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THE OREGON- DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING,' DECEMBER 9. 1907. 3 - N HUMORIST POKES FUN AT BARRETT'S POETRY Oregon Man Touched the Tuneful Lyre on Inltarmori- ious Strings According to "Big Stick" Editor of Washington Newspaper, uplift,' and en eaplratlon, aa grand In eonceptlan.' a unique In eseeutlon, A correct In technique, g lorlous In Imagination. , that Milton might wall have 'envied, Bhakespeare have emu lated (ware ha alive today), and hel ley have triad In vain to escel. It la volume that will llva forever. (Chl rago: Toots Mook A Co. Washington: The a. O. P. i'rloa, St naL)M BRA PIERCED (Wisfetartoe Sanaa f The learaal.) Waahlne-ton. D. G. Not. It A hum- Hat on tha staff of tha Washington Herald, who aach week fills a aactlon of tha editorial page of that publication with a diminutive paper he calls "The Big tick." In which he takes In vain the namea of wen who are In thepub- Ue are. lately committed the following, with John Barrett of Portland, director of tha International Bureau of Amer i..n Ronuhlira aa the subject of the acraod: "nrona from the Kankakee. Rare 1 . h. Hah I nh n 14. r rati . "It la seldom Indeed, that It falls to tha lot of the literary crltlo of any bub llratlon to come acroaa ao much pure and unalloyed pleasure aa that reeeivea from reading the dainty volume of 411 pages entitled "Props from the Kan kakee,' by the well-known poet, the Hon. John Barrett. The very name of the book la alluring, for who la there that doea not aaeoclate the marahy Kan kakee, that famoua Indian stream, with the haunt of the golden mu.eTjHere. aa a little barefoot, the poet Barrett used to stray, letting hie Idle fancy glide over the streams of life and thought, even aa the Clinton county mailada glide over the eurfaee of the silvered atream. Have not theae daya lingered In the poet's memory? Listen to tha poem, which he feelingly calla Effluvia': "Here by the banka of thla dank, mud dy atream. . . Where turtle" hide and chlpmunka do their duty; . I think myaelf a boy once more and dream ... ... Oh. Kankakee, of thy lll-amelllng beauty. "Here did I angle, auppoaed to be at achnol; Here did I awlm right there I atubbed my toe; I aee the buisarda flying o'er the pool, Alae, alna. alas It's time to go. "la not the note of poignant regret beautifully expressed In'thet lait line? The value of catslexis, the aob of rhythm, the the-mlght I Bay the pen tametrlcal pathoa of It muat touch every heart f Always, too. one notea In Mr. Barrett'a verse a fine feeling for nature, aa when he elnga: ""Oh, look at the clouda, DIW Ilka l.rn.i,li ' That la, they would be, only abrouda are white; Theae clouda of Kankakee, Ah thav Iiwik tilarlr ta ma: Mavbe baoauaa I'm seeing them at night" "Now there la verae that contatna that duality of true humoroua feeling tbat bartava a wonderful klnshlo lb nature In har moat nucoinl moods. Falnly Mr. Barrett la one of the cognoaoentl one of the elect! There are. too, eome fine peraonal poems In thla volume, aa. for Instance, the one Inscribed "To L' It open: "'Ah. when I wrote that, dear, I did not mean That you ahould go to L.;' I only aaw within your eyea a gleam Of Joy you would not tell. Tour voice aa allvery aa a candenced atream Singing la 'William Tell.' Ah. well! ah. well!' "la not that the very ecatacy of po etry I Ah, that we bad more poeta of auch fine delicacy of feeling; auch Bareness of touch; auch, auch oh. worda fall us. We cannot, however, clone thla totally inadequate review of "Props from the Kankakee" with out calling attention to the closing poem: " Oood-bye: ah. aay not ao, my Kan kakee! . .. Muat you flow from me, eager to tne sea, . Traveling through Indiana, nilnoia. Laving tne reel or urea ana nunii; boys. . . Oood-bye. ear catfish, with your stickers anarp, Farewell to black baaa. fare ye wen to carp; Farewell to buuarda lolling in tna aky. . . . . . rarewell, dear Kankakee gooo-oye. good-bye! "And on thla sad and mournful noe the poet clone. It la not a peaalmie tic farewell thla; It exnreaaea In Ita lama innirtna for the Kankakee flah a larger hope, a brighter outlook, an BY ANUMBRELLA ... Detective Lives Nearly 21 Hours After Steel Kod Enters His Head. (Halted rreaj Ieeed Wire. San Francisco, Cel., Dec. .-Nearly ti hours after hie brain had been pierced by the ateel point of an um brella. Thomaa McCarthy, head of a de tective agency, died laat night. He re ceived hla Injury aa a result of a quar rel with Pr B. B. Lee, who haa been arrested. The altercation that result ed In the death of McCarthy was the culmination of a quarrel of long stand ins; and tha cause of bad blood that ex lated between the men la aald to have been a woman. Iee, who clalma the woman aa his wife, took exception to McCarthy taking her to dinner. AT THE TJIEATKES "Said raaha" Matlnt. Tomerrow will be the laat day of tha San Francisco opera company at the Marquam, and there will be only three more performances of "Said raaha" In thla city. These perform- nru win ifta 1 1 r 1 1 1 m 1 1 l. iiiniiirriiw iiibli i eTar nee and evening. 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He alwavs carries a big company with a score of comedians and dancers, and thla aeaaon Prlmrone has the best company he haa ever taken on the road. "The Daughters of Men." One of the most talked-ftbout of all the new plays the Baker company has presented ea far this season is "Tha Laughter or Men," which haa been the attraction all this week. It Is without doubt the most Interesting, not exempt ing even "The Pit," and has more pow erful parts for more people than that great play. It deals with the labor quetton and In a wny that appeals pow erfully to every one. was weak, low-spirited and nervous. I oould hardly walk and could not bear the least noise. My appetite was poor and I could not sleep well. I had severe headaches most of the time. I was treated by two doctors but got no relief and then decided to try Dr, Williams' Pink Pills. I soon began to feel better and the Improvement was general. My appetite became hearty and my sleep bef u?r. 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SHOOTS HIMSELF TO ESCAPE OFFICERS fan Diego, Cal., Dec. 6. A young man supposed to be C. L. Marks of Rich mond, California. tried to pass a Standard Oil company's check on the Richmond bank here late Monday and was taken to police headquarters. As he entered the door he pulled a revolver from his pocket and shot himself In the head. He died an hour later. The only clue to the identity of the dead man is the name C. L. Marks written on the In side of his white collar In lead pencil. Prices right at Metzcer'a. 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After a year "The Holy City" will again return to the Empire next Sun-1 day matinee and play all next week. 1 Plays must bo real, sterling, sound and solid value to have a long continued success. "The ever-growing triumph ot Clarence Bennett a "The Holy City" ! tells lta own story of the triumph of real merit and true worth. Laugh With the Lyric. Dull care has been driven out of town 1 thla week by the Allen stock company i In the hilarious farce comedy success, i "All Due to Diana," one of the best : things of the kind that a loyal audience , has ever seen. If you don't believe it ask some one who has visited the Lyric, j "Cumbrrland '61" Xext. War drama of the finest type will be tho offerlne of the Allen stock com pany at the Lyric, beginning next Mon day night and running through the week. The play Itself is the best drama yet written concerning the civil war. It is full of excitement, dramatic situ ations, bright lines, delightful comedy and a beautiful love story. CORNER SEVENTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS. -IF IT'S SHOES, IT'S ROSENTHALS." Trained Birds Coming. The 110.000 bird act of Madam Nay- non will be the headline attraction at he Grand theatre the coming week- This Is me greatest collection of trained: tropical birds in the world and there ; is not another collection of this charac-1 ter more complete. Each of the 80 birds is educated. "James Boys" Tomorrow. Tomorrow clones the engagement of "The James Boys In Missouri" at the Star theatre. The play has been estab lishing a new record for attendance at tho Star theatre and the French stock company has been a-lvtng a splendid per- formance. In the hands of such talented people the play is given without the melodramatic tinge which the title suggests. The Outlet Clothing Co. 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"The Lighthouse By the Sea" will be firesented at the Star theatre the com ng week by the French stock company. The opening performance will be Sun day matinee. "The Lighthouse By the Sea" is a nautical drama with comedy and human Interest. The play will re quire elaborate scenery. Metzger saves you joney on watches. Clothing Thrown Away. The announcement is made bv Paul Strain of the Hub Clothing Co., that; valuable articles of wearing apparel will be thrown from the roof ot this store j every few hours all dav tomorrow. 1 Third and Burnslde streets will doubt less be thronged all day with a crowd bent on seeing the scramble among the spectators. This Is doue to emphatically call attention to the great aale going on at the Hub this week. Further par ticulars may be learned from the last page announcement today. Low Bate East. The Canadian Pacific has announced a rate of $58 second class Portland to New zork. this rate applies via Spo kane or via Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver. 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