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i HE1LIO Opens about pUmlxr
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BAKER -Opens September' 1. " ' ,
iiiiuu jiii wmi wun oauy mii
- r! Jneee, Lyric clock eomptajr is
"Partners In tb Ulna." t
STAR All week with dally matt
nses, Allen stock company la
' - "Caught In tbi WW,
PANTAQE8 All week wltk dally
matinees, -vaudeville. t'-
GRAND AU week with' daily
j matinees, vaudeville, , . :t ;
3RTLAND - theatres ' have about
completed arrangement for tna
? coming , season, and befor a
' month haa passed the theatrical
aeaaon will ba .In full.. awinf. - And it
promises to be a cock) aeaaon. too.
At the Helllg the dull and dead weeks
here been used to clean Up the house,
apply paint her and there, and install
a new . double ., accoustlcon . which Is
enough to make the deaf to Bear. - It
la tmpossiule to tell at' the present time
Just exactly when tna Helllg will open
or what attraction will, open it, but
there are booked for the reason a boat
f first-olaaa people and plays. Every
other year la a good one on the coast.
ad this la the rood year. ; The Stewart
opera company, which la under tha wins;
of John Cort. will appear In repertoire
early In the aeaaon and put on several
good comic operaa. It la expected that
the. theatre will open about tha middle
I of Sect ember. - i-:.' ."
' ,The Bakertte will ba at tha eld etand
. September i. and open with great gusto,
f Manager Baker and John Sainpolle are
1 still la the east, contracting ror actors
t and playa No announcement along
i this line bare been made yet The only
: certainty Is the date of opening. . Man-
i ager Baker has bad aome .trouble pro-
l curing food people for' the company,
; but it Is understood that when the eur
f tain rises on the first performance of
' tha season there will ba capable people
In the cast to support Miss Lawrence,
who Is Just now preparing to return to
Port land rrom Boston alter a aigniy
'r successful season f three weeks at
' tha Olobe theatre there. ,
Season at the Empirt.
. The Empire will also open Septem-1
bar J. with a reging -melodrsmma, and I
r thereafter for - the season will present
:., atinrer each week, and now and then
: a musical comedy by way of change.
One of the first to come to this theatre
will ba -The Rajah of Bhong.'
Meanwhile the Lyric stock company I
V will peg away at the old stand and do I
some . presenung ? oz stingers titseir.
Prank Panning and Ashton are doing I
T bama ,Ailr nnv ttlrA Anil mwd. I
ad houses at arery performance testify I
to thla fact. . ;,..- ; -
. Tha "Btar -; begins ' melodrama thla
. week with the AUen atock company up.
as it were. This aggregation comes
from Ticoma with the Mea of gathering
shekela from Portlandera. and If they
"' do it as Veil as they did In Tacoma
they will gather aome. Tha company
haa a dainty and delicious leading lady
. tn tha person of Tern Peltoa, and -will
A open tomorrow In "Caught In tha Web,"
A atlnaer of the atlnglest type. ' .
' - And tha Grand and Pantagea will da
the "vaudie" act continuous with tha
. usual amount of patronage and success.
Only tha beloved old Marquam Grand,
,ghoat of a. glorioua past. will remain
ailent within "her walla, which have
echoed the voices of the moat prominent
actora . and actresses, , that trod the
American stage. ,x.y ';,
FLASHES.
SPpTLICHT
' ' Eatelle Wentworth. who last season
played the prima donna In "Happyland"
without missing a single performance,
haa Just purchased a country home at
tf Woodcliff on the Hud eon. She haa
. christened the place "Happyland." In
honor of the Hopper piece. .
. James K. Hackett announces a round
, dosen . attractions for production the
: coming aeaaon. Still does ha find time
to act, as one announcement says that
ha la to appear aa a alngla star Bast
. ' season In "Tha Walls of Jericho "
Raymond Hitchcock. - who will con-
'' tlnua this season aa the atar of Richard
. Harding Davie' "The Galloper." la pre
paring to Join tha aathora society. Ha
. . has written 4 play for Flora Zabelle and
expects Ous . Lueders . to supply tha
.;. , music. ' a , ' . I - ' ' ' '
1 , M1ia Ella Wheaton, who last aeaaon
' played the second role In Charles Froh-
man's production of Tetar Pan," and
j was understudy to Miss Maude Adams,
1 haa been engaged to play an important
role tn "Cape Cod Tolka." , . ,
1 j . ."Martha." ..Plotows roost "tuneful
' : opera, is tha remodeled version of a
i- ballet which the composer wrote in con
i Junctlrtn with Burgmuller and Deldeves
tn 1S44. with a history, however, which
, goes back to the dark age.' '
' . 1 James K- Hackett is now In London
with Mrs. Hackett (Mary Mannerlng).
h He will return to America during the
latter part of August, tn time for the
('r Opening of the Hackett theatre.
Wright Lorlmer has -returned from
J '.his European trip and haa begun ra
ff 'hearsals of 'The Shepherd King." Mr.
Lorlmer will begin his fourth season
! in this ' play at the Columbia theatre
Beptember I. .
, ' Mary Mannerlng will appear as aa
( . Individual star this coming season In a
; new drama by Rlda Johnson Toung,
called "Lady Betty." Robert Warwick
v, haa bea engaged as her leading man.
i Miss Mannerlngs tour will begin about
October 1. .:
"The Lion and tha. Mouse" la to ba
given another trial In London In tha
fall, but tt will be played by English
actors this time.
Wright L rimer's leading woman' this
season will be Maria 8hotwell. Mlaa
S hot well will ba aeen as the Princess
MIehal la "Tha Shepherd King."
"A Woman's Way" Is tha title of a
, haw drama by E4ward Peple. author
of "The Prince Chap," which will open
at tha Oar rick theatre. Chicago Auguet
tl. under the direction of P. Ray Com
stock. ' Tha company ' will be headed
. by .Odette -Tyler and tha leading man
:. will ba William " Courtenay. Others In
the eompaay are Olive May, H. H. Nor
throp. James Marlowe. Fred d. Hears
and Herbert Ayllng. . .
When , Miss Olga Nethersola starts
out for ' bar long tour of tha south,
north And nortbweot In the fall her
company will ba found to be so organ
ised aa ro he entirely Independent of
local conditions. -, In addition to the
setors there will be an orchestra of It
pieces, under . a . musical director, a
chorus of a dosen voloes and a large
number of whet are known aa "extra
ladles and faatlesnan.' i -
Louis Mann and Clara Llpraaa havs
found difficulty In tha past few seasons
in procuring a play la which they could
both appear In roles that fitted their
(wwtillar and entertaining personalities.
Miss Llpman finally haa hit tha nail on
the head by writing the vehicle herself,
and the result Is that great success In
New York last season, "Julia Boa 3on," l
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Miag Vern Felton, Leadinf Lady of
which will open the Majestlo theatre
season there on Labor day, .
Among tha now inventions shown at
the recent musical exposition in Berlin
waa a method of increasing tha reso
nance of tha voice by Inserting, a film
under the root of the mouth, making a
sort of sounding board. The apparatus
Is intended for the use of orators, of
tloera. sea. cap tains, ato.aa wall aa for
singers. ' ... .,r,n ,:t. .-.., u A
'London la to have opera throughout
the whole year Instead of a few weeks
in the eumroer. -.The San Carlo com
pany from Naples Is to give a fall sea
son of opera at Covent .garden, begin
ning in October. A German aeaaon will
begin ht its conclusion and continue
season to otn. - t i , I
. Louis Gottachalk has been appointed
musical director at Weber s muslo hall
In New Tork. While Gottachalk'a ap
pointment is fully approved by Weber,
It Is directly due to Victor Herbert's
Influence. When Weber was negotiating
with Herbert to compose the aoore of
thla aeeson'a musical play;' Herbert stip
ulated that he must name tha director.
He haa finally awarded the commission
to Gottachalk.
Duke Georg : von Sachsen-Melnlngen
ia afflicted with a strange disorder. He
hears all music, no matter how con
sonantal and agreeable It may be, aa a
series of harsh dissonances. Tha malady
la the mora distressing aa ha haa been
all hla Ufa a passionate lover of music.
Wagner, Bulow. Brahma and many
other great musicians were among hla
Intimate frlenda. Under hla rule Metn
Ingen became world famed because of
lt orchestral and theatrical achieve
ments. ,. . . .. 1
Whether Jan Kubellk will . come to
this oountry next winter la an open
question. ; He has " been booked or
nearly 10 eoncarta, and he Is willing to
corns, for the American dollar beckons
him. but so far ha haa been -unable to
obtain a manager. Hugo Gorllts, who
managed him last aeaaon, la said to
have declined a like honor during the
coming winter, for the simple reason
that ba loat money upon the Bohemian
violinist, and ha could not afford an
other similar experience this ysar.
- Chines muslo is incomprehensible to
the occidental ear, but opinions vary aa
to why thla is so. Either tha Chtneee
have less ear . for harmony than more
civilised people, or else they are ao far
beyond ua that wa cannot understand
tbalr combinations of tone. Chinese
were the first people In the history of
tha world to dsvelop a systsm of oc
taves and a lot of other harmonica!
technics, back in the dsys when our aa
castors, ths European savages, had not
Invented even , tha simplest forma of
melody.
. The Vienna Fhilharmonle Is really tha
orchestra of tha Imperial opera, the
court ' orchestra of t tha emperor, by
whom tha organisation ia maintained at
a yearly axpensa of over 1125.000. The
emperor also defrays tb cost of new
Instruments. Ths members of tha band
are mostly Austrians, but, there are a
few Csechs. .Hungarians, Serb and
Dutchmen, as well as some North Ger
mans, who excel aa brass players aa the
French . do with the wood-wind. The
principal players are professors at ths
conservatory.' - . .
Salnt-Saena contracted the disappear
ing habit early la life, and on various
oocaslons aaused considerable alarm
among his frlenda Several years ago
he disappeared one mora and went to
South America, returning by i a fruit
steamer to Now Orleans and from there
by another tteamer to New Tork City.
He maintained a strict Incognito at the
litUe French hotel In University place,
but hs was recognised by aeverai French
musicians who happened to ba there at
the time, and who explained to the land
lord what a distinguished guest ha was
entertaining., -' '
Tha Boston Glob has the following
to say regarding the appearance of Mlse
Lillian Lawreno In that oltyi "Probably
at no other . theatre in this city waa
there aver such a -reception accorded
an actress as that which Miss Lillian
Lawrenoe received last Monday night
at tha Globe theatre. ' When aha made
her first appearance aa many aa Tt
bouquets were thrown at her, and 11
lsrgs floral pieces were handed, her at
the close of the second act." ' 1
The national convention of the Ameri
can Federation of Catholltf societies
unanimously
adopted a resolution la1
AUen Stock , Company at tha Star.
which tha members of the federation
are called upon to refuse to attend playa
against morality, and municipalities are
asked to prohibit Improper exhibitions
of all kinds, including posters that tend
to corrupt public morals.
The wreck - scene and storm at aea
which are to be the big features ' of
"Cape Cod Polks," which wlir be pro
duced for the first time on any stage at
the Boston theatre, are located Just oft
the breakwater near the Bishop and
Clark light,1 off Hyannle 'harbor, a spot
known to every one who : haax aallad
About the Cape.
4,
At tha Grand.
: Today la tha last chance to see ths
wonderfully good' show at the Grand.
Edward Kellle Is by far tho beat story
teller ever heard here In many a long
day and a heater act than that given by
Joe Whitehead and- tha O Mors on sisters
la seldom If ever put on .the stage.
Those mentioned are only two of the
many good acta on thia bill and one
cannot do better if an hour Is to be
killed than attend tha Grand from 1:10
to t or in the evening from 7:10 to
1B:4.
Next week's bill has for a feature Harry
LKose company, wno present will
M. Cressys excruciatingly funny, one-
act playlet, "Tha Sailor and tha Horse."
Of this act tha Denver Tlmea had tha
following to ssy when it appeared at the
Orpbeum in that cltyi "There la really
a good act at the Orpheum this week
which la bound to please. In fact. The
Sailor and the Horse' would be of in
terest to almost anybody, so different is
It from the many clever playlets seea
on the Orpheum stage. The Harry
LaJAoaa company haa been featured on
vaudeville bills throughout the country,
but they came fully up to expectations
when they-made their bow to Denver
last night and flattering advance no
tices wars found to be no exaggeration."
This is but one of tho many press no
tices Mr. Latiose haa received for him
sslf and little company alnco they -went
on the vaudeville stags soma years ago.
Besides Mr, eLaRose, John Dunn and
Wllhelmlna Francis have -a comedy
sketch that has been "making food" all
aiong ins line.
Many people in Portland will bo glad
to know that the three Glrdelles. natives
of this city, will be on the bill. Thee
clever people do a pantomttnio acrobatlo
turn in which tbey - introduce coon
snouting, aanctng, ate. . They have a
very pleasing act - and unquestionably
will ' be -' welcomed by their hosts of
friends and acquaintances. In addition
to tha above, Lyons aV Cullum. wha
Offer a vaudeville review; Chris Lane
a . monologlst and , extemporaneous
singer: James Burke. Singing "Chey
enne,'" and tho Grsndascope with tha
latest film. "Dogs ss Smugglers," will
make up what wilt undoubtedly prove
the beat bill yet seen in Portand's lead
ing vaudeville theatre. .
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"Caught in tha Wab." ,
"Caught tn tha Web" wlU be tho irst
attraction given at tha Star aa a stock
theatre.-. This event will take place to
morrow when the Allen stock eompany
makes its initial bow In Portland in the
beautiful Sullivan A Consldln house.
During tho psst week this theatre has
been .thoroughly, renovated. Tho policy
of the Star from this time forth ia to
give a society melodrama each week.
presented -by a capable eompany -and
staged appropriately. The Allea com
pany ia not aa experiment, tor it has
been playing at Tacoma for the past II
months to big businees. The same high
clasa productions which made the corn
pany popular In tha City of Destiny will
be o(Tred her.' '
"Caught In the Web," tha opening- bill.'
Is a detective drama la flvo acts. ' It
tells of tha deceit of a bank cashier.
wno, seemingly respectable, wrecks a
bank and has ss his associates the
worst kind of thuga His - plsns are
frustrsted through his wife and the
cleverness of a detective The adven
tures oi me oeiecuvo in weaving the
web around tha defaulter and the many
disguises which hs adoots to circumvent
tha schemes of tha arlmlnala add to tha
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; MONOLOGUES. .
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sinaatloaal - features at
drama. .,
"Caught In the Web" haa its scenes
Uld la New Tork and they are realist lo
gllrepsea of Uf la tho great metropolis
and tha characters are not exaggerated,
aa ia ueual In melodrama. . The - play
will be elaborately staged and well cos
tumed. ' The acts are shown la tho homa
of a bank president, hla office, a police
court, a ball room scene and ia a dea of
counterfeiter
All lovers of sensational playa will
And ''Caught In tha Web" a rousing and
refined entertainment, - wherein right
triumphs ovsr wlcksdnsss. : The cast
followa: Dick Leonard. Charles, King
Robert Black well, Arthur Ashley i Tom
Stanley. Irving Kennedy; John Stanley,
Lortng Kelly; Jim Bradley. Forest Sea-
bury: Hogan, Charles Avers: Dodgers,
Dolph ; Todd: polio sergeant. Carl
Revna: dna Stanley. Miss verna reiton
Ploreno Merrill, Ethel Roberta; Bridget
MoNamars, Mra. Charles Allan; Helena
BlackwelL Mario Thompaon.
;
- -"", At tha Lyric,;
Beginning with the matins this after
noon, and with continuous parrormano,
the Lyrlo stock eompaay will offer for
tho last time that thrilling and most
Interesting military drama, "The March,
Ina Regiment," in four acts. Thla pro
duction has easily been the sensation of
the week, and ahould be eeen by all.
Tomorrow's matinee will witness tha
customary change of bill In tha pre
sentation of that beautiful romance of
Oregon, "Partners In the Mine," In tour
acta. This is probably ' one of tha
strongest comedy dramas over written.
tho scenes being laid la southern Ore
gon.'1 There u much pathos, aentiment
and comedy, all of wbloh elements are
so happily blended aa to max ap a play
calculated to interest tna audience irora
tho first to ths last onrcaln. - The aa
slgnmsnts for this attraction have been
carefully made with the view of giving
to the publlo on ot the best offerings
or tho season.
Tho aasignmenta follow, which are of
themselves a sufficient guarantee of a
most pleasing bill: Prank Fanning will
be seea as Lee Adams. Herbert Asnton
as Perry Barnes. Ward Howard aa
Grace. Lilly Branscomb as Caroline,
Tom Connors a Bedrock Dodge. Via
Moor as Bollinger, C MeFarland a
Blnka and 8. L. Whitney as Jim Warner.
Tha comedy will bo supplied by Mr.
Connors and Mlas .Branscombe, Tha
publlo will no doubt welcome the return
of Mr. Connors, who haa been away on
his vacation for tha last two weeka.but
returns brim full of - fun. which V is
ablo to dispense to the patrons ofT.il s
Lyrlo In tha cams eld acceptable style. ,
Ralph Cummlngs and eompany. pre
senting "A Game of Hearts," head tha
bill at PaffUgea thia week. This an
nouncement in Itself ia enough to as
sure libera patronage because Portland
people are well aware of tho splendid
talent ot Ralph Cummlngs, who ia a
true comedian of tho refined type. He
can make you laugh whether you want
to or not. His company la excellent and
a oama or Heart s promisee to ba the
talk of tho town all tha week,
Another feature almost equally good
is John Chick and company, presenting
A Bachelor e Honeymoon." ..This Is
another crowd-drawer and never fails to
delight all who aee It. The Fashion
Plat Trio.- featuring "The Laay Moon,"
Is something entirely new.-- it la a
rich innovation and a delightful nov
elty. - Bertla Chamberlain, tb old fa
vorite, will be seen as a merry minstrel.
The child wonder. Edith McMaatera, dis
plays her accomplishments as a slngsr
and a daneer. Jean Wilson will sing ths
Illustrated song, "By tho Dear Old Dela
ware," and , tho blograph will present
the latest oomio moving pictures.
Tho bill for tho last week ends today.
Almost everybody knows that tt waa
one of . the finest bill ever seen tn
Portland. The hit of the week was
Harry McCray la "Tha Old Guard." A
rarer piece ot dramatis work would be
hard to find. All of tha other featurea
of tha hill are splendid. .-
PECULIAR WATER SNAKE
IS FOUND BY' CAMPERS
, A water snake nine inches long and
the thickness or a horse hair was found
in Beaver lake, on- tho west side of
Mount Hood by R. F. Set ton of Portland
two week ago. . ..-.,..-
- Tho party of five, of which Mr. Sefton
was a member, haa Juat returned to tho
city, and ho waa today seeking ML P.
Sheldon, curator of tha elty mussum,
who will be asksd to determine just
what the curious snake really la It
waa found while members of the party
were drawing water from the lake. It
ha lived two weeks In a seeled Jar. and
is active, moving and writhing . about
constantly. Ita bead Is the also of a
pin head, but in every other way It re
sembles a tnioa, oara brown horsehair.
. A bsaver waa also aeen by the party
of campers, and during tha nights thsy
often heard the siap-sisp of too beavers
tans on the water. . ,
HILLSBORO TEACHERS
PASS EXAMINATIONS
HlHsboro. Or.. Aug. If .the asamln.
Ing board, consisting of Supsrlntendsnt
M. U. case, rroressor Joseph Marsh and
Mra M. C Case, haa Just finished grad
ing tha papers of those who applied for
certlfleatee to teach In this eounty.
Forty-six tsschers spplled for certifi
cates at thla place August 1. f and 10.
and IT were successful.
The following were granted first-grade
certificates: Miss Clara Loynea, Forsst
Grove; Miss Martha Oalbreath. Tualatin;
Mies Masie O'lJonnell. Buxton; Miss
Bertha Fowlea, Mountalndalet Mrs.
Mary B.- Thompaon, HUlsboro; Prank
Fletcher, Foreet Grove; Vloter H. Vos.
HUlsboro; - Miss Mamie E. . Avers,
Beaverton; Miss Anna Thompson, Shsr
wood; Miss Maria Hockstetter, Portland;
Miss Minnie Pound. , -
Those who esrnsd second-grade certifi
cate are: Miss Laura M. Thomas.
HUlsboro; Mies Rachel Wescott, Cor
nelius; Rutherford H. voae, HUlsboro;
Miss Irma H. Vlso,, HUlsboro; Mtsa Bes
sie Sturdevant. Cornellua; Miss XUa
Pschln, DUly; Miss Nettle M. Thomas,
Cornelius; Miss Margaret Ashbahr, Cor
nelius; Miss Lena O. Bhorb, Forest
Orovs; Miss Ida B. Steward. Cornelius:
Miss Nellie com ran. Amttyi miss Luia
L. Graves, Newberg; B. A. Vose, HUls
boro; J. D. Moffltt, HUlsboro; Winrield
G. Ermal, Sherwood.
Those who received third-grade eorttfl-
catea are: Miss Nettle Booth, HUlsboro;
Miss Bella B. cnaimere, rorest Grovs;
Miss Coral Baker, Foreet Grove; Mlas
Alma Curtis. Ortenvllls; Miss May
Cooper, Cornelius; Miss Ellen Probst,
WellsoavIUs; Miss Emily B. Toung,
HUlsboro: . Miss Emma feC Prltohard.
Cornelius: Mis Ruth Pitch, Cornelius:
Cle C. Milne, oreet Orov.
. A Mystery Solved.
"How to keen oft neiiodlo attacks of
biliousness and habitual constipation
was a mystery that Dr. King's Nsw Life
Pllla solved for me," writes John N.
Pleasant of Magnolia, lad. The- only
pills that are guarsnteed to give perfect
satisfaction to everybody or money re
funded. Qnlj Jit at gk 1dm ore Drug Co.
MBRICAN LITERART MAS
TICKS" Bv Leon H. Via-
; cint. The author aaya in
is prwaovi -in,
of lsttera who work Is represented la
thla volume represent an Important half
century of our national . literary lira.
Tha starting point la the year ISO, the
data of 'A Hiatory of New York by
Diedrlch Knickerbocker No author is
included whose reputation does not rest.
In part, on some, notable book published
before 11(0. Readers of modern French
crltioisra wUl not need to be told that
tha plan of dividing the studies Into
short sections wss taken from Taquet's
admirable Tix-Septleme Steele.'" -
It will ba aeen that ' the period
chosen by Mr. Vincent was that time
which many fear waa ' tha climax - of
America's Uterary fame, and eartatnly
tha 10 men whoa lives and worka make
up the book formed a galaxy or era
llant Intellects, which haa seldom been
equaled and never surpassed certainly
not in America: .-;' ' . . -
Beelnnlna- with Washington Irvine
the work ia ' earrled through to Walt
Whitman, and Includes all thoss who
are entitled to have -great- written
after their names, who came between.
Tho author has chosen weU, and while
there la littl new in the subject mat
ter, hla imitation of M. Paguet has been
a happy one, for the plan of dividing
tha atudv aa ho baa done, gives a
simplicity and Interest to tho work very
attraotiv. and which relieve It of a
oartaln dryneaa that more or less al
wava attaches to, biography. The
method is to give first a brief sketch of
tho author, followed wita nig .cnar-
aoterlstics' aa a man, and thsn as 'a
wrltsr. oloslna with ons or mora cnap-
tera devoted to hla writings and giving
tn aome eases Illustrations of the style
and nature of tho work. In summing
np lhs traits la both mea and writers
the author snowa a aeen appreciation
and sympathetls Judgment, which will
commend his book especially to tha
young and make it popular for olaas
studv. Tha work la in fine library
edition. V Houghton. Mifflin Co. Price
"The Girt Out There" -By Karl Ed
win Harriman. Whan "Ann Arbor
Talea" appeared, it waa evident that the
author had cleverness, and 'iras a rising
star in the world or fiction.. He wss
able to take threadbare material and
create out of It something entirely fresh
ellst thaa invention, and It certainly re-
aulree much more abUlty.
Coueg talea had been dona to death
when Mr. Harrlmaa wrote his story, but
ths weariness waa entirely forgotten
when the breeav freshness of "Ann Ar
bor Tales" was noted. ' '
Ths same la somewhat the eaaa with
"The Girl Out There." -. New England
pastoral life, with ita quaint localisms
and Idiosyncrasies, haa been told and re
told, and oven tho sboutlnga and warped
Uvea of the Free ehurchf oik, but it haa
been left to Mr, Harriman to go over the
field and gather up a story aa para and
fresh and wholesome aa a spring day,
and containing many of the same ele
ments of freshness aad promise.
Tha story - itself ia sunpls, with too
deep plot nor Intricate complications:
but ths charm of It lies In the way tha
author haa woven it in and out while
telling tho story of tho people of- Wee-
ley, the little New England vUlage,
where Harry Hewitt, the newspaper -
porter, went to' recuperate after a spell
of typhoid, Teve,: Of course, -ha finds
the girl out there, but with her an obdu
rate father, hidebound Jpy narrow relig
ious ranatioiam and inordinate eelilan
ness. . Ths way Of thla pair of lovers
not strewn with roses, but tho friends
they find along. the path are the fine
character sketches which have given in
dividuality to tho book, and set It apart
from tho many that have been written
with the name environment and undor
similar eondltlona. '
Through ths story runs a well-defined
thread of hnmor, grotesque, often, in the
godly Minister Thayer, when he ham
mers hla text into his patient listeners.
MANY NEW FEATURES PLANNED
BY MANAGEMENT OF WE OAKS
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Manager Pried lander has decided that
not a single dsy .shall pass at the Oaks
without the occurrence of some Inter
esting event, An elaborate program
has' been mapped out for every day, for
a month ahead, aad there . are many
original and unlqu features to be of
fered. Thla afternoon, tonight aad for
the rest of this week, Marlaa LUJens
will eontlnue to make her marvelous
and thrilllngly 'Interesting - high fire
dives. Frank Comer will continue to
present at tne uaxs nis aanng "Uip or
Death" act, . This afternoon at 4 o'clock
there will be h, ple-eatlng match oa the
avenua One hundred boys will contest
for a prise offered to the boy who first
fete away with a large blackberry pie.
The display of magnificent fireworks
wiU be continued Indefinitely '- each
Thursday night. During the afternoons
commencing with Monday the patrons
will witness an exhibition of day fire
works that will be thrown from the roof
garden of the. Tavern1 over" the waters
of the Willamette. Mr. "Trledlandef ,U
and again sparkling bright when the
good Mra Hossa is eommsntlnf on aome
of her neighbors; but either way It adds
oojor and life and leaves nothing want
ing, i The book has aeverai excellent
Illustrations by A. Russell and a quaint
pretty binding. George W. Jaaobe Js Co.
Price. 11.1. .V v-.: e
"Extra Dry; Being the Further Ad
ventures of the Water Wagon" By
Bert Laston Taylor and W. C, Gibson,
authors ef "The' Log of the Water
Wagon." It , will ba remembered by
those who-read The Log ot tha Water
Wagon" that the good ship Lithta foun.
dsred on the- sixth day of her voyaca.
la a fearful duststorm, and' that the
surviving passengers launched . a life
raft Just before the good old wagon
went aowav AU or which waa com
municated t" a breathless world by
manusoript round In a noatlna milk
bottle. The preaent book records the
rate or the castaways. it la a tale of
privation and torture unparalleled (n
the history of human thirst. Inter
spersed with this chronicle are adver
tisements, epigrams and aneodotea cal
culated to lighten the' depression caused
by the harrowing experience or the cast
aways who found themselves oa the isl
and of Tantalus. The atery la further
enlivened by apeaking illustration and
marginal decorations, all of which help
to make up the tale of woe. One- eould
hardly call the book edifying,' and, whUe
It might shock the fin sensibilities ef
the prohibitionist,-It ia not calculated
to make a deep or lasting Impression
ons way or tha ethsr, and ahould be
looaea upon as a oil or nsnniese wit
and humor. . - .? . .t.-. ..
Ths Shook Itself le a unlqu affair,
bound In red and white checked ging
ham, suggesting the appropriateness of
tho color to the subject matter of the
book. G. W. Dillingham. J. K. GUI,
Portland. ..price it oenta, ,
"Actaeon Defense and Other Poems"
By Alice Wilson. Thla la a collec
tion of about 10 short poems, all quite
worth reading, and indicating a poetlo
and appreciative nature In the author.
While eome border on the sentimental,
they axs rather of a stirring' and pas
sionate ' character and breathe the fire
of human nature and human leva . The
first, from which the book takee Ita
title. Is a passionate appeal from the
mythical Aetaeon to the beautiful Ar
temis, who had ao d sailed him. and a
defens tor hla own conduct It con
tains perhapa more real feeling than
any other poem of tha collection, and
haa .some notably strong points,' A
collection of 10 "Love Bonnet and
Lyrics" is the most pretentious work
in ths book, and all are well sustained
throughout and have much merit.
Richard O. Badger, price 11.
The Silver Trail" -By Evelyn Gunaa,
"It dlpa beyond tha mountains,
It lies beyond the lea; .
And where it leads we follow ' ' : :v
To .leant Ita myetery." -.
This Is ths first paragraph of a little
prefatory poem which. In a- way, ex
plains the collection of charming short
poema that-follow.- - -
It Is not difficult a see that the au
thor's heart ts aoross the 'Silver Trail."
and that Canada la but the "distant
homeland, of which all her poems ao
sweetly sing. -They ar all poema to
touch the heartstrings, -no matter ef
what country they ar written, aad her
intone loyalty and passionate love
for the dead queen and "King Edward.
king ot the far lands.", could not fall to
call forth admiration and sympathy. -
Many of the descriptive poems are
beautiful, and ; the author's 'power -of
portrayal is orten marvelous, and while
the poetlo spirit is always present there
Is enough of the practical blended with
R to relieve It of weak sentimentality.
There are some striking points of re-
eentblanc between thee poem of Eve
lyn Gunne and those of the almost for
tmiaren in Maypole Dane st tha Oaks. - ,r. . .?; f -
also arranging for a beauty. baby, con
test. There win be a grand march.
headed by D'Urbano's band, followed by
Dsoiee omn in carriages and such aa are
carried by nuroee. vMny Interesting fea
turea wlU be planned in connection with
this affair.' The baby show will be held
in Friday afternoon, August' 14. The
book Is now open for entries, and prises
will be awarded for the prettiest, small
est, fattest, best and worst boy.and girl
from months to I yesra old.
- Preparations are going on for a great
open-air produotlon on the ' lawn and
among the beautiful oak trees of the
Oaks of Shakespeare's "As Ton Like
It" It la expected that a number of
well-known society people will assist In
this production and tho managsment
proposes , to give a part of the proceeds
to some Worthy charity.
The champion swimmers. J. IV' ffen-
derson ot Hood River and J. J. Byrne ef
tne ubks, win race rrom Oregon City
to the baths at tha Oaks on Satutdavi
August 11. They will start from Oreaon
City at I o'clock in the morning aad ere
gotten , Ells Cook. Both have that
lofty note ot patriotism, both take hold
of nature la the same human way, but
the olossst resemblance is thslr ability
to weave verse .and poetlo thought
around subjeots which to tb average
mind but represent the grewsome and
revolting;- but wbloh.' under their eklll
ful manipulation, take oa entirely dif
ferent color and - effect Ells Cook
wrote "To the Surgeon' knife." while
Evelyn Gunn glvee us "Before the
Operation,"-but it ie only fair to ad
mit that poems of this nature bat rare
ly appear front' either writer. 'Ells
Cook seldom. It ever, wrote la lighter
vein, while wa find i some dainty . and
witching little verse in "The BUver
Trail." notably "Ho Called Me by Mr
Name." ,: ,v
On the whole, thia la aa exceptional
little, volume, wbloh ta . well, worth a
permanent place ia tho library aad on
the poet's shelf. Tho book haa aa ex
quisite . cover design and many sug
gestive little Illustrations.- Richard O.
Bedgrv Price ll.M. '(. . , ...
The Animal Lrfa"Br Ernest' In-,
gersoll. This is entirely devoted to the
part ot 'the four-footed, furry creatures
daily play la the world around them,
their place in nature, their means of
making, a living, their characters and
their accomplishments. ' The whole is
treated la the light of the lateet facta
and the entire world ia covered and the
aeweat material haa been ueed. Tbta
important addition to the literature ot
popular natural history la richly illus
trated with colored Plates, photographs
from life and original drawings. Tha
MaomUlan Co. ' .
"Max. Fergus." By Owen Johnson.
Thla 1 a story of a strong man's re
venge. Primarily the book haa a splen
did plot, ruu or interest and mvsterv.-
and at the earns time It reveals In -strong
pea pictures a great phase of
Mew Tork Ufa.. The tenacity and in
genuity of Max Fergus . revenge, the
pitiful plight of Sheila, who -Is, an ad.
venturesa against her will and nature.
and the knavery of Bollngar, are splen
didly done. Not only is the otory moat
interesting, "but It la told with excep
tional skill, and la Its broad Impartial
vlewpont suggests the beat; work of
some ' of "the great ' French novelists.
The Bafcsr s Taylor Co. . Prion 1.10. y
Many readers of William Sage's new
novel. The Diet riot Attorney " . have
asked the publlshsrs whether or not
the principal character were drawn
from - life. - WhUe the author claims
originality In the conception aad devel
opment of his characters, tt la true that
some were auggestsd by living person
ages. The District Attorney is not
William T. Jerome. but waa suggested
bp It certain wester publlo proseoutor.
The Beptember Century win present
the first full authoritative and scientlf lo
discussion yet published of the differ
ence between the whit man'e brain and
the negro's. The paper is the work of
Robert Bennett Bean, M. D.. instructor
In anatomy at the University of Michi
gan: and his scientific research Into
tha limitation of the negro' Industrial
dsvelonment,'' based on the - also and
structure of the brain, throws valuable
light upon v a aubjeot of vital import
ance la ear country. !i .-.h ; t .. .... . ,
The Century eompany haa under war
a now and revised edition of The Bible
for-TOung People." which la to sell st
one half the prlc of the original edi
tion: t It will, ba a large book, with 14
Illustrations from the old mastsrs. -.
Rex Beach's novel. The Spoilers." la
taking England by storm. The first
edition sent over by tha Harpers was
bought np at once, and a second ordered.
Before this second edttloa had left
America, a cable Was received inereaa-
ing the order to twice the , former
amount. , ...
expected Se reach the Oake at about I
o'clock -in' the afternoon.' The bathing
pavilion is the one place where the
water Is drained dally and clean water
flews into tha large swimming tank con
stantly. The suits are all nsw and the
bathing pavUIon has every known eom-.
fort and conveniens Ladles and chil
dren are admitted free every day from
this on except Saturday, Sunday and ,
holiday from 11:10 until ( o'clock In
the afternoon a DUrbano's band now
change tnelr splendid programme
weekly. -. ' ' . ..' j "
The federated trades unions of Port
land and vicinity , will celebrate their
Labor Day at the Oaks on Monday, Sep
tember 1. It is expected that not lesa
than 00,000 people will attend. Tues-.
day, August II, will b Children's day,'
when the famous fairy play "Aladdin
and His Wonderful Lamp," will be pro
duced free to - those who attend.' All
these attractive features In eJbnjunotlon
with the 100 other amusement devloea
serve to make the Oaks tha greatest
am ua meal resort west of Chicago,