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THE- SUNDAY OREGONIAN, ROJRTLND; AUGUST 21, 1904. 7YTR. CU-RTIS' LATEST LETTER Views of Japan's Struggle and Its Effect on Affairs. (A published In Chicago Reeori-Hera.14 and Philadelphia Press.) TOKIO, July 15. The -war has ruined the tourist season In Japan. There are very few travelers here this sea son, the great caravans which usually come to spend the Spring and Summer months and admire the cherry .blossoms and wisteria having been frightened away. The Mayors of the seven principal cities, TokIo, Kyoto, Osaka, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki and Nogoya, issued a. Joint proclamation and sent it broadcast over Europe and the United States to be published in the newspapers, assuring the traveling public that there was no dan ger or interruption or excitement, and that visitors to Japan this year would experience no more Inconvenience than ever. But it came too late, even if neo ple believed it, and the only tourists to be seen in Japan this Summer are on their way home from a Winter in India. The only inconvenience and discom fort experienced by travelers this sea son are due to the overcrowded trains and the Interruption of regular traffic on the railroad made necessary by the transportation of troops. There is only one railway east and west, and all of the men and supplies for Manchuria are sent over that, to be transferred to transports at Moji and other points on the west coast of the empire. All of the other railways throughout Japan also have been busy bringing troops to the points of rendezvous, and this has call ed for so many locomotives and cars that at least half of the regular trains have been taken off, and those which have been continued have been short ened. All dining and sleeping cars have been taken off the regular trains and put on the military trains for the use of officers, which has been the cause of the greatest discomfort and incon venience, because there are no eating houses along 'the Japanese railroads, and nothing but fruit, rice and other. native food can be obtained. The consequence is that the regular trains have been crowded in the most uncomfortable man ner. Usually, even without a sleeping-car, a night journey can be made comfort able hy rolling up your overcoat for a pillow and stretching out upon one of the long settees which run on both sides of first-class carriages like the scats in our street-cars at home. These settees are divided hy arms, which can be raised and pushed back out of the way, and if you have room enough they make comfortable beds. But, when you are compelled to pass a night in a narrow seat with a tipsy young man on one side of you and a baby on the other, you are notifentirely happy. A Japanese Baby. That was my fate a lew nights ago when I came across from Kyoto to Tokio. Every seat In the car was taken and the passengers were all Japanese except Mr. Smith, a teabuyer from Chicago, and the Yokohama agent of a sewing machine company, a young American, who proved to be an agree able companion. The baby was a wonder. Japanese babies always are. They are worthy of all the admiration that has been be stowed upon them, and this little young ster, who could not have been more than 3 or 4 years old, was as dignified and quiet and accepted the situation as philosoph ically as the most experienced passenger. When bedtime came his mother took off the foreign sailor hat he had been wear ing .and his foreign shoes and stockings and put them carefully away in a basket. Then she wrapped him In Ills little kimono, fixed a pillow for his bead, and the little chap, lay down on the seat nd was sound asleep in five minutes. And ho slept all night, until daylight at least, without a whimper, although at times he was restless and poked his little Teet over into my side of the barrier. His mother was a dainty little creature, modest and gentle, and scarcely uttered jel word dur ing the- entire journey, but she always had her eye on the boy, and when she saw that he was crowding me, would tenderly lift him back to his place. The man who had the seat on the other side was not so considerate. He was continually sprawling over territory that didn't belong to him. He had evidently been lingering over the sake cup. His head was befuddled, his eyelids were heavy, and he was entirely indifferent to all that occurred. He slept through the night and was the only passenger in the car who enjoyed that "blessing. The Japs Are Polite. Occasionally we got out at & statlpn and stretched our legs. . We had plenty of op portunities to do so. The stops were many and the waits were long. It takes about 20 hours to run S00 miles on the present schedule. In the middle of the night a fine look ing Japanese gentleman lifted a basket out of the rack above his head, removed the cover and disclosed a quantity of de licious looking strawberries, half con cealed by large, cool, green leaves. Re moving the covering, he passed the bas ket around the car. Every passenger, ex cept a drunken man and the baby, who were still slumbering, accepted the com pliment and took one beautiful berry each. As the Japanese did so they rose from their seats, made profound bows to the owner of the berries, drew their breath through their teeth with a whist ling sound which denotes respect, and passed the basket along to the next pas senger. The Americans contented them selves by nodding their heads and offer ing a word of thanks. Having recovered his basket, about one-third depleted, for there were not more than 20 passengers in the car, the owner produced a little porcelain plate, a tin of condensed cream, a lacquer-box of sugar and a pair of chop sticks and proceeded to prepare and eat the residue with deliberate enjoy ment At every station through the entire night "boys appeared with trays covered with little pots of tea and earthen cups, which they sold for 10 sen, or 5 cents in our money, and the amount of tea con sumed by the native passengers was ex traordinary. When they emptied a pot, they threw it and tho cup out of the win dow, as if Jt were only a piece of wrap ping paper, although they were very pretty, both in design and decoration. We were fully compensated for our fa tigue and discomfort, as the dawn began to break by having a magnificent series of views of Fujiyama, the sacred moun tain of Japan, which appeared first on one side of the train and then on the other as the track twisted around among the 'mountains and under a succession of lights, like those thrown upon a ballot dance, Everybody Bathed. About S o'clock there was a curious spectacle. As the train slowed down at a particular station, I noticed that all the natives in the car began to overhaul their kits and take out towels and soap, tooth brushes, hair brushes, combs and other toilet articles and some of them pro duced clean kimonas. The moment the train stopped they made a break, not only from our car, but from every other, for the large fountain and rows of fau cets over a trough which ran along the fence that Incloses the platform. And such a scrubbing and splashing you never saw. The Japanese, as you have often been told, are children of Nature. Their rules of conduct, particularly as to bathing and the exposure of the person, are much broader than ours. You can see more bare skin, masculine and feminine, in Japan in a minute than you can see in Chicago in a month, and Chicago is not noted for its modesty, either. It is simply a matter of education, and the people of Japan are gradually conforming to the conventional ideas of propriety. There has been a great change in that respect since I was here nine years ago. Then it was a common thing for men and women of all ages to bathe together in tho open air, stark naked, without the slightest suspicion of shame or Impropriety. They bad always done so until the Europeans came and told them that such freedom was Immodest and improper. Nowadays at the hot springs the pools aro divided by a partition. The women bathe on one side and the men on the other as a con cession to European etiquette, and bath ing suits are worn at seaside resorts by order of the police authorities. Reform at Kobe. Some years ago a great tidal wave of reform struck the city, of Kobe, where for centuries it had been the custom for the ladles and gentlemen of the middle and lower classes to bathe together at the end of their dally labors in a great cement pool that is fed from a group of hot springs in the neighborhood. There is a roof over the pool, supported by columns- something like a pavilion, and benches covered with red blankets are placed around under the trees outside, where the bathers of both sexes remove and leave their clothing and Bit and gos sip and drink tea after they come from the water. Dally, and many times a day, 40 or 60 and even more men, women and children could be found splashing in this jtool at Kobe, as innocent as Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, without dreaming that they were guilty of an impropriety until the great moral wave I mentioned arrived at Kobe, and reformers began to agitate the question of modesty as understood in other lands. The officials of Kobe are always progressive, and try to be up to date. Therefore, when it was suggested that men and women should not be allowed to bathe together in that pool, the municipal authorities took prompt and summary action. They In structed the police to stretch a rope across the center and require that the men folks bathe on one. side of it and the women on the other. This was a conces sion to foreign sentiment, and still greater concessions have since been made. A par tition about four feet high now divides the pool, although there are cracks be tween the boards an Inch or so wide, and plenty of other peekholes. The same unconventionallty prevailed at the washing station on the railroad that morning, and the train stopped half an hour so that every passenger could have a chance to wallow in the cold, clear water. And nearly every one availed themselves of the privilege. Most of them retained the impprtant portions of their garments. Others both men and women stripped to the waist, and then lifted their kimonas and tucked the skirls Into their girdles, eo that they could bathe their limbs as high as the thighs. Two men, both of them elderly and old-fashioned, removed all their clothing, stood as naked as they were born, in the midst of -the crowd upon the platform and pro ceeded to take what the French call a "grand basin." Nobody seemed to notice them, although women of all ages passed to and fro and even stood beside them. And they seemed utterly unconscious of impropriety. It was their common habit to bathe every morning, and they did so wherever an opportunity offered. The Japanese aro the cleanest people in the world. They are always bathing and scrubbing. The servants of all households expect to be allowed at least an hour each day for bathing, just as they expect to have time for their meals, but I have never seen or heard before of a railway train stopping for half an hour to give Its passengers a chance to take a bath. W. E. CURTIS. Dress "Rehearsals for Spell -Binders Representative J, A Tawney, Chairman Speakers' Bureau, Tries Out Campaign Orators. Jesus." Sunday school at close of morn-. king service. P Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Auditorium building, Third between Tay lor and Salmon streets Sunday services, 11 A. M. and 8 P: M.; subject, "Christ Jesus"; Sunday school, 11 A. M., in the reading-rooms. Congregational. First Church, Park and Madison atreets-, Rev. E. I House, D. D., pastor Morning service with sermon on "A Great Man," 10:30 o'clock; evening service with sermon on "Othello or Intellectuality ,vs. Moral ity," 7:45 P, M.; Sunday school. 1205 P. Christian Endeavor Union meeting at the Fourth Presbyterian Church. Pilgrim Chapel, Second street, near Lin coln, Rev. H. A. Start, pastor Sunday school, 3:30 A. M. Episcopal. Trinity Chapel, Nineteenth street, near Washington etreet. Rev. Dr. A.. A. Mor rJson, rector Holy communion, 8 A. 21; morning .service and sermon, U o'clock; evening, S o'clock. St. Matthew's, corner First and Caruth ers otreets. Rev. W. A. M. Breck; In charge Service and sermon, 11 A. Oil. No Sunday school during August. St. Mark's, Nineteenth and Qulmby streets, Rev. J. EL H. Simpson, rector Holy communldn, 8 A. ' M.; morning prayer, 11 o'clock; Sunday .school, 10 A. M. Evening eervlce omitted. Lutheran. St. James English Lutheran Church, corner West Park, and Jefferson streets, J. A. Leas, pastor. Rev. A. C. Anda, of Chicago, western field secretary. will preach at 11 A. M. He will have mattors of Importance to present and a full attendance of tho membership is desired. Sunday school at 10 A. M. No evening service. Methodist. Taylor-Street Methodist Episcopal Church. At 10:30 A. M. Bishop D. H. Moore will preach. Rev. H. T.-Atkin son will preach at 7:30. Sunday school at 12:15 will bo addressed by Bishop Moore. EDWorth League devotional meeting at 6:45. Methodist South. Methodist Episcopal Church, South 171 Second street. Sunday school at 10 A. M.; preaching, 11 A. M.; Epworth Lcafrue. 7 P.M.: preaching, 8 P. M. The pastor. Rev. E. H. Mowro, will occupy the pulpit both morning and evening. Missions. Berea Mission, Second and Jefferson streets. Rev. J. H. Allen, pastor Ser mon. "A People Prepared for the Lord." 10:30 A. M. The Sunday even Ing service is omitted. People's Christian Union. People's Christian Union, F. E. Coul ter, minister. Unity Hall, 162 Second street 11 A. M., devotional service ser mon by tho minister, subject, "Spiritual Nurture": 12:1a P. M., school or religion 7:45 P. M., instrumental concert,' Union Orchestra; 8 P. M., Harmony Club, lite rary and musical programme, popular science lecture, "The Mercury Lamp." Presbyterian. Calvary Presbyterian Church, corner Eleventh and Clay streets, Rev. W. S Gilbert, pastor Morning service, 10:30 A, M-, subject, "Rooted and Grounded in the Faith." On account of repairs to the auditorium, the service will be held in the chapel; there will be no evening serv ice. Spiritualists. First Spiritualist Society. Artisans' Hall. Ablngton building, Third street, near Washington street Conference, 11 A. M.: Colonel C. A. Reed will lecture, followed by Mrs. Cornelius, 7:45 P. M. Volunteers of America. Volunteers of America, corner Second and Everett, Lieutenant C. Llndemeyer in charge Services at 3 and 8 P. M. street service at 2 P. M. and 7 P. M. on corner of Second and Burhslde Captain Henderson will speak at each service. At 3 o'clock he will handle excuses given for not accepting salvation. At 8 o'clock the subject will be, "What' Think Ye of Christ?" CHICAGO, Aug. 16. (Special .Corres pondencesRepublican speakers in the coming campaign will first have to demonstrate their ability as "spell ''binders" before they will be permitted to take the stump. One of the first things Representative James A. Tawney, of Min nesota, who is chairman of tho speakers' bureau of the National headquarters, did when he opened his offices here was to engage a room adjoining his suite at the Auditorium Annex, which he' will use as a "trying-out" place. Here the tyros, as well as those who aro able talkers, but who lack a National reputation, will be given a chance at oratory with th,e old time practitioners in the business as hear ers. And it Is here also that a large number of them will be given their first lessons in the first reader of the National political curriculum. Scope of Bureau. The new speakers' bureau Is a consoli dation of the bureau of the Congressional campaign committee and that of the Na tional committee. Formerly the two com mittees have maintained separate bureaus, the Congressional devoting its time and efforts to the election of Republican mem bers of Congress, while the National Committee primarily interested itself In the election of tho Presidential ticket The consolidation enlarges Congressman Tawneys duties to cover the whole coun try. By the present arrangement the Na tional Commltteo is to furnish speakers of National repute to be used in Congres sional districts and in the doubtful states. The National speakers' bureau will fur nish orators with their dates to the state, and the various stato committees will have charge of their dates and the ar rangement of the halls and the enter tainment of the speakers. This rearrangement Is expected to greatly simplify the work of campaigning and to bring better results than could be obtained under the old system. List of "Star". Speakers. A list of the "star" speaker who will tour the country is already being prepared and it Includes many of the men in the country who have National reputations as orators, among them being Senator De pew, A. J. Bevorldge, Speaker Cannon, Knight of California, Frye of Maine, Bede of Minnesota, and Lowden of Illi nois. The selection of the latter caused a surprise to his Chicago friends as the son-in-law of the dead Pullman car mag nate and the defeated candidate for the Gubernatorial nomination has never been heard on the rostrum except on the oc casion of a local banquet or something of that sort. He is an able man, however, and possessed of considerable wit. The other speakers need no introduction to the American public The exact part that the "Vice-Presidential candidate will play in the campaign has not as yet been determined. Whether the President makes any speeches or not It is tho sentiment around the headquar-. ters that Mr. Fairbanks will be called on' for talks in various parts of the country. Leaders Frequent Visitors. The leaders of the party are making frequent visits to Chicago and the cam paign will be under full swing in a few days. Among the callers-this week was Senator Dick, who succeeded to the seat of -the late Senator Hanna. The Senator came to have a talk with Secretary Dover In connection with the situation In Ohio He believes it is yet too early to make any forecasts on the general outlook, but he Is disposed to follow Chairman Cortel you In warning his colleagues not to take anything for granted. He thinks Roose velt will win, but warns the leaders that they will have to work and work hard to pull out a victory. Committeeman Schneider of Nebraska has returned from his visit to Fremont and is taking a leading part In shaping the arrangements for the campaign. The appointment of W. F. Balnbrldge, of Council Bluffs, to act as an assistant to Congressman Tawney on the speakers' bureau is expected to add strength to the party In the Missouri River section. Oldest Iron Warship Here Tho United States steamship Michigan, the oldest iron man-o'-war In commission In any navy, is at anchor off the Colum bia Yacht Clubhouse. Tho vessel Is In Chicago harbor on a cruise of the Great Lakes recruiting for Uncle Sam'e mari time service. The keel of the old Michi gan, one of the first Ironclads built, was laid In 1S43, and since the -vessel's- launch ing a year later It has been In commission almost continuously. The ship's comple ment Is 107, Including officers and marines. The work of the Michigan for the last 60 years, with a few exceptions, has been peaceful. The ship helped to 'quell the Fenian raid, and during the War of the Rebellion acted as guardshlp over the Confederate prisoners at Johnson's Island. While anchored at Sandusky, .0., taking on supplies, the Confederates conceived a plot to capture the ship and release the prisoners on the island, but through the bravery of a petty officer the plot was foiled. Hundreds of Chlcagoans and visitors to the -city have taken advantage of the in vitation of the Commander to Inspect the old craft while in this port. New Biography of Moliere. Hobart C. Chatfleld-Taylor, the author, has arrived home from Paris after an absence of 14 months, and he announces that he is at work on two new hooks. One is a novel dealing with the love of Moliere for Madclione Bejart during the great French playwright's early manhood, while the other is an exhaustive biography of Moliere. Both books are well under way, ten chapters- of each having been written. Mr. Taylor went abroad to gather data for the two books, and he has studied many documents and books dealing with the French author and his times. In the Bibliotheque Nationale and in the archives of the Theater Francais he found volumU nous information of the kind he wished. Officials of the French Government gave him' valuable assistance because, of the fact that there aro only small and Inade quate biographies of Moliere In English in existence. For his service to the cause of literature Mr. Taylor was decorated by the French Government the first of the year. He expects to have the new books completed before Fall. To Wed in Lions' Den. West Madison street merchants are planning a great street fair, and one of the unique attractions will be a series of weddings in a den of seven lions on the "Pike." Forty-seven couples have al ready made application to have their nup tials celebrated under these circumstances, and a South Side minister has been en gaged to read the service. He is the. Rev. G. H. Markham. but he ha3 expressly stipulated in hlo contract that he will not etand within "eating" distance of the lions. He will stand on the outersdde of the bars that separate the beasts from freedom. The couples brave enough to marry while the ferocious- African man caters sniff at the orange blossoms or glare hungrily at the bridegroom, will gain as a prise a five-room fiat, furnished free of charge in which to begin house keeping. -The animals in whose- presence the wedding service will be read aro the most savage of 40 belonging to a circus now showing In the city. The competi tion will be limited to ten, and the names of the "lucky" ones will be announced In a few days. Woodcock Shooting in City. Local sportsmen received an eye-opener this week. There is good woodcock shoot ing within five miles of tho City Hall. And It was the city's Chief Executive who made the discovery. Deprived of his Summer vacation, which ho usually spends In the fastnesses of Huron Moun tain, in Northern Michigan, where he has a Summer home, because of the stock yards strike, Mayor Harrison the other day took a long ramble in a northwesterly direction from tho City Hall with City Electrician Ellicott They finally came to a dense timber where the underbrush was almost Impenetrable and the weeds "higher than their heads, and after prowling around a bit discovered unmistakable evi dences of high-class game. They returned to the city instanter, and tho Executive went to his office and Issued a permit for Citizen Harrison, of Schiller street, to dis charge firearms inside tho city limits. Thus fortified, the Mayor and his cabinet officer dohned" canvas suits, hauled down their fowling pieces and trekked again to the northwest the MayorTefuses to re call the exact location. In less than two hours they boarded a car headed down town. In their hunting bags were 11 wood cock, and this is their evidence for their story. As there are none to bo purchased In the city, it is believed. PO'RTLAVi'D Pastors will pleas follow the stylo indicated in the following notices, giving the stone of the church first, then the address, and then the pastor's name. Notices nruet b6 in the City Editor's office by Friday night to Insure publication. Baptist. Tho White Temple, corner Twelfth and Taylor streets, J. Whltcomb Brougher, D. D., pastor One accord prayer meet ing, 10:15 A. M.; public worship, with preaching by the pastor, 10:30 A. M.; sub ject, "The Twentieth Century Church;" Bible school, 12:10 P. M.; Young Peo ple's meeting, C:30 P. M.; People's serv ice, with Baptism, 7:45 P. M.; Dr. Brou gher will preach on "Picturesque Scot land." The platform will be extended so that those who are compelled to sit in the Sunday school room will be able to hear. C. H. Hart will sing. Immanuel, Second and" Meade streets, Rev. M. M. Bledsoe, pastor Rev. H. B. Turner will preach at 10:30 A. M. and 7:45 P. M.; Bible school at 12; Young People's meeting. 6:45. ( Christian. First Church, corner Park and Colum bia streets, E. S. Muckley, minister Morning service with sermon on "God's Workmanship in Man," 10:S0 A. M.; evening service, with Endeavor meeting, from 7:30 to 8:10, followed by short ser mon on "A Prophet Who Stood Alone for God." Christian Science. First Church. Scottish Rite Cathedral, Morrison and Lownsdale streets Service, 11 A. M.; evening" service omitted dur ing' August; subject of sermon, "Christ EAST SIDE. Baptist. Central Church, Woodmen of the World building, East Sixth and East Alder streets. William E. Randall, minister- Service with sermon on "Th6 Tragedy of an Average Man; Powers That Perish,' 10:45 A. M.; Bible school, 12 M.; evening service suspended during August. Second Baptist Church, East Seventh and East Ankeny streets, Rev. Stanton C. Lapham, pastor At the morning service, at 10:30, Charles F. Hewitt, of Los An geles, Cal., will occupy the pulpit In the evening, at 7:45, "Ben Hur; a Tale of the Christ," will be Illustrated with stereop tlcon pictures. Bible school at noon Young People's Union at 6:45 P. M. Christian. Rodney-Avenue Church, corner of Rod ney and Knott street, Albyn Esson, mln Ister Service, with sermon, 11 A. M. service with sermon, 7:45 P. M.; Sunday school, 9:45 A. M.; Christian Endeavor, 6:45 P. M. Central Church, East Twentieth and Salmon streets, Rev. J. F. Ghormley, pas tor Preaching by the pastor at 10:30 A M. and 7:45 P. M.; special music; Sunday school, 12 M.; Junior Endeavor, 5:20 P. M. Senior Endeavor, 6:40 P. M. Congregational. Highland Congregational Church, cor ner Prescott and East Sixth street North Bible school, 10 A. M.; preaching serv lce 11 A. M., subject, "Shall I Send My Ark to Jerusalem?"; evening service, 7:45 P. M., subject, "A Vacation Spent With Jesus." Hassalo-Street Church, East Seventh street North and Hassalo street, Rev. Charles E. Chase, pastor Service with sermon at 10:30 A. M.; other services of the day omitted. Episcopal. Chanel of the Transfiguration, Sixth street, near Oak. Rev. W. R. Powell, chaplain Service and sermon, 11 A. M, Sunday school, 9:30 A. M. St. John's Memorial, Sellwood, Rev. W. R. Powell In charge Sunday school, . 11 A. M.; service and sermon, 8 P. M. St David's, East Twelfth and Belmont streets, Rev. George B. van Waters, D. D.. recctor Morning prayer and sermon 11 A. M.; Sunday school, 9:45 A. M.; no evening service. Good Shepherd, Vancouver avenufc and Sellwood. Rev. John Dawson, rector Sun day school, 10 'A. M.; morning prayer and sermon, 11 A. M.; no evening service. Methodist. Centenary, East Ninth and East Pine streets, W. B. Holllngshead, pastor- Morning sermon at 10:30. Subject "A Full Surrender." At 7:45 P. M. Bishop. David H. Moore will preach. Methodist Church. University Park- Rev. Charles Hewitt, the boy evangelist of Southern California, ,wlll speak at 3:30 P. M. Universalist. FIjat Church. East Couch and East Eighth streets, W. FT Small, pastor 11 A. M. subject "who Is My Superior?" Sun day school, 12:15 P. M. Find Remains of Famous Explorer. portage, wis., Aug. 20. While ex cavating for a new Baptist Church par sonage, the workmen have exhumed the remains of the famous explorer and trad er, Pierre Pauquette. Historians have been searching for years to discover his "body. Pauquette was born In Missouri in 1796. He lost his life at the hands of an Indian, with whom he had an alterca tlon relative to a treaty ceding the lands of the WInnebagoes to the Government Court Refuses to Oust Receiver. DENVER, Colo., Aug. 20. Judge B. M. Malone, la tho District Court today, de nlor tho extlMnn fnr- tfin T r Helm, a. lamer Ju3tico of tho Supreme Another ijtrfmrms for St. Mary's Leading Educational Institution Purchases Another Fine Piano at Eilers Piano House J' to iff One of Portland's oldest, as well as finest and most distinguished edu cational institutions, St. Mary's influence is evident in thousands of cul tured homes throughout the Northwest. Musical instruction is one of its distinguishing features, and its piano classes especially are taxed to their utmost capacity. Its corps of instructors are, without exception, musicians of highest accomplishments. The recent selection of a superb Ohickering upright at Eilers Piano House for its music department, adds another to the splendid collection of high-grade instruments now in ueo there. Stores: San Francisco Sacramento Spokane Seattle The Eilers Motto: "Sell the Best of Everything at Prices""" the Lowest" The worth and merit of the Ohickering is too well known io need men tion. There is a reliability about the Ohickering, a richness, ,and mellow ness and ' 'finish' ' of tone, which makers of other high-graJle instruments have tried in vain to imitate. A fitting companion of the Ohickering at St. Mary's, which also conies from Eilers Piano House, is an exceedingly choice Weher piano. !5fhis artistic instrument is the piano of genius, its wonderfully sympathetic and sustaining tone making it especially dear to the heart of every musician, and especially to singers. Of the 360 odd public institutions now using instruments purchased at Eilers Piano House, a few of the most notable ones, in addition to St. Mary's Academy, which use Ohickering Pianos, are the Dierke Musical Institute, Western Academy of Music, University of Oregon, Academy of Idaho, also the University of Idaho, Oregon Agricultural College, St. Mary's Academy, of Spokane; Pullman Agricultural College, "Washington State Normal School. In Portland, such distinguished musicians as Mrs. "Walter Eeed, Mrs. Beatrice Barlow Dierke, Professor E. L. Bettinger, Professor Eugene Stebinger, Professor J. A. Epping, Miss Beirr, Professor T. M. Yoder, TTrankie Bichter, Miss Grace "Wilton, Professor L. Boll, Miss Mamie Helen Plynn, Miss Louim Bruce, Mrs. Harper, Professor Gilford Nash, Professor "W. H. Boyer, Mrs. A. Schacht, Miss Mamie Barr, Mr. A. L. Alexander nd others too numerous to mention, are using, and heartily indorsing Ohickering Pianos. 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