire lower floor, 50 cents. Entire first balcony, 75 cents. Entire top lial ony; 25 cents. . ' . .Prices at Mnrqnnm Grand Theater Wednesday Matinee Entire lower floor. 75 cents. Entire Balcony, CO cents. Gallery, first 2 rows, 35 cents; nil seats in rear, 25 cents. Boxes and .loses, 5.00. Evening Prices, Marqunm Grand Wednesday night Entire lower floor, $1.00. Balcony, first G rows 75 eents; last G rows, 50 cents. Gal lery, flrHt 2 rows, 35 cents; all seats in rear, 25c. Boxes and Loses, $7.50. Seats now selling at box office of the Hiaraaam Jor the entire four concerts. CALVIN HEILIG Manager oe ARQUAM GRAND THEATER... CALVIN HEILIG Manager 3 NIGHTS AND ONE MATINEE, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, NOVEMBER 14, 15, 16 r EUGENIE SOCIETY EiENT finrnemis f Costumes Sumptuous Scenery Strong Cast AND COMPANY DIRECTION HENRI GRESSITT ..Presenting.. Carriages may be ordered for 10:30 p.m. THURSDAY NIQHT AND SATURDAY MATINEE A DUMAS' .Xamille.. FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT Presenting Wendell Allison Hobart'a Adaptation at one of the great novelist's best novels. vPeg Woff ington Embracing the leading incidents in the life of that tantalizing' actress of London, who taught nobility tbe lesson of humanity. EVENING PRICES Lower floor except last 3 rows, 51.50, last 3 rows, $L00. Balcony, first 3,rows, J1.00; second 3 rows, 75 cents; last 6 rows. 50 cents. Gallery, first 2 rows. 35 cents; all seats in Tear, 25 cents. Boxes and loges. 510.00. x MATINF.B PRICES Lower floor, except last 3 rows, 51.00; last 3 rows, 75 cents. "Halcony, flrst 6 rows, 50 cents; last 6 rows, 25 cents. As soon as the lights were out in the tower and the entire Pan-American had been in darkness for the few solemn minutes, twists and turns were given to levers, and the Midway was transformed into a blaze of glory that had not been rivaled at any time before during tho fair. It was" the signal for abandonment, and the wake of the fair was In progress. It continued until long into Sunday morn ing. Although, financially considered, the fair has been a failure, and a warning agaihst a continuation of such affairs, THIRD AND YAMHILL itan Theater GEO. L. BAKER Manager T 'PHONE NORTH 1076 V . , ;.- A WORD TO THE WISE IS SUFFICIENT" GET YOUR SEATS AT ONCE, .? ight Nights, THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON, Nov. 10 Mfcjpee Sunday, Wednesday and Saturday This Season's Big Success, The Great Chinese-American Sensation, OF THE A Monster Kaleidoscope of Ori ental Magnificence. 5 Big Vaude ville Acts. See the Chinese Smugglers Landing a Cargo. . ., See the Police Raid ." on an Opium Joint. . . The Scenic Marvel of the 20th Century See the Chinese Theater on a New Year's Night. See the Native Chinese Actors and Children. See the Chinese Cake-Walk and Ragtime Ball. See the Human Tower of Chinks. llJlllllililllllllllllilil ATiirru nixio RAana i i i Af n :l: -EVENING PRICES: ,15c, 25c, 35c, 50c; loge seats, 75c; box seqts, $1.00. .. -. . rjAIUNCC riMM-O: IDC, Z3L, uu sccu:, uuc. unless given -with strict attention to .economy In every detail, the effects on .Buffalo, which, after all, was designed as tho principal beneficiary, are consid ered here to be priceless. The city has awakened to Its civic power, and Buffalo conservatism. Is a-thlng of the past. The older and more staid moneyed men have been superseded by toe younger element,-; who control 'capital, ana puunc anairs here win be conauctea in iuiure on a different basis, one In which Western' Meanwhile the electricians -were busy, progresslveness and metropolitan breadth will be important factqrs. Norte of the- Pan-American officials or local capltallstS'helleves there will bo any bad after-effects. From tho beginning Buflalolana did -not se,em to realize the enormity of the venture in which they were engaged, and citizens, generally considered, did not hazard much money in speculation. Fortunes, of course, have hsen made in the fair but the Buffalo people -who derived profit from It pn a large scale are not many. For 'tho same reason they did not lose much, OutsldQ. capitalist made the most and lost the nected. .yelth- 'the fair there, were consid erable "losses' among local- citizens -who Invested much In remodeling their homes and houses for the accommodation of Pan-American guests. Almost every one sought to make money in this way, and by trying to draw too many chestnuts from- the fire In the beginning- by charg ing too high rates many defeated the very end3 they atrove to attain. Landlords turned out tenants who had occupied their premises for years and paid good rents regularly. These land lords will not be forgotten by the old tenants, and when they have changed their apartments to the original condi tion the houses will be vacant. Thero will not be enough newcomers In Buffalo for years to come to fill these places, and the qld tenants will not forget. The many new buildings erected In anticipa tion of the fair "will' accommodate the old tenants, and already rents are lower than they1 have been in some time. Labor will still reap benefits from the fair. The work of taking down the buildings will demand the services of hundreds of men, and thousands more will be required to remodel houses in all parts of Buffalo. This will require many months to accomplish. His Troublesome Lirer. Saturday Review. Forced into the priesthood, Talleyrand never had or pretended to have a voca tion. Excommunicated by Rome, he was nevertheless able to servo the church at critical times. Being In office under-Louis XVIII when Napoleon suddenly came back from Elba, the Minister discovered that his -liver Vas out of order, that he must go to Carlsbad. "The flrst duty of a diplomat," he observed, "Is to take care of hia liver." After Waterloo, when the situation again became difficult, the liver again became affected. You can reply on Hood's Sarsaparjlla. for every form of scrofula. It purifies the blood- WHAT IT IS I The Pianola is what It is, not what some one, who .never saw one, says It' Is; If )1 14 not what we say It Is, you can have one for nothing. We say that it wlll,enable you to play a piano with a technique that Js absolutely perfect and with as much feeling and expression as your soul is capable of. Visitors are welcome at any time. Free public rccltala Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. THE AEOLIAN COMPANY M. B. WELLS, Sole Northwest Agent, Aeolian Hall, 353-353 Washington St